All eyes will be on the Columbia River Treaty talks set to open in Washington DC. Some ask what does that have to do with me? Whether you live in Nelson or Oliver BC it has a lot to do with you. The last treaty inked in 1964 diminished our agricultural way of life from […]
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Rush to the finish – up corked
Osoyoos Lake drops two feet ?
52 homes off evacuation order list May 25 check osoyoos.ca for details
by Pat Whalley
WASTED TEARS, I THINK NOT If you, like me, are a animal person and have wept buckets of tears over the passing of a beloved pet, you will not understand how some people think it is ridiculous to shed tears over the death of an animal. We have always had at least one pet since […]
A weekend event – unwind half corked
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada presented the Oliver-Osoyoos Winery Association with The Metro/Toronto Convention Centre ‘Event of the Year’ Award for the Half Corked Marathon. 10th year in 2018, – The Half Corked welcomes over 1,000 runners (along with family and friends) to Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country every May. The route weaves through vineyards […]
On the Sunnyside
Why Me, God? Stunned and shocked Leola Harmon saw a huge trailer truck drift into her lane. The driver was slumped over the wheel. There was no chance to avoid a head on collision! She smashed into the windshield, slammed back against the steering wheel and then was hurled through the glass onto a snowbank […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
Cast Casting is the art of finding the right people to play the characters in a theater or film production. Sometimes Pee Wee Herman, sometimes Dwayne Johnson is best for the part. The choices for cast members can flavour the result in very significant ways. Peter O’Toole as Hamlet provides a different experience than if […]