Forgive us, but we’ve gotta call it the “scoop”: Beloved Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream in the Village of Arroyo Grande is adding a second location, this one in the Santa Maria Town Center. The completely redesigned center is expected to open after the first of the year and will also include mainstays Johnson’s for Children and Tom’s Toys … Speaking of Santa Maria, when the Parade of Lights rolls through Santa Maria on Dec. 1, it will mark the 15th year of the Santa Maria and Nipomo Rotary Clubs’ extravaganza. Applications are accepted until Nov. 20, but space is limited to 105 entries. Don’t be left on the waiting list … Fowl weather friends: our pals at the Food Bank are hosting a Turkey Drive that tops off on Friday the 13th. Swing by Sierra Vista and Twin Cities hospitals and St. Pat’s School in AG and drop off foods and funds to help neighbors in need. KCOY, KSTT and Cat Country will be lending a hand. And a turkeymobile will be buzzing by doctors’ offices to beef things up. Amy, call Grandma and get her on the job … Please don’t jump on the beds, but do buy something at A&R Furniture’s Customer Appreciation party the weekend of Nov. 14 and feel like a kid. A portion of sales benefits the Children’s Museums of SLO and Paso Robles …Welcome to Mary Jacob, new executive director of the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society. Jacob is a longtime animal lover whose past positions include one with the Humane Society of the U.S., where she built the nation’s first statewide animal cruelty response system … We’ll avoid the not-so-funny cracks about homebuilders already bleeding, and instead ask you to support the Home Builders Association of the Central Coast in a three-day blood drive, Nov. 17-19. In SLO, Nov. 17 at Cannon, 1050 Southwood; in Santa Maria Nov. 18 at Celebration, Miller Street and Inger Drive, and in Paso Robles Nov. 19 at River Oaks, 2727 Buena Vista Drive. Additional info, please contact Liz Moody at 704-7912.
