Forbes Hall Volunteers Update

Howdy friends and neighbors.

Today ends the first full week of our volunteers working with Porier Custom Homes and it has been great fun working together and watching things progress towards our common goal. 

From my volunteer coordinator view point " my limited eyesight as it is" it seems that construction errors, oversights within the drawings etc, generate a few surprises that arise and need to be dealt with as things move forward. It is great to see Michel and crew figure out the various issues with the other parties engaged in the halls construction and make alternate plans. With that scenario it becomes difficult to know exactly what we can help with tomorrow but by the time we arrive yesterday's issues seen to be solved and they become today's project. 

All that to say if you have some time you would like to offer, let me know I'll communicate with Chad your availability, we are most likely to be put to work at something on site. 

It's great quite a number have volunteered for the staining project that is awaiting an empty stall to be done within. I will most certainly communicate its launch when it's ready.

We are currently just about finished the rebar across the front and left side. At this point, I've not discovered if the forming around the right side (kitchen library end) does or does not require more rebar.

"Us 'wabbits' sure can get da' Fudd a hoppin'!!"

"Til' Iz' hears from da Fudd" (aka Chad)

"Allz' I haz' ta' sayz iz', 

What's up Doc???" 

&

"Dat's all for now folks"

"Hope yaz' enjoyed da' show!!"

Greg

Thank You...

A thank you to whoever has created all the tiny works of art that are tucked away on the Fairyslipper Trail.  We look for them each time we walk and are always delighted to discover a new one.  Faces and sentiments - they are all appreciated and enjoyed.

Pat English

Delivery Day Reminder from Jollity Farm

Please leave your totes and/or coolers to receive your grocery, local milk, bagel & egg deliveries today between 5-7:30 pm. 

Listen up for a friendly honk or text when your order has been delivered. 

This week's route:

Blue Heron > Foster Point > Forbes Rd > Meadow Valley > Hollyberry > Sunrise > Pilkey Point

Thank you from

Elisabeth & Noah

Islands Trust: News Release: Trust Council Reduces 2020/21 Budget

http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/media/349260/2020-10_it_tc-budget-reduction_final.pdf

TV For Sale

60" Samsung with stand.

5 years old

Shaw PVR and Dish

$500 

Mike

250-715-5469

For Sale

Moto G 5 smart phone and charger/ excellent condition $20 

Moto G 6 smart phone and charger/excellent condition $20 

Vintage (Diane’s) Cowboy hat. Black 7 1/8  100% wool felt Made in Canada $20- excellent condition

Brand new with tags Anne Klein wallet $10 

Ladies fashion purse $5. Great condition. 

Brand new ladies (eel skin like) wallet $10

Small/medium dog rain jacket $5- like new

Grey Herringbone dog jacket. Medium. $5- excellent condition

Small dog harness $5- good condition

Dog “cone” protector collar $3- like new

4 bike - bike rack (attaches to hitch receiver) $100- we don’t have a car with a hitch anymore 

Hummingbird feeder with Juice $15

Nice Office chair (red) Black bass Padded Adjustable $35

10 Canning Jars and lids $25

Work out / weight ball $15

Jewelry (nice pieces) 4 necklaces. 4 earrings$20

Wooden display décor With 4 monkey fist knot balls $15

20 moon-snail shells $20

2502520699

Text early

Chris Fordham

Forbes Hall Volunteers Update

Howdy Friends n Neighbors

We've made great progress on the rebar placement and tieing. It is certainly not hard work, I'd compare it to weeding your garden. Should anyone be interested, having construction site experience would be a great asset but not necessary. Tools are supplied, gloves and steel toes are recommended PPE for the job. One more volunteer for the morning 8-12 would be a great asset. With the right tools and attitude work be becomes fun.

Please let me know ahead of time if you are interested, I need to let Michel &/or Chad know who's coming so they can plan accordingly.

The staining of  2x8 & 2x10 will be delayed a few more days yet. They are not 2x6 & 2x8 as I previously stated. I've not seen the material myself yet to know their lengths but will share that once I know.

Oh, oh this chippy ol hockey player just about forgot, as we're rubbing shoulders from a socially acceptable distance your shoulder pads are discretionary. 

Until then as 🐅 would say

TTFN Greg

780-505-1569 text

gnpgall@gmail.com

Plants & Soil

Raised Bed & Container Soil
We are delivering 50L bags of locally made (Cinnabar Valley) Container Mix, Garden Booster plus Certified Organic Vegetable Blend. If enough people need soil, we will consider one bigger bulk order. Please contact us to express interest. Elisabeth at info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101

Spring Bedding Plants
Accepting orders by Tuesday at 4pm. Due to Covid-19 we can't hand-select plants in-person, and must order full flats. Requests will be confirmed once we see how many mixed flats can be created and also by availability at order time.

Flat of 6x6 packs $20
Begonia ('Cocktail' Brandy, Gin, Rum or Whiskey. 'Prelude' Mix, Scarlet, White or Pink)
Gazania (Bright orange, Pink shades, Red shades or Red stripe)
Lobelia (Mix, White, Saphire, Rose, Midnight Blue or Marine Blue)
Verbena (Mixed colour)
Impatiens (Elfin Mix, Hot Mix or Blue Pearl, Rose, Violet, Red, Lilac, Salmon, White or Bright Orange)
Zinnia (All American Mix)

4" Premium Annuals
$4.5/each or $60/flat of 15
Fancy Leaf Geranium (Cherry Night, Fire Night, Occold Shield, Mrs Pollock or Wilhelm Langoth)
Tuberous Begonia (Orange, Red, Pink)
Premium Begonia (Whopper Red, Canary Wings, Dark Elegance, Summerwings Dark Red or Summerwings Orange)

4" Annuals
$4/each or $50/flat of 15
Argyranthemum (Red or Butterfly Yellow)
Cosmos (Astrosanguineus or Sonata Mix)
Coleus (Spring Mix or 'Kong')
Dahlia (All colours)
Heliotrope (Marine Blue)
Osteospermum (Spider Purple, Voltage Yellow or Serenity Rose Magic)
Petunia (Night Sky)

4" and 1 gal Perennials (lots!)
Please make requests and we'll do our best to find them.

info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101

Grocery Delivery + The Milk Run

Thursday Home Grocery Delivery

Place your order at the 49th with your name and lot # for the Thursday Thetis delivery.
Contact Elisabeth at info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101 to confirm your order.

The Milk Run with Eggs
If you have a standing order then no need to submit your order form. New inquiries or changes... contact Elisabeth for the pricing and order form.

Montreal Style Bagels (with your milk, grocery & egg delivery) 
$10/dozen $6/6
Plain, Multigrain, Sesame, Everything
Cream Cheese $5.75/LG  $4.25/SM
Plain, Lox, Basil + Garlic, Cilantro Supreme, Honey Vanilla

info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101

Happy Earth Week

It's Earth Week, a celebration of the earth and nature, culminating in Earth Day on April 22 each year. To acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, ThINC had been planning a grand opening event of the new trail through the Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve, however social distancing requirements meant that we've had to postpone the opening until a later date.

As an alternative, we encourage you to tune in online to a special series of Earth Week talks organized by Creatively United Community called EarthFest Live 2020: Creative Solutions for a New World. All the speakers are from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands with a different topic each day. Thetis Island's own Katia Bannister will be one of the guest speakers on Wednesday during an event titled: Creating a Liveable Future - A Youth Perspective.  The live feed runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m each day. You can find information about the series and register at creativelyunited.org/earthfest-live/

We hope you can get outside and appreciate Thetis Island's natural environment during this special week.

The ThINC board

Boat Trailer for Sale

2006 Karavan boat trailer, 18 feet long, 3 feet 9 inches wide, newer tires, complete wiring. $800.

Phone 250-246-8060

Looking for Kickboxing Bags

Hey everyone,

Hope you're all staying safe! As it looks as though I'll be without a gym for the foreseeable future, I am in search of a kickboxing heavy and/or speedbag to purchase/borrow, if anyone has one lying around. Hanging frame not needed, and either filled or empty would be great!

Cheers,

Aislinn

aishlion@gmail.com 

250-739-9573