The 2008 Mixer was organized by the
Port Hope Club and held in Port Hope's Jack
Burger Sports Complex - May 28 2008
The key
note speaker was Marina Nemat, author of
"A
Prisoner of Tehran".
The doors opened at around 8:30 and despite concerns,
parking was well organized and there were no complaints.
Entertainment was provided by the Ancient Music Trio
in the lobby and the Cobourg Concert band
in the arena.
Ross
McKie piped in the guests who included Port Hope's Mayor, Linda
Thompson.
Above is a collection of photos in a short slide
show. More photos will be available later. Once again
the crowd was in excess of 700 people.
Get
ready now for Rendezvous 2008 by George Grimes - Ganaraska Valley Probus
Rendezvous 2008
is the annual conference for all Probus Club members in Canada.
It will be hosted by the Probus Club of Saint John and will
take place in Saint John, New Brunswick on the weekend of 25
to 27 September. There will be workshops presented by Probus
Headquarters of Canada, sightseeing and touring, a mussel and
lobster dinner with cash bar and live entertainment at Rockwood
Park, a roast beef dinner with dancing at the convention centre,
a Maritime Kitchen Party and buffet with entertainment by the
“Cool Chicks and Ugly Docklings.”
Sightseeing
choices include whale watching in the Bay of Fundy, a horse-drawn
trolley tour of Saint John highlights, a St. John river cruise,
St. Martin’s Sea Washed Caves, the Fundy trail and Irving Nature
Park.
Accommodations will be available at the Saint John Hilton and the Delta Brunswick
hotels.
Registrations received prior to 31 March will be eligible
for draw prizes of upgraded luxury accommodations at these
hotels. A bus is being organized for travel if desired. [This
bus is now full]
Organized by Northshore Probus Club, the Spring Mixer for 2007
was on Thursday, May 17 at the New Baltimore Arena, Baltimore.
There were 674 probus members present from clubs all over
the region from Belleville to Port Hope to Peterborough and
even from the new club in Lindsay.
Ted Barris was the keynote
speaker and told us about the victory at Vimy Ridge that
was a "coming of age" for Canada. At right are a few
photos from the Mixer - but for a whole lot more, go to this special
photo gallery - click here.
See the Official 2007 Spring Mixer Photo Gallery
323 Photos!Click
here
Looking for Chess Mates
If you are a chess player - past or present, good or bad
- then you may want to get together for some informal
chess fun. Lessons, Tournaments and possibly a
Northumberland Chess Club may be future possibilities,
but for now, friendly chess will be the focus. If you are
interested, please contact:
Dave Broughton, 905-885-1870
Open to all clubs in Northumberland.
Welcome to the Newest Club in Northumberland
Ganaraska Valley
Port Hope now has a second club and membership is full after less
than a month of operation! Meetings are held in the Town Park Recreation
Centre in Port Hope on the second and fourth Thursdays.
On November 14th, several clubs combined to hold a Curling
Bonspiel at Dalewood. Judging from the photos, a good time
was had by all. This is an annual affair and all Clubs in
the Area are invited to participate.
Photos courtesy of John Woolsey of Northshore Club.
