Resort’s concept is crystal clear

Vernon’s first wellness resort promises to be a place where people can relax and be pampered, but the pace is rather frenetic right now. An army of workers — peaking at about 400 — is trying to ensure that everything will be ready when Sparkling Hill Resort and Wellness Hotel opens... more

2010 street cleanup takes shape

VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving through the B.C. legislature as the government gets ready to host the world and its news media at the 2010 Olympics. Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman is... more

• BREAKING NEWS: Vernon vaccination clinic added for Saturday
• Middle ground sought over water
• Lepage appeals offender status

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Maroons rolling in Valleys

It didn’t matter the division, boys or girls, the Fulton Maroons went undefeated in their respective round-robins Friday at the Okanagan Valley Volleyball Championships. In senior AA boys action, hosted by the Seaton Sonics, the No. 5 ranked Maroons grounded the... more

• Rebels raid Knights
• Caps duo earns nod
• MMA on tap at Wesbild

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Golden win for family

The orchard industry’s annual Golden Apple Award goes to a Lake Country family who operate Dorenberg Orchards — 60 acres where they’ve specialized in growing just three varieties: Sunrise, Royal Gala and Ambrosia. Marc Van Roechoudt has seen a lot of... more

• Cooper’s on the move
• Valley urged to sell the experience
• Access to the markets

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Show goes beyond Yellow Brick Road

In Camille Martens’ Oz, a lion leaps Cirque-like into the air, winged monkeys lift their legs above their heads, and black leotard-clad bodies contort into the shape of a spider. The Emerald City sparkles in all its green glory while balls... more

• Community service a tough sell
• Attracting the world to art
• No Moon? Take a bite out of these

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Learning The Ropes

• Super Fan
• Star helps stock food bank
• Community rallies behind kids

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Carugno-Passmore

Angela Erminia Carugno and Daniel Gordon Passmore were united in marriage June 6, 2009 in a double-ring ceremony performed by Laurie MacKay at St. Anne’s Church, O’Keefe Ranch. Attending Angela was her friend of 32 years, Lisa Meschino of Waterloo, Ont.... more

• It’s all about the children
• Hayhurst-Yee
• Kenyon-Stogrin

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