Challenge Family today announced the expansion of its global series of long distance triathlons into North America with the launch of Challenge Penticton in Canada – August 25, 2013 Challenge Penticton joins the Challenge Family‘s series of races that includes the world’s largest long distance triathlon, Challenge Roth (Germany), described by world record holder, Chrissie […]
I issue a challenge
Today – I am making a visit to the Oliver branch of the CIBC to support the local women who will play hockey October 13 on behalf of the fight for cancer and for Hunter who is not allowed to play in this competition in Vancouver. The local Oliver group hopes to raise $10,000 and […]
Sunday signs
Ironman Schedule 7am Swim – 2.4 miles in Okanagan Lake at Peach Bike – 112 miles route: Penticton-Osoyoos-Keremeos-Penticton – on Highway 97/Hwy3/Hwy3a/Hwy97 Run – 26.2 miles route: Penticton – OK Falls – Penticton east side road
Images
Thanks to Lou Dobos With a brief explanation as to why I crop some submitted pictures. Many images are sent at high resolution (larger format). To get the maximum amount of picture up close they are cropped to 651 X 651 pixels – the size of the blog window. If I just reduced what you […]
Where is this?
The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the “chickenhawk,” though it rarely preys on standard sized chickens.It breeds throughout most of North America, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies, and is […]
And the winner is
Georgette St. Louis (right in the picture) was the lucky winner of the Friends of the Oliver Library’s recent quilt raffle. Georgette received her quilt from Friends’ President Enid Baker and Michelle Morisset of Wine Country Quilters who made and donated the awesome quilt. The Friends of the Oliver Library made over $300 on the […]
Name the species
Friday
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