The hamper preparation group celebrating the completion of the ‘prep’ day on Monday. Many of the same group came again on Tuesday and we filled 221 hampers for distribution on Saturday. This is our largest number of hampers ever and we are so thankful for the support of towns people, town businesses and volunteers. Merry […]
Archives for 2018
by Edwin Dukes…. on the road
When we were at Badlands, a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep surprised us and we surprised him! We were about 6 feet away. Don’t know the difference between Rocky Mountain sheep and our California Bighorn sheep. The park ranger told us that the horns weigh about 50 pounds and the sheep have huge neck muscles to […]
Mr. Legion – Dr. Robert Ritchie dies at 97
Robert Ritchie born February 22, 1921 died December 14, 2018 The following article predates Dr. Ritchie’s passing Dr. Ritchie is a Veteran of the Second World War. He has been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion since 1946 and has loyally held the Branch Service Officer position for more than 20 years. As Branch […]
Condolence to the Marcy family
Obituary for the late David John Marcy October 21, 1960 – December 16, 2018 On Sunday, December 16, 2018, Mr. David John Marcy of Oliver passed away suddenly at the age of 58 years. He was predeceased by his father Ray Marcy and sister Beverly Fawthorpe. Dave will be fondly remembered by his loving […]
Osoyoos Council briefs
Town spikes plans for Desert Park elevator Osoyoos council will walk away from a $33,000 accessibility grant to build an elevator at Desert Park for fear of stepping into a financial hole. Council had approved $35,930 for the elevator at a November meeting. But the contractor, Kirkwood Elevators, requested an increase of nearly $5,000 […]
School Board Report
Following are some highlights of items discussed at the December 12, 2018 School District No. 53 Board of Education meeting. 10 Take-A-Risk grants were approved in the district for this year. These grants are provided to teams of teachers to work collaboratively planning and assessing new initiatives they are trying in their classrooms. These initiatives […]
White Christmas…. maybe
Saturday basketball at SOSS
SO Secondary School senior boys hosting ALUMNI day on Saturday December 22 from 1-4 Any ex players interested should contact Mo Basso at mbasso@sd53.bc.ca. A different format this year as we will be holding a 4 on 4 tourney. Players can make their own teams or they can choose to be placed on a team.