Today Mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning near noon. Snow level 1500 metres. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 12. UV index 1 or low. Tonight Periods of rain. Snow level 1500 metres. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light overnight. Low 8. […]

Nov 4, 2018 – Daylight Saving Time Ends When local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, November 4, 2018, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 4, 2018, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 4, 2018 than the day […]

Birth of a Giraffe The birth of a giraffe is very different from most other animal births. After a 14 month pregnancy the mother giraffe will remain standing even though she knows that birth is beginning to happen. The process usually takes between 30 minutes and 2 hours. We would think that the mother would […]

Salt Salt is found all over the earth. Salt is essential for life in general, and saltiness is one of the basic human tastes. Salt is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous food seasonings, and salting is an important method of food preservation. When someone is referred to as the salt of the earth […]

Once a year we honor those who blazed this nations trail before us.  Some had their lives cut short and the only reward is a name on the local cenotaph.  We also pay tribute to those who served in war and in peacetime.   Originally this was to commemorate the end of the first World War, […]

Sometimes you drive by a location several times before you get the message? What is the message? (Photo is part of new series of night pix in Oliver)

  Marlan Hall defeated Gwyn Berry with Submission (Guillotine Choke) in Round 5 of fight at the coast September 22 This fight decided the Amateur Featherweight Title  in the Battlefield Fight League 23 year old son of  Lana and Mario Hall – all pictured above MMA Record: 4-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) Nickname: Pretty Boy Current Streak: 4 […]