The Rotary Club of Osoyoos handed out a number of cheques to community organizations last Wednesday at a joint social event with the South Okangan Chamber of Commerce. Representing recipients from left are: Marieze Tarr (Roots of Empathy anti-bullying project); Tamara Aspell (Desert Sun Counselling and Better at Home); Chrissie Coffin (Osoyoos Childcare Centre); Janice Perrino and John Moorehouse (South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation); Rebecca Bayda and Lisa Kunz (Osoyoos Elementary School Parent Advisory Council); Karen Somerset (Rotary Exchange Student); Philip Jansen (Daffodil Dash and Canadian Cancer Society); Sue McKortoff (Osoyoos Free Public Skating); Judy Miller-Bennett (Rotary president); Ron Leigh (Osoyoos Concert Series); and Harold Cox (Rotary Scholarship Fund). (Richard McGuire photo)

The Rotary Club of Osoyoos handed out a number of cheques to community organizations last Wednesday at a joint social event with the South Okangan Chamber of Commerce. Representing recipients from left are: Marieze Tarr (Roots of Empathy anti-bullying project); Tamara Aspell (Desert Sun Counselling and Better at Home); Chrissie Coffin (Osoyoos Childcare Centre); Janice Perrino and John Moorehouse (South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation); Rebecca Bayda and Lisa Kunz (Osoyoos Elementary School Parent Advisory Council); Karen Somerset (Rotary Exchange Student); Philip Jansen (Daffodil Dash and Canadian Cancer Society); Sue McKortoff (Osoyoos Free Public Skating); Judy Miller-Bennett (Rotary president); Ron Leigh (Osoyoos Concert Series); and Harold Cox (Rotary Scholarship Fund). (Richard McGuire photo)

Judy Miller-Bennett, president of the Rotary Club of Osoyoos (second from right) presented staff of the Osoyoos Times with a Friends of Rotary Award. Miller-Bennett congratulated the paper for being named best in Canada in its circulation class recently at the Canadian Community Newspaper Association awards. From left are Richard McGuire, Ronda Jahn, Ken Baker, Miller-Bennett and Linda Bolton. Missing are editor Keith Lacey and administrator Jocelyn Merit.

Judy Miller-Bennett, president of the Rotary Club of Osoyoos (second from right) presented staff of the Osoyoos Times with a Friends of Rotary Award. Miller-Bennett congratulated the paper for being named best in Canada in its circulation class recently at the Canadian Community Newspaper Association awards. From left are Richard McGuire, Ronda Jahn, Ken Baker, Miller-Bennett and Linda Bolton. Missing are editor Keith Lacey and administrator Jocelyn Merit.