John Arendt

United States

Editor at Summerland Review

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Articles

QUIZ: A salute to summer

6 days ago | lakecowichangazette.com | John Arendt

It’s time to welcome the summer season. Summer Solstice, on Friday, June 20, marks the longest day of the year and the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The season is a time for enjoying long, sunny days, vacations and plenty of time outside and at the beach. To prepare for the summer season, here are a few questions about summer, references to the season in popular culture and people with the first or last name of Summer. How many can you answer correctly? Good luck.
QUIZ: A salute to summer

6 days ago | rosslandnews.com | John Arendt

It’s time to welcome the summer season. Summer Solstice, on Friday, June 20, marks the longest day of the year and the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The season is a time for enjoying long, sunny days, vacations and plenty of time outside and at the beach. To prepare for the summer season, here are a few questions about summer, references to the season in popular culture and people with the first or last name of Summer. How many can you answer correctly? Good luck.
QUIZ: A salute to summer

6 days ago | summerlandreview.com | John Arendt

It’s time to welcome the summer season. Summer Solstice, on Friday, June 20, marks the longest day of the year and the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The season is a time for enjoying long, sunny days, vacations and plenty of time outside and at the beach. To prepare for the summer season, here are a few questions about summer, references to the season in popular culture and people with the first or last name of Summer. How many can you answer correctly? Good luck.
QUIZ: A salute to summer

6 days ago | vernonmorningstar.com | John Arendt

It’s time to welcome the summer season. Summer Solstice, on Friday, June 20, marks the longest day of the year and the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The season is a time for enjoying long, sunny days, vacations and plenty of time outside and at the beach. To prepare for the summer season, here are a few questions about summer, references to the season in popular culture and people with the first or last name of Summer. How many can you answer correctly? Good luck.
Indigenous Okanagan grad to study journalism

1 week ago | saobserver.net | John Arendt

Gray Chartrand is turning to write the next page of their book as the Penticton Secondary School graduate heads off to study journalism in the fall. The graduate, from Summerland, has been accepted into the four-year Bachelor of Journalism program at University of King’s College in Halifax. “I wanted to help other people’s voices get out in the world,” Chartrand said of their choice of study.
Summerland urges reduced watering

1 week ago | summerlandreview.com | John Arendt

The municipality of Summerland is asking residential property owners to voluntarily reduce their water use before stricter restrictions are issued. The call, on June 20, comes as drought conditions in the region escalate and pressure is put on the community’s water supply. The community is at Level 2 drought status, according to the BC Drought Portal, and the Similkameen region is at Level 3.
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen rejects boundary review

1 week ago | pentictonwesternnews.com | John Arendt

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will not proceed with an electoral area boundary review. At the board meeting on June 19, the regional district board rejected the plan because of the staff time involved that would have to be taken from other projects. A report from Matt Hatch, RDOS executive assistant, had an estimated staff time of 1,830 hours for this project.
4 Okanagan students receive support from Beedie Luminaries Foundation

1 week ago | kelownacapnews.com | John Arendt

The Beedie Luminaries Foundation is awarding 280 British Columbia students with $12 million in scholarships this year. Four students from the Okanagan are among the recipients this year. They are Madyson Bourrassa from West Kelowna, Olivia Oriewicz and Omaya Eleiweh from Kelowna and Serena Bakx from Summerland. “I am incredibly excited by the growth of Luminaries since we welcomed our first cohort in 2019,” said Ryan Beedie, founder of Beedie Luminaries and president of Beedie.
Summerland quilter receives honours for podcast

1 week ago | kelownacapnews.com | John Arendt

A Summerland quilt maker has been honoured for her podcast about quilting. Brandy Maslowski’s podcast, Quilter on Fire, was awarded the 2025 Women Podcasters Award in the Lifestyle category. The show, in its fifth year, has more than 750,000 downloads and more than 200 episods. Listeners come from more than 20 countries. “The reason I started this podcast was for the connection to surround myself with quilters who lift me up,” Maslowski said when accepting the award.
Summerland brewery wins gold in national competition

1 week ago | kelownacapnews.com | John Arendt

A Summerland brewery has won gold at the Canadian Brewing Awards. Giant’s Head Brewing earned the medal for its Belgian Style White Noise IPA at the awards, held in Vancouver earlier this month. The awards are the oldest national beer competition in Canada and recognize brewing excellence in a variety of beer categories. While Giant’s Head Brewing was the only Summerland brewery to win at the awards, it was not the only British Columbia brewery to receive recognition.

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