Posted on 02 February 2010
“I actually woke up minutes before the smoke alarm went off, and it felt like something was wrong,” said Sharon Hiller, about the night of the fire that burned her and her young family out of their home. Hiller was asleep in an upstairs bedroom when the fire broke out in their home on Braeburn Place on Jan. 27. Continue Reading...
Posted on 02 February 2010
“We weren’t the only district in the province that asked for everything,” said Juleen McElgunn, superintendent for School District 53, about the across-the-board request they made for full-day kindergarten. “What happened was they (the Ministry of Education) had a set number of seats across the province.” In December, the board members of School District 53 received notice that instead of the 151 full-day kindergarten seats the district requested from the B.C. Ministry of Education, they will get 111 seats. Continue Reading...
Posted on 02 February 2010
The Town of Osoyoos and the executive members of the South Interior Recreational Equine Centre (SIREC) are on their way to hammering out a long-term lease agreement for the running of Desert Park. “Apparently it is going to be a long process,” said Allan Carswell, president of SIREC. “They want to have it completed before July of this year… We had hoped it would be faster as it puts another summer season at risk.” Continue Reading...
Posted on 02 February 2010
The Osoyoos Coyotes have tapped a former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) coach of the year to steer the club when it takes to the ice for the first time this September. The team’s owners, Osoyoos Junior Hockey Inc., announced last week that they had hired Ken Law of Penticton as the Coyotes’ first head coach and assistant general manager. Continue Reading...
The Town of Osoyoos and the company working to bring junior hockey back to this community have signed off on a finalized lease agreement for use of the Sun Bowl Arena. Osoyoos town council had given approval to a draft agreement with Osoyoos Junior Hockey Inc. at its Nov. 2 meeting after amending the contract. [...more]
On Friday, Jan. 22, Mom fell at the corner of Santa Rosa and 87th St. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the wonderful people who so ably assisted her (and her dog). She has had surgery and is recovering beautifully. Vern, Donna and Wendy 5-1p [...more]
HERBERT SCHULTZ 1925 – 2010 On Sunday, January 31st, Mr. Herbert P. “Herb” Schultz of Osoyoos passed away at the South Okanagan General Hospital at the age of 85 years. He was predeceased by his parents Phillip and Erna as well as his wartime extended family; Arthur and Dorothy Genet and their sons Basil (Rose) and [...] [...more]
