• We heard that Kelina Groundwater, who recently opened up Ladysmith Kids Trading Company, is the granddaughter of Jack Rogers and great-granddaughter of the founder of the Ladysmith Trading Company, John Weaver Rogers.
• Nadine Epp-Evans would like to say “a very large thank you” to OutReach Martial Arts School. “The Tehs offer such a healthy, safe and professional environment for our children’s physical and emotional growth,” she says. “Our family and many other members of our community would like to recognize what they do for our children. Thank you!”
• Two toilets have been installed on the Holland Creek Trail, thanks to the Ladysmith Kinsmen Club. Coast Environment put the two toilets in on Sept. 4. The Kinsmen Club had them placed at the entrance to the trail at Mackie Drive and at the parking lot. The Kinsmen are paying all the expense to have them maintained.
• Ladysmith Grade 5 students are being invited to audition for the Vancouver Island Symphony Grade 5 Choir. Auditions will be held Oct. 10 and 12. “It’s an exciting new arts program in which students can join the Grade 5 Choir to sing on stage at the Port Theatre with award-winning children’s entertainer Rick Scott and the Vancouver Island Symphony,” says choir conductor Patricia Plumley. Call the Symphony office at 250-754-0177 to book an audition.
• Junior Achievement of British Columbia, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating B.C. youth about business, is looking for volunteers in our area to deliver programs free of charge in area schools. Orientation and materials are provided for volunteers. For more information, visit www.jabc.org, e-mail gail.stroud@jabc.org or phone 250-510-7671.
