Lost, Found & Missing at Forbes Hall

These items have been found at the Community Centre, including Forbes Hall and the grounds. Please collect them immediately and during the following week:

 

General:

Christmas Cookie Tin

Black Cookie Tin

Size 8 Blue Jeans

Black "Passion" jacket

Black socks

Several plastic sippy cups

Small flannel baby blanket

Metal cane

Wood cane

Size 10 men's sneakers

Eyeglass lens

 

Items probably left over from Memorial Service:

Numerous Cookie Sheets

Ceramic plates

Plastic plates

Three tiered china serving stand

Cocktail forks

Thermos

 

Lost - Missing - Please Return

Storage key

2 60" round tablecloths

1 large rectangular red tablecloth

1 large rectangular green tablecloth

 

Donella (Dee) Smith for TICA

Wanted Seasoned Firewood

We are looking to buy some seasoned firewood. Doesn't need to be a full chord.

Does anyone on Thetis have some to sell?

Or does anyone wish to go in on some with us?

Thanks Airi

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Reminder ~ Home & Community Care Discussion ~ Feb 5th

Discussion about home and community care on Thetis Island.  This discussion is designed to continue the conversations held over the years to identify the needs, what has been done to date, and to set out next steps. 

Thursday, February 5th from 2-3PM at Forbes Hall.

If you are unable to attend but want to participate in the ongoing discussion, please send your thoughts and comments to ckasting@telus.net.

Quarterly Deadline Reminder ~ Feb. 5th

Don't forget that the deadline for the next issue of the Quarterly is only a few days away - February 5th.

Thanks so much to those who have contributed already!

Veronica Shelford

veronica@thetisisland.net

First Nations Legends for Children Workshop ~ e-mail contact

Hello Thetis Island families,

On Monday February 9th Sally Hart will be doing a workshop for children on local First Nations legends.
The Thetis Island Homeschoolers have arranged for her to come to the community centre at 1:30 Monday February 9th.  Monday February 9th is Family Day so we thought it would be nice to extend an invite to the community since the local school children will not be in regular classes.

Please RSVP so we can have supplies available for you . This is not a drop off program so we prefer adults to stay with young children. Older children may be allowed to attend alone with permission.

Please could all interested families email me at rogersfamily@greenprintstudio.ca

 

Thank you 

Airi 

Teddy Suiker Biography

Dear Islanders,

Having some recovery time behind us after Teddy's death, her sisters and Merry would like to invite Thetis Islanders, over the next two months, to jot down some memories of Dear Teddy (Dr. Alice Suiker).

 

It is a challenging and fascinating puzzle as she was a many-faceted and wonderful Woman. 

Please email me at: merrygooding@gmail.com or mail me at: Box 6-7

Many thanks for any poignant memories you may wish to share.

Merry Gooding

Soup's On ~ Wednesday, February 4th

$5.00

11:30 AM ... until the soup runs out or 1:00 PM

Extra soup leftover will be on sale for Take-Out

MENU

Pasta Spinach Vegetarian Soup

Parmesan Cheese 

Bread

Dessert - Yummy Goodies

Pot-of-Gold Coffee and Tea

Chit-Chat, Irish Jokes, Laughter! and then at 1:00 PM - Drop-in Bridge in the Hunter Room

Penelakut Seafoods Consultation Meeting ~ Feb. 16

Penelakut Seafoods would like to invite Thetis Island community members to a consultation meeting to have open discussions about the expansion of our aquaculture tenure for Manila clams located at the Cut between Penelakut Island and Thetis Island.

Location: Forbes Hall 

Date: February 16, 2015 

Time: 5:00 pm

High Speed Internet Update

Today I received a (E-Mail) letter from the office of; Hon. Jean Crowder, MP/Nanaimo-Cowichan. 

It appears that Hon MP Crowder has been following up on related issues, as well as some of the same complaints from numerous residents in the Cowichan Valley. 

I have been sent copies of letters between Minister Moore’s office and MP Crowder’s concerning Hi-Speed access issues.

In the letter from Minister Moore’s office it states the Federal Government is committed to having rural areas have accessibility to Hi-Speed (broadband) networks.

Who know when, or if we will ever have our concerns addressed, but at least we are still on the “Map”, so to speak. I felt it can’t hurt to keep sending letters to members of our government. I have also been in contact, once again, with senior management of TELUS. Though, these communications are going no where.

As I said; It is TELUS-Nothing, where the future is NOT friendly. The last comment from TELUS management was, and I quote; “We consider this matter closed”.

I responded; “Well, you may consider closed, but we surely don’t”.  

This OTHER comment from TELUS should really get you fuming; “Does Thetis Island want charity from TELUS”! That was a verbatim quote 

Well, who knows, keep the faith as they say, and, there is an election coming soon!

Steve Frankel

From The “Dark Side”

Comment from "Jim" ~ Did you ask Shaw to service the island?

Response from Steve:  No one does, not Shaw, not Rogers, not Bill-Bob's Phone Co, Ltd. Nada, zilch.
You can get Satellite, but that's about it. And Sat is Iffy here on this side.

Thanks.

We have filed a formal complaint against Telus for a number of reasons. They also took away the local phone line access for Dial-Up a few months ago. So, Uniserve had to find a long distance number for us bumpkins to use. If you think Dial-Up slow, try  connecting a LD number

Chimney Sweep Needed ~

We are in need of a chimney inspection and are wondering if anyone else is in need of a chimney sweep.  it would reduce the cost and his efficiency if we booked a few visits on the same day.  let me know if you are interested. 

Cecilia 25-246-3013

Yoga Cancelled ~ February 3rd

YOGA CANCELLED FEB. 3

Unfortunately there is a conflict with another event for this same day and to make life simpler for all of the Island Trust representatives, we are going to cancel the yoga class on Tuesday, February 3^rd for 9:30 to 10:45.  So do your off island running about and come on out for Thursday’s class.  Then be back if you have an interest in the Senior’s – Elder Care meeting at 1:00 in the hall too. 

See you all tomorrow.  Lovin’ the warm, blue skies.

Warmly, Dawn Gordon 

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St. Margarets Cemetery Work Day ~ Thanks

A big thank you to all those who came out to work in the new cemetery area: Claude Leger, Wayne Loiselle, Pam Lee, Nan Beals, Rod and Myrna Brownlee, Dave Steen, Joan and Dave Smirl, Vicki Walker, Wendy and Glen Andison, and Gurk Sarioglu.  

A tip of the hat to the young men from Capernwray who also came to move mulch.

It was back breaking work digging out blackberry roots, cleaning up ditches and levelling mounds of soil. Thanks to your efforts we are making progress towards creating a new green cemetery space which is going to be beautiful!

Suzanne Sarioglu