May 13, 1927 A few days ago, the few citizens newer by who witnessed a horse and wagon driven by a farmer throughout the business centre on Slocan Avenue and Broadway, close to the monument, gasped with horror at the awful possibilities of a catastrophe when a fifty pound box of dynamite dropped off the rear of his vehicle, fortunately with no ill results. The driver seemed quite unconcerned, picked up his load and proceeded on his way. The incident, however, was nothing short of criminal negligence.
Work is progressing apace on the mill recently bought by the Columbia River Sawmill Co., of Edmonton. This mill was formerly owned by the Diamond Shingle & Lumber Co., and commonly known as Wascett’s mill. It has been idle for about four years. Most of the machinery is still intact and it is expected that operations will begin very soon. A large crew of men and horses are now employed in preparing the site. The mill will have a capacity of 25,000 feet per day. It is understood that the timber will be procured along the banks of the Columbia River from Revelstoke to Arrowhead and along the shores of the Upper Arrow Lake.
May 13, 1937 Coronation Day, Wednesday, May 12th dawned beautifully warm and bright, after several days of showers and cloudy weather. London was not so fortunate, as showers were reported to slightly mar the proceedings. Nakuspites stayed up late and rose early in the morning to hear the radio report of the proceedings. Radio reception was good too, and everybody was very well pleased with the whole affair. Nakusp supported the committee in charge of the Coronation arrangements by entering the parade and participating in all the events.
May 15, 1947 The community was deeply shocked upon hearing of the early passing of Edith Grace, beloved wife of Charles Hurry. Funeral services will be held from the Anglican Church.
The Nakusp Fire Brigade are altering the hall to house the new fire truck. The latter is being polished up to look new.
May 9, 1957 A crowd of about 300 people attended the official opening, Thursday of the Nakusp’s new $163,000 junior-senior high school.
Hon. L.R. Petersen, Minister of Education and principal guest speaker at the opening, congratulated the people of the area, on “This great undertaking”. His address dealt with the advantages of modern education. He compared the costs of the Nakusp’s first school of $256 for nine pupils, of $28 per pupil, with the new school’s cost of $989 per pupil. He said the opening was a symbol of faith in the district, in education for our children and for making Canada a better place to live.
The Mark DuMond planer mill, situated at Box Lake, burned to the ground in an early morning fire on Thursday. Mike Goniak, who lives in the vicinity, noticed the blaze about 2 a.m. Just over 2 years ago, fire destroyed the company saw mill on Wilson Lake, about five miles away.
May 11, 1967 The residents and businesses were up in arms when a notice was posted in the Rosebery post office on Monday which was dated May 5 from Vancouver and signed F.F. Ried, district director of postal services. The notice stated that due to its limited usefulness the Rosebery Post Office will be permanently closed on Monday, May 15, 1967 ad from that date all Rosebery mail will be forwarded to New Denver. A telegram protesting the post office closure has been sent to Hon. Herridge at Ottawa.
May 11, 1977 Plans for a boat, $2 million marina complex in Nakusp were unveiled at the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
The Kinsmen Club of Nakusp decided to spend almost $300 on the Nakusp Arena. On a request from the project chairman Ernie Harding, Kinsmen voted in favour of purchasing and installing plastic bumpers and boards around the ice surface of the Nakusp and District Sports Centre. The estimated cost of the project is $3000.
May 13, 1987 The annual Nakusp Conservation Association fishing derby held on the weekend was a big success. A 13.7 lb dolly garden, landed by Gail Friedenberger, was the biggest fish and took the prize of a 12-foot car-top boat. Two large trout were the second and third largest fish. Howard Cann landed a 12-pound, 15-ounce native Arrow Lakes Rainbow trout to win a colour TV and Bill Cowan and Don Inglis landed a 12-pound marked trout to capture third prize of an electric motor and battery. The Inglis trout was a nine-year-old Gerrard stock trout placed along with 1,040 yearling Gerrard stock in 1978 at an average weight of 50 grams.
Other derby prize winners included Harold Friedenberger, Ron Roberts, Harold Friedenberger Jr., Neil Hurry, Ray Cunningham, Bill Roberts and Chris Bennet. There were 100 boats entered into the two day derby and because of the change in format, there was no total weight or number of fish recorded. A rough estimate indicates about 150 Kokanee, 43 Trout and 53 Dolly Varden.
