Change of Date ~ Roy Pickford's Life Celebration

February 2nd for 1PM - 4PM

Note: Change of date for Roy Pickford's life celebration at the Thetis Island Hall .... Hope this change makes it easier for you to come and share goodies, memories and stories.

See you there

Mary Forbes

Soup's On ~ Wednesday January 22nd

Wednesday, January 22nd

Forbes Hall 11:30AM ~ 1:00PM or 'til we run out!

Menu:

Cheddar Cauliflower Soup (vegetarian)

Apple Cheese Biscuits

Lemon Squares & Cranberry Squares

Tea & Pot of Gold Coffee

$5 Minimum Donation

See you Wednesday.

For more information on Soup's On, click here.

Roy Pickford

Roy Pickford, dear to many on Thetis Island for many many years passed away on the 14th of this month.  A brief note from his daughter Verna said  

"Roy passed away peacefully this afternoon, January 14th, in Victoria hospice. I was able to be at his side and my brother stayed with him much of the time this week.  A life well lived!"  

Verna will be joining any of us that would like to honor Roy in memory of his life at our Forbes Hall library on Sunday afternoon, the 26th of January, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to sharing stories and memories, see you there.

Thank you,

Mary Forbes

9 Volt Battery Hazard

Submitted by Jeannine Caldbeck, on the request of many!

What is Barbara Williamson up to now?

Barbara sent this link of the Garden Club she's active in the town of Silverton, Oregon.

Click on the photo to read the article.

The beautiful quilt is for sale...$150.00 and it can be yours. All proceeds go to support their garden club. The quilt has a "sleeve" on the back so it can be a wall hanging too.

Birth Announcement

We are proud to announce the birth of our second daughter, Celina Isabel Grace on Sunday January 12th at Duncan Hospital. Mom and baby are well.

A big thank you for all the well wishes and support.

Arthur and Heather Hunter

Islands Trust News Release ~ Galiano Land Transfer

Click here to view.

Notebook Needs a Ride to Victoria

I left my work notebook at Thetis yesterday. If someone is going to Victoria this week, please contact me at ckasting@telus.net  or 250 920 5278 and I’ll arrange to get it to you, and pick it up in Victoria. 

Colleen Kasting

Soup's On ~ Wednesday January 15th

Forbes Hall 11:30AM ~ 1:00PM or 'til we run out! 

Menu:

Moors & Christian Soup (veg & otherwise) (Moros y Cristianos)

Cheese Quesadillas

Assorted Homemade Goodies

Tea & Pot of Gold Coffee

$5 Minimum Donation

See you Wednesday.

For more information on Soup's On, click here.

Greetings from the Library

Henny's beautiful Christmas cards raised $33.00 for the Library.  Thank you Henny!

The DVDs are being carded for borrowing.  Please look inside the case to see if there is a card for you to sign out the DVD.  A box with alphabetical cards is on the table.  Please file materials by title. 

New materials

Homeland season 2

Borgias season 2 & 3

Bertie Plays the Blues-  Alexander Mccall Smith

Blood: Stuff of Life- Lawrence Hill

Grain Brain- David Perlmutter

Orenda- Joseph Boyden

Twelve Tribes of Hattie-Ayana Mathis

Dark

Astronaut's Guide to Life-  Chris Hadfield

Luminaries- Eleanor Catton

How We Lead - Joe Clark

Waiting for the Monsoon- Threes Anna

Thank you for the timely return of DVDs so they can be catalogued. 

Celine

Recycling Yard

Volunteers

The Recycling Yard seeks innovative, cheerful and hardworking friends ( that would be volunteers) for a 2-3 hour play date (every week? every month?). Activities include sorting games, visiting with other friends and neighbours and warm feelings of accomplishment. Sometimes snacks and music are provided; singing not mandatory. Interested? Why not sign up your pal too? Contact Vicki Walker (250-246-9126) for more interesting details.

Baler orientation training

We have a specialized piece of equipment at the yard, the "baler", to compact certain recycled materials to facilitate handling and transport. A baler machine operator is ideally supported by a yard volunteer who helps feed the baler and move  bales.

There are six openings available for another baler orientation training session to be held on Saturday, January 18, 2014, from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. , to be followed up by baler operational experience during open-hours at the recycling yard. Please contact Henry Benskin (250-246-1212) if you would like one of the training spots. 

Paid jobs

A very limited number of hourly paid jobs will be required for re-structured yard operations. These jobs will be advertised on e-Spokes in mid-late January, and successful applicants will be hired through TIRRA. Anyone interested in applying is encouraged to take the baler training session.

This is one in a series of notices that we will be posting in connection with restructured operations at the Recycling Yard. 

Thank you, and please stay tuned for additional notices concerning the Recycling Yard.

Ernie Hunter

Vicki Walker

Henry Benskin

Solid Waste Management Committee

Thetis Island Marina & Pub ~ January Special Events

Tuesday Night is Dart Night

Beginning Tuesday January 14 from 6-8pm

Come on down and join us for a game of darts, some drinks and

lots of laughs. Amateurs to  professionals (like our in-house champ,

Kia) are welcome! 

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER SPECIALS 

Beginning Friday January 17

Served from 5-7pm

Dinner Specials menu - each offered for the great price of $7.95!!

Friday January 17 - Steamers (served in a white wine, lemon butter & garlic broth)

Friday January 24 - Fish & Chips (all-time favourite)

Friday January 31 - Fish Tacos (by popular demand)

Drink Specials:

To complement the food a special on a glass of white wine for $3.95

or a pint of Bud lite for $3.95

Regular menu items are also available and include:

Assorted homemade meat pies, enchiladas & soups.

Call us at 250-246-3464 and reserved a table for your party, or just drop by.

We look forward to seeing you!