Ride from Denman Island ferry in Fanny Bay to Thetis Island Needed

My friend and writer John Gilmore is looking for a ride from Denman Island ferry in Fanny Bay to Thetis Island on on April 25- 26 or 27.

Please let him know at john.gilmore@mykolab.com   

Thanks, Gary Geddes

Thetis Island Property Services

Was winter hard on your driveway?  Spring is the perfect time for your driveway tune up!

We now accept Debit, VISA & MC

Sjoe & Nicole

250-246-2564

Thetis Island Marina & Pub ~ 21st Annual Regatta

May 8, 9 & 10, 2015

Thetis Island Marina and The Ladysmith Yacht Club annually co-host a regatta featuring an all-day race around both Thetis and Penelakut Islands.  Come join the fun! 

For those not racing, venture down and see the beautiful boats, have some food and drink! 

Music and Dancing with “Rockin Robin” on Friday & Saturday nights.

Saturday at 6pm, cheer on The Gypsy Dancers Of The Salish Sea performing their Shimmy Mob Dance.

Registration For The Race On The Ti Marina Website or come down to the pub and pick up a registration form and itinerary.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

2014 Regatta ~ Lynda Poirier

Thetis Island Marina & Pub ~ Friday Night Special April 10th

Kitchen Open Weekends & Regatta

Spring Menu Now

Available On Weekends

Kitchen Open

Friday Night, Saturday And Sunday

Kitchen Hours

Friday Night 5PM - 7PM ~ Saturday 11:30AM - 7:00PM ~ Sunday 11:30AM - 6:00PM

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Dinner Special On Friday Night – April 24

Delicious Soft Wrap Tacos With Your Choice Of Fish, Chicken Or Steak

Families And Groups Welcome

Reservations Recommended

Call Us At 250-246-3464

Joan Carrigan Basket Courses

Joan Carrigan is again coming to Thetis to teach 2 exciting new basket courses. Be sure and sign up to reserve your place. Any questions and to sign up you can email me; Joan Brich joangrannynatj@gmail.com.

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Date: Wednesday June 10, 2015

Nantucket Style Purse with Swing Handle– 1 day workshop

Perfect for everyday use, this durable yet attractive handled basket is woven in the tradition Nantucket style. It has an oak wood base. The sides are woven with natural cane over reed spokes. It has an oak wood swing handle. This is a basket that is fun to weave and even more fun to use.

Time: 9:30 – 5:00

Workshop Fee: $100

Tools to bring: scissors, an old towel, spray bottle, ruler, approx. 12 clothes pins, pencil, knife for carving

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Date: Thursday June 11, 2015

Wicker Basket    1 day workshop

Explore the exciting design possibilities of the wicker basketry technique. In the process of weaving this basket, participants will learn control of shaping as well as a variety of weaving patterns, using dyed round reed.

Time: 9:30 – 5:00

Workshop Fee: $95

Tools to Bring: sharp scissors, spray bottle, an old towel.

Shimmy Mob Performance at TI Marina & Pub, Saturday May 9th

Shimmy Mob is a dance event performed by dancers worldwide on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 to raise awareness of Belly Dance as an art form and to raise money for local women's centers & shelters. Thetis Island's Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea are excited to announce our Shimmy Mob performance will be at Thetis Island Marina, May 9th at 6pm, just prior to the Regatta Dinner.  Come see the beautiful sailboats, enjoy some food and drink and support your local dancers in this fundraising event.

With huge thanks, we already have several generous donations and are well on our way to meeting our goal of $2000. Peter and Seika Pardee have announced a challenge for anyone to meet or beat their donation of $300 
Cash donations can be made directly through any of our dancers.  Cheques are payable to Cowichan Women Against Violence Society, postdated to May 9, 2015 and sent to: Shimmy Mob c/o Char Aaberg, P.O. Box 18-8, Thetis Island, BC V0R 2Y0.

It would be great if you would be one of our sponsors!  In exchange you will receive a free listing on the official Shimmy Mob website. http://www.shimmymob.com

For more information please email:
Char Aaberg at halakidance@gmail.com  or Janice Young at jeyoung@uvic.ca

The Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea and Shimmy Mob 2015
thank you for your support!

thetisblog's 3rd Anniversary Photo Contest starts today ~

To celebrate thetisblog’s third anniversary, we’re holding a photo contest, looking for quintessential pictures of Thetis or our community. 

Rules: the photo must have been taken on Thetis, or looking at Thetis.  It must have been taken between May 1st 2014 and April 30th 2015.  Only three submissions per person, please.  All submissions need to have been taken by the person submitting them. Please include your name, the general area & the date the photo was taken.  If the photo is of a community event, please mention the event.  E-mail your photo in full-sized format to editor@thetisblog.net 

The winner will win home baking by Ann Dickie, and the photo will shown be on the front page of the blog for the next six months.  The runner-up’s photo will be shown on the front page for the six months following.  A gallery of all submitted photographs will be created on thetisblog. 

Entry Deadline is May 15th, 2015.

Last year's winning entry by Dave Steen. 

Summer Market at Telegraph Harbour Marina

Every Sunday from May 17th until the end of September 10AM to 1PM at the Telegraph Harbour Marina Pavilion.

If you are wanting to reserve a table for this event please contact

Gloria Taylor @250-246-3091 or email 

or Helen Bird @ 250-246-2469 or email 

You must reserve your table before May 15th.

Thank you. 

Open House ~ to meet baby Livia

Please join us in welcoming Livia Eugenia Black to Thetis Island. When and Where : Sunday April 26th, 162 Pilkey Point  Road, 1pm to 5pm.

This is not a baby shower but a Thetis Island get to know Livia event. Everyone is welcome.

Coffee/Tea and cake will be served.

Hope you can make it.

Tom and Gloria

Burgers, Ballads and Beer

Burgers, Ballads and Beer (a.k.a Nautical Tunes and Tales) is a soirée of music and stories on May 30, sponsored by TIMA (Thetis Island Marine Association), which also brings you the Robbie Burns Banquet. We thought a more summery (and summary) event would be fun, so here it is along with your chance to participate.

If you'd like to share a boat story that's packed with drama and/or humour that can be told in 5 minutes, why not sign up now? Or, if you are musical and would like to treat us to sea shanties or tunes with some reference to boats and oceans, please plan to join us for the evening. It promises to be a lot of fun, especially if the confessional mode dominates and those many navigational mistakes we've all made are polished into five-minute gems.

Location tba, though quite likely at the pub.

You can phone or email me using the information below.

Gary Geddes

Box 13-3

Thetis Island, BC

Canada V0R 2Y0

250-246-8176

gedworks@islandnet.com

Japanese Book-Binding Workshop

The library and arts council are pleased to present a Japanese book-binding workshop.  Jane Lebaron will lead us in this creative endeavor on June 18, from 11:00 to about 3:00. Please bring a bag lunch.

Jane will provide the materials for the $25 fee.  The maximum number of participants will be 12.  A few people have shown interest since the first e-spokes so please let me know if you would like to be part of this fun afternoon.

Celine

250-246-4349

Cowichan Community Policing & Crime Prevention Programs

Learn to lessen the likelihood of becoming a victim. Learn tips and techniques to keep you safe, in your home and on the streets. Learn with other seniors and have fun too. Share your concerns and have your questions answered.

*FREE - NO CHARGE*

Learn About:

-Internet and CyberCrime -May 13th

-Road Safety (pedestrians, vehicles and scooters) - May 20

-Frauds and Scams - May 27th

-Home & Personal Safety -May 6th

-Protecting our Seniors (Elder abuse, Community Response, Public Guardian, options) - June 3rd

- Financial Awareness - June 10

Sign up for one or all six sessions

(there’s a special incentive)

Ask about becoming a volunteer mentor on these topics.

Cowichan Community Policing And Crime Prevention Programs

#3-149 Canada Avenue

Duncan, BC V9L1T4

250 701 9145  email: warmlandcops@shaw.ca