Community

Fundraising events for the 139 Children’s Fundraising Society are being scaled back this year due to the poor health of the society’s president Greg Ashley and an overall shortage of volunteers.

There was a full house at Sacred Heart Church and hall for the memorial service and celebration of life held for Robert (Bob) John French on Saturday, Jan. 8.

Many people experiencing depression can recover and go on to lead happy lives without the aid of drugs, says Rita Corbett, who is presenting the eight-week Depression Recovery program starting in February.

Thursday, Jan. 20

Jan. 27 is Family Literacy Day.

Registration is now being taken for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event planned in the lakecity for May 28.

The Horsefly Winter Carnival is beginning to take on a life of its own.

The Williams Lake Library’s Armchair Travel program begins this Thursday evening, Jan. 20 with a presentation by Darryl Grams on Bolivia.

Another highlight was a visit to a Sudanese village where the elderly women make beautiful bowls and hot pads from reeds. The village was very near the equator at an altitude of more than 5,700 feet above sea level.