Belonging She just didn’t belong here! She was a foreigner, an immigrant from Moab. Some of the Jewish people despised the Moabites because they were descendants of a drunken incest perpetrated by Lot’s daughters after escaping Sodom (see Gen. 19:30-38). Her nation was considered by some Jews as an enemy, even though distantly related. This […]
Archives for 2019
Start new week, new year with clouds, rain or snow
by Henryka Mrzljak
Top stories of the year
July, August, and September 2019 Oliver Parade needs help, change of route? , new organizers and more volunteers Small Wheels Park wins BCAA cash award, RDOS pitches in, Kiwanis finance large part of project Eagle Bluff fire – big event in Oliver and the entire province in a year that saw less forest fires National […]
by Audrey MacNaughton
Western Blue Bird sticking around the lake hoping to survive a winter The western bluebird is a small thrush, easily recognized by its bright blue and rust plumage, with males much brighter than the grayish-brown females. Where does this species live? Western bluebirds can be found in open woodlands. They make their nests in existing […]
by Edwin Dukes
“Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon. If you’ll hold my hand, we’ll chase your dream across the sky” “Up, Up and Away” is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the 5th Dimension that became a major pop hit in July 1967 and it reached No. 1 in Canada […]
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Left to right Steve, Gilbert, Trent, Chris and Kristina Happy Holidays – We do TIRES, and a lot more
by Pat Whalley
THE IN-BETWEEN TIME It is that strange time of the year, the in-between time, we feel like we are at a bit of a loose end, just filling in time in a rather useless fashion. It is that part of the year between Christmas and New Year, when things just sort of stand still, like […]