January
K2, CMH and Poor Boyz film ‘ski porn’ around Nakusp
The sound of helicopters was heard again around Nakusp, but during the last week the whirlybirds were carrying a crew of filmmakers and pro skiers out to capture some hot ski action on the local mountains. A huge dump of snow followed by cold, clear skies made for ideal conditions to film what CMH marketing manager John Entwhistle called “ski porn.”
March
Cross country trail another great addition at Summit
Oh yeah, it was a bluebird day alright; hardly a cloud in the the rich blue of the sunny sky that stretched over Summit Lake Ski Area. A perfect day to get a tour of the lodge’s newly-constructed addition and the new cross country ski loop built last year.
There are some natural points of interest along the way, some marked with a bright blue sign. Without signage were the Three Sisters, whose bright sunlit peaks were a highlight of the trek, easy to see as the trail left darker evergreen trees and passed through a birch forest.
In no time at all, the group was back at the start of the loop, looking down the hill and across the valley to Summit Lake. In all, it was an hour of fun in the sun and snow and a great way to spend the time (especially for work).
June
Burton
Gymkhana a show of skill and speed
Beautiful Burton was the site of the third Arrow Lakes Saddle Club Gymkhana. The group gathers to compete in skill races around barrels and poles, although the competition is for personal bests, and part of the riders’ training of their mounts.
The Club generally puts their horses through their paces in five races of differing complexity. Horse and rider work together, or are learning to, to speed through the course, their time recorded by an automatic timer.
July
Special
Olympics
athletes do well in bocce
In the middle of July three special Olympic athletes David Cold, Cory Waskul and her daughter Kendra Kalyn headed down to Langley for the Special Olympics Bocce Championships.
Cory and Kendra placed second and earned themselves a silver medal.
David Cold who played on a team from Trail, won a gold medal – they never lost one game.
Slo Pitch
reaches fevered pitch in finals
Local softball aficionados were treated to a triple header last Saturday, July 27 at Kathy Pedersen Field as the Nakusp Slo-Pitch League came to an exciting conclusion.
The championship game did not disappoint as the Brew Jays and In the Parkers were evenly matched. The title game consisted of numerous lead changes as each team hit the ball extremely well and errors were kept to a minimum. At the end of the third inning ITP held a slight lead of 8-6. However, the Brew Jays charged back in the fourth to win.
August
Upper Arrow Lake shows well at BC Seniors Games
Nakusp’s own Jean Lancaster took gold again this year at the BC Seniors Games in the Women 75-79 10 km road race and 5 km power walk. Husband Ken Lancaster walked away with a silver medal in the Men 80-84 10 km road walk competition, as well as a silver in the Men 80-84 5,000 m power walk. Gale Detta of Burton took a bronze in the Women 70-74 5 km power walk.
September
Sports don’t lie at
legendary NSS soccer tourney
“Sports are the truest measure of a person, they don’t lie,” Jay Gardner, the Nakusp Cougars Senior boys’ soccer coach, remarked as he and I watched the Nakusp Junior boys battle through the rain and the mud early Saturday morning.
In the face of declining enrolment and widespread student apathy, Nakusp continues to produce high numbers of competitive athletes willing to leave the warmth of their beds to take the pitch during an early morning rain shower. Both Jr. teams played to a record of one win and two losses during the course of competition.
The Nakusp community dug deep this weekend and collectively defied the cold, rainy weather by working together to make our home tournament a success. Sports don’t lie.
October
Horses and girls work together
Horses and girls go together like peanut butter and jam sandwiches. In this case, Brianna McCoy from New Denver and Ashley Friedenberger from Nakusp got to practice in the show ring some of the skills they have been learning for the past years in the practice ring.
Both Ashley and Brianna have been working hard over the last few years learning not only about riding a horse, but also caring for one, cleaning up after one and handling one from the ground.
“Brianna McCoy and Ashley Friedenberger’s dedication and commitment are a joy,” said Faye Fox, local trainer at Fox Meadows Equine Centre.
