From selling bras door-to-door to creating Fashion Foundations, Kelowna’s downtown hot spot for bras, bustiers and bodices, Margaret Follmer Wort, aka the bra lady, has seen it all in the world of lingerie. A true Kelowna woman, Margaret was born in 1930 in a bunkhouse run by her Hungarian-Rumanian immigrant parents on St. Paul Street. She attended Dehart Primary School, Central Elementary, Kelowna Junior High. After high school Margaret attended Hebert’s Business College and

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRILLING A FROZEN BURGER AND SMOKING THAT BARBEQUED CHICKEN? Okanagan Woman headed over to Bernard Avenue to put this question to Andre Thomas, owner of Kelowna’s Memphis Blues Barbeque House. Andre has been serving up southern comfort food to Okanaganites for the past decade, so we know we’re in the right place. Andre, is there a difference between grilling and barbeque? "As Canadians, what we're typically doing on a hot afternoon, when we're th

WHAT WAS YOUR FAMILY'S REACTION WHEN YOU WERE ELECTED? My husband and I live in Cherryville and he was instrumental in pushing for me to be elected. When I was elected, suddenly, I'm gone Monday to Friday. We were together 30 years, now we have a weekend romance and get to date again. It was a big change for my kids, too. There was some excitement and some apprehension. I think they were looking at where I was prior to being elected. I was retired, travelling and living my ow

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Our very own Okanagan woman, Shanelle Connell, is competing in the Miss Universe Canada pageant this fall, her inner beauty shines even brighter than her amazing looks. At just 21 years of age, Shanelle has developed a keen awareness of what is important to her, and her compassion for women in need, knows no bounds. She takes her passion and beliefs to the upcoming pageant with a simple purpose…to shed light on women’s mental health issues. The Miss Universe Canada pageant w