Student receives provincial award and national accolade for Remembrance Day poem
Rossland’s own Sophie DeRosa has earned a top spot among Canada’s young literati for her poem, “A Day to Remember Our Soldiers,” that she submitted to the annual literary and poster contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Poppy chairperson Bobbi Lafond of Rossland’s Legion Branch No. 14 was “jumping for joy” at the ...
Curtain raises on 2012 West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League
It’s back!!!!!!! The 2012 edition of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League kicks off Friday at the Rossland Arena with a doubleheader night. This season promises to be an exciting one for the league with two new expansion franchises joining the existing five teams from 2011. “We’re excited and anxious at the same time […]
Hawks, Calvin open Cyclone with 1-1 tie against Delta
Dallas Calvin continued his torrid playoff scoring streak, netting the only marker for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a 1-1 tie against the Delta Ice Hawks Thursday in the opening game of the 2012 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Abbotsford. Calvin’s goal came in the second period and tied the game. The tally increased Calvin’s playoff […]
POEM A DAY 5: 80 lengths ÷ 12 dollars = x
for BA We push off the side of the pool and spear our bodies through the water, eyes like whale eyes, our ancient selves. We mix up our strokes – fly, back, breast, free. I can’t do math, can’t do numbers, just words, so she adds up how much we’re paying for each length we swim. We swim through her moods, my insecurities, ...
Beaver Valley opens Cyclone Thursday against Delta Ice Hawks
Fresh from a four-game sweep to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks continue their playoff season Thursday in Abbotsford at the Cyclone Taylor Cup. First up for the Hawks is the Delta Ice Hawks in the opening game of the four-team tourney. The Ice Hawks won the Pacific Junior […]
Selkirk Saints add to recruitment class with two new addition
The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program is doing anything and everything to improve on its last place finish in 2012. The Castlegar-based squad has announces two more commitments for the upcoming season in forward Matthew Luongo of Surrey and netminder Stephen Wolff of Parksville. Luongo is a 5’10” centre who recently completed his junior […]
ROSSLAND REAL FOOD: Big bees, little bees, let’s help the bees…
Entomologist Lynn Westcott is coming back to Rossland for another round of talks and demonstrations about native bees. On April 12, she’ll lead a workshop on the biology, ecology and habitat needs of native bees. Part of this workshop will be similar to what Lynn covered in last year’s workshop, in that she will describe...
TAX TIP: Savings for tradespersons
Did you know that being a tradesperson may make you eligible for certain deductions? Some of these include Deduction for tools. You may be able to deduct the cost of eligible tools you bought in 2011 to earn employment income as a tradesperson (including apprentice mechanics). This cost includes any GST and provincial sales...
POEM A DAY 4: How women lose their way
The keys in the ignition don’t work, the children in the back seat are speaking a different language and come to think of it the upholstery is a different shade of grey. The man tapping on the window and pointing at the children is not my husband. There has been a storm and magnetic north has shifted a couple of degrees to...
Roller derby and mental toughness classes for youth...spring in the b*d*ss Mountain Kingdom!
The West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League launches into its third season with their season opener “Wheels of Fortune” on Friday, April 13th at the Rossland Arena, doors at 5pm, first whistle at 6pm. It's a double-header between Salmo's Babes of Brutality and Nelson's Lumber Jackies, then Castlegar's Dam City Rollers and...
