Soaring Sto:lo

I was at the opening of the Sto:lo Resource Centre in Chilliwack today and had a tour of what is a very cool building, LEED gold certified and because of their climate-controlled rooms is (or will have?) class A museum status.

We ignore the First Nations history of our region, province and country too frequently, but a facility like this has the potential of really educating the clueless among us about the culture and traditions of those people that were here hundreds of years before us.

I particularly love how historically worked up we all get about anything that happened or relates to the 19th century. In other words, 200 years ago at the most.

Sto:lo archeologist Dave Schaepe couldn't show me, but told me about, a cedar-weaved basket they have in water, in the refrigerator that is 1,800 years old.

Repeat: 1,800 years old.

Talk about being here first.

Fish on

OK, likely going to have too many fish and fishing photos up here since I/we am/are constantly walking down on the Rotary Trail on the Vedder River and right now the anglers are pulling 'em out like crazy.

I feel like this fish is trying to tell me something: "help me" or maybe "not again!"

pjh

Out-takes from Saturday shooting

We take turns shooting on Saturdays since, well, lots of stuff happens on the weekend. It was my turn Oct. 2 and there was tons going on: Joanne speaking at the breastfeeding challenge, men's rugby, kids football, fire hall open house, WHL tailgate party with bands, a pet blessing and then hockey.

I think I shot over 1,000 pics, which is really embarrassing actually because it sounds like I just woke up and put my finger on the shutter all over town.

Here are a few shots that didn't make it into the paper.

Needless to say, this one was from the world breastfeeding challenge. This guy was one of four men there (including me) and was a little too excited to show off his baby's classy T-shirt.



Now the pet blessing is one of the more odd annual events in Chilliwack. Some people take it a little too seriously, but I suppose it's all good Jesus-filled fun.

Here we can see a number of attendees singing a hymn (or whatever they sing in church).



Rugby is always good to shoot as it is outside, full of easily predictable action and I can get close.

And watching a rugby match up close and personal makes it clear these guys are tougher than any hockey or football players.

But not all of them necessarily have the most athletic physiques.








Anglers have made the move from the Fraser River now that the sockeye run is past over to the Vedder/Chilliwack as the coho and . . . whatever else are running. I took a few pics of fish coming out of the water then I saw this guy and his tattoo.

There appears to be at least a couple of letters hidden by his shirt sleeve. So fill in the blank "__ite Pride"

Maybe he's a stoneworker and it says "Granite Pride"?

pjh