THE PROBUS CLUB OF HUNTSVILLE THURSDAY, JUNE

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1 PROBUS News THE PROBUS CLUB OF HUNTSVILLE THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2017 SUTHERLAND HALL, Meeting 10:00 am - Ticket Sales 9:30 am A huge shout out to Wendy Boyd who took on the challenge of teaching a Beginner s Bridge group. Wendy hosted each instruction in her home with the help of her very able assistant, her husband Bill. From all reports, all of the lessons and games were a great help to the members who attended. Well done Wendy!!! Pictured here are the 2017 graduating class of BRIDGE 101. From the left, Jim Elliot Diane Burley, Wendy & Bill, Cathy Nystrom, Nancy Halmos. Seated are Andy Mirecki and Janice Elliot. Absent from the photo, Peggy Neely. 1

2 We have another exciting speaker for this month a recently retired V.P. of Transcanada Corporation our largest pipeline company and revered Canadian institution. He is coming all the way from Calgary and it would be terrific to have a full house. Invite guests they may even become active members! Here is a brief background of his recent book Dysfunction - which he will discuss and present ideas of going forward with environmental counterbalance. The debate continues with the recent B.C. election and Kinder Morgan s Trans Mountain Pipeline coming under fire: An investigation of the history and demise of the most controversial North American energy infrastructure project. In 2015, President Barack Obama denied approval for TransCanada s Keystone XL pipeline, which would have carried crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, providing great economic benefit to Canada. Over seven years of regulatory process, environmental activism, and media attention, the project had become infamous, a cause célèbre for North America s ENGO movement and a test of Obama s bona fides in the face of global climate change risk. As one of TransCanada s senior executive group, Dennis McConaghy provides an insider s perspective of Keystone XL s history and demise. How did this routine infrastructure acquire iconic status? Why couldn t government and industry find some accommodation to salvage the project? And most importantly, what must Canada learn from Keystone XL s demise? Can the country find common ground between economic value and credible carbon policy? Dennis McConaghy is a Canadian energy executive with nearly forty years of industry experience in infrastructure development. He has engaged in the evolution of Canadian energy and climate policy over thirty years, from the National Energy Program of 1980 to the Paris Climate Conference of As one of the senior executives of TransCanada Pipelines, he was directly involved in conceiving and executing the Keystone XL pipeline project. 2

3 Susan Magee has some exciting events lined up for us in the months to come. We will be including more detailed information in our newsletters as we approach the dates. But in the meantime, MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!!! BOAT CRUISE & LUNCH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 ANNUAL PICNIC AT THE MOOSE CAFÉ JULY 20 DINING OUT AT PORTOVENO WINE BAR DATE & DETAILS TBA PROBUS GOLF TOURNAMENT THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 HUNTSVILLE DOWNS BOB SPENCER MEMORIAL CAR RALLY OCT 5 DINNER AT TRILLIUM RESORT & SPA WHISKEY NOSING (SCOTCH TASTING) DATE & DETAILS TBA NEW INTEREST GROUP CONTRACT BRIDGE GREAT NEWS!! The group has had it s first get-together. The next game is scheduled for June 23rd at 2:00 pm. They welcome intermediate to advanced level players. The bidding system used is Modern Standard American with associated conventions. Games are hosted by the members. For further information please call Susan Dirks

4 BETSY ROTHWELL JUNE 2017 In May we welcomed Cynthia and Dave Toll, sponsored by Bob Mallette. They have recently retired to their home on Fairy Lake after coming to the area for 45 years. Cynthia and Dave, welcome and we hope you are signing up for some of our fun summer events! Our Probus Club has 196 members, with a cap of 200, so if you know of anyone who would enjoy joining Probus, please invite them. New members have a red dot on their badges. Please take a moment to introduce yourselves to new members and help them to become involved where their interests match our many activities and events. If you have any changes to your address, phone or information, please advise Betsy Rothwell at betsyrothwell@gmail.com. CONTACT: HELMY ABEN johnhelmyaben@gmail.com Sue Magee is putting together a Luncheon excursion in late August to the: One card was sent this month to Jim Miller Portevino Wine Bar in Dwight. At the time of this mailing we are awaiting word from their Chef as to the details of the event. If this is of interest to you, please bring along your cheque book to this month s meeting, all of the information and tickets will be available. 4

5 DIANE BURLEY, CONTACT: BERYL CLAYSON Probus duplicate bridge meets at the Clayson s on the 4th Monday of each month. 1:00 pm October to April PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO GAME IN JUNE The winners of the May game were ANN HOUGH & JOY MCCASKILL In order for Beryl and Paul to prepare, please contact them at least a day before the date, if you wish to play. ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING A SPARE, OR LOOKING FOR A REGULAR PARTNER, PLEASE LET BERYL OR PAUL KNOW. PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO BOWLING DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY & AUGUST SUSAN MAGEE IS THE NEW CONVENOR OF THE MONTHLY BOWLING EVENT. PLEASE CONTACT SUE IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE susanmagee@rogers.com 5

6 CONTACT: JOHN & HELMY ABEN THIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL. Meets the second Tuesday of each month. CONTACT: CATHERINE HAWKINS BARB BURTON Next Book The Long Way Home (Lion) by Saroo Brierley CONTACT: KEN KOEHLER The next session of the Probus Photo Group will be on the theme "Springtime Colours!", and will be held at 2:00 pm on June 16. Ken and Barb will be hosting at their Huntsville Condo Dairy Lane, Suite 101. In Muskoka we tend to think of autumn as the most colourful time of our year. But if we look closely, we can probably find a greater variety of colours "popping out" at this time of year than we see in mid-october. So our challenge is to see how many different colours we can find in our Springtime surroundings! 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 and join the fun as a spectator! 6

7 CONTACT: CATHIE FLANAGAN The first meeting of the second Probus Book Club was held at Cathie Flanagan s home on Tuesday, June 6 th. We used our first meeting to choose our book list for the year, to decide who is going to present the books and where we will hold our meetings. Refreshments were served and there was a lot of good conversation. We also discussed a wonderful article from the July 2015 issue of The Atlantic by a black father talking to his son about race relations in America. If you are interested in reading the article see the website: -me/397619/ We will be holding our meetings on the first Tuesday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. Our mission statement is to choose books that enlighten and/or delight. We presently have our limit of 12 people and we will announce openings when they become available. Our next three meetings and books are: July 4 th A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles August 1st Beartown Fredrik Backman September 5 th The Lion Nelson DeMille Awesome Hikers of Probus J David Mason, M.Eng cell A HOP 7 Black flies and rain have not made hiking an easy task this past month. We are however, aiming for our first hike on the last Friday of June. Please contact David Mason with expressions of interest.

8 CONTACT: BARBARA BURTON Sumptuous meals are being had by all! Pictured left is one of our groups setting out after the most amazing gourmet dinner at the home of Barbara & Larry Rose at their beautiful home on Lake of Bays. CONTACT: JEFF & ANN COX PLEASE SEND YOUR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS TO: 8

9 LAST YEAR S EVENT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL!!! BE SURE NOT TO MISS IT THIS YEAR!!! Come and join us for an afternoon of fun activities, games and great prizes. The Moose Café & Grill JULY 20, HWY. 60 DWIGHT 3:00 PM $40.00 PP Hot & Cold Hors D oeuvres, Assorted Cheeses Famoose homemade hamburgers Beerfest sausage on a bun Maple BBQ ribs Selection of Salads, Crudite Platter Butter tarts, fruit tarts, Maple sugar shortbread, Chocolate Delights Watermelon fruit bowl. Coffee, tea, cold beverage TICKETS ON SALE AT THE JUNE MEETING. 9 Your Hosts Lorna & Jim Popofski

10 Showcasing Millionaire s Row and the Muskoka River Celebrating Canada s Birthday in 2017 with 150 days of sailing Wednesday June Lunch Cruise 12:00 2:45 $45.00 inc. tax & grat Renowned Chef David Friessen well known for his culinary skills has presented us with a choice of the following Smoked Chicken Breast, Grilled Atlantic Salmon, Pork Ribs and a Vegan Mung Bean Stew. LEAVING FROM THE RIVERSIDE INN BRACEBRIDGE Susan Magee will be selling tickets at the June Meeting. Only 6 tickets left 10

11 DATE Activities at a glance LOCATION DATES TO REMEMBER JUNE 15 JUNE 16 JUNE 21 JULY 20 SEPT. 7 PROBUS MONTHLY MEETING PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB, KOEHLER S CONDO 2:00 PM LUNCHEON CRUISE 12:00 BRACEBRIDGE PICNIC MOOSE CAFÉ PROBUS GOLF TOURNAMENT HUNTSVILLE DOWNS PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO PROBUS MEETING IN JULY. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 17 AT 10:00 AM AT SUTHERLAND HALL. We have begun our search for candidates for next year s committee. Four positions are open. They are Vice President, Membership Chair, Facilities Co-ordinator (for the winter months) and Newsletter Editor. As a vibrant and exciting Probus Club we need the help of our members to continue on this path of success. Too many Probus clubs have closed due to members not stepping up to play a part in the management of the club. Please don t let this happen to us!!!!! 11 Contact Lynne Newell lynnenewell@bell.net

12 Come From Away greeted with rave reviews in New York, as Tony Awards buzz starts Our Special Events Co-ordinator Susan Magee hopes to put together a bus trip to Toronto to see one of the best shows to come along in years!!!!! COME FROM AWAY It is true Canadian humour at it s best. It s the story of what happened in Newfoundland when hundreds of planes were diverted during 9/11. The dates and prices are not yet available, but Sue would like to have an idea of how many of our Probus members would be SERIOUSLY interested. She will have a sign up sheet at the June meeting to see if there is enough interest to warrant going forward. The production will be at a Mirvish theatre sometime after April 1, We estimate that the tickets will be from $80 to $110. with the cost of the bus extra. Once the tickets go on sale, Mirvish will contact Sue to see how many she will require. As soon as she has the final information she will need FULL COMMITMENT AND PAYMENT WITH NO REFUNDS. Stay tuned for further updates. 12

13 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, :00 PM CHARTWELL MUSKOKA TRADITIONS 16 LEGACY LANE Join Lesley & David Caswell and Donna & Sven Miglin on their 32 day South America and Antarctic cruise in February The trip starts with a visit to the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru. Their cruise takes them down the Chilean coast, around Cape Horn and down to the spectacular continent of Antarctica. From there it is up to the Falkland Islands, and finally to Buenos Aires, Argentina. THIS WILL BE OUR LAST PRESENTATION UNTIL THE FALL 13

14 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 HUNTSVILLE DOWNS GOLF COURSE 9 HOLES INCLUDING CART, CASUAL BAR BQ DINNER TO FOLLOW SALAD BAR, BURGERS OR QUICHE, DESSERT NON MEMBERS $55.00 MEMBERS MEMBERS $35.00 (if membership does not include cart) $20.00 (if membership includes cart) DINNER ONLY $15.00 TICKETS & REGISTRATION AT THE JUNE MEETING Please note that when you register you will be asked to honestly rate your golf ability Barb Burton Convenor burtonbaj@sympatico.ca 14

15 $45.00 PER PERSON On sale at June meeting Last year, we experienced the most beautiful weather! Fingers crossed for this year!! Plan to join us for yet another amazing fun day! We will be a little closer to home this year with our trek ending up at the beautiful Trillium Resort and Spa on Mary Lake. Be sure to bring your cheque books to this month s meeting as the tickets will be going on sale. As always it will be a first come basis for this sell out event!! Our committee, Jean Campbell and Pat Spencer with the assistance of Peter Rooke, have promised another challenging route. 15

16 Heather Hockin put together yet another amazing afternoon of Trivia!!! Many commented that the questions were the most fun categories ever!!! Heather said she must have made it too easy, because the winners answered 96 out of the 100 questions correctly. What a dream team: pictured from left to right: Rod McLean, Barbara Johnston, Patrick Flanagan, Ann Cox, Ken Raven & Ron Hill. Also great thanks to Ann & Bill Rogers for their part in the organization of the day, and Brian Sproston and his team for the set up and AV arrangements. Also the staff at the Dwight Library for assisting us with the score marking. From all reports dinner at Muskoka On The Rocks was also delicious and well served. Second place went to (from the left) Dave Toll, Barry Young, Pat Spencer, Patricia Draper, Catherine Oakden and Cathie Flanagan. Congratulations to all of the winners 16

17 Just recently, many of our members enjoyed a fabulous riverboat cruise on the Danube! Look at all of those smiling faces and glasses of wine!!!!! Beryl and Paul Clayson will be setting sail on the QE II at the end of this month where they will be renewing their vows celebrating 50 years of marriage!!!!! What an awesome thing to do!!! We all wish them the greatest trip ever (and they ve been on many), a hearty bon voyage and warmest congratulations!! 17