Local schools will send representatives to the march honouring the closing of a residential school in the Kootenay region. Members of the OIB council and Oliver’s Town council expected to participate Less than 10 kilometres from Cranbrook, British Columbia, St. Eugene Indian Residential School was the smallest one in the province. Open from 1898 to 1970, the […]
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Mountain snow – Baldy uses period to burn forest slash
The story behind the fires – Baldy had a Forest Enhancement Society of BC grant to create a fire break to protect the ski area. Selective logging last fall, mechanical raking this fall, and perfect conditions to light the slash yesterday. Any fire coming up the hill toward the mountain would immediately drop in intensity […]
Saturday golf ball drop
Oliver Rotary Club would like to thank Dave Schwatzenberger of TOPFLIGHT in Penticton for the donation of staff time and helicopter. The Club is fundraising this year will on the needs at SO General Hospital. Proceeds from our events will go to the SO Medical Foundation earmarked for the hospital in Oliver. Award to SOGH […]
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Praemonitus, Praemunitus –
God keep our Land [What follows was written before the comments last week. Similarly, next week’s post.] The West describes Putin as former KGB (aka Chekist). Putin says: “there are no former Chekists.” A recent publicly-released white paper titled, “Russian Strategic Intentions” takes the position that Putin is pursuing three goals: 1) rebuild the Soviet […]
On the Sunnyside
White Face The story that has dominated the news recently reminded me of an eye-opening experience I had in Kenya, but it was about whiteface. My wife and I enlisted for one year of voluntary service at the Kijabe Mission station. The commitment was for ’92-‘93. I was teaching at Moffat Bible College and Helen […]