News Items tag as: Half Corked Marathon

South Okanagan's Half Corked Marathon goes virtual this year
August 12, 2020 - 5:01 PM

COVID-19 may have put a stop to this year’s Half Corked Marathon, but organizers are transitioning the event into a multi-destination roadshow, a virtual marathon and a number of online wine experiences.
Ticket lottery for popular Half Corked Marathon in South Okanagan opens next week
October 30, 2019 - 5:15 PM

The ticket lottery for the hugely popular Half Corked Marathon kicks off early next month.
Missed out on the Half Corked Marathon lottery? Still lots to do that weekend
March 14, 2019 - 3:30 PM

PENTICTON - It’s probably the most unorthodox marathon in the Okanagan, if not the country, and if you’re signing on as part of a fitness regime, you’re likely signing on for the wrong reason.
Ticket lottery for popular Oliver Half Corked Marathon opens Nov. 1
October 22, 2018 - 6:00 PM

OLIVER - The Oliver Half Corked Marathon is coming back for its 11th year on May 25, 2019, with plans for a bigger and better race following this year’s success.
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THOMPSON: Is dining etiquette a thing of the past?
OPINION I read a recent article that tried to make a case for getting rid of some rules of dining etiquette. Those rules, said the writer, “are made to be broken.” The writer’s logic seems flawed, at

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

South Okanagan's Half Corked Marathon goes virtual this year