by Okanagan Life | Nov 1, 2014 | 25th Special Edition, Fabulous Features
Spring 1993 • September 2001 “Here he comes…” A comical gender bender—an attractive young man, weeping for joy, as a pageant winner’s ribbon is wrapped around his torso, dozens of roses thrust into his arms, a glittering tiara planted on his head. This is not as...
by Okanagan Life | Dec 21, 2013 | 25th Special Edition, Fabulous Features
Summer 1997 By Julianna Hayes The image is one Jean Cusworth will never forget. It’s of her daughter Jennifer, crouched, cowering, as rage rains down on her—as she’s being murdered. Jean never actually saw this happen, it came to her in a dream, the dream she had...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 23, 2013 | 25th Special Edition, Profiles
Spring 1992 When young Liberal candidate Judi Tyabji was declared the new MLA for Okanagan East, a collective “wow” reverberated throughout the district. The 26-year-old woman, pregnant with her third child and a relative unknown, who had a background in the...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 21, 2013 | 25th Special Edition, Fabulous Features
June 2004 The Memorial Cup 2004 couldn’t have happened on a more appropriate weekend for the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets. It was a victory to match all victories in the team’s history. Josh Gorges, Kelly Guard, Randall Gellech were familiar heroes, but...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 4, 2013 | 25th Special Edition, Fabulous Features
October 1990 From politicians to project supervisors to sub-contractors to tourism personnel, there are few negative words regarding this much-touted road; known in the B.C. interior as the long-awaited Okanagan Connector. There is talk of how contractors stayed...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 3, 2013 | 25th Special Edition, Profiles
Spring 1995 Since moving to the Okanagan as a young war bride in the 1940s and becoming the first curator of the Kelowna Centennial Museum in 1969, Ursula has designed hands-on school programs that are emulated across the country, written books, developed summer art...
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