Lifestyle - Nakusp Arrow Lakes News http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles RSS Feed for Lifestyle - Nakusp Arrow Lakes News en-us Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:22 GMT Your compost may be another bird’s preferred repast http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/138506904.html This winter continues to produce some unusual species. Reading is fun for the whole family http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/138218309.html January 27 is Family Literacy Day and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is celebrating the families reading together! Get over New Year’s frustrations http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/138217039.html Are you feeling frustrated with having made some New Year Resolutions this year? Alzheimer’s awareness campaign underway http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/137692453.html Alzheimer’s is now cited as being amongst the top 10 leading causes of death. An introduction to zen and the art of bird watching http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/137296918.html January 2 was also the Christmas bird count in Nakusp, and I met up with Chris Siddle to learn how to count birds. Record number of species spotted on Christmas Bird Count http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/137295053.html In our region there were three counts: in Fauquier, Nakusp and New Denver. Here a few of the highlights. Libraries help with resolutions http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/136685598.html The Nakusp Public Library like to encourage people make the most of their New Year’s resolutions. Leap out of the old and dance into the new this year http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/136684218.html Kids in Nakusp this winter have an opportunity to dance thanks to Galadriel Watson. Track aliens across B.C. this Xmas with a new free app http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/136191703.html Listening to an American Bullfrog, or seeing invasive “rock snot,” helps users identify these species and report them. It’s been a slow news week in Nakusp for the birds http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/lifestyles/136191673.html Bird activity around Nakusp has been quite slow recently.