Writer's Bloc
Burn fat faster
By Steve Gronick Unwanted fat slows you down and makes you feel less confident. Fortunately, if you take the right steps, you can burn off pounds of fat faster...
Baring your business buns
By Terry Fries It’s a social media world and a business that doesn’t take an active role online, is shrugging off a lot of unrealized potential...
You can change
By Steve Gronick Do you wish you could change something about your life right now? I’m here to argue that change can happen in an instant. I know this...
Catching Alzheimer's early
By Sheryl Theessen Alzheimer’s is often perceived as an old-person disease, but a new checklist is hoping to detect it when the person is still young....
Fab space-saving ideas
I rarely hear clients complain they have too much storage space in their house; what we all wouldn't give for a little extra in our homes. Cue the...
My hubby has Alzheimer's
By Sheryl Theessen I wish I had known in 2003 when I had my breast implants removed about a development that just came out of the Alzheimer’s Association...
Trucks civilization's bedrock
By Terry Fries Trucks actually do belong on farms. A recent Castanet columnist, a self-admitted BMW driver, said so and I’ll agree to that much. But the...
Tips to make you money
Home-staging tips for top-dollar selling By Crispin Butterfield The real-estate industry has been piping hot for the past six months in the Kelowna, aptly named...
House magic
Six design mistakes that make your home feel smaller By Crispin Butterfield Everyone craves a home they can retreat to at the end of the day that makes them...
Messengers of life
By Dr. Chelsea Gronick Dr. Chelsea Gronick is a naturopathic doctor with expertise in helping patients with thyroid and hormone imbalances and weight loss...
A sense of place, of home
By Terry Fries — Terry Fries and Laurie Weir are co-owners of Barn Owl Gifts in Summerland. Real-world truths meet idealistic entrepreneurs The...
Finding hormonal balance
By Dr. Chelsea Gronick Dr. Chelsea Gronick is a naturopathic doctor with expertise in helping patients with thyroid and hormone imbalances and weight loss...
Learning the biz
So, you want to start a new business By Terry Fries Terry Fries is co-owner of Barn Owl Gifts in Summerland. The following melds real-world experience with...
My father laughed
By Ross Freake Today should be called Dad’s Day not Father’s Day; anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad. Today, we honour...
Kids on social media
By Tanya Gunderson Tanya Gunderson is a West Kelowna resident and mother of two teens and a mini dachshund. She is a diehard optimist, although the kids know...
Kid thoughts about Trump
By Tanya Gunderson Tanya Gunderson is a West Kelowna resident and mother of two teens and a mini dachshund. She is a diehard optimist, although the kids know...
Kids vent about parents
By Tanya Gunderson Disclaimer: Some answers have been edited for clarity. Others have been left just as they came out of those babes’ mouths. In an...
Bathing a mountain (dog)
By Danielle Rodgers How to give your Bernese mountain dog a bath 1. Notice your Bernese mountain dog smells like old socks. 2. Attempt initial brushing to...
How not to raise a kid
Our guest this week is Tanya Gunderson, long time West Kelowna resident and mother of two teens and a mini dachshund. She is a diehard optimist, although the...
Time to land the helicopter
Our guest writer for this week's Writer's Bloc is Dennis Warner, of West Kelowna. Dennis taught instrumental music for 34 years in the BC public school...