The annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is set for this Saturday (July 5), sponsored by the Howe Sound Women’s Centre. The main purpose is to raise funds to help support women and children who are affected by abuse and violence. You can’t miss the Squamish men on their walk, as they will be wearing bright red, high-heeled shoes. Residents are invited to join them and consider giving a donation to this great cause. Pre-registration starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Squamish Junction Pavilion with the walk starting at 11 a.m.
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Registrations are still being taken for a Squamish Public Library’s Summer Reading Club. Each child will receive a reading record, bookmark and club news. There will be special draws held throughout the summer and youngsters will enjoy yummy snacks. Students who have completed kindergarten and older are eligible to join the free club. Summer Read to Me Club is for younger siblings. For more information, drop by the library, call (604) 892-3110 or check squamish.bclibrary.ca.
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The annual Squamish Seniors’ Society summer barbecue will be held at the centre on Saturday (July 12) from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A limited number of tickets are available at $10 each and includes hamburgers, salads and desserts. The Senior Co-Ed Biking Group will meet each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no cost, but participants must pre-register and sign a waver. Yoga for Every Body is a chance to practice classic yoga poses and breathing, and stretching your way to radiant health. Sessions are July 8 to 20 and Aug. 5 to 26 from 12 to 12:50 p.m. Friday sessions are also the same time from July 4 to 25 and Aug. 1 to 29. The cost for four sessions is $25 and for five sessions, the cost is $31.
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The monthly Acoustic Jam session will be held in the Brackendale Art Gallery on Sunday (July 6) from 7:30 to 10 p.m. when everyone is invited.
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An interesting display of books of interest to seniors will be on display at the Shannon Falls Retirement Residence on Third Avenue. Nancy Warwick from the Squamish Public Library is looking forward to seeing many folks on Thursday (July 10) at 2:30 p.m.
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How exciting it is for Between Shifts Theatre to be invited to participate in Theatre B.C.’s Mainstage in Kamloops this coming week? The play “The Glass Menagerie” presented here earlier this year was well received and I hope good fortune shines on them this coming week.
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It is billed as Local History Talks and on Tuesday (July 8) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. local historians Eric Andersen and Trevor Mills along with the Squamish Folk Dancers will be at the Squamish Public Library to retell the story of three loggers who inhabited the Squamish Valley from 1911 to 1916.
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Summer movies continue at the Squamish Public Library and on Thursday (July 10) at 6:30 p.m. The Chocolate Farmer will be shown and this full-length documentary takes you to an unspoiled corner of southern Belize, where cacao farmer and father Eladio Pop manually works his plantation in the tradition of his Mayan ancestors: as a steward of the land. A lament for cultures lost, The Chocolate Farmer challenges our deeply held assumptions.
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The WOW riders meet at Canadian Tire on Monday (July 7) at 9 a.m. to car pool to the parking area near Blueberry Hill in Whistler. Please pay your driver $12 a passenger toward gas. For more information, contact Shirley at (604) 898-5715.
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The Over the Hill Hikers will meet at the Mamquam Forest Service Road on Tuesday (July 8) at 9 a.m. for a Birds of Prey hike. For more information, call Heather at (604) 892-9003.
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The Tantalus Walking Club will meet at the Fisherman’s entrance at access to Spit Dike off Government Road on Thursday (July 10) at 10 a.m. for a Swan Trail walk. For more information, call Joyce at (604) 898-5594.
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The Hearts In Motion Walking Club meet in front of the Cliffside Pub in Valleycliffe tomorrow (Friday, July 4) at 10 a.m. for a trail walk. For more info, call Yvonne at (604) 898-5268 or myself at (604) 815-0152.
