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Tribute - Respected businessman passes by Duane Crandall Special to Golden This Week Some things just go together. Hand and glove. A boy and his dog. Strawberries and ice cream. In a similar way, it’s hard to think of ‘Joe Dusevic’ without also thinking ‘Golden Bakery.’ That is because for the last forty-five years the Dusevic family has been synonymous with the bakery business in Golden, and Joe, along with his wife, Evelyn, purchased the business and operated it for many of those years. Joe passed away on May 6, leaving a hole in the hearts of his family and much of the community of Golden. Joe was born in Croatia in 1938. Croatia was then part of communist Yugoslavia but Joe, like many Croatians, was fervently Croatian, never happy to be called a Yugoslavian. He grew up on a farm in that small Dalmatian coastal country, and as he grew to adulthood he yearned for the freedom that was not to be found in a communist system. While working as a cook on a cruise ship he did something that few would do. While docked in a German port on the Baltic Sea, Joe jumped overboard and swam to shore. There he found assistance in a refugee facility and started working on his passage to Canada. He arrived in this country in 1958, first settling in Saskatchewan where he met and married Evelyn, and then after a short time living in Calgary, moved to Golden in 1970 where they purchased Golden Bakery. This piece, however, isn’t about the bakery business. It’s about Joe. Much of what we have come to know about Joe though, through the years, we learned through the lens of his work. We know, for example, that Joe worked those awful baker’s hours, showing up for work at three in the morning when most of the rest of us are only half way through the night. So we know he was a hard worker. Hard work, though, is not a goal in itself. Most of us would be content to avoid it even though we would still want the benefits that it is supposed to bring. But it is a trait of character that
Joe Dusevic, seen regularly at the Golden Bakery, in his apron. Below: At his granddaughter Faith’s recent wedding, surely one of his proudest moments.
builds individuals, builds families, builds communities and builds countries. Joe
Dusevic brought that trait to work every day and in that way he was a mentor and
a role model to all of us. Joe was also among the most honest of us all. Now that sounds as if I am just suggesting that he wasn’t dishonest in his business dealings. Of course, I am suggesting that. But as I think about honesty in Joe’s life, business and dollars are not the first things that I think of. I rather think of Joe’s honesty in what he said. Joe always said what he believed. There was no beating around the bush, no holding back what he believed for fear of someone disagreeing. If someone wanted a person to parrot their line whether they agreed with it or not they needn’t bother talking to Joe. Joe gave us a kind of willing honesty that seems to have disappeared in this age of political correctness. And that kind of honesty also builds individuals, builds families, builds communities and builds countries. I believe that we can also say that Joe valued things that have real value. Perhaps growing up in a communist country made Joe value freedom more than we who have never lived without it. What would make a person jump into the sea and swim to shore in search of freedom and opportunity? How many others have you heard of doing that? We all pay lip service to freedom and we appreciate opportunity when it presents itself, but Joe took himself to freedom. He took himself to opportunity. By the things Joe fought for in his life, we know he recognized things of real value. And recognizing real value also builds individuals, families, communities and countries. Now Joe is gone. We will miss his familiar form walking between the bakery and the post office. We will also miss his occasional humourous stories that he was so good at telling. We don’t need to worry about the Golden Bakery; with Darren and Nola its in good hands. But what did Joe leave to the rest of us? What difference did his life make? If we could keep anything from his life, I hope that it might be some of his traits of character; his willingness to contribute, the honesty of his thoughts and his recognition of things of meaningful value. If we could adopt those traits for ourselves, he would have left each of us with far more than even he might have hoped for.
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Things are coming up roses at Abbeyfield by Janet Crandall 1VCMJTIFS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL ‘It will never rain roses: When we want more roses we must plant more trees.’ ~ George Eliot Roses, roses, roses. We have been singing about them, writing about them and painting them forever. Surely they are among the aristocracy of flowers. But we, in Golden, have been doing even more than that. Many volunteers have also been, yes, planting, tending and watering them. And they still are. Especially at Abbeyfield. When the Golden Abbeyfield seniors’ facility was built in 1999 there was a question as to what to do with the space between the front of the building and the street. Grass was an option, but with that comes cutting and other maintenance. Some thought that a rose garden would perhaps be easier to keep. The area seemed ideal for roses. The land is south facing and gently sloping. A town beautification program was underway at the time with a committee called ‘Communities in Bloom’ providing guidance and assistance to several projects. A number of volunteers from that group provided expertise to the Abbeyfield garden then, and some still are.
One of those volunteers, Penny Shapperd, sat down with us recently and talked about the garden’s development and growth over the fifteen years that it has been there. She remembers the initial
Volunteers start the annual spring clean up at the Abbeyfield rose garden. planning stages and how they wanted to create a space that was interesting to both the residents of Abbeyfield and all local residents who pass by, either walking or driving. In addition to the enjoyment they provide, it has also been interesting that roses seem to have some characteristics which you might think of as almost human. For example, they are territorial, in a way. A rose will not grow where another rose has previously grown. Sometimes one rose bush won’t grow well next to another rose, perhaps it’s too close. In the Abbeyfield rose garden, most of the bushes seem to be comfortable in their space, and for the most part, they’re thriving. A drip irrigation system was implemented right at the beginning, watering the plants at the root, which is ideal for roses apparently. Too much water on the leaves or flowers can be disease promoting. The system hasn’t
needed much maintenance over the years. Kardash Plumbing voluntarily comes each fall and blows the lines out in preparation for another season, specifically to prevent winter ice from bursting the lines. Some of the challenges for roses are insects. Ants are one of the biggest offenders. They’re attracted to the kind of conditions that roses thrive in, digging air pockets around the roots of the plants, making it almost impossible for the plants to get water. Volunteers use Diatomaceous Earth to try and drive the ants away. Naturally occurring and considered low risk, Diatomaceous Earth is widely used as an insecticide and is effective due to its abrasive nature and physico-sorptive properties. Basically, it absorbs lipids from the waxy outer layer of the insects’ exoskeletons, causing them to dehydrate. Other challenges are weather conditions and garbage, specifically cigarette butts, and weeds. The spring cleanup of the rose garden is an annual event, taking place
over several afternoons, clearing out any dead growth, pruning the rose bushes, and clearing out any garbage from the winter or spring season. Very specific roses were chosen for this space, with considerations given to certain varieties based on different factors - be it height, blooming season, colour, and the hardiness of the species. All were chosen to be hardy, to survive the Canadian weather conditions, both summer and winter. Most, but not all, of the species are Canadian-bred varieties, such as the Morden roses from Winnipeg. There’s also the Parkland series, and the Explorer series. The roses bloom in all shades of pink, red, yellow, white and orange. One of the Non-Canadian varieties is Dart’s Dash, a mini version of the Hansa variety, a pink rose chosen for its size and hardiness. Dart’s Dash has large blossoms with the ‘spicy scent typical of rugosas’ ... Continued on page 5
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Roses continued ... ... Continued from page 4 and when blooming is done, the plant ‘puts forth a marvellous display of showy hips.’ Near the centre of the rose garden, is a small plant donated by long-time Golden resident, Ilsa Salt, who brought the plant to Canada more than 50 years ago from her farm in Germany. The main rose bush grows at her home, and she was able to transplant a piece to grow in the Abbeyfield rose garden. Penny smiles, recalling the many volunteers who have helped over the years. “People come and go of course,” she says, “and there’s always room for more, there’s always work to be done.” For her part, Penny has enjoyed the many outside hours tending and weeding the garden and working on a project that can be enjoyed by everyone. It was, and is, in every sense a community project. She speaks fondly of the Rotary Club of Golden, who funded the initial purchase of the mulch, fertilizer, and so on. Golden Installations dug the holes for the roses with their earth auger, and Bill Soles built the lattice. The roses themselves were purchased by donation, often in memory of loved ones, with the largest donation coming from the Ladies Lunch Break at $400. Even now 15 years later, Rotary continues to fund the supplies needed every year. They even lent a hand with some of the paving stones and the labour that was necessary at the beginning to get it established. Penny is one of Golden’s foremost flower gardeners and she has enjoyed her involvement with the Abbeyfield rose garden. She would also like it known that the group would very much welcome others becoming involved. “There may be other people in the community with green thumbs whose talent could be put to great use at Abbeyfield. I would welcome calls from anyone,” Penny said. The garden has been good for all involved, especially the residents of Abbeyfield, who often bring a snack out to the volunteers to show their appreciation for the wonderful work done by all the volunteers who make the rose garden one of Golden’s finest.
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On life and living, Joe Dusevic Janet Crandall-Swaffield Publisher I got to know Joe Dusevic fairly well these past 15 years or so. His recent passing has left a hole in our lives, that won’t easily be filled any time soon. Joe was one of those guys you could ask just about anything, at least I could. I would often see him at least once a day, the same is likely true for anyone who works regularly in downtown. Most days you could set your clock by him on his way to the post office to check the mail. He was the baker for many years at the Bakery, the family business. Most recently, he was a fixture in the coffee shop at the Bakery, and he’s been there greeting and serving customers for as far back as I can remember. And the best part? He was always glad to see me. Of course, maybe he was fooling me, but I don’t think so. We could talk politics, i5IF CVTJOFTT children, grandchildren, PG MJGF JT UIF world events, local events, more politics, BDRVJTJUJPO PG family. Lots about family. NFNPSJFT w I would often seek him out to ask about certain things, like he was the only one who could help me understand some things, or I was just interested in what his opinion was on something specific. At the end of the day, the fact that he cared so much about life, it really made him who he was. While many knew him better than I did, he made an impact on my life that I’m forever grateful for. They say grief is the price we pay for loving someone, we’ve seen that play out over and over in our community. And there’s more to come. It’s part of living here. It reminds us who we are, and that life is precious. Often we don’t realize the impact someone has made on our lives, until it’s too late. I thought highly of Joe, and I suspect he knew it. At least, I hope he did. Golden is truly blessed to have had Joe as part of our community for so long. He set the bar for living pretty high. What I learned from Joe Dusevic. Work hard, love your family, give of yourself to your community, and care about your country. I recently heard a statement made in a philosophical conversation, “The business of life is the acquisition of memories.� So true. So very true. Rest in peace, Joe.
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Bearers of Tradition, museum produces new film series The Golden Museum has a new project, a film series, called “Bearers of Tradition.� It is a collection of stories from folks who have been the area for an extended period of time. Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Golden Civic Center, the museum will be showing the film that has been created from the interviews that they have been doing with long time valley residents. “The official project title is called Bearers of Tradition,� says Colleen Palumbo, ... “The idea for the project was that we are presently losing a generation of longtime residents. Those people who have first hand knowledge of a particular time in our history. People who have traditions and customs, or simply ways of living that could be lost if we don’t record them. They are the Bearers of Tradition.� They have interviewed 20 people. Some of the “The idea for the interviews have been project was that we just 20 minutes and some three hours. From are presently losing a those interviews, they are generation of longtime excerpting clips that last residents. Those from three minutes to six people who have first minutes which are being hand knowledge of a put together to form a movie for the public. particular time in our “The movie is not history. People who professional quality. The have traditions and transitions are not smooth. customs, or simply Some of the sound could ways of living that leave a little to be desired. It’s put together like a could be lost if we home movie and we hope don’t record them. that people will come out They are the Bearers and enjoy the evening of Tradition.� surrounded by friends and neighbors while learning things about people who call Golden home,� says Palumbo. “A couple of the interesting things that came out of the interviews were the best way to grow a big pumpkin and that stirring a pot with a red hot spoon is the only way to remove poison from certain varieties of mushrooms. We talked with Sam Patara about his wedding - which was the first East Indian wedding in Golden. We talked with Ed Blysak about his years with CP Rail and the importance to having a perfectly timed watch.� Maybe they’ll serve up some popcorn and people can sit around the room together, and simply enjoy the movie.
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May long weekend offers adventure by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL
It’s time to celebrate adventure with the Golden Mountain Festival kicking off Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockwater Grill and Bar. With three days of events honouring our “real mountain town,� Tourism Golden Marketing Manager Joanne Sweeting says the event was created in the hopes of encouraging visitors to stop and stay in Golden for the May long weekend. The theme this year is Adventurers of Yesterday and Today. “We want to introduce people to the great things that Golden has to offer and the fact that while we have things that are created for visitors, the ski resort is a prime example, Golden is also an authentic destination,� she says. “It’s a real town, with real people – many from families that have lived here for generations. That’s an important element that we will always have as the core of the festivals as we move forward. Those aspects are what make Golden unique and that’s what we want people to see whether it’s on our doorstep, regionally, domestic or internationally.� With that in mind, the Golden Mountain festival invites visitors and locals alike to follow in the footsteps of the adventurers and explorers that made the town “the mountain adventure paradise that it is today.� Those adventurers include David Thompson, a fur-trader an surveyor who crossed over the Rocky Mountains and traveled along the Blaeberry River to the future site of Golden; James Hector and the Palliser Expedition, who discovered a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide which later became the route of the main line constructed by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between Lake Louise and Field; A.B. Rogers, a CPR surveyor who found the pass now named for him and established a settlement that was the beginning of the town of Golden; and Golden’s Swiss Guides, Edouard Feuz Sr., Christian Haesler and the others that helped to build the Edelweiss Village.
Logistically, this year Sweeting says Tourism Golden took a very important step and hired a professional event manger, Magi Scallion.
“It’s a real town, with real people – many from families that have lived here for generations. 5IBU T BO JNQPSUBOU element that we will always have as the core of the festivals as we move GPSXBSE 5IPTF BTQFDUT BSF XIBU NBLF (PMEFO VOJRVF and that’s what we want people to see whether it’s on our doorstep, regionally, domestic or internationally.� “Magi has done a fantastic job. Without her, without making that step, we wouldn’t have what we have,� Sweeting notes. “You can’t run an event like this off the side of somebody’s desk. You have to have someone who is focused and experienced.� Sweeting says bringing Scallion on
board has ensured the festival has such an extensive schedule and the support f many local businesses. “That said, we wouldn’t have been able to hire Magi if we hadn’t have received some grant funding. We are really lucky to have the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initiatives program. That grant funding enables us to hire professionals,� she explains. Event co-ordinator Magi Scallion says from her end, organizing the festival this year has been “more fun and rewarding� because she has been far more involved with the local businesses in Golden. “It feels good because the intent of the festival is obviously to celebrate Golden and the mountain culture that we have, but it’s also about driving people to local businesses during a traditionally slow season.� Among the many highlights of the event are the inclusion of Will Gadd – a Canmore native and a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. “I lived in Canmore for eight years and Will Gadd was in the group of friends that I socialized with so I know him on a personal level,� says Scallion. “WE reached out to a number of people and Will was super excited to come to Golden so that was an easy win for us.� Gadd is not only an avid rock and ice climber but also loves whitewater kayaking and paragliding, so he is very familiar with Golden, Scallion notes.
The Golden Mountain Festival begins Friday with the Dogtooth Rangers at the Rockwater Grill and Bar. The locally known crew of ski mountaineers name the Dogtooth Range as their favourite place to ski and adventure. On Saturday, get in touch with nature by attending the bird watching breakfast with Wildsight. From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Reflection Lake Gazebo, Wildsight volunteers will facilitate bird watching in one of Western Canada’s most important places for migrating birds, the Columbia Wetlands. The fun continues Saturday with Adventure Activities. Participants are encouraged to collect Explorer stickers from participating businesses to be entered into the Grand Prize Draw. There will also be a Downtown Street Sale. At the sprit square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Higher Ground will host a mountain sports bike demonstration and sale. Then, head over to the Dogtooth Climbing Gym at 10 a.m. for a unique opportunity to climb with Will Gadd and Sarah Huineken. Admission is free. Back at the spirit square at 4p.m., instructors from Golden Lotus Yoga will lead an outdoor yoga session. Participation is by donation. Throughout the weekend, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will feature a Get to know Boo tour at the resort. Advance booking ... Continued on page 10
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Celebrate the historic explorers and modern-day adventurers that influence Golden’s mountain culture today. Offering a range of events and activities, there is something to suit everyone; from families who love to play outdoors, through to adventure-loving weekend warriors and hard-core mountain athletes. Check out the Event Schedule below to create your own Adventure. Collect Explorer stickers at events, activities and participating businesses to add to your Adventure Card then submit your entry to win amazing prizes.
For a full list of events, offers and discounts visit www.GoldenFest.ca
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: FRIDAY, MAY 15 7:30pm Meet the Dogtooth Rangers; Q&A with ski mountaineers who adventure in the Dogtooth Range Rockwater Grill 8:45pm Musical entertainment by Broken Down Suitcase Rockwater Grill
SATURDAY, MAY 16 All Day Choose from a variety of adventure activities. Collect 4 Explorer stickers to enter the Grand Prize Draw Various All Day Downtown Street Sale – Browse offers and promotions, with entertainment by buskers and artists 9th Avenue North 7am – 9am Birdwatching Breakfast with Wildsight. Binoculars and bird guides supplied. Participation by donation Reflection Lake
SUNDAY, MAY 17 9am – 4pm Higher Ground Mountain Sports Bike Demo and Sale featuring multiple brand mountain bike and road demos, free rentals and giveaways Spirit Square
All Day Choose from a variety of adventure activities. Collect 4 Explorer stickers to enter the Grand Prize Draw Various
10am - noon Join Will Gadd and Sarah Huineken for an informal climbing session. Admission is free Dogtooth Climbing Gym
10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm Get to know Boo, the resident Grizzly Bear on an exclusive tour. Max. 5 people per departure. Tickets $20 per person. Bookings in advance required. Call guest services 1-866-754.5425 Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse Resort
10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm Get to know Boo, the resident Grizzly Bear on an exclusive tour. Max. 5 people per departure. Tickets $20 per person. Bookings in advance required. Call guest services 1-866-754.5425 Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse Resort 4pm Prepare body and mind for your adventures at Outdoor Yoga. Participation is by donation Spirit Square 7:30pm Will Gadd - 2014 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year – gives a multi-media presentation “Mentors & Adventures�. Tickets $10 each (cash only) from AGOG, or at the door Golden Civic Centre
The Golden Mountain Festival 2015 is made possible with funding from Columbia Basin Trust.
11am – 5pm Golden Farmers Market & Rotary BBQ Spirit Square 1pm Golden’s own Amuse Troupe explores adventuring through history. Free Admission Golden Civic Centre 2pm – 4pm Free concert in the BCVC at Golden Plaza B.C. Visitors Centre 5:00pm Grand Prize Draw Spirit Square
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Long weekend adventure continued ... ... Continued from page 8 is required for this activity, and those interested are asked to call guest services. Finish off the day with Will Gadd’s multimedia presentation Mentors & Adventures. Tickets are $10 each and are available from the Art Gallery of Golden or at the door. On Sunday, catch the Golden Farmers Market and Rotary barbecue all day at the Spirit Square, and in the afternoon beginning at 1 p.m., Golden’s own Amuse Troupe will explore the concepts of adventuring through history with your family. Admission is free. “I’m really excited about the Amuse Troupe’s family adventure event,” says Scallion. “I have had a lot of fun working with them to get this off the ground. They are such an enthusiastic, lively group of people so it’s really fun to brainstorm with them.” The Golden Mountain Festival runs from May 15 to May 17. For more information, check out their website at goldenfest.ca.
“I have had a lot of fun working with them to get this off the ground. They are such an enthusiastic, lively group of people so it’s really fun to brainstorm with them.”
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., visitors can also catch a free concert by Krista and The Krybabys at the British Columbia Visitors Centre. Finish up the weekend back at the Spirit Square where at 5 p.m., the festival will wrap up with a Grand Prize Draw. First prize is a three-night stay and helicopter transportation from Purcell Mountain Lodge and Alpine Helicopters. Second prize is a sightseeing helicopter flight for six people from Alpine Helicopters. The Golden Mountain Festival runs from May 15 to May 17. For more information check out their website at goldenfest.ca.
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Show your community pride! Submitted by Town of Golden
This spring and summer season, showcase your pride in your community services by becoming a member at the Golden Municipal swimming pool! Town of Golden Recreation Services Coordinator, Kim Bryan, says that the Golden pool is important to the community first and foremost, because it teaches people how to swim and how to be safe in and around the water. “The pool is the best place to learn drowning prevention and that extends to the many waterways that we have here,” she explains. “Also, people are able to maintain a healthy body and mind with regular activity, whether they chose lane swim, public swim or just come to have fun splashing around and practising.” Manager of Recreation Services, Jordan Petrovics, says that the Town pool is a great place to hang out with friends or neighbours and get to know the people in your community. “It’s great that we have a place where all different walks of life come together,” says Petrovics. In Golden, the benefits of having a membership extend beyond the social aspect and into your pocket book. For a child membership, it is less than 75 cents per day to support the pool. For an adult, $1.25 – less than a cup of coffee – helps to support your pool. For a family, the cost is less than $2.75 per day. And, new this year, membership pricing includes unlimited access to all drop-in programs at the pool. This year, the Golden pool will benefit from a one-time contribution of $275,000 from the Economic Opportunity Fund. “By accessing this funding, we have had acknowledgment from the Regional District and the Town that the pool is an important part of the greater community,” says Petrovics. “It is a great step in the direction of understanding that joint funding is really the best way for us to continue operating our facilities effectively and grow our programming.” Another important aspect of the Golden pool is the variety of high-quality programs
The Town pool is a great place to hang out with friends or neighbors and get to know the people in your community. offered to community members. New this year is the National Lifeguard courses that will be administered by a certified instructor. “Previously to get your national ticket, valid across Canada, you would have to travel outside of the community. Now we have a certified instructor and we will be offering the course here in Golden this summer,” says Bryan. Bryan thinks the addition of the lifeguard
certification programs to the pool’s lineup is important for people – especially youth – who aren’t sure what they want to do in terms of a career path. “Lifeguarding is an amazing first step,” she says. “I think that the skills that you learn through lifeguarding – through the certification process and getting your first job as a lifeguard – carries on to many different career paths. And, the fact that we can offer it in town is amazing because
it means that it is more accessible to a variety of people.” The Golden pool is also offering a new Bronze Medallion/Cross combo course this summer – which can save those working toward becoming a lifeguard money and time. Check out Golden.ca and click on the soccer ball to learn more about what the Golden pool has to offer, or visit ToG Recreation Services page on Facebook.
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Families continue the Mother’s Day tradition
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PurinaÂŽ Walk for Dog Guides coming to Golden Submitted by The Golden Lions Club
What is the PurinaÂŽ Walk for Dog Guides?
Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 10 am to Noon Pre-register at the Golden Museum What you need: A car and team of 4 people ($40. entry fee) A sense of humor and a couple of hours Drop by the museum for more information
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The PurinaŽ Walk for Dog Guides is a national fundraising walk held in more than 200 communities across Canada. It raises funds to help train Dog Guides for Canadians with visual, hearing, medical or physical disabilities. Each Walk is organized by local volunteers with support from Lions Foundation of Canada. To date, the Walk has raised more than $12 million! Communities host Walks in the Spring and Fall. Visit our locations page to find the Walk closest to you. Why walk for Dog Guides? To help provide Dog Guides at no cost to the growing number of Canadians who need them. To enjoy a fun day out in your community. Walk with your friends, family and co-workers.The event is pet friendly but you don’t need a dog to participate.
Everyone is welcome – all ages and abilities – and you are not required to complete the route to participate. Everyone is a winner! The money you raise goes towards this important program and you could earn an incentive prize. There is no registration fee and 100% of the funds you raise will go towards the cause. In Golden, the walk will take place on Sunday, May 31, starting at the Spirit Square. For more information, please call (250) 9398267. It is a project of the Golden Lions Club.
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Golden girls get inspired with Fast and Female
Golden Sport 4 Life and Fast and Female are hosting the second annual Golden Champ Chat on May 31 at the Golden and District arena starting at 10 a.m. The day will feature a variety of fun events run for girls by girls. by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL On May 31, Golden’s girls will have a chance to dance, play and be inspired by Olympic and national athletes. Held at the Golden Arena, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in association with Golden Sport 4 Life, the second annual Fast and Female Camp Chat invites girls ages eight to 18 to come and be motivated and empowered while having a ton of fun. According to their website, fastandfemale.com, Fast and Female Champ Chats are sport-specific, half day events led by female Olympians and national champions. The day includes an active component and an inspirational presentation by the lead female ambassador. Girls are split by age groups in order for them to have more one-on-one, age specific time with the
ambassador. Golden Sport 4 Life organizer Magi Scallion says this year’s confirmed ambassador is Canadian luge athlete Alex Gough. Gough has competed in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Olympics, is a 2011 and 2013 World Championship Bronze medalist and placed second in the 2013/2014 World Cup Overall. “Alex is great and she is going to talk about how she got involved in luge, other sports that she has done, what keeps her going and the impact that being able to compete in high level sports has had on her life,” says Scallion. Scallion became involved in the Golden event due to her experience organizing the first major Fast and Female event in 2006 in Canmore, Alta. She is also a founding executive director of the organization and friends with the founder and president of Fast and Female, Olympic Gold medallist,
Chandra Crawford. “The reason that I am involved is because of my experiences around that first event in 2006, and my belief in what the organization does as a female athlete myself,” says Scallion. “The whole concept of Fast and Female is really to keep girls involved in sport - especially through their teenage years.” In her first event, Scallion remembers that two of the participants were in tears about not wanting to be there. After the event wrapped up, Scallion drove around Canmore returning some leftover items, and was pleased to learn from the mother of the young ladies that the event had transformed the girls. They were now doing push-ups and sit-ups every day and expressing their desire to go to the Olympics. This is something she hopes to accomplish with every event. “It goes beyond being involved in sport
and going to the Olympics though,” she says. “It’s inspiring to tell girls that sport allowed some of these women to go to post secondary on a scholarship and secure their jobs along with being fit and healthy and happy.” Scallion says this year’s event is going to be a really fun day, “and a good opportunity to meet a superstar in a sport that maybe they want to learn more about because it is not very traditional.” More than that, Scallion hopes that Golden’s girls will be inspired and empowered by becoming becoming part of a larger community across North America and around the world. The Fast and Female Golden Camp Chat will be held on May 31. The cost is $30, which includes the camp, lunch, snacks and a T-Shirt. Pre-registration is required. Visit https://ffchampchatgoldenbc. eventbrite.ca for registration information.
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Gear and far by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL
The Summer Gear and Bike Swap was a great success, with a large crowd and some awesome gear trading hands. Coorganizer and member of the Gentlemen’s Leisure Club of Golden, Brian Coles, said 150 items from SUPs to downhill bikes were entered this year. “This was great growth from last year and is moving us closer to making this event as large as the Ski Swap and Snow Show,” said Coles. “As always, our primary goal was to put on a low cost event that served a need in the community and brought people together. In that regard, all goals were met and we happened to come out with $800 that will go towards funding future events, a project with the Golden Cycling Club and contribute towards our long term goal of providing infrastructure that will enable youth to participate in recreational and sporting activities at a minimal cost.”
Growing through gardening with Cat Gibbs When I became a parent my thinking about time shifted and I saw with new eyes the circular nature of life. The wheel had turned for me; I had moved from child to parent and, from the vantage point of parent, I could see my way to elder and all the way back to the earth again. Gardening has opened my eyes to the wheel of the seasons and I can see how the pace of my life is shaped by this seasonal rhythm. Spring is an ‘in-breath’, a busy time planning the garden, turning over the soil, starting and nursing tender seedlings. Summer is an ‘out-breath’; green things settle into a quiet growing and reaching and there’s little for me to do but to gaze lazily at the garden through
the hot, summer haze. With autumn comes the busy ‘in-breath’ of the harvest and the ‘putting by’ of my garden’s bounty. In the midst of this busy-ness, I’m often anticipating the contented sigh of winter’s ‘out-breath’ and the turning of the wheel once again. What I’ve come to realize is, if gardening didn’t follow this rhythm of busy ‘in-breath’ followed by restful ‘out-breath’, I wouldn’t be able to do it. The quiet, restorative nature of summer and winter make the busy-ness of spring and fall possible and easeful. Even so, it has taken me many years to trust in and to honour the fullness of the ‘out-breath’ in my life and in the lives of my children, to recognize the
importance of these times for connection, reflection and gestation, for finding a way home to myself in what used to be an overly scheduled and overly busy life. My vegetables follow their own circular path around my garden, a four year crop rotation, and this year they are finally back in their starting places! I’ve tweaked this crop rotation here and there, trying a particular plant one year and swapping it out the next, but I’ve maintained four basic beds: a fruiting bed [currently tomatoes and cucumbers though I’ve tried (unsuccessfully) to add eggplants]; a root bed [carrots, beets, parsnips, radishes & salsify]; a brassica bed [largely dedicated to cabbage and kale (which I love) though
I always plant a few rutabaga and turnips]; and my fourth bed [currently half alliums (onions and garlic) and half lettuce things to be followed by beans later in the summer]. Potatoes and peas have their own dedicated beds and summer squash I pop willy-nilly in my food forest under my fruit trees. End thought: a friend recently pointed out to that life, in actuality, travels more of a spiral than a circle. Yes, we return to spring every year but we do so as slightly different people; we’ve grown; we’ve changed, and so we never really return to exactly the same place … spiralling rather circling. Yours in green growing things, Cat
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Finding tranquility through art: Marty Ryan by Sarah Jane Osadetz Special to Golden This Week
Marty Ryan prepares for her upcoming show at the Art Gallery of Golden the way she would contemplate nature; Tuning in by letting go and breathing out. The exhibit, Exhale, showcases Marty’s work and will run from May 15 until June 17. Gentle, powerful and simple she uses soft colours and lines to alert one’s senses with wonder and curiosity. Indeed, Marty is filled with these qualities, herself. “I prefer to use fewer words,” she says. “We are bombarded with so much negativity in our daily lives, that I shelve it and work visually concentrating on visual images that are tranquil for me.” Marty has spent many years creating and following her passions – teaching, working with copper and painting. In 1976 she moved to Golden, began teaching art at Golden Secondary School and held various positions within the local school district. Over the next 25 years, Golden’s art community had the benefit of being influenced by her work, insights and passion – as she strove to inspire and influence younger generations to flourish within the realm of art. Marty’s first degree was in Industrial Design and after graduating, she worked as a medical illustrator. This takes a very specific kind of skill to make body parts become life-like and have a 3D quality for textbooks, she explains. Marty had three children and while working and being a single mom living in the East Kootenays, she decided that she needed to reformulate her skill set. So she studied to become a teacher. Looking back at her most memorable experiences working with many fledgling artists, Marty muses, “Many of the kids I taught have gone on to study at Emily Carr or Alberta College of Art & Design. I helped them consider commercial design as a way to stay creative and make a living. Society misleads kids by telling them that they can’t make a living being an artist. It’s not true.”
Marty Ryan’s exhibit, Exhale, opens at the Art Gallery of Golden on May 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Marty insists that it is all in the way you look at how your career might go. “It might not be as a full time painter, or a potter,” she says. “Commercial Design – graphics, fashion, packaging and game design – these all have elements of artistry and aren’t the traditional sense of being an artist. Yet, people can live and use their skills and lead a fulfilling life.” For Marty, the aesthetic that she brings to her art is no less than meditative. Depth and layers of water based oil colours textured on canvas, leave a lingering sense of curiosity to experience peace. Seeking tranquil, beautiful reflections, Marty’s Exhale exhibit explores landscapes with water elements and nature-based colours that lead the observer into a different world. “Thank you to all my friends and family that over many years encouraged and supported my creativjourney,” she says.
Marty Ryan’s exhibit, Exhale, opens at the Art Gallery of Golden on May 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
“I helped them consider commercial design as a way to stay creative and make a living. Society misleads kids by telling them that they can’t make a living being an artist. It’s not true.”
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IGA - long family tradition in Golden by Carrie White &EJUPS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL Two weeks to twenty years and counting! If the question was ever asked ‘How did you come to settle in Golden?’ there is one theme that would turn up many more times than once. It would be along the line of ‘I planned on just staying for the weekend, but I never left.’ So it is with the John and Pat Dawes family. Originally from southern Ontario, John Dawes and his wife, Pat, first discovered Golden in 1965, having driven to Lake Louise to ski. Less than favourable weather that day encouraged them to consider other options, so they drove west into B.C., first to Radium Hot Springs and then on to Golden. It was the first time they had been to the Columbia Valley, and John recalls saying, “Wow, we should move here!� John grew up in the food business. His father and grandfather were both butchers. He worked for Loblaws, having started part-time as a student after school and eventually working his way up through the various departments and then ultimately into the corporate office in Calgary. In 1993, his work brought him to Golden and, due to circumstances at the time, he was asked to manage the store for two weeks. “I never left,� he said, and this has been home for John and Pat Dawes ever since. For the next 14 years they owned and operated the Golden IGA store. When asked about some of the challenges in operating a grocery store in a small town John’s face breaks out in a grin. “Ordering for he store,� he says, holding up his fingers to demonstrate a catalogue that would have been an inch or so and hundreds of pages thick, “two or three times a week.� There were no sophisticated inventory management systems back then like there are now. Location can also be a challenge for a grocery store in the mountains, indeed as it can be for any business. “When the pass is closed on one or both sides of Golden, as it often is in the winter, it can get pretty tricky to keep the store stocked.� John recalls one time when the roads were
&SJO BOE $BN %BXFT PXOFS PQFSBUPST PG (PMEFO *(" closed for an extended period of time. like this, allowing me every opportunity to “We were down to one banana and one build the business working directly with 4 litre jug of milk. Being in business has customers.� its ups and downs. You have to take the John and Pat sold the Golden IGA bad with the good. You just have to keep franchise to the corporate company in going, keep moving forward. Failure isn’t 2007 and the store was re-branded an option.� as ‘Sobey’s.’ Most people might have And the best part? An appreciative embraced retirement full-time, but not grin really answers the question. “There’s John. He can still be found working parta real opportunity to develop personal time for IGA in Golden when needed or relationships with your customers. You for Sobey’s in Invermere, doing shelf get to know everyone in town by their first realignments among other things. “Its name,� he says. “Golden is as friendly as pretty flexible, and that works for me!� the first day we discovered it. It really is!� he says. And when he is not at work in Being owner/operator of the store the greenhouse or grocery aisle, you can was more than just John, however, even often find John at Kicking Horse Mountain though he was perhaps the public face of Resort. “I taught skiing for 75 days this the company. His wife, Pat, was co-owner past season,� John says, again with a big during those fourteen years, and she grin, “Its awesome. I’m living the dream!� was in every way the support behind the John and Pat’s son, Cam, first started scenes. “I would have been completely lost in the family business in 1993, when his without her,� John says, “she has superior folks initially bought the store in Golden. He administration skills. I was absolutely worked for one week, and that was enough dependent on her, and it worked well as a for him. He was pretty sure this wasn’t the partnership that way, running a business business for him. He moved to Vancouver
on his own and lived there for a year. But when it came time to go to school, he attended the Business Administration program at Mount Royal in Calgary, and drove home on weekends to work parttime. He was able to earn enough money to finance his education. Like his dad, Cam started out as a grocery clerk, stocking shelves and learning various positions, all the while interacting with customers and learning the fundamentals of customer service. “Working in a grocery store is a great opportunity for anyone, because you’re gaining life long skills in how to deal with people,� says Cam. From 2007 to 2010 Cam worked for Sobey’s in Golden as the Produce Manager, and then as Store Manager from 2010 to 2015, during which time the store was rebranded again, this time back into the IGA model. In January of this year, ... Continued on page 19
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... Continued from page 18 Cam and his wife, Erin, made the decision to purchase the business. “This is where we want to be, so it’s definitely a good opportunity for us, for our family.� Like his mother, Cam’s wife, Erin, also works directly in the business. “She is a partner in every way,� says Cam, “we are co-owners just like my parents were. We definitely support each other. Erin enjoys working directly with our staff and customers, and can often be found among the cashier’s at the front.� We have a tight knit group here, a good core staff, everyone works well together,� says Cam. “I feel like people enjoy their work, like they’re happy here. We have an excellent management team, people who truly love this area and genuinely want to be here.� As with his dad, Cam recognizes challenges in operating a business. “The seasons are a big thing. There can be big swings in the volume of customers we serve, depending on what’s happening,� says Cam. Good weather, bad weather, road closures, holidays, any number of things can influence the business significantly. Going forward, Cam and Erin have lots of plans for the future. “Keeping up with the needs of the community is our number one priority,� Cam says. “Implementing the weekend BBQ program, buying more B.C. products, including fruits and veggies, the spring greenhouse and more. Things don’t always go as planned, and if a customer has an issue, if we can fix it or make it right, we will.� Running a store can often be personally stressful, and occasionally it is nice to have a change of pace. While many of us are content to just get in the car and take a run out of town, both John and Cam Dawes opt for something more than that. For several years both have been competing in Iron Man competitions. For those who may not be familiar with those, they are 17 hour races which include running, swimming and cycling. Like 42 km of running, 3.9 km of swimming and 180 km of cycling, more than enough to discourage the bravest of souls! To date, Cam has competed in 26 Iron Mans and John has done three. “Iron Man is like running your own business, you just have to keep going.� And so Golden IGA continues to serve the community. Just as it evolved over the years from its former location at the
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present Lordco store to its current facility, and through several previous owners, it has also evolved in its ownership and management from one generation to another. John and Cam Dawes obviously have a deep appreciation for the roles that
the other has and is playing, as their roles have reversed over the past few years. Will there be a third generation owning and operating the store? Cam and Erin’s two children, Matt, 11, and Kate, 8, are already somewhat active in the store. Matt
has his sights set on the meat department, while Kate spends some of her spare time refacing shelves. Should Generation Three someday take over, it is likely that John and Cam will not mind!
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Blast from the Pass This view was one of the first things that Major Albert Bowman Rogers saw when he discovered Rogers Pass in 1881 while working as a surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Learn more about Albert and other adventurers in the area at the upcoming Golden Mountain Festival from May 15-May 18.
Eat Pure Market - The frequency of food Welcome to this week’s Eat Pure column: The frequency of food. My name is Kory Monteith. I am a Certified Nutrition Consultant; I do allergy/ intolerance testing and treatment and am also a Quantum Healing Hypnotherapist. I also work at Eat Pure Mountain Market. With five years of experience in an energetic healing practice, I have discovered the real reasons why we become sick and how we can heal ourselves and live healthy positive lives.
“... heated or microwaved it destroys the life of the food, lowering the frequency.” We all know that saying “you are what you eat,” but I think we often forget this. Everything in existence has its own energetic frequency at which it vibrates. Substances can be measured in hertz and mega hertz. Every emotion, every food, every body part or major organ - all have their own specific frequency. The frequency of the foods we eat affects the frequency of our body.
Fruits and vegetables, which are considered live food, resonate at a high frequency. Photo submitted by Kory Monteith Fruits and vegetables, which are considered live food, resonate at a high
frequency. A body that resonates at a higher frequency is more alkaline; it’s in
a state of homeostasis or balance, which means it is healthier. When we eat food that has been cooked, heated or microwaved it destroys the life of the food, lowering the frequency. Processed and canned foods measure at a frequency of zero hertz, which means they are dead and lack the vibration to support a healthy body. Lower frequency foods in the body create an acidic state, which can cause illness and disease. Disease cannot live in a high frequency body. So the more live foods we eat the healthier we will be. Organic fruits and vegetables measure at the highest vibration of any foods. Fresh organic fruits, vegetables and herbs vibrate at a frequency of 20 to 27 hertz. By eating organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes that are grown in the nutrient rich soil of the earth, we get the energy that has been processed from the sun and the earth. This gives us life energy. By eating natural foods, we can remain at a healthy vibration. “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” ~Nikola Tesla
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The “Marion” on the Kicking Horse River During high water, this small vessel named “Marion” was able to turn up the Kicking Horse River and move up to the traffic bridge over the river, where it turned mid stream for the trip back down. The businesses that backed on to the river built little docks at the rear of their buildings for the boat, which would load supplies from their stores and from CPR and take them on the voyage up the Columbia to Invermere, BC ~ Courtesy of Golden Museum
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Altoids, curiously strong ... advertising? by Janet Crandall-Swaffield 1VCMJTIFS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL Curiously strong mints, Altoids were first introduced as a medicinal product. Made initially in the 1780s, dating back to the reign of King George III. Created by London-based Smith & Company, who were bought out by Callard & Bowser in the 19th century. “Curiously strong” refers to the high concentration of peppermint oil used in the original flavour lozenge. Altoids were originally sold in cardboard boxes, introduced into the US market in 1918. By the 1920s, the classic tin replaced the cardboard box and is still the standard packaging today. The reason for the switch from cardboard to tin is largely unknown, but I can’t help but wonder if it didn’t have to do with the strong scent. The tins are sealed in a plastic wrapper, and even then you can smell mint clearly when you open the box. For many years, the “Story of Altoids” was printed on the paper line inside certain tins, although this is no longer the case.
“The popularity of Altoids in the area most likely has a lot to do with a budding coffee company during that time, Starbucks ...” Strangely enough, Altoids were never really popular in Britain, their country of origin, outside of King George that is, but very much so in the US market. The rise in popularity is credited to a particular demographic in Seattle. “In Seattle, Altoids were quite popular, and developed a cult-like following with the avid coffee and beer drinkers. The popularity of Altoids in the area most likely has a lot to do with a budding coffee company during that time, Starbucks, which its roots in early 90s Seattle.” According to … Kraft soon acquired the Altoids brand, and hired Leo Burnett to create and advertising campaign, in an effort to secure a significant portion of the mint market share. The budget for
the research on the project was set at one million dollars, and a team was dispatched to Seattle to investigate “the popularity that Altoids had gained there … and the reason for the notoriety, and to develop a strategy to capitalize on it.” Through this research, an extremely specific target audience was observed. It was determined that the product was “most popular among socially active, urban, single men between the ages of 20-28, who worked full-time, drank coffee, smoked and went to the movies or clubbing often.” Thus, the core group was born. Leo Burnett developed a series of advertisements in blue-green and grays, which would allow the red and white tin to clearly pop in the ad. A basic retro style, all variations on a theme, with the use of cold colours for the majority of the advertisement that made the red hot colour of the tin really stand out, drawing all eyes to it immediately. “Although the large, red text varies with the image, the tagline below remains the same: “The curiously strong mints.” Geared to the man on the move, advertisements ran in bus shelters, phone booths, and subways, rather on
TV, as it was thought to be more important that potential customers ‘discover’ Altoids, even if that was not really the case. Altoids have become so iconic, current ads may not even feature the product at all. For Altoids, “this particular ad campaign was a monumental success, and served to, in a way, ‘create’ the product, a perfect example of reaching a target audience. It is no mistake that, after years of being a relatively unknown product, Altoids burst onto the scene. Not only is the product highly recognizable, but the advertisements are as well, even over a decade after they first ran.” Altoids are now produced in a facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, primarily to be closer to where they are primarily marketed. Currently
available in four classic flavours peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, and cinnamon - as well as Sugar-Free Smalls. Altos are arguably one of the longest continuously running products available in the confectionery market today, and are currently owned by Wrigley. (Historical references from www.altoids. com and wikipedia.) From ad below: Awakens like a horse whip on the backflesh. A slap to the cerebellum.
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