ODN is paid to post obituaries Sometimes family members are given the option of what is published where. In this instance the family of Martha ……….chose to utilize Oliver Daily News… but that is not what this all about. Martha was a part of our team at Riverside Villas ….  I had moved here in […]

***   Canada Weather (Environment Canada) was predicting a Tuesday temperature of minus 26 Celsius. I was raised as a teen on an orchard but profess no knowledge about root stock, buds, or damage to wood during a deep freeze. So two things I consulted a long standing orchardist and packinghouse operator ODN wants this […]

The owl in the back yard on Island Road. submitted by Frank Halliburton

Osoyoos Blues Society and Venables Theatre Presentation TICKETS- Adult $30, Students $20 BUY TICKETS HERE Angelique Francis is a versatile and exceptionally gifted musician with talent that is way beyond her years. This multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, multi-genre singer song writer and composer has wowed audiences across the globe with her electrifying performances, instrumental abilities and powerful […]

Windy Night That it was…. and I say…. Tuesday to be cold

Looking southeast to Bonaparte Mountain Washington State, elevation 7257 ft, from Baldy Trail at 5700 ft. at base and 2000 feet more at peak Mount Bonaparte above sea level Okanogan Highlands 48°47′07″N 119°07′20″W The highest mountains in Washington about twice that size. corrections made to copy based on feet vs metres based on comparison to […]

What Where Why First posted January 31st 2012 – ODN had a lot of fodder for these types of mysteries – and we got most of them published in ten years – but the oddities are running out.

Early Days – Lasting Lessons My father died twenty years ago this year. He was born on an Alberta ranch, finished Grade 8 in a one-room school, and left home on his horse for good reason at the age of 16 in the Spring of ’37 to do the only thing he knew – cowboying. […]