Saturday May 12th, 2012 Rockin’ the Picnic – OPEN MIKE! Time: 1:00 pm till 4pm or no one wants to play anymore… whichever comes SOONER. Cost: Cost tip musician(s) Wine Available by the glass or bottle at regular winery pricing Location: 29690 (or 4004) Highway 97 Oliver, BC Event Details: OPEN MIKE MUSIC AT Castoro […]
Archives for May 2012
Rare pin
“A rare pin in Vancouver is one that won’t be for sale. It’s a so-called bridge pin, one depicting the logo of Vancouver and the logo of the London Olympics. It’s produced by Honav, the company which holds the pin license for London 2012 and is only available for purchase in the U.K.” – from […]
Wine Country Season Opener Deemed a Success
Dick Warren of Tonasket, WA lines his red 1951 Chevrolet coupe up at the starting line against Sally Hamilton from Oliver. Sally is driving a 1934 Ford pickup. Mr. Warren proved his tenacity once again at the race track on Sunday by grabbing the position of fastest reaction time, with a perfect .500 light. Photo […]
Heritage Board gets vote of confidence
The annual general meeting of the Oliver and District Heritage Society went off without a hitch – despite many concerns about the actions of the new board and its leader Michael Newman. Newman took over as President last fall after the RDOS and Town gave him direction to take charge and come up with a […]
Two chiefs and a cake
Photo by Karen Skaros Dan Skaros and Richard Simmons, Sr. at last weekend’s fire training seminar
Grade 5 TEN students finish DARE course
One of many posters on the wall at the gym in TEN School this morning as a class of students finish up a course on Drug and Alcohol eduction with teachers, law enforcement officers and parents in attendance. Students read their written thoughts on what they had learned in the course and then placed them […]
Entertainers set to arrive
DOMINIQUE FRICOT AND CISEAUX SPRING TOUR 2012 Witness the magic this spring as Dominique Fricot and Ciseaux join forces to bring their intimate, incredibly moving and passionate live performances to communities across western Canada to share the gift of their music. Touring in support of their EP releases ‘If Baby Could Walk’ by Fricot and […]
It’s time for the Purina Walk for Dogs again
27 May at Oliver Lions Park Registration at 1145 am and walk starts at 1215 All the money “Goes to the Dogs” Dogs trained for : Canine Vision for people who are blind or visually impaired Hearing Ear for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Autism Assistance for children and their families living […]