Opinion

Today I would like to introduce you to Mary and Wayne Hamblin. Mary (Reid) was born in Bellevue, Ont., in 1934 and Wayne was born in Leroy, Sask. in the year of 1935. Wayne was a chef by trade.

Musical comedian 'Weird Al' Yankovic is at it again with a new album, Mandatory Fun. The album, his 14th after 32 years as a signed recording artist, is his first to be a No. 1 album in the U.S. (No. 3 in Canada).

Landscaping the front yard adds to the beauty of a house and creates a good first impression. When landscaping the front yard you want to pay attention to the front door.

I couldn't have picked a better week to be in the Okanagan I doubt there is a bad week during the summer. I had a great time with family and friends at my brother's wedding in Osoyoos. It was a tiny bit smoky for one day, and then it was amazing.

I think council's idea to have a referendum question regarding water fluoridation on the upcoming municipal ballot is great.

Just about this time of year for the past two years I have written a column about what professors do in the summer.

Re: Article by Christine Hinzmann July 18/2014 Canada's oil sands producers are deeply concerned about suggestions that we don't take proper protective measures, or that we lack care or concern about our neighbours' health.

The B.C. Prosperity Fund is still holding at zero 18 months after it was announced, but billions of the dollars that are expected to flow into it are already committed. Which raises the spectre of a slight problem.

Temperature and Altitude Extremes Tuesday: Sea level, near the Great Salt Lake, we suffer a sweltering 41 C degrees in a car with a broken air conditioner.

Comic books are filled with superheroes possessing incredible powers. Some get their powers through lab accidents, such as Spiderman being bitten by a radioactive spider or the Hulk being exposed to an intensive burst of gamma rays.