Probus Club of Huntsville P.O. Box 5261, Huntsville ON P1H 2K6

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1 P.O. Box 5261, Huntsville ON P1H 2K6 Sutherland Hall, September 17 th, 2015 Meeting at 10:00 AM. Ticket Sales at 9:30 AM. Inside This Issue 1 President s message 1 Today s meeting 2 Membership report 2 Care bear report 3 Coming Events 5 General Interest Groups 8 Photos Today s Speaker Thanh Campbell Than was part of the last flight out of Saigon in 1975 with 56 other war orphan children. His talk is entitled "Orphan 32". It is the moving story of his life. Picture Brochure Just a reminder that for any new members, any members who did not have their picture in the 2015 brochure, or any members who wish to update their picture, that the new 2016 brochure will be published at the beginning of the year. Would you please submit your picture (preferably head shots only and couples in one picture not two) as soon as possible to: Globalskate@sympatico.ca Presidents Message Probus Elections-2016 I am very pleased to advise that the majority of our management committee members are willing to stand for re-election during the general meeting on November 19, A Probus member who wishes to join the list of nominees is encouraged to contact Patrick Flanagan, Lynne Newell or myself before the end of October, President: Vice President: Past President: Secretary: Treasurer: Membership: Care Bear: General Interest: Events : Facilities Newsletter & WebPage Editor: Management Committee Bob Mallette Lynne Newell Patrick Flanagan Sonja Garlick Beryl &Paul Clayson Betsy Rothwell Helmy Aben Diane Burley Susan Magee Roger Staig & Jim Miller Andre Tieman

2 Page 2 Membership Report Betsy Rothwell There were 86 members at the August 2015 meeting. There are 198 members in the Probus Club of Huntsville, with a cap of 200 members. New Probus members have a red dot on their name tags. Please take a few moments to introduce yourself to them during the coffee break, and welcome them to our club. If you have friends who would like to join Probus, there are 2 openings right now. The application form is on our website under the Contact Us tab. If you have any changes to your address, phone or information, please advise Betsy Rothwell at betsyrothwell@gmail.com. Beryl and Paul will be collecting annual dues before meetings and at the coffee breaks for the September, October and November meetings. If you cannot attend these meetings you can a send a cheque to Probus Club of Huntsville P.O. Box 5261, Huntsville ON P1H 2K6 Dues of $40 per members should be paid by the end of november, and in view of the high number of current members, we cannot guarantee continuing membership for those who have not paid. Care Bear Report Helmy Aben The following people received cards: David Burgess Barry Stevens If anyone knows of a member in need of a get well, sympathy or congratulation message please contact Helmy at helmy.john@bell.net. The speaker for the October meeting is Peter Schleifenbaum from the Haliburton Forest Sanctuary. He will be speaking about the wolf population in the forest. If you would like to volunteer to introduce or thank the speaker, please call Lynne Newell at or lynnenewell@bell.net.

3 Page 3 Thursday September 24 th The 10 th Annual Bob Spencer Memorial Car Rally We will end up this year at Patterson Kay Lodge for a roast beef dinner. Price is $42.00 pp. - John & Jean Campbell and Pat Spencer Arowhon Pines Come and enjoy the day and a delicious lunch at Arowhon Pines Resort! This was a great event last year. Wednesday October 7th The cost will be $43.00 per person Tickets will be available at the September meeting. Andre Tieman

4 Page 4 Murder Mystery Dinner Sat, Nov 28, 2015, 6:00 Hidden Valley Resort Ticket price: $59.00 pp Tickets to be sold to our Probus at the Sept. & Oct. meetings. (Opened to all Probus Clubs after September meeting if our minimum of 60 is not reached.) The Christmas LUNCH Thursday, December 10 th. MARK O MEARA GOLF CLUB Social hour Lunch 1.00 Soup Choice of turkey or salmon Dessert Coffee / tea $ per person, including taxes and gratuities. CHEQUES ONLY PLEASE!

5 Page 5 - Diane Burley On the following pages, we show the general interest groups sponsored by our club. Please contact the co-ordinator if you would like to participate in a group. We welcome ideas for new groups. If you would like to share a special skill, or learn more about a subject, I would be pleased to help you form a new group. Armchair Travelers Contact: Doug Bell dougdaniela@hotmail.com Meets at Chartwell, 16 Legacy Lane, Huntsville, 2 nd floor theatre on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. (bring slippers in mucky weather) Wed. 14 Oct. - Doug Bell and Daniela Kosch - Turkey: Istanbul and the Turquoise Coast and France: from the snows of Mont Blanc to the Gorges of Ardeche and Verdon and the Cave of Chauvet (which contains the earliest known and best preserved figurative cave paintings in the world) Please Doug if you wish to be on his contact list to receive an reminder of shows or for cancellations. Bid Euchre 1 This group is full. Contact: John & Helmy Aben Meets on the second Tuesday of each month. MAY/SEPT at 7:00pm and starting in Oct. we get together at 1:pm. Book Club Second Monday of each month at 1:00 pm. Contact: Catherine Hawkins Oct 12: My Secret Sister by Helen Edwards and Jenny Lee Smith Nov 9: Grey Mountain by John Grisham Dec 14: Inside the O Brians by Lisa Genova

6 Page 6 Duplicate Bridge Contact: Beryl Clayson clayson@cogeco.ca Meets at the Claysons on the 4th Monday of each month and will switch to afternoons at 1:00 pm starting September 28th. In order for them to prepare, please contact Beryl & Paul Clayson at least a day before the date, if you wish to play. Although we have about 30 regular members, we can still use a few more, especially couples. ipad Club Contact: Lynn Todgham ldtodgham@bell.net The ipad club is taking a break for the summer. It will resume in the fall. Photography Contact: Ken Koehler kkoehler@vianet.ca The next get-together of the Probus Photo Group will be at 2:00 pm on Friday November 20th. Ken and Barb will be hosting at their Huntsville Condo - 35 Dairy Lane, Suite 101. Our theme will be "Autumn...Naturally!" This theme should provide us all with lots of scope for capturing nature during this most colorful of seasons. So let's try for colourful landscapes and close-ups of everything that nature has to offer! If you cannot appear in person, ed images to kkoehler@vianet.ca are always welcome. And if you'd just like to see what the Photo Group is all about, please feel free to come along as a spectator!

7 Page 7 Wine Appreciation Contact: Jeff and Ann Cox jeffcox88@gmail.com We meet once a month, usually in the late afternoon as a group of 12 or less in a member s home. Each person pays $15 to the host who is responsible for choosing and buying the wine for that month as well as providing simple appetizers. There is a final get together of everyone at which we choose our favorite wine of the year. This group is organized much like the dining in groups, where people who are away a number of months will be spread throughout the groups, so "snowbirds" can join in. Dining IN Contact: Barbara Burton burtonbaj@sympatico.ca We have had 7 full groups this year, (over 80 people!), including a snowbird (May- Oct) group and a group capped at 10 rather than 12. Groups meet once a month for the year, rotating hosts. The host provides the main dish and sets the theme if any. The rest select or are assigned dishes to complete the meal. Members provide their own beverage. Groups decide when to meet. A fun way to interact with members of your club. Sign up for 2016 will take place at the October and November meeting (or contact me). You will be asked to indicate your full months away (so we can balance the groups); and chose one of : regular 12 people; 10 people only; weekends only; snowbird, or to be on the "spare" list.

8 Page 8 Summer Dining IN Oxtongue Lake pontoon tour Walker Lake motorized dock tour