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Share a Smile DialeD in Mark Brett
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Making a call that counts for kids is what organizers are hoping people will do during Sunday’s Shaw Share a Smile telethon for the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre. The 36th annual fundraising event begins at noon and can be seen live on Shaw, channel 11 and streaming on the centre’s website, www. osns.org. In 2014, thanks to the generosity of people throughout the regions served by the non-profit agency, over $42,000 was raised to help keep the centre operating. “The way we’re looking at it, is that any amount we receive is wonderful and very appreciated,” said Manisha Willms, the centre’s executive director. In fact one component of the fundraiser, the online auction has already begun and can be accessed by going to the website. This year it’s even bigger and better according to the executive director. “We are growing this idea and loving this idea and we have such generous partners in the South Okanagan Similkameen,” said Willms “Last year we had 30 online auction items this year we have 80 and they’re fantastic. Bidding will continue until 5 p.m. the day of the telethon. “The telethon is important to the centre for two reasons, first of all it is our biggest fundraising effort of the year and it literally does help us keep our doors open,” said Willms. “We do get money from government cover the cost of wages for our therapists, but everything we need in terms of materials and having the right equip- ExEcutivE DirEctOr Manisha Willms of the OSNS child and Youth Development centre surrounded by many of the special items ment to do the therapy work we do comes from donated as auction items that will be part of Sunday’s annual Shaw Share a Smile telethon which runs from noon to 5 p.m. Bidding on telethon.” the auction items has already begun at www.osns.org. Mark Brett/Western News See TELETHON on PG. 3
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One school, two campus options explored by School District 67 Dale Boyd
Western News Staff
A suggestion from a member of the public has Okanagan-Skaha School District 67 exploring options to turn Penticton Secondary School and KVR Middle School into a “one school, two campus” solution in the face of upcoming closures. Two options suggested at the public meeting at the Shatford Centre on Oct. 26 were added to the seven prior options going forward in the consolation process.
Both of the new plans have the Pen High and KVR Middle School hosting Grades 9-12. According to a press release from SD67, senior staff have determined them to be a “viable alternative” with two possible courses of action. “It’s certainly an option that couldn’t be denied and because we hadn’t thought of it the trustees said we’re talking about everything else, let’s talk about this too,” said Bonnie Roller Routley, secretary-treasurer for SD67. The first option would see Carmi, Park-
way and West Bench schools closing and has Princess Margaret and McNicoll Park schools hosting Grades 6-8. Skaha Lake Middle School would become a K-5 elementary school, holding students from Carmi, Parkway and West Bench. All other elementary schools in this option would remain K-5 and McNicoll Park would hold French immersion students. The total estimated savings to the district would be roughly $757,000, according to the press release. The second two-campus-one-school option would see Princess Margaret and Skaha
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Lake Middle School also joining and becoming a grade 6-8, two-campus middle school, with McNicoll Park and West Bench closing. This would save the district and estimated $825,000. The projected capacity for the combination of Pen High and KVR Middle School would be 1,875 students. Princess Margaret’s projected capacity as a middle school would be 650 in the first option, but would hold 1,150 students if combined with Skaha Lake Middle School. See SCHOOLS on PG. 5
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