On May 14, 2012 Oliver RCMP received a report of an erratic/possibly impaired driver driving southbound on Hwy 97 near Tuc-El-Nuit Drive. The complainant stated a grey Ford pickup was swerving on the road, almost hitting curbs when approaching Oliver. Police patrols resulted in contact with the driver who was not impaired but was suffering […]

Thank you to volunteer coaches, Keith Gideon and Adrian Zandvliet, for coaching the SOSS girls’ soccer team. It was a short season with the girls playing Summerland, Princess Margaret (Penticton), Osoyoos and Keremeos. They played hard and finished each game consistently and graciously in second place. The players in grades 9 to11 wish the best […]

2012 Merritt Mountain Music Festival says the popular country  music event is cancelled . “Although ticket sales had shown the promise of a solid attendance number  when going on sale back in October of 2011; sales slowed down considerably from  then on, and have not rebounded thereafter causing for the organizers to  re-think going ahead with […]

The Vancouver Sun has an interesting article today on cutbacks affecting adult students in School District 53 and other areas of the province. If you have been affected let us know. It seems funding for those who have graduated but wanted some upgrading to make this complex world a bit more understandable will not be […]