Book & Bake Sale ~ Saturday, July 30th

Saturday, July 30, British Columbia Day Weekend

Community Centre

10:00 to 1:00

The annual Book and Bake Sale is fast approaching!  If you would like to volunteer by baking, setting up and/or selling books please contact Celine Valestrand valestrands@gmail.com or Myla Frankel, frankelmyla@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you on July 30th!

FOUND ~ Wanted to Buy ~ Small Tender

Looking to buy a small, lightweight boat/canoe to be used as a tender.

If you have anything available you'd like to sell, please contact Jim @

403-803-9296 or by e-mail @ jsenetza@telusplanet.net.

Free Furniture

Free furniture

Available late Tues, (Jul 12), to Thurs am:

Upholstered couch and love seat - folds out to double bed. Lot 150 Pilkey pt Road. Phone 778 549 2262. Will require two strong people to move.

Bill Cobb

Thanks from jollity FARM ~

Dear Thetitians and Visitors to Thetis Island!

Thanks for coming by our farm stall each week to brighten up our lives, share in good eats, conversation and community. We truly appreciate your continued support and are able to continue farming on Thetis Island because of it.

thanks from Elisabeth, Noah & Finn Bond

jollityFARM

FENNEL TIPS: if you bought some Fennel this weekend here are a few recipe ideas for you. More to come this Wednesday.

Bon Appetite! Ita Daki Mas! 

24 Ways to Enjoy Fennel

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/fennel-recipes_n_1152097.html

Ocean LearnFest ~ Bird Song Walk Bird Count ~ Updated July 10

Bird Count from Friday, July 8th ~ Bird Song Walk with James Clowater along Lawrence Nature Walk (future trail, perimeter Lawrence Spring Farm)

33 species:

Turkey Vulture  3 

Bald Eagle  1 

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Anna's Hummingbird  2 

Northern Flicker  1         

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Olive-sided Flycatcher  1         

Pacific-slope Flycatcher  8         

Common Raven  2

Violet-green Swallow  10

Barn Swallow  7

Chestnut-backed Chickadee  10

Bushtit  4

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

Brown Creeper  1

House Wren  2

Pacific Wren  3

Swainson's Thrush  4

American Robin  12

European Starling  8

Orange-crowned Warbler  1

Dark-eyed Junco  15 

Cedar Waxwing  1

White-crowned Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  5 

Spotted Towhee  5

Western Tanager  4

Brown Headed Cowbird 2

House Finch 2 

Purple Finch  5

Red Crossbill  6

Pine Siskin  6

American Goldfinch  2

with thanks to Keith Rush

Phone Book Correction

Ginny (Virginia) Arrowsmith's phone numbers are (home) 250-246-5336, and (cell) 250-537-7030 (the cell number to be corrected on page 9).  Her lot number is 272, which is correct on page 9 but needs changing on page 47.

Cufra Inlet Kayak Canoe Tour ~ Additional Photos

Click on image to view gallery.
Photos by Steve Frankel

Cat Still Missing ~

Puff our cat still hasn't come home. Would everyone mind checking all the nooks and crannies in their out buildings please. She has never been outside and may be cowering somewhere. Thank you very much.

Leah Fraser 250 951 5430.

What's Fresh at jollity FARM?

Open every Saturday and Wednesday from 10am - 1pm

Organically grown veggies:

pre-washed salad mix, kohlrabi, fennel, fresh onions, broccoli, red skinned potatoes, plums

+ handmade sourdough bread

Special this week:

Certified Organic Blueberries (limited supply)

Plant Sale

Help us clear out spring and summer stock to make way for new perennials and shrubs!

$1 - 2 off all annuals plus a freebie table!!

Saturday Fair ~ 10am - 1pm ~ 69 Pilkey Point Road

This week we have Gordie Unrau joining us to answer all your questions about his wood art. Drop by have a coffee and take a look at what the other vendors have to offer. Rain or shine. 10-1.

Thank you to all the people who have been supporting us so far this year.

PS. Fresh Flowers this week

Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea Concert

If anyone will be in Duncan on Monday, July 11 please drop by the Station and cheer on the Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea. They will be opening the Duncan Days BellyDance Show at 6:00 p.m. and dancing another performance at 7:00 p.m.  Hope to see you there! 

- Halaki

photo by Kelly Bannister

Lis Matzkuhn

Dear Friends,

My Mom slipped out of the world this morning at 1am. I was holding her hand. She had seen and smiled at both her grandchildren the day before which made all of us feel ok. She had been rapidly declining over the past week but the staff at the Holy Family Hospital were attentive and gentle with her.

She was a great Mom and a five-star Oma. She had an adventurous soul: playing soccer with her brothers, riding on my Dad’s motorcycle when they were sweethearts in Germany, sailing on the “Yahda" and later living on their boat “Amber”. There was no shortage of hijinx and mischief in her, but never in a mean way. She was also a creative powerhouse. I made her a blog for her birthday years ago and it is a testament to her love of colour but more importantly, to making things FOR people - things they could use and enjoy for years. You can post comments here: https://lismatzkuhn.wordpress.com/

As you probably know, Mom was not religious. But she was kind and had an open mind and heart. She cherished her friendships very much – her long time buddies, the folks up and down the coast, fellow craftspeople at the Telegraph Harbour Marina weekends, fellow boaters, and all children large and small. So rather than any donations or flowers, please invite a friend out for tea or lunch or make them lunch or a beer, just hang out and enjoy that person’s company. Have a laugh together, and raise a glass to Mom, and while you’re at it, all the good people who work in the health care system. It would make her, and me, happy.

love to all, Bettina

please pass on to those who knew her….I know I’m missing names/addresses…..thanks