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Dallas Wolbaum bought Nelson’s unique Dairy Queen location on April 1. Though he’s introduced a debit machine, the rest of his operation will remain the same.

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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star elson Dairy Queen manager Bonnie Nystrom was born in 1957, which coincidentally happens to be the same year construction on both her workplace and the big orange bridge was completed. Having worked there for a decade now, Nystrom said the unique heritage location is a vital part of Nelson.

“I was born and raised here, and one of my first memories is of my Dad gathering up the neighbourhood kids, loading them into the station wagon and driving us all down to get a banana split. Back then it was only 50 cents,” said Nystrom.

“It’s such a unique location, and it’s been here for 58 years. We have generations who have worked here, and I think it’s great that Dallas has taken over.”

Dallas Wolbaum bought the business and property on April 1 from his mother Shirley, who owned it for 23 years with his father Leroy.

Having recently sold his business, the Mountain Hound Inn, he said he’s looking forward to the transition.

“It’s a real part of this town’s history. When we open in the spring it’s a rite of passage. It’s wonderful, because people know spring is in the air when Dairy Queen opens and they know it’s time to put the lawn mower in the shed when we close.”

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WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Two Kootenay Country Store Co-operative board members have resigned while the store’s long-time general manager has been relieved of her duties but will remain involved in the Nelson Commons development.

Olindo Chiocca and Leon Pigott both told the Star they stepped down from the board late last month over concerns about the process used to determine

The rise of car culture Highway construction in the 1950s led to a significant rise in automobile culture and car-oriented tourism in the Kootenays.

When the bridge replaced a series of cable ferries, which dated back to 1913, it initially had toll booths on either side. The lake-spanning road paved the way for both Dairy Queen and a since-closed A&W drive-in on the north side.

According to the city’s heritage register, “the Dairy Queen is one of a number of modern buildings of the early 1960s that changed the character of the city blocks leading up to the bridge.”

It goes on to say “the Dairy Queen building is highly valued in the community as a rare surviving example of the fast-food chain’s standard drive-in building design from the early 1960s … Its asphalt-paved site is important as a post-World War II extension of the suburban pattern of development in Nelson’s Fairview suburb.”

The plate glass, concrete masonry, tar-and-gravel slope roofing and fluorescent lighting strips were all relatively cutting edge at the time.

Wolbaum’s understanding is that very few of these locations are left, and his is unique in Western Canada.

“I’m honoured to be here,” he said.

Deirdrie Lang’s future with the organization. They allege both Robert’s Rules of Order and the cooperative’s own policies weren’t followed during the multi-month process.

“Since the first of January there has been no business conducted except on this one question. The board has been broken, and it’s going to take a lot of work to fix it,” said Pigott, who said he was heartbroken by the outcome.

Chiocca echoed his sentiments.

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“In my eyes this whole process, including coming to the conclusion that Deirdrie had to be relieved of her duties as general manager, was definitely against the board’s policies and rules. It’s very important that the membership knows about this, and about what went on. If the membership doesn’t mind and doesn’t care, that’s fine. But they need to know.”

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Shutdown of Baker St. block flusters businesses WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Business owners in the 600 block of Baker St. were frustrated to discover traffic shut down last weekend as part of the Stores to Shores project.

Though businesses along Hall St. anticipated the construction, Baker St. businesses weren’t all notified.

“There was a communication gap between the city and the contractor on who was notifying which businesses and unfortunately some of the Baker Street businesses were missed,” said city manager Kevin Cormack. “This has now been rectified.”

And though the businesses are supportive of the project, they’re feeling the financial strain and are frustrated by the communication snafu.

“The basic issue for me is we didn’t know it was happening,” said Mountain Baby’s owner Judy Banfield, who had a Mother’s Day event scheduled during the closure.

“If I had known, I would’ve changed the date of my event. It was fine, but the attendance wasn’t anywhere near what I had expected and hoped for,” she said, noting that she’d hired children’s entertainer Mr. Mojo for the afternoon.

Chris Dawson of Culinary Conspiracy said since he can’t have an impromptu sidewalk sale without notifying the city, they

Hitting the bottom line Orang Momtazian, owner of Bia Boro boutique, said his sales are down 50 per cent since construction began, and the recent road closure took his troubles to “the next level.”

“My numbers are consistent year to year, having been in this one location for nearly 11 years. This drop is 100 per cent attributed to this construction.”

Momtazian said his Mother’s Day sales were hugely disappointing.

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“I don’t control the street, obviously, but how can they do that without telling anyone?

I’m not trying to create angst or lay into the city — I’m sure Judith and other businesses are of like mind on this — but the city needs to communicate what they’re going to do ahead of time so we’re not scrambling to react to unforeseen circumstances.”

Dawson said the future will be a struggle.

“When they’re flagging at Baker and Josephine, it creates a visual impediment. It’s noisy and with everything else, do you think people are going to say ‘I need to go damage my ears?’ I don’t think so.”

blame people for not wanting to come. I don’t blame them. But as far as the city is concerned, I don’t know if there’s going to be any compensation that will come but one thing that comes to mind is maybe a break on property taxes.”

Nick Diamond, owner of the Main Street Diner, said one day they came in and their water was shut off. Though it was a minor inconvenience, and quickly fixed, he feels communication has been a problem.

“The city posted a big sign on Baker with a big list of all the businesses affected, saying they’re still open, and we’re not on it. Neither are any of the businesses on Baker,” he noted.

“I’m really happy this project is a go, and we’re much less affected than some other businesses, but communication has been an issue.”

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Continued from page 2 managed to complete the job in less than four days,” it said.

The company’s Terry Maglio said the labour required a triple team. “We came across a lot of very, very old infrastructure,” he said. Excavators found manholes made out of olden-day brick, a 100-yearold water line and piping for an old gas works, all which made for delicate digging.

“When you discover this kind of forgotten underground service with a machine, infrastructure that has been underground for literally a century, you need to back right off and expose a lot of it by hand,” said Maglio.

“We’ve got to make sure it can be safely removed.

And that can slow the process down.”

TOP: Crews from Maglio Installations (pictured at bottom) removed an old water main from the lower part of IODE Park that was installed in the 1930s.

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BELOW: Asphalt has been milled in the 400 and 500 Blocks of Hall St.

Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak also conceded the effect construction and traffic disruptions are having on nearby businesses.

“For the Stores To Shores project to be a true success, it’s really important that Nelson residents and visitors continue to shop local, and support the retail and hospitality venues that are inside the construction zone, on Hall, Baker and Vernon streets,” she said.

“Those businesses are all open. We’ve got a slate of directional signage out all over the Hall St. neighbourhood, and we’re providing weekly bulletins on closures, as well as on our Facebook and web page.”

Kozak recommended everyone follow the Stores to Shores Facebook page.

“We’re going to do everything we can to support and advocate for our business community during this project,” she said. “After all, it’s the downtown business sector we’re aiming to assist with the Stores to Shores project itself.”

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Superintendent slams Fraser Institute rankings St. Joseph’s performed best among local elementary schools, while Winlaw and J.V. Humphries earned lowest scores

Will Johnson Nelson Star Kootenay Lake school district superintendent Jeff Jones has slammed the recently released Fraser Institute elementary school rankings, calling them misleading.

“These rankings are misleading and ignore important contextual information that we address school-by-school,” he said. “They misinterpret the definition of student success and academic achievement, and in essence, attempt to establish

the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) as a ‘high stakes’ examination regimen — which it was never intended to be.”

Jones said because the Fraser Institute was originally formed in order to study competitive markets, “their original work in education was to support the establishment of independent schools — support largely sought by a right-wing conservative political stance.”

The Star reached out to several principals in the area to discuss the

results, all of whom expressed skepticism about the utility of the report.

Most hadn’t seen the results, while many questioned the methodology used.

While all of the principals reached declined to comment on the record, many expressed negative opinions of the institute’s reliance on the FSA test to measure student success.

“I find it unfortunate that so much attention is given to one set of data,” Jones said. “It is this use of data that leads to such a distrust of the provin-

Bear breaks into North Shore home Nelson Star Staff A North Shore resident must have thought he was still dreaming when he awoke around 11 p.m. Tuesday and discovered a bear walking through his house.

RCMP say the Ridgewood Road resident called them to say he heard some rustling. Upon getting up and looking out his bedroom door, he spotted what he believed was a small black bear cub looking at him from around a corner in the kitchen area down the hall. The homeowner climbed out a window and called police.

Cpl. Michael Stefani attended and upon walking around the side of the house to the deck, met what looked

like a mother black bear approximately 10 feet (3 m) away. Stefani scared the bear off.

A closer inspection of the home revealed the bear had apparently pulled a screen out of the window of a side door on the deck. But it was unclear if the cub was still inside, because the bear he saw outside wasn’t small.

Stefani searched the home room by room and was satisfied the bear by the deck was the one that had been inside.

It appears the bear went in and out of the home using the same window on the door.

There was no damage to the house, and a small dog and cat inside were also unharmed.

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He said the primary issue with the institute using FSA scores to rank schools is that it doesn’t compare the same children from one year to the next.

“The institute doesn’t measure the same students year to year, yet the rankings assume all students and their experiences are equal … the rankings don’t adequately take into account important contextual information that we examine as educators.”

According to the report card, St. Joseph’s is the strongest elementary in Nelson, ranking 191st out of 978 schools in BC. St. Joseph’s earned a score of 7.3 out of ten, narrowly edging out Hume Elementary at 7.2.

The lowest ranked schools in the Kootenay Lake district were Kaslo’s J.V. Humphries and Winlaw elementary, which earned scores of 2.2 and 2.1, and came 955th and 958th in the rankings respectively.

Jones urged parents to ignore the findings.

Man’s body found in Beasley

Nelson Star Staff Police have not yet confirmed whether the body of a man found in Beasley on Wednesday night is that of missing Australian John Nichols.

A search and rescue team recovered the body in a wooded area. The incident is not believed to be suspicious.

Nichols, 21, arrived at a home on Awesome View Rd. in Beasley on May 5 to drop a friend off and decided to stay for a few days himself. He was last seen on the morning of May 8. Friends believe Nichols must have left on

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Locals raise funds for Nepalese earthquake victims TAMARA HYND Nelson Star Two locally-owned companies with lengthy business ties and friendships in Nepal have been raising funds to assist employees and friends suffering after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit last month.

Christian Rawles and his wife Jackie Brown have been working with locals in Nepal and Kathmandu for years, in conjunction with their headwear brand, Ambler.

The couple has travelled there many times and Brown left Nepal just 12 hours prior to the first earthquake.

“We have been in contact with our people there continuously and our hearts are broken for them,” wrote Christian.

Compelled to help their Nepalese friends rebuild their homes and their lives, they began their own fundraiser. Within a week, they reached their $10,000 goal which they matched dollar for dollar. Rawles said they wired $21,000 to Nepal last Monday.

Since then they have raised another $3,000 and will continue to seek more, sending funds in $5,000 increments to minimize the $40 wiring fee.

Rawles said the funds are being used to mainly to buy tents, rice, water and water filters.

Christian said at their maximum capacity, Ambler pays 150 knitters who work in their homes as freelancers, also working for other companies. The workers are spread throughout different neighbourhoods, one of which is Bhaktapur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has reportedly lost all of its homes. The knitting done in people’s homes is then transported by bike or bus to Kathmandu for handcrafted finishing touches, like labels, quality control and packaging to North America.

Of the 250 employees who work in the assembly and finishing shop in Kathmandu, 45 lost their homes completely, and 30 more were left with uninhabitable homes.

Rawles said they wanted to make the work environment safe for their employees and the four storey building was built to withstand earthquakes. It was not damaged in either of the powerful quakes. In spite of the sound structure, after the second quake that measured 7.3 on Tuesday, Rawles said everyone left.

“The second quake was probably psychologically more damaging,” he said, explaining many people have left the city to go to their smaller hometowns to take care of family and help.

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Nelson resident and photographer Douglas Noblet was trekking the Annapurna circuit when a major earthquake hit Nepal on April 25. His photographs, seen here, show some of the damage to buildings in Kathmandu, when he returned to the capital city for his flight out of the devastated country on May 7.

“The bus back to Kathmandu was fine, to the local standard at least,” wrote Noblet. “Aftershocks were countless, making nights a little stressful, keeping everyone on their toes. I wasn’t particularly nervous going back to Kathmandu, though slightly apprehensive of bigger aftershocks. The city itself was definitely quite affected, with damaged and crumbled buildings throughout, but it’s not like the entire city was flattened.”

Langtang Valley is a different story.

Noblet helped pack food and supplies for remote villages in his two days in the big city. Noblet wrote: “Many of the small and remote villages had yet to see aid two weeks after the quake, which the locals were taking in their own hands and organizing deliveries themselves.”

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He said four staff are tasked with assessing the situation, providing food, water, and shelter to those worst hit.

Whatever is left over will go to rebuilding, which Rawles said probably is not going to be for a while as the need for basics is still high.

“We can’t offer tax receipts but we can offer a guarantee that 100 per cent of your donation will go directly into the hands of a person in Nepal who has lost their home,” wrote Rawles.

If you are interested in contributing to this fundraiser, visit amblermw.com/helpnepal.

Meanwhile, Tim and Becky Rippel, owners of Peak Freaks, which offers tours to climb Mt. Everest, are appealing for donations to three funds they have set up. They employee numerous guides from various countries

but the majority are Nepalese Sherpas.

While they were not climbing Mt. Everest when the earthquake struck, they have been working tirelessly trying to arrange aid.

They have been operating in the Himalayas for 24 years and led 50 expeditions, and 14 on Everest, putting hundreds of clients on summits. Becky runs the business and Tim guides them.

“We have 60 staff members and helped make the lives of the Sherpa people where they are today, enjoying education and the comforts of western life through tourism,” wrote Tim. “We are told by thousands and our Sherpas that we are well respected and have a major focus on environmental issues. We’ve been the leader on that topic forever.”

At the end of April, the couple was frantically coordinating communications, trying to find people and get a scope of

the devastation. “There are no roads to so many that need help,” wrote Tim. The couple typically would have been in Nepal this time of year but took a stand on corruption in Nepal that Tim said got a lot of media attention and put pressure on the situation.

“Right now the country is uprising against the people in office making bribes off foreign aid supplies,” wrote Tim. “Not good. We will continue to offer help to our family friends for 24 years in Nepal.”

They have three projects in the works to help: On the Ground Rebuild Projects, a relief fund appeal with First Steps Himalaya and Sherpa Direct.

While the Rippels encourage people to continue to travel to Nepal, just not right now, they have two rebuilding treks scheduled for this fall.

In October Tim will lead a fundraising trek to the Everest region with his Sherpa crew. In November, the couple will lead a fundraising trek and rebuild in Sangachok, which lost an estimated 40,000 homes. They hope to change construction practices in Nepal by building a second earth school.

“Right now everything is made of stone, rebar and now wood that will be lost forever as the forests are depleted,” wrote Tim. Becky wrote the Star, “So many people are not helping because they’ve been hearing about the corruption like that of Haiti. We want to help be the middle man at no cost. We have the means to make a difference and keep telling our followers: “Know your people.”

She added that all three of these projects come with followup and proof of the expenditures.

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The Canadian government has donated $5 million and committed to match donations made to the Canadian Red Cross’s Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund dollar for dollar until May 25.

UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, and OXFAM are among the many aid groups helping victims of the Nepal earthquake.

The earthquake killed more than 8,150 people, injured 19,000, and left hundreds of thousands homeless. A second earthquake measuring 7.3, shook the already terrified nation again on Tuesday, killing dozens more and causing further damage to buildings. The monsoon season is expected to begin in less than two weeks.

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Editorial Save the Savoy Lanes

Our View

A conundrum over the co-op I

t gives us no pleasure to report today on the problems of the Kootenay Co-op board. As a community newspaper, we’re not interested in needlessly stirring up controversy and we’re acutely sensitive to the parties involved. But we’d be doing our readers a disservice if we ignored it.

A bit of background: upon stepping down from the board, Leon Pigott approached us with a letter to the editor explaining to the membership — and by extension the public — his reasons for resigning. Soon after, we learned Olindo Chiocca had also resigned, citing similar concerns.

Before going any further, we asked the co-op board for its side of the story.

They were understandably uncomfortable with their internal politics being aired publicly and urged us not to print the letter, as they were still trying to deal with the fallout.

After meeting with longtime general manager Deirdrie Lang and a board member, we agreed to hold off for a week. However, when we checked in again, we were surprised to learn Lang was no longer the co-op’s manager.

That, we felt, forced our hand.

Furthermore, the coop shared the news with its membership this week — albeit in language that omitted the acrimony that precipitated the resignations and perhaps made it seem like Lang’s new role was of her choosing.

That the co-op is a major advertiser doesn’t make our job any easier, but our editorial decisions must be made without regard for how the consequences might affect our bottom line.

The co-op was still reluctant to discuss the issue this week, suggesting that our coverage would somehow pose a health and safety risk.

Why is the co-op’s governance and staffing a story at all? After all, no organization is immune to occasional infighting. The answer is simply prominence.

The co-op is one of Nelson’s biggest, oldest, and most important institutions.

It has thousands of members.

And now that it’s embarking on Nelson Commons, a massive project that will change the face of downtown, its profile has never been higher.

Not being privy to the board’s in-camera discussions, we’re not sure if the issue can be reduced to who’s right and who’s wrong. Everyone involved is credible: the directors who resigned and directors who remain are reputable, respected citizens.

That the co-op moved swiftly to find a new interim store manager along with two new directors (again, all highly credible people) might help the whole thing blow over quickly.

For all of the agonizing over this issue — by the board and by the Star — whether it will upset the co-op membership or be swiftly forgotten remains to be seen.

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I am a very senior bowler in the 55plus group with a real passions for our bowling and our Savoy Lanes. It is a very important part of our social interaction and allows us to have part of our exercise programme while we have fun. We have mixed leagues and our special needs group all using this facility.

As an aside, when our Savoy Lanes triples team made it to the nationals in Ontario last year, I had a bowler from the Northern Ontario team say to me, “Oh, we have heard about your Nelson team, so we already know how good you are.” Does that give you a sense of pride that they have heard about our beautiful city and know that we have medalled before? Nelson won the silver medal last year.

Our Nelson Savoy Lanes have also sent a team to the BC Provincial Bert Hill competition for many years where we have almost always won a medal but this year because of lack of funding, we were unable to compete in this competition and also unable to compete in the triples tournament. In order to compete in these two tournaments, we must belong to BC Bowl which has an expensive entry fee. We did, however, compete in the BC Seniors Games last September which were held in Langley and won medals, including several golds.

I am hoping that this situation can be resolved and we will be able to continue to use the bowling alley.

Patricia Alexander Crescent Valley (More letters concerning the bowling alley will appear next week.)

Time to tax legal marijuana Re: “Nelson grapples with pot dispensaries,” May 8 Not only should medical marijuana be available in Nelson, but all adult use should be legal, taxed and regulated.

Marijuana prohibition is indefensible.

Neighboring US states have legalized marijuana; Ottawa can no longer claim Canada must uphold marijuana prohibition in order to maintain good US relations. Consider the experience of Canada’s southern neighbour. The US has almost double the lifetime rate of marijuana use as the Netherlands where marijuana has been legally available for decades.

If the goal is to deter use, marijuana prohibition is a catastrophic failure. If the goal is to subsidize violent drug cartels and open a gateway to the hard

The Nelson Sports Council’s decision to stop operating the Savoy Lanes has left local bowlers worried. Tamara Hynd photo drugs they sell, marijuana prohibition is a grand success.

The drug war distorts supply and demand dynamics so that big money grows on little trees. The criminalization of citizens who prefer marijuana to martinis has no basis in science. The war on cannabis consumers is a failed cultural inquisition, not an evidencebased public health campaign. It’s time to stop the pointless arrests and instead tax legal marijuana.

Robert Sharpe, MPA Policy Analyst Common Sense for Drug Policy Washington, DC

Kudos to Nelson councillor for taking stand on transit Re: “Nelson council protests loss of transit funding,” May 8 I have continued to follow the transit decisions affecting the city of Nelson and area. I was encouraged by the BC government’s support for transit and some very strong initiatives that were announced at the beginning of the year.

What I cannot understand is how there can be a freeze on operational funding to our areas when the government’s mandate is to increase public transit.

Are these initiatives for some areas/ regions and not others? What does this mean for our community, Perrier Road, Perrier Lane and area, that remain cut off from our city? We are full citizens of Nelson, paying full city taxes. Is there any other area in Nelson that is cut off with no transit service or public access to the rest of the city? We are a virtual

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island. The closest bus stop by foot is almost a full kilometre away by walking along the highway with no shoulders, no streetlights or public walkways.

I am pleased to read in the Nelson Star that councillor Valerie Warmington introduced the motion to write letters and challenge Transportation Minister Todd Stone. Thank you for taking a stand on this issue!

Next September, my daughter will be attending L.V. Rogers (with 30 other students in the Perrier Road area). My neighbours and I will be will be driving all over this city adding to traffic and burning more gas going to and from activities.

Bus service will also benefit workers, elderly people, people without vehicles, people bringing home groceries and people that need to get to doctor appointments etc. We could be buying bus passes and supporting transit!

Last fall a petition with 200 signatures was presented to city council asking for service to be restored. Full daily service may not be necessary but peak service is. This service could be restored to the existing Uphill route as it was in the past before the 2013 transit cuts.

Bus service would add safety, reduce the environmental impact, and connect us to the rest of our community.

Councillor Warmington, thank you for standing with our community and giving this important issue continued support.

Janice Van Caeseele Nelson

What’s up with Jumbo?

Re: “Jumbo developers remain determined,” May 6 At this point the environmental assessment office’s official statement is the foundations of both the day lodge and a service building are in an avalanche zone, putting them in non-compliancewith item No. 36 of their temporary certificate.

Glacier Resorts Ltd. is allowed to request a reprieve to make various remediating adjustments within an undefined time frame. Environment Minister Mary Polak is obliged to decide if a “substantial start” has been made.

The EcoJustice team working for Jumbo Wild says they have good material for suing the government, as does the resort proponent.

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HUGS: To Nelson! For loving us so inadequately that it’s shown us we need to move on.

HUGS: Thanks to the man at the local jewelry store for fixing my necklace for free. You are a gem!

HUGS: A nice hug to the person who hung my jean jacket by Baker and Josephine corner. All the silver pins on it are golden memories to me. Thank you!

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HUGS: Hugs in advance to all those who patronize the bike and skateboard park without wearing proper head gear. I’m going to be in pain when I see one of you taking a bad spill. Helmets can prevent a brain injury. How about setting a positive example for the young ones who look up to you and protect your head?

HUGS: To youth who take advantage of local employment services. These young adults have courage and kindness. They are brilliant to ask for help to set or reach realistic goals. They understand that a steady income requires work and initiative. It is inspiring to see youth cooperate with programs set up for their benefit. It is wonderful when they succeed by following a path that works.

SLUGS: To the lady who left her small seemingly friendly dog outside a local supermarket. My five-year-old son and his friend approached your dog, whose tail was wagging, but then very quickly started growling and then bit the children. If your dog has tendencies to snap or bite, do not leave out in front of a public area frequented by small children please. – A concerned parent

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Touchstones Nelson wins national award National association recognizes local museum for ‘innovative, brave,’ and outside-the-box exhibit on Columbia River BILL METCALFE Nelson Star

Why the jury chose Roll on Columbia

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ouchstones Nelson has just won a national award for an exhibition that has not yet been shown in Nelson.

“Our national jury of museum professionals were unanimous.

They were really impressed with the innovation in this exhibition.

For a small museum in a small community to tackle an important social issue like the environment and like water ecosystems is very brave, very innovative, and something that other museums are hesitant to tackle.

“They brought in a broad range of voices — First Nations, local communities, politicians on both sides of the border, and media.

The exhibition was a presentation of facts, not only historical and environmental, but it included visual art and performance art. That is very unique and we have seen very few projects of that nature.”

— Audrey Vermette, director of programs and public affairs, Canadian Museums Association

Roll on Columbia, a multi-format exhibit about the Columbia River Treaty, was shown for three days at a conference in Spokane last fall, and will be mounted in Nelson this fall.

The Canadian Museums Association has given Roll on Columbia its 2014 award for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions, in its category for museums with an annual budget of less than $1 million.

Touchstones executive director Leah Best initiated and oversaw the project and enlisted two local guest curators, writer Eileen Delahanty Pearkes and visual artist Deb Thompson.

A unique mix of history and art

The three approached the treaty, past and present, through art and history. But not history as it is normally told.

Of the eight large historical panels in the exhibit, Pearkes says “My focus was to tell the story from the perspective of the land and the people who lived here. That has not been done before, so the exhibit told the story in a way that the Columbia Basin Trust [one of the project’s funders] would not have told it, or that certainly the government or BC Hydro would not have.

“They might not have talked about the experience of the Spicers losing their farmland near Nakusp.

“Major decisions were made without consultation,” Pearkes says.

“There was silence, exclusion and controversy.

“And I have never seen in public a detailed analysis of the treaty as something that almost did not happen. It was on shaky ground. You can see some of the headlines I took from the archives about the great Canadian treaty debate from 1961 to ‘64.

It involved a power struggle between BC and the Federal government.

“The exhibit also talks about the negative impacts of storage reservoirs on fish populations. The losses in the non-human element, the fish, ungulates, bears, other mammals, have not been considered in the way I would like people to be sensitive to.”

The purpose of pointing out those repressed aspects of the Columbia River Treaty is so the same thing doesn’t happen again, say the curators, in light of the current renegotiation of the treaty.

Art from both sides of the border

Thompson decided to use artists’ work from both sides of the border, and have the artists in residence at the conference.

The team that won the 2014 Canadian Museums Association award for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions. From left: writer Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, artist Deb Thompson, and Touchstones executive director Leah Best.

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She brought in Mary Babcock, who lives at the mouth of the Columbia who “dredged the mouth for gill nets and washed them and wove them into tapestries, huge and very heavy, and woven with lead leaders of fishing and nautical maps, fascinating.

“And Vaughn Bell from Seattle, an environmental artist,” says Thompson. “In her work she creates miniecosystems and you wear them on your head, you stick your head up into these little terrariums.

“These ones were paper casts of Mount Baker, white glaciated peaks, and they hang, and you sit under them, and they have speakers hidden inside with water running. They were a huge hit at the conference, people would go and sit there with their laptop and hear the water flowing.

“And First Nations artist Toma Villa, a young man who lives at the mouth of the Columbia who has one foot rooted in tradition and the other in the contemporary art world. He had these big paintings that really depicted the spirit life of a fishing village, big beautiful colourful paintings and masks.

“Heather MacAskill of Nelson did in-depth research on David Thompson and his travels on the Columbia and made these delicate paper panels.

“And Canadian Jane Kabatoff, who lives in Canmore and Krestova, gave a talk about moulins [vertical shafts inside glaciers] and brought moulins created in silk.”

‘They didn’t know what to do with us’ Thompson, Pearkes, and Best recall, with frustrated laughter in hindsight, the challenges of putting up an exhibit in the distinctly nongallery-like environment of a hotel.

“They didn’t know what to do with us,” said Thompson. “It was a logistical nightmare.”

But Touchstones also had to convince its sponsors, the Columbia Basin Trust and the Northwest Power Corporation, that their strange artsy ideas had merit.

“We had to influence them to have a conference that included art and culture that hit people,” Pearkes says, “so we had Salish children do a good morning song in their language, and we had a Nelson choral group come down, but that was not easy, to take an institutional conference and press our way in there with history and culture and entertainment.

“They let us run with it, even down to the gift mugs and the conference program that needed to be artistic too. We had an artist create it. They were really befuddled by this.

Scientific reports vs. values

“When you get into a room and start talking about the treaty, you very quickly go to scientific reports and numbers from hydro development and the amount of money that is involved, and it is very easy for the head and the rational concerns to overwhelm people’s feelings about

what we do to the land and how we treat it and value it,” Pearkes says.

If the three were surprised by the logistics of setting up the exhibit in a hotel, they were shocked in a more pleasant way by the way they were received at the award ceremony in mid-April.

‘We were the rural renegades’ They were treated first as oddities, because they come from a small town museum, and then as heroes.

“We were the rural renegades at the award ceremony,” says Pearkes. “It was at the Banff Springs Hotel and we could not afford to stay there. It was reinforcement of how important it is to support arts and culture because we were misfits there as rural residents. Most were big city museums.”

“I did not understand why we were getting this award,” says Thompson, “until we went, and people started talking about how different other museums operate, and that what we did is exceptional. Most museums don’t go outside the box and take a stand. We were heroes, and I was not expecting that.”

Rural history is threatened “I commend the museum association,” said Best, “because the feds have gotten out of funding museums in general, and rural history is being lost because small museums like ours are not able to compete with the resources these large organiza-

tions have. I can appreciate them for recognizing that small museums can operate at a professional level.”

“Hats off to the City of Nelson,” said Pearkes, “who support this museum and make it possible. It is not an easy thing for a city that is renovating its plumbing and things like that to support these kinds of things.

They keep the doors open and Leah working and they keep the archives, which were a tremendous resource for me in doing this.”

A reputation for innovation

Thompson said they also discovered Touchstones has a reputation among some of the big- city museum people.

“It was clear to me at the award ceremony the kind of reputation Leah and Touchstones have nationally among museums,” she said, “and among museum leaders, for taking on difficult subjects.

‘All museums should be doing this’

“They look at our museum as a remarkable success, not just for a community of 10,000 but a success period,” Thompson says. “There were people there who teach museum and display stuff who said what Leah is doing is like the prize — all museums should be doing this, but they stay safe in a given way of telling a story.

So I am very proud of Touchstones as a Nelson resident.”

Thompson and Pearkes then recited a list of other cutting-edge subjects that exhibits at Touchstones have explored in the past few years: affordable housing, tiny houses, climate change, food, and poverty.

To see photos of some of the artwork, go to nelsonstar.com.

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In The Hatch “myth, history, and the present are contemporaneous in these poems; nothing is ever one thing, and nothing is itself for very long,” according to his publisher, Talonbooks. “This is a book of transformations.”

Browne is returning to the town where he once taught BROWNE writing at David Thompson University Centre from 1982-84, and he returns both as a poet and as a filmmaker. In addition to the launch of The Hatch, he is also offering a documentary film script workshop on Saturday, May 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Oxygen, at 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance). More information and course registration is available at emlfestival. com/courses.

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Power By You’s owner and head coach Ali Popoff believes Crossfit can literally change your life. And having recently gained affiliate status, she now has the only official Crossfit-approved gym in the West Kootenay.

“I’ve been in the personal training business for 10 years,” said Popoff.

She said she initially became interested in fitness due to low self-esteem and weight issues.

“When I first started working out I was uninspired in my life. I got caught up in the wrong crowd and I always knew something wasn’t right in my life.”

When she discovered the joys of exercise, everything changed.

“I started off with rehabilitation, working for ICBC, then I moved 250 505 into personal training and8391 then I moved into Crossfit reallyStreet fast.”

721 Front Popoff has had a number of locations in Nelson, but moved into her Front powerbyyou.com Street a few years ago. She has built up a regular clientele that includes firefighters, police officers and other work forces. She offers a special discount to businesses who sign up their staff. And there is a variety of programs to choose from.

“I’ve seen so many people come through that door and they don’t know what they’re getting into. Then their whole life changes. Not only are you getting so much in one hour, you’re building strength and self confidence.”

She has assembled a team of coaches who help motivate people as they work out.

“People will say ‘I can’t do this’ and we’re there saying ‘yes you can’. You see this change in people and its huge.”

For more information visit powerbyyou.com or call 250-505-8391.

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this weekend A cluster of 100,000 stars and the planet Jupiter are two of the night sky’s many wonders that you can view through two astronomy telescopes at Taghum Hall on Friday, May 15, starting at 9 p.m., weather permitting. Join them for Solar Sunday, May 17, for a safe, close up look at the Sun. For more info, contact Wayne Holmes at 250-354-1586.

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Dinner with Johnny Magick followed by Friday Night Live Open Jam hosted by Jimmy Lewis, Marty Carter, Patrick Bonin & Danny DeVillo. Double Margaritas are $8.50.

Saturday MAY 16TH We are excited to have David James and Big River a Johnny Cash Tribute band. THE most authentic Johnny Cash Tribute Act around. If you’d close your eyes you’d swear you were listening to the real deal. $15 at the door. Double Caesars are $8.50.

Tuesday

MAY 19TH

Taco Tuesday where Prawn, Fish or Avacodo Tacos are only $3.00, also Double Highballs are $7.50.

Wednesday MAY 20TH Open Stage hosted By Darnell. Enjoy a Royal Burger & beer for only $16.00

Thursday MAY 21TH It’s Ladies Night Dance Party with DJ Eyedawg & Express jackin’ the house with their funky breaks / house. Double Long Island Ice Teas for $8.50.

Happy Hour

5-6pm Tuesday - Saturday with $12 jugs of beer and 1/2 price appies! Come join the fun!

Cottonwood Market opening day is Saturday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Live music, local food, produce, craftrs and goodies from 40 farmers, vendors and artisans. Live music starts at 10 a.m. with Sahara Jane and then at 12:30 p.m. local Rob Funk takes the stage.

Community Events

Small container gardening workshop at the Women’s Centre on May 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with help from SEEDS. Join them for a lesson in growing greens and veggies in containers. The cost is $5 and includes a light meal of greens and soup. Leave with a planted container ready for your porch. Call 250-352-9949 to register or email jen@nelsonwomenscentre.com.

Nelson @ its Best Summit for a healthy and poverty-free Nelson on Thursday, May 21 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Central School Gym, 811 Stanley Street. Open house from 3 to 5 p.m., free dinner and interactive activiities from 5 to 6 p.m. and discussion until 9 p.m. See details bestnerlson.org or contact Helen Lutz at 250-354-7509.

Selkirk College fine woodworking year end show is May 22 to 24.

Beginning Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Continuing Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At the Nelson Trading Company, 402 Baker St. Spring Fling event and annual fundraiser put on by Winlaw Elementary Parent Advisory Committee. The event takes place Saturday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Features a barbecue, bake sale, kids games, face painting, auction, various raffles and a plant and craft sale.

Looking for some live music? Head down to the Cottonwood Market opening for the season this Saturday. There will be music from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pictured from a past market: Brian Rosen and TheWhatNow. Submitted photo

A free public screening of Under Our Skin, a documentary on Lyme Disease at the Nelson United Church basement on Saturday, May 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Nelson Chess Club Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson Seniors Association (next to the Civic Centre), 717 Vernon St. All ages and levels are welcome. It’s free.

Weekly Meetings

Djembe drum circle at Lakeside Park near the greenhouse on Mondays at 7 p.m. from now on.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums and chairs.

Join community yoga at the youth centre every Wednesday.

Afternoon practice for girls and women from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m.

All levels welcome. A fun evening practice at 6 to 7:15 p.m. for anyone to open up and stretch.

For all ages: teens and 19-plus.

Pay what you can. Contact Ursula at ursulatwiss@gmail.com.

The Nelson Knitting Co-op has an ongoing knitting group every Thursday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Nelson and District Commu-

nity Centre general purpose room ($2 drop-in).

Alcoholics Anonymous holds 14 one-hour meetings weekly in Nelson, at 717A Vernon St. (in the Cellar downstairs), including early morning, noon hour, and evening meetings on specific days. Call 250-352-3391 or pick up a complete list at the Cellar.

Al-Anon Family Group meets twice weekly. Wednesday noon to 1 p.m. at the Cellar, 717 Vernon St. and Friday 8 to 9 p.m. at 601 Front St. at the side basement. The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For more information call Norma 250-352-3747 for Wednesday and Sharon 250-3527333 for Friday.

Community Threads holds a fibre craft-themed project every Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, 420 Mill St. Knit a sock, crochet a cap, sew a hem, spin some yarn, knit a scarf, hook a rug, and make a friend. Call Tira at 250-505-0698 or email tirab@ uniserve.com.

Monthly Meetings

La Leche League Nelson provides breastfeeding information and support to moms and soon-tobe-moms. They meet at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at The Family Place, 312 Silica St. Their next meeting is May 18.

More information: 250-352-3583.

Workshops

Ellison’s Market free Saturday workshop on May 16, from 10 to 11 a.m. is Bio Feedback with Brian McArthur. Prevent disease and reduce stress. Learn about your vital body systems and organs and how to establish balance based on your body type.

Me Inc workshops. Thinking about starting your own small business? The Basin Business Advisors Program offers a free workshop called ‘Me Inc.’ to help you get started. The workshop runs 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will be offered in Salmo on June 2. For more information and to register, visit bbaprogram.ca or call 1-855-510-2227.

Announcements

Messy Church on Wednesday, May 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 701 Ward St., Nelson. Crafts, Eucharist and supper. Families welcome. By donation.

Enjoy a horse show on May 23 and 24, the 15th Annual H.A.C.K. Spring Schooling Show, hosted

by Horse Association of Central Kootenay at the Nelson riding grounds. Info or programs: 250359-7097.

Fundraisers

On Friday, May 22 the L.V. Rogers Global Perspectives class will host a family dinner and dance.

Student band All Canadian Back Bacon will play while student chefs and foreign exchange students will enjoy a five-course meal. Nelson talent Tibo Komel will also perform, followed by Swing Theory. The fundraiser is for education in a Kenyan village through the Free the Children charitable foundation. Tickets are $20 for students, $25 for adults and $75 for a family of four. Tickets are available at Otters Books and L.V. Rogers.

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TERRY HANCK BAND Premier Blues Sax Player many years in the Elvin Bishop Band

Sunday May 17 Show:7:30 Dinner: 6 Tickets: $15 705 Vernon St. 352.5121

Special event The 5th annual Oxygen Art Market will take place from May 22 to 24. The hours will be 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. With over 150 pieces of artwork on display by 40 Kootenays artists, this is a great opportunity to get yourself a piece of original, locally made art. Fifty per cent of sales will be given to the Oxygen Art Centre as part of their fundraising efforts. For more information visit oxygenartcentre.org.

Join the 119 year old hotel ymir monday - Sunday open 3pm-9pm, will stay open later for parties!

Every Friday join us for the Country & Bluegrass Jam

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Theatre The Capitol Theatre and Pilot.Co.Pilot presents Ramshackle Theatre performing puppet show Sci-Fi Double Feature on Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 p.m. Visually gorgeous, full of wit and humour, anarchy and magic this show is a one-take 1960s sci-fi B-movie. First, the Attack of the Slime-O-Tron: two intergalactic lovers must save earth from a hoard of vengeful invaders or perish in the fight to save the world.

That’s followed by Last Day on Earth: a genius professor and his dog travel back in time on a quest to prove the existence of a three-headed dinosaur, only to find they’ve arrived minutes before an impending meteorite threatens mass extinction.Tickets are $15 for adults and $12.50 for students at capitoltheatre.bc.ca or by phone 250.352-6363.

The Knowledge Network is hosting two free screenings of Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian’s Dreamers and Dissidents, a 9-part series about Kootenay characters, at the Civic Theatre on May 28 at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. She is seen here with her Kootenay film crew.

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music curated by Nelson saxophone player Clinton Swanson, featuring his new band Subspace and fellow funk masters Lint. DJs Rafferty Funksmith and Rabs will fill out the night. Doors open at 9pm and the show will start at 10 p.m. Cover is $10 at the door.

David James and Big River, a tribute band to Johnny Cash, will play live at the Royal on Baker on Saturday, May 16. Show starts at 8 p.m. One night only. $15 at the door. For more information call the Royal at 250-354-7014.

On Friday, May 22 at 9 p.m. Carmanah will make their Spiritbar debut will local rockers Andrew Parkhouse and The Magpies. Tickets are $10 and are available from the Hume Hotel.

For more information call 250-352-5331.

CONCERTS Corazón (68 singers) and the Lalin Ensemble (15 singers), both directed by Allison Girvan,

present their year-end concert When the Earth Stands Still. Four shows: Friday May 29, 6pm and 8pm, and Saturday May 30, 2pm and 6pm, at the Nelson United Church. Tickets at the Capitol Theatre box office or online at www. capitoltheatre.ca. Regular admission $18.

Students $12. Balcony seating $12.

A concert by cello/bass duo, The Cellar Notes will take place on Monday, May 18 at Saint Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral commencing at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. The Cellar Notes Duo of Jeff Faragher, cello and Alex Nichol, double bass will be presenting a musical offering spanning four centuries and six cultures.

On the Road Productions presents The Great Lake Swimmers at the Civic Theatre in Nelson, playing live on Monday, June 1 with The Weather Station. Advance tickets are $25 plus taxes at Eclectic Circus and the Hume Hotel. Also available now online at OnTheRoadManagement.com. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Movies

This month’s edition of Cantina Sessions is featuring Wallis. A favourite on the local DJ scene and a Pagoda stage regular, his seamless mixes are always a hit on the dance floor.

Blending house, smooth breaks and sweet tech house, this will be the perfect warmup for your Saturday night. As always Cantina Del Centro will be serving up cocktails and tacos.

The Knowledge Network is hosting two free screening of Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian’s Dreamers and Dissidents, a 9-part series about Kootenay characters on May 28 at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. From war resisters to residential school survivors, hopeful immigrants to pioneering women, Dreamers and Dissidents explores why certain people are drawn to BC’s rugged interior.

Through family albums, archival photos and intimate interviews, we learn how Nelson – and the broader Kootenay region – came to

On Saturday, May 16 Spiritbar will host ‘All You Can Swallow Funk’ — a night of funk

Mad Max: Fury Road opens at the Civic Theatre on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by George Miller and starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, the film takes place in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken and two rebels must fight to restore order. The film will screen on May 16 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., as well as May 17, 18 and 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit civictheatre.ca.

DANCE Get Bent Bollywood Bellydancers are performing in Nelson on May 15 at the Capitol Theatre. This high-energy dance show is a nonprofit fundraiser for positive youth programs.

Doors will be at 7:30 p.m., and the show will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $13 for students.

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May 15th - Mat The Alien w Shiny Things May 16th - Lint + Subservice w Rabs & Rafferty Funksmith May 22nd - Carmanah w Andrew Parkhouse & The Magpies May 23rd - LongWalkShortDock w/Rim Visuals + more May 28th - Gay Nineties May 29th - Wackutt May 30th - 4th Annual Kootenay Music Awards!

June 5th - The Thrill Show w Scarlet Mary Rose Burlesque June 6th - Sonny Rhodes June 7th- Danny Michel - On Sale Soon!

June 12 - Locarno

Arts

Yukon heist has Kootenay connection

Submitted to the Nelson Star A $2 million dollar silver heist might sound like the stuff of fiction, but in Alicia Priest’s memoir A Rock Fell on the Moon: Dad and the Great Yukon Silver Ore Heist, the events of that time couldn’t be closer to home for the author.

Priest, who recently passed away, was a respected journalist whose in-depth investigation lead to this book, released by Harbour Publishing last fall and nominated for a BC Book Prize.

Priest’s husband Ben Parfitt presents the book with a talk and slideshow on Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library.

It was 1963 when the author’s father, Gerald Priest, allegedly stole 670 bags of ore — 80 per cent silver — from United Keno Hill Mine in the Yukon. Priest, chief assayer for the mine, claimed the ore came from a giant boulder found on a stake he held known as the Moon Claim. Other evidence suggested that the ore was stockpiled over time in an abandoned tunnel.

For the author, a child at the time, the almost-perfect crime perpetrated by her father would change her life, her carefree northern childhood traded for a difficult existence in an East Vancouver basement apartment.

After her parents died — her father completed high school in Nelson and lived for a time in Slocan City, so there is a Kootenay connection — Priest decided to find out the truth, using her journalistic skills to research trial transcriptions, conduct interviews, comb through news stories and police reports, letters and memos to

reconstruct a baffling but unforgettable story.

Priest was writing the book when she was diagnosed with ALS in 2012, lending urgency to her work. With the support of her husband she was able to complete the memoir and see it published before her death earlier this year.

Part brazen mining mystery, part memoir that is in turns heartbreaking and funny, the story takes us from the tiny town of Elsa to the courtroom. Throughout, her father’s charm belies underlying truths.

The library’s adult services coordinator, Anne DeGrace, is excited about the event.

“This presentation will fascinate anyone interested in mining, history, or simply an audacious story well told,” she says.

Before she died, journalist Alicia Priest (left) looked into the crime that tore her family apart and wrote the memoir A Rock Fell on the Moon. Her husband Ben Parfitt will present the book with a talk and slideshow at the Nelson library.

Alicia Priest is seen with her family as a child (below) when they lived in Elsa, Yukon, where her father Gerry was a mine assayer.

June 13th - SubSoul w Erica Dee + More June 23rd - The Wooden Sky June 30th - GOB - All Canadian Punk Party July 6th - Beenie Man w Zaga Zow Band + DJ Dubconscious July 10th - Snowday + Rabs and Mooves July 11th - Heavy Airship July 16th - The Sadies - On Sale Soon!

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The 18th annual Shambhala Music Festival will feature six different stages and over 20 hours of music a day.

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reaches 18th year Will Johnson Nelson Star Once the Shambhala Music Festival gets into full swing this August, there will be approximately 20 hours of music a day from familiar acts such as Skrillex and first-timers like Jazzy Jeff, Mix Master Mike and DJ Harvey.

“We’ve got six different stages and each one has great headliners,” said Shambhala entertainment and digitial media administrator Jake Dubconscious. “We’re feeling incredibly excited about this year. We’re bringing some big-name crowd favourites that people have been screaming for, but we’re also bringing legends who have never been here.”

Dubconscious believes Shambhala has been building an international reputation, and it shows.

“We’re pulling household names, and not just electronic music.”

He said once the full schedule goes up in July, festival-goers will be able to plan their entire concert-watching itinerary in advance.

“You can pick out which sets you want to catch and make your own schedule. You can ever set it up to get notifications and social media alerts when the concert’s happening, so your whole team can posse up and go check it out.”

He said each of the six different stages will have a unique vibe.

At the Fractal Forest stage, the focus will be on funk and break beats.

“It should be full of turntable wizardry, lots of scratching and throw-back party-rocking jams.”

Meanwhile, San Fransisco’s Dirty Bird Records is taking over the Pagoda stage and will present seven acts for nine hours on Friday night.

“They’re a very popular label, and they’ve been pushing the future of house music. It’s got a bass-y, garage influence.

It will be straight up house and techno.”

Dubconscious said Dirty Bird Records is an exciting inclusion.

“They were ahead of the game last year, providing the most played track — OKAY by Shiba San. Now we’re bringing the whole crew and you’re likely to hear the track of 2015 coming from them as well.”

At the Village stage, Skrillex will be headlining.

“He’s pretty much the hottest name in electronic dance music. He came in 2011 and hasn’t been back since, basically because he’s become incredibly expensive, but this year we were finally able to make it happen.”

The Amphitheatre is a “bit of a mixed bag”, according to Dubconscious. He said this year it will be primarily trap music.

“It’s very gangster, revolves mostly around the 808 drum machine. The biggest names they’ve got this year are Crnkn and Herobust.”

The Living Room stage will feature DJ Harvey.

“He’s been in the game for a long time, but he doesn’t play festivals or even get out of L.A. much anymore.

The stage directors of the Living Room have been trying to get him for years and years,” Subconscious said.

“He’ll be doing an extended fourhour set.”

Last but not least, the Grove will feature trip hop producer Bonobo as a headliner, as well as fan favourite Tipper.

“This is our newest stage, and it’s only at its second in existence. This time around we’re focusing on glitch-hop and psychedelic dub.”

All in all, Dubconscious is convinced the festival, which runs from Aug. 7 to 10, will be one of their best yet.

For more information visit shambhalamusicfestival.com.

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All You Can Eat Dinner Buffet 4:45 - 7:45 Adult $14.75 Senior $13.00 Menu & Combo All day

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Specializing in Greek cuisine, fresh Mediterranean Style Roast La mb served nightly. Come try our world fa mous fish‘n’chips, a Nelson icon for over 25 years. Gourmet burgers, wraps and sandwiches.

We offer a wide selection of vegetarian dishes.

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During the Star’s visit last week, Wolbaum demonstrated how every treat inside is handmade. “These treats are not pre-bought and sold.

These are things that go through our hands. Our labour goes into every treat.”

He opened his blast freezer to show the moulds containing newly poured ice cream for dilly bars, waiting to be dipped. Behind him was a wooden Coolerator door that has been there since Dairy Queen opened.

“I won’t say it’s better than a new one, but it’s been working since 1957 and there’s something to say for that. And much like this store operated in the ‘50s, there’s a mix delivery man who opens up the cooler door, drops off the mix on a dolly and it waits here to go out to our machines to be turned into product.”

Wolbaum said some of the ice cream machines were replaced in the ‘90s, due to servicing issues, but much of the operation continues to operate exactly how it always has.

And though there are plenty of delicious desserts to choose from, he likes to go with a traditional vanilla cone.

“I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, and I’m really glad. For me a vanilla cone does it all. I love when you get to the bottom there, where it’s sogged up a bit and it has that crunch. I limit myself to one a day.”

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Wolbaum said he’s been hounded by questions about whether he will modernize the store, and wants to assure everyone he has no intention of doing so.

“They’ve been asking ‘Are you going to put burgers in? Are you going to be open all-year around?’ and I’m sure Dairy Queen would love for me to do that, but I have no intention whatsoever of changing anything.”

The one small upgrade he’s made is incorporating a debit machine into their operation.

“I’ve brought us up to 1992,” he joked.

One of Wolbaum’s employees, first-year Selkirk student Keri Radcliffe, said the change was welcome. “We don’t have to send so many people to the Husky for the ATM. It’s pretty nice,” she said.

Radcliffe and the other girls working at Dairy Queen are routinely asked to pose for photos, and Wolbaum said the location makes the perfect backdrop for vintage car enthusiasts and motorcyclists.

He hopes to team up with this year’s Queen City Cruise. “It’s a way to promote my business and it gives these guys a place to show their cars.

I want this place to be a destination for cruise nights, and for motorcycle clubs as well.”

Passing the torch Wolbaum said he now feels responsible for Dairy Queen’s legacy.

“Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Once you change it, it’s never coming back. There’s a legacy here, for sure, and I’m happy to take the torch.

But it goes a lot deeper than that,” he said.

“These are the same bricks. There’s been slight renovations to the sign up top, which I think was changed in the ‘70s, but for the most part this is how it looked, how it ran. And that’s the way it’s going to stay.”

Keri Radcliffe and Bonnie Nystrom are routinely asked to pose for photos while working at Nelson’s historic Dairy Queen. They’re thrilled about the implementation of a new Interac machine at the location.

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L.V. Rogers class holds fundraiser for Kenyan village BILL METCALFE Nelson Star A group of L.V. Rogers students is holding a dinner and dancing fundraiser for a village in Kenya next week. It’s the result of a lot of thought about what kinds of global aid are effective.

The event will happen May 22 at 6 p.m. in the LVR courtyard.

“We are going to fix it up nice and fancy,” says Grade 12 student Galen Boulanger, one of the organizers. “It will be a five-course tapas style meal with world cultural dishes that some students in Global Perspectives are going to prepare.”

He said some of the chefs will be international exchange students.

“We are hosting this as a fundraiser for Free the Children,” says Grade 11 student Hannah Sachs.

“They support sustainability in any country you want, and we have chosen a village in Kenya.”

The students are in the Global Perspectives class, and this is part of their course work.

Dinner and dancing “We are going to have performers such as Tibo Kölmel and myself,” said Boulanger, “so it will be like a music dinner with some information about Kenya and then we are going to clear the tables and get people dancing.”

Boulanger, a trumpet player and singer, is known around Nelson as the leader of the jazz band Swing Theory.

“Tibo is an award-winning cello player,” says Boulanger. “He won the Ian Smith award at the Kootenay Festival of the Arts last year.”

The band All Canadian Back Bacon will also perform.

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A few of the 20 students in this year’s Global Perspectives class at L.V. Rogers. From left: Momoka Okada, Emma Bohri, Tibo Kolmel, Hannah Sachs, Amelia Martzke, Galen Boulanger, and teacher Tamara Martin.

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This was a big issue for us.”

She said some organizations go in and try to help but don’t follow up, and sometimes the projects are inappropriate. She said Free the Children is into its projects for the long term.

“We looked into Free the Children,” Sachs says, “and we have been in contact with them. They do really good stuff and they don’t leave the village until they know the project can be sustained.”

Their funding for the village in Kenya will go toward education.

Balancing global and local The Global Perspectives class typically does an international project and a local one each year, and the projects and issues are chosen by the students.

“It is connecting students through issues they are interested in, for them to make connections locally and globally,” says teacher Tamara Martin. “So every year the course can change direction depending on the group.”

The class has had a garden at the school for several years, and this year they decided to start feeding it with compost.

“We have installed compost bins beside almost every garbage in the school,” says Sachs, “so we go around twice every week and

collect all the compost.”

Students have followed other interests as part of the course as well.

Some have joined one of two new mentoring groups at the school in which older students mentor younger ones. Others got involved with Nelson Cares’ Coldest Night of the Year event, and some are helping international students at the school.

A unique experience for a teacher Martin says Global Perspectives is a rewarding teaching experience for her.

“Who would not want to work with a group of keen individuals that want to effect change?

“What I like,” she says, “is the fact that students are really realizing they can have an impact locally, and that it is important to deal with issues in our area. That is why they jumped on board with Coldest Night of the Year.

“It is exciting to see how they come together. It’s a bonding experience, and they are learning how to organize, lead, work together, and follow up on what they do.

And every year it is a bit different.”

Admission for the Kenya fundraiser is $20 for students, $25 for adults, and $75 for a family of four.

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Firefighters’ cancer risk higher, says visiting expert BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Dr. Kenneth Kunz says a firefighter’s risk of getting cancer is 10 per cent higher than the general population because of the toxic chemicals emitted by fires.

Kunz has a PhD in chemotherapy and many years of experience as an oncologist. He spends much of his time these days giving talks to doctors and the public on cancer and its causes and treatment.

One of his preoccupations lately has been the cancer risks faced by firefighters, and he will be talking about that at the Prestige in Nelson on Wednesday, May 20 at 7 p.m., sponsored by the Regional District of Central Kootenay.

“Firefighters don’t realize that because of the continual repeated exposure to complex mixtures of concentrated carcinogens that cause DNA damage, they are facing a killer that may get them much later in life,” Kunz says.

“They get them [the carcinogens] by inhalation or absorption through the skin. Their bodies are marinated in it.”

Kunz said we often think of firefighters dying because of being “crushed, incinerated, or asphyxiated,” but the carcinogens are a more serious threat.

Kunz says firefighters are always grateful to hear his news even though it shocks them. Then he tells them what they can do about it, and that is all about staying healthy. He says if firefighters face a higher cancer risk than the rest of us, that means they also need to be healthier.

“We eat too much, we eat the wrong stuff, and we don’t need to work hard to get it, meaning that

PART OF THE PROBLEM: “Note the muscles, danger, sex, and carcinogenic soot. Women firefighters make these calendars too. But the soot is where the cancer comes from,” says Dr. Kenneth Kunz (left), who speaks in Nelson next week.

we don’t get exercise. It is supermarket overkill.

“Movement is a potent anti-cancer activity according to the Journal of Sports Science,” he says, as is eating whole foods and avoiding processed foods, especially sugar.

“The trick is not to get cancer,” he says. “For many diseases like lung or pancreatic cancer, chemotherapy is relatively ineffective. In certain cases it is lifesaving, but we are living in a dream if we rely on it to rescue us.”

Kunz says he does not intend to downplay the importance of cancer

screening, or of workplace safety equipment and procedures .

“Wear your bunker gear, practice safe decontamination procedures,” he says. “But I talked to a firefighter who said that after a fire he smelled like a smoked ham for a week after. It gets in through the gear. The carcinogen exposure happens after, when taking off their gear. It all gets coated in a resin on everything, so it gets on their skin later.”

Kunz says firefighters’ toughguy mystique, as illustrated by the popularity of firefighter calenders, is part of the problem.

“Historically the fire department has embraced this bravado.

The public views them as invincible heroes.”

But he explains that the soot on the bodies of the men (and women) in those calendars is poison.

Nelson at its Best summit to link over 300 voices against poverty Submitted to the Nelson Star After ten weeks of conversation with over 300 participants, Nelson at its Best will bring community voices together at the Summit for a Healthy and Poverty-Free Nelson.

On Thursday, May 21, Nelson at its Best invites all residents of Nelson to hear what has been said in the conversations, and help set priorities for a strategy to reduce poverty in our city.

Mayor Deb Kozak will open the action-oriented, interactive meeting, stressing the city’s support for the effort. MLA Michelle Mungall will speak about change at the provincial level, in particular, her success in ending the child support claw-back from low-income families.

Residents, from those living on the streets of Nelson to business

leaders, have provided a diverse and creative set of strategies to alleviate key issues such as homelessness, hunger and the lack of good employment options in the city. From community gardens to floating houses, Nelsonites stepped up with ideas to make their city the best it could be. The summit is an opportunity to gather and build on those views, set priorities from among the many issues raised, and develop Nelson’s first poverty reduction strategy.

According to one participant, “People love living in Nelson! We’re an imaginative, resilient group of people who very much recognize the value of improving life for everyone living here.” The strategy will pull people’s ideas together into a creative, but doable strategy to be implemented over the next

few years.

Initiatives currently underway will be shared, and community service organizations will feature the services they provide. Thanks to support from Black Press and Kootenay Co-op, guests at the summit will be served a delicious dinner.

Free child care and transportation will also be provided to those who require it.

Help make Nelson the best place it can be. Come to the Summit for a Healthy and Poverty-Free Nelson!

Summit for a Healthy and Poverty-Free Nelson will be at the Central school gym. The open house is 3 to 5 p.m.; Free dinner and interactive activities from 5 to 6 p.m.; Discussion 6 to 9 p.m.

More details at bestnelson.org or contact Helen Lutz: 250-3547509; email hsl1968@gmail.com.

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Left: Kelsey Andrusak is the first Kootenay Swim Club member to qualify for nationals. She’s seen here with fellow swimmer Samuel Mathew.

Left: Kootenay Swim Club members at the Fernie Invitational included Evelyne Upward, Morgan Robertson-Weir, Abi Anderson, and Georgia Anderson.

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Nelson rock climber Tosh Sherkat will compete at Canadian nationals this weekend after a strong performance at provincials in late April.

Sherkat heads to climbing nationals

WILL JOHNSON Nelson Star Nelson rock climber Tosh Sherkat took home a provincial champion title during the BC Sport Climbing championships in Central Saanich recently.

He was honoured for his performance during the so-called difficulty season, which involves longer climbing routes with ropes.

At the competition, he placed second in the youth A and fourth in the open men’s categories.

Sherkat was thrilled with the outcome.

“Overall this competition has been my best so far this year. It was amazing to have my family there to celebrate with a great facility to hold

the competition.”

Sherkat recently began to taper his training in preparation for Canadian nationals, which will take place this weekend.

“I believe that I have a really good opportunity to place well and hope to make the Canadian national team,” he said.

“The youth world championships will be held in Arco, Italy this year and to make the team I would need to place top three or be chosen by the team coaches for the fourth spot.”

Meanwhile, Sherkat’s younger sister Tula ranked second in the 11-and-under category.

The pair have been training and competing together for years.

Kootenay Swim Club topples records

Submitted to the Nelson Star It’s been a fantastic few weeks so far for the Kootenay Swim Club. It started with Morgan Robertson-Weir and Stevenson McCulloch getting their regional standard in the 200 IM at the Fernie Invitational.

Together with Evelyne Upward, Kieron Sorenson, Georgia and Abi Anderson, the Kootenay team achieved 30 best times and took off over 300 seconds between all swimmers at Fernie.

On the other side of the province, in Victoria, Kelsey Andrusak and Samuel Matthew achieved their age group national standards in four events combined, Andrusak achieving her age group

national in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, and Matthew in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Just this past weekend at the Kelowna Long Course Invitational, Robertson-Weir, Andrusak, McCulloch, and Matthew represented the Kootenay region in fine form.

With Matthew and Andrusak leading the high points category for their age group and achieving final swims at night which placed them either first or in the top three overall, Robertson-Weir and McCulloch showed that they were fit to stand up and race at a regional level throughout the meet, achieving top finishes in their heats and even getting a second swim at finals for McCulloch in the 200 fly.

The highlight of the Kelowna meet goes to Andrusak for qualifying for age group nationals in Quebec City this summer. She’s the first Kootenay swimmer in the club’s five year history to qualify nationally.

She qualified in three events; 50 free, 50 breast, and 100 breast, and will have the opportunity to race against the best swimmers in her age range from across the country.

As though it couldn’t get any better, club records were broken over the weekend and many more are set to fall as the Kootenay Swim Club prepares for their final meet of the season in Wenatchee, Wash., May 29 to 31.

Glacier gymnastics club hosts zone championships Submitted to the Nelson Star Nelson’s Glacier Gymnastics Club hosted the 2015 Kootenay zone gymnastics and trampoline championships this past weekend.

Two hundred and thirty gymnasts from Nelson, Trail, Castlegar, Creston, Cranbrook, Kimberley, Penticton and Golden competed for all around and event titles in the girls competitive gymnastics junior Olympic levels, trampoline levels 1-3, performance plus gymnastics and trampoline categories and the high school girls category.

BC provincial champions Brianne Stefani, 10, Olivia Kelly 13, and Abby Majeski, 9, lead the Glacier team in medal count in the junior Olympic categories. Stefani claimed the allaround silver medal and another two gold, and one bronze for events in the junior Olympic level 7 category, competing against gymnasts four to six years older than her.

Kelly repeated her provincials performance in the junior Olympic level 6, 13 and up category, winning silver all around and a medal on each event, two silver, a gold and a bronze.

Majeski also walked away with five medals in the junior Olympic Level 6, 9-10 years category, silver all around and two gold, a silver and bronze for events.

Other Glacier gymnasts winning junior Olympic event medals: Dafni van Hellemond (10-11 years), silver on junior Olympic Level 6 vault; Maika Houde (13 and up), bronze on junior Olympic Level 6 beam; Sarah Tolles (all ages), two silvers junior Olympic Level 7, vault and beam; Kylee Dyck (all ages), silver on junior Olympic Level 8 bars.

Head coach Sandra Long was very pleased with the girls’ results over the weekend. “All the girls are finishing off the season with very strong routine performances,” said Long.

“It is a strong indicator of success for next season as some of the girls will be trying out for the BC Winter Games team.”

The Glacier junior Olympic Level 6-8 team earned the second place team award coming in behind the Key City Gymnastics Team from Cranbrook.

“Cranbrook has an older, more

experienced team,” said Long. “But our young girls are polished with excellent technique and held their own, missing out on first place by only three tenths of a point.”

Long says the girls are hard-working, confident and consequently raising the level of gymnastics performed at the Nelson club. “The up-and-coming beginner competitive Glacier team looks to these girls for inspiration and role modelling and the effect was obvious in the results of the new competitors on the weekend.”

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Nelson teams in Idaho tourney

Nelson Star Staff The Nelson Selects U18 boys finished third at the Bill Eisenwinter Hot Shot Tournament in Coeur d’Alene over the weekend.

“I was absolutely delighted with the effort,” said coach Dan Szabo. “A few mistakes cost us, but I liked how we picked ourselves up after. Our confidence is high, we’re getting more chances at goal and that’s largely due to everyone knowing what their job is and how that impacts the play overall.

We scored nine goals in three games.”

With only 12 players making the trip, Nelson was allowed to pick up three guest players from Missoula, including a Brazilian exchange student.

Game one Saturday morning saw Nelson defeat Polson, Montana 3-2.

Game two went Saturday afternoon was a physical affair as the Idaho Thunder were seemingly trying an intimidation game against a Nelson Selects side that was equal to the task.

Nelson unfortunately lost the services of centre back Theo Bakas in the match and for the rest of the tournament due to an undisclosed lower body injury.

Game three took place Sunday morning in neighbouring Rathdrum, Idaho against Livingston, Montana and was a must-win for Nelson to move on to the final.

Jake Anderson got the opener at the 11th minute. Bryce Twible got tripped up in the 18-yard-box, then scored on a penalty kick in the closing seconds of the first half for a 2-0 Nelson lead at the break.

Nelson carried on in the second with Renan Paredes (Missoula guest player and Brazilian exchange student) blowing through the Livingston back field and scoring 45 seconds into the half putting his team up 3-0.

Then some bad luck. Nelson gave up three consecutive corner kicks in

The Nelson Selects U15 girls also travelled to Coeur d’Alene this past weekend to take part in the annual Hot Shot Tournament. Playing against top notch American talent, the Selects came away with an 0-2-1 record in their first tournament of the year. In the team’s second game of the tournament, Nelson striker Mattea Lorenzo Langevin broke through the Idaho Rush Premier (Boise) defenders for a scoring chance in a game that ended in a 0-0 draw. Both boys and girls Selects teams are now preparing to host the annual Terry Walgren Tournament that takes place on the May 22-24 weekend at the Lakeside pitches.

Bob Hall photo quick succession and that was one too many as Livingston finally converted.

Two minutes later, at the 41-minute mark of the contest, some defensive miscommunication led to the second goal for the southern Montana team.

The Selects bounced back right away with Paredes getting his second of the match just seconds after that. Nigel Ziegler added an extra one in the final minute for a 5-2 victory.

Nelson then waited for the outcome of Idaho vs. Flathead, Montana to see if they would advance to the final.

Although the team was tied for second in points, it dropped to third based on head-to-head play in the five-team division and failed to advance. Flathead went on to win the division, 1-0

over Idaho in the final.

Darian Johnson was Nelson’s keeper throughout the tournament and was busiest in the match against Idaho, where he made some incredible saves.

“I’m really pleased with our midfielders Nolan DeRosa and Spencer Szabo especially in that final game,” Szabo said. “On the back line, Theo Bakas, Andrew Knapik, Lucas Spielman, Dylan Bennett and Owen Thurston kept it tight under pressure, then moved out quickly on the attack. Josh Venema from Missoula was a nice addition there too. Johnny Johnson was our utility guy. Played every position on the pitch I think except keeper.

And he was even ready to do that if need be.”

Rugby in the rain Nelson players braved drizzling conditions on Wednesday afternoon as part of the Kootenay rugby finals at Lakeside Park. The L.V. Rogers Bombers boys beat Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries Rockers 43-0 while the L.V. Rogers girls tied the Selkirk Storm 5-5 (pictured) after defeating the Grand Forks Wolves 20-10.

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Reconciliation walk planned for Nelson

Submitted to the Nelson Star This week Nelson’s city council and its police board What does it mean to be reconciled? How can the wounds suffered in Canada’s residential schools be healed? Aboriginal people today still don’t have access to clean water, healthy food or decent housing.

What is our collective responsibility in the context of colonization?

One result of Canada’s 2008 statement of apology to First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples was the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

For six years, the commission had as its mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools. On May 31, the commission will present its final report in Ottawa.

To mark this historic event and to work towards a new relationship with aboriginal peoples, KAIROS is planning a Reconciliation Walk in Nelson on Friday, May 29 from city hall to Lakeside Park. Participants of all ages are invited to bring banners, to listen and to take action towards a possible new relationship between indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

KAIROS is an ecumenical group working for peace, environmental justice and human rights in Canada and the world. For further information or to arrange a ride between city hall and the park, call 250-3529871, or email sandra@netidea.com

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PSALM 139:13-14 NIV For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Contemplating this verse this morning in light of Nelson United Church Creation. “Your works...” is this beautiful Hebrew word: “ma`aseh”. The definition of this word has Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am many meaning but one that stood out to me was the Minister: David Boyd All are Welcome word “Achievement”. Its definition is: “A thing done Seventh Sunday after Easter successfully with effort, skill, or courage”. Creation “Discipleship” theme calls to us everyday. God’s person, His successful All children welcome for Sunday School effort, skill has crafted the beautiful mountains we and Nursery Room available Corner of Josephine and Silica Streets ski and hike on. It’s through God’s amazing effort Ph: 250-352-2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca in Creation that we see the wind causing whitecaps the lake. There is so much beauty in His grand The Salvation Army on achievement... but wait! There’s more! Psalm 139 Nelson Community Church isn’t talking about the hills or valleys, the orchards Sunday Worship Service and the birds. The Psalm is talking about you and at 11:00 am me.

Everyone is Welcome “For you...”, yes you, have been made in His image.

You have been knit together in your mother’s womb.

Your Pastors: Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows We have all been sons and daughters. I recognize that 250 551 4986 601 Vernon Street (Middle Level) the world can be cruel and through our brokenness we have great sorrow and pain but I want to, if I can, break through for a second. Just as the LORD in his GATHERING THIS SUNDAY achievement made the oceans and sky, His higher MAY 17TH 10AM 2402 PERRIER LANE and most successful creation was... YOU! I used to Bring food to share at our potluck brunch. tell all my youth that “God doesn’t make junk”. We All welcome. live in a society where we make junk. Stuff that is Displaced rhythms? mediocre at best. Things that are not achievements.

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Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send Not the LORD...He didn’t settle or compromise www.nelsonvineyard.com when he was forming you. He didn’t use mediocre Look for us on Facebook skills in knitting you... He totally and lavishly cared, loved and desired to make the best You! CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE The hardest question was the Psalmists at the end of 813 Ward Street 352-7131 verse 14. “I know that full well.” Really? Do you know that? Today I Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00 pm encourage you H.O.P.E. Church • Sunday 8:30 am to “know that and 10:30 am Celebration 10:30 am FULL well”!

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Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon Take the time rccathedral@shaw.ca www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” today and see July 21/15 Retreat St. Saviour's Anglican Church your self as God’s 701 Ward St. at Silica St., Nelson Shalom, South Africa masterpiece. You Family Service & Eucharist 3308 Silver King road • 250-352-5007 Every Sunday 10:30 a.m. are his child. You H.O.P.E. Church Pastoral couple Jeff & Marilyn Zak www.hopenelson.ca are the apple of Nelson Christian Science Society his eye! Bless.

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Obituaries & Memorials Macleod, Donald

Remembering

Donald was born on October 11, 1929 at Kootenay Lake Hospital and passed away there on May 4, 2015.

Donald is predeceased by his parents Annie and Norman. He is survived by his sister Christine Macleod and Norma Macleod, Shirley Macleod, Ian Macleod, Peggy Denny, Jack & Linda Denny.

Donny was proud to have worked for Cominco for 45 years of his life. He thoroughly enjoyed his retirement too, and lived his senior years very happily.

A Celebration of his Life will be held on Saturday, May 30th, 2015 from the Procter Senior Hall at 790 Woodside Road from 2-4 pm.

As an expression of sympathy, family and friends may make donations to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation 3 View St, Nelson, BC V1L 2V1 would be greatly appreciated.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.thompsonfs.ca

Margaret Richards, with much love!

February 10, 1926 - May 15, 2005 “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy!”

Miss you, Mom!!!!!

Jack, Greig, Shelley, and all your family and friends!!

HARRY MITTELSTADT March 4th, 1934 - January 26th, 2015 A Life Worth Celebrating

Alice Antifeau On May 1st, 2015, at the age of 87, Alice Antifeau passed away peacefully and gently at Talarico Place Care Centre in Castlegar, surrounded by the love of her family. Alice Elizabeth Sookavieff was born April 27, 1928 in Blagodatnoye to Mary (nee Rebalkin) and William Sookavieff, the middle of three children and the only daughter. The family moved several times to Thrums and Kaslo, eventually settling in Crescent Valley.

The family invites friends to join with us as we remember Harry.

Saturday, May 30th, 2015 1:00 p.m.

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Curtis Keith Randles

Alice married Fred Antifeau November 19th, 1949 at the age of 21. Alice and Fred travelled across BC where ever the work was, and raised their three sons, Theodore (Ted), Raymond (Ray) and Mark to respect toil and peaceful life. After Fred’s death in 1997, Alice shared several happy years with her companion Pete Sherbinin, also now deceased.

Alice is survived by her brothers Bill (Mary) of Kelowna and Peter (Doris) of Crescent Valley; her three sons Ted (Elisabeth) of Nelson, Ray (Lynn) of Surrey and Mark of Castlegar; her grandchildren Kara (Diego), Cameron (Denise), Lauren and Claire and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews to mourn her passing.

The family wishes to warmly thank Drs. Janz, Merritt and Vasil for their excellent medical care, and send our sincere appreciation to the many staff of Castle Wood Village, Mountain Lakes Assisted Living and Talarico Place Care Centre for their dedicated, patient and loving care to Alice over the past two years, and especially in the last weeks and days of her life.

Donations in memory of Alice can be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC, Iskra or a charity of your choosing.

Arrangements were in care of Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

No service by request, however a celebration of Alice’s life and interment with her beloved Fred will be held in Kelowna in June.

“MAY SHE REST IN PEACE”

Curtis Keith Randles of Nelson BC passed peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 6:00 pm in Kootenay Lake General Hospital at the age of 78.

Curtis was born in Radville, Saskatchewan July 25, 1937 to parents Forest Neil Randles and Beatrice (nee Forshee) Randles.

During the course of his life, Curtis worked on farms, oil rigs, as a milkman, underground mine worker, and eventually found his calling as an electrician.

He worked in the mines as an electrician until he was hired as the electrician for the municipality of the Crowsnest Pass.

In the fall of 1979, Curt met Gordon Pickard of Nelson BC and they became business partners in Pic’s Electric. Curtis would eventually become the sole owner servicing residential homes.

After closing Pic’s Electric, Curtis still wanted to work so he went to Fort McMurray, Ab to continue working right up until November 2014 the age of 78.

While in Fort McMurray, he became mentor and teacher to many tradesmen who valued not only his wisdom, but his stories of life which have been described by his co-workers as epic.

Curtis courageously battled cancer and refused to let it stop him from doing the things that were important to him.

He is predeceased by two brothers: Allan and Garnet, who both passed at fairly young ages. Curtis is survived by his loving wife Ethel and 3 sons Tim (Susan), Darren(Kathy), Michael,and daughter Michelle and step children Kevin,(Jenny), Wendy(Ian) and a total of 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He also has two sisters Oce(Max) and Carla (Don) Curtis was a member of The Luthern Ascension Church, the IBEW and The Eagles Club for many years and a former member of the Elks Club.

There will be no viewing prior to cremation. A memorial service with a small luncheon to follow, will be held on Saturday May 16, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 321 Silica Street Nelson, BC @ 2:30 PM. In Leiu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Kootenay Lake General Hospital (KLHF.org) in appreciation for the kindness and outstanding care they gave our father.

Refugee women in Cairo. The Kootenay Refugee Coalition is hoping to bring an individual or family to Nelson.

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Kootenay group offers Hope to Refugees

JILL GINGRICH Special to the Nelson Star Would you like to give hope to people in desperate circumstances?

The Kootenay Refugee Coalition is in the beginning stages of welcoming an individual or family to Nelson. The group has applied for sponsorship of a person or family who is deemed to be in greatest need and considered refugees

by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

The Kootenay Refugee Coalition will be responsible for all the tasks involved in the refugees’ initial settlement in Nelson. This includes providing housing and all furniture and household items; setting up English as a second language classes; finding access for medical and dental needs and more.

Beyond the tangible needs of our new community members the coalition will be assisting in developing day-today life skills and community support systems to aid in transition and settlement.

The coalition anticipates needing to raise about $14,500 for this sponsorship; this budget includes start-up costs and six months of support. Citizenship and Immigration Canada assists refugeesponsoring organizations by providing six months of funding to refugee families.

Fundraising has just begun; there will be a variety of fun events. Direct donations over $25 will receive a tax receipt and can be given through Mana’eesh Middle Eastern Restaurant; Otter Books and the Nelson United Church office. Several furniture items are also needed.

Previously working under the name Nelson and Area Refugee Coalition, the Kootenay Refugee Coalition has sponsored four other refugee families to our community. If you are interested in supporting the coalition in welcoming refugees to Nelson, your presence and/or assistance is welcome. Contact bceditor@telus.net or on find Kootenay Refugee Coalition on Facebook.

Winlaw school plans Spring Fling Submitted to the Nelson Star Winlaw Elementary students are bursting with excitement, planning and preparing for the school’s annual Spring Fling Fundraiser. This important community event is happening at the school on Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature a barbecue and bake sale, kids games, face painting, an auction, various raffles and a plant and craft sale.

Don’t miss the opportunity to bid on a number of fantastic auction items, generously donated by our community artisans and local businesses.

Proceeds raised help fund the quality educational programs, services and resources, including field trips, arts, music and reading programs in the classroom for the 2015-16 school year. Previous programs funded include bussing for the ski and swim programs, artists in the

classroom, zumba workshops and more.

Local artists and vendors wishing to participate can contact Tanya Wright at 250-226-7050 Event highlights will include: • The ever-popular plant table, thanks to the generous donations of plant starts from the many incredible gardeners in our valley. If you haven’t finished putting your garden in this year, come check out this amazing selection.

• Raffle mania! Raffle tickets will be available for a paddle board kayak, a fancy cake, and gardening manure.

• Penny Auction featuring new and gently used toys and children’s books for kids to bid on.

• Legendary Meats sausages on the barbecue and serving locally roasted coffee.

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Parts Advisor Wanted Castlegar Toyota is looking for an organized, motivated person to join our growing Service/ Parts Team.

The successful candidate must show an ability to work in a fast paced environment, develop and maintain relationships with vendors, be growth oriented and be ready to come to work to work.

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Made For Trades presents pathways for high school students Submitted to the Nelson Star More than 200 junior high and high school students descended on the Selkirk College Silver King campus in Nelson this month to get a closer look at gateways into trades training.

The annual Made For Trades event brought students from around the West Kootenay/ Boundary to the campus to introduce the youth to the advantages of post-secondary as a springboard into trades careers. Students from Grades 8 to 12 had an opportunity to tour the Silver King campus, ask questions of the instructors, interact with current students and take part in hands-on workshops.

“It’s important to give high school students the opportunity to see what goes on here,” said Rob Schwarzer, chair of the Selkirk College school of industry and trades.

“It’s nice to see the hallways and shop areas filled with all this excitement. We are stressing career paths and shop safety, but I think what the students will take away is the chance to get some hands-on experience in the shops. Hopefully it will inspire them and help them discover some options.”

The Selkirk College school of industry and trades offers programs in carpentry, electrical, fine woodworking, heavy mechanical, metal fabrication, welding, millwright/machinist, plant operator and refrigeration plant operator.

Made For Trades day also included the hairdressing program and esthetics Program.

“I’m interested in the trades, mostly welding,” said Logan Mengler, a Grade 11 student at New Denver’s Lucerne Secondary. “The concept of building things and construction interests me.”

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the ACE IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training) high school transition program which enables participants to start their post-secondary career while still in Grade 11 or 12. Baird attended the Selkirk College Made For Trades day when he was in Grade 9 and then set himself on a pathway towards ACE IT. “I think coming to this day helps kids if they’re unsure of what they want to do,” said Baird. “They can come and see what we do and how we do it. It was a big push for me to come up here and I’m happy I did.”

A student at Nelson’s L.V. Rogers Secondary, Baird has spent the last nine months in the mechanics shop earning both high school and college credit. He will graduate from the heavy mechanical foun-

dation program later this month and graduate from high school in June.

“I saw the way the Selkirk students were up here to show the kids around when I was younger,” said Baird about his reason for volunteering to put on a Made For Trades workshop.

“I wanted to have that chance because it’s fun to interact with the students from the different schools and get them interested in what we’re doing. My year at Selkirk College has been so great and I would definitely recommend it.”

Selkirk College puts on two Made For Trades events each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. To find out more about the school of industry and trades training go to selkirk.ca/school/ industry-and-trades-training.

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Continued from page 1 Both Chiocca and Pigott expressed concern the co-op would pursue legal action against them.

The Kootenay Co-op is embroiled in a conflict concerning the reassignment of longtime general manager Deirdrie Lang.

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‘Change is healthy’ Co-op president Jon Steinman declined to discuss board deliberations, citing confidentiality requirements, but refuted the claim normal business hasn’t been completed during the past four months.

“Change is a healthy and essential component to a strong cooperative and a strong business,” he said. “The board is stronger than I’ve ever seen it, and we’re really looking forward to working with our new directors.”

The board has appointed Andrew Jarrett and Zoë Creighton to replace Pigott and Chiocca. Both have extensive experience with coops. Jarrett has spent nine years coordinating the Kootenay Boundary Community Services Co-op, while Creighton was a founding director of Kootenay Co-op Radio and has been the Kootenay Co-op’s board assistant for close to a decade.

The appointments will last until the co-op’s annual general meeting in September.

“Directors are at liberty to resign at any point. We’re grateful to have two highly experienced members to take their place,” said Steinman.

However, he took a dim view of the two past directors speaking out.

“With the nature of the deliberations the board has been having, it would be inappropriate for any director or past director to comment, and it’s a breach of their confidentiality agreement as directors to the members and to each other.”

Steinman expressed dismay that Pigott and Chiocca decided to make their concerns public.

“This will all affect the Nelson Commons project and the future of the co-op. What we’re communicating is part of the change we’ve been seeing internally. We’re trying to get the right people in the right positions with the right level of support for all projects.”

Pigott, a commercial lawyer, and Chiocca, a geotechnical engineer, both said they wouldn’t normally approach the media about this issue, but extreme circumstances forced them to act.

Some Kootenay Co-op members are reportedly trying to have a special meeting called to discuss the issue, but Steinman said he hadn’t heard of it yet and such a meeting would be unprecedented.

“At this point it’s premature, but we will be reporting on the changes taking place at the AGM.” Steinman had no comment on whether Kootenay Co-op plans to pursue legal action against Pigott and Chiocca.

Board conflict Chiocca said the board was cleaved 4-2 over the issue of Lang’s dismissal, and relationships between directors have deteriorated drastically since January.

“It’s been hell,” he said.

Chiocca believes there wasn’t a legitimate reason to relieve Lang of her position.

“She’s been with the co-op for almost 25 years, it’s one of the biggest and most successful co-ops in Canada. Our sales are going up six to eight per cent a year and we’re busting at the seams. They were talking like ‘well, she may have to go’ and I said ‘well, why?’ She’s done so much for the co-op and this is how they thank her?”

Pigott said the “board resorted to multiple abuses of power, process and breaches of the rules of co-op.”

In a letter addressed to the community, Pigott alleged the board made last-minute changes to agenda items to impair the ability of board members to speak to proposed actions, paid for a lawyer personally retained by a board member, withheld consultant reports and meeting minutes from board members and strictly limited the amount of time a member was allowed to speak.

“In one instance Leon was in mid-discussion, saying something uncomfortable to the board, and the president adjourned the meeting in the middle of Leon’s sentence,” said Chiocca.

Chiocca said once he received minutes from a meeting he and Pigott couldn’t attend, he discovered the board had hired a lawyer to investigate his conduct on the board.

“It intimidated me because even though I had done nothing wrong, just to defend myself would have cost me a fortune.

They had the near-unlimited resources of the co-op behind them to waste while I couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer for one hour.”

Chiocca said he decided then to leave.

Pigott, meanwhile, has distributed a letter outlining his concerns and is encouraging co-op

members to contact the board at board@kootenay.coop.

He’s suggesting a special committee comprised of three former co-op chairs supported by an expert in corporate governance be struck to investigate the board’s actions over the past four months and provide a report to the membership.

“I believe the membership is entitled to understand how their cooperative is being governed,” he said.

Looking forward

The co-op has already named a new interim general manager, Paul Kelly, the current grocery manager. He joined the co-op in November and has 17 years experience in the natural foods industry.

Lang will continue to be involved with the Nelson Commons development, which will see a new co-op store built at the east end of Baker St. with residential units above it.

The co-op informed its members of the changes this week in a member update, in which it said that as the co-op embarked on Nelson Commons, Lang’s role “expanded dramatically.” She was responsible for overseeing both the store and the development, along with project manager Russell Precious.

“There is little question that the responsibilities of such a role are significant and Deirdrie has been steadfast in her commitment to the project,” the update said.

“As we look ahead, it is clear that organization change is necessary to steward the co-op through its next phases. The board has therefore redefined what the leadership of the store and Nelson Commons looks like.”

Officially, Lang has been named co-manager of the development.

“This change will provide Deirdrie with more capacity to focus her attention on Nelson Commons while providing the store with leadership and management capacity,” the update said.

Lang declined to be interviewed for this story.

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Submitted to the Nelson Star Fishing season is upon us again. The Slocan Volunteer Fire Department along with the Slocan and District Technical Rescue Society and Slocan First Responders are ramping up for another fishing derby to get everyone out for an enjoyable Saturday on Slocan Lake.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the fishing derby originally put on by the fire department alone. It started out as a way for some of the local fire departments to get together for some good fun interaction.

It has grown over the years to what it is now, an important fundraiser to help not only the fire department, but also the first responders and rescue society afford some

of the equipment and training which is out of reach of their budgets.

Last year was by far the most successful of the derbies put on by the group. Close to $2,000 was raised to be shared amongst the three groups. This was after cash prizes for the first, second and thirdlargest fish. There were raffles, abundant draw prizes and also items up for silent auction, all generously donated by local businesses. There was even a late donation of a day of guided fishing which was put up for live auction. That was a raucous and entertaining event to say the least.

For all the hungry fishermen and spectators alike, the group has always put on an amazing barbecue where delicious

sausages and burgers are available, not to mention the licensed beer garden.

There is even a rumour of having fresh coffee and muffins available for the early fishermen this year.

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The roads may be closed for a bit — but the stores are all open!

Come on down to Hall Street, Baker and Vernon and see what’s up with the City of Nelson’s Stores To Shores Downtown Revitalization Project.

While some of our downtown roads may be intermittently closed during the Stores To Shores project, all of Hall Street’s businesses are open to all pedestrian traffic.

There’s parking nearby your favourite Hall Street shopping and dining venues, short walks through easy access points and helpful directional signs.

“For the Stores To Shores project to be a true success,” says Mayor Deb Kozak, “it’s really important that Nelson residents and visitors continue to shop local, and support the retail and hospitality venues

that are alongside the construction zone, on Hall, Baker and Vernon Streets.”

The City of Nelson is helping ensure our downtown business sector maintains its traffic flow throughout the construction process.

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