Resurrection Why did there have to be a resurrection? Many people have died horrible, torturous deaths, perhaps as vicious as Jesus endured, but they weren’t resurrected. How big is the sacrifice and how necessary is His death if He comes back after 3 days? There are some good reasons. A. Death had to be defeated. The […]
by Pat Whalley
RETIREMENT, WHO HAS THE TIME? A couple of weeks ago we had the good fortune to attend “The Four Seasons” tribute group at our wonderful Frank Venables Theatre. A rousing good show of songs that were sixties and seventies favourites and, in recent years, had had a resurgence of popularity with the stage show and […]
Think about it with Joseph Seiler
Band The shape of a band is somewhat flat and of narrow width and it is continuous, as in a circle, though it could be another shape. A wedding band has particular meaning as it signifies a promise made between two people. A school band is an orchestra of students playing together. Sometimes, if we […]
Down the aisle
Osoyoos scores nearly $400K in RMI grant
By ROY WOOD Osoyoos council will likely say “Thank you very much” at its meeting on Tuesday as it agrees to accept $397,000 from the provincial government as the town’s share of this year’s Resort Municipalities Initiative (RMI) funding. Osoyoos is one of 14 cities, towns and villages who get a piece of the […]
Dramatic fire practice night in Oliver
Thursday evening 7:30 Meadows Drive north of Salamander Avenue Car rolls over steep embankment – driver ejected – boy and woman trapped in crushed car Jaws of life used to help get passengers out ( real actors ) Driver lifted to top of hill to a waiting ambulance
Has this not been done before – recently ??
Hydrologist to Assess how water flows in Willowbrook A Local State of Emergency remains in effect for the Willowbrook area north west of Oliver, BC due to flooding along Kearns Creek affecting approximately 20 homes. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) has hired a specialized hydrologist to look at options for moving water through […]
Letter to the editor
From: Rick Knodel, Alternate Director, RDOS Area C (Oliver) With the Kearns creek flow slowing, for now, I would personally like to thank all of the volunteers who came from not only Willow brook but the whole area. It restored my faith in humanity. We hear so much negative about the youth today but that was […]