HEROES – Our heartfelt thanks to one and all for your kind words and sympathy in our great loss of Jonathan Warren. He will be missed so much. Thank you: Doctors, Nurses & Paramedics; Rev Capt. Gord Taylor, Salvation Army; RCMP and Victim Services; Sutton’s Funeral Home; Oyster Bay Resorts, Howard Henning; Ben Luck, Comfort Zone Foods Catering; Ripple Rock Restorations; CR Shrine Club #22; Mark Donaldson; All who contributed to the House Memorial; Jenny Morrison; Cheryl Kwaksistala; The community of Campbell River. – Jonathan’s Mom, Grandma, Grampy, and all the family.
ZERO – On the day of Sept. 2, I was on a bike ride with two friends in the Beaver Lodge Lands, when I was knocked off my bike and slammed into the ground by a girl on a horse from behind. I had no idea that the horse was coming from behind because the rider gave no attempt to warn me to move until it was too late. I don’t exactly know what happened, but I ended up being thrown off my bike and landing on the other side of the path. After taking a hard slam to the ground, the rider said “sorry” and continued to ride away leaving me on the ground in shock with nasty cuts, scrapes and blood on my clothes. I was very angry because she did not seem to care about my situation and acted carelessly. An older man on a bike followed behind and stopped to ask if I was okay, and I told him I was not seriously injured. I was not really thinking at the time so I could not realize if he knew the girl on the horse or not but he continued to follow after her. I last saw her and the horse leaving the parking lot of the main trail and heading near the ERT road. I think hard about what could have happened if the horse would have seriously injured me and I am angry that the rider had shown no respect for a person in front of her. Many people are upset about kids riding dirtbikes, but I am bothered that a horseback rider could not simply respect others and share a trail. I have nothing against horses and I realize that accidents happen, but I’m upset towards the way the rider acted in the event.
HEROS – The People of Cape Mudge for the warm welcome they gave 151 paddlers from Campbell River in the 5th Annual Discovery Passage Passage. Paddlers from age 8 to 86 felt the sincerity of the welcome through the wonderful voice of Shawn Decaire. We experienced the genuine friendship shared between neighbors. The tides ensure our visit with old and new friends was far too short but we will meet again soon. Thanks also to the many different crews who made this community event possible. – Geoff
HEROES – All those who helped celebrate their Tenth Anniversary at the ‘Cottage’ on Sunday Aug. 21. Special thanks to Carolyn, Bonnie, Donna, Pat, Marie, Mary, Verna, Chel, Bev, Beba, Bev, Fern, Marlene, Lois, Fay, Doris, Sue, Jill, and Karen making the party possible. Thank you to Richard Barry of “Wooden it Be Nice” for building a beautiful driftwood arbour for the Cottage grounds. Thank you to Mike Margetts for sharing his bonsai collection. Thank you to Kim Marchant, dressed as a typical sea-side artist with her straw hat and apron, for painting during festivities, Thank you to the children, especially Yuma and Kai, for creating doodle-art on a large platform-easel. Thank you to Fred Giles for capturing the scene with pictures. The Driftwood Club thanks everyone who has supported our shows, sales, and our nine beach scenes during Transformation of the Shore in the last ten years. – The Driftwood Club of Campbell River
