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On May 25th, 1958, St. Paul's United Church on Lakeshore Road was dedicated. Rev. Daniel M. Perly, who had been in charge of the Mission Road Sunday School on the site of the new church, became St. Paul's first minister. To commemorate this event, St. Paul's is celebrating its 50th Anniversary on Sunday, June 1st with worship, music and a luncheon. All those who have been a part of St. Paul's history and are interested in joining current members in the celebration are invited. Call the church office at 762-5443 to register.
Curtis Langford is the new chef at The Club at Tower Ranch.
In keeping in touch with the ever-changing face of our legal community, Tony Edwards, formerly of Benson Edwards, and Donna Caswell have been practicing patent and trade-mark law on the Westside under “Horsepower Intellectual Property Law” since last December. With Tony and Donna having more than 20 years of IP experience between them, Horsepower is the Valley’s boutique and expert IP law firm doing patents, trade-marks and licensing. Call 769-4144.
Andrea Cosar of 2 Dandy Designs has changed the company name to "Dandy Diva Gems and Jewels". Andrea designs and creates jewellery with semi precious stones, Swarovski crystals and sterling silver. She designs bracelets, earrings, necklaces and baby and toddler jewellery. Dandy Diva has been selected as a B.C. artist in the 2008 Summer Aeroplan Catalogue and her jewellery will be exclusive to Bella Clothing starting June 1. She is launching a new on-line shopping site at www.dandydiva.com and is regularly at the Farmers Market. Call 717-1383 andrea@dandydiva.com
Horizon Air is celebrating 10 years of service to Kelowna. They offer four daily flights between Kelowna and Seattle, a hub for both Horizon and sister company Alaska Airlines. They began operating on May 10, 1998 with four flights in the 27 seat Bombardier Q200 turboprop.
The Central Okanagan Foundation is celebrating “Senator Ross Fitzpatrick” at a Tribute Dinner to acknowledge his retirement, an event that we are honoured to attend. I personally would like to express my appreciation to Senator Fitzpatrick for his 10 years of service and dedication to our City and Valley. We have been very fortunate to have a respected person of his caliber and caring as a federal figure. Senator Fitzpatrick repeatedly invited many Federal dignitaries and Minister’s to visit our area and over the past ten year span, we were fortunate to have had the opportunity to personally meet them. Through this effort, he was extremely instrumental in helping and acquiring many federal grants and funds for numerous projects that will be visible and used in our community by all ages for many years to come.
Sun City Physiotherapy operated by partners Jay Stone, Tyler Dyck, Kevin Bos and Robina Palmer has opened their third location on Pollard Road in the Lake Country Medical Building. Their other two clinics are located at 1468 St. Paul Street and 202-437 Glenmore Road. They are a multi-disciplinary clinic offering physiotherapy, massage therapy, kinesiology and pedorthics. Call 762-6313.
The Downtown Kelowna Assoc. (DKA) has won an award at the Business Improvement Areas of BC's Best in the West Awards. Director, John Perrott accepted the award for "Public & Private Spaces: Clean and Beautiful" which was given for the chair program at Kerry Park. The program was designed to provide temporary seating in outdoor public spaces downtown. The DKA's Biz Patrol team places the plastic chairs and tables at Kerry Park in the morning where they remain for the day. Call 862-3515
Okanagan Mountain Helicopters owned and operated by chief pilot Johannes Vates are noted for a high standard of flight training and instruction and now are giving local site-seeing tours around our city. You can book for 12, 25 or 40 minutes and if that isn’t enough time, you can customize a tour. They have one helicopter for the site-seeing division, but have the ability, through their fleet, to dedicate another one if necessary. Located at #6285 Airport Way at the Kelowna Airport, the tours are now available on weekends. Call 491-9359 www.okhelicopters.com
The Rolling Stones, yes "the" Rolling Stones are "Having a Devil of a Time" in the B.C. wine biz with businessman Jeff Harder of Ex Nihilo Vineyards in Okanagan Centre. Jeff and Martin Erlichman, of Celebrity Cellars from L.A. started talks three years ago to develop an Ice Wine with the greatest rock band in the world. It was hard to tie the boys down for a meeting, but they finally approved the concept. Jeff formed Celebrity Cellars Canada an extension of Erlichman's USA Company. He is most notably known for being the long time manager of Barbara Streisand and other well known stars. Ex Nihilo will be launching their own ultra-premium brand this spring and the tasting room will be open in three years. Future plans include a Rolling Stones red and white wine. Jeff just returned from New York where he attended, with the band, the premiere of Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones Documentary "Shine a Light" and confirmed the release of the limited Edition:” Sympathy for the Devil" Ice Wine, which is now on sale. All bottles of the 222 cases of Pinot Noir VQA Ice Wine will be hand numbered. To order or info call 250-766-5522 or visit www.rollingstonesicewine.com or www.celebritycellarscanada.com
Had a great chat with Steve Hardy about his brand new web-site iRANKD.com. It's really neat. Steve is a local entrepreneur who has been working on this project for a year. The site is now officially launched and there has already been some encouraging traffic. The goal of the site is to become the definite source for public opinion, a place where the public can ask questions and the public can answer them. What a unique concept. It's a great way to express an opinion and the range of topics on the site is almost infinite. A user can ask almost any question about any topic that is of interest to them. So, you can vote, create a question or write your own opinion. It's sort of the "wikipedia of opinions." Try it for yourself. www.irankd.com
After 10 years with Interior Health, Karen Guy has embarked on a whole new career and is now a realtor with Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty. kguy@coldwellbanker.ca
I rarely write about medical issues, but thought I'd share this with you. Last year I had terrible pain in my right leg. Matter of fact, I was wearing a huge ugly brace last summer and boy, was that a pain, especially with nylons and a dress. Dr. Shepherd gave me the news that I had arthritis in my knee. Like usual I disagreed with him and like usual he was right. I tried everything to get rid of the pain and the brace, but to no avail. Some days were great, others were horrible. I was limping and feeling sorry for myself and ran into Naturopathic Physician, Dr. David Wikenheiser. He asked what happened and after my sorrowful story asked me to try some Oxygen Ozone Therapy (no, not for my head). I went right the next day and to make a long story short, after only three treatments my leg pain had subsided and quickly after that it was gone. The treatments are simple, do not hurt (small needles) and take very little time. Now and then if I wear heels for more than a couple of days it comes back, but it goes away quickly and is never as bad as it was. I sometimes wear a smaller brace when I'm golfing or walking long distances just for precautionary measures. Dr. Wikenheiser says he has more luck with back and neck problems with this therapy, but it worked for me. I'm sure it's not for everyone, but you might want to try it. The only thing you have to loose is the pain. Call 762-8900 for a consultation.
Lil Moller, of the Kelowna Hostesses and long time Kelowna resident is recuperating well after her surgery in Victoria. She will be up and around soon and will see all her friends at A&W in the next week or so. Call her at 868-8010
Happy 38th Anniversary Marg and Dave Hobson (May 16).
This is really neat. Patrick Woods and his daughter Morgan have been invited to face the Dragons on CBC's popular Dragons' Den on Sunday, May 25. They are presenting a game that Patrick invented about teaching how money works today, and is aimed at ages 10 and up. It’s challenging for adults, but is accommodating to younger players and is made so mom and dad can play with their kids and teach them about money. It’s a high end market game that is an accurate simulation of economic principals, the trading in markets and the mechanics of corporations. It has common shares, directorships with annual salaries, preferred shares with annual dividends, bonds and debentures with annual interest, stock promotions and more. Time is built into the game. It’s both entertaining and educational and now available at Chapters, Loadzatoys and Bergmans. Call Patrick at 862-7829.
Mekong Restaurant owned and operated by Dan and Wanda Truong is celebrating their 21st year in business and, as usual, during the month of May, are having a contest and giving away a trip for two to Victoria. All you have to do is drop in for lunch or dinner and fill out an entry form. It’s as easy as that! Call 763-2238
Golf Pro Tara Roden of Gallagher’s/Urban Links has joined forces with Cassandra Tompkins of The Women’s Place Fitness Group to host a Ladies Golf Night at Pinnacle on Thursdays with 9 holes of golf, golf tips, fitness tips and prizes. Cost is $22. Call 762-7255.
Around our Town…..
The last day of the SPCA Kelowna Kamloops Challenge is Thursday, May 15 at the Bone & Biscuit Co. in Orchard Plaza. Bring your furry friend and join Tim Allen of Power 104 on location. Call 859-2472.
The “Farewell to Dr. Knox” celebration is May 15 from 4:30-7pm at Dr. Knox School. After 50 years, the staff and students are moving to a brand new, beautiful campus on Drysdale Blvd.
Canadian Blood Services needs blood. The Sirens Ladies Rugby team and the Kelowna Rugby Club are holding a “Battle of the Sexes” blood drive on May 21st from 4-6:30pm. All you have to do is call 1-888-236-6283 and make an appointment. You could save up to four lives with one-half hour of your time. It’s that easy. Call Asia Snook (Sirens Ladies) at 718-2742.
The Parent Advisory Council fundraiser for Mount Boucherie School is May 18 at Royal LePage Place. Makin’ Magic is two-90 minute shows by John Kaplan at 4:00 and 7:00pm. Mayor Rosalind Neis has volunteered to be “sawn in half”. SelectYourTickets.com
“A Note-Worthy Feast” is a fundraiser hosted by Kelowna Community Music School to raise money for a grand piano on May 29 at the Kelowna Golf and Country Club. Tickets $75 at KCMS, 728 DeHart Road or call 860-1737 to reserve.
Quote of the week – A loyal friend is worth 10,000 relatives. (Submitted by Tracy Nyboe, RE/MAX Kelowna)
Birthdays of the week – Happy 65th Jerry Reiber, Corvette Club - you’re still older than George, (May 17); Happy 61st Dave Little, Byers Transport (May 19); Stan Martindale, Ramada Hotel (May 16); Donna Kuffler, new Kelowna resident (May 8); Kate Gilchrist (May 16); Rae Stewart, Regional District (May 18).
Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna hotelier. Phone her at 979-4546, fax 860-3173, E-mail maxdehart@telus.net and web-site www.welcometokelowna.com (click on Business) |
