THE GREAT CHRISTMAS TREE HUNT! When I was in Grade Four, Dad, Vic Tribbick and Blaine Francis pooled their resources and bought Madden’s Lake. It was one of only three lakes that the land under the lake was privately owned. They leased the meadow to a rancher and fixed up the old cabin that was […]

SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING We recently had a three week vacation and on the last day I started to feel sick, itchy ears, scratchy throat, definitely the start of a cold.  We spent all day travelling on three planes to get home, landing in Kelowna after 1.00 in the morning.  We had a motel booked […]

From The Tractor Seat Today I think back the December’s past when I was a boy. It was a few years after the war. Everything from luxuries to Christmas decorations were still in short supply. Most kids like us didn’t even realize we were poor when compared to city standards, we had each other and […]

The Oliver RCMP have a suspect in connection with a string of property related offences. On November 28th, 2017 local RCMP, with help from the Penticton South Okanagan Similkameen Regional Targeted Enforcement Unit, arrested Oliver resident Simon BELL, age 37. BELL was arrested for a number of offences in relation to a rash of Break and […]

Does God Care? “Peace on earth, good will to men”. Does God really care what happens on planet earth? There is so much crime, abuse and suffering. With the psalmist we might well ask, “what is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that you care about him?” God does care, […]

Happiness Happiness can be elusive and an illusion and natural and, at times can feel unobtainable. What is it? A mental state. Gawd that feels awfully plain compared to some of the synonyms we hear, like euphoria, grace, joyous and many more. It is a state of well-being and gladness and contentment. Yet it seems […]

When is important too!! First time I played with an Iphone Pay back time A. eh?

By-election for one position on Oliver Town Council Voting takes place 8 am to 8 pm – Oliver Community Hall