Calling all film makers! The 2nd annual film festival returns to the Penticton Peach Festival this August 3rd to 7th at the Peters Brothers main stage in Okanagan Lake Park. “Each night before the main act plays at 9:30 we have a space to fill as the stage gets set up. It is too dark […]
Archives for June 2016
Candidates for selection – Youth Ambassadors
Rotary President-elect Jen Roussel with Jeevan Gill Lions representative Linda Schaffrick and Manvir Ghadu Legion President Peter McKenna with Jasleen Dhillon Kiwanis Past President Lee Chic and Simi Gill
Current Oliver ambassadors and Ron
Press to enlarge Mayor Ron Hovanes with current youth Ambassadors Ishika Gill, Gavin Buttar and Sumeet Sandhu
ag foods fund raiser
School Board says no Larson
$118K not enough to keep OSS open By ROY WOOD Not surprisingly, the modest school-funding break announced Tuesday by Linda Larson is not enough for the school district to reconsider its decision to close Osoyoos Secondary School (OSS). In an interview this afternoon, Okanagan-Similkameen school board chair Marieze Tarr said: “The board did meet yesterday […]
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“I’m looking forward to working with the School District, school board, parents and Town of Osoyoos to find a way to save Osoyoos Secondary School.” “Between the $118,102 in money that I have announced today, and other possibilities such as using the property to generate other revenue, I believe we have a viable plan to […]
Hanging in the balance
School District 53 chair Marieze Tarr says funding announced Tuesday will not be enough to avert the closure of Osoyoos Secondary School. “We know the community, parents and students were hopeful in the last couple of days that the closure of our school would be reversed,” Tarr says. “This has been an emotional rollercoaster for students, parents […]
Ride2Survive – Naomi Garrish
June 18th Kelowna I have once again signed up to participate in the 2016 Ride2Survive. This year however I wont be doing the whole 400kms. As I am signed up to race in Challenge in August I have opted to ride from Kelowna to Hope! I still think most of you will think that […]