We need your assistance in reaching people for a historical project we are working on. A group of retired Scouters from the South Okanagan is attempting to create a rich historical archive on the history of the Scouting movement in the South Okanagan District (Penticton, Naramata, Summerland, OK Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos). The Scouting program has […]
Archives for April 2013
Changing times
From the CBC Staff at The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers have been told to expect another round of layoffs because the current business is unsustainable. In a message to staff issued on Wednesday, Pacific Newspaper Group president and publisher Gordon Fisher said the papers are facing alarming declines in revenue from print advertising […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A Bluebird’s Dilemma by Catherine Dale There’s something just a little bit strange about the Western bluebirds of the Okanagan Valley. In the late fall, when birds from all over North America are headed south to spend the winter months in warmer climes, a good number of our local bluebirds are settling themselves in […]
Do you see the faces?
Two questions
What are you looking at? Where is the camera to take the shot?
Latest improvement complete at Quail’s Nest on Airport St.
Well worth the investment – old wire fence gone, many weed trees (Russian elm) removed and north parking lot improved with road crush. Wow.
Next month
Court updates
Princeton – Case of 49 year old John Ike Koopmans of Princeton adjourned to May 29th in Penticton Courts. He has been charged with two counts of murder and 1 count of attempt murder in connection with a shooting incident Saturday March 30th on Old Hedley Rd. Oliver – Brian Douglas Louie, 34, of Oliver remanded […]