Riley says: We got lucky and had perfect conditions! I finished with a time of 1:02.42. That’s better than my previous fastest time by almost 12 minutes! I could have never done it without all the help from Rupy and Joanna over the past 6 months. and SOMEHOW! As a team we much more than […]
Archives for July 2016
Another year passes – time for a party
Press to enlarge on your screen – Oliver Ripoffs do a wrap. Photograph submitted by Photo-Works
Rights – all of ours
Land rights Native rights My rights Your rights Sometime people can sit down and work out a deal – it’s call the win-win. Other times – it is so contentious or the parties are so adamant – no deal can be struck – a court needs to convene. What are you talking about? The dam […]
Do you remember the Co-op Store -by Brenda Shaw
Co-op Store Memories My Dad was asked to take over the Manager’s position at the Oliver Co-Op Store in the late 60’s. He was quite pleased and had a wonderful ally in Board of Director Alec McGibbon. The office staff was Art Danby and Mrs. Willa Doerr. Linda Kearsley and a girl named Jean worked […]
Fishing for eagles
Penticton Indian Band Chief Jonathan Kruger (the fisherman) – below with Dale Belvedere SORCO Manager Saturday morning north of Oliver. The two exchanged gifts – Kruger with 18 salmon from the OK Falls dam (Shuswap raised sockeye) and deceased eagles given to the PIB for headdresses and ceremonial clothing (feathers). Belvedere says SORCO is looking […]
On the sunnyside
Can you sleep when the wind blows? Years ago, a farmer who owned land along the Atlantic seacoast advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the ocean, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
Accept To accept a situation is to let it be, not resist, a kind of resignation. I might accept something and still not like it. Accepting is to stop fighting and can sometimes happen because I am just too exhausted to do anything else. The choice to accept can be simply expedient, the lesser of […]
They are not weeds, just volunteers – by Pat Whalley
Have you noticed how the flowers in your garden do not seem to grow with the same amazing flourish as the weeds? These little invaders manage to shoot out of the ground at an amazing pace while you are mollycoddling the flowers beside them. One morning each week I start early and wage war on […]