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Miscellaneous observations, recommendations, issues and what-have- yous worth considering or not this week in Nelson.

In And Around Here...

2 roma tomatoes 6 leaves fresh basil 5 oz extra virgin olive oil 3 oz 12 year balsamic vinegar ( any kind will do more age the better ) 2 balls bocconconi cheese 2 oz capers 3 thin slices pancetta ham

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Starving Ethiopians When I was a

child if I didn’t finish my dinner my

mother would admonish and shame

me: “What about the starving Ethio-

pians?” I didn’t know who Ethiopians

were or what starvation was. As an

adolescent I would sometimes respond

with insolence: “send them my mashed

potatoes, I’m full!” ‘I’m full’ – what a

luxury – then and now. The Horn of

Africa is in a famine crisis. That crisis

is compounded by rebel factions that

affect the delivery of aid. I stopped by

a couple of banks in town to make a

donation. No banks that I visited were

collecting. Then I saw a news release

in the Nelson Daily News online. People

can help support Red Cross drought

relief efforts in the Horn of Africa

(which includes Somalia, Kenya, Dji-

bouti, Ethiopia and Uganda) by making

donations at the BC Liquor store in the

West Kootenay, or any of the 197 BC

Liquor Stores located in communities

across BC. Until Thursday, Sept.15,

customers are able to make donations

of $2 or $5 – or multiples thereof – at

all BC Liquor Store checkouts. All pro-

vincial donations will be matched by

the Government of Canada. BC Liquor

Stores are unable to issue tax receipts

for donations. Customers who require

tax receipts are encouraged to donate

directly to the Canadian Red Cross.

$2/$5 – it’s not very much out of the

pocket of someone who can afford to

have wine with her meal.

Dog Days: A warning worth repeating.

Don’t please, please, please DON’T

leave your dog in your car in the heat.

Never mind that you parked in the

shade. Never mind that you cracked

the window down. Never mind that you

left a bowl of water on the floor. Tem-

peratures inside that vehicle can reach

76.6 degrees Celsius. Don’t, just don’t,

not even for 5 minutes.

Yum: Fabulous food to check out

in Nelson and area. RAW RAW RAW.

Nelson use to have a raw food eatery

at the corner of Front and Lake streets.

Though no new business has opened to

replace it, raw food options can still be

found. Kootenay Co-op and Dominion

Café on Baker Street both have some

raw food items and can likely help con-

nect you with suppliers.

~Paula Hudson-Lunn

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In And Around Here... Shambhala Turns

When Amber Donaldson of Denver,

Colorado heard the heavy bass and

music starting up on Thursday after-

noon, she nearly jumped out of her

skin.

“I was already having so much fun

even without music on and now that

it has started, I don’t know if I can

stand it!” exclaimed the first-time

Shambhala-er, who came from the

U.S. to attend the festival with four

other friends.

The Shambhala Music Festival ran

from Wednesday, August 3 (the day

the gates officially opened) to Sunday,

August 7. The music stared on Thurs-

day afternoon and didn’t let up until

early Monday morning, which suited

the electronic-music loving crowd just

fine.

There was no shortage of music for

festival-goers, who had six individually

themed stages to explore: Pagoda,

Fractal Forest, The Village, Rock Pit,

Living Room and The Labyrinth.

As usual, the Shambhala line-up

included a star-studded cast of the

world’s top DJ’s and producers. This

year, crowds were treated to big acts

like Skrillex, Stanton Warriors, Far Too

Loud, Flux Pavilion, Excision, Datsik,

Udachi, A Skillz and Ursula 1000.

“I was so into Skrillex,” said Don-

aldson when asked what her favourite

sets were. “The next DJ was late, so

he played an extra 10 minutes, it was

great. Mimosa was incredible. I also

hung out in the Fractal Forest a lot. It’s

such an amazing place.”

While music was the main focus of

the festival – after all, the festival’s

mission statement is “it’s all about

the people on the dancefloor,” – many

other things added to this year’s

event. The Shambhala merchandise

store hosted a weekend-long costume

exchange, gardens and artwork added

colour to the downtown core, a ferris

wheel entertained festival-goers, and

Shambassadors provided information

to travellers at Shambassy locations in

Nelson (Our Glass) and Salmo (across

from the Dragonfly Café) on the days

leading up to the festival. A highlight

of the weekend was an aerial photo

that was taken on Saturday. Over 700

festival-goers stood in the formation of

a heart on the ground, while a photo-

grapher took photos from above.

It has been quite the year for the

Shambhala Music Festival. They were

voted Best Large Festival in the world

at the annual Breakspoll Awards in

London, England in March 2011, and

are the #35 most visible music festival

of any genre in Google searches world-

wide.

In addition, tickets for this year’s

festival sold out in record time. If you

didn’t have a ticket by May 26th, you

weren’t going to Shambhala.

“It’s been a really great year,” said

Production Manager Corrine Zawaduk.

“The atmosphere was very positive and

relatively calm. The stages and artwork

turned out beautifully, we had a great

crew of volunteers and staff. We couldn’t

have asked for a better weekend.”

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Brand New Website A Short Shot Of Library

Teens with a penchant for writerly

self-expression can get the brass

tacks of overcoming blank-page

paralysis on Wednesday, August

17 with Jumpstart! with author Anne

DeGrace. Learn tips and exercises to

get you out of the starting gate and

onto the page. Find out what makes

a good story, how to get the most out

of your characters, how to be a good

eavesdropper and more. Great writing

exercises to take home.

Here’s one to start:

Think of a place you have once lived,

or a place you don’t live in but know

very well. Write down everything you

can think of about that place: how

you get from room to room, what’s

on the floor, the walls. Now, think

about the time of day: what is the

light like? What time of year is it? Is

it cool inside, or hot? Can you see

snow through the windows, or leaves?

What does it smell like? Is it dinner-

time? Was the compost taken out?

Does someone who wears perfume

live there? What are the sounds you

hear? Now, sit on a chair. What does

the fabric feel like? Or is it made of

Sizzling Summer Teen Programs

wood? Is it hard? Cool? There’s a bowl

of something that looks like candy on

the table. When you place one in your

mouth, what does it taste like?

Now, put someone else in the room

who you would never expect to see

there in a million years. How did

that person get there? And what on

earth will you talk about? Use some-

thing about the space—how it looks,

smells, sounds, feels, even tastes—as

a jumping-off point and see where it

takes you.

This exercise is geared at putting char-

acter firmly in a scene before the scene

takes off. It asks you to consider the five

senses, something every writer must

keep in mind all of the time.

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www.nelsonlibrary.ca or drop in to:

602 Stanley Street

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How many artists are involved and

with so many around here, how do you

go about choosing which artists are

involved?

There are 26 artists in total. There

is a call for applications where artists

put their portfolios in and the Arts

Council has an independent jury who

decides which artists are involved.

What are the range of artistic styles

involved this year?

There is a wide variety . You get a

lot of the traditional landscape - with

the area we live in there is a lot of

inspiration. There is contemporary,

abstract, surrealist. There are 17

venues in total in the downtown core.

Do the shows rotate or is there one specific

artist to one venue? In past years they have rotated but

what we have done this year is have

one run that started July 22. There

are specific artists at each venue, not

necessarily with one artist with each

venue - some have more than one.

How long would you need to do the Art-

Walk?

It depends on how much time you

like to linger. You could probably get

it done in an hour if you were doing

it at a quick pace. You don’t have to

do it all in one day. You can pick up a

brochure which has a map in it and do

it at your own pace. The easiest place

to get a brochure is at Touchstones.

The Nelson and District Arts Coun-

cil has more information on their

website at www.NDAC.ca or on their

facebook page.

If I had one wish it would be a wish

for change. The last time I was in

Toronto, I was chatting with my teen-

age cousin. She wanted to talk about

how hard it is, nowadays, being a 13

year-old girl in high school. The main

issue at hand was the way young

women see themselves in 2011.

What went wrong? What happened

to women being strong, confident,

sexy yet, not trashy? When did all this

change and when did society become

okay with this?

Thanks to media, the message to

young girls is to use your body to

find a man to take care of you. Media

portrays that “sexy” translates into

scant clothing, thin, no cellulite, and

flaunting your chest...no ideals. There

is something truly wrong with this!!!

Who are our young girls looking up

to? Who are their role models? If you

look at what’s popular in television

and music there is Kesha, the cast of

Jersey Shore, Lindsay Lohan, Paris

Hilton and wait for it....TEEN MOM on

MTV. It’s sad that our young ladies

are growing up amidst these nega-

tive influences. On one hand I gotta

give it to Lady GaGa. I am not a fan of

her music, per say, but if you listen to

the messages in her songs, she sings

about loving yourself and who you

are no matter what. She expresses

herself through her style and I can

respect that. When I was young we

had Cyndi Lauper (my favourite of

all time) Madonna, Tiffany, Courtney

Love, heck even the Spice Girls were

promoting being a strong woman and

girl power.

Sharing more with my cousin, she

told me that if you want to freely

express your style, girls make fun of

you. She said that in her school girls

have to have long hair, push up bras,

lots of bronzer and only namebrand

clothes. She told me she is glad she

doesn’t look like them. She confided

that it is hard when it’s all around

you. It hurts, but she holds her head

up and walks away from it. I tell her

all the time, that expressing yourself

does not mean showing your whole

body. You can be sexy just by being

confident and strong and feeling good

about yourself in your clothes.

Even in our little town of Nelson I have

spoken with girls attending middle

school and high school who are expe-

riencing the same issues. No matter

where you go, what city, what town,

girls are really struggling with media

and societal pressure.

These issues were in my high school,

but not this bad. We never worried

about what we looked like. I was weird

and I was okay with that. I surrounded

myself with music, friends and teach-

ers who inspired me everyday. Like

I said, if I had one wish, it would be

for girls to be successful, educated,

strong-willed and determined.

If you see or talk to a girl who is feel-

ing down, or working through some of

these issues, take the time and talk

to her. Go for a tea. Go thrifting. Do

something together. We all know how

hard it is growing up. Why not be

someone a young girl can look up to!

Until next time kitty cats,

~Robin Burton

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AlmanakFlies to Quebec - Part I

J. BOOGIE Being in a band is often crazy. About five months ago, my fran-cophone drummer Mailik Mourah declared he was applying for a “cultural exchange” grant to send Almanak to play a show in Quebec. I’ve been in bands long enough to be suspicious of drum-mer-organized gigs - but the months passed and soon I forgot all about it. (In fact, I booked an opening slot for Wax Manne-quin at The Royal in the interim, one of my favourite artists ever, which you should see Thursday.) It was with great surprise he announced, with three weeks before the show, that we would be flown to Nelson’s “French Sister City”, Baie St. Paul, courtesy of The Nelson Francophone Asso-ciation and our Quebecois hosts. The travel and hotels would all be paid for, plus a modest show fee. Mouth agape, I quickly Googled this small Quebec city, nestled on the banks of the St. Laurence River.... To my delight, a picturesque setting awaits; Baie St. Paul is one the oldest cities in North America, and it turns out my sister has vacationed there thrice. Frantic text and phone messages ensued, booking time off work, and trying to ensure all band members were available. Alas, our lead guitar player was crew chief of a Creston cherry ranch and unavailable! What to do?! I turned to the next logical solution, phoning our old bass player, Rob Leishman, now resid-ing on the coast. It made sense, sort of, since we still play songs he helped write...only...he had to play guitar for this outing. He took the task to heart, buying a new guitar, and practicing lead guitar lines to a show we record-ed six months ago. After one rehearsal, so far, I can proudly say we will be great ambassadors of the diverse musical sound that abounds in our Queen City. We

even had a couple of Quebecois tourists come to the door to tell us how much they loved our songs! A good omen? With the warm glow of ampli-fiers over heating my rehearsal space, and the echo of feedback ringing in my ears, Almanak ven-tures west, into a 98% French-speaking-only city, armed only with our original songs, and our belief we can win the crowd over. Wish us luck.....

~Nelson From Nelson

San Francisco resident DJ/pro-ducer J-Boogie has challenged the boundaries of music across genres, styles, languages and borders throughout his 20 year career. He speaks to his listeners, integrating musical genres like downtempo, hip-hop, dub, soul, reggae, funk, latin, afro-beat, bhangra, dancehall, disco, dub-step, electro and house music. J-Boogie has earned himself worldwide success and a global fan base spinning DJ sets in coun-tries like Colombia, India, Japan, and Spain, traveling in both the club and festival scene. He’s been a featured artist at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, Outside Lands, Treasure Island Festival, Earthdance, Harmony Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Light-ing in a Bottle, Sundance, Winter Music Conference, SXSW, Power to the Peaceful, the 2010 Winter Olympics plus tours with Bassnec-tar, Spearhead, Herbaliser and Widespread Panic. Incorporating musicians and vocalists into a live band/DJ fusion set, J-Boogie has truly re-defined the concept of what it is to be a DJ. He brings this style to life with his band “Dubtronic Science” fea-turing a full horn section, Latin percussionists and MC’s. Perform-ing as a solo DJ or with the full band, J-Boogie is always guaran-teed to get the party started.

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The Royal 330 Baker Street, Nelson

www.liveattheroyal.com

ThursdayWax MannequinProgressive / Rock / Showtunes

Saturday Mighty Popo & Papa Roots Afro-beat / Folk / Roots Music

Sunday Royal Blues Jam

Touchstones502 Vernon Street, Nelson

www.nelsonmuseum.ca

Saturdays 1:30-2:30 p.m. Guided Tours of Permanent Museum Exhibit

Portraits from the C.S. Wing Studio Through to Aug 21

Nelson Through the Lens:The historical photography of J.H.Allen Through to Aug. 27

Masters of BC Art: Hans Wilking Through to Aug. 27

106.9FM Serving the Kootenay/Boundary for 80 years.

T h e H a p p e n i n g s

Aug. 11 - Aug. 17

SpiritBar422 Vernon Street, Nelson

www.humehotel.com/spiritbar

ThursdayThe Root SellersElectronica / Funk / Hip Hop

FridayDeeklineBreakbeat / Electronica / Other

SaturdayBig Jules & Philth KidsDance

TuesdayOkaDance, Roots

Friday Wild West Old Tyme Revue @ Hume RoomCountry, Blue Grass,

Other Kootenay Lakeview LodgeSaturdayRevolver (Beatles cover band)Info: 1-877-229-4141

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Wild West

Humidity is Gods way of telling women they spent too much time on their hair thismorning.

The 100m butterfly at the Olympics is not as terrifying as it sounds.

Kootenay Co-Op Radio and Radiant

Audio invite everyone to the Wild

West Oldtyme Revue on Friday, August

12 at 7:00 p.m. at the historic Hume

Room in Nelson’s Hume Hotel. The

dust will be flying with three different

acts to entertain you and get yer toes

tappin’. So saddle up your pygmy

pony and get ready for some fresh

sounds from the past as we intro-

duce y’all to two stellar bands from

southern Saskatchewan and showcase

some of our finest local country/roots

artists from the West Kootenay region.

At 7:30 pm Kacy & Clayton will be

setting the tone for the evening with

some amazing sounds for a duo who

are only 14 & 16 years of age. Raised

in the musical tradition of the rural

Wood Mountains Upland area of

southern Saskatchewan and men-

tored by a family with 5 generations

of country blues and rural folk music

in their blood. Their stage presence

and poise will surely impress even the

most fickle music critic.

Breezing in from the range, The

Hard Ramblers will bring their dust

kickin’ outlaw bluegrass sounds to the

stage from their home in Swift Cur-

rent, Saskatchewan. Comprised of

three musicians with a common love

for oldtyme and bluegrass, they will

impress you with their knowledge of

traditional bluegrass as well as the

creativity and energy of their origi-

nals. Former Cracker-Cat Eliza Doyle

holds down the claw hammer banjo

with partner Jody Weger pickin’ up

a storm on guitar and former Barley

Wik bassist Paula McGuigan anchor-

ing their sound on the upright Bass.

They are touring their new album Way

On Down The Road released on Dahl

Street Records.

Cattle Annie will be bringing her

Crooked Corral to round up the night.

This 5 piece Nelson based band play

some hot cowboy jazz and western

swing straight out of the 1930s as well

as some boot stompin’ old tyme fiddle

tunes and Bluegrass that complements

their talented lineup which of course

includes Cattle Annie on lead vocals,

trumpet and accordion. Cactus Cat

McGrath on mandolin, accordion &

vocals. Ranger Craig Korth on guitar

and banjo and Jumpin’ Genie on fiddle

and Gut Bucket Giff on bass.

This band was formed in 2009 and

have quickly made waves here in the

local scene as well as touring region-

ally. A debut recording is in the works.

The Wild West Old Tyme Revue is

for all ages with food and beverages

(licensed) available. Doors are open

at 7 pm with the first act on at 7:30.

Ti are $10-15 sliding scale for Adults,

$5 for Youth 11-18. Kids 10 and under

free. Tickets only available at the door.

Oldtyme Revue

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This Week ~Mighty Popo & Papa Roots ~Wax Mannequin

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Sudoku Horoscopes For Your Entertainment...

Leo (July 23-Aug 22)

Listen to the advice given by those with experience. Don’t let some-one take the credit for a job you did. Do what’s best for the people you love most. Try to avoid being extravagant this week. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

Virgo (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23)

Don’t let any money slip through your fingers this week. You can clear up important legalities and sign contracts this week. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday.

Libra (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)

Be diplomatic but stem when it comes to giving of yourself. You can make professional chang-es and direct your energy into making all the right moves. Go after your goals. Your lucky day this week will be Thursday.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)

Call a good friend.You will be able to get to the bottom of things this week. You may have difficul-ties while traveling or problems dealing with close friends or rela-tives. Your lucky day this week will be Saturday.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)

You should be raising your self esteem and confidence in order to promote your work. You will be accident prone if you aren’t careful this week. Your persua-sive nature will win the heart of someone you’ve had your eye on. Your lucky day this week will be Monday

Capricorn (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)

Your lover will be extremely sen-sitive and now will not be a good time to make changes. You may want to take a serious look at your goals and objectives. You can learn a great deal if you listen to those who are older or more experienced. Your lucky day this week will be Tuesday.

Aquarius (Jan. 21- Feb. 19)

Be sure to spend time helping children with projects that are too difficult for them to accomplish alone. You will gain new friends if you get involved in environmental issues. Your lucky day this week will be Saturday.

Pisces (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)

Talking to those you trust and respect will help you sort out any problems. Changes in your home may be alarming at first. Your lucky day this week will be Friday.

Aries (Mar. 21- April 20)

You will be in the mood to social-ize. You can make extra money. Rewards will be yours if you put in the overtime. You may be sensitive concerning friends and their situations. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.

Taurus (Apr. 21- may 21)

Avoid overspending on items for your home. Entertainment could cost you more than you expect. Don’t let someone take the credit for a job you did. Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

You are best to travel or attend lectures or seminars. You may be experiencing emotional tur-moil in regard to your mate. You should look into a healthier diet. Upgrading at this point is not a bad plan. Your lucky day this week will be Wednesday.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Uncertainties about your per-sonal life are probable. Don’t be too quick to judge others. Anger may cause you grief; control your temper and try to sit back and calm down. Your lucky day this week will be Monday.

~www.starlightastrology.com

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RandomTrivia1.If the temperature centigrade

increases by 10 degrees, by

how much does the temperature

Fahrenheit increase?

2. Can you name three brands

of automobiles, named after

their creators, beginning with C?

3. Which female recording

artist has had more Billboard top

ten records than another other?

4. Who played the role of Lucy

and Ricky in the popular TV

series, “I Love Lucy”?

5. Which of these countries has

the world’s longest coastline,

152,100 miles: is it the United

States, Canada, Russia, or Aus-

tralia?

Puzzle solution can be found online: www.kootenayquickshot.ca

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Crossword

Jokes of the Week

Did You Know?

Down

1. Memorable periods

2. Net

3. Cheekiness

4. Flavor

5. Trinitrotoluene

6. Indistinguishable

7. No more than

8. Coastal raptor

15. Fertile area in a desert

16. Lyric poems

17. Immediately following

in order

19. Information

20. Flower stalk

22. Haul

Across

1. Radiate

5. An indefinite period

9. Remnant

10. Vipers

11. Cousin of a gull

12. Close

13. Born

14. Storehouse

16. A single thing

18. Boosts

21. Depression

23. Leave in a hurry

24. Condemn

25. Ragout

26. Shut a door forcefully

After losing another tooth, young Timmy became more curious about the mysteri-ous tooth fairy.

Finally, putting two and two together, he came right out and asked his mother, “Mom, are you the tooth fairy?”

Assuming he was old enough to hear the truth, she replied, “Yes Timmy, I am.”

Timmy seemed to take this news quite well.

But as he headed for the door, he slowly turned back toward his mother with a curious look on his face and said, “Wait a minute mom. How do you get into the other kids’ houses?”

- 85% of plant life is found in the

ocean

- Ralph Lauren’s original name was

Ralph Lifshitz

- Rabbits like licorice

- the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters

- ‘Topolino’ is the name for Mickey

Mouse Italy

- A lobsters blood is colorless but

when exposed to oxygen it turns blue

-Armadillos have 4 babies at a time

and are all the same sex

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Stop Getting The Bears Drunk

Man Tries To Build Reactor In Kitchen

Ukraine’s Environment Minis-ter Mykola Zlochevsky vowed on Wednesday to free all bears kept in restaurants for entertain-ment purposes and often forced to drink alcohol, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. Captured and tamed bears were often used for entertainment in the Russian Empire, which included Ukraine, turning the animal into a national symbol. The practice appears to have also survived Ukraine’s emer-gence from Soviet rule, but Zlo-chevsky said it was inhumane and unacceptable today.

A Swedish man was arrested after he tried to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen and docu-mented his efforts on the Inter-net, authorities and the man said Thursday. Richard Handl, 31, from Angel-holm in southern Sweden, gath-ered materials including smoke detectors, clock and watch hands via purchases on the Internet.“I was just curious to see if it was possible, it is just a hobby,” said Handl, currently unemployed but previously a worker in a ventila-tion systems factory.He documented his efforts on a blog and his Facebook page. He got as far as mixing some ingre-dients on a cooker -- americum, radium, beryllium and 96 percent sulphuric acid.“The boiling explosion was about

3 or 4 months ago and the police came two weeks ago,” he said.After the incident, which he tagged “The Meltdown” on his blog, he said he “cleaned up the mess on the cooker and then I bought some more radium and continued the experiment.”The Radiation Safety Authority said in a statement, the authori-ties raided Handl’s flat on July 20 after hearing that he was handling nuclear materials in an unsafe way.Handl reported the raid laconical-ly on his website, writing “Project canceled!”He was detained and shortly after freed. “I am still a suspect for crime against the radiation safety law,” he said.

~www.reuters.co

“On television, they keep show-ing bears suffering in restaurants and roadside hotels,” Interfax quoted him as saying. “How long can we tolerate animal torture in restaurants where drunken guests make bears drink vodka for laughs?” Zlochevsky said his ministry was building a large enclosure in a

wildlife sanctuary where it would place about 80

bears it planned to liberate. ~www.reuters.com

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It happened in Nelson, Thursday, August 4, 2011; the on duty acting

Captain received a call from his frantic wife that she and their two chil-

dren were involved in a serious car crash west of Nelson near the Taghum

bridge. Although she reported that they were all okay the Captain could

hear his children screaming and crying in the back ground. Shortly thereaf-

ter the fire dispatch center received numerous calls reporting a serious car

crash involving two vehicles and at least six patients. Both the acting Cap-

tain and on duty Firefighter responded to the scene in Engine 2. Fire Chief

Simon Grypma also responded to the scene in Command 1. Chief Grypma

arrived on scene and assumed Incident Command reporting the initial

scene assessment to the responding units and fire dispatch. Police were

also on scene directing the busy highway traffic. Both vehicles involved

in the incident had left the road and one was mounted precariously on the

train tracks obstructing rail traffic. Fire dispatch was requested to contact

CP Rail’s emergency line to stop all rail traffic that may have been traveling

through the area. Engine 2 was then directed to assess the vehicle on the

shoulder of the road where the Captain’s wife and 2 children were located

in the second vehicle on the highway shoulder. The Captain attended to his

wife’s cuts and bruises while the Firefighter attended to the 4 occupants of

the minivan. Within minutes of the fire department members arriving on

the scene BC Ambulance arrived and also attended to the patients.

After the initial assessments of the 7 patients, and the condition of both

vehicles it was clear that a major tragedy had been averted. Initial reports

indicate that the minivan had crossed the centre line and side swiped the

car driven by the Captain’s wife. Her quick reaction to the oncoming vehicle

averted a head on crash.

The Captain’s wife and 2 children were transported to Kootenay Lake

Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries. One patient from the

second vehicle also attended at the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

A heartfelt thank you is extended to all the emergency responders that

attended the scene and provide assistance patients involved in this inci-

dent.

This is a firefighters worst nightmare and during my 35 years with the

department I know all too well the gut wrenching number of times that

first responders working in small communities respond to their own family

emergencies. As the Chief I am very proud to see and report the actions

of our firefighters during these incidents.

~ Chief Simon ~ Grypma

Dogs in Blewett

SnapShots Sandra Hartline was born in California, but has

lived in Nelson since 1981. She has contributed to the Canadian Press, the Vancouver Sun and Vancouver Province as well as arts and literary magazines. She enjoys hiking, gardening, wal-

king her dog and looking for the quirky and unusual in this part of the world.

Driving through Blewett is a bit of an adventure. For one thing, there are all

those curves, scenic views of the Bonnington Dam and funky farmhouses along

the way to wherever you might be going. Old bridge pilings for the old Taghum

bridge, with no bridge, wildflowers and the occasional family of ground squirrels

on the side of the road. Then, there are the dogs.

I’m referring to those Blewett dogs that like to enjoy the sunshine by lying in

the middle of the road, scratching themselves or sleeping. Sometimes you can

get the attention of these canines with a loud honk – it’s like telling pigeons

on Baker Street to get a move on – but like the pigeons, the dogs of Blewett

can take their time. With some of these doggies, leaning on the horn does not

work. Since letting sleeping dogs lie in this case is not a good idea, you might

have to get out of the car and personally tell the pooch to get a move on.

Then there’s the Blewett dog that doesn’t appear to know where its home

is. A friend of mine says a Blewett tail-wagger followed her for a kilometre or

two and she ended up putting the dog in her car and taking it back to the point

where it first started tagging along. Even then, she had to knock on several of

doors to locate the doggie’s permanent home.

You have to wonder why these dogs seem to enjoy such a casual, laid-back

or mellow (some would say dim-witted) lifestyle. Maybe it has something to do

with the relative lack of traffic, the peacefulness and quiet beauty of the area

they live in. Being dogs, they are unconcerned by several decades of minimal

development and the passage of time.

In any case, it’s a good idea to slow down and enjoy the neighborhood when

you’re driving through Blewett!

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Using Social Media with Job Search

August 18, 9a.m. - 12 p.m.

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Summer Teen Programs Nelson

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Writing Workshop August 17

Drop In. Snacks & Prizes. FMI

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Columbia Basin Cultural Tour

Saturday Aug. 13 11 a.m.- 5p.m.

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