Miles Kereliuk has retired. He has served about 2500 students in the last quarter century and its time to move on. Kereliuk was a shop teacher for all grades and taught math to students in junior high. Kereliuk came to the job as a carpenter with many other skills – math and stage sets for […]
Archives for January 2012
SOSS student winners
Mayor Ron Hovanes, Brian Lobb – Zone Chair of the Legion Remembrance Day poppy poster and literary contest – student winners and Oliver Legion President Chris Yerburgh at SOSS Assembly Monday. Zone winners (from 10 communities) Lautaro Ferrai 2nd place senior colour poster Loveneet Brar 1st place senior essay Dalenay Minor 1st place senior poem […]
Name in lights
Photo submitted by Annie Zandvliet
Elvis is set to drop in
Hello all of the friends and supporters of the Oliver Curling Centre Just a quick note to once again invite you to come to the Oliver Curling Centre in February for a couple of entertaining events. On Valentine’s Day, Tuesday February 14, Elvis will be in the building. Adam Fitzpatrick is an Elvis impersonator from […]
Adapt to living in a new world
Ranjit Sidhu sits with instructor Okanagan College has a motto “transforming lives and communities” and here in Osoyoos the college offers a program which transforms lives. It’s called the English as a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program (ESLSAP). ESLSAP has two objectives which help immigrants adapt to their lives in Canada: the first, to assist […]
A night out with your son
Winter closing – then and now
Top picture – when newly opened. Bottom picture – today. Noticed on a trip to Osoyoos the Black Panther video store closed on their Main Street and in Oliver – new outlet on 6000 block Station St. now closed.
Chimney fire in Rockcliffe
Neighbours reported flames leaping out of chimney at residence ( 5946 Stemwinder St. ) Monday morning. Two fire trucks with fullcrew attended. No details on cause – damage thought to be light. Time of fire 7:30 am