The Easter Bunny, hot chocolate, kids’ Easter egg hunt – all at Connor Park, April 16, noon to 3 p.m. Join us for an event filled with family fun! The little ones can enjoy searching for Easter eggs while you meet your neighbours and enjoy a morning of springtime sun.
New players are welcome to drop in and play pickleball Wednesday evenings at the Halfmoon Bay Elementary School gym. All equipment is provided. Cost is $3 per session. First time is free. There are three courts in play, one dedicated to beginners with instruction provided, the other two follow the level play format set out by the Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association. For more information, email Don Cunliffe at [email protected] or Tim Dayton at [email protected].
The Halfmoon Bay Country Fair will be held on July 8 and 9 this summer and the theme will be Super Heroes. Superman volunteers who would like to help with the fun should contact Toni Morris at [email protected]
Fundraising for the new community hall at Coopers Green has begun. All pledges are welcome, and donations over $100 will receive a tax receipt. Halfmoon Bay Community Association has details about the project on their new website at www.hmbcommunity.org. Halfmoon Bay residents who would like to contribute or get involved, please contact Don Cunliffe at [email protected]
The Russell deCarle Trio have been booked by Halfmoon Bay Community Association for May 5 at Coopers Green Hall. This music event will be part of the band’s Canadian tour. As lead vocalist and bassist of iconic Canadian country roots band Prairie Oyster, deCarle is no stranger to awards and accolades. And over their career, the 2008 CCMA Hall of Honour inductees have racked up an impressive list of Juno and Canadian Country Music Awards, gold and platinum selling records and number one singles. As a songwriter, deCarle has been honoured with two SOCAN Song of the Year Awards, once for Prairie Oyster’s first number one single Such A Lonely One, and again for One Way Track that he cowrote with Canadian folk legend Willie P. Bennett. Watch for more details next week.
To have your say at the bay, contact me before 5 p.m. Monday at [email protected] or 604-885-5034.
