Mayor Sue McKortoff posed for a photo with Santa Claus, Mike de Salaberry, when he made his appearance at Smitty’s Toys for Tots to Teens on Friday morning. McKortoff was there as a member of Osoyoos Soroptimists, one of the groups helping out at the event, which gathers toys and cash donations for the Kiwanis Club’s “Share the Christmas Spirit” program. (Richard McGuire photo)
Osoyoos Coyotes brothers Rainer (left) and Jackson Glimpel were busy serving breakfasts at Smitty’s Toys for Tots to Teens Friday morning. At the table from left are Ed and Myrna Peterson and May Hoppit. The restaurant was busy as residents brought toy and cash donations for the Kiwanis Club’s “Share the Christmas Spirit” program in exchange for free breakfast. (Richard McGuire photo)
Santa Claus, Mike de Salaberry, chats with Cathie Baskett as she eats breakfast at the Smitty’s Toys for Tots to Teens event on Friday morning. Smitty’s served free breakfasts to those who brought toys or cash donations for the Kiwanis Club “Share the Christmas Spirit” program. (Richard McGuire photo)
Randy Kassian, the advertising salesman at the Oliver Chronicle, takes care of bacon and hash brown potatoes in the kitchen at Smitty’s Toys for Tots to Teens. This was the 21st year that Wendy and Wilfred Herle and their daughter Tammy have run the event, which gathers toys and cash donations for the Kiwanis Club’s “Share the Christmas Spirit” program. Kassian has been a regular fixture in the kitchen at this event in recent years. (Richard McGuire photo)
Chase Salmond, 6, of Osoyoos was very busy decorating cookies at Troy’s Grill on Saturday afternoon. It was hard work. Of course a major part of the decorating process involves frequent tasting, just to make sure everything is right. Troy’s Grill was just one of a number of businesses running their own events during Christmas Lite-Up. (Richard McGuire photo)
Lloyd Fairweather (left) leads the Okanagan International Chorus in Christmas carols outside Osoyoos Home Hardware on Friday just before the start of the Santa Claus parade. (Richard McGuire photo)
Osoyoos Royalty Bailey Toepfer (left) and Emma Fernandes (right) were being Santa’s helpers as Nikki Dawn Photography photographed a long line of children Saturday morning at Osoyoos Baptist Church. Santa was played by Mike de Salaberry, who returned from retirement for several events this year, including Breakfast with Santa and Photos, sponsored by Osoyoos Child Care Centre. Toepfer is one of two princesses and Fernandes is Miss Osoyoos. They posed while Nikki Dawn took a quick technical break. (Richard McGuire photo)
Osoyoos Coyotes Colton Rhodes (left) and Carter Shannon serve breakfast to Brody Knight, 8, of Osoyoos Saturday morning at Breakfast with Santa and Photos at the Osoyoos Baptist Church. The event was sponsored by Osoyoos Child Care Centre. (Richard McGuire photo)
Coyotes Colton Rhodes (left) and Carter Shannon serve pancake breakfast to Addison Turnbull while her father Boyd Turnbull waits for his turn. They were at Breakfast with Santa and Photos on Saturday morning at Osoyoos Baptist Church. The event was sponsored by Osoyoos Child Care Centre. (Richard McGuire photo)
Coyote Ryan Morrell serves sausages to Elijah Zandvliet, of Osoyoos, who turns five this Saturday. At left is Coyotes owner Randy Bedard. The Coyotes were helping out at Breakfast with Santa and Photos at Osoyoos Baptist Church on Saturday morning. (Richard McGuire photo)
An Indian dinner was one of the highlights at Santa’s Night Out, an Osoyoos Secondary School dry grad fundraiser at the Sonora Community Centre Friday night. Serving from left are Rachel Gross, Chelsey Bridgeman, Nimrit Dhaliwal and Pawan Rai. (Richard McGuire photo)
Barb Steel, of Osoyoos, was selling cute little owls and hedgehogs she knits from wool at the Kiwanis Christmas Craft Fair at the Legion on Saturday morning. (Richard McGuire photo)
Yinet Gonzales was selling beautiful jewelry she makes herself at the Kiwanis Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday morning at the Legion. Among her creations are earrings, bracelets, necklaces and scarves. She also sells her products at Market on Main in the summer. (Richard McGuire photo)
