Community

Rossland Radio Co-operative (RRC) requested on Monday that the city help their cause with an in-kind donation of equipment and time to help move a 17-metre radio tower from 2nd Avenue to the RRC's new headquarters on the east side of the Miners' Hall.

The Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club have organized a paddle across the Lower Arrow Lake this Sunday, and the general public are encouraged to join.

Artist and former Rossland resident Brian Kalbfleisch will have his "Rossland Series" of wood tile mosaics on display at the Royal Bar and Lounge on Baker Street in Nelson for the month of July, each tile in the mosaics a piece of history salvaged during renovations of the Old Fire Hall and Bank of Montreal.

Martine Bédard and Andy Holmes tucked their works of art in nooks all around their garden, their basement, and their home for the seventh annual Art for People sale on June 24.

Kids, parents, and friends gathered on the rooftop of MacLean Elementary earlier this month for a PAC (Parent Advisory Coucil) barbecue.

“If I was a frail, elderly person, I would have been hit,” said Mary Hatlevik after a near miss with a skateboarder last week.

It's a great time to start planning to win cash prizes by entering veggies, preserves, art, crafts, photos, or even some knitting into the annual Fall Fair on Sept. 10, said co-organizer Ursula Stephens.

Coun. Kathy Wallace was keen to note a "big change coming down the pipe" — amended provincial laws that will force producers to take responsibility for the packaging of their products, including printed paper.

Everyone's invited to the seventh annual Art for People fundraising art show at the home and garden of Martine Bédard and Andy Holmes — Coombe Cottage, 1930 Monte Christo — on June 24 at 6 p.m.

The following is the text from Sage Sidley’s valedictory address to the Class of 2011: