What would I do now that the war was over? I needed money, and the only place money could be found was… the city. The antithesis of my childhood now stood before me. Its poisonous columns of smoke could be seem from a distance of miles upon miles. The wealthy lived as far away from […]
Archives for 2014
Well known in South Okanagan
Leslie LePoidevin July 11, 1943 March 9, 2014 Born in Brockville, ON & arrived in Osoyoos with parents Violet & Cecil in July of 1945. Les began Grade one in the brand new Osoyoos Elementary (Sonora Centre) and was part of the first Grade 7 class to begin in the new Junior High […]
April 4th – three weeks away
OES students tour Town Hall
Press and make the picture larger. Mrs. Thomson’s class from Oliver Elementary – Councillor Maureen Doerr left and and Mayor Ron Hovanes centre.
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Power went out for about 15 minutes at 10 o’clock today. Fortis BC says power has now been restored to all areas of the Okanagan, with the exception of Keremeos. Spokesperson Grace Pickell says they are still investigating the exact cause, but at this time are calling it a ‘transmission line related event.’ The outage […]
Jazzy desserts
Southern Okanagan Secondary School Music Department presents “A Blast from the Past: Music from the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s.” Join us at 7pm on Thursday, March 13th in the high school atrium for a coffee house style concert with music from the Jazz Band and Musical Futures students. $5 admission with drinks and desserts for […]
Winners in shop event – congratulations to district students
Skills BC Central Okanagan Regional Events Those winning first place will now go to Provincial Skills Canada contest in Abbotsford on April 9th Local winners: Architecture CAD – Dalton Rose – Osoyoos Automotive Service – Jagdeep Sumal – Keremeos Cabinet Making – Zac Beaudoin – Osoyoos Carpentry – Foster Kane – Oliver Jr. Skills/Gravity Cars […]