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VIDEO: Grade 5 students in Naramata kick off 100th annual May Day with soapbox race

Annual May long weekend celebrations in Naramata will run all weekend through Monday, May 22

(Logan Lockhart- Western News)
Penticton’s first Downtown Community Market in 2023 on Front Street on Saturday, May 20. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)

PHOTOS: Penticton’s Downtown Community Market opens for season

Large crowds in the city’s 200-block enjoy the return of 75 vendors, live music on a busy Saturday

Penticton’s first Downtown Community Market in 2023 on Front Street on Saturday, May 20. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)
Charlie Moore (center) and Charlie Brownlee (right) of the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre with Area 27 member Adrian Neill Hrivik (left) and Mark Melissen, Chair of the OSNS Legacy Foundation Board and President of Wildstone Construction. (Photo- OSNS)

High-end cars racing at Oliver’s Area 27 in support of OSNS Legacy Foundation

This year’s edition of the high-speed fundraiser takes place on July 20

Charlie Moore (center) and Charlie Brownlee (right) of the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre with Area 27 member Adrian Neill Hrivik (left) and Mark Melissen, Chair of the OSNS Legacy Foundation Board and President of Wildstone Construction. (Photo- OSNS)
The 7 Celebrations of Indigenous Culture took place at Memorial Park in West Kelowna on Saturday, May 20. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

7 Celebrations highlights Indigenous culture in West Kelowna

The event runs all day on Saturday, May 20

The 7 Celebrations of Indigenous Culture took place at Memorial Park in West Kelowna on Saturday, May 20. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
The Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon branch’s popular fundraising event, Ride Don’t Hide is moving its date. Originally slated for June, the event will now take place Saturday, Sept. 16, at Vernon’s Polson Park. (File photo)

New date in place for Vernon Ride Don’t Hide fundraiser

The popular cycling fundraiser for Canadian Mental Health Vernon takes place Sept. 16 at Polson Park

The Canadian Mental Health Association Vernon branch’s popular fundraising event, Ride Don’t Hide is moving its date. Originally slated for June, the event will now take place Saturday, Sept. 16, at Vernon’s Polson Park. (File photo)
The Shuswap Intergenerational Choir, made up of all ages from 7-70+, rehearses on Thursday, May 18 for its May 28 show at Nexus First in Salmon Arm. (Rebecca Willson/ Salmon Arm Observer)

VIDEO: Shuswap singers young and old connect through passion for music

Intergenerational Choir performs at Nexus First May 28 for first time since 2020

The Shuswap Intergenerational Choir, made up of all ages from 7-70+, rehearses on Thursday, May 18 for its May 28 show at Nexus First in Salmon Arm. (Rebecca Willson/ Salmon Arm Observer)
First on the runway, students Sergs Oriana and Violet Vetter model clothes from Man+Woman Home in animated fashion at the Famine For Fashion fundraiser at the Salmon Arm Secondary Sullivan campus Tuesday evening, May 16, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

Salmon Arm students hit runway in fine fashion for high-school fundraiser

Famine For Fashion raises money for SAFE Society, youth fund

First on the runway, students Sergs Oriana and Violet Vetter model clothes from Man+Woman Home in animated fashion at the Famine For Fashion fundraiser at the Salmon Arm Secondary Sullivan campus Tuesday evening, May 16, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Notch Hill Express Railway Show Case creator Richard Lawrence pauses for a picture with Cassidy Mceown and Mike Hall during filming for Rust Valley Restorers at the Downtown Salmon Arm Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Lawrence is currently looking for the right buyer for the Notch Hill Express. (File photo)

Shuswap man’s retro railcar-inspired tractor-trailer on the market for the right buyer

Richard Lawrence’s Notch Hill Express modelled after 1880 Pullman railcar

Notch Hill Express Railway Show Case creator Richard Lawrence pauses for a picture with Cassidy Mceown and Mike Hall during filming for Rust Valley Restorers at the Downtown Salmon Arm Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Lawrence is currently looking for the right buyer for the Notch Hill Express. (File photo)
Cory Badari, background, and Devon Fairbrother were the two victims of the car crash into the Similkameen River on May 15. (Facebook)

Fundraisers and tributes pour in for Keremeos crash victims

Cory Badari and Devon Fairbrother were recovered from a submerged vehicle on May 15

Cory Badari, background, and Devon Fairbrother were the two victims of the car crash into the Similkameen River on May 15. (Facebook)
The BLOCK ONE Restaurant at 50th Parallel Estate Winery in Lake Country is one of the top 100 most romantic restaurants in Canada in 2023, according to OpenTable. (50th Parallel/Facebook)

Popular patios: 5 Okanagan restaurants named to top 100 outdoor spots in Canada

Four of the five restaurants were also named to the top 100 brunch places by OpenTable

The BLOCK ONE Restaurant at 50th Parallel Estate Winery in Lake Country is one of the top 100 most romantic restaurants in Canada in 2023, according to OpenTable. (50th Parallel/Facebook)
Residents can watch the ospreys and their nest on FortisBC’s livestream. (FortisBC Livestream)

Osprey nest returns to FortisBC in Kelowna, watch on livestream

The ospreys are on one of FortisBC’s ‘nesting poles’, which is an inactive decoy made safe for animals

Residents can watch the ospreys and their nest on FortisBC’s livestream. (FortisBC Livestream)
Artist Tania Willard has been selected to lead the Splatsin residential school survivors’ monument project, which was first conceptualized in 2021. (Splatsin image- Facebook)

Splatsin residential school survivors’ monument to be led by artist with local roots

Tania Willard will lead memorial project with planning group, site in Shuswap yet to be decided

Artist Tania Willard has been selected to lead the Splatsin residential school survivors’ monument project, which was first conceptualized in 2021. (Splatsin image- Facebook)
(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Prince George Mexican restaurant expands to Kelowna

Taco Mate is located at 467 Leon Avenue

(Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Vernon Winter Carnival Society executive director Kris Fuller demonstrates a version of indoor rubber axe throwing, which will be one of the free games to try out on Teen Night. A three-hour evening of fun and free festivities for teens aged 13-18 is slated for Friday, May 26, at the Vernon Recreation Centre. (Contributed)

Carnival gives teens some free fun in Vernon

Evening of free games, activities, music, and snacks slated for Friday, May 26, at rec centre

Vernon Winter Carnival Society executive director Kris Fuller demonstrates a version of indoor rubber axe throwing, which will be one of the free games to try out on Teen Night. A three-hour evening of fun and free festivities for teens aged 13-18 is slated for Friday, May 26, at the Vernon Recreation Centre. (Contributed)
Abbey and Mocha are among the 100 donkeys residing at the Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge near Chase. (Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge photo)

Shuswap donkey refuge focuses on resilience as high temperatures increase risk of colic

Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge once again welcoming guests

  • May 17, 2023
Abbey and Mocha are among the 100 donkeys residing at the Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge near Chase. (Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge photo)
The Vernon Fish and Game Club will be hosting a free event on National Range Day (Saturday, June 3), where attendees are invited to try out shooting. (Bowen Assman-Morning Star photo)

VIDEO: Throwing it back to 1911 at the Vernon Fish and Gun Range

In preparation for National Range Day, a special cowboy action shooting drill was performed.

The Vernon Fish and Game Club will be hosting a free event on National Range Day (Saturday, June 3), where attendees are invited to try out shooting. (Bowen Assman-Morning Star photo)
Kalyn Davies won $1 million after discovering a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket in her wallet two weeks after the win. /BCLC Photo

‘I lose things a lot’: Fraser Valley woman had million-dollar ticket in wallet for weeks

Mission’s Kalyn Davies plans to pay off mortgage and vacation with winnings from lottery ticket

Kalyn Davies won $1 million after discovering a winning Lotto 6/49 ticket in her wallet two weeks after the win. /BCLC Photo
Conservation officer Eric Tyukodi talked to Sicamous council about wildlife safety and bear aware enforcement at the district Committee of the Whole meeting Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Caitlin Macdonald video still)

Bylaw changes, stricter enforcement advised for Sicamous to reduce risk of attracting bears

Conservation officer would like the same changes made in Salmon Arm

Conservation officer Eric Tyukodi talked to Sicamous council about wildlife safety and bear aware enforcement at the district Committee of the Whole meeting Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Caitlin Macdonald video still)
The Vernon Lions Club seeks golfers/teams for its fifth annual tournament in support of Lake Country’s Camp Winfield Easter Seals Camp. An 18-hole fun, Texas Scramble tournament will be held Saturday, June 10, 1 p.m., at the Spallumcheen Golf and Country Club. (File photo)

Vernon Lions Club tees up annual Camp Winfield golf tourney

Players, sponsors, prizes, auction items needed for 18-hole event Saturday, June 10, at Spallumcheen

The Vernon Lions Club seeks golfers/teams for its fifth annual tournament in support of Lake Country’s Camp Winfield Easter Seals Camp. An 18-hole fun, Texas Scramble tournament will be held Saturday, June 10, 1 p.m., at the Spallumcheen Golf and Country Club. (File photo)
The Vernon Yacht Club is hosting its 2023 Okanagan Charity Regatta with proceeds going towards food security in the region. The regatta will be held on Okanagan Lake in Vernon June 2-4, 2023. (Vernon Yacht Club/Facebook)

Okanagan Charity Regatta ready to set sail in Vernon

The regatta, to be held June 2-4, will raise money to support food security in the region

The Vernon Yacht Club is hosting its 2023 Okanagan Charity Regatta with proceeds going towards food security in the region. The regatta will be held on Okanagan Lake in Vernon June 2-4, 2023. (Vernon Yacht Club/Facebook)