Movies for chilly days: I could watch this a million times...
At this time of year when the snow is deep and we take time to relax with family, what could be better than turning up the heat, and snuggling in with a blanket and popcorn to watch your all time favourite movie. The Lone Sheep family thought it might be nice to share the movies that we can watch - not just once, but again,...
Leafs edge Braves 3-1 to hold on to lead in Murdoch Division; Hawks double Rebels 6-3
The Nelson Leafs looked anything like a division leader Friday night at the NDCC Arena. Fact is, for the past few games the Green and White have been a shadow of the team that was almost unbeatable in November. Still the Leafs played just a little better than the Spokane Braves, scoring three unanswered goals […]
Hospital Foundation rolls out invitation to 2013 Polar Bear Dip
2013 is just around the corner. And a few hours past the start of the New Year is the annual Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation Polar Bear Swim at Lakeside Park. It doesn’t matter if your a swimmer, floater, young or old, everyone is invited to take the New Year plunge to raise money to enhance […]
Rare Doukhobor recording re-mastered
Traditionally Doukhobor hymns and psalms are passed verbally from generation to generation and rarely recorded. But in the 1960s an unusual taped session sung by Anna Markova, daughter of Peter P. Verigin – Chistiakov and mother of John J. Verigin, was done. This unique recording has recently re-surfaced and has been re-mastered for the community. […]
Initial watershed study goes public
The first phase of the Kettle River watershed management report is complete and is being rolled out to the public. Grand Forks city council received a presentation from the project co-ordinator Graham Watt to update them on the study, key focus areas and next steps at their meeting Monday, Dec. 17. The Regional District of […]
Nelson's Geoff Kinrade plays for Team Canada
Geoff Kinrade grew up spending time during the Christmas holidays watching Canadian hockey teams in action on television at major tournaments in Europe. Now Kinrade will be front and center on one of those teams as the Nelsonite suits up as a member of Team Canada at the Spengler Cup, December 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. […]
Nelson Police Department and RCMP weigh in on organized crime and marijuana in our region
Last week Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that under the new guidelines, patients will no longer apply to Health Canada for medical marijuana, and home production will be phased out. Prior to the news The Nelson Daily reporter Erin Perkins talked with RCMP Kootenay Boundary regional detachment staff sergeant Dan Seibel and Nelson Police […]
UPDATED: Nelson/Rossland tops Powder Mag's 'Ski Town Throw Down' contest
And the winner is . . . Nelson/Rossland in the Powder Magazine Ski Town Throwdown contest. The West Kootenay rep went from underdog to champion in the Powder Magazine sponsored contest to find the best ski town in North America. Nelson/Rossland (Whitewater/Red Mountain) defeated Bozeman, Montana 11426 to 10572 in voting that ended Sunday. The […]
Local woman sparks international movement with thousands of followers ... using Facebook
Castlegar’s own Holly Smee is stunned and delighted to have garnered the support of more than 10,000 people just days after launching a Facebook campaign in response to recent tragedy. Smee, a 34-year-old mental health worker, said she got the idea on the same morning that a school shooting spree took the lives of 20 […]
OP/ED: A 30-Something rhyme for Christmastime
Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house there was plenty of stirring, but not one goddamned louse. I had made extra sure we would all be nit-free, just in time for St. Nick to come down the chimney. We were over the pox, and the flu, and the cold, just holding our breath, worried […]