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June 2015 Muse MetchosinVol. 23 Issue 6 Muse June 2015 A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY PUBLICATION Another Mighty The Local Metchosin Garage Sale! Producers Issue BRIAN DOMNEY BARB SAWATSKY I had moments of righteous Can you spell “junque,” and how much of it indignation and did you buy at the 2015 Mighty Metchosin revelation a Garage Sale? As always, The Mountain of couple of days Merchandise from garden tools to electronics ago. The righ- to clothing and mystery items was attacked teous indigna- at 9:00 am on Saturday, May 23 and again on tion came when Sunday, reducing the piles to rubble. The Chil- I had to pay dren’s Corner, run by Nina and Betty, was full over two dollars to overflowing with toys, kids and parents, for a bunch of and Wendy Mitchell displayed a remarkable celery. Outra- collection of diverse treasures gleaned and geous! The same The volunteers’ pep talk … cleaned for the Silent Auction. day, I bought an From the $965 silver fox fur coat to the the waiting … the final countdown … eggplant, and smallest thimble, the contributions for this as I examined fundraiser for the Metchosin Community the selection, the House are remarkably diverse. Superbly en- produce man- tertaining, this is an annual event so next year ager came over you can donate everything you bought this and told me they year plus that unused dish set of grandma’s were from up is- that has been stored in your basement for the land. The revela- past 15 years. tion came when Thank you to the dedicated group of I peeled it for my Produce from Sea Bluff Farm. volunteers who spent a week sorting truck- spicy eggplant loads of “stuff.” It is only for lack of space and tofu dish. The thing peeled marvellously! Not a rubbery that we can’t include all of the Rogers, Jans, struggle requiring a scalpel-sharp paring knife. That baby Larrys, Elizabeths, Bobs, Johns, Dougs and was firm and the flesh solid with no huge seeds. Luxury! Heathers who worked every day to make this So there they are. Two of the best reasons for embracing fundraiser such an excellent “sporting event.” local producers. If you’re going to pay a premium for the Special mention must be given to the Chris low loonie and a drought-ridden California and Mexico, … and the gates are open! van der Water family and to Barrett Fullerton why not pay it to your neighbours? And if you value quality, for standing guard for the week, sleeping in with food that hasn’t travelled thousands of kilometres to their motor homes to ensure that no treasure get to you, why not eat something that was picked or dug up would be pilfered in the dark of the nights minutes or hours before? prior to the sale. This is our annual Local Producers issue, giving you in- formation on how to reach the people that produce healthy, fresh, local produce, whether vegetables, fruit, meat or flow- ers (food for the soul). And don’t forget the nurseries that provide you with the starts, trees and shrubs to grow your own. As always, the summaries and map are in the centre pages so you can pull it out and keep for a reference. See page 7 for the 2015 Local Producers Pull-out. Weary “salers” pretended to examine comfy seating Although it’s for a great cause, it’s also a great Thanks, Lynda like this giant chance to visit with friends. soccer ball and the gold brocade sofa, and Dayna but we know what they THE MUSE TEAM were really doing … this shopping It is with sadness that we say farewell to two long-time thing is contributors to the Metchosin Muse. exhausting! Lynda Dowling, who has shared responsibility for our gardening columns with Isabel Tipton for as long as any- Photos by Barb Sawatsky one can remember, has written her last “Lynda’s Lore.” and Joan Kew Mike and Lynda have sold Happy Valley Herbs and are moving on to the next stage in their journey. We’ll miss the joy of gardening reflected in Lynda’s writing, and of course the multiple exclamation marks, the “…’s”, and, of (See also the Events listing on the back page, course, the regular reference to “Mr. Basil.” Important Dates Dayna Christ-Rowling, teacher and vice-principal at and for ongoing events, the directory of organizations) the Metchosin Technical Centre (MTC) is also moving on. School District #62 (Sooke) is closing MTC at the end of the school year and Dayna is waiting to hear where May 29 Film Night at the MCH ..................................................................................................... p. 13 she will be working in September. The letters from her June 4 Metchosin Museum Society AGM ..................................................................................... p. 4 students, funny, poignant, and often ironic, were eagerly anticipated by many (definitely not all) of our readers. June 6 SIRC Parisian Café ................................................................................................................ p. 5 Love ’em or hate ’em, they reflected the world of a small June 12/13 Talk and Walk Lecture and BioBlitz ........................................................................... p. 3 but important part of the community, and served as a valuable teaching strategy for the hard-working profes- June 16 Emergency Preparedness Session: Emergency Social Services .................................... p. 6 sionals at MTC. June 24 Metchosin Community Association AGM ..................................................................... p. 13 June 26 Film Night at the MCH ..................................................................................................... p. 13 Thank you, Lynda, Dayna (and all your young charges) for being a part of our modest little publication. June 27 Sharing the Sun: Community Solar Workshop ............................................................... p. 4 2 Metchosin Muse • June 2015 Letters to the Editor Metchosin Muse The Metchosin Muse welcomes letters to the editor, of not more than 200 words. Your letter may be edited for c/o E. Carlson, 4985 La Bonne Road, Victoria, BC V9C 4C5 editorial style or length. Please email your letter to [email protected], or leave it at the Metchosin Country Store. Please sign your letter. An address and telephone number are required but will not be published. EDITOR SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND Brian Domney, 250-474-3966 HOW TO SEND COPY [email protected] The 15th of each month. Please send are not. Some weeks ago, my rider politely sig- copy as an email attachment using Open Letter to nalled by hand to a motorcyclist to please slow EDITOR EMERITUS Microsoft Word, text or RTF to: down as he approached us at considerable Jo Mitchell, 250-478-1671 [email protected]. Typewritten or Motorcycle Riders speed, only to have the cyclist accelerate even [email protected] handwritten copy is acceptable if you faster and loudly rev his engine intentionally. have no access to a computer. Do not MUSE TEAM send PDFs. Photos should be high Everywhere! Perhaps he did not realize that he could have Stevie Bahrey resolution, i.e., not taken with phone put me and my rider in real danger as I reacted Joan Bradley or tablet. Leave hard copies of articles Dear Motorcyclists – I can tell we are well into to his rudeness. Eileen Carlson in the Muse box at the Metchosin spring here in lovely Metchosin because I am Please don’t let a few bad apples spoil the Joannie Challenger Country Store or fax 250-483-5352. now serenaded daily by choruses of enthusi- bunch for horses like me. We can all share the Brian Domney Please visit our website for more astic frogs and birds. Unfortunately I am also roads if we are polite and respectful of each Laura Farquharson information: www.metchosinmuse.ca. serenaded by the growl and whine of speeding other. When you are cruising through my Barrett Fullerton tranquil neighbourhood on our country roads, Joan Gilbert AD DEADLINE motorcycles along our bucolic rural roads. th I asked my owner to write this letter on my please pass “slow and wide.” This is not a Joan Kew The 15 of every month for raceway. You would not like to have me and Peter Lewis month-end publication. behalf after a recent incident that scared the Jim MacPherson heck out of both of us. Many motorcyclists are my rider in your lap or on your conscience! Dauna Neveaux ABOUT THE MUSE alert and respectful of skittish high-strung Ara- Sincerely yours, Susan Palmer The Metchosin Muse is a local non- bian horses like me; but, unfortunately, some Kathy Atherton on behalf of Reggie Barb Sawatsky profit, arts, interests and activities pub- lication, produced by the Muse team. ADVERTISING The opinions expressed in articles are Peter Lewis, 250-474-3260 those of the authors, not the paper. [email protected] The Muse endeavours to promote harmony and involvement in the CLASSIFIEDS community and aims to interest a Metchosin Technical Centre Letters Eileen Carlson, 250-478-1036 broad cross-section of the residents of [email protected] Metchosin and Becher Bay. “Don’t cry because it’s over. ACCOUNTS The Muse is delivered, free of charge, My daughter was part and setting that I enjoyed. I Eileen Carlson, 250-478-1036 to most households in Metchosin. Smile because it happened.” of the first Grade 9 pilot to honestly think if it wasn’t for [email protected] Copies are also available at Metchosin – Dr Seuss attend the school and MTC the hands-on method offered Country Store, the Community House, showed her that although she at Metchosin, I might not have DESIGN AND LAYOUT the Municipal Hall, The Broken Now that summer is almost struggled with learning, she graduated. I still feel a part Joan Kew Paddle Coffee Shop, My-Chosen Café, here Metchosin Technical has valuable strengths to draw of the school even after grad Red Barn Market, Happy Valley Store, Centre (MTC) is in its final from and she can succeed.
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