NOVEMBER 7, 2012
EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS LEGION REMEMBRANCE DAY Service. Everyone welcome November 11, must be seated by 10:45am sharp. The Ladies Auxiliary hosting a luncheon following the service. Initiations. 4:30pm, evening social 5pm, dinner for members and spouse/guest 6pm. RSVP to Gillian or Mark Green 285-3739. THE LANDING WILL BE CLOSED on Sunday, November 11, to honour our veterans. The Blue Kats Jam will be back Sunday, November 18 see you then. Join us at the Legion on November 11 at 11am. NEXT WEEK AT Q.C.C. (Nov 12-16) MONDAY 8:30 Low Impact; 10:00 Parent & Tots (new time); 4:00 Chess; 5:00 Karate; 6:00 Weight Watchers; TUESDAY “POPPIES IN WHEAT FIELD” 9:00 Quilters; 9:00 Yoga with Brenda; 10:00 Spinners & Knitters; 10:35 Nia; Image by Andreas Krappweis 5:00 Yoga with Brenda; 5:10 Zumba Gold; 6:20 Zumba; 7:30 Folk Dancing; WEDNESDAY 9:30 Yoga with Carol; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Curl is back! All- 10:00 Physio; 11:00 Moms & Babes; girl Blues band from Victoria ... November Noon Community Kitchen; 1:00 Tai 16 Don’t miss the Jagsters good rockin’ Chi; THURSDAY 9:00 Body Sculpt with tunes. Join in, dance, listen, groove, but Marion; 9:00 Yoga with Brenda; 10:00 don’t miss it! 9pm HBI Pub. Parent and Tots; 5:00 Yoga with Megan; THIS WEEKEND AT Q.C.C. (Nov 9 - 11) 5:00 Karate; 6:30 Singers; 6:30 Belly FRIDAY 7:45 Friday Flicks presents: The Dancing; 7:00 Photo Class; FRIDAY 8:30 Lady; SATURDAY 7:30 Sierra Q presents: Low Impact; 4:00 9:00 p.m. Christmas Craft Fair The Economics of Happiness SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10: Sierra Quadra pr esents ‘The Economics of Happiness’, a film that explores localization as a viable alternative to globalization. Quadra Community Centre, 7:30pm. Admission by donation. Yummy desserts and refreshments. Doors open at 7pm. SATURDAY NIGHT 5 TO 8PM is PASTA MADNESS night at The Landing Pub. All you can eat buffet $12 featuring 3 types of pasta, meat, vegetarian, or clam sauce. Enjoy our pasta and drink specials. NO BAD DAYS!
BAKED OYSTERS with sauce options 4/$7. One day only at the local shellfish U of Q Wednesday, November 14 in the pub. 5pm to 7pm CHRISTMAS IS COMING, and the Community Centr e is looking for volunteers to help run the concession at our annual Christmas Craft Fair (November 16 from 4pm – 9pm & November 17 from 10am – 3pm). Come and be part of the action, volunteer with your pals and have a blast in the kitchen! The Craft Fair is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Q.C.C., if you would like to lend a hand call, 285-3243.
Hot diggedy dog! —Tillicum (Tilley) Gallery Assistant DISCOVERY ISLANDS GALLERY invites you to submit 1 - 2 pieces of art that preferably have not been shown in our area, no larger than 2 ft in any direction. Pick up a copy of the submission details. Deadline: Friday, November 16 “Small Works Island Style” Opening Friday, November 23 @ 7pm The DIG is open: Tuesday – Saturday from 11am - 3pm NOW ON AT THE DIG: re:surface until November 17. Fine art by Farquharson, Schevers & Van Orden. Discovery Islands Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am – 3pm. GOOD NEWS JAZZ BAND, enjoy dinner in Herons Dining Room and feel the soul of this amazing gospel/jazz quartet. Sunday, November 18. 5:30 to 8:30pm. PROPANE WILL BE UNAVAILABLE Saturday, November 24 until 3 pm. We have maintenance scheduled for that day. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please forward any questions or concerns to Keri Smith at 285-3222 Monday to Friday between 7am and 2pm. LEGION CHRISTMAS CRAFT /Bake Sale. Saturday, December 1 at 10am. Table Rental $10. Call Marilyn 285-3354 or Barbara 285-3714
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EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated to Halloween Fireworks and to the talented crew of locals who put it on! Thank you fireworks crew: Doug & Christi Edwards, Rod McLean, Steve & Jamie Ely, Kris Whittington, Dave Vinet &Vic Nacci. Special thanks to Barry Hatelt, for lending the crew the Quadra Builders van, giving them dry place to work. Q.C.C. also thanks Mark Nicholas and fellow bonfire stokers for keeping us warm and toasty around the fire!
LOST & FOUND 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 (michelle@thehungryeye.ca) No items by phone, please.
IN THE COVE
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS at Tsa-KwaLuten Lodge. Our Grand Hall offers terrific ambiance for social gatherings. Our Christmas menus are available and we would be happy to host your group (minimum 20 people). For more information or reservations, please call 250-285-2042.
QUADRA’S VERY OWN lighted truck parade! Get ready to see the twinkling lights of The Quadra Lighted Truck Parade! It will take place on Thursday, December 6. If you are interested in putting a vehicle in the parade, please contact Jamie Swanson at 285-3928. Parade route still to be announced.
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).
CHRISTMAS PARTY SEASON ... have your gathering in Herons at the Heriot Bay Inn: festive ambience, excellent service and many menu options. Parties for eight or 80+: we will take care of it! Call us info@heriotbayinn.com or 250285-3322.
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. Contact michelle@thehungryeye.ca
P E R E G R I N ’ S B O O K TA S T I N G – Peregrin’s Escape is a robust anthology with an earthy, unpretentious bouquet. It’s a clever mix of poetry and prose with a soupcon of illustration. Broad enough for the neophyte, but sophisticated enough for the most demanding palate.
HOUSE DEMO SALE – 816 Gowlland Harbour Road – Saturday, November 10 – 10am to 2pm – Metal roofing, windows c/w blinds, interior doors, bi-folds, light fixtures, vent hood, plumbing fixtures, cabinets, carpet – everything must go and no reasonable offer refused.
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
ADVERTISE YOUR garage/yard/moving sale in the Hungry Eye and you’ve put a personal invitation in every mailbox on Quadra Island!
GARAGE SALES
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. NEXT DEADLINE: The Hungry Eye reserves the right to refuse advertising. More ads than space? Time-sensitive ads take priority when space is tight. Before 6 PM MONDAY WITHOUT PREJUDICE. No responsibility is undertaken for any errors or omissions.
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CLASSES / WORKSHOPS
FALL YOGA CLASSES with Brenda Dempsey at QCC Room 3 for everyone – beginners to intermediate. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 10:30am and 5 to 6:30pm. Drop in $12 and $10 ongoing. Contact: 285-3054 or dbempseyyoga@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE/RENTALS AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1. Top floor of 2-storey view home on lower Quadra Loop. Two-bedroom, ground level entrance; well maintained, custom kitchen, wood details throughout, w/d. Electric heat. No smoking, adult oriented. $800/month plus utilities. References required. Kathie 285-3056 or kathie56@telus.net ROOMMATE WANTED! I’m looking for a female roommate to share my house. You will have a private entrance, and will have the place to yourself 2 weeks of each month. $450 includes everything – and I’m located in downtown Heriot Bay. Call 285-2130. FOR RENT. 2 bedroom home in Heriot Bay. $600/month. Contact asiamoir@ hotmail.com for more information. WATERFRONT HOUSE FOR RENT. Quiet and secluded. November 15 to May 31, 2013. High speed Internet and cable TV – furnished – wood heat – no pets – non-smoking – references required. Call 285-3242
TARGET YOUR CUSTOMERS The Hungry Eye is delivered to every mailbox on Quadra. There’s no better (or cheaper) way to reach all the eyes on the island.
Campbell River Office: 908 Island Highway Campbell River, BC V9W 2C3 Phone: 250 287-5100
Fax: 250 287-5105 Email: claire.trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca www.clairetrevena.ca
Claire Trevena,
M.L.A. North Island
SERVICES 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 & info@ waypointsigns.com
Excavating, Trucking, Rock, Sand, Crush, and Gravel.
Chris Phillips 285-3040
(cell) 202-6200
Midsize CAT Excavator (thumb & blade) Tandem Hooklift Dump Truck
KOSMIC KAFETERIA Creative Catering and Culinary Services. Booking now for Christmas. Staff or private parties. We’re cooking! Call 285-2171.
VICTORIA! YOUR FERRY GODMOTHER will be heading down island on November 9 and making stops for you along the way. Call for more info and/or a quote. 285-2114 www.facebook.com/ THE WATER GUY: Water systems ferrygodmother by certified environmental operator. Well water analysis: sales, service and installation of: ultraviolet treatment systems: filtration products; pumps, pressure & well equipment; specialty Complete Construction Services pump sales. Quadra, Cortes and beyond. Site Preparation to Design & Building Q-Cove, 285-3744/830-3744/email: waterguy@uniserve.com 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.
285-3982
Hungry Eye Trivia 1. Who wrote “In Flanders Fields”? 2. Where is the Flanders that is referred to in the poem “In Flanders Fields”?
1. Canadian poet, soldier, and physician John McCrae. He was born in Guelph, Ontario in 1872.
KIDS TIME AT QUADRA ISLAND United Church on Sundays at 11am – Stories, song, craft and fun every week by youth leader Wanita Evely. Call 285-3163 for more information.
In memory of those who gave their lives so that we may live in peace
2. The geographical region of Flanders is located in parts of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
U OF Q: NOVEMBER 7... musical Mexico has been changed to “something” Mexican this week. November 14 ... Local Shell fish Economy ... with Victor McLaggan of Outlandish Shell Fish Guild. Wednesdays at the HPI Pub, 7pm. Education with a Quadra flare!
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$3.49
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PERU/MEXICO
Asparagus
$3.99
2
$4.39/kg
2
NATUREL
2 for $6
$1.99
99¢
1lb
6
Assorted
Bagels 2 for $6
4L
Assorted Pkg of 6
Lasagna 2 for $10 4 for $5
165g
946ml
2 for $5
Yogurt or Sherbert $5.99 Frozen 1.65L 2
907g
for $
Frozen
3
341ml
HUNTS
Tomato Sauce Plain or Herb & Spice
4 for $5
540ml
$1.99
Each
GENISOY
Assorted
142g
398ml
Q. COVE 250-285-3391
Wasabi
Ancient Grain
Bread $3.29
650g
English Muffins $2.49
Peanuts 59¢
/100g
Brown
Rice
6 Pack
59¢
/100g
Assorted
ORIENTAL DELIGHT
$3.49
99¢
Snack Mix
Muffins
Protein Bars 4 for $5 61.5g
Store Hours - Both Stores Every Day 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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‘N Eggers
/100g
Bottle Returns in November will be Donated to the Local Food Bank
HERIOT BAY 250-285-2436
Ham
Olives
/100g
Grape Juice
Potato Chips
Assorted
/100g
/lb
KETTLE BRAND
Soups
$1.69
$2.99
WELCH’S
Kidney or Black Beans or Chick Peas
PACIFIC
2 for $6
540g Random Weights
UNICO
Rice Dishes Assorted
7
$ .99
Cheese
ISLAND FARMS
BASSILIS BEST
Assorted
UNCLE BEN’S Fast ‘N Fancy
99¢
Blocks
Hot Sicilian
T RU DS VALU E FO O
Cheese
$ .99
DEMPSTER’S
$2.99
$6.59/kg
Salad
/100g
Swiss
BC CRIMINI
TRU-VALUE
Milk Homo or 2%
500g
Ham
Lettuce Mushrooms for $
$4.99
250g
Beet & Onion
Romaine
$1.99/lb
$5.49
Bacon
Rosemary
CALIFORNIA
Green Grapes
Naturally-Smoked
CALIFORNIA
/lb
CALIFORNIA
/lb
$8.80/kg
Strawberries
$1.99
$4.39/kg
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Smoked Spicy
Shortribs Chorizo Sausage
/lb
$5.49/kg
PILLERS
Beef
Chicken $2.49
Roast
$7.69/kg
BLACKWELL ANGUS
Whole Frying
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