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Does your child love growing plants?

A chess tournament dubbed Chess Master 2020 kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Courtenay library.

Saturday, Jan. 19 is the date that all hunters are invited to bring their skulls, mounts, horns or antlers to the Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association to be measured and scored. There will be a $5 measuring fee for non-members. You are welcome to bring interesting antlers or mounts, even if not record material for a little show and tell. You will always find someone interested in the story.

Some people in the Comox Valley took advantage of the strong winds this week.

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The Comox Valley has lost a great ambassador, but the loss is not in vain.

All proceeds go to You Are Not Alone

Lake Trail Middle School held its annual Christmas dinner for the entire learning community on Dec. 21.

Sonia Warren, North Island College payroll and benefits reporting officer, and NIC instructor Frank Lu recently received recognition for more than 55 years of service to NIC. Aside from being a resource to many employees for 30 years, Warren tends to NIC planter boxes in spring, while Lu has kept pace with the computer programming world for 25 years. The event recognized 63 employees for a combined 926 years of service.

Boxing Day tradition a food bank fundraiser