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Craft Faire a showcase opportunity for all ages Emme Abbs, aged 11 and friend Elisha Assaf, aged 12, sell their handmade crafts at the faire this year. Abbs’ specialty is sewing. She says it took her a week to prepare the baby blankets of many colours she sold at her booth. She said she felt nervous about possibly not getting everything done in time. As a young crafter who sold her work for the first time at the faire, Emme says, if she doesn’t sell all of her creations, she will branch out and try online. Elisha’s specialty craft is baking. She offers vegan cupcakes and chocolatey cornflake chips at the shared booth. She says she loves to bake. “It’s really fun being in the kitchen baking and being around sweet stuff,� Elisha explains. See story, page 3.
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Something for everyone at the Christmas Craft Faire By Sarah Elizabeth Special to Golden This Week Family-run businesses, crafts passed down through generations and money raised for great causes; all came together last week in the spirit of the holiday season. Creativity and community spirit came alive at the annual Christmas Craft Faire on Nov 21 and 22 at the Mount 7 Rec Plex. The event, hosted by Kicking Horse Culture and championed by the Art Gallery of Golden, brought over 500 people from Golden and afar together to connect with friendly faces and shop for treasures. Over 60 regional artisans offered everything from honey to stained-glass art, hand-painted ornaments and soft knitted hats and mittens. Sue Gould, coordinator of the Christmas Craft Faire says the faire has been running on the backs of volunteers for about 35 years. She says the volunteers are amazing. “We have a really solid team,” says Sue, who began work on the Faire in August. Since then, about 14 volunteers - including Thelma Brown, who coordinated the event from 2006 to 2013 - came together to put it together. Volunteers work hard setting up tables and chairs, greeting shoppers and cleaning up when it’s all over. “The work of the volunteers is amazing to me because it is a lot of work,” she says. “It really is a team effort.” Paintings, hand-made ornaments, wooden cufflinks and buttons, porcelain plates and delicate clay-work nestled in handmade wooden boxes - award winning hot sauce and so much more - a lot can be found at the Faire. “There’s something for everyone,” Thelma exclaims proudly. “It’s a come one, come all, anything goes faire. It’s not juried,” Sue adds. While the quality of the
Joni Young has been bringing her enchanting paintings to the Christmas Craft Fair for 15 years. This year, her daughter, Taylor helps out at her booth where she sells hand-painted tree ornaments, (pictured here) printed post cards, mugs and original paintings. artisans work is high, prices are fair. “A parent can put a quarter in their child’s hand and they can find something handmade - lovingly made. It’s a win-win,” Thelma says. Over the years, some artisans’ work has evolved or changed, while others are timeless.
Jutta Krezdorn, co-owner and operator of Rocky Mountain Honey Farm, a family run business, has been selling her honey and honey products at the faire for 10 years. She says bringing her products to the faire feels good. “I sold out of everything on the last day. This
was the first time I had to restock. I was running out on Friday night,” Jutta explains. Suzette Dunphy, has been bringing her business, Mystical Turnings, to the faire for eight years. She crafts her wooden bowls and vases on a lathe, a gift passed on to her by her ex-husband, whose father, Gordon Dunphy, was a world renowned wood worker. Suzette says business is always great at the faire “I can’t make this stuff fast enough,” she adds. In her position as coordinator, Sue says she enjoys “schmoozing” with the vendors, checking in on them, and making sure they are happy. “Ten vendors said Friday was the best they ever did (in sales).” Rebecca Malaka, owner and operator of Rebecca’s Specialty Canning has been attending the faire since 2012. She said Friday was the busiest day she has had in the four years she’s been bringing her jams, pepper jellies and mustards to the faire. As a single Mom to four boys between the ages six and 13, Rebecca says, her canning business carries her through. Her business started with “a passion for canning” - a love that began 19 years ago inspired by cookbooks on canning from the 1940s and 1950s. “When the weather in Golden gets dark in the winter and we haven’t seen the sun for weeks, I like to open a jar. It’s like a little ray of sunlight in each jar,’” Rebecca explains of her love for homecanned goods. This year, artisans from around the region braved the weather to attend the faire. “Weather plays a role in the success of the event,” Sue says. “Last year there was a storm. There was ice everywhere. People out there (in the Parson area) couldn’t get out of their ... Continued on page 12
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Winter has arrived in Golden and that means public works staff are busy with snow removal duties to help keep you safe on the roads and sidewalks! The Town of Golden has over 55 kilometres of roads and 20 kilometres of trails and sidewalks to maintain throughout the winter. Streets are maintained on a priority basis, established by ensuring hills, major streets and emergency routes are cleared first. In general, after a big storm such as the one Golden experienced on Nov. 17, snow removal begins with 9th Street South and 10th Avenue North (within the confines of the Town’s jurisdiction); significant hills including Selkirk, Lafontaine and Garab Road; the area around the Fire Hall; and school routes. “Services like snow removal will always receive both praise and criticism, as it is a challenge to meet everyone’s individual needs when servicing an entire population of people,� says Jon Wilsgard, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Golden. Access to the main traffic routes and the hills in Golden is very important to ensuring the safety of community members and motorists are encouraged to keep vehicles off roadsides and out of alleyways leading up to and after a storm event. It can take two to three days to recover from a storm like the one we experienced last week. Once the first-round plowing and sanding has occurred, the crews then start the ice cutting and snow hauling processes, if required. Intersections, pedestrian crossings, hills and sidewalks get sanded first. This is to ensure public safety. Once the main routes are taken care of, snow removal continues with Town owned parking areas; remaining residential streets; the Airport;
and remaining sidewalks and trails, some in accordance with the Age Friendly priority map. Driveways of senior citizens or persons with disabilities are plowed as soon as possible after major plowing and sanding has happened. Residents are encouraged to do their part to help Golden’s hard-working snow removal crew be as effective as possible! Please move vehicles off roadways and out of alleyways. Alleyways should be clear of woodpiles, boats and cars and travel trailers, as outlined in the Traffic, Parking and Streets Regulation Bylaw #966. This is crucial to the efficiency of our crew and Town staff is now actively patrolling for violations that could be hampering the snow removal process. Town staff would like to thank all residents who have moved their vehicles, trailers, etc. proactively or when asked to do so. This is a great help to us! In addition, when clearing driveways clear to the right and try to wait until the equipment has gone through at least once. Shovelling out on to the roadways is actually a bylaw infraction. General winter readiness with vehicles is also a great way to help. Have snow tires installed and keep sandbags in your vehicle. Watch for equipment and ice on sidewalks and plan ahead. If there has been a storm or if you know one is coming, assume that it will be two or three days before crews catch up. “It is our goal to provide you with as best service as possible this winter,� says Wilsgard. “Golden’s standard of snow maintenance far exceeds most communities in the province. We brand ourselves on it and with your help, we can continue that reputation. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.� To read our Snow Removal and Sanding Policy, look for it on our website at www.golden.ca. If you have questions, please contact us via email at enquiries@golden.ca or by calling 250-344-2271.
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Mayo vs. Miracle Whip Janet Crandall-Swaffield Publisher
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There’s a quiet war waging in our kitchen, on our dinner table. ‘Dinner table’ being a very loosely used term, since we mostly eat at our kitchen island, and almost never at our table. The battle I’m referring to here is the age-old Mayonnaise vs. Miracle Whip saga. You know, a sort of Coke vs. Pepsi kind of thing. The superior player here is Mayonnaise (obviously), otherwise affectionately referred to as Mayo. But if Steve is in charge of sandwich-making on any particular day, I realize (too late) that it’s Miracle Whip that I’m eating, blech. Very certainly the underdog to everyone but him, he opts for the Whip nearly every time. Ugh. Don’t get me wrong, husband makes a mean sandwich, right up until the condiment that is. Mayo has a good tang to it, and I love both the commercial varieties as well as the craft versions, which are often flavoured additionally with herbs. Miracle Whip has a tang of its own but it’s sweeter somehow. Typically a sweet tooth, I surprise myself that I’m not in the Miracle Whip camp. Steve often prefers foods that are less sweet, so we’re totally backwards on this one. And the kids? The older one opts out entirely, claiming both are disgusting, and I’m unsure about the youngest. Hard to imagine that she wouldn’t yet have formed a strong opinion on something so vital, but there you “The moral of this have it. story - make your own And, as of all things of late, I began to wonder about the origins of mayo. Like Black sandwich. Which I’ll Friday, which is today, mayo originated in Philadelphia. Two women are credited with likely be doing for a long bringing mayo to the masses on the East time after this article Coast, one, a Mrs. Amelia Schlorer (1907), comes out.� and the other, a Mrs. Hellmann (1912). There is also a Japanese style mayo, made with either apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar. It is apparently common in Japan to use it on pizza, and it is often used for cooking where it can replace butter or oil when frying vegetables or meat. In Russia, it is made with sunflower seed oil, which produces yet another very distinctive flavour. Russia is the only market in Europe where mayo outsells ketchup, as it is used in many popular salads and dressed herring. Eastern European countries offer many different flavoured commercial mayos, such as olive, quail-egg and lemon. Mayo has increased in popularity in China, due to the rise in popularity of Soviet cuisine. Wow, I never saw that coming. Interesting. Mayo also serves as a base for many a chilled sauce like fry sauce and tartar sauce, ranch dressing, aioli, just to name a few. Then there’s Thousand Island dressing, and the list goes on. It’s a really long list of possibilities. I don’t see the same lengthy list for Miracle Whip. (Just sayin’.) The creation of Miracle Whip, on the other hand, appears to be Chicago-born. Just like the Twinkie, Chicago deep dish pizza, Wrigley’s Gum, Cracker Jack popcorn, and more. It was developed in 1933 by Kraft, (who was a Canadian, by the way) as a less expensive alternative to mayo. It premiered at the World’s Fair and was an instant success. It contains a blend of some 20 spices. Very top shelf apparently. Or not. And one of its most recent claims to fame is appearing in a Lady Gaga music video, ‘Telephone’. Right up there with Wonder Bread. (I’d like to point out here that the marketing department paid to have Miracle Whip included in the video.) The moral of this story? Make your own sandwich. Which I’ll likely be doing for a long time after this article comes out. (And I’m hoping the mac salad at the Bakery is made with mayo, if not, please let me live in ignorance.)
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On The Grey Cup
by Garry Irving Special to Golden This Week
It is that time of year again and I do not mean the more than average snowfall, yes my wife is on Facebook and has looked at the pictures of Golden with all the November snow. That brings back a lot of memories when was lived in Golden of shoveling off our roof over the deck, also plowing the driveway. Next Sunday I am going to warm up the TV and sit down and watch the game to see who wins the Grey Cup‌.. the Edmonton Eskimos or the Ottawa Red Blacks. I do not care who wins I just hope it is a good game with lots of action. I thought it might be nice to look back and find a little history on who actually made the 103 year old Grey Cup possible. It was none other than one of Canada’s most prolific Governor Generals, Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl of Grey. He is a man who cared very much for this then young country at the turn of the 20th Century. He was born in England and his education included studying at Harrow, Trinity College and then graduating from Cambridge. Grey served as a member of parliament from
1880 to 1886 and became a member of the House of Lords in 1886. He was appointed the administrator of Rhodesia (when that African country was under British rule) from 18961897. His term of Governor General of Canada was from 1904-1911. During that time he saw the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan join Confederation in 1905. In 1911, Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s government was defeated by Sir Robert Borden over the issue of trade reciprocity with the United States. He was also the first Governor General to travel to the then British controlled territory of Newfoundland (finally joining Confederation in 1949) urging then to join Confederation. Grey developed a strong bond with then U.S. President Roosevelt, visiting the United States on different occasions. Finally to the story of how the Grey Cup came to be‌. Lord Grey had established the “Grey competition for Music and Dramaâ€? (he was a strong supporter of the arts). He donated the Grey Cup to the fledgling Canadian Football League in 1909. The battle for the Grey Cup was suspended from 1916-1918 because of the First World War and then again in 1919 due to a rules controversy. So here we are waiting to see who will hoist Lord Grey’s Silver Chalice high and claim victory for the 103rd Grey Cup to be played in Winnipeg Manitoba. Grey had originally hoped to donate a cup to hockey but was beaten to the task when the Allan Cup was established (that’s another story). Grey returned to England and died at his family residence in 1917. His uncle, back in 1846, was England’s Colonial Secretary and was the first to suggest that colonies should be self-sustaining and governed for the benefit of their inhabitants, instead of for the benefit of England.
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It’s a Brighter Life - Five smart ways to stretch your holiday budget on Christmas gifts or travel expenses, set aside $100 a month. “That way, you don’t have the pressure of coming up with the money when it’s holiday-time, or not having the money, spending it, and then dealing with the aftermath in the New Year,� she says. If you do use your credit card for holiday shopping/expenses, Lim recommends that you have the money behind it to pay the bill when it arrives, to avoid paying additional interest charges in the New Year. 3. Know who you want to buy gifts for and purchase early Make a list of those you’re buying for, and ask family and friends ahead of time what they would like (ideally by September or October) says Lim. This way you can keep an eye out for sales prior to Thanksgiving, such as end-of-season clothing sales.
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1. Plan early and set a budget 2. Plan how to meet that budget 3. Know who you want to buy gifts for and purchase early 4. Be honest with your family 5. Get crafty
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4. Be honest with your family It is possible to indulge the ones you care about during the holiday season and stay within your budget, says Lim, but don’t live beyond your means to do it. Be honest with your family if this is not a good time for you to be spending too much money on gifts. One money-saving holiday tip might involve suggesting a change in tradition. An idea that is becoming quite popular, she says, involves drawing names within your family — with the end goal being that each person buys a nice gift for one person, instead of buying gifts for everyone. Alternatively, if you’re hosting a holiday dinner, consider reducing your costs by making it potluck — ask everyone to bring their favourite dish. 5. Get crafty Are you a talented knitter? Artist? Woodworker? Or perhaps you bake in your spare time? Use your talents to make personalized, handcrafted gifts for those on your holiday list — this can often cut costs, and everyone is sure to appreciate the thought and effort that you’ve put in.
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Eat Pure: Ode to the slow cooker
by Nicole du Vent Eat Pure Mountain Market Special to Golden This Week (Ok it’s not an ode, I’m not quite sure what an ode is, some kind of poem of sorts praising something but I’m sure there is some sore of format your supposed to follow which I do not know....) The slow cooker, or crock pot as its also known, is an overlooked kitchen appliance that really deserves more praise. What other appliance can make you feel like you have a private chef? Imagine walking in from a long hard day at work or huge day out ski-touring to a house smelling like you’ve been cooking all day and a hot delicious meal ready to be eaten, it really doesn’t get any better! So unless you do have a private chef to cook you dinner you’ve got to make friends with this unassuming appliance that just may change your life. Cooking with a slow cooker is easy, it takes a bit of planning and an extra 30 minutes in the morning but is well worth the effort. If your slow cooker is like mine and only has 2 settings low and high you may also need a wall outlet timer so that you can start the slow cooker later in the day and stop it after the amount of hours you’d like. I recently got a 2 outlet timer so I can now cook rice in the rice cooker and have the slow cooker going at the same time! You could also do this with a bread maker, genious! Slow cooking can save you money, cheaper cuts of meat need long low cooking temperatures to transform them from tough cuts to melt in your mouth delicacies. You can cook big batches of dried beans in your slow cooker then freeze them in little baggies for ease. Everything from soups, stews and curries to pulled pork, braised lamb shank or butter chicken can be slow cooked. You can do appetizers like warm spinach dip in your slow cooker, overnight hot cereals even fruit cobblers! The options are endless, heck you might find that you want two slow cookers! For quick meals for us it is the BBQ in the summer and the glorious slow cooker in the winter!
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‘... this is the best market in the area’
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... Continued from page 3 driveways, but people trooped out anyway,� she explains. “The show must go on!� It’s easy to get lost in the smiling faces and discovery of unique treasures at the faire. “Feedback is always positive,� Thelma says warmly. “Someone I talked to from Calgary said they like the variety and the quality that can be found here,� she says, adding, “One of the vendors said this is the best market in the area and some of the work keeps getting better and better and better.� Sue says the fair keeps getting bigger and bigger with a lot of vendors coming in from out of town. While word is out in Golden on how great the craft faire is, word is spreading to places like Cranbrook. “One vendor said people have been telling him, ‘if you’re going to do a craft faire, do Golden.’ That it was the ‘best.’� Entry to the faire is by donation. Thelma
says last year, about $2,000 was raised. The funds help to keep the faire going by covering coordination costs, honorariums, advertising and rental fees. “The event is so big and so successful now, it takes a lot of work,� Thelma adds. Folks of all ages walk through the aisles, some with their children and some with grandchildren, while proud mothers show their newborn babies to friends. The event is just as much a greeting place where community members catch up with each other, as it is a place to shop. Roger Elander’s home-based business Wooda Cooda offers everything from wooden buttons to cufflinks, candles and musical instruments. He started small and evolved over time to sell his work online. He says he met most of the community by selling his treasures at the Christmas Craft Fair over the last seven years. “I remember what people were wearing the first year,� he says laughing. Of all of his beautiful and unique crafts, including an electric guitar, Roger says he never thought he’d ever make jewellery. This year he found success in a new creation,
recommended to him by friend Ruth Finnie, a tool to hold books open when reading in bed or the bathtub. He sold out of the tool the first night and has a list of orders to fill. Artisans not only sell their work at the faire to make an income, but some use the opportunity to raise money for a cause they believe in or to help a loved one in need. Inspired by something she found online, Brenda Smith excitedly explains the story behind her hand crafted lucky spider. “This is something you can do with your kids. It’s so exciting,� Brenda says of the magic spider that lives in a Christmas tree over the holidays. “The tree sparkles from all the webs the spiders make.� Brenda says all of the profits she brought in this year from selling her work will benefit her sister who is fundraising to travel abroad for treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. Brenda is one of many vendors whose work has evolved over time. She started out by making necklaces out of broken porcelain plates and now creates pieces, including bracelets, made out of old sequenced dresses.
Claudine St-Cyr Premont uses her booth at the faire to raise money for the Petit Tournesol French Club and French Immersion. This year she sold sandwich bags. Kory Monteith, owner and operator of Golden Clear, added a twist to her booth this year. Redo Dolls, a concept by an Australian artist she discovered on Facebook, is a twist on modern-day toys available to young girls. Kory said, she was inspired to make Redo Dolls because there are so many dolls mass produced that are not inspiring to children’s confidence, as women. Kory says the Bratz dolls are an example of dolls that paint an unrealistic picture of women’s faces and figures. Kory uses dolls found in thrift stores and remodels them to a more realistic version of young girls. A picture on display in her booth shows the dolls before - with a lot of eye make-up and lipstick on. Kory strips the doll, removes the make-up, repaints the doll and makes new clothes for them out of scraps from her sister’s sweater company. “I thought, we can make something more inspiring for little girls. Something they can relate to,� she says.
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History Column - When the ‘strip’ was all hayfields The highway west was called the Big Bend Highway but, in effect, it was the Trans-Canada. If you were at today’s Reddi Mart and wanted to head to Revelstoke the only way would be to go up past today’s OK Tire and Kal Tire to the railway crossing by LP and go from the there. That was the highway.
“If you were at today’s Reddi Mart and wanted to head to Revelstoke the only way would be to go up past today’s OK Tire and KalTire to the railway crossing by LP and go from there. That was the highway.�
Swiss Village Auto Court by Duane Crandall Special to Golden This Week
So its 1951 and you left Revelstoke at 10 am in your nearly new ’49 Ford and after seven hours of dust and mosquitos on the Big Bend Highway you finally hit Golden, or at least the outskirts. You are tired, hungry and thirsty and looking for a place to eat. But the first stop in Golden is no eatery. Instead it is what was called, in those days, an ‘auto court.’ They were called that because the word ‘motel’ hadn’t yet been coined. There were, of course, ‘hotels’ but it would be awhile yet before the words ‘motor hotel’ would be put together and later shortened to ‘motel.’ So there it is, the Swiss Village Auto Court on your left, on the site of the present Swiss Village Inn and Mobile Home Park on 11 Ave. North, with neither pop nor burger. Burgers weren’t around yet either. “Go on into Golden� they tell you. So its back into the car and you head off again. There isn’t much sign of a town, and even after crossing the railway tracks, right by what would later be the LP mill, it is still only farmhouses and hayfields, on both sides of the tracks. There is even another
There are some interesting things in the photo, however, which show that even though many things change, others stay the same. Today’s commercial highway ‘strip,’ as we call it, was clearly all originally hayfields, so it is completely changed. But look at 11th Ave. North by today’s RCMP station and the part of it that extends to the south in the direction of Golden Concrete. Both in the same place. As is 14th St. North, by the Swiss Village Inn and Holiday Inn. That street then connected to Ottoson Road to the east, going up the hill by the Swiss Village houses, and still does, except the highway blocks the continuous road. Besides all the hayfields in the area of today’s "FSJBM TIPU PG FBSMZ (PMEFO XIFO UI "WF / XBT UIF 5SBOT $BOBEB )JHIXBZ SFBMMZ UIF #JH highway strip, probably the other obvious thing #FOE )JHIXBZ to notice in this photo is that there is no sawmill railway crossing, appearing to serve only one farm, Dreamcatcher Hostel), the Fridhem Hotel (Cox and of any kind in the vicinity of today’s LP mill. 1951 down around the 2015 location of Kal Tire. And its Company), the Queen’s Hotel (7-11) and certainly was in the 25 year period between 1927 and the another half mile or so before you have your pick many others. beginnings of the Sigalet sawmill in 1952 when the of dining rooms in the Golden Lodge (still here, And that really is about how it might have been. forest industry was almost non-existent in Golden.
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Ice Cream for Breakfast: Chocolate soup served with a smile by Sarah Elizabeth Special to Golden This Week
Since the holiday season is upon us, I have been thinking about my own childhood and the magic of the holidays. Looking up in the sky on a cloudless evening, I remember wishing on stars and looking for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. I feel so grateful to get to see it all through my daughter’s eyes. On the other hand, I’m also grateful to finally be a grown up. I remember all of those Christmas’s having to dress up to go to my Grandmother’s for Christmas dinner. I would wear itchy dresses or wool pants, and stockings that never pulled all the way up or pulled up too much – I feel like I was always either pulling up or pulling down my under garments and then getting in trouble for it. My Grandmother would say, “Stop picking at your arse!� I still remember the smell of the hairspray my Mom would put on my hair after she feathered my bangs (it was the 80’s after all) and the feel of crispy ironed shirts. Eeek! Since I am now in the position of “grown up� and I am indeed a Mom, I get the joy in dressing my child up. I think they make clothes more comfortable now than they did “back then,� though if my toddler had it her way she would opt for absolute naked time, and as my Grandmother would say, “We can’t be having that.� Since having a child, I’ve made a ton of room in our home for toys, toys and more toys - which I think is part of the theme of the holidays. We have an integrated living system in our home with adult and children stuff combined so that it is inclusive to toddlers and grown-ups alike. I have been starting to feel like the balance is a bit off, since most household items end up being used as a toy in some fun imaginative play scenario. For example, kitchen utensils and pots filled with puzzle pieces apparently make, according to my toddler, a great chocolate soup. If that’s what we’re having for dinner, then let the balance be off. I imagine my daughter’s Grandparents will get festive and send a few goodies to the Granddaughter they hardly see, and this holiday season will mark the tipping point of adult to child household items and we will try our best to live in what will become a toddler’s home where adults live – though I think we’re already there. I have to admit I’ve gotten a bit greedy on the need for space – just space or room to breathe rather. When my partner got excited to put up the Christmas tree I got the opposite. “Oh no,� I thought to myself, “more work.� I suggested
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of our living space. A toddler hanging around a Christmas tree will definitely keep the cats away – though they’ve been trained to leave the ornaments alone since that fateful year when the one we call Froto climbed up the tree and took the whole thing down with him while he clung to the middle branch, all claws and shoulders, frightened in a curious kind of way. This holiday season I will do my best to share with my daughter about the magic of Christmas, and any other holiday celebrated around this time of year. I will delight in showing her the
stars we celebrate, and teach her about the giving nature of Santa and how his generous spirit is needed in the world. I’m grateful to see the magic of the season through my child’s eyes, and will take joy in helping her understand what the spirit of the holiday season means and how it lives in each and every one of us, including her, through acts of kindness and love – and how the smallest of gestures can warm the heart, like chocolate soup on a cold day made with love and served with a smile.
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Kicking Horse: Get ready for skiing, early opening this weekend Submitted by KHMR
Golden, BC – We are ‘Kicking up a Storm’ opening the biggest vertical in the Canadian Rockies, November 28th & 29th, for Early GOPR1411Opening Preview Weekend #1. Over 4000 feet of fun! Yep, the 4th biggest vertical in North America, is ready for you! With the most snowfall to date in the region - over 250 cm - over 8 feet! – and one storm cycle alone delivering over 50 cms it will be an opener to remember. One to celebrate as well, this is the
With top to bottom skiing (4,100 vertical feet, the highest in the Rockies), including terrain open in Crystal Bowl, Bowl Over, Mid Mountain and the Lower Mountain (we’re working to ensure the Kids’ World is open as well). Lifts open will be the Gondola, Stairway Chair, Catamount and the Magic Carpet. Services will include the Whitetooth Grill in the Daylodge, Eagles Eye, Retail, Rental, Guest Services and Winter Sports School. Check our Snow Report for any updates before heading out this weekend.
earliest opener in the history of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Kicking Horse is opening with big terrain; over 1700 acres will be open! Delivering the biggest skiing and snowboarding terrain open in the Canadian Rockies region. Get more information on our Events Calendar or Snow Report. OPENING DETAILS Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will be opening early with two Preview Weekends, November 28th and 29th, and December 5th and 6th, with the full opening as scheduled on Friday December 11th.
Memorial tree of light a new intiative for Golden Submitted by Golden Hospice
The Christmas season can stir within us many different emotions: sadness, happiness, excitement, anticipation, joy and many others including remembrance. Remembering what it was like when we were children. The family gatherings, the tree laden with lights and gifts, and Christmas Eve spent at our favorite church and then home to bed anticipating the visit from Santa. Remembering loved ones who have been a part of our life but are no longer with us can be both a joyous and a sad time. The Golden Hospice group is hoping to help you commemorate loved ones who have passed on. This year a memorial tree of lights will encourage you to purchase a light on the tree and have a small note attached to help you remember. The evening of December 15th has been cho-
sen and there will be music and gentle words spoken before the lighting of the white lights on the tree. The tree will remain lit throughout the holiday season. The Dusevic family has generously allowed us to use the building on 9th avenue next to their bakery. There will be a volunteer in this building each afternoon starting on December 1st so that anyone can come in and chat, fill out a remembrance form and purchase a light for $10. The monies raised will be used to improve the care and support the hospice group offers to families in the Golden area and to further training for current and new volunteers. The special annual event will give everyone who has lost a husband, wife, grandparent, child or even a beloved pet an opportunity to purchase a bulb on the Memory Tree. The Golden Hospice Society was formed approximately 13 years ago and has assisted many families when they are faced with the knowledge
that loved one has been diagnosed with a life threatening or terminal illness. The volunteer(s) can offer comfort and assistance and guidance in many ways to the family who may be spending their final days either at home or in another facility. Although small group all the volunteers agree that they are the ones who feel rewarded and gratified in their role of working with a family. There is no need to feel along in this critical time of need. The hospice services can be referred through a family doctor, nurse or other health related services as well as a pastor or friend who feels the family suffering needs help. All communication is kept confidential and follow up with the family can continue after the passing of their family member. Make this Christmas season an experience of joy and remembrance for everyone. To contact a trained volunteer contact Judy at 250 344-5756, Julia at 250 344-6300 or Terry at 250 344-4646.
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522 - 10th Street
405 Riverglen
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612 12th Street S.
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Quiet units in excellent, central location. Elevator and shared laundry facilities. Nice covered deck with storage units. Well maintained building.
Build your new home in amongst the trees in this easy access well treed lot with in-town amenities. Bring your building ideas and start today!
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554 Day Road
1165 Austin Road
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Located on Imler Road, this 3.21 acre parcel has a number of trees giving you lots of privacy. Pick your building site to take advantage of the views. Good producing well at time of subdivision. Very well priced parcel.
Get the feel of the country - in-town!
Cute and cozy starter or recreation home
2 bedroom, 2 bath home. Fenced yard plus deck, 1 acre of privacy. Open concept living, hot tub included. 2nd story master with ensuite and den area, potential for third bedroom.
Great family home in good location.
D L SO
Family home in beautiful rural setting.
3 bdrm, 3 bath rancher style home with large det. garage, carport, outbuildings and beautiful gardens, mature trees. Double paved driveway, full finished basement, fenced dog run, large yard, greenhouse - house sits on just under an acre.
NORMA CRANDALL
(250) (250) 344-0275 344-0275 •• norma@remaxgolden.com norma@remaxgolden.com •• RE/MAX RE/MAX of of golden golden