Katherine Mortimer

Marie Hayden and her daughter, Amelia, nine, with some of the tiny dresses that have been created from donated wedding and formal gowns for B.C. Angel Dresses, to be given to parents whose baby has died. Hayden Fitness is a collector location for the gowns and dresses.

Dresses made for angels

Donations of bridal, grad and bridesmaid gowns are transformed into a gift for bereaved parents

Marie Hayden and her daughter, Amelia, nine, with some of the tiny dresses that have been created from donated wedding and formal gowns for B.C. Angel Dresses, to be given to parents whose baby has died. Hayden Fitness is a collector location for the gowns and dresses.

Swim school considered

Swimming classes proposed for Vernon School District by Kokanee Swim Club

Aboriginal agreement with school district in the works

The Vernon School District has moved closer to signing the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement

Clarence Fulton graduate Alexa Lewis is one of five Vernon School District students who earned the Governor General Award in 2014.

District’s top students honoured

Governor General Award is given annually to the top students across the country

Clarence Fulton graduate Alexa Lewis is one of five Vernon School District students who earned the Governor General Award in 2014.

Trustees’ term starts with tours

Both new and veteran trustees at the Vernon School District are looking ahead to the future.

With the help of Vernon Firefighters and other volunteers, The Rice Box is getting ready for its annual Wokathon, taking place Jan. 18, with all revenue that day split between the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation and the Cambodia Support Group.

The Rice Box stirs up Wokathon

Annual fundraiser will divide all revenue from the Jan. 18 event to the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation and the Cambodia Support Group

With the help of Vernon Firefighters and other volunteers, The Rice Box is getting ready for its annual Wokathon, taking place Jan. 18, with all revenue that day split between the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation and the Cambodia Support Group.

AT RANDOM: Sliding into winter

This week’s snow days were greeted with cheers by most of the kids I know, including my daughter, who was thrilled...

Mike Panian — in full armour for a photo shoot — is teaching classes in western martial arts at a Vernon yoga studio.

Facing fears through martial arts

Mike Panian teaches western martial arts at workshops in Vernon, to both youth and adults

Mike Panian — in full armour for a photo shoot — is teaching classes in western martial arts at a Vernon yoga studio.
Grade 10 Fulton leadership students Alish Curran and David Kane pack groceries by donation at the Real Canadian Superstore recently as a fundraiser for their school’s lunch program.

Students learn help starts at home

Leadership students at Fulton have come up with some creative ways of helping their own

Grade 10 Fulton leadership students Alish Curran and David Kane pack groceries by donation at the Real Canadian Superstore recently as a fundraiser for their school’s lunch program.
Grade 6 student Quentin Simbala tends to the garden set up by Roland Peltier at Hillview elementary school in Vernon, where everything from tomatoes to strawberries are grown.

Pick of the crop at Hillview school

An aquaponics system has been set up where fish and plants work together in a symbiotic relationship

Grade 6 student Quentin Simbala tends to the garden set up by Roland Peltier at Hillview elementary school in Vernon, where everything from tomatoes to strawberries are grown.
Joe (Santa) Nussli gets a warm welcome from youngsters Sasha Pisiak (left), Alexander Katalinic and Sawyer McNamara taken during one of  his visits to a neighbour’s home a few years ago.

Santa hangs up his hat

Joe Nussli has been wearing the red suit for more than three decades

Joe (Santa) Nussli gets a warm welcome from youngsters Sasha Pisiak (left), Alexander Katalinic and Sawyer McNamara taken during one of  his visits to a neighbour’s home a few years ago.
Vernon school trustee Kelly Smith signs the code of ethics before Justice Frank Cole Wednesday.

Smith named district chairperson

Kelly Smith was elected to the position by acclamation at Wednesday’s public board meeting

Vernon school trustee Kelly Smith signs the code of ethics before Justice Frank Cole Wednesday.
Bruce Weitzel (right), Open Door principal, chats with Bill Turanski, who served as a Vernon School  District trustee for 21 years.

Turanski draws praise for dedication

Bill Turanski’s 21 years of service as a school trustee was recognized during a reception

Bruce Weitzel (right), Open Door principal, chats with Bill Turanski, who served as a Vernon School  District trustee for 21 years.
Shane Brooks (left), six, and his cousin Jayden Collis, five, enjoy a visit and the chance to play Santa’s elves at Christmas Ranch Tree Farm, owned by Shane’s grandparents and Jayden’s great-grandparents, Bud and Betty Collis.

Christmas begins on the farm

At Bud and Betty Collis' u-cut tree farm in Lumby, the Christmas spirit is alive and well

Shane Brooks (left), six, and his cousin Jayden Collis, five, enjoy a visit and the chance to play Santa’s elves at Christmas Ranch Tree Farm, owned by Shane’s grandparents and Jayden’s great-grandparents, Bud and Betty Collis.
Jacob Day, a student at Vernon Community School, paints an old Tonka truck to make it like new to be given to a child in need through Santas Anonymous in Vernon.

Students wear Santa hats

Vernon Community School students give back through a collaboration with Santas Anonymous to help children in need

Jacob Day, a student at Vernon Community School, paints an old Tonka truck to make it like new to be given to a child in need through Santas Anonymous in Vernon.

AT RANDOM: Adieu to a legend

Most Canadians are aware that hockey legend Jean Béliveau has gone on to that great rink in the sky

Kyla Henry as the young mother Mary in the play that is part of Bethlehem Star, the annual event taking place Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Vernon.

Take a Christmas journey

Emmanuel Baptist Church invites everyone in the community to begin Christmas where Christmas began, at Bethlehem Star Dec. 5 to 7

Kyla Henry as the young mother Mary in the play that is part of Bethlehem Star, the annual event taking place Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Vernon.

Committee drives busing plan

Newly formed transportation sub-committee hopes to tackle parents’ concerns over recent changes

November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, and members of the B.C. Pulmonary Hypertension Society man the information booth at Walmart: retired nurse and board member Betty Ross (left), and women with PH Joan Nemeth, Doreen Millar and Marilyn Lane.

There is hope for those with PH

Getting a diagnosis is difficult, but for people with pulmonary hypertension, improvements in treatment has led to longer, healthier lives

November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, and members of the B.C. Pulmonary Hypertension Society man the information booth at Walmart: retired nurse and board member Betty Ross (left), and women with PH Joan Nemeth, Doreen Millar and Marilyn Lane.
Mollie Bono and Steve Connor take part in the Vernon School District all-candidates forum Tuesday.

Election 2014: Education dominates discussion at forum

School District 22: Vernon School District trustees go before the public prior to an election

Mollie Bono and Steve Connor take part in the Vernon School District all-candidates forum Tuesday.