Daily Archives: May 3, 2012

A bit of history – a bit of news

75 years ago, Friday, April 7-14, 1937 Fire, which broke out sometime early Thursday morning in the Ben Prince store in Oroville, completely ruined the interior of the store and made an almost total loss of the stock. The exact … Continue reading

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May the force be with you

Every spring, volunteer firefighters from around the province get together to train, share their experience, re-establish old contacts and make many new ones. This event is known as the ‘B.C. Volunteer Firefighters’ Spring Training Seminar’, or simply ‘Seminar’ to those … Continue reading

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Thirsty?

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OES fund raiser goes well – the hungry fed

Daryn, James Wheeler and Mike – all the helpers OES Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction Picture of great caesar salads The town came out to support the grade 7 students raise funds for their trip to Silver Lake. Shown below is OES … Continue reading

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You are welcome – to Oliver

Jana Huolt, Oliver’s new Welcome Wagon Representative shows ODN her two recent awards for best WW rep in BC. Jana is interested in two things from the public: 1. Names and phone numbers of newly arrived residents to the area … Continue reading

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Large crowd anticipated – tickets going fast

Celebrate this exciting time of year with 23 wineries of Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country. The inaugural Pig Out is an outdoor, tented affair set at Covert Farms with the latest releases and fan favourites from the Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country … Continue reading

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Grad gift?

Barb and Paul Eby toast a good idea to put on the iconic picture of old SOSS on a coffee cup. Quite the process. Ask about it at OK Photo Labs.

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Banner picture shared by retired broadcaster

10/27/08 – Veteran news reader Campbell McCubbin has left his position with the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group in Vancouver, where he had been news director since 1996.  Cam started his radio career as a DJ at CFAC Calgary in 1963, … Continue reading

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