Carol Barker – winner of Chicago Black Hawks team shirt – raffle ticket picked by Linda Sheehy-Brownstein of Valley First Credit Union
Help Chloe – Sunday breakfast – get there early
8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oliver Elks Hall Sunday Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, coffee, juice Minimum Donation: $5.00 All proceeds to assist Chloe Kroeger and her parents Jon and Gina 3 year old Chloe Kroeger was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. The family’s hospital and accommodation costs are covered but there are many other […]
Up close
Photo by Mike Beaulieu
Burgers are hot!
RCMP (Cops for Kids) arrive in downtown Oliver Saturday – heading to Firehall for lunch, meeting with Youth Ambassadors and other dignitaries. Below Gina’s Rock sets up shop in the parking lot of the Oliver Place Mall for a final fundraiser prior to departure to Vancouver for the annual road hockey fundraising event
Two fund raisers today – both start at 10:30 am
Oliver Lioness – Cops for Kids at the Firehall – BBQ and tour of Firehall *** Gina’s Rock – Road Hockey Fund Raiser – BBQ at Valley First Credit Union
In the garden – photo by Wayne Jones
Another story from Laird Smith
My first fishing rod was a store bought one. I hounded Wally until he bought me a cheap one. I was disappointed because it wasn’t like the one that Edgar Smith had. I met Edgar on the school bus. He interfered when the bullies were picking on me once so I trusted him. One afternoon, […]
Salmon run smaller this year
Okanagan River Restoration Initiative Sockeye Salmon Update September 5, 2013 As September progresses anticipation builds waiting for the sockeye salmon migration from the Pacific Ocean, up the Columbia and Okanagan Rivers to spawn just north of Oliver. This year’s run is smaller than 2012 but to date, 129,588 sockeye have passed through the fish counter […]