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Speakers: Carol Carman, Nancy Bailey & Lynn Rogalski from Helping Hands Cobourg Dec.

18 Appies & Drinks 1:30 PM at Marilynn Dunne s, 3327 Roseberry Road, Port Hope Contact: Marilynn @ #786-2549 Dec.

20 Games Day & Pot Luck Lunch 12 noon to 4 PM at the Port Hope Rec. Ctr. (changed from the 19 th ) Contact: Gary Chadwick Jan.

28 Euchre 1:30 PM see above Probus Meeting 9:30 AM at the Port Hope Rec. Ctr. Speaker: Lt. Col.

1 GANARASKA VALLEY PROBUS CLUB NEWSLETTER ganaraska currents December 2015 Volume 9 Number 12 *Our New Members * Fran Brownley Bob Wallace with wife Kathy Your Probus Calendar Dec. 10 Probus Meeting 9:30 AM at the Port Hope Rec. Ctr. Speakers: Carol Carman, Nancy Bailey & Lynn Rogalski from Helping Hands Cobourg Dec. 15 Euchre Christmas Lunch 12 noon at the Railside with the game following at the Ruth Clarke Ctr. Contact: Joyce Ferguson Dec. 18 Appies & Drinks 1:30 PM at Marilynn Dunne s, 3327 Roseberry Road, Port Hope Contact: # Dec. 29 Pub Night 6 PM at the Beamish House Pub, John St., Port Hope Contact: Geo.Grimes # Jan. 20 Games Day & Pot Luck Lunch 12 noon to 4 PM at the Port Hope Rec. Ctr. (changed from the 19 th ) Contact: Gary Chadwick Jan. 4 Bowling 1:30 at the Northshore Lanes, Northumberland Mall, Cob. Contact: Bob Gibson Jan. 5 Jan. 14 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 28 Euchre 1:30 PM see above Probus Meeting 9:30 AM at the Port Hope Rec. Ctr. Speaker: Lt. Col. Dany Poitras, Commanding Officer, 424 Transport & Rescue Squadron Euchre 1:30 PM See above Pub Night 6 PM See above Probus Meeting 9:30 AM at the Port Hope Rec. Ctr. Speed Intro Who Am I Lunch Bunch Noon at the Railside Rest., Peter St. Contact: Joan O # Sign up for many of the above events at our sign-up table Val Nippard

2 Aunt Laura s Tea Room *** Bethany and more good company and conversation Time to shop before the dinner & every room was filled with Christmas gifts - and more. and spur of the moment entertainment Lots of great company The great staff & owner Katy, Cathy & Ciera One of the many items for sale in the many rooms in this lovely old farm home. and good conversation

3 Pub Night at the Beamish House Happy 88 th Birthday Leo and many more George Grimes the organizer & picture taker Happy 61 st Anniversary John & Felicity June, Jan, Joice, John, Eric, Bob with a bit of Marilynn on the right Appies & Drinks Dave, Bob, Kathy, Marion & June Our gracious hosts, Dennis & Susan

Writing a Crime Novel in the Digital Age Jim Ronson is a golfer, was a mechanic, a teacher, an avid traveller and is now a computer technician and author, with a passion for writing.

He read us a few pieces of his new book, the part about a bank robbery.

4 Writing a Crime Novel in the Digital Age Jim Ronson is a golfer, was a mechanic, a teacher, an avid traveller and is now a computer technician and author, with a passion for writing. As many crimes nowadays are cyber crimes, his recently released novel, Power and Possessions, combines characters from the high stakes gaming world with the fine art world. Then he added a murder. He read us a few pieces of his new book, the part about a bank robbery. He sourced some of this information from his wife who was working in a bank when it was robbed and he also visited Millhaven Penitentiary in Bath, Ontario and spoke to prisoners that were bank robbers. He has read many books in researching for his book, 10 of which on archaeology alone. He stated he needs to know how his book will start and end before he starts writing while some authors build on their characters as they write. He ended his presentation by stating that we need to embrace technology but not lose our commune with nature. World Junior A Challenge ( WJAC ) Our speakers for November 26 th were Marc Mercier, Governor of the Cobourg Junior A Hockey Club and lawyer, and Jerry Ouellette, Chair of the 2015 World Junior A Hockey Championships and current owner of Northern Vintages China which sells Canadian products into China. They were accompanied by Ashley Haynes who is co-ordinating the Cobourg venue for this upcoming event. This is the 10 th anniversary for WJAC and the first time it will be held in Ontario, in Whitby as well as Cobourg. This will have a large economic impact for these areas as there will be many people coming to see these events. Players for this event are some 230 draft picks and more than 70% will move on. In the past some Cobourg Cougars have played for Team Canada (Justin Danforth, Dawson Theede and Theo Lewis, for example). Teams include Canada West (they will be staying in Cobourg), Canada East, USA, Czech Republic, Russia and Switzerland. The Cobourg Community Centre will be center stage for this event as it is a stateof-the-art facility. Games will be held daily from December 13 th to 18 th and the final game Gold on December 19 th. Volunteers may still be needed and you can contact Ashley through the Cobourg Community Centre. Tickets (packages available) can be purchased at the Cobourg Community Centre or at Jim Ronson and President Bob Gibson I am a Seenager (Senior Teenager): I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, but 60 years later: I don t have to go to school or work. I get an allowance every month. I have my own pad. I don t have a curfew. I have a driver s license and my own car. I have ID that gets me into bars and the LCBO. And I don t have acne. Life is great. 4 Marc Mercier, Jerry Ouellette and Ashley Haynes

Our Festive Christmas Luncheon A couple members dressed

Penny, Lorna & Mike, Frank & Joan (plus others) with

Joan & Mike or is that Mrs. Rudolf & Santa?

front 5 Our co-ordinator and emcee, Gary, with our

********************** Share the Wealth winners: Cliff

O Grady) won by: Lois Meadows, Frank Griffin, Rosalie

5 Our Festive Christmas Luncheon A couple members dressed up a bit more than others Door duty, Verne & Lois, with Gary checking in. Dressed for the occasion And there was dancing Barry & Penny, Lorna & Mike, Frank & Joan (plus others) with Dorothy & Henrietta looking on. Joan & Mike or is that Mrs. Rudolf & Santa? Frank, Bob & Sally (in back) with Kathy & Doreen in front 5 Our co-ordinator and emcee, Gary, with our wonderful entertainer, Irwin Smith ********************** Share the Wealth winners: Cliff Donaghue & Kathy Wallace Table Centres (created by Joan O Grady) won by: Lois Meadows, Frank Griffin, Rosalie Jakobi, Heather McKeown, Bob Wallace, Gayle Squire, Betty Curtis, June Lentir, Jan Blaikie, Elaine Mountain & Michelle Langevin. And a good time was had by all

6 SHARE THE WEALTH WINNERs CONTACT INFORMATION GANARASKA VALLEY PROBUS CLUB EXECUTIVE Dec.10 Jan. 14 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Nov. 12 Bruce Britton $44.00 Nov. 26 Dennis Snider $35.00 November/December CATERERS Joan Bebee Eunice Hogg Carol Stirling Sherri LeBlanc Betty Curtis Garry Curtis Carol Patterson Anthony Skinner Julie Rondeau Marcel Rondeau Liz Linton Garnet Birney Volunteer Needed Volunteers Needed A great letter in the English Press (contributed by Bryan Rose) To The Oldie, I haven't got a computer, but I was told about Facebook and Twitter, and am trying to make friends outside Facebook and Twitter while applying the same principles. Every day, I walk down the street and tell passers-by what I have eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before and what I will do for the rest of the day. I give them pictures of my wife, my daughter, my dog and me gardening and on holiday, spending time by the pool. I also listen to their conversations, tell them I like them and give them my opinion on every subject that interests me, whether it interests them or not. And it works. I already have four people following me: two police officers, a social worker and a psychiatrist. Peter White, Holbrook, Derbyshire 6 PRESIDENT: Bob Gibson rgibson8@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT: Susan Snider susan.snider@hotmail.com PAST PRESIDENT: Ray Williams ray.williams.ca@gmail.com SECRETARY: Julie Rondeau ronuph@gmail.com ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Lorna Turner lornaturner@rogers.com TREASURER: Bruce Britton brucebritton99@yahoo.ca DEPUTY TREASURERS: Joyce Ferguson joycejohnf@gmail.com Larry Squire lsquire3@cogeco.ca MEMBERSHIP: Mary Lycett mlycett7@gmail.com Joan Bebee (Kitchen) CATERING CHAIR: No Lois Meadows (Book) allmeadows@sympatico.ca SPEAKER PROGRAM: Bob Kearns bobkearns@sympatico.ca SPEAKER PROGRAM ASSISTANT: VOLUNTEER NEEDED SPECIAL EVENTS: Gary & Gail Chadwick gchadwickg@gmail.com Lacey Ingram dlaceyingram@yahoo.ca COMMUNICATIONS: COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT: Volunteer Needed GANARASKA CURRENTS Go to this website to see our and other Probus Clubs, newsletters.

NORTHSHORE NEWS A publication of The Probus Club of Northshore Cobourg

NORTHSHORE NEWS A publication of The Probus Club of Northshore Cobourg Volume 10 Issue 7 June 2013 President : Sharon Holmes sharonh1@sympatico.ca Part of Bill King s presentation on the Ferrari automobile