Pictures Principal Mike Safik with three students in his office Students outside the Oliver Theatre below Mrs. Basso’s Grade 5 class was out and about the community handing out love letters to establishments, businesses, and places they appreciate having in their town. Not only did they learn the old-fashion way of communicating, but were able […]
School Salad Bar – OES
The Farm to School Salad bar program is once again getting ready to start up at Oliver Elementray School this fall. The harvest experience involving the students last year has been very successful, and most of the produce was donated to the Oliver Food Bank. The staff and students of OES look foward to another […]
Report from Katie Eaton at Parks and Recreation
Fall programs starting next week: Floor Hockey – Mondays/Wednesdays – September 24-Dec 10 (3:00pm -4:00pm) Ballet Programs – Tuesdays – September 25 – December 4 (various times – 4 different classes) The other programs ( Karate, Bricks for Kids, Yoga classes, Strength and Stability, Power Hour will continually run for September – December.
Letter to the editor
Campfire Tradition Means Tourism Jobs in Oliver Campfires help employ lots of Oliverites. In our case, since the 1940’s, families and holiday seekers flock year after year to The Lakeside Resort to enjoy warm weather, casual and family friendly hospitality and a beautiful lakefront setting. Like the ocean tides, up to 400 people (literally!) flood […]
Basketball coaches needed
Southern Okanagan Secondary School currently has coaching vacancies for all its girls basketball teams. The athletics department is looking for volunteers to take on Grade 8, Junior, and Senior Girls Basketball teams this coming season. We want to ensure that students at SOSS have an opportunity to continue to compete in sports they are passionate […]
From the grassy knoll
What to do with the grassy knoll on Fairview Heights? Today it is campers, a few weeks ago it was people with fireworks that started a fire that could have gone out of control and reached two nearby houses. More importantly this sensitive area needs to be fenced off to prevent the amount of garbage […]
Tonight
Are your ready? 5000 people expected
2012 Festival Of The Grape. We’re receiving numerous requests from all over BC, AB, Washington and as far as California! says Rhoda Brooks at the Oliver Information Centre 16th Annual Festival will take place on Sunday September 30th, 2012at the Oliver Community Park (Outdoor Venue! 12- 5pm) · More than 5,000 consumers are expected to […]