VIDEO: Calgary Flames’ Troy Stecher sends Penticton Vees message before BCHL playoffs

Germany’s Marcel Noebels, left, challenges for the puck with Canada’s Troy Stecher during the Ice Hockey World Championship group B match between Germany and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Monday, May 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Sergei Grits
The Richmond-born defenceman played three seasons with the Vees, winning the Fred Page Cup in 2012
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support Doreen Koch, 92, of Lumby, who has spent over $100,000 in legal fees fighting for the right to own her property after her son signed a contract to sell the property before dying of liver failure in 2020. (GoFundMe photo)

Okanagan senior in legal battle over property
The Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department extinguished a 300-foot grass fire just north of the intersection of Old Kamloops Road and Highway 97 Friday, March 31, 2023. (David Evans photo)

Grass fire north of Vernon grows to 300 feet before being snuffed
Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training

Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training
Parks Canada says reservation system appears to be meeting ‘high demand’ for camping

Parks Canada says reservation system appears to be meeting ‘high demand’ for camping

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Ezequiel Carrera makes a diving catch to rob Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe of a hit in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 20, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Ezequiel Carrera makes a diving catch to rob Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe of a hit in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 20, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

THE MOJ: Friday nights at the Marpole Flying Club and the joys of fantasy baseball
A BC Ferries vessel approaches the Saltery Bay terminal on the Sunshine Coast. (John McKinley file)

BC Ferries fares could climb 9.2 per cent each of the next 4 years, CEO says they won’t
Gareth Rees, commercial and program relations for Rugby Canada speaking at the announcement alongside Langford Mayor Scott Goodmanson and Rugby Canada men’s team member Jake Thiel. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

B.C. picked to host Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in August
Two hundred and fifteen pairs of children’s shoes are placed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery n Vancouver on Friday, May 28, 2021, as a memorial to children who did not return from residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s shoe memorial
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The New Westminster Police Departments says it’s seeing an increase in the number of men and young boys being targeted by a sextortion scam. (Credit: Pixabay)

Men, young boys increasingly targeted by sextortion scams, B.C. police warn

B.C. sex workers are preparing for their busy season, which can be dangerous. (Unsplash)

Sex trade workers, outreach organizations prepare for busy Kelowna tourist season

B.C.’s cattle ranching industry has welcomed additional funding for veterinary training. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. to spend $22M to give boost to number of veterinarians

The Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 have been issued a special weather statement as they are expecting 25 centimetres on snow on Friday, March 31. (DriveBC)

‘Heavy, late-season snowfall’: Coquihalla, Highway 3 issued special weather statement

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Security footage shows what appears to be two individuals tending a fire set outside the back of the Salmar Grand movie theatre early Friday morning, March 31, 2023. (Contributed)

Smoke damage from outside fire forces temporary closure at Salmon Arm’s Salmar Grand Theatre

Theatre 2 closed for at least three days for restoration work

The beauty and peace of Salmon Arm fills Sean Sands, 82, with gratitude for living in the town. (Martha Wickett-Salmon Arm Observer)

From disillusioned to grateful: Senior resident shares view of Salmon Arm

Finding housing, affording food, lacking information about resources key issues for seniors

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Sports
Vancouver Canucks’ Andrei Kuzmenko celebrates after scoring during third period NHL hockey action against the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in St. Louis. Coach Rick Tocchet says Canucks forward Kuzmenko won’t wear a themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver hosts its annual Pride night on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson

Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko won’t wear Pride warm-up jersey: coach

NHLPA: Whether a player wears the themed jersey comes down to individual rights,

51 Hotdogs climbed by Stu Smith (Screenshot of Youtube video by Stu Smith)

Hot diggity dog, Kelowna rock climbing route considered a sick send

51 Hotdogs is a 5.11a sport climbing route at Cedar Mountain on Croissant Wall just south of Kelowna

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William Liu, a second-generaton co-owner of Kam Wai Dim Sum, poses for a photograph at the business in Chinatown, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Chinatowns in Western Canada evolve and renew, both within and outside tradition

Reinvention on the menu as community hubs adapt to changing conditions

A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam, Tuesday March 28, 2023. An Australian company has lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct mastodon. The high-tech treat isn’t available to eat yet - the startup says it is meant to fire up public debate about cultivated meat. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)

Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball

Australian lab grows meat cultured from DNA of extinct mammoth, says it points way to meat’s future

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Kelowna City Councillor Mohini Singh.

$50,000 raised for Ukrainian families in Central Okanagan

A fundraiser was held at the Kelowna Yacht Club where more than 500 people attended

The hall for the Keremeos branch of the Royal Canadian Legion #192. (Brennan Phillips - Keremeos Review)

Keremeos Legion hosting dry grad fundraiser this weekend

The grads will be serving up burgers and hot dogs for lunch

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Maynard Terbasket

Mar 1st, 2023

Grace Isabel Cordelle

Feb 27th, 2023

Ronald ‘Pat’ Stewart

Feb 13th, 2023

Irene Rita (nee Santo) Nameth

Feb 7th, 2023

James Frederick Bauer

Jan 11th, 2023

Percy S Moulton

Jan 9th, 2023

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Entertainment
Kelowna resident John Gowland with some of his collection of 9,000 records. (File photo)

Vinyl nostalgia on display at Kelowna record fair

Annual Kelowna Music Collectors Show is on Sunday, April 2

Dave Martin (right), the president of the Penticton Elvis Festival, was thrilled with how many local residents showed enthusiasm toward his booth at the TRUE Penticton Tourism and Job Fair in 2022. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)

Here’s what’s happening this weekend in Penticton

Ignite the Arts Festival Week, BCHL Playoffs and TRUE Tourism Expo all coming up

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At left is the CP Style Book from 1957. At right is the 19th edition of the Canadian Press Stylebook from 2021. Canadian Press style is used by most English-language newspapers and media outlets in Canada. While details have changed, the principles in these books have remained consistent. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

COLUMN: A piece of newspaper history

Principles of good writing are the same today as in the past

Vehicles line up to board B.C. Ferries sailing at Tsawwassen. In late February, Ford Motor Co. applied for patents on technology allowing the automotive company the power to remotely disable vehicles if owners had not made their payments. (Black Press Media)

COLUMN: Ford’s technology targets deadbeat drivers

Auto maker’s latest patent could disable vehicles if owners fall behind on payments

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Kelowna’s Lakehouse Home Store has opened Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School with Lakehouse’s culinary director, Chef Bernard Casavant. Darren Hull photo

Romancing the stove

Date night at Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School

    January 17, 2023 -Cory Landels and Laura Berlanda stand outside their Common Foundry stationary and pen shop on Wallace Street in Nanaimo . Don Denton photo

    Worth writing home about

    Nanaimo store offers curated collection of stationery treasures

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