In the Community

Science was found in things like gum, video games and lumps of clay during the recent Science Fair held at Elphinstone Secondary School. About 75 Grade 9 students took part in the Feb. 16 fair, fashioning their experiments after whatever moved them.

Do you have any items tucked away that are collectable, unusual, historical, or antique? Want to know more about them, including what they're worth? If so, then bring them down to the 11th annual Antiques Roadshow and Heritage Fair on Saturday, Feb.

Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives in Gibsons is offering a unique opportunity - to learn and create your own sacred drum. Join Tsawaysia Spukwus in this workshop on Saturday, March 3, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Man Shoes by Tom Watson strikes many chords in the reader: sorrow and sympathy, laughter and joy, and most of all - if we're honest -recognition of our own shortcomings and challenges as parents.

Tom Watson is a man who has an ability few of us do - the talent and capacity to make a difference in the lives of many.

Are you concerned about your use of alcohol or other drugs? Some people are able to enjoy moderate amounts of substances without any negative consequences.

The second annual Sunshine Coast Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest is coming March 10. This is a great introduction to the engineering profession with some real hands-on experience.

Recently, students in the Bladerunners youth employment program were sent out to quietly observe 25 local businesses.

It was totally groovy to be a student at Langdale Elementary School last month as the students and staff celebrated the '60s in honour of the school's 50th birthday.

Whenever a hummingbird visits your garden - darting, swooping, pausing mid-flight to assess a bloom - it stops you in your tracks. Learn how to attract these fancy fliers on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 3:30 p.m. at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.