General Worker for Hire

27yr. old  Concrete finisher by trade, can do lots of different construction jobs / general labour. If any help is needed or a job to be done please feel free to contact me.

2502463075

Andrew Jackson

Grand Opening of Thetis Island School's Playground

Thetis Elementary School students, teachers and parents warmly invite the community to a short and sweet official opening of our new playground, to take place on Jan 16th (Wednesday) at Forbes Hall about 12:15 pm during Soup's On. Please join us as we share a few words of thanks for your support and a celebratory cake!

Movie Tonight at Forbes Hall ~ 7:30PM

The film is “The Queen of Versailles’, an American documentary about a billionaire family in their rags-to-riches epic.  It is a ‘wickedly funny allegory about the American Dream’  It is rated PG.  Admission is donation only. 

See you there.  Sandy

Free Ham Radio Course

How can I communicate during an emergency when phones, cell phones and the internet are down?  Use a ham radio!

Amateur radio operators are much more than hobbyists; they provide extremely important communications, especially during and after emergencies. As a licensed operator you can be in touch with others who will be able to pass on important messages - not just during emergencies. Ask Claire and Matt Hess how ham radio is an important part of their lives after they got certified last year. Or talk to some of the other newly certified hams (Mary Forbes, Veronica Shelford, Petra Accipiter, Gerhard Wanney, Tegan Luckham) and find out why you might want to take this FREE course. The course is presented in such a format you are able to pass the test on day 2 with flying colours.  Several people have already registered, so if you want to car pool, call Simone Luckham 250-246-4802 or email her simone@stonesculptor.ca

FREE HAM Radio course  (provided by the Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society)

Friday & Saturday January 25th & 26th, 2013

6:30-9:30pm Friday   8:30am-5pm Saturday

Church of Latter-day Saints, 1815 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan BC

Cost: $ 0.00

To register, please click here.

or for more info contact:  Dale Jones  email:  ve7jp@shaw.ca

Cowichan Valley School District #79 ~ Meetings

Happy New Year.

The Cowichan Valley School District has scheduled another opportunity for community consultations.  These sessions will occur on January 12, 2013.

Your input is important and will help shape the future in our district.  If you plan to attend please register by email at community consultation@sd79.bc.ca

Please click here to read information letter for details.

Thank you.

Mr. Mike Martin, Vice Principal, CSSH

Robbie Burns Dinner ~ Update

Tickets, Dietary info and Serving Dishes

We need covered serving dishes and serving utensils. Please leave items labelled with your name in the kitchen anytime after Wednesday, January 16th, or drop them off on Saturday January 19th after 2pm. 

We can prepare vegetarian, gluten or lacto free options; but we need to know before January 16th.

Please call Don 250 246- 4291

We have 2 tickets left. Call Simone 250 246- 4802 to reserve. $ 25.00 per person.

FAC Updates

Hollingshead Summary

December Traffic Stats

December Ferry Traffic

Highway Stats

Soup's On ~ Resumes January 9th

Come and join us for lunch.  Fill your belly full of yummy homemade soup, bread and treats. Catch up with your friends and neighbours after the holidays.

Click here for more info.

Yoga starts this week ~

Happy New Year – What are your new year’s goals?  Affirmations, hopes, dreams, desires, they all come true if you are just brave enough to take the first step out the door of your comfort zone J.

Yoga starts this week, Tuesdays will be beginner/intermediate – ongoing yoga from 9:30 – 11:00 am, Wednesdays is a very gentle chair yoga, great for all ages and all limitations – this is a great beginner course to learn to breath more fully, stretch gently, helps to return strength and vitality to the tissue of the body and to restore peace to the spirit.  Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 am, we will return to the basics.  We will review breath work, the core of yoga, the bandhas, the basic core positions with adaptations for “Boomers” new to yoga or with injuries that they continue to work through, gently easing open stuck areas.

If you are thinking of trying yoga for the first time, here are a couple of things you should be aware of: 

Come 10-15 minutes early and complete a ParQ form, and get comfortable so that we can begin at 9:30 sharp.

Please don’t eat anything heavy for 2-3 hours before yoga, and only a light snack about an hour before or the stretches can cause you to feel pain or nausea.

Dress in layers that allow freedom of movement

There are some extra mats

Please call me and discuss anything.  I am available by phone in the morning between 8-9 am and at night between 7-8 pm.

I look forward to seeing you in 2013,

Warmly, Dawn Gordon 250-246-9212 or dawn_gordon@telus.net

Seniors Dinner ~ January 13th

Click here to view this month's menu.

Tabby Cat situation taken care of ~

thanks!

January 5th Supper's On Cancelled

We'll see everyone early in February !