Look Through Your Window...
The Stone Guardian of Jasper, as seen from my room with a view.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Goodbye, Norma Jean:
Marilyn Monroe in Jasper National Park
The River of No Return
1953 B & W Photos by Ray O'Neil.
Copyright Keith Allen Photography, Jasper, Alberta
In 1953, Marilyn Monroe was in Jasper to film River of No Return, co-starring Robert Mitchum.
While Marilyn was here, Jasper photographer Ray O'Neil managed to get a photo shoot with her. The result was a series of classic photos, some of which can now be obtained in Jasper's stores, especially Jasper Photography.
But River of No Return wasn't the only drama during Marilyn's stay: She was "asked to leave" Jasper's most exclusive hotel because she was wearing "inappropriate attire" for a lady: she was wearing shorts.
Marilyn then moved into one of the better hotels in town, but ended up leaving there also, after a row in the lobby. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were called in to escort her from the hotel.
The Mounties arrived and made sure they got their woman.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Formosa Displayed: The Magnificent
Monuments of 'Chinese Taipei'
By Stephen A Nelson
The Brandon Sun
May 1, 2010
There is a new movie playing in Canada that's been drawing unexpectedly large audiences. There are no flying dragons or warring gods; but there is a story about Paradise Lost and the battle between good and evil.
The film is Formosa Betrayed, a story about Taiwan's dark days of martial law under the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) of the late Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his successor, Chiang Ching-kuo.
Visit Taiwan today and you can’t help asking questions that are at the heart of Formosa Betrayed.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Jasper Lutheran Church and Lutheran House
Rocky Mountain Gothic
This edifice began its life in 1924 as the home for the Roman Catholic congregation in Jasper - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
It has a firm foundation of field stone and exterior walls of brick.
The upper part of the tower and the nave have exterior wooden shingles.
The presbytery (residence) was completed in 1927.
While many people have sung in this church, the most famous is Bing Crosby. Der Bingle fell in love with Jasper while he was here filming The Emperor's Waltz. He often worshipped and sang at this church when in Jasper and - through the church -made some sizable donations to the community .
In 1967, this edifice became Jasper Lutheran Church - home to the Lutheran congregation - largely through the efforts of Pastor John Ekstedt. Under his guidance, much of the interior was refurbished to make the church look and feel more Protestant and not so much Catholic.
The baptismal font, altar candle-holders and wooden cross were all made from local materials by members of the congregation.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the residence (manse) was used as a retreat centre in winter. In summer, it was home to Lutheran House - a group of young adults living together in Christian community.
In 2008, John Ekstedt returned as pastor of the Jasper congregation. On his last Sunday (June 2010), the church got a new cross for its steeple - replacing the one that been there since the building first became Jasper Lutheran Church.
In 2008, John Ekstedt returned as pastor of the Jasper congregation. On his last Sunday (June 2010), the church got a new cross for its steeple - replacing the one that been there since the building first became Jasper Lutheran Church.
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