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Our Strength is Fellowship, Our Success is Participation.

ISSUE #53 NEWSLETTER August 2016

Probus-Guildwood Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of the Month, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church,

140 Guildwood Parkway, Guildwood Village – Everyone is most welcome.

President’s Message

STUFF

Recently I read an article

emphasizing that clutter in

your environment generates

emotional stress.

My dad, Slim, was a great recycler who required

few physical things to keep him happy. But he

was also notorious in ‘chucking’ out things that

couldn’t be repaired or were no longer useful

from his perspective. As a child, I personally

suffered many losses from this approach.

Margot, in contrast, collected many beautiful

and artistic items.

I’ve helped my mom move from her house, to

her condominium, to her retirement residence,

and just recently to a LTC facility. Mom freely

liberated her possessions moving from her

condominium to her retirement residence a few

years ago. Now, I’m the one who is having

difficulties in relinquishing the ‘stuff’ because

of my sentimental connection to them.

I’m sorting and documenting her remaining

furniture and personal items for her room,

donating the residue to charities and chucking

the rest. It is very challenging not to hoard. The

experience has me now seriously examining my

possessions and the ‘stuff’ that my husband and

daughters have stashed throughout our home.

(Notice the contradiction of value here between

mine and theirs.)

I’m delighted that fall is approaching when I can

generously donate to the many bazaars and

fundraisers.

With resolve, Wendy

A penny saved is obviously

the result of a government oversight.

Important announcement Probus Refreshment Opportunity

I will discontinue providing refreshments at our

meetings following our October meeting. I have

been doing them since we started the Club five

years ago. I am a strong believer in term limits

and find it is now time to turn over the privilege

to someone else. If

you are interested in

taking over this

opportunity, please let

the Executive know.

Thank you for eating

and most likely

enjoying my cookies.

Judy Baribeau

Membership

There are currently 94 members with 43

members and two guests who attended our July

meeting.

Occasionally we’ve needed to contact

member(s) – If you have relocated since you

joined this wonderful organization – please

update your current address/information to the

membership people at the table at our monthly

meeting or email Alan: [email protected].

To reduce printing costs, please advise us if you

have an email address so that we can email the

newsletter (and you’ll receive it in colour, too).

Help keep us informed about members who are

ill, hospitalized or have had bereavement so that

Karen can send cards. Karen – 416 283-5079 by

email: [email protected]. We would

also like to know about any member’s special

event, award, 50th anniversary, etc. Alan Burt

I don't gossip – I just recycle information.

Don’t let this happen

mailto:[email protected]

August 2016 Probus-Guildwood Newsletter

Growing old can be Fun… as long as you do it with the right people.

Alan Burt and Linda Ambos proudly

show their P-G name tags

July Birthdays

Marion Rice and Lee McLeod

Anne Marie Johnson had an accident and

broke her femur Thursday, July 28. She war air

lifted to Ajax hospital. Anne Marie has had two

pins inserted and has been advised to walk

without the aid of a cast. She is sleepy from the

medication and bored. You can contact her at

Ajax Hospital, room 3077 and she can be

reached at 905-683-2320 extension 1077 where

she shares a room with another patient. Any and

all reading material is appreciated.

Diane, Lee and Cheryn

assembling the

winning ticket draw pot

Helen Lavender

With great sadness we report

the passing of Helen

Lavender.

Our prayers are with Helen,

Ralph Wood, her family and

friends.

Lunch with Friends – August will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, August 26 – Flippers,

2300 Lawrence Ave. East, Whiteshield Plaza,

Kennedy and Lawrence.

There will be a sign-up sheet at the meeting or

call Jan Eaton at (416) 261-8857 – if you are

unable to make our meeting.

Lunch with Friends last month at Aoili

Jan with Henri



Our July Speaker

Pieter Basedow – Chief Apiarist

U of T – Bees at the

Scarboro Golf & Country Club

Bees at the Scarboro Golf & Country

Club and The Business of Bees – An

Integrated Approach to Bee Decline.

Pieter Basedow, the Chief

Apiarist at University of

Toronto, provided a most

informative presentation on

Honey Bees. Peter is a

businessman and former

competitive equestrian who

became interested in bees due

to his concern about global

climate change. He realized that bees are

essential to ensure our food sources. Bees

pollinate plants. If they decline, so does our

provision of food.

The decline of bees results from:

a) loss of habitat due to monoculture in

agriculture which does not provide the

diversity, sequential flowering and

sufficient plant pollen upon which bees

require for survival

b) predators: mites and viral diseases

c) pesticides

Bees, originally derived from wasps, have been

used by bee keepers for over 10,000 years. Each

hive consists of one queen bee who can live for

almost five years, and many worker and drone

bees which live almost 42 days. Once the queen

lays her eggs, it takes 21 days for the egg to

transform from the larva stage, to the pupa and

finally to an adult bee. If bees believe that they

or their hive is endangered they will sting and

immediately die thereafter.

Each hive consists of many layers and must be

monitored weekly. If there are insufficient

sources of pollen, the hives must be moved to

another location which causes stress for the

bees. Occasionally a queen bee dies and must be

replaced or, if another queen bee is created she

will then take a portion of the community to

start another hive colony elsewhere.

Using his business approach, Pieter initially

persuaded Trinity College, U of T. to invest in

rooftop beehives as part of their environmental

program. The apiary is supervised by

responsible undergraduates. It was his first

apiary innovative business success which was

followed by others such as the rooftop apiary of

the Toronto Telus head office and golf clubs

like Scarboro Golf and Country Club.

Pieter believes that urban beekeeping will help

to ensure sustenance. He is advocating this

enterprise to educate other entrepreneurs to

invest in an alternate system of food delivery.

He connects various green spaces with the

establishment of honey bee apiaries and certifies

individuals who wish to become stewards in this

industry.

In addition to cross pollinating plants and

creating honey, bees are now being used for

‘bee sting therapy’ whereby the stings

strengthen the ligaments in human knees.

Pieter recommended this 2016 resource for

those who are interested: The Business of Bees:

An Integrated Approach to Bee Decline and

Corporate Responsibility, edited by Jill Atkins

and Barry Atkins. You can also contact Pieter

at: [email protected]. Incidentally,

there is an excellent free booklet available at the

TPL called the Bees of Toronto published this

year as a continuation of the City of Toronto

Biodiversity Series.

https://www.amazon.com/Jill-Atkins/e/B01HVEVLA0/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2?ie=UTF8&text=Barry+Atkins&search-alias=books&field-author=Barry+Atkins&sort=relevancerank




Members watching Pieter tell us of the bees and not the birds…

Selecting July Winners

Pieter pulls the winning ticket

and the Winner of $31 is

Gail Slocum

Who then chooses

the ticket for a chance to win 2 million

Helen Ainslie

FYI (For Your Information) FYI contains items-notices-events that members

feel others may be interested in. Thank you to

members who submit items. Please send to

[email protected] or directly to

the NL editor [email protected]

Wendy submitted the following:

Activities: Niagara Peach Festival: Aug. 13

Woodbine Racing: Aug. 19


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Shakespeare in Love (RTO Group): Sept. 22

Stratford Theatre

Footloose (RTO Group): Oct. 13 Cambridge

Prince Edward County Wine & Cheese Tour

(RTO Group): Sept. 7

Retired Teachers of Ontario activities contact

Paula (416) 208-0202 or

[email protected]

The Dutch bred a tulip just for

Canada to celebrate our 150th.

“The tulip represents gratitude and the long-

standing friendship between Canada and the

Netherlands. Blooming in the colours of

Canada’s flag, ‘Canada 150 tulips’ will bring

both pride and joy to gardens and communities

from coast to coast to coast,” said His

Excellency Cees Kole, Ambassador of the

Kingdom of the Netherlands in a news release.

More than 200,000 of the ‘Canada 150 tulips’

will bloom across the National Capital Region

this spring.

Next year 300,000 will be showcased in the

NCC’s flower beds, with thousands more

expected to be planted in community gardens

across Canada.

Lyme disease can be serious. If not identified early,

infection can lead to recurring arthritis, neurological

problems, numbness, and paralysis. Lyme disease is

spread to humans through the bite of an infected

blacklegged tick.

Tick populations are established in known risk areas

throughout the province. In addition, multiple

factors are allowing ticks to potentially establish

populations in new areas throughout the province.

These factors include climate change, warmer winter

temperatures and ticks' ability to hitch-hike on

suitable hosts, like birds or deer. Ticks live near the

ground in woodlands, tall grasses and bushes, and

thrive in moist environments, like those found

underneath old leaves on the forest floor. The best

way to prevent tick bites include:

Wearing closed-toe shoes, long-sleeved shirts

and pants

Pulling your socks over your pant legs to

prevent ticks from crawling up your legs

Wearing light-coloured clothing to spot ticks

more easily

Using insect repellent containing DEET or

Icaridin on clothing as well as on exposed skin,

following the product instructions carefully

Showering or bathing within two hours of being

outdoors to remove ticks that can be on your

skin but not yet attached

Doing a daily full body check for ticks. Young

blacklegged ticks can be as small as a poppy

seed, so look carefully

Placing outdoor clothing through the dryer cycle

for 60 minutes on high heat before washing to

kill any ticks that may be hard to see

Recipe Corner Please submit your ‘flavourite’ family recipes to

the editor at [email protected].

Phyllis submitted the following:

Tabbouleh recipe

Ingredients

3/4 of a cup of bulgar

1 large diced tomato

1/4 cup of lemon juice

6 green onions diced

1 clove of garlic diced

2 cups chopped parsley

1 tablespoon chopped mint

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup of olive oil

Method

1. Cover bulgar with boiling water and set aside

2. Drain bulgar

3. Add the following ingredients: tomatoes,

lemon juice, green onions, garlic, parsley, mint,

salt, and olive oil.

4. Mix ingredients well, and serve chilled from

the fridge.

This is a Lebanese ancient grain salad. Bon

appetit. Phyllis Broadley


http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/Lyme_disease_risk_areas_map.pdf

http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/eRepository/Lyme_disease_risk_areas_map.pdf


July 2016 Probus-Guildwood Newsletter


Probus-Guildwood Information – Meeting Schedule

The Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church, 140 Guildwood Parkway,

Guildwood Village

CLUB PURPOSE

To provide regular gatherings for active retirees who join together to create opportunities to keep minds active, expand interests and enjoy the fellowship of new friends.

CLUB MAILING ADDRESS

Probus-Guildwood

50 Sunnypoint Crescent Scarborough, ON M1M 1B9 email: [email protected]

Management-Executive Team 2015 – 2016 The Executive meets the fourth Wednesday of each month

President: Wendy Hooker

[email protected] 416 266-4682

Past President: Eric Niemela


Vice-President: Alan Burt


Secretary: Joy McIntosh


Treasurer: Gerard Baribeau


Membership: Alan Burt


Speakers: vacant – Jan Eaton acting 416 261-8857 Newsletter [ed.] Gerard Baribeau


Sub-Committees and helpers

Refreshments: Judy Baribeau, Dorothée McKinlay 50/50 Draw: Lee Grayhurst, Cheryn Parry, Diane Gamble Photographer: Vacant Activities: ? Lunch with Friends: Jan Eaton Set-up/Take down: assistance is needed – please

volunteer, you are needed – John Roblin Speakers: Cheryn Parry, Lee Grayhurst, Jane Corry Student Reading: Joyce Russell Resident Jokester: Janet Heise Walking Group: Mitzi Clarke Membership Assistant: Mitzi Clarke, Maureen Bushey,

Carolyn Hannaford Proofreader: Dorothée McKinlay Reporters: articles welcomed – Please – Thanks to all

who submit items/articles...

The Newsletter is published monthly prior to our monthly meeting.

Your Assistance most welcome and many thanks to all our “helpers”

Sign on the back of a Septic Tank Truck: "Caution" -

This Truck is full of Political Promises!

Last Column – Activity Calendar– everything in one place

Date Activity

Wed. Aug. 10 Monthly Meeting

Fri. Aug. 29 Lunch with Friends – Flippers

Wed. Sept. 14 Monthly Meeting

Wed. Oct 12 Monthly Meeting

Janet delivers the giggle

of the month…

Speakers at Our

Monthly Meetings Aug. 10 Monarch Butterflies – Kellie Scott

Sept. 14 Mt. Everest – Alan Mallory and

family

Oct. 12 Global Leadership – Greg Rogers

Walking group – meets at 10 a.m.

P-G walkers join with the Scarborough walkers.

They meet at 10 a.m., walk for one-half hour

and turn back. When I asked for the meeting

place the lady told me it was exactly as

mentioned. When I went to check there was a

sign, most are parks with signs.

Aug. 10 – Morningside Park, Morningside

south of Ellesmere

Aug. 17 – Pine Hills Cemetery, Birchmount and

St. Clair

Aug. 24 – Cedarbrook Park, Eastpark Blvd. off

Markham South of Lawrence

Aug. 31 – Ashbridges Bay, Lakeshore and

Coxwell

If anyone wants to be added to the walking list,

contact Mitzi Clarke (416) 751-4076 or

[email protected].


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