Pnfeb0215

Big and Rich returning to Merritt

JOINS DIERKS BENTLEY, LADY ANTEBELLUM AND OTHERS MERRITT - Dierks Bentley was announced as the Saturday night headliner for the Rockin’ River Fest in Merritt back in November and now several other big country names are set to join him. Big and Rich, who have previously performed in Merritt, will return to close out the...

Don’t stop believin’ Penticton

PENTICTON – Journey has included Penticton and the South Okanagan Events Centre on their Canadian tour. Expect the group’s rock anthem Don’t Stop Believin’ to be featuring during the encore. It’s one of the top-selling catalog tracks in digital history, according to a media release. It was featured in the first season of the hugely...

Veteran Penticton reporter leaving the Herald

PENTICTON - Veteran Penticton reporter John Moorhouse is preparing to say goodbye to the Penticton Herald, where he has been a staff reporter for 26 years. Moorhouse recently took on a new position with the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation as its Development and Communications Officer. He’ll be working with Janice Perrino and the rest...

Group lending support to nudists at city hall on Monday

PENTICTON - Locals Supporting Locals will be standing up for Penticton naturists, a group who enjoys going nude on Three Mile Beach, in front of Penticton City Hall today, Feb. 2. In a release this week Kevin Proteau, founder of the supporting group, said the press conference is an attempt to present to the public...

Heavy snow for the Coquihalla

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A strong, moist southwesterly flow is going to make travel on the Coquihalla Highway a challenge. The weather system will bring a mix of rain and two to four centimetres of wet snow to the summit this afternoon, Feb. 2, according to a special weather statement issued by Environment Canada. “As freezing levels...

February kicks off with snowfall

SKI HILLS CELEBRATE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - February kicked off much the same way January did, with a dump of snow. In Kamloops the snow had mostly tapered off by noon on Sunday, Feb. 1 while in Kelowna a mix of snow and rain persisted into the early evening. Penticton had just a bit of snow on...