The Chain of Office Collar or a Livery Collar worn as the insignia of the office of the Mayor of Oliver.Signed, sealed . . . And delivered! Congratulations Mayor Johansen!The new woman on the block, Aimee Grice.The new Water Councillor Parminder Sidhu with proud parents!Thank you all for representing our fabulous community!

It is Poppy Time!

Found Oliver Ambassador Enola in her other uniform.

Cadet Mills is volunteering her time to sell Poppies at the grocery store.

Our world will be in good hands with young women like Enola to take care of it.

Red balloons, a full dressed room! Looks like the Oliver Volunteer Fire Department is ready for the 40th Fireball.Fire Chief Bob Graham has been with the Fire Department for 28 years and Chief of the 2 women and 32 men for two years.

Fireball photos and video by Kassandra Atkins.            The theme this year is 70’s 80’s prom.

The battle of the bands included Queen, Twisted Sister, Aerosmith, MJ and more.               A lot of fun was had and the money raised went to prizes and the Fire Departments wish list.

The community thanks the Oliver Fire Department for being there!

Faberge Eggs were the project for the Arty Smarty kids this Saturday at Oliver Parks and Rec. We are travelling the world in 5 weeks, Russia was todays stop.

We sat around the map and talked about the eggs and took apart a Russian Nesting doll, we put it back together too. Then we thought out our designs some a structured piece such as a replica of the Coronation Egg of 1897 or a more abstract approach such as the Artist to the right.In the end we all had Sparkly Fabergé Eggs fit for a Princess!

In honour of International Men’s Day on November 19, oliveronline decided to start Movember off with tribute to just a few of the Fabulous Guys of Oliver!Over the next few weeks send photos of a great guy to leza@eastlink.ca and let us celebrate International Men’s Day.The ladies of Oliver are also throwing the Men a party on International Men’s Day!Stay tuned for details!Best Friend 45 years!CousinCousin

Just a few more photos from Oliver’s Hallowe’en Oliver Eats takes very good care of the starving Witches of Oliver.Morsels of Munchkins on the menu! A wee Astronaut who has not had any chocolate . . .  The Witches and Warlocks of Oliver Eats . . . great food! fabulous atmosphere . . . Witch Dianne, looking for a place to park her broom!A Steampunk invasion at Coast Hotels. I think they like us!Witch meets Steampunk. Lots of fun in Oliver!

And we have only begun!

Double Double DUO is a ‘double threat’ when classically trained international soloists, Dr. Kornel Wolak (clarinet/piano) and Michael Bridge (accordions/piano) join forces on the Venables Theatre stage Friday, November 16th.  They succeed in giving classical music a modern voice through dynamic performances and eclectic instrumentation. Comedy, vituosity and musical sensitivity are used to bring their broad repertoire to life.

Collaborating since 2011, the pair have been actively touring in Poland, France and Ecuador and perform across Canada for arts organizations as diverse as the music they play – from the Ontario Philharmonic to the Calgary Stampede.  Expect all-original arrangements of classical showpieces, sensitive jazz ballads and fiery folk music from around the world.

The South Okanagan Concert Society urges you to get your tickets and bring a friend. Our first concert of the season, the Marc Atkinson Trio, had the audience on their feet hammering hands together and calling for more.  So often, locals hear about the fantastic concert they missed and since each group only performs here once, a miss is a miss.  Don’t let that happen to you.  Encourage some friends who perhaps have not been introduced to the high quality SOCS performances and get your reserved seats now!

Tickets are on sale at <www.venablestheatre.ca> or at the theatre box office Tuesdays to Thursdays from 10 to 3 pm.  Thanks to our generous sponsors, tickets are affordable.  Two or more tickets in advance are $21 each.  A single ticket in advanced is $23.  Single tickets at the door are $25.  Children and youth are only $2.50.  All concerts in the series start at 7:30 pm.

So who are these ‘double threat’ musicians?  Of Polish origin, Dr. Kornel Wolak performs on clarinet and piano.  “Control and a smooth expressivity are what make Wolak shine” (Toronto Star).  He is currently pioneering collaborative research in oral articulators with the Department of Speech Language Pathology at the University of Toronto.  He is an internationally renowned soloist, teacher and touring chamber musician.

Originally from Alberta, Michael Bridge (accordions and piano) was named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians under 30” in 2016.  He is a winner of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Medal and the Canadian Digital Accordion Championships.  Active in new music, he has over 30 world premieres to his credit.  He is a graduate student in accordion performance at the University of Toronto studying with Joseph Macerollo.

Arrive early at Venables Theatre for the extra treat of hearing Helen Wolfe and her handbell choir perform pre-concert in the foyer.

This is the second last week of this serialization.  Once it’s done and The Plainsrunner is published, I will be asking my readers to consider writing a review for posting online.  One line or two pages, whatever suits you.  There will be review copies of the complete novel available for participants.
This week the Sunwardians keep their weapons, but they don’t know what to make of Archie.  The aliens reveal the truth about the Prime, but the Sunwardians have trouble accepting it.  They want to punish the ones who created the big ship.

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If it is Hallowe’en let’s have a face painting class at Oliver Parks and Rec!This is very scary stuff for both parties. They each designed their faces, then their partner had to paint them! Trust!The results are awesome! Well done ladies!Next week we will be making a collage using a photo of our painted faces as the focal point of the collage. . . can’t wait!

Now that those ladies are painted . . . off to the Witches!

Only on Main Street downtown Oliver right in front of City Hall.

DoubleDouble ToilAnd Trouble!Fire burn

And cauldron bubble!