Monthly Archives: May 2013
Recruiting younger members a priority for local Legion
There’s more to the Royal Canadian Legion than honouring war dead, although that remains a top priority. You don’t have to be a senior citizen to belong, and ties to the military aren’t even mandatory, a little-known fact that Terry Biccum is bent on bringing to light as part of a pro-active effort to keep
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Waters run deep at martial arts convention
Story by: Shifu Neil Ripski I want to start off by saying thank you to everyone who has mentioned to me of late that you enjoy my articles. It seems this past month has been one great experience after another, running into you and hearing that you like what I have to run on about.
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T-Cats seek new directors
AGM sets course for Thunder Cats season Story by: CrestonValley Thunder Cats The Creston Valley Thunder Cats will set the board of directors that will take them into their 13th season as a junior B hockey club at their annual general meeting May 22. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the basement of ABC
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Are you normal or extraordinary?
Story by: Kootenay Employment Services What does it mean to be normal? Google dictionary defines “normal” as something that is “usual, typical or expected.” If we recall our high school years or are still attending high school, we know it is an overriding desire of teenagers to be “normal,” to fit into the group with
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Creston – an extraordinary community in the Kootenays
Story by: Annette Agabob, Owner – Annette’s Health Action Excerpt from The World Newspaper in the not-too-distant future: What is all the buzz about Creston and why is this heart-centred community creating a movement the whole world is now interested in? It seems there is a growing interest in how this community has gone from
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Blossom Festival - this year’s show will definitely will be different
The Creston Valley Blossom Festival has brought in a variety of excellent entertainers over the last 71years, but this year’s show will definitely will be different. Finding the right words to describe it will be quite a challenge. It isn’t the first time that a comedian has entertained the overflow crowd, remember the antics of
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First Nations – Turn page on dark chapters
Story by: Jason Louie, Chief of the Lower Kootenay Band Ki’suk kyukyit (greetings) from the Lower Kootenay Band. I have expressed on numerous occasions over the past years my love for this beautiful land of Yaqan Nukiy, also known as the Creston Valley. We all must acknowledge the triumphs and setbacks in our history. Remembering
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Sciatica a symptom, not a diagnosis
Story by: Jesse Moreton, BSc DC What is sciatica? I was asked recently by two consecutive patients about sciatica and how it is treated. Many patients think it refers to back pain which radiates down the legs. This is partly true, but in general most use the term incorrectly. This was concerning when, as a
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