THE GRAPEVINE April 2017 EDMONTON MARIGOLD 55 PLUS RECREATION Zone 6, Alberta 55 Plus
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THE GRAPEVINE April 2017 EDMONTON MARIGOLD 55 PLUS RECREATION Zone 6, Alberta 55 plus THE GRAPEVINE April 2017 Edition - Message from the President Now that Spring has sprung, (I think!), the geese and crows are back, we are looking forward to the warm days of summer, and to being outdoors. The Annual General Meeting was held on March 22nd. Elections were held in which Vice President, Treasurer, Membership Director and Publicity Director were filled, as well as Directors at Large. Welcome aboard to all! I would like to THANK Stan, Ray, Jessie and Bill for their years of service. Job well done! Thank you also to the Executive and the Coordinators and Inside this issue: Assistants who helped make this a great year. Message From the President 1 The Summer Provincials are in Calgary August 10th and 11th, 2017, Executive List, Zone 6 AGM 2 and the Fall Provincials are in High Prairie September 15th to 17th, AGM (continued); 3 2017. Provincial Coordinator Provincial AGM; Request for 4 The Zone Playoffs are held between April and June, and the details are Articles; Creative Writing published in this edition (see pages 8 & 9). Look for the activities in Tribute to Jessie Trottier; 5 Edmonton Walk of Fame which you can participate to go to the Provincials. Coordinator Contacts 6 Good Luck to you all! Provincials – What’s New, What’s 7 Next? Thanks to all for renewing your membership. There will also be Fun Zone 6 Activity Calendar 8-9 days, and these are listed in the Activity Calendar as well. Curling, Culture (Crafts), SloPitch 9 Coordinators’ Appreciation Dinner 10 Playoffs for Golf, Carpet Bowling, 11 Floor Shuffleboard Playoffs for 5 Pin Bowling & 12 Enjoy your summer in whatever you do. I know I will be touring Badminton/Pickleball Tennis, Darts Alberta, and enjoying parts that I haven’t seen before. Playoffs for Military Whist & 13 Cribbage; Bocce & Cribbage Fun Tournaments Charitable Donations; 14 Caroline Anker, Edmonton Marigold President Membership Cribbage; New Coordinators; 15 Scrabble; Marigold Office Canada’s 150th Birthday Feature 16-17 General Interest 18 Pickleball; Vic Fedyna 19 Editorial – Motivation 20 Membership Form 21-22 Photos 23 Back Cover 24 1 THE GRAPEVINE April 2017 Executive Annual General Meeting Caroline Anker 587-469-4460 President Caroline Anker welcomed everyone, and a quorum was established with more than 55 members present – down President from 67 members in 2016. A moment of silence was observed in ([email protected] – att: Caroline ) honour of those members who had passed away 2016 - March Pat Covington 780-488-3676 Vice-President 2017. ([email protected] ) Twenty-one Long-Service pins and certificates were presented to Marshall Yaremcio 780-434-1754 continuous members. (Photo on page 23.) They were: Past President ([email protected] ) 10-Year Members: Linda Benediktson, Benno Kappel, Joe Bob Blackwood 780-473-0750 Walter, Sandra Ward, and Marshall Yaremcio Treasurer ([email protected] ) 15-Year Members: Jimmy Choo, Delores Heck, Don Holtom, Eleanore Frend 780-462-7488 Jim Knull, Sonja Kosowan, Richard Masikewich, Sylvia Secretary ([email protected] ) Masikewich, Dorothy May, Don Sagriff, John Stewart and Steve Marianne Gregory 780-446-8387 Szpital. Membership Director ([email protected] ) 20-Year Members: Wally Hawryschuk Louise Libich 780-222-6208 25-Year Members: Eric Eisner Activities Director 30-Year Members: Hanna Andersen and Victor Fedyna ([email protected]) Linda Biedrava 780-476-1245 When Marshall Yaremcio was presenting Jimmy Choo with his Director at Large 15-Year certificate and pin, and shaking his hand, Jimmy became ([email protected] ) so excited he gave Marshall a ‘peck on the cheek’ – a highlight of Marilyn Fleger 780- the evening! Publicity Director (marilynfleger ) Past President Marshall Yaremcio chaired for the Election of Gordon Severin 780-430-6827 Officers. Our new slate of Officers is as follows: Director at Large (Casino) ([email protected] ) President – Caroline Anker Pat Chobater 780-469-0727 Vice President – Pat Covington Director at Large Past President – Marshall Yaremcio ([email protected] ) Treasurer – Bob Blackwood Director at Large Activity Director – Louise Libich (Vacant) Secretary – Eleanore Frend Marshall Yaremcio 780-434-1754 Membership Director – Marianne Gregory Newsletter Composition Publicity Director – Marilyn Fleger ([email protected] ) Director at Large – Linda Biedrava 780-462-7488 Eleanore Frend Director at Large – Gordon Severin Newsletter Compilation ([email protected] ) Director at Large – Pat Chobater Sincere thanks to Pat Covington who agreed to stay on for another term, to Marianne Gregory who moved laterally to The people listed above are Membership Director, to Bob Blackwood for taking on being the people responsible for Treasurer, to Gordon Severin returning as Director, to Marilyn the direction and leadership Fleger in Publicity, and Pat Chobater as a new Director. of YOUR Edmonton Welcome to Bob, Marilyn and Pat who are all new to the Board. Marigold 55 plus Recreation organization. Thank you for your trust in awarding these duties to us. 2 THE GRAPEVINE April 2017 Annual General Meeting (Continued): As well, our sincere thanks to those retiring from their positions on the Board: Ray McMurray (Treasurer), Stan Androschuk (Membership Director), Bill Burton (Director at Large) and Jessie Trottier (Director at Large). We are happy to welcome back Gordon Severin as a Director at Large; Gordon is in charge of arranging and organizing our fundraising Casinos, and as manager it is a requirement by the Gaming Commission that he be a member of the board. The office of Publicity Director has been vacant for some time, and after some fervent encouragement from Marianne Gregory, Marilyn Fleger agreed to take on the role. Well done Marilyn! Marianne Gregory takes over from Stan Androschuk as Membership Director, and our gratitude to Stan for making himself available to mentor and guide Marianne as she learns the in’s and out’s of this big role. After the meeting, Pat Chobater graciously agreed to become a Director – thank you Pat and welcome! We still have one Director at Large position vacant; if you would like to become an executive member, contact President Caroline Anker or Vice President Pat Covington for more information. With Ray McMurray completing his term as Treasurer, and choosing to leave for health concerns, we were left with a very demanding office to fill. Several members were nominated, but all declined the office. At the end of the meeting, having mulled it over for a time, Bob Blackwood volunteered to take on the office of Treasurer. Your choice to do so is very much appreciated, Bob, and we all look forward to working with you. Bob also is Coordinator for Bocce and Cribbage. We sincerely thank Ray for serving for multiple terms as Treasurer, and wish him the very best in regards to his health. Volunteers help Marigold 55plus come to life, adding much value to our membership with their leadership, skills and expertise. Volunteers – they’re our “secret heroes” who willingly give their time and talents to support organizations and communities, and are so deserving of our appreciation. To those who serve as Executive members, Coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, Helpers, and as Office Volunteers – we say THANK YOU! Most of our volunteers serve in more than one capacity, and many do the same for several organizations as well as Marigold. The adage “If you want something done, ask a busy person” is very obviously true in this instance. Provincial Coordinator Zone 6 Edmonton Marigold has a new Provincial Coordinator, and his name is John Gregory. Having John attend our AGM was just great, and this is only the second time we have had a Provincial Coordinator come and take part in our AGM. The first time was when Chad Monner was Coordinator, and Chad showed us how to really take advantage of the computer age by registering online, organize fundraising, and advertise our activities and events online. Seven years later we have another caring, talented and computer savvy Provincial Coordinator who is willing to show our members how to use the newer systems, and share how he is ‘tidying up’ our Provincial website. He emphasized that he was here to help in any way that he is able, in getting our website functioning properly, and helping with workshops on how to access ‘the system’. For some time we have been trying to set up a Zone 6 website, without success. With John’s assistance, Zone 6 is now able to utilize the Alberta 55plus website at http://alberta55plus.ca. Coordinators wishing to add an event or information to the website should contact Louise Libich who will coordinate this. To get in touch with John we can e-mail him at [email protected]. Many thanks to John for coming to our AGM – it was very much appreciated. This April newsletter will be posted online at the Alberta 55plus website – enjoy! 3 THE GRAPEVINE April 2017 Provincial Annual General Meeting at Red Deer Our Provincial Annual General Meeting will be held in Red Deer on Monday, May 8th, 2017 beginning at 10:00 am. The venue is the Radisson Hotel located at 6500-67th Street (formerly the I Hotel). We encourage members to try and attend and support the organization. Elections will be held for the important offices of President, Vice President South, Vice President North, as well as others. Members who intend driving down to Red Deer for the meeting, who have space in their vehicle for one or more others, are requested to phone the Marigold office (780-454-6560) between 1:00-3:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, and leave their name and contact information. Members wishing to get a ride can also phone the Marigold office and our friendly volunteers will try to match up riders and drivers.