Heather's Message

ONE YEAR OLD!

If you think Reved has put on a little weight in the last few months, you’re right! Reved
is now One Year Old and it’s time to get bigger!
What does this mean? It means Revelstoke is a
happening place; so much so that four pages just isn’t enough.

According to the survey results from the last issue’s Reader’s Questionnaire, you like Reved.And Reved likes you, so let’s party! Drinks are on me! Let’s meet at @%@#$% at &@ pm.

There are some new question we like you to answer: <here>.
If you have never answered any of our questions you may like to complete the whole questionaire <all the questions>.

While I have you, I feel it’s time to let out a little secret, just between us: Reved is pronounced Revved, not Rev- ED. It’s too bad the name of our
town isn’t spelled with two V’s, but it’s not, so what can you do?

Onto a more interesting subject: garbage.
Summer is here and that means people are out and about. This is all good except for when walk-abouters come across dump piles along their path. In a perfect world, I’d like to write something here that would somehow fix this
problem, but it would involve a few expletives and this is a family show....I also have a sneaking suspicion that the people dumping toilets and paint solvent into the forest aren’t reading this publication.

So instead, I am using Reved to promote what I think is a great idea courtesy of Christy Shaw from Mountain Goodness Natural Foods. Christy
suggested forming a team of volunteers, and with the help of some local businesses supplying garbage bags and the like, these sites can be cleaned
up. If you like this idea better than hiking around the base of Mt. Mackenzie and slipping on toxic waste, call Christy at 837-4352. Excellent, and now it is time for Where are they now? Last year, the summer issue of Reved featured
Nicola McGarry as the Artist in Profile. I thought I would check in with Nicola to see how she was doing and found her half asleep on a hammock with an empty bottle of gin beside her. It seems that hard times have fallen on our young artist.

Okay, I’m lying. Nicola was awarded a grant through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), and is now working on a project entitled Revelstoke, 360 Degrees, featuring a compilation of the beautiful views that surround our town. I look forward to seeing that! It looks like Nicola is quite happy afterall; successfully pursuing her dream.

As I mentioned previously, the last issue of Reved presented the
public with a Reader’s Questionnaire. It was wonderful to hear your thoughts and thank you for taking the time to fill it out. The questionnaire worked so well, I thought, why not do it again? There will now be a questionnaire
in every issue; however, you will have to obtain it on-line at reved.net. This issue’s Questionnaire asks: What do you think would help increase attendance at local events? Besides babysitters and free drinks, what else would make your night out that much better? What would get you out of the house? (By the way, “naked dancing girls” will stop being funny around the second time I read it).

Thank You and enjoy! Heather Lea - publisher

If you are interested in advertising in Reved, please contact Heather at editor@reved.net

Revelstoke Art Council would like to acknowledge the great community patrons who supported our 2005/06 programming!!

Investor Group, BC Hydro, Pharmasave, Revelstoke Credit Union, Geoff & Gwynne Battersby, Beatrice Schuh, David & Edna Mae Johnson, Downie Timber Ltd., Elizabeth & Jay Strong, The Enchanted Forest, Revelstoke Community Forest Corp., Paul & Sophie Salva, Julius and Alida Mohr, Eileen F.K. Ross, Catherine and Valmore Berry, J&B Teed, Vicki & Elmer Olafson, Patricia & Charlie Anderson, Jean Takkinen, Catherine & Ken English, Inge Anhorn, Wendy Wright, Suzanne Grieve, Cathy Granstrom, Frank Desrosiers, Carolyn Lorrain, Joanne Short, Carol Paladino, Margaret Pacaud, The City of Revelstoke, CKCA through Columbia Basin Trust and the BC Arts Council.

Thank You

REVED sincerely thanks the following sponsor’s for their generous support

Gold

• Hillcrest Hotel, a Coast Resort
• The City of Revelstoke

Silver

• Revelstoke Tourism

Bronze

• Ellis Freelance Services

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[Spring 2006 Article]
[Winter 2005/06 Article]
[Summer 2005 Article]