Who is following me now? Photos by Marjo Koskinen

   THE HIRED GIRL   He wouldn’t suckle. She pressed his hard, hairless head against her cloth blouse to no avail. She very slowly undid her blouse, revealing a cotton undershirt. She struggled with one hand to lift the undershirt and then pressed his head against her aged, drooping breast. He didn’t cry. He couldn’t, as […]

SOGH emergency department temporary service change   OLIVER – Residents are advised that the emergency department at South Okanagan General Hospital will be closed from 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 6 to 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 7 due to lack of physician coverage. South Okanagan residents should take note of the following if they […]

I AM A DINOSAUR AND THAT’S OK It is unbelievable just how much technology has advanced in my lifetime. Born in 1945 I remember having electricity downstairs but gas lighting upstairs.  I think I was about seven when we had the luxury of flipping a switch in the bedroom.  Before that I remember waiting on […]

Airport Fly In Breakfast – 8 to 11 am – Oliver Airport Saturday FOTOL – Used Book Sale – 9 am to 2 pm  – Oliver Legion Saturday