Life

North Okanagan residents are being asked to focus their video cameras on sustainable initiatives taking place in their community.

The Enderby Toastmasters Club recently inducted four new members, and now Enderby residents Karen Durant, John Fournier, and John and Mary Eichinger are all benefitting from the Toastmasters educational program.

Instructors at Vernon’s Silhouette Dance Studio are cooking up a dance storm for Vernon Winter Carnival.

The lives, subjects, and passions of great artists as depicted in a popular fiction format can be traced back to at least the 1934 publication of Irving Stone’s Lust for Life, based on the life of Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.

Dan Quinn can’t seem to get the song about a certain Eskimo out of his head.

The Vernon School District offers many excellent, unique learning opportunities for students. One of the district programs that is now going into its eighth year is the Late French Immersion Program. This program begins at Grade 6 and then continues into Grade 7, bridging with early immersion at Grade 8. The program is housed at Harwood elementary and is thriving.

Once again our reliable regulars reported they enjoyed participating and socializing as citizen scientists in this year’s outing for our annual swan and eagle count.

Carl and Gail Peter of Vernon, Margot Simpson of Jasper, Alta., and Dayle Simpson of Longview, Alta. are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Shaun Anthony Peter and Jessica Lynn Simpson.

Alex and Tania Tishenko of Vernon, B.C. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Tishenko, to Bryce Liedtke, son of Randy and Terry Liedtke of Sherwood Park, Alta. Wedding to take place on Father’s Day, June 19, 2011 in Kelowna, B.C.

UBC Okanagan’s art department puts it all on the line this week with their signature fundraiser, Art on the Line, raising money for the fine arts graduating students’ final show.