1929: Rev. And Mrs. Pound Show Valued Curios at The Missionary Tea Unique in every detail was the Women’s Missionary program on Wednesday afternoon and evening at the home of Miss A. A. Allen. Never at any time have the people of Nakusp had the opportunity of viewing in their own town so large a collection of curios of rare beauty and value. All owned by Rev. A. C. and Mrs. Pound who personally collected them. Mr. Pound, wearing Chinese priestly garb, explained each curio while Mrs. Pound served a concoction of rice, etc., to the guests who were brave enough to try using the dainty chop-sticks used by the Chinese. Costumes were also on exhibition, one particularly handsome one, a Chinese wedding gown, and worn by Miss Margaret Allen. The exquisite coloring and worksmanship was much admired as also was the needlework on linen and silk tea cloths shown. A book of pressed flowers from Palestine was also viewed with interest. — Nov. 4 1939: Kaslo - New Denver Bridges Went Out in Fall Freshets The death of an old time logging man, in the person of (Ed) Everett Mossom Munn, of Nakusp, occurred without warning at his logging camp at Fauquier on Sunday night where he was logging with his partner W. E. Johnson also of Nakusp. Previous to coming to Nakusp, many years ago, he had logged at Port Alberni and Chase, B.C. He was born in Minden, Ontario, June 5, 1900 and came with his family to Prince Albert, Sask., in 1909 and in 1920 came to Yahk and other British Columbia towns. He was first married in Nakusp to Henrietta Aalten, in 1923 and then resided for a time at Chase before returning here. He was a member of the Masonic and Knights of Pythias Lodges. — Nov. 5 1969: Arrow Seeding Plan Proves To Be Success A 250-acre hillside area which was used as a source of fill material for B.C. Hydro’s Hi Arrow Dam is being rehabilitated through an experimental seeding program. The ground which was mostly boulders and sterile ground less than two years ago, is now covered by waist-high grass and is a feeding area for deer, mice, game birds, bear, coyotes, fox and bobcat. The success of the growth has been gratifying to the engineers at C.B.A. Engineering Ltd. of Vancouver who planted it in association with their agricultural consultant. In construction of the dam, about 6 million tons of material was hauled from the hillside. The materials remaining in the pit were bedrock, till and waste boulders. All were nutrient sterile, and virtually incapable of supporting vegetation. — Nov. 5 1979: School NewsWarm spring-like rains, which continued on over the tops of the mountains over the week-end, carried off snow on the higher levels, even up to the glaciers, resulting in conditions of flood waters even surpassing that of many of our spring seasons, with bridges going out and the creek waters high and of the consistency of soup.

With the heavy amount of dead leaves at this time of year on the shore of Kaslo creek, Superintendent Chandler of the electric plant had his hands full to keep the wheels turning for several days. The heavy screens that protect the intake to the pipeline at the dam, plugged up continuously and had to be raked off on the average of about once per minute by a group of helpers, and even at that leaves and small sticks would get in through the screens into the pipe line and would eventually plug up the turbine, leaving no other course but to shut down for a few minutes to enable the machines to be cleared of debris. — Nov. 2

1949: Knights of Pythias Pass Gavel on to Nakusp Lodge

The party of Knights of Pythias that left Nelson for Nakusp Thursday afternoon arrived back in Nelson in the early hours of Friday morning after a successful visit to Nakusp Lodge No. 42. The object of the visit was the relieving of a travelling bevel which was brought to Salmo Lodge No. 59 by Grand Chancellor Horace Simpson of Trail Lodge No. 23, stipulating that the gavel was to be taken to a neighboring lodge within 30 days. The first visit of the gavel was to Nelson, then to Nakusp. From Nakusp it will be passed on to either New Denver of Castlegar. — Nov. 3

1959: Ed Munn Passes Suddenly at Camp

On Hallowe’en Day, students and staff members of Nakusp Secondary were asked to come to school in costume. This year was the first in a long time where almost everyone dressed up. Costumes were judged at lunchtime and the judges found it difficult to decide upon winners.

First prize was awarded to Tim Weighill and Jodi White. Winning second were Becky Jansen and Connie Wethal and third prize was won by Buddy Lancaster and Harvey Surina. — Nov. 7

1989: Lucerne Forms Student Environmental Group

Seven students from Lucerne Secondary school attended the ‘Get High on Nature’ conference held October 19 - 21 in Nelson.

The conference came as a response to calls for increased environmental awareness and featured lectures and workshops by recognized experts on environmental matters.

Students were particularly impressed with Elizabeth May, lawyer and writer, who provided a forum for students to voice their concerns. The students’ message was one of care and concern for the environment and a call for student action.

As a result, a youth environmental group has been formed in New Denver to fill this need. — Nov. 1

1999: Nakusp Receives $90,000 from Government for Sewer Upgrade

Nakusp will receive $90,000 from the provincial government under the water and sewer infrastructure program, Nelson-Creston MLA Corky Evans announced today on behalf of Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Doyle. The funding will be used to replace two sewage lift stations that are more than 25 years old.