Jeremy Woo: Winning Work Ethic
Jeremy Woo doesn’t do things for others to gain glory, accolades or attention, he reaches out because it fills him up. “When you help someone else, you feel and they feel better. There’s twice the benefit,” says Jeremy, a 17-year-old, Grade 12 Kalamalka Secondary School student. For the past two years Jeremy’s been the brains and the workhorse behind the Vernon Lawn Bowling Club’s 24-hour bowling relay raising almost $7,000 for the United Way, a good portion of which... Read More
Kelowna Crisis Line – 250.763.9191
If you’re on the edge, don’t see a way out, don’t know how to face the future, dedicated volunteers like Maria Boruta at the Kelowna Crisis Line are ready to listen 24-7 at 250.763.9191 As a Crisis Line volunteer Maria’s voice is her signature. Our first meeting is on the phone when I call to set up an interview. Her warmth and empathy are evident from that first hello. Later, at the Kelowna Community Resources office, I am greeted by a blue- eyed blond, fit and fashionable,... Read More
Not a Grannie’s Tale
It’s a cold winter evening. I gather my jacket around me, tucking my hands into its folds and shrugging my shoulders to block the wind from my neck. I scurry into a warmly lit store, and see a table circled by eager 20-somethings, chatting and laughing as they pull out their supplies. A no-nonsense woman with silver hair and spirited eyes walks out from the backroom to greet her students. She’s backdropped by dozens of boxes filled with folded orbs of colour, waiting to be... Read More
Community Activist Hannah Paracholski
“I feel like we were put on this planet to help one another,” says Hannah Paracholski a 14-year-old Vernon Secondary School student. “I think we should go out of our way to do so whether the person is next door or far away.” When Hannah sets her mind to something, it gets done with a big heart and impressive results. Whether it’s placing in an Irish dancing competition, winning a downhill slalom ski race or reaching out to help others across the globe, Hannah stays... Read More
Golden Mile
Learn how nature and nurture combine to create unique flavours and a premier Okanagan tasting tour… When sub-appellations are named in the Okanagan, the Golden Mile Bench between Oliver and Osoyoos is on track to be among the first (along with the Black Sage and Naramata benches). Highlighting the individuality of the wines, sub-appellations are part of the evolution of a mature wine region—and much coveted by wineries. The Golden Mile is well suited to wine production.... Read More
Hockey Valley
No question we’re obsessed with the national sport. Check out our Okanagan hockey highlights … Download PFD… On the Scouts’ List The top prospects for the 2012 NHL draft will take to the ice at Prospera Place in Kelowna at the end of January. It will be familiar territory for two talented Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets’ right-handed captain Colton Sissons (#15) finished December with 20 goals and 27 points. Dubbed a defensive forward, Sissons’ proficiency... Read More
Our Other Ice Sport
Download PDF When Mom warned you not to throw stones, she wasn’t talking about this popular Okanagan winter-buster … When you see the portrait of James Cameron Dun-Waters (the Okanagan’s early 20th century answer to Scottish landed gentry) on the cover of Stan Sauerwein’s book Fintry, you wonder if this man ever had a passion for anything. Known as the Laird of Fintry, his face defines the dour Scotsman. Togged out (and “togged” is the only adjective that comes... Read More
Steroids for Students
Performance-enhancing drugs can give athletes an edge on the competition, but can pill-popping pump up students’ grades? When “Benfastic” Johnson flew across the finish line in Seoul, capturing the 100-metre, 1988 Olympic gold medal, Canadians marvelled at our machine of a man. He’d clocked his win at a world-record breaking, 9.79 seconds. Then the truth came out: Johnson was indeed a machine—a carefully constructed, steroid enhanced, ripoff of the real thing. Ceremoniously... Read More
