Volume 2, Issue 10 February 2018
February 2018 �1
In this Issue
AnnualGeneralMee+ng(P.2)
InterestGroups(P.3/4)
SocialCommi?ee(P.4/5)
UpcomingSpeakers,PhotoGallery(P.6)
Next Meeting AreminderthatournextGeneralMee2ngisonWednesday,February7,2018,,10am,TheSalva2onArmyCommunityChurch,75LibertyStreetSouth,Bowmanville.
MelanieWhiIieldwillbegivingapresenta2onontheLucyMaudMontgomeryHouse.
A “Scent”sitive Issue Perfumes,bodyspraysandmen’scolognescantriggerseriousallergicreac2onsforsomeofourmembers.
PleaserefrainfromwearingscentedproductstoGeneralMee2ngsandaskyourgueststodothesame.Thankyou!
PROBUS CLUB OF CLARINGTON www.probusclarington.com
President’s Message for FebruaryIt seems thatmany of ourmembers have been heading off towarmer climes and unfortunately that has not been an op2onformy family. However, Idecided I should jotdownmy travelplansfortherestof2018.
1. IhavebeeninmanyplacesbutneverbeentoCahoots.Apparently,youcan’tgoalone.YouhavetobeinCahootswithsomeone.
2. I’vealsoneverbeeninCognito.Ihearnoonerecognizesyouthere.
3. Ihave,however,beeninSane.Theydon’thaveanairport,youhavetobedriventhere.Ihaveindeedmadeseveraltripstherethankstomychildren,friends,familyandwork.
4. IwouldliketogotoConclusionsbutyouhavetojumpandI’mnottoomuchintophysicalac2vityanymore.
5. IhavealsobeeninDoubt.ThatisasadplacetogoandItrynottovisittheretoooYen.
6. I’vebeeninFlexiblebutonlywhenitwasimportanttostandfirm.
7. Some2mesI’minCapableandIgotheremoreoYenasI’mge\ngolder.
8. OneofmyfavouriteplacestobeisinSuspense.Itreallygetstheadrenalineflowingandpumpsuptheoldheart.AtmyageIneedallthes2muliIcanget.
9. ImayhavebeeninCon2nentbutIdon’trememberwhatcountrythatwasin.It’sanagethingandtheytellmeitisverywetanddampthere.
MaybeIwillseesomeofyouatsomeoftheseplaces!!!!
Wishingyoua“hearty"andhappyValen2ne’sDayVictoriaGirling
Volume 2, Issue 10 February 2018
Clarington PROBUS Nominations for the Management Committee - April 4, 2018 Annual General Meeting
By-lawNo.4-Elec.onofOfficers
1. AllmembersoftheManagementTeamare
tobenominatedannuallyandapprovedby
themembershipregardlessofwhether
beingre-electedforanothertermoranew
memberbeingnominatedtofillavacant
posi2on.
2. ANomina2ngCommieeeconsis2ngofthe
PresidentandtwoPastPresidents(if
available,otherwisetwoClubmembersin
goodstanding)shallpresenttotheClub
mee2ngpriortotheAnnualGeneral
Mee2ngaslateofcandidatesforelec2onto
theManagementCommieee.
3. Anyfurthernomina2ons(withnominee’s
priorconsenttostand)shallbeconveyedto
theNomina2ngCommieeeatleast14days
priortotheAnnualMee2ng.
4. Whenanelec2onisrequiredvo2ngshallbebysecretballotattheAnnualGeneral
Mee2ng
Nomina.ngCommi:ee
ManythankstothemembersoftheNomina2ngCommieee:LorraineVeroba,VictoriaGirlingandNancyMuzik
WepresentthefollowingcandidatesfortheManagementCommi:ee-2018-19
• President-PaulHalliday
• VicePresident-JimBamford
• PastPresident-VictoriaGirling
• Secretary-LaurieAllum
• Treasurer-JoanPumphrey
• HouseCommieeeCo-Chairs-Pa\Bamford&AnneMarieHalliday
• InterestGroupChair-JohnMuzik
• SpeakersCommieee-KarenCashin
• MembershipCommieee-AngelaTibbles
• SocialCommieeeChair-DawnAitken
• WebsiteChair-NancyMuzik
• Communica2onChair-SuzanneElston
Ifthereareaddi2onalcontenders,wewillhaveanelec2onforthespecificposi2ons.
Anyfurthernomina.onsforaposi.onontheManagementTeammustbepresentedtotheNomina.onsCommi:eebeforeMarch21,2018.
MembershipDuesItwouldbeextremelyhelpfultoboththeTreasurerandtheMembershipChairifmemberswouldbeabletopaytheir$30annualmembershipasearlyaspossibleandnotwaitun2ltheAprilGeneralMee2ngwhentheyaredue.WehaveagreatspeakerinAprilandwedonotwanttotakeuptoomuchofthemee2ng2mewithadministra2veissues.ChequesarepayabletoPROBUSClubofClaringtonandcanbebroughttotheFebruaryandMarchmee2ngsormailedtoJoanPumphrey,31ArnoldJohnstonSt.Cour2ce,L1E0C6.Manythanks.
February 2018 �2
Volume 2, Issue 10 February 2018
Interest Groups
Billiards:MeetsonthefirstThursdayofthemonthatShootersinBowmanville.
BirdWatching:Meetmonthlytovisitbirdhotspotstofindmigra2ngandresidentbirds.Monthlymee2ngdateTBD.
BookClubII:MeetsonthefirstThursdayofthemonthattheBowmanvilleLibrary.
BreakfastMeet:Time:9:00-11:00AMThirdWednesdayofeverymonth.Loca2ontobedeterminedonamonthlybasis.
Euchre:ThirdThursdayofthemonthfrom1:00-4:00pm.Gameswillbehostedineachother’shomesonarota2ngbasis.
FibreArts:MeetsonthefourthMondayofthemonth.Ifyouareinterestedinneedleworkofanykindsignupforthisgroup
GardenChat:FourthThursdayofthemonth.Meetoveracupofcoffeeandtalkaboutgardening,tourlocalgardensandshareideasandexperiences.
Genealogy:Bringyourlaptops/tabletstotheCour2celibrarywithfreeaccesstoancestry.com.MeetonthethirddayMondayofthemonthtoshare2psandhelpeachotherwiththeirsearchesandsocialize.
GlobalDes.na.ons:Memberssharetheirexperiencesoftraveldes2na2onsaroundtheglobe.FourthFridayofthemonthat4:00PM.
Golf:April–October.MeeteveryTuesdayatStonehengeGolfclubforafriendlyroundofgolf.LunchaYerwardsforthoseinterested.
Hiking:April–October,Time:10:00AMMeetonthe2ndand4thWednesdayofthemonthtohikeapproximately2hoursor5kmataslowpace.Dogsonleashwelcome.
LunchMeet:FirstWednesdayofthemonthaYertheProbusmee2ng.
Men’sBookClub-MeetsthesecondThursdayofthemonth.
MovieClub:ThirdTuesdayofthemonth.Meetforama2neemoviewithadiscussiontofollowatalocalrestaurant.Movieswillbechosenbymembers.
Scrapbooking:ThirdThursdayofthemonth.Meetsatmembershomesat6:30PM
What'sForDinner:GourmetPotluckDinnerClubtobeheldmonthlyatmembershomes.
Women’sBookClub:MeetsthesecondThursdayofthemonth.
February 2018 �3
Having an “egg-citing” time at the PROBUS Breakfast meet.
Volume 2, Issue 10 February 2018
Upcoming Social Events
PaddlesBrewingCo.BreweryTourandTas.ng1390HopkinsStreet,Unit#3,WhitbyWednesday,February215:30to7:00pm,Cost$5.00
March14-CanadaBlooms-$105
March22-ACEFacilityTour-$5
March24-WatertownShoppingTrip-$55
April14-HotelCalifornia-$35,6:30pmNewcastleCommunityHallPriceincludesreservedseatandhorsd'oeuvresMar2nibaravailableattheconcert.ForalmostthreedecadesHOTELCALIFORNIAhasbeenrecrea2ngthelegendarysoundofTHEEAGLES,andthrillingaudiencesallovertheworld.Thebandsetthebarin1986,andthey'veremainedtheindustryleadingsubs2tuteforTheEagleseversince.
May27-30-NewYorkCity-$995
February 2018 �4
Friends and family are always welcome to join Social Group outings.
Interest Groups are for PROBUS members only.
Christmas cheer was “What’s for dinner” at the December group meeting!
Volume 2, Issue 10 February 2018
July18-WestbenTheatre-$36
Starring:CaitlinWood,MarjorieMaltais,AdamFisher,ClarenceFrazer,BrianFinleyFavouriteGershwinfromSummer2metoPlentyofNuthin’!
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ComeFromAway
Wes2llhaveafew2cketsleYforthisamazingmusical!BringyourchequebooktotheFebruarymee2ngsoyoudon’tmissout!
Date: Wednesday,August22,2018
Time: 1:30pm
Cost: $149
Includes:Returntransporta2onbymotorcoachtoRoyalAlexandraTheatre,orchestralevelseatsanddriver2p.
Chequesplease!PaymentsforPROBUSsocialeventarepayablebycheque.
Formoreinforma2on,checkoutthepostersattheFebruarymee2nganddon’tforgettobringyourchequebook.
Youcanalsovisitourwebsiteathep://probusclarington.com/social-events,[email protected]
September18-RockyHorrorShow$169
PresentedOshawaPROBUSandtheStracordFes.val
It’sthemostfunyoucanhaveinfishnets!Acultclassicformorethanfortyyears,thisbrilliantpas2cheofB-moviehorrorandsci-fitropes,withitsirresis2blerock-and-rollscore,invitesustoshedourinhibi2onsandexploreourwildestdreamsanddesires.Comereadyforagreat2me–dressupifyoudare!Rubbergloves,glows2cksandshow-themedparaphernaliawelcome.Includes•Returntransporta2onbydeluxemotorcoach,theatre2cketanddriver2p•DinneratlocalRestaurant
PleasecontactFrankorMaryKelceyat905-723-5737-frank.kelcey029@sympa.co.ca
Special Thanks… To Al Tibbles who did an amazing job at our Variety Trivia night.
February 2018 �5
And the answer is…. everyone had a great time!
Volume 2, Issue 10 February 2018
Photo Gallery
Upcoming Speakers:
February7MelanieWhiIieldLucyMaudMontgomeryHouse
March7JakeMcKinnonBethesdaHouse
April4MarchCassonSeniorsAlterna2veHousing
Ifyouareinterestedinintroducingorthankingaspeaker,pleasecontactKarenCashin.
February 2018 �6
Book Exchange PROBUS members are invited to
bring current titles that they would like to share, or to pick up a book
that looks interesting. Members are not required to bring
a book in order to pick one up
Please note: Unclaimed books will be donated to Clarington Public
Library.
Every pictures tells a story!
Send your photos of PROBUS outings and events to Suzanne Elston for inclusion in the next newsletter.
LUG-A-MUG!
Please remember to bring your own coffee mug to the General
Meetings. This helps cut down on clean-up time, and helps to do our
part to reduce waste.
A reminder to everyone to turn off cell
phones during the speaker
portion of our meetings
PROBUS members getting into the holiday spirit.
PROBUS MANAGEMENT TEAM For contact information for the
PROBUS Management Team, please visit www.probusclarington.com
