March 6, Pennywise – Kootenay Lake

Author Reading Series Event
Oxygen Art Centre welcomes Canisia Lubrin and Jessica
Johns for the Author Reading Series.
Acclaimed poet, editor and writer Canisia Lubrin’s work
explore ideas of social justice and the limits and possibilities
of art, form, and language.
Polyvocal in register, Lubrin’s second book, The
Dyzgraphxst (M & S, 2020) mines meanings of kinship
through the wide and intimate reach of language across
geographies and generations. Against the contemporary
backdrop of intensified capitalist fascism, toxic nationalism,
and climate disaster, the figure Jejune asks, how have
I come to make home out of unrecognizability. Marked
by and through diasporic life, Jejune declares, I was not
myself. I am not myself. My self resembles something having
nothing to do with me.
The Dyzgraphxst (M & S, 2020)
won the OCM Bocas Prize for
Caribbean Poetry and the overall
Literature prize, the Griffin Poetry
Prize, and the Derek Walcott Prize.
That same year, she was awarded
the Canada Council’s Joseph S.
Stauffer prize for literary achievement
and the Windham-Campbell
prize for a body of work. Among
other honours, her writing was
finalist for the Governor General’s
Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial
Award, and Trillium Book Award
for Poetry.
Accompanying Lubrin is writer,
editor and nehiyaw auntie, Jessica
Johns with her debut novel,
Bad Cree (Harper-Collins, 2023),
where dreams, family and spirits
collide.
Bad Cree (Harper-Collins, 2023)
follows Mackenzie, a Cree millennial,
when she wakes up in her
one-bedroom Vancouver apartment
clutching a pine bough she
had been holding in her dream just
moments earlier. When she blinks,
it disappears. But she can still smell
the sharp pine scent in the air, the
nearest pine tree a thousand kilometres
away in the far reaches of
Treaty 8.
Mackenzie continues to accidentally
bring back items from
her dreams, dreams that are eerily
similar to real memories of her
older sister and Kokum before
their untimely deaths. As Mackenzie’s
life spirals into a living
nightmare—crows are following
her around and she’s getting texts
from her dead sister on the other
side—it becomes clear that these
dreams have terrifying, real-life
consequences. Desperate for
help, Mackenzie returns to her
mother, sister, cousin, and aunties
in her small Alberta hometown.
Together, they try to uncover what
is haunting Mackenzie before
something irrevocable happens to
anyone else around her.
Haunting, fierce, an ode to
female relations and the strength
found in kinship, Bad Cree is a
gripping, arresting debut by an
unforgettable voice.
The evening will also feature a
reading by student writer from the
Selkirk College Creative Writing
Program.
Join us on Wednesday, April 5,
2023 @ 4:00 PM PST on Zoom to
participate in the second instalment
of the Author Reading Series
featuring Canisia Lubrin and Jessica
Johns. Admission is free or by
donation. Register via EventBrite
to attend.
This event is generously supported
by the Columbia Kootenay
Cultural Alliance. Special thanks
to Oxygen’s Author Reading Series
committee.
Oxygen Art Centre
Who is God?
Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth or
ever THOU HADST FORMED THE EARTH and the
WORLD, even FROM EVERLASTING to EVERLAST-
ING, thou art GOD.
Our text concludes two things about God. First, He is
eternal, meaning God had no beginning and He has no
ending. Second, God made the planet earth where we live.
In fact, Genesis 1:16 declares, ‘And God made two great
lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light
to rule the night: HE MADE THE STARS ALSO. Both
counts show God to be far superior to us in existence and
capability. Can it be true that He cares about you and I?
Rick 250-687-1345
In loving memory of
Robert Jeffrey Beck
August 18, 1971 - February 3, 2023
It is with heartfelt sorrow that we share
of the passing of Robert Jeffrey (“Jeff”)
Beck. He passed away suddenly on
February 3rd in his Castlegar home with
his father and stepmother by his side.
The first born to father, Robert Keith Beck, and mother, Dena Elizabeth
Beck (née Calbick), at KLDH in Nelson, BC. Jeff spent his younger years
growing up in both Nelson and Castlegar. He could often be found with
his younger brothers and friends playing hockey, or soccer, or racing BMX
bikes around his uphill Nelson neighbourhoods. After graduating from
Stanley Humphries High School in 1989, Jeff went on to study at BCIT in
Burnaby. Work opportunities later took him to Edmonton, then eventually
back to Castlegar (back to his Koots Roots). In his most recent years, Jeff
battled with kidney problems, resulting in 3 years of dialysis treatments,
then a transplant surgery in 2018. Throughout that trying time, Jeff struggled
to regain his zest for life. Jeff will be remembered most for his big ol’
heart, his gentle smile and his undeniable passion for classic rock music
and all things hockey.
Robert Jeffrey was pre-deceased by 3 grandfathers, 3 grandmothers,
and 2 brothers. Jeff leaves behind, his father, Keith (Shirley), his mother,
Dena (George), his sisters, Candace (Jake) and Charmain, and his brother,
Jarrod. As well as nieces, Haley and Breighan, nephews, Matthew
(Courtney), Berghen and Sorren, along with numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins.
The family wishes to extend their utmost gratitude to the nurses and staff
of the KBRH Kidney Care Clinic in Trail for the unwavering kindness and
support that Jeff received.
As an expression of your sympathy, you may make a donation to The Kidney
Foundation of Canada, in Jeff’s memory.
GRANT EDWARD
CLARK-MARLOW
R.C.A.F. CAPTAIN, Retired
03 July 1925 – 01 March 2023
It is with much sadness that we announce
the passing of our father.
Grant passed away peacefully at the New Denver
Pavilion at the age of 97.
He is survived by his brother Chuck Marlow in
Logan Lake, his children: Douglas Clark-Marlow
(Mary Ann), Gary Clark-Marlow (Sherrie), Patti
Coutts (David) and Andrew Clark-Marlow (Petra);
eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandson. He was predeceased
by his wives Connie MacIntosh and Lisa
Lundgard; by his brothers Art, Keith, Bob and his
sister Dianne.
Grant was born in Griffin, SK and raised in
Winnipeg, MB. Grant and his twin Keith joined
the RCAF in 1943. Grant served as a Wireless Air
Gunner on Halifax bombers out of Tiree, Scotland
in WW II and was mustered out in 1945. He worked
odd jobs and attended the University of Manitoba
for two years with an interest in Philosophy. He
served in the RCAF from 1950 through 1975 as a
Radar Tech on small radar bases throughout Canada
and as an instructor with Training Command.
He served with the UN Peacekeeping Force in the
Congo in 1963. After retirement he moved from
Penhold, AB to Salmon Arm, BC and then on to his
slice of heaven - Kaslo, BC.
Grant played hockey until he was 88 (known as
the ‘Great Grantsky’) and golfed until he was 90
and was proud that he could score his age. He
was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Kaslo
Branch # 74 and loved shuffleboard and darts.
Dad was a ‘master punster’ and loved it when a pun
sailed over our heads. He played piano, harmonica,
banjo, and mandolin.
At Grant’s request there will be no service. Donations
can be made to the Royal Canadian Legion
Kaslo Branch # 74 – PO Box 520 Kaslo, BC V0G 1M0
rcl74@netidea.com
Smile the while you kiss me sad adieu,
When the clouds roll by, I’ll come to you,
Then the skies will seem more blue,
Down in lover’s lane my dearie,
Wedding bells will ring so merrily,
Every tear will be a memory,
So, wait and pray each night for me,
Till we meet again.
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