Probus-Guildwoodprobus-guildwood.homestead.com/August_2017_Newsletter.pdfAt our marvelous barbeque on July 12, we had 67 members and 6 guests i.e. we had 73 people attending the festivities

Probus-Gui ldwood

Our Strength is Fellowship, Our Success is Participation.

ISSUE #65 NEWSLETTER August 2017

Probus-Guildwood Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of the Month, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church,

140 Guildwood Parkway, Guildwood Village – Everyone is most welcome.

President’s Message August already? During the

weekend of the Guild Alive

with Culture – Arts Festival

it actually felt like summer.

Those of us who manned the

Probus-Guildwood tent had a

great time meeting people,

exploring the wide range of artisan creations,

listening to the terrific lineup of musicians and

singers and of course, enjoying the beer tent.

Next year, Barrie, you race me to the tent in

high heels. Of course I’ll have to find mine first.

I want to extend a sincere thank you to the 15

members who volunteered at the booth. You

really helped make it a success. It was also

great to meet the members who stopped by to

say hello.

Back: Joyce Russell, Barrie Morgan, Harvey

Barron Front: Wendy Hooker and Alan Burt.

Photo by Barry Scheffer

Here’s what is being offered in August (again

only a small sampling since the full list would

take up the entire newsletter):

August is the month for:

Admit You’re Happy Month (Or at least not as grumpy)

International Pirate Month (Arrrr-gust)

Read A Romance Novel Month Ahhh….no) The week for:

August 1-4 – Simplify Your Life Week (And

you missed it)

August 7-11 – National Psychic Week (Didn’t

you see that coming?)

August 10-13 – National Hobo Week (Take one

to lunch)

August 24-27 – North American Organic

Brewer’s Week (Drink up!)

August 27-31 – Happily Married Husband and

Wife Week (Come on, you know you’re

out there.)

And is just chock full of fun days:

August 8 – International Cat Day (Really?)

August 10 – Lazy Day and S’mores Day (Pack a

hammock and a toothbrush)

August 9-13 – Perseid Meteor Shower (Day of

the Triffids anyone?)

August 13 – International Left Hander’s Day

(Sounds sinister)

August 16 – Tell A Joke Day (For Eric and

Janet Heise)

August 17 – I Love My Feet Day (Also change

your socks day)

August 18 – Bad Poetry Day (That’s every day

for mine)

August 18 – Men’s Grooming Day – Really?

Only One Day A Year – Great?

August 27 – Global Forgiveness Day and Just

Because Day (That works)

August 28 – Race Your Mouse Day (Organic or

electronic – you choose)

August 30 – Frankenstein Day (Do what you

want with that)

August is full of events related to Ontario150

and Canada150 celebrations in and around

Toronto, including Ontario Place. So get out

and enjoy.

Alan Burt

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Life can be Fun… as long as you do it with the right people.

Our July BBQ Kudos to Jane Corry and Company

for our July 12th BBQ

As Vice President, our plucky Jane accepted the

challenge of organizing this Sesquicentennial

BBQ. With her usual quiet grace, Jane

researched the best resources and then consulted

with Probus-Guildwood club volunteers.

Together they produced a wonderful social for

all to enjoy. Working with Lisa, Guildwood

church secretary, and John Roblin, our treasurer

and church member, Jane negotiated extended

time for the use of the hall and the use of the

church’s BBQ.

From Guildwood valu-mart, Alan Burt and Jane

picked up and delivered the fresh meats, buns,

salads, fruit platters and beverages. To set the

mood and help everyone chill, Jan Eaton

brought her portable stereo, familiar summer

tunes and fan. Gerard Baribeau transported the

Rotary BBQ and Alan Burt brought new

propane tanks. Together with Barrie Morgan

the trio prepared our delicious burgers and hot

dogs. Mitze Clarke, Regina Doose, Diane

Gamble and Freda Morgan assembled the hot

barbequed items and ferried them to the buffet

table. Jan Eaton, Diane Gamble, Lee

Grayhurst and Cheryn Parry prepared

complementary refreshments while Dorothée

McKinlay and Glenna Hall actually sat down

after they set up the coffee and tea buffet. There

were also tubs of iced soda and bottled water.

Thanks to Glenna Hall and Doreen Lougheed,

we were treated to two fresh cream-iced vanilla

and chocolate slab ‘150 Canada cakes’ from

Costco to accompany fresh platters of fruits.

Once everyone was comfortably swaged

(relaxed after a good meal), Gerard projected

our Canada 150 quiz consisting of 25 questions

selected by Alan and Jane and graphically

enhanced by Gerard. Roseanne Nihtila proved

to be the ‘whiz kid’ who correctly answered 20

of the questions! Congratulations to Roseanne

on winning the prize: You Might be From

Canada If… by Michael de Adder. Sincere

thanks to all who participated in this venture and

jumped in to help clean up. A special thank you

to Barry Scheffer

who took candid pictures throughout the

celebration and formal portraits of twelve of our

new members.

Volunteers for our BBQ

Canada 150 cakes supplied by

Glenna Hall and Doreen Lougheed

Chefs Gerard, Barrie, and Alan

I once gave my husband the silent treatment for an entire week, at the

end of which he declared, “Hey, were getting along pretty great

lately!”



Our condiment table

Roseanne Nihtila Canada 150 Quiz

Winner

Lunch with Friends

Fratelli’s Stone Oven

Twenty one persons had lunch at Fratelli

Village Pizzeria on July 28 and enjoyed great

food.

Our August Lunch with Friends will be held at

The Dogfish Pub & Eatery located at the

Marina at Bluffer’s Park at 12:30 p.m. on

Friday, August 25.

There will be a sign-up sheet at our August

meeting. If you are unable to make our meeting,

call Jan Eaton at 416-261-8857. Jan Eaton

Membership At our marvelous barbeque on July 12, we had

67 members and 6 guests i.e. we had 73

people attending the festivities. Our

membership count remains at 104.

Occasionally we need to contact member(s).

If you have relocated since you joined this

wonderful organization, please update your

current address/information with the

membership people at the table at our monthly

meeting or email me at:

[email protected] To reduce printing costs, please advise us if

you have an email address so that we can

email the newsletter (and as a bonus you will

receive it in colour, too).

Help keep us informed about members who

are ill, hospitalized or have had a bereavement

so that Karen Manuel can send cards. Karen

can be reached by telephone at 416-283-5079

or by email: [email protected]

We would also like to know about any

member’s special event, such as an award,

50th anniversary, etc. Come to the meeting

and I shall announce it and we can celebrate it

with you.

Eric Niemela

I told the cop I was speeding because I have to get where I'm going before I

forget where I'm going.

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July Birthdays

Lee MacLeod, Susan Farenholtz.

Anthony Wotton and Marilyn Rice

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July Anniversary

Karen Manuel

Janet delivers her giggle

of the month a Trump Thump

Refreshments

Jan Eaton, Diane Gamble, Lee Grayhurst

and Cheryn Parry have volunteered for

August. Doreen McCreary and Phyllis

Broadley have volunteered for September. We

still need two more volunteers for September.

Genia Young has volunteered for October. We

still need three more volunteers for October.

Many thanks to all the wonderful folks who take

the time to provide our Probus-Guildwood

meeting with baked goods.

Please remember that all of our volunteer

bakers are fully compensated for their costs.

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The Guild Alive with Culture Arts Festival,

Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30

This 10th annual event produced by Councillor

Paul Ainslie and the Guild Renaissance Group

was a resounding success. There were 95 artist

markets, superlative live entertainment, Guild

heritage exhibits, and children’s activities plus

the Old Stone Cottage Beer Garden, Guild

Festival Theatre and the City of Toronto’s

Canada 150 Mobile Museum. Thankfully it was

a warm sunny weekend with the additional

sights and sounds of five ethnic weddings

running concurrently in the open air Guild

Estates pavilion.

Sincere thanks to all our Probus-Guildwood

volunteers: Alan Burt, Jan Eaton, Glenna Hall,

Diane Gamble, Lee Grayhurst, Sharon Kohalmi,

Margaret Markwell, Dorothée McKinlay, Barrie

Morgan, Eric Niemela, Ellen Poborsa, Marilyn

Rice, Joyce Russell and Julia Taylor. Everyone

was fantastic in chatting up our visitors,

distributing our membership brochures and

collecting over 61 interested contacts.

Joy Hughes of Cedar Ridge graciously loaned

us a canopy for our booth. Jill Watson from the

Guild Renaissance Group helped us locate Joy,

provided a shaded site for our booth and

checked to see if we were ok. Gerard provided

resources for us to display with this unique

marketing adventure and Barry Scheffer took

pictures throughout the event. Several members

popped by, including Anne Marie Johnson,

charter member, who is looking very good since



her accident and a very sunburned Janet Heise

who was selling tickets for She Stoops To

Conquer. Wendy Hooker

Speakers at Our

Monthly Meetings Aug. 9 Planning for your retirement

steps – Shelley Snoulten,– Planning

ahead

Sept. 12 Jane Goodall Society – Andrea

Teather

Oct. 11 CARP – Anthony Quinn, Director,

Operations and Public Affairs

Nov. 8 Prostate Cancer – Aaron Bacher

Dec. 13 Christmas Luncheon

FYI (For Your Information) FYI contains items-notices-events that members

feel others may be interested in. Thank you to

members who submit items. Please send to

[email protected] or directly to

the NL editor [email protected]

Wendy has provided the following:

Fresh produce at the Wednesday Farmer’s

Market at the University of Toronto

Scarborough Campus (UTSC), May 31 –

October 4 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. 1266 Military

Trail at the corner of Military Trail and

Ellesmere. For more details visit:

utsc.utoronto.ca/sustainability/farmers-market

If you are interested in learning some computer

skills, contact the Albert Campbell Library at

496 Birchmount Road., 416-396-8890.

They offer a program called Cyber Seniors

where each participant is paired with a library

youth volunteer.

Sessions run 2-3:30 p.m. each Friday on August

4, 11, 18 and 25. ______________________________________

Arts in The Parks has been running since June

in 38 Toronto parks for Canada’s 150 Birthday.

At Bluffers Park, 7 Brimley Rd South, is Routes

and Journeys on August 6, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

and September 10 at 4 p.m. It is a multi-arts

program including pop-up workshops in dance,

drumming and visual arts.

Madavale Park at 1031 Birchmount offers Ol’

Time Carnival: The Story Must Be Told.

It is a performance about the evolution of

Carnival from the days of emancipation to the

modern carnival which we see on the streets

around the world. Join live Calypso, a DJ and

costumed performers and a chance to try on the

costumes.

Go to your library for detailed booklets or

https://artsintheparksto.org/

30 Minutes For 30 Days – Are You Up

for the Challenge? Province Challenges People to Spend 30 Minutes Outdoors Every

Day

Join Ontario Parks this August for a challenge

that will recharge your connection with nature

while improving health and mental well-being.

Ontario Parks is encouraging people in Ontario

to participate in the 30x30 Challenge, a concept

created by the David Suzuki Foundation, which

challenges people to reconnect with nature by

spending 30 minutes a day outside for 30 days.

You don't have to venture far to spend time in

nature – even time spent in your backyard or

local park can help boost your immune system,

decrease stress, and help alleviate symptoms of

some mental health issues.

If you're looking for a change of scenery,

Ontario Parks can be a great starting place. The

Ontario Parks Blog and YouTube channel have

many ideas for what you can do for your 30x30

Challenge. Looking for options that everyone

can access and enjoy? Visit the accessible

playground at Murphy's Point or borrow an all-

terrain wheelchair at Killbear to enjoy the trails

or spend some time at the beach.

Ontario Parks is giving you an incentive to meet

your nature commitment. On August 16, all

provincial parks across Ontario will be offering

free day use to help re-energize and complete

the last half of the 30x30 Challenge. By

accepting the 30x30 Challenge, you are

committing to a healthy lifestyle.

MomenTO Canada 150 films in Thomson

Memorial Park: Friday, August 11, (rain date

September 22) – Featuring pre-show activities,

guests, and film works from Canada on Screen,

TIFF's signature Canada 150 programme.

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Screenings begin at sunset (around 8:30 p.m.).

Pre-show activities begin at 7:00 p.m. Bring a

water bottle and a chair or blanket for sitting.

Guild Festival Theatre – Greek

Theatre – Guild Park and Gardens If you enjoy outdoor theatre the most romantic

comedy of the seventies… the 1770s. She

Stoops to Conquer produced by our own Janet

Heise.

July 13 to August 13, Wednesdays through

Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Matinees every

Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $25 each

Tickets – www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca

Or call (416) 265-2934

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Scarborough Village Seniors Presents BEAUTIFUL, August 16 – see last months FYI

then contact: Susan Bach at 416-755-0179 ___________________________________________________________

Scarborough Arts renames Art in the Park to Alive with Art, a festival of

Scarborough's creativity Alive with Art will

take place over two weekends in August and

will bring arts and entertainment to two local

spaces: Scarborough Museum on Saturday,

August 19, from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM; and

Harrison Properties, the park overlooking the

Scarborough Bluffs, on Saturday, August 26,

from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM.

Enjoy live performances, arts workshops, a

kids’ arts zone, interactive installations, food

trucks, and a live art battle.

There will also be outdoor film screenings on

both days of the festival: Night at the Museum

screens on August 19,and The Wizard of Oz on

August 26. All events and activities are FREE.

Alive with Art will also put a spotlight on

Scarborough’s visual artists and craftspeople.

Over 500 original pieces of visual art,

photography, sculpture, jewellery and fashion

items, prints and illustrations, handmade crafts,

and other one-of-a-kind pieces from over 30

artists will be on display at Harrison Properties

on August 26.

For further details contact Rachel Fender at

416-698-7322 or

www.scarborougharts.com/AlivewithArt

Scarborough Village Seniors – day trip to Port Perry The Great Blue Heron Casino Date: Tuesday, August 29

Depart: 9:00 a.m. Scarborough Village

Casino: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Visit the Great Blue Heron Casino and receive a

$20 slot voucher

Shopping: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Visit the White

Feather Country Store

Return: Arrival Scarborough approx. 5:30 p.m.

Price: $31 per person (includes HST)

Inclusion: Return transportation via deluxe

coach, five hour visit to the Great Blue Heron

Casino, $20 slot voucher, visit to the White

Feather Store, driver gratuity, and all taxes. To

book call Susan Bach at 416-755-0179 _______________________________________________________

Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research Sunday Sept. 17, 2017, Cedarbrook Park, Co-

Chairs Paul and Janet Ainslie, together with the

organizing committee, welcome members of

Probus-Guildwood to participate, volunteer or

donate to the local annual Terry Fox Run. A

great way to support fundraising for cancer

research and celebrate Terry Fox as an

incredible Canadian hero during Canada's 150th

year. The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive,

1-10 km event. Run, walk, bike, skate, ride at

your own pace. Inspired By A Dream ~

Grounded In Tradition ~ Volunteer-Driven ~ No

Entry Fee ~ No Minimum Pledge. Income Tax

receipt for donations of $20 or more. There will

be a sign up sheet at the August 9 Probus

meeting.

Details: Time: 9 AM to 1 PM (Registration

starts 8:30 AM, open start)

Location: Cedarbrook Park, 91 Eastpark Blvd.

(West off Markham Road, South of Lawrence

Avenue East)

For more information: Website:

www.terryfox.org.

Run Site: Toronto - Scarborough;

Phone: Paul and Janet Ainslie: 416-918-3573;

Facebook:Terry Fox Run 2017 - Scarborough;

Twitter: @TerryFoxScarbor

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Scarborough Village Seniors – day trip to

Trent-Severn Waterway for Fall Colour Cruise

Date: Wednesday September 27, 2017


Cruise: 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Enjoy a 2 1/2 hour luncheon cruise aboard the

Serendipity Princess. Menu: Breast of Chicken,

Herb Roasted Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables,

Fresh Garden Greens, Fresh Rolls, Squares/Tarts,

Coffee/Tea

Market: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Visit the Mariposa

Market in Orillia. Take a stroll through five

historic shops that include Orillia’s most

celebrated bakeshop, a quaint café, a fudge and

candy shop, a home decorating store, and a shop

for handmade soaps and candles.

Mall: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visit to the Tanger

Outlet Mall (formerly Cookstown)

Return: Arrival in Scarborough approx. 6:00 p.m.

Price: $94 per person

Included: Return transportation via deluxe coach,

luncheon cruise visit to the Mariposa Market, visit

to the Tanger Outlet Mall, driver gratuity and all

taxes.

To book: Call Susan Bach at (416)-755-0179

Scarborough Village Seniors – day trip to the

Herongate Barn Theatre – Bedside Manners

Date: Sunday, October 15


Lunch – 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Enjoy a country style buffet meal at Herongate

Theatre. Your meal includes a garden fresh salad

bar, Corn Chowder Soup, Parmesan Potatoes,

Penne with Red Pepper Pesto Sauce, Chicken

Marsala, BBQ Ribs, Roast Beef with Gravy,

dessert and tea and coffee.

Show: 2:00-4:15 p.m.

Reserved Orchestra seating for Bedside Manners

at the Herongate Theatre.

Return: Arrival at club approx: 5:00 p.m.

Price: $74.00 per person

Included: Return transportation via school bus,

country style buffet lunch, reserved orchestra

seating, driver gratuity, and all taxes.

To book: Call Susan Bach at (416)-755-0179

FINAL BOOKING DATE SEPT. 21.

Cancellations within 21 days prior to departure

are 100% NON refundable

Boost Your Brain Fitness This Summer

School may be out, but summer is still a great

time for learning and boosting your brain fitness.

Building brain health is important for people of all

ages. According to the Alzheimer Society of

Ontario, keeping an active mind can help reduce

the risk of dementia.

Here are ideas to help people of all ages keep their

brains engaged this summer:

Get creative – Whether it’s painting, pottery or

carpentry, making something helps to build

cognitive and motor skills by interpreting

instructions, making decisions and mastering tools

Hold a music night – Learning to play a musical

instrument helps people of all ages build memory

and spatial awareness

Include theatre, museums and galleries in your

summer plans to engage the creative side of your

brain

Relax with puzzles, brain-teasers, chess, card

games or a good book to de-stress while keeping

your brain active

Get outside and play -- Physical activity is

important at every age, but for older adults in

particular, it can reduce risks associated with

dementia. Plus, exercise will help you sleep well,

which also contributes to brain health.

QUICK FACTS

The Ontario Brain Institute is a provincially

funded, not-for-profit research centre seeking to

maximize the impact of neuroscience and

establish Ontario as a world leader in brain

research, commercialization and care. The

institute builds partnerships among researchers,

clinicians, industry, patients and their advocates to

foster discovery and deliver innovative products

and services that improve the lives of people

living with brain disorders.

According to the Ontario Neurodegenerative

Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI), dementia is

the most common brain-related cause of decline

among seniors.

ONDRI is a research program being carried out in

partnership with the Ontario Brain Institute. It

involves more than 50 Ontario researchers and

clinicians, 13 clinical sites, and 600 participants.

Since 2003, Ontario committed more than $2.37

billion to life science research projects to foster

new discoveries, improve lives and support new

treatments, companies and jobs

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Guildwood Information – Meeting Schedule

The Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church, 140 Guildwood Parkway,

Guildwood Village

CLUB PURPOSE

To provide regular gatherings for active retirees who join together to create opportunities to keep minds active, expand interests and enjoy the fellowship of new friends.

CLUB MAILING ADDRESS

Probus-Guildwood 50 Sunnypoint Crescent Scarborough, ON M1M 1B9 email: [email protected] web site: http://probus-guildwood.homestead.com

Management-Executive Team 2016 - 2017 The Executive meets the fourth Wednesday of each month

President: Alan Burt

[email protected] 416 266-4682

Past President: Wendy Hooker


Vice-President: Jane Corry

[email protected] 416-261-6812

Secretary: Joy McIntosh


Treasurer: John Roblin


Membership: Eric Niemela


Speakers: Jane Corry


Newsletter [ed.] Dorothée McKinlay


Sub-Committees and Helpers Refreshments: Carole Lidgold, Dorothée McKinlay 50/50 Draw: Lee Grayhurst, Cheryn Parry, Diane

Gamble Photographer: Barry Scheffer Web Site co-ordinator: Barrie Morgan Activities: Vacant Lunch with Friends: Jan Eaton Set-up/Take down: assistance is needed – please

volunteer, you are needed – John Roblin Speakers: Cheryn Parry, Lee Grayhurst, Jan Eaton Student Reading: Joyce Russell Resident Jokester: Janet Heise Membership Assistant: Mitzi Clarke, Maureen

Bushey, Carolyn Hannaford Proofreaders: Judy and Gerard Baribeau Reporters: articles welcomed – Please – Thanks to all

who submit items/articles...

The Newsletter is published monthly prior to our monthly meeting.

Your Assistance most welcome and many thanks to all our “helpers”

Last Column – Activity Calendar– everything in one place

Date Activity

Wed. Aug. 9 Monthly Meeting

Fri. Aug. 25

Lunch with Friends - Dogfish

Pub

Wed. Sept. 13 Monthly Meeting

Fri. Sept. 29 Lunch with Friends

Wed. Oct. 11 Monthly Meeting

Gently used or new books are needed for the

book centre of “Haven on the Queensway”. If

you have any or know of anyone who has books

to donate please contact: Bev Hynek, Director,

“Haven on the Queensway”, 1533 The

Queensway, Toronto Ontario M8Z 1T8.

Telephone 416-640-2006

www.havenontheq.com. Recipient of the

prestigious Prime Minister’s Volunteer Award

for “Social Innovator” 2014.

Probus Christmas luncheon – The

Guild Inn Estate on December 13

This is your last chance

Tickets for the Christmas luncheon at the Guild

Inn Estate that have been ordered but not paid

for by August 9, 2017 will go back on sale

effective September 13, 2017. We have a

waiting list of about 20 people.

Please note – that tickets 56 and 59 were given

to the wrong persons. Would the people holding

these two tickets please return them to Joy

McIntosh for exchange. Thank you. Executive

Committee
http://www.havenontheq.com/

Documents

Probus-Guildwoodprobus-guildwood.homestead.com/August_2017_Newsletter.pdfAt our marvelous barbeque on July 12, we had 67 members and 6 guests i.e. we had 73 people attending the festivities