by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
At the recently concluded convention in Penticton of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association, long-time association activist Allan Claridge was re-elected as the industry’s ombudsman. In addition, son Don was elected as the new market board chairman, replacing the...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tennis courts have been added to Jack Seaton Park — a Lake Country Lions Club project. See also 1971,...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
St. Edward’s Catholic Church was built in 1949. It was named for St. Edward the...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Al and Ida Vecchio open Al’s Cafe in Winfield which they operated for forty years. It became a center of community activity for both children and...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Pollard’s Pond, as it was known to the locals, is now the upscale, quiet subdivision known grandly as “The Lakes.” Pollard’s Pond was the original site for trap shooting and a rifle range. In that era, shooting was literally a family affair. Trap shooting was very...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sid Holtom built Winfield’s first service station from lumber salvaged from the Duke...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
The old cemetery dates from between 1906 and 1908 when the Maddock Brothers gave a lot of land (East half, Lot 66, Plan 444) for the cemetery, land where ‘several bodies had been buried’. The Museum has a copy of a ‘Deed of Land’ documenting the gift but it apparently...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Cemetery Road was established in 1907 with its starting point on Davidson Road and proceeding south to a dead end. It was so named due to its location near the cemetery. The road was paved in 1980. See also: Old...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Fred Larsen As I grew up in the Okanagan, in Woodsdale, during the 1950s, I was shaped largely by the examples of my 0.mother and father. My mother’s musical ability and sociability—as well as her love and respect for my dad and her willingness to work hard once...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Nov 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Eyles was born in Bristol, England, in 1925 and joined the Home Guard, the 8th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry at age 17. In 1943 he joined the Royal Navy where he trained as a radar operator. He served on the ships Wessex, Highflyer, Drake, Valkyrie, Golden Hind,...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Nov 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
lease note: Scott is referring to an amazing glass column soil sample that is located on display at the Museum. Stop by the Museum to view the sample and experience an informative tour on Lake Country’s Wine Culture. The soil in the glass column was collected...
by lcmuseum@shaw.ca | Nov 8, 2022 | Bloggers, Uncategorized
By: Fred Larsen As I grew up in the Okanagan, in Woodsdale, during the 1950s, I was shaped largely by the examples of my 0.mother and father. My mother’s musical ability and sociability—as well as her love and respect for my dad and her willingness to work hard once...
