Soon Turtle Beach will be renamed Pelican Bay
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by Bob Young
Looking for youth project funding?
Students, teachers, and non profits in the Okanagan could get a $10,000 grant this fall. Reel Youth, a media empowerment project that delivers community development programming to youth and adults across Canada, and TELUS STORYHIVE have joined forces, offering 10 grants to schools, teachers and organizations that work with youth. The grant program, called Youth […]
by Bill Greer
Dark eyed Junco
No driver spotted – traffic not disrupted for long
6:30 am Saturday Just south of Rd 2 west side Small car went off roadway and clipped a telephone pole EMS and Oliver Fire Department – first in response – a RCMP member took command Telus requested to attend Search for driver failed to find one.
On the Sunnyside
Mysterious Ways William Cowper was frequently troubled by feelings of despair and grief. In his deep depression one day he summoned a horse-drawn carriage (this was in the mid to later 1700’s) to take him to one of the London bridges. His intention was to take a suicidal jump into the Thames. But just at […]
Gusty wind arrived – stayed not long – did its damage – moved on
Damage list we have heard about: “Wires on roadway 7700 block Tuc-el-nuit Drive – in the loop Big tree down on the road on tuc-el-nuit near the prison but on the opposite side of the road. A semi swerved to miss it but its on a corner and he almost had a head on collision […]
By Edwin Dukes
THE SEVEN CENT CHEQUE It was quite a while, many years in fact that I used my American Express card. I probably got it when I first became a member of Costco, or as it used to be called, Price Club. So for the past, I don’t know how many years, I have received […]