Newsletter of the PROBUS Club of Northumberland – April, 2017 (O&ST #19)
This year, St Patrick was celebrated on March 9th. As usual, the room was dotted by Members wearing green.
Mary Dunphy; Ron Sergeant; Jamie Doolittle & a mystery lady; Ted Jex & Mystery Man; Bill Ramsay.
On March 9, our speaker was Carol Carman of Helping Hands. She
explained that her group, which includes Nancy Bailey, Lynn Rogolski
and Ursula Silk, has been encouraging residents of Northumberland Co.
to donate unwanted items to those in need. This includes people in our
county, in other parts of Ontario and remote areas of Canada, such as
Rankin Inlet, and people in Africa. Carol, Lynn and Nancy (at right)
showed how milk bags can be used to create sleeping mats, and how
men’s shirts, pillow cases and other materials can be used to make
children’s clothing. Samples of such items were passed around and were
on display, after the talk. Carol said that 100% of all material donations
get to the needy and that the organization prefers not to receive cash. We
were given suggestions of needed items to buy new and to donate.
Probus members were very attentive and many stayed to ask questions, and to get information on how to donate.
For more info, phone Nancy at (289) 252-2020 or contact Carol at [email protected].
~ John Draper
Coyotes are wily but Roadrunners do not go "Beep,beep!"
They are related to cuckoos, and they "Coo". Coyotes are opportunistic hunters and they feed on small rodents, birds & eggs,
insects, reptiles and occasionally fruit (I guess). The diet of Roadrunners is very similar! And, yes, they are fast. According to
the website at www.10000birds.com/how-fast-can-a-roadrunner-run.htm.com, they can reach speeds up to 32 kph BUT
Coyotes can sprint at 60+ kph! So, in a straight line foot-race, the Roadrunner would end up as the dinner not the winner.
Two facts get in the way of Wiley Coyote catching a Roadrunner. First, roadrunners make use ground cover as they run, and
rarely move in a straight line, especially when their lives are on the line! Also, roadrunners can and do fly. They prefer not to,
but when suitably provoked a Roadrunner will take to the wing and be gone! I know, I've seen 'em do it.
~ Word Botcher
Apologies: This issue of Pro-Buzz is a bit ragged and incomplete in several ways, compared to normal. My computer
died on March 28th, the deadline for this issue. As a result, some little bits of e-mails are floating out there somewhere,
unattended. We have largely recovered since I did have a back-up (hoorah) and Sue has a spanking-new computer that I
have been permiited to use while we have been on the road, recently.
~ Ossie Tee
Need a Ride?
A reminder that the Two-day Golf Excursion to Gananoque
will take place on June 12 and 13, with accommodations at the
Glen House Resort, on the 1000 Islands Parkway. Rooms at
this resort must be booked by the end of April.
If you need a ride to a meeting or an event, you
can phone Barry Clayton and Sue Porter at
(905) 377-9390. They will arrange to have you
picked up and returned.
THE LUNCH BUNCH
Following the good time we had on March 23, at
There will be a 9-hole game played on the 12th, at Greene
Acres, and an 18-hole game at Smugglers Glen on the 13th.
The Railside Restaurant, in Port Hope, our
Non-golfers are most welcome, of course. There are many
interesting things to do in the 1000 Islands area, and an
extensive list has been prepared. So far, over 55 Probians
(golfers + non-golfers) have registered for the trip!
Home Like Inn, on Thursday, April 27. The
~
Sue Tee <[email protected]>
and
Ron Swallow <[email protected]>
group is going next to an old favourite - Kelly's
address is 205 Third Street, in Cobourg.
Mark you calendar for a visit to the Carlyle Inn
& Bistro in Port Hope on May 25. Address - 86
John Street, Port Hope.
~ Marian Boys
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Future Meetings & Speakers
April 13 - Paige Montgomery,
Downtown Coordinator for DBIA
April 27 - Theresa Behan,
“Communities in Bloom”
TEN regular games have been scheduled for our Probus Golf
Season, and organizers for each have been found.
~ Michael Hanlon & George Lawrence
The first two outings will be:
Monday, May 15th - Ted Jex & Don Tapscott - Warkworth
Please remember to
Monday, May 29th - Bill & Everill Ells - Salt Creek
silence your phone
~ Sue Tee <[email protected]>
during presentations.
Northumberland Nibblers
Come & join us! Contact ....
~
Roslynne Cooke
< [email protected] >
or
905-375-3518
Remember: Pro-Buzz in colour is online at - www.probusnorthumberland.com/news/northumberland-news
On this same page there is a link to a new page giving access to recent photos.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR
Toronto. The bus will leave from the Lions Centre promptly at
11.00 am. Send your e-mail address to Jan Lundbohm [email protected] and she will e-mail you the info if
there are any changes. There is a wait list.
will be held at the Keeler Centre, 80
Division St., in Colborne, starting at
10.00 am, and it will feature many cultural
activities. The cost of $40 per person
includes Entertainment, Morning Coffee,
a Guest Speaker and a Full Lunch. and
the special Guest Speaker - the author
and political strategist, Terry Fallis
(shown at right).
June 16: "My Fair Lady" at the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.
April 28: Northumberland Players - “Forever Plaid” at the
June 22: Picnic in the Park at the Lawn Bowling Club.
~ Mary Dunphy
April 13: Easter Celebration with Bonnet Parade –
Prizes for the Best Bonnets: Male and Female.
April 24: Probus Clubs Annual Bowling Tournament.
April 26: Matinee performance of “The Bodyguard”, in
Best Western Dinner Theatre. The cost is $ 50.40.
May 4: Visit to the Glanmore House, a national historic site,
in Belleville. A guided tour at 10:00 am followed by a lunch
at Resto 213, Loyalist College. Cost is $24.00 per person.
July TBD: Trip to historic Kingston Penitentary.
July 14: "Steel Magnolias", the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.
July 27: Trip to the Stratford. Jenny Herniak has reserved
tickets for the musical comedy “Guys and Dolls”. For info
contact Jenny at (905) 372-5953.
August 10: Set aside this Thursday for our Annual Club
BBQ. It will take place from 11 am to 3 pm at the Ganaraska
Forest Centre in Campbellcroft, 29 km North West of Port
Hope.The food will be catered by the chef at the Forest
Centre. We are looking forward to seeing you all there!
~ Roslynne Cooke and the BBQ Committee
August 17: A trip to see “For Me and my Gal” at the Shaw
Festival. For info contact Jenny Herniak at (905) 372-5953.
May 11: Our Annual Anniversary Breakfast. Doors are
open at 8:30 am and the breakfast starts at 9.00 am. The cost
is $15, and this includes the regular $5 that we pay at each
meeting. There will a signup sheet at the April 13th
meeting.
May 30: Northumberland Probus Clubs Extravaganza
September 20: The Famous People Players special
celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday. "A beautiful Maple
Leaf", voiced by Dan Aykroyd, comes to life and takes you on
a musical journey from province to province. This theatre
group is dedicated to the integration of people who have
developmental disabilities. If you have not seen the black
puppetry show before, then this is a “must see”. There are still
6 seats left.
~ Jan Lundbohm (905) 377-2436
If you have Ideas for Future Trips and Events, please pass them on to me,
Mary Dunphy <[email protected]> or
(289) 691-3845
“Vultures are not buzzards”
In N. America, most people think “buzzard” refers to a “vulture”, but to birders and ornithologists ”Vultures are not
Buzzards”. The word “buzzard” comes from the Middle English and Old French busard, an alteration of buison, from
Latin buteon, buteo = hawk. The French still use “busard” to describe certain Harriers, like our Northern Harrier.
The most common and wide-spread hawk in N. America is the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) which is very
closely related to the Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) of Western Europe and nearby parts of Asia. The Roughlegged Buzzard of Northern Europe and Asia is the exactly same as our Rough-legged Hawk.
The Pilgrim Fathers were religious dissidents and like most other early immigrants they were not biologists or ornithologists, so it’s not
surprising that they misnamed many bird species – but that’s another story.
~ Word Botcher
Membership News
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Gord & Dianne Graham
Just to let everyone know that we have a new address for Ed and Marg Godawa, 821 Charles Wilson Parkway,
Cobourg K9A 5N9 --- conveniently close to Metro, Canadian Tire and the LCBO. Their phone number remains the
same. Please remember to adjust your membership list.
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By the way, our Club's membership remains at 198.
A magician was performing on a Cruise ship.
Each night when he made some object disappear his
pet parrot would say "It's up his sleeve" or "It's in his
pocket." or some such. The magician began to lose
his patience.
One night, while performing his tricks, one of the
ship's boilers blew up and the ship soon sank. The
magician and his parrot were cast into the water but
the lucky man was able to grab onto a wooden table
and the two of them floated, waiting to be rescued.
The parrot looked about quizzically as they drifted.
After several hours, the parrot said to his master "Ok, I give up! What did you do with the ship?"
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HERMAN
by Jim Unger (1937-2013)
There's an amazing 2 letter word in English that
can be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb and a
preposition. That word is UP, and it has more uses
and meanings than any other two-letter word.
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or
at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the
morning, why do we wake UP and then get UP?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we
speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election.
Why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?
We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP
the silver, warm UP the left-overs and clean UP the
kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.
At other times, UP has more special meaning. People
stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP a sweat or
an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is
one thing but to be dressed UP is special. We bring UP
our children, they grow UP and so do we, eventually!
The use of UP is often confusing: A drain must be
opened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP a
store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We
seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!
If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of
the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your
time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with
a hundred or more.
When the wind is UP and it threatens to rain, we say
a storm is coming UP. After, when the sun starts to
come out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, the
earth soaks it UP but when it does not rain for awhile,
things dry UP.
One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP. My time
is UP, so I'll shut UP!
~
Kindly suggested by Doug Lloyd......
The Pro-Buzzards
Editor: Ossie Tee - [email protected]
Sub-editor: Sue Tee - [email protected]
Assistant: Marilyn McMillan (905) 372-9275
Photos: Ron Swallow (905) 373-4455;
Marg Clarkson ((905) 377-0452
Website: John Draper - [email protected] and
(905) 372-5839
Deadline for the next Pro-Buzz is April 28th.
“Get down from there, Joe Flynn!
You are an Accountant."
Please send any material to Ossie & Sue
[email protected]
Probus Club of Northumberland, P.O. Box 491, Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4L1
http://www.probusnorthumberland.com/about-us/about-northumberland-probus-club
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