March 11, 2026

Hello Members and Friends,

I drove over to Trail yesterday to visit Joan Heart in Kootenay Boundary Hospital. It was good to see that she is now using her right arm. It was paralyzed by the spinal infection she had. She is scheduled to get physio soon and she is hoping she will be able to stand. She will be in Trail for a few more weeks according to her doctor. Her doctor is from France and Joan was surprised to realize that she was able to understand the language when the doctor and a nurse were speaking. Joan’s father was stationed in France for about five years.

Driving in from the Lake the grass is all greening and the buttercups are flaunting their sweet little faces to the sun. I walked over to one of my favourite buttercup areas on Monday and there they were!

The Woodworkers are moving ahead on the new pickets for the graves at Phoenix Cemetery. Mickey has submitted a request for a grant-in-aid to the Regional District area D to help pay for our ongoing maintenance expenses and the cost of fence replacement. I am sure we can pull together a painting party this year and we need to put in supports for the I.O.O.F fence. Replacement of the front facing fence is big on our agenda. It has been damaged for years but it is really in need of work this year – it is the frame for all the work done in the cemetery.

Our member, Greg Nesteroff, has a book-reading at the Gem Theatre this coming Saturday, March 14th at 2 p.m. Admission is by donation. I asked Greg if there would be copies of his “King of Sandon” book available for sale and there will be – price is $40.00. I am fascinated by Sandon, so I will be there for sure and hope to see many of our members out.

I have located some of the stories intended for Report 19 that seemed to be “lost”. Brian McAndrew – Vicom Design – has taken on the task of pulling our next Report together. If you are thinking of submitting a story now’s the time to do it. Without Al and Les’ expertise this is a “learning on the job” task for us.

Take a look at our website – boundaryhistory.com. Member Lane Murray has been updating the pages and has added new content. The website was Les’ ‘baby,’ but he lost interest in it. Thankfully, Mickey was able to continue to upload our newsletters. It will be good to have it current.

I am still updating our membership list. We stand at an even one hundred members plus 4 Life members. I will send out a “second notice” renewal email this weekend and also catch up with those members whose memberships are up in March.

Our next regular meeting is on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 1 pm in the Woodworker’s building You are always welcome to attend our meetings – nice to see new member Warren McKay out last time.

In history,

Doreen Sorensen

Secretary