Search & Rescue volunteers recognized at recent First Responder Gala Oliver/ Osoyoos Search & Rescue volunteers will receive a cheque for $1477.00 from the recent Annual First Responder Gala 2020 hosted by the Rotary Club of Osoyoos. This cheque is the first donation that will be applied towards a much-needed Truck & Trailer Station, soon […]
Archives for 2020
by Pat Whalley
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME Anyone attending recent productions of school musicals, on our terrific Venables stage has to be blown away by the professionalism of the performances. Quite often the audience is brought to it’s feet in the appreciation of a job so very well done. This takes me back to watching my own children […]
Listen, seriously
The chief public health officer – offers this advice. Take you kids out for a walk in the park Attend small functions of interest in your community If visiting an older relative in a seniors home – make it short and don’t get involved with others Wash you hands 3x a day Rest, watch diversions […]
Quote of the week
kelownadailycourier.ca/ pentictonherald.ca “While most patients experience symptoms no worse than those from a common cold, somewhere between 1,760 and 4,262 people over the age of 60 who live in the Okanagan’s largest communities could die from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a data analysis by the Okanagan Valley Newspaper Group.” Apology offered: It was with […]
Looking out my window
from high up – a hawk submitted by Donna Zeeman
On the Sunnyside
Unclaimed Riches Two days after Christmas, 2012, the body of a homeless cowboy was found under a Wyoming overpass. His name was Timothy Henry Gray. There was no sign of violence, just death by hypothermia. It was a very sad scene. The situation became even more distressing when it was found out that he had […]