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Don Arnold’s Historic Win

Don Arnold, the younger son of Nelson and May Arnold, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold and Wayne Pretty, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pretty, both from Winfield qualified for the 1956 Olympics. Don Arnold along with teammates Walter d’Hondt, Lorne Loomer and...
Owners of the V Bar V Ranch, Joseph Hayton

Owners of the V Bar V Ranch, Joseph Hayton

Joseph Hayton was the third owner of the V Bar V ranch in Oyama. Hayton Creek and Hayton Road are named after him. He was born near Ventnor, Isle of Wight to George Hayton, Rector of Niton, and his wife Ellen Louisa (Chadwick) Hayton. He immigrated to Canada from...
Owners of the V Bar V Ranch, Part Two

Owners of the V Bar V Ranch, Part Two

William Furniss, a 57-year old English-born farmer from Vernon was the second owner of the V Bar V.  He married a widow, Almira McCluskey on 30 November 1898 and acquired an instant family. Almira and her husband William McCluskey had been married in Argenteuil,...

The Early Days of Okanagan Centre Figure 1:Warf at Okanagan Centre in early Days. Packing house to right.   For the first three decades of the twentieth century, Okanagan Centre was the commercial hub of the area. From the late 1800s to the 1930s, Okanagan Centre...