Brya Ingram
They do everything for us for 365 days of the year. So for one day, it s our turn to tell mothers how much they mean to us.
Pizza, burgers, spaghetti bolognaise, banana cake, cuddles and tickles feature high on the list of what makes mum special for a group of five and six-year olds at Richmond View School. Ahead of Mother s Day on Sunday, the kids were expressing what mum means to them and what their plans are for Mother s Day. “I love my Mum to the galaxies and back,” Oliver Dight (6) said. “She reads me a book every night, and she s really beautiful and kind.”
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Richmond View School founder Ian Bilby, centre, marked the 40th anniversary of the school with principal Dave Pauling, left, and Elim Christian Centre senior pastor Tom Hatch on Thursday.
It is rare for the founder of a school to attend a 40th anniversary celebration, but Richmond View School founder Ian Bilby expressed his delight on Thursday at being witness to the fruit of the seed he planted. “It’s a joy to be here today and see the ongoing development of a seed that was planted in my heart many years ago,” Bilby said. “Everything does begin with a seed. Someone said any fool can count how many seeds are in an apple, but only God knows how many apples there are in a seed.”
By Kathy Chouteau
Ever since she was a little girl growing up in the Richmond View neighborhood, Gina Rose dreamed of making films. Next month, the rising African American and Chinese American filmmakerâs dream will become a reality when her first feature film, âI Canât Sleep,â will be screened at The 46th Annual Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival set for Feb. 10-15, 2021. Aside from showing her film at the virtual festival, Rose will sit on one of its pre-recorded panels for female directors.
To check out the filmâs trailer, click here.
Roseâa one-time Mira Vista studentâwrote, directed and produced the 62-minute film that tells the story of a young writer who struggles to complete a science fiction story while battling supernatural forces in real life. In what she calls mico-budget filmmaking, Rose self-funded her film by saving $10,000 from her job as a mental health professional. For filming, the now-Oakland resident returned to familiar ground by s