From Your President JUNE, 2016

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1 From Your President JUNE, 2016 You will have noticed since the last meeting that the number of club activities is increasing since the return to the North of so many of our members. At the May meeting, we had a full house. At the end of May, fiftyfour of our members enjoyed an outstanding tour of the Niagara wine region so capably organized by Bernie and Ken Smith. In true Smith tradition, even the weather was wonderful. As you will see elsewhere in this newsletter, several additional activities are being offered, so I would encourage you to bring your cheque book to sign up on June 20th. Many of these opportunities will fill up quickly, so don t miss out. When you sign up for an activity, I would remind you that the date on the cheque must be the same as the date the cheque is issued. Post dated cheques cannot be accepted. Your cheque is your commitment to attend, and it allows the event organizers to make financial commitments on our behalf. In order to alleviate some of the congestion at the sign-up tables, you will now be able to sign up for activities before, and directly after the meeting, as well as during the break. Be prepared with your cheque filled out before you get to the sign-up table. All the information required to register for events can be found in the Newsletter. The main item of business at the June meeting will be a notice of motion to amend the Club By-laws. A copy of those By-laws, with the proposed amendments, is included in this newsletter. Many of these amendments are proposed to provide greater clarity, but a few are designed to improve existing practices. By-law 2 (Membership), item 4 proposes to increase the annual membership fee. This represents the first increase in six years. At the June meeting, the Treasurer will present the financial case for the increase being proposed. The members of the Management Committee, having carefully examined all the facts, are overwhelming convinced that such an increase is both necessary and responsible, to ensure that our Club s affairs over the next five years are based upon a sound financial foundation. Please read all the By-law amendments being proposed. At the July meeting, a motion will be brought forward to adopt the new By-laws as circulated. If you wish to move an amendment to these proposals, you should forward your amendment, in writing, to the Secretary, (Joan Tempest), or to the President, to have the amendment considered at the July 18 meeting. I am looking forward to seeing you all at the Best Western on June 20th. David Wells

2 COMING SOON! Great stuff you can sign up for at the next meeting! Laugh Yoga Just for Fun Putting Contest and Lunch A Day in Gravenhurst Olive Oil and Balsamic Tasting Bigwin Inn Lunch and Optional Cruise Annual Picnic So, bring cheques! Speakers Corner June 20: Terri Soukup, Director of Client Services and Rob Soczka, Executive Director, Helping Hands, Orillia July 18: James Maxwell, Big Brothers Big Sisters Aug 15: Robyn Hamlyn Water Security Next Meeting: July 18 Best Western Inn, 400 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, Hermitage Room. SIGNING UP FOR EVENTS This can be tricky at times due to congestion. To make things easier, the sign up folks will be available for signing up before the meeting, at social time and after the meeting for a wee while. Have your cheques made out before you get to the table. Make cheque payable to Lake Country Probus Club, dated at day of sign up. NO post-dated cheques. Sept 19: Karen O Coin, Investment Advisor, BMO Nesbitt Burn Investment Strategies Oct 20: Robert Britnell The Importance of a Trustworthy Evaluation of: Fine Art, Antiques and Collectibles If you have an idea for a speaker, please contact Rob Fraser. - robertpf@hotmail.com Phone

3 LOCAL ACTIVITIES Tea and Tangle Playshop May 26 Just for Fun Putting Contest and Lunch Couchiching Golf Club June 30 10:45 am Cost: $ 22:00 soup,sandswiches, salad, sweets, tea/coffee No golf experience needed! (A last year s winner was a total rookie) Sign up at June meeting. Sunday afternoon, June 26th Duration: 1 hr., 15 min. Cost: $ Nourish Yoga Studio: corner of Missisaga & Peter Sign up at June meeting Organizer:Martha Ewart A Day in Gravenhurst... Wed, Aug 24 Cost: just $ 51.00! Theatre only: $ JUST 2 TICKETS LEFT FOR LUNCH; THEATRE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE. 1)Visit the Farmers Market 2)Lunch at Blue Willow 12 noon sharp 3)Theatre Performance at the Gravenhurst Opera House 2:30

4 Private Fresh Olive Oil and Balsamic Tasting Bar Where: Barrie Olive Oil Company on 31 Commerce Park Road When: Wednesday, July 20th from 6 to 7:30 pm by car pooling What: Fresh Olive Oil and Balsamic Tasting Bar with over 50 self-serving taste stations. Details: The oils are lined up along one wall with the vinegars on the opposite wall. After a short talk and demonstration, we are free to wander around sampling the products. You will receive a fresh salad with marinated chicken breast and a small sample of fruit and cake. Staff helps us discover pairings of their product to enhance the food. Room limit is 40 people. You may bring your own chair as there is limited seating available. Cost: $15 for the event and you may purchase product Olive Oils Traditional EVOO Garlic Tuscan Herb Blood Orange Lemon Basil Butter Baklouti Green Chili Herbs de Provence Red Grapefruit Persian Lime Chipotle Wild Mushroom & Sage Cilantro & Roasted Onion Milanese Gremolata Wild Dill Rosemary Harrisa White Truffle Oil Black Truffle Oil Roasted Sesame Oil Almond Oil Balsamics Traditional Blueberry Maple Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Raspberry Red Apple Blackberry Ginger Black Current Cinnamon Pear Fig Strawberry Vanilla Champagne Espresso Cranberry Pear Coconut Honey Ginger Grapefruit Jalapeno Lemongrass Mint Sicilian Lemon White Tangerine Neopolitan Mango DINING OUT Annual Picnic August noon Salads,Peameal on a Bun,Sweets B.Y.O.B $17.00 Chez Bob Burt: 2041 Big Chief Rd. Music by Adrian Volunteers needed to help with set up and tear down. See Brenda James at the next meeeting.

5 Lunch at Bigwin Inn on Lake of Bays Sept 7 at 12 noon. Be at the shuttle dock at Norway Point, off Muskoka Rd 117, by 11 am. Buffet Lunch $ inclusive. Assorted Gourmet Bread loaves & Butter Assorted Salads Mediterranean Vegetable, Feta and Rice Fennel, Cranberry and Couscous Tabbouleh 3 Bean Salad; Sun Dried Tomato Dressing Curry Carrot and Raisin, German Tri Colour Potato, Mixed Field Greens Main Course Roasted Root Vegetable Medley and Feta Baked Scallop Potato, Caramelized Onion and Asiago Cheese Lobster Macaroni and Cheese Lemon and Thyme Poached Chicken Breast; Mushroom Cream Bassa and Spinach Roulade, Lemon Butter Sauce Carvery of Apple Sage Stuffed Pork Loin Dessert Assorted Chocolate and Cheese Cakes, Pies, Cookies, French Vanilla Crème Brûlée Sliced Seasonal Fresh Fruit plus Optional Cruise aboard the historic SS Bigwin...after your lunch 1 hour on beautiful Lake of Bays Cost: $ Clark Gable, Louis Armstrong, Winston Churchill, Greta Garbo boarded the Bigwin to travel to the island. After lunch or cruise, you might like to explore the charming village of Dorset, just a few miles from Bigwin. Charming shops and galleries, plus the famous Robinson s General Store. Coffee and Tea Bigwin Inn opened in 1920, an exclusive summer destination for tourists from Toronto and the eastern US. Developed by C.O.Shaw, of Huntsville. He founded the Bigwin Inn Company Ltd. in 1915 and hired architect John Wilson of Collingwood to design the resort. With 350 guest rooms, it was one of the biggest and most beautiful resorts in Muskoka. Wilson employed classical, Mediterranean, dodecagon, craftsman, Tudor and Victorian design elements, placed the buildings using the natural shoreline and landscape, and connected the buildings with covered, lit walkways. Key buildings were the Indian Head Dining Room, seating up to 750 guests at a time, the Dance Pavilion and the Rotunda. At its height during the 1930s many renowned musicians played at the Dance Pavilion. By then, the smaller Marine Dining Room and the less elaborate Tea House were built. From 1941 to 1945 the Dutch Royal Family summered on the island when they were exiled in Ottawa. Beatrix of the Netherlands and her family lived in private cottages. The Rotunda was used to store the constitution of the Netherlands. Later construction was carried out by prisoners of war from the Gravenhurst Prisoner of War Camp.

6 SOCIAL Are you interested in hosting an Appy Hour? Please contact Janice O Brien, mjlb.obrien@sympatico.ca or UPCOMING APPY EVENTS June 24: Maggie & Don Rowsell July 8: Sandra Joyce July 22: Lyn and Viren Mody Aug 12: Betty and David Wells August 26: Ann and Paul Graham September 9: Liz Stenson HOSTS needed for: Moofins anyone? The Cookie..and other sweets...people Thanks to Maureen Bithell, Lorraine Kindy, Ed and Marilyn Richter and Bernie Smith for cookies last month. A muffin is an individual-sized, baked quick bread product. Muffins in North America are similar to cupcakes in size and cooking methods. Muffins are available in both savory varieties, such as cornmeal and cheese muffins, or sweet varieties such as blueberry, chocolate chip or banana flavours. Muffins are often eaten as a breakfast food. Main ingredients: flour, leavening, vegetable oil, sugar Outside the United Kingdom, an English Muffin is a flatter disk-shaped, typically unsweetened bread of English origin. These muffins are popular in Commonwealth countries and the United States. North American Muffins Recipes for quick bread muffins are common in 19th-century American cookbooks.recipes for yeast-based muffins, which were sometimes called common muffins or wheat muffins in 19th-century American cookbooks, can be found in much older cookbooks. In her Boston Cooking- School Cook Book, Fannie Farmer gave recipes for both types of muffins, both those that used yeast to raise the dough and those that used a quick bread method, using muffin rings to shape the English muffins. Farmer indicated that stove top baking, as is done with yeast dough, was a useful method when baking in an oven was not practical. September 23 October 7 October 21 November 4 November 18 December 2 December 16 The English muffin is a type of yeast-leavened bread; generally about 4 in (10 cm) round and 1.5 in (3.8 cm) tall. Rather than being oven-baked, they are cooked in a griddle on the stove top and flipped from side-toside, which results in their typical flattened shape rather than the rounded top seen in baked rolls or cake-type muffins. The type of English muffin sold today was popularised in the late 1800s by English-American baker Samuel Beth Thomas (whose baked-goods company Thomas survives to this day). Etymology The name is first found in print in 1703, spelled moofin; it is of uncertain origin but possibly derived from the Low German Muffen, the plural of Muffe meaning a small cake, or possibly with some connection to the Old French moufflet meaning soft as said of bread.

7 Wine Tour Photos by Ken Smith

8 The boss gets a moment to relax! Great job Ken!

9 LAKE COUNTRY PROBUS CLUB ORILLIA, ONTARIO BY- LAWS At the July meeting, a motion will be brought forward to adopt the new By-laws as circulated. If you wish to move an amendment to these proposals, you should forward your amendment, in writing, to the Secretary, (Joan Tempest), or to the President, to have the amendment considered at the July 18 meeting. Bylaw No.1 Territory 1.Membership in this Club shall primarily, but not necessarily, be from the area of Lake Country. Bylaw No. 2 Membership 1.An application for membership shall be accompanied by an Initiation Fee of $ and an Annual Membership Fee of $ Upon acceptance by the Club, a new member shall be provided with a copy of the CONSTI- TUTION for PROBUS CLUBS (CANADA), and the CLUB BY-LAWS. 1.Persons who apply for membership shall have their names placed on a waiting list by the Membership Chair. Upon acceptance by the Club, a new member shall pay a one-time Initiation Fee of $ plus the annual membership fee. They shall be notified that a copy of the Standard Constitution for Probus Clubs Canada and the Lake Country Constitution and By-laws are available online via the Lake Country PROBUS Website. Members will be provided with a name badge by the Membership Chair. 2.Membership may be held in more than one Probus Club. When a waiting list exists and an opening occurs, priority shall be given to an applicant who is not yet a Probus Member. 2 Membership may be held in more than one Probus Club. 3.Membership caps are to be determined by a vote of the members at a General Meeting. 4.The Annual Membership fee is $ Membership fees may be adjusted with the approval of the Membership. Annual membership fees are payable by September 30th. The Management Committee may terminate the membership of any member who fails to pay the annual membership fee by October 15th. 5.Honorary membership may be conferred on a person by a majority of members voting at a General Meeting. An Honorary member shall not be required to pay the annual membership fee and shall enjoy all privileges of membership except voting and election to office. No more than 2% of the membership may be Honorary members at any given time. 6.Life membership may be conferred by a majority of members voting at a General Meeting on a member who has rendered outstanding service to the Club. A life member shall not be required to pay the annual membership fee and shall enjoy all privileges of membership. No more than 2% of the membership may be Life Members at any given time. 7.Conduct of Members If, in the opinion of and after due consideration by the Club s Management Committee, a member conducts himself/herself in such a manner as to bring discredit on the organization or they cause discord within the membership, they may be asked to resign. The resignation request should be made if, after discussion between the member and the Management Committee, the conflict is not resolved. with their Management Committee prior to or at the first Management Committee meeting following the establishment of a new committee. 6.Term of President The Club President shall normally serve for a term of one year but may not serve more than 2 years. 7.A motion that receives an equal number of affirmative and negative votes shall be considered lost.

10 Bylaw No. 3 Management 1.The President or designate shall preside at all meetings of the Management Committee and the Club. 2.The Secretary shall be responsible for all minutes of the Club. DELETE; and the Club s archival material 3.The Membership Chairperson shall be responsible for the membership roll which shall include the members names, postal and addresses, telephone and fax numbers and other information which the Club may determine. The Membership roll shall be distributed to the members at least annually and shall include a statement that it is not to be used for commercial purposes. This roll is available on the Lake Country PROBUS Website. 4.The Treasurer shall maintain and control all financial records of the Club and provide monthly financial statement to the Management Committee and annually to the Club Membership 5.The President shall review the Standard Constitution for Clubs and their own Constitution and Bylaws with their Management Committee prior to or at the first Management Committee meeting following the establishment of a new committee. 6.Term of President The Club President shall normally serve for a term of one year but may not serve more than 2 years. 7.A motion that receives an equal number of affirmative and negative votes shall be considered lost. Bylaw No. 4 - Election of Officers 1.A Nominating Committee consisting of the President-Elect and two Past-Presidents (if available, otherwise two Club members in good standing) shall present to the Annual General Meeting a slate of candidates for election to the Management Committee. 2.Any further nominations (with prior consent to stand) shall be conveyed to the Nominating Committee at least 14 days prior to the Annual Meeting. After this period there shall be no further nominations unless positions remain vacant. 3.When an election is required, voting shall be by ballot. Bylaw No. 5 General Meetings 1.The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the regular meeting day of October. At this meeting, members of the Management Committee shall be elected. 2.General meetings of the Club shall be held on the 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Best Western 400 Memorial Ave. Orillia, ON. or other venue and day designated by the Management Committee. 3.The quorum at all General Meetings shall be 25 % of the membership except where otherwise stated. 4. Any notice of motion shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary and read at the General Meeting one month prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. For the information of members not in attendance at this General Meeting one prior notice in the Club Newsletter shall be sufficient. 5.For the Annual General Meeting, members shall be provided with the Financial Statement through a variety of means, including internet to those who have access to the Club website. 6.At a General Meeting, a motion that receives an equal number of affirmative and negative votes shall be considered lost.

11 Bylaw No.6 Financial 1.The Treasurer shall receive record and deposit all funds of the Club in a financial institution approved by the Management Committee. The signing officers shall be any two of the Treasurer, President, Vice-President or Secretary. 2.An Annual Financial Review shall be conducted and a report presented to the Annual General Meeting of the Club 3.An Annual Financial Review may be conducted by a qualified member of the Club who is not a member of the Management Committee. 4.The financial year of the Club shall be established as the last day of the month preceding the Annual General Meeting. Bylaw No. 7 Non-Profitability 1.Club activities are to be budgeted to break even. 2.The Club may advance funds, with approval of Management Committee, when pre-payment of event tickets are required prior to collection of funds from members. Such advances shall be repaid to the Club. 3.An individual member of the Club must not gain from a discount, commission, gratuity or other benefit arising from a Club activity Bylaw No. 8 Amendment 1.Any bylaw may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting at a General Meeting, provided that notice-of-motion has been given as required by Bylaw No. 5, paragraph 4. 2.Any such amendment to the Club s By-Laws must be consistent with the Standard Constitution. 3.The Club s bylaws shall be reviewed for possible amendments every three years or as deemed necessary Amended May 2016 More on the next page...

12 Lake Country Probus General Meeting LAKE COUNTRY PROBUS CLUB GENERAL MEETING DATE: Monday June 20, PLACE: Hermitage Room, Best Western at 400 Memorial Ave. TIME: 10:00 a.m. AGENDA: 1. Call to order. 2. The National Anthem. 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of May meeting: 4. One Minute News* REPORTS: President: Dave Wells Vice President: Rob Fraser Membership: David Mallinson Newsletter: Liz Stenson Technical: Marty O Brien Social: Janice O Brien Dining: Brenda James Local Activities: Martha Ewart. Trips: Ken Smith. New Business: Share the Wealth. SOCIAL BREAK:** SPEAKER:: Helping Hands ADJOURN NEXT MEETING: Hermitage Room, Best Western, 400 Memorial Ave. on July 18 at 10:00 AM. 2015/2016 Managemant Committee President Dave Wells Vice President/Speaker chair Rob Fraser 2nd Vice President - position open Treasurer Lynn Lehman Secretary Joan Tempest for April October Laura Micks November - March Membership/Wed David Mallinson Newsletter Liz Stenson Social Janice O Brien and Ted Nagel Local Activities Martha Ewart Trips Ken Smith Share the Wealth Dianne and Roelof Knegt Technical Marty O Brien Dining - Brenda James * One Minute News: An opportunity for any member to make announcements about special events and other points of interest. Please note that any activities presented at one minute news are not PROBUS activities and as such are not covered under PROBUS guidelines and insurance. **Social Break: This is an opportunity to socialize, meet new people and enjoy refreshments and sign up for activities. Please be sure to dispose of any garbage at the end of the meeting and remember you can line up down either side of the cookie table. Keeping in Touch Betty Wells has agreed to look after sending cards to those who are ill or have suffered a loss. To maintain their privacy, the names of recipients will not be posted. If you know of someone who should receive a card, please contact Betty. (705)

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