Islander

Someone once said, “Community is like a garden. The more you put into it, the more it grows.” I think of this phrase often, but more so at this time of year when my mind starts turning toward spring and all of its promise.

Program offers safe housing, training for young adults 18 to 22

Food companies scrambling to satisfy trend-driven eating habits

There is an art to concert photography, and no one knows that better than Tyson Elder, the man behind the photo exhibit YYJ Rocktographers.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on April 1, 1939.

SEATTLE — When Jerry Paros shipped a seafloor sensor from his plant in Redmond to Japan in 2010, he never expected to see it again.

Eli Hirtle, Denendeh, Polychrome Fine Art, 977-A Fort St., 250-382-2787, polychromefinearts.com , until March 31. Eli Hirtle is young, tall and well-spoken.

This column first appeared in the Victoria Daily Times on March 25, 1939.

In Emily Carr: The Incredible Life and Adventures of a West Coast Artist, author Cat Klerks demonstrates that despite numerous setbacks and the disapproval of family and society, Emily Carr proved to be a woman ahead of her time.

With today being the first official day of spring, many people will soon be turning their thoughts to their yards and gardens — and to cultivating flowers and greenery to beautify their surroundings.