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, August 20 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 7 General Interest Groups Today s Speaker "Come prepared to laugh and learn with Elaine Charal at her "Power of the Pen". Learn how to communicate more effectively with friends and family through knowing what the strokes of Handwriting mean! Everyone will get a good idea of their strengths and talents from Elaine's Presentation she'll be looking for about 10 volunteers who would like to fill out her Handwriting Form those who volunteer will need a good sense of humour and not mind being singled out!" Presidents Message Continuous Improvement Probus exists for the enjoyment and benefit of its members. I you were to be given One Wish to change something (not someone!) in our Probus Club, what would it be? Please submit your wish to a committee member 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 Please welcomed the following new members to our club: Muriel and Gord Lessard sponsored by Diane Litchfield and Ken Raven Patricia Eastmuire sponsored by Dorothy Eastmuire 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. There were 86 members at the June 2015 meeting. There are 198 members in the Probus Club of Huntsville, with a cap of 200 members. If you have friends who would like to join Probus, there are 2 openings, so this is a good time to apply. 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. Care Bear Report Helmy Aben The following people received cards. Sympathy card to Jane Woodcock on the passing away of her mother Joan. Sympathy card to Helen Fisher on the passing away of her sister. Thinking about you to Harry Edgar Re; Sheila. Sympathy card to Ann and Dave Fairborn on the passing away of their daughter Julie. Thinking about you Re; Bob Francis. Get well card to Don Dunton. September Guest Speaker is Thanh Campbell who 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. If you would like to volunteer to introduce or thank the speaker, please call Lynne Newell at or lynnenewell@bell.net.

3 Page 3. The annual Trivia Event was a great success and lots of fun. The dinner at PowWow Lodge was the icing on the cake. Thanks to Heather Hockin and Ann Rogers for an excellent event. Winners Runners-Up Rod McLean Barb Burton Margaret Conner Andre Tieman Barbara Johnston Barb Munro Barbara Baker Jeanine Colvin Brenda Dunton Ron Halmos Peter Robinson Doreen Murray

4 Page 4 TOUR OF THE SS KEEWATIN and lunch at Henry s south was a resounding success this last Monday. This is a must see attraction!

5 Page 5 CALLING ALL GOLFERS Planning is well underway for this year's exciting PROBUS GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, September 14, 2015 Deerhurst Lakeside Golf Course 18 hole mixed scramble format Dinner & Prizes following at Pow Wow Point Lodge Pricing Lakeside Members $40.00 Highlands Members $57.00 Deerhurst Staff $52.00 Skylife Members $40.00 Non Members $91.00 Dinner Only $40.00 Registration for this Golf & Dinner event will continue at the June and August meetings. Please note that we are accepting CHEQUES ONLY this year. Any questions please call Ron Hill 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. tickets will be sold at August meeting John & Jean Campbell and Pat Spencer

6 Page 6 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 August and September meetings Andre Tieman 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 Aug and Sept meeting (Opened to all Probus Clubs after September meeting if our minimum of 60 is not reached. The Christmas LUNCH December 10 th. More details will follow.

7 Page 7 - 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. 9 Sept. - Jean Campbell - Fire and Ice, The Magic of Iceland 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 Sept 14: 9:30 am Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffery Archer 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

8 Page 8 Duplicate Bridge Contact: Beryl Clayson clayson@cogeco.ca Meets at the Claysons on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. For August we will meet on the 31 st. 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 September 11th. Ken and Barb will be hosting at their Huntsville Condo, 35 Dairy Lane, Suite 101. Our theme will be "Summer's Many Moods!" This theme should provide us all with lots of scope - for landscapes at different times of the day; family fun activities; wildlife; etc. 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!

9 Page 9 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. Tony Jardine and Diane Burley were the winners of our most recent wine tasting event on June 12. 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.