Mail: c/o Peter Campbell, #5-3415 Chancellor Place, West Kelowna, BC, V4T 2S9 or email: [email protected] or [email protected] th Meets 4 Wednesday, 10:00 am. Super 8 Motel, West Kelowna (Temporarily- October , November 2014) For comments/contributions, contact Jerry Stinson at 250-768-7633, [email protected] *** October 22 Meeting Super 8 Hotel Westgate Rd. near Bartley Rd. and Hwy 97*** A Message from our New President - Peter Campbell In this, my first message to you as President of your Club, I would like to thank you for the confidence you have shown in me. I am very fortunate to draw inspiration from our past presidents, most particularly Emile and Natalie, with whom I had the great pleasure of working this past year. First, I would like to thank the outgoing management committee, under Natalie’s excellent leadership, for guiding our Club through a wonderful year. We enjoyed lots of fun activities, deepened our friendships, all the while increasing our membership. The year has presented some unexpected challenges, not the least of which was juggling our meeting place, and the resulting extra expense, while The Westbank Lions Community Centre is being rebuilt following the fire. We now expect to be “home” for our January meeting, barring further delays. Until then we will be at the Super 8 for our October and November meetings. I am very much looking forward to working with our new management team this coming year. We are fortunate to enjoy the continuing service and experience of A.D. MacLeod as Treasurer, of Bob Fulton as Chair of the speakers committee (assisted this year by Alan Odynsky and Adona Dunn), and of Jerry Stinson as newsletter Editor. New members include Wilma Griffin as Vice President, Linda Engels as Secretary, Rudy Engels who will take over membership, Frank Renshaw who will guide our social activities (with an impressive team comprising Linda Smithwick, Gail MacLeod, Marilyn North, Susan Forsyth and Linda Long), and Darline Gough for Sunshine. My thanks, on behalf of all of us, for the contribution they are making to the success of our club. We now have some 11 activity groups, each coordinated by Club members. These make for a vibrant and engaging Club. I would like especially to thank all the coordinators for their tremendous contribution in providing so many opportunities for us to get to know each other better by participating in stimulating, fun and engaging activities. Read further in the newsletter to see what they have in store for you. As always, we welcome your suggestions as to how to make our club better. Please feel free to contact me or any member of the management committee with your ideas. Even as we continue to enjoy the glorious fall that the Okanagan so often offers, we know that winter is on its way. For many of us this means that we can look forward to skiing and snowshoeing, others may be thinking of places farther south, but one constant will always be the warmth of our relationship with our fellow PROBUS members. Here's to a great year. Peter PLEASE SEE LAST PAGE FOR NEW OFFICERS AND ACTIVITY COORDINATORS Sunshine Most of you will have heard that Stefan Howhy had an accident falling while travelling in Venice Italy and was hospitalized there. He has now returned to Kelowna, is in good spirits, and is expected to be home soon. If you know of anyone who should receive a card from our PROBUS Club, please contact Darline Gough. You can reach Darline at: 250-769-0841; email: [email protected]. Membership Most of the renewals have come in, but we still have a handful of stragglers. Renewal forms will be available at the meeting. Nearly everyone who was a member last year has either renewed or has indicated that they plan to maintain their membership. If you can’t make it to the meeting please mail renewal form and cheque -$25 per person, to me: Ellie Stinson 3207 Sagebrush Court West Kelowna, BC. V4T-2G6 BIO CORNER: New Members Helen Brewer Helen arrived in Canada in 1967 from Australia intending to work and stay a year then travel on to Europe for one year and head back to Australia. However, she met her husband, Dave, at Whistler one month after arriving, married a year later and never returned to Oz until 1994 for a visit. Helen has two children – Steve, an Arborist and Samantha, a Registered Massage Therapist. She has lived in Westbank for 46 years, with a year in between to help Dave manage a ski area in Edmonton for a season. Helen was employed with Farm Credit Canada, a Crown Corporation, for 20 years as a Customer Service Representative in Kelowna. She loves cross country skiing and spends most winter days at Telemark Nordic area and some days at Sovereign Lake. She’s completed two road running marathons, snowshoes, runs, hikes (loves to hike in Banff area), has competed in long distance canoeing, spends a lot of time in her large garden and does the bookkeeping for her daughter’s business as well as a landscaping company. Enjoys good movies and English TV programs. Kay Foerster and Derek Parkes Kay Foerster and Derek Parkes joined us as new members at our September meeting. Kay grew up in Vancouver, and lived there until she was 22. She then moved to Vancouver Island where she raised her family. She ran her own Page | 2 company offering management services to private companies and associations. Derek hails from Dublin, Ireland. He attended Trinity College there, and trained as a Civil Engineer. He worked for the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways, concentrating on traffic safety towards the end of his career. Both Kay and Derek are retired now. They married in 1998 and moved to West Kelowna from White Rock ten years ago. Between them, they have 6 sons, a daughter, and five grandchildren. Kay and Derek enjoy reading, travelling (especially cruising), RV’ing, and socializing. They go south for the winter to get away from the cold. Ellie Stinson [email protected] PROBUS Speaker for October 22 David Worrall David is a member of our Westside PROBUS Club and was originally from Australia, where he was a teacher for 10 years before coming to Canada and the Okanagan. He studied geography at university and then taught at KSS and Mount Boucherie High Schools. David and wife Carmel have lived on the Westside for 45 years. He is a guest lecturer with Princess Cruises. He will be talking to us about the role the Royal Navy has played in establishing and governing maritime regulations and law. Alan Odynsky Bob Fulton, Chair MEETING DATES --NOTE LOCATION CHANGE Temporarily: Super 8 Motel, West Kelowna - October 22 and November 26. Management Committee Meeting – 9:00 am Regular Club Meeting – 10:00am. Super Eight Motel Westgate Rd. near Bartley Rd & Hwy 97 Page | 3 The Management Committee for 2014-15 President: Peter Campbell 250-452-6959 Past President: Natalie Wheatley 250- 764-8593 Vice President: Wilma Griffin 250-707-3057 Speaker Program: Bob Fulton, (Chair) 250-707-0793 Treasurer: A.D. MacLeod 250-768-6785 Secretary: Linda Engels – in interim: Judy Muchowski 250-768-1632 Membership: Rudy Engels –in interim: Ellie Stinson 250-768-7633 Newsletter: Jerry Stinson 250-768-7633 Sunshine Notices: Darline Gough 250-769-0841 Social Activities: Frank Renshaw 250-768-8116 For the complete line up, see the last page of the Newsletter and print a copy for yourself. Page | 4 November Smithwick, Linda Schuler, Nedra Forsyth, Glenn Karvonen, Brenda Merritt, Antoinette Galton, Gwen Long, Linda Davis, Denis November November November November November November November November 4 5 8 11 14 16 16 26 SOCIAL COMMITTEE Your new Social Committee is happy to announce the following 4 events as part of the 2014-15 Program. We ask that you let us know early if you intend participating, as this enables us to plan the event and , if we have to cancel, avoid charges. Here’s to a fun year of activities Frank Renshaw, Social Committee Chair Beat the November blahs and put some Sparkle into your life! SPARKLING HILL RESORT 11:30 am. November 5, 2014 Tour of the Hotel and Wellness Centre 888 Sparkling Place, Vernon Page | 5 Join us on this tour to truly appreciate the natural beauty of the Okanagan Valley, as well as a very unique hotel. Swarovski crystal-infused Sparkling Hill. Astonishing! Over 3.5 million crystals infused within this modern oasis – an Okanagan hotel and wellness centre with European-inspired design elegance. The 40 000 square foot European-inspired spa, clinic, and wellness center is the largest spa in Canada. We’ll tour KurSpa's seven unique aromatherapy, steam, and sauna rooms, serenity pool, the European Cryotherapy Cold Sauna (-110°C), the signature KurSpa treatment. Following the 11:30 AM tour of the hotel and Wellness Centre, we will enjoy lunch at the PeakFine Restaurant (sample menu http://www.sparklinghill.com/dining/peakfine. ) If anyone feels so inclined, there are 12km of local hiking trails. Please let me know by October 22 if you intend attending. Once I know the numbers I will send an email so that people can arrange to carpool if they so choose. Susan Forsyth [email protected] 250-452-9079 WELCOME TO INDIA An chance to sample great food and the culture of India at KRASNA INDIAN CUISINE, 117-3640 GOSSET ROAD, WESTBANK TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18th 2014 6.00 – 9.00 pm Your Social Committee invites you to this specially arranged four course meal comprising: Starter: Popadoms & Dahl bhare Golgappae (puffed balls stuffed with potato, yoghurt and chutney) Appetizers: Samosa chaat (vegetable samosa on chickpeas drizzled with fat free yoghurt, tamarind and cilantro sauce) Main: Butter chicken, Vegetable Rogenjosh & Aloo gobi, with peas-pulao rice, salad, and naan &-parantha bread basket Dessert: Rice pudding with gulab jamun, and Chai tea Alongside the meal we will have a demonstration of how to wear a "sari", how to tie a turban and a chance to listen to Indian music, and perhaps join in by dancing to it - does "Bollywood" call? To enhance the evening you may wish to wear clothing appropriate to the event. The cost for this evening is $30 per person inclusive of taxes and gratuities. You can purchase drinks from the bar. Space is limited so reserve your place by e-mailing me and then please ensure that I have your cheque (made payable to Frank Renshaw) by November 1st. Frank Renshaw [email protected] 250-768-8116 3601 Royal Gala Drive, West Kelowna, V4T 2N9 Page | 6 FESTIVE HOLIDAY DINNER & PARTY THE COVE LAKESIDE RESORT West Kelowna THURSDAY DECEMBER 11th 6.15 pm for Dinner at 7.00 pm This year we invite you to enjoy a festive dinner and party with your Probus friends at The Cove. We have a room to ourselves, our own pay-bar, and the opportunity to play our own music on their sound system. Our room will have a decorated Christmas tree, decorated tables with festive centerpieces, round banquet tables of 8-10 guests at each, with white linen on all tables and white linen napkins. All we need is you to make the evening a special one! We have arranged a festive dinner buffet comprising: Fresh baked dinner rolls and butter Salads Tossed Caesar Salad - house-made dressing, croutons, parmesan and lemon wedges Insalata alla Romana - romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomato, mushrooms, baby shrimp and creamy herb dressing House Salad - lettuce, tomato, mushroom, cucumber and assorted dressings Platters Antipasto Vegetables: roasted bell peppers, pickles, marinated mushrooms, marinated artichoke hearts, pickled beets, Mafioso blend olives, gherkins Main Dishes Roast Rossdown Farm Fresh Turkey with sausage and sage stuffing, savoury Turkey gravy and House made cranberry sauce with pickled ginger & Prairie Heritage 17 hour Slow Roast Beef Brisket - rosemary and Dijon mustard, served with Yorkshire pudding and red wine beef gravy. Horseradish whipped cream, Dijon mustard and grainy mustard sides Hot Stuff Medley of five seasonal vegetables Roast potatoes Seven grain rice pilaf Holiday Dessert Station Okanagan Christmas Plum Pudding with Grand Marnier Sauce, Candy Cane Silk Chocolate Tarts, Pumpkin Pie Miniatures with whipped cream, Holiday Butter Tarts, Rum Balls, Shortbread Cookies & Candy Canes. Freshly Brewed Cherry Hill Organic Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee & Mighty Leaf Teas All of this for $49.00 per person, including taxes and service/gratuities charges. A CASH ONLY bar will be available for your choice of drinks. In order for us to plan the event please e-mail me (Frank) early to reserve a place. Tickets, payable by cheque (made out to F. Renshaw) or cash will be available at the October & November Members Meetings. The November 27th Members’ Meeting is the last day for tickets. Frank Renshaw [email protected] 250 768 8116 3601 Royal Gala Drive, West Kelowna, V4T 2N9 Page | 7 THE ROWDYMEN An evening of Celtic and other music from four talented men WESTBANK LIONS COMMUNITY HALL SATURDAY JANUARY 17TH 2015 6.30 pm If you enjoy good company, being entertained by an accomplished and friendly group and singing along (not compulsory!), then you will enjoy this evening. The four members of the band are local and play Celtic music with humour and considerable energy. Round tables and chairs will be set out for you. Please bring along your favourite appetisers/snacks and something to drink (non-alcoholic). Also bring plates, drinking vessels and utensils that you will need. We are inviting our colleagues in the Ogopogo Probus Club and Kelowna Newcomers Alumni Clubs to join us for this activity. The cost for the evening is just $20 per person We anticipate a lot of interest and ask that you reserve your seats as soon as possible. It will also help us plan the activity with the other two Clubs. You can make a preliminary reservation by e-mail, but please purchase your tickets at the October and November Members Meetings with cash or cheque (payable to F Renshaw) Frank Renshaw [email protected] 250 768 8116 3601 Royal Gala Drive, West Kelowna, V4T 2N9 Hello and welcome to the new season of PROBUS Couples bridge. Come out and get to know each other and enjoy playing bridge in the informal atmosphere of each other's homes. We rotate responsibility to host 2 or 3 tables in our own homes about once or twice a year, on the 4th Saturday of each month, except December, July and August. If any PROBUS members wish to join in this friendly bridge play, please contact Dini Steyn or Neil Fimrite. email: [email protected] or [email protected] . If anyone who is not part of the dining-out group would like to join us, please contact Rosemay at [email protected] or 250-768-5367. Page | 8 GOOD FOOD AND FUN AT DINING-IN Welcome everyone to a new season of PROBUS. We hope you are ready to start a great year. The Dining In first rotation dinners are under way. We still could use 2 more couples to even out our numbers so if you are interested in rejoining or are thinking about becoming new diners, please email Joyce or me and we will include you in our next dinner. We ask all new members to consider joining. It is nice to become better acquainted with your fellow PROBUS members and that can be so much fun over a glass of wine and a great dinner. There will be sign-up forms on the tables at the September meeting. Please let us know your holiday schedule and your preferred month to host. We try to ensure that you dine with different couples each rotation but that can be quite a challenge with the travellers in this group, so we ask that you bear with us and we will try our best. If you have any questions please contact Joyce or Brenda by phone or e-mail. Joyce Roydell (769-5365) and Brenda Karvonen ( 768 -1898), Coordinators This group is temporarily inactive, we have no coordinator for this activity! Please consider helping out or taking on this activity. Live Opera Broadcasts for 2014 - 2015 METROPOLITAN OPERA’S LIVE IN HD 2014/15 SEASON Details about the Met’s series of live high-definition performances for next season may be found at: Page | 9 http://www.metopera.org/metopera/liveinhd/live-in-hd-2014-15-season As in past years, the Saturday morning broadcasts will be available in Kelowna at the Orchard Plaza Cinema – most, but not all, begin at 9:55 a.m. local time. Mozart’s LE NOZZE DI FIGARO is scheduled for October 18 (9:55 a.m.) and, the third in the series is Bizet’s CARMEN on November 1 (9:55 a.m.). Adam’s THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER, a Met Premiere, is the fourth, on November 15 (9:55 a.m.). Tickets can be purchased in advance at the theatre or or-line at www.Cineplex.com/events For more Met Opera information, have a browse at www.metopera.org/HDLive . Alan Law, or Sheila Taylor. [email protected] 250-768-2882 The walking group has been pretty active. On September 30, Murray Marchant and Susan Baumann led a walk in Bear Creek Regional Park, and on October 7, Gary and Darline Gough took a group of 12 walkers through Kalamoir Regional Park. It was a perfect Okanagan day with temperatures for October in the 20C range. The views from the higher trails of Okanagan Lake were spectacular with many of the trees and shrubs in fall foliage. On October 21 Doug Karvonen will take the group to Lost Lake in the Myra Bellevue Park, while on November 4 Marg Cunningham is planning a walk along Veneer Creek on the Westside. The final walk of the fall season on November 18 will be led by Sheila Taylor. Details will be send out close to the date of the walks. If you have any questions or suggestions contact Sheila Taylor ([email protected]) or Emile Brokx ([email protected]). We are so delighted to know our walking group includes so many enthusiasts, who so readily offer to lead walks on our myriad amazing trails! If you haven't joined us already, do come out with us! Emile Brokx and Sheila Taylor Page | 10 Kalamoir Park 2014 - Third Wednesday of month 7 pm. Film Discussion Group: Third Wednesday of each Month at Westwood Retirement Resort 7 PM. There will be a discussion with goodies following the film. Please remember to bring Two Dollars each to cover beverage and goodies after the film. October 15: THE MONUMENTS MEN; The Monuments Men is a 2014 American-German film based on a non-fiction book by Robert M Edsel, titled: The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History. The film follows a group of men who were given the task of finding and saving pieces of art and other culturally important items before their destruction by Hitler during World War II. The film stars George Clooney (who also produced it), Matt Damon, Bill Murray and others! November 19: THE ROYAL AFFAIR; presented by Stefan & Carmella Hohwy; Synopsis to follow. Please join us for an interesting evening at the movies! Carmella and Joyce Kelowna Newcomers / Newcomers Alumni - 5 Pin Bowling -Team members, spares, 'wanna-be' bowlers –join up now ATTENTION PROBUS MEMBERS Page | 11 Westside PROBUS Club Members are invited to join the Newcomers Bowling League - it is fun, healthful, and a great opportunity to socialize. The Newcomers Bowling League will resume at the Capri Valley Lanes soon for the 2014/15 season. As a PROBUS member you are welcome to join. Previous bowling experience or bowling skill is not required! If you are interested, please contact Richard Pringle at 250-762-0677 or at [email protected] and communicate: 1. if you would like to bowl again or possibly to join the league for the first time 2. whether you will be a regular team member or a spare 3. the date when you will be able to start bowling 4. if you have any questions The league prize/banquet/incidental fee for regulars will be $25 (which is less than for all the other Adult Leagues in Kelowna), and the weekly cost for bowling for both spares and regulars will be $12.00 for the 3 weekly games. This cost will include use of bowling shoes (normally a $2 rental). For more information contact: Richard Pringle email: [email protected] or 250-762-0677 Would you be interested in a “Mini Course” presentation dealing with how to handle files and folders on your PC computer, and how to manage your inventory of photos, and perfom basic editing and “fixes”? I get questions frequently about these topics and have presented a show and tell session for the Digital Camera group on this topic several years ago. Perhaps this could be repeated for a larger group or a joint session of the two groups. Please let me know of your interest, and I will try to arrange. Questions/problems? Call Jerry at 250-768-7633 or email [email protected] Is this you??? Page | 12 Digital Photography -Camera Club The Camera Club of the PROBUS Club of Westside meets at 2 PM on the first Friday of the month at the Westwood Retirement Resort in West Kelowna. Anyone of any ability or experience is welcome to participate. Generally, the format followed has been to go as a group on a photo shoot somewhere in and around Kelowna and return to the Westwood Resort at 2 pm. to show pictures taken. Meetings are currently scheduled for November, December, February, March, April, May and June. Photos from recent outings will be presented on posters at the first meeting back at the Lions Community Centeranticipated for January. So get going on your posters NOW!. The "Assignment" for the 7 November meeting is to take pictures of "Fish", most likely of either the Adams River salmon run and/or a local kokanee run. See: http://www.tourismkamloops.com/adams-river-sockeye-salmon-run-in-kamloops-british-columbia for information on the Adams River salmon run. Carpooling or teaming up with other PROBUS members as part of a general club outing is suggested. Another suggested fall outing is to tour some vineyards- for photographic purposes of course!! But you don’t have to wait until fall for this! For further information contact: Jan Conradi, at [email protected] Adams River Oct 16, 2014 J. Stinson Page | 13 Adams River: J. Stinson NEW ACTIVITY---? Formal or informal? GAMES NIGHT Games such as Ditch the Queen, Pegs and Jokers, Sequence, Golf and Mexican Train have so far come to mind. We are certain you will have others. We think the group size should be 8 – 12 and if we get more than 12 interested, we can have more than one group. At this stage our idea is for the host to provide simple munchies/snacks, the tables (others will be able to help) and choose the games for that evening (phoning around for ideas and provision of the games is perfectly acceptable). We suggest meeting once a month, in rotation at each of our homes from September through March/April. Evenings(7.00 – 10.00 ?) might be preferable but we do not rule out daytime get-togethers. So we are asking for anyone interested to sign up at the October Members’ Meeting. When signing up please indicate: preferred day, evening or daytime, suggested games – to add to our list! This is primarily about fellowship and fun – the games (and snacks!) are a vehicle to achieve that aim Nedra & Gerald Schuler, Maria & Frank Renshaw - (Ogopogo PROBUS) Any interested member of either Westside PROBUS or Ogopogo PROBUS is welcome. Page | 14 The year-end lunch at O’Keefe Ranch and visit to ‘Art in the Garden’ at the home studio of Michael Jell, Vernon, attracted a group of 16 eager participants. (See photos). We began our new year with another big attraction, a presentation by Stefan Hohwy of the Westside club entitled “Earthenware to Bone China”, a slide show and hands-on demonstration with examples of porcelain, majolica and other forms of the ceramic arts. For more details or to be added to the email list, contact Pam Laing at 766-6808 or [email protected]. Ogopogo contact: Pam Laing [email protected] 250-766-6808; Westside contact: Stefan Hohwy [email protected] 250-768-4262 Of Interest?? Communication received by President(Nathalie Wheatley) Greetings, My name is Suzanne Bell and I am currently pursuing my PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. As part of my dissertation research I am looking for women 50 years of age or older to participate in a study on older adult women’s experiences in intimate relationships. I originally contacted the Probus club in my hometown of Huntsville, Ontario. They were fantastic and included information about my study in the President’s Message section of their April newsletter. I was wondering if there is any way I could circulate information about my study and/or one of my flyers (attached) among the members of your community. I have had about 120 women take part so far, but I need quite a few more for my results to be meaningful. You can get more information/complete my study at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/IntimateWomen I would really appreciate any help, thanks so much! Suzanne Bell, B.A. Doctoral Candidate School of Psychology University of Ottawa Page | 15 Westside PROBUS Executive and Committees 2014-2015 President Past President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Membership Newsletter Sunshine Speakers Social Bridge Camera Club Dining In Dining Out Film Night Games Night Walking Opera Art Crawlers Computers Bowling +3 Peter Campbell Natalie Wheatley Wilma Griffin Linda Engels A.D. 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