Marshall Jones

Marshall Jones

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  • Joined: September 18, 2012
  • Articles: 3161

Salmon Arm pawn shop offers reward for stolen stuff

SALMON ARM - The owner of a Shuswap pawn shop is offering a reward for the "losers" who stole stuff from his store during a break in. RCMP have confirmed that Shuswap Pawn was broken into at 7:47 p.m., Jan. 10. Owner Mike Jalving says the thieves damaged display cases and the front door but...

Salmon Arm RCMP want your help finding stolen truck

SALMON ARM - Police are on the lookout for a stolen pickup truck and could use your help. Salmon Arm Staff Sgt. Scott West says the 2007 black GMC Sierra truck with Alberta plates EKS767 was stolen from a parking lot on Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. in the 2400 block of the Trans Canada...

It took years of hard work for David Jones to become David Bowie

LONDON – It took years of hard work for David Jones to become David Bowie. The aspiring artist was a teen popster, a hippy-ish folkie and a purveyor of novelty records ("The Laughing Gnome," best forgotten), before emerging from his chrysalis to become one of the most unpredictable and influential figures in music.

Kelowna business group votes to allow female members

KELOWNA - Women will finally be allowed into an exclusive business group in Kelowna. The Kelowna Jaycees, a chapter of Junior Chamber International, voted last night to allow women to join their club for the first time in decades. A release this morning says more than 75 per cent of 60 Jaycees who attended last...

No girls allowed? Kelowna business group to vote on female membership

KELOWNA - Members of one of this city's oldest business groups are voting tonight on what may sound like an odd resolution — whether they want to allow women into the club or not. Since 1935, the Kelowna Jaycees have brought together business professionals from ages 18 to 40. While it appears at some point...

Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer and daughter of Nat ‘King’ Cole, has died

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own considerable success with R&B hits like "Our Love" and "This Will Be" before triumphantly intertwining their legacies to make his "Unforgettable" their signature hit through technological wizardry, has died. She was 65.

Our very best of 2015: Why your news is incomplete without iNFOnews.ca

This has been a big stepping stone year for us at iNFOnews.ca in so many ways. But the only ones that really matter are the ones that hit the page. These are some of my favourite stories from 2015. Every one of them and dozens more make me proud to work with this team. Nearly...