Extra Special Nature House Event on Sunday: A Healthy Future for Thetis

How to Live Out Your Life for as Long as YOU CHOOSE

Join Dr Ansel Updegrove at the Nature House at The Portal (254 North Cove Rd) on Sunday August 19 from 1pm-3pm for a presentation and community discussion about how we as a community can ensure a healthy future for everyone. 

For more information about this event and other programs at the Nature House go to www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org

Thank you from the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy board

ACThetis Meeting Tonight ~ Forbes Hall ~ 7:00PM

Hi Thetis Island Residents,

ACThetis (Anchorage Concerns Thetis) would like let you know that they will holding a meeting tonight.

Date: Aug 13, 2018

Location: Forbes Community Hall

Time: 1900h / 7:00PM

The public is welcome and we encourage you to show up and hear the latest regarding the freighter anchorage situation, TC’s Interim Protocol and petition strategies and other agenda items.

Kind regards,

Doug Fenton

Co-chair ACThetis

Reminder: Thetis Trestle Life Extension Night Work August 13 to August 14, 2018

A reminder of the Thetis Island berth closure tonight and tomorrow morning. Please see the details below.

The water taxi (Saltspring Island Water Taxi) will leave Chemainus on the same schedule as the ferry from the CVRD dock immediately south of the ferry birth (terminal staff will assist with directions if needed).

On Thetis it will leave from the Community Dock (old govy to some), on the same schedule as the ferry.

It'll be a quicker ride both ways, so take that into consideration. The Kuper will sleep at the Penelakut Terminal Monday night...

Watercolour Workshop with Richard Wong

Date/Time:  Sat., Sept. 1, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Location: Thetis Island Community Hall / Forbes Hall 

Description:

This is a great opportunity if you’ve missed Richard Wong’s last Labour Day weekend workshop on beautiful Thetis Island.  

The theme for this year’s half day workshop is “Birds”.  

Bring a light lunch, enjoy the refreshments and goodies provided, then spend a relaxing day painting the “Downy Woodpecker” with Richard, a professional wildlife artist from Victoria, BC.

Richard will take you through his tried and true methods of creating pleasing imagery on Japanese art paper that’s relaxed, fun and fully supported.  

All levels welcome – beginners are especially encouraged!

Tuition: 

$35.00/person if you bring own supplies (masa paper-available for purchase in class, paint, brush, palette, paper towels, rinse container).

$40.00/person will include paint kit and supplies.

Registration:

Reserved seating in place. Please register with Richard Wong at wong2894@telus.net  

Ways to Pay:

(Pre-payment is preferred to facilitate in-take.)

1.  Cash at the door.

2.  Email transfer of funds via Interact e-transfer to Richard Wong at wong2894@telus.net 

or

3.  Mail cheque to Richard Wong, 1251 Highrock Ave., Victoria, BC, V9A 4V8.

Lunch:

Bring a light lunch. Some goodies and refreshments will be provided. 

Available for Purchase in Class:

Masa paper, $0.50/sheet.

Watercolour spray bottles, $5.00/bottle.

Chinese paint brushes, $15.00/brush.

Greeting cards, $5.00/card or 6 for $25.00

This Week's Special Events at the Nature House

Wednesday: 'Bats in Your Backyard' with Angela McDiarmid from 7 - 8 PM

Thursday: Women's Paddling from 4 - 6 PM

Friday: Gastropods with Junior Biologists from 11 AM - 12 PM.

Saturday: Whale Day & ‘The Hundred-Year-Old Whale’ with Mark Leiren-Young from 1 – 3 PM

Sunday: Mural Painting Day & Sustainable Healthy Living with Dr. Ansel from 1 – 3 PM

Scottish Country Dancing

Newcomers, Beginners one and all,

Come and have fun, get some physical and mental exercise at the same time!

Scottish Country Dancing, Wednesday's at 4:00 every week.

Call Mary Forbes if you have any questions. 250-246-2276

NEED TO BE GONE TODAY! Free Queen Mattress & Boxspring, Dresser, and Free Futon Style Couch

Need to be gone by end of day.  Call Deb 250 710-4000

The Phone Books are Here!

They'll be available at the community centre during Family Fun Day~~Saturday - today - from 2:30pm on. 

Still just $5 a copy, and a LOT of changes and new information.  

They'll also be for sale from Monday on at the Post Office, or any time from Veronica - give me a call at 250 246 1509 or email veronica@thetisisland.net to arrange pick-up.

- Veronica Shelford

Sunday ~ August 12th ~ Nature House

Bioluminescence & Night Sky Watch! 

From 2 - 3 PM, drop-by to learn about bioluminescence and create a glow-in-the-dark craft!

From 8 to 10:30 PM, come watch the meteor shower with us! There will be telescopes, story-telling and a chance to see real bioluminescence!

At the Portal, 254 North Cove Rd. By donation of $5 per individual, $10 per family or free for Friends of the Nature House.

Please DON'T !!!

While walking on our property we noticed a recently dropped cigarette butt.

Do we need to remind people how this and the dryness do not mix?

Not only could we have lost our home but so could every other home on the island been lost.  

A quote from Smoky the Bear " ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES."

Tom and Gloria

Rides to & from Victoria

Hello everybody! 

This is Jule & Birte. We are wwoofers and staying with Anaïs and Travis at the moment on this beautiful island. 

We‘re planning to visit Victoria for one day within the next two weeks. Is there somebody who can give us a ride to Victoria in the morning and/or back to Thetis in the evening? 

We are flexible about the exact day. 

So if you are going to Victoria soon and can take us along we would be happy to hear from you.

Mail: birte.vollmer@googlemail.com or phone: 250-416-0674 

Family Fun Day ~ Saturday, Aug 11th ~ Forbes Hall

Games – for the young and young at heart.  On Thetis, there is no age limit for staying active and having fun! 

Balloon Raffle - $20/balloon (prize values range from $20-$175 so you’re sure to get your moneys worth!)

Dunk Bucket - $1/ball or $5/6 balls

(Made right here on Thetis complete with ‘bells and whistles’, this dunk bucket is suitable for all ages and will cool off those who are daring enough to sit beneath it. We have a ‘special’ umbrella for those who wish to be soaked gently.  We welcome anyone who wishes to participate.  This contraption might be contagious so you may wish to bring a spare set of clothing.  This is not a fully submersed dunk tank, it is merely a summer shower which many of us have been waiting for!)

BBQ - $8 & $10 meal combos.  (Hamburger/veggie burger/hot dog, chips, drink & ice cream sandwich.)

Live Pie Auction - Starting bid $20 -  We have some fantastic bakers on Thetis so the sky’s the limit!

Thetis Island Memories ~ Digital Slideshow – free admission, donations welcomed. 

All proceeds and donations of this event are going to great causes!  Half will go to TICA toward the Hall Expansion Project and half will go to TICF to support our fellow islanders in need of health, education and senior support.

Looking forward to seeing many past and present islanders at this years Family Fun Day!  The fun begins at 2:30pm.

Tricia Hunter