This week’s column is dedicated to long-time friend and well-known reporter, talk show host and news anchor Kim Calloway who passed away last week. Most recently with Q103.1, Kim has been in the industry for 50 years and Kelowna for over 20 years. He has been a good friend, respected reporter and huge community supporter. The media industry and our city will miss his familiar face. Personal condolences to fiancée, Arlene McClelland, his entire family and many friends.
Relocating from Calgary, Meagan Hughes is the new owner of Cottage Quilting at 110 – 2000 Spall Road. Meagan has brought a new energy and feel to the store, saying that the “coffee’s always on”. She offers classes from beginner to expert, for small or large projects, technique drive and has open sew days (Finish it Fridays - bring your unfinished projects to the store and sew away), along with demo days. They are a Bernina and Brother authorized dealer, which means they are also an authorized service centre for both those brands as well as a repair shop for all types of other machines as well. You can purchase notions from rulers and cutters to threads. Mark your calendar for their big sale on October 5th. They are pairing up with Brother for an all-day event, giving away $1,000. Open Monday – Saturday. Call 250-860-1120 or visit www.cottagequiltingonline.com
It’s only two weeks until Judy Lloyd leaves for London to participate in the Triathlon World Championships. She will be competing on September 11th in the World Aquathon Championship (run/swim/run) and then again on September 13th in the World Spring Triathlon Championship. Judy has also been named to Triathlon Canada’s 2013 Canadian President’s Team. Her silver medal victory at the 2012 World Sprint Triathlon Championships in her age group category earned her a place on this exclusive team. Also, this year, along with Judy five athletes from Kelowna qualified for Team Canada. They are Ian Crosthwaite, Randy Wissman, James Young and Claire Young. Randy and Ian both competed in the worlds in New Zealand last year. This is the first Worlds Competition for James and Claire. All four are competing in the Standard race on September 15th. Contact Judy at jlloyd2@telus.net
Congratulations to George Andrejew, Brock Waldron, Terry Wardrop, Barry Carter and Terry Nicol who were the Kelowna Golf & Country Club’s Overall Gross Winners in the 2013 Zone 2 – 5 Man Tournament .
Bellissimo Pizza Take Out & Delivery located at 4125B Spiers Road (next to Harvest Grocery across from South Kelowna Elementary School) is celebrating their first anniversary in business. The farm-to-table business, run by Jenelle Hynes and her partner Buzz Shuttleworth list all the local farms they use for their pizzas on every pizza box. They offer home-made tomato sauce, cheeses come from Triple Island Farm (Lumby/Cherryville), garlic is grown in Vernon and they buy their chickens just down the road. They even buy Okanagan flour. Open daily 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 12 noon to 9 p.m. Call 250-862-8332.
3 on 3 Ice Rink in West Kelowna (formerly known as OTR, NTR and Puckmasters) has new owners, has been re-branded, has a new look and has been completely renovated, offering a safe, clean and fun environment to all users of the facility. Local residents, Bob Petty and Cory Davidson have purchased the facility, which is now named Okanagan Ice and Training Centre (OIC) located at 1322 Stevens Road in West Kelowna. They are a good fit for partners, as Bob focusing on the business/finance part of the business with his background and Cory focusing on marketing with his skills in that area. The facility now boasts good ice, good boards and a clean atmosphere for everyone to enjoy. Together, Bob and Cory have four children in minor hockey and they are excited to have this new facility in the area as well. Drop in and take a look – you will be pleasantly surprised! Call 250-769-7825 or sales@oichockey.ca
Replacing Julian Cheng, who is on sabbatical, Okanagan College computer science professor Youry Khmelevsky has been appointed interim chairman for the Okanagan of the International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is also an adjunct computer science professor at UBCO.
Creator Paulette Breault and her valley wide associates of EZee Piano Systems are offering for the first time a beginner hands on piano seminar for adults and seniors in Kelowna at the Fairfield Inn, Saturday September 14th from 1:00 to 3:15 PM. Whether you're 30 or 85 plus, a total beginner or a frustrated player you will have the opportunity to play on digital keyboards and learn to play hands together. Cost is $20.00 and spouse or partner is free. This is to give people who always wanted to learn to play the piano an opportunity to find out how EZee it is to play the piano no matter what your age. For info and pre-registration call Paulette at 250-768-5089. www.EzeePianoSystems.com
The 34th Edition of the BDC (Business Development Bank) Small Business Week, a nationwide entrepreneurship event taking place from October 20 to October 26 has the theme “Success Ahead! Map your Future Growth”. To illustrate this Small BusinessWeek theme, BDC is working to produce a series of five articles to help entrepreneurs tackle future growth. Topics cover the impact of changing global trends on Canada’s economy, financial planning, e-commerce, web strategy and exporting. The articles are professionally written, are accompanied by photo stock and will be available free of charge as of September 5. If you are interesting in receiving a copy, e-mail Melissa.DIPAOLA@bdc.ca
Rodney Hobson Karate Academy (RHKA) and the Kelowna Tsuruoka Karate Club hosted the 9th Biennial Tsuruoka National Karate Tournament with teams from Canada and the USA. Congratulations to the following: Local totals were Taneda Karate Dojo (5 Silver – 2 Bronze); Kelowna Tsuruoka Karate Club (7 Gold – 7 Silver - 2 Bronze); Rodney Hobson Karate Academy (28 Gold – 18 Silver – 53 Bronze). The team from RHKA won almost all the black belt divisions and RHKA won an unprecedented 42% of all the gold medals awarded in the tournament. Call 250-491-8313 www.rhka.com
This is it! The Big 50th Class of ’64 KHS Reunion is next year, July 18 and 19, 2014. They are looking for all classmates, friends and teachers of KHS to join them, with everyone welcome for a really great weekend. If you missed the last reunion, you won’t want to miss the 50th – it may be the last. Early registration is appreciated. Email Karen Vizi at vizi.var@telus.net
The latest edition of Homes & Land (Thompson Okanagan/Kootenays) is now on shelves. Published by Suzan Hardy and with Debbie Legary VP of Marketing, along with Alison Lowes, this upscale magazine is all about buying, selling, improving and connecting. Call Debbie at 250-808-7074 or marketing@homesandlandbc.com
The Salvation Army Music & Arts School launches this fall for children and youth in Grades 1 to 9. There will be three electives to choose from; fine arts, choir and percussion, all within a faith-based setting. Classes will be held at the Salvation Army Community Church at 1480 Sutherland Avenue every Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. from September 17 to December 3, 2013. Registration is now open. Fees are based on a sliding scale. Call Jill at 250-860-2329 (330) for info and to register. www.kelownasalvationarmy.ca
The 16th Annual Okanagan Volunteer Opportunities Fair is Saturday, September 7th at Parkinson Rec Centre from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. There will be more than 75 local non-profit organizations setting up displays where you can learn more about their services and how you can volunteer and help the community. It’s a good way to network, learn new skills, give some time to the community or even partner your business with a non-profit organization. For more info call Dawn Wilkinson at Kelowna Community Resources (one of the sponsors) at 250-763-8008 or dwilkinson@kcr.ca
The Italian Club is again hosting their Italian Dinner on Saturday, September 14 at their clubhouse at 770 Lawrence Avenue. Tickets $20. (five course meal). Call Joe for tickets or details at 250-878-3619 or kcic@shaw.ca
The Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope is September 8 at Mission Creek Regional Park at 9 a.m. register online at ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca or call Jann Harrison at 250-878-8554
Canadian Blood Services still need our help! There are hundreds of unfilled appointments that are posing challenges for blood inventory and donors are needed to fill this gap. Coupled with a constant hospital demand, Blood Services is forecasting a need for hundreds of appointments to be filled between now and Labour Day to replenish stocks. They have extended the Blood Signal until Sept. 3, which is a call to action to rally together and book a blood donation appointment. You can give blood at the Kelowna Blood Donor Clinic, 103-1865 Dilworth Dr., which is open Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on alternating Saturdays (this month Aug. 10 and 24). For group bookings call local Gayle Voyer at 250-448-4022 or gayle.voyer@blood.ca or call 1-888-236-6283 www.blood.ca.
Interesting trivia from Tourism Kelowna. Did you know that the Arrowleaf Balsamroot aka the “Okanagan Sunflower” is the official flower of Kelowna? The Okanagan Sunflower thrives particularly well in the Kelowna area and is one of the longest blooming wildflowers. The plant is drought tolerant; it’s completely edible and was used by the First nation’s peoples as a food source. Its large yellow flowers reflect the sunny Okanagan skies and the hot summer climate.
Birthdays of the week – Mark Rogers, (Aug. 3); Fran Houston (Sept. 1); Valaura Vedan, KelownaNow.com (Sept. 2); Debbie MacKinnon (Sept. 2); Mayor Walter Gray (Sept. 4); Ione Yeager (Sept. 4); Shirley Philip (Sept. 4); Paul Johnson (Sept. 4); John Marritt (Sept. 4).
Maxine DeHart is a Kelowna hotelier and City Councillor. Phone her at 250-979-4546, fax 250-860-3173, E-mail maxdehart@telus.net and web-site www.welcometokelowna.com (click on Columns and then Maxine DeHart)
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