Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you hear? Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds. Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat? Caine: No. Po: Do you hear the grasshopper which is at your feet? Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things? Po: Young man, how is […]
Archives for 2012
Report of fleeing youth from fire scene says RCMP
On September 2nd, 2012 at approximately 12:50AM, members of the Oliver Fire Department and Oliver RCMP responded to a report of a structure fire located at 8102 Highway 97, just north of Oliver, BC. This building is a commercial structure operating as EZ Fuels (formerly known as Oasis Gas). The Oliver Fire Department conducted successful […]
U snooze you looze
Mini – gas price war on Main Street today with Chevron down 3 cents a litre and Esso down 12 cents a litre off the Friday price posted above. No lineups at 711 but busier than the other station. No guarantee on how long it will last. Story from the store – the tanks are […]
Casting a tall shadow
Jack Andrew Field – rest in peace
Jack Field October 4, 1921 – August 27, 2012 With sadness we wish to announce the passing of Jack Field who went peacefully at home on August 27, 2012, his loving wife Linda by his side. He is also survived by his two children, Christopher and Susan and 4 grandchildren, James, Lucy, Gloria and Jason. […]
George has retired!
George Boychuk has played some sort of baseball game all of his life. Baseball as a kid, fastball as a young adult, and finally, slow pitch in his later years. When the present Oliver Legion team was being formed in 1995, George was asked to join the team as a player and as a coach. […]
Fire scene secured
RCMP monitored the fire scene from the time that Fire Department left the scene until about 11am this morning – when a private security firm arrived. See complete RCMP report elsewhere on ODN. Oliver Fire Department dispatched at 14 minutes to 1 a.m. to fight the blaze. Cause of the blaze unknown. Location: Highway 97 […]
