“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it?" Anne of Green Gables, LM Montgomery.
October the Kamloops Grasslands will conclude its second year. This year Registration renewal occurred in September rather than October in advance of the Annual General Meeting. The intention of the earlier registration was to be better prepared to both report out on the 2017-2018 budget and make a fair prediction of the 2018-2019 budget for the incoming executive. Final registraton numbers still to come. At newsletter press time 87% of members have renewed. Ongoing member registration ends Sept 30th. New members are being invited to register and join their first meeting at the AGM October 4th. Thank you to Av and Reg for their diligent work on Membership Renewal/Registration. Probus Management anticipates 144 members. If KGPC members think a friend may want to join the Kamloops Grasslands Probus Club you should let Av Loerke know as there may be a few spaces available for new members after final registration tally in October. See the email link on this newsletter for Av.
I look forward to the October AGM where Probus welcomes many new members to the management team. The Slate for Election at the AGM include Hospitality Coordinator, Club Activity Coordinator, Membership Coordinator, Speaker Coordinator, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President. Join me in thanking the outgoing management team members: Eleanor Thompson and Maureen Wormsbecker (Hospitality Coordinators), Jennifer McKenna (Club Activity Coordinator), Av Loerke (Membership Coordinator), Bill Lee (Speaker Coordinator), Judy Treherne (Secretary), Reg Lucas (Treasurer), Sean McKenna (Past-President). Sean and Jennifer are not actually outgoing as they have one more year in their roles of Interest Group Coordinator (Jennifer) and Sean (Webmaster/Historian). Thank you also to Val Collins (Newsletter Editor) who has agreed to extend her term 1 year to facilitate management transition.
It is the volunteerism of Probus Members that makes the club successful and out retirements more enjoyable. A little time, a few skills, and a willing spirit goes a long way when people come together for the benefit of others. My sincere thanks to all of the volunteers at Probus, the management team, the club activity committee members, the interest group coordinators, members who agree to bake or cook for events, and members who help set up and take down venues, assistants in meetings, events and activities. Probus is looking to fill the role of Secretary for a two year term. Please contact Cheryl Zawaduk if interested and able. Thank you.
At the AGM on October 4th there will be an annual report, election, budget review and proposal. There will not be a speaker. The Club Activity Committee has planned a social after the AGM. Please join for the business, fun, and of course coffee/tea.
Birthdays
Wishing the September and October Probus Members a great birthday, a good month, and grand year.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Power of the Pumpkin According to Huffington Post
Besides the AGM on Oct 4th important events in Canadian History on Oct 4th include:
1535 - Jacques Cartier travels downstream from Hochelaga on board the 'Émérillon' toward Stadacona where he will spend the winter. Montréal, Québec
1666 - French-Iroquois War - New France military governor, arrives at Lake Champlain with an army of 1600 in a flotilla of 200 boats where eventually they burn Iroquois corn crops and the deserted Mohawk village of Andarague as well as three other settlements.
1869 - Disaster - Saxby Gale roars up the Bay of Fundy; coinciding with an unusually high tide, the hurricane causes major damage along the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, causing over a hundred deaths. New Brunswick
1873 - Sports - Founding of Toronto Argonaut Football Club, branch of rowing club, hence the name.
1910 - Kettle River Valley Railway begins construction west from Midway, BC.
1918 - Epidemic - First cases of the Spanish flu in Alberta are reported in Calgary
1920 - Aviation - Robert Leckie takes off from Dartmouth to begin first flight across Canada.
1922 - Rail - Cabinet creates Canadian National Railway Company; pulls CNR lines into one system.
1922 Disaster - Great Haileybury Fire in Northern Ontario, fanned by hurricane winds, kills 41 people; leaves 10,000 homeless; destroys property valued at $6 million. Haileybury, Ontario
1957 - Aviation - First prototype Avro Arrow rolled out at A. V. Roe's Malton plant and presented to the media
1965 - Human Rights - Court fines Hilton of Canada for discriminating against black job applicant at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Montréal, Québec
1982 - Calgary climber Laurie Skreslet first Canadian to reach the top of 8,848 m Mt. Everest.
October 4th is also:
“But now the days grow short, I’m in the autumn of the year
And now I think of my life as vintage wine from fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs, and it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year.” Ervin Drake, Song Writer
And now I think of my life as vintage wine from fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs, and it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year.” Ervin Drake, Song Writer