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!

Household Donations Request from Cowichan Neighbourhood House

I would be happy to organize pickup/drop off for items small enough to fit in my car.

Please contact them directly for donating larger items. 

9796 Willow Street, Chemainus

Phone: 250-246-3203

e-mail Neighbourhood House

Thanks,

Kelly Bannister 250-246-9753 or kelly_bannister@telus.net

Cowichan Neighbourhood House in Chemainus is currently looking for these items as donations:

Couches, Recycled /new lumber, Plywood sheets, Dining room chairs, Bedside table, Computers, Freezers, DVD player, Living room furniture, Television, Dressers, Coffee table, Shelves, Metal cabinet, Single bed with side rails, Sheets / pillow cases / blankets, Forks / and spoons, Soup pot, Rocking chair, and baby clothes.

TICA ~ TIRRA Fees

The Thetis Island Community Association (TICA) and the Thetis Island Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association (TIRRA) offer a variety of community services through volunteer efforts. Both Associations are governed by separate Boards elected by their members. 

TICA, which has a charitable status, publishes the Quarterly Magazine, owns and maintains the Forbes Community Centre that includes the library, community recreational and meeting areas as well as the sports court, community garden, children’s play area, computer access site, and kitchen facilities. It is home to worship services and many other activities; additionally, it is the Island’s Emergency Social Services site. 

TIRRA administers the garbage, trash and recycling services, the community trail, St. Margaret’s Cemetery and routinely serves as an advocate for the community to a wide range of government agencies including representing us on the BC Ferries Advisory Committee.

These organizations require support from the entire community; both part-time and full-time residents and property owners. Financial assistance is essential. The volunteers who put in many hours holding meetings, managing funds, maintaining records, planning and organizing activities, (including work parties), attending to concerns and issues, writing letters and paying bills, and maintaining their areas of responsibility do so on your behalf. Even when you do not use the services provided, the existence of these services makes Thetis Island a better place to live or visit and enhances property values. 

Click here to access the Fee Form.

The fees are being collected for both Associations by TICA. Kindly make your cheques out to TICA. TICA Note: When we receive your fee payment you will be added to the Membership List and become eligible to receive the ever-popular Thetis Island Quarterly Magazine. Additional contributions are welcome. TICA will be happy to issue tax receipts promptly for donations in excess of the membership fee.

Please direct your payment to:

TICA-TIRRA Membership,

Box 14-0, Thetis Island,

BC V0R 2Y0 Canada

Thank you,  

Donella Smith

TICA Board, Membership Records 

Cedar Beach Pizza is Open for Business

Don't be disappointed the more notice the better but minimum 2 hours please.

Check out our menu at 

www.cedarbeachpizza.com

Call 250-246-9770 to order.

Thanks

Virginia and Andy

Bed for Sale

King Size, top of the line Tempur Celebrity pillow top mattress and box spring. Approx 5 years old. Paid 4499.00 plus a lot of taxes. Yours for 1000.00 and no taxes plus free delivery to Thetis or Chemainus with buyers help.

Call Donovan at 250-246-4695 or 250-246-7766 (Cell)

Forbes Hall ~ Kitchen

While working at Soup's On this week, we noticed a couple of things.

 

First, one of the cream/milk jugs is missing from the kitchen.  I'm guessing that sometime between the last Soup's On on December 18th, and now, one of them went home with someone after an event.  If you had an event during this time, please check for the jug.  It is 1 litre, glass, with a white plastic lid.  Return to the hall kitchen if you find it!  Thanks.

Secondly, there is a weird collection of food stuffs in the storage area fridge's freezer.  Please remove these items, or clearly mark in sharpie what they are there for.  We'll clean out the fridge in the near future of extraneous things.

Thanks for helping us keep things organized!

Ann Dickie

Ping Pong ~ time change this week only

For this week only, ping-pong has been re-scheduled from its usual 7 pm slot to 2:30 pm this Friday, January 10th.

All are encouraged to participate.  There is increasing anecdotal evidence that ping-pong, despite being fun, is also good for you.

~~ Matt Hess (ping-pong evangelist)

Beehive Reminder

Come join the creative fun on Saturday January 11^th at Forbes Hall from 10 – 4.

We welcome one and all to sew, clip, stitch, share ideas and get inspired, drop in for a few hours or stay all day.

Expert sewing instruction & fitting by Suzanne Rush  

Food and coffee provided by Don & Nettie.

If you have clothing or fabric that you would like to donate please bring it to Forbes Hall Saturday.

Think of how much space you will have it you clean out your closet!

Questions, contact Ellen Rush @ 416.0013 or ellenrush@gmail.com

Quarterly Deadline ~ February 1st

The submission date for items (stories, ads, etc) for the Spring Quarterly is February 1st. 

If you would like to submit something but can't make it by that date, call me (Veronica at 246 1509 or veronica@thetisisland.net) and we'll arrange something. 

Thank you all!

Ride Needed from Nanaimo to Thetis

I'm traveling back from Europe on Monday 13th January, and I was wondering whether anyone was driving from Nanaimo to Thetis that afternoon and could give me a ride?

I'm landing in Vancouver at 12.30 noon so will probably be in Nanaimo around 5pm.

Thanks :)

Anaïs (from Jollity Farm)

Contact: anais.gerber@network.rca.ac.u