Snow hit East End this week, and that means winter creeps ever closer. You know what else is creeping closer? Halloween and all the spookiness entailed therein. In the meantime, check out these Bets Bets for other happenings — including local efforts to help Western Alaska evacuees.

BEST WESTERN ALASKA LOCAL AID BET: For individuals wanting to support ongoing efforts to help evacuees from Western Alaska’s villages after Typhoon Halong, a Homer community member is organizing donation boxes around town after volunteering this week at the Egan Center and learning from numerous nonprofits and organizations what items are needed. Donation boxes in Homer are located at Save-U-More and Ulmer’s Drug & Hardware. A first load of donations will be picked up from both locations at 5 p.m. on Sunday,

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