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 Summerland Minor Baseball is looking for Umpires
(Ed: Story only..No link) - Summerland Minor Baseball Association is actively seeking interested parties to work with the youth of our community as paid umpires for the upcoming 2010 baseball season. The association will finance training or re-certification of all returning officials or new applicants (11 years of age or older). The district’s umpire training clinic will be held on March 21st at the Penticton Community Centre. Interested parties should contact Tim Keilty at 250-494-0513 as soon as possible so they can be pre-registered. 3/12/2010 5:04:38 PM
 OK Falls: RCMP bust huge 2,000 plant grow-op
A hydro theft led police to a multi-million dollar grow-op in OK Falls on Tuesday. The Penticton RCMP Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a McLean Creek Rd. residence to investigate a hydro theft. Douglas Clifford Matthews of OK Falls, 52, and John William Parsons of Aldergrove, 43, were charged. 3/12/2010 4:24:56 PM
 Penticton council and senior managers to discuss core review
This Monday city council and senior city managers will meet privately to discuss the core services review for the first time since council received the $70,000-report March 1, according to Mayor Dan Ashton. 3/12/2010 4:09:04 PM
 Okanagan Nation Alliance calls on George Abbott to address aboriginal land title issues
It’s time for the provincial government to step up and deal with aboriginal land title issues, or they should get used to the sight of blockades, says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. “The treaty process isn’t working, so they’re going to have to engage this issue," he said. 3/12/2010 8:47:31 AM
 Penticton: Forum attracts indigenous people from around the world
The Indigenous Earth: Praxis and Transformation conference at the Penticton Lakeside Resort looks at revitalizing indigenous knowledge while promoting a new approach to
environmental sustainability. It has attracted 35 guest speakers, from the Philippines to Peru to Norway. 3/12/2010 8:19:20 AM
 Wetter than normal but still a concern for area growers
With the effects of El Niño producing warm and dry conditions around the province, an Environment Canada meteorologist said the South Okanagan is one of the few places that hasn’t been as dry. Meterologist Doug Lundquist said for precipitation Penticton had 154 per cent of the normal winter. 3/12/2010 6:02:04 AM
 Farmers Market convention at Ramada this weekend
The B.C. Association of Farmers‘ Market (BCAFM) conference is converging at the Penticton Ramada today through Sunday for training, marketing presentations and its annual general meeting. In Penticton, the farmers‘ market runs from early May until late October each year. 3/12/2010 5:54:51 AM
 Osoyoos area has compromise for Highway 97 expansion
The provincial Transportation Ministry has proposed a possible compromise to address the concerns of fruit stand owners who say they’ll lose business due to a planned expansion of Hwy. 97 north of Osoyoos. The original preliminary design for the expansion called for four lanes to be built next to the existing highway. 3/12/2010 5:45:18 AM
 Two charged with Subway robbery
Two teens have been charged with a robbery of a Penticton Subway restaurant on Tuesday. RCMP said at approximately 9:30 p.m. a lone male entered Subway, located at 1636 Main Street, produced a knife and demanded money. 3/12/2010 5:08:03 AM
 David Perry billed school board ZERO for conferences
In his first seven months on the job as school trustee, David Perry billed Okanagan Skaha School District 67 absolutely nothing for expenses. Perry, a retired teacher and former mayor of Penticton, said he felt money for trustee conventions could be best spent elsewhere. 3/12/2010 4:56:11 AM
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 Penticton Vees prep for desperate Warriors
A desperate team playing on home ice in the playoffs can be a dangerous combination. The Penticton Vees are expecting the Westside Warriors to come with their best effort tonight (7 p.m., AM-800 radio) as the best-of-seven shifts to Royal LePage Place in West Kelowna. 3/12/2010 4:48:30 AM
 Apex Resort in full swing during Spring Break
It's feeling like Spring in the valleys but up at Apex Resort, west of Penticton, the skiing, snowboarding, and just all around Winter fun is still happening. Lot's of snow and Spring break is in full swing with the Tim Hortons Tube Park open from 10am-9pm and night skiing from 4pm-9pm. 3/11/2010 10:18:53 AM
 Accused in Penticton beating death earlier won prison sentence reduction
A man charged in a beating death outside a nightclub in Penticton was convicted of beating a three-year-old girl to death in Kingston, Ont., in 1999. Michael Richard Beauchamp killed Briar Serena Greenwood in an attack the judge at his trial described as “atrocious, horrendous, wicked and hateful.” (Ed: So why was he out on the street?) 3/11/2010 8:05:05 AM
 Thursday Night Showcase goes tonight
The Thursday Night Showcase returns to the cozy confines of Smith and Company Coffee House in Penticton tonight at 8 p.m. This is the second concert for a series of events featuring local talent. On the second Thursday of each month, local musician Kyle Anderson will host four local acts in an unplugged environment. 3/11/2010 5:46:03 AM
 Summerland Fruit plant shutting down, 40 jobs lost
A fruit snack company in Summerland will be closing its doors here at the end of May. On Tuesday, SunOpta Healthy Fruit Snacks announced the pending closure of its Summerland facilities on May 28. The company makes dried apple leather and fruit snacks under the Kettle Valley Fruit Snacks label. 3/11/2010 5:32:26 AM
 RCMP seize drugs headed for the Lower Mainland
Princeton RCMP in conjunction with the Osyoos based Integrated Border Enforcement Team seized a sizeable amount of marijuana last Thursday. Police took four men from the Lower Mainland into custody as the result of two separate roadside stops. 3/11/2010 5:27:59 AM
 Penticton Murder suspect convicted previously in death of child
The man charged with killing 53-year-old Terrence Dale Wooley outside a Penticton pub last year was convicted of beating a three-year-old girl to death in Kingston, Ont., in 1999. In March of 2002, Michael Richard Beauchamp, then 31, was given five years for the crime. 3/11/2010 5:19:19 AM
 Osoyoos toughens it's stance on boating and water
The Town of Osoyoos is ready to take more control of what is happening on Osoyoos Lake – and on March 15, the public will have an opportunity to give its opinion of a proposed water zone bylaw at a public hearing. Osoyoos town council gave first reading to the bylaw on March 1. 3/10/2010 4:56:34 PM
 Olympic experience amazing for Justin Kripps
Summerland’s Justin Kripps said his four-man team with Pierre Lueders, Neville Wright and Jesse Lumsden was pleased with fifth at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. “We got unlucky the first day with the snow and crashes in front of us but we fought hard through it and gave it our best,” he said. 3/10/2010 4:52:51 PM
 Editorial from Penticton Western News on City Hall
Phrases belt-tightening and fiscal responsibility have been well-used over the past year as governments, businesses and individuals at every level fought to deal with the effects of the global recession, the worst economic crisis the world has faced since the Great Depression. 3/10/2010 4:49:58 PM
 Keremeos grapples with continuing vandalism issue
Vandalism was the topic of a discussion at Keremeos council meeting. Councillor Gary Thielmann expressed a degree of frustration. “People are holding us responsible,” he told the other councillors. “They are blaming council for not doing more.” (Ed: Welocme to local politics councillor. That's how it works.) 3/10/2010 3:08:32 PM
 OkaSim: Thieves targeting rural residences
Several residential break and enters in the area have Penticton RCMP reminding residents to ensure their homes are not left unsecured. Cpl. Martin Trudeau said the break-ins have been taking place during the day time hours between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 3/10/2010 3:04:40 PM
 Okanagan Similkameen Snowpack points to drought
Current snow conditions suggest the B.C. Southern Interior could be facing its second straight summer of drought conditions. In most areas, low-elevation snow is generally absent and mid-elevation snow throughout Interior valleys is well below normal. 3/10/2010 1:44:20 PM
 Kaleden: Stop work order on home being built of 'spare parts'
Boyd Jacobs faced the wrath of the regional district board of directors at the March 4 regular board meeting. The property in question is well known to residents of Kaleden because of its unique construction. The dwelling is being constructed, in part, out of a series of what were formerly bridge structures. 3/10/2010 6:16:20 AM
 Osoyoos, Letter to Editor about Anarchist Mountain vs RDOS
Let me establish right in the beginning that I have no intent to criticize any particular individual within the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS). The RDOS staff are generally intelligent, hard-working, enthusiastic, imaginative and want to be productive and do a good job. 3/10/2010 5:37:27 AM
 College seeks nominations
The Okanagan College Alumni Association (OCAA) is once again calling for nominations Distinguished Alumni and Young Alumni awards, looking to honour graduates of the college who are making a significant impact on their profession or in their community. 3/10/2010 5:35:25 AM
 Vees power way to Game 1 win
On a night they weren‘t at their best, the Penticton Vees were bailed out by their all-star goaltender and their league-leading power play. Denver Manderson and Beau Bennett notched power play goals as the Vees topped the Westside Warriors 3-1. Vernon Vipers beat Quesnel 6 - 2 in their opener. 3/10/2010 5:23:38 AM
 Pen Hi student wins major award
A Penticton Secondary School filmmaker won an award for a public service announcement that was part of a nationwide campaign to fight racism. Grade 11 student Jordan Findlay‘s effort, titled What Defines You?, is a 45-second video entry for About the Racism. Stop It! National Video Competition. 3/10/2010 5:20:24 AM
 'Big talk': 90% of positions 'cut' by Stockwell Day were vacant
Treasury Board President Stockwell Day is trumpeting job cuts at government boards and agencies in the name of fiscal prudence – but the measures are largely phantom restraint because most affected posts are empty and have been for some time. Only 27 of the 245 jobs being cut are currently filled. 3/9/2010 7:50:04 PM
 Update: Second-degree murder charge for Penticton man
A Penticton man has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the homicide death of 53-year-old Terrence Dale Wooley. Penticton RCMP General Investigation Section arrested 40-year-old Michael Richard Beauchamp of Penticton on March 5 for the murder of Wooley last April. 3/9/2010 6:24:06 PM
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