Fresh Flowers - Saturday, 8 June

Peonies available at the entrance to Overbury

288 Forbes Rd

Available 9 am - 3 pm

Create your own bouquet

$2 a stem

Arlene and Norm

New Summer Hours for Strength and Fitness Classes

Starting 11 June, and until further notice, Strength and Fitness classes will start at 9am. So come at 8:45 for setup.

That’s every Tuesday and Friday.

All welcome--Hope to see some new faces!

Michelle Sutter

Cedar Beach Pizza

Inflation has finally caught up with Cedar Beach Pizza. Effective Monday the 10 June the price of a pizza is going up about $3 each. We have resisted as long as possible and many of you have recognized the bargain our prices have represented with your generous tips. We have appreciated these and they have allowed us to keep our prices low for quite a while now.

So get your order in for Saturday or Sunday and take advantage of the current price! Updated menus are available. I think we still represent a bargain, and we hope to hear from you soon.

And thank you for all of your support over the years!

Virginia Lamb

Cedar Beach Pizza

250-246-9770

Wildfire Preparation

How are you doing so far with preparing your property for a possible wildfire? Need help with prioritising your Fire Smart chores? Our Thetis Island wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Stu Downey (246-3311) is eager to assist you. Please give him a call.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Sunday Church

The speaker this Sunday the 9th is Wayne Lee.

God wants no one to perish, 2 Peter 3:9.

10 AM at the Community Centre, all are welcome.

Further info---Ernie 250-252-0144

Free Desk/Table Tops

(1) Rectangle: 47 inches x 23.5 inches

(2) Quarter-Circle: 31.5 inch radius

Both are Faux Cherry finish.

Material: Not sure but not wood.

Available at southern driveway, 129 Pilkey Pt Road (between Clam Bay Rd and Sunrise Point Rd), east roadside.

Must pick up: First come, first serve

Jonathan Thornburg

8 June: Knit-in-public day

Saturday June 8 is Knit in Public day and New Wave Fibre's 2024 line of locally grown sheep shade yarns will be making their island debut at Telegraph Harbour Marina!

Please join us June 8th. Buy some yarn and needles or bring your own and knit together in public.

All are welcome to participate.

Emily newwavefibre@gmail.com

80th Anniversary of D-Day (6 June 1944)

The Allied invasion of Normandy marks a major turning point in World War II in the European Theater. Of the 14,000 Canadian troops landing at Juno Beach, 359 died on that first day. The Normandy campaign would claim more than 5000 Canadian lives with greater than 13,000 more wounded or captured.

Only a handful remain alive today to share their experiences and to be honored by the generations born since for their sacrifices in the fight against fascism.

Richard Norris was 17 when he landed at Juno Beach. Yesterday he lowered the flag in Summerland, BC, to honor those who fought. Another veteran, Bill Cameron, 100 years old, died last Friday, the day before he was set to board a plane in Vancouver to take part in the official Canadian delegation in France.

Thirteen Canadian WWII veterans attended Thursday's ceremonies at Juno Beach, which followed a performance by Metis musicians, Mitchell Makoons and Morgan Grace.

"On the battlefield, francophones, anglophones, Indigenous people and new Canadians came together as one. Brave Canadians like you sacrificed everything for our freedom," said Prime Minister Trudeau. "There are no words to describe the immensity of the debt we owe you." Other speakers representing their nations included Prince William (Britain), President Biden (US) and President Macron (France).

Most of us will never need to sacrifice our lives to fight fascism. Democracy, however, does require that we vote.

Thank you, Virginia V.

Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/richard-norris-dday-80th-anniversary-1.7227193

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dday-normandy-second-world-war-1.7225987

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/d-day-and-the-battle-of-normandy-plain-language-summary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings#Beach_landings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings#/media/File:Beny-sur-Mer_Cemetery.jpg

BC Ferries Interactive Community Workshop

Tuesday, June 25th at Forbes Hall

5:00 PM 

https://www.bcferriesprojects.ca/thetis-island/news_feed/join-us-for-an-interactive-community-workshop

Ping Pong on Thursday

Come join us at Forbes Hall for ping pong on Thursday nights from 7:00 pm till we get tired or 9:00 pm whichever comes first…

Thanks,

Ping Pong team

Free Items & Items for Sale & Boat for Sale

Free #1 - 20 ft Holliday trailer. Used as a guest bedroom but no longer needed. Had a major leak, lots of work necessary but still functional. Licensed but not in my name. Electrical is OK but don't know about the appliances. Will deliver on Thetis for a minimal # of Luckys. Skookum tarp included.

Free #2 - Beaver Rockwell table saw. Heavy duty, cast iron table. Likely have many spare blades. New condenser for the motor. Worth its weight in scrap cast iron and the motor. You pick up.

Free #3 - Bandsaw. Needs belt and blade. Motor works, can't be bothered to get it functioning and running. You pick up.

Free #4 - An interesting homemade, Underwater camera setup. Hasn't been used for decades. It either has a color screen or a color camera...can't remember.

Free #5 - The Pelican case is worth taking it off my hands. Again, the scrap electrical is worth your effort.

For Sale: I also have a lot of plastic pails, food grade with waterproof, sealing lids. Dusty but almost new. Cost a lot back then...willing to sell for 1999 prices.

Boat For Sale: Beautiful, Crestliner 17ft. aluminum boat and Karavan trailer with papers. 115 hp Johnson motor (Suzuki) with questionable hours on it. New impeller, new throttle cable, Pierre did lots of work on her. Runs at low speed. Unfortunately, the necessary repairs to get her skookum is not worth it. I'll take any offers...thinking maybe 5k?

Donovan Saul

donbsaul@hotmail.com

Jollity Farm

Sorry, not our regular salad... plus, What's on the fresh list?

If you received a less than stellar salad mix last weekend, we are
sorry! From time to time we have a system or helper change and before we
have realized that something has gone wrong, the product has already
left the farm.

Our fresh, crisp and long lasting salads have returned this week. We are
happy to report things have been remedied. Thanks for your
understanding. If you felt like your salad was wasted last week, please
let us know and we'll gladly replace or offer a discount.

On the harvest list for this coming weekend from Jollity Farm and friends:
Strawberries
Mixed greens
Garlic greens
Heads of romaine
Red beets
Spring onion
Carrots
Baby Cucumbers
Cherry and San Marzano tomatoes
Radish
Herbs
Asparagus
Free Range Eggs

On the Kombucha taps this week: Nettles & Petals and Citrus Ginger

Fresh batch of dumplings and chili oil this week too!

See you at the farm Saturday 10am to 1pm. If our hours don't work for
you, most of our veggies are also in our Chemainus farm shop or can be
left at the Kiosk for you.

With thanks,

Jollity Farmers