Reading to Dogs
Dylan finds a comfortable spot and settles in to hear a story about star-crossed lovers who must fight for their lives in a sinister science fiction future. He pricks up his ears at certain passages but, otherwise, he is impassive, seemingly entranced by the tale. When words are mispronounced, he never corrects or criticizes. He is an attentive listener. Or at least, it appears that way. Dylan, a smooth-haired collie, participates in the Therapy Animals Involved in Literacy Support... Read More
Win a Round of Golf!
Here’s your chance to win a round of golf. All you have to do is Like a photo. We’ve picked five finalists for part 2 of our Summer Hot Shots Photo Contest. All you have to do is visit Okanagan Life Magazine on Facebook (the link’s right there in the sidebar!) and Like your favourite pic. It would give us a warm, fuzzy feeling if you’d Like us too while you’re there Read More
PechaKucha?
There’s a funny thing about words. Take, for example, pulchritude. It means beauty, but it sounds more like an adolescent attitude disorder brought on by eating too many Twinkies. “Don’t give me any of that pulchritude, young lady!” So when I heard about PechaKucha, an arts event put on by the City of Kelowna, it was hard not to imagine strange meanings for the name. Pronounced “p-cha! k-cha!” you might think it’s a night of snappy dance moves or a celebration of... Read More
Anya Mayoss-Hurd: Miss Teen Canada Contender
Anya Mayoss-Hurd’s sign should be fire. The 16-year-old redhead arrived in Canada from Birmingham, England, on the day lightning set Okanagan Mountain Park ablaze. She used the experience in a required speech for the Peachland Ambassador program that led to her coronation as Miss Teen Okanagan at the Miss Teen British Columbia competition. Now that speech is helping to carry her to the Miss Teen Canada finals in Toronto on July 9. “I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m happy... Read More
Summer in the Valley
We asked you to show us your favourite Okanagan summer activities and we’re knocked out with the results. Obviously our readers are active, outdoorsy and often startlingly adventurous. Take a look – and check out page 25 for contest winners plus a chance to play a round of golf on us. Download the full photo spread. Read More
A Way With Words
Role models, mentors and resources for Okanagan wordsmiths … The Okanagan is home to both established and aspiring authors producing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, humour and children’s titles. Most authors have a day job to support their creative endeavours, but Stan Sauerwein is one of the few Okanagan writers who feed’s his family by the word. He has written thousands of magazine and newspaper articles along with an ever-growing list of non-fiction books. “Living... Read More
