Vaccine clinic coming to Buckhorn this week
Appointments available Thursday to Saturday at community centre
Yes, there will be. There will be a vaccine clinic at the Buckhorn Community Centre. When I initially wrote about vaccination possibilities for those of us in this area it was a possibility but not a certainty. Now it is!
The clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Originally we were told that it was for people born in 1951 or earlier. However, new guidelines have been issued by the Ontario government and you are now eligible if you are 60 or older.
You can book by visiting covid-19.ontario.ca/ book-vaccine. In checking with the BCC before writing this article I am told the schedule is filling up fast.
There are also clinics in Millbrook and Apsley, so you may try booking at one of the other clinics. Community Care Buckhorn will do the booking for you (705-657-2171) and will book you where space is available. The message from the Buckhorn Community Centre is to stay safe.
Yard Sale
Community Care Buckhorn has scheduled a yard sale. Again, things are changing fast and this is being written on the day when the stay-at-home order is being issued. Community Care does not know how this may affect the sale.
The dates of the sale are May 1 and 2 at Flynn’s on the 507. The sale will be in the parking lot. You are invited to bring any items you may have to Community Care Buckhorn’s office.
Their hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community care co-ordinator Jodie Mulder says volunteers are always appreciated. April 30 will be setup time for the sale.
To quote one of the wonderful Community Care volunteers, “Come and spend your money.” Hope for good weather.
Lions
Word is out that the paperwork is completed and the Buckhorn District Lions Club is a reality. The hope of club organizers is to plan many worthwhile and fun programs. Some ideas being presented are a food drive, a Corvette show, ’60s rock ’n’ roll dance, a family community barbecue and a Santa Claus parade.
A very capable group of people makes up the first slate of officers. Janet Clarkson is chair. Gerry Forestell is first vicechair. Jessamyn Fairfield is second vice-chair with a focus on youth and recreation. Jessamyn’s first project is going to be children’s soccer. Margaret Bleszynski is secretary. Eunice Blakeley is membership chair. This executive board will be recognized as charter members at the first general meeting.
There are two meetings every month. One is an executive meeting and the other is a general meeting.
Clarkson wants to thank all who have signed up. She states that committees have been struck for planning the spring charter celebration and other initiatives. If you are interested in becoming a member you are invited to contact Blakeley at blakeley5565@sympatico.ca.
Members, Clarkson states, will soon be getting more updates. As Clarkson says, “We will hopefully make a difference and have some fun doing it.”
Turtles
The weather turned and turtles have raced to the top of the Land Between’s headlines.
Turtles cannot readily be relocated to new areas to repopulate, as they imprint their home ranges when they are hatchlings and cannot simply remake these “mind maps” of their feeding, hibernation and mating sites.
Turtle populations are declining at unprecedented and unsustainable rates — it is estimated that more than 50 per cent of turtles have been lost in Ontario already. The major threat to turtles is road traffic and resulting injury or mortality.
This summer, Turtle Guardians is partnering with the Peterborough and Haliburton County road departments to enable volunteers to monitor high mortality/road-crossing areas and assist turtles in trouble in these zones. If you are interested in volunteering, call Leora at 705-854-2888.