Poul Falkenholt May 8, 1920 – May 6, 2012 On Sunday May 6, 2012, Mr. Poul Aage Falkenholt of Oliver passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends after a short illness at the age of 91 years. He was predeceased by his wife Ruth in 1997. Poul will be fondly remembered by […]
Time to bloom
We’ve been hard at work preparing for our big Bloomin’ Plant Sale on Saturday May 26th, 2012 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Oliver Community Garden at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre. We’ve held a plant sale in combination with Communities in Bloom for the past 3 years but this year we’re flying […]
What help is available?
Emergency Social Services – what is it all about? I can sum that up in several one word answers “helping”, “caring”, “assisting”. The generic answer is Emergency Social Services (ESS) is there to provide 72 hour assistance in the way of housing, clothing, and food in the event of a disaster or emergency. When a […]
Thursday’s view of a sunny day
Lot of time to get all the lines painted
Behind the wire
A reader alerted me to the fact that a crew of Clydesdales had taken up residence in the Vaseux Lake area. So this morning I snuck up on them and got as close as the dogs would allow. Sorry for the wire in the picture.
Rockin’ the Picnic – OPEN MIKE!
Saturday May 12th, 2012 Rockin’ the Picnic – OPEN MIKE! Time: 1:00 pm till 4pm or no one wants to play anymore… whichever comes SOONER. Cost: Cost tip musician(s) Wine Available by the glass or bottle at regular winery pricing Location: 29690 (or 4004) Highway 97 Oliver, BC Event Details: OPEN MIKE MUSIC AT Castoro […]
Rare pin
“A rare pin in Vancouver is one that won’t be for sale. It’s a so-called bridge pin, one depicting the logo of Vancouver and the logo of the London Olympics. It’s produced by Honav, the company which holds the pin license for London 2012 and is only available for purchase in the U.K.” – from […]