Cara Brady

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Bill Doak picks some of the bumper crop of Italian honey figs from the tree at his you-pick farm at Stepping Stones Estates in Spallumcheen.

A taste of Italy in Spallumcheen

Bill and Lovena Doak grow ripe, juicy figs along with many other fruits in their North Okanagan garden

Bill Doak picks some of the bumper crop of Italian honey figs from the tree at his you-pick farm at Stepping Stones Estates in Spallumcheen.
Joan Jong and Kalvin Krause exchange vows during a surprise wedding before a crowd at the Armstrong Farmers Market July 18.

Market wedding surprises

Joan Jong and Kalvin Krause exchange vows during a surprise wedding before a crowd at the Armstrong Farmers Market July 18.

Joan Jong and Kalvin Krause exchange vows during a surprise wedding before a crowd at the Armstrong Farmers Market July 18.
Okanagan Landing Elementary students Hailyn Willett, left, Sway Hill and Katherine Taylor prepare lino blocks for printing as part of their Artstarts project about healthy ecosystems. A banner featuring the lino prints, as well as posters and T-shirts, will be on display at the B.C. Arts Council show in Vancouver this summer.

Class not just painting flowers

Okanagan Landing elementary students learn about native and invasive plants through Artstarts.

Okanagan Landing Elementary students Hailyn Willett, left, Sway Hill and Katherine Taylor prepare lino blocks for printing as part of their Artstarts project about healthy ecosystems. A banner featuring the lino prints, as well as posters and T-shirts, will be on display at the B.C. Arts Council show in Vancouver this summer.
Jes Hatt found that improving his literacy skills gave him the confidence to start his dream  personal training business, Hatt Fitness. The Junction Literacy Centre provides information on a variety of adult literacy programs in the community.

Trainer learns to be fit of mind to succeed

Personal trainer Jes Hatt succeeds in upgrading his literacy and study skills thanks to programs offered in the community.

Jes Hatt found that improving his literacy skills gave him the confidence to start his dream  personal training business, Hatt Fitness. The Junction Literacy Centre provides information on a variety of adult literacy programs in the community.
St. James School students Dominick Kitzman (left) and James Lockwood say the trick to growing the tallest sunflower is the manure fertilizer. The students joined their classmates in growing and maintaining their own gardens through the School Garden Landed Learning program run locally by the Okanagan Science Centre.

Garden grows to new heights at St. James

Students learn that not only eating, but growing your own vegetables is good for you.

St. James School students Dominick Kitzman (left) and James Lockwood say the trick to growing the tallest sunflower is the manure fertilizer. The students joined their classmates in growing and maintaining their own gardens through the School Garden Landed Learning program run locally by the Okanagan Science Centre.
Rory Peters, left, Chloe Hancock, back, and Nicole Makohoniuk are ready for the Teen Junction Youth Centre summer programs, open to all youth ages 13 to 18. The youth will be selling art hula hoops as part of their fundraising to go to the IPE.

It’s a busy summer at Vernon’s Teen Junction

From park days to water slides to the drive-in and running and hiking, it’s a busy and fun summer at Teen Junction Youth Centre.

Rory Peters, left, Chloe Hancock, back, and Nicole Makohoniuk are ready for the Teen Junction Youth Centre summer programs, open to all youth ages 13 to 18. The youth will be selling art hula hoops as part of their fundraising to go to the IPE.
Okanagan Band elder story teller Jack Spotted Eagle will be sharing some of his favourite traditional stories at the family picnic June 27 hosted by the Vernon Interfaith Bridging Project at Kin Beach.

A picnic to share stories

The Interfaith Bridging Project in Vernon hosts a potluck picnic on June 27 welcoming people of all ages to gather to hear stories

Okanagan Band elder story teller Jack Spotted Eagle will be sharing some of his favourite traditional stories at the family picnic June 27 hosted by the Vernon Interfaith Bridging Project at Kin Beach.
Photographer Martin Vegt in his Vernon studio with some of the cameras from his collection. Vegt is retiring from professional photography, but is not hanging up his cameras.

Picturing moments in time

Since 1974, Martin Vegt’s camera has captured milestones in the lives of North Okanagan residents

Photographer Martin Vegt in his Vernon studio with some of the cameras from his collection. Vegt is retiring from professional photography, but is not hanging up his cameras.

AA is ready for 43rd Annual Round Up

Weekend event is open to all and takes place June 12 and 13 in Vernon

Dr. Shannon MacNeill (left) presents Anne McMeeking-Walsh with the 2015 Woman of the Year award at Thursday’s gala at the Prestige Hotel.

McMeeking-Walsh takes top honour

Vernon Women in Business Woman of the Year 2015 Anne McMeeking-Walsh walked to the podium, her hands clasped in disbelief

Dr. Shannon MacNeill (left) presents Anne McMeeking-Walsh with the 2015 Woman of the Year award at Thursday’s gala at the Prestige Hotel.
Brayden Rawlins, Grade 6 (left), Nathananiel Pelesof, Grade 6, Brooklyn Wright, Grade 4, and Mackenzie Rawlins, Grade 4, get ready to blend their fruit smoothie which includes raspberries, banana, yogurt and, after some discussion, spinach.

Kids find success in the kitchen

A new community cooking program for kids takes shape at elementary schools in School District 22

Brayden Rawlins, Grade 6 (left), Nathananiel Pelesof, Grade 6, Brooklyn Wright, Grade 4, and Mackenzie Rawlins, Grade 4, get ready to blend their fruit smoothie which includes raspberries, banana, yogurt and, after some discussion, spinach.
Steven Ivascu (left), Wesley Pop and Simon Ivascu are The Freedom Singers and they are performing in Vernon April 17 at Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Singers celebrate ‘Freedom’

The Freedom Singers — in concert this month in Vernon — escaped from their native Romania to triumph on the stage and in their faith

Steven Ivascu (left), Wesley Pop and Simon Ivascu are The Freedom Singers and they are performing in Vernon April 17 at Emmanuel Baptist Church.
The Eyers family, Cohen (left), Risa, Don and Dixon, invite everyone to Vernon’s second annual Autism Awareness Walk and BBQ Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Polson Park.

Family looks to the future

Autism Awareness Month is April and families in Vernon hope to share understanding and awareness at annual Autism Awareness Walk & BBQ

The Eyers family, Cohen (left), Risa, Don and Dixon, invite everyone to Vernon’s second annual Autism Awareness Walk and BBQ Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Polson Park.
Josh Vallely died from suicide Jan. 27, 2010, at age 17, leaving his mother, Melissa Craven, struggling to cope. When she attended a Sunrise Grief Retreat Society in the fall of 2014, she learned how to go on with her life for herself and her other children. The next retreat is May 1 to 5.

Sunrise offers support for the grieving

The Sunrise Grief Retreat Society holds a retreat May 1 to 5 at Deep Creek Retreat House near Salmon Arm

Josh Vallely died from suicide Jan. 27, 2010, at age 17, leaving his mother, Melissa Craven, struggling to cope. When she attended a Sunrise Grief Retreat Society in the fall of 2014, she learned how to go on with her life for herself and her other children. The next retreat is May 1 to 5.
Amy Johnson and son Jovan, four-and-a-half, share time with his favourite computer games. The newly formed T21 Connect Support group for families of people with Down syndrome will have an information table at the Village Green Centre noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, World Down Syndrome Day.

Jovan shares love and laughter

T21 Connect is a new support group for families of people with Down syndrome. March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day

Amy Johnson and son Jovan, four-and-a-half, share time with his favourite computer games. The newly formed T21 Connect Support group for families of people with Down syndrome will have an information table at the Village Green Centre noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, World Down Syndrome Day.
Megan Reeves (left) and Demetre Kontos, both VSS Grade 12 students, play the Who Am I? mixer at the BC Student Voice Okanagan region forum at the Schubert Centre Feb. 18.

Forum gives students a voice

The BC Student Voice Okanagan Region Forum brings students from Vernon and Coldstream high schools together to share, talk and ask questions

Megan Reeves (left) and Demetre Kontos, both VSS Grade 12 students, play the Who Am I? mixer at the BC Student Voice Okanagan region forum at the Schubert Centre Feb. 18.

Video encourages inclusive job sites

Community Living B.C., North Okanagan-Shuswap Community Council, is sponsoring the video contest

Maziar Bahari is an Iranian Canadian journalist whose film, To Light a Candle, will be shown Friday in Vernon, sponsored by The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Vernon.

Film To Light a Candle shows why education should not be a crime

Vernon Baha’i community to show new documentary made by once imprisoned Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari.

Maziar Bahari is an Iranian Canadian journalist whose film, To Light a Candle, will be shown Friday in Vernon, sponsored by The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Vernon.
Members of the Vernon Rotary Club in 1934 gather for a formal photograph. The club was founded in 1925.

Rotary club marks 90 years

The 90th anniversary celebration for Vernon Rotary Club takes place Friday

Members of the Vernon Rotary Club in 1934 gather for a formal photograph. The club was founded in 1925.
Curt Jensen prepares his mouth-watering and eye-pleasing Bruschetta Spinach Salad with bacon roses and lemon garlic prawns.

A home chef shares his secrets

As he whips up his gourmet creations for family and friends, Curt Jensen, aka Culinary Curt, says he believes cooking should be fun.

Curt Jensen prepares his mouth-watering and eye-pleasing Bruschetta Spinach Salad with bacon roses and lemon garlic prawns.