In the Community

It’s well beyond tinkering. These guys (and a few gals) are serious about their craft. It’s a hobby, but it involves some serious stuff, mostly because they really care about what they do and how they do it. They’re authentic.

Eight-year-old Mason Sidloski sings, as his mother Heather accompanies him on piano, as he entertains during Tommy Douglas Day held at the Tommy Douglas Performing Arts Centre on Sunday.

One night a man came to our house to tell me that a Hindu family of eight children had eaten nothing for days. They had nothing to eat. I took enough rice for a meal and went next door. I could see their hungry faces.

The results of the senior centre's activities from October 3 to October 9 were: Bridge: (Friday) First Erskine Sandiford, second Berty Lou Dreis, third Jim Brown. Bridge: (Monday) First Berty Lou Dreis, second Erskine Sandiford, third Andy Dumba.

White fungi have invaded our property. Not only that, both the front and back yards are supporting daily-increasing yields of the things and I can't even pick them for dinner.

Tucked away in a corner of the former home of Calvary Baptist Church is a collection of rare pieces of memorabilia of "The Greatest Canadian", the late Tommy Douglas. The museum celebrates the life of the name-sake of the T.C.

Where is God in Iraq today? Where is God when prisoners are tortured and killed? Aleteia, a worldwide Catholic news network, recently shared a story that the niece of a nun learned that "Two nuns, two orphan girls and a little boy" were taken hostage

The results of the senior Centre's activities from September 26 to October 2: Bridge: (Friday) First John Whitell, second Howard Giroux, third Chris Diemert. Bridge: (Monday) First Joyce Hemphill, second Marion Brown, third John Whitell.

Thanksgiving 2014. Since we last joined hands around the turkey-laden table so much has happened in our world. Sadly, much of it has been tragic.

A woman gets onto a bus with her baby. The bus driver says, "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming.