Here are your kicks and kisses for the week of September 20!
- Kisses to all the young drivers and people who’ve lived on the Coast a while who are patient with older newcomers trying to find their way around.
- Kisses to Jeff at Jabetec and Scott at All Coast Towing - EBCAA
- Kisses to JenMcL who told the ferry as she rode off in Horseshoe Bay about us two running on foot to make last ferry home to our small children left minded first time with us off Coast. Kisses to all those who saw my panic post on FB and shared ideas to get the message to the bridge and finally thanks to the staff who took the time to calm us down and take us home to paradise.
- Kisses to Neil and staff at Tapworks for great beers and food on Wednesdays after soccer. Much appreciated! – Kathy
- Kisses to Kelly and the two guys at the Gibsons Public Market who helped me when I fainted on Friday. You made an uncomfortable situation more bearable. Also to Hanna who stuck with me until I left the hospital. – Kathy
- Kisses to the Sunshine Coast Labour Council for a great picnic and lots of applause to Driftwood Players’ Story Theatre and all the happy kids who participated.
- Kisses to Wayne Rowe for risking his reputation and a hefty disciplinary fine to help a bereaved family out of a devastating financial situation with no negative impact on anyone else. There are lawyers with heart!
- Kisses to Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club (a centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) members for a spectacular Star Party! Thank you being so welcoming and for sharing your knowledge.
- Kicks to the dump trucks speeding on Redrooffs and drifting into the oncoming lane on every curve because they are going so fast.
- Kisses to Dr. Evangelo Papoutsis for his continued commitment to ethical dentistry even after selling his dental practice.
- Kisses to Robin at Madeira Marina for putting up barricades in the Madeira Park Elem. School staff parking lot entrances to let people know school is in session and this is a private parking lot designated for SD 46 staff, not for boat trailers or public parking. Much appreciated!
- Big hugs to Helen at St. Barts Food bank for the donation of a fantastic garden shed. It is much needed for St. Bart’s garden group storage.
Email your Kisses and Kicks to [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is 1 p.m. every Tuesday for a given week.
Coast Reporter will run kisses and kicks entries as space permits on a first-received, first-published basis.
Submissions must be accompanied by a name and phone number for confirmation by the editor. Names will not be printed in the column unless requested by the writer, for kisses only.
A kick is intended to be an anonymous critique between private parties and may in no way publicly identify an individual, group or business directly or indirectly.
Submissions must be no longer than 30 words. If your thanks or critique is longer, consider an ad in our classified section. The editor reserves the right to edit or refuse to run any submission.
