The South Okanagan now has strong representation at the Southern Interior Local Government Association, with three area officials elected to the organization’s board. RDOS board chair Karla Kozakevich has been elected first vice-president while Summerland mayor Toni Boot is second vice-president. Penticton councillor Judy Sentes was also elected director at large. The SILGA board consists […]

Praemonitus, Praemunitus – Ryan the Cat made me do it Ryan the Cat is 15. He has simple needs. He communicates them clearly. He is easily satisfied – most of the time. When he is satisfied, he sleeps. When his needs go unsatisfied – rarely the case – he sleeps. I write these posts in […]

Were you there Friday – when new operator opened the doors?

Rescued from Drowning Crowds had gathered at the riverbank fairgrounds for the Lions Club music festival in Guyon, Quebec. The hot July, 1993 sun made the sandy beach an attraction too inviting to miss. Lonnie Collier, 15, Tera Mayhew, 14, and Scott Smith, 12, decided to walk 100 meters to where the Guyon River flowed […]

Council mum on reason for Dinwoodie departure Other than confirming his departure, members of Osoyoos council have little to say about the sudden departure this week of operational services director Jim Dinwoodie. Reached at home Friday evening, Mayor Sue McKortoff would not comment on whether Dinwoodie quit or was fired. “This was a personnel issue […]

TRYING TO GROW OLD, GRACEFULLY       Family life is wonderful, for twenty years or so we give birth to, nurture, educate and generally prepare our children for life as an adult.  Preparing nutritious meals, kissing boo-boo’s and sewing Halloween costumes, dealing with the broken hearts of first love and trying to instil our values into our […]