Remembering Ruth Whitson
Obituary... [Continue Reading]
Obituary... [Continue Reading]
“This is the 1172th column I have written for the Lake Country Calendar newspaper. In the autumn of 1995, Jack McCarthy called me. ‘How’d you like to write a column for us?’ he asked. That’s how it began. Jack was the... [Continue Reading]
With the January 17, 2017 death of Russell Ross McDonagh, the Central Okanagan and in particular Lake Country, lost one of its most respected longtime residents. Ross was born ninety-seven years ago in Winfield where he lived until moving to... [Continue Reading]
Ken Ellison died peacefully at his home in Vernon on June 21, 2016. He was born in Vernon to Vernon and Mabel Ellison. Ken was the last surviving grandchild of Vernon pioneers Price and Sophie Ellison. He grew up in... [Continue Reading]
On page five of the Thursday, November 16, 1911 edition of The Kelowna Courier and Okanagan Orchardist appeared the following article: DIED – At the Hospital, on Monday, Nov. 13th, Frank Reiner, Okanagan Centre, aged 52. Mr. Reiner had been ailing... [Continue Reading]