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COVER: Jeweller and Garnish owner, Arleigh Kurucz, melts old gold into new. Photos: Arleigh Kurucz

Garnish celebrates its one year anniversary, solo-female travelling, where to find the best sausages, what 'world's largest' is Revelstoke known for... AND MUCH MORE!

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A Path Etched in Silverby Alison Lapshinoff

The wooden workbench is cluttered with bits of scrap metal and glittering stones. A row of small, colourful pliers hang from a wire and files of various shapes and

sizes are strewn about. In another part of the room is a mini belt sander, a torch and a little oven. A collection of hammers hang pleasingly from a decorative leather strap nailed at inter-vals to a smooth section of tree trunk. There is a hydraulic press, a dapping block, a rolling mill, a sandblaster and a curi-ously named ‘pickle pot.’

I could be standing in some sort of industrial shop or perhaps a weird science lab where mysterious experiments are con-ducted but it was nothing of the sort. This is Arleigh Kurucz’s playroom and workspace, the place where all her sparkling sil-ver and gold creations are born.

“[Making] jewellery is not pretty,” Arleigh explains from her cluttered workbench in the back room of Garnish, the small, tasteful jewellery shop in Grizzly Plaza in downtown Revel-stoke. “It’s a lot of metalwork.”

Out front, behind polished glass, hang her delicate little snow-flake pendants and earrings and sparkling, chunky necklaces of textured silver hoops.

Over 10 years ago, at her home in Vancouver, Arleigh was on a com-pletely different career path. Studying Spanish and Latin America at Simon Fraser University, she was on the road to becoming a language teacher. Then her dad unexpectedly passed away in 2003 and she hit a turning point in her life.

“It made me realize you have to do what you want to do. You may not have time to be retired,” she says.

In 2006 Arleigh began a two-year program at Vancouver Community College studying jewellery, art and design. There she learned about gem-ology, metal techniques and art his-tory, beginning her journey to becoming an artist, jeweller and entrepreneur.

In 2008 Arleigh began marketing her products as Frank Jewel-lery, named after her father. From a small workbench in her Vancouver apartment she coaxed silver and gold into different shapes and designs that she sold online and in boutiques.

Today she has expanded considerably. Last spring Arleigh took over the lease for the shop space from fellow jeweller Suzanne Spisani, whose work is still showcased there. In fact, Garnish offers jewellery created by 14 different Canadian art-ists, including Kat Cadegan, Tanya Kemprud and Julie James, all from Revelstoke, to name only a few.

“I work in silver and gold, mainly,” Arleigh says, explaining how she purchases metal from a supplier in Vancouver in either wire, plate, granule or coin form. Alternately, Arleigh is able to melt down old jewellery in order to create something new and different.

“I do lots of custom work,” she says, explaining how grandma’s old broach can be transformed into a new ring or pendant. It can be a dirty, noisy job. Rings and bracelettes are formed around mandrels to create a specific size and shape. This involves a lot of hammer-ing. A sandblaster is used to lend texture to a piece. Arleigh uses a computer program to create moulds for things like earrings and pendants and then, in the casting room, uses a wax injector, which is something like a glorified crock pot, to create an original.

She has a dapping block and punches to create cir-cles and domes and torches for seamlessly soldering joints together as well as the aforementioned ‘pickle pot,’ which contains an acid solution for removing oxidization from metal.

“I was inspired by nature because I thought I should be,” she says. “I love organic, I love the mountains,

rocks on a beach, hemp bracelets,” she explains, re-calling her early days of design.

“Then I realized the designs I love are based on sym-metry and precision; clean lines. I like geometrical, symmetrical pieces.”

In her school days, Arleigh won the Excellence in Design Award for her grad show pieces. The series, called Walk Your Path, was based on an ancient laby-rinth and the idea of ‘finding yourself’.

From pursuing a degree in languages to designing jewellery in her small Vancouver apartment, Arleigh’s path to Revelstoke and opening her first boutique was etched in silver and gold. This June Garnish will celebrate its first birthday, a significant milestone for a small business. So if you hear a faint hammering while wandering through Grizzly Plaza this summer, perhaps let your curiosity draw you into Garnish. It may be Arleigh hard at work at her back bench magic-ally transforming some small piece of metal into a delicate piece of wearable art.

A bright, cheery place to show off wearable art. Inside Garnish. Photo: Arleigh Kurucz

Arleigh Kurucz at work in her shop Garnish. Photo: Alison Lapshinoff

Arleigh Kurucz polishes a ring. Photo: Alison Lapshinoff

Snowflake charm bracelette. Photo: Arleigh Kurucz

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For years now I’ve been a bit of an ad-venture sport keen-

er, like many of you good people in Revy. And, like me, you’ve probably been asked why—why voluntar-ily put yourself in danger-ous situations? Why risk so much? When someone

asks me, "why do you climb?", I’m annoyed to find my sheer inability to articulate something that gives my life so much substance and meaning. There appears to be no satisfying answer; not for me or for them. It’s a huge topic to tackle and is like trying to lay down a sol-id, believable explanation to what is the meaning of life.

On the grand scale of extrem-ism, the activities I do—moun-tain climbing, backcountry skiing and maybe a little whitewater kayaking—are nothing compared to high-exposure slack lining, free climbing or base jump-ing. I’m certainly no extremist but was nevertheless compelled to look further into why my activities draw me the way they do. Why climbing and not, say, rollerblading? A simple answer could be, "it’s fun." It’s just simply fun to climb up a rock wall or ski fresh powder or see the world through a river highway. But any adventurer will tell you that’s not quite ‘it’.

What makes some humans prone to take it past doing something for ‘fresh air’ or ‘exercise’ and commit a lifestyle and a lifetime to activities that may seem to the average onlooker, dangerous? I had an intense curiosity to decipher why my body’s restlessness leads to adventure while others are happy playing ten-nis. Was it simply a chemical signal in my brain?

Dr. Archibald Hart, a self-professed ex-adrenaline addict himself, has writ-ten a book entitled Thrilled to Death, which talks about adrenaline addic-tion as a real and serious obsession for which there is even a 12-step program. I hate to think the overpowering feeling of gratitude resulting from my moun-tain time could conceivably be labeled as an addiction, implying abuse or lack of control.

While researching the topic I found the term ‘adrenaline junkie’ used to label anyone from bank robbers to sky div-ers and workaholics to street lugers. The overall consensus was ‘these people’ were hooked on the rush that comes from stress, no matter how it’s delivered. I was annoyed but still curi-ous to find out more. Found on fitday.com, a fitness website, is the following answer to where you can find an ad-

renaline junkie in its natural habitat: “Every day, thousands of adrenaline junkies strap on a parachute, climb into a kayak or drive very fast around a race track.”

OK, we’re good so far. I’ve only ever been strapped to a parachute once and I certainly don’t climb into a kayak every-day. The article goes on to say:

“Other typical adrenaline junkie activ-ities are bungee jumping, caving, rock climbing and mountain biking—any ac-tivity that involves a larger than normal amount of danger or risk of injury.” Uh oh. A memory flash to what may have been the defining source to my adrena-line junkie-ness: at 16 years old, my cousins and I went bungee jumping.

But what’s this? Continuing, the article states: “The people you meet on the slopes, or in an airplane prior to jump-ing out of it, may refer to themselves as an adrenalin[e] junkie, but since they are getting their rush in a relatively healthy manner, they are unlikely to be an actual adrenaline junkie.” Phew!

The article further explains a type of ‘real’ adrenaline junkie, who finds their drug not in extreme sports but in drama and conflict, picking fights and arguing for the rush of it all.

What I do hope to clarify is people who love frequent and regular experiences of the more adventurous nature do not have a death wish. It’s totally the oppos-ite. Most of us feel these activities are the most complete and ideal example of living anyone could imagine. My life and what I do with it is so utterly valu-able I will push myself to extreme dis-comfort, both mentally and physically, just to know—really know—I’m using my health and talents to the best of my abilities. To me this makes more sense

than anything in my life; more than sit-ting idle at home avoiding excitement. I've seen a clever quote circling lately from Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian novelist: “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine…it’s lethal.”

I was lucky to be born to two people who hold high respect and love for mountains. Passionate hikers, my par-ents strongly encouraged the outdoor lifestyle. My sister and I were carried up trails until we were old enough to walk ourselves. When we became rebel-lious against waking up at 5:00 a.m. for weekend hikes, mom and dad laid can-dies along the hiking path so we’d fol-low them—a cunning and genius ploy to bequeath to us what it meant to breathe forest air so thick with fragrance you went home with its flavour still lin-gering your mouth.

For my 21st birthday, when other par-ents were paying college fees and en-couraging career moves, my parents bought me my very own rock climbing guide for the day. He led me 17 pitches straight to the top of Castle Mountain in Banff National Park. This was the first time I backed my ass off the face of a mountain, allowing gravity and a rope no wider than my middle finger to rappel my descent into trees as small as carpet fibres from that height. It was also the first time I realized being shit-scared out of your mind could be good for you.

My time in the mountains enriches my life and makes me a better person; one who can extend my resulting after-mountain glow to friends and family who are either out there with me or looking at the photos afterwards. If I have to be an adrenaline junkie, I’m happy to be one who finds their drug in a “relatively healthy manner.”

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T here is something inexplicably pleas-ing about buying meat neatly wrapped in brown butcher paper. It recalls a

simpler time, days before Styrofoam, a time when butchers were required to skilfully ren-der entire animals into usable cuts of meat.

Barry Asmundson has been working with meat his entire life. Raised in Innisfail, a small farming community just outside Red Deer, Alberta, he began working with his father, a butcher, when he was 12 years old. He even worked briefly in a slaughterhouse. Today Barry, along with his sausage busi-ness, are one of the newer faces at Revel-stoke’s Saturday morning farmers market.

BA Sausages provides Revelstoke with fresh, healthy sausages and pepperoni made right here in the Big Eddy. Disenchanted by the lack of meat cutting required at his job as a butcher at the supermarket, Barry began making sausages to sell to his friends in 2006. He and his family built a small shop in their backyard from which he could work. But it wasn’t until last year when he really got serious. From his newly expanded shop Barry expertly feeds a mixture of spiced ground tur-key through his shiny, new hydraulic stuffer. The meat fills the natural hog casing creating a long tube. This he twists neatly into pepper-oni sized lengths and hangs on a rolling rack, ready to be wheeled into his fully automated smoker, which will dry, smoke, cook and cool the product.

“I’ve had good support from local business-es,” Barry says, listing off several restaurants who buy his sausage. “Buying local is im-portant to people. People like knowing the person in service.” He explains how results of a survey presented at the farmers market annual general meeting confirmed shop-

ping local is very important to the majority of market-goers—even more so than buying organic. Barry is chatting amicably while counting lengths of pepperoni to hang on the rolling rack. A good portion of his products are made from turkey, sourced from a farm in Armstrong, B.C. They are hormone-free birds fed non-medicated feed raised in big barns, not cages.

“From years of working out, I like to make things healthier, leaner,” he explains. Barry has been a competitive body builder for years. “People want less fat. I can tell you everything about my product,” he says, add-ing that he is able to provide complete nutri-tional information.

Some of Barry’s recipes were handed down from his father, some of them tweaked slight-ly to reduce the fat and salt content. Others are entirely his own. He is even playing with making a vegetarian smokie using a seaweed casing, something that is still in experimental stages. Besides making his own products for market sales and restaurants, Barry does a lot of work for hunters, farmers and friends who bring him freshly hunted game or meat raised on their farm for him to transform into their favourite smokie.

“I do a lot of custom work,” he says, relat-ing how a customer may ask him to try to ‘duplicate grandad’s sausage’. He is also happy to tweak his recipes to suit a client’s specific needs.

This summer marks Barry’s second season at Revelstoke’s farmers market. He often has the whole family helping out, including his two daughters, 15 and 17, who he employs.

“People like that the whole family does it. I like working with my kids so they see the foundation of doing stuff yourself and being an entrepreneur.”

Around town, Barry is easy to spot doing his deliveries. In the back of an immaculately restored, shiny red Canada Post truck from 1986, he has installed coolers and freezers in which he transports his products.

“Hardly a week goes by that I don’t get comments on my van,” he laughs. The old vehicle was sitting downtown for years when he bought it, sanded it and gave it a new coat of paint. So now instead of mail, the reincarnated van is packed with spicy cho-rizos, turkey feta spinach smokies, break-fast sausages and the like. It is inspiring to see someone turn a pastime they enjoy into a viable business, something that Barry has successfully achieved. Indeed demand for his healthy, locally made products has ensured he has full-time work and the satisfaction of being his own boss while doing some-thing he enjoys. After years of learning the trade and pursuing something that began as a hobby, Barry has carved himself a niche here in Revelstoke as the town’s own local ‘sausage guy’.

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The modern conundrum of what to eat to achieve optimal health is continually evolving. Decades

past margarine was in. Today, with the discovery of trans fats created through the partial hydrogenation of oils to make them solid, it would appear that butter is healthier after all.

The fact is not all fat is bad. It is one of three essential macronutrients our bod-ies require to provide us with energy, along with protein and carbohydrates. We need fat. In fact some vitamins can-not be absorbed without it.

The key is to eat the right kinds of fat. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, found mainly in plant based food and oil, have been found to reduce chol-esterol and decrease the risk of heart disease. These can be found in things like vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, avocados and fish.

Saturated fats, found in things like red meat, cheese, butter and processed food, are still considered unhealthy and should be consumed in moderation. There is, however, one exception.

After years of ill repute due to its high saturated fat content, coconut oil is mak-ing a comeback as the latest modern miracle fat. Made up of medium chain fatty acids as opposed to long chain fatty acids in some other fats, coconut oil is not broken down in your small intestine and sent to your fat cells to be stored. In-stead, scientists claim it is absorbed in-tact and delivered to your liver to be used for energy. Studies have shown that

of coconut oil laud its many purported health benefits and use it for everything from frying food and baking to moistur-izing skin. A tropical oil made by separ-ating the fat and milk from the fruit of the coconut palm, coconut oil is solid at room temperature, usually an indi-cation it should be avoided. However, coconut oil is a very versatile, natural fat that is, of late, considered by many to be very healthy.

Registered holistic nutritionist Melissa Hemphill uses it in her kitchen.

“As with anything, use it in moderation,” she advises, explaining how she also uses olive oil, sesame oil and butter in her cooking. “It is good for sautéing lightly flavoured foods like fish and eggs,” she says. “It has lots of interesting applica-tions like melting it into energy balls or smoothies.”

Besides in the kitchen, coconut oil has numerous topical uses.

“It’s just very versatile,” Melissa ex-plains. "You buy a jar of coconut oil and you can put it in food, put it on your ba-by’s bum to prevent diaper rash, use it as a massage oil, use it in your hair…”

Its high smoke point makes it suitable for frying and sautéing and it is also a great dairy free alternative to butter in bak-ing. It is said to improve digestion and insulin levels, promote a healthy thyroid, increase your metabolism, relieve stress, reduce the risk of heart disease and kid-ney problems and boost your immunity.

Topically, it can be used as a shaving cream, a deodorant, a mild sunscreen, an eye make-up remover and a general moisturizer to name only a few of its ap-plications.

While low fat products are still favoured by many, it does you well to consider that often the fat is replaced with carbohy-drates, refined grain and sugar—things that cause insulin levels to spike and dip leading to hunger, overeating and weight gain. One should avoid processed food altogether and stick with fresh, obtaining their healthy, beneficial fats from things like avocados, nuts, fish and vegetable oils.

Fat is an essential nutrient and consum-ing the right kind is an important com-ponent for overall good nutrition. Mod-eration and variety are key. Research is continually evolving so what is healthy this year may not be considered so in decades to come. With constantly shift-ing health trends it is important to re-member to take it all with a grain of salt. But that is a different topic altogether.

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Moments of uninterrupted observation have remained forever clear in my mind. Times I’ve spent purposely observing everything my mind would accept jump

clearly to the forefront, especially when observing nature. Are the moments you’ve spent observing nature motivators for fur-ther exploration?

In Grade four my teacher asked us, her students, to record ob-servations of fish in the classroom tank. The observations my nine-year old colleagues and I made included the size of the tank, the colour of the water, the types of hiding spots and the happi-ness of the fish. When I was 15, a seven day sailing trip through B.C.’s Gulf Islands with 200 impressionable youth and 50 pas-sionate nature-loving adults changed my life forever. Peering directly into the assemblage of plants, animals and landforms that comprise B.C.’s coastal beauty solidified my desire to work in the natural sciences field. During a university class on clima-tology, my cohort and I were tasked with observing weather for 10 minutes in the morning, at lunch and in the evening, for a week. Our assignment was to record anything we saw related to weather, from the types and movements of clouds, to the dance of pollen or a molted feather suspended in air. These experiences helped me form a deep curiosity, respect and appreciation for the natural world.

Numerous studies have explored the mind-altering effects of “experiencing” nature. Decreased stress and mental fatigue and increased relaxation and happiness, have been scientific-ally proven in humans who immerse themselves into natural settings. In 1984 Dr. Roger Ulrich published an article in the prominent publication Science, describing how just looking out a window at a natural setting assisted in post-surgery recov-ery, decreased health-care use by prison inmates and improved performance by those of us stuck in offices. In 2002 scientific papers by Dr. Peter Kahn Jr. and Dr. Stephen Kellert explored the relationship between children and nature. They found children had significant and positive cognitive, effective and moral developments when in direct contact with nature (in the woods or on the lake, as opposed to at a zoo or watching nature shows on TV).

Starting to explore the natural world can be overwhelming, al-though it doesn’t have to be. Joining a local nature group or meeting up with experienced observers allows for in-the-field learning—the best kind! Exciting advancements in technology have led to the availability of fun and engaging ways for all ages to explore outside. Shown here is a selection of apps and non-apps compiled for the Revelstoke nature lover and nature-lover-to-be. From the many ideas offered start with the one that inter-ests you the most and try to stay with it past the initial learning stage. The experience will be so worth it. Happy observing!

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While Revelstoke is well-known for its skiing and biking opportunities, another outdoor pursuit enjoys a quiet popularity in this region as well. Prior to the 1990s the

words “climbing anyone?” would seldom be heard. But thanks to the work of many local climbing pioneers including Ruedi Beglinger, Bernie Waitzka and Dean Flick, Revelstoke now boasts a plethora of good climbing opportunities. With 13 sites and over 450 pitches, it is no wonder people are slipping on their harnesses and flocking to their favourite climbing area when the sun comes out. In less than half an hour you could be hanging over Lake Revelstoke at Waterworld, looking down over the Columbia Valley on Lauretta Slabs, challenging your skills at Shaketown or watching your child dance up a climb at Begbie Bluffs. Currently, there are plans in the works to open an indoor climbing facility so the climbing community can enjoy this sport year-round.

Since humans could walk we have been climbing. As local climber Harry Van Oort put it, “Climbing is primal; it is what we have evolved from.” While early climbing may have been a necessity for survival, climbing now offers different rewards. As children we learned to climb up into our mother’s arms or up to the cookie jar. As adults many are drawn to the natural beauty of mountain peaks.

There is no doubt climbing gives appealing physical challenges. Yet, it is also a mental exercise. Local guide Darek Glowacki sees it as a puzzle-solving exercise. Harry compares it to playing the piano where you practice the moves over and over until you get it. Local climber Debbie Koerber attests when you solve a problem, “it makes you feel amazing." After a hard day at work climbing may be the answer. “When you leave the ground, you leave it all behind,” Harry states. His partner, Mandy Kellner, continues, “You think about climbing and nothing else. It is our meditation.” And of course it is fun.

Revelstoke offers many different climbing options for people of all ages and walks of life. Many of the climbing areas are sport climbs. These climbs have permanent anchors placed in the rock for protection. A lead climber, or as Debbie Koerber puts it, “the rope gun,” heads up the rock face and clips her rope into the protection while her partner belays. This type of climbing can offer less risk and an opportunity for you to set up your level of challenge. Traditional climbing has climbers pla-cing and removing their own protection. This type of climbing brings more risk but offers additional adventure and self-suffi-ciency. There are several books that can help direct you to your climb of choice. Revelstoke Rocks by Ruedi Beglinger is a good place to start.

Before buckling up your harness and grabbing your rope you should think about getting “schooled.” Local mountain guide Darek Glowacki warns about dangers of learning from a friend who learned from a friend who took a course. To climb safely and efficiently one needs to be taught the foundational skills and knowledge of moving safely on rock. Revelstoke Alpine Ad-ventures offers courses for both beginners learning the basics, to those wanting to challenge themselves in the mountains. Debbie also states: “finding a good partner who you can trust is so important.” One must also learn how to assess the dan-gers around you. Loose rock and belayer error can potentially cause accidents.

Bouldering is an additional climbing option. Boulderers need not worry about ropes, harnesses or protection. All that is need-ed is a pair of shoes and a crash pad placed at the bottom of the rock. Bouldering offers an opportunity to build your strength and skills in a safe environment. It can also be a good social venue as families and friends can gather to climb, watch and play. The Revelstoke Climbing Co-op (R.C.C.) is working on another exciting local climbing option. Mark Hartley, board member of R.C.C., is pumped about the prospect of opening an indoor climbing gym. He envisions the gym giving climbing en-thusiasts an opportunity to stay in shape during the winter and become better climbers by pushing themselves in a controlled environment. R.C.C. member Tina Godfrey sees the project as creating a venue for community building, where climbers of all ages gather to meet and learn from each other.

With the assortment of climbing opportunities in Revelstoke we should be hearing “climbing anyone?” coming from people of all ages and abilities. The word is getting out. Perhaps with the arrival of the climbing gym and the continued work of the local climbing community, Revelstoke will be known and enjoyed for much more than its perennial skiing and biking.

CLIMBING GRADES: The technical difficulty of a climb is graded from lower fifth class — 5.0 to 5.3, mean-ing very easy — to higher scores of 5.10 to 5.13 — very hard, and even 5.16, which is extremely difficult and impos-sible for most. A very select few can scale climbs rated more than 5.13. An a, b, c or d may be put in front of the number, (like 5.11a), in order to break the climb down further into more finite difficulty levels. For a more technical explanation, see Revelstoke Rocks, (Ruedi Beglinger).

CLIMBER TALK:BOOTIE SCORESounds like: something to do with a cute ass Means: gear left behind on a climb you get to keep

TO CLEANSounds like: taking a bath Means: the second person up collects the climbing hardware off the rock CHEESE GRATER Sounds like: what it sounds like Means: falling down a rock slab scraping the crap out of any exposed skin

FLASH Sounds like: exposing body parts Means: leading a climb with no falls or hanging and with no prior attempts on the climb ON-SIGHT FLASH Sounds like: an electrical burn Means: leading a climb with no falls, resting, prior attempts, watching someone else do it or getting info on the route on the first try

REDPOINT Sounds like: a big zit Means: leading a climb without falling or resting but after a number of attempts

SENDSounds like: going to the post office Means: to climb a route with ease, as in “I’m gonna send this baby!"

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Go Your Own Way by Katie Marti

Despite the fact we are a social species by nature some things are better done solo: flossing, watching The Notebook,

trying on bathing suits... When it comes to travelling, however, making the decision to go it alone is still fairly uncommon. Sure sharing a trip with someone can make it special but, in some cases, a solitary journey has the po-tential to be far more meaningful. Most of my solo travels have been within Canada and the United States. Road trips and camping are my specialty, taking me from coast to coast on sev-eral occasions with nothing more than the CBC and my golden retriever for company. Recently I took it a step further and travelled to Mexico and Central America as a sort of pilgrimage to my father’s homeland. The mission was to con-nect with relatives and explore the culture that made my dad who he is. Ultimately I wanted to discover to what degree it might also make

even, to have the freedom and flexibility to let the trip be exactly what I needed or wanted it to be. Right from the planning stages every single decision was mine to make: where to stay, how to get there, what to do and when to leave. The trip was completely my own. Of course travel-ling solo, especially as a woman, does come with a few added hassles. For one, some trans-portation costs more when I travel by myself. Walking alone or even using public transport isn’t as safe as springing for a cab, particularly after dark, so I often end up spending money that couples or groups of tourists might not. Accommodations also tend to be more expen-sive; a double room split between two people, let alone three or four, is oftentimes cheaper than a single bed in a hostel dorm. But it’s more than just financial: I’m hyper-aware of standing out or being a target for thieves and pickpockets when I’m not travelling with other people. Case in point: I was mugged at knife point on a sunny beach in Mexico. I can’t be certain without a time machine and a do-over but I seriously doubt my attacker would have chosen me as his victim had I not been a woman travelling alone. So, yes, there is inher-ent risk associated with embarking on a solo adventure. I got off lucky in that one instance and only lost a cellphone and a bit of cash.

It could have been much, much worse. And, yet, I wouldn’t trade the trip or even that par-ticular experience for any other scenario. Not to say I’m glad for getting robbed but the en-counter revealed a side of myself rarely seen which, in hindsight, is pretty cool. The self-discovery and growth that comes from mov-ing beyond your comfort zone without any-one to defer to or influence your behaviour is life altering in a way that can’t be undone. Solo travel does not have to mean spending an entire trip in solitary confinement. In fact one of the upshots of travelling alone is the higher likelihood of befriending people from all over the world because you don’t already have someone to sit with on the bus or a friend to watch your bag while you run to the bathroom. Travellers attract other travellers creating a community based on mutual understanding and shared experience; among solo travellers, especially, there’s a vulnerability that creates a common bond. The beauty of a solo trip is not so much in the time spent alone, although that can be pretty powerful and revealing; it’s more in giving yourself the gift of adventure and let-ting it be yours, alone.

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Although she is a published mathematician Stacey La-mont is more commonly associated with Revelstoke’s Your Office and Art Centre. As the manager, she's

aware it might shock people when they discover she's also a mathematician.

“Running a store and completing complex mathematical equations don't necessarily go hand in hand,” she laughs, “but I make it work.” Stacey points out that both math and run-ning a business require organization, creativity and dedica-tion. “I've always been hyper-organized and I love the tactility of working with stationary and pens,” she admits. Currently a part owner, Stacey and her computer savvy partner, Anthony Tomson, plan on purchasing the business outright by the end of the year.

Born and raised in Revelstoke Stacey never realized dur-ing her years at school that she was good at math. “It just came naturally,” she says. It wasn't until her second year at the University College of the Caribous (now Thompson Rivers University) as an English major that a stray chem-istry class caught her interest and led her into the world of abstract math. “I actually really dislike practical math,” she comments.

The expressions she was getting (this interviewer is not math-ematically inclined) prompted her to explain. Math has three main branches: applied math, which deals with real life math-ematics and physics, pure math, which deals with abstract concept, and financial math, which deals with math in finan-cial markets. Each branch is different from one another. Sta-cey's passion lies in pure math.

Her work has been published in the peer reviewed magazine, Discrete Mathematics. The article, titled "Lexicongraphic Products With High Reconstruction Numbers," was based on results derived from a NSERC (National Science and Engin-eering Research Council) research grant Stacey obtained as an undergraduate.

“Abstract math is not like regular science, where you make a hypothesis, develop a methodology and then set out to prove

it,” Stacey expands. “In abstract math you sit in a room, come up with an original thought and go.”

The road to being a mathematician was not an easy one. On the first day of her third year in the University College of the Caribous math program, Stacey found out she was pregnant. “I never wanted to look at my little girl and say–I never finished school because I had you,” Stacey continues, “so I didn't.”

Stacey stayed through the semester. She returned when her daughter was sixteen months old and it was then Stacey be-came involved with the research. This resulted in her publish-ing a paper as well as participating in another project coding specialized computer software. Upon finishing her degree, Stacey worked on her Masters at The University of Calgary. She was three quarters through when all the commitments she was juggling became too much. She was sharing 50/50 custody with her daughter’s father and was also commuting weekly between Calgary and Revelstoke. With her daughter starting kindergarten and herself on the brink of burnout, Stacey decided to move away from math. She left her Masters and headed off in a new direction.

“I'm glad,” she says. “I don't regret it; it was the right choice.” Stacey and her new partner, Anthony, decided to make Revel-stoke their home.

When the opportunity to join Your Office and Art Centre opened up, they were thrilled. “We love it,” Stacey enthuses. “Anthony does computer repairs and I manage the business.”

The Revelstoke community has a lot to offer and Stacey jumped at the chance to join The Derailers, Revelstoke's roller derby team, in 2012. “I was drawn to the image of Derby girls,” she laughs. “Ask anyone, they'll tell you I can barely put on matching socks; fashion is not my strong suit. I'd never worn fishnets before. Now I have several pairs!”

Stacey also relishes the physicality of her position as a blocker. “We get laid out, hard. It's a great game.”

The next time Stacey strolls by, try calling her by her Derby name, Lumen, and don’t be surprised to learn that Lumen is a scientific term used to quantify the measurement of light!

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Woodenhead's stoic stance along the Big Bend Highway in the 1930s. Photo provided by Revelstoke Museum and Archives.

Above: Woodenhead as it sits now on the green space near A&W, Revelstoke. Photo: Lisa Morgan

T ourism promotion is frequently riddled with zany ideas. Attracting visitors can be a cutthroat game and often requires, shall

we say, ‘creative’ ploys to set one town apart from others. A common, and relatively low cost option, is to construct a “world’s largest some-thing” and stick it next to a highway.

There are the world’s largest wood chimes in Kaslo, B.C. and the world’s largest artificial duck in Andrew, Alberta. Sudbury, Ontario is home to the world’s largest nickel and 100 Mile House boasts having the world’s largest pair of cross-country skis. Scattered along the highways and forgotten bi-ways of our country, one thing remains clear: Canadians harbour a strange fascination in taking photographs next to abnormally large objects.

Revelstoke is no different. While the honour of world’s largest fish and bear sign goes to Port Hardy, B.C., Revelstoke can proudly pro-claim to be the home of the world’s largest hu-man head. That’s right. The world’s largest. Human. Head.

While seemingly shrouded in mystery, the legend of the Woodenhead is actually quite simple. It was carved in the 1930s by Revelstoke resident Peter Fuoco. A timekeeper and first-aid man, Peter found he had extra time on his hands while working on the Big Bend Highway pro-ject, better known as Highway 23 North. Luck-

ily Peter did not quit his ‘day job’ and helped construct the dirt road along the east bank of the Columbia River, which served as a meand-ering loop from Revelstoke to Golden until the Rogers Pass route was opened in 1962.

Noticing a large cedar stump with questionable “human characteristics,” Peter decided to take a shot at sculpture. With nothing but a double bitted axe, some chisels and hundreds of burly, mountain highway workers cheering him on, Peter spent time revealing the natural ‘big head’ features within the cedar and then decided to add an equally giant hat.

The Merriam Webster dictionary pinpoints the first known use of the noun ‘woodenhead’ to sometime in 1831. ‘Woodenhead’ is defined completely by other synonyms including; blockhead, airhead, birdbrain, bonehead and so forth. Integrating the popular jargon of the day, Peter’s sculpture was given an immedi-ate use as one of British Columbia’s first road safety warnings.

The sign once read: “Don’t be ‘Wooden Headed’. Drive carefully; you’ll live to enjoy the scenery more and longer” and even though its message was redundant the sign still became quite well-known and famous throughout the interior.

When the aforementioned Roger’s Pass Trans-Canada Highway route was opened the poor

Woodenhead fell into obscurity. Motorists no longer frequented the Big Bend Highway and Woodenhead-mania faded. It was moved to town in the 1960s and became just another heritage artifact.

However, in 2005 the importance of restoring a former masterpiece of amateur wood sculpture and, at the same time, boasting a “world’s lar-gest,” was recognized.

The City of Revelstoke conducted extensive res-toration work to Sir Woodenhead, built him a wooden house and honoured him by dedicating a municipal park to his name. Woodenhead had finally come home to his people.

To find this monument to the homo sapien cra-nium, look no further than the green space just off the Trans-Canada Highway next to A&W. Here you will discover the legendary Wooden-head in the park of his own name.

Woodenhead is the hero a motorist deserves but not the one they need right now. His time has passed but his message remains true.

Look for more enormously average objects across Canada at bigthings.ca In fact plan a road trip this summer around some of these “world’s largest." But remember to travel safely. You’ll live longer. And more.

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JULY July 1 The Cli� Jumpers July 2 Willhorse July 3 Toby Beard July 4 Cornstarr July 5 Coal Creek July 6 Toby Beard July 7 Sharon Shook July 8 Charlie Burton July 9 Matti Potter and the Plants July 10 Devon Coyote Trio July 11 Little Miss Higgins July 12 Mike AlvianoJuly 13 Mike Alviano July 14 Picture the Ocean July 15 Picture the Ocean July 16 Jesse Jungalwella July 17 Uncorked July 18 UncorkedJuly 19 Relative Jazz

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All shows play during the evenings in Grizzly Plaza located on Mackenzie Ave. and Victoria St.

Summer is peak season for rodeos with cowboys/girls zigzagging the province to partake in festivities

that honour a way of life. Small towns around B.C. are getting ready to host their rodeo weekend, which is a shin-ing star on any community’s event schedule. Armstrong hosts the clos-est Pro Rodeo to Revelstoke when the Wrangler Canadian Tour makes a stop on Labour Day weekend. Other ama-teur/semi-pro rodeos can be found on almost any weekend you feel like road tripping with your Stetson.

Vast portions of this province are wild ranchlands, which rodeos are a direct product of. The B.C. Rodeo Association organizes 24 rodeos from April to Sep-tember and they have a series within the tour highlighting the Chilcotin re-gion. These events provide friends and families a place to venture on week-ends for competition and camaraderie. Quaint rural towns surge with spirit as an influx of livestock and rodeo goers overtake the local scene.

From August 28 until September 1 you can catch rodeo performances at the 114th annual Armstrong Interior Prov-incial Exhibition (IPE) and Stampede. Rodeo action continues into the even-

ing and daily admission into the fair-grounds will only set you back $15. This occasion has enormous entertainment value with the stampede being only one component of the show. It claims to be B.C.’s premier agricultural exhibition and has stood the test of time to prove it. More than 150,000 people will pass through the gates and jam the grand-stands to be part of it this year. Terry Hannah, who looks after vendor rela-tions for the Armstrong IPE, says, “It’s a huge deal for the entire surrounding area. The action is exciting, fun, fast paced and it’s the best rodeo in B.C.”

The Nakusp rodeo is unfortunately cancelled this year, which is simply a loss for Nakusp. Last year was the first Nakusp Rodeo in what was supposed to continue as an annual event. It was three days of roping, bucking broncos, bull riding, two-stepping and much more. The Taco Club and local Rotary fed onlookers who basked in mid-sum-mer heat at the prime lakeside venue. Announcers introduced different disci-plines and competitors as the rodeo clown entertained the crowd.

It was a magnificent occasion with plenty of potential but as the Nakusp Rodeo Facebook page states, “It is with great sadness that the Nakusp Rodeo will not happen this year as it conflicts with the village council and our man-agement firm, Trophy Tournaments.”

Rodeos showcase a variety of skills re-quired by farmers, who manage live-stock to earn a living. Youngsters who grow up within this lifestyle become exposed to the rodeo culture at an early

age and some rural schools in the prov-ince provide rodeo disciplines as extra-curricular activities. The B.C. High School Rodeo Association (BCHSRA) wraps up the spring competitions with provincial finals in Quesnel from June 6-9. The champions from each cat-egory in these finals earn a $250 schol-arship and a trip to the Nationals in Virden, Manitoba.

As the BCHSRA website explains, “Education is very important to our association and we strive to present many bursaries and scholarships for our graduating class. Awards are also given out to the top five competitors in each event.”

For centuries the world relied on horse-power from the actual beast itself. In our electronically wired world we rare-ly think of the days when the family wagon was actually a wagon pulled by a horse. Rodeos shed light onto a time that is not prehistoric but to many kids it might as well be. Throw on your fin-est plaid, wrangle the family and find your way to a rodeo this summer. Singer Garth Brooks sums it all up:

Well, it's bulls and bloodIt's dust and mud It's the roar of a Sunday crowdIt's the white in his knuckles The gold in the buckle He'll win the next go 'roundIt's boots and chaps It's cowboy hats It's spurs and lattigoIt's the ropes and the reinsAnd the joy and the pain And they call the thing rodeo.

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Rodeo Trailsby Colin Titsworth

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Alongside a solid base of longtime locals, Revelstoke maintains a steady flow of temporary residents who migrate in and

out of town with the change in seasons. They pour love and support into the community for a few months each year, then they’re off. It’s a fleet-ing, passionate affair between skier and ski-town. But every once in a while, a transient visitor falls in love, hard, and decides to stay for good. They recognize the potential in a small town and want to contribute to the local economy in a lasting and meaningful way.

Amy Flexman’s first few encounters with Revel-stoke were as an outdoor education teacher from Ontario bringing students to town on a ski trip. “I knew right away I wanted to move here,” Amy remembers. “There was just a lot going on and a good sense of community. It seemed like everyone was happy!” It wasn’t long before she packed up and made the move cross-country. That was three years ago and she’s been a proud and permanent resident ever since.

Back in Ontario, Amy had dabbled in music pro-motion, organizing live shows that regularly sold over 100 tickets–not bad in a town of only 400 people. When she arrived in Revelstoke Amy saw an opportunity to bring great music to the people in a similar way and quickly set her sights on the Big Eddy Pub. “They were re-opening after a long

hiatus and needed something that would attract people other than wings,” explains Amy. “There’s great energy in that open space; I love the local feel, clear sight lines, wood floors and saw the po-tential for solid live music.”

The first band she brought in was the United Steelworkers of Montreal. The show was a hit, selling out and proving to Amy that she was on the right track. “It was great to give the pub more business and awesome to see people respond in such a positive way,” she recalls. After that first show she was encouraged and motivated to really throw herself into the live music scene in Revelstoke.

What came next was the Frostbite Concert Series, an effort that brought live music to venues around town every Thursday night between January and April this past winter. Popular bands like Stuck on Honey, the Boom Booms, the Bitterweed Draw and Shred Kelly packed the house, while more low-key artists like Craig Cardiff and Jeremy Fish-er played intimate acoustic sets to smaller crowds. Though Amy is proud of the way things went this winter, she admits it was an ambitious endeavour, particularly given the effort was completely volun-tary on her part. “Once a week was a bit much,” she laughs. “Next year, I’d like to scale it back a bit and focus on high-quality, low-risk events: continue to focus on Canadian independent music but try to

stick to bands and performers I know people will be pumped to see.”

Getting people out of the house is not always an easy task, however. “We’re spoiled here in Revel-stoke,” Amy explains. “There’s lots of live music now and so much of it is free that it can be hard to convince people to pay for a show, even when it’s a great band or artist.” She adds the weather can also be a bit of a factor. “If it was a powder day and people have been out enjoying the amaz-ing outdoor adventures the region has to offer, sometimes folks are just too tired by the time they get home in the evening to turn around and go out again.”

Thankfully, it would take more than a couple of small obstacles to discourage this keener. Through her enterprise, FlexProductions, and with sup-port from organizations like the Revelstoke Arts

Council and local radio station, Stoke FM, Amy is hoping to keep the momentum going. One pos-sible venture would be to bring a summer music festival back to town. Amy pictures the event tak-ing place at Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s mid-mountain lodge, using the natural slope of the ski hill as seating and using the lodge itself as centre stage.

Regardless of what the future looks and sounds like for Amy Flexman, she is committed to one thing: bringing quality entertainment to her community. “I want people to see the name Fl-exProductions and immediately know they are going to have a really great experience. I want to develop a reputation that musicians and fans alike can trust.”

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Amy Flexman with Elliott Brood band members Mark Sasson, Stephen Pitkin and Casey Laforet. Photo: Chris Ford

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Want your listing on this page? $25/listing or $90/yearE-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 604-219-5313

Acupuncture andChinese MedicineJade Mountain Wellness and AcupunctureErin Potter R.TCM.P.Kim Nicholls RMT101 1st St. W.250-837-3900jademountain.ca

Welwinds Therapeutic SpaDiane Mahoney R.Ac.509 4th St. E250 837 6084welwinds.com Energy Therapy andCoachingGuided Energy Work and Soul Counselling Frieda LiveseyClasses in Soul Awareness Writing 250-837-3724hearttohearthealing.ca Massage Therapy andBodyworkBeth Purser Massage NHPCBest Western Plus Revelstoke1925 Laforme [email protected]

Helios Rehabilitation & Performance1605 Victoria Rd. Unit 5250-837-7171heliosphysio.com

Repose Massage Therapy and Day Spa Ashley Sumner BC RMTAmy Eburne BC RMT(in the Hillcrest Hotel)2100 Oak Dr.250-837-3322reposedayspa.ca

Revelstoke Massage Therapy ClinicDavid Walker RMT, Liane Dorrius RMTJosiane Maillet RMT301 1st St. E. 250-837-6677revelstokemassagetherapy.com

Welwinds Therapeutic SpaDiane Mahoney RMT509 4th St. E250 837 6084welwinds.com

Natural Health ProductsEnergy Matters Canada,Mona Treber [email protected] via email, pick up downtown Mountain Goodness Natural Foods1601 Victoria Rd.250-837-4352

NutritionistsHelios Rehabilitation & PerformanceAmanda Argue RHN1605 Victoria Rd. Unit 5250-837-7171heliosphysio.com

Namaste Nutrition - Nutritional CounsellingMelissa Hemphill, BSc RHN23-318 Humbert St.250-814-3207namastenutrition.ca

PhysiotherapyHelios Rehabilitation & PerformanceAnna Chicoine BSc(Kin) MPTAmy Guidinger BScPT RCAMT CGIMA RPTFraser Sprigins BScPT CAFCI RPT1605 Victoria Rd. Unit 5250-837-7171heliosphysio.com Red Cedar PhysiotherapyJocelyn Kutcher BScPT RPTPrue Hicks BAppScPT RPTNaomi Gibbs, BPT RPT Suite 204, 555 Victoria Rd. (beside Coopers)250-837-8519redcedarphysio.ca

SpasHalcyon Hot Springs Village and Spa5655 Hwy 23, Nakusp250-265-3554/1-888-689-4699halcyon-hotsprings.com Tai ChiTia Chi with Eve [email protected] locations. Call/e-mail to inquire. Yoga/Pilates Balu Yoga and Wellness Sheri Zebroff RMT and Shendra Kelly RPT Frieda Livesey - Guided Energy Therapy414 1st St. W.250-837-3975baluyoga.com

Welwinds Therapeutic SpaYoga . Massage Therapy . Acupuncture . Tea509 4th St. E250 837 6084welwinds.com

Red Cedar PhysiotherapySmall group pilates classesSuite 204, 555 Victoria Rd. (beside Coopers)250-837-8519redcedarphysio.ca

Ol' Frontier Moteltheolfrontier.ca122 Hwy 23 N. 250-837-5119 $-$$

Paramjit's Kitchenparamjitskitchen.com 116 1st. St. W. 250-837-2121 $-$$

River City Pubregenthotel.ca112 1st. St. E. 250-837-2107 $$-$$$

The Last Tee Clubhouse171 Columbia Park Dr. 250-837-2440 $-$$

Woolsey Creek Bistrowoolseycreekbistro.ca 604 2nd. St. W. 250-837-5500 $-$$$

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HIKING . SKIING . MOUNTAINEERINGSelkirk Mountain Experience . Durrand Glacier Chalet

Our helicopter accessed, ecologically sensitive lodge is a Swiss-Style family-run mountain chalet that provides lodge based alpine hiking on over 80kms of trails in the pristine Northern Selkirk Mountains of B.C.

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