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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joined MP Richard Cannings at the United Way's annual fundraiser on March 2. (Brennan Phillips - Western News)

Photos: United Way breakfast in Penticton raises over $23,000

The 11th annual Drive-Thru Breakfast had another successful year

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joined MP Richard Cannings at the United Way's annual fundraiser on March 2. (Brennan Phillips - Western News)
Swinging with the Stars raised more than $535,000 for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association on Saturday night, Feb. 25 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna. (Swinging with the Stars - Central Okanagan/Facebook/Voth Photography)
Swinging with the Stars raised more than $535,000 for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association on Saturday night, Feb. 25 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna. (Swinging with the Stars - Central Okanagan/Facebook/Voth Photography)
(KCR/Submitted)

KCR: A workshop for volunteer managers

These columns are contributed by the KCR Community Resources

  • Mar 2, 2023
(KCR/Submitted)
Lake Country Food Bank. (Brittany Webster/the Calendar)

Lake Country Food Bank battling misconceptions around assistance

The organization posted a video to Facebook to educate the community

Lake Country Food Bank. (Brittany Webster/the Calendar)
South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as “one of the brightest students in the world.” (Contributed photo)

B.C. Grade 3 student ‘one of world’s brightest’

Zhiji Dong was among highest scorers in Center for Talented Youth assessment

South Surrey Grade 3 student Zhiji Dong has been honoured by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as “one of the brightest students in the world.” (Contributed photo)
St. John Ambulance therapy dog Cooper spreading the love at a seniors’ residence in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs spreading joy in the Okanagan

Capital News joined labradoodle Cooper as he was hard at work at Vineyards Residence in Kelowna

St. John Ambulance therapy dog Cooper spreading the love at a seniors’ residence in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
(Kevin Blakely/Facebook)

PHOTOS: Northern Lights display over Lake Country

The Aurora Borealis graced the sky with a pink and green light show

(Kevin Blakely/Facebook)
The first Luxe Fashion Market was held at Laurel Packinghouse on Feb. 26, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
The first Luxe Fashion Market was held at Laurel Packinghouse on Feb. 26, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Canadians are making their final Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions, in advance of the deadline. (Black Press Media file)

QUIZ: How much do you know about money and savings?

In January and February, Canadians make their final savings contributions for the tax year.

Canadians are making their final Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions, in advance of the deadline. (Black Press Media file)
The Kelowna Home Show has returned to Prospera Place this weekend with 160 different vendors. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Kelowna Home Show returns to Prospera Place

The home show is going on until 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday

The Kelowna Home Show has returned to Prospera Place this weekend with 160 different vendors. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
The OneWorld Festival in Penticton returned Saturday, Feb. 25, for a celebration of culture and diversity. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)

PHOTOS: More than 35 countries represented in OneWorld Festival’s return to Penticton

‘This is a beautiful thing,’ said Cherry Fernandez from Penticton-based SOICS

The OneWorld Festival in Penticton returned Saturday, Feb. 25, for a celebration of culture and diversity. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)
Josh Bickle and son Max bid $4,000 to the R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum and won a caramel apple pie. (Rebecca Willson- Salmon Arm Observer)
Josh Bickle and son Max bid $4,000 to the R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum and won a caramel apple pie. (Rebecca Willson- Salmon Arm Observer)
Between them, sisters Bernadette Desy (left), from Everett, Wash., and Vernon’s Simone Huhtala have eached live more than a century. Desy turned 101 on Feb. 11 and her baby sister celebrated becoming a centenarian on Feb. 24 at Vernon’s Schubert Centre.(Roger Knox - Morning Star)

Vernon woman celebrates 100th birthday with older sister

Simone Huhtala had about 100 people at her party, including sister Bernadette from the U.S., age 101

Between them, sisters Bernadette Desy (left), from Everett, Wash., and Vernon’s Simone Huhtala have eached live more than a century. Desy turned 101 on Feb. 11 and her baby sister celebrated becoming a centenarian on Feb. 24 at Vernon’s Schubert Centre.(Roger Knox - Morning Star)
The Sicamous Community Banner Project’s 2023 creations so far are united by the theme ‘bees and butterflies.’ Only 20 of the hand-painted banners will be hung this year in Sicamous, and none on Main Street, as per a council decision which banner organizers say they weren’t consulted on. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)

Sicamous banner project participants upset after council opts for branding on Main Street

Organizer unhappy with lack of communication from district for project in its 23rd year

The Sicamous Community Banner Project’s 2023 creations so far are united by the theme ‘bees and butterflies.’ Only 20 of the hand-painted banners will be hung this year in Sicamous, and none on Main Street, as per a council decision which banner organizers say they weren’t consulted on. (Rebecca Willson- Eagle Valley News)
B.C. Wildlife Federation offers a course called ‘Becoming an Outdoors Woman’ where women can learn archery, nature photography, proper handling of game meat, firearm safety and more (Brittany Webster/the Calendar)
B.C. Wildlife Federation offers a course called ‘Becoming an Outdoors Woman’ where women can learn archery, nature photography, proper handling of game meat, firearm safety and more (Brittany Webster/the Calendar)
Gender neutral washroom commitment for middle and secondary public schools has the support of the Central Okanagan Board of Education. (File photo)

Gender-neutral school washrooms endorsed by Central Okanagan trustees

Student and staff gender privacy and dignity motivation for policy

Gender neutral washroom commitment for middle and secondary public schools has the support of the Central Okanagan Board of Education. (File photo)
Kevin Edgecombe at a build in Nepal in 2018. (Facebook)

Kelowna charity looks for volunteers to travel to Nepal

Her International is travelling to Nepal to help build much needed washrooms

Kevin Edgecombe at a build in Nepal in 2018. (Facebook)
Dale Hofer of the Knights of Columbus hands the keys to a new Toyota Rav4 to Reno and Kathy Ouano, who won the vehicle as the top prize in the Knights’ 2022 charity appeal draw. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Surrey couple leaves Vernon Toyota in new free car

Reno Ouano and his wife Kathy took home the first prize in the Knights of Columbus’s 2022 charity appeal

Dale Hofer of the Knights of Columbus hands the keys to a new Toyota Rav4 to Reno and Kathy Ouano, who won the vehicle as the top prize in the Knights’ 2022 charity appeal draw. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
Wesley Heppner. (BCLC/Submitted)
Wesley Heppner. (BCLC/Submitted)
Kindergarteners from Peter Greer Elementary handed out pink t-shirt cut outs to the high school students at George Elliot Secondary for Pink Shirt Day 2023. (Brittany Webster/the Calendar)

Kindergarteners spread the love for Pink Shirt Day in Lake Country

The young students sported pink shirts that read ‘Kindness is a Superpower’

Kindergarteners from Peter Greer Elementary handed out pink t-shirt cut outs to the high school students at George Elliot Secondary for Pink Shirt Day 2023. (Brittany Webster/the Calendar)
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