Local News

The following are some of the calls of interest the Delta police responded to in the South Delta area between Monday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 14. TSAWWASSEN August 10, 1 p.m., 700-block 53rd Street: Bicycle stolen from the secondary school.

A "party dance" is planned for Friday at KinVillage in Tsawwassen. "The music will appeal to all styles of dancing, be it social or ballroom," said Dorothy Robb, who along with Shari Boyce is co-ordinating the event.

The Delta Museum is getting into the action this weekend. In honour of the annual Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show, the museum has pulled out a number of quilts from its archives for its Historical Quilt Walk display.

Annual show on Sunday in Ladner Village

Barging toxic and flammable jet fuel up the Fraser River estuary to serve Vancouver International Airport is unprecedented, unreasonable and far too dangerous.

Word has it some folks may soon be living to 150 - and even well beyond. Why the story was plopped into the middle of the second section of a newspaper I picked up the other day is beyond me.

Mayor Lois Jackson, Delta council and the Heritage Advisory Commission announced that Allyson Wollin of South Delta Secondary is the recipient of the 2011 Heritage Commission Scholarship.

You might come for the cars or the quilts, but the annual Quilt Walk and Classic Car Show will also have a few offerings for food enthusiasts this year. The Ladner Legion is once again starting the day off right with a pancake breakfast.

CLUBS AND GROUPS Are you responsible for the care of a family member or friend at home or in a facility? Trying to cope with the changes that aging and illness bring to a loved one can be a difficult and stressful job.