Shimmy Mob Thank You ~

On International Belly Dance Day, May 10th, 2014, some of Thetis Island’s very own Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea, led by Halaki (Char Aaberg) took part in an International Shimmy Mob. The Shimmy Mobs danced to promote public awareness of Belly Dance as a Performing Art and to raise funds for women’s shelters. We danced at the pub after the regatta for a great audience of community members and visiting sailors, raised over $700 for the Cowichan Women Against Violence Society (Duncan, BC), and had a lot of fun dancing for our cause! Thank you to all our sponsors, volunteers, donors and a great audience who cheered us on with gusto!

Special thanks to Paul Deacon for providing rehearsal and performance space and to Peter Luckham for videotaping our performance.

Coastal Fire Centre May 16 2014 Wildfire News

Click here to access news.

Thetis Island Marina & Pub ~ Holiday Weekend

May 16 -19, 2014

Pub & Liquor Store

Friday 9am - 11pm

Saturday & Sunday - 9am -11pm

Monday 9am -6pm

Kitchen Hours

Friday (Dinner only):      5:00pm-8:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday:        11:30am–8:00pm

Monday (Lunch only):   11:30am–3:30pm

Offering a select menu including appies, steamed clams, burgers, fish & chips, steak sandwich, desserts and more…

Fuel Dock 9AM to 5PM Daily

Sparky needs a ride home!

Can you help out the Fire Dept.?  The Sparky costume needs to be returned to the Fire Commissioner on Keating Cross Road in Saanichton, and the Post Office won't take it back.  Although it can arrive by post, it has to go back by courier (which we don't have) or have someone take it.  The box is the size of a bass drum.  Is anyone going to Victoria soon and can help us out?  We will give you our ferry card for the trip.

Thanks! 

J. Caldbeck 

chief11@telus.net or 252 -0544

Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Thetis Island Golf Tournament

Come one, come all, you are invited to sign up for the 34th running of the TIO (Thetis Island Open) on July 5th, 2014 at the Mount Brenton Golf Club.  An entry form will be available in PDF format soon, for you to complete and return with payment as soon as possible. 

New this year will be a $10,000.00 hole in one so, practice your 160 yard shots to be ready to collect.

Please note that the tournament coordinator will be away from the middle of June until just before the tournament so your entries need to be in early this year so that we can get the correct count in to the golf club before the coordinator departs.  Please have the entry forms in by June 10th.  The cheques can be post dated to the tournament date if you so wish.

If you have any questions, please contact either Bill Sharp at 250-246-3752 or Dave Fitzpatrick at 1-888-595-5212. Ask for Dave when you call.

Looking forward to seeing all of you this year.

Bill Sharp

June Island Trust Council Program

Please click here to access the news release re June Islands Trust Council Program Announced.

Thank you.

Jas Chonk

Exec/TAS Secretary, Islands Trust

250-405-5164

jchonk@islandstrust.bc.ca

Domaine Jasmine Winery Open This Weekend

We are opening this coming long weekend for the summer season.

Our tasting room and wine sales will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4 p.m.

Off hour wine sales are available for pickup or delivery by phoning ahead.

Come out and taste our latest release, the 2013 Pinot Gris, made from grapes grown organically in our vineyard.

We also have the 2012 Pinot Noir for sale.

Denis & Coleen

Gone!

Free black and maple Ikea chest of drawers and wardrobe in good condition. Can be picked up this weekend. Please contact me at lyn624@gmail.com if interested.

Or call Lyn at 604 551 7744

Thanks Lyn Porter

Interent Safety for Parents

Parents/Guardians:

Law Enforcement Officer, Darren Laur, will be presenting Internet Safety for Parents tomorrow, May 13th from 6:30-8:30pm in the Multi Purpose Room at Chemainus Secondary School.  Babysitting is available.

We hope to see you there.

Ms. Sian Peterson, Principal

Plot Preparation Contractor Needed

As many of you know in the community long time resident Kevin Hughes left the island earlier this year. Kevin was contracted by St. Margaret's Cemetery for a number of years to prepare the plots for the interment of cremated remains.  With his departure from Thetis we are in need of a person who would be willing to take up this position. The job would require this person to be on call to prepare the site when necessary. This generally happens 3 to 4 times a year.  We usually give about a week’s notice and ask that the plot be ready no more than 2 days before the actual interment. This is a paid position at $50.00 per job  and normally takes about one hour  depending on the plot location.

Those interested, please contact Suzanne Sarioglu 246-9965 or sarioglu@telus.net

Yoga Club News

Whew, does time fly by fast these days - most days I feel like the kid at the end of a kite string in gale force winds…  If I get up earlier in the morning the wind doesn’t seem as strong, so here I am at 5 am typing some Yoga Notes and News.

We formed a Yoga Club two weeks ago and we now have two yoga teachers -  Dawn Gordon and Sonya Pitcairn.  I am excited to have another yoga teacher on island I sure hope I can create some time to get to her classes too.  Dawn is going to continue teaching the Tuesday morning class and in June Sonya is going to restart the Thursday morning class.

Currently the times are 9:30 – 11:00 on Tuesday, and today’s class will end at 10:45 – May 13th.

However, we are exploring different options- either shortening the class to 75 minutes or shifting the time to begin at 9:15 so that people can catch the 11:10 ferry if they need to go off island before noon.  Let me know what you think?

The Monday Yin Yoga is not happening until September, there simply are not enough hours in the day and islanders are too busy with gardening, boating, golfing, yard work and more to commit to yet another activity, so we will just wait until fall to begin this class.

I will send out another email with further details by the end of the week.  Enjoy the warm spring days, come stretch those aching gardening muscles, it feels so good!!

You can reach me, Dawn Gordon, at dawn_gordon@telus.net or 250-210-0826;  I am the main contact person for the yoga club.  

PS:  If you have a special event and would like yoga in your home or space let us know we are happy to accommodate as best we can in our full schedules.  Yoga before a wedding what an honour.  I get to share a theme of love poses on the grass of Overbury Resort, facing west over the Pacific Ocean, to guests who have flown in all the way from Venezuela, how special.

Nameste,

Dawn

Sea to Seed Potluck

Jollity Farm and ThINC are thrilled to sponsor the Thetis Island stop on the

Sea to Seed Tour, a journey of farming community

Thetis Island details:

Date: Tuesday May 20th

Location: Jollity Farm, 90 Pilkey Point Rd

Time: 6 pm Potluck (local food encouraged) followed by live music and more!

Cost: $10 (kids free)

Local musicians, farmers, producers, and  artisans are welcome to participate in any way!

Bring your own plates, cups, and cutlery please!

Reserve your tickets in advance:

Contact Stephanie Cottell 250-246-5269,  stephanie.cottell@gmail.com

This spring a group of local (and musical) farmers and "localisation" enthusiasts are embarking on a sailboat tour of communities along the coast to share stories and build relationships. 

 Click here to watch their event trailer and read more about the project

Click here for the Thetis Island FB event page.

Looking forward to seeing you there!