March 15, 2009

The 2008 Annual General Meeting was

held on Thursday, October 23 at Eagle

Creek banquet room. There were 108

members present and five guests including

His Worship Mayor Derek Corrigan.

Vice President Alastair Fraser opened the

meeting and welcomed all members and

guests then asked Past President Fred

Hester to give the blessing and toast the

Queen. Following the buffet lunch Mayor

Corrigan stated how the City appreciates the

service our Club provides to the community.

Resident pro Don Mark and Hal Eremko also

welcomed the members and gave a few high-

lights of the expected improvements to be

made to Burnaby Mountain Golf Course.

The Directors are pleased to introduce the first edition of your newsletter” Sen-ior’s Moments”. This newsletter is the brain child of Past President Phil Boase who will edit and produce it. We think the title is a good one and appropriate for our Club and its members. All of us have had “Senior’s Moments” some good some bad but invariably humorous. We would particularly like to hear about the humorous ones and if appropriate and topical will print them in future newsletters. As most of you know our club was formed on April Fools Day 1970 but it was certainly not a joke. In the past 39 years our club has flourished to the point of being one of the most sought after golf memberships in BC. All of us had to wait several years before we were invited to join. Why do so many golfers want to become members? Everyone will have a different answer but the most often heard reason is the spirit of camaraderie

that prevails within our club. Certainly all of us join for the opportunity to play golf once a week on an excellent golf course at very reasonable rates. For most of us though it’s much more than that, it’s the opportunity to play with a great group of men in the true spirit of good fellowship and good sportsmanship. The chance to play every week with a different foursome in a well organized format is priceless. The smooth operation of the Club is no accident. From the very beginning, the Club has been blessed with selfless mem-bers whose only interest has been the furtherance of golf and its long traditions. Mere desire however, is not enough. Talented, knowledgeable and skilled indi-viduals continue to come forward, learn new tasks, and freely donate their time for the benefit of others. Each year nearly half of the 140 playing members serve in volunteer roles. If you have an interest in one of the positions be it a Director, Draw-master, Starter or Scorer, let us know.

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Burnaby ’s Mayor,

Derek Corrigan the guest speaker at the

2008 AGM enjoys tell-ing a good story.

> OfficersOfficersOfficersOfficers

> Don Rankin, President

> Alastair Fraser, Vice President

> Menno Martens, Club Captain

> Ron Zapp, Secretary

> John Murphy, Treasurer

> Phil Boase, Past President

> DirectorsDirectorsDirectorsDirectors

> Norm Forshaw, Membership

> Bill Messinger, Scorers

> Jim Pruner, Drawmaster

> Bob Radbourne, Sick & Visiting

> Brian Strom, Handicap

Volume 1 Issue 1

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News from the ProShop

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New Members 2

Mystery Photograph 3

New Initiative 3

Club Champion 4

Winners in 2008 4

For all you die-hard golfers that missed most of December and January due to the white rain, I would like to apologize for any inconveniences that you may have encountered!! On a brighter note, Burnaby Mountain Golf Course as you know it will be under going numer-ous up grades and modifications in 2009. First of all you will notice new poles up in the Driving Range. New netting will be installed by year end to accommodate the new two-story Driving Range Facility which will be state of the art. New drain-age has been installed and we will find the range area much drier for easier ball pick up and elimi-nate ball plugging as in the past.

The golf course will see additional drainage as well. The new drainage system will totally en-hance the quality of play year round and allow golfers to enjoy our fine facility even during the WET MONTHS. This system is already functional at Riverway and we are experiencing very positive results on that course. You should give it a try. Also look for our golf tips and product information www.golfburnaby.net. Keep it down the middle and long!!! Don Mark, Head Professional Burnaby Mountain Golf Course

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WELCOME TO NEW MEMBEWELCOME TO NEW MEMBEWELCOME TO NEW MEMBEWELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS FOR 2009RS FOR 2009RS FOR 2009RS FOR 2009

Don Buchanan

Dave Chowdhury

Rob Goodheart

Dave Granger

Marvin Kruper

Graham Reddington

Doug Reeves

Tom Taylor

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Important Event AnnouncementImportant Event AnnouncementImportant Event AnnouncementImportant Event Announcement

Members are reminded of the upcoming Spring Luncheon, Thurs-day April 23 at Eagle Creek banquet room. So ask your wife or partner, get “spiffed up” and come out to support your Club.

Photo Not

Available

A regular feature in your newsletter will be a Mystery Photograph taken somewhere on the Burnaby

Mountain Golf Course. Members will be required to submit a special form with their guess as to the lo-

cation of the photograph. The scene must be described according to the information requested on the

form. All correct forms received in the Clubhouse on the second Wednesday (played) after the publica-

tion date of this newsletter will be entered into a putting contest, the winner to get a sleeve of balls.

MYSTERY PHOTOGRAPHMYSTERY PHOTOGRAPHMYSTERY PHOTOGRAPHMYSTERY PHOTOGRAPH

Every time a golfer

makes a birdie, he

must subsequently

make two triple

bogeys to restore

the fundamental

equilibrium of the

universe.

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NEW IN IT I AT I VE FOR “ NONEW IN IT I AT I VE FOR “ NONEW IN IT I AT I VE FOR “ NONEW IN IT I AT I VE FOR “ NO ---- SHOWS ”SHOWS ”SHOWS ”SHOWS ”

Your Directors have been working closely with the ProShop on the challenge to reduce the number of “No-

Shows” on our designated Wednesday golfing days.

A "NoA "NoA "NoA "No----show (as defined by the Proshop) is a person who does not golf at his appointed time and fails to communicate with ei-show (as defined by the Proshop) is a person who does not golf at his appointed time and fails to communicate with ei-show (as defined by the Proshop) is a person who does not golf at his appointed time and fails to communicate with ei-show (as defined by the Proshop) is a person who does not golf at his appointed time and fails to communicate with ei-

ther the Starter or the Proshop before 6:00 PM the day prior to his designated tee time that he is unable to golf."ther the Starter or the Proshop before 6:00 PM the day prior to his designated tee time that he is unable to golf."ther the Starter or the Proshop before 6:00 PM the day prior to his designated tee time that he is unable to golf."ther the Starter or the Proshop before 6:00 PM the day prior to his designated tee time that he is unable to golf."

The plan is to compare the original drawsheet with the final drawsheet as produced by the Starter to iden-

tify the names appearing on the original and not on the final. Those members thus identified will be con-

tacted by phone to check on their well-being.

The Directors realize there will be extenuating circumstances (rain the night before resulting in cart paths

only the next morning etc.) for not golfing at the designated time. However it is hoped this initiative will

make the members more aware of this perennial problem.

SPRING HANDICAP Joe Galvin RUNNERS UP Doug Beckett & Barry Duncan AIR CANADA Loyal Branson DON TOPP MEMORIAL Bob Regan PUTTING CONTEST Joe Niccoli CHARTER MEMBERS Ken Lien FALL HANDICAP Doug Player RUNNER UP Roger Kronquist MATCH PLAY Menno Martens

COMPET IT ION W INNERS COMPET IT ION W INNERS COMPET IT ION W INNERS COMPET IT ION W INNERS FOR 2 00 8FOR 2 00 8FOR 2 00 8FOR 2 00 8

CLUB CHAMPION Joe Niccoli RUNNER UP Al Johnston LOW NET Eduardo Feijoo LOW NET RUNNER UP Joe Jessup AGE GROUP JUNIOR Brian Strom AGE GROUP INTERMEDIATE Joe Galvin AGE GROUP ADVANCED Gino Caletti AGE GROUP SUPER SENIOR Fred Hester MOST IMPROVED Louis Riba

HOLE IN ONE Frank Blair

The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched sets of clubs is that they don't really seem to The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched sets of clubs is that they don't really seem to The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched sets of clubs is that they don't really seem to The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched sets of clubs is that they don't really seem to

know any more about the game of golf than the old ones didknow any more about the game of golf than the old ones didknow any more about the game of golf than the old ones didknow any more about the game of golf than the old ones did.

Robert Browning, A History of Golf

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Runner-up to the Club Champion: Al Johnston

Club Captain Joe Galvin (on the right) presents Joe Niccoli with the Club Championship Trophy.