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The results of the senior centre's activitiesfor the week ofJanuary 2toJanuary 8: Bridge: (Monday) 1stJoyce Hemphill,2nd John Whitell, 3rd Annie Balzer. Bridge: (Friday) 1stMildred Sandiford,2nd Jim Brown, 3rdLloyd Muma.

Malcolm Island, BC, 1983 A weathered cedar butt, rammed against a pile of upended logs, takes on the shape of a volcano.

Pause for Reflection

Nosing my vehicle up to the yellow line I stopped at the logging chain, stretched taut, that marked the end of the parking lane.

Pause for Reflection

Pause for Reflection

Well, folks, it's that time again. As we bid farewell to this year and this decade, I for one find it hard to grasp that we're hours away from the first day of 2011.

The results of the senior centre's activitiesfor the week ofDecember12to 18: Bridge: (Monday) 1stSally Tooke, 2nd Bette Leach, 3rd George Gillies. Bridge: (Friday) 1stJim Brown,2nd Bernice Carlson, 3rd George Gillies.

Christmas is about so many things: relationships, light, music and sharing. This past week I experienced one of the greatest joys of Christmas: time spent with family, friends and loved ones.

Merry Christmas to all my readers and thank you to the many who have expressed their appreciation for this column. In my search for a compelling Christmas story I found several. The test I set for this story was that it had to move me to tears.