November 14th and walking by a local fast food outlet, their Christmas lights catch my eye.  On further inspection I see a decorated tree and other decorations.  Three days ago we stood nearby to honour our veterans, now it’s time for Christmas.  Next weekend is the town light up. I love the atmosphere of the […]

What What is such a versatile word. Even just pairing it with a punctuation mark can change the meaning. For instance ‘what?’ can mean ‘pardon me, what did you say’. It could also mean to say, ‘what do you mean?’. If we add an exclamation mark, as in, ‘what!?’ it then means all other meanings […]

  Mind the Light After many years of minding the lighthouse on Robbins Reef off the shores of the New England states, Jacob Walker contracted pneumonia one cold, stormy night. His decades of faithful service now ended in death. His wife arranged for his body to be buried on the hillside shore of the mainland […]

More on Feet.  Most of us neglect to take proper care of them.  Yet they are the foundation to most of our movements.  Last week shoes were the focus.  Comfy shoes have caused our feet to become stiff & weak.  When our feet are not healthy, this can lead to issues with our ankles, knees, […]

“We have two nominees running to be our Candidate Colleen Ross from Grandforks and Brenda Dorosz from Osoyoos. They have both gone though our vetting process. We will be holding a nomination meeting for our members to vote. Sunday Jan 15th 2017 at the Oliver Community Center – Room One.” Rhonda Bruce Boundary Similkameen President