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Paving crew works on hwy., side roads

 Around Town, Development  1 Response »
May 152012
 
Paving crew works on hwy., side roads

A paving crew began laying asphalt on Hwy. 97, Clements Crescent and 13th Street Tuesday morning as part of the Ponderosa Intersection upgrade project for the Ponderosa development.

 Posted by Dave at 12:34 pm on May 15, 2012  Tagged with: Ponderosa development, Ponderosa intersection

TNI supports fastball association

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Apr 192012
 
TNI supports fastball association

Peachland business TNI presented a cheque recently to the Westside Girls Fastball Assoc.

 Posted by Dave at 10:17 am on April 19, 2012  Tagged with: Steve Allison, TNI, Westside Girls Fastball Association

Mixed slo-pitch season starts in Peachland

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Apr 152012
 
Mixed slo-pitch season starts in Peachland

The slo-pitch season has started again in Peachland and that means teams will be using Cousins Park every Sunday.

 Posted by Dave at 2:29 pm on April 15, 2012  Tagged with: Cousins Park, slo-pitch

Peachland Auxuiliary to KGH donates $12,500

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Mar 302012
 
Peachland Auxuiliary to KGH donates $12,500

The Peachland Axuliary to Kelowna General Hospital donated $12,500 to the KGH Foundation recently.

 Posted by Dave at 10:26 pm on March 30, 2012  Tagged with: Kelowna General Hospital, KGH Foundation, Peachland Auxiliary

Parrot Island, Ray Parkes subjects of documentary

 Around Town  2 Responses »
Mar 052012
 
Parrot Island, Ray Parkes subjects of documentary

Vancouver filmmaker Lewis Bennett has produced a short documentary film on Peachland’s Ray Parkes and Parrot Island.

 Posted by Dave at 5:34 pm on March 5, 2012  Tagged with: documentary film, Lewis Bennett, Parrot Island Sanctuary, Ray Parkes

Council members dish up breakfast for volunteers

 Around Town  3 Responses »
Mar 022012
 
Council members dish up breakfast for volunteers

Several hundred people turned out Friday for the Volunteer Breakfast held at the Peachland Community Centre.

 Posted by Dave at 8:25 am on March 2, 2012  Tagged with: Peachland Community Centre, Volunteer Breakfast

Mayor sports pink for Pink Shirt Day

 Around Town  2 Responses »
Feb 292012
 
Mayor sports pink for Pink Shirt Day

Mayor Keith Fielding sports pink Tuesday for the Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs sponsored Pink Shirt Day — a day set aside to put an end to bullying.

 Posted by Dave at 11:25 am on February 29, 2012  Tagged with: Diane Entwhistle, Keith Fielding, Pink Shirt Day

PDRS Elects new board of directors

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Feb 272012
 
PDRS Elects new board of directors

The Peachland and District Retirement Society elected a new board of directors at its annual general meeting Friday.

 Posted by Dave at 9:14 pm on February 27, 2012  Tagged with: annual general meeting, PDRS, Peachland and District Retirement Society

PCAC Announces literary competition winners

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Feb 222012
 
PCAC Announces literary competition winners

Saturday was an exciting day for the winners of the Peachland Community Arts Council Literary Competition.

 Posted by Dave at 11:36 am on February 22, 2012  Tagged with: HeArts Festival, Peachland Community Arts Council

Squally Point: Shades of black and white

 Around Town  1 Response »
Feb 172012
 
Squally Point: Shades of black and white

Not everything is black and white, though a colour photograph of Squally Point taken early in the morning certainly looks like it.

 Posted by Dave at 9:51 am on February 17, 2012  Tagged with: photography, Squally Point

28 Take to Beach Ave. for February ‘Freeze Up’

 Around Town, Sports & Recreation  6 Responses »
Feb 122012
 
28 Take to Beach Ave. for February 'Freeze Up'

With temperatures hovering just above freezing, 28 people gave their running shoes a work out Sunday in the February Freeze Up.

 Posted by Dave at 10:25 am on February 12, 2012

Peachland misty evening

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Feb 112012
 
Peachland misty evening

It was a misty evening in Peachland on February 11 and Mathieu Warnet-Pelletier snapped it with his camera.

 Posted by Dave at 9:10 pm on February 11, 2012  Tagged with: Mathieu Warnet-Pelletier, Peachland, photography

A miniature world in Peachland

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Feb 042012
 
A miniature world in Peachland

Every Saturday afternoon, members of the Central Okanagan Railway Company open up their display at Peachland Centre Mall to the public.

 Posted by Dave at 3:48 pm on February 4, 2012  Tagged with: Central Okanagan Railway Company, model railroad, Peachland Centre Mall

I see you… do you see me?

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Feb 042012
 
I see you... do you see me?

A bobcat took a break in a tree recently in the yard of the Sheppard’s, near Hardy Falls.

 Posted by Dave at 5:30 am on February 4, 2012  Tagged with: Hardy Falls, wildlife

Ponderosa Golf Course, development model on display

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Feb 032012
 
Ponderosa Golf Course, development model on display

The Ponderosa Discovery Centre at Peachland Centre Mall features a huge model depicting Okanagan Lake, Pincushion mountain and the new Ponderosa Golf Course and development.

 Posted by Dave at 4:00 pm on February 3, 2012  Tagged with: Julia Debolt, Ponderosa development, Ponderosa Golf Course

Subway holds grand opening

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Feb 032012
 
Subway holds grand opening

SubMan is on hand at the grand opening of the Peachland Subway Friday.

 Posted by Dave at 12:46 pm on February 3, 2012  Tagged with: Subway
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