In the Community

After 40-odd years of cutting hair, Jerry Dixon has hung up his clippers. The community icon cut his last head of hair a few weeks ago at the Rain'er Shine Barber Shop in Sunnycrest Mall.

The St. Bart's Food Bank has been operating once per month since September and has more than 100 people registered. It continues on the third Wednesday of each month at St. Bart's Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. In addition, the St.

Story: Fran Vandenberg knows how to play her cards right, and for a good cause, too. The Gibsons resident recently attended the sixth annual Women's Poker Classic, held at Cascades Casino in Langley.

Actor P. Adrien Dorval is putting the coffee on. But he's not inviting you to a friendly kafé klatsch.

Local robotics team RCXRM, featuring Kiel Strang and Ryden Custance, has qualified to compete in the FIRST World Robotics Championship for an incredible third year in a row.

Some hidden treasures were uncovered last Saturday at the 10th annual S. C. Museum and Archives Antiques Roadshow. More than 160 people came with items for appraisal from experts in their field.

The Sunshine Coast is encouraged to wear pink next Wednesday to show support and take a stand against bullying and the role our communities play in its intolerance. Wednesday, Feb. 23, is Pink Shirt Day.

Sixteen contestants displayed impressive vocabularies at the fifth annual A Way With Words competition last Sunday at the Gibsons and District Community Centre.

Your local Army Cadet Corps, 2963 Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, have been busy in the community this past training year, and they still have a number of activities planned.

Drums have been used for thousands of years and by many cultures. The drum beat works as a conduit connecting the resonant sound of the human heartbeat and the rhythm of the heartbeat of Mother Earth.