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Driving back from Castelgar today you could see the plume of smoke coming up in the distance somewhere behind Rossland. Here's a shot from the Washington State fire service showing the currently active fires and smoke plumes trailing up into BC and towards Rossland. I've highlighted Rossland on the map.
I thought this would be useful information for any members of the Rossland market looking to expand their audience. Ideally, we should have a Kootenay circuit of markets that don't occur on the same days...that way the sellers can make a better living and the shoppers can have a better selection!
CASTLEGAR FARMERS MARKET SEEKS VENDORS, MUSICIANS, DANCERS. Every Saturday through Sept. 11...
I get a kick out of this song. They lyrics are deep, too: 'giant of commerce and industry'. They sure managed to cram a lot of lyrics into it! Good fun, though...
Maybe it's the prolonged stretch of 30 degree weather that's got me hallucinating again but it seems the hotter it gets the more and more thoughts of winter creep into my mind.
I came across this great slide show of classic style ski photos by Dave Heath and the jones for snow got even worse. If you need a fix, here's Heath's slide show of photos from this past spring's The Gathering...
The Stingrays sent 34 swimmers over to Castlegar this past weekend.
14 swimmers received medals at the meet:
Kayla Green - Div 1 Girls - Gold - 26 pts
Eden Kormendy - Div 2 Girls - Gold - 28 pts
Diego Greenwood - Div 2 Boys - Bronze - 18 pts
Connor Dunham - Div 3 Boys - Bronze - 17 pts
Daniel Merry - Div 3 Boys - Silver - 19 pts...
After lots of talk about it, I finally started a Facebook Group to Bring Back the Old Firehall. Why? Well, we all miss it! We may not have realized what we had at the time, but Rossland isn't the same without its stellar music and wine venue!
What will creating a group do to bring it back? It might demonstrate to potential buyers that there is a...
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who has participated in the creation of an application for a Rossland Range recreation tenure. The first public discussion DRAFT of the application package has been prepared for further review and public comment, based on your input at the May 20 public workshop and written questionnaires. Your comments (from the workshop and questionnaires) and the DRAFT application...