THE KÜTNE READER

The clipping below from the Rossland Miner of Oct. 11, 1938 is about the Knudsgaard brothers, Einer, Erik, and Frankie. They were not the first triplets born in West Kootenay, but were probably the first to all survive into adulthood. They were born on Feb. 12, 1938. This item appeared in the Rossland Miner that month: Interest in Triplets is Wide-Spread, Progress Good, Sister’s Hospital Three little babies in Mater Misericordia hospital, sons of Mr. And Mrs. Hans Knutsgaar

A bizarre ad from a 1947 edition of the Rossland Miner (the city was celebrating its 50th birthday, hence the need for faux facial hair). This newspaper and others, including the 1938 historical edition, were loaned to me by Greg Scott, recipient of Nelson’s heritage award for 2017. Scott in turn borrowed them from Nelson’s Ian Corner, whose father Jack was mayor of Rossland from 1946-51.

An ad from the Rossland Miner ’s historical edition of 1938 contained a photo of a dapper-looking Alfie Albo, proprietor of the Columbia Garage: Below is a photo I took of Alfie in his basement in June 2003. He died three years later at age 96. Wayne Krewski recorded several CDs and made several videos of Alfie’s stories. Alfie’s garage is still standing. In 2005, it became a restaurant called The Garage. During renovations, Alfie shared photos and stories of the building w

Below is a clipping from the Rossland Miner ’s special historical edition of Oct. 11, 1938, about the first baby born in Rossland. The caption read: “An item appeared in the Rossland Miner , July 29, 1895, as follows: Born to the wife of E. Lavalley, Sunday, July 28, a daughter. That news item heralded the birth of the first child in the new gold camp of Trail Creek. [Here] is a photo of the Lavalleys’ little girl, taken when she was about three years old.” The clipping negl