Scouts Canada Squamish Group in partnership with the Squamish Lions Club is holding a bottle/food drive Saturday (Jan. 31) from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event was originally planned for early January, but the severe weather caused a cancellation.
Please have your bottles, pop cans, and non-perishable food items ready for pick-up. They will also be accepted at the Return-It bottle depot (formerly Bunsmaster store) at 38927 Queens Way in the Squamish Business Park. The food items will be donated to the Squamish Food Bank.
The grade 7 students at Valleycliffe Elementary School are holding a garage sale and hot dog sale at the school Saturday (Jan. 31) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The students are planning a cycling field trip in May to the area of the Kettle Valley Railway Trestles not damaged by the devastating forest fire last summer. Your support tomorrow would be much appreciated.
On Sunday (Feb. 1) the Squamish Public Library is holding a beginners knit-a-scarf workshop from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is open to children, teens and adults and the supply fee is $18. If interested, please call the library at 604-892-3110 as pre-registration is requested.
The Teen Book Club at the Squamish Public Library is meeting on Tuesday (Feb. 3) at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the book Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg. There is still time to pick up a copy and join other teens for discussion, pizza and pop. If you wish more information, please phone Alison at 604-892-3110 or e-mail [email protected].
The newly-formed Squamish Youth Theatre is holding auditions for children 10 years and up and teens and adults on Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 2-3) at 7 p.m. in the Sea to Sky Hotel.
There have been many presentations and concerts at the Brackendale Art Gallery this month and rounding out the month tomorrow night (Jan. 31) will be naturalist Terry Brown and singer/songwriter Judy Abrams. Families are welcome to the Salmon Jungle Journeys at 8 p.m. Admission is by donation.
The Squamish premiere of the movie In the Shadow of the Chief: The Baldwin and Cooper Story will be shown at the Eagle Eye Theatre on Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. This fundraiser for the Don Ross Outdoor Leadership Program will also include a silent auction from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets at $10 each are available at Don Ross and Howe Sound Secondary Schools and at Valhalla Pure Outfitters.
When the next MS Support Group meeting is held on Tuesday (Feb. 3) in the boardroom at Squamish General Hospital from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Ulrika Kleeman from the MS Society Vancouver Chapter will be in attendance. She will discuss any issues or answer questions regarding the management of MS.
The Hearts In Motion Walking Club is meeting each Monday at 11 a.m. and for the location of next week's walk, please call Elaine Kotyk at 604-898-9498 or myself at 604-815-0152. New members are always welcome to join the group.
It's a little belated, but I would like to congratulate the parents of the first baby delivered at Squamish General Hospital in Jan. 1. Gurbax and Sangha Badyal were thrilled with the arrival of their son Garet as was his four-year-old sister Simi. The family received many lovely gifts.
The first winner in the Squamish/Whistler Crime Stoppers fundraiser was announced last week. Pet owners were invited to fill in an application form (available at local veterinary offices and pet food stores) and with a $5 donation to Crime Stoppers and a picture of their pet; they were eligible for a monthly draw of a professional pet photo courtesy of Burneing Images.
Congratulations to the Romano family and their Golden Retriever Sadie, who will have that photo of Sadie taken by herself or with her family. As a thank-you to all those who entered the January draw, their entries will be extended to the February draw. Crime Stoppers does make a difference in our community and your support is welcome.
There is still room for more participants in the Family Storytime at the Squamish Public Library. It is held every Wednesday from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and kids are invited to wear their pajamas.
