After 50 years – no more driving, no more water trucks and time for family and camping. That’s the word from Joe Marsel – even though son Andy will continue to run the company but no more water trucks for forest fires. Both Marilyn and Joe look forward to more summer camping now that the […]
Archives for August 2013
Gone camping!
What type of swallowtail?
We became interested in these magnificent butterflies after we found ourselves in the midst of their migration. We were working on a pool near Tuc-el-Nuit lake 3 years ago hundreds flew over us coming from the south heading north. The next year we counted 32. This year the swallowtail in the picture is number 44. […]
Bandai students – nothing but fun
Students pose in SOSS lockers. Scott Miller snaps student with kimona at Michael Burgess Concert. Below Ambassador Taylor Baptiste teach Okanagan to Bandai students. Photo by Tara Hovanes
Garden art – for all ages
A few words from Spencer McKay
Nothin’ But Net basketball camp is only 10 days away, and this summer the SOSS gym will host its first UBC basketball presence in the history of the camp. After accepting the full-time assistant job with the T-Birds in May, I decided that I would bring 2 of the top players in the country to […]
Out for a stroll by Linda Anderson
Unfair negotiations claims Kaleden land owner
“It is our private property. We have tried to accommodate the province and the public, but in the end, it is our property and if the government wants it for public use they should deal in good faith and negotiate an access. We don’t have an obligation to the public as private land […]






