It has been a month and a half since social distancing measures were put into place! If you’re anything like me, you’re really wishing you could get a haircut right about now. So, in sympathy, we thought we’d share a …
A Fortieth Anniversary
On a Wednesday morning, the 29th of April 1980, Leanne, a Grade 11 student at Prince Charles Secondary School, in Creston BC, called her friend. “Maureen,” she said, “there’s no school today.” “Why not?” asked Maureen. “Because there’s no school.” …
Silent Movies
A couple of days ago, we told you about the Peekin Theatre, Creston’s first movie theatre. When it opened in 1919, it featured silent movies – the first “talkie” wasn’t shown in Creston until 1931. In those days, the technology …
Newspaper Jigsaw Puzzle
As we discovered yesterday, piecing together a whole story from scattered fragments in newspapers is a fun and fascinating challenge. And to prove it, we’re going to challenge you to do the same! Pick a topic – a business or …
Peekin Theatre Found!
(The Former Life of 1014 Canyon Street) In earlier articles, we’ve dived into the newspapers in search of the whole story, and we’ve sent you on a scavenger hunt around town to find buildings. For today’s Daily Dose of History, …
Art/History
Something a little different for your daily distraction: Art/History. This is an exhibit we presented at the Creston Public Library back in 2011, and had so much fun with it, we created an online version of it too. It’s been …
Shorthand!
Yesterday, we talked a bit about the role of a stenographer and ended with a comment about using shorthand. Shorthand is a way of writing that uses symbols to represent the sounds of words, rather than letters – once you …
I would not make it as a Steno!
It’s Administrative Professionals Day! Oh, how I wish I could give you a chance to type on a genuine, old-fashioned, thwackety-thwackety typewriter for your daily diversion, but that’s probably not a good idea right now. So, instead, here’s a story …
Go Exploring! (at home)
We’ve been absolutely delighted to bring you daily bits from Creston Valley and the Creston Museum’s collection – and there’s lots more to come, we promise! But we’ve all spent a month and then some in social isolation – great …
Let’s Review… (and we have prizes)
Do you realise it has now been a full month since we started posting these daily articles and activities? Which means – well done, everyone! You’ve done the self-isolation and social distancing for a month, and it is having an …