In the Community

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Almost 10 years after running a halfmarathon and raising thousands of dollars for leukemia research in memory of her daughter, Marian Lowery is at it again.

Very soon a spectacular fall flowerer with many names will be available in garden centres - today it's usually called Autumn Crocus after its flowering time and the shape of its large, goblet-shaped flowers in purple-pink, mauve or white.

What is your favourite book? The New Westminster Public Library would like to know. During the adult summer reading program, if you let us know your favourite books, you will be entered to win one of the prizes generously donated by local businesses.

Kind of like a band that's "huge in Europe" but obscure in North America, North Vancouver music duo and married couple Marlee Walchuk and Tully Callender of Sugarbeach are celebrities in the gay community.

Every so often in our work with history and heritage, we come to a personal example that causes us to pause for a moment to think of our time in this business.

The Record is continuing with its popular Top Five Things to Do in the Royal City this Weekend feature. Here are The Record's staff's picks for this weekend.

Sunny side of the street: Ron Rebko, from the New Westminster parks department, waters the hanging baskets along the boardwalk at the Quay. The recent spate of good weather is expected to continue through the weekend, with temperatures in the 20s.