Okanagan Military Tattoo takes place in Vernon, BC, at the base of Silver Star Road, the access point to the greatest gem in the Monashee Mountains, Silver Star Mountain Resort. There are so many great mountain resort destinations throughout Canada. Rated one of the...

Just seven months to go, and we are well on our way to the Okanagan Military Tattoo 2023.  We on the Organizing Committee have been working steadily since the finish of the 2022 Tattoo, cleaning up and now looking ahead.  This will be an exciting year for us as we...

Kal Tire has long been one of the primary partners for Okanagan Military Tattoo.  We want to send a big thank you and a little awareness their way through a short story that reminds us to be grateful for the things we often take for granted. Did you know that one...

"What can you do with a general, when he stops being a general?  Oh, what can you do with a general who retires?"  ~ from the movie White Christmas.   The end of another year is approaching, and Christmas is almost upon us.   One of my most cherished family...

The theme for the Tattoo 2022 was, "Operation Perseverance".  All of us, performers, volunteers and audience, had just survived two years of Covid adventures.  We are now just finalizing our "Theme for the Tattoo 2023".  It will be centered around, One World (or...

After a tough two years planning then having to shut down the 2020 and 2021 Tattoo events, we were able to plan and get the 2022 Tattoo completed.  It was not easy!  Covid has had a real effect on getting folks out of their basements and out into the public once...

What could be better than one Ukulele? If you haven’t guessed, the answer is a whole ensemble of Ukulele performers! It is very possible that everyone reading this has, at some point in their lives, heard someone playing a Ukulele. It is a unique sound and is often...

A True Cavalry Experience Recently, I had the greatest of opportunities to attend the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal...

Have you ever thought of where the phrase ‘Here comes the Cavalry’ comes from? Most people think of rescuers arriving just in the nick of time to save the day when they hear this, however, not that long ago, it was used to announce the arrival of the mounted horse...

One of the most steadfast constants in Canadian history has been the presence of Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the Commonwealth. The Queen is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee and marking seventy years on the throne. It makes her the fourth longest-reigning monarch...