The Year Cablevision was born in Oliver In the fall of 1958, Dad had purchased a rather large antenna from a trip to Spokane and he and Vic Tribbick mounted it on our roof. Vic’s house was at the bottom of our hill but they could not find a signal there. I remember how hard […]
Archives for January 2017
History – cablevision in Oliver – by Brenda Shaw
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End gang life presentation – Osoyoos
Presentations will be at: Osoyoos Secondary School at 945 a.m and Outma school on Penticton Indian Reserve at 1:45 p.m. on January 11th and Princess Margaret at 945 a.m. and Penticton Secondary at 140 p.m. on January 12th. End Gang Life presentations coming to four schools in South Okanagan this week. On January 11th and […]
In search of
On January 1st, 2017 Keremeos RCMP responded to a Break and Enter reported at on Chopaka Rd. Suspects broke the glass on the ground floor door over the previous few days while the owner was away. They entered the residence, stealing a .270 Winchester rifle and a saddle with the words “In memory of Ralph […]
Modest snowpack at higher elevations
Snowpack Snow basin indices for January 1st 2017 range from a low of 49% of normal in the Liard to a high of 114% in the South Coast (Table 1 and Figure 1). The province has below-normal snow pack for January 1st, with the average of all snow measurements at 82%. Well below-normal snowpack (<65%) […]
Rural report with Laird Smith
December 3 1964 was a monumentous day. It was a day I thought would never arrive, for I was afraid I would die before it happened. One of my friends had died sliding down a mountain and I thought I would be the next one to suffer such a untimely fate. I made it! Now […]
Congratulations
Brianne Hillson says The South Okanagan Warriors (Atom Rec) won their home tournament yesterday.