Inductees

2002
Carol Chou (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Past President Hope & District Figuring Skating Club, Skating Carnival Chair. 
  • Great rapport with coaches and kids, and helped with skating costumes.
Dick Jones (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Former President of Minor Hockey, Member of the Arena Society, Referee-in-Chief. 
  • Helped organize the Murray Sullivan Memorial hockey game and dinner to raise money for an annual scholarship to send local kids to referee school.
2001
Faye Erickson (Hope) Service to Recreation 
  • Long time local representative for BC Senior Games in Hope. 
  • Advocate for local running track.
2000
Lloyd Brown (Yale)  Athletic Excellence 
  • Umpire for Connie Mack and Babe Ruth baseball 
  • Boxer in the 1960s and local bowling champion in the 1960s. Participant in seniors' games. 
  • Helped construct Yale ballpark.
Frank Araki (Hope) Service to Recreation 
  • Long time member of the Hope and District Recreation Commission.
  • Member of the Arena Society which built the arena and mezzanine.
1998
Mark Pretty (Hope) Service to Recreation 
  • Long time baseball and softball coach and manager.
1997
Carl Anderson (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Contributed financially to recreation and sports in Hope over several years. 
Jack Kawakami (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Member of Hope Arena Society Executive that built the arena and mezzanine.
1996
Tracy Faith (Hope) Athletic Excellence 
  • Women's university basketball player and professional basketball player in Germany.
Jim Baker (Boston Bar)  Service to Recreation 
  • Long time coach and manager in softball/ baseball.
Patsy Campbell (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Served several years as president of Hope Minor Hockey.
1995
Dennis Brown (Hope)  Athletic Excellence 
  • Successful local, provincial, and national baseball player. 
Jay Sharrers (Hope)  Athletic Excellence 
  • NHL Linesman 
Caesar Soares (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Long time coach and manager in minor hockey, youth baseball, and adult ball. 
Dr. Ernie Murakami (Hope) Service to Recreation 
  • President of Hope Arena Society, which raised the money to build the arena and mezzanine.
1994
Graeme Steer (Hope)  Athletic Excellence 
  • Several gold medals in Special Olympics. 
Irene Wiggins (Hope) Athletic Excellence 
  • Women's national arm wrestling champion. 
Dan Sharrers (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Served 19 years on the Hope & District Recreation Commission 
(Posthumous award presented to Barb Sharrers.) 
Glenn Wejr (Hope)  Service to Recreation 
  • Long time coach and manager in minor and adult hockey, curling, and softball.
1993
Andrew Petersen (Hope)  Athletic Excellence 
  • Speed Skating 
Bill Schonberger (Hope) Athletic Excellence 
  • Youth National Bowling Champion
Ruth Sellars (Boston Bar) Service to Recreation 
  • Long time player/coach/ manager Connie Mack and Babe Ruth Baseball. 
Earl Sellars (Boston Bar)  Service to Recreation 
  • Long time player/coach/ manager Babe Ruth and Connie Mack baseball.
1992
 Alan Krulicki (Hope) Athletic Excellence 
  • Several Gold medals in Special Olympics.
Greg Davies (Hope)  Athletic Excellence 
  • Successful university hockey player. 
Phil Nash (Laidlaw) Service to Recreation 
  • Long service on the Hope and District Recreation Commission.
Ed Araki (Hope) Service to Recreation 
  • Long time minor and adult baseball/softball coach manager - minor sports fundraiser. 
Betty Raymond (Boston Bar) Service to Recreation 
  • Long time player/coach/ manager/fundraiser Connie Mack and Babe Ruth Baseball. 
Frank Raymond  Service to Recreation 
  • Long time player/coach/ manager Connie Mack and Babe Ruth Baseball.