Community - Nelson Star http://www.nelsonstar.com/community RSS Feed for Community - Nelson Star en-us Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:43:23 GMT TRENDING ON THE NET: Is the NSA your online stalker friend? http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/211851791.html While this is more towards a recent scandal in the United States, it has affected some internet users to flee away from online sites How Beaverdell and Billings got their names http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/211753151.html Beaverdell has an odd origin: the name and townsite are combined from Beaverton and Rendell, twin cities first mentioned in 1899. Relay for Life takes over Lakeside Park in Nelson http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/211691281.html The annual event is a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. Major upgrade complete at Nelson's Pulpit Rock trail http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/211444021.html The Pulpit Rock trail upgrade project is almost complete and has resulted in major improvements all along the trail. Going boldly and having fun at the Nelson Civic Theatre http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/211051121.html A few of these went around, and I’m pleased to say that the Klingons were no match for the U.S.S. Civic. Blewett was once Belford http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/209937221.html There’s a street sign in Blewett that reads Bedford Road. It almost certainly should say Belford Road. Nelson sea cadets hold review http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/210289101.html The 81st Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp. Hampton Gray V.C. held its Annual Ceremonial Review at the Nelson Rod and Gun Club Kootenay pride at the FCM http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/210124521.html Regional and municipal government representatives from the Kootenay region were on hand to share with conference attendees Bealby Point’s namesake wrote fruit ranching classic http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/209933081.html Bealby Point, a community just outside Nelson on the south shore of Kootenay Lake’s West Arm, is named for John Thomas Bealby (1858-1944). Simple ideas for literacy in Nelson reap big rewards http://www.nelsonstar.com/community/209849241.html Recognizing contributions to community literacy is a way to learn wonderful stories coming out of the simple support of reading.