In the Community

Learn about bird photography from Mike Yip at the next meeting of the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society (SCNHS) on Nov. 2 in Sechelt. The meeting and presentation starts at 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a spooky All Hallows Eve event at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives (SCMA) on Oct. 31. The SCMA is working in collaboration with the Driftwood Players Story Theatre to bring you this unique community event.

Coasters Bob Mackie and Louise Parker square danced up a storm, winning a bronze medal at the annual Huntsman World Senior Games at St. George, Utah last week.

Sunday morning, Oct. 28, photographer/botanist Daniel Mosquin will present The Four Corners of Oregon, with photos, stories and information about the flowers, shrubs, trees and varied natural regions of the U.S.

As she stood on the pier waving goodbye to her parents, she did not know it was the last time she would ever see them.

After 10 years in the making, Jan DeGrass' long-awaited novel, Jazz With Ella, is in bookstores on the Coast.

The Angel Tree Project is hosting their annual fundraiser, this year a haunted gingerbread house building contest. The fun happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 724 TruemanRd. in Gibsons (next to the United Church).

This year's fourth annual Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival is being held Oct. 20 at the Pender Harbour Community Hall.

Coasters are encouraged to come out on Sunday, Oct. 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a volunteer community clean-up and planting at the maze garden in Shirley Macey Park. Look for details on the SCRD website at www.scrd.ca.

The United Nations has declared Oct. 11 the International Day of the Girl. UN International Days inspire action groups and charities to fulfill the meanings of these special days.