DECEMBER 29, 2011
EVENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS SAY GOODBYE 2011 and hello 2012 at the Heriot Bay Inn! Reserve now for a fabulous dinner in Herons! Then bring in the New Year with Go Dog Go in the pub! Laugh, dance, live. $10. 285-3322. 10 pm to 4 am. NEW YEARS DAY, Herons is open for breakfast at 9 am. Come and enjoy the first day of the year by treating yourself to a delicious morning start. THE QUADRA ELEMENTARY Parent’s Advisory Council will be holding their annual bottle drive January 7. Bottles can be dropped off on Saturday or the week of January 3 – 7 at the Heriot Bay Store, or you can phone Ross McPhee at 285-3472 for pickup.
PORPOISE RESCUE! On December 22, Daphne, Linda and Linda discovered a porpoise beached at Rebecca Spit and returned it safely back to the water.
CAFÉ AROMA will be closed December 24, 25 and 26. Regular hours from December 27 to 31. Open at 9am January 1, 2012. Flavoured coffee syrups available for purchase – great stocking stuffers! Happy Holidays from all of the staff. Merry Christmas!! TOGAS WILL BE THE ORDER of the day at the New Years Eve Eve party in HBI pub. Yes, that’s right New Years Eve Eve, December 30. It’ll be a blast. Do you need a spare sheet? Give Tracy a call; 285-3322. 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
THANK YOU SO MUCH to the 150 people who came to eat delicious food and enjoy the wonderful comrade at the Heriot Bay Inn on Christmas Day. Much appreciation to those who helped organize, chop, cook, carve up, set up, served up, clean up, and donate. The Trayler family, HB and QC Tru Value, Sysco Foods, Camp Homewood, Emco Resources Ltd., VI Brewery, the Hart family and those who filled the donation box. We are a grateful, giving and caring community, blessings to you all. 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
OH MY GOODNESS it’s almost January! Here’s some events to watch for at the Heriot Bay Inn: 14th: Capricorn Party. 20th:Tequilla Mockingbird Orchestra, 21st: Harold Rhenisch, 27th: Todd Butler. The only January blues will be CASTLE PRINTING printed this issue at the Saturday night Jams! of the Hungry Eye QUADRA ISLAND STUDIO TOUR is THE EYE’S “Island People & Places” calling for artists to apply for the 10th isn’t just for kids. Use it for special Annual Tour, June 2 and 3, 2012. birthdays, anniversaries, births, Expose your work! Applications forms marriages, new business start-ups, etc. are available at Hummingbird Office No charge. Please send your submission Supply or by emailing: studiotour@ ideas to islandpeople@thehungryeye. quadraislandarts.com Deadline is ca Requirements include: a high January 15, 2012. resolution digital photo plus a very brief CHRISTMAS CHEER at Coastal blurb when appropriate (60 word max.) Community Credit Union. Enter to win Please do not submit advertisements a gift basket by donating to the food for businesses to “Island People & bank. One non-perishable food item Places.” gives you the chance to win a gift basket CLIP YOUR COUPON and get your of 2 coffee mugs by James Pottery, 2 Eye ad for free! It’s simple: clip your Christmas napkins by Janice Scott, 2 coupon (pg 2) and present it at the gas Purdy’s chocolate bars, 1 box of Chair station along with your 40-words-ordecaf tea, 1 box of chocolate mint thins, less classified ad between December Aroma Christmas blend coffee and 2 28, 2011, and January 2, 2012. Happy pkgs of 3 Ferrero Rocher. Enter often. new year, Quadra! Cash donations will also be accepted.
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