Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Kelowna Begins: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 9:13 am Maximum: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 10:25 am 0.86 Magnitude Ends: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 11:42 am Duration: 2 hours, 29 minutes

John Chapman – parade photos (including banner) submitted. Thanks to Audrey and Joanne for their contributions. To Richard and Marlene – you are both correct the picture that started the contest was the Mayor and the Fire Chief in a BC Sheriff’s van. Thanks to the driver Scott.  

Entry forms for the upcoming Fall Art Show & Sale (FASS) are already flying in from local artists. The Oliver Community Arts Council mounts the popular event on Saturday September 30 and Sunday October 1.  The show and sale runs jointly with the Festival of the Grape at the Oliver Community Centre, making it one […]

Hate Is Hate Hate the glowing embers Scars from blisters on the soul. It does not elude or hide Its intentions. We the collective society Look beyond the impact Until our own conscience Consumes us. Hate is about fear. Fear of others, Fear of ourselves. Hate is the non chemical substitute A substitute for our […]

Warning: good advice would be to avoid any viewing of the sun this morning around 10 am Looking directly at the sun once the eclipse occurs is dangerous for the eyes. Parents should be with children and a warning should be issued. “When you look directly at the sun, the intensity of the light and […]