Community

Instead of vacationing in Hawaii, Annable resident Dustin Teindl will be spending 25 days paddling the Fraser River from beginning to end.

Two-year-old Debanhi Perez-Paszty, from Castlegar, was enjoying his first trip to the beach at Gyro Park on Monday as he kicked around his beach ball in the cove.

Liz Bowcock along with her daughter Peyton, 3, watched as her five-year-old Rylin showed off her moves acquired during an in-house Steps Dance Centre recital put on by young dancers participating in a two-week long summer dance session.

Community groups can look forward to more funding from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) over the next few years, as the organization raked in the cash this year.

Five-year-old Spencer Ridge from Rossland knows the best place to be when the weather gets hot is the kids’ water park at Gyro Park. Expect that place to remain popular for the next few days as summer-time temperatures arrive in the West Kootenay.

Judy Sorensen shares her passion for art with an eager group of seniors

Terry Lindsay was dealing with lots of wires and lots of colours Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Cedar Ave. and Victoria St. He, along with Todd Abbey of Westcana Electric, are in the process of adding back-up batteries to all the intersection traffic lights in the event of a power outage. Each panel consists of four batteries able to provide over four hours of power to allow the lights to continue to operate in the event of an outage.

The Trail and Rossland scout chapter received a financial boost and an extra surprise from Teck and the David Thompson Columbia Brigade to help out with the second Youth Summer Camp this year.

Carol Ferro paints over graffiti on some rocks at the entrance to the Raven’s Rock Trail, between the hospital and Crowe high school. The city will be placing new signage at the trailhead and further along the trail in hopes of deterring further graffiti action.

Laela Heidt entertains the crowd in The Spot parking lot in downtown Trail on Saturday. The restaurant was the site of a free concert featuring young local musicians. The event also raised over $500 for People Loving People. A second free concert is already in the works set for Aug. 27.