PARK RILL CREEK IS COMING DOWN SPORTSMENS BOWL ROAD! While they are worrying about Prather Lake and reducing the amount of water there, they are increasing the water flow literally going down Sportsmen’s Bowl Road, because of that domino effect. The ditch on the right side is overflowing and a new ditch is making its […]
Noise from Area 51 ??
I remarked to myself recently that I had heard no noise and no complaints from the high $$$ race track in Oliver. April came and the noise is back – despite assurances that motorcycles and cars would have a muffler change to fix noise problems. I call it Area 51 – a bunch of aliens […]
Rest in peace – Elfi
Elfriede (Elfi) Lang 1943- 2018 Elfi passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 4, 2018 at the age of 74 years. As the matriarch of her family, she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband Alfred; brother Joe; daughter Barbara and son Robert. Elfi was born in Austria and moved […]
Update: Testalinda Map
stamped June 10, 1911 – Department of Lands, Victoria Part of a large map image supplied by Ted Hopkins. Ted says Bob Keller obtained from provincial archives. We do thank them both. If you have a government document about Testalinda Creek Testalinda School or other memorabilia about South Oliver – let us know. Press map […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
Fresh To identify food as fresh, we mean it was picked/harvested recently. A fresh loaf of bread does not remain fresh as long as a fresh pear. Freshness in food comes along with better taste, cleaner smell and stronger food value. Laundry smells fresher when it is dried outside on the line and even more […]
First day of enrichment fund – golf tourney
Facebook post tell the story of quick recovery. 05 April 14 Days after a devastating mudslide, FMGC is up and running on all 18 holes! Thanks to the 50-60 people that tirelessly put in the effort everyday. SOSS Enrichment Fund golf tourney on today and tomorrow – rain or shine
Industrial Pot
Legalized use and growing plants will become legal soon in Canada. Many corporations want to get in on the ground floor of a high profit cash crop but that will take zoning and millions of dollars for facilities. The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS) – like its member municipalities – wants those plants on industrial […]
Victoria Creek
To locals – Victoria Creek is the name of a number of streams that come off the upper lakes and form a creek (mainly in spring). This week quite a bit of water travelling north to Secrest to join what water is coming out of Meyer’s Flat. Once Victoria Creek and Park Rill – join […]