Join Hester Creek Thursday the 23rd of August as they welcome country star Lisa Brokop and her husband Paul Jefferson and special guest Jaclyn Guillou. After Lisa had a successful career as a solo artist she married a Nashville local Paul Jefferson. Lisa and Paul met at a coffee shop in Nashville and after starting […]
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Butterflies in season – by Lou Dobos
The Okanagan – a summer’s eve, a glass of wine and candlelight.
Photos by John Chapman
A year of service – to end this week
Our year as Oliver Ambassadors is quickly coming to an end, but before we officially retire here’s one last update on the amazing year we’ve had. We attended 12 pageants in other communities, and were a part of numerous community events as well. We would not have had the chance to travel to other communities […]
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Barisoff won’t run for re-election
MLA Bill Barisoff, Speaker in the BC Legislature is not running again. This was expected and rumoured for months. The announcement made in a number of newspapers this morning. Barisoff is just the lastest in a string of Liberal MLAs who won’t be seeking re-election in 2013, including Kash Heed, Kevin Krueger, Dave Hayer and […]
New Provincial Ambassadors
Over the weekend three ladies selected to represent BC. Event held in Merritt for the 13th year. Twelve candidates competed for the crowns this weekend from B.C. communities. Carly Henniger of Trail, Mariah Morris or Castlegar and Acacia Schmietenknop of Kamloops (Miss Kamloops 2008) were the winners. Pictured below Oliver candidate Julie Martine with Acacia and […]