Halloween fans have their choice of spooky or scary when the Ballenas Whalers Football Society helps host the 2016 Nanoose Bay Halloween Walk Oct. 28-29.
The walk, at 2525 Northwest Bay Rd., takes place from 6:30-10 p.m. each evening. It features two loops: a “spooky walk” trail promising fun for all ages, and a “scary walk” trail for the more stout of heart. The event is a fundraiser, for the Ballenas Whalers Football Society and the Nanoose Bay Elementary School.
The trails will be lined with 150 decorated pumpkins, thanks to the donation of 50 pumpkins each from Parksville’s Quality Foods, Thrifty Foods and Save on Foods. The walk is expected to take from 20-35 minutes.
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult, and no Halloween masks or pets will be allowed. There is no parking on-site; please park on Claudet or Stewart roads.
Tickets are $5 per person, or $20 for a family of five, and include a cookie and cocoa, while supplies last. Children two years old and younger are admitted free.
For more information, email halloweenwalk@shaw.ca or visit Nanoose Bay Halloween Walk at facebook.com.
— Submitted by Ballenas Whalers Football
Women’s soccer match rained out; next home game Oct. 30
The wet and windy weather that blew through Vancouver Island last weekend forced the cancellation of four Mid-Island Women’s Soccer League matches, including the Oceanside Lions’ scheduled match Sunday against the Marine Harvest Bandits.
Two games were cancelled in Courtenay and another in Nanaimo in the aftermath of several days of rain, which saturated grass fields.
Following the cancellation of their respective games in Qualicum Beach and Nanaimo, the Bandits and the Cermaq Outlaws scheduled a cross-town game in Campbell River, on the new turf field at Robron Park.
The Lions (1-2-1) next play at home Oct. 30 at noon against the Alberni Athletics.
— Submitted by MIWSL
Legion 49 hosts darts tourney
Parksville’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 49 will follow its annual Remembrance Day commemoration with a two-day Memorial Darts Tournament Nov. 18-19.
Play will be held in five divisions, broken into three competition sessions. Mixed doubles takes place Friday evening, Nov. 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Men’s doubles and ladies singles will be played in the Saturday morning session, at 10 a.m. Nov. 19; with men’s singles and ladies doubles to follow in the afternoon session, at 2 p.m.
Registration cut-off is 15 minutes prior to the start of play for all three rounds.
Concession and bar will be open throughout.
Entry fee is $20 per player, and the tournament boasts a 100 per cent payout.
For more info, call Dave Dollis at 250-586-7924 or email rcl49sports@shaw.ca.
— Submitted by District 69 Darts
