Quilters group donating a wonderful piece for WOW group to raffle off at a later date. Picture at right Double O Quilters Lynda Gallicano – receiving Cathy Gushulak at left. Below – a welcome at the door, prizes, balloons, flowers WOW
Archives for February 2015
Saturday league play at arena
SO 1 and West Kelowna played to a 3 all tie in game that ended at 1:30pm at Oliver Arena. SO in white, West Kelowna in red. OKANAGAN MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION WEEKEND LEAGUE SCHEDULE Saturday, February 21, 2015 Novice 2 vs Summerland – WINNER – Novice 2 over Summerland — Score 10 to 5 Atom […]
2 years for Vickers
Running a 950-plant marijuana grow-op near Oliver will cost a man the mandatory minimum of two years in jail. A police expert testified at a trial in B.C. Supreme Court that bud from the operation headed by 36-year-old Blaine Alfred Harvey Vickers of Oliver could have fetched up to $400,000. Vickers was sentenced to the mandatory […]
Bridge games raise funds
$950 raised for the Stephen Lewis Fund to support African grandmothers and everyone had fun doing it. New President, Mavis Grant Submitted by Marion Boyd OLIVER GRANDMOTHERS FOR AFRICA BRIDGE TOURNAMENT On Wednesday, February 18th, the Oliver Grandmothers for Africa group is sponsoring a Bridge Tournament at Fairview Mountain Golf Club. All proceeds from this […]
Minister applauds work of School District
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Visitors to BC – mostly from China/Japan
British Columbia posted a 5.3% increase in international overnight visitors for 2014, surpassing the 3.2% increase in arrivals to Canada as a whole. This was the third straight year of increased visitation to B.C. Figures released by Statistics Canada show an increase in international overnight visitors across all key markets, including those identified by Destination […]
ORL board shaken up by new members
Board Elections Elections were held for key positions on the ORL Board. The following have been elected for the 2015 term: Catherine Lord – Board Chair, Councillor, Vernon Lori Mindnich – Board Vice Chair, Councillor, Lumby Lori Mindnich – Finance Committee Chair Karla Kozakevich – Policy and Planning Committee Chair, Director, Okanagan Similkameen Regional District […]
Photographer Dave Arnold
Four rinks and fun