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East Shore – Landmark business turns 100

June 5, 2013 in Business, History, Stories by admin

Story by: Tom Lymbery This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Gray Creek Store, established in 1913 by Arthur Lymbery, who lived closest to the sandy beach where the
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First Nations – Turn page on dark chapters

May 3, 2013 in Arts and Culture, Community, History, Stories by admin

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
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Fact and fiction in local history

April 24, 2013 in Community, History, Stories by admin

Story by: Tammy Hardwick | Manager - Creston & DistrictMuseum & Archives One of our volunteers asked me the other day if there are things people have a hard time believing
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Keeping ’em in stitches for 30 years

April 5, 2013 in Arts and Culture, Community, History, Stories by admin

C.V. Quilters’ Guild celebrates anniversary Three decades of quilting will be on display April 12 and 13 at the Creston and District Community Complex. The Creston Valley Quilters’ Guild is
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This Week in Local History

March 22, 2013 in Community, History, Stories by admin

Stories By: Tammy Hardwick, Manager Creston & District Museum & Archives Mar 16 1927 From Canyon: “Everyone is looking forward with pleasure to the musical recital Miss Fleming of Vancouver is giving
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History: Submissions sought for Erickson book project

March 14, 2013 in Community, History, Stories by admin

It’s now or never as far as preserving a sense of Erickson’s past, according to a group compiling content for a historical book. An offshoot of the Erickson Community Association,
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This Week in Local History

March 14, 2013 in Community, History, Stories by admin

Stories By: Tammy Hardwick, Manager Creston & District Museum & Archives A whole series of happenings from 1927: Mar 9 1927 Palmer & Maxwell of the Premier Garage are this week
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A Woman Well-Endowed With Courage

March 14, 2013 in Community, History, Stories by admin

Story by: Tammy Hardwick Manager - Creston & DistrictMuseum & Archives “Sarah Ellen Dow, one of our remarkable pioneering ladies, gets talked about a lot – but always in terms of
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