Review for March 2025
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PROBUS Club of Blue Mountain
Friendship, Fellowship, and Fun
Thursday March 20th
President’s Comments
Michael began the meeting by outlining all the good Blue Mountain PROBUS news to report on. We’ve enjoyed an excellent year of winter activities beginning with the Ski Legend skiing, Snowshoeing, Collingwood Blues hockey games, and having our first cocktail party, held at Chris Meleskie’s home. Because of its success, we are hoping to hold this event quarterly and we are in the process of looking for people who are willing to help host this event. If anyone one is interested, please let the executive know.
Michael mentioned that Dave Thomson will be forming a social committee and has already began with three new social events: Probus golf, a King’s Wharf outing, and a revamped Xmas social. More info on these events will come when available. Stay tuned.
Michael also mentioned that Bill Booth has implemented an upgrade to our website to improve the process for signing and tracking our newly designed Liability Waiver. Once signed, the new waiver will be effective for all club activities.
Michael then introduced George Christie and awarded him an Honorary Membership into the PROBUS Blue Mountain Club with a gold membership badge. George has been a member of PROBUS for over 30 years. Congratulations George!
Michael Coward michael.coward@gmail.com
New Members
Ron Mitchell continues to lead the New Members Champaign and is placing the PROBUS events and future speakers for each meeting, on the Events Listing in the Collingwood Today paper, each month. Check it out!
NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS THIS MONTH!
Dan Edwards introduced Ron Woodman as a new member of the month. Welcome Ron!
Ron Mitchell introduced Rob Franklin as a guest this month. Welcome Rob!
Activity Announcements
Chris Meleskie spoke about the following activities:
- Lunch Group – Fig and Feta Greek Eatery, Apr. 9, noon
- Kitchen Bridge Club – Mtg. every first and third Thurs., at the legion
- Collingwood Blues Play-off hockey – Tues., Mar, 25 – contact Jake Johnson
- Probus Cycling Group – Sept. 17-19 – Peterborough/Kawarthas Adventure, also the weekly rides are posted on the Probus website – contact Tom James
- Sensor Technology Ltd. Visit – More info found on the PROBUS web site
- Impossible Metals – Tues., June 24 – contact Dan McLoughlin
- Golf Tournament – Thurs., June 12 – contact Dave Thomson
- Minesing Wetlands Paddling Trip –April/May - exact date to be announced
- Georgian Probus Travel Group:
- Portugal/ Madeira Adventure – Apr. 24- May 10, 2025
- also a new trip has been added going to Italy for the Italian Indulgence Tour – Oct. 4 to Oct. 11 – see Dan Edwards
PLEASE CHECK THE PROBUS NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFO CONCERNING THESE ACTIVITIES AND MORE!
Kultural Attaché - Bill Barclay
Once again, Bill, kept us entertained with his jokes. He began with Silvio talking about how great shape he, his father and grandfather were in and why they live to a very old age, and then Bill had short stories related to the word take-out and how it could be used in 3 different ways (food, dating and murder). He ended with a joke from his namesake, Walter on how Ray couldn’t get to work on time and why.
Thanks Bill!
Speaker
George Pengelly introduced Nicola Ross an avid hiker, paddler and cyclist. She spoke today on hiking along the Bruce Peninsula and how it transformed her into an author of 12 books that included the bestselling Loops & Lattes series of hiking guides (Caledon, Halton, Dufferin, Hamilton and area, Waterloo, Wellington and Guelph, Collingwood, the Blue Mountains & Beaver Valley and Hockley Valley & Mono Cliffs) Hikes and ending with a recent best seller 40 Days and 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loup at a Time.
She talked about her long journey in how she got her books published. Her books became best sellers and winner of numerous writing honors. If you’re an adventurous hiker, her books are great reads that promote great hikes in discovering the Bruce Peninsula from Niagara to Tobermory.
50/50 Draw
The winners are:
- Dick Hutton and Paul Darby
Next Meeting April 17th at the Legion.
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