by lakecountry | Dec 18, 2015 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Memories of the Okanagan – one invariably thinks of sunshine, the lake, fruit – in one word, summer. As a child growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, the winter season also had its charm and delights which remain etched in my memory. The first sign of winter was a visit...
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 | 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...
