Water fights, high flyers, colourful clothes, horses, belly dancers, unicycle, old cars, crazy fireman in tights…….. tomorrow – familiar faces in the parade from Oliver.
Early breakfast in Oliver
The hungry line-up, the sausage servers, the pancake flips and the Sun Fun face painters Thanks to the voluteers for set up, preparations, cooking, cleanup and breakdown.
Free pancakes – wave a flag – on now
July 1st Cherry Festival starts out with Pancake Breakfast at the Town Square. 11am is the parade. Noon the festivities start at Gyro Park. Cherry spit-pie eating contest and fun for all the kids. Beer gardens for the adults. 10pm-Osoyoos’s famous Fireworks display. Enjoy Canada Day-be proud to be a Canadian!
Class of 1951
Thanks to Mike Meagher and Ted Takacs ~ the organizers of the event with help from other former members of this year. The Graduating Class of 1951 held a 60 year Reunion on June 23rd at the Osoyoos Best Western. Ron McFarland, Brenda Carvell (Hall) and Richard Yerburgh Doris Frost (Eisenhut), Brenda Carvell (Hall), Lila Walsh (McLennan), Laverne Mattice […]
A letter from Dorothy Stuible
Hello Have just started watching your web page and am finding it interesting. I was born in Oliver in 1923 and lived there until ten years ago before moving to Victoria. Your web page is traveling a long ways, my daughter, Bev, watches it, she said she was in your class at school. I would […]
Golf challenge at Fairview
Patrick Martin, (left) and Paul Welsman of Fairview Mountain play as many 18 hole games as possible in one day – from dawn to dusk. They did beat the record set last year but all the details being tallyed up by mentor “Chappie”. Martin is the golf pro and Welsman – the clubhouse food and […]
What corner? try using the new names
Mama burger?
The owners of the A and W in Oliver have asked for and received permission to make major changes to the facade that will redesign the look and put an art-deco appearance to the structure.