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Bryan Adams' “Bares Bones” acoustic concert is set to rock Trail Monday and the anticipation continues to rise in a community that had fans lining up to purchase tickets just after 4 a.m. when tickets were released this winter. Fruitvale's Loren Koerber laughed when her sister-in-law Irene Haas suggested they (along with friend Sandy Ravestein) meet up at that hour Dec. 1 when the tickets went on sale. But it turned out she couldn't sleep anyways. Armed with lawn chairs, blankets, snacks and, of course, coffee, the three sat it out until doors opened at 10 a.m., watching as the line grew down the street and around the corner of the Greater Trail Community Centre that houses the Charles Bailey Theatre. “I don't see too many things in my life but to me he ranks up there with the Eagles,” said Koerber. “Bands like the Eagles, Aerosmith and Bryan Adams, they are bands that are timeless, you'll listen to them forever and their music never gets old.” Adams is one of the world's most highly acclaimed musicians whose career has spanned more than three decades. Constantly in demand, the celebrated rocker is on the road over 120 days a year playing rock n' roll favourites ("Summer of 69", "Run To You", "18 'Til I Die", "It's Only Love", "Somebody", "The Only Thing That
Looks Good On Me Is You") to sold out audiences on six continents. Koerber said she would have lined up at 2 a.m. if it meant securing the second row back, smack in the middle tickets she scored. Most buyers showed up to purchase their tickets in person, rather than taking their chances on an over-the-phone purchase that could have ended in a busy signal, according to theatre manager Mark Daines of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary. He first met Adams as an 18 year old working security for his dressing room back in 1982 during the “You Want It, You Got It” tour in his hometown Kingston, Ont. “Of course at first I was in disbelief that a big star such as Bryan Adams would come to Trail to play in a 700-seat venue, but hey if Kurt Russell came here to shoot the movie 'The Miracle,' then I guess anything is possible,” he said. Adams was unavailable for an interview Thursday but his tour manager spokesperson managed to find out just why Trail was a good fit. “With the full band rock shows either the routing or the venue size has not worked in our favour,” Adams was quoted via email. “But with the intimate acoustic tour, the Charles Bailey Theatre was a perfect fit.” The response shows the potential of the theatre and market, said Daines, who said the show ($105 for a ticket) has raised the bar in terms of what the market is willing to pay for entertainment. See TICKETS, Page 3
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Loren Koerber, Irene Haas and Sandy Ravestein (below) bundled up around 4 a.m. on Dec. 1 and waited outside the Greater Trail Community Centre for the Charles Bailey Theatre’s box office to open back when Bryan Adams (above) concert tickets went on sale.
Nominations process begins for Citizen of the Year BY ART HARRISON Times Staff
The April 4 deadline may seem like it's a long way off still but the call is already going out for nominations for the 2014 Trail-Warfield Citizen of the Year. “We probably won't be
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getting any nominations until fairly close to the deadline,” said Citizen of the Year committee member, Brian Volpatti. “It does take some time, we want a bit of a presentation or biography on the nominee. It doesn't have to
be long but it's important to cover what the individual has done in the community.” Like many smaller communities, the Trail-Warfield area relies heavily on the commitment of a small army of volunteers to plan,
coordinate, and work on numerous projects and events around the community. Most cultural and community-based festivals and celebrations, faith-based activities, youth groups, and recreation and sports
activities would never happen if it weren't for the many people who give of their personal time to support these events and the communities would be much poorer for the lack of them. See GROUP, Page 2
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