Vol. 8 • Issue 52
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
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Burmese family arrives at new home in Rossland
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Open House when the sign is up - come on in! Carolyn’s Corner at Red 4bdr/4ba/2500sqft/furnished
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Rossland goes to the birds this Saturday See Page 2
Grey Mtn. lift opening delayed TIMOTHY SCHAFER
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2020 Washington St. Rossland
DOWNTOWN STUDIO
JENNY BAILLIE
- ARTWORKS Julien Locke photo
Rosslanders fared well against some of the best in the continent as the NorAm meet went down on the weekend. Results on page 8.
Anticipation was as heavy as snow on the Rossland Range after a summer of waiting when Red Mountain Resort prepared to open the hill last weekend for its new season. But Rosslanders and the rest of the skiing world will have to wait a few more days to access the new runs at Red’s Grey Mountain as crews finished the finishing touches and testing on the new lifts. As a result, Grey Mountain
DAILY BUS SERVICE BEGINS
A daily shuttle service from Rossland to Red Mountain Resort and back began in earnest Dec. 14 and will continue until the end of the ski season.
lift opening is slated for one week after the regular Red runs opened, with the chairlift scheduled to begin operation Friday, Dec. 20. An inaugural ribbon cutting ceremony for the new lift will take place in the later part of January. The loss of Grey did not damper the excitement of opening day, however, with a
• See BUS, Page 4
solid stream of skiers and snowboarders making their pilgrimage to the hallowed runs. Red Mountain Resort had its Silverlode, Motherlode, Paradise, T-Bar and Carpet lifts open, and the day lodge and Paradise Lodge were fully operational for opening day last Saturday.
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Backcountry bonanza from the province TIMOTHY SCHAFER Rossland News
Thank you for your support for 2013 & all the best for 2014 !
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Your
Horoscope For the Week with Michael O’Connor inside the West Kootenay Advertiser
Your Horoscope For the Week Yolanda Ridge photo with Michael O’Connor inside In lieu of aAdvertiser formal Christmas concert, Rossland K-9 School and the parents advisory council hosted a Festive Celebration with a the West Kootenay
Christmas carol sing-along, hot chocolate and bonfires under a full moon that lit up the Mountain Kingdom on Dec. 17. For more photos, see page 19.
To all of our Members and Staff. Thanks for a great year and for banking local! Happy Holidays and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous new year.
Ask and you shall receive. At least Rossland and District SAR Society (RDSAR) did. The society applied to the province for and received money to purchase a new snowmobile and trailer for their winter maneuvers, in the latest installment of gaming grants from the province.
• See BACKCOUNTRY, Page 4