PROBUS CLUB OF THE GATEWAY
February 17, 2015
Many thanks to:
Marlene and Richard Dewey for the Winter Walk,
Doreen Cameron, Sharon Cobban and Marjorie
O’Brien for the Rendezvous lunch at Northwinds,
Joan and Ron Varley for the cross country ski hike
and Carol Cameron and Ron Varley for the
Valentines Day dinner and dance. Carol and
Chuck Cameron and the Speaker’s Committee for
last month’s excellent speaker, Laurie ThatcherCraig of Clear Valley Hops.
50/50 DRAW
Ivor Corbett was the lucky winner last month,
winning $84.50.
Packaged Goods Companies in Canada. He has
been a pioneer in the Functional Health Foods
industry for the past ten years and has founded a
number of Canada’s leading health food and
Superfood brands. Mark has also worked hand-inhand with industrial hemp farmers across Canada,
developing a great deal of experience in industrial
hemp agriculture. https://peacenaturals.com
As Mark’s website states: “While there’s been a
lot of hype about medical cannabis over the last
few years; this wonder plant, hemp, has been a
part of human life and agriculture for millennia.”
For those who want to do more research (and see
interesting photos) on this fascinating subject,
which will come up during our federal election
this fall, Google: Mountain Life by typing in:
'growing peacefully, the new medical marijuana
blows into Stayner Ontario' and you should get
the article by Colin Field in the February,
2014 issue of the magazine.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, Feb. 16, 1:30 pm – Billiards Club at
Mogul’s Bar
Tuesday, Feb. 17 – Probus Meeting
Kathy Tourchin, our archivist, will give a short
presentation outlining the updated method for
submitting photographs of our Probus events.
Speaker: Mark Gobuty, CEO & Founder of
The Peace Naturals Project Inc. will be
discussing how the issue of medical marijuana
came about in his family and how that led to the
fast growing operation that he and his team of
professionals have built over the past five years.
He has had extensive experience at the Executive
level, as well as Sales functions within Consumer
Sunday, Feb. 22 - Academy Awards Dinner
Evening at the Huron Club - Join us for an
Academy Awards dinner event at the Huron Club at
5:30 p.m. This event is also open to friends of
members. Get dressed up or NOT (as you prefer); walk
the red carpet; have your photo taken by the paparazzi
and cheer on your favourite stars/movies. Cost is $43
per person all inclusive (except for drinks) for a threecourse dinner (menu choices available at February
meeting). Also needed, fun loving volunteers who
are not attending the event but would consider
attending this event from 5:15 until 6:30 to act as
fans; security guards; interviewers and
papparazzi. Contact: Marjorie O’Brien, Event
Chair 705-446-0478 or
[email protected]
Wednesday, March 4 - Bowling at 3:40 pm
Georgian Bowl - Contact: Dianne Morton 705445-0250; Carol Vermeersch 705-446-2693 or
Eve Acton 705-445-3740
Thursday, March 5 - Snowshoe event - Meet
at 10:00 am at First Street Tim Horton's parking
lot in Collingwood for a 1.5-hour snowshoe hike.
The group will carpool to the Third Line (off Grey
Road 19) and commence the hike on the Bruce
Trail. We will hike through the woods for about
45 minutes and return. Bring water and a snack.
The pace will be medium and leisurely and the
terrain is easy. No pre-registration necessary.
Lunch at the 98 Panda on Hurontario Street after
the hike is optional. For more information call
Cathy Sears at 705-444-9859.
Monday, Mar. 16, 1:30 pm – Billiards Club at
Mogul’s Bar
Tuesday, March 17 - Probus Meeting
Terry Sears, our Probus Club Auditor, will be
presenting the year-end financial report.
Speaker: Nick Brindisi, public relations
representative for the Nottawasaga Lighthouse
Preservation Society (NLPS). For more
information visit their website: http://nlps.info
Tuesday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Pub Night:
The Huron Club, 6:00-9:00 pm (Maximum
number 50 -55). Stand-up cocktails and finger
food appetizers, $10 per person for appetizers.
Contacts: Moyra Biggar 705-445-5160 (and
Shirley Montgomery 705-444-5049 after March
5th).
Wednesday, March 25 - Rendezvous Dinner
Azzurra Restaurant - a family style Pranzo Dinner
$40 pp. If you wish, you may bring your own
wine with corkage of $15 per bottle. Cocktails at
6:00 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sign-up continues at
the February meeting. Contact: Sharon Cobban
705-293-2105 or Sam Signer 705-994-2597
Wednesday, April 1 - Bowling at 3:40 pm
Georgian Bowl - Contact: Dianne Morton 705445-0250; Carol Vermeersch 705-446-2693 or
Eve Acton 705-445-3740
Friday, April 10 - The Dirty 30s
Dance, listen, sing, reminisce, at the Lizard
Lounge* featuring live music (by Sam) of the 20s,
30s, and 40s. Dress up, if you like, as your
favourite silent film star, gangster, flapper, and
more to win prizes in the costume contest. Shake
those hips and move those feet for the dance
competition. Enjoy the dinner from salad to
dessert and bring your own wine to top it off.
It all starts at 7:00 pm and it’s only $28!
*Takes place at the Leisure Time Club on
Minnesota St. - and after we get through with it..it
will be the Lizard Lounge.....
Monday, April. 20, 1:30 pm – Billiards Club at
Mogul’s Bar
Tuesday, April 21 – Probus Meeting
Thursday, April 23 - Rendezvous Dinner at the
Beild House. $55 per person inclusive for hors
d'oeuvres and three course dinner. Bring your
own wine with no corkage fee. 6:00 pm for hors
d'oeuvres and dinner at 6:30 pm. Sign-ups begin at
the February meeting or contact Anne Small 705727- 6597 or Sharon Cobban 705-293-2105.
Tuesday, April 28 - Join us for a visit to the new
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto at Eglinton/Don Valley
Parkway. Details to follow. A sign up sheet for
interest only will be at the February meeting.
Legends Ski Club
Luncheon:
Wednesday, Feb. 25 at TSC
Ski Days at Private Clubs:
Wednesday, Feb. 18 Osler
Thursday, Mar. 5
Alpine
Wednesday, Mar. 18 Georgian Peaks
These are subsidized by Legends - a great way to
visit private ski clubs. Please go to:
http:/www.probusskilegends.ca for more
information on all these events.
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, June 5 - Dance to the music of a
Toronto-based 10-piece band at Bear Estate.
Details to follow.
Friday, June 12 - Gateway Probus Golf
Tournament Details to follow.
The Art Club meets every Thursday at the
Leisure Time Club 9:00 am to noon. Contact:
Carolyn Ellis 705-444-0490 or [email protected]
Ladies Book Club
The newest book club still has room for a few
more members. We meet once per month. We
welcome members who are only here seasonally.
Contact Sandra Cassidy for more information
[email protected] or 705-445-4126
Dinner Club: New members welcome. On the
second Tuesday of each month a group of
members get together to have dinner at each
other’s homes. You would receive an email
towards the end of the month asking if you wish to
participate in the event the following month and
whether you wish to be a host or a guest. You
would be asked to take your turn hosting at your
convenience. You would receive an email in the
first week of the month detailing who you would
be having dinner with or who would be coming to
your home. The host then emails their guests to
request their contribution of appetizer, salad, or
dessert. For convenience, the host usually prepares
the bulk of the main course. At the end of the
evening everyone tells how much they have spent
and the cost is divided equally. It is of course a
BYOB event. Dependent on the size of your table
you should be able to seat six or eight. In the
summer and at Christmas we have a cocktail party
with one host, where everybody goes to the same
home, instead of dinner. Call Ernest Montgomery
at 705-444-5049 or email at [email protected]
to add your name to the list. This is a great way
for new members to get to know others on a oneon-one basis.
Our Archivist, Kathy Tourchin, would
appreciate receiving any photos that members may
have of Probus Gateway club events.
Monthly Meetings are held on the third Tuesday
of every month (except December) from 10:00 am
to noon at the Georgian Manor Resort,
Collingwood.
Book Exchange: If you have a book you would
like to pass on please leave it at the back of the
room and exchange it for one you might like to
read.
Membership Information: Please email
[email protected] or phone 705-444-5049 with
any changes to your home, email address or
telephone number. If you have lost your name
badge, please contact Ernest Montgomery (the
replacement cost is $15 for a Charter member or
$12 for a non-charter member).
Use/Misuse of Email/Address List: Members are
reminded that the email/address list distributed to
members is strictly reserved for club members and
club activities only. Gateway is a social club. Our
constitution states that, like all other Probus clubs,
we are non-political, non-sectarian, noncommercial and non-fundraising. The noncommercial status means that no member may use
club events or facilities (newsletter, website,
meetings etc.) as a forum to solicit business. The
Executive Committee has also decreed that the
Club will not sanction a request for, or a donation
to, any charitable organization at Probus Gateway
meetings.
Cheer-Up Committee: If you are aware of a
Gateway member who is ill please let a Cheer-Up
Committee member know.
Please Remember: Activities and clubs are open
to current Gateway Probus members only.
Members must pay for events when they sign up
(no post-dated cheques) to guarantee attendance.
Free outings will require a deposit, which will be
returned when the member participates. Money
collected for events may be returned in whole or
in part only if there is a surplus at the end of the
event.
Please bring your cheque book to all Gateway
meetings as organizers do not accept cash.
Cheques should be made payable to PROBUS
CLUB OF THE GATEWAY. Please note that
cheques may not be cashed until the time of the
event. If you are unable to attend an event you
must let organizers know.
Probus Club of the Gateway – Management
Committee 2015
President
1st Vice Pres.
2nd Vice Pres.
Past President
Secretary
Nick Baker
Charlotte O'Dea
Sam Signer
Carol Cameron
Margie Mooy
Cathy Sears
705-445-0216
705-445-9718
705-994-2597
705-444-6777
705-445-3321
705-444-9859
Treasurer
Membership
Newsletter
Doris Saunders
Ernest Montgomery
Irene Mason
705-445-8361
705-444-5049
705-446-1486
Speaker's
Committee
Carl Alexander, Ian McRuer,
Fran Windischmann,Todd Corradetti
Ass’t.
Membership
Richard Dewey
705-422-2389
Audio Visual
Richard Dewey
705-422-2389
Greeter Coordinator
Pinky McAllister
705-352-5707
Cheer-Up
Committee
Marnie Detheridge, Hilary Gerrard,
Liz Fowlis, Joan Varley
Bowling
Eve Acton
Dianne Morton
705-445-3740
705-445-0250
Dinner Club
Men’s Poker
Ernest Montgomery
Rob Mooy
Bob Grant
705-444-5049
705-445-3321
705-444-0228
Shirley Montgomery
Ray Mount
Charlotte O’Dea
Doris Saunders
705-444-5049
705-445-8695
705-445-9718
705-445-8361
Jan Baker
Dorothy Merner
Dennis Gerrard
Dennis Gerrard
Terry Sears
705-445-0216
705-443-1996
705-444-9252
705-444-9252
705-444-9859
Travel Club
Bridge Club
Motorcycle Club
Tales of Interest
Facilities
Manager
50/50 Draw
Legends
Bike Club
Billiards
Financial
Scrutineer
Archivist
Social Committee
Contacts
Kathy Tourchin
Moyra Biggar, Doreen Cameron,
Kevin Cassidy, Sharon Cobban,
Shirley Montgomery, Marjorie
O'Brien, Linda Perrier, Sam Signer
Anne Small, and Tom Wright