Empty your piggy bank, grab the stash from your mattress and come on down this Saturday, Oct. 3, to the turkey and ham meat draw and pie auction extravaganza at the Legion. Come early for a BBQ lunch and have a bevy from 2 to 5 p.m. to get a ticket to Pull the Ace. Jackpot is $200. While you are there pick up tickets for Ladies Night Oct. 24 for $50; includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner, $1,000 Calcutta, raffles, live entertainment by the amazing Apasionado and more.
Please reserve Monday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. for the Garden Club (one week early due to Thanksgiving) at the Music School in Madeira Park. Susan from Deluxe Landscaping in Sechelt will tell us about new and trendy cool season beauty for containers and gardens. She will also bring some of her recommended plants for sale. If you have a sprig (or a photograph) of a plant that did exceptionally well, with minimal water, throughout our summer drought, please bring it for a show and tell. Everyone is welcome; Members are free and drop-ins are $5. Everyone is encouraged to purchase a membership to support the Garden Club’s projects and gain a discount at local garden centres. For details, see www.phgardenclub.ca
Get out and enjoy the magnificent fall beauty of the Sunshine Coast. Call Maureen at 604-883-2930 for details of the PH Hiking Club’s itinerary this Monday and Wednesday. Val has the details for the Rambler’s outing Friday at 604-883-1191.
The PHAFC is holding their Annual Fill the Pool food bank drive, Oct. 5 to 11. For each food donation, enter to win a prize. Attend the Thanksgiving family swim on Sunday, Oct. 11. Family admission is $5. The facility will be closed Monday, Oct. 12.
Tickets are going fast for the 7th Annual Halloween Howl Dance and Costume Extravaganza brought to you by the PH Blues Society. Don’t be disappointed. Get yours today at Java Docks.
Enter to win a sweet home-baked treat in the Marvelous Mug Shot contest. Take a better shot of me for this column than the present one. Your hilarious complaints have had me in stitches! Contest closes Oct. 13. Winning pic will appear in the Oct. 16 edition of Coast Reporter. Catch me if you can!
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