Okanagan Regional Library Special Board Meeting Report for June 25, 2013 The board of the Okanagan Regional Library met by teleconference on the morning of June 25th, 2013 where they discussed and approved a motion to proceed with an external “Value for Money” review as recommended by the Policy and Planning Committee. Executive Director Stephanie […]
Archives for June 2013
Local area survey request
The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan has launched a survey to gather community input for its 2nd Vital Signs Report to be published in October of this year. The Vital Signs Report gathers statistical data and community input for a comprehensive report that covers 11 key issue areas facing communities. The report is led […]
Summer Reading Club
It’s Up, Up, and Away with Summer Reading Club at the Oliver Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library! Free programs Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. for children age 5 to 12 Contests, weekly prizes and great programs July 4th: Up, Up and Away with magician Leif David, back by popular demand with his new program; […]
Every Friday at Hester Creek
Nearly 12 thousand dollars raised for ALS
One week ago today, Brady Henderson and Thierry Martine went round after round from 4:22 am to 9:32 pm at Fairview Mountain Golf Course in their club’s ALS Golfathon. The objective of this and other such events at courses across Western Canada, is to raise funds for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) research and treatment. It […]
Penticton Concert Band starts off Music in the Park
The musical lineup for 8 concerts this summer reads like a whirlwind trip around the world. Spanish flamenco, Caribbean reggae, funk, South American Latin, country, African djembe …. Save yourself the cost of an airline ticket and join the summer crowd at Music in the Park instead! Music in the Park is held on Thursdays […]
Students…never in portables again at SOSS
In the foreseeable future – the headline should be true. After two winters in portables – the students are finished with them, the trailers are moving off the site this week (in the plan) with undergrounds services on the south of the new buildings needing to be installed very soon. The portables will be taken away […]
New HQ building for Search and Rescue
This of course is the present building (mobile unit) used by the high school for administration on Spartan Street. Once this building is empty and the staff have moved to the new school – this structure will moved to the airport for use by the Oliver/Osoyoos Search and Rescue organization.