Elsie Mayer July 13, 1924 – August 11, 2014 On Monday August 11, 2014, Elsie Margaret Mayer of Oliver passed away at the McKinney Place Extended Care Unit at the age of 90 years. She was predeceased by her husband Wilbert and her son Rick. Elsie will be dearly remembered by her loving family including […]
Archives for August 2014
Fun on the lake
Condolences to the family
Osoyoos to lose a police chief
Soon, Sgt. Kevin Schur will move his Oliver family to Penticton and take his work to Kelowna. Schur will do something rare but maybe not unique – train his superiors in leadership skills. Under the auspices of the National Performance Programme, Sgt. Schur will become a Performance Leadership Coordinator teaching in Chilliwack (training institute) and […]
Small fires keep local crews busy this week
August 12 Oliver Fire Department Dispatched at 2:32 pm to Willowbrook Road. Brush fire north of driveway at Rockhurst – residence of Chris and Greg Norton. Fire caught in time and did not spread to nearby structures. August 10 OK Falls Fire Department Dispatched at 5:30pm to “Calgary Condos” on Skaha Lake. Kitchen fire doused quickly.
Up the Shingle Creek
Photos by Donna Dean Shingle Creek fire west of Skaha Lake is now 100 per cent contained and approximately 30 per cent mopped up. BC Wildfire management branch still has 23 people fighting the fire which is smouldering on a hillside up Green Mountain Road. “It got into the timbers just a tiny bit, in […]
At the Beaver Lodge site
The former Beaverlodge facility north of Oliver is abuzz with activity! In March 2013 Youth With a Mission Global Gateway relocated from West Kelowna to the South Okanagan. With volunteer staff coming from Korea, Samoa, Tonga, Australia, South Africa and all over the world, the site is truly a “Gateway to the Nations.” Currently ten […]
Peaches – fresh from the orchard
9001 Highway 97 – north of Oliver Opens at 9am – closes at 9pm each day W.K. Trading Co. is more than a convenient store for a neighbourhood with a complete line of food and grocery items, general merchandise and specialty items. Drop in and watch the store grow!