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It's been quite the week. I thought I'd put Lessons from the Sea to rest and then the world was informed of the horrific tsunami in Japan.

The results of the senior centre's activitiesfor the week ofMarch 6 to 12: Bridge: (Monday) 1stElfrieda Mantay2nd Andy Dumba, 3rd Basil Holyer. Bridge: (Friday) 1stJean Janoski,2nd John Whitell, 3rd Marion Brown.

It's been quite the week. I thought I'd put Lessons from the Sea to rest and then the world was informed of the horrific tsunami in Japan.

Pause for Reflection

Pause for Reflection

Story:I've always been fascinated with the landscape under the ocean. As a kid I envisioned it as a massive playing field -flat, sandy and obstacle free.

Pastor Daniel Kraus from the Lampman Faith Lutheran Church, volunteers each week to spend time with all the residents at the Lampman Community Health Centre.

A young woman went to her doctor complaining of pain. She touched her knee and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." She touched her cheek and yelled, "Ouch!" Then she touched her earlobe, "Ow, even THAT hurts", she cried.

Jimmy was a fisherman, the son of a fisherman and the product of a culture built on fishing. Fishing was all he knew and he was good at it. The only trouble was that Jimmy had a problem he couldn't overcome.

Did I happen to mention that fishing from the dock is one thing but fishing for the big stuff means cutting loose from the wharf and heading out to open water? As obvious as it sounds, it takes a deliberate act to untie the ropes and face the waves.