The Oliver Community Arts Council welcomes entries from all artists for the 31st annual Fall Art Show and Sale, Oct. 4 and 5, 2014, at the Oliver Community Centre. This year’s theme is “Dreams and Visions”. The competition awards winners across nine categories: watercolour, oil, acrylic fibre art, 3-dimensional, photography, other media, and two categories […]
Fun in the sun
Teams from up and down the valley participating in Special Olympics Bocci competition at Oliver Park Saturday The team with Kyle Sanderson, Barnabas LaFlamme, Wayne Bierbaum & Angela Flannigan came in third in their division. The team with Mindy Hamm, Tom Francis, Loriss Larsen & Alysha came in first place in their division. GO South […]
Fire destroys downtown home Saturday
Time: 9 am Location: 523 Earle Crescent – across the street from Elks Hall Old timers will remember home of Grannie Roe. Structure: Older home with additions at back. Single level. Home to the north and south suffered on damage. No one seriously injured in the fire. A female occupant scraped herself in a fall outside the […]
Chris Bower departs for Penticton
Tourism Penticton has turned to the Osoyoos Indian Band for its new executive director. Chris Bower begins his new role in Penticton on Monday, after spending the past 15 years with the OIB Development Corporation. He succeeds Jessie Campbell who stepped down as head of Tourism Penticton in March. Bower has lived in the Okanagan […]
Photgrapher Sandra Oldfield
Can you taste it?
‘A STRAWBERRY TEA’ WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 21 WHERE: OLIVER ELK’S HALL TIME: 2.00 pm TICKET: $5.00 B.C. STRAWBERRIES SERVED ON HOME MADE SHORTCAKE TOPPED WITH FRESH WHIPPED CREAM BAKE TABLE — DOOR PRIZES — RAFFLE – ENTERTAINMENT EASTERN STAR WORKING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CANCER PROJECTS
Returning home
Summer fun for kids of all ages
No need for kids to be bored this summer. There will be a lot of funny business going on at the Oliver Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library for kids aged 5 to 12. Best of all – it’s free! Registration in the Okanagan Regional Library Summer Reading Club includes an awesome reading log, chances […]