With thanks to *Norman Gludovatz, Esquire * point taken and modified

by Dave Whalley Smokey vs smoky Smokey is a proper noun and first name, whereas smoky is an adjective referring to an object being filled with or smelling of smoke.Until recently smokey was an accepted spelling of smoky in the Oxford English Dictionary. Now though of as old-fashioned.

Large format picture – 3pm at Penticton Airport CF 18 demonstration jet Thanks to Camp Vernon, the cadets in training and the Air Cadets of BC – without them I would not have had a ringside seat on the tarmac. Smoke conditions not good for show flying – we could hear the CF 18 while […]

BC Wildfires – No fires of note in our region Small orange dot is the 10 ha Anarchist Mtn fire which is contained and in mop up stage.

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 […]

Smoke could result in cancellations at tonight’s Penticton Air Display, but the show will go on. The Canadian Forces Skyhawks Precision parachute team will jump as scheduled at 5 p.m., landing in a ring at Okanagan Lake Park. Flights of the RCAF Snowbirds as well as the Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet fighter jet won’t be […]