1. travel
2. tourist destinations
3. canada

Probus Club of Nanaimo
!
Meetings: Nanaimo Yacht Club
Mail: #38 - 3200 Island Hwy, Box 37055, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N4
Volume 17, Issue 9, October 2014
!
Management Committee Members: 2014-2015
President
Vice Pres.
Past Pres.
Secretary
Secretary
Treasurer
Membership
Newsletter
Social Events
Tours
Sheldon Smith
Alan Lomax
Tom Bates
Marion Podritske
Sue McDonald
Denis Heppelle
Lionel Benoit
Barb Galeski
Dieuwke Steenstra
Corine Devries
758-9635
755-7847
468-5817
758-7921
755-1995
758-5595
390-1428
585-4282
758-0254
245-0907
Sub-committee Chairs
Auditor
Book Exchange
Golf Tournament
Refreshments
!
Bob Rowledge
Committee
TBA
Barry Hall
390-9192
758-1058
758-2445
Editor: Barb Galeski
Tel: 250-585-4282 Email: [email protected]
Deadline for submissions: 2nd Tuesday following
the General Meeting. The newsletter is published in
the 3rd week following the general meeting. No
newsletter in July and December.
Meetings are held 2nd Tuesday of each month,
except in July & December.
Coffee & doughnuts at 9 am
Meeting starts at 9:30.
Upcoming Events, Meetings and Tours
!
Meet old friends and make new ones. People on the
waiting list, we urge you to participate.
!
Pub Night
Next General Meeting
Management Meeting
Drinks & Appies
Apple Aid
Android Aid
Nov. 12
Nov. 12 Wednesday
Nov. 13 Thursday
Nov. 23
Nov. 25
Nov. 26
Christmas Brunch (tickets on sale at Nov. meeting
Grand Hotel)
Dec. 9, 11 am - 2:30
!
Please pick up your Activity Badge at the next
meeting at the back of the room.
Guest Speaker
If you have a suggestion, please contact Alan Lomax,
VP at 250-755-7847 or email him at
[email protected]
*
*
*
*
*
November guest speaker will be Nancy Klinger and
her topic is Working Dogs. Nancy will be bringing
a dog with her.
RV Campout: at Coastal Black Winery (left) and celebrating birthdays at Seal Bay
Android Aid (left) and Apple Aid (right)
Ethnic Dining at Asteras
Tours
Coordinator: Corine Devries,
250-245-0907 or
Carol Richardson
250-758-2025
The Sidney Tour included the BC Aviation
Museum (Peter Kistler, retired pilot in the
cockpit of the Trans Canada Airlines Viscount)
and the Shaw Marine Centre.
We have had a successful year with fun trips enjoyed by many. Next year will start with a tour of the
Legislative Buildings in Victoria watching our MLA’s in action (or inaction), lunch in the executive dining
room, then a stop at Royal Roads, with a visit to the Hatley Museum.
!
Our big trip next year in early September will be a Wine Tour of the Okanagan. We will be away for 2
nights, and will include a visit to the NK’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos. We are giving you lots of
warning so you can plan your other holidays around it.
!
Many members would love to go to Painters at Painters Lodge again, so we may plan to revisit some old
trips.
Drinks and Appies
Coordinator: Cathie Novak
250-390-1428 or [email protected]
Our gatherings take place on the 4th
weekend of the month. Dieuwke
Steenstra will host on November 23,
from 4:30 - 7 PM. Look for sign-up
sheets at the next meeting. We would
also like more people to sign up to
host these events after xmas. For
more information, call Cathie Novak.
The host provides plates, napkins,
coffee & tea. Guests bring an
appetizer to share, & their own
labeled glass and drink. Since the
size of the home dictates the number
of guests, you need to sign up at the
meeting.
Apple Aid: iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Coordinator: Dieuwke Steenstra
250-758-0254, or [email protected]
!
Next session is Tuesday Nov. 18 at the new North Nanaimo Library, 1:30 -3:00 pm.
If you have specific problems, please email Dieuwke before class. Have your device
charged up and remember your Apple ID and password. Please come early to help
set up the room.
Android Aid
Coordinator: Ted Rickard
250-585-7161, or [email protected]
Instructor: Jason Baines
!
Please call Ted if interested in computer meetings regarding the use of
android or Samsung cellphones. Next session is Wednesday Nov. 26, from
3 to 5 PM at the new library on Hammond Bay Rd.
Probus Investment Club
Coordinator: Bob Patterson
250-758-1060, or [email protected]
!
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Please visit our information table at the next
meeting. To honour the contribution of Terry Smart to the success of the club we now
have a “Smart Bull” trophy, which goes to the member who guesses (forecasts?) the level
of the TSX for the next quarter. Harry Hill has won the last two quarters.
Scrabble
Coordinator: Brenda Stewart
250-619-3679, or [email protected]
!
Players meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 2:30 - 4:00. It will be
hosted by different people. Call Brenda for details.
RV Group
Coordinators: Viola & Wendell Krinke
250-758-1178, or [email protected]
No more outings until Spring. Watch for news in the March newsletter,
but keep these dates open:
June 21-23: Hosts will be Bob & Kathleen Saunders
Aug. 25-27: Hosts will be Ted & Mary Rickard
Probus Pub Night
Coordinator: Lorraine Bates
1-250-468-5817, or [email protected]
!
The next pub night will take place at Carlos O’Bryan’s Pub, 1784 Stewart Ave.,
upstairs, on Wed., Nov. 12 starting at 5 pm. Please call or email Lorraine if you wish to
sign up or need to cancel.
For women members:
University of Ottawa student is seeking your help with PhD Research in Clinical Psychology
As part of her doctoral dissertation Suzanne Bell is conducting a study on the experiences of women in
intimate relationships. Your participation will help researchers and health care professionals better
understand the experiences of women 50+ years old. It is an area that has received very little research
attention. This study has received ethics approval from the University of Ottawa’s Research Ethics Board.
!
Criteria: Women who are 50+ years old, in a long-term, intimate relationship, fluent in English, & live in
Canada
What to do: Complete the online, anonymous questionnaire at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/IntimateWomen
!
For further inquiries:
Call: 613-562-5800, ext. 2248
Email: [email protected]
For Christmas Brunch tickets (Dec. 9) call Grace-Anne Risedorf at 250-758-6467
Below: Hardy hikers at Bannon Falls
Above:
Shallice Macauley, from Brooks Landing
Royal Bank speaking on Banking Security
and fraud, at the October meeting - a super
informative and sensitive speaker!
Hikers, Walkers & Strollers
Coordinator: Herb Risedorf
250-758-6467 or [email protected]
We all do the same trails, but the hikers do 8-10K, the walkers do 6-8K, and the strollers tend to avoid rooted
trails and prefer shorter walks & safer footing. Ask Herb to add you to the email list to receive advance notice
of all outings on Mondays and Thursdays.
Other activity notices:
!
Probus membership perks!
• Reduced rates at both the Embassy and
Chateau Victoria, in Victoria.
• Reduced rates for travel medical
insurance through Johnson Co.
Nature Ramble
Coordinator: Kathleen Saunders (call 250-758-2559)
!
Impromptu Poker
Coordinator: Barbara Blinston (call 754-2588)
!
Book Exchange: at all General Meetings
!
Sequence Dancing:
Ethnic Dining
Coordinator: Dieuwke Steenstra
250-758-0254, or [email protected]
There will be no more outings until January. The next location
will be announced at the Nov. meeting and in the next
newsletter. Any suggestions are welcome.
Norma & Dave Stevenson (250-751-8669)
of Harbour City Probus are inviting any of
our club members to join them in a
Classical Sequence Dancing Club to be
held at the Br. 256 Legion. Please contact
them if you are interested.
Changes to Probus Roster for 2015
!
Ross and Beryl Shepherd
Shepherd was spelled wrong. It should be Shepherd and not Shepard.
!
Any changes should be reported to Ted Rickard: [email protected], or call 250-585-7161
!
!
PROBUS NANAIMO!
November 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wed.
!
Hiking
Thurs.
Friday
Sat.
!
HIking!
!
!
1
2
3!
Hiking
4
5!
Investment!
6!
Hiking
7
8
9
10!
Hiking
11
12!
Pub Night!
General
Meeting
13!
HIking!
Man.!
Meeting
14
15
16
17!
Hiking
18!
19!
Investment!
20!
Hiking
21
22
29
!
Apple Aid
!
Scrabble
23!
Drinks &
Appies
30
24!
Hiking
25!
26!
Android!
Users
27!
Hiking
28
!
!
!
!
!
Hiking
Dec. 9!
Christmas
Luncheon
HIking