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• Halloween Horror Nights 21 Now Open

• Halloween Haunted House Open Through Oct. 31st

• 24th Annual Spooktacular at the Jacksonville Zoo Starts Oct. 20th
• ZAAT 40th Anniversary Screening, Oct. 23rd

High school students interested in conserving the Florida black bear and raising public awareness about bears are invited to create a 1-minute video.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is extending the deadline in its 2011 Florida black bear public service announcement (PSA) contest. Launched in May, the FWC-sponsored contest now has a deadline of Nov. 18.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, North Florida Chapter’s largest annual fundraiser, Bike MS: PGA TOUR Cycle to the Shore 25th Anniversary Ride that took place Oct. 1-2, 2011 was the largest fundraiser yet for the chapter, raising more than $1 million for research, programs and services for the 18,000 people affected by multiple sclerosis in the North Florida area. 

Bike MS is the National MS Society’s signature event and the single largest non-profit organized bike ride in the United States, including participants and funds raised.

This year, the North Florida Chapter raised more than $1.1 million for research, programs and services. In the past 25 years, Bike MS has raised more than $13 million in North Florida toward a world free of multiple sclerosis.

The ride began Saturday, October 1 at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (formerly the St. Augustine Airport) at 7:15 a.m. More than two thousand cyclists rode more than 150 miles from to the Hilton Daytona Beach and back. The route from St. Augustine to Daytona and back included fully-stocked rest stops, safety support, full meals, entertainment and a 25th Anniversary Ride After-party. More than a hundred volunteers helped set up and break down the ride in addition to helping at rest stops.