Event ticklers
Blood save lives – bank on it
Find the hero in you as United Blood Services and Mammoth Noon Rotary sponsor the annual Fall Blood Drive at the Main Street Fire Station #1. Appointments: Tuesday, Oct. 18, and Wednesday, Oct. 19, daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Bring a photo ID and your donor card if you have one. Free cholesterol screening with every donation. To schedule an appointment, log on to www.bloodhero.com and use the sponsor code SNOW, or call 760.914.0470.
Snowcreek passionately pink
You can participate in a pair of fundraisers held at Snowcreek Athleteic Club in honor Breast Cancer Awareness month.
On Oct. 15, Zumba instructors Kaysie Williams and Danetha Doe host a Party in Pink Zumba event from 10:30 a.m.-noon at SAC, 51 Club Drive in Mammoth. Tickets: just $10, open to the public.
And on Oct. 22, go Passionately Pink for the Cure® with the willPower & grace® team at Snowcreek Athletic Club on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. for one hour and 15 minutes of empowering barefoot movement! Come out with your bare feet … BEST PINK FLARE wins a special gift … get creative!
Donations can be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in person (CHECK ONLY) at the club, or online at http://www.info-komen.org/goto/snowcreekac. Include TEAM ID#: 10617024. Proceeds will also go to Komen for the Cure. Info/tix: 760.934.8511 or www.snowcreekathleticclub.com.
Huskies move Homecoming date
The Mammoth Huskies have moved the date for the school’s Homecoming events. According to an update on the Mammoth High School Boosters website, Lucerne Valley recently dropped its football program, so the Oct. 14 JV and Varsity games have been cancelled.
Homecoming is moved to Oct. 21 verus Mojave; the dance is on Oct. 22.
Round Valley “Toast to Arts”
It’s a fun and classy evening event when the Round Valley STEP Foundation for educational enrichment hosts its 2nd Annual “Toast to the Arts” Coppola wine tasting this Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. Tix: $30 advance/$35 @ door, includes wine, catered hors d’oeuvres, & 1 raffle ticket for a 50″ flat screen TV! Info: Rick Davis 760.408.0466 or go to www.RoundValleySTEPFoundation.com.
Annual pumpkin patch
It’s almost time for the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Chalfant Big Trees Farm hosts its Annual Pumkin Patch from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. at 395 Hunter Avenue in the Chalfant Valley. Bring the family for a stroll through the nursery, pick out some fresh carving pumpkins and while you’re there check out all the new livestock feed supplies!
For more info, call 760.873.7129.
“Wild Spirits” celebration
Have a fun evening while supporting Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care during its Sixth Annual “Wild Spirits” fundraiser at Mountain Light Gallery Bishop, on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 6-8 p.m. This year the event honors the warm-hearted people of the Eastern Sierra. Don’t miss free food and drink, a silent auction (great for Christmas shopping), door prizes, Razzle the Raven, a new Red-tailed Hawk and a surprise visitor or two. View the latest wildlife slideshow and reptile display including desert tortoises, and lots more. All proceeds go toward the care of injured and orphaned wildlife. Tix: $10 donation at the door; kids 12 and under free. More info: 760.872.1487.
