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Jewel of the North
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: When traveling through Houston you will see our Jewel. Our Jewel is called Steelhead Park. It is located right off Highway 16 next to the Visitor Centre. Please stop by ans take a stroll through our beautiful park we would love to have you stop. It is home to the Fly Rod, Grizzly Bear, Steelhead Fountain, Grinding Wheel, Totem Pole and Playground.
Jewel of the North
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: When traveling through Houston you will see our Jewel. Our Jewel is called Steelhead Park. It is located right off Highway 16 next to the Visitor Centre. Please stop by ans take a stroll through our... more
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What is Houston
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston may be home to the world's largest fly rod and the world's largest Sawmill under one roof. It may be call the Steelhead Capital of the World, but it is my home. As I sit here tonight reading some of the post you have left me speechless and for those who know me that is an amazing feat. I have grown up in Houston, got married and have raised my family here. I have seen Houston go through its ups and down, but whenever someone is in need Houston is always there. We have had fires and floods and the volunteers have come out of the wood work to help out. If a family is suffering the town is there. I cannot think of a better place to call home than Houston. Thank you Houston for reminding me that I do live in the best town on Earth.
What is Houston
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston may be home to the world's largest fly rod and the world's largest Sawmill under one roof. It may be call the Steelhead Capital of the World, but it is my home. As I sit here tonight reading... more
Skiing the Meadows
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: The Dungate Meadows are a lovely place to x-country ski. Shared with the snowmobile club, the two outdoor enthusiasts have views of lovely high elevation vistas, mixed with bush trails. A few years ago, an agreement was made with the snowmobile club for them to use their 'bombi' (the trailclearing machine) to keep some extra trails open, to an area where an experimental wind tower was being set up. What a unique idea!! MIxing outdoor horsepower recreation with green energy experiments! That's Houston, you never know what combinations will effectively co-exist!!
Skiing the Meadows
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: The Dungate Meadows are a lovely place to x-country ski. Shared with the snowmobile club, the two outdoor enthusiasts have views of lovely high elevation vistas, mixed with bush trails. A few years ago,... more
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X-country skiing the Meadows
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: South east of town is a wide open natural meadow that stretches on for miles and miles, connecting a number of small lakes and creeks. Known as "Dungate Meadows" or simple "the Meadows", this area is not only popular among moose hunters for the last half a century, but it is home to a community cabin that is shared between x-country skiers and snowmobilers alike. The elevation is quite high, even though it is not yet alpine, and the snow conditions are stable through the entire winter season (which up there comes in October and stays sometimes into later May), making it a perfect location for the snowmobile club to have groomed trails. One of the most unique things to Houston is that the snowmobilers and the x-country skiers get along very well!! In many places, they would not cross paths, but here, they share the trails and sometimes the snowmobilers go out of their way to 'groom' deeper snow, just so the skiers have a good place to ski!!
X-country skiing the Meadows
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: South east of town is a wide open natural meadow that stretches on for miles and miles, connecting a number of small lakes and creeks. Known as "Dungate Meadows" or simple "the Meadows", this area is not... more
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Fun & Games
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: A Sunny Summer Day + A Group Of Kids = Fun and Games at Houston's Steelhead Park.
Fun & Games
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: A Sunny Summer Day + A Group Of Kids = Fun and Games at Houston's Steelhead Park.
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Spirit of 2010
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: The Spirit of 2010 is alive. ActNowBC give Minor Hockey Association throughout the province trophies to present at their spring tournaments. Thank you ActNowBC
Spirit of 2010
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: The Spirit of 2010 is alive. ActNowBC give Minor Hockey Association throughout the province trophies to present at their spring tournaments. Thank you ActNowBC
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So many things for activity and fun at the same time!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
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As a proud grandmother I support my grandchildren in the variety of sports or hobbies they have chosen.
Minor hockey for two of them, ringette for another 2, girl's hockey for one, skating for one, playing a bass guitar in a band for another. The spring and summer brings swimming, soccer and baseball. The band is a year round activity. In addition to these activities, as familys they are out fishing, quadding, picnicing and generally having fun and enjoying themselves.
The library and its summer programs are enjoyed by all and there is the pool for them to develope their skills.!
I commend Houston as a well rounded community to keep our kids busy in a meaningful way and also is beneficial to overall health and exercise.
So many things for activity and fun at the same time!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry:
As a proud grandmother I support my grandchildren in the variety of sports or hobbies they have chosen.
Minor hockey for two of them, ringette for another 2, girl's hockey for one, skating for one,... more
Houston in Cake
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Cakes in our favorite teams. You need a cake we can get it done. We have make cakes with the Houston Luckies and Houston Vipers logo on them.
Houston in Cake
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Cakes in our favorite teams. You need a cake we can get it done. We have make cakes with the Houston Luckies and Houston Vipers logo on them.
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Houston Luckies Practice
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston maybe HOCKEY but its also GAMESTOWN
Houston Luckies Practice
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston maybe HOCKEY but its also GAMESTOWN
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EH! OH! HOUSTON GO !!!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: good luck houston
EH! OH! HOUSTON GO !!!
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
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Admire
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: traveling to a local lake to take in the peaceful calm view
Admire
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: traveling to a local lake to take in the peaceful calm view
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School Sports
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: School Sports Day!
School Sports
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: School Sports Day!
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Skating/Ringette/Hockey
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Here is a prime example of a " Gamestown"! We have Ringette kids in the Skating carnival wearing Minor Hockey Jersey's...
Skating/Ringette/Hockey
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Here is a prime example of a " Gamestown"! We have Ringette kids in the Skating carnival wearing Minor Hockey Jersey's...
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Good Night my fellow Houstonites!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Well all it's been a great time showing this beautiful province of ours what a great town we are!
Thank you all for contributing these great stories, I've had a wonderful time reading each one!
It's a memory that will last a lifetime. We live in the most awesome place, with awesome people,
who love getting out there and doing things! This is more obvious now that ever! HOUSTON IS GAMESTOWN! I must turn in now though so goodnight my fellow Houstonites, I can't wait to get up tomorrow and see all the rest of the stories you post!
Good Night my fellow Houstonites!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Well all it's been a great time showing this beautiful province of ours what a great town we are!
Thank you all for contributing these great stories, I've had a wonderful time reading each one!
It's... more
Hockey grandmas??
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Every town that has hockey, has hockey moms. Hockey moms are the greatest, they bring you to practice in the wee hours of the morning, when its freezing cold outside, after they spent all evening making sure your gear didn't crawl out of the bag on its own in the morning, they make sure all your gear is in your bag when you have to go on an overnight tournament (ever tried to score a goal with one skate?), hockey moms also know just how to give the right kind of hug when the game didn't go quite as well as you thought...
but HOCKEY GRANDMAS? Well, they're just downright perfect!! We have had two of the nicest senior ladies in town that have been, for as far back as I can remember (that's a long ways), die hard Luckies fans, ferocious minor hockey supporters, and don't you dare expect them to be anywhere else but in the stands when the little Luckies or initiation teams are playing!! If you didn't have your own grandma in town to come watch your game, you could always 'borrow' one of these ladies to make you feel special!
Sadly, one of the Grandma's passed away this summer, but knowing she'll never miss a game again makes us feel even more special!!
Hockey grandmas??
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Every town that has hockey, has hockey moms. Hockey moms are the greatest, they bring you to practice in the wee hours of the morning, when its freezing cold outside, after they spent all evening making... more
4 x 4'n
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Starting young. Getting ready for all the trails and dirt roads!
4 x 4'n
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Starting young. Getting ready for all the trails and dirt roads!
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Artsy fartsy teacher meets hockey in Houston!!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: (Warning: please read this with a grin on your face...) As a piano teacher, I have often seen the time commitment and crazy passion families will place in having their kids in hockey as a nuisance... its impossible to schedule piano lessons until the hockey schedules are out, because hockey schedules will ALWAYS take precedence, they will travel to the ends of the earth (or at least half way around the province) for a 3 game tournament, only to turn around the next weekend and do it all over again, even though there are piano or music theory exams in a few days, and just when I think its time to do spring recital, I have to compete with spring training or early summer camp!! :) This 'no love affair' hasn't always been this way, I used to even 'rink rat' during public skating in my younger years at the local arena... lately, I thought it was bad in the city, where every kid thinks s/he's gonna make the NHL, but here, in Houston, oh my what will I ever do!!! BUT THEN!!!
Some crazy teacher contract commitment at the highschool requires the staff to compete with the grads on the ice, every year, without the option to say no, once they find out you have skates (let alone know how to use them)!!! I thought I was in luck when I made it clear, "no I don't play hockey, I don't even have equipment", but to no avail, they even had that figured out in advance!! So here I am, on the other side of the 'Staff vs Grad's' hockey game and I have to honestly admit.... I'M HOOKED!! Now I understand... the energy, the competition, the adrenalin... Just you wait, though, next Christmas, when I need singers in my carol choir, its payback time!! I might just put those skates back on and as I check you into the boards, I'm gonna ask you to sing in my Christmas choir!!
Thanks Grads, that was a great game!!
Artsy fartsy teacher meets hockey in Houston!!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: (Warning: please read this with a grin on your face...) As a piano teacher, I have often seen the time commitment and crazy passion families will place in having their kids in hockey as a nuisance... its... more
pond skating
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: New years Day outdoor skating party with family & Friends!
pond skating
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: New years Day outdoor skating party with family & Friends!
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Proud Town
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston is a great place to call home.It is a great place to raise our family.There is the Four Seasons Park for ball & rodeo events and a Chuck Wagon race track.There is the Morice Mountain Cross Country Ski Trails ten minutes from town.These places where built with volunteer labor, as well as a lot of love for the community.Our local senior mens hockey team not only entertain us,they go to the school and the library and read to the children.They came out to go in a cold dunk tank in the spring to help raise funds for a local girl undergoing cancer treatment.This is the kind of SPIRIT we have in Houston.
Proud Town
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston is a great place to call home.It is a great place to raise our family.There is the Four Seasons Park for ball & rodeo events and a Chuck Wagon race track.There is the Morice Mountain Cross Country... more
Skateboarding
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Whenever I can I go down to the skateboard park to try out my tricks. There are always older kids there ready and willing to teach us some new tricks. Some kids even come on their bikes and show us some awesome moves. Because sometimes I can't get to the park, my buddy and I made some sick skateboarding ramps which are set up in my carport and we practice our tricks right here at my house.
Skateboarding
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Whenever I can I go down to the skateboard park to try out my tricks. There are always older kids there ready and willing to teach us some new tricks. Some kids even come on their bikes and show us some... more
Sports in a small town
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Since moving to Houston my life has been defined by sports. Every single day I am involved in some kind of sport. I love that living in a small town, with the support of my friends, I am able to try out all these great sports that I might now have the confidence to try in a larger town. Houston is Games Town 2010!
Sports in a small town
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Since moving to Houston my life has been defined by sports. Every single day I am involved in some kind of sport. I love that living in a small town, with the support of my friends, I am able to try... more
biking
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Biking around town!
biking
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Biking around town!
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From dogsledding to skijorring! Yes even that came to Houston!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Ski whatting you might say? Several years back Houston was fortunate to have a resident that was keen on dogsledding. He organized some awesome dogsled races here for a few years running. Sledders came from far away to enjoy the trails he made up at the expansive dungate meadows just a few miles out of town. Unfortunately he moved from town ...but left with us some great memories of the dogsled races! I enjoyed them so much I trained my golden retriever to pull me on my cross country skis this is known as skijorring. Oh what fun we used to have ...unfortunately my dog has passed away. But I do now have a new dog that I am hoping to train some day soon as well!
From dogsledding to skijorring! Yes even that came to Houston!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Ski whatting you might say? Several years back Houston was fortunate to have a resident that was keen on dogsledding. He organized some awesome dogsled races here for a few years running. Sledders came... more
Great Hockey Fans!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston has a few die hard hockey fans (actually any ice event) that faithfully come every day to watch practices and never miss a kids game or the Luckies Game! They are a father and son who have for many years been wonderful supporters of our towns kids! They always have a smile, a few words and many times a quarter or loonie for the bubble gum machine or concession!! They make the ice rink a special place!
Great Hockey Fans!
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: Houston has a few die hard hockey fans (actually any ice event) that faithfully come every day to watch practices and never miss a kids game or the Luckies Game! They are a father and son who have for... more
Luckies vs Midgets
Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: A fun game to celebrate getting active and having fun featured the Houston Luckies playing our Houston Midget team. The game was entertaining for both the players and the crowd!
Luckies vs Midgets
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Date: Jan 7, 2010
Entry: A fun game to celebrate getting active and having fun featured the Houston Luckies playing our Houston Midget team. The game was entertaining for both the players and the crowd!
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