Older home in orchard setting just north of Road Seven – west side of Highway 97 Electrical fire caused concern to homeowner and fire department dispatched at 10 pm Saturday. Took about 90 minutes to clear up the problem. No visible smoke or fire spotted at the time this reporter on the scene. Oliver Fire […]

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT I have always enjoyed watching scary movies and reading psychological thrillers.  Things unknown, not gory, but ghost stories and things that have a slight chance of being true, just enough to make me scared of dark corners. When we were first married we had an old home that […]

Figs, Fig Wasps and Figments The symbiotic relationship between the fig wasp and certain varieties of figs is amazing. A symbiotic relationship is one in which both participants benefit from, or are even dependent on, each other for survival. Figs are actually like an inverted flower. All the reproductive parts (stamen, pistil, pollen, etc) are […]

Bottom picture left to right: Brooke Tanner, Abby Teigen, Aaliyah Chapman and Molly Koenig New Ambassadors for 2017 and 2018

Looking for submissions on Saturday’s parade. A great bottle of wine involved here. Who are these guys? and why are they on a photo shoot? in a custody van ( cannot say whose van or who was driving ) Do you have a better picture of the parade Saturday in Oliver. You could be a winner. […]