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Free Summer Newspaper Serving the Waterton - Glacier International Peace Park Region j_^RfONPARJT July 21,1999 Vol 8, Issue 7 Glacier's plan to preserve a "classic western national sr: park" by Reta Gilbert
WEST GLACIER - After nearly four years of work, Glacier National Park last week released the almost-final version of their Gen p eral Management Plan - a guide to managing MCHERa.ElW GNP for the next 20 years. First the plan is published in the U.S. Feder al Register. After a 30 day public notification GJti&. period, the plan will be sent to John E. Cook, National Park Service Intermountain Region director, for his signature. When he signs, at last, the plan is final. The final version of the General Manage ment Plan is more a guide on how to proceed rather than a detailed plan of action. The goal remains to preserve Glacier as a "classic western national park". The top priority is the reconstruction of Going-to-the-Sun road. Instead of the old alter native where the road would be repaired on a fast track schedule with the west side to Logan Pass closed for up to two years and the east side up to Logan Pass closed for another two ,___?« MACLEOD' years, now the Park suggests a procedure to develop a plan but no plan is proposed. Busi ness response to the closures proposed last year GV>» was swift, immediate, and negative. No one liked closing the road. However, the steadily SWinCJSlGrS. Taking advantage of some ofthe little sunshine the region has deteriorating condition of Sun road does not had since spring are Cas, Monet and Mauve Holt, of Cardston. They were part of allow for the luxury of no action. the swinging set at Waterton. Photo: Dave McNeill GNP is making plans to spend their usual $2 million a year on the road for the next two to three years. The Park will tackle the most critical of the crit ical problems in small $2 million amounts. What's Inside ^fer In part in response to efforts by Representative Rick Hill, Montana's only representative, and because of comments by the public, GNP is trying to set up a Going-to-the-Sun advi THE WAY IT WAS sory committee made up of members of the public, of busi ness, of government, of Indian nations, and from Canada, Bogs cant believe mile-high glaciers - Page 5 ^RWOOD1 but the proposal is stuck in the office of the Secretary of the Interior. GNP is ready to begin setting up the committee IN THE PARKS immediately when they get approval. Neither the exact com Jake-a-Hike takes a hit- Page 7 position of the committee nor c*»-5i>* l their specific duties are Waterton's interpretive programs on a TllPk VlPW^^N. k110^ at this time. come-back - Page 3 *fi Also, Hill influenced the diversion of $1 BROWNING •^****_
on Saturday, July 24tH, 1999 The Going-to-the-Sun Road: reconstruction to pass by an advi 9 am to 5 pm sory committee first. (File photo) oped will be delayed until istration prohibit all new /join u5 for complimentaru not (Load and watermelons, free dwtmmtna, after this celebration. commercial scenic air tour water iafetu education, recreation center dido laud and information A second critical issue operators who would operate concerns visitor use of over GNP." The cutoff date is deddiond, plud aamei, face paintina and plentu of other act'witiedl Going-to-the-Sun Road. The 1997. Anyone operating then Park's preferred alternative is would be allowed to continue Located on Cameron Falls Drive at The Lodge at Waterton Lakes to continue to manage the for a time. No timetable is Call us at 859-2016 for information on the following programs Going-to-the-Sun Road as the included, but the Park is premier visitor experience for determined to phase out heli the Park. "The road would be copter overflights eventually. Health Club Drop-In Rates managed as a motor nature All administrative flights would be banned unless Adult $5.25 trail typified by low speed limits and interpretive oppor okayed by the superinten Senior (60+) $4.75 tunities. Focus would remain dent. There is no discussion Youth (13-17) $3.75 on maintaining the historic of search and rescue flights. Child (3-12) $2.75 character of the road, as well Today helicopters are used 2 & Under Free as on the experience offered extensively for quick access Day Pass $7.50 by easy access to the park's to some of the more remote areas of the Park. Family (up to 4) $14.00 interior," indicates the Plan. Visitors would retain the No one was surprised that Family Month Pass $40.00 option of driving their own the GMP recommends mak Lodge Hotel Guests Free cars or of using public trans ing permanent the temporary • Special rates for other hotel guests and portation, but managers will ban on personal watercraft. Waterton residents study incentives for public The NPS believes that PWC • Drop-In Rates include: pool & change transportation use. In the use interferes with protecting rooms, whirlpool, sauna and Health Club future, GNP could add more the natural resources of the • Ask about our group rental rates pull-outs, and more short- Park. Swimming hike opportunities along the The winter use of the Park Monday-Sunday Programs available: road. Park managers are discussion is shorter than last Lane Swim 7 - 8am determined to protect the summer's proposal. Gone is Public Swim 1 - 3pm • Red Cross Swimming Lessons road as a National Public the recommendation to open • Hiking Trips • Aquasize Landmark whatever the a camp store at Lake McDon 6-8pm scheme selected. ald Lodge and the plan to Family Swim 3:30 - 5:30 pm • Day Camps for Children • Tae Box • Acting Workshops The discussion of preserv plow Two Medicine road to ing historic hotels and visitor the Park boundary. services is also a plan of how In an issue that had little (Me Phone:403-859-2150 to attack the issue. The Park public concern or input, GNP Fax: 403-859-2229 will look for funding for plans to relocate the Park buildings out of the flood Reservations 1-888-98LODGE reconstruction of the hotels Waterton both from Congress and from plains, and flood hazard (-888-985-6343) other sources, but only after zones at St. Mary. The first they have developed a com step is to find a safe location Lakes E-mail: [email protected] mercial services plan. This which is available to GNP. plan would provide for a min Eventually the flood proofing After your Health Club visit, enjoy a delicious meal imum of 500 rooms in struc would be removed, allowing o^_ at The Windflower Dining Room tures from camping cabins to Divide Creek to follow its grand hotels. Mostly what the natural channel to St. Mary You are cordially invited to enjoy Park plans now is to conduct Lake. Fer Breakfast* studies of what should be pre The West Side Discovery -I UvC OJj your food purchase in Lunch cr Dinner served and how to fund the Center and Museum is still in Taxes, gratuities and alcohol not included needed repairs. the GMP, but until GNP can r Wm/\r % Ttrw\ 4T\\ T I _f^''i_a__7 #* v» No cash value, valid for one visit In a very controversial rec come up with funding for the Tl - ommendation, the GMP sug planning process the proposal ::': _B_^^:":-_rf»«W' _#***^*::1__**«_w-»«_y -• Expires July 31, 1999 gests that GNP "request that is more dream than possibili Jtvoom the Federal Aviation Admin ty- Waterton Glacier Views July 21,1S>99 Waterton continues interpretive renewal by David McNeill the park reduced its interpre As for next year, he does- trail (north of the Prince of tative role, charged fees and n't anticipate more staff Wales Hotel). With another WATERTON - Waterton let the private sector take on changes, but indicates there $5,000, in the fall, heTl start Lakes National Park has one more of the possibilities. The could be "more fine tuning work on upgrading the more interpreter and a new experiment had limited suc with the programs. There exhibits on pull-outs on the interpretive program on its cess. Visitors resisted the might also be more school Red Rock Parkway. schedule this year, another notion of having to pay for programs or outreach pro Walker says the money sign that the park is slowly interpretation where before grams." Though those will be hasn't been added to the regenerating its overall inter they were offered it free from offered through another park park's annual budget alloca Front country manager pretive function. park personel. department, warden and tion from Ottawa, it's been Ken Walker With changes to last year's Then last year, Walker ecosystem services. diverted from other internal more money is going to per menu, what a regular park added a new interpretive Walker was able to expand programs. "We're recogniz sonel, to help with a longer visitor sees this year is a new walk around and onto the the interpretive offering ing the value of interpretation seasonal hire and to put evening program at the east Prince of Wales hill. That through an infusion of (and realizing) that visitor towards facilities," Walker side Belly River campground was the first indication that $12,000 into his budget. He's facilities are not getting the says. and a new interpretive walk the park had rethought its also had money to build a attention they deserve, so through prairie grasslands. role in interpretation. The couple of camp fire circles at Ken Walker, the park's front Prince hill walk proved suc the Belly River and Crandell country manager, says both cessful and is now firmly on camp grounds and to revamp The Waterton Health and Recreation Center programs weren't offered last the interpretation menu. the Linnet Lake interpretive year, though there had been, proudly presents their years earlier, evening talks at Belly River. The Belly River fread-A-" hon talks are similar in style to what happens at the Crandell Monday, July 26th, from 9pm Campground Theatre and the Falls Theatre in Waterton To help us buy lifejackets for those who cannot tread townsite. With another new pro gram, called Trial by Fire, Phone the Center at 859-2150 (ext. 2016) for more information visitors go to the site of the SepteJ§l^ 1998 Sofa Mountain blaze and learn about the role of Cameron Lake Boat Rentals fire in the environment. Boat Rentals • Confectionery The park has also iiEliM Interpretive Wildlife Watching and Fishing Programs increased its visitor informa one of Waterton's int»r|jretaiion pfwi^ons for native starling tion centre personel exchange ijf|| year, Roughly three percent of Park staff define jjf||lf| with neighbouring Glacier Magnificent Scenery! National Park. Sfi-ji W stHicce ifee position from the outside^ located on the Continental Divide 16 kilometers west Following severe budget of Waterton Townsite on the Akamina Parkway cutbacks instituted in 1995, Open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily
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P.O. BOX 67 • TAMARACK VILLAGE SQUARE • WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK • AB • CANADA • TOK 2M0 P(403) 859-2378 • F(403) 859-2605 • email [email protected] July 21,1999 Waterton Glacier Views The Whopper HIKERS TRAIL MENU continued from page 5 If you've an appetite for beautiful mountain scenery and fresh mountain air, combine a Scenic Boat Cruise down and we thought we'd wander back up looking for him, over to the school to see if thinking he had got lost. Waterton Lake with a hike in Glacier National Park. our teacher had made it down "Well, 1 may have been off the mountain yet. He confused for a while, but I KOOTENAI LAKES HIKE GOAT HAUNT LOOKOUT hadn't. wasn't lost. . . . see what I We recommend departing Waterton on the We recommend departing Waterton on the 10 a.m. Boat to return from Goat Haunt on 10 a.m. Boat to return from Goat Haunt on The girls didn't seem too found up there." the 5:25 p.m. Boat. Enjoy this easy hike ihe 2:25 p.m. Boat. Wildflowers in July, pleased to see us; our coming He held out a big piece of through mixed forest of spruce, fir and huckleberries in August and spectacular sort of disrupted their medita Ising glass, the kind of stuff lodgepoie pine to the marshland around the expansive views of the Waterton Valley tions. that was used as inserts in the lakes. Habitat is rich and diverse with a anytime highlight this short but steep hike. good chance of seeing a moose. Make sure Pack yourself a lunch, some water and We figured most of their small windows in the doors to pack a lunch, raingear and water. bring rain gear just in case. displeasure was because they of wood and coal heaters. 8 km (5 miles) -4.5 hours 3.2 km (2 miles) - 3 hours were jealous of the fact that "There's more of it up we'd had what they regarded there, with an intrusive body as being a holiday while they nearby. - I spent quite a bit had been cooped up in a of time looking around." SATURDAYS: INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK HIKE stuffy room doing school Well, we didn't know what This day-long hike along Upper Waterton Lake is led by Canadian and American Park Interpreters. Meet 10 a.m. at the Bertha Trailhead. You'll lunch at the border, then continue on to Goat Haunt, work. We thought this was an an 'intrusive body' was, U.S.A.! Bring a lunch, raingear and water. Please have exact change for the return boat trip. unreasonable attitude for unless it was somebody who 14 km (8.5 miles) - 8 hours them to take; after all, it had walked into a place where he been hard work climbing that wasn't wanted, and we RAINBOW FALLS (2.4 km; 1.4 miles) JANET LAKE a0.4 km; 6.2 miles) mountain, and also on the couldn't see where a situa This easy hike for all begins at the Goatl Trail begins at the Goat Haunt Ranger! way up to the top we'd had tion like that would have Haunt Ranger Station and follows the Station and follows the Boulder Pass trail. several enlightening lectures anything to do with the piece Frances Lake trail for about 0.3 miles, Moderate climb through pleasant woods to on different things, including of *Ising glass he had in his branching to the falls. the lake. Continue 4.2 km to Frances Lake a mile-high chunk of ice that hand. had covered the whole coun We thought maybe this For further information, contact try. All they'd had to do was was just another of his Waterton Inter-Xatioii Shoreline Cruise CQ sit around in the school room whoppers. and take it easy. .... He said he'd had a "won at the Marina in Waterton townsite - (403) 859-2362 After supper that evening, derful day!" .... Clint and I decided we'd The next morning at e \ should perhaps check up on school things took a turn for Southwest Alberta Bus Lines 0^iilSwiM* Mr. Willett's whereabouts, so the worse. It seemed the 1015 Hewetson Avenue, PincherCreek, Alberta we picked up Bert and Jack girls had complained to Mr. Come andmjcy a rtkdngdety in Waterton Park Pittaway and walked over to Willett that when we had Phone 403-627-2716 / 403-627-5205 Iff as Jo ike driving so that you may enjoy the Dilatush house where Mr. come back from our hike the the scenery in greater safety! Willett boarded, - he wasn't afternoon before we had been Fax 403-627-5255 Golfing! EMng Hik there. noisy and very rude to them, Pincher Creek - Waterton A little bit worried, we and that we hadn't let them Daily Service Cameron Lake Red Rock Canyon went to the school, - he was finish their work. May 1 to September 15,1999 Shuttle Bus Shuttle Bus n't there either. Really wor Mr. Willett deemed it nec Lv. Pincher Creek 6:15 am Effective July 14,1999 Effective July 14,1999 ried now, we headed down essary to give us a lecture Ar. Waterton 7:00 am Lv. Lodge 7:05 am Lv. Lodge 11.30 am through the campgrounds on manners, including in his Lv. Waterton 8:30 am Ar. Cameron Lake 7:35 am and up the Bertha Trail, remarks the fact that girls Lv. Cameron Lake 7:40 am Ar. Red Rock 12:00 pm Ar. Pincher Creek 9:10 am afraid that he had gotten were "gentle creatures and Lv. Pincher Creek 10:10 am Ar. Lodge 8:10 am Lv. Red Rock 12.05 pm Ar. Waterton 10:50 am Lv. Lodge 12:46 pm himself into trouble some should always be treated as Ar. Lodge 12:35 pm Lv. Waterton 2:30 pm Ar. Cameron Lake 1:15 pm where. Our plan was to take such." He concluded by say Ar. Pincher Creek 3:10 pm Lv. Cameron Lake 1:20 pm Lv. Lodge 4:45 pm the trail as far as the creek, ing: "And now boys, you Lv. Pincher Creek 4:00 pm Ar. Lodge 1:50 pm Ar. Red Rock 5:15 pm head up the mountain to will stand up individually Ar. Waterton 4:40 pm Lv. Lodge 6:15 pm Lv. Waterton 7:30 pm Ar. Cameron Lake 6:45 pm Lv. Red Rock 5:20 pm where we had left him, and and make an apology to the Ar. Pincher Creek 8:10 pm Lv. Cameron Lake 6:50 pm Ar. Lodge 6:00 pm then follow the right-hand girls!" Pincher Creek-Waterton Ar. Lodge 7:20 pm gully to the bottom in case So each one of us stood up . One Way Fane $12.00 he'd had an accident on the and apologized, although it SHUTTLES way down. can truthfully be said that we Cameron l
v":i W.Kf;'-~: "i 'my\.;-i\-:-Mi-:~ySvx.:'-:. ;;:l;.;,i,::y.K'v.ji'5iA;1S' ir;:..,;;,.: ''-'..iNSS:', vi;;r,.;' v The Way it Was is a series featuring the history of the International Peace Park region. There will regularly be stories from the pen of Frank Goble. From time to time we will have contributions from Other writers with a long-time association to the region. Alll The Whopper §§ y. stories are copyrighted. by Frank Goble view he'd had from the top of leys, left huge blocks of var Peak poking up some 8,885 which way we should go; we the big mountain. He seemed ious sizes that, when they feet into the air a couple of ended up splitting the group, About the end of May, downright reluctant to do had melted, became lakes, miles to the southwest, so we - five of us: the two Pitt- 1930, we decided it was time any more mountain climbing. like the three lakes down abandoned him and took off away boys, Bert and Jack, to do some more mountain However, after several below us, - the Upper, Mid along the high ridge that sep George Annand, Clint and I climbing, the boys ail regard days of strong hints and dle and Lower Waterton. arates the Bertha and took the Bertha side, three: ing our Bear Mountain climb detailed accounts of the beau Sitting there, with the Carthew Valleys. Stan Dilatush, Jack Carnell, of the fall before as having ty of the area he would see, sides of the mountains most Part of the way over to and Art Frederickson headed been a success. This opinion and the ease of the climb, he ly covered with trees, brush, Alderson Peak we came to down into the Carthew Val didn't seem to be shared by finally capitulated and about and grass, and with the bot some rough going, and as we ley. our teacher, Mr. Willett, 9:30 one fine morning we left toms of the valleys away looked farther along at the, Our group had a nice easy whose memories of that the school building, walked down below filled with peak we saw that a steep cliff hike down into Bertha Lake. climb apppeared to be cen over to the north gully on water or grassy meadows that was going to cause us a fair When we hit the trail at the tered more on the blistered Alderson Mountain (now were interspersed with amount of trouble, so we east end of the lake we ran feet and sore leg muscles that called Bertha Peak) and clumps of trees, it was hard decided to postpone our most of the way to the town- had afflicted him than on the began the climb. for us to visualize a mile- climb for that day and head site. It was 3 o'clock by then, The girls were left behind thick sheet of ice covering down into one of the side val in the school room; in those everything and we concluded leys. The Whopper NOW AVAILABLE days girls didn't climb moun that what he was telling us As was usual when we tains. They wore dresses and was a tall story. After all, the decided on something like continued on page 4 The Trapper were not strong enough to most ice we had ever seen on that, we couldn't all agree on by Frank Goble stand the hard work that the lake had been a mere two mountain climbing entailed. feet in the middle of winter, Memoirs Mr. Willett, before leaving and there had been a whole All Saints Waterton Park\ the school, wrote a detailed lot of water down below the Anglican United Church ice cover, and anyway, as outline of the work the girls Episcopal Church Regular soon as the weather warmed were to do that day while we Summer Services were away. For some pecu up in the spring, the ice melt Sunday Service 11:00 am at liar reason the girls didn't ed. Windflower Avenue 11 am seem to appreciate his So how come the stuff Waterton thoughtfulness in doing this. could be a mile thick, when Resident Minister We noticed as we left the we all knew you couldn't everyone welcome Rev. Dr. Alex Lawson school that he had a pair of freeze water in the sun in the 859-2242 (Waterton) 328-9277 (Lethbridge) running shoes (now called summer? Nope, we didn't July 25: Rev. Paul Orritt I sneakers) on his feet instead believe him, and we con of the low-cut Oxfords that cluded that the altitude must he wore to school and that he be affecting his judgement, had worn when we had and we wondered if he was •#*, climbed Bear Mountain the going to be able to finish the fall before. However, he still climb. A series of three books which 0FTHE chronicle a wilderness partnership had on a white shirt and tie After telling us the whop TRAIL among a Welsh WWt veteran, an under his tweed suit, with a per about the huge ice sheet, Arizona gunfighter and a youth plentiful supply of his Mr.Willett decided that he GREAT BEAR, from Waterton Lakes National favourite snack food, pep was tired and that he would On Main Street • Witerton Park • (403) 859-2009 Park in the southern Alberta- permints, in a paper bag in lay back and have a short southeastern British Columbia region. the right-hand pocket of his nap, which he proceeded to coat. do. We looked at him for a Gifts • Books • Travel Information Dedicated to the memory of those The north gully on Aider- few minutes as he lay there two old-time trappers, prospectors son Mountain is an easy snoring peacefullly, and we and hunters... climb, just a matter of walk wondered if one or more of Levi Ashman and Charlie Wise, who took a green kid and made a ing up a water-worn ravine to us should stay with him, in pretty fair mountain man out of him. the first top, a climb of some case his delusions got the Sh M 3,300 feet, at an angle of best of him. -X Jiff it? \E , All three volumes are available about 60 degrees from the But it seemed no-one \ ~ _ iiiiijiifl&; from" horizontal. Borderline Books / Waterton wanted to waste a nice, warm Medi + Plus / Cardston At the first top, while we day by being guardian of our lliiM Cardston Book Store / Cardston ate our lunch, he gathered us teacher. We couldn't see 702 Main Street Movie Hotline 627-2995 Polar Peek Books / Fei*fite around him and proceeded to where he could get into much • Muppets in Space 6 daily held over Wildrose Books / Pincher Creek tell us about glaciation, - how trouble on his own, all he had Matinee 2 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ...or by calling one of the following • American Pie 7:30 & 9:30 daily starting Friday numbers: 653-3510 in Cardston the entire area as far as we to do was go back down the • The Haunting 7 & 9 daily • starting Friday or 859-2284 in Waterton. could see had been covered way we had come up, and lllli^]Ei|li|§|^^ House with ice, with only a few of that was easy enough. We WATERTON Waterton Cinema A new book, Bears I Have Known, the higher peaks showing still had considerable energy, Ages 13 - 64^ $4.50 and $3.00 for everyone else also by F. 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ALPINE STABLES (403) 859-2462 j ffhterton • HOURLY RIDES • Trail rides leave on the hour from 9 am to 5 pm • 2 HOUR RIDES • 10 am, 1 pm, 5 pm EXPERIENCE... • 3 or 4 HOUR RIDES • 1:30 pm Breathtaking scenery, wildlife in wilderness habitat Jeweller Sommerfeld mokes it the way they used to and wildflowers carpeting jp-assy meadows Inquire about our Our guided rides provide western, adventure FULL-DAY and OVERNIGHT by Dave McNeill years. Throughout his early Waterton draws an inter for the whole family. TRIPS years he would hire master national visitor, one that has WATERTON - On rainy or craftsmen and learn what he both the taste for and the cool overcast days like the could from them, he says. means to own good jew area has been getting, a He has virtually always ellery, he observes. They also tourist's interest turns inward, been his own boss, having like to watch jewellery smith Bear Paw inside. had outlets in Vancouver, at work and then buy from And one of the spots in Seattle, Campbell River him, he feels. He is one of Massacre Tfiera Waterton that's been getting (north Vancouver Island) and few "studio goldsmiths with some attention is a new, one- Princeton, B.C. (comment a gallery" in the country, he • Relaxation & Theraputic Massage of-a-kind (for Waterton) jew about rarely seeing work thinks. And adding a new • Reflexology ellery shop. shop/galleries anymore). technological twist to ancient • Reiki • Entering Eloquence, on After joining a friend on a art, he now maintains long the town's main street, or run of the "cherry express" (a term relationships with his Appointment not always necessary ™ Waterton Avenue, owner/jew fruit truck whicj? sells out the customers - over the internet. eler Daniel Sommerfeld is back and moves from town to S5Q-:2o:70 likely working at his table, town til empty) to Leth creating a new piece, a neck bridge, Alta., Sommerfeld Did you know... 3QS Windflower Avenue, Waterton Park, AB. lace or earring. His work visited nearby Hill Spring last table is surrounded with his summer, moved there in that Waterton's human mf^tkmtmStmiBormitmfH tools: flat files, rat tail files, a August and toiled over the small torch, chisels, an anvil. winter to find a suitable place history dates back over A light hangs over the work to open in Waterton. 10,000 years? space and surprisingly Som His work covers a range: merfeld still works without earrings, pendants, rings, 9 Source: glasses. bracelets, necklaces. Waterton Resource Guide Watertcn § NEWEST Display cases are finely made from barn wood, with ammonite, drift wood and old Hake Utoine a uMemory BEAR M II ll\ greyed fire wood setting his pieces off. Cruise Beautiful ^Waterton J2ake
Sommerfeld specializes in jJeu/el of the riockiej • cold beer and wine store • one of a kind, hand crafted, what he calls lost art jew 111 Waterton Avenue ellery. "I work mine so that 859-2211, extension 308 it's dense and hard. When it's polished up, it looks like Renew Bring us your empties! you're looking deep into the metal," he explains. Most big ^Bottle Recycling jewellery stores carry mass manufactured pieces, using the lost wax technique. His are all hand forged, worked from raw materials; and they are all transformation of his pSFtELijNE CRUISE CO. LTD. own ideas. "I've got so many Alcamina ideas I can't keep up," he Sit back and relax in comfort and safety aboard one of our vessels, as expe • CLOTHING • GIFTS • COLLECTIBLES comments. Sommerfeld has been at rienced Interpretive Tour Guides provide you with an informative, enter •Lar^e Selection of T-shirts & Sweatshirts • Hummels taining commentary. View spectacular Mountain Scenery one work table or another and Wildlife as you discover "The Jewel ofthe Rockies". • Canadian Souvenirs + Moccassins & Native Items since his last three years in • Toys & Stuffed Animals high school, in Port Alberni, Cruise departures fmt ^rVaterton Ixmmsite on Vancouver Island on Visit The Back Room! Canada's west coast, "more as of July 1 than 20 years now," he com Five departures daily: 9 a.m.: 10 am : 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m. • Country Candles • Antiques 4" Local Arts & Crafts • ments. Never formally edu with a half-hour stop at Goat Haunt Will buy, sell or consign Antiques, & Arts & Crafts cated he found he had a voca Crypt Lake Landing - Departure Daily at 9 am, 10 am, return at 4 pm, 5:30 pm located at 108 Waterton Avenue tion which he has rarely left Phone (403) 859-2361 Fax (403) 653-4696 and which has supported him BOX 126, WATERTON, V e-mail [email protected] Phone: (403) 859-2362 and his family for many ALBERTA TOK 2M0 Fax: (403) 938-5019 Waterton Glacier Views July 21,1999 the Association with a couple rie Hunt. "There was a Rainy weather slows Canada Parks Day of hundred Take-a-Hike T- packed audience (at Hunt's shirts which went to partici evening talk)," says Hiedi pants upon registration. Eijgel, with Alberta Environ They'll continue to sell them ment. And though a down (at $10) through the summer. pour shortened the presenta Parkinson says she'll also sell tion, everybody got a chance tickets for the National Parks to ask their questions and see Day prize through July 21. the slide showe. In all 554 On the other hand, there people showed up at Beau was a good turn-out at Alber vais for their events. ta's Beauvais Lake Provincial At Chain Lakes Provincial Park, starting with their annu Park, it rained most of the al pancake breakfast which day but several hardy 183 people feasted at, contin campers made their way to ued with a scavenger hunt the park's theatre in the and ending with a talk by evening and watched a video Karelian bear dog expert Car on cougars.
The Great Canadian Barn Dance Every Friday, May 14 thru October 8 Saturdays July 3 thru September 4 Enjoy a country-cooked roast beef dinner, with all the trimmings, then dance to the live, friendly music of the Kunkels. Plus free dance Waterton's Kim Pearson guided a hike to Sofa Mountain on Saturday's Take-a-Hike. A birder, she lessons, hayrides, horseshoes and more. Stay at our family resort - was happy to identify the various thrushes in the area cottage or tipi rentals, bed & breakfast, RV and tent camping. At scenic Hill Spring, Alberta, just north of by David McNeill short, guided outings to the event in the park. "It was Rte. 505 near Waterton. Weather dampened peo explore different facets of very disappointing. The ple's enthusiasm for last Sat their territory in the Take-a- weather was against us." phone: (403) 626-3407 urday's Take-a-Hike event in Hike event. Only 53 people went on most of southwestern Alberta. Waterton Lakes National hikes, though there were par The event is coordinated Park usually has the greatest ticipants for all of the sched / by the Calgary-based Cana array of hiking possibilities uled eight hikes, including dian Parks Partnership in and has had up to 300 people the high altitude hike on the Borderline conjunction with federal, come in the past. But the Akamina Ridge where snow provincial and municipal cool weather, spitting rain could have been a problem. - Books and Coffee^ parks throughout Canada. kept people away this year, That hike actually is guided It's a day set aside to cele figures Diane Parkinson, by rangers from Waterton's 395 Windflower Avenue brate parks and their impor executive director of the neighbour, B.C.'s Akamina tance to Canadians. Waterton Natural History Kishinena Provincial Park. Waterton Many parks organize Association which organizes The low turn-out has left (4Q3) 859-2284 jr Dogs used to scare away bears by Shari Narine On Monday morning, a John Clarke with the Natural Bear biologist Carrie Hunt yearling black bear, parked Resources Service, out of *§t^s> Waterton Lakes and her Karelian bear dogs on a residential yard fence in Blairmore. "It saves us from have found themselves busier Bellevue, in the Crowsnest having to tranquilize the bear ^O Golf Course than anticipated on their two Pass, enjoying bird seed, was and then relocate it." week trip to southwestern also on the receiving end of Clarke confirmed that Men's Club Alberta, having been called the dogs. Natura 1 Resources Service is on twice to scare bears away. With the bear treed in a looking at the Karelian dogs Championships On Sunday, Hunt and the spruce and the dogs barking as a means to teach bears to dogs were at Waterton Lakes underneath, the dogs backed permanently stay away from Saturday, July 24th, 11 am National Park when there away, allowing the fright areas in which they are not $5 Entry Fee was a report of two black ened bear down. Then on wanted. bears at Crandell camp leashes, the dogs chased the Hunt is from the Wind Low Net and Low Gross ground. By the time Hunt, bear back to Crown land, River Bear Institute, of Utah. Phone Pro Shop at wardens and the dogs made it which was only a few hun The institute has successfully to the site, only one bear dred yards from the fence. used dogs to scare away (403)859-2114 remained. The dogs chased "It's the scare factor," bears in Glacier National the bear away. says conservation officer Park. for Information or to enter CRYPT LAKE HIKE Waterton - Glacier International Peace Park The Crypt Lake Hike is one of the most unique hikes you'll ever encounter. Rated Canada's "best f./fre"in.1981. FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES featuring / calaros: Woolrich ' Boat ride across Upper Waterton Lake The Merrell Four different waterfalls North Passage through a 60-foot rock tunnel Face TEVAS Elevation gain of 700 meters (2300 ft.) Royal Robbins One-way distance 5.4 miles eimpie Timberland One way walking time approx. 3 hours , Backcountry camping OPENING SPECIALS Stroll alarm Ihe shoreline of Ihe emerald aaters of 'Summer School" sneakers ( rypl Lake in (anada lo lite mow fields in Mo/ilaiia. Reg$70.00 ff> jgf\ NOW J49 Crypt Lake Shuttle departs Waterton departs Crypt Landing Royal Robbins 9 am and 10 am 4 pm and 5:30 pm Billy Goat" hiking shorts mens & womens R&J$55 l or f'arl/ier information, contact NOWJ45 \\( tier ton Inlvr-iidtioit Shoreline (wise in WaterUm (103) }W)-2M.2 On the corner S^ES at The Lodge at Waterton Lakes July 21,1999 Waterton Glacier Views
in Nature, outdoor, travel and environment writers will oices on the gather at The Bayshore Inn, in Waterton Lakes National V the way to the Waterton-Glacier International Writer's Workshop W Park, September 16-18 for the Waterton-Glacier Inter W on national Writer's Workshop. During the summer, we | Excerpt from Coming West: A Natural History of Home will present excerpts from works of the guest writers at by Kevin Van Tighem this unique event
Less than a mile from the canola. Here it survives in a why, I concluded that it was a hand, has a mosaic of plant pheasant cover is obvious. old farmstead I know of place too steep and poor to question of quality. communities containing, in The old farmstead is a richer another place that still holds cultivate. Recently, trying to find a total, more than a hundred place than the surrounding a few pheasants. This one is a From a pheasant's point of way to define that quality in species of native plants and grainfields, but the natural natural slump: a steep broken view, I suspect, the brushy my own mind, I drew up two many introduced plants that hillside is several degrees hillside covered with old hillside and the brushy lists. One was a list of the agriculture has added to our richer yet. chokecherry, saskatoon, rose, old farmstead are about plants, birds and mammals prairie flora. Twenty-six The family that farmed hawthorn and buckbrush. equal. Both serve just as well that I know to use the old species of birds, at a mini that old place does not farm Like the old farmstead, its when the north wind blows. farmstead. The other is a list mum, nest on the hillside. there anymore. They were shrubby tangles stand against From a pheasant hunter's of those that use the hillside. One reason for this diversity swept away long ago by the the winter winds, offering point of view, perhaps the old Regarding woody things, is that native birds are adapt tidal wave of twentieth-cen shelter for the poorly-adapted farmstead comes out a bit the hillside is ahead five to ed to native habitats. Another tury change. They left behind Chinese ringnecks during the ahead. It is on flat ground and one. It does even better in reason is that habitat diversi a pile of rocks, several rows toughest time of the year. hunting between the planted other categories. ty offers more ways of mak of caragana gone wild, some Unlike the old farmstead, rows of caragana is easier. The old farmstead has a ing a living. Mule deer live pheasants, and far too little of this tangle of shrubs consists Nonetheless, this pheasant heavy cover of brome grass year round on the hillside; the natural wealth that was of native species that belong hunter finds himself drawn and dense patches of Canada they only appear occasionally there when they arrived. with the landscape: Canadian more strongly to the rough thistle, Russian thistle, in the old farmyard. There is, Today, some of us work to prairie plants. Elsewhere, terrain and impenetrable tan goosefoot and sweet clover. as best as I can figure, at least rebuild pheasant populations such vegetation has given gles of the old slump. When a All, like the caragana, are twenty times as much biolog by restoring shrubby habitat. way to wheat, barley and hunting partner asked me introduced plants. In summer, ical diversity on the natural The return on our efforts, I it offers shelter to the endan hillside than down at the suspect, will relate to how we gered loggerhead shrike, per abandoned farm. define that work. If the work THE GREAT NORTHERN haps because the shrikes hunt Come hunting season, the is merely to plant pheasant BREWING COMPANY the introduced house spar wind has an empty sound as cover, then caragana will do. rows that nest in the old gra it hisses through the monoto However, if we define our naries. Robins, goldfinches ny of brome grass around the work as the restoration of and vesper sparrows nest in old farmstead. Sometimes a natural wealth to wounded the farmstead too. magpie or a sullen grey owl landscapes, then pheasant, The hillside, on the other goes rattling out of the leaf recovery becomes only one &_2___E*&6-*. less caraganas. For the most of many dividends. This lat 0H*fC£ part the old place is forlornly ter is likely to prove a com &ZiiJSfmm\=:Mlltit=' ^ * **' still. plicated, fascinating, and far AMBER EXPORT 80LDEM LASER BLACK LASER MOUNTAIN Up on the hillside, howev more rewarding enterprise CHIEF er, waxwings arid late robins TRADING POST feed on dried saskatoons and A Natural History of chokecherries. Migrating tree Home is published by Alti sparrows and whitecrowns tude Publishing. It won the lisp shyly in the undergrowth. 1998 national Book Award AMBER LAGER Hsfawsizen Chickadees forage in the for the Outdoor Writers of hawthorn branches. Rough- Canada. Van Tighem is an legged hawks hang overhead, Alberta-born naturalist and searching for meadow voles writer who lives in Waterton and deer mice. While the dog wears herself out trying to -f INDIAN ARTS decode the trails of pheasants Submissions to the TASTINGROOMHOU^S in the tangled shrubbery, I SUMMER AND find myself at home again Andy Russell 1 2-6PM MONDAY - SATURDAY COFFEE amid the ecological riches Nature Writer's Award ESPRESSO COFFEE that are prairie Canada's nat should be submitted 2 CENTRAL AVENUE WHITEFISH, MONTANA 59937 ural heritage. MOST QUESTIONS ANSWERED: 406/863/1000 Star Route (Hwy 89) by July 30,1999 FAX 406/863/1001 On balancing the books, Phone {403} 626-3658 WWW:BLACKSTARBEER.COM St. Mary, Montana then, it seems to* me that the E-mail: grinder® st.net 406-732-9242 attraction of that hillside www.telusplanet.net/pubtic/bgrinder
DRUMMING AND DANCING Head-Smashed- In Buffalo Jump jj|| DEMONSTRATIONS | Interpretive Centre May 15 - Labour Day 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 1 p.m. on Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 Open year Round on the ^]§za level Off-Season 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: Secondary Hwy #785 Lost Idorxt±t±os Driving Times exhibition of historical photographs 75 min. northeast of Waterton Park of Aboriginal Peoples from Southern Alberta 15 min. northwest of Fort Macleod through to October 31, 1999 30 min. northeast of Pincher Creek 45 min. west of Lethbridge The Friends of 403-553-2731 AV*>*r% Head- Smashed-In 80 min. north of Cardston Buffalo Jump Society COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 100 min. north of the U.S. border Waterton Glacier Views July 21,1999 Hungry Horse wins Glacier-Waterton Briefs
WGIPP - Glitches in technology fixed, Doug Olson. When the panel presented its Silver Ax award both Glacier National Park and Waterton report to Canada's Secretary of State for Lakes National Park personel were able to Parks Andy Mitchell on June 30, Parks by Dave McNeill part." Using only packing take a visitor count for the month of June, spokesperson Gabi Fortin thought the mules and horses, the ser and in Waterton's case for the months of results would be made public by mid-July. "We got it." vice moved close to 61 tons May and June. Glacier had just under Now Ottawa communications advisor Mar That's what Fred Flint of timbers and supplies. 231,800 visitors; that's a 23.5 percent drop got Doey-Vick says the report is still undergoing "analysis" before it's presented said with some glee about "We packed in to about a over June, 1998. (Last week in The Views to Mitchell which she expects to happen his department winning the half-mile from the site," we reported that their May visitation totaled just over 83,000.) In Waterton, soon. Hotel owner, Glacier Park, Inc., is U.S. National Forest Ser explains Flint, "then the there were 32,930 visitors - a drop of four hoping to expand the hotel with at least vice 1998 Silver Ax award. contractor came in with his percent from 1998. In June there were another 100 rooms, a ball room, an inter Flint is supervisor of the own mules. They were real 57,150 visitors - no change from the year pretive theatre and more parking. Flathead district of the For ly impressive. He'd lead before. Year-to-end of June total of visitors est Service, based in Hun them along with those big in Waterton is 131, 813, a seven percent WEST GLACIER - The popular Sperry gry Horse, Mont. And loads to what was virtually increase over the same time period last Chalet, in Glacier National Park, opened its though the work that won a dead end, unload them, year. Year-to-end of June in Glacier doors to guests for the season July 19. the award was done in 1997 then turn them around (and 364,1.15, a nine percent drop over the year Operator Lanny Ludding had hoped to and 1998, the winner was go back for the next load)." before open the previous Friday, but a quarter mile only announced last month. Flint's men moved the tim long snow drift on the trail prevented pack What his district had bers in during the summer WEST GLACIER - The popular Highland horses, carrying supplies, to get to the done to win the Silver Ax of 1997, the contract was Trail from Logan Pass to Granite Park chalet. Walking the goods in was impracti cal, says Glacier Park spokesperson David was to reconstruct a section awarded early that fall and Chalet was opened last week even though from 50 to 60 percent of the trail is snow Eaker. of trail through the Great half the work was complet covered from Haystack Butte to the chalet. Bear Wilderness using only ed before winter set in. The The section from Logan Pass to Haystack rest was finished in the hand tools and mule trains Butte has snow which has been treaded WATERTON - Waterton Park authorities for transportation. spring of the next year. down. On Monday of last week Glacier are hoping for a better response to an invi That section lies along While work proceeded the National Park crews dynamited small por tation to holidayers to take a research Big River Trail 155, about trail was closed to horse tions of the snow banks on the trail. On adventure holiday with them. Participants 11 miles off Highway 2, traffic, though hikers were Tuesday, volunteers with shovels treaded would join researchers Kevin Van Tighem with the trail head lying allowed through. Total cost the trail. Rangers now consider the trail and Elliot Fox as they work fish traps in near the junction of the of the project came to about safe if hikers take the usual precautions in park and Blood Indian Reserve rivers middle fork of the Flathead $60,000 (well below an walking over snow. catching and analyzing the physicals of River and Bear Creek. A early $75,000 estimate). bull trout. There are two dates for the vaca tion Sept. 10 - 12 and Sept. 18-20. Core contractor out of Missoula, WATERTON - The public will have to Last fall, Flint submitted cost is $390. It doesn't include cost of with the support of the For wait likely another week or two to find out his nomination for the the recommendations for future develop transportation to and from the park, room est Service, rebuilt log award to the regional head ment of the Prince of Wales Hotel. The and board. The Park's Locke Marshall says cribbing and four foot wide quarters in Kalispell. His recommendations have been made by the there wasn't enough interest and the Park log treads on a 500 foot district won out over about five member Outlying Commercial cancelled an earlier research adventure section of the hiking/horse a dozen other entries sub Accommodation panel, led by consultant which helped out the spring bird survey. trail. It had last been mitted from the region improved in 1984. which includes all of Mon The rebuilt section looks tana and northern Idaho. over a 400 to 500 foot drop Though pleased, Flint into the valley below. would really like to have Need to scr;vtek Though the drop isn't verti also won was the national cal, Flint says you wouldn't award. "It went to some up SON%< business? be able to stop your tumble project in Vermont. Of once you got going. course, I think we should The Silver Ax is awarded have got it." to a U.S.F.S. project that is The award is a mounted Ck -* *=.SL .5* i» •% # "76 Canmore ,*\c&u frfofftoroore ^ ABanfY 8ra«t Ort L*0 _V R. $i!N7'.:; -lo ileedcM* Hat Turner V*li< .*«#? Black Diamond %r**> HII i 'tet*j #* / f^/» A, A .Sfavefjj \^J CMAIM "lo tfvm 1 LAKE6 and Rx S CREEK £21 PRoV. 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Highway 4 - expect minor delays with paving and construction all tne way to Coutts ^y^\ SH 774 - southwest from SH507 16 km to West Cas Highway 3 - minor delays 2 km east of Fernie for «M tle ranger station delays are intermittent brcuge repairs. All other highways in good travel ling condition. tf XTixgrjr.5 The Best US 2 - nomilmreetoiTmiiles east of Browning, Pizza, Pasta ;AI»V? Pi22tt <\rr\ • . watch for construction. There is 9 miles of gravel and Steaks! with a 35 mph speed limit. Cyclists should take an !. 4fei alternate route • Dine In •Take Out US 89N - expect up to 15 minutes delay north of STEAkHOUSE 40' • Free Delivery Border station hours While travelling through Southwestern Alberta ,//'> you're never far from a Luigis PizZU l|»l^pHliB . 7 •.m. -10 p.m. ift' s ^"L'-'^il^ilMltl1!.!"11!?!!^!!!!) •MMM! 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Canada (403) 327-6000 to 400 outlets in 40 communities Highway 3 Crowsnest AB/BC K J Waterton Glacier Views July 21,1999 13 Wildcat Stories of Alberta's early oil and gas days by Marlene Dean leg with a butcher's saw. Timothy Brummond gives Great West Theatre Co. There are stories that doc an impressive performance. opened its second production, ument the thrill the men It is Brummond's magnificent Wildcat, July 16. Commis experienced when they struck command of the stage that sioned by Great West (in con oil at Leduc No. 1 in 1947. holds the loosely connected junction with Red Deer's There are stories about spec stories together. Prime Stop Theatre), Wildcat tacular blowouts, such as The three actors are was written by Gordon Atlantic No. 3 which explod backed up by Evan Strachan Pengilly. It is based on his ed and burst into flame. who provides appropriate interviews with oilfield pio Wildcat seeks to make the music on the guitar and har neers. audience pause and consider monica. The play consists mostly the hardships endured by ear It is the quality of the act of narration with stories lier generations, the suffering ing that makes this play Present this coupon lor interwoven. Crowd pleasers they went through which worth seeing. The play are the humorous anecdotes made many of our modern itself, although well written 20% ot, such as the one about the day comforts possible. in terms of the quality of the all Regular Merchandise practical joke played on The play has a small but language, contains more his except Specialty Items Buckethead Norman who very seasoned cast. It has torical detail and oilpatch ter was sent to retrieve a piece of been awhile since we've seen minology than it needs. ear equipment which had fallen artistic director, Thomas There is some dance, some COMFORT ^?e7 into a lake. The men placed a Usher, take a major part on song. There are a few skits £m\J N E Casual Dress / Gift Shop bucket over his head, saying stage, and it is always a treat and stories about identifiable 260 Col. Macleod Blvd.(Main Street), Fort Macleod, Alberta it would hold in the air so when he appears. Usher is a characters, but not enough. he'd be able to breathe under brilliant actor and gives a Overall, there is too much 403-553-4211 water. seasoned and professional history lesson and not enough There are serious stories as performance. entertainment. Adults and well, outlining the dangers Justin Frey delivers his older children will enjoy this involved working on the oil comic lines with a sense of fine production which runs rigs in the early days when timing that helps to keep the alternately with The Full e there were few safety regula tone of the play from becom Mountie until Aug. 29. Ltveee tions. "Countless arms and ing too dark. legs were lost every year and 2— ==m many people died". One skit shows a doctor sawing r Theatre Review Iffl through an injured oilman's Fort Macleod: Wildcat Narration interspersed with anecdotes about early oilfield pioneers. Eased on the playwright's interviews with early In Fort Macleod, wildcatters. Superb acting. Adults and children over 12 Take in The Views at shculd appreciate this fine production. Summer Theatre fort Macleod: the I ull Mountie The local EC.ur detachment at Smokey Held, Alberta, needs At the Historic Empress Theatre money fer signs on a dangerous road. An exotic dancer gives 'pott 'Tttactead THtueuMi them an unusual idea for raising funds. How far are they in Fort Macleod willing to go to protect the public? • The Full Mountie by Robert Clinton 0MtcU*L Stxeet O^ice Cardston: Anyswlna Goes • Wildcat! by Gordon Pengilly A musical revue with musical styles from swing to opera and GREAT • Polaroids of Don by Marty Chan Jtetipi'mi dance styles from tap to tango. A talented cast In a witty, fast paced, energetic production that will delight all ages. WEST July 1 - August 29, 1999 THEATRE Group Packages Available! 0 Rosebud: Opal tfae#t70e&t 7lteat>te f pal has everything a musical should have: beautiful Call 403-553-4404 or 1-800-540-9229 music a talented oast, original dialogue and emtlonal depth 'We4tenHex \\-m\Xe4tcuvutHt without sentimentality. A gem of a production that win be enjoyed by the whole family. 9D/4 PmUxmacq. Carriage House ©fjeatre presents Foundation k J • flny Swing Goes • July 5th to 23rd EXPERIENCE the POWER of GLENBOW - m aboard ffor_Th« flfark • August 2nd to 24th Discover tfie heritage of westt^aip^ada. 353 Main Street • performances begin at 7.-30 pm, Monday to Friday ^^^ffij^^^^^uferfTil Images: Portrayals of Call 403-653-1000 for ticket information powerful .Native ^lerMV^^uores Images and jrte reotypes,, of Na$rj^^^ericans of 3^te«^^Ma^^bjr^J; * Opal PORTRAYALS Theatnf July 9 - October 9,1999 |F NATIVE Dinner and Theatre AMERICA Matinees $34 - Evenings $38 Group and Children's Rates Available Call 1-800-267-7553 for reservations JULY 3 to SEPTEMBER 26, 1999 Open d«^'130-«h ^f^^^plSpy Alberta July 31 Fort Macleod Centennial Singers Reunion F.P. Walshe High School 10 Year Reunion and 70's Reunion FORT MACLEOD tTjl „^>Vj.. I... ..„..•! I ...... ,., ,ri..,.|... ^ . ,,. ,, •••.-•jJIJ'.'-ILI.,.,. . .. ^ I .JMI|IJIll. . I ... . - „...||lllll|I.JLL.I..I,.UI II..,.!.. IHII .... .J J'.,IAA.^-^--^y-J---vy--vi__.---Tlll!lia-l'Jiyill 14 July 21,1999 Waterton Glacier Views Artwalk blends arts into community THE MMSE FACTORY Home of the Cedarsaurus by Bev Delyea your doctor's and dentist's Millennium Gifts downtown Bellevue, Alberta in the Crowsnest Pass offices, and retail stores— (across from the Legion) FERNIE - Your favorite these are not the usual places (403) 562-8517 bookstore and restaurant, showing local artwork. During Elk Valley Aitwalk '99, the arts community links - Crowsnest Museum - with non-traditional venues, Located in the heart of historic downtown Coleman so much of the town becomes Summer Hours 10 am-5 pm Phone (403) 563-5434 an art gallery. With brochures in hand, visitors pace them Crowsnest Pass, Alberta selves and visit displays of E-mail: cnmuseumQ)telusplanet.net traditional visual art, photog raphy, pottery, jewelry, fabric art, sculpture and installation art. Artwalk '99 co-ordinator Debra Brygadyr-Cook says over 40 artists will show col lections in 30 venues during Sackcountry Adventures & Learning the five-week show, July 22 to Aug. 28. Artwalk '99 is »Mountain Biking extended this year to make • Hiking the exhibits available to the thousands of seniors visiting \ Nature & Historic Tours the Elk Valley for the 1999 * Professional Development An Environmental Education Company Inc. B.C. Seniors Games at the Lundbreck, Alberta TOK 1 HO end of August. A grand open - Corporate Recreation Phone: 403-564-4295 ing of Artwalk '99 will be e-mail: [email protected] held July 22 at the Art Station •School Programs www.telusplanet.net/public/clwelsh/tours.htm for the artists, business peo ple and friends of Artwalk to celebrate the start of the Gourmet Cuisine to Famous Burgers fourth annual show. Brygadyr-Cook says Art- Artwalk *99 - Artist Troy Cook set up his mural size paintings walk "is a way of promoting outdoors at Jamocha's Coffee House as part ofthe annual Rendez-Vous a positive relationship exhibit of art. between business, artists, the telephone (403) 564-0000 Highway #3 community and tourists. It believed. facilities. Mid-summer, the popular fax (403) 564-0000 lures tourists into businesses Children and teenagers which they might not usually Art-In-The-Park will be put will get a hands-on experi Blairmore, AB. go into and businesses on at Rotary Park as part of ence in an archaeology pro become aware of growth in Artwalk '99, offering chil * reservations suggested * ject of how peoples' art pro the artistic community. It is dren's arts-activity centers, duces a lasting legacy of their exciting to meet all the artists artists' demonstrations and time. Brygadyr-Cook says who are involved." craftspeople's sale tables. two art camps are in the In addition to local artists, New this year is a commu works for the summer - one Join us artists from other British nity outreach program. was held at the beginning of this summer! Columbia towns of nearby Chrysalis House (the Elk Val July and others will go later Sparwood, Elkford, Cran ley women's shelter), Tom in the summer - at which Book our tranquil brook and Kimberley will be Uphill Memorial Home (a young people will use infor lodges for your shown. Elementary and sec seniors' care home) and the mation and make decisions ondary school students' Fernie Heritage Public on what a culture looks like. special event works will be featured again Library will partner with the Then, in groups, they make or ask us about at this year's Artwalk and if arts community to produce artifacts and hide them for unique, suitable and enduring Fernie British Columbia as good as last year, these others to discover to deter all-inclusive golf, works must been seen to be pieces of artwork for their mine what kind of people CANADA fly-fishing made them. Call or family summer 1-888-422-8754 adventures www.islandlakelodge.com packages Win a copy of High on a Windy Hill The Story of the Prince of Wales Hotel Box 95, Rncher Creek AB. TOK WO^phone (403) 627-2570^.fax: (403) 627-2376....email: [email protected] by Ray Djuff published by Rocky Mountain Books Welcome to the Elk Valley... 'Simply... the last great secret of the Rockies Send us a story of your special experience in the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park ^O ELKFORD (maximum 500 words). Include your name and Elkford... Fernie... Sparwood... © SPARWOOD- mailing address. 'Wilderness "For a Day "Home Capital or of OFERNIE Send it to: Waterton Glacier Views ofBC" a Lifetime" the Titan" Box 98, Pincher Creek, AB TOK 1W0 or Box 352, Babb, MT 59411 A Destination for All Your Needs icier Inn or E-mail: [email protected] CIRCLE .ace Pari Entries must be postmarked no later than July 31, 1999. We'll pick July 17-August 28: Elk Valley Artwalk ROUTE a winner, publish the story and send you your copy of the book. Call Heidi Cowan at 250-423-6222 for details Waterton Glacier Views July 21,1999 15 Opal Making earth glad gladdens audience Cindy Skauge makes us feel depth and no sentimental clap the complete emotional trap. impact of the blind girl's fate. Webster defines opal as "a Norma Roth as 'the Mama* precious stone, translucent gives the full measure of bit and capable of refracting light ter humour. Royal Sproule, and then reflecting it in a play the shy lover and Shelley of colours." Opal. An appro Mae Hiebert, his beloved, priate name for a gem of a add a ray of hope for the production. future. Meredith's Kooyer's Opal plays until Oct. 9. performance as Sadie McK Tickets are by reservation ibben, the old Scotswoman only. Call (403) 677 2001 or who acts as Opal's spiritual 1800 267 7553. guide in her search "for the place where souls go", is Opal is only part of the inspiring. Rosebud experience. First is Opal has everything a the feast which precedes the musical should have. It has performance: a buffet consist beautiful music, not the kind ing of salads, vegetables, of tunes you go away hum fresh fruits, homemade buns, ming, but haunting and origi hot foods and a dazzling array nal. The lyrics are fitting to of desserts. the dialogue and well writ Rosebud, located about an ten. The chorus is powerful, hour's drive east of Calgary Sadie McKibben, the old Scot, plays spiritual guide to Opal, played here by Kristen Lindbjerg but does not intrude, and or a two hour drive north of pianist Cheryl Mackelberg's Lethbridge, has comfortable by Marlene Dean During the course of the with the far-away look in her work is professional. accommodations if you book play Opal struggles to keep eyes". Award winning director ahead. Opal, the new play at the the promise she makes to her Opal's struggle to come to Morris Ertman has done a Rosebud Theatre, is a superb parents who appear to her in terms with the death of her brilliant job of staging a production. a dream shortly after their parents and her sincere inten musical with great emotional It's a turn of the century death. She promises to "make tions to make earth glad are story based on the true life of earth glad", and she believes touching in the most genuine GRIZ INN - SPORT HOTEL Opal Whitely. In the first that if she keeps this promise sense. This is partly because scene, Opal is orphaned in a she will one day be reunited Located in the middle ofthe the play is based on the true Canadian Rockies there are Call us shipwreck off the coast of with her parents. diaries of Opal Whitely endless opportunities for today! Oregon. Her aristocratic par Opal's attempts to make which are written with the adventures. You can hike or ents are drowned. earth glad include trying to power of a child's imagina bMvr raft or fish or exphre on horseback^ Opal, whose-real name is save her pig, Peter Paul tion. or just relax and Francoise D'Orleans, is res Rubens from the butchering Kristin Lindbjerg (who taki\ in the cued and taken in by an knife, bringing hope to the alternates every other night spectacular embittered woman who lives "girl who has no seeing" and with Lauren Hamm) gives a scenery in a lumber camp. Sbe^ helping the "man who wears strong and believable perfor renames Opal after her dead gray neckties" to communi mance without overshadow daughter. cate with the "thought sirl ing the other characters. Ride The Chair Come and lExfm^eiK^1; Ride The Slide Experience spectacular Enjoy the Kimberley Alpine mountain scenery on a ride up Resort Family Fun Park, (and down) the Fernie Elk which features a fun bobsled Quad chairlift. Chairs are ride: the Alpine Slide. equipped with mountain bike racks. Ride The Mountain Kimberley Alpine Resort Ride The Mountain offers everything you'll need Complimentary Bike Tours- for a complete day of Join our friendly hosts on a mountain biking, including an tour of the mountain, every extensive network of trails and Saturday at noon. the thrilling Mine Shaft Road Bike Rentals-Our Mountain downhill. Deluxe bike rentals, Edge Shop offers a full fleet helmets and all day chair lift of mountain bike rentals, passes available. tune-up and repair service, plus retail sales of clothing Hike The Mountain and accessories. Ride up the lifts to enjoy Clinics-Fun, action packed breathtaking scenery and a clinics for individuals and leisurely nature walk in the groups. Classes from 3-5 mm Kimberley beautiful Canadian Rockies. hours are offered daily, and ~ Alpine Resort ALPINE RESORT * may be customized to your •Interpretive Nature Walks* Season: June 25 to Sept. 5, 1999 Ride The Waves group. •Guided Hikes»Horseback Phone: (250)427-4881 With Canadian Rockies River Toonie Races-Experience Trailrides»River Rafting* email: [email protected] Expeditions, float quietly Season: June 26 to Sept. 6, 1999 web:' www.skikimberley.com down the river and soak in the downhill, cross-country and Kimberley, BC Phone: (250)423-4655 view, or enjoy the thrill of dual slalom excitement for email: [email protected] Located just 20 minutes from the only $2. Races every second web: www.skifernie.com Cranbrook Regional Airport. white water rafting. Saturday all summer long. Fernie, BC _-_,_-___-______16 July 21,1999 Waterton Glacier Views Saddle 'em up! It's time to ride the Cowboy Trail! by Shari Narine "We found out in doing some "Go west young man," was test marketing that there's a huge the caH to open the western fron interest in the whole western tier. cowboy attraction," said Chuck That call is now being issued Lee, president of the Pincher again but this time it's 'Go south Creek and District Chamber of west" and it includes the entire Economic Development. "We family. felt if we could fold all our attrac But the feel is still the same: tions together, it would show a lot it's cowboy country, complete more of our strength." with the cattle round-ups and So the Cowboy Trail was cre native pow wows. And you can ated, a 250 km stretch of pave experience it all in southwestern ment, on highway 22 from Alberta. Rocky Mountain House to west f RAW ADVENTURE TOURS Glided "Hill ATV The Bar U Ranch is one of four major sites along the Cowboy Trail of Pincher Creek, with a quick Bar U Ranch (south of Cowboy Trail had established its jaunt on highway 3, and then Longview), the Western Heritage own website: www.thecowboy- Tons turning south on highway 6, Centre (in Cochrane),and the trail.com. The website will not through Pincher Creek to Water- Rocky Mountain House National only include the events and in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains ton Lakes National Park and Historical Site. And slightly off attractions offered in each com Half Day, Full Day and Overnight: Chief Mountain. The trail was the trail, in what are being refered munity, but will also include list An experience you II always rentemherl historically a trading route. to as "gateway communities to ings in categories, such as work The idea to target the route the Cowboy Trail" are two other ing farms or trail rides.Le e notes For further information, call 403-653-1411 Cardston, Alberta and market the attractions in one major attractions: Head- that tour companies with web \^ www.atvtour.com JJ package came through a joint Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Inter sites have indicated that by the meeting of the different chambers pretive Centre, northwest of Fort end of three years, half of their of commerce and different attrac Macleod, and the Remington bookings come off the internet. tions along the highways. The Carriage Centre, in Cardston. Maps and brochures number IM MEDI + Pius meeting was initiated by the There are also the events, ing 30,000 have been distributed chambers of commerce in Pinch numbering close to 50, that occur through tourist centres, chambers er Creek, Cochrane and Black along the trail, which include of commerce, and different Full Service Pharmacy Diamond. In total, the marketing cowboy festivals, rodeos, pow attractions and events. project includes 12 communities wows, guest ranches, trail rides, The Trail of the Great Bear Souvenirs • Beanie Babies and eight chambers of com and working farms. brochure includes a four page Precious Moments • Boyd's Bears merce. "And of course," says Lee, supplement showing the Cowboy There are four main museums "there's the tremendous scenic Trail and its various 271 Main Street, Cardston or historical sites along the trail, fbute to drive whSre you see all attractions.Feedback from tourist says Lee: the Kootenai Brown sorts of things happening.'' organizations and operators has (403) 653-4466 • email: [email protected] Museum (in Pincher Creek), the "All sorts of things" could been positive. include stopped traffic for a cattle "They're all telling us they crossing; deer grazing in the want to be in on this," says Lee. 'Welcome, ta & "World's Best" If you're in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Whfle im Cmrtsfn mmd District, Park, you're just a short drive from the Town of olse eemnder visiting Museum of Cardston...and the Remington-Alberta Carriage • The Alberta (Mormon) Temple Centre. The largest museum of its kind in North Horsedrawn America, the Remington Centre features the • The Courthouse Museum Transportation continent's largest collection of carriages, buggies, • CO. Card Pioneer Home wagons and sleighs. Listen to a • Carriage House Summer See why comment by a visitor from Vir Theatre international ginia: 'This is the most fabu • The Fay Wray Fountain travellers lous collection, and we have trav • Cardston Golf Course (9 holes) say this elled all over the world and seen many fabulous collections." • Cardston Agridome about Cardston's & Buffalo Paddocks Remington-Alberta The Remington Centre • The Lee Creek Campground Carriage Centre is enhanced hyz • An 85-seat theatre and several (adjacent to the award-winning media productions Remington Centre) I - Open Year Round - • A gift shop with a wide Q_^ 15 May • 06 September 9:00 am to 8:00 pm daily selection of souvenir and & gift items Remington Centre Remainder of Year 9:00 am to5:0 0 pm • A comfortable 80-seat cafeteria • Beautiful grounds in the DISCOUNT COUPON tit? pastoral Lee Creek Valley upfcrt jgood for 30% Off The Westcastle Valley - iBiBiSiiSlBi^^^HliMiiiii a classic cruising trail out, was there really that some hardcore mountain bik much up hill on the way in? by Cameron Welsh, with its red, green, and steel At the junction at 2.4-km ers. Once at the top of the Tread Softly, blue coloured Purcell rocks. you will find a clearing that valley take in the scenery and Outdoor Adventures All in all, this trail gets a was the site of an old oil well get set for the fast trip out. 5/5 for scenery. Allow about and a favourite spot on the When back at the trailhead The Westcastle Valley is a 3.5 or 4 hours plus time for river for many fishermen. 29-km out and back moun you may be wondering why it lunch to make this a very Beware that the right-hand seemed so easy on the way tain biking trip that follows leisurely trip. It may also be fork here will take you to the Westcastle River to its helpful to know that it takes more difficult mountain bik headwaters. The trail rates as about half the time it took ing with the climb up Middle moderately difficult with a you to get in to return. Also, Kootenay Pass. Important trail posts Family Restaurant few minor climbs along the be aware the first three km At about 6.2-km you 0.0 km trailhead way. Over the past few years of this trail is frequented by climb up the side of valley 2.1 km right Homestyle Cooking most of the bridges have been 4-wheel drives and all-terrain and have a spectacular view 2.4 km junction go left breakfast lunch repaired but there are still vehicles. of Rainy Ridge to the right. 2.9 km washout some opportunities to get This is a classic cruising trail Following this clearing you 6.2 km clearing at Rainy & dinner. your feet wet. Much of this Ridge along a good gravel and clay are at tree level again for Full menu, pizzas. trip is in the valley bottom double track. With its gentle most of the rest of the trip 7.1 km bridge but you do get occasional climbs the trail follows the but once in a while you get a 7.3 km keep right Fully licensed spectacular views of places bottom of the marvellous glimpse of the top end of the 8.3 km keep right like Rainy Ridge, Mt. Haig Westcastle Valley running valley acting as a carrot on a 9.9 km keep left Open 7 days a week and the top end of the valley. beside and some times across stick. 10.1 km bridge 6:00 am-11.-00 pm. The Westcastle Valley's spec the Westcastle River to its At 12.7-km you arrive at 11.1 km go right tacular scenery is not in con headwaters. another fork with the left- 12.6 km creek crossing Located in Pincher Creek stant view but when you do hand fork again leading to 12.7 km junction keep right get a view you can't beat it on Waterton Hwy. #6 another level of mountain (left goes to Sunkist Ridge) biking with the climb to 14.5 km end of road mona 627-3011. Urail facts Sunkist Ridge, a favourite of low point - Trailhead at 3,420m (4,650ft; RANCHLAND Award deadline extended The deadline for entries to since July 1997. the Andy Russell Nature There must be an Alberta Writers Award has been connection. "Articles must PINCHER CREEK Hwy 3 extended to July 30,1999. either be written by an Alber The award is sponsored by tan, published in an Alberta- the TransAlta Corporation, in based magazine or newspa Alberta Satellite Bingo EVERY Night! Hwy 6 (Waterton Ave.) conjunction with the Water BINGO per, or focus on Alberta loca Co-op • ton-Glacier International tions or conservation issues," Average $25,000 nightly. Mall™ Writers Workshop. says Grinder. Open 5:30 pm. Pre-call 6:20 pm. Start 6:45 pm. "The award recognizes the Winner receives a cash 30 minutes north of Waterton. Closed Mondays. MalnStreet, PincherCreek contribution a writer can prize of $250 and will be make to conservation announced at the Writers Co-op Mall (403)627-5156 efforts," says Barb Grinder, Workshop, in Waterton Lakes Chinook Country Bingo Association to Waterton Park competition coordinator. National Park, Sept. 17. To enter, writers must send Mail entries to Viewpoints three copies of the article, Communications, Box 127, with their name, address, Hill Spring, Alberta, TOK Oldman River Antique^ phone number and e-mail 1E0. For more information address, if available. There is contact Barb Grinder at (403) 12th Annual Show at Heritage Acres no admission fee; multiple 626-3658. Information is also articles may be submitted; available on the Internet at Celebrating the Year of Allis Chalmers articles must be non-fiction; • Square Dance Demonstrations Heritage Acres Site