STRETCHING THE BUDGET Getting married young has many disadvantages but, with some luck, you can survive the early years and come through smiling. Dave and I married when he was twenty and I nineteen. At the time Dave was serving an apprenticeship that started at fifteen and ended when he turned twenty one. This meant […]
by Bill Greer
Down the aisle
On the Sunnyside
A Great Father’s Day His son had left home while still in his teens. After 18 years he found himself reduced to begging for change from people on the street. Circumstances had left him homeless in Philadelphia, and destitute for the last year. He tapped a pedestrian on the shoulder and asked for a […]
Letter to the editor
7 June 2019 May I impose upon your good nature for a few lines of thanks to all those who donate blood? Having now had my second transfusion in two weeks, and knowing that four donors were likely involved, I am most appreciative of your selfless, life-saving contribution to our society. Whether you donate once […]
Where?
track ban
More low income housing proposed – this time on OIB land
From: Oliver and Area Affordable Housing Society Letter To: Town of Oliver ” Housing is a major issue in our area, especially for our at risk populations. Oliver and Area Housing Society is working to try and combat these issues with a multi phase development over the south Okanagan. We are currently working […]