Life

In front of family and friends, Brandon Thomas Mason got down on one knee and proposed to Heather Sheena Bain.

The Family Caregiver Education series of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers a workshop for people who are caring for someone with dementia Feb. 11 and 12.

The families of Lee and Mandy are delighted to announce that they were married Sept. 10, 2010 at Kaloya Park in Oyama, B.C.

Dear Annie: Our son, “Colin,” is 19 years old and a sophomore in college. He was always helpful and a good student. Last spring, Colin became rude and condescending. We found out he was living with a 33-year-old man who is infected with HIV. This man was controlling and used sexual blackmail to keep Colin in line. We finally got our son back home, but it was a long, difficult summer.

Visual poet Derek Beaulieu not only writes and recites words, he makes art from them.

Ending our month of healthy eating recipe ideas, we have two recipes which are a change from earlier. The first is a delicious tamale pie which could easily become a family favourite. An extra bonus with this dish is that the corn-topped pie is perfect for anyone who can’t eat anything with gluten.

As consumers, we are constantly bombarded with advertisements for “healthy” foods. Unfortunately, we cannot always trust that the health claims on food packages accurately reflect the true nutritional quality of the food. Looking past the health claims and reading the Nutrition Facts Table and the Ingredients List, will give you a much more accurate picture of nutritional value of the product.

Grade 12 student Matthew Marioni submitted the following poem for the Royal Canadian Legion’s Annual Poster and Literary Contest.

Phil Wagner has a lot of ideas cooking up in that brain of his, so it’s not surprising that the local playwright, director and all-round theatre guy has dreamed a dream while concocting something rather tasty for this year’s Winter Carnival.

At the London premiere of film 2001, director Stanley Kubrick revealed his daring use of the Blue Danube Waltz for the dawning of space technology.