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Island full of art just steps away on Ganges Gallery Walk By DAWN HAGE dian, northwest coast native, Inuit and Canadian historical. Driftwood Staff J. Mitchell Gallery is next door, with a collection of art exclusively from local artists. enowned internationally for its artist population, Leaving Grace Point, the walk continues away from the Salt Spring has been voted #1 in Canada and "one waterfront and up Jackson Avenue to ArtSpring, Salt Spring's of the top 10" in North America in John Villaniis premier arts centre. The open space and Bateman gallery offer Best Small Art Towns in North America. a continually changing display of free art exhibitions, open RA fun and easy way for both visitors and locals to view seven days a week in the summer. Just up the road on 145 an eclectic array of island art is to take the Gallery Walk, a Seaview Avenue, the Martinus Studio-Gallery features fine tour of 11 art galleries located in the downtown area of Salt jewellery combining "the refinement of European styling with Spring. the Canadian West Coast qualities of nature and individuality." The walk begins at the waterfront Jill Louise Campbell Stroll back down to the centre of town to find the Stone Gallery, located at #3-110 Purvis Lane. Campbell special Walrus, located at 136 Lower Ganges Road. This·personal izes in watercolours, with images from Salt Spring as well as collection, owned by a retired zoo director, fea_tures ani the North West, France and Italy. Described as "vibrant and mal-oriented art, sculpture and jewellery collected from uplifting," the gallery offers original art, prints and art cards. ISLAND STAR around the world. Across the street and down half a block is Follow the boardwalk to Mouat's Mall and check out Stone Fish Studio, where you can often find internationally Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art, located at # 1-104 Fulford renowned sculptor Allan Crane at work outside. VIDEO ~ Ganges Road. This gallery represents both contemporary ArtCraft can be found at Mahon Hall on 114 Rainbow and historical Canadian artists and includes basketry work, Road. Open from mid-May until mid-September, ArtCraft I!:f'Sft'~ carving and jewellery, as well as. work by the Group of offers the longest running art exhibition and sale of work by Seven, Emily Carr, Robert Pilot and Cornelius Kreighoff. Gulf Islands artists. Over 200 people attended the Annual Movie in the Head across the parking lot to Sabine's Fine Used Books The final stop on the Gallery Walk is Galleons Lap Ate and Nick Bantock's Griffin Room, located upstairs at #31 01- lier-Gallery, located at 103 Park Drive. Photography is the Park. They raised a truckload of food, $100 cash for 115 Lower Ganges Road. Famous for the Griffin and Sabine medium here, with both exhibits and sale of historic photo the SSI Food Bank and $220 for the Core Inn! series of illustrated books, Bantock displays paintings, draw graphic fine art and representation from both local artists Special thanks to Sandy, Max, Herb, Pat &Meagan. ings, mail-art and manipulated ephemera, and "distinctive, and the wider photo communities. rich, layered collages that have become his signature." Not only a great way to check out local and international art, WPtf fg g{)" SP/f Sprb1g Enter the shops of Grace Point Square and two more gal The Gallery Walk is also a lovely stroll through the core and leries await discovery. Thunderbird Gallery specializes in outskirts of Ganges and a not-to-be missed Salt Spring sum -TIM &JOHN paintings and sculpture that include contemporary Cana- mer activity. For more information, visit www.gallerywalk.ca.
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Fri. 7pm, Sat. 4pm, Fri. 9pm, Sat. 7pm, Tel: 250-653-9966 Sun.-Thurs. 7pm Tues. 9pm, Wed. 9pm 105 TAHOUNEV ROAD, Fulford Harbour Wynona Elizabeth Cook - Barrister & Solicitor What's On This Week wed. thur. fri. sat.· sun.· tues.~ wed. lst 23 st 24 st 25 rl 26 . ~ 27 : 29: crt 30 live entertainment live entertainment live entertainment live entertainment live entertainment live entertainment live entertainment Richard Cross. : 3X a Lady. Julia Beattie, Billie : Chris Leier CD Release Party. : Double Oiamond. : Alan Moberg. : Open Stage with Tara • Open Mic Night. Folk & country blues at Tree : Woods & Stacy Burke at Tree : With Billie Woods at Moby's : The Definitive Neil Diamond : West coast balladeer at Tree : Hollingsworth. : Wednesdays at Moby's Pub. House Cafe. • House Cafe. • Pub. • Tribute with Bill Zaalberg, and • House Cafe. : Open stage at Tree House Cafe. • Graeme Wilkinson. Open Mic Night. : Karaoke With Matt J. : Lisa Maxx. : opening act Tusk, a Fleetwood • : Montreal-based pianist other activities Wednesdays at Moby's Pub. : Karaoke With Matt J. : Salt Spring Singer Songwriter : Mac tribute band. ArtSpring, : performs at Music &Munch, Concordiae. : Thursdays at Moby's Pub. • at Tree House Cafe. • 7:30 p.m. : Tuesday Farmers Mar1 cinema • Barnyard- When the farmer's away, all the animals play- and sing and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that , &1§~141~ ends up going to carefree cow Otis. with guest tango dancer/instructor • An Inconvenient Truth - A documentary on AI Gore's campaign to make the Eduardo Saucedo from Argentina issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. Sat., Sept. 2 cable TV Attention Shaw Cable Channel 12 viewers! Saltspring 1V, your community Core Inn broadcaster, is on rts annual summer break. There are exciting changes in the works for the island's community television network. Tune in again in September Ganges for a new season of community programs that matter to islanders. SS1V Mouat's Centre gratefully acknowledges these fine local businesses for their ongoing support of 7:30am- 8 pm communrty broadcasting: the Ganges Village Market, Slegg Lumber and the Gulf 7 days a week smiles Islands Driftwood. exhibitions •Images From Different Worlds - paintings by Erik and Miriam Thorn at ArtSpring. Tues., Aug. 22 to Mon., Sept. 4. Reception on Wed., Aug. 23, 3-6 p.m. • Morley Myers and Nicola Wheston show new work at their Merchants Mews studios with a reception on Fri., Aug. 25, 6-9 p.m. •Island Impressions- an art show of paintings and photographs by Margaret Briggs, Nirmal Dryden and Joan Wrigley. ArtSpring, Fri., Aug. 25 to Mon., Sept. 4, 10-5. Opening reception on Aug. 25,5-7 p.m. • Kathy Robertson's show Interwoven: Past and Present Landscapes is up for a final week at The Point Gallery. • "1 000 words" is the theme of the next exhibition in the Stage Gallery series at ArtCraft. Comprised of sculpture, clay, painting and fibre optics by Tracy Harrison, Karen Reiss and Melissa Searcy, it continues daily in Mahon Hall SWEDISH MATl'RDS & PIUOWS until Wed., Aug. 30. 1-800-887-4321 • Stefanie Denz presents "Image Poems" at Salt Spring Woodworks. www.tempurcanada.com Tempur is sold in over 50 countries • The Guild Guys are showing new paintings in the lobby at ArtSpring. worldwide, with hundreds of • Lynn Demers is the featured artist with new work at J. Mitchell Gallery. dealers across Canada. • Kim Christie shows felting and painting works at Island Savings. • Julianna Slomka works are on display at Barb's Buns. A better night's sleep, no springs attached! • Sam Barlow's Visual Impact photo show is at Jana's Bake Shop. • Kathy Robertson is the featured local artist this morlth at Salt Spring Roasting Co. in Ganges • Vema Meyer shows oil paintings at Moby's Pub until October. UNCLE ALBERT'S FURNITURE • Dorothy Price's ikebanas are now showing at Waterfront Gallery. 107 2nd St. Duncan Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30 [(::JIIII • The Jill Campbell Art Gallery features St. Francis Whispers this week - a 1-800-593-5303 Sun 11-4 ~ colourful Italian scene. CHEVROLET PONTIAC P £ T E II baUet MCCAUlEY II ~ · 6300 Tr.ans CanadaJ:Iiabwav. Duncan www.peterbaljetgm.com DL #8347 ... ,, Tre.YHouse Cafe m sid lhis weeb wednesday 23 Richard Cross Folk and Country Blues lhursdoy2q Jur~a Beattie Cool, Sensual, Mood Evoking lridoy 2S UsaMoxx Salt Spring Singer Songwriter solurdoy26 Harry Manx and the Roadies Meets West "'•ii•East ... ~~ sunday 21 Alan Moberg with special guest Ed Peekeekoot West Coost Balladeer >, ~ mondoy28 Sharon Bailey Raw, Intimate Acoustic Roots ' luesdoy 29 Open Stage with Taro HoUingsworth House Cafe SATURDAY ALIVE: Salt Spring's marimba band gets young and old hopping to the beat in Centennial Park 250-537-5379 • [email protected] on a sunny Saturday. Photo by Derrick Lundy 106 Purvis Lane (under the plum tree on Mouats Landing) Community spawns first Leier CD Island Impressions ByMANUSHA fate of the tools" or the use JANAKIRAM fulness of his own work. Driftwood Contributor When he returned to Chris Leier's CD release Underberg six months ago, party is as much a celebra Leier was surprised at what tion of communities as a cel he found. ebration of his music. "It was unbelievable," he "I want to thank and cele said. "It was great to see that brate the [island] community the work was worth it, and who supported, listened and that work was being carried grew with me," Leier said. through." If he hadn't grown up on The continuity Leier found Salt Spring Island, Leier was largely due to a local doubts he would ever have carpenter who had picked up Margaret Briggs picked up a guitar. the old tools and had started Five years ago Leier "got up his own business. tired of just watching other "He could never have artists on Salt Spring," afforded to buy his own tools, bought a guitar and learned but he's paying off the tools a few chords from some of as he earns his income." his musical friends around Instead of limiting the town. potential income or the skill Honest or humble, the set to one person, a mentor 26-year-old said, "It wasn't ship program will be set up. enjoyable to hear me in the "The idea is that the cur beginning . . . it was pretty Chris Leier plays his guitar on stage- proceeds from bad." rent [carpenter] will take his upcoming CD release party will be donated to a But pretty bad has turned on a helper and train him," Nirmal Dryden mentorship program in South Africa. Photo by Derrick Lundy into pretty good. said Leier, "and then when In Play, Leier's first CD, the apprentice is finished, has 15 tracks, some featur August 25 at Moby's Pub. community. From October we can help get him a set of ing island musicians Richard Leier will be donating all to December of 2004, Leier tools, and the whole program Cross, Greg Van: Riel and of the money to a mentor volunteered his time and would multiply from there." John Lipton. ship program in Underberg, skills and helped convert an Whether it's on Salt Spring The CD (priced at $15) South Africa. ordinary house into a func or in South Africa, Leier and limited edition T-shirts The idea grew from Lei tional orphanage. said, "It's about how com will be available for purchase er's own involvement with But when he left South munity can affect change in at the party set for Friday, an orphanage in the same Africa he was "unsure of the one person." Island women re-unite for 'ladies' tour Joan Wrigley Three Salt Spring vocalists are busy on their "3 X a Lady" her unique vocal blend of Patti Griffin-like power and Jewel tour this month, but are happy to be back home all at once for esque beauty," notes a press release. a show at the Tree House Cafe on Thursday, August 24. Woods is embarking on her second European tour open Art Show The group consists of Stacy Burke, Julia Beattie and Billie ing for Allison Crowe this fall, combining "deep sultry Paintings and Photographs Woods and the Salt Spring gig is their second to last sched Portuguese vocals with rhythmic classical guitar." uled for the summer. Beattie, a seasoned Kootenay performer with funk Music starts at about 7:30p.m. band Deep Creak, brings songs from "the atmospheric Margaret Briggs They've also been to Nanaimo, Kelowna, Kaslo and side." _ Twin Butte, and will be at the Dancing Bean Cafe in Che She is currently recording her second album with Salt mainus on August 26. Spring's Tom Hooper of the bands Grapes ofWrath and Gin Nirmal Dryden Burke has been playing the Toronto music circuit "with ger as producer. Joan Wrigley ::1 " "' ~ ~ u~ I b 1/ -r=>· cl ~e. e . ~C\ +.I C> V\ 1"'-I V\9 g martii1U$ 0 ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island ~ i5 0 Precision and the elegance in simplici1y :2 Aug 25 to Sept 4, 2006 ~ ~ 10 am- 5 pm ~ ~ Opening Reception Aug 25, 5-7 pm i ftlil1~ 11 • 4 Fri. through Tues. 145 Seaview Avenue 538-1730 www.martinus-gold.com 84 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Myers and Wheston reveal new artwork at Friday event Two Salt Spring Galleries objects and working in an have joined forces to pres additive manor, as opposed ent a show of new work that to subtractive as with his opens on Friday, August 25 stone work, he has produced from 6-9 p.m. a small body of new stone Nicola Wheston will dis sculpture that is much looser play a series of Feet and in style than the work that he Hand miniatures and Morley has become known for," said Myers unveils new work in the press release. stone, steel and bronze. "Working collaborative The hard-edged realism of ly has also turned him in a Wheston's figurative work is direction that warrants atten only marginally subdued by tion as the juxtaposition of her trademark landscapes, different mediums and styles LABOUR DAY notes a press release. creates a sum that is larger WEEKEND JAZZ "Wheston's extensive than the parts." Salt Spring Island background in figurative Both artists will be in Friday, Sept. 1 • Fulford Hall drawing is more than evident attendance at the show, From 8 PM to 11 PM in both the series of Feet and which takes place at their Listen and Dance to the sounds of the incomparable Hand miniatures which she respective galleries in Units Jazz Dance Band has just completed. As well, 5 and 7 in Merchants Mews New Orleans North her eye for composition is (315 Upper Ganges Road). With Alan Matheson, leader, trumpeter, evident in both her figurative For more information call His five hand picked jazz masters, and A special appearance l>y swing tap dancer, Wes Knapp and landscape work." the Morley Myers Gallery Myers is experimenting at 537-4898 or the Nicola ADMI5510N $17.50 - until August 28 $20.00 thereafter and at the door with a looser style of sculp Wheston Gallery at 537- ture with these new cre 4922. FROM THE HEART: Salt Spring singer Simone ations. The galleries are open Lamers entertains at hospital administrator Karen "After taking some time to daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Davies' retirement party last Saturday evening. experiment with found steel or by appointment. Photo by Derrick Lundy Galleons La12 New Orleans heading north Gallery Atelier for jazz dance at Fulford Hall Jazz and swing fans alike trumpeter Alan Matheson players perform their fine can look forward to danc and including musicians renditions of happy music" ing the night away at the on trombone, piano, reeds, at Fulford Hall on Friday, 1(/ize An debut performance of "Jazz drums and strings. September 1 between 8 and Plwtograph_y Dance" on Salt Spring Island As a special feature, pro 11 p.m. on September 1. fessional tap dancer Wes Interested enthusiasts can Presented by The Classic Knapp will perform to jazz/ purchase discounted advance Jazz Guild of Saturna Island swing accompaniment. tickets and recordings at in association with The Salt The night first began at Acoustic Planet, ArtSpring, Spring Jazz and Blues Soci Senator Pat Carney's wed Mouat's, Patterson's and 1 03 Park Dr - Ganges ety, Jazz Dance performers ding in 1998 and its subse from the Salt Spring Island (Across from All Saints Church) are all first-call musicians quent popularity has made it Jazz and Blues Society. www.glphoto.com- 538..()182 Wed- Sat 11am to 5pm- Sun 1pm to 5pm from Vancouver and White an annual event on Saturna The performance will horse and acknowledged Island for nine years run include a cash bar and light masters of their crafts. ning, explains press mate fare food. BRANDY ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: This year's handpicked rial. Tickets will also be avail band is "New Orleans Organizers invite listen able at the door for $20. The Definitive North," a recording and ers and dancers of all ages The show also runs on Sat NE LDIAMOND performing band led by to "hear and see these great urna Island on September 3. iQue Bola? • '1\ three hour electrifying Magic performance'' "It is truly one of the best tribute Show concerts I have seen!' www.doublediamondtribute.ca Sept 9th, 8:0 0 pm @ ArtSpring Sat. Opening Aug. 26 ' Magic.. Comedy £ Illusion - Cuban Style Act This award winning show has it all- mystifying Grande Illusions, Tickets spicy Cuban rhythms, dancing, laughter, and of course sparkling TusK 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island on sale magic to amuse and astonish the whole family. Fleetwood Mac Ticket Centre: 53 7-21 02 now For more info: www.quebolamagic.com Tribute 866-537-2102 toll free Sponsored by: 7:30PM [ i\lZTSPIZl~G Adults: $16 Children under 12: $10 www.artspring.ca i?.tl!M9.9.*9 Ticket Centre: 537-2102 www.artspring.ca YV~UI~~LJ'/"'\1 1 1"'\U\.:IU;:)I t£.::::11 £UU0 .a .._. _ .f\K1 ~ ~ .t, l'J 1 .t, K 1 .f\ 1 l'J Nl .t, l'J Street Legoland whd'r @ Moby's Dance rebuilt at Cjoirtj Orv _-· mar i~.::-.~ub Victoria MONDAYS ... 1UESDAYS ... WEDNESDAYS ... returns 1/2 PRICE BBQ 1/2 PRICE 1/2 PRICE RIBS WINGS QUESADILLAS ALL NIGHT $3.50 SlEEVES $3.50 SLEEVES Fringe GRANVIllE Aug.26 GRANVILlE $3.99 CORONA LAGER Islanders who missed the PALE ALE It's time to brush off OPEN MIC NIGHT! those dancing shoes. After highly successful Legoland a two-year hiatus, the Core performances on Salt Spring Inn Youth Project is bring in June, or those who wish ing back the popular Street to see it again, will have an opportunity to do so in Vic Dance. CHRIS LEIER KRISHANSEN toria starting August 25. KARAOKE Formerly called the CD RELEASE JOEL GROOVE Victoria Fringe Theatre WITH MATT J Moby's Street Dance, this PARTY WITH WHITE BOY SOUl year the event will take place Festival performances take GUEST in the backyard of the Core place at the Downtown BilliE WOODS Inn, located at 124 McPhil Activity Centre at 755 Pan lips Avenue. dora on August 25, 26 and The fundraiser was put on 27, and September 1, 2 and hold after the Core Inn fell 4. victim to an arson-caused For more information and fire in October of 2004. The specific show times, visit 1/2 PRICE WING AFTERNOONS www.intrepidtheatre.com/ AllUCAN EAT centre reopened in March FISH 'N CHIPS $11.99 KITCHEN OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT and now needs the funds schedule.htrnl or call Raizy EVERY NIGHT! Marmorstein at 537-9114. generated by the dance more $3.50 SlEEVES BRUNCH EVERY DAY, than ever, said Cor,e Inn GRANVIllE HONEY EGGS ALL DAY EVERYDAY & coordinator Trish Nobile. LAGER SUNDAY BRUNCH Although most of the What's On? building damage was cov seepageB2 ered by insurance, Nobile said, the Core Inn is still responsible for $95,000 in "upgrades"· that were required to bring the heri tage building up to code. "We really need to raise DANCE MOVES: Brad Magnus and Michele Ander money to pay for our bills son practise one of their dances at a studio on Salt after the fire and to continue Spring. Photo by Derrick Lundy with our youth programs," said Nobile. The Street Dance is sched uled for Saturday, August 26. Magnus dances at It kicks off with a tour of the newly renovated centre at 4 Sweet p.m. for all interested par World Down ties. The Core Inn received new floors, paint and fur niture during the post-fire Syndrome Congress SUPER SWEET CORN IHoneyde renovation. An East Indian Dinner By STACY CARDIGAN SMITH 9 runs from 6-9 p.m. prepared Driftwood Staff PICKED DAILY · 4B 1b by Morgan Yirka. The last Salt Spring resident Brad Magnus once again wowed audi "Dash My Curry" dinner ences as he and dance partner Michele Andersen took the held at the Core Inn sold out, stage at the opening reception of the WorJd Down Syndrome PSON Congress yesterday in Vancouver. ~. ss t:J so people should get their tickets early. Magnus, 33, has Down syndrome, a genetic condition The feast includes BBQ caused by the presence of an extra chromosome. Through _ RAPES _ -~ti PeaCfies dance, Brad has found the power to inspire. 8 tandoori chicken or tofu and 6 homemade samosas, along "He's done basically interpretive and creative dance, some 9 with vegetables and rice. ballet techniques. I don't know how to explain his training," GREEN ..a I t The dance starts around said Brad's mother, Ethel Magnus. "It comes mostly from his PEPP __ _ ~~~.n1l'llll.. 58 m.~ 7:30p.m. At least four local desire to express himself." bands will play, including Magnus discovered dance while in high school at Gulf 0~ Bill Henderson, Steel Banan Islands Secondary School As he has trouble with speech, as, Earthmen and Cheek. Magnus found ways to express himself through music, said Cheek is made up of Emily, his mother. He listens to music and finds songs that express Geoff and Dorian Roop, as what he wants to say, and then articulates himself more spe well as Denham Trollip. cifically through movement. ~ Admission to the dance His emotional style of dance affects many. "It's not only Ag~c $9.80 is $5 for youth and $10 for people with Down syndrome that have repressed feelings," ~ lb 20ib case adults. Music should con said Ethel Magnus. "He's brought people to tears." tinue until approximately As a testament to the universal strength ofMagnus' dance, midnight, said Nobile. he has performed with Michelle Wright at the Sky Dome in Donations to the Core Inn Toronto and for the Emperor of Japan at Expo 2005. GRIMM'S in addition to the cost of the Magnus continues to study expression and dance as he 98¢ dinner or dance will be grate audits theatre classes at the University ofVictoria. BLACK...... FOREST...... HAM...... 1oog...... fully accepted. All donations Magnus and Anderson, who does not have Down syn TURKEl are tax deductible. drome, started practising for their performance at the World GRIMM'S To volunteer or for more Down Syndrome Congress in March. The duo danced to BREAST FRENCH HERB LOAF information, call the Core three songs, and Magnus also performed solo at the recep Inn at 537-9932. tion. Dr. Richard Hayd~n ALL MEDITERRANEAN STYLE • ~enerdl oentistry ROSES* BEAUTIFUL TERRA COTTA 10 TO NEW POTS 25° 25o/o0FF • cosmetic dentistry -veneers 10 GIFTWARE 40° 0FF OFF REG PRICEs oFF REG PRICES ARRIVING DAILY BEAunFIII. Cf.AssJC STYLES • tootn wnitenin~ •EXCUJDING RUGOSA SPRING FLOWERING BULBS • root cdndls WILL BE ARRIVING SOON 537-1400 • sdme ddy crowns/onldys 199 S~lt Spring W~y • dSk d~out our reflexolo~y tredtment 86 "' WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 23, 2006 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Morley Myers ~ Nicola Wheston Galleries Showing of New Work 25 Aug. 6-gpm #5 & #7 315 Upper Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island B.C. www morleymyersgallery com mm gallery 250.537.4898 nw gallery 250.537-4922 galleries open daily 1o-spm or by appointment HEMP HELP: Brianne Smith makes hemp necklaces at the Saturday market in Ganges as she raises money so she can volunteer with Global Vision in Costa Rica this October. Photo b~ Derrick Lundy Pianist at last summer Music, Munch recital On Wednesday, August with Professor Pierre Jasmin 30, pianist Graeme Wilkin at the University of Quebec. son brings the summer sea In May 2005, Graeme son of Music and Munch to completed a Bachelor of an exciting close in a recital Music degree at 1'Universite filled with his distinctive du Quebec a Montreal, and style and aplomb. plans to continue on to a Lovers of piano music masters program in the near _will be delighted to hear the future. newly acquired baby grand His many awards include in All Saints at the hands of the Van Cliburn Interna this musician noted for his tional Competition for out fluid and elegant playing. standing amateurs and most Almost one of Salt recently the Boston Inter Spring's own, Wilkinson national Piano Competition MOBILE REFRIGERATION SERVICES currently resides in Montreal for exceptional amateurs in but maintains a home and a 2005 and the Piano Texas • CATERING • SPECIAL EVENTS 1927 Hamburg Steinway on International Academy and • EMERGENCY COLD STORAGE the island . Festival in 2006. • HUNTERS • HlUlPMENT FAILURE Wilkinson was born in Making a cameo appear Vancouver and first studied ance in Wednesday's recital 653·4154 or email [email protected] music seriously while com is violinist Jean Knight, who pleting a Bachelor of Arts in also needs ·little introduc Political Science and French tion to Salt Spring audiences Literature at the University where she has won the hearts of British Columbia. of music lovers on many Further studies in Switzer occasions as a soloist and • Service Work land included piano instruc in various ensembles. She will on this occasion join • Hot Water Tanks tion at the conservatories of Neuchatel and Lausanne. Wilkinson on violin in the MILLER • Renovations He furthered his musical exciting Bartok Roumanian WE • BUY • SELL • TRADE • New Construction education at the Vancouyer Folk Dances. PLUMBING SERVICES Academy of Music, and Free music begins in All BURN BARRELS • Pumps/Filters obtained an Associateship Saints at 12:10 p.m. fol Diploma in Piano Perfor lowed by an optional lunch 401 Robinson Road • 537-0695 537-4850 mance from the Royal Con for $5.50. Patrons should servatory of Music, Toronto. note that the monthly fall Wilkinson has resided in and winter Music and Munch Montreal since 1989, where schedule begins on Wednes- he currently studies piano day, September 6. - Specializing in Artists make the most individual counselling, women's groups, and sandplay therapy of impressions at exhibit 537-7476 People who love the Gulf Islands will find a feast for the eyes at ArtSpring when Island Impressions, a 10-day show of work by three Salt Spring artists, opens Friday, August 25. Two painters, Joan Wrigley and Margaret Briggs, and pho tographer Nirmal Dryden will offer "their heartfelt images of the islands that lie like a necklace along the western edge of the Gulf of Georgia," states a press release on the exhibit. The odd side trip will also be made to Vancouver Island. Working in acrylics, Wrigley lays dQwn her brushstrokes with authority, while beautifully capturing feelings in nature, BRAvA DRiwALL INc. the magic of shorelines and the absorption of children at play. • Complete Drywall, Steel Stud & Dryden uses her camera to offer penetrating glimpses of • Ceiling Systems intricate patterns in nature. Sus~ended "The journey is intriguing: you may never view rocks and • Ouahty ~orkmanship beaches quite the same way again." Compettttve Prices Briggs' love of light and line shines through her canvases; she depicts in oils her passion for trees, rocks and wildlife Ph/Fax: 604-597-2201 and what she likes to call "tremendous skies." Cell: 604-889-5305 The show runs daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Bateman gallery at ArtS_prin~ thr£_ugh Monday, Septel?~er 4, with the Summer Sales The Salt Spring real estate market is traditionally busy during the summer months. • Get ahead of the crowd. List NolN! with John Cade 1 e 537-5515 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu•mmmu u111111 Toll Free: 1-888-537-5515 ROYAL LEPAGE Cell: .. (250) 537-7547 Fax: .• (250)537-1855 1111!!~··1111111111111111111111 S•lt Sp WEDNESDAY, AUG 23 7:00PM D 12 Hours to Live (2006, Drama) Kidnapped by a deranged gunman, two girls form a bond as they are held for 12 hours. lone Skye, Kevin Durand(1h45) 8:00PM 0 *** Owning Mahowny (2003, Crime Story) A bank manager with a gambling problem gets into trouble when he accesses an account. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver(2h) fi) ***Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, Sci-Fi) In strange tales, a bigot gets his comeuppance, old folks are made young again, and more. Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks(2h) 8:45PM , D **Twist (2003, Drama) A disturbing interpretation of 'Oliver Twist,' set in the Hustler district of Toronto. Nick Stahl, Tygh Runyan (1 h45) 9:00PM D * Cybermutt (2002, Adventure) A golden retriever is given bionic super powers by an eccentric scientist. Judd Nelson, Paulina Mielech (2h) ill *** Casino (1995, Crime Story) The rise and fall of ill-fated mobsters in a Las Vegas casino during the 1970s. Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone (2h35) 10:30 PM D ** Laws of Attraction (2004, Romance) An unusual case pits two recently married divorce attorneys against each other. Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore (1 h30) THURSDAY, AUG 24 7:00PM D The River King (2005, Drama) Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy who is found floating in the river. Jamie King, Nikki Barnett(1 h45) 7:30PM ffi **Jumping Ship (2001, Adventure) When two boys are forced to jump ship, they are left stranded on a desert island. Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence (1 h30) 8:00PM fi) * After the Rain (2000, Thriller) Two brothers are embroiled in a murder mystery involving corrupt law enforcement officers. Paulina Porizkova, Robert Taylor(2h) 8:45PM D *** Hustle & Flow (2005, Drama) An aging pimp from Memphis makes one final attempt at becoming a successful rapper. Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson (2h) 9:00PM fl1) ***Six Degrees of Separation (1993, Comedy/Drama) A teenager works his way into New York society and reveals the truths about the upper class. Will Smith, Stockard Channing (2h) 10:45 PM D **The Punisher (2004, Action) A special agent becomes a vigilante after a ruthless assassin murders his family. Thomas Jane, John Travolta 2h15 FRIDAY, AUG 25 6:00PM Cit ** The Tao of Steve (2000, Comedy) An overweight kindergarten teacher finds himself challenged by an old college friend. Donal Logue, Greer Goodman (1 h45) 7:00PM D *** Saw II (2005, Horror) A group of people must escape from a booby-trapped house before lethal gas is released. Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith (1 h45) 7:30PM ffi **Inspector Gadget (1999, Comedy) Inspector Gadget uses his bionic devices to battle the evil Scolex and his gadget robot. Matthew Broderick, ~ Rupert Everett(1 h30) 8:00PM m ***A Passage to India (1984, Drama) A sheltered Englishwoman who travels to India in the 1920s wishes to see the 'real' India. Peggy Ashcroft, Judy Davis (3h) ill fJi) ** Men In Black II (2002, Sci-Fi) Two secret MIB agents are called in to battle an alien disguised as a lingerie model. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones (2h) fi) ** American Flyers (1985, Sport) Two brothers, one of whom is dying, battle their way through a bicycle endurance marathon. Kevin Costner, David Grant(3h) 8:45PM D *** Broken Flowers (2005, Comedy/ Drama) After receiving an anonymous letter, a playboy goes across the country to find his son. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy(1 h45) 9:00PM D * The Crew (2000, Comedy) Four retired mobsters plan one last crime to save their retirement home. Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds (2h) Ci) *Mayflower Madam (1987, Biography) A New York socialite becomes the proprietor of a high-class call-girl ring in the 1980s. Candice Bergen, Chris Sarandon (1 h45) ffi *** My Father, the Hero (1994, Comedy) To impress the boy of her dreams, a teenage girl passes her father off as her lover. Gerard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl (1 h30) 10:30 PM D **Two for the Money (2005, Drama) After a career-ending injury, a football star gets too close to a renowned sports gambler. AI Pacino, Matthew McConaughey (2h30) ffi ** Radio Flyer (1992, Drama) Two brothers build a flying contraption out of their wagon in order to escape abuse. 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Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton (3h) fJi) * Pearl Harbor (2001 , War) The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour unfolds while two friends battle for the same woman. Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale (3h) 9:00PM ill **The List (2000, Thriller) A high-class prostitute blackmails her best clients after she is arrested for solicitation. Mtidchen Amick, Ben Gazzara (2h) ill *** Full Metal Jacket (1987, War) Chronicles the experiences of a small group of Marine volunteers during the Vietnam War. Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin (2h30) (lj) Campus Confidential (2005, Comedy) Violet sets out to expose the embarrassing secrets of the popular kids at her new school. Christy Carlson Romano, Katey Saga/ (1 h30) 9:15PM 0 Fantastic Four (2005, Action) While doing research on a space station, four people get super powers from cosmic rays. loan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba (2h) 10:00 PM D *** Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003, Action) After being attacked on her wedding day, an assassin seeks revenge on former associates. 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Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer (3h) m ***North by Northwest (1959, Thriller) An advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent and abducted by enemy spies. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint(2h30) 8:30PM (9 *** 1.0. (1994, Romance) Einstein plots to match his niece with a mechanic that he knows will be perfect for her. Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau (2h) 9:00PM ffi ** Mr. Wrong (1996, Comedy) A woman gets into trouble when her seemingly perfect lover becomes a nightmare. Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman (1 h30) 10:00 PM 0 The Dukes of Hazzard (2005, Action) Cousins Bo, Daisy and Luke Duke try to save the Duke family farm from being destroyed. Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott(1h45) ill *** Uncommon Valor (1983, War) A retired Army colonel assembles a team to find his missing son in Vietnam. Gene Hackman, Robert Stack (2h30) 10:30 PM (9 *** Dead Man Walking (1995, Drama) A nun becomes a death row inmate's spiritual advisor as he awaits his execution. 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Community policing gives a secure foundation By SEAN MCINTYRE so far when the pressure's on and busts are only scratching the sur Driftwood Reporter back-up is not always as readily face. RCMP Const. Lindsay Ellis has available as it is in bigger cen "We are catching up with the rest seen island residents at their best tres. of the country," she said. and worst during her four years on However, she said, communi "We can't afford to stick our the island. ty partners from the fire depart heads in the sand." In a recent interview on her last ment or ambulance service usually "One person is always there to day as a Salt Spring Island RCMP accompany solo officers on late pick things up where the other guy officer, Ellis said that while the night calls. left off," she added. island may have the usual slew "That help loop is very impor "Drugs have been around since of assaults, addiction issues and tant," she said. "I couldn't do this the start of time. There will always motor vehicle accidents, it also has alone." be a supply as long as there is a an incredible number of success Merging her independence and demand for them." stories about people turning their teamwork skills will be neces Whereas some staff members · lives around. sary when Ellis starts her new job at larger detachments are content with the RCMP's organized crime with the usual routine, small town .. We are catching up branch in Victoria where she will policing involves a lot of additional take part in high-level investiga "volunteer" work with people on with the rest of the Salt Spring's RCMP detachment is located on the corner of tions involving the cross-border the streets, at the gym, the grocery country. We can't Lower Ganges and Blain roads. drug trade. store, the post office and pretty Over the years, Ellis has made much everywhere else. afford to stick our up in jail. Instead, dealing with Langford and Westshore after grad dealing with drug traffickers a top It's that contact with people, Ellis heads in the sand ... weighty issues involving domestic uating from the RCMP "depot" in priority in hopes of keeping the said, that is so important in finding violence or drug addiction in a Regina. After a year spent learn streets and schools safe for the a solution to problems in the com- - RCMP officer smaller community means keeping ing the ropes, she and her husband island's children. munity. - Lindsay Ellis a close relationship with every Const. Paul Ellis moved to Salt Because Salt Spring is more Working with youth at the Core body involved, both the good and Spring for an entirely new kind of isolated than other communities, Inn and in schools alongside teach "You get to meet people in all the bad. education. she said, residents have dodged ers and staff from Community Ser senses," she said. "People here don't let others go Moving from a detachment of the worst impacts of crystal meth, vices, Ellis said, is the only way to "There's the darker element, but by the wayside and neither do we," more than 50 officers to one with crack and cocaine. keep problems from escalating out you also get to see people come she said. fewer than 10 required some get But, she added, isolation doesn't of controL full-circle and eventually become "Small town policing requires ting used to, Ellis added. grant the island immunity, just a "It got to the point where I had contributors to society." more interpersonal skills and takes "You've got to rely on yourself a short reprieve. to start timing my trips to the Ellis' policing experience on a lot of patience." lot more than at the bigger detach During the past several months, grocery store," she said jokingly. Salt Spring has shown her there's Ellis, a native of Eastern Ontar ments," she said. "That breeds officers have uncovered significant "But you've got to discuss and more to her job than rounding up io, began her policing career with independence." cocaine and crystal meth traffick decide as a society what's accept the bad guys and locking them Vancouver Island detachments in But independence can only go ing rings and Ellis is confident the able." 73eMthe ~ tlu~ wit:k diukliJt EMEl&ENCY PREPAREDNESS \S EVERYONE'S RESPONS\8\U'fY 0 APC BATTERY BACK-UPS Here are some sugges#OIIS we can supply (1800 joules) 4 outlets for your emergettcY ldt 0 SURGE PROTECTORS 54CDM, ~ APC protect your computers & T.V.'s ~ 0Sugar 0 \\. tott\es 0 f\our 0 POWER PACK 150, jump your car, 0 4-\. tott\es 0 Powdered Mi\k AC appliances, 12v. outlets 0Soups 0 Vasta 0 BATTERIES of all sizes, ~ 0'-ite types & applications Meats f\sh D LIGHTS - solar, battery, re-chargeable Vegetab\es ~ 0 tatterles Halogen & spots tea"s Mi\k 0 Ca.,d\es 0 BATTERY POWERED AUDIO/ 0 Ca., Opet'er Ju\ee Matthes VIDEO, DVD's, radios, T.V.'s and CD's Soup 0 0 EMERGENCY LIGHT/RADIOS yotJf ldt periodkaDY and repJac8 oufdaiPJI -4 way power 0 ALL WEATHER Emergency lanterns and radios M THE ~ SDURQ~ ~ · Electronics Inc. www.thesourcecc.com FOODSTM 162 FULFORD-GANGES ROAD • 537-4522 smiles every day! 810 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 EMERGENCY RESPONSE · GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Policing from passenger's seat, auxiliary officers standing by Auxiliary Salt Spring hand to take notes and assist "We follow the commu RCMP Const. Bruce Dow officers on solo patrols. nity policing model," he didn't even blink when faced Because auxiliary officers added. "That means we're with reflective numbers with the choice between often live on the island lon pro-active rather than reac raising a family or joining ger than regular officers, they tive." visible from both directions. the force. act as an essential source of Before you drop every With three children and information on who's who in thing to become an auxil a successful gig as the co the Salt Spring community iary, Dow said, it's important Made locally owner ofEmbe Bakery, Dow and "criminal world." to recognize the job and its to CRD standards wasn't prepared to give up This knowledge means training are hardly a walk in the stability of civilian life they can point officers in the the park. from recycled wood. for a life travelling from right direction and assist dur Auxiliary officers require detachment to detachment. ing investigations and trials. six months of training, "When you become a On an island with only must volunteer more than member you have to jump to seven full-time constables, 160 hours per year, undergo their tune," he said. "You've Salt Spring's four auxilia comprehensive background got to be the right type of ry officers play an impor checks and security clear tl~~NG~ individual." tant role, whether they are ances and strictly adhere to 162 Robinson Rd. (by appointment) Auxiliary constable Bruce Dow: a sec As an auxiliary officer, accompanying officers on the RCMP's code of con 537-5115 ond set of eyes, ears and hands. Dow may not get to carry a ride-alongs or spreading duct. Driftwood file photo weapon and doesn't have the crime prevention awareness "Not just everyone can same powers as other offi in the community's schools sign up as an auxiliary offi cers but, he said, the tradeoff and businesses. cer," Dow added. "It's a seri is worth it. Dow heads up the island's ous commitment and you "We're there to serve as DARE program and makes don't want people going that second set of eyes, ears regular presentations to stu in there thinking they're a and hands," he said. "We dents and parents. cop." team up with regular officers Other auxiliary officers He said island residents to help out in any way we aie available to provide more interested in joining the aux • Large or small • Mold & mildew treatment can." information on everything iliary can keep an eye out for In the event of an incident, from drug abuse to counter advertisements in the Drift • De-humidifiers and air movers auxiliary officers are on feit currency. wood. PH: 537•4208 PAGER: 537•8168 Booklet promotes emergency planning For more information prepare an emergency kit so • www.redcross.ca. has a about emergency prepared families can survive at least Prepare for Life section on ness, the federal government the first 72 hours on their dealing with emergency situ has published a booklet own, if necessary. ations. called "72 Hours ... is your It also provides further • www.sja.ca has first aid 0 family prepared?" national resources available information. Available through www. through the Internet: • www.SalvationArmy. redcross.ca, it lists possible • www.weatheroffice. ca has stories about the risks depending on regions ec.gc.ca, for up-to-date Salvation Army's response in Canada, gives tips on weather forecasting infor to emergencies occurring making a plan, and how to mation. around the world. DON'T BE LEFT IN THE DARK Be Prepared with a Honda Generator starting @ $1 099 • 1000-7000 watts • Powered by Honda • Four Stroke • Easy Starts, Every Time • Environmentally Responsible • Automatic Voltage Regulation •Inverter Circuitry EU2000ic Many other models also in stock • Hydraulic hoses • Complete automotive repairs • Electronic engine analysis P E 0 P L E i & C o ~ M ~ M U N I T Y • Tune ups • Oil changes GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD • WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 23, 2006 • PAGE 811 • Four wheel drive service • Suspension shocks and struts Ancient • Fuel injection Advaita on tap Islanders have three FOND opportunities to learn from a FAREWELL: celebrated author and Advai Retiring ta teacher when he visits Salt hospital Spring next weekend. Wayne Liquorman from administrator California offers "Expect Karen Davies the Unexpected" in a Friday holds a Carol night talk on September 1, Evans print from 7:30-9:30 p.m., plus given to her two intensives on September by friends 2 (1-5 p.m.) and Sunday, (10 and fellow a.m.-2 p.m.) All events take place at workers as Salt Spring Centre ofYoga. she gives "Liquorman teaches a farewell ancient Advaita (non-dual speech at a ity) in a modem style that retirement is uncompromisingly direct party and intuitive," explains a press release. "His message Saturday is clear and simple: con FALL FAIR evening. sciousness is all there is. Photo by Derrick Lundy "With Wayne, you may see that you are already FOCUS complete, that there is noth By Sandy Barclay ing missing, nothing broken, Horses Community Ed opens books therefore there is nothing to repair, nothing to 'get."' Only a month to go until the Fall Fair! Liquorman is the author There was an error in the Horse Show section with calendar for fall term . of books such as No Way: of the Fall Fair Catalogue (oops!). There will be for the Spiritually Advanced; an addition, Class #50 - Show Hack Horse/Pony The kids begin a new Salt Spring Books box; "We will continue to offer Acceptance of What is; A that will be held Saturday morning after Class school year and Community school board office and in assistance with course fees," Book About Nothing; and # 15. The winner will receive the Eileen Tyson Ed begins registration. Fulford. said Francis. Never Mind ... a Journey Memorial Trophy. To enter this class please notifY "New courses, continuing Time and energy spent on "Generous donations into Non-Duality. He has Jude Komelson at 653-4323. courses, challenging cours registration will be modi from the community and also edited several books Horse show participants and audience, es, healthy courses - take fied this term in an effort to our instructors have made with Advaita master Ramesh remember there are several new classes this year, your choice," says Judi Fran encourage students to reg possible the opportunity for Balsekar of Mumbai, India. "I think it would be of including Miniature Horse Halter and Obstacle cis of Community Ed. ister within the registration providing financial help for great interest for anyone on a Race, Open Trail Class, "Gopher-It'' Over 35 The list of courses for the period of September 6 to 30. those students in need." Fall 2006 term will be pub To this end, a new course spiritual path who is looking Walk-Trot, Calf Roping, Barrel Racing, Relay Another change sees the lished in the Driftwood cen fee policy has been recom for ingredients for a differ Race Jumping, Stick Horse and Barrel Racing registration drop-off location terfold page on Wednesday, mended by the board. ent approach while on that for the kids as well as the Battle of the Breeds. Of September 6. Course costs will be moved to the school board path," said Sid Filkow, who course there will be the "fun events": Hoof and The course calendar will reduced by $10 per course if office for easier parking and is organizing the visit. Woof as well as new demonstration events. access. Cost for the Friday night Below the riding ring there is an exhibit area also be up on the website on students complete their reg talk is $20, while the inten September 6, www.ssicom istration before October 1. Registrations may be featuring horse gear, posters, horses to pet, roping delivered during office hours sives are $7 5. (A limited demonstrations, and more. munityed.com. If not, as of October 1 each number of work exchanges Information and registra course will cost $10 more. (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), and are offered for tuition reduc So come on out to the Horse Show tion forms will be available Watch for the two-tier list put through the mail slot at tion.) For more information, and Fall Fair, September 16 and 17. at the Salt Spring library, ing of fees in each course's the front of the building on contact Filkow at 538-8274 Driftwood desk, PARC desk; description. weekends. or [email protected]. Island animals at Coombs Fair By SOFIA SHERRIN shuttle to the fair. Events 4H Club Reporter 4, H that day included poultry and On the first weekend of cavy (guinea pig) showing. August, the Salt Spring Sunday included contin Island 4H Community Club FILE ued poultry classes and all attended the annual Coombs campground. We definitely of the rabbit showing. We Fair. were tripping over rabbits packed up in the late after On the Friday the club set while making our way back noon and set off, so as not to up tents and animal displays, to our sites for a delicious miss our ferry ride home. practised showing, groomed dinner (many thanks to Bob This coming Saturday, animals and watched very Twaites and Alicia Herbert). a portion of the club will attentively the ever-growing Saturday morning the club attend the smaller-scale s-ptYL.t of St~tt s,.,;.~a wild rabbit population at the members set out on an early Pender Island Fall Fair. The Spirit of Salt Spring is a regular feature in the We offer you our best rate Driftwood for local ...• the~time! businesses and organizations Posted GIC rates as of August 22, 2006 to publicize ISCU BMQ ... ;. CIBC Our Rates charitable donations. 2.25% • 2.25% ~~~- - - 2.15% 4.00~ First-come, 2.25% 2~3J% .. : "• 2.o15% 4~00% first-served basis 2.~0 2.25% 4.15o/o as space permits. 4.15~ Vandekerkhove Family Foundationadministrator Alanna Call Penny for details. Holroyd (left) and foundation member Roland Beaulieu (right) present a $25,000donation from the Vandekerkhove Family Foundation to Greenwoods Foundation president DriftWood~\t\10 J:';t;f .. M~I!Itft IU:IItJ ... P' . l. •l!f;-1, fOof 11 Phyllis Bolton for the new assisted living complex on Blain 328 lower Ganges Rd Road set to open next month. 537-9933 812 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 PEOPLE & COMMUNITY GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Business Opportunity Buddhist malas-maker aims Garden Faire on Salt Spring. Old forest Campground, Garden Gallery 8- Nursery. Beautifully situated on 2V2 acres in the village to create impact with craft core, bordering the majestic trails of 55 acre By STACY isn't evil; it's what you do Mouat Park and across the street from the CARDIGAN SMITH with it [that is]." Community Swimming Pool. Home of the Driftwood Staff He sees himself as helping Island's largest eucalyptus tree and annual If you've been to the Sat people to attain peace. 'After Fair' music festival. Seeking investor and urday market in Ganges, "Being a facilitator or working partner(s) or franchise/lessee; odds are you've seen Brian hopefully bettering people's Mcintyre selling his jew spiritual path; that's the best also, one acre Landscape Supply Depot. ellery. With a shaved head thing you can be a part of." 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He also recently The latter is the most inter earned his Bachelor of Man SUNliGHT esting part of his outfit; it is agement degree in Interna - - - - - not just jewellery, but malas Brian Mcintyre makes and sells malas, used to main tional Business Management U tJ A S used to maintain one's spiri tain spiritual focus during meditation and prayer. from Athabasca University, tual focus during meditation Photo by Derrick Lundy the majority of which he and prayer. malas; he studied mala-mak helping to calm-his tempera completed while travelling. Malas, he says, are not ing last year in Bodhgaya, ment. Mcintyre plans to travel • Total Surround Heating Technology just strings of beads. They're India, where Buddha attained "That's what's really neat. throughout South America • Stunning exterior and interior lighting made using beads in mul enlightenment. 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For people who had fun Calling all young writ * ALCOHOL & DRUG PROGRAM: Prevention & treatment service is at the Relay for Life event ers, poets, ranters, artists free & confidential. at Portlock Park in June, and photographers: Random * FAMILY PLACE: PARENT & CHILD DROP IN: or those who missed it and Issues, the first-ever local Rugg Huggers 11 am - 2 pm Mondays. want to participate in a magazine written by, for and Tuesdays Music and Play 10 am- 12:30 pm at Core Inn, 3rd floor. similar community-building about Salt Spring youth, is Wednesdays 10 am-12 pm Stay & Play 0-6 years. Parent and child drop in. event, the Terry Fox Run is well under way and needs Call for info: 537-9176. slated for Salt Spring in Sep submissions. * RECYCLE DEPOT: Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am- 5 pm, 349 Rainbow Rd., 537-1200. tember. Four local youth are cur * COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS COORDINATOR: While the national event rently writing, photograph Call Sharon Glover at 537-4607. is held on Sunday, Septem ing and producing the maga * Emergency Mental Health Services available: ber 17, island organizers zine, but there is still room 4 pm to midnight. Access is available through the Emergency Rm at received permission from for submissions. Lady Minto HospitaL Call: 538-4840. the Terry Fox Foundation to Any young artist - up hold Salt Spring's version to 25 years old - inter on September 24, since our ested in having their work fall fair is held the previous published can contact ran weekend. [email protected] Catherine Bennett is one of before August 29. the people spearheading the Not all submissions are event this year. She empha guaranteed to be published. sizes the fun aspect of the Terry Fox Run, noting that people can do one of three routes whether they have sponsorship money or not. APPRECIATION: Dave Roland, left, sets up for the Serious runners can com entertainment, Arvid Chalmers auctions off donated plete a 10-kilometre ro.ute art, and Winsome White looks on as Laurie's Recy that begins at the Salt Spring cling and Waste Services holds an Appreciation Day. SAFE • FREE • CONFIDENTIAL Elementary field, and there's The event took place Sunday afternoon at the com Salt Spring Transition pany's Ganges drop-off site. Photo by Derrick Lundy also a five-km option, plus a House & Crisis Line fun family lap at the field. 537-0735 or toll-free 1-877-435-7544 The electric car you never saw Women's Outreach Services Ever won- nine years developing the 537-0717 or dered why it's EVl. toll-free 1-888-537-0717 so hard to get Why would a major cor around towns WIT& Stopping the Violence poration behave in such a Counselling for Women and cities in seemingly suicidal manner? North Amer" WHIMSY 538-5568 WITH ARTHUR BLACK Simple economics. GM had ica if you originally created the EVl in Children Who Witness don't hap- response to California's strict Abuse Counselling pen to have blue, sleek and cheeky. zero-emissions mandate. 538-5569 ·a car? Beautiful and lively, too. But that was before Arnold 'Transitions' Thrift Store My uncle Willard had a The kind of encounter you Schwarzenegger became theory about that. 537-0661 always hoped a blind date governor. Under Arnie's "General Motors," he'd would tum out to be. leadership, the zero-emis IWAV is a non-profit society growl. "Back in the '20s, lots Except EV1 is - or was providing services throughout of big towns and pretty well - a car. sions standard was rescinded the Southern Gulf Islands to all cities on this continent EV1 was conceived and and automakers were free to women and their children had electric street cars or borne by, of all begetters, go back to the Good Ole gas affected by violence and abuse. guzzling, emission-spewing radial railways or both. You General Motors. She came Funded by the could get to anywhere from into the world in 1996, a models that they (and their BC Ministry of Community Services anywhere, dirt cheap. good-looking, whisper good buddies over at Big "Then the big car mak quiet, aerodynamic four Oil) know and love. ers come along and bought wheeled sedan that, wonder Did I mention that the up all the electrified munici of wonders, sprinted like a Governor keeps a half-dozen pal transit systems and put gazelle, handled like a bal Hummers in his garage? 'em out of business. Made lerina, stopped on the pro GM mouthpieces tried to Gulf Islander Magazine it easier to sell gasoline-guz verbial l 0-cent piece ... and put a positive spin on the zlin' buses. That's why today, spewed exactly zero emis massacre. "The EVl expe The Gulf Islander is the premium tourist magazine for the Canada's got a handful of sions in the doing. rience demonstrated . . . that Gulf Islands streetcars, next to no passen Downside? Well, the EV1 battery technology was not ger railway service, and two, was electric. She could only going to advance any fur RESERVE YOUR AD TODAY! count' em, two, subway sys travel about 125 miles with ther," said GM spokesman tems - Toronto ana Mon out recharging her nickel Dave Barthmuss. "It was treal - from coast to coast SAVE 10% ~ :;~~~-p2~y only going to appeal to a to coast." metal hydride batteries. small number of people." The Gulf Islander guide offers a wealth of information to the visitor, all Well. That's Uncle Wil On the other hand, how many trips do you make in a Mister Barthrnuss neglects packaged in a snappy magazine. lard for you. A card-carrying What to do, what to see, where to go! paranoid. He also believes week that exceed 125 miles? to mention that, even with no advertising other than word • Accommodation information, including bed & breakfasts, cottages, that Tommy Douglas was a The people who got hotels, motels, spas & resorts. of mouth, GM had a waiting saint, Joe Hill never died and to test drive EV 1 were • Recreation information, including kayaking, golf, day tours & .... . Diefenbaker was a closet enthralled. Ralph Nader was list of 5,000 people eager to scenic air flights. Doukhobor. a fan. Tom Hanks loved it. In purchase an EV 1. • Dining Guide, in an easy-to-read directory. For years I consigned the end, General Motors had Phil Karn, a San Diego • Extensive information on Galleries & Studios. Here's what our advertisers Uncle Willard's rantings to to compile a waiting list executive, leased an EVl • And much, much more! have to the Freak Pile. The same of enthusiastic potential from GM and commuted to The Gulf Islander covers the islands of say: heap that contained the folk buyers, eager to lay their work in it for two years. When Galiano, Gabriola, Mayne, Pender, Salt legend about the guy who money down and get behind GM took the car back, he told Spring and Saturna Islands, with interesting, ' Jte 've always advertised in the Gulf invented a formula that the wheel of GM's latest · the Washington Post, "it felt informative editorial, award-winning photos, Islander. We started small, but each year could convert ordinary tap brainchild. They couldn't like losing a family pet." and visitor maps. increased our ad size until we felt only a water into fuel - only to be turn them out fast enough to Still, it's hard to believe full page color would do. Visitors seem to bought out by smooth-talk satisfy the demand. that any responsible govern grab their GulfIslander and march right ing legal weasels for the Big GULF OSLANOSood So General Motors ment would allow a greedy down to our shop. They walk in with it in Bad Automakers, eager to 'Dri destroyed the EVl. In 2003 corporation to destroy a hand, and we feel its about the best value maintain their stranglehold for our ad dollars that we do! Keep up the they suddenly and summar desirable, perfectly viable Tel: 537-9933 Fax: 537-2613 on our wallets. proven product with a wait good work!." Hysteria, I scoffed. Sim ily recalled every model, 328 lower Ganges Road ing market. -LINDA QUIRING, SALT SPRING SOAPWORK~ ple-minded, . Leftoid nut trucked them all out to the www.gulfislands.net Mesa Proving Grounds in Unless of course, you're ., sism. email: [email protected] Arizona, then crushed and Canadian and as old as my ' The GulfIslander is a quality Then I heard about EVl. publication that is one of the most sought shredded each and every one Uncle Willard. EV1 would be 10 years after magazines in our Visitor Centre." of them. He's so old his memory DOUG PONSFORD old this year - if she had Advertising Representative - PERRY RUEHLEN, SALT SPRING ISLAND lived. This, after having spent stretches all the way back to CHAMBER OF COMMERCE She was a beauty. Silvery- over a billion dollars and the Avro Arrow. B14 .A. 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(250) 537-8809 537-9983 ~ r FOR ALL YOUR Clltt TODAY ROOFING NEEDS briftWootl 537-4668 GULF ISLANDS DRIFlWOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 "' 815 Focus on boating safety averts ocean tragedies The rules of the water are ,.The word is currents and tides. finally sinking in following a "You just never know decision to provide addition getting around when trouble can happen," al enforcement and steeper that you're going he said. fines for people caught mis "You can die just 10 min behaving on the waters sur to get busted ... utes from shore." rounding Salt Spring Island, - Sid Jones,, In addition to carrying according to Ganges Coast Ganges Coast out search and rescue opera Guard's officer-in-charge tions throughout the south Sid Jones. Guard em Gulflslands, the Ganges "When people have to Coast Guard's eight officers pay money, safety suddenly sels, boaters are tasked with maintain seems much more impor are advised ing the region's navigational tant," said Jones in a recent to consult aids and are often called to TO THE RESCUE: A kayaker in Ganges Harbour gets a close look at a Canadian interview. Transport assist RCMP, the fire depart Canada's Coast Guard emergency vessel as it enters the harbour last weekend. "The word is' get.ting ment and other emergency Photo by Derrick Lundy around that you're going to b o a t - service providers with trans get busted." ing safety portation or assistance when Year after year, Jones home page needed. Sid Jones for more MAKE YOUR NEXT EMERGENCY added, people were caught During last month's for rmz. ...- PIB!ln~ making the same mistakes details. est fire on Galiano Island, until the regulations were W hi 1 e the coast guard enabled brought in. boaters may be heading to firefighters travelling sea with the proper equip "There is an increased aboard the Cape Kuper ment, the next step is to awareness," he said. from Salt Spring Island to make sure they know how Jones said fines of up join crews at the scene of to use it. to $200 per item may be the fire mere hours after it Jones said he has noticed levied for boaters found was reported. a significant improvement without adequate life jack 'We're there to help out," since the the pleasure craft ets, reboarding devi·ces, operators certificate program Jones said. "We are available paddles, anchors, fire extin was introduced. to work with all provincial guishers and distress equip Despite the federal gov and government agencies We carry several kits: ment. ernment's best efforts to and can even help out with • Quake Aid · • WCB First Aid "And that's only a partial spread awareness, boaters community events." 537 ··;. 4545 • Emergency First Aid list," he said. sometimes forget calm seas For more information on Because requirements dif the latest boating safety reg #3-327 Rainbow Rd. • Fire Extinguishers around the island often mask and ... Safety Supplies fer depending on the type, potential dangers posed by ulations, please visit www. Open Monday-Friday Sam-4:30pm size and primary use of ves- boatingsafety.gc.ca. 24 Hour Emergency Service 'PAINT 537-5077 PLL/S BE PREPARED Free Estimates Next to Dagwoods 538-5555 v CHECKliST GANGES D GARBAGE BAGS OROPE VILLAGE MARKET DSTORAGE DSAW CONTAINERS QHAMMER EMERGENCY CHECK LIST DWATER ONAILS CONTAINERS Q SCREWDRIVER 0 Propane cylinders a Fire extinguisher 0 EXTENSION CORDS for cookstove DAXE 0 Blankets or sleeping bags DTAAPAULIN 0 Bottled water - should be DCOMPASS 2 quarts to 1 gal. per 0 Food for pets 0 PROPANE STOVE person/day a Toiletries (toothpaste to OLANTERN 0 THERMAL BLANKET toilet paper) Q FLASHLIGHTS a Batteries - for lights & 0 WOOL BLANKET radios - keep fresh 0 FLASHLIGHT 0 WARM CLOTHES 0 Tools - axe, shovel, hammer, screwdriver BATTERIES 0 FIRST AID KIT 0 Briquets for cooking Q RADIO BATTERY ODUSTMASKS (*Not for indoor use) 0 Plastic trash bags 0 WATERPROOF BACKUP a Lamp oil a Flashlights MATCHES OFIRE 0 FIRE STARTER 0 Containers for storing 0 First Aid bpok EXTINGUISHER STICKS all emergency supplies 0 Essential medication 0 First Aid kit - make one up with essentials 0 Change of clothing - OONT FORGtr .. YOVR Pin/ {bandages, etc.} 0 Candles 0 Custom I. D. Tags for your Pets 0 Canned food and can opener 0 Water and Food Dishes 0 Go Natural Canine & Feline Formulas We can assist you with most of these so please be better prepared! ~!~y's All available at the Housewares Store GANGES VILLAGE MADKET BED BATH& . Home t . ' • ~ OPEN DAILY SAM~ 9PM HOMEWARE iMJM MMiMIWII ~~~hmdwale ~c~ Sun 9:30 - 5:00 Mon • Sat 8:30 .. 5:30• 816 • WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 23, 2006 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD ~~· to the members, auxiliary support sta(f of the ~ Length of service: 26 years Length of service: 11.5 years Length of service: 28.5 years Length of service on Salt Spring: 8 years Length of service on Salt Spring: 3 weeks Length of service on Salt Spring: Interests outside of work: Interests outside of work: Family, 9 months Fishing, woodworking, camping, and tennis, biking, travel, construction Interests outside of work: attempting to golf. and meeting new people. Gardening, genealogy, coin collecting. Our gratitude for all your We're happy to welcome you Your dedication to work! Best wishes to our island community! keeping Salt Spring safe for future endeavours. is greatly appreciated• ••••••••••••••••• LINDSAY ELLIS Length of service: 5 years Length of service: 5 years Length of service: 3 years Constable Length of service on Salt Spring: 4 years Length of service on Salt Spring: 4 years Length of service on Salt Spring: 3 years Interests outside of work: Running, Interests outside of work: Golf, hiking, Interests outside of work: Baseball, shopping, sewing, reading , and hanging camping, snowboarding, hanging out movies, and hanging out with friends. PHOTO NOT out with Paul, friends and our dog. with my dog and lindsay. AVAILABLE Thank you for all Proud supporter of our Thanks for your hard work! keeping us safe! local RCMP ~MtlC ganges 537·9977 Village· Cobbler 131 Lower Ganges Rd islandsportstraders. ca 537-5015 www.reniax-saltspring.bc.ca 135 McPhillips Ave. Mon. beside NatureWorks Sat. 10 am- 6 pm 537·5148 To all the RCMP, thanks for keeping our community safe! Mob~'s marine pub t la cucina - ~~~ e terrazza - ~~ NICK WIDDERSHOVEN Length of service: 2.5 years Length of service: 1 year Length of service: 5 months Constable Length of service on Salt Spring: Length of service on Salt Spring: 1 year Length of service on Salt Spring: 2.5 years Interests outside of work: 5 months Interests outside of work: Golf, Rock climbing and dogs. Interests outside of work: basketball, coaching kids. Weight lifting and fitness training. We appreciate your Thanks for all Thanks for all your work commitment to our community your hard work! in the community. The l.Dt4L ~wor stm GORDON LEE Tllt..-k <;lobQl, t>.ivl.k 'LOCAL' L· The #11)'6-1...""1:!) FulfoYiit-<;c;~l!\0es Rd. f,: I!J\' Tree Guy S&llt Sp~ lsl&III\.G( iaKe-OUt COtnfOrt food ... Ltd. rt>la!jS Q wuR 53"7-_3-'/-~3 _9QI'>I. - :U]>I'>I. 537-0033 Parkside, next to The Local 537-4668 JEAN·PAUL KRAUSS Length of service: 5 years BRUCE DOW Length of service: 4 years One of two new auxiliary constables Auxiliary Constable Length of service on Salt Spring: 5 years Auxiliary Constable Length of service on Salt Spring: of the Salt Spring RCMP Interests outside of work: Sailing, 4 years bass fishing, woodworking, cooking, Interests outside of work: Sailing, ' and photography. flying, policing, and reading. Your dedication in keeping Proud supporters of Salt Spring safe our hard working RCMP is greatly appreciated 1 SAt 1 S'PRJ ~JC, S SALTSPRING J t'iA ~HJC, C£N1R£ COURIER SERVICES Linen & Drycleaners a P P[ePI!olo@s~ll mint.com 537-9699 116 HEREFORD AVE., GANGES 537-2241 Residence: 537-5985 I Fax: 537-4699 Bam - 5pm Tues.-Fri I 9am- 4pm Sat. 121 McPhillips, Ph. 537-9917, Fax. 5374243 133 McPhillips Ave. ANDREA WIDDERSHOVEN One of two new auxiliary constables Length of service: 25 years Length of service: 6 years Auxiliary Constable of the Salt Spring RCMP Length of service on Salt Spring Length of service on Salt Spring: 6 years Island: 18 years Interests outside of work Interest outside of work: Quilting, Gardening, piano, camping, and quilting and for a change, quilting. being a full-time parent. Thanks Andrea, Thanks for all your We appreciate all we appreciate all you do. hard work, Gwen! the work you do for Salt Spring Island! MouAT's --.-Jtif...... _ ___ TRADING Co. 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Raymond Massey, Debra Paget(2h) 11:45 PM D ** Jiminy Glick fn Lala Land (2004, Comedy) Film critic Jiminy Glick attends the Toronto Film Festival to launch his stardom. Martin Short, Jan Hooks(lh30) , /. LAURIE'S RECYCLING & w SERVICES INC. CALL DROP·OFF: Sam • Spm Monday thru Saturday Next to Ganges Village Market . ~ 653· PICK·UP: Commercial, Residential, Curbside Large Clean-ups & Recycling ~ AN ISL.AND FAMIL.Y SINCE 1861 • ..ta«~Ue & ~ ~~ I for lo(al ~lll~,~~~~ l~u~~ (~UIUI~Ml~l (~~(~out . WUll~~~~ ~a~e~l Also online at: www. gu~slands. net bri GULFOSlANDSooti YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 818. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD DEADLINE MONDAY 4PM /TOO LATE TO 1CLASSIFY DEADLINE: NOON TUESDAY ,_____..}assifi eds Notices 6DEATHS 20 COMING EVENTS 20 COMING EVENTS 20 COMING EVENTS 26 LEGAL Salt Spring Island Splli~tDenonrlnation JOANNE SEGUIN 6DEATHS Daycare& Continuous Light Take notice that the HAYWARD'S Preschool Service Schedule Salt Spring Mini Storage FUNERAL SERVICE has openings in will be seizing the S06 Lower Ganges Rd. 11:30 AM September for our . contents of your locker morning and full-day Cheek Aug. 27, Sept. 10 & 24, to pay rent in arrears. preschool program. lcrthmen Oct. 8 & 22, Nov. 12 & 26, You have until ~ JACKSON- Kimberley Ann August 30, 2006 to pay PATRICK BEATTIE ~teal nan~na~ Dec.l0&24. Please call 537-2114 or your arrears or make other Licensed Funeral Director March 27th, 1982- August 11th, 2006 nm liend~on (Every 2nd and 4th Sunday) e-mail [email protected] satisfactory arrangements #22 Merchant Mews It is with great sadness that we announce the death of for information. 0pen llo~: 4-6 Unlike most major religions, for payment. Box 315, Ganges P.O. Spiritualism embraces all religions. SSI, V8K 2V9 Kimberley Ann Jackson who passed away peacefully in Dtnner: 6-9 I I 250-537-5888 Tel: (250) 537-1022 J?urnaby Hospital on the morning of August 11th. fhe Salt Sprit1g ~ .£.,1 Indian Dlnt>er by 1 Add to your faith, knowledge. 1 Fax: (250) 537-2012 lslat1d Vipassat1a DuhMyCurry I I Kimberley's presence is being deeply missed by her BaG_Tandoori Chidu:n/Tofu • 1 More info 537-2154 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS island resident parents Ken and Pam, her Oma and COtfttftUt1ity SWlO>as I ~ I • - ~-clip and save- • loving grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and is delighted to Hl'u:.ic:: V:SO RE:THE ESTATE OF many friends living around the globe. Those close to atutouttce our fundni•er for Youth Progr~mr MICHAEL COLIN WADE, DECEASED Kimberley recognized how much of a true woman of the ltillll~ ~10 Youth ~ /lE$/OENTIAt '\. itn cvmt for all age11 ./ world Kimberley was even at her young age, spending $~~pbeM Notice is hereby given that time living in Canada, the USA, China, England and Egypt RETREAT creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Michael Colin and experiencing many traveling excursions to dozens of 'S THE COMPLEAT ANTIQUE & UP WANTING TO purchase composting STAIRS VALLEY GALLERY at 2123 toilet. 537-0796. Fulford Ganges Rd. Welcomes visitors NEW TO SALT SPRING afternoons, Wed, Thurs. Fri & Sunday. Painter available. No project to small. ARIES (MAR 21 -APR 20) fronts continues. If your approach Find furniture bargins, tiny treasures, Reliable and punctual. Reasonable Big plans and creative ideas are stimu is not working, sincerely ask why in and rare antiques. See Yantara at the rates and excellent service 537-1972. lating your imagination now. Reflec terms of the position of the person(s) market on Saturdays. STUDIO ONE would like to hire a new tions on memories of the past may you are dealing with rather than get HARMON/KARDON-Nakamichi stereo salon . coordinator. Are you motivated, give you warm fuzzies. That is selec angry and frustrated. Money issues system $100. Mercury 200 20HP out tive memory taking the best and leav are very common and sometimes calls board motor $300. Older PC with great goal & detail oriented, enthusiastic, ing the rest. Get over it, slowly. This for an iron fist. However, what goes software $50. Fax machine $30, Cham energetically aware, environmentally means give yourse1f a few weeks to around returns ... eventually at least. pion juicer $225. 537-1383. conscientious, fashion forward, willing fondly reflect, see wbat you learned, Empathy and negotiation is the way of MEDITATION & HEALING to accept responsibility and would love say goodbye, allow for tears, then the wise because they are the tools for with Language of Light Channeling to work with a great group of people .. . breathe and stay centered - you are getting a truly fair and satisfying return. by Jalquin Sha'el & Saynana Orion. then drop off a resume & cover letter for no use to anyone otherwise anyway. This implies communicating with 6:15am 1:50pm @7:00am 3:00pm Wednesday, Aug. 30, 7 - 9 pm. Info: Corinne @ Studio One , #2103 Grace The heat of the moment is ever here heart. Imagine you are the other; this 537-0796. Point Square. @7:50am 3:50pm 9:00am 5:00pm now. Enjoy the feelings from the rides goes beyond transporting your per you have had and prepare for the next sonality into another body. 9:50am 5:50pm 11:00 am 7:00pm wave. Being in the moment implies let takes work but it offers the best 11 :50 am 7:50 pm 1:00 am 9:00 pm ting allowing the child in you to play. Care with your heartl Answers to TAURUS (APR 21 - MAY 20) SCORPIO (OCT 23- NOV 21) @Daily except Sundays @Daily except Sundays Clearing blocks to express your cre You are revealing your stripes and col ative inspirations more fully, continues. ors now. As though on parade, others As Others See us Depart Fulford Harbour Depart Swartz Bay Every aspect of life can be consid see you. This may not be comfortable Saturday Only Saturday Only ered an art, so the term need not be for you. Scorpio is very protective taken too literally. Running a business, their rights, freedoms and lnOIVIOUaiiiJY.I owning a house, creating fulfilling and Defending these, however, might be 6:15am 12:15 pm 7:00am 1:10pm satisfying relationships, they are all just exactly what keeps you where 7:45am 2:00pm 8:30am 3:00pm art as well. Life is an art and we are to you are. Your willingness to see what E participate as artists. It is quite simple actions from your past worked and 9:15am 3:50pm 10:00 am 5:00pm really. Unfortunately, humanity moved which ones did not can help you to E away from that awareness, but fortu make the key changes that are on 10:45 am 5:50pm 11:30 am 7:00pm nately, we now have the opportunity your plate. Be sincere with yourself 7:50pm 9:00pm to live more artfully and co-create our especially and with others as neces culture. Distributing one's energies sary; defending your position is ego equally to all areas of one's life is the attachment. The symptoms of this are art of balance. This is where you enter a blocked flow. Clear the dams, warm the picture. This is your cue, enter the cold that creates ice, turn down stage right. the heat that makes steam and enter GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN 21) the flow. All creation begins in the mind. It is SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21) likely that you have a very active mind Learning through and about love is a and imagine. You may see what others central theme now. While this probably overlook, in all areas of life due to includes other people, what you do is hyper sensitivity with your five senses. also important. Doing what we love is a If so, you are experiencing classic cornerstone to happiness. If you do not Gemini traits. Balancing your many feel stable in your career, start taking a thoughts and perceptions can be a more serious approach now. Begin by big challenge, as you are a juggler assessing your talents and resources. of ideas and perceptions. Having a If there is a lack of these, decipher how clear vision of what you want and how you can change that. Family issues you might achieve it starting with hav continue to require a patient and trust ing attained your goal and moving ing approach. Things change when it backwards from there until you arrive is time. Meanwhile, appreciating the where you are now is a good method. creative artistry of others may also Create a more wholesome scene. give you some "good ideas. Mix enter CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 22) tainment with education. Giving attention to tasks and projects CAPRICORN (DEC 22 -JAN 19) with some return to them continues. Binding contracts are complicated Investments of one kind or another and require trust as well as careful remain in the spotlight. You feel extra consideration. However, without deep passionate about your projects, crafts commitments life can become shallow and interests. Illuminating and inspir and aimless. Your hear) knows what ing ideas are coming to you and with you feel but your mind may be posing some authority from others who have objections. Listen to both but yield to already walked those paths. Give your heart in the end . When listen attention to your talents and allow for ing to your mind, outline your larger a diverse interest. The first steps in plans, intentions, visions and objec anything are usually the hardest, but tions. Once you are clear on them, once the momentum is there you will approach those you are considering a happily fallow through with something contract with and communicate clearly to do. Complete current projects so and fully. The best deals include love you can begin new ones. and respect. What do these mean to LEO (JUL 23- AUG 23) you and to your partner(s)? People There is reason to believe your con are perfectly imperfect yet when objec fidence is high and you are making tions stir long term commitments are some pioneering moves these days. If best approached slowly. you want to make smoother moves but AQUARIUS (JAN 20- FEB 19) feel stuck, just ask to get unstuck and A whole host of characters, actors, be open to leads and answers. There performers and even tricksters are is humility in asking so do not be too showing up on your stage these ·proud. The key to asking is listening Hopefully you are feeling for the reply in whatever form it may The artistry of these messengers is come in and then by acting upon it. By for you to appreciate and pass on the this method we learn to see that life is inspirational wave. You like the idea more fluid and conscious and loving of taking a few risks but do you have than we were lead to believe. Ask for the energy and/or attitude to follow what you want and need then let go through on them right now? Some of control and trust that your creative very good insights are likely to come intention will work for you - magic! your way this week so be '""'"~''v"·· 1 VIRGO (AUG 24 - SEP 22) These will have to do with opportuni As the Sun enters your sign this week ties and new angles of approach. To you may feel as though you are re improve, eliminate what is in the way. surfacing from a journey in wonder Clear the workbench; clean the studio. land. We all need that periodically, to PISCES (FEB 20 - MAR 20) awaken our mind to new perspectives Good health begins with a good and play with possibilities. Of course, attitude. This theme continues to be deciding what or where wonderland strong. So, do you or not? If not, why is and how to get there is up to you. not? If you are really honest, you may Dreams can be imaginary as in visu notice that you feel overwhelmed and alizations or lucid dreaming or astral victimized. 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