Answers:1. In 1964, you could play golf on the only golf course in Kimberley. How much did it cost? How was it rated?
1. The Kimberley Golf Course, which was the Golf and Country Club, had nine holes. It cost $1.50 during the week and $2 on Saturday and Sunday.
2. When was the Chapman Camp "Seahorse Swim Club" organized? By whom? How many members?
2. The Seahorse Swim Club was born in 1962, 49 years ago. It had five members then. It was organized by Barb Kadin.
3. The Northstar Mountain Heli-Skiing into the Purcell Mountains started what year? What year did the first in Canada Parallel ski technique come to Kimberley? Who was the instructor?
3. The Northstar Heli-Skiing started in 1967. In 1969, Kieter Kindl brought in Parallel, bend the knees, feet together turn. That's my style today, most now have the feet apart.
4. Back in 1939, the Mark Creek store was broken into. How much was taken was unsure, but where did they find the cashbox?
4. The safe at the Mark Creek Store, which is now Fields, was blown up with nitroglycerin on July 1, 1939. Cash and cheques were stolen, the culprits were never apprehended. The cash box was found under the old Wycliffe bridge. The same happened with $137,700 stolen from the Kimberley Credit Union. No one was caught there either.
5. What year did the Mac's store and Launderette known as Townsite Grocery open?
5. Mac's Store and Launderette opened in the fall of 1970. In earlier times you had only the canteen at McDougall Hall and Ms. Lily McLeish's Confectionery on 4th Avenue, Happy Valley. What a gem that was in its day.
6. In what year did the Platzl open in downtown Kimberley?
6. The downtown of Kimberley turned into a walking outside mall in July of 1973. If only you could still drive around in downtown Kimberley, wouldn't that be great? You could park like we used to, with you ride in a spot, like the good old days. This writer thinks that when they revamped the brickwork a few years ago, they should have gone back to the original concept.
7. In what year did the Company or Cominco employees go on a four month strike? What did they receive in their strike hamper that was made of rubber?
7. The big strike of 1974 brought into Kimberley a flock of frozen chickens known as the Rubber Chickens. The hampers given out by the union had the famous chicken in them. You couldn't boil it or fry it for nothing. After all it was a whopping two pounder.
8. How many years has minor hockey been organized in Kimberley?
8. Minor Hockey started in 1933, 78 years ago. That's my story and I will stick to it.
9. How many years has Selkirk School been around?
9. Selkirk School has been around for 54 years. (1957 - 2011).
10 In the past, Marysville streets were not numbered. What were their names?
10. The streets in Marysville weren't just a number. There was Front Street, Columbia Street, Oak Street, Cedar Street, Poplar Street, Turner Street, Main Street, Birch Street, Maple Street, North Sullivan Avenue, Railway Street and Larch Street.
