APRIL 3, 2013

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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

CHELSEA D.E. JOHNSON AND JILLIAN CHRISTMAS are returning to Quadra! These two amazing performers require no introduction, and this time they are bringing some special guests! This Saturday, May 4th at Kameleon. Dinner, drink, & dessert specials. Doors at 7pm.

THE QUADRA ISLAND GOLF COURSE IS NOW OPEN DAILY from 8am to 8pm. For details about the Men’s & Ladies Night or Men’s & Ladies Club, call us at the Golf Course. To book your next tee time, call 250-285-2811.

SPRING IS HERE Landing Pub is now open 7 days a week at 12 noon. We have daily drink specials. Friday is Wing Night. All Canuck games are on 5 HD TV’s so come and join the action. No Bad Days!

GRADE 6 GIRLS WITH A PARENT, are invited to attend an information session about how to enter the May Queen speech contest, Monday May 6, 7:00 in room 1 at QCC. Phone 285 3243 for more info.

FARMERS MARKET AND BAZAAR every Saturday (beside the Credit Union) 10am-2pm. Something for everyone. Fresh veggies, beautiful plants, flowers, chocolates, baked goodies, soaps, knitted goods, art, and so much more! Musicians welcome! Stella 285-3184 or quadramarket@gmail.com

QUADRA HOME MEALS PROGRAM. Wholesome meals, special diets, catered to for seniors, persons post surgery or with health issues and caregivers. Starts Wed. May 8th. Call to order by Sunday am. Pickup at Quadra Community Center 12-1pm. For further info call Marie 250-285-3950.

LADIES AUXILIARY THANKS ALL THOSE WHO DONATED plants and bake goods for our annual sale. Planter basket went to Crystal Cooley she won the Easter basket last month too. Mary Pirie got the Pink Toaster. Money doll went to Val Inrig. Thanks again for all the support

FOXGLOVE FARM 303 SMITHS RD. Early rhodo’s and heathers are in bloom. A variety of Japanese maples, yews & boxwood hedging and much more. Buy 3 plants or more and get 25% off. Call Anne 250-285-3457.

THE EYE’S “ISLAND PEOPLE & PLACES” is for ALL ISLANDERS. Use it for special birthdays, anniversaries, births, marriages, (Remember, on Quadra animals are “people” too!). Use it as a forum for your amateur photography! Send us some of your great black and white shots from on and around the island. No charge. Please send your submission ideas to abirdshungryeye@gmail.com. Requirements include: a high resolution digital photo plus a very brief blurb when appropriate (30 word max.) Please do not submit advertisements for businesses to “Island People & Places.”

SOUTH QUADRA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Annual General Meeting. Wednesday May 1, 2013 @7:00pm #1 fire hall 844 Heriot Bay Rd. Voting requirements a) Land owner in Fire Protection District b)18 years of age or older c) Canadian citizen.

LAST CHANCE TO DONATE to Quadra Children’s Centre’s Annual Garage Sale. We are taking donations until May 3rd @ 5pm – No Clothing or computing please. For more info call 285-3511

THIS WEEKEND AT Q.C.C. (May 4) SATURDAY 11:00 – 2:30 Kids for Kids With Cancer;

THE MAY DAY 2013 THEME IS: “All that was the Super Glitter ‘70’s” Google ‘70’s history and choose your movie, song, event, Disco Fever, Star Wars etc. slant. Think: floats and costumes. Parade starts at Rebecca Spit Saturday, May 25 at 10 am.

THE MAY DAY DANCE is an All Ages family DISCO dance at the QCC starting with the grand march at 7:00. Join the wild D.J.’s and celebrate the ‘70’s under the glittering ball. Admission is by donation to Q Recreation kids’ programming.

NEXT WEEK AT Q.C.C. (May 6 - 10) MONDAY 8:30 Low Impact; 10:00 Parent & Tots; 10:00 Monday Painters; 10:00 Yoga Josephine 3:00 Sing for Pure Joy; 4:30 Karate; 6:00 Weight Watchers; TUESDAY 9:00 Yoga Brenda; 5:00 Yoga with Brenda; WEDNESDAY 10:00 Yoga Trinity; 9:10 Baby Clinic; Noon Community Kitchen–last one; 1:00 Intermediate Tai Chi; 2:00 Beginner Tai Chi; 6:30 Keri’s Cross fit; 7:00 Theatre Q rehearsal; THURSDAY 9:00 Body Sculpt with Marion; 9:00 Yoga Brenda; 10:00 Parent and Tots; 4:30 Karate; 5:00 Yoga with Trinity; 7:00 Belly Dancing; FRIDAY 8:30 Low Impact; noon Seniors Lunch

THE HERIOT BAY INN has immediate work available for housekeepers and is seeking summer staff for the following positions: dishwasher, breakfast cook, line cook, prep cook. info@heriotbayinn.com or fax:250-285-2708

HELP WANTED: Start off the spring by embracing the

purr-fect volunteer opportunity. Quadra Cat Rescue needs temporary foster homes for cats and kittens. This is your chance to enjoy

feline fun without making a permanent commitment. Quadra Cat Rescue supports foster homes with

training, cat food, supplies and more! Join a caring group -

and make a difference for your island community. People of all ages and stripes

are welcome to apply. 285-CATS (2287)

or quadracatrescue@yahoo.com quadracats.com

GARAGE SALES

LOST & FOUND

Mother’s DayWeekend Lunch

& Dinner

Oceanfront Resort and B&BDining & Lounge

www.gowllandharbour.com

Reserve Now!Call 250.285.3572

Small gift for mom included!

DO YOU QUALIFY ? $1500 FUNDING

Available to BC Business OwnersNOW !

Sales & Marketing Workshop June 8/9

@ the Tsa-Kwa-Luten Resort

Please call Ricia or Kris

1 800 547 9041 ,778 374 0560

or 218 8223 ZENITH Training International

Member of BC Chamber Learning

EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

QUADRA CHILDREN’S CENTRE ANNUAL GARAGE SALE! Saturday, May 4th 10am – 2pm. Lots of wonderful items donated by the community! For more info call 285-3511.

ADVERTISE YOUR GARAGE/YARD/MOVING SALE in The Bird’s Eye and you’ve put a personal invitation in every mailbox on Quadra Island. Is there a better deal for $7?

FOUND: a pair of bike gloves, near Aroma. 285 2658

ALL FOUND ITEMS RUN FREE (once only/40 words or less) in The Bird’s Eye. If you find a pet or other item, please try to locate its owner – your kindness won’t cost a dime.

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DAVE’S PIANO TUNING AND REPAIR. Does your piano need tuning? Call Dave Ashton 250-285-3871

QUADRA LANDSCAPE (285-3457) has been in business for 36 years. Excavator & Bobcats - Trucking - Topsoil - Barkmulch & gravels - Patios & pond water features - rock retaining walls & terracing. Ad page 54 in the 2013 Quadra Phone Book.

DICK’N’SONS TREE SERVICES – Dangerous tree removal, light & view enhancement, powerline clearing, selective clearing, hedge and shrub trimming full chipper services. Fully insured, free estimates, certified arborist with over 30 years of experience. Call 285-2682.

NOLE CREEK SAWMILLS: milling, moulding, kiln drying, all to your specific requirements. Speciality beams to 32 ft, siding, flooring & much more. Your logs or mine. Free local pickup and delivery. Call Greg 285-2762 Website: www.nolecreeksawmills.com

LESLIE MACGREGOR RMT, Registered Massage Therapist, GIft Certificates, flexible hours, home visits, many modalities to serve your healing needs. 285-2054.

GUTTERS. GUTTERS. GUTTERS. Hedefine Contracting, Discovery Islands’ roofing specialists, does 5”, K-style continuous gutters. Island convenience. Call 285-2866 for all your roofing and gutter needs.

SIGNS, PICTURE FRAMING and simple Engraving at Waypoint Signs beside Quadra Builders. Tuesday -Thursday, 9 – noon and 1 – 4 pm. (look for OPEN sign on other days). Appointments possible to suit your schedule. Friendly, efficient, personalized service with quality products at affordable rates. 285-2815 & info@waypointsigns.com

INCOME TAX DONE? 50+ years experience. Personal or small business. All years - $50 and up. Call Peter Gibson 250-285-2805.

NEED HELP IN THE GARDEN? sod, fencing, retaining walls, yard demo, full landscapes, also amazing custom fence panels! Call Mike @ 780-880-0065.

1. WHO USED TO BEG CUSTOMERS, “PLEASE DON’T SQUEEZE THE CHARMIN”?

2. WHICH TOY ANSWERED USER’S QUESTIONS WITH REPLIES LIKE, “IT IS CERTAIN” OR “REPLY HAZY, TRY AGAIN?”

3. WHICH SOUND SYSTEM REQUIRED THE USE OF LARGE, RECTANGULAR TAPE CARTRIDGES?

4. WHICH PIECE OF JEWELRY FIRST INTRODUCED IN THE 70S INCLUDED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY?

5. WHICH POPULAR 70S CARPET HAD LONG FIBERS AND WAS USED TO COVER EVERYTHING FROM FLOORS TO VAN INTERIORS?

6. PEOPLE USED PHRASES LIKE, “10-4 GOOD BUDDY” WHEN COMMUNICATING ON WHICH RADIO SYSTEM?

7. WHICH INANIMATE “PET” REACHED ITS PEAK POPULARITY DURING THE 70S?

8. WHO SANG THE 1978 HIT, YMCA?

9. WHICH YEAR WAS QUEEN’S EPIC HIT BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY ORIGINALLY RELEASED?

10. WHICH KENNY ROGERS SONG TOLD THE STORY OF A FARMER WHOSE WIFE LEAVES HIM AND THEIR CHILDREN?

11. WHICH 1970 CAT STEVENS ALBUM CONTAINED THE HITS WILD WORLD AND HARD HEADED WOMAN?

12. WHAT’S THE NAME OF GLORIA GAYNOR’S 1979 DISCO ANTHEM?

13. WHICH GLAM ROCK BAND’S HITS INCLUDE HOT LOVE AND BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)?

14. WHO WAS JAILED AT THE AGE OF 17 FOR THE THEFT OF $30,000 WORTH OF CADILLAC TIRES?

15. WHO MADE THE 1976 HIT “DISCO DUCK?”

16. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT RICHIE AND MOST OF HIS FRIENDS HUNG OUT AT IN ‘HAPPY DAYS’?

17. WHO WAS THE POLICE LIEUTENANT KNOWN FOR SAYING “WHO LOVES YA, BABY”?

18. IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE APPLE COMPUTER COMPANY FORMED BY STEVE JOBS AND STEVE WOZNIAK?

19. WHAT EUROPEAN COUNTRY GRANTED WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN 1971?

20. IN WHAT YEAR DID FRANCE PERFORM ITS LAST EXECUTION BY GUILLOTINE?

ANSWERS:

SERVICES

Complete Construction ServicesSite Preparation to Design & Building

285-3982

PUROLATOR AND UPS are delivered to Hummingbird. When having packages shipped to you put YOUR STREET ADDRESS and phone number on the package and the parcell will come directly to us automatically.

ANCIENT USES OF GLITTER

According to “Glitter: A Brief History” in New York Magazine, glitter originated from flaked mica, which was used to decorate prehistoric cave paintings as well as in art by many ancient cultures. Absolute Astronomy’s history of mica notes that it first appeared in cave paintings dated to 40,000 to 10,000 B.C., where mica was used for its reflective qualities as well as its white hue. Powdered mica was also used in the powders that were thrown in the Hindi festival Holi, decorating fellow participants in colorful glitter to usher in the spring season. The July 23, 1932, edition of the Science News Letter, noted that women in ancient Greece powdered their faces with glittering white powder ground from lead, which often caused death through lead poisoning. The use of ground white lead powder for a glittering face was echoed in Ancient Rome and Ancient China, and the practice continued into Renaissance England.

MODERN GLITTER PRODUCTION

In 1934, Henry Ruschmann discovered a way to grind plastics that created mass quantities of glitter. Ruschmann founded Meadowbrook Inventions in Bernardsville, N.J. To this day, Meadowbrook Glitter is the world’s leading supplier of glitter. Meadowbrook Glitter makes glitter by finely cutting sheets of plastic or metallic foils into minute pieces. These tiny flecks of plastic or foil reflect light brilliantly as it shines off of myriad surfaces rather than the one sheet that the glitter originated from. Cut this way, glitter yields around 60 to 200 square feet per pound of the material from which it is produced. Meadowbrook Glitter makes a wide assortment of glitter varieties---thin sheets of aluminum copolymer particles make up Alpha Jewels product, for example, while the iridescent glitter Crystalina is made from polyester and acrylic. High Chroma Silver, a 98 percent reflective glitter, is made from polyethylene naphthalate and polymethyl methacrylate. The ingredients of glitter are not as simple as they seem.

GLITTER: A BRIEF HISTORY

MANKIND HAS BEEN USING LIGHT-REFLECTING PARTICLES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS SINCE THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION. TODAY, IT’S EVERYWHERE.

By Aja Mangum Published Oct 7, 2007

40,000 TO 200 B.C.: ANCIENT GLAMOUR

Mica flakes are used in cave paintings and by ancient civilizations (Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Roman) for their sparkly, light-catching quality.

1934: NEW JERSEY SHINES!

Machinist Henry Ruschmann of Bernardsville, New Jersey, invents a way to grind up plastics to make large quantities of glitter. He founds Meadowbrook Inventions, still a major supplier of the substance. Its slogan: “Our glitter covers the world.”

EARLY SIXTIES: REFINED SHIMMER

Revlon, Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, and Helena Rubinstein echo Pierre Cardin’s paillette-covered sheath dresses by introducing shimmering powders, lipsticks, and eye shadows.

JUNE 1972: MAN POWER, KIND OF

David Bowie’s languishing music career goes supersonic once he becomes the androgynous Ziggy Stardust, with a glittery lightning bolt painted across his face by makeup artist Pierre La Roche.

Mid-Eighties: Rock On

Hair bands like Mötley Crüe and Poison mix glitter into their hair-stiffening products for extra stage presence. Eager young fans use Vaseline to adhere the substance to their faces.

EARLY NINETIES: SPARKLE EPIDEMIC

Glitter takes over childhood as sparkle-filled wands and glitter pens are marketed to tweens.

SEPTEMBER 2001: THE BEGINNING OF A MELTDOWN

Mariah Carey’s Glitter hits theaters. It makes barely $1 million.

THE MIRROR BALL

HISTORY

The first mirror balls were introduced into nightclubs during the 1920s. As part of the general themes of the Roaring 20s, these balls were seen as a popular accent to performing artists such as dancers and musicians.

Throughout the 1930s and 40s, mirror balls were frequently seen in films as a representation of glamor and glitz. They accompanied the large-scale dance numbers seen in a number of movies of the era.

The 1970s were the heyday of the mirror ball. Adopted by the disco culture, these devices were synonymous with the nightclubs and were commonly used with other features such as fog machines and strobe lights.

FUN FACT

The rock band Pink Floyd set a record in 1994 on its world tour by presenting the largest disco ball in history. It measured 16 feet in diameter. Madonna also featured a mirror ball on her 2006 tour made of Swarovski crystal worth $2 million.

Read more: The History of the Mirror Ball | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_

GOOD TO KNOW THE BIRD’S EYE TRIVIA

THE 70’S

1. Mr. Whipple

2. Magic 8 Ball

3. 8-track tape player

4. Mood ring

5. Shag!

6. CB radio

7. Pet rocks

8. The Village People

9. 1975

10. Lucille

11. Tea for the Tillerman

12. I Will Survive

13. T. Rex

14. Barry White.

15. Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots. Believe it or not, "Disco Duck" went to number 1 on the charts.

16. Arnold's Drive-In Malt Shop

17. Kojak, played by Telly Savalas

18. 1976

19. Switzerland

20. 1977

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