FEBRUARY 2019 - PROBUS Club of Duncan
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FF FEBRUARY 2019
DUNCAN PROBUS, PO BOX 420,
DUNCAN B.C. V9L 3K5
LOOK WHAT’S INSIDE!
From the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2
Book Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3&11
Appy Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4
New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5&6
Special Event info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8&9
Special Interest groups . . . . . . . . . Page 16
Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17
FEBRUARY GUEST SPEAKER
At our meeting in February we will be treated to a talk by one of our
own members, Elisabeth Zoffmann. Elisabeth will address an issue
in our justice system that most of us know little about, how the
justice system deals with those accused of a crime but are deemed
mentally disordered. The title of her talk is "Getting away with
Murder? A brief overview of Canada’s treatment of mentally
disordered accused."
The talk is focused on helping people understand how/why some
offenders are found “Not Criminally Responsible on account of
Mental Disorder” when tried for their offences.
NEXT MEETING; TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Your management committee meets every
month before the monthly meeting to deal
with any issues and to make decisions on
how to improve the monthly meetings and the various
activities. So far, our monthly membership meetings are well
attended and so are the activities. Special events like the Cirque
de Soleil or visits to sites also have good turnouts. We would
like to keep it that way but we need your feedback to make
sure we are on the right track.
The "talking stick" is still available at each monthly meeting.
Please consider using it.
Emails or phone calls to the Management committee are also
welcome !
Best wishes for 2019
Larry
Get at least 8 hours of beauty sleep
each night. Nine if you’re ugly.
Betty White
“GROUNDHOG DAY”, starring Bill Murray, was actually
filmed in Woodstock, Illinois. A family of groundhogs
was raised specifically for this movie. Bill Murray was
bitten twice by groundhogs during filming, and required
medical treatment.
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HOOKED ON BOOKS
On February 8th, seven members of the book club got together
at Rosemary Kenney’s home to discuss “They Left Us
Everything” by Plum Johnson.
This book is a memoir that starts out primarily as a description
of clearing out a 23 roomed house on the waterfront at
Oakville. It soon brings in many other stories to provide the
background details of a family, a tumultuous marriage, selfless
service during WWII, travels in Asia and, finally, the purchasing
of the house which they named “Point o’ View” and which they
lived in for the next 62 years.
Despite having a father who was a stern disciplinarian, the five
children grew up with the kind of freedoms that today’s kids
can’t even begin to imagine, running free on the shore and
through the town. This brought a flood of reminiscences, and it
seemed that all of us had a story to share about growing up
before cell phones and computers and a very lively and far
reaching discussion ensued.
SUBMITTED BY ROSEMARY KENNEDY
Next meeting February 12th. We will be discussing
“The Hundred Foot Journey” by Richard Morais.
Marry a man your own age; as your
beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
Phyllis Diller
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VALET SERVICE
We are pleased to advise that George
Daan (250 597 4736) has taken over as
co-ordinator of the Ride Sharing/Valet
Service Programme. Thank you,
George.
APPY NIGHTS
Great news! We have hosts for all months except November.
Special thanks to all who are offering their homes. Each host
will submit a Newsletter notice with important details and you
will get a verbal reminder at the PROBUS meeting.
Submitted by: Elaine Thibault
FEBRUARY APPY NIGHT
February Appy Nite will be at the home of John & Mary
Braybrooks at 5:00pm on Thursday, February 21st.
Note; 2654 Cameron-Taggart 250-733-0919 -
GALentine’s Day – was created by Amy
Poehler’s character on the tv sitcom “Parks
and Recreation”. It’s a special day for gals to
celebrate their girlfriends on February 13th.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Joanna Nielson
Joanna was born in Ilford Essex U.K. Immigrated
to BC in 1957. Grew up in Cowichan Valley and
returned by choice 26 years ago.
BA in Psychology and Linguistics from UVIC 1974; MSc in
Speech–Language Pathology & Audiology from UBC 1980.
Joanna has worked and lived abroad, travelled extensively,
has been an ESL and Special Education teacher. She ran a
private SLP clinic for 34 years.
Why Joanna joined Probus:
Joanna would like to help organize trips, tours, or
social events. She would also like to join the following
groups: Book Clubs, Dining In; Wine Appreciation,
Gardening Group and the Discussion Group.
If you look after any of these groups please give
Joanna a call. She can be reached
at:joannaathome@hotmail.com or 250
748-3636.
Roland Cottell
Roland was born in Mission BC. He is a BCIT graduate.
Roland has lived in MacKenzie; Port Moody; Quesnel; Bowen
Island and Kitsilano.
Worked in the Pulp and Paper Industry from 1981 to 2011 in
various technical roles. Retired to the Cowichan Valley in
March 2011.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS…continued
Why Roland joined Probus:
Roland is interest in helping organize
tours, trip and guest speakers. He is
interested in the Hiking Group,
Gardening Group and Discussion
Group
Again if you look after any of these
groups please give Roland a call. He
can be reached
at:cottellsusan@gmail.com or 250
709-9048
THE BREKKIE BUNCH
It is February and Valentine’ Days is coming up.
We will meet at the White Spot in Duncan on the 13th.
Time is 08:00 a.m. as usual.
Everyone is welcome.
Submitted by Bill Kohlman
What I find most disturbing about Valentine's Day is,
look, I get that you have to have a holiday of love, but
in the height of flu season, it makes no sense.
Lewis Black
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6 S’s WINE CLUB
6 S’s WINE CLUB
Fun and frivolity prevailed on Wednesday January 16th at
the home of Scott and Judith McIvor. Eight of the 6 S-ers
participated in tasting a total of 5 mysterious
fermentations - 2 white and 3 red.
A delicious assortment of snacks for the evening were
provided by the various group members.
Once again, the monthly oenophile’s quiz demonstrated
our collective abysmal overall knowledge level.
Somehow, we shall continue taste testing the beverages,
secure in the knowledge that we will never get any
smarter. Regardless, the fun-factor of this group
continues to expand exponentially, and once again, we
exceeded our suggested “time allotment”
The clear winner and preferred beverage of the evening
was the white Pinot Grigio from Italy, Ruffino. Second
place, and the favourite red of the evening, was Mouton
Cadet from France.
Submitted by Anne Clarke
Love is in the air. Wrong. Nitrogen, oxygen
and Carbon Dioxide are in the air.
Sheldon Cooper, Big Bang Theory
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Special Event – Sunday, April 14
The Cowichan Symphony Society Presents
The Victoria Symphony – Colafelice Plays Beethoven
The Cowichan Symphony Society is offering half-priced tickets - only
$25.00 - to the last concert of the 2018 - 20119 season. It includes an
invitation to two pre-concert events: Prelude – a talk about the music
that's about to be played given by a member of the Cowichan Valley
Music Teachers Association, followed by a Reception. These two events
will be held in the Board Room, to the right of the the Theatre's foyer
1:00 pm Prelude
1:30 pm Reception
2:00 pm Concert
Giordano Bellincampi, conductor Leonardo Colafelice, pianist
Cherubini – Medea Overture
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 “The Scottish”
The concert features Guest Conductor, and Auckland Philharmonia
Music Director, Giordano Bellicampi
Award winning pianist Leonardo Colafelice joins the Victoria Symphony
to perform Beethoven’s virtuosic and sophisticated Piano Concerto No.
1. Leonardo, just 23 years old, has won the first prize over sixty
international piano competitions.
Mendelssohn was initially inspired to compose this symphony during his
first visit to Britain in 1829. After a series of successful performances in
London, Mendelssohn embarked on a walking tour of Scotland with his
friend Karl Klingemann. On 30 July, Mendelssohn visited the ruins of
Holyrood Chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, where, as he related
to his family in a letter, he received his initial inspiration for the piece:
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"In the deep twilight we went today to the S P EC I
palace were Queen Mary lived and loved... AL
The chapel below is now roofless. Grass and
EV E NT
ivy thrive there and at the broken altar
where Mary was crowned Queen of
Scotland. Everything is ruined, decayed,
and the clear heavens pour in. I think I
have found there the beginning of my
'Scottish' Symphony."
Ticket are $25.00 per person
Look for the sign-up sheet and be prepared to pay at the
February or March Probus meeting. Collect your tickets from
Ian Kennedy on the afternoon of the concert. Look for him in
the Board Room. Take the elevator or the stairs to the top
floor. The Board Room, where the 1:00 pm Prelude Talk and
the 1:30 pm Reception will be held, is to the right of the
Theatre's foyer.
If you have any questions please contact:
kennedy.ian.m@gmail.com
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JANUARY WALK
This month we went for a walk in the woods south of the Fuller
Lake Arena. This is a lovely walk. The trails are wide and well
groomed, with long down and uphill sections making for easy
walking. Destruction from the December wind storm was
evident, the trail being littered with twigs and leaves. The
many blow-downs across the trail had already been cleared by
the CVRD and weren't an obstacle. Once again the weather
was perfect for an outing.
Bears and cougars are known to frequent this
area so we were fortunate to be accompanied
by a pack of hounds to keep us safe.
We had an excellent lunch at the Sawmill Tap
House and Grill in Chemainus.
10BETTER BOOKIES
Selections for the Tuesday book club
Better Bookies are:
February The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
March A Gentleman in Moscow by Anne Towles
April Becoming by Michelle Obama
Submitted by Margo Johnston
FEBRUARY HIKE
Where: Mount Tzouhalem.
When: February 7, 2019. Meet in the trail head parking lot at
9:45 am for a 10:00 pm start
Description:
The Municipal Forest Reserve was established in 1946 by an act
of the Municipal Council. At 5,000 hectares it is one of the largest
Municipal Forests in North America. Most of the land was
acquired through nonpayment of taxes. The municipality has not
built any trails except for the short trail to the Ecological Reserve,
but there are 4.5 km of roads, many of which are not currently
used for logging. There is also a network of informal trails built by
enthusiasts. As a result the mountain is covered with a confusing
maze of poorly maintained (or not maintained at all) trails. I will
be sure to select passable trails and hope that they remain so.
(The last time we were here the trail was an obstacle course
because an overnight windstorm blew down so many trees.)
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11Directions to the trail head:
At the entrance to The Properties, turn off Maple Bay Road onto
Kingsview Road
Turn right onto Chippewa Road – it's the third road on the right
after the roundabout
Drive to the end of Chippewa Road and turn left onto Kaspa Road
The trail head parking lot is at the end of Kaspa Road
Lunch: The Shipyard Restaurant and Pub (250) 746-1026
Directions to the Shipyard Restaurant and Pub:
Drive back to the entrance to The Properties
Turn right onto Maple Bay Road and drive towards Maple Bay
Turn right onto Genoa Bay Road
The pub is in Maple Bay Marina
If you have any questions please contact me at:
kennedy.ian.m@gmail.com
12BRIDGE NEWS
JANUARY BRIDGE was hosted by Joyce Stuart at her JAYNES ROAD
TOWNHOUSE on the 10th. SNACKS WERE EXCELLENT and bridge
very competitive.
FIRST DAVID 5300 POINTS DAVID thanks his partners
GLAD, MEL, SUE, MERV, & wife BETTY for their support!
SECOND MEL 5020 POINTS
THIRD GORDON 4820 POINTS
FOURTH KAY 4450 POINTS
Starting the last round DAVID & BETTY were playing against
GORDON & ANDY and David was leading Gordon by 280 points!
On the first hand Gordon/Andy bid 3NT, down 1 + 50 points for
David/Betty
2ND Hand, Andy opens 2NT, GORDON bids 4NT asking for ACES,
Andy bids 5 spades (3 aces), Gordon bids 6NT! Andy makes 6NT
+1190 points!
3RD Hand Bridge God kind to Betty who opens 1NT, David with 10
points raises to 3NT, Betty makes 6NT +690 points.
4TH Hand Bridge God still kind to Betty & David who opens 1
Spade, Betty raises to 2 Spades and David raises to 4 Spades with
18 HC points+650 points.
At another table in the last round, MEL with partner KAY score
1510 points!
If DAVID & BETTY had not made 2 games on the last 2 hands
played, David would have placed third behind
MEL and GORDON !
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13BRIDGE NEWS continued……
FEBRUARY BRIDGE will be held THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14TH,
hosted by BETH JOHNSTON at her MILL BAY CONDO’S recreation
room at LIONS COVE!
Would REGULARS PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR AVAILABILITY TO PLAY
THAT DAY and spares if available if needed!
Cheers,
David
APPY NIGHT
All you need is love.
But a little chocolate
now and then doesn’t
hurt.
Charles M. Schulz
14FEBRUARY WALK
Where: Cowichan Estuary Nature Trail
When: February 21, 2019. Meet at 10:15 for
a 10:30 start
Description:
Please note that this is not the walk that starts in Maple
Grove Park, opposite the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club.
We have, in fact, not done this walk before.
We'll walk about 2 km down to the mouth of the Cowichan
River and back again. The trail is in good condition, but can be
muddy in places, especial towards the end
Directions:
Coming from the north (Duncan and Maple Bay area)
Drive in a southerly direction down Tzouhalem Road
The parking lot is on the left immediately after crossing the
bridge over the Cowichan River
Coming from the south
Drive north along Cowichan Bay Road, which becomes
Tzouhalem Road
The parking lot is on the right just before the bridge over the
Cowichan River.
Please note: Parking lot is tiny so, if at all possible please
share rides.
Lunch: The Cow Cafe (250) 597-4353
Directions to the Cafe:
Drive south down Tzouhalem Road/ Cowichan Bay Road into
Cowichan Bay
The cafe is in the Oceanfront Suites (the hotel at the south
end of the shopping area)
If you have questions please contact me at:
kennedy.ian.m@gmail.com
15APPY NIGHT
16MARCH 2019
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