Photo by Mike Beaulieu
An annual affair at SOSS by Samantha Ridley
Christmas Chaos is a tradition at SOSS. This will be the 18th year in a row that the school has put on this performance. They performed both Thursday and Friday morning for students and teachers to come and watch. The students that are in this drama class work hard to put this show on for […]
Christmas comes early at your local library
Riley Wiker was the winner of our family ‘Take Out Five’ Christmas Contest. Here he picks up his very heavy gift basket from Assistant Community Librarian Kelly Long. Happy Reading! Thanks to Vicky White for picture and story
New flights
PENTICTON — The City of Penticton is pleased to hear Air Canada will be adding a fourth daily non-stop flight from Penticton. The additional new daily Vancouver to Penticton service provides more options for South Okanagan travellers and is scheduled to start May 1, 2013. “Air Canada has responded to the opportunity to address Penticton’s […]
Kissing a pig reluctantly
OES Principal Mike Saffick having 2nd thoughts? Safek is about to make good on his commitment to kiss a pig if the students raised enough money and sure enough they did. At this moment he’s thinking “I thought it’d be a cute ‘little’ pig… not a 250 pound one.” Pig master Jason Schafer readies Miss […]
“Hey, where did the snow go?” – Ryder Yorke
RDOS Report
Delegations – Betty Brown Interior Health – Healthy Communities – South Okanagan statistics for diabetes, obesity, asthma, anxiety and poverty – not good – some of the highest figures in BC. 58% increase in chronic conditions. – Diet, exercise and no smoking – part of the cure. Asked RDOS board for a pact to include […]
Annual bird count – December 29th
LOCAL VOLUNTEERS IN OLIVER AND OSOYOOS TO JOIN 113th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Over 12,000 volunteers across Canada—and over 60,000 continent-wide—will be counting birds from December 14, 2012 to January 5, 2013. Birders from Oliver and Osoyoos will be part of the local count, many rising before dawn to participate in the world’s longest running […]