Huntsville Lakes Probus Club Newsletter Issue: Feb./Mar. 2018 Page

Huntsville Lakes Probus Club

Newsletter

President’s Message

Inside This Issue

President’s Message

Guest Speaker this month

Membership News

Member Care

Photo Gallery

Social Activities

Special Interest Groups

Next Monthly Meeting:

February 22, 2018

10.00 a.m.-12.00 p.m.

Location:

Trinity Hall, Trinity United Church,

33 Main Street East, Huntsville

Entrance off West St. S.

Agenda:

10.00 a.m. President’s Remarks

Social Activity Update

Interest Group Update

Membership Update

Announcements

10.30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation

11.00 a.m. Guest Speaker

Issue: Feb./Mar. 2018 Contact us:

c/o Unit 206-26 Dairy Lane Huntsville, ON P1H 0A4

huntsvillelakesprobus@gmail.com

Huntsvillelakesprobus.com

Next Management Team

Meeting:

March 12, 2018

10:00 am — 11:30 am

Bullock’s Independent Grocer

2nd Floor Meeting Room

Founded: January 24th, 2013

Interested in what Probus Canada is up to?

Click to view the national club’s newsletter: November 2017

Michael Young, President

Muskoka is a great place to live perhaps one of the best in the world, though returning from a vacation in a warm part of this globe (+30C) to the chill of winter (-10C or colder) can be a bit of a shock to the system. Nevertheless having winter reduces the number of harmful bacteria, viruses and other plant and animal parasites that make this country home. Perhaps March is one of the months that discourages them. It may not be as cold as February (on average) but it can have some pretty wild weather, which is perhaps where the saying ‘In like a Lion, out like a Lamb’ or vice-versa comes from. The name of March comes from Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war (perhaps where ‘like a lion’ came from), who was considered an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. Martius remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC.

March is the first month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (North America, Europe, Asia and part of Africa) and the first month of fall or autumn in the Southern Hemisphere (South America, part of Africa, and Oceania).

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Our February Guest Speaker

Kelly Hammond

Looking Ahead to our March General Meeting:

Our Speakers will be from the Huntsville Algonquin Healthcare (Hospitals)

Natalie Bubela, Chief Executive Officer

Harold Featherston, Chief Executive Diagnostic, Ambulatory and Planning

Kelly has spent many years volunteering and fundraising for different organizations and charities both locally and globally. Most notably, her contributions to our local Habitat for Humanity and the national Dreams Take Flight, in the amount of $12,000 each through her fundraising efforts with Dream Mountains Foundation. Her successful summit of Kilimanjaro in 2011 and most recently, her redirected 2015 trek to Everest Base Camp, have been publicized throughout the area and she continues to volunteer and contribute to her world as a proud member of the Rotary Club of Huntsville.

Her lifelong dream of trekking to Everest Base Camp was cut short with the catastrophic Nepal earthquake that not only injured Kelly, but claimed the lives of almost 9,000, injured over 20,000 Nepali and left hundreds of thousands homeless. The earthquake redirected her trip and although she didn’t make it to Everest, she found love and light among the

ruins of Kathmandu, causing a transformation in her life as well.

She now owns and operates a health coaching business in Huntsville, encouraging others to find love and light in every day, to stay positive and move forward regardless of the twists in their paths on this amazing journey through life.

Please join Kelly as she shares a video of her Nepal adventure and chats a little about how that changed her path and where she is heading next.

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MEMBERSHIP

Our Club is starting its sixth year and continues to enjoy tremendous success. Our

membership is presently at its limit of 175. However, requests for membership will still be

received and names placed on our Waiting List. In the course of the year, it is likely that

space for new members will become available due to members’ changing

circumstances such as a move away from the area. When this happens, the ‘next in line’

on the Waiting list will be contacted. For further details, click on the Membership tab at

the top of the Home Page.

Please remember to wear your name badge at Probus events, especially at the monthly

meetings. This makes greeting other members easy. New members have a green dot on

their badge and Management Team members have a coloured star so they are easy to

identify.

Lynn McGregor, Membership Chair

MEMBER CARE

There are no updates to report under Member Care this month.

Be sure to contact me at lynnmcgregor@vianet.ca when you hear of any member who

should receive a Get Well or Thinking of You card, or the family of a member who should

receive a Sympathy card, as I would like to acknowledge this by sending a card on our

Club’s behalf. Many of you have let me know in the past, and I thank you for that.

Huntsville Lakes Probus Club makes an annual donation to Hospice Huntsville and the

Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary in memory of members’ loved one who passed during the

calendar year.

Lynn McGregor, Membership Chair

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FLICKR PHOTO GALLERY

13 Albums for The Month of January

Special Interest Group (SIG) Albums

Many of the Special Interest Group activities were postponed over the Christmas Holidays. One

only needs to check out the newest postings in the HLPC Flickr Album to see that activities and

events are back up and running! Click on the blue high-lighted links to view.

Bowling Group outing at Huntsville Bowl.

Grand Gourmet with a theme of ‘Comfort Food’.

Travel Group talk on Travels in Eastern Australia.

Cross Country Skiing at Arrowhead Provincial Park.

Investment Group talking about Current Events affecting the markets.

Lunch Bunch at Moose Delaney’s.

Creative Cuisine 19: Two hosts with a ‘Mardi Gras’ theme.

January Book Clubs: ‘The Only Child’, ‘The Glass Castle A Memoir’, and ‘A Man Called Ove’.

January Wine Tasting: Two groups meeting to taste French and New Zealand wines.

Movie Group at the Huntsville Movie Theatre: The movie was ‘Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story’.

Social Committee Events

Robbie Burns Dinner and Celebration … ‘Eat Haggis and Ceildh ON’. The HLPC Management

Social Committee planned the January Social Event at the Huntsville Legion. The Huntsville

Legion being such gracious hosts, provided a tasty dinner with ‘neeps and taddies’, a meat pie

and a sampling of Haggis. The show was staged by the Huntsville ‘Cameron of Lochiel’ pipe

band that includes two of our Probus members, Grant Peddie and Don Steele. These

accomplished pipers in their tartan kilts, piped songs as ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Auld Lang Syne’

as well as other toe-tapping marches. The ‘Address to the Haggis’ was entertainingly animated

and not really ‘grew-some’ at all !

Community Events

2018 Ontario Men’s Provincial Curling Championship held at the Summit Centre January 31st to

February 4th.

Other Events

HLPC January General Meeting. Thanks to Susan Burger for presiding over the first meeting of the

year. It was a busy one with the introduction of the 2018 HLPC Management Team, bagpipe

piping by our awesome Grant Peddie, Dave Freel’s address on the Celebration of Robbie Burns

and all that’s tartan, Introduction and Invitation to the Tankard (13 HLPC members were Tankard

volunteers!), and Tony Sutey for a very informative talk on Financial Planning.

MAKE IT HAPPEN !!

Marian MacLeod, Photo Flickr Editor

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On the following pages you will find information on events that your Social Com-

mittee is working on. If you have questions, or suggestions for future activities, please

contact one of the Co-chairs listed below.

REMEMBER: you can register for a current activity at any time by contacting one of the

co-chairs either by email or phone and arranging payment.

Marylou Fletcher-McCormick 705-571-6896

Andrew MacLeod 705-349-3320

Sherry Mossman 705-787-1074

Jim Mossman 705-787-1074

Social Activities

HLPC EVENT

POTLUCK DINNER & GAMES EVENING

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HUNTSVILLE LAKES PROBUS CLUB EVENT

POT LUCK DINNER AND GAMES EVENING

FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!!

Date: Thursday March 8th, 2018

Time: 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm

Place: Active Living Centre, Summit Centre

Event: Pot Luck Dinner and Games Night

Admission by pot luck item. Sign up on the sheets at the general meeting.

NOTE: Main dishes or hot items must come in a crock pot – no access to

warming ovens etc.

All other items must be fully prepared as we will not have access to

kitchen area.

Coffee, tea and a fabulous punch.

Bring your favorite game.

COME OUT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME…. THIS ONE IS ON

HUNTSVILLE LAKES PROBUS CLUB

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Please check out the Special Interest Groups to see what our members are doing.

Barb Mooney & Joy Penttila

Special Interest Coordinators

Group Details:

A detailed description of each Group and its activities and/or requirements are available on our

website. To view this information go to: Special Interest Groups

Group Status:

Availability of membership in each Group is noted by the status WAIT-LIST or OPEN indicated in right

top corner of the Group box. Groups may be in WAIT-LIST because of space restrictions for

meetings held in members’ homes.

PLEASE DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY WAIT-LIST GROUPS.

If a Group is WAIT-LISTED we encourage interested persons to contact the Special Interest

Coordinator to go on a list to start an additional Group. Other Probus Clubs in our area have many

Special Interest Groups that have multiple groups for the same interest. Some have as many as a

dozen separate Groups for the same interest. Groups that are WAIT-LISTED may not have their

meeting dates displayed on the active Group calendar.

For information on the group, such as meeting times if not posted, please click on the contact

name to generate an email request directly to the group contact.

ART GROUP: Contact: Pam MacKenzie 705-788-9875. OPEN

BID EUCHRE ONE: Contact: Sherry Mossman 705-787-1074

February 15 - hosted by Michael & Enid (note: held on Thursday due to

Family Day weekend)

March 16 - hosted by Don & Bonnie

April - cancelled (if any members are still available, please feel free to get

together to play)

BID EUCHRE TWO : Contact: Sherry Mossman 705-787-1074

New group has started with just 5 members (4 regular and 1 spare)

Dates: TBA

Special Interest Groups

WAIT-LIST

OPEN

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BOOK GROUP 1 : Contact: Brenda Potts 705-788-9788

Contact Brenda for next meeting time.

BOOK GROUP 2 : Contact: Sheila Maurice 705-789-3263

Contact Sheila for next meeting time.

BOOK GROUP 3: Contact: Helen Bastedo 705-787-0249 OPEN

New members are welcome!

We meet on the first Monday (second Monday if the first is a holiday) at

1:30 pm. Discussions are informal, interesting and inclusive!

BOWLING GROUP: Contact: Susan Magee 416– 816-4107 OPEN

Regular bowling dates: We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month. All

bowling dates are at Huntsville Bowl. Cost is $10, $15, includes shoes and 3

games.

BRIDGE GROUP 1: Contacts: Sheila and Andre Maurice 705-789-3263

Next Meeting: March 1st

BRIDGE GROUP 2: Contact: Barb Mooney OPEN

Next Meeting: TBA

Welcoming new members!

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COMPUTER GROUP: Contact: Norma Stahls 705-788-3058 OPEN

Meetings: Last Monday of the month at 11AM at the Huntsville Public Library.

No cost as the event is led by Julie from the Huntsville Library.

CREATIVE CUISINE GROUP 1: Contact: Mary Potts 705-788-9788

The plan is to have two dinners a year.

CREATIVE CUISINE (CC19): Contact: Sherry Mossman or Carolyn Andrews

February 19th - Chinese New Year hosted by Peter & Rae Burger and

Ruth & Rick Biggs

March 19th - Romantic Foods of Italy

April 19th - Celebration of Spring

If you have only hosted twice, it’s your turn to host! Please step up and let me know

when you are available to host … it’s our hosts that keep this event going! If you are

unsure of the number of times you have hosted, just email me and I will let you know.

Our slogan is "Reply by the 1st, dine on the 19th!"

GRAND GOURMETS: Contact: John Harti 705-789-9305

Next Grand Gourmet dinner TBA

CURLING: Contact: Denise Julian 705-635-1094

Curling is a new special interest group. There are 10 members to date. Each

member contributes to a monetary fee to participate in a fun, social Friday

night at the Huntsville Curling Club.

The team will participate until March with a break at Christmas.

The schedule is divided between the members so they play about every 3

weeks. New members are welcome to sign on to a waiting list.

Little experience is required.

Depending on interest, a 2nd team may be formed. The next games are as

follows; Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9, Mar 16, Mar 23. Come out and cheer on your

team.

"Curl On”

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HIKING GROUP: Contact: Sandy Gage OPEN

We have had the pleasure of Sandy Gage organizing our hikes for the past

several years. Sadly we are losing his skillful tutelage and we are now in need of

a new hiking leader. Big boots to fill, but Sandy will be happy to provide any

guidance to the new leader.

Closed for the Season.

INVESTMENT GROUP: Contact: Doug Wilson 705-789-9374 OPEN

All meetings are held at the Huntsville Public Library at 2:00 pm on the 3rd

Thursday of the month. The library charges $26/meeting.

We collect $20/member until we run out of funds then collect again.

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!

KNITTING/CROCHETING GROUP 1: Contact: Jill Patterson 705-787-1139

Meetings: the 2nd Wednesday of the month, at 1:30 p.m.

KNITTING GROUP 2 : Contact: Bea McBride 705-385-0587 OPEN

We meet every Wednesday from 1 to 4pm.

Each member takes a turn hosting the group in their home. A small snack and

drink (coffee, tea) are provided by the host.

This year we are finishing up an afghan to donate to Huntsville Hospice, and

then will work on personal projects.

We are happy to help beginner knitters get started and are always glad to learn

more from advanced knitters.

We are still open but do have limited space as we meet in members’ homes.

Right now we have six members who meet on a regular basis and two who

attend part time.

Happy Knitting!

GENEALOGY GROUP: Contact: Kim Short 705-788-3713 OPEN

See calendar for schedule. Jim Mossman is our contact for the winter months.

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!

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MOVIES - REEL ALTERNATIVES: Contact: Marian MacLeod 705-636-7877 OPEN

Location: Huntsville’s Capitol Theatre. Mondays at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 pm

After 5 movies the next is free. This is recorded by "stamps" on a movie card.

Cost of tickets: $8 prior and $9 at the door.

Movies:

Monday February 19 - CANCELLED due to Family Day

Monday March 5 - The Leisure Seeker

Monday March 19 - Mediation Park

THE PADDLERS Contact: Marian MacLeod 705-636-7877 OPEN

Thanks for five awesome paddles, with some great memories. We are now:

Closed for the season!

PHOTO GROUP: Contact: MaryLou Fletcher-McCormick 705-571-6896 OPEN

Next meeting: February 28th 10:00 am at MaryLou’s home.

SNOW SKIING Contact: Marian MacLeod 705-636-7877 OPEN

Downhill ski group is called Probus Legends. This group is organized in the Collingwood

area with members from Probus clubs all across Ontario.

The contact for our club is Mary Meldrum at 705-349-2118.

HLPC Downhill Skiing. January, February and March planned outings

SugarBush Vermont — February 12 - 16

Mount Tremblant Quebec — February 26 - March 1

Cross country skiing. There will be February and March planned outings

West Gate Algonquin Park or Bracebridge — Wednesday, February 21st

Please call Marian MacLeod 705-636-7877

Come on down!

MUSIC: Contact: Frank Bastedo 705-787-0249

Mainly for jamming. Bring a bit of music if you like. Acoustic or electric

instruments. It could be pop, jazz, folk. There could be various genres depending

on who's there. Possibly Thursday afternoon but that's flexible. 2:00-3:30.

LUNCH CLUB Contact Norma Stahls 705-788-3058 Usually the Lunch club meets the 3rd Friday of the month at noon.

Each person in the group takes a turn arranging a location and making reservations.

Cost is dependent on the individual food orders.

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WINE GROUP # 1 : Contact: Jane Hunt 705-405-0431

Next meeting and theme is TBA

WINE GROUP # 2 : Contact: Sherry Mossman 705-787-1074

February 20th - Hosted by Louise and Dave

March 20th - Hosted by Bea & John, our 7 month “Wine off”, featuring the

best wines chosen by our members for the past 7 months

April Meeting -- cancelled due to low attendance

WINE GROUP # 3: Contact: Michael & Enid 705-789-3092

Tasting will take place second Tuesday of each month.

WOOD CARVING GROUP: Contact: John McBride 705-385-0587 OPEN

We meet every Wednesday from 1:00 till 3:30.

Upstairs at the Active Living Centre (ALC).

The cost is $1.00 per week for those who attend.

New and experienced carvers are welcome.

FOR DATES AND TIMES OF EVENTS AND MEETINGS VISIT OUR CALENDAR ON THE WEBSITE.

Newsletter prepared and edited by: Communications Chair Rob Julian.

Please direct any questions or concerns regarding content directly to: Rob Julian.

TRAVELLERS GROUP: OPEN

Contacts: Andrew MacLeod 705-349-3320 and Glen Vey 705-783-0471.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday February 26th in the Multi Purpose

Room - 2nd Floor of the Active Living Centre at 10 a.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT

THIS IS A CHANGE IN TIME.

Regular meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Summit

Centre.

February’s Topic: Pacific Rim Tour.

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