A Event winners – Ken Newell, Gary Guraliuk (skip), Donnie Heaven, and Gord Morrison. B Event Winners – Dale Dodge (skip), Murray Naugler, Don McKay, Mary Grant Day League Group photo below Photos supplied by Dale Dodge
Archives for March 2013
Opening day is Friday
Paul Alaric is shown putting finishing touches on the 4th tee box in preparation for Opening Day at Fairview Mountain Golf Course, this coming Friday, Mar 15th. The course has come through the winter in excellent condition (particularly the greens) and golfers are already booking tee times for the first games of the year. With the […]
Another guess needed
Photo by Ed Dukes
Tires slashed
Early morning Monday March 11th three tires were slashed on two vehicles at the Kiwanis Housing parking lot just off Tucelnuit Drive. Just a warning to folks around there to be watchful as some people have nothing better to do than vandalize vehicles. Sad to see this kind of foolishness happening anywhere, but it really […]
Education Minister says great schools created by many things
By Don McRae Minister of Education VICTORIA – Every year, the Fraser Institute’s ranking of schools prompts discussion and debate about what makes a great school. The rankings are based largely on the results of the provincewide Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) that examines the literacy and numeracy skills of all B.C. students in grades 4 […]
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BC highest snow pack levels ~ Okanagan/Kettle River areas
Weather: Early February weather featured weak frontal systems and moderate precipitation through the province, followed by two weeks of generally stable weather. Towards the end of February the weather saw a shift to persistent low pressure systems impacting the province, including a moderate atmospheric river event at the end of the month that delivered significant […]
Workers’ handbook result of group action
FACTOS – Farm And Community Team Okanagan Similkameen committee is reaching the end of its funded mandate. The project “From Discord To Action: Cultivating Community Change Around Seasonal Farm Work” was started in June of 2012 in an effort to identify and act upon seasonal farm worker issues in the South Okanagan and Similkameen. Coordinator […]