by lakecountry | Jan 31, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
On Saturday morning Mrs. Nellie McClung1 arrived at Oyama, and was the guest of Dr Irvine and the Misses Irvine. We are indebted to the Misses Irving for their kindness in giving an “at home” and allowing all who wished to, to meet Mrs. McClung, our...
by lakecountry | Jan 17, 2014 | Announcements, Bloggers, Community Events, Lecture Series, Natural History, Thomson, Carol
“Symbolic in both Native and modern cultures, Bald Eagles are one of the most majestic birds in British Columbia. Each autumn and winter, thousands of eagles gather at spawning sites to feast on spawned-out salmon ….” Although “[e]agles mate...
by lakecountry | Jan 10, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Jim Taylor, Thomson, Carol
Recently Canada Post announced extensive changes to the Canadian mail system, specifically by introducing more community mail boxes. For we older folk, those community mailboxes hearken back to historic mail services. Winfield’s first official post office was...
by lakecountry | Jan 3, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Before the navigation canal was built in 1908, a creek drained Wood Lake into Long (Kalamalka) Lake. Wood Lake was initially four feet higher than Kalamalka, perhaps five or six feet higher during the spring freshet. In some years the water gushed down the creek...
by lakecountry | Dec 27, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
In an era before ski hills and organized sport, Lake Country residents enjoyed the great outdoors with sledding on local hills and skating on local ponds. May all of you also enjoy a happy winter season! Left to Right: Mary (Carter) Jeglum, Yoshiko Kobayashi (Mende),...
by lakecountry | Dec 13, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
If you’re still looking for a great Christmas gift, especially if it’s for a history buff, a senior, or a new resident interested in learning more about the Okanagan Valley, look no further than the Okanagan Historical Society’s latest annual report...
by lakecountry | Dec 6, 2013 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Allan Osamu Kobayashi remembers Christmas concerts at the Okanagan Centre School: “Special days came and went with the changing seasons. The first grand occasion was Halloween which meant a masquerade party. … Then came Christmas and the concert. [Teacher]...
by lakecountry | Nov 29, 2013 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Oyama was a wonderful place to grow up during the Depression. This dance troupe performed at a Kalamalka Women’s Institute garden party held on the grounds of the Prickards about 1939. By all reports it was a wonderful setting, featuring an amazing peony hedge...
by lakecountry | Nov 22, 2013 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
In the pre-WWII years, Oyama boys were numerous enough to field a hockey team that played against Vernon and perhaps other teams. They practised and played on a community hockey rink on the flat land formerly occupied by the Sterling and Pitcairn Packing House (just...
by lakecountry | Nov 15, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
The Lake Country Museum and Archives received this wonderful photograph from Mary Bailey (née Ellison). Through Gladys Trewhitt’s album on Oyama history we have identified all of the folks in the photo. The photograph was taken on August 12, 1958, marking the...
by lakecountry | Nov 1, 2013 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Oyama High School, under the leadership of coach Clause Bissell, had a great record on the soccer pitch. Their greatest rival was the Mackie Prep School in the Coldstream and in 1943 the Oyama team was victorious, winning the prestigious Silver Pheasants trophy for...
by lakecountry | Oct 25, 2013 | Bloggers, Exhibitions, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
When I [Allan Kobayashi] began my education in 1932, the Okanagan Centre School was brand new. My cousin Margaret and I were in the first Grade 1 class. From Grade 1 to 8 we were the only two in each grade as the years passed so one of us always ranked first or...
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