White Sands National Park New Mexico. The park is made up of pure white Gypsum sand that looks like snow. Thge temperature when the picture were taken was 25C, that’s why the boy sliding down the dune is just in shorts. Just two out of 2500 taken on our 15,000km trip over 12 weeks and traveling […]
Archives for 2013
Look for the plane
St. Thomas. Eastern Caribbean by Brandt Leinor
Photos from Greece by Paul Eby
https://southokanaganphotos.today/articles/2013/01/12/60794/
The “Works”
Keeping up to date on Oliver happenings and weather. Saw your invite for snow birds to show and tell. We are in San Diego, staying at Santee Lakes recreation area. We are in the blue motorhome on the shore of one of the 7 lakes. Note it is ice-free with coots not geese. This area […]
Oliver man dies at residential building site
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died as a result of a fatal incident at a construction site south of Oliver on Thursday Jan. 10, 2013. The man is Sheldon Skolos, aged 27, from Oliver. His facebook site indicates he attended SOSS. Mr. Skolos had been assisting a forklift […]
Oliver complimented on snow clearing
A number of organizations and local residents have indicated that snowal removal from road and sidewalk has worked well for them in 2012-2013. The budget figures for 2012 show the amount of money that has been spent because of the extra work. (Snow & ice removal labour) – 2012 was budgeted for $40,600 and it […]
Mt. Kobau repeater site
Photo supplied by HNZ Topflight – www.canadianhelicopters.com Thanks to staff at RDOS for forwarding this picture On December 18 the Fortis lines that serviced this site were knocked down by heavy snow at Road 13. A gas generator kicked in and ran for some time and the batteries took over when the gas tank emptied. Fire […]
SOSS report
It’s the starting of a new year and a new principal. Marcus Toneatto has come up to the plate to take over at SOSS. Mr. Toneatto has had a long career as a principal, at one school or another, and is really looking forward to working at Oliver’s one and only high school. Mr. Toneatto […]