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Dear Helen: Even though I planted them a bit late, my hanging basket begonias have been wonderfully showy all summer. I need to know how to handle the plants as frosty weather approaches.

BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY: You're not interested in the mundane questions that most people waste so much time and energy debating. The only questions that inspire you are the ones that can change the world.

BIRTHDAY TUESDAY: The message of your birthday chart is that you need to change direction.

BIRTHDAY MONDAY: Anyone who thinks that your goals and objectives are too vague to be reached will be surprised by how much you accomplish over the coming 12 months.

Bentinck Island, offshore from Rocky Point in Metchosin, is part of an area studied as much as most natural parks. The Department of National Defence has owned Bentinck Island since 1954.

The navy believes it’s operating under public misconceptions about what happens on Bentinck Island. For a start, the explosives training is not even military in nature. There are no guns at work. No bombs, grenades or land mines are exploded.

Week Ahead Stars for Sunday, October 1st BIRTHDAY SUNDAY: Although Mars, planet of energy, and Pluto, planet of power, are strong on your birthday you won't have to fight for what you desire.

We asked readers to send us photos of their tattoos and tell us the stories behind them. Those stories told of joy, accomplishment, friendship, love, remembrance and sadness. Today, we print a selection of them.

Victoria-based Maple Leaf Adventures has won a new award that recognizes visitors’ experiences in the Island region. The cruise company received Tourism Vancouver Island’s Remarkable Experience of the Year for its Salish Sea expedition in April.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been urinating blood for several weeks. An X-ray revealed a kidney stone. However, I am in no pain at all. The stone is said to be between my kidney and bladder. I take blood-pressure medicine and an aspirin a day.