The Halfmoon Bay Branch of the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary will be meeting on Oct. 7 at Coopers Green Hall at 9:45 a.m., with guest Deb Chmelauskas speaking on Brain Health. New members and guests are most welcome.
Local artist and writer Ruth Rodgers will launch her historical fiction novel, Those Who Wander, which is set in Halfmoon Bay at the turn of the last century, on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Coopers Green Community Hall, 7 p.m. All are welcome to this free reading and slide presentation of archival images of the novel’s era. Books will be available ($20 cash only).
Halfmoon Bay Chatelech Community School Association will be holding their AGM in the library at Halfmoon Bay Community School, 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28.
Please consider volunteering at Halfmoon Bay Community School’s Homework Club. Duties include preparing a healthy snack, welcoming kids after their day at school and helping with homework. The club provides a safe and happy place for kids to be after school, they get their homework done and have some fun too! They gather from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you enjoy working with kids and have an hour a week to spare, please consider joining them! Contact Wendy at wwhite@sd46.bc.ca or call 604-551-8461. Please note: everyone who volunteers at the school needs to do a school specific criminal record check. It’s free to do!
Pickleball happens 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Halfmoon Bay Community School gym. Racquets and balls are provided, all skill levels welcome. For more information, email Don Cunliffe doncunliffe@gmail.com, or Tim Dayton tim.j.dayton@gmail.com
Halfmoon Bay Com-munity Association Apple-Fest Committee proudly presents the 11th annual AppleFest at Coopers Green on Oct. 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy soups by HMB Cafe, candy apples, kids’ fun, apple crafts, pony rides, children’s activities, music by Pipes and Drums, Coast Strings, Uke’n-do-its and various local artists. If you would like to be a vendor or a sponsor, contact teknight@telus.net or 604-885-5034.
Celebrated musician Simon Paradis and friends will be performing at Coopers Green Hall Nov. 23 to promote his new CD. Simon’s talent and musical ability are at their best among friends. Tickets will be on sale soon.
To have your say at the Bay, contact me before 5 p.m. Monday at teknight@telus.net or 604-885-5034.
