By ROY WOOD Pretty much the last thing Mayor Ron Hovanes wanted to do the morning after being defeated in his re-election bid was fly cross-country to drum up $5 million for the Gallagher Lake siphon repair. But fly to Ottawa he did, to meet last Monday with infrastructure minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne and local MP […]

Photos submitted by Audrey MacNaughton

There is one celebration that nearly every institution has tried in vain to stomp out. Halloween goes back in one form or another to a time prior to civilization itself. It was a more serious affair being as it was part of the passage of the human soul into the afterlife. Yes Halloween drips with […]

The SOSS Field Hockey team defeated Penticton 3-0 and South Kamloops in the final in shootouts on Saturday to win the Valley Championships! We played here in Oliver in the glorious sunshine. Submitted by Lesley Magnus

THE GRINCHES WHO STOLE HALLOWEEN   Darkness was fast approaching as she pulled the blinds down and closed the drapes. The only light was in their bedroom, where they were dressing to go out. He was wearing a suit and tie, while she was dressed in a long skirt and elegant, sequined blouse. Reservations had […]

A lot of wood going up in smoke east of Byer’s Pit Saturday night. south of Marsel vineyard and Okanagan Correctional Centre and Gravel pit area north and east of Oliver near the McGowan subdivision No structures threatened. Oliver firefighters  dealing with situation for over two hours. One firefighter quoted -“this seems to happen every year […]

ROTARY CLUB OF OLIVER GOLF BALL DROP Golf Ball Drop took place at 1:00 pm October 27, 2018 at Oliver Airport Golf Balls – $10.00 per ball (numbered 1 – 1,000) Special thanks HNZ Topflight | Canadian Helicopters and Dave Schwartzenberger Winners all notified. 1st Prize $1495.00 Jackson Stopa, ball # 489. 2nd Prize $897.00 […]