Tickets sold out!!! Saturday January 21st – Annual Grand Night Gala Formal Dinner and Dance For the past six years Desert Sun has held the “Grand Night”, an evening of dinner, dancing, silent auction and a draw for $1000.00. Each year a different theme is chosen to build the event around. Past theme have included […]
Archives for 2012
Mystery
The local Elks Lodge is missing something important. When the elk head went missing is a mystery but the desire to get it back is widespread. The picture above was taken in the upper hall in 1984 and the elk head was thought to have been taken down for a wedding…placed in a storage room and never […]
School District to meet with teachers on marking exams
Provincial exams for high school students are scheduled to begin next week. Reports indicate that BCTF members (taking job action) will not mark the exams. What will happen in Oliver? Cate Turner, high school principal says “my understanding is that to mark provincial exams principals and vice-principals need to have both expertise in the given […]
Access to rural director on budget matters – public meeting
Letter to the Minister
Honourable Blair Lekstrom – Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Dear Minister Lekstrom: Re: Highway 97 – McIntyre Passing Lanes The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is planning to widen Highway 97 just south of Vaseux Lake near McIntyre Bluff to establish a passing lane in each direction. This is not just a marginal widening of […]
Getting land for highway passing lanes won’t be easy
The owners of land needed for passing lanes near McIntyre Bluff says the project is not needed, the environment is at risk and the land is not for sale. Oliver Daily News contacted George and Blake Kennedy of McIntrye Ranch Ltd. and both say they are not in favour of selling their land to the […]
East side sale
On Sale at Eastside Grocery: Peek Sunglasses 1/2 price, groceries 20% off, 710 ml gatorade and G2 $1.69 – Selected candy and chocolate on clearance. Root beer slushies available again. Call Tom or Sherilee 250-498-2527 For Sale: Norge natural gas stove suitable for home $300. – one stand up sliding two door cooler with […]
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