Recent History – 1999 April 27, 1999 By Cees Mond, Daily News Staff Ten Peace-Liard artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work in Victoria next month in the provincial exhibition artWORKS 99. The 10 works were selected from 72 entries at the Peace-Liard Regional Juried Exhibition, on display at the Dawson Creek Art… Read More

Recent History – 1999 June 10, 1999 By Don Pettit, Contributing Writer Do you have a frustrated green thumb because you can’t find a garden to plant this spring? With the opening of the community garden behind Rotary Village on the Dawson Creek walking path, your green thumb can now get the exercise it needs…. Read More

Recent History – 1999 July 6, 1999 By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff Native artisans from all over northern B.C. will be gathering in Prince George for the third annual Northern B.C. Native Arts and Crafts Trade Show taking place July 9 to 11. Held at the Civic Centre, the show will feature native dancing,… Read More

Recent History – 1999 July 19, 1999 By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff Ben Heppner is catching up on his housekeeping. “It may seem glamorous to you,” says the world-renowned tenor, just in from a seven-hour flight from London where he was recording his newest album. “Unfortunately, we have to do our laundry too,” he… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Aug. 16, 1999 By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff A picture is better than a thousand words. Holding an album full of copies of her watercolour paintings on her lap, Evelyn La Forge points to the intricate details of the nature scenes and old buildings. “The pictures themselves tell about me,”… Read More

Recent History – 1999 September 29, 1999 By Charity Wallace, Daily News Staff Richard’s on Richards in Vancouver had to turn people away for Kim Kuzma’s debut. More than 400 people packed into the club to hear songs from the artist’s compact disc Contradictions. “It was wicked, there were 441 people there and usually debuts… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Sept. 27, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Rex Holmes grew up in a family that homesteaded in the Pouce Coupe area for 11 years. It was a time when nothing was easy and little, if anything, was taken for granted thanks in part to the Great Depression. Indeed, life… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Oct. 12, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Not bad for a guy who started by singing at campfires! Dawson Creek country music singer Montgomery Steele (a.k.a. Monty Petrick) has reached yet another milestone with his debut compact disc “First Time Out.” It’s become the first 100 per cent Canadian… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Oct. 15, 1999 By Charity Wallace, Daily News Staff In 1979, four women decided to sell crafts for Christmas and donate the proceeds to a charitable organization. In 1999, 20 years later the group has gotten larger but the goal is still the same. This year the sale is being held… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Oct. 27, 1999 By Charity Wallace, Daily News Staff There’s still time to visit the Peace Watercolor Art Show, and perhaps buy some Christmas presents in the process. The show at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery contains 46 pieces by 13 artists. One of the featured artists for the show, Judy… Read More