President of the Oliver Rotary Club, Mo Doerr presents a cheque for $7000 to Janet Shaw, president of the Desert Valley Hospice Society at a Rotary BBQ evening last night. This was part of the proceeds from the recent auction and represents a significant donation back into the local community.
Mr. Tumlinson’s bench – in memory of
Staff and students at recess Wednesday – at the memorial bench for Principal Barton Tumlinson Both pictures are 1300 pixels wide – press to see larger
Another tennis season is underway in Oliver
The Oliver Tennis Club is hosting drop in tennis sessions every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning, starting at 9:00AM, and Monday and Thursday evenings starting at 6:00PM. The drop in format is doubles play (singles play if courts are available). To encourage participation by non-members, the club allows first time players to play for […]
Photo by Donna Dean
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata, commonly known as the thirteen-spot ladybug. Adult ladybugs have domed backs, mainly oval, often shiny with short legs and antennae. They have two wing covers. They are usually red to orange in color. This species has thirteen dark or black spots. The larvae are slightly flattened and covered with miniature spines. Very […]
RCMP taking a beating in Canada
A prominent B.C. Mountie accused of sexual misconduct has been suspended from the job. Insp. Tim Shields, the former top media spokesman for the RCMP in B.C., was suspended with pay on May 19, according to Sgt. Rob Vermeulen. Vermeulen would not reveal the reason for the suspension, citing privacy reasons, but said a Code […]
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NBN is here to stay
NBN 2015 is set! July 7-10 @ SOSS. We will be following the same schedule as last year- boys and girls entering grades 4-7 will be 9am-12, and high school kids will be 2pm-5pm. The morning camp will follow a traditional basketball camp schedule, while the afternoon session will focus more on specific and intensive […]