Reved Fall 2010

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A man once hired me in a coffee shop to help him paint houses. He leaned over his steaming cappuccino and clasped his tattooed hands together putting in the disclaimer right then and there: “Look I’m kinda scary looking and I may or may not be an ex-con from Croatia but all I’m interested in is working hard. And I’ll pay you cash.”

I took the job and he never questioned why I’d meet him in a mall parking lot every morning and follow him to the job site in my own vehicle. He seemed nice enough but I wasn’t about to get into a vehicle with him.

Photo: Krista Stovel

Perhaps the lottery of all work comes when you are fortunate enough to make a living doing something you love and are talented at. Becoming an artist for example or ditching your 9-5 city job in favour of starting your own chocolate-making business.

Photographing her kids is work Krista Stovel never gets tired of. Read her artist's profile on page two.

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Alison Lapshinoff Colin Titsworth Emily Beaumont

Contributors Walter Strong Carol Prince Steve Smith Art Johnson

It's Working...

At the age of 15, to the great displeasure of my parents, I was fired from the first job I ever had. Standing at a pay phone in my Pizza Hut uniform calling my dad to come back and fetch me wasn’t one of my greater moments. They wanted me to clean the public bathrooms, I complained. When I’d taken the job it was under the assumption a speedy promotion from bus-girl to waitress was in store. Waitressing was what the cool kids did not cleaning tables. Or public toilets for that matter.

Getting fired nearly 20 years ago was likely what set the precedent for how work would play its role in my life; I didn’t want to hate work, I wanted to love work.

For most of the time while working on this issue of Reved I’ve been caretaking a heli-ski lodge up the Goldstream River north of Revelstoke. It struck me that being happy at work is one of life’s greatest gifts. The walls in the lodge are filled with collages of happy workers here for a winter season to scrub toilets and pick up after rich people. It doesn’t sound like fun but it is. I know because I used to be one of these workers.

Cleaning toilets at Pizza Hut was below me but cleaning toilets for a heli-ski lodge was exactly my thing. Who cared about scrubbing off toilet spooge when you were up on the list

for some staff heli-skiing that afternoon –– one of the best job perks known to man (and woman!)

Work for me over the years has been more than just enjoyable. At times I’ve been awestruck at the places I’ve earned a paycheque.

For seven summers in a row I guided people down beautiful rivers in Alberta, B.C. and, when I got good enough, New Zealand. I’d dump people in the river just to hear the laughter and think I get paid for this!

And then many years were spent cooking in backcountry lodges. I’d bake bread in a kitchen looking out the window to glaciers and the occasional bear meandering by. During my afternoons off I’d hike or ski in such glorious settings it would bring tears to my eyes.

What makes work enjoyable however isn’t necessarily scoring a ‘dream job’. I’ve enjoyed office work that should have been boring but wasn’t because the people who worked there were fun. Once working for a huge landscaping company in Calgary, where I was just another number and hating it, I was transferred to a crew with these guys who made me laugh so hard I’d fall over my rake. After that it was easier to get up at 5:30 a.m. everyday.

The people you work with (or for) play a large role in how you feel about going to work. You could have the most desirable job on the planet but if you hate your co-workers it’s hard to go to work happy.

Not everyone is fortunate enough to do this whether halted by fear of the unknown or just unsure about what else they’d do besides what they’re doing. In five years of interviewing people of the arts for this publication I’m always pleased to learn that although most of these artists have day jobs it’s important they create space and time to do something they love. This space may be in their homes or somewhere else. And if it becomes a profitable pastime that’s just another perk to doing what you love.

I hope you’re enjoying autumn but now it's time to get back to work...

Heather Lea Publisher/editor

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Artist in Profile Heritage Moments From Our Readers; Emerging Health and You Health & Wellness; Volunteer Job-pick Get Outta Here What Matters What's Your Biz'ness?

Music Notes; From The Streets Sleeps n' Eats

Krista Stovel’s ‘Transformations’

by Heather Lea

Photo: Krisata Stovel

For many photographers travelling away from home for inspiration is almost necessary. New places present new subject matter and opportunities.

For photographer Krista Stovel, who has lived in Japan, Paris, Denmark and Australia, coming back home to Revelstoke was what really got her shutter finger tingling.

Krista Stovel at home.

Artist in Profile

Krista grew up in Revelstoke. After returning home from living in Australia in 1998 to raise her children, Nii Noi and Tettey, she remembers walking around her parents’ property one day when the skeleton of a disintegrating leaf caught her eye.

She took it home to paint but despite her best attempts she could never paint the leaf to her liking. It sat in hiatus on a shelf until she thought one day about scanning it on her computer. Amazed at the clarity and detail Krista found a new journey in digital art.

Before this Krista had already been exploring her talent for photography through printing images onto greeting cards and selling them around town.

“Making cards was a great way of getting my images out in an affordable way and the risk wasn’t big," she says. "Whatever sold I could print more of."

But like most artists Krista wanted to challenge herself. She tried printing and framing larger images.

“Larger pieces are a bigger commitment for all artists. I haven’t been as successful in framing photos and selling them so I started searching how to translate photos onto different mediums.”

This searching found her an exciting new avenue transforming photographs onto pieces of wood. After printing off the photo from her computer Krista uses turpentine to adhere the image onto scrap wood people have discarded. The effect is something that looks lovingly reincarnated, like a memory of the photo. Although Krista’s work is modern in its presentation her photographs like to suggest something from an era of simplicity. Sometimes using an antique prop or a single pink mattress in a pale blue room is all she needs to express a story through the image.

Krista printed off the photo of her son and transformed it onto a 3x6 piece of wood with the words I Am Essential painted along the top.

For Nii Noi’s magnet sentence, which read I Am Enormous, Krista had to wrack her brain a little.

“I thought that was trickier so I put [a photo of] him into a tiny television and had someone with wizened-looking hands hold the TV tenderly.” This kind of creativity is exactly what best defines Krista as an artist.

She takes her images past simply being a photograph.

Working in radio and as a music agent in the past Krista has now settled in Revelstoke as an employment facilitator at the Revelstoke Employment Centre.

“What I have is the ability for good composition and an eye for a story in a photograph.

“It’s my art for now but over time it will become less interesting. I can only speak for myself but artists like to push themselves.

This medium will only last until I run out of wood or I run out of interest.”

“I’ve noticed as I’ve developed my own style a lot of my younger years had been spent managing other artists. I worked in the arts so much most of my time was for supporting artists so their voices could be heard.

But Krista is full of ideas about where to go to keep her artistic endeavours alive.

“Taking me out of the big city where life is busy and exciting and coming to Revelstoke where it was very quiet gave me the space to breath and listen and be an artist.”

“I would like to take more pictures of people and capture their soul so people can see themselves in a different light and body and movement. That would be exciting. [This is] a technical skill to develop. I know nothing about lighting or aperture.”

To contact Krista Stovel or to view more of her work visit kristastovel.com

Watching the world go by is not what Krista Stovel does. She finds a moment along the way and asks, Hey what’s here for me that I can create from?

Indicative to an adventurous, reflective personality Krista’s bio on her web site states: “I arrived in Ottawa for a short holiday and ended up staying two years…” and, “A three day stop-over in Paris turned into almost a year.” Krista’s willingness to stop and stay where others might keep movI Am Enormous ing on in their quest for a destination has likely given her the skills she now shows through art.

Love From Scratch

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Simplicity is what Krista is all about. She uses a very basic point-and-shoot digital camera, a tiny 4x6 home studio, an inexpensive computer imaging program and all the inspiration she needs is under her own roof, not in far away places. She is perhaps one of the most cost-effective photographers out there.

“I’ve created a world around me [at home] that gives me pleasure through creating beauty and I’m very drawn to beauty. I need my house to have the colours and space and energy I can work in. It’s extremely important. [My home] needs to be visually pleasing and inspiring.”

Krista’s children also give her plenty of ideas.

Some of her past areas of work and travel have also helped her budding interests.

“From singing in the Melbourne Women's Bulgarian Choir, to hosting a radio show and editing a cultural magazine, I worked with artists, musicians and dancers from Papua New Guinea, Greece, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe and Asia.”

“I’ve had people ask me to sell my pieces in New York and I say No! I can’t imagine my stuff selling in New York. I don’t even want to go in that direction. I know my market here. I have my ‘artistic catchment’ area.

All photos by Krista Stovel.

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“When we moved into this house [the boys] made sentences out of these fridge magnets. Tettey’s was I Am Essential. I had some old wall paint left over and a fabulous picture of him with his big eyes.”

Squeeze

Heritage Moments

Exhibits B.C. 150 Applied Arts Exhibition Main gallery Functional Art Call for entry, juried, entry fee. Side galleries Sept. 3 - 24 Cherie Van Overbeke: Arriving. Main gallery Ron G. Nixon: Feathers Side gallery 1 Suzanne Spisani: The End of the Beginning Side gallery 2 Oct. 1 - Nov. 5 Nicola McGarry: Highway 23N – An Artist’s Journey Main gallery Best of Banff 2010: Photographic Exhibit Side gallery 1 Cecilia Lea: Nature’s Gifts Side gallery 2 Nov. 12 - Dec. 3 Gifts from the Gallery All galleries Dec. 10 - 20 courses CARD DESIGNING CLASS Instructor: Patricia Neil Lawton Sept. 11 - 12, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. $120 INTRODUCTION TO STAINED GLASS Instructor: Terry Dunstan Sept. 19, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. $85 TRANSFERRING IMAGE ONTO CLOTH Instructor: Hilary Young Oct. 2 - 3, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. $125

Photo: Colin Titsworth

WET FELTING FOR KIDS (aged 6+) Instructor: Brandy Dicks Oct. 16, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. $45 NEEDLEFELTING FOR ADULTS Instructor: Brandy Dicks Oct. 16, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. $65 POTTERY CLASS FOR BEGINNERS Instructor: Nancy Geismar Oct. 5 - Nov. 16, Tuesdays 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. $185

Photo taken in the western 12 Mile area.

Revelstoke's 12 Mile History

by Colin Titsworth

Once upon a time, until the year of 1969 there was a community south of Revelstoke called 12 Mile. The story of this area could be told like a fairytale but the ending of the story would prove to be unhappy for those who dedicated their lives to homesteading along the lush banks of the Columbia River.

The gigantic old-growth cedar trees that towered through the valley brought loggers into the 12 Mile area during the late 1800s.

Trees along the flats were hacked down and brought to the river so they could be floated down to Nakusp for processing. Logging was a way of life for 12 Mile folk, who often had to delve into several occupations to make a living in the rugged wilderness. Sawmills would eventually pop up around the community with the railway assisting in the transport of logs from the 12 Mile rail yard.

By 1895 CPR’s railway line from Revelstoke south to the community of Arrowhead was taking passengers and shipping goods. This railway service was essential to12 Mile residents, who would see the steam locomotives roll by three days a week. The train alleviated the strain of walking into Arrowhead or Revelstoke for supplies and it also provided a dependable means for transporting farmed goods to nearby markets. By 1923 there was a rough road that connected Revelstoke to Arrowhead with two free ferry crossings along the way. The crossing at 12 Mile became an integral part of the community for residents who relied on this service for essential day-to-day life.

To encourage development along the Columbia River Valley during the 1920s and 30s the B.C. government began granting 40-acre homesteads to people, who were keen to live and work the land. The first homesteaders to 12 Mile primarily came from central European countries because the opportunities in the sparsely populate interior of B.C. were far more promising than those in their homeland. Acquiring a parcel of land was not a turnkey operation for those people choosing 12 Mile as their new home. First the land needed to be cleared of the thick brush and old cedar stumps before any agricultural practices could proceed. When the backbreaking labour of clearing the land was

complete there was only more painstaking work to be done to keep the land productive. Those living in 12 Mile had a long list of professions regardless of whether they were ever officially employed. Each day started early and was full of chores foreign to those of us growing up in the modern world.

Children embarked on wild adventures just to arrive at school on time. These daily commutes on the eastern side of the river may have included wild animals, ferry crossings, horse rides and classic Revelstoke snow storms. The first one-room school burned to the ground in 1935 after five years of instruction but was replaced so children up to grade eight had a place to learn without being sent away to boarding school.

When the final “T’s” were crossed on the Columbia River Treaty in 1964 it was evident the Columbia River from Revelstoke to Castlegar would become a completely different place. The construction of the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam just north of Castlegar was built to control water levels for the Grand Coulee Dam further down the Columbia River in Washington State. All the properties from 12 Mile were purchased by B.C. Hydro and the homes were destroyed so flooding the valley could begin. Locals felt this was a controversial operation that involved corporate bullying, unfair compensation and a lack of respect for the individuals who put their souls into the land they worked.

Remnants of 12 Mile may be sparse but the memories of this picturesque region are plentiful for those who inhabited the area during the early to mid 1900s. At low water you can easily spot the pillars for the ferry landing on the east side of the Columbia River. On the other side of the river you can see the old Weston property, which is now Mulvehill Wilderness Creek Inn. A few kilometres south is Blanket Creek Provincial Park, which is spread throughout the old Domke homesteads.

Editor's Note: Some of Colin’s research for this article came from a book called 12 Mile Remembered, written by Ada Domke Jarvis.

The book was given to Colin by a 12 Mile resident, who thought he should be "kept up to speed" on what happened in that area before the water was raised.

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CONTINUING POTTERY Instructor: Nancy Geismar Oct. 7 - Nov. 18, Thursdays 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. $185 LIFE DRAWING Instructors: self-directed, mentors provided Oct. 14, 21 & 28, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. $50 OIL PAINTING FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER Instructor: Cecilia Lea Oct. 25 - Nov. 22, Mondays 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. $130 SILK PAINTING FOR GREETING CARDS Instructor: Jackie Pendergast Nov. 19 & 26, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. $65 For more details and information, visit info@revelstokevisualarts.com or call 250-814-0261.

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Events in and around Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks SEPTEMBER

Nakimu Caves – Glacier National Park Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 $60 members, $80 non-members Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2009 Thursday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Sept. 24 $20 in advance, $25 at the door

Friends of Mount Revelstoke and Glacier’s Mountain Club Activities Speakers Calendar Monday, Oct. 18 – Travel Adventure Series - TBA Monday, Nov. 15 – 1910 Rogers Pass Snow Slide Commemoration Year end review

Glacier Circle Bookstore We are currently located in Glacier Park Lodge on the second floor with Parks Canada in Glacier National Park in Rogers Pass. You can also stop by our office at 301-B, 3rd Street West or online at www.friendsrevglacier.com

For more information on these events, please contact the Revelstoke office at 250-837-2010 or e-mail fmrg@telus.net or on the web at www.friendsrevglacier.com

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Emerging

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If you didn't know 2009-10 was a ‘banner’ year for the Revelstoke Grizzlies you must have been living in a barrel. The team cleaned up with every possible title available to a major Junior B franchise winning the KIJHL title, the Cyclone Taylor Cup and the Keystone Cup as the best Junior B team from Thunder Bay to the Pacific Ocean.

They’re looking for a continuation of that success this year with the same management group returning and the same winning philosophies intact.

So let’s pretend for a minute you’re a 15 or 16 year old young man and your goal is one day to make the NHL. It can happen. Look at Sicamous product Shea Weber - now the captain of the Nashville Predators and sporting a recent gold medal around his neck from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The Revelstoke Grizzlies are a stepping stone on an arduous journey. So what does it take to make a team like this?

Obviously natural talent and intelligent hockey sense play into the equation but we’re not all blessed with hands like Gretzky or Crosby.

During the recruitment phase or team building-planning each fall coaches look for other attributes such as leadership, attitude, dedication, drive, toughness (both mental and physical) and whether that individual fits into the mould of a Grizzlies’ player.

Go to any game at the Revelstoke Forum and many of the fans want to see hard hits, fast skating and smooth passing. Throw in the odd ‘tilt’ and they’ve all left happy customers.

The teams mission statement reads: The Revelstoke Grizzlies focus on the development of on-ice skills and personal growth through education, accountability and respect for the organization, the community and all participants in the game of hockey.

On just the education side the Grizzlies' management expect a lot out of their charges to maintain solid grades and good behaviour throughout the academic year and they

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Making the Revelstoke Grizzlies Hockey Team monitor their progress with Revelstoke Secondary School staff. It can be tough for kids at a young age, moving to a new town, learning about a new community and fitting in but the primary focus is their on-ice performance.

These young gentlemen are also expected to be, well, gentlemen in the community through volunteer programs such as reading in schools, bagging groceries, etc. and maintaining a positive image of professionalism. They dress in suits and are cordial to their fans at all times. The older guys also hold down jobs and need to be cognizant that many eyes are upon them and how they behave in the community. With social utility networks like Facebook monitoring everything we do how a Grizzlie’s player is perceived by others suddenly matters immensely.

Revelstoke Grizzlies' 2010-11 general manager/coach Rylan Ferster stated: “We expect them to come into training camp in prime physical condition. Hockey is now a 12-month of the year sport. You’ve got to come into camp in shape and be ready mentally and physically or someone else will take YOUR job. The Grizzlies work out twice a day; on ice in practice and then we also go to the gym where their attendance is tracked as well. We’re building a program here on Junior A franchise fundamentals.”

When asked if local Revelstoke athletes get a ‘by’ or instant spot sometimes to play with the team, Ferster indicated in many instances that is not the case.

“Not necessarily. Of course, we’d like to take as many local kids as possible but they have to fit the mould for what we’re looking for in a Grizzlies player. We remind all the kids [who] come out that you represent four parties: yourself, your parents, this community and the Grizzlies.”

So in the end, if you have a definitive amount of skill, drive and the willingness to be taught and persevere you have a shot at becoming a Grizzlies player. It helps to look at success stories from others, talk to veteran players, and believe in yourself.

From Our Readers Rocky Mountains every week. This adventure was to be entirely different.

For the past several years our group has gone on an multi-activity adventure week. We go to places we have never been and do things we never thought we would ever attempt. Most of us have hiked, canoed, riverrafted, sea-kayaked, zodiac-toured and rode horseback through some of the most scenic areas of Alberta and British Columbia. And we have lived to tell the tale!

This year the trip was to Revelstoke and the surrounding area. After spending five glorious days at the Sol Mountain Lodge on the boundary of Monashee Provincial Park, rafting the Illecillewaet was to be the grand finale of our visit.

No Rocking Chairs, Please !

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Raft the what? Yes, let us all raft the Illecillewaet River! We could hardly spell the name let alone put on strange garments and go shooting down a serious river. Most of us are grandparents and great-grandparents with all the problems of our advanced years. The oldest person in our group is 84! Whitewater rafting is well out of our comfort level.

Our group belongs to a senior citizens outdoor club in Calgary. We hike, cross country ski or snowshoe in the

But a raft trip with Apex Raft Company down a class three to three and a half river was a bit more than we had done before. The safety talk by one of our river guides on the way to the put-in spot did not alleviate any of our anxiety. Mention of log jambs, rapids, over turns and dunkings in near freezing water was a bit scary, especially to some of us who had never rafted before.

However, our fears were unfounded. The guides with Apex Raft Company were incredible. After dry land instruction and a brief practice on quieter waters we could see whitewater ahead. There was no turning back. Gathering speed we went headlong into rapids, holes, waves and ledges. The guide gave us orders over the rushing sound of the water and brought us safely to the take-out spot after what seemed to be a long, long time.

That was a ride we will always remember.

Thanks Apex Raft Company and the people of Revelstoke for a great trip.

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Health

What 'shroom is that?

&

You

Children of the Corn

by Alison Lapshinoff

The evolution of eating has taken us off the farm and into the supermarket. Today’s shopper is faced with a mind-boggling array of options.

Row upon row of eye-catching, brightly packaged food products all vie for our attention.

Cookies and cakes, frozen pizzas and precooked roasts complete with gravy ready for the microwave. Syrups and ice creams, dressings and sauces, crackers and chips, drinks and cereals.

All we really need to get by is a green grocer, a dairy, a butcher and a big bag of grain.

(Although a bag of sugar and a few coffee beans wouldn’t be unwelcome, either.)

So what is all this other stuff that inundates our supermarket? Pre-packaged convenience food we have come to rely on so heavily is what forms the backbone of many North American meals. It seems the modern eater dedicates less and less time to food preparation and food scientists are more than happy to take over.

But what makes all this readily available, highly processed and, considering the labour involved to produce it, very affordable food possible?

To a large extent the answer lies in one simple, unassuming plant: corn.

Corn is what fattens our meat, sweetens our drinks and thickens our sauces. Pop and sports drinks, bread and yoghurt, cereal and ice cream - all are sweetened with glucose-fructose, a derivative of the corn plant. Dressings and sauces are thickened with various modified corn starches. All those long lists of ambiguous ingredients printed on our packaged food - modified starch, glucose-fructose, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, maltose and dextrose - are all corn in various guises. Think you don’t eat much corn? Think again!

by Alison Lapshinoff

So who cares if everything seems to be a manifestation of corn? Well consider the cow, a ruminant whose unique digestive tract is designed to digest grass. This is all made possible by an organ called the ‘rumen’ or ‘second stomach’.

Fifty years ago cows grazed in pastures happily munching grass, taking between three and five years to reach slaughter weight.

Today’s cows reach the same weight in about 15 months! Why? We have taken them off the pasture and into what we have dubbed ‘Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations’ or ‘CAFOs’. Like densely populated cities of cows, these sometimes unsanitary operations fatten our beef with a food they were never meant to eat. Corn makes cows sick but antibiotics in their feed takes care of that.

Why corn? Well it’s cheap. The American government heavily subsidizes corn growers so farmers can sell their product for cheaper than it costs to produce. So where there were once farms growing multiple crops and raising livestock there is now only corn. Millions of acres of subsidized corn make our processed food cheaper. It makes our pop cheaper, our fast food hamburger cheaper and our pre-baked goods cheaper.

What it does not do is make fresh, healthy food and other staples of life, cheaper. While unhealthy food is artificially cheap the price of the fresh stuff, unsupported by U.S. government subsidies, goes up. Is there any question North Americans are facing an obesity epidemic?

The fact is when we consume processed, prepackaged and ready to eat food, we don’t tend to know what we’re eating. And some of us don’t care. The most important factors are ‘cheap’ and ‘easy’. The American government, food scientists and corn farmers have made cheap and easy the basis of the North American diet. But cheap and easy comes at a price we do not pay with our wallets. We will pay later with our health.

Got writing skills? Reved is always looking for contributors to our publication. Don't be shy! Send us an e-mail if you're interested. ediotr@reved.net

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Every fall in B.C. beneath the cool, damp blanket of earth that is the forest floor, small, fungal treasures are insistently pushing their way up through the leaves and soil.

Folks can sometimes be spotted in the woods walking in a seemingly aimless manner, heads bent to the ground in concentration. Many carry baskets. It’s almost as though they are looking for something…

Perhaps the oddest edible mushroom out there is the lobster mushroom, which is not actually a mushroom at all. Its bright orange crust is actually a parasite that has taken over a host mushroom, obliterating all its original features and turning it into the beefy, brightly coloured fungus we recognize as a lobster mushroom.

The most valuable wild mushroom to rear its head every fall in B.C. is the pine or American matsutake. Most are exported to Japan where they can fetch over $200 a pound and are often given as gifts thought to symbolize fertility, prosperity and happiness.

The chanterelle is another of the most sought after mushrooms in this province. If you can’t find any in the forest check your local fine dining establishment. Chances are there will be some there. The chanterelle’s flowery golden head can be found pushing its way up through the leaves in western hemlock, douglas fir and spruce forests from July to November.

So you’ve managed to get your hands on some of these little treasures that have been positively identified as edible and definitely not poisonous by an experienced mushroom picker.

What do you do with them? Pasta is always a safe bet!

Wild Mushroom Pasta Heat a tbsp of vegetable oil in a pan. Once it is very hot, add your sliced mushrooms and sauté till golden brown. Reduce heat and add a tsp or so of chopped shallots and garlic. Continue to sauté for a minute before adding a healthy splash of white wine and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Reduce this liquid by half.

Season generously with salt and pepper and finish with a big knob of butter before tossing with your favourite cooked pasta and some fresh parsley.

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Health Care

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Health and Wellness Directory

(Sexual Awareness For Everyone in Revelstoke) 413-2nd St. East Wednesday drop-in 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Massage Therapy/Bodywork

Beth Purser Massage NHPC Revelstoke Travel Medicine and Vaccination Centre Jade Mountain Wellness and Acupuncture 301 1st St. East 1-888-288-8682 Monday 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Volunteer Job-Pick

Opportunities in your community

Volunteer Ski-Patrol Program

by Carol Prince

Photo courtesy of RMR ski patrol

Acupuncture/Chinese Medicine

Ski patrolling at Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

Fall and winter are fast approaching.

It’s time to start thinking about using your skills and training in the community. If you love the great outdoors, helping people and want to put your skiing skills to good use, why not join the Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) volunteer ski patrol?

To be a volunteer ski patroller you must possess an 80-hour first aid ticket and be an advanced/ expert skier or snowboarder. Mandatory training takes place on a weekend in late November and after you attend the training session you get to pick which days you want to work.

Your schedule is made by you.

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Helios Rehabilitation & Performance Tina Giotsalitis RMT Kim Nicholls RMT

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We work long days on the mountain and volunteer ski patrol are expected to put in full 10 hour days. But for less than two weeks worth of work we will give you a season pass to use at your leisure.

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Volunteers have the opportunity to meet new people, put their first aid tickets to use and brush up on companion and organized avalanche rescue. Not to mention the warm fuzzy feeling you will have all winter long from donating your time and energy.

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Red Cedar Physiotherapy Jocelyn Kutcher BScPT RPT Prue Hicks RPT Suite 204, 555 Victoria Rd. 250-837-8519 www.redcedarphysio.ca

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Revelstoke Acupuncture Clinic Suite 103 - 103 First St. East 250-837-3666 or 250-837-1745

Thunderbird Massage Therapy Corbett McCabe RMT Trans Canada Fitness 501 2nd St. West 250-200-0525 www.thunderbirdmassage.com

Repose Massage Therapy and Day Spa Ashley Sumner RMT Hillcrest Hotel, 2100 Oak Drive 250-837-3322 www.reposedayspa.ca

Imagine being on the ski hill before the crowds and skiing down on sweep at the end of the day with the place to yourself, just another perk of volunteering with RMR. Of course there are chores to be done on the mountain to keep things running smoothly but with the support of the team it hardly feels like work.

If you are interested in being a part of the magic at RMR submit your resume (with references) to mpvolunteer@revelstokemountainresort.com Interviews take place in October and training starts in November. Stay tuned to the RMR site (www.revelstokemountainresort.com) or your local papers for dates and times.

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Neil Jones, Exercise Therapist CFT CPT Trans Canada Fitness 501 2nd St. West 250-837-3440

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Revelstoke is looking for a few good people.

An hour a week, an hour a month - whatever you can give we’ll use your skills! We are looking for board positions, coaches, sport volunteers, event planners, fundraisers, public relations, etc. Whether you are interested in sports or not we have an assortment of tasks that need YOU to ensure our athletes are provided the best experience possible.

Drop by our volunteer information evening.

Tuesday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m.

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by Alison Lapshinoff

As the long and lazy summer nights draw to a close and the sharp chill of fall descends upon us thoughts turn south. I’m not talking Mexico or Arizona. No need to go that far. Half an hour down Highway 23 the short Galena Bay ferry crossing takes you across the water and into the heart of the Kootenay’s; sparsely populated, densely forested and quietly alluring. Those in the know can find the hidden hot springs tucked away in the woods where locals frequent. These are the sort of places one is likely to come across the non-conformist, nature-loving type soaking naked in the hot pools among the towering fir trees.

For those seeking a more conventional soak complete with amenities, fine dining and bathing suits there is always Halcyon Hot Springs.

For something in between check out Coyote Hot Springs just down the road. You could call Coyote a resort for people who don’t like resorts but it’s not exactly a resort at all. This is a place where you bring your own drinking water and pee in an outhouse. It’s rustic lodging or luxury camping depending on your outlook. But no matter what your outlook the view is phenomenal.

Perched on the banks of Arrow Lake just five minutes north of the more well known Halcyon Hot Springs there is not much to Coyote at all.

But when it comes to hot springs I’m a firm believer that ‘less is more’. A few rustic, oneroom cabins are scattered throughout the woods and hot water is pumped from the spring into a few small pools for soaking beneath the trees.

A lively creek tumbles down the hillside into the cool depths of Arrow Lake, whose rocky shoreline offers swimming opportunities for those inclined toward a cold dip.

To stay at Coyote Hot Springs or to simply visit and have a soak you need to buy a private membership, which costs $15 per person for a day. The springs are strictly private property and unlike the more conventional Halcyon Hot Springs definitely not considered a public pool as there is a covenant on the property pro-

hibiting this use of the land. Visitation is preferably by appointment only with Margaret Ann, whose home and private practice focusing on healing and body work is located at the springs.

Treatments available at the springs include Reiki, massage, osteo-corrections as well as various types of body work intended to promote healing. The property is at the site of the original hotel at Halcyon, which burned down in 1955. The damming of the Columbia River in the 1960s flooded what might have been left of the historic site.

Privacy and tranquility seem to be the theme at Coyote Hot Springs. Just a few small pools nestled among the trees, a couple of barbeques and simple one-room cabins as well as space to pitch a tent if that is your preferred accommodation. Coyote Hot Springs bridges the gap between a luxury hot springs resort and that secret, undeveloped spring in the woods only the locals know about. To inquire about visiting the springs, Margaret Ann can be reached at 250-265-2155.

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One such herbicide called Atrazine has the dubious distinction of being able to turn male frogs into females. Allowed in Canada yet banned in Europe, Atrazine is a weed killer commonly sprayed on things like corn and sorghum crops.

Health Canada allows Atrazine in our A local farm, Terra Firma, grows a variety of crops and employs sustainable agricultural practices. drinking water at a ratio of five parts per billion. The unfortunate gender confused frogs were The High Cost of Today’s exposed to only half that amount. It's curious what our Cheap Food governments will deem ‘safe’ in order that our food is cheap and easy to produce.

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Previous participants have their say: - "It was more than I expected. Coming into this workshop I had no idea what I wanted to do and now I have a direction and work purpose."

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Herbicides have also been a boon to the modern farmer making food even easier to grow and cheaper to produce.

In the early twentieth century the amount of food we could grow was limited to the amount of nitrogen we could replenish in the soil. This was accomplished in a highly inefficient manner. We rotated our crops, added manure to the soil and generally improved its health by planting crops that had nitrogen fixing properties. It was a time-consuming process. Fields were left dormant under blankets of ‘green manure’ for entire growing seasons. Farmers planted a multitude of different crops.

Weeds were pulled manually. Tractors were pulled by horses and entire farming operations were powered by man, beast and the boundless energy of the sun.

Modern agricultural practices are largely out of sight and out of mind. At least in Revelstoke we have options. Our weekly farmers market is brimming with local, organic products grown on small farms where weeds are still pulled by hand, crops are rotated annually and nitrogen fixing cover crops improve the health of the soil. These are farms that work with nature not against her. Although synthetic fertilizers and herbicides are likely here to stay it is nice the ‘quaint and old-fashioned’ farming techniques of yesteryear have not been lost in the race to produce as much food as possible for the lowest price, no matter what the environmental cost.

Around this time somewhere in Germany two chemists were working on a discovery that would change the face of agriculture and subsequently, the world. Immediately prior to World War I Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch discovered that by applying high heat and pressure to inert nitrogen gas and hydrogen they could create ammonia, a synthetic form of nitrogen plants were able to absorb. The two chemists had effectively discovered a way to cheat nature. Now farmers could disregard their old-fashioned, labour intensive techniques used to improve soil health. The Haber-Bosch Process had planted the seeds for the vast mono-cultures (single crop farms) we grow today and paved the way for the modern factory farm.

The commercial production of synthetic nitrogen began in 1913. It's an energy intensive process that today accounts for one per cent of the world’s annual energy consumption. Its discovery exponentially increased crop yields leading to a spike in the world’s total population from 1.6 billion in the early 1900s to about 6 billion today. It's thought that without it we would be unable to produce enough food to sustain ourselves. Five hundred million tons of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer per year is what makes it all happen. But all this abundant and readily available food comes at a cost. Mother Nature does not like to be cheated.

Vast ‘dead zones’ in the ocean have been attributed to modern agricultural practices. Known as ‘nutrient pollution’, fertilizer runoff finds its way into our waterways, which make their way to the ocean. Excess nutrients in the water cause rapid algae growth, which in turn vastly increases the population of a certain bacteria that eat the algae. These bacteria consume all the oxygen in the waters they inhabit creating what is known as a ‘dead 9

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BIZ'NESS? with the small local eatery, Mountain Meals, and while you are there take the time to look over the displayed work of local artists and artisans. Everything on display is for sale but Sangha Bean only takes a small fee for the service of providing space and purchase processing. There is also a Kid’s Art Wall where the youngest artists in town are invited to display (and sell!) their work with proceeds donated to a local charity.

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If you can’t stay you won’t find any disposable takeaway cups available. Krista is pleased she is able to limit the café’s waste to one small bag a day and she doesn’t want this success to Sangha Bean owner, Krista Cadieux (right), with staff member, Lida Carey. be mitigated by the waste carried away from the cafe.

If you really must take your Sanga Bean Coffee Shop coffee to go and you don’t have a reusable mug you

by Walter Strong are invited to use one of the mason jars provided for a small deposit. When you return the jar you get your full Revelstoke’s newest coffee shop, Sangha Bean, had deposit back or if you choose to keep the jar you can been in the works for a year and a half before Krista be content to know the deposit (less the cost of the jar) Cadieux opened the doors on July 15 with little fanfare is donated to Joy for Tomorrow, a “project by Canadian or preliminary marketing. Krista’s approach has been woman working together to uplift, educated and emto slowly build a clientele based on word of mouth and power women in third world countries.” (www.joyfortoa shared desire for the kind of café experience that morrow.com). Lids are available for the jars as well Sangha Bean brings to Revelstoke. From the moment and many an RV’er or camper has later reported the you come across the shaded sidewalk seating that lines jars came in very useful instead of ending up as instant the boulevard at 111 Connaught Ave. and notice the paper garbage. subtle painted glass café window of Revelstoke’s unannounced new-comer, you are drawn inside to see what’s Most people do stay for their coffee, which Krista says on offer. is “what I hoped people would do. I created this environment so people would sit down and relax and not feel Whether working at Whistler’s hectic pace or in step the need to rush off.” with the more lingering dining experience she brought to the Savary Island, Krista has much experience in the This approach in part explains her decision not to open restaurant industry. Most recently with a four-year stay in the morning. as a manager at the Modern Bakeshop and Café in Revelstoke. Her professional background should more “Morning coffee is all go-go, in and out, which isn’t really than explain her desire to open a café but this is really what Sangha is about. I wanted to be open late and the lesser part of her motivation. Krista wasn’t looking to besides”, Krista says, “I just did a four-year stint getting just open another café and cash in on a high turn-over up to be at work for six-thirty”, so ten o’clock is just fine. experience: A further step in Krista’s commitment to an environment“I’ve been able to take the time to really think about what ally conscious community-driven café is to compost I would like to have. Revelstoke is a big coffee commun- all the grinds produced throughout the day. While this ity but I found there wasn’t a small, quiet place to go - a alone isn’t necessarily unique, Krista’s plan is to provide space like this with comfy chairs and couches; a place a publicly accessible compost where anyone will be to slow down and to see what other locals are doing.” able to take away the soil produced by Sangha Bean’s daily grind. “There will be a compost with a shovel and “Sangha” means “community” in Sanskrit and “Sangha anyone will be able to come down anytime to scoop up Bean” is meant to be Revelstoke’s coffee community. Sit and take away whatever they need,” Krista says. The down at Sangha Bean and enjoy your Stoke Roasted compost is still in the works so for the time being just Americano or one of Carmen Bell’s Clayoquot Botanical bring your thirst for a relaxed coffee with you. teas. You can snack on treats provided in co-operation

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MUSICNOTES

Redeye Empire

Redeye Empire is a rocking ska/reggae band that elevates the Revelstoke nightlife every time they visit. This band delivers an energetic show, which feeds our live music scene and quenches the hearts of those ready to groove the night away. The five member ensemble released their third album Sea to Sky this year, which has proven to be a polished collection of tracks that sound just as good live.

Photo courtesy of www.redeyeempire.com

by Colin Titsworth

Concert Series 2010-11

Redeye Empire is a Vancouver-based band that has been around since 2005 when Gabe Davis and Mike Redmond assembled three additional members to Redeye Empire in concert. start recording tunes and playing gigs.

The two lead singers/guitarists were joined by Eric Stephenson on bass, Andre Arsenault on Their Sea to Sky album hit number one on iTunes lead guitar and Revelstoke’s Ryan Davis on drums. reggae category shortly after it was released this past January. This major accomplishment helps illustrate the Redeye Empire has been logging the miles over the last three years with tours throughout the United States magnitude and potential of this band. and Canada where they can be found playing at festivals, bars and concert halls. They have played sold out “I think we maintain a nice balance between our heavier rock/reggae songs and our more traditional down shows with renowned artists at legendary venues but tempo songs," explains Gabe. "This dichotomy seems still find time to frequent Revelstoke’s Regent Inn. As to work well without having to walk too far outside the Gabe puts it: boundary of what we really enjoy.”

“Revy locals are as fun as it gets when it comes to A few of the band members are able to classify themcrowd involvement and enthusiasm. Kelowna and selves as full-time musicians who dabble with other Revelstoke are probably our two favourite destinations musical projects when not touring with Redeye. When to play when heading east from Vancouver.”

I asked Gabe about the financial side of a travelling band he tells me: The first time I encountered this band was at the 2007 Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival where I boogied “It is so difficult to make a living in music today that barefoot until they walked off the stage. The music tent having an alternative source of income really alleviates was sold out of their CD’s, so I was left with an uncertainty of when I would hear their fresh beats again. Low the stress of touring and playing music. If the stress of making money interferes or outweighs the pleasure of and behold they arrived in Revelstoke to showcase playing music, than you're in it for the wrong reason. some new music the following year and have returned Sure it would be nice to get to a point where we can several more times to put on rock-solid performances. maintain our current lifestyles through the proceeds of When talking about the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues our music but as long as I enjoy the path that we are Festival Gabe explains: on, the rest will take care of itself.”

“I thought that was one of, if not the best, festivals we When Redeye Empire visits this winter you might spot have had the privilege of being a part of. It was so them charging the slopes by day and rocking the town interactive and well-organized that you couldn't help by night. Before their next show get on your computer but enjoy the whole event. I have never been part of a and check out their Facebook and Myspace pages festival where so many individuals from different bands jam freestyle on stage. You really don't see that happen where you can sample their music, keep in touch with the band or buy a CD. anywhere else and it's inspirational.”

Todd Butler comedy Saturday, Sept. 25 9 p.m.

Venue: Seniors Centre

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What are you going to do for your mid-life crisis?

Ariel Christman "Pack up and move to Nepal, stay in an ashram and get back to the simple things"

Jillian Russell "Go on the road as a stand-up comic and laugh at all my own jokes"

Leona "[I] moved to B.C."

Sheila Sinclair "Travel, change and spiritual transformation"

Joe "Buy a Harley."

Mindy Skinner "Sail around the world."

Masaeus String Quartet classical Wednesday, Oct. 27 7:30 p.m.

Venue: United Church

Kerri-Lynn Zwicker traditional, celtic, latin Thursday, Nov. 25 7:30 p.m.

Venue: United Church

Songs Are Like Tattoos Joni Mitchell tribute Thursday, Jan. 27 7:30 p.m.

Venue: The Roxy

Christine "Learn to surf."

Romanza three tenors Thursday, Feb. 10 7:30 p.m.

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Ballet Kelowna ballet performance Monday, Mar. 7 7:30 p.m.

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Seasons pass tickets are $90 and available through Garry Pendergast at 250-814-9325.

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