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JANUARY 11, 2012

EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

“GAME OF CHESS”

Photo by Liz West

TAK OGASAWARA’S Nepal Climbing Slide Show will be held on Saturday, January 14 at 7 pm at SouthEnd Farm & Vineyards. Also collecting donations to Campbell River Hospital Foundation. For information: 285-3012.

CAPRICORNS ARE PRACTICAL and prudent, ambitious and disciplined, patient and careful, humorous and reserved. Come on all you goats! Your zodiac party awaits at the HBI pub. Cake and prizes. Saturday, January 14. 9 pm at open mic with Mo.

MISPLACED YOUR FLYER? Tru Value specials – for both the Heriot Bay and Q-Cove stores – can be viewed online every week at www.thehungryeye.ca

WINTER MARKET Saturday, January 14 from 10 am to 2 pm. Browse your favourite vendor tables or sit and enjoy tea, coffee or a light lunch. Spend you Saturday surrounded by friends and lovely handmade items at your Community Centre. [email protected]

LIGHTS, ACTORS, ACTION!!!

Theatre Quadra is getting ready to begin their Spring Production. Interested in getting involved? Come out on Saturday (January 14) upstairs at the Community Centre to attend the Spring Production Meeting and help us launch the new season with a bang!! Come find out the types of jobs available on and off stage. Have your say in the choice of play. We are hoping to do two productions this year but need to know who is available and keen! Whether you can volunteer for just a couple of hours to help out or want to take on a major role, this is your chance to get involved. We need you to make the the dream of live theatre come to life! Whether you’re experienced or have been thinking about participating for the first time, there’s a place for you in Theatre Quadra. Please mark your calendars for 2:30 pm on Saturday, January 14th at the Community Centre. We’ll let you know the location of the meeting in the next day or so. For more information contact Heidi Ridgway at 250 202-2217. Everyone Welcome!

THE 2012 POLAR BEAR SWIM was enjoyed by everyone. We would once again like to thank Heriot Bay Tru-Value and Quathiaski Cove Tru-Value for their donation of hot dogs and hot chocolate. All the best in 2012!

PENTAÉDRE, an award-winning wind quintet from Montréal will breathe new musical life into the QCC, Sunday, January 15 at 7 pm. Advance tickets $17 at Hummingbird and Music Plant. Doors $20. Students 16/under free with an adult. Call 285-3560 or visit www.pentaedre.com

QUADRA ISLAND STUDIO TOUR is calling for artists to apply for the 10th Annual Tour, June 2 and 3, 2012. Expose your work! Applications forms are available at Hummingbird Office Supply or by emailing: [email protected] Deadline is January 15, 2012.

JANUARY EVENTS to enjoy at the Heriot Bay Inn Pub: January 20th: Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra $10. January 27th: Sweet Lowdown. Every Saturday night – open mic with Mo. Put some light and laughs into those dark January nights. So much fun!

MORE JANUARY EVENTS to enjoy at the Heriot Bay Inn: Fireside Lounge 21st: readings and poetry with Harold Rhenisch includes appies $15. Herons 27th: Music and comedy with Todd Butler dinner show in Herons $40. Reservations highly recommended 285-3322.

FERMENTATIONS First Anniversary Sale – All Beer kits on sale including Big & Easy 2000ml bottle brew. Grand Crew International 5-week & Cellar Classic 6-week wine kits and more also reduced. Enter to win a Cru Select Premium wine kit. 250-285-3822.

JANUARY CLEAR OUT: Melissa & Doug toys and kits 15% off. Seasonal inventory 60% off and other in store specials. Hummingbird Office and Art supply, your little store with more!

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FOR CLASSIFIED ADS: Pre-pay at the Petro-Can Station (Village Square) 7 days a week! Classified ad pricing: up to 40 words $6 + hst; 41-80 words $15 + hst. Max. 80 words for classified ads. Please count your words. Contact Michelle Simms van Orden at 587-987-5358 about display ads or inserts which are not processed through the gas station. Please do not leave display ads/inserts/or their payments at the gas station.The Hungry Eye reserves the right to refuse advertising. More ads than space? Time-sensitive ads take priority when space is tight.WITHOUT PREJUDICE. No responsibility is undertaken for any errors or omissions.

CLASSES / WORKSHOPS

GARAGE & YARD SALES

Heart & Soul Home CareSarah Gregg Granger, RN Certified Foot Care Nurse

Serving Quadra Islandbasic nursing services health & wellness consulting therapeutic touch

foot care respite personal care

250-204-RN4U (7648)

LOST & FOUND

QUADRA ISLAND VISTORS’ GUIDE: It’s that time again! These advertising tourism binders are everywhere in the summer. Make sure your business is included. Accommodation, Activities, Artists, Dining, Healing Arts, Shops and Services. Questions? Contact Susan 285-2556 [email protected]

SPACE AVAILABLE at Evangeline’s Island Treasures for your projects. $10 drop-in fee. Sewing machine, serger and table rentable. I’ve got room to help you create. Saturday drop-in crochet from noon to 3 pm. Fridays 2:30 – 3:30 crafts with kids by donation. Consignment accepted.

SUBMITTING CLASSIFIED ADS for Hungry Eye advertising couldn’t be easier: Hand your classified ad to the gas station clerk and pay CASH. Walk away with your cash register receipt. Max. word count for a classified ad is 80 words. For DISPLAY ADS, contact Michelle Simms by phone or email. For contact info and ad rates, visit www.thehungryeye.ca

CASTLE PRINTING printed this issue of the Hungry Eye

THE EYE’S “Island People & Places” isn’t just for kids. Use it for special birthdays, anniversaries, births, marriages, new business start-ups, etc. No charge. Please send your submission ideas to [email protected] Requirements include: a high resolution digital photo plus a very brief blurb when appropriate (60 word max.) Please do not submit advertisements for businesses to “Island People & Places.”

ALL FOUND ITEMS RUN FREE (once only/40 words or less) in the Hungry Eye. If you find a pet or other item, please try to locate its owner – your kindness won’t cost a dime. Deadline: before 6 pm Mondays at the gas station or email ([email protected]) No items by phone, please.

AVAILABLE NOW: Large 2 bedroom house for rent. No dog, no smoking. Close to beach between Q-Cove and Heriot Bay. Washer, dryer, sunroom. $650/month plus utilities. Phone 285-2343.

ONE BEDROOM un fur n i shed apartment for rent near Quadra Loop. Private and quiet – large, bright second floor of house. Full bathroom, range, small fridge. $550/month includes heat and cable. Call 250-203-2085.

IT’S A NEW YEAR! Time to clear out that garage, basement, attic and spare room. Advertise your items in the Hungry Eye and you’ll reach every mailbox on Quadra Island.

NO ENERGY for a garage sale? Try a classified ad for your bigger stuff. Only $6 + HST for 40 words or less and $15 + HST for 41-80 words. Count your words! There is no better way to sell an item on Quadra than in the Hungry Eye.

AMATEUR RADIO COURSE – Get your ham license and prepare for emergencies with this useful and interesting hobby. Easy online study in your spare time, free trial. Information, call 285-2297 or meet at main firehall Saturday, January 14 at 10 am.

10 DAY LIFE SHIFT CHALLENGE! Do you feel like you need a shift to start moving towards what you desire? Download your complimentary copy of the Life Shift Challenge at www.life-coaching.ca (PDF resources tab) Tucker Dinnes, 250-204-3349.

WEST ROAD YOGA – Ann Toelle Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher. January 23 to February 28. Mondays: 9 – 10:30 am level I/II. Tuesdays: 9 – 10:30 am gentle/beginners. Thursdays: 9 – 10:30 am all levels. 6 weeks: 1 class/week $60 or 2 classes/week $120. Registration 285-3065 [email protected]

NEW COACHING PACKAGES & workshops for 2012 including: Your Brilliant Business, Journey to Wellness (group coaching package), personal one/one coaching and much more! Details at www.life-coaching.ca or call Tucker at 205-204-3349.

SOUND SPIRIT KIRTAN. The Kirtan group scheduled for Thursdays at QCC is postponed until further notice due to family illness. To continue your practice at home email [email protected] for some Mp3 recordings with words. Om Shanti Shanti Om.

EVENTS CON’T REAL ESTATE/RENTALS

SIZE 11 MEN’S SKI BOOTS – Raichle - $50 OBO – Call 285-2722.

BUY/SELL/TRADE

Hungry Eye Trivia “The Solar System”

1. What does Venus do differently than all the other planets in our solar system?

2. What are the rings of Saturn made of?

3. Earth is the ________ largest planet in our solar system.

1. Spin! Venus rotates clockwise, but all the other planets rotate counter-clockwise.

2. Water ice

3. fifth

Not by wrath does one kill, but by laughter.”“ —Friedrich Nietzsche,

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

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JANUARY IS NATIONAL Alzheimer Awareness Month, and you can get a glimpse into the life of someone in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer Society of BC will be using Twitter as a vehicle to track the personal journal of Jim Mann, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 58.

Follow @AlzheimerBC or #injimsshoes

Check the Alzheimer Society of BC’s website at www.alzheimerbc.org for upcoming January events throughout BC.

GOOD STUFF TO KNOW

BIODYNAMIC CRANIOSACRAL Therapy. A gentle but deep, hands-on, whole body therapy. Access your deepest resource of health to release tension, resolve trauma, relax your nervous system, restore balance & alignment and more. Sliding scale $40 - $70. Juliana Grubwieser, BCST 285-2787.

SIGNS, PICTURE FRAMING and simple Engraving at Waypoint Signs beside Quadra Builders. Tuesday -Thursday, 9 – noon and 1 – 4 pm. (look for OPEN sign on other days). Appointments possible to suit your schedule. Friendly, efficient, personalized service with quality products at affordable rates. 285-2815 & [email protected]

GUTTERS. GUTTERS. GUTTERS. Hedefine Contracting, Discovery Islands’ roofing specialists, does 5”, K-style continuous gutters. Island convenience. Call 285-2866 for all your roofing and gutter needs.

Complete Construction ServicesSite Preparation to Design & Building

Fine Finishing & Carpentry

Cell: 250-830-3982 • [email protected]

(home) 250 285-2203 • (cell) 250 [email protected] • Box 338, Heriot Bay, BC V0P

Renovations • Custom Designed DecksComplete Interior Finishing

Ron Lolacher Contracting

Prompt, professional serviceTQ journeyman

Chris Phillips285-3040

(cell) 202-6200Midsize CAT Excavator (thumb & blade)

Tandem Hooklift Dump Truck

SERVICES

WINTER REJUVENATION for body & soul! Ease stiff cold joints and muscles with the heat that heals! Sunlighten Infrared Sauna passes on sale: 8/month for $80! 3/week for $35! Couples ½ hour massage and sauna $70! Flexible hours! Call Lori 203-2248.

THE WATER GUY: Water systems by certified environmental operator. Well water analysis: sales, service and installation of: ultraviolet treatment systems: filtration products; pumps, pressure & well equipment; specialty pump sales. Quadra, Cortes and beyond. Q-Cove, 285-3744/830-3744/email: [email protected]

CLARKS PAINTING - for interior painting call 285-3597. Winter rates – 25 – 30% off. Clean your gutters – call John Clark – 285-3597. Now’s the time!! 285-3597

NOLE CREEK SAWMILLS: milling, moulding, kiln drying, all to your specific requirements. Speciality beams to 32 ft, siding, flooring & much more. Your logs or mine. Free local pickup and delivery. Call Greg 285-2762 Website: www.nolecreeksawmills.com

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