Feet Feet are our foundation, neglecting them can set us up for injury. Many people experience foot or ankle pain at some point. By keeping the feet strong, a person can alleviate soreness, and improve overall health and flexibility. Like the rest of the body, feet adapt to the conditions they encounter most frequently. If […]
Archives for July 2019
by Pat Whalley
IT’S JUST THE WAY THINGS WERE Some people who read my meanderings ask me “why did you live with your grandma?” My answer, it’s just the way things were. I was born in 1945, at the tail end of the war, it took quite a while before the men came home from the armed forces […]
Hot sun and broken glass blamed for grass fire
Limited Smoke – many people Oliver Fire Department spokesperson Rob Graham states: Small fire in some shrubs and some grass. Fire extinguished by some near by vineyard workers. Cause determined to have been a broken glass that had caught the sun just right and sparked the grass 72oo block of Vineyard Rd – Time 2pm […]
On the Sunnyside
Toddler in the Well Chantal Porter glanced out the window of her Del Rey Oaks, Calif. home to check on her two young children in the back yard. It was a warm, mid-December morning, 1980. She spotted 4 year old Quincyann but not 15 month old Christopher. A deeply concerned search brought no results. Then […]
Rural residents – advisory re garbage and recycling pickups
Starting Monday July 29th, 2019, the garbage trucks in Electoral Area ‘C’ will be changing their routes. This will mean residents may have earlier or later collection of their materials. Residents in Area ‘C’ are asked to get their garbage, recycling or yard waste to the curb by 7:00 am on Mondays to ensure pickup […]
Down the aisle
Keep your eyes open – contact RCMP if concerned
On July 23rd, 2019 Oliver RCMP received a report of a Break and Enter that had occurred at the Oliver Food Bank during the early morning hours. Suspects had made entry into the building by breaking in though one of the side doors. A number of food items were stolen. Through investigation Oliver RCMP were […]