Mary Kehoe June 26, 1921 – November 18, 2015 On Wednesday November 18, 2015, Mrs. Mary Kehoe (formerly of Oliver) passed away peacefully at Mariposa Gardens at the age of 94 years. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday November 27, 2015 at St. Edward’s Anglican Church Oliver followed by a reception […]
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Mary Kehoe – rest in peace
“Crummy travel conditions” coming
Environment Canada warning of snow – beginning on Monday in the valley with cold Arctic air on Tuesday. Based on an earlier alert ( storm with copious amounts of rain ) that really never happened….ODN will not fall into the same trap of overplaying its hand. It does however seem Environment Canada has hired a new […]
Oliver – missing person
On Saturday November 21st, 2015 at 06:20 pm, near the A&W in Oliver, an elderly male was reported being confused and asking a person to call his wife for him. Before more information could be gotten from the male he left and has not been seen since. This male is believed to be Geza SZAJKO […]
Pat Whalley ~ The disappearing woman
My dear cousin Gail lives in Auburn, near Seattle. Gail was born and raised in Seattle, I spent my childhood in northern England. We met when I was thirteen and she eighteen when she and her mom came to England to visit her mom’s family. At that time the span in our ages and our […]
On the Sunnyside
Tax Collector He was in turmoil inside. The agony and guilt of his lifestyle were plaguing him severely. Former friends shunned him. His family was ostracized. The riches he had accumulated were ill-gotten gains that didn’t bring him the happiness he had hoped for. The leaders of his community considered him a traitor because he […]
Light it up at the Library
As part of Oliver’s “Light Up” festivities on Friday, November 27th, The Friends of the Oliver Library will be hosting a “Christmas Evening at the Library.” Members of the Sage Valley Voices will be stopping by for some carolling , there will be delicious baking to sample as well as hot chocolate and […]
“For the birds” – with Thor Manson
Winter Birding in the South Okanagan As most folks know we live in one of the birding hotspots of Canada. British Columbia as a whole has hosted more birds than any other province in Canada, and our region of the South Okanagan, along with the Vancouver region, registers the highest number of birds that either […]
