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Susan Weeks of Armstrong appears on the spring issue of Pro Painter magazine.

Painter gains national exposure

Susan Weeks became the first woman to grace the cover of Pro Painter magazine in the spring issue

Susan Weeks of Armstrong appears on the spring issue of Pro Painter magazine.
Choir students Michael Whibley (from left), Evan Ellis, James Whibley and Justin Kopy practice O Canada before performing it at their W.L. Seaton graduation Thursday at the Performing Arts Centre.

Grads look to the future

Moms were crying as they sent their children off to get suited up in Seaton's royal blue and white grad gowns

Choir students Michael Whibley (from left), Evan Ellis, James Whibley and Justin Kopy practice O Canada before performing it at their W.L. Seaton graduation Thursday at the Performing Arts Centre.
Jenny Garbutt recently opened ReJen Health in Vernon’s Sterling Centre.

ReJen focuses on health

Jenny Garbutt completed her electro-proscope course at the Thorp Institute last October in Encinitas, Cali.

Jenny Garbutt recently opened ReJen Health in Vernon’s Sterling Centre.
Jackie Little of Port Alberni tees off on the 9th hole at the B.C. Senior Women’s Golf Championship Wednesday at Vernon Golf and Country Club.

Little delivers on home greens

Jackie Little felt nice and comfortable walking down the 18th fairway to a glowing crowd.

Jackie Little of Port Alberni tees off on the 9th hole at the B.C. Senior Women’s Golf Championship Wednesday at Vernon Golf and Country Club.
Ryan Sarazin (left) of the Vernon Tigers sprints towards the net as Jerome Thorne of the Kamloops Venom holds him back in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League play Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place.

Jensen jumpstarts Tigers comeback

The Vernon Source for Sports Tigers mounted a huge third period comeback and became the first team to knock off the Kamloops Venom.

Ryan Sarazin (left) of the Vernon Tigers sprints towards the net as Jerome Thorne of the Kamloops Venom holds him back in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League play Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place.
Podiatrist Dr. Mike Motyer is preparing to move North Okanagan Foot and Ankle to a new location in Vernon.

Clinic on the move

Podiatrist Dr. Mike Motyer is packing up shop and relocating North Okanagan Foot and Ankle

Podiatrist Dr. Mike Motyer is preparing to move North Okanagan Foot and Ankle to a new location in Vernon.
Karley Fugel won Most Outstanding and Top Academic Female Athlete at the Rotary Athletic Awards Wednesday night at the Best Western Vernon Lodge.

Panthers reap Rotary awards

Vernon’s elite high school athletes had their shoes shined and their hair curled and the W.L. Seaton jazz band rocked the house.

Karley Fugel won Most Outstanding and Top Academic Female Athlete at the Rotary Athletic Awards Wednesday night at the Best Western Vernon Lodge.

AT RANDOM: Blue Jays bashed in May

I have never had so much fun watching the Toronto Blue Jays play as I did in May

Junior chamber members keep active

Vernon’s Junior Chamber International has been involved in considerable charitable work in the community

Vernon’s Nicholas Hartell fights for a loose ball as a member of the Okanagan Bandit Selects in a tournament last March in Las Vegas.

Hartell struts stuff for U.S. colleges

Nicholas Hartell won’t be visiting every city in Steve Miller’s Rock’n Me song, but he will be awfully close.

Vernon’s Nicholas Hartell fights for a loose ball as a member of the Okanagan Bandit Selects in a tournament last March in Las Vegas.
Melanie Inzunza is the ambassador for Au Pair in America in Vernon.

Au pair program opens up the world

Melanie Inzunza is an interviewer and ambassador for Scotia Personnel, a branch of Au Pair in America

Melanie Inzunza is the ambassador for Au Pair in America in Vernon.
Tamara Lochhead (left), with Monahan Agency, and Bookland store manager Lexi Boone prepare for Bookland’s Hospice House Day fundraiser Saturday from 9 to 5 p.m.

Bookland rallies behind Hospice House

Bookland is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the North Okanagan Hospice Society with a massive fundraiser Saturday

Tamara Lochhead (left), with Monahan Agency, and Bookland store manager Lexi Boone prepare for Bookland’s Hospice House Day fundraiser Saturday from 9 to 5 p.m.
Jessy Buchanan of Vernon takes aim at Lincoln Lanes following her near-perfect game.

Buchanan rolls close to 450

The Rocket was one frame away from immortalization.

Jessy Buchanan of Vernon takes aim at Lincoln Lanes following her near-perfect game.
Viper captain Ryan Renz embraces former teammate Riley Hunt, of the Yorkton Terriers after Yorkton’s 6-3 Royal Bank Cup semifinal win Saturday afternoon at Kal Tire Place

Vipers move on after loss

The Vernon Vipers move on with their lives today, four days after their hockey season ended in the Royal Bank Cup.

Viper captain Ryan Renz embraces former teammate Riley Hunt, of the Yorkton Terriers after Yorkton’s 6-3 Royal Bank Cup semifinal win Saturday afternoon at Kal Tire Place
Colton Sparrow (left) and Brett Mulcahy of the Vernon Vipers take a knee after a disappointing semifinal loss against the Yorkton Terriers Saturday at Kal Tire Place.

Yorkton knocks out Vernon

The Yorkton Terriers advance to the Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Championship with a 6-3 win over the Vernon Vipers.

Colton Sparrow (left) and Brett Mulcahy of the Vernon Vipers take a knee after a disappointing semifinal loss against the Yorkton Terriers Saturday at Kal Tire Place.
Dylan Chanter of the Vernon Vipers holds off Jesse Bernard of the Dauphin Kings in Royal Bank Cup action Tuesday night at Kal Tire Place.

Vipers play and see

The Vernon Vipers will wake either anticipating a Saturday semifinal game or contemplating a lost opportunity at the Royal Bank Cup.

Dylan Chanter of the Vernon Vipers holds off Jesse Bernard of the Dauphin Kings in Royal Bank Cup action Tuesday night at Kal Tire Place.
Dylan Chanter of the Vernon Vipers holds off Jesse Bernard of the Dauphin Kings in Tuesday night's 2014 RBC Cup game at Kal Tire Place.

Dauphin dominates and advances

The Dauphin Kings became the first team through to the semifinals with a 5-2 win over the Vernon Vipers.

Dylan Chanter of the Vernon Vipers holds off Jesse Bernard of the Dauphin Kings in Tuesday night's 2014 RBC Cup game at Kal Tire Place.
Vernon Vipers’ major award winners, from left, Dexter Dancs, Riley Guenther, Josh Bryan and Michael McNicholas try on their Royal Bank Cup special commemorative jerseys during practice at Kal Tire Place.

Vipers honour finest

A 30-win season, an Interior Division title and hosting the Royal Bank Cup isn’t always easy on the coaching staff.

Vernon Vipers’ major award winners, from left, Dexter Dancs, Riley Guenther, Josh Bryan and Michael McNicholas try on their Royal Bank Cup special commemorative jerseys during practice at Kal Tire Place.
Logan Mick of the Vernon Vipers battles Brett D’Andrea of the Carleton Place Canadians for the puck in their opening game of the 2014 RBC Cup Saturday night at Kal Tire Place.

Vipers lose RBC opener

The Carleton Place Canadians spoiled the party as they knocked off the Snakes 3-2 in round robin play Saturday night.

Logan Mick of the Vernon Vipers battles Brett D’Andrea of the Carleton Place Canadians for the puck in their opening game of the 2014 RBC Cup Saturday night at Kal Tire Place.
Logan Mick of the Vernon Vipers battles Brett D’Andrea of the Carleton Place Canadians for the puck in their opening game of the 2014 RBC Cup Saturday night at Kal Tire Place.

Vipers drop RBC opener

The Carleton Place Canadians edged the Vernon Vipers 3-2 in round robin play of the Royal Bank Cup Saturday night at Kal Tire Place.

Logan Mick of the Vernon Vipers battles Brett D’Andrea of the Carleton Place Canadians for the puck in their opening game of the 2014 RBC Cup Saturday night at Kal Tire Place.