Traditional owners fighting against the construction of a controversial whale centre on Stradbroke Island plan to be arrested as part of a last-ditch attempt to stop the project starting this week. Dozens of people have pitched tents at the Point Lookout site in protest of the development which has divided the island community. A tent embassy has been set up at Headland Park on North Stradbroke Island to protest a proposed whale centre. Picture: Stuart Quinn The project is being led by the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, which says the centre will be a landmark tourism attraction for the island.
COVID-19 wasn’t going to stop the Leavenworth County Youth Leaders this year.
In years past this group of Youth Leaders has baked and packaged cookies for the holiday season. In the current situation the world is in, the Youth Leaders needed to come up with something new to help out the community.
What better way to do that then have a “Not a Cookie Drive” event. On Dec. 12, 4-H Families could drive through and drop off canned vegetables, canned meat, canned fruit, toilet paper or any other items that they wanted to donate.
These Youth Leaders spread the word to their local 4-H Clubs in the Leavenworth County Area. When it was all collected and done, more than 700 items were received from six clubs: Reno Bobwhites, Glenwood, Basehor Rustlers, Happy Helpers, Bowling and Bell. These items were donated to the Good Shepherd Thrift Shop and Food Bank on Dec. 14.