Firemen worked for over 16 hours hours to get control of a large fire in Penticton on Front Street before the heavy equipment was brought in to demolish the building. Smoke and steam/smoke could be seen for miles Sunday morning. Slack Alice’s Night Club (123 Front Street), a Chinese restaurant and a liquor story all gutted. The […]

Photo supplied by Kyle Piper – thanks to Castanet in Kelowna This area is occupied by an old hotel, Slack Alice’s, a liquor outlet and a restaurant. Fire occurred overnight Sunday morning.

Saturday Alec Quaedvlieg wins two trophies/awards: 1st Buck – Male and 1st Big Game Animal Last fall – Alec pictured with his real trophy – from Facebook

1. Chance Wabnegger – big winner last year did it again ~~ winnies trophies or prizes for Jr. Whitetail, Jr. Mulie, Jr. High overall with a WT Deer 152 1/8″ 2. Courtney Streeter – Lady’s Big Game – Mulie Buck 134 3/8″

1. Jordan Campbell awarded the Ed Wiens Memorial Trophy for ~~ “High Overall – Elk” ~~ 247 2/8″ 2. Group shot of all winners present ( list below ) ~~ List of winners – some not in group shot – Linda Venables, Steve Rolison, Charles Gurr, Alicia Schutz, Devon Mazzei, Bordy Mazzei, Daelen Bontorin, Alec Quaedvlieg, […]

I was on my way home southbound and arrived a few minutes before they closed the highway and parked south of the bridge, no ambulance and the tow cables were already attached to the SUV in the water. I asked an RCMP officer when the accident happened and he said overnight, that is all I […]

  Cay Shannon SHANNON, Catherine Ann: Born in Penticton on February 5, 1920 and peacefully passed away in Oliver on February 1,2012. She was predeceased by her true love Bob (RJ) on April 21, 2000 and her brother Jim McRae in October 1992. Cay is survived by her three sons, Bob (Naidene), Ross (Colleen) and […]

Dave Whalley was in the area of the accident about a hour before me and got several incredible shots of a SUV in the river after some form of accident at McAlpine Bridge. Details sketchy. See previous story.