SIMILKAMEEN CHAPTER of ORDER of the EASTERN STAR will be holding a BBQ AND PLANT SALE at Buy Low Foods on Saturday, May 11th, 10: 30 am until 1: 00 pm ALL PROCEEDS TO BE DONATED TO EMMA ALCOTT Please drop by for lunch and help us support this young mother of two in her […]
Archives for 2019
Winner – barrel art
Some barrels fetch up to 4-5 hundred dollars at auction Pictured Marion Trimble on Station Street Thursday The wine barrel silent auction features work by such artists as Marion Trimble, Painted Chair artists Rachel Allenbrand and Robert Lacasse, Lorraine Gibson, Tiffany Beckedorf, CreateAbility artists, Ava Grice, and Little Wonders Daycare. The decorated barrels have been […]
fence of trees
Condolences
Obituary for the late Martin Louis Gertsmar December 12, 1938 – April 28, 2019 On Sunday, April 29, 2019, Mr. Martin Louis Gerstmar of Oliver passed away suddenly at his home at the age of 80 years. He was predeceased by his father Martin Gerstmar Sr and his mother Mary Gerstmar. Martin will be fondly […]
July 8 to 11 – NBN
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Winner
Meadowlark Festival – Award recipient Bryn White (left with Karla Kozakevich (Chair of RDOS) White to be honoured with the ‘Outstanding in Nature’ award May 17th for her contributions in the environmental movement. White is the Executive Director of the South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program. SOSCP is comprised of 50 partnerships between organizations working together […]
Floods? Drought – snowpack report
low level snow has melted early high level snow has not snowpack levels generally about 70 percent of normal water from Okanagan Lake not being released at same rate as prior years to maintain storage Annual snow accumulation in British Columbia usually reaches maximum levels in mid-April, therefore the May 1st survey usually provides a […]