Lakehouse Home Store at 510 Bernard Ave. has opened a second downtown location at 1264 Ellis St. in the former Flashbacks heritage building, next to BNA.
This will house their new 8,869 square foot furniture and home décor showroom on two floors. Owned and operated by ben other Sue Boschman, this incredible, completely renovated space was opened to give their furniture the show area it really needs. The store offers a huge variety of sofas (leather and cloth), light fixtures, accessories, tables, occasional tables and chairs, pictures, artwork, bar stools, dishes, mirrors, lamps, decorative pillows, ottomans, coffee and end tables. Clients can purchase by way of quick ship (in stock) or made to order. There is even a ping pong table at the entrance of the shop. Lakehouse is also preparing space to accommodate a full commercial cooking school with demonstration style classrooms within a portion of the second floor. Keep tuned for the opening of this addition. Makes sure you give yourself enough time to browse, as the Lakehouse is huge and there are literally hundreds of items to choose from. Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm
What’s happening at the mall?
Lots of neat things happening at Orchard Park Shopping Centre. New stores under construction and opening this spring is Mr. Pretzels, which is a pioneering brand of aromatic soft pretzels baked in a broad variety of flavors. Mr. Pretzels has been baking delicious hand-rolled soft pretzels since 1994, with more than 300 stores in 20 countries. Using only the finest quality natural ingredients and the pretzel dough is prepared right on the spot and hand rolled in front of their customers. The pretzels are made with whole wheat, are low in fat and contain no preservatives. Located next to Jugo Juice and Indigo. Meanwhile, Sunrise Records who recently were in the news about having purchased the HMV stores in the UK, are doing significant renovations and slated to re-open by the end of March. Freshly renovated and re-opened is New York Fries, Tim Hortons and Claire’s Accessories. Roots will be renovating and expanding into the former Hyba location adding more than 70 per cent to their former space, which will permit them to carry all of their product lines. Hyba activewear, including yoga pants, printed tanks, hoodies and more is now available in-store exclusively at Reitman’s.
Happy retirement
Long-time radio guy, Bob Mills of Power 104 will be retiring on Friday, May 10. Bob has been in the broadcast industry for 48 years, 17 of those in Kelowna at both CKOV and Power 104. The past 12 years he has been part of the power 104 morning show. Bob says he is not sure what he is going to do with all his time, but knowing Bob, the time will get filled. The person who will be filling Bob’s big shoes is Kieran Wilkie, who actually started his career with a practicum at the station in the mid 2000’s, when the station was CKOV and on the AM side of the dial. He wants to join Bob Johnstone. Kieranis currently doing mornings at 98.9 The Goat in Courtenay, BC I think May 10 will be the good bye Bob show.
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New project in town
Growing to Give is a new project and collaborative effort between non-profit organizations and companies to provide improved access to nutritious fresh products through area food banks. Made possible by Crop Circles and TomatoVolcanoes, the Growing to Give Alliance is seeking in-kind donations of grower supplies for the first farms dedicated to growing food for those in need. Specific items include tomato plants, seeds, weed barrier, compostsoil, fertilizers, soaker hoses, harvest baskets, bird netting, shade covering, frost protective covering, metal fabrication and gardening tools.
The Central Okanagan Food Bank will act as the hub for food banks up and down the valley. Land is in place and will be provided by Helen’s Acres, acreage along the shore of Mission Creek off Benvoulin Road managed by the Trinity Foundation. To contribute or for more information, visit www.growingtogive.org or call Siobhan Shaw at 250-215-8125.
The third Annual Golf for Julia Fundraiser, presented by RONA, is in August with all proceeds going directly to little Julia’s spinal cord injury rehab and recovery. Julia Grassmick was paralyzed by a blood clot when she was just 17 months old and she is working very hard to learn how to walk again.
Strong neighborhoods
The City of Kelowna’s Strong Neighborhoods team is currently seeking neighborhood champions interested in hosting events in their community. Whether it’s a block party, condo festivity, themed gathering, community potluck or neighborhood clean-up, the Strong Neighborhoods team can help.
Events can be supported by the mobile event trailer, on-site staff support and a $100 gift card by Save-On-Foods. New this year, residents can request an event mini toolkit, which includes games and resources. Melina Moran is the community development coordinator. Visit www.kelowna.ca/neighborhoods to apply.
Birthdays of the week
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