Community

Nobody likes a back seat driver. “Watch out! Turn left — no, right — no, left! Don’t forget to signal! Wow! You took that corner on two wheels! Could you park any further from the curb?” And yet, backseat drivers are exactly what the library’s looking for.

It’s a book club anyone can join — and you don’t even have to provide hors d’oeuvres.

Walk or Wheel on Wednesday is an initiative happening at South Nelson Elementary this year to encourage students to walk or wheel to school.

The Amnesty Canada Stolen Sisters campaign has officially been completed as of last week.

Since September, local potter Laura Hyde has been working with students at Hume Elementary as an artist-in-the-classroom thanks to funding from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.

Joanne Dunne’s Grade 5 class and the rest of Hume Elementary raised $2,287 in one day last month for Japan earthquake relief through a bake sale, used book sale, craft fair, and coin collection.

The bears are awake and are looking for food – and that includes our garbage and bird feeders.

Kootenai Moon Furniture, Cottons Clothing Company and Esprit De La Femme Lingerie have heard the call of Second Chance Animal Shelter and the Salvation Army Food Bank.

At this point the Osprey Community Foundation isn’t sure, but they are embarking on a two-week publicity blitz to find out.

It’s a well-known fact that librarians know a thing or two. The question is, how do they get to know so much?