The Halfmoon Bay Community School will be having its annual Tom the Turkey Family Contest where families disguise Tom the Turkey to keep him safe during the Thanksgiving season. Last year, with donations from some very generous community members, they were able to give away nine prize frozen turkeys to some of their very creative families. The school is reaching out to the community to ask again for their support. A cash donation to purchase turkeys would be greatly appreciated. Wendy White, school coordinator, said: “Our goal is to be able to give away one turkey to a family in each of our 10 classrooms.” The contest will be held the first week in October and turkeys given out on Friday, Oct. 8. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Wendy at [email protected]. The school, staff and students would like to thank you in advance for your generous donations!
Rand Rutland, the president of the Sargeant Bay Society, and his crew are looking for volunteers to help with the annual berm clean up at Sargeant Bay being held Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. for approximately 2-3 hours. Rain or shine. A large trailer will be dropped off to help with the cleanup. COVID protocols including social distancing will be followed. It is reported lots of fry are in the creek and unlike some coastal creeks, Colvin Creek did not run dry, and remains a healthy environment for the juvenile trout and coho that make Colvin Creek their home. For more info about the cleanup, contact Rand at [email protected].
Did you know black bears are not nocturnal? Our friends at the North Shore Black Bear Society and the Sunshine Coast Bear Alliance have some interesting facts about the black bears we share our home with. Adult male bears tend to secure the best home ranges to roam and prefer to be away from people. The males also secure the best time slot to be active, which is at night. This pressures other bears to be most active during the day. The bears we see travelling through our own backyards and residential neighbourhoods and local trails are mostly females with cubs, young bears living independently of their mother, and injured bears looking for a place to rest. For more information about bears and living peacefully and safely among them, please visit the Sunshine Coast Bear Alliance website at scbearalliance.com.
A big Halfmoon Bay thank you to Daniel Sklazeski and the Halfmoon Bay Trail Society for clearing the trail and repairing the bench in Connor Park that was hit by a downed tree in the big windstorm. As always, your dedication to keeping our trails safe and in good repair is much appreciated.
Thank you, Halfmoon Bay, and of course many thanks to Cindy Kisser and John Gleeson for allowing me to take over the Halfmoon Bay Happenings column for a few weeks. It has been a lot of fun. I hope to have the chance to do it again.
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Enjoy your week and be a nice human.
