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KIDS’ YOGA CAMP THIS SUMMER at the QCC! What do a tree, an eagle, a bridge, a rock and a warrior have in common? They are are all Yoga Postures! This summer from July 30 – August 3, The QCC and Dana Mahon from Child’s Pose Yoga will be offering a kids yoga camp. Activities will include yoga, sprouting, juicing, meditation, outdoor time and more! Call the QCC at 285-3243 for more information and to register your child today!

BARBEQUE STEAK DINNER at the Quadra Legion on Saturday, July 28 at 6:30 for $15. Meat draw from 5:00 - 6:30pm.

NEXT WEEK AT Q.C.C. (JULY 30 - Aug 3) MONDAY 9:30 Parent & Tots (outside); 10:00 Yoga Camp for kids; 10:00 Yoga with Josephine; 7:15 Boot Camp (outside); 6:00 Weight Watchers; TUESDAY 9:00 Yoga with Brenda; 10:00 Yoga Camp for kids; 11:00 Pregnancy Yoga with Rebecca; 5:00 Yoga with Brenda; 6:45 Yollates with Tamara; WEDNESDAY 10:00 Yoga Camp for kids;10:00 Physio; THURSDAY 9:00 Yoga with Brenda; 10:00 Yoga Camp for kids; 10:00 Parent and Tots (outside); 5:00 Yoga with Megan; FRIDAY 10:00 Yoga Camp forkids; 9:00 Boot Camp (outside)

NEW LOCALS LUNCH SPECIAL at Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge. Order four lunch entrée’s and get the fourth (lowest priced) FREE!!!!! Valid Noon to 3pm, 7 days per week including holidays, ALL SUMMER LONG!

HEY HORSE LOVERS and Fall Fair volunteers, Q.C.C has got another fun work party planned to make our fabulous island riding ring, here at the Community Centre even better. We need your help to clear up the access to the ring, making it have safe and easy access so that you can bring your animals to the ring for fun events like the Fall Fair! The work party is planned for Saturday, August 4 at noon.

SHARI ULRICH CONCERT at Gowlland Harbour Resort, Thursday, August 9, 2012. Doors open at 6pm for dinner; concert at 7pm. Concert: $25/pp; dinner incl: $55/pp. Concert, dinner and hotel room: $199/couple. Tickets: http://www.gowllandharbour.eventbrite.ca Also visit us at http://www.gowllandharbour.com

EVOC BEAUTY is sorry to say her doorwill be closing August 25. All products left are 30% off. Make your last appointments for your Julie time at Evoc at 202-3609.NUYUMBALEES CULTURAL CENTRE Open daily from 10am to 5pm, 7 days per week including holidays. Guided tours available every Saturday or by appointment. Adults $10, Senior/Student/Children $5, Kid 5 & under FREE. Membership is available and charitable donations gratefully accepted.

IT’S BACK at The Landing music on the deck with The Blue Kats and friends every Sunday at 3pm. Come try our new menu items and daily food and drink specials. NO BAD DAYS!!

QUADRA ISLAND FARMER’S MARKET and Bazaar every Friday 12 – 4pm at Heriot Bay Tru-Value. Every Saturday 10am – 2pm at QCove Credit Union. Something for everyone. Arts, crafts, veggies and more! Don’t miss out! Stella 285-3184 or Michele 285-3747 [email protected]

STRANDED HAIR DESIGN – Wedding season is here and Brandi would like her clients to know that she will be working away from the Salon on several Saturdays this summer. To book an appointment call 285-2055 Because You Deserve It!

F I R S T NAT I O N ’ S C U LT U R A L WELCOME EVERY FRIDAY at Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge between 6pm and 7pm. Everyone is welcome to come and experience this rich cultural tradition of song and dance with a Quadra flair. For information or for dining reservations call 285-2042.

WORKS OF H’ART Gallery & Gift Emporium is proud to announce the arrival of our 33rd West Coast artist! Please come in and view a preview of Vivid Works amazing hats! Denise is a local of the Comox Valley and is truly a gifted artisan. We are located at 1536 West Road in the Tru Value Heriot Bay mall! Open 7 days a week and most always wearing a smile!!! 285-2834

FROM MOUNT SEYMOUR LOOKING DOWN UPON A SMALL ISLAND ON LITTLE NUGEDZIE LAKE

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THE HUNGRY EYE is published each week by THE HUNGRY EYE (Michelle Simms van Orden), printed on Quadra Island by Castle Printing & distributed free to Quadra mailboxes Wednesdays. The deadline for ad submission is 6 PM MONDAY for Wednesday’s publication. Also available online: www.thehungryeye.ca.FOR CLASSIFIED ADS: Submit your ad online (www.thehungryeye.ca) or pre-pay at the Petro-Can Station (Village Square) 7 days a week! Classified ad pricing: up to 40 words $6.25 + hst ($7.00 total); 41-80 words $15.17 + hst ($17.00 total). 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.

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Q. COVE AUTO REPAIR has a new number. One call for: Auto Repairs and Scrap Car Removal – 250-287-1686

RESTOCKED! LOCAL GRASS FED beef for sale. Anything from quarters up are for sale now with a 20% down payment. Heritage Free Range Meat birds are ready to prebook. September and October harvest. Please call 285-3976 www.thequadrafarm.blogspot.ca

WORKS OF H’ART ARRIVED! Cloth napkins in wild and wonderful colours! ARRIVED! Quadra Island t-shirts, hoodies and hats! SPECIAL GIFT! Purchase 2 Putamayo CD’s and get a free Putamayo CD sampler - July special - 2 CD’s for $30! ARRIVED! Children’s CD’s - come in and ask for a listen!!!

PINKY TREATS WEEKLY SPECIAL: Mario’s Cappuccino gelato! Also serving real fruit smoothies, frappuccinos, hot dogs, floats, cones and sundaes. Open daily at 12:30pm in the Cove ferry terminal. Gluten and dairy free options available. Come and get your Pinky Treats!

Full time or part time Sever/Bartender position at The Landing Pub. Must have Serving It Right. Come join a fun group of people. Drop resume at Pub or email [email protected] or call 285-2701

Very fun Creative Theatre classes are coming up at Q.C.C. for kids ages 11-14, (Aug 13th -15th) and ages 6-9 (Aug 20th -22nd). Phone the Quadra Community Centre (285-3243) now to register or for more info.

KIDS, COME OUT and have a blast with Summer Rec! The Community Centre still has spaces left in our Discovery Adventure Camp (Aug 20-24, *NOW ages 11-15), as well as our Mini Art Camp (Aug 6-10, ages 5-7 *morning & 8-14 *afternoon) and Yoga Camp (July 30-Aug 3, ages 5-8 *morning& 9-14 *afternoon). Register now so you don’t miss out! Check out the programs online at: www.quadrarec.bc.ca http://www.quadrarec.bc.ca Register by phoning 285-3243 or stop by the office (Mon-Fri 8-2).

IS IT TIME TO SEPARATE home & work? Do you require reliable TELUS high speed internet? We have air conditioned office space available in the well-kept Cove Centre. Recently renovated, approximately 200 sq. ft. Call Kim or Ed 285-3138

ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT available immediately above Quadra General Store. $450/month plus damage deposit. Call 285-3222 ask for Keri.

FOR SEPTEMBER 15: Beautiful 3 bedroom house on 5 acres with stunning view of Heriot Bay. Washer/dryer, woodstove/electric heat, propane cookstove, non-smokers - $1100/month. Email [email protected]

ARE YOU AN ARTISAN who wants more visibility for your creations? A small inexpensive retail space with high traffic is available on the main floor of the Cove Centre. Recently renovated. 170 sq. ft. Call Kim or Ed 250-285-3138.

STUDIO APARTMENt on waterfront property in Heriot Bay for rent. References required. For more information please contact Heather at 250-285-3509

The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.”

—G. K. Chesterton

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(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

Blue Collar ConneCtionnew Homes, renovations & repairsCall 285 - 3931 or 285 - 3405 8

895 WEST ROAD – Quadra Storage – Saturday, July 28 – 10 to 2pm – Trash and treasures garage sale. Kid’s stuff, hand tools, furniture, parlor stove, piano.

708 NOBLE ROAD (on the way to the dentist) – Saturday, July 28 – 8am to noon is cheap – noon to 2pm is twice as cheap – 2pm to 4pm is free! 285-2899

WANTED – metal exterior door with frame (pre-hung). Please call Gerald at 285-3388.

YARN SALE ½ PRICE NO HST. New yarns not in previous sales Noro, Malabrigo, lace mohair and sock yarn Plus Deb’s great stash. August 1 - 4 from noon - 6pm at 701 Heriot Bay Rd (corner Green and Heriot Bay Rd)

WANTED – ride-on lawnmower/tractor for good home. Call 285-2330.

COMEDIAN WHOPPI GOLDBERG is coming Saturday, August 11 – 2 great tickets $129 each; Red Robinson Show Centre Coquitlam. Email [email protected]

GM TRUCK works on propane $1000. Rice and steamer $20. Tiki torch 5/$20. Big cooler for fish $50. Air conditioner $80. Sheep skins. 2 bicycles $50, 20. Ikea bar stool $60 each. Cedar handmade picnic table $200. Driftwood furniture set $100. 285-2728.

MILTON ROAD GREENHOUSE – Year end plant sale! 10% to 60% off all plant stock – 60% off all vegetable and annual bedding plants – 20% off all perennials, herbs, geraniums and fuchsias – 10% off all hanging baskets, planters, begonias, asters and zinnias – 1068 Milton Road – 9am to 6pm – 285-2076.

COOL NEWTONIAN 4” TELESCOPE with lenses worth $600 – best offer. See rings on Saturn and moons on Jupiter as well as every crater on the moon. Email [email protected]

TIME TO SPRUCE UP YOUR HOME! Interior and exterior professional, experienced painting service. Fully insured (WCB) etc. Please give John a call at 285-3597 or 202-2069 (cell). We do spray-washing too.

G A R D E N E R / YA R D W O R K E R : Experienced man seeks work gardening, landscaping, rock-work, rock walls, construction labouring, labouring, firewood etc. Qualified. Good rates! Please phone 250-204-1278 (Quadra Island).

DION’S GUIDED SALMON Fishing first trip of the season – congratulations to Judith Allerston. 21lb Chinook – her first salmon! Book some fun out there today. Can’t catch a fish if you don’t have a line in the water. 250-850-9700.

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

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.

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

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]

FOUND – CHOCOLATES – CLAIM QUICKLY! 285-2572

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SUBMIT YOUR AD ONLINE! Classified ads can now be submitted through the Hungry Eye website. It’s easy: count your words, select the number of weeks you’d like your ad to run, and pay online. You’ll receive a receipt in your inbox. Check the Hungry Eye website to learn more and submit your ad: www.thehungryeye.ca

CLASSIFIED ADS can still be submitted at the gas station, but exact change is required. 1–40 words $6.25 + hst ($7.00 total); 41–80 words $15.17 + hst ($17.00 total).

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PRICES EFFECTIVE July 25-31

While Quantities Last

Savings!!!

ROGERS

Granola$3.49

HEINZPure White

Vinegar$3.49

BLACKWELL ANGUSBoneless Blade

Steak$3.29

/lb

BLACKWELL ANGUS

Beef Rib-Eye Steak$8.99

$7.25/kg /lb

FREYBEEuropeanWieners$4.99

Bone-In

ChickenBreast$3.79

RoastBeef$2.69

COUNTRY COTTAGE

BaconEnds

$6.59$8.36/kg $19.82/kg 375g 1Kg/lb

/100g/100g

350g

BCLapin

Cherries$2.99

CALIFORNIA

Celery69¢

710ml

295ml

300-400g

650ml

COMPLIMENTS

PastaSauces2 for $5

700g

575ml

398ml

4Kg

4L

680g

Assorted

Assorted

AssortedFrozen

Assorted

CALIFORNIAGreen SeedlessGrapes$2.29

/lb /lb

4lb Bag

Each

/lb$6.59/kg

$5.04/kg $1.52/kg

CALIFORNIAValenciaOranges$3.99 Beef or Chicken

Sausage Rolls

$1.49

DUSO’SLinguine

or Fettuccine$3.49

Creamy

Coleslaw99¢

Each

200g

908g

FONTAINE SANTÉArtichoke-Asiago

Dip$4.29

MINUTE MAID

FruitPunches5 for $4

210g

POWERADE

Thirst Quenchers

4 for $5

HAWKINS

Cheezies2 for $4

ROGERSFine White

Sugar$5.79

BURTONDigestive or

Rich Tea Biscuits2 for $3

SIMPLY NATURAL

Ketchup2 for $6

BUSHS

BakedBeans2 for $3

FOOD FOR LIFEBrown Rice

Bread$4.99

Dark Rye

Bread$2.99

Long French

Bread$1.49

DAN-D-PAKChoclate

Pretzels$2.99

DAN-D-PAKFancy

Nut Mix$15.99

DAN-D-PAKUnsalted

Cashews$15.99

908g

450g

300g

Two-BiteBrownies

$3.99

470g

245g

CALIFORNIA

Cauliflower$4.29

We reserve the right to limit quantities on our advertised items.

Bottle Returns in July will be Donated to the Quadra Phillipines Connection

HERIOT BAY 250-285-2436 Q. COVE 250-285-3391

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