The Basin Record Newsletter Vol.1 Issue 1.pub

Everybody wants to be immortalized in time and space. Some carve their names in tree trunks com- memorating their love with hearts and arrows. Others write books, tell stories, graffiti their names in little- known places, and pack their attics with photographs and newspapers. Cranbrook has decided to go public with its centennial commemoration and is assembling a time capsule to represent the lives of Cranbrook citizens in 2005. This initiative is part of the Cranbrook Centennial Legacy and is being coordinated by the Time Capsule Committee, the City of Cranbrook, and the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History. The time capsule will be kept in the Cranbrook Public Library and opened one hundred years from now in 2105. The Time Capsule Committee has taken the lead on items for submission. These include: recent aerial photographs of Cranbrook, the words and music to O Canada and God Save the Queen, the Ktunaxa Nation crea- tion myth (in Ktunaxa and English), Cranbrook and Kimberley Christmas Bird Counts from the 2004/2005 win- ter season, a City of Cranbrook flag, photographs of historical landmarks in Cranbrook, and a poppy with an at- tached note documenting the significance of the poppy in modern times. People involved in the project have been interacting with citizens who represent different perspectives on life in Cranbrook. In addition to commemorating a place that we are proud of, the time capsule project has initi- ated an excellent discussion around the quality of life and opportunity that we have and hope to have in the fu- ture. Commemoration of the Time Capsule will take place at the Cranbrook Public Library on November 1 st at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Basin Biography A. E. Jones As told by Art Jones In 1908 my father, Albert Edward Jones, played football in Ottawa. Then, wanting to see the country, he traveled to Calgary, Alberta and later ended up in Cranbrook for no other reason than “because he had one too many!” My father was part of the building of the Cranbrook High School in 1928 (Tenth Avenue School-now Foursquare Gospel Church) and had built a number of others including the Raworth Building (E.H. Delamont), the Annex at Central School as well as the Cres- ton Hotel and Post Office. Albert served on the City Council of Cranbrook for 19 years and had bestowed upon him the Freedom of the City because of his outstanding services. My father also belonged to the Masonic Lodge and later the Shriners. His picture can now be seen at Cranbrook’s City Hall. A.E. Jones dressed for a Masonic Lodge meeting Commemoration of the Time Capsule You’re Invited! We would like to invite you to send us any stories or photos you may have of the people or places that helped to make the Columbia Basin what it is today. We are especially interested in any information about Cranbrook’s theatres (when, where and what is in that location now); the Oddfellows Hall; the Raworth building; and the Sam Steele Hotel. Please contact the Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History at (250) 489-9150 or e-mail us at basininstitute1@cyberlink.bc.ca .