Photo by Linda Sheehy-Brownstein
Archives for March 2014
Be aware – Remedy Rx in Oliver
Valentine Carmichael Haynes to be inducted
Cowboy Hall of Fame to be inducted March 14th in a Cowboy Festival in Kamloops Working Cowboy Valentine Haynes was the first white child born in Osoyoos, on December 21, 1875, the eldest of 6 children born to Judge J. Haynes and his wife Emily. Judge Haynes arrived from Ireland in 1853 and joined the […]
Osoyoos winner
1964 Buick Riviera Custom built by owner and builder J.F. Launier of Osoyoos. The crowd at Cobo Hall (Detroit Autorama) exploded as Canadians had made the trek here to Detroit to show support for Launier and his gorgeous custom Rivision. Launier had invested $300,000 in parts and materials and 20,000 hours of labor to complete […]
Osoyoos car builder wins Detroit award
JF Launier of Osoyoos receives the 2014 Don Ridler memorial award at Detroit Autorama Sunday for his modified 1964 Buick Riviera Earlier story on ODN below. Behind these walls something top secret is going on. Can’t tell you much but men and women are working around the clock hoping to finish a project before […]
Photographer Doris Lancaster
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Amazing women
Phenomenal. The artwork, the artists, the speakers and musicians, the message, the food, the venue, and the crowd. V-Day Oliver-Osoyoos, together with the support of the Osoyoos Indian Band and participation from many members of the Oliver Community Arts Council and its member groups, mounted the successful “Metamorphosis” art show event on the afternoon of […]