photo thanks to Graham Craig Newsletter for June - July 2017 Next Meeting Wednesday 5 July 2017 9.30am Whitby Bowling Club Apologies please to Secretary Diana Paris Phone 234 7683 Committee Members President Derek McDonald Ph 234 6033 Membership Diana Paris Ph 234 7683 Past-President Julie McLagan Ph 237 9022 Newsletter Rae Denize Ph 238 1038 Vice-President Anthea Levy Ph 021 144 6293 Outings June Campbell-Tong Ph 234 7918 Secretary Diana Paris Ph 234 7683 Outings Margaret Faulkner Ph 235 7283 Treasurer Derek Oldershaw Ph 234 7733 Member John Antliff Ph 233 2215 Caring/Welfare Norma Withers Ph 238 4222 Member Colin Edwards Ph 234 1090 A reminder - all our monthly Newsletters can be found on our club website at http://probus.angnz.com Please note that this newsletter is private and confidential for Probus use only and is not to be used for any other purpose. June Meeting We were warmly welcomed by Anne Miller and Peter Cox New Members We welcomed two new members to our club. From left to right, Jan Fleming was introduced by Derek McDonald and Shannon Pakura by Don Quirk. 1 Farewell It is with sadness that we note the passing of Aureen Coshan and we send our deepest sympathy and kind thoughts to her family. The Birthday Draw for June Our June arrivals… and the winners are… George Bright, Peter Cox and Heather Smart. Guest Speakers Speaker organiser, Graham Kelly, has an interesting line-up ahead for us … Thank you Graham! 5 July Wendy Betteridge – will talk about “De-Merits of Driving” 2 August Dr Deborah Stevens – her topic is Bioethics Education 6 September Ian Johnstone - will entertain us with “That Joker on the Telly” Guest Speaker Our guest speaker in June was His Excellency Mr Mario Alzugaray Rodriguez, Ambassador of Cuba. He gave a very educational and thought provoking presentation on the history and present day conditions in Cuba. Here are some of the topics that he addressed. 2 3 Time for a smile! A man was sitting reading his paper when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan. 'What was that for?' the man asked. The wife replied, 'That was for the piece of paper with the name Betty on it that I found in your trouser pocket.’ The man then said 'When I was at the races last week, Betty was the name of the horse I bet on.' The wife apologised and went on with the housework. Three days later the man is watching TV when his wife bashes him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious. Upon re-gaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit him again. Wife replied, 'Your horse phoned!' And continuing the racing theme… 4 Club Activities Please note… If you are on our waiting list you are welcome to participate in any of our activities. We would love to get to know you while you wait to join … Walking “Great to see numbers still keen to go walking on some of these cold and windy winter mornings. I must admit that Whitby Probus ladies (and one or two men) are certainly a hardy bunch of walkers But why not turn out when you know that you will be meeting up with others that you can exercise with and at the same time have a friendly chat and a coffee with afterwards.” The group meets every Tuesday 9am at Whitby Mall. All Welcome. Don Enquiries to Don Quirk Ph 234 7700 Winter Wines Sunday 9 July 4.00pm to 6.00pm. Host to provide crackers, guests supply the wine and cheese. Host will be notified on the Saturday and guests on the Sunday morning letting them know where to gather. A sheet will be available at the next meeting for those who wish to join the group. Gaye McGill on [email protected] phone 238 9904 Book Lovers “Our group of Book Lovers met at Gaye McGill’s house on Thursday 8th June and among the books discussed were Edna O’Brien’s memoir called ‘Country Girl’ recounting her journey from country girl to Chelsea girl and the family saga written by Jeffrey Archer entitled ‘The Clifton Chronicles’. The next meeting will be held on July 13th at 10.15 at Jacqui Campbell’s house at 16 Bodmin Terrace, Camborne. Come along and enjoy great conversation, really good coffee and perhaps even a piece of cake or a cup of tea. Everyone welcome.” Details and availability of most of the books mentioned here can be found on www.bookish.co.nz New members and waiting list folk welcome. Ph Anne Miller 234 6399. Dine Out “Hi Folks, A nice lunch out at The Gear Homestead, so another venue to add to the list. I hope everyone enjoyed it. I know two did, enjoying a nice glass of wine out on the veranda. Lovely. Our next venue is a bit further away, but I know you will all enjoy this. Glenys Greaves kindly put me on to this one. It is Susie's Café at the Ten Pin Bowling, Kapiti. The address is 1 Te Tupe Road, Nikau Valley. Paraparaumu. Very easy to find as it is very well sign posted, but another car journey I'm afraid. Lunches can start at $5. The menus will be on the table at the next meeting. Lots of games to be played if you get bored! See you at the next meeting. Doreen” Contact Doreen Fleming Ph 233 2243 500 Cards “Six of us met at our place for a fun but serious morning. Playing 3 per team is always challenging having to remember who is on your team and a few times we trumped one another's trick (not the right thing to do for those unfamiliar with 500). We wish Kath all the best in her trip to UK and look forward to having Ian, Margaret and Shirleen back. Alan is still non persona so take care whatever you are up to.” July cards will be at Alan and Barbara Nichols’, 7 Portage Place - Wednesday, 19July at 10.00am. Any new players always welcome. Colin Edwards and Bev Marsden Allan Nichols Ph 234 8415 [email protected] 5 Photography “We had a good turnout for this month’s photography outing, 7 or 8 (I can’t remember exactly) members visited Plimmerton on a fine but breezy day. We had a very interesting couple of hours wandering around the Heritage trail that has recently been signposted in Plimmerton. There are a lot of old buildings in the village and many now have plaques describing their history and they are quite fascinating. We all had a very interesting morning.” 6 The next meeting will be on Monday, 10 July. Venue to be announced, but we always meet initially at 9.30 at the carpark in Browns Bay, near the entrance to Whitby. Contact Graham Craig Ph 234 7558 Genealogy “The Genealogy Group held its monthly meeting on Tuesday 6th June at the Porirua Public Library. In addition to our normal discussion on members` recent discoveries on their family history, we had a very interesting talk from Deirdre Dale on the development of the Plimmerton Heritage Trail. This is a joint project by the Plimmerton Residents Association and the Porirua City Council in identifying and marking with a plaque the various historic buildings, sites and events of the Plimmerton area.” The July meeting of the Group will be held at 1.30pm on Tuesday 4 July at the Porirua Public Library. Contact Lenora Jones Ph 234 1595 or e-mail [email protected] Cinema We had an excellent turnout in June to see “Churchill” The next film will be screened at 10.30 (meet from 10.00 am onwards for coffee/chat on Monday 24 July.) Note that cinema outings are on the fourth Monday of the month. Barb Nichols Ph 234 8415 [email protected] Mah Jong Games will be at the Croquet Club at 1.30 pm on the first and third Mondays of each month Barb Nichols Ph 234 8415 [email protected] Outings “On a beautiful Wellington day 14 members caught the train and bus to The NZ Film Archives cnr Taranaki and Ghuznee Street. There was coffee and biscuits provided to enable the members to socialise before our host Amanda led us into the large theatre to view Reel life in Rural NZ. There were around 20 short film clips ranging from new farming instruments in the early 1930s to life on hill country farms, shearing and dipping of sheep plus many more historical items of rural interest. Great memories for those with a farming background and of interest to all. Amanda answered questions at the conclusion of the film. The venue and concept is well worth considering for another outing as there are literally dozens of options on viewing a history of New Zealand. For the 6 who were unable to make it, maybe next time.” June Campbell-Tong Ph 234 7918 and Margaret Faulkner Ph 235 7283 Club Speaker Our club speaker for June was Derek Oldershaw – here is his presentation. “I was born in Nelson in June 1940. My father was a second generation New Zealander, the youngest of seven children he was born in Nelson. My mother was born in Aberdeen the youngest of four daughters who migrated to New Zealand with her family and settled in Nelson when she was nine years old. I have one brother who is two years younger than I me.