THE PROBE VOLUME 27 ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 2015 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE PROBUS CLUB OF ST. CATHARINES To stimulate interest and participation in GENERAL MEETING activities at a time of life when one often TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 welcomes new friendships and an atmosCall to Order Vic Cicci called the meeting to order phere of sharing ideas and information. The PROBUS Club of St.Catharines meets at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Grantham Lions Club, 732 Niagara St., St. Catharines, Ontario. Mail: 21-3 Lakeside Dr. St. Catharines, ON L2M 1P3 Website: www.probusstcatharines.com 2014-2015 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE President: Vic Cicci Vice President Andy Redman Past President: Art Currie Secretary: Al Higgins Treasurer: John Senn Programme: Hugh Gayler Membership: Len Thibeault Spec.Evnt/Ed. Visits: Emil Knebel Probe Editor: Hugh Learmonth Webmaster: Russ Milland 905-688-1388 905-682-6029 905-938-1264 289-669-0161 905-984-5360 905-684-9097 905-397-6735 905-685-5976 905-934-2268 289-362-3420 NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 GRANTHAM LIONS CLUB 732 NIAGARA ST., ST. CATHARINES Our guest speaker for the February 10th meeting will be Ellen Savoia, Senior Planner with the City of St. Catharines. The title of her talk will be: ‘City Rules: An introduction to St. Catharines’ Official Plan and Zoning By-laws’. at 9:30 AM. O Canada Bob Henderson led us in singing O Canada. Introduction of Guests: Tim Kaye introduced his guest Bill Bothell. New Members: Membership chair Len Thibeault introduced five new members: John Congram (sponsor Eugene Gillies); Harold Nash (sponsor Bill Finley); David Neill (sponsor Bob Hawkes); Tom van Loenen (sponsor Emil Knebel). Bob McMahon will also be joining but was not present. New members were presented with a welcome letter from our president Vic Cicci, the club by-laws, a 25th Anniversary Probe, name badge, Probus lapel pin, and a 25th Anniversary pen. Sponsors were presented with a Probus mug. Our new members were warmly welcomed by the membership. Biographies were presented by John Congram and Harold Nash. Update on Coming Events: Romeo Lunches: Vic reported on behalf of Art Currie that there is no Romeo lunch this month and that 66 people attended the Christmas Lunch last month. Juliet Dinners: John Bullivant announced that there will be a Juliet Dinner Wednesday, March 18. John re-introduced his team George Park, Maurice Gomme and himself. Registrations for the Juliet dinner in March will be taken at next month’s meeting. Educational Visits: Emil Knebel advised that the next education visit is to the St Catharines Library, a workshop on digital down loading, Tuesday January 20 at 10:00. (Continued on page 2) Guest speaker delivers message (Continued from page 1) Guest Speakers: Hugh Gayler advised our about stroke dangers and treatment speaker today is Marie Rusnak, and her topic is “Niagara District Stroke Program” Al Higgins introduced our guest speaker Marie Next month our guest speaker is Ellen Savoia, speaking on The New Official Plan and Zoning By- Rusnak, nurse practitioner at the Niagara District Stroke Centre. Laws for St Catharines. Marie put strokes in context by explaining that Bill Brice will be our March guest speaker. there are about 50,000 strokes in Canada each All speakers have been confirmed or pending until year with an annual price tag of Christmas. 3.6 billion dollars. There are Stratford Tours: Bob Henderson reminded us of approximately 300,000 Canadithe two tours — the first is “The Sound of Music”, ans living with stroke. June 18 and the second “Carousel”, September A stroke was described as 17. Bob will start taking reservations and money an interruption of blood and in March. oxygen to a part of the brain. Couples Bridge Club: Len Thibeault reminded us Two types were reviewed; the that the club meets the second Thursday of the first, Ischemic, occurs in 80% month; there are openings available, the location of the cases and is a clot which rotates among member’s homes each month. Len blocks blood to the brain and asked that you see him if you and your partner Marie Rusnak the second, Hemorrhagic, ocwould like to join. curs when a blood vessel breaks and results in Motion: Vic presented the motion: bleeding in the brain. “Because of increased concerns regarding web The risk factors and warning signs were reusage that the position of Webmaster be added to viewed as well as the best practices. The history the Management Committee” as introduced at last of the Stroke Program leading to the current status month’s general meeting moved by Art Currie and of the program in the Niagara Region was covered seconded by Andy Redman. Vic asked for quesand revealed an impressive and complete protions, none were forth coming, motion carried. A gram. All of the contact information for the proquestion followed: “is the position an elected posi- gram was provided in a Power Point handout of tion?” Vic answered it would be a permanent posi- the entire presentation. tion until he decides to leave. Our guest speaker was thanked by Peter Other Announcements: Hammond. Parking restrictions at the Lions Club building were reviewed by Vic. Len Thibeault reported today’s attendance was 79 out of 139, for 57%. The Romeo Lunch series returns in February Jim Cameron and John Bullivant graced us with after a one-month break, and the first Juliet Dinner funny stories. of the new year will be held in March. We were adjourned at 11:15. The Romeo Lunch will be held at the regular location at the Dalhousie Yacht Club on Wednesday, February 25th. Members are encouraged to join in the fellowship at 12 noon with lunch served at 12:30 p.m. The team of John Bullivant, Maurice Gomme and George Park will be in charge of staging the Juliet Dinner on Wednesday, March 18th at the Glenridge Lawn Bowling Club. John has promised to unveil the menu at the February meeting and he and his team will also start taking signups and cheques. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the cost is Vic Cicci welcomes four new members, accompajust $24 per person and you are welcome to bring nied by their sponsors, at the January meeting. your own wine. Romeo and Juliet return 2 Biggar to take the Pastoral Clinical Course at the Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital. For the next six years I ministered in the inner city of Hamilton. An introduction to John Congram My mother and father both grew up in the little In 1971, I became the minister of St. Giles town of Wingham, Ontario in Huron County. As a Church in Sarnia. After six years there I became young man my father left the family farm near Wingham and went to work in Toronto. It was here minister of St. Mark’s in Don Mills. While there the church built a multipurpose apartment building that I was born in 1937. housing one-third regular renters, one-third subsiWhen I was 10 years old my parents moved dized renters and one-third people who required back to Wingham so my father could go into the attendant care. garage business, a GM dealership After serving St. Mark’s for 10 that also sold Case farm impleyears I was asked to assume the ments. In 1959 I graduated with a role of editor of the Presbyterian BA from Western University and Record, the national magazine of entered Knox College Toronto to The Presbyterian Church in Canstudy for the ministry. ada. After so many years in minisWhen I graduated in 1962 I was try I wondered whether I was casent to my first pastorate in Biggar, pable of doing anything else. While Saskatchewan (New York is big but serving as editor, Wood Lake this is Biggar). My arrival in Biggar Press asked me to write, This coincided with the introduction of Presbyterian Church of Ours, an the first Medicare in Canada. Biggar anecdotal story of the Presbyterian was the premier’s constituency and Church. A highlight for me during a political hotspot. I had been told my 14 years at the magazine was that everyone in the West was visiting some of the churches in friendly, but discovered a town diNew member John Congram Eastern Europe after the fall of vided into two hostile camps. The Communism. one referred to the others as communists while they referred to others as fascist. My After retiring from the Record I took the interim three years there were punctuated by three naministry course and served in that capacity at sevtional stories. The first in The Star Weekly about eral churches. Medicare in Biggar, was entitled, “Our Town will My wife, Liz, and I have four sons and four Never be the Same.” The second in Maclean’s grandchildren. In 2011, after a long struggle with Magazine entitled, “This is Canada’s Alabama”, described the native reserve just north of Biggar as cancer, Liz died. Last May I married Sylvia Murray whom I knew from my days in Wingham. Sylvia the poorest in Canada. The final article, again in married a high school classmate of mine who also The Star Weekly, told about the 1920s when the Klu Klux Klan rode in Saskatchewan. The Klan ex- died of cancer several years ago. erted a big effect on Biggar. While living in Don Mills I enjoyed being a memAfter three years in Biggar, realizing I had a lot ber of the Kiwanis Club. of answers to questions no one was asking, I left Scottish Breathalyzer...simple science... 3 fortunately, the animals don’t live with us, thank goodness. In my business career I have been President of Hi. My name is Harold Nash. I’m one of those rare birds that was born in St. Catharines and have the Jaycees, Chairman of the volunteer Downtown Association, honourary treasurer of the Chamber lived here all my life. of Commerce, and the first chair of the Business I was born into a loving family of six children, Improvement Area of Downtown, also known as being the second youngest. Of some interest, at the Downtown Association. I served five years as least to me, is the fact of the four girls and two boys an Alderman (as we were called in those days) of in our family, all the the City of St. Catharines, and have been Presigirls were born at dent of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines, from home and the two which I just recently retired. boys at the St. CaI loved playing tennis, a sport I played for many tharines General Hosyears until bad knees and hips made it impossible pital. Somehow I think to continue. Although the body ain’t what it used my Mother was able to to be, I continue to keep my mind active by playing predetermine the sex duplicate bridge as often as I can. of her children by deI do continue to play a role in our business by ciding where they helping out three days a week, although mostly in would be born. It was an administrative capacity. I am called to the floor that long ago that occasionally to help an old customer, but that is street cars still travhappening less frequently as you can image – my eled down St. Paul old customers are dying out. Street. I’m looking forward to being a member of PROAfter graduating BUS and looking around the room, I know many of from the St. CathariNew member Harold Nash you already. I hope to meet many more of you in nes Collegiate and the coming months. Technical School as it was know in those days, I joined the family business – Jack Nash Ltd. My father started that business in 1946, joined shortly Probus visits/tours by Emil Knebel: after by my brother Maurice, and then by me. My mother was very upset by that happening as she wanted me to go to university – had that happened NEXT VISIT MARCH 26, 2015: Jeffery’s GreenI would have been the first of my siblings to do so. houses, Thursday, March 26, 10 AM, located at But they needed me in the store, so off I went. 1036 Lakeshore Rd., West, St. Catharines (Just It was just after the War Years and business west of Third Street Louth). For more informawas good to the Nashes. We expanded the store tion and map, refer to their website: at its St. Paul Street location three separate times www.jefferysgreenhouses.com/ in a building adjacent to the then Lincoln Hotel. Sign up at the February/March meetings or And as our business grew we expanded into four email [email protected] stores, with one in Niagara Falls, one in the Seaway Mall in Welland and two in St. Catharines, downtown and the Grantham Plaza. Things never MAY 20 TOUR: KUBES STEEL, visit their website stay static in the retail business to the point that we at: now operate one store, that being in the Grantham http://www.kubesteel.com/ Plaza. That store is now in the hands of my second son, Dave – the third generation of family management. Again, a rarity, family businesses often don’t succeed past the second generation. But we The will to win, the desire to succeed, are still here doing our thing. the urge to reach your full potential... I married my wife Marcia, who is from Boston, th and together we will be celebrating our 60 wedthese are the keys that will unlock the ding anniversary in 2015. We have three sons, door to personal excellence. eight grandchildren, three dogs and three cats – Harold Nash: new club member Confucius 4 DIRECTORY CHANGES An answer for every pilot’s gripe Changes/additions to members mail and/or e-mail address will be published monthly in the Probe. Please inform any member of the Management Committee of your changes. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS ' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. John Congram: (new member) 17-122 Lakeshore Rd. St. Catharines, L2N 6N6 Phone: 905-935-0528 Email: [email protected] Harold Nash: (new member) 9-77 Erion Rd. St. Catharines, L2W 1B4 Phone: 905-688-0533 Email: [email protected] P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. David Neill: (new member) 206-453 Hunter Rd. Niagara-on-the-Lake, L0S 1J0 Phone: 289-868-9710 P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit. Tom van Loennen: (new member) 41 Golden Blvd. St. Catharines, L2N 7M6 Phone: 905-397-7000 Email: [email protected] P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. John Tutecky: email discontinued. P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what friction locks are for. SUB COMMITTEES AND SOCIAL EVENT CONVENORS P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. The following activities are approved and sponsored by the Probus Club of St. Catharines. Romeo Lunch: Art Currie Juliet Dinners: Maurice Gomme John Bullivant George Park Wood Carving: Jerry Benner Curling: Jack Corbett Poker: Doug Wright Theatre Visits: Bob Henderson Outreach: Art Currie Bridge: Couples: Len Thibeault Men's: TBA Dancing: Andy Reyes P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right. 905-938-1264 905-682-2329 905-682-1188 905-704-0561 905-892-5878 905-682-9923 905-988-5539 905-682-3724 905-938-1264 P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. P: Aircraft handles funny. S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious. P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. 905-397-6735 P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget. 905-937-2982 5 February 2015 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 COUPLES BRIDGE GENERAL MEETING POKER 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ROMEO LUNCH WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Wood carving every Thursday at 9:30 p.m. FUTURE EVENTS: Juliet Dinner — Wednesday, March 18. Visit to Jeffery’s Greenhouses — March 26. Stratford Festival trips — June 18 and September 17. 6
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