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Between the hours of 5 p.m. on Monday May 4 and 9 a.m. on Tuesday May 5, a person or persons smashed the glass in the front door of the Medieval Festival office and let themselves in. They ransacked the place and made off with a brand new cash register purchased exclusively for the office valued at several hundred dollars.

The contents of the register were negligible and the culprits helped themselves to a box of handmade chocolates before departing the same way they came in. Although

insured, the glass in the door was replaced out of pocket and the society filed a report with local RCMP.

“It halted our operations for a while and we had to try to figure out how to get go-ing again. It’s the last thing in the world that a non-profit society needs to experience,” Daniel Abraham said in an interview with the Arrow Lakes News, “It’s frustrating. It’s not something that you want to see happen to your operation when you’re a commu-nity group.”

The Nakusp Medieval Society is a not-for-profit group currently working to put on a period festival at Sun Lodge Farms over the August long weekend.

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Ms. Koochin’s Grade 1 and 2 classes pose beneath the new, permanent art installation at Nakusp Elementary School while Stream of Dreams Society environmental educators Emi Cronin and Monica Nissen look on. Each student, and many staff members painted a � sh to add to the 200 piece 3-D mural raising awareness for watershed pollution. Photo byTrisha Shanks

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As promised a� er their De-cember open house, BC Hydro has come back to the community of Edgewood with the revision to the breakwater issue that has been dragging on for more than 40 years but never seems to get resolved to the satisfaction of the locals.

Attendance numbers were low, as the invitation stated 6-8 p.m. with several people show-ing up thinking that the meeting started at 7 p.m. Due to the low attendance, things were winding down as they arrived.

Local resident Jim Forbes thinks that might have been in-tentional.

“It was a farce. People didn’t realize that the meeting started so early, so a bunch showed up later and I think that’s how BC Hydro wanted it. Dealing with this issue becomes a full time

job, and people get tired of it. It’s an endless circle in the land of stupid.”

BC Hydro had a di� erent opinion of the same event. Af-ter the last several months, they took the feedback received from the community and BC Hydro has provided a new plan for the Edgewood boat ramp southern � oating log breakwater and for it to be relocated north of the pen-insula.

BC Hydro’s Mary Anne Coules, stakeholder engagement advisor, community relations said, “� e majority of attendees expressed their support for this option with the understanding that BC Hydro would modify the design to ensure the anchoring system did not extrude as far o� the reservoir � oor.”

“It was like they came with one agenda, they preyed on anybody who said they could tolerate the new concept and

now that’s how it’s going to be,” Forbes lamented. “As soon as you get somewhere with Hydro, they change the people on you. � ey wear us down.”

According to Coules, attend-ees would like this work to be completed as soon as possible but based on a letter sent to residents in the a� ected area, water levels will not permit construction this year with the limited equipment that is currently available. � e letter includes a drawing and ex-planation, the shore portion of the breakwater will be attached to steel piles similar to those used for the � oating walkway. It will run parallel to the boat ramp. � e breakwater sections in the bay will be attached to chains and anchored by piles driven into the reservoir � oor.”

Residents can also contact Mary Anne Coules at 250-365-4565 or [email protected] with their concerns.

� e Forest Moon Festival scheduled for the May long weekend just outside of town has been can-celled. It was controversial from the beginning, but the organizers never intended it to be. Compared to the likes of Shambhala in social media conver-sations, Lone Tree Events had hoped to educate the locals that the Forest Moon Festival was some-thing di� erent: an over-19 electronic dance festival without drugs and alcohol to be held at Sun Lodge Farms on Highway 23 just north of the Hot Springs Road.

� e event management company, started up by Cameron Gordon who grew up in Nakusp and now lives in Calgary, issued a statement to let attendees know about the news.

“� e organizers of the Forest Moon Festival re-gret to say that we have had to cancel this year’s event. � ere exists with every festival a foundation of three pillars (box o� ce, volunteers and vendors). Without any one of these pillars the festival cannot be expected to stand securely and succeed.”

� ree weeks before the event, the company evaluated their situation and made the di� cult call. � ey have not indicated an alternative date or whether they will try again next year.

“We are dedicated to having excellent events that exceed everyone’s expectations and clearly that was not going to be the result. We have reimbursed all ticket and parking sales. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this di� cult decision has cre-ated,” the statement read.

Lone Tree events can be contacted at [email protected].

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Passers-by will notice the corner of 6th Ave. and 4th St. just got plenty brighter. A three dimensional mural was installed on the morning of May 8 by the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and representatives of the Stream of Dreams Mural Society. Two hundred brightly coloured life-size fish have been permanently attached to the fence outside of the elementary school to repre-sent environmental awareness to fish habitat. Stream of Dreams is behind the project; their motto is, “all drains lead to fish habitat.”

Each of the foot-long fish was cut out and primed by local car-penter Joseph Hughes. The students (and some of the staff) deco-rated a fish with their own individual artistic style using outdoor house paint, after which they were sealed in a clear coat. They are expected to last for many years and will be maintained annually by the PAC.

Emi Cronin and Monica Nissen are Environmental Educators from Vancouver and Nelson who came to Nakusp to talk to el-ementary students about the environment.

“We travel around and do the Stream of Dreams program throughout the Kootenays. It’s all about watershed awareness and keeping our water clean because of fish habitat,” Nissen said.

First, students at Nakusp Elementary School and Edgewood School attended a workshop that focused on where their water comes from and how to keep water clean to protect local water-shed. Then, went to work with outdoor house paint and brushes. Each fish is a “dream fish” and represents a future with clean and healthy water. Some people painted realistic looking fish, others got very colourful.

PAC member Lori MacKenzie, one of the organizers said, “One of the teachers brought the idea to our attention so we got the la-dies in from Nelson to make it happen. I love the combination of learning about the environment with the artistic part as well.”

Nancy Plank, PAC member, was also affixing fish to the chain link with pliers said, “It’s so nice to see the happy faces trying to find their fish.”

More Stream of Dreams installations are throughout Nelson and Castlegar, Lumby and in the East Kootenays as well.

Environmental Educator Emi Cronin said, “It’s like the sym-bolism that each of these fish represents a child who spent some time getting to know their watershed. Something that was really fun here was that the kids here spend a lot of time outside. They knew all of the creeks around here, they have done a lot of rec-reating so the connection is already really strong. We want to ac-knowledge and appreciate the PAC for their efforts and the fund-ing that went into getting us to be able to do the project so that’s huge. Not to mention the enthusiasm of all the staff and students here in Nakusp”.

Nissen added, “We’ve been talking about how storm drains drain directly into creeks. I feel like people don’t actually know that. Many think that it goes to sewage but it actually just goes straight into the lake so we need to be careful what we put down there.”

The ladies’ task is teaching around themes that involve protect-ing the environment and respecting and valuing the local ecosys-tems. This project is an especially concrete and tangible for the kids; when they look at the fish, it is a lasting legacy. Their fish is part of a community art piece, they can think about what it repre-sents and it’s something to carry forward.

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Left: Brooklyn Friedenberger holding a baby goat from the from Charlie Horse Equine Adventures petting zoo set up in honour of the Home Hardware Garden Centre Grand Opening on Saturday. Right: Brothers Ayras and Eden Reske getting acquainted with a goat. Photos by Trisha Shanks

Nancy Plank from the Nakusp PAC and Monica Nissen from Stream and Dreams were two members of the team who spent hours on Thursday morning affixing the hand-painted fish mural to the fence outside of the elementary school. Photos by Trisha Shanks

In response to the editorial pub-lished on April 30 regarding the ferry and the possibility of a fixed link in the form of a bridge.

You clearly point out the shortcomings of the North Arrow ferry in your article and I congratulate you for do-ing that. We need to do that more often. You are quite right that they promised all sorts of things when the new ferry was announced. Na-kusp Radio broadcast that event and I still have that recording so I know you are right on. However there are a couple of things I must comment on.

First, when you say that the “community is divided,” it would seem to convey that about half the community is for and half against the fixed link. The reality is that a vast majority of the locals are for a fixed link. Actually there is a stack of papers signed by over 700 people, almost all local, who want this to hap-pen. And I would have fin-gers left over on my hands if I counted the people, who sent in opinions otherwise. 700 to six, yep, that’s divided all right! Your own survey

in the Question of the Week in the Arrow Lakes News, March 23, 2011, reported results of 90 per cent “YES” and 10 per cent“NO”. Divid-ed yes but overwhelming, al-most unanimous, no brainer, vast majority phrases would be far more descriptive than “divided”. Pick one.

Second, it is extremely unfortunate and damag-ing that you are talking of billions of dollars and gen-erations before this bridge could become a reality. This outlandish exaggeration only reinforces some people’s gross misconception of real-ity. The cost of running the Galena-Shelter Bay ferry for 26 years is the same amount as the cost of building a fixed link at north Arrow. With a ferry, by that time we would be looking for a replace-ment ferry and by that time we would have been cut off from Revelstoke for a total of 47,480 hours at today’s rate of five hour nightly closures. With a fixed link now, we would have 26 years of unen-cumbered access and a great chance of economic well be-ing. (Oh, by the way, these estimates would not include building a runaway lane at

the top of a hill…)We need politicians, who

have a vision to finally make a fixed link happen, but at the moment we lack that luxury.

Although Mayor Ham-ling and Ms. Conroy, MLA, are quietly supportive of the fixed link, sadly they are not committed to it. This is a sharp contrast to Mr.Wilks, MP. Curiously, I heard the mayor and council will not support Beaton Arm Cross-ing Association, whose sole reason for existence is to make a fixed link happen. Weird. They seem to official-ly support the fixed link but not BACA. Huh???

Mr. Stone, BC Minister of Transportation, does not even appear to be aware of the fact that a good chunk of the fixed link could be fund-ed federally, even up to 50 per cent. Mr. Wilks said so himself, I heard it. But in a meeting between them a few weeks ago, the Beaton Arm Crossing never came up. It is up to the province to put the fixed link on the table but it’s not happening. And our lo-cal municipal and provincial representatives are not push-ing for it in the faintest way.

But who can blame them if they believe it will cost bil-lions, like you seem to es-pouse?

In the meantime, Nakusp and area is economically de-pressed; many businesses run on shoestring budgets and there is little hope for an economic upturn. Quaint and poor. It does not have to be poor. A good transporta-tion system alone would go a long way to bringing the area out of the doldrums. Look what the Coquihalla and Connector did to Kelowna: constant annual growth.

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EditorialWe, in the western world have a lot of things. Our

closets are brimming, and many families have two or more vehicles. We love our electronic gadgets and brand new sporting equipment or kitchen ap-pliances and BOGO days at the shoe store. Maybe art is your thing, and your walls are lined with it; or music? Perhaps there are lots of vinyl originals or dusty instruments in your storage room.

We love our stu� so much that we are also then obsessed with both decluttering and storing it. � ere are hundreds of titles available to purchase from Amazon on the subject of purging: � e Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up uses Feng Shui to ac-complish this. Getting rid of things is an industry growing as fast as buying things seems to be. Ac-quiring new things strokes an emotional pleasure chord and for a large percentage of the Canadian population, it’s a growing problem. Our debt per capita is increasing, most families have no savings and there is always another thing on the list to buy. Mini storages have never been more plentiful, or busier — in many cities there are waiting lists to get a spot. And still we keep shopping.

Most of us are aware of the trend towards tiny houses have watched some of those hoarding TV shows and donate our little-used things to charity. What if we told you about some even more radi-cal approaches to stopping the cycle? One idea is to have a 33-item wardrobe: just 33 pieces of clothing and nothing more. � at would certainly cut down on the number of loads of laundry you need to do. � ere are online groups for minimalist parents who share tips about how to not buy a bunch of things for your children. � ere are videos to watch on min-imalist holiday entertaining and survival guides for big box store shopping.

� e minimalist trend is catching on huge with millennials — the people reaching adulthood now — who see their parents’ over-stu� ed garages and credit card bills. � ey want a di� erent life for them-selves: one that is free from the anchor of too much stu� and allows them to buy life experiences with their paycheques instead of drawers full of things. We think they might be onto something — a life of excess belongings might truly be less ful� lling than a life full of great stories and vivid, inspiring memo-ries. Pass that empty box — the idea sounds more and more appealing all the time.

“� ere are two ways to be rich: One is by acquir-ing much, and the other is by desiring little.”

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May 15, 1925

The Nakusp Garage is installing an up-to-date free air tank with a capacity of 300 cubic feet of air and a pressure which will make the ordinary tire ride like a balloon tire. When finished, the hose will be at the outside near the front window and motorists will be able to take on air and gas at the same time. The cost for this latest addition of equipment of the garage is $300.

May 16, 1935

The snow is gradually going off the north side of Sandon, the south side be-ing pretty bare. Wood ticks are in evi-dence, so spring must be hiding around the corner, although by the look of the Saturday snow storm and frost every night we would think we were in for a second winter. Here’s hoping that on June first, we will be able to plant a gar-den.

May 17, 1945

Monday’s News contained a story of the liberation of J. Moul, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Moul of Port Alberni, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A. Moul, old-timers of the Glenbank area. The liber-ated prisoner is also the grand nephew of Mr. and Mrs. T.W. Harvey of Nakusp.

May 19, 1955

Considerable concern and an all night search on Sunday had a satisfacto-ry ending when Harry Aerts was found at 5:30 a.m. Monday. Mr. Aerts, of Ar-row Park, is an elderly patient of the Ar-row Lakes Hospital who often walks out during the day. On Sunday, however, he took a wrong turn and walked out along the Canyon road, past the schools and over the Canyon bridge. Apparently he forgot which way he had come, and when he had not returned at 4:30 Sun-day, Miss Keys and Miss Mole searched

for about an hour before contacting the RCMP who organized a town search. When found, Mr. Aerts was very tired and could only walk a few steps before resting.

May 20, 1965

Telephone plant construction for a new dial office at Edgewood will start at the end of the month. Approximately 100 customers will be provided local dial service.

May 14, 1975

The Burton School children raised $650 in a 10 mile walkathon on Satur-day. The money is to be used for a field trip to Calgary.

May 15, 1985

One proposal was reviewed by the council of the Village of Nakusp for sale

of the hot springs on Monday. The pro-posal was discussed by Council in Com-mittee of the Whole and was left in com-mittee for further discussion. Clerk Jack Hardy said details of the proposal will be made public in a few days.

May 17, 1995

Sometime in the early morning of May 10, a fire started at the Saddle Mountain Cedar Products’ shake and shingle mill on Wilson Lake Road owned by Weibe. “When we got there the whole mill was completely engulfed,” said Fire Chief Terry Warren of the Nakusp volunteer fire department. “There was nothing for us to do but stand back and let it cool down.” No one was injured in the early morning fire, but Wiebe said the total replacement value of machinery and structure is “around $400,000. He said he plans to rebuild again once the insur-ance claim is settled.

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From:Lockkeeper, Hugh L. Keenleyside DamPhone: 250 365-3115Email: [email protected] May 8 2015

ARROW RESERVOIR FORECAST

The following forecast information is provided to federal, provincial and municipal officials, media and others who have expressed interest in receiving this information. Forecast information is subject to change at any time if there are significant changes in the projected weather patterns in the Columbia basin, load requirements, Columbia River Treaty provisions and other variables during this period.

ACTUAL ELEVATION

May 9,2015

PROJECT ELEVATIONMay 16, 2015

Projected 7-day TREND

1411.2 ft. 1415.3 ft. Up 4.1 ft.

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From:Lockkeeper, Hugh L. Keenleyside DamPhone: 250 365-3115Email: [email protected] May 8 2015

ARROW RESERVOIR FORECAST

The following forecast information is provided to federal, provincial and municipal officials, media and others who have expressed interest in receiving this information. Forecast information is subject to change at any time if there are significant changes in the projected weather patterns in the Columbia basin, load requirements, Columbia River Treaty provisions and other variables during this period.

ACTUAL ELEVATION

May 9,2015

PROJECT ELEVATIONMay 16, 2015

Projected 7-day TREND

1411.2 ft. 1415.3 ft. Up 4.1 ft.

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If your budget is currently stretched tightly as it is with many of our friends and family, it may be wise to bone up on the question of the BC Property Tax Deferment Program. This ser-vice is designed to serve residents of the Nakusp region as well as all other qualified applicants stationed throughout the province.

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The Arrow Lakes Historical Society held their Annual General Meeting on April 10. Marilyn Taylor was elected president; David Coleman, vice president; Rosemarie Parent, secretary; and Ken Williams, treasurer. Hal Wright gave a wonderful account of Sandon from the early days up until the present. His knowledge is from years of experience starting when he was young and coming to the family

property in Sandon. He invites all to come to the Silversmith Power House which he owns and has been upgrading. The Society had been to Sandon before but definitely will return again.Slide shows will continue in the fall and will be at the Archives office. However, when they do a new show on Jean Spicer slides we will again rent the Bonnington. Look for upcoming post-ers and ads.

Members of the Arrow Lakes Historical Society pictured at the Mosquito Creek bridge during a tour of Birds Landing and Arrow Park last September. L-R: Betty and Bob Miller, Rosemarie Par-ent, Greg Nesteroff, Marily Taylor, Fran Ure, Gwen Papov, Doreen Desrochers, Evelyn Hurry, Olive Roberts, Yu, Cathy Froese, David Coleman, Gale Detta, Cathy Grand, Peggy, Tony Bobicki. Photo by Bruce Rohn

Arrow Lakes Healthcare Auxiliary president, Barb Abbey (fourth from right) recently presented a cheque for $30,000 to Barb Lahner, president of the Slocan Healthcare Auxiliary Society. These funds will go towards the purchase of a specialized van for the New Denver Pavilion. The van will be used for outings in the community by the residents of the Pavilion. Photo submitted


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SD 10’s schools are at the forefront of innovative practice; an educational culture of growth is at our heart.

Place-conscious learningThe landscape of Slocan and Arrow Lakes con-

tains a surprising diversity of archaeological, histori-cal and natural richness. Teaching and learning in our schools focuses on exploration of this history, geography and culture, and relevantly connects our places to the rest of the world.

Our educators collaborate to create innovative,

cross-curricular, place-conscious learning experi-ences that make a difference for our students, and in the world.

nature immersionOur geography is awe-inspiring, so what better

way to inspire our young people than to provide opportunities to experience the mountains, forests, lakes and rivers that surround and sustain our com-munities.

From weekly “Wednesday Walks” at Edgewood Elementary, to week-long canoe trips on Slocan Lake; from learning in the school garden at Lucerne, to gaining Ground Search and Rescue qualifications in Outdoor Education at Nakusp Secondary; all ages of students become familiar with our diverse natural environment.

exPeriential learningLearning by doing helps our students achieve.

And learning through experience provides opportu-nities for growth in complex ways. Interactions with trades and skills training, with nature, in archaeolog-ical digs, artistic creations, and technological prob-lem-solving are part of our learners’ experiences.

Innovative educational practices in Arrow Lakes School District

At the heart of School District #10’s vision is keeping students at the centre of all we do. We are committed to doing what matters to make a difference for all our learners. It is with this lens, that we determine budget priorities, allocate resources, and pursue innovative projects.

To this end, we are also com-mitted to transforming education in our schools. The skills needed for the 21st century require new competencies for young people: creative and critical thinking,

communication and social and personal responsibilty.

BC’s public education, though ranked as #3 in the world based on the OECD’s PISA assessments and #1 in Canada based on the 2014 Conference Board of Cana-da report, is very good, but all of us in BC are focussed on moving to great. That’s important to us in SD 10 — to keep doing all the great things we are doing to sup-port our learners — and to work hard to grow even more avenues for success and support for every

child in our district. More and more, our learning

environments are both inside and outside the classroom. At Edge-wood School, Walking Wednes-days in the K-2 class is a half day each week where math, science, social studies and language arts learning takes place. This provin-cially-recognized environmental education program integrating all curricular areas, is just one ex-ample of how SD 10 is embracing the new BC Education

Doing what matters for kids

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Creative and mutually beneficial partnerships between the school district and community orga-nizations strengthen what is possible for both stu-dents and for our communities. Arrow Lakes Board of Education has a strong track record of strategi-cally partnering with community groups for shared use of school facilities to mutual benefit. Almost three decades ago, SD 10 partnered with the Ar-row Lakes Arts Council in building and resourcing the Bonnington Arts Centre at Nakusp Elementary School. Twenty and more years ago, the district developed partnerships between Fauquier School with the Fauquier Communications Society, in Bur-ton and Edgewood with the Burton Reading Centre and Ionoaklin Reading Centre, and in New Denver with the Slocan Lake Early Learning Centre Soci-ety. In Nakusp at the School Board Office, Colum-bia Basin Alliance for Literacy houses a CAP site for community and youth access.

That’s a whole lot of good connections that better serve kids and community!

Though the core work of school districts is pro-viding high quality public education to our students, strategic partnerships with community organiza-tions generates additional revenue for public edu-cation when resources are stretched, and also adds value to community with enhanced programming and options for recreation, the arts, and commu-nity use. The value of building strong communities

with schools at the core is central to our values as a school district.

For the past three years, SD 10 Arrow Lakes has been working with the Burton Community Learn-ing Society on a shared use agreement for Burton School. The Burton Academy School which cur-rently features engaging outdoor education and entrepreneurship programs for secondary students, has also become the site of valuable community rec-reation programs for the community of Burton.

This spring, Paul Peterson, RDCK Director, and the Board of Education along with Superintendent, Terry Taylor, envisioned a new school-community partnership at Burton School. What would happen if we worked together for our common good?

And so, by connecting the resources of local government through the RDCK’s Federal Gas Tax Grant program, Peterson was instrumental in help-ing the district garner over $31,000 to provide for energy saving infrastructure upgrades to Burton School. Not only will this investment save the dis-trict dollars in the short run, but this is a legacy partnership which will generate savings year after year after year in operating the school for both stu-dents and community use.

We are fortunate to have in Director, Paul Peter-son, a local government official with intense vision and giant heart for making a difference for commu-nity and for kids!

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Local Government and SD 10 partnership benefits Burton School and community

Pictured L to R: Paul Peterson, Dan Freeman, Quinn De Courcy (Board of Education trustee), Brenda Buerge, Isabelle Bergeron, Sue Marzinzik, Terry Taylor (SD 10 superintendent) after signing the much anticipated Community Leaning Centre Letter of Agreement.

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Plan and new curriculum goals. To view the plan go to www.curriculum.gov.bc.ca .

The core academic areas re-main important and key in our classrooms, yet increasingly, those curricular areas are in-tegrated and embedded in real world student-led inquiry and project-based learning. Skills needed in the world after Grade 12 demand these skills in strong problem-solving and collabora-tive team work. Post-secondary programs are changing as is the

world of work to reflect this need. And practices in our schools are also shifting to meet the needs of all students.

Greater opportunities for au-thentic real world learning as is evident in Nakusp Second-ary School ACE-IT Carpentry program allow students to earn both pre-apprenticeship credit and credits towards gradua-tion. Likewise, Burton Academy School’s Outdoor Education and Entrepreneurship program in-tegrates certification in Ground Search and Rescue, First Aid, and students learn skills to de-

velop business and marketing plans. Hands-On Learning at EES, Lucerne and NES interme-diate grades and at both second-ary schools are evidence of our district’s efforts to increase op-portunities for critical thinking through hands-on learning.

Underpinning all our work is an amazing staff: dedicated teachers, committed support staff, hard-working school and district leaders. We have much to be proud of and much left to work on to make SD 10 exempli-fy our motto: World Class Learn-ing in a Rural Environment.

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Core academic areas remain important

� e community of Edgewood’s popu-lation has declined in the last couple of generations, listed as 142 in 2011 — the most recent Statistics Canada census, down from 145 � ve years before. Popula-tion decline normally causes enrollment decline however, there are currently 29 students in Edgewood this year in two classes. Ms. Erika Momeyer teaches Kin-dergarten through Grade 2 and Grade 3 through Grade 7 is taught by Ms. Tracey Wallis. It also houses the Southern Zone Strong Start program under the facilita-tion of Ms. Jodi McLean. Students attend Grade 8 -12 at Nakusp Secondary School.

Unlike other schools in the district, this year Edgewood runs on a four-days-

per-week schedule so the days are longer to accommodate the requirement for all elementary schools to have the same hours of instruction in each school year. Classes go from 8:20 a.m. until 3:20 p.m. with a 15 minute recess and a 47 minute lunch time. � e school has a part-time secretary and a part-time library clerk, Ms. Joanne Alaric, as well as an educa-tion assistant, Ms. Gertru Klopp, who helps with student support in both class-es.

Nakusp Elementary School Principal Susan Paterson is also responsible for Edgewood. She says, “� ere are many unique things about the school from its multi-aged classrooms to the Inonoaklin Reading Centre sharing our library. We also embrace place conscious learning — as Edgewood is such a beautiful area and

the classes can easily access the commu-nity for walks, cross country skiing, trips to Whatshan Lake, and nature studies.”

Every spring the Inonaklin Reading Centre hosts a heritage tea in the school gymnasium. Many members of the com-munity attend and the school holds its regular monthly assembly at the tea. � e Legion also attends the tea and presents the Remembrance Day poster and essay winners, the classes make presentations on their schoolwork.

Paterson recalls, “� is year the Fau-quier Fauq singers performed and it was a great experience. � is could only hap-pen with full school participation in a location with such a strong sense of com-munity and as unique as Edgewood.”

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Last September, Burton School re-opened its doors a� er clos-ing due to population decline. It shares the space with the Burton Community Learning Centre, which o� ers programs and servic-es to promote learning and wellness.

According to its website, the academy features an “innovative Academy program in Outdoor Education and Entrepreneurship, 20 students in Grades 10-12 are making the halls of Burton School ring again with the sound of student voices, and � lling their out-

door and indoor classrooms alike with energy and enthusiasm.”Teacher Dorian Boswell instructs on many real-life, tangible

skills such as ground search and rescue, � rst aid, entrepreneur-ship. He has headed up the RollyBlades � shing lure business with students which began in 2013 and continued on with it for a sec-ond pro� table year at the Vancouver Boat Show.

� e Burton Community Learning Centre is led by a group of volunteers and the centre is available to Arrow Lakes residents for activities related to � tness, education and learning, community information and services, food security and arts and culture.



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Educational Transformation in BC Schools:Superintendent of Reading and Numeracy, Maureen Dockendorf, along with Jan Unwin, Superintendent of Graduation and Transitions, visited SD 10 to share the exciting work that teachers across BC have done in re-visioning the new BC curriculum and the new BC Grad-uation program. They were stimulating conversations about learning! Read more about the new curriculum drafts at curriculum.gov.bc.ca and the BC Education Plan at www.bcedplan.ca.

EES Calendar Change – 4/5 day week Based on survey input from parents and staff, where

options for a 4 day, a week alternating with a 5 dayweek, or a 5 day week were proposed, Edgewood School will adopt a 4/5 day week schedule in 2015-16.The new 2015-16 EES calendar includes alternating 4 and 5 day weeks. It deals with some parent’s concerns about eight 3 day weeks that a 4 day week calendar would have indicated due to statutory holidays and Pro-D days.

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Deconstructed schooling might be the answer for kids who don’t do well in a traditional classroom or who can’t physically be at school. Examples might be serious illness, travel or their ability to work better in a different environment. Unschooling is to the classroom as freelance is to journalism or consulting is to office work. The job still gets accomplished but the way in which it is done is very different.

The Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School (ALDL) website states it “offers flexible options for students from K-12 and for graduated and non-graduated adults to learn.”

For students who are home-schooled in Grades Kindergarten to 9, support via ALDL is available which offers support with cur-riculum. Students in this program are also offered in group arts projects or recreational activities such as the ski program and curricular field trips. The ALDL School partners closely with Lu-cerne School in New Denver to support students in fine arts per-formances, inclusion in the Writers Festival, science fairs, immer-sion weeks and other opportunities offered to DL home-based learners. The same types of opportunities are in the works to be expanded to other schools in the district.

Principal of Lucerne School Nichol Suhr also oversees the

ALDL. “Distributed learning allows people to totally design their own

educational program. It can vary from purely on the computer or very fluid, organic design based purely on students interest and what is out there in the community,” Suhr stated.

Distributed learning is free public education available to resi-dents of B.C. whether they are in the province or not and many families who have travelled to other countries or provinces access the ALDL program for their children.

She explained, “The parent works with the teachers to design a learning plan. Then they meet with teacher on a regular basis.”

For secondary students past Grade 9, the ALDL offers flexible courses to meet B.C. Ministry of Education graduation require-ments. They refer to this as blended learning. In Nakusp, students can see teacher Judy Eichhorst in Nakusp each Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Selkirk College ABE classroom. Eichhorst is also available online.

The ALDL also offers upgrading, repeat courses to meet post-secondary admission requirements, and dogwood or adult graduation diplomas for students over 19 years of age. Support for adult students is available from teachers both online or in a blended learning face-to-face environment in either Nakusp or New Denver. Courses are free for non-graduated adults and many are free for adults who have already graduated.

Flexible public education offered in distributed learning

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2015-16 Budget UpdateThe Board of Education passed the 2015-16 year budget on April 30, 2015. Feedback and input from our staff, par-ents and partners during the budget consultation process was incorporated into the Board’s budget decision-mak-ing as follows:• Essentially “status-quo” staffing for next year, maintains 2014-15 teacher and Education Assistant FTE levels.• This means continued strong sup-port for all students in classrooms! Our current teacher-student FTE ratio is 15.7 students per teacher. The Board recognizes the complexity of multi-age classes, complex student needs, and small rural schools, and has budgeted

to keep support for learning at the cen-tre.• $140,000 is added to the budget for purchasing capital equipment for trades and hands-on learning, for out-door education equipment, and for fine arts.• Support for extra-curricular remains high with district budgets continuing to cover the costs of bus driver wages as well as providing a district van to support student travel, in addition to well-resourced school budgets.• School budgets remain the same (over $250,000 of our total $511.871 Services and $526,748 Supplies bud-get.)• Hands-on learning, sports, fine arts

and professional learning for all our staff remain strongly supported.• Administrative savings reductions in 2015-16 are realized through savings in electrical contracting, WCB claims management shared services, and other increased efficiencies.• The district will continue to realize savings through a range of shared ser-vice agreements and anticipates further energy cost savings due to the Ministry CNCP and RDCK grants and as a result of infrastructure enhancements.• Our 2015-16 School District Budget projects using $739.457 from our $1.8 million surplus to balance the books.We budget conservatively each year and always stay well within our projections.

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It’s been a work in progress for three years and counting. Some 300 teachers province-wide have been working in teams (even through the 2014 strike) to revamp the graduation curricu-lum for tomorrow’s learning requirements. Due to changes in learning theory and the demands of the workforce changing, education must move along with it.

On Monday April 27, Maureen Dockendorf, B.C. Superintendent of Reading, and Jan Unwin, B.C. Superintendent of Graduation and Student Transitions held a forum at the Bonnington for parents and the general public to attend. They presented on the new graduation program devel-opments and further work on the B.C. Education Plan.

Their talk was based on a publication writ-ten by the Ministry of Education entitled BC’s Education Plan Focus on Learning January 2015 update. This is a 19-page document that outlines the changes based on research which conducted over the last three years. It states, “We’ve evolved from single-room schoolhouses — where every student simply memorized what their teacher told them — to today, where information is up-dated continuously and a vast array of resources can be tailored to the learning needs of individ-ual students.”

School District 10’s Superintendent Terry Tay-lor commented on how students’ needs and inter-ests are now being considered. Teachers are seek-ing ways to foster creativity and critical thinking — to make learning relevant to daily life, to en-

gage the students and to encourage more hands-on, authentic use of the material.

“Twenty-first century learning demands dif-ferent types of preparation. There is constant re-tooling of the curriculum to meet the needs of to-day’s learners and tomorrow’s educated citizens,” Taylor said.

Taylor also spoke about some current exam-ples that demonstrate the different ways learning is changing in this District. Students at the Bur-ton Academy have been learning about ground search and rescue, first aid and are involved in an actual business: the Rollyblade; a fishing lure de-signed, marketed and manufactured by the stu-dents themselves. She talked about the students at Lucerne Elementary in New Denver designing and building Cobb ovens to benefit the commu-nity in a raffle and to use at their school which has a vegetable garden.

These are things unheard of in generations past. British Columbia aims to produce graduates who possess personal and social competence, who can communicate in various modalities from written and oral to graphics and multime-dia and who will contribute to society in mean-ingful ways. Technology continues to change al-most everything in the world, and the education system wants to ensure that today’s students will be tomorrow’s creative, innovative workforce.

The K-9 curriculum components are in final revisions and will be available for exploration in schools by fall 2015. Curriculum outlines drafted by teacher teams for Grades 10-12 will begin in February 2015.

Once completed, the draft outlines will also be posted for public review.

B.C. about to go live with the new grad curriculumMajor changes include personalized learning and hands-on innovation

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Imagine using technology to connect stu-dents with professional writers who share their own work in short video readings and then help students become better writers through pre-senting and mentoring students in online video conferences which happen once a month from January to May. Imagine a virtual writers festi-val teaching students how to write in a variety of genres — from poetry to short stories, to writing for the web. Imagine that five classrooms in SD 10 are connected with students from classrooms in Nelson and Kelowna giving authentic audi-ence to kids as they publish their work online at http://rockingthepage.sd10.bc.ca. Imagine students learning how to assess their own work and that professional writers and student writ-ers give powerful feedback to one another on the writing. Feedback that is positive and real and which motivates students to write more and to improve their skills. Imagine that writing mat-ters.

And then, imagine that after five months of growing their writing skills and confidence, stu-dents performed on stage alongside the writers they have been working with online in face-to-face coffeehouses in both Nakusp and Silverton.

This is Rocking the Page! an innovative virtu-al and in-person writers festival based in School District 10.

Professional writers Caroline Woodward, Nikki Tate, Stuart Ross, Owain Nicholson, Lin-da Crosfield, Eloise Charet, and Morgan Taylor have been working with our students over the past five months and this week showcase their own writing talents on the stage beside young writers from Nakusp Elementary, Edgewood El-ementary and Lucerne Elementary and Second-ary schools.

Together, with assistance from ArtStarts and Growing Innovation grants and committed stu-dents, teachers, parents and community, we are rocking the page!

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Rocking the Page! rocks for students and teachers

The five professional writers who read alongside the students at the Rocking the Page coffee-house at the Silverton Hall were, (L to R) Stuart Ross, Linda Crosfield, Owain Nicholson, Nikki Tate and Morgan Taylor. Photo by Isaac Carter

There are seven species of grebe in North America, six occur in BC, five of which have been reported in the Arrow Lakes. These are: Western Grebe, Horned Grebe, Eared Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe and Red-necked Grebe. Grebes are water birds that superficially look like slender ducks. However, they are in no way related to ducks. Their diet consists largely of fish, which they pursue and catch underwater.

The two most commonly seen species in our region are the Horned and Western grebes. Horned Grebes are particularly numerous in winter. They gather in flocks numbering up to 150 or so and each flock will spend the entire season in the same part of the lake. A favou-rite spot in our area is the narrows on Arrow Lake just north of McDonald Creek. They gather there in late fall and remain until early spring. In April they begin to move and are joined by others that wintered further south. During the last week of April there were about 75 hanging around the lake shore near Nakusp and around the mouth of Kuskanax Creek. These birds are in migration and will not remain here. Their preferred breeding sites are small ponds and lagoons in forested areas.

Horned Grebes have two very distinct plumages. In winter they adopt a plain grey and white pattern which is much different to the bright plumage worn during the breeding season. In their breeding finery they have a black head with tufts of pale feathers extending back from the eyes, (hence the name ‘horned’). Their necks are a rich, reddish brown colour.

Western Grebes have a completely different occur-rence pattern in our area. They are here only during migration. Unlike most migrants, however, Western Grebes in BC have a primarily east-west migration pattern. Thousands spend the winter on the Pacific coast and then move into the interior of the country in summer to breed. Western Grebes are colonial nesters; that is, many nest in close proximity. There are three major colonies in BC: on Shuswap Lake near Salmon Arm, on Duck Lake at Creston and at the north end of Okanagan Lake near Vernon. Many others fly across the Rockies to nest in the Prairie Provinces.

Arrow Lake is a regular rest stop for the migrating flocks. This elegant, long-necked grebe spends time resting and feeding on the lake each year during migra-tion, particularly in the spring. Each year a few thou-sand pass our way. Some years the migration seems to be drawn out with a hundred or more on the lake for a day or two before being replaced by a different group. This can go on for several weeks. In other years large numbers come through together. I recall one year see-ing a flock in excess of five thousand! Many of the birds that use this valley in the spring are not heading to the BC colonies, but are heading for the prairies. The num-ber of birds in all three BC colonies combined would not equal the numbers that we see here most years.

The fall migration is much less dramatic. Arrow Lake is apparently not a major stop-over site for birds returning to the coast. The large spring time flocks do not occur and normal numbers are just a few dozen here and there. Unlike Horned Grebes, Western Grebes do not undergo seasonal plumage changes. They main-tain a plain, grey and white plumage year-round.


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Western Griebe. Photo by Gary Davidson

This rare Simpson Bros. billhead, which reads “Hauser, BC” was one of a stock printed sometime in the � rst decade of the 1900s, but still used as of 1918.

Courtesy Ken Alexander


May 14 Strong Start a school based early learn-ing program for ages 0-6 years. @ Fauquier Communication Centre. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.@ Edgewood Elementary School. 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.@ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

May 14 Mother Goose @ Nakusp Public Library 10 to 11 a.m. Parents and babies welcome.

May 14 Nakusp Trails Soc. maintenance party. Meet in the arena parking lot at 9:00 am. This week we will maintain Mac’s Road and maybe the � rst part of the Kuskanax Mountain trail.Bring your lunch, water, and some hand tools.

May 14 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353. Cancelled this week due to event being held in the Hall.

May 14 Bingo @ Nakusp Legion. 6 p.m.

May 14 Nerd Night: Cities & Zombies @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 10 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

May 14 African Drumming Group @ NaCoMo at 7:15 p.m. Bring your own drum. New drum-mers welcome.

May 15 Pro-D Day in School District 10

May 15 Man-tracker & Camou� age @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 7 to 10 p.m.

May 15 & 16 Floyd Vedan Band @ Leland Hotel. 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

May 16 - May 18 Kootenay Sufferfest presents: Nakusp Road Bike Weekend. For more informa-tion contact Janis at 265-8707.

May 16 Nakusp Farmer’s Market between KSCU and What’s Brewing. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 16 Community Choir practice @ Saddle-back Church. 1 to 2:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

May 17 Jam Night @ Leland Hotel. Starts at 5:00 p.m.

May 17 AA Meeting 5 to 6 p.m @ the Terra Pon-dera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216.

May 18 Schools in School District 10 closed for Victoria Day.

May 18 BC Transit Bus to Nakusp Hot Springs Cancelled for Victoria Day.

May 18 Bridge @ Nakusp Senior’s Centre, every Monday 1:30 to 4 p.m. Cost is $2.50, and begin-ners welcome.

May 18 Girls Night: Poetry Writing @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 6 to 9 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

May 19 Nakusp T’ai Chi @ the Legion 10 to11 a.m. Call Ruth 265-3353.

May 19 Music Jam with Lisa @ Nakusp Youth Centre. 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.

May 20 Strong Start is a school based early learning program for ages 0-6 years. @Edge-wood Elementary School. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m @ Nakusp Strong Start Building at NES 9 to 12 p.m.@Burton Learning Centre 12:15 to 3:15 p.m.

May 20 Workshop Wednesday is an ongoing series of free workshops designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge to get a job. This week is: Oil Patch and Camp Jobs for Rookies. 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. @ ASLCS Building. For more information or to register please call 265-3318.

May 20 Coffee and goodies @ the Senior Centre in Nakusp. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m.

May 20 & 27Ready, Set, Learn 2015 is a learning program for children born in 2011 designed to introduce school readiness through different activities and experiences. All sessions will be held at the NES StrongStart Centre. 1 to 3 p.m. This session is Numeracy: Why Math is Important, centres with games, patterning, storytime and free play. Each child will receive a collection of supplies to use at home.

May 20 Community Choir practice @ Saddle-back Church. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For ages 19 years and up. Cost is $7 on your � rst practice only. For more information contact Marilyn Massey @ 250 265-4087.

May 20 Capture the Flag @ Nakusp Youth Centre from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information contact Leah @ 265-2000.

May 20 Poker Night @ the Leland Hotel. It’s free and beginners are welcome. 7 p.m. start. For more information contact Dan @ 265-3314.

May 20 AA Meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. @ the Terra Pondera Clubhouse in Nakusp. For more information call 265-4216. May 20 NES PAC Meeting @ NES Library. 7 to 8 p.m. All parents welcome. Childcare is available on request.

May 23 Nakusp Farmer’s Market between KSCU and What’s Brewing on Broadway. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Ninetieth in an alphabetical series on West Kootenay/Boundary place names

For the last two weeks, we’ve been looking at how Howser got its name, but stopped short of investigating possible namesakes. While there is no de� nitive answer, there is a good deal of conjecture.

• Answering an inquiry from the Canadian Geographic Survey in 1905, postmaster Wil-liam Simpson said Howser was “named a� er an old prospector Hauser who, report has it, found placer gold on Hauser Creek, brought out one summer several hundred dollars worth of gold dust, and the following summer, going back with a partner, neither of them was ever heard of again.”

• In the Arrow Lakes News of July 23, 1942, Charles J. Taylor wrote of prospecting on the Duncan River, ca. 1890: “We sold or rather bonded our claims to a man named Houser. (I think his full name was Harry Houser if my memory serves me right.)”

• In a ca. 1949 letter to A.G. Harvey held by the BC Archives, A.L. MacPhee wrote: “Bill Houser, prospector, lived in a cabin there alone … He le� shortly a� er the CPR built the road in there. Where no one seems to know.”

• In a 1991 letter held by the Touchstones Nelson archives, the late Martin Lynch of Shut-ty Bench — an authority on Canadian place names — wrote that “� e greatest mystery I know of in the naming of geographical features

in the Kootenays is that of Howser.” He then added “it is generally known that

Howser is a misspelling of the surname of Fred Hauser or Houser, an early prospector in these parts. Fred Hauser came up from the States in [1866] as a passenger aboard the original steamer on the Canadian part of the Columbia, the Forty Nine …

“It carried goldseekers on their way to the Big Bend rush. Hauser was among them. � e Big Bend didn’t pan out. Hauser and a brother, or possibly brothers, were active in the various creek basins draining into the Duncan River and their counterparts that drained the eastern slopes of the Purcells to the upper Columbia. What I � nd interesting about the Hausers is that there is so little information on them.”

Lynch said he discussed the matter with Phillip and Helen Akrigg, authors of British Columbia Place Names, who saw a letter from a nephew or great-nephew of Fred Hauser, who lived near Sacramento.

Lynch repeated some of this in a letter to the provincial toponymist in 1997, in which he re-ferred to Fred’s brother as John. Unfortunately, he didn’t provide any sources.

• B.R. Atkins wrote in the Vancouver Prov-ince of April 1, 1922 that one of the passengers on the maiden voyage of the Forty Nine was “Hauser of Hauser Lake.”

(Paul and Marion Howser of Reigate, Surrey, England, who have spent years trying to � gure out how Howser was named, looked at the

GREG NESTEROFFWest Kootenay Advertiser

Howser’s namesake remains elusive

• Continued on page 19

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Sarah Sky Aspeslet

Aug 10, 1978 ~ Dec 9, 2014

Sarah was born in the Arrow Lakes Hospital and that’s where

we said goodbye to her last December. Left to miss her is Ryan and their children Brandon & Kaya, her Mom Deb Booth (Ken), Dad Rod Aspeslet (Lynne), her 4 brothers and 6 sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces & nephews and Grandpa Doug Aspeslet. Sarah was such a strong person in many aspects of her life and was always doing her best to right the wrongs of the world as a whole. Of course her biggest battle was the one that she had towage against the illness that fi nally took her from us. Anyone who knew Sarah, saw in her a fi erce independence and a zest for style in the way she presented herself to others. Many people were there for her and for those close to her throughout her long struggle. We are so very grateful for the kind, loving care that we all received during Sarah’s hospital stays and aft er when the loss of her was so great. We can’t say enough about this town and the wonderful people who gave of themselves when we needed them the most and it hasn’t stopped. It feels as if we are surrounded by a very large family. We would especially like to thank the immediate care givers: the doctors and nurses, hospice volunteers and local churches for everything they did for Sarah and her loved ones. Th anks to everyone involved in fund raising and meal deliveries as well. We can’t say thank you enough! We welcome friends & family to a Celebration of Life for Sarah on Saturday, May 16 starting at 6 pm, fi reside music will start at 8pm with open mic seg-ments for anyone that has something to say or sing (please bring fi nger food). Sunday, May 17 starting at 2 pm, acoustic jam session, horseshoes and pot luck luncheon. To be held at Ken & Deb’s place 825 Shakespeare Rd. 250-265-3045.

Our loving Mother, Grandma, Sister, Aunt, and

Dearest Friend passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early

morning hours on April 30th, 2015.Predeceased by her husband Paul in 1996, she is

survived by her daughters; Laura (John), Arlene (Jerry), her sons; Sheldon (Wendy), Darrell (Dawne Lynne), and Rodney (Cindy). Her grandchildren; Darcy, Tanya, Kyle and Wade. Her great-grandchildren; Terry and Sue.

We will all sadly miss her but will fi nd comfort in the countless fond memories that she was instrumental in creating.

Our family would like to recognize the many neighbours and friends as well as staff at Shaggyz, Overwaitea, Peoples Pharmacy, CIBC, Saddle Mountain Medical Clinic, Arrow Lakes Hospital, her personal caregivers and doctors who always treated Mom with such kindness and respect. She valued you all and WE THANK YOU!

By her own request, there will not be a service. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Arrow Lakes Hospital Foundation.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.valleyfh.ca

‘Mary’ Maria Bourassa

1929-2015

Kale Zatylny

Kale Zatylny lost his battle with cancer on

April 25, 2015 in Grande Prairie, AB.

Born in Grande Prairie on January 9, 1988 he lived and went to school

there until Grade 9. In 2003 he moved to Nakusp, BC and graduated in 2006. Interests were all sports, fi shing, hunting, camping and spending time with friends. Kale’s best features were that he had a great smile, sense of humour and honesty. Kale was survived by his Dad, Ted Zatylny (Deb); mother, Emily Gullion; sister Christina (Ken), nieces Cadence, Hannah and Elizabeth and nephew Jack; sister Ramona (Del), niece Rebecca and nephew Caine; extended family Jim (Chelsea), children and family members, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and fellow co-workers. Kale loved his job and was a great worker at CN Rail in Grande Prairie, AB. He will be missed as a great son, brother, uncle and friend and will be remembered forever. Love Dad and Deb.

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passenger manifest of that journey, held by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, only to discover the relevant pages were torn out at least 90 years ago.)

Mr. Hauser — Fred, Bill, or Harry — seems to be of a class of phantom prospectors who al-legedly gave their names to lo-cal places. Others include Jean Kasleau and John Lardo, neither of whom probably existed (we’ll get to them later in this series).

• The BC vital events index lists only one Howser — Shade R. Howser of Vancouver, who mar-ried Maude M. Bonavitz in 1912. But as he was then 33, he would only have been eight in 1887 when Howser Creek was already named.

The index lists lots of Hous-ers, mostly centered around Barkerville, but a Roy Jacob Houser married in Nelson in 1915 and a Charles Everett Hous-er married in Rossland in 1916.

• There is only one Howser in all of Canada on the 1881 census, Mary W. Howser in Ontario, but

plenty of Hausers and Housers. On the 1891 census, there are ten peo-ple named Howser in Ontario and one in Manitoba. On the 1901 cen-sus, there are no Howsers in BC, although there is a William Hauser, 30, in West Kootenay, plus a John and William Houser, ages 33 and 35.

• On the 1898 BC voters list, there is one Hauser, and two Housers, but no Howsers.

• The Miner of March 27, 1897 mentioned “Howser and LaPoint have purchased the lots formerly occupied by the Windsor hotel [at Ainsworth] and intend erect-ing a large hotel …” W.S. Houser was listed as a miner in Ain-sworth in the 1899 BC directory.

Even if the exact namesake remains elusive, Paul Howser is convinced Howser is the correct spelling, based on the cartographic record: before 1900 there were at least 28 uses of Howser on maps but none of Hauser. Furthermore, the first mentions of Howser Creek and Howser Lake, in newspapers and on maps, all used that spelling.

Is there a relationship between

Howser, BC and Hauser, Idaho? The latter and its corresponding lake were named by 1888 for former Montana territorial governor Sam-uel Thomas Hauser (1833-1914).

While Paul doesn’t think S.T. Hauser is Howser’s namesake, he does suspect he may have indirectly influenced William Simpson and Shirley Keeling when their townsite on Duncan Lake was resurveyed in 1900.

They called it Hauser, perhaps hoping it would help convince the Great Northern to use their town as the terminus for their Kaslo and Lardo-Duncan line. The com-pany was already familiar with that name, since one of their rail-ways ran through the Idaho town. But if that was the idea, Simpson and Keeling were unsuccessful.

While he was an influential position, Simpson was unsuc-cessful in convincing others to use his preferred spelling. Al-though his store’s billheads read Hauser, he stamped mail with a cancellation that said Howser.

Next: Who was Duncan?

• Continued from page 15

Was it Harry, Bill or Fred Howser?

35 participants (12 walkers and 24 runners) along with 15 volunteers celebrated this Mother’s Day with a five kilometer fun run through Nakusp. Beginning at Gazebo Park by the waterfront, the energetic and enthusiastic running and walking group embarked on a twisting tour that weaved a complex path through the residential streets even-tually returning to finish line at the Gazebo.

Local running enthusiast Janis Neufeld orga-nized the race through the Kootenay Sufferfest Society with all proceeds collected from registra-tion going to the society to help run future events.

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us together and getting us out here enjoying the sunshine.”

Shon’s Bike & Ski shop and the Kootenay Suffer-fest Society sponsored the run along with Nakusp Overwaitea, who donated food and water for the hungry runners. Every mother who ran also re-ceived a celebratory carnation at the end of her run in honor of the holiday.

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The Nakusp Secondary School Cougars continued their soccer safari with a trip to Osoyoos to participate in the annual Rattlers Sr. Girls Tournament. Playing host to 12 teams from the greater B.C. region, the annual tournament is a popular pit stop for the Cougars on their seasonal road-trip to the zone finals. This year, the tournament format divided the participants into four pools and the Cougars were pitted against teams from Ashcroft and Hope in the first round. After a two game battle for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, ranking teams played a crossover game, which shuffled out a final playoff bracket for the tournament standings.

Armed with a longer bench, thanks to the call-up of several Jr players and the appointment of Emma Orr as the team’s General Manager, the Cougars were poised to place well in the competi-tion. However, the team that hit the pitch on the first day disin-tegrated into mere a shadow of the group that has been develop-ing on the practice field. The game was looking good in the first 10 minutes against the black clad Ashcroft squad, as the forward surge of the Cougars momentum held the ball in the offensive zone for the majority of the start. Unfortunately, Ashcroft found and exploited a weakness in the foundation of the Cougar’s game plan, which caused a systematic breakdown of fundamentals and a swing in pressure. Caught on a slippery slope, the girls struggled to regain their foothold in the basics, but could not consolidate the game as goals started to burry any chance of redemption. A final frenzied push fueled by frustration and confusion almost re-animated the docile Cougars, but the effort was too little too late as the game was well in Ashcroft’s hands with a comfortable 2-0 lead.

The Cougars regrouped and returned to the field for their second game against Hope and managed to regain some of their composure against the oddly spaced squad. Playing their keeper like a second sweeper, the Hope team confused the Cougar strik-

ers with the unorthodox tactic, causing some awkward offensive rushes early in the match. When the ball finally found the net for Nakusp, the girls took advantage of the high keeper and proceed-ed to find scoring lanes through the left and right spaces. Giving up only one banana to Hope, the Cougars rekindled themselves with a satisfying 5-1 finish.

However, despite the positive result, the play of the Cougars continued to be inconsistent and technically unsound as the tour-nament continued into the second day. Placing 2nd in their pool, Nakusp faced off against their standings counterpart, Merritt, in the pool crossover match. Moments of brilliance from the Cou-gars caused isolated sparks on the field of play, but failed to catch and turn into their usual wild fire of teamwork and ferocity. Trad-ing chances back and forth, the match with Merritt was a nail biting roller coaster of highs and lows with both teams struggling to capitalize on each other’s mistakes. The striker duo of Lindsay Cann and Abby Boswell managed to eek out the only goal when a brilliant cross from Cann threaded the defense and found Bo-swell alone in front of the net for the decisive tap in.

The sheer tenacity of the Cougars managed to gloss over their technical conundrum as the girls continued into their final match against Fort St. James for 5th or 6th place in the tournament. Rid-ing an unstable wave of individualistic mistake and success, the Cougars capitalized with a goal to take the lead early in the match, but could not find the net again for the remainder of regulation time. Fort St. James on the other hand, played a physical game that continually pushed through the defensive line and patiently waited as the Nakusp squad essentially beat themselves with fa-tigue, miscommunication and inconsistency. The whistle final-ized the game at 2-1 and the girls were presented the 6th place plaque.

The Cougars will hit the practice field this week to iron out the bugs in preparation for their zone finals on May 14th. The zones will be hosted in Nakusp and will determine who will travel to Surry to represent the east Kootenays in the provincials.

RYAN WILLMANArrow Lakes News

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The Cougar safari takes a pit stop in Osoyoos

Top: Clear eyes, full heart; The Cougars are all in during their pre-game cheer. Left: Abby Boswell hopes she can find a shooting lane through the defensive line.

Photo by Ryan Willman

Arrow Lakes News, May 14, 2015

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