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Probus Club of KamlooPsNewsletter No: 55 October, 22 2018

ManageMent Positions for next Year (2018-2019)

OUR NEXT GENERAL MEETINGwill be on Thursday, October 25, 2018

Coffee at 9:30. Meeting at 10:00

Lunch at Duffy’s Pub

Hillside Dr. and Pacific Way

Our Guest Speaker isGisela Ruckert

Our Club Speaker is

Hugh Fallis

Positions continuing on for 2nd year term:

President - Jan PetrarPast President - Norma BrowneTreasurer - Dale MerrittCo-Secretary - Jody SloperSpecial Interest Groups Marilyn PonceletMembership - Heather JohnsonHospitality - Joan Tolnai

Please contact Peter Allik-Petersenn if you would like to be on the management team.

Positions to be filled by election:

Vice President - Ron HaywoodCo-Secretary - Mel JohnsonSpecial Interest Groups - Pat PetleySocial - Lila JennejohnMember at Large - Elaine Woods

Speakers Still not filled.Newsletter Still not filled.Historian Still not filled.

Gisela Ruckert is President of Fair Voting, BC and Kamloops.She will be talking about proportional representation BC.

Just a little something from Norma.It’s been a pretty fast year in an interesting position, as President of Probus Club of Kamloops, I have learned a great deal and enjoyed the help from others in the club, along

the way. Through the Conference in Vancouver, Jan and I discovered that ours is comparably quite a vital, strong club and it will be good to see that continue.I thank everyone for their patience through the year with new things I tried...like ‘singing them to their seats!’ and my ‘secret excursion’! I look forward to having Jan Petrar as our President for the coming year! —Norma Browne

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Hi golfers. Murray, Peter N and I drove off the first tee box just after 10 am yesterday. There was no frost!!! and there was no sunshine because of the fog. However it was otherwise fine weather for a mid October day. There was no one else around except Adam and the grounds keepers. By 11 oclock it was different. The parking lot was three quarters full when we came in about 12:30. We had a fun game with quite reasonable golf played by us all.We have one tee time for 10 am next Wednesday as that reflects the numbers who have been coming out in the last while. Please let me know by 9 am this Monday Oct 22 if you will be joining us at 10 am on Wed Oct 24th as my plan is to advise Adam by 3 pm on Monday how many Tee times we will require.I will be watching the weather forecasts as Oct 24th approaches and may conclude early on Tues Oct 23 that frost is likely for Oct 24th and then make the executive decision to postpone our reservation to 11 am. If I do that I will at the same time email those of you who are playing for your confirmation that you will tee off at the new time ie 11am.

I understand that the course will close at the end of October. Weather permitting we will play again on October 31. Please dress appropriately given the cel-ebrations we expect later that day.Finally , I have decided to retire as your golf coordinator at the end of this season ie Nov 1st. Some of us have been golfing together for 10 years with John Crowe as coodinator for a number of years and then “yours truly’’. While the golf has not always been extraordinary the time together has been good fun. Thank you all for your contribution to that result and thanks also to those of us who have retired for reasons of health or have found something better to do (whatever that might have been).

Regards Bob Hunter

PS “The practice tee is the place to try things out and to work hard , the golf course is the place to let things go, free yourself up. Dont try harder on the golf course. Try less hard.”-Davis Love Jr.

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CHRISTMAS LUNCHEONDECEMBER 13, 2013

Judy has contacted The Dunes regarding our Christmas Luncheon for December 13, 2018.

Cost: $30.00Time: 12 noon

Tickets on sale this Thursday October 25 at our meeting.Please make cheques Payable to the Probus Club of Kamloops.

SINGLE LADIES CLUB

It’s Saturday night in The ‘Loops, and the PROBUS Single Ladies are out on the town! Left to right: Lillian Maurice, Joan Lyons, Sue Turner, Donna Cassidy, Midge King, Caroline Laitinen, Jan Petrar and Pet Petley.

Brown’s Socialhouse did their best to accommodate! Another fun evening of laughter and good stories!—Jan Petrar

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PROBUS HIKERS

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Gold Panning

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Hike Tuesday October 16th.Marilyn and Ted Hannis of the Grasslands PROBUS Club invited our members to participate in a hike

along the Bear Creek Flume trails near the Adams River. However, only Bob, Katy and Colin took them up on their offer and joined with 12 of their members on a most enjoyable hike along the Upper Flume Trail in glorious fall weather.The trail ascended steeply paralleling Bear Creek that tumbles down to meet the Adams River. Remnants of the original flume were visible at various points along the trail, with historical markers detailing the history of the flume. It was a circular route that was quite rugged in place, but well maintained with new bridges and steps replacing those that had been damaged by vigorous runoff last year! Salmon were present in the lower reaches of the river and the party hiked part of the lower flume trail to meet the Adams River. If you have never hiked these trails they are certainly worth the effort.Photos 1, 2, 3 – along the trailPhoto 4: one of the many falls along Bear CreekPhoto 5: Bob, Katy and Colin showing that they reached their destination! - Colin James

Hike Thursday October 18th.In Jim’s absence Bill Flynn led a group of 11 (6 from our club and 2 each from the TR and Grasslands Clubs) up Tranquille Creek. Yet again the weather was fine and the trees were showing their glorious fall colours. The hike is a ‘gentle stroll’ along a well-developed path (apart from the early stretch where a beaver dam has forced water over the trail!). Evidence of beaver activity was everywhere and attempts have been made to protect some of the trees. Gold panners were also active and Pat Petley joined them and retrieved a few ‘nuggets’ from the river (well, perhaps not ‘nuggets’!). A leisurely hike along the creek followed by a welcome lunch at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club. Thanks Bill for an enjoyable venture. -Colin JamesFall Colours

Beaver nibblesThe group and an inukshuk marking the end of the trail

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TASTER’S CHOICE

SIPPERS WINE TASTING GROUP MEETING OCTOBER 4, 2018

Hosted by Judy and Jim Brown and attended by Ron Haywood, Jody and her friend Pat from Austra-lia, Joan and Steve Quiney, Caroline Laitinen, Sue and Art Lacourciere had to cancel at the last minute because of snow in Alberta.

Meeting focused on Carménère Wine and here is some Wikipedia information about it:The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.A member of the Cabernet family of grapes, the name “Carménère” originates from the French word for crimson (carmin) which refers to the brilliant crimson colour of the autumn foliage prior to leaf-fall. The grape is also known as Grande Vidure, a historic Bordeaux synonym, although current Euro-pean Union regulations prohibit imports under this name into the European Union. Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Carménère is considered part of the original six red grapes of Bordeaux. Now rarely found in France, the world’s largest area planted with this variety is in Chile, with more than 8,800 hectares (2009) cultivated in the Central Valley. As such, Chile produces the vast majority of Carménère wines available today and as the Chilean wine industry grows, more experimentation is being carried out on Carménère’s potential as a blending grape, especially with Cabernet Sauvignon.Carménère is also grown in Italy’s Eastern Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions and in smaller quantities in California, Walla Walla, and Rocking-ham County, North Carolina in the United States. The 3 wines in the photo below were blind sampled and the Sibaris on the right was preferred by most of us with the Falernia on the left coming in a close second.

The Barnes Lake trails on October 11It was a beautiful day as we trekked across open rangeland with great vistas of the valley, dotted with bluebird boxes (now empty) and into the semi-open fir-pine stands at the higher elevations. A fairly easy

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walk of about 6.5 km that took us about 2 ½ hours to complete. Downside was I was the only hiker there from our club; all the others (5) were from Grasslands. I hope the low turnout from our club was because of demographics and not leadership style!- Bob Jennejohn

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President: Norma Browne 250-371-4900 nbrowne@telus.netVice President: Jan Petrar 250-319-8590 jan.petrar@gmail.comPast President: Peter Allik-Petersenn 250-374-7117 pdap@shaw.caCo-Secretary: Elaine Woods 250-374-4913 elaine_woods@telus.net Co-Secretary: Jody Sloper (250) 573-2885 jsloper@telus.net Treasurer: Dale Merrett 250-828-0469 dmerrett@live.caMembership: Heather Johnson 250-320-7623 hmjohnson@telus.net Hospitality: Joan Tolnai 250-372-5371 steve.tolnai@shaw.caSpeakers: John Crowe 250-5734264 jcrowe@telus.netNewsletter: Ed Baron 250-828-1092 ebaron@telus.netSocial Convenor: Judy Brown 250-372-8415 JimandJudybrown@gmail.com

Historian: Vacant Special Interest Groups: Donna Cassidy 778-471-3937 djcassidy@shaw.ca Marilyn Poncelet (250) 828-1376 poncelet.marilyn@gmail.comMember At Large: Sharon Moore 250-374-8488 slute2007@hotmail.com

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP COORDINATORS CONTACT LIST

Special Interest Group Coordinator Telephone Email

Ladies Fun Golf Caroline Laitinen 250-374-9091 budcar@shaw.caWalk in the Park Nonie Miles 250-579-2474 gnmiles@telus.netTaster’s Choice Ron Haywood (778) 362-8111 ronhaywood@shaw.caChapter 1 Book Club Caroline Laitinen 250-374-9091 budcar@shaw.caLadies Wednesday Morning Coffee Shane Haywood (778) 362-8111 shaywood@shaw.caSnow Shoeing Group Bill Flynn 250-828-2094 s-b-flynn@shaw.ca Bob Jennejohn 250-372-7966 lila_jennejohn@telus.net Larry Dixon (cell) 250-314-4518 larry501@shaw.ca Topical Issues Discussion Group Fanny Monk 250-573-5277 fannymonk@hotmail.comMen’s Golf Bob Hunter 250-374-7228 rbh3@live.caMen’s Cooking Group John Crowe 250-573-4264 jcrowe@telus.netPage Turner’s Book Club Heather Johnson 250-320-7623 hmjohnson@telus.netProbus Hiking Group Jim Sherb and 250-579-2148 jdsherb@shaw.ca Colin James 250-573-5373 tenbycol@hotmail.comProbus Tea Connoisseurs’s Group Midge King 250-374-2566 mhking@ucalgary.caLazy Lunch Group Felicity Klassen 250-318-5259 klassen4135@gmail.comCycling Bill Flynn 250-828-2094 s-b-flynn@shaw.ca Men’s Coffee Dale Merrett 250-828-0469 dmerrett@live.caSingle Ladies Dinner Out Donna Cassidy 778-471-3937 djcassidy@shaw.ca