Sixteen Probus members enjoyed a delightful afternoon at the Chemainus Theatre on Wednesday March 7. It was hard to miss the Irish theme in honour of the upcoming St Patrick’s Day. The delicious buffet featured dishes such as “Emerald greed salad”, “Potatoes O’Brien”, “Irish macaroni and cheese” and even the poached salmon was bathed in…
Bowling on January 17th at Sunset Lanes in Parksville was lively and fun with seventeen bowlers in four teams bouncing balls down the alleys. New member, Sue Kelly, had the highest single game (203) with Al MacDonald (195) and Sue Shewchuck (190) not far behind. Al had the highest aggregate score at 441. Team Three (Phil Howell, Sue Kelly,…
Northwest Bay PROBUS | Oktoberfest in QB| On Friday the 13th, eight hardy members of our club attended the first annual Oktoberfest in Qualicum Beach, hosted by the QB Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of QB. Our ticket price included a commemorative beer mug and first fill, from a selection of beers supplied by…
October Tour Pacific Biological Research Station – Nanaimo – October 25 If you let the scientific terminology overwhelm you, you could end up being lost. But for expert scientists who love what they’re doing and want to share their life’s work, they made our October tour to…
Northwest Bay PROBUS | An evening out paddling Nanaimo Harbour Full Moon Tour On September 6th, a couple members of our club were handed paddles, PDFs and asked to choose our rental kayak from the array of colourful kayaks. After a quick ‘how to’ paddle tutorial and some safety tips we followed our Alberni Outpost…
KEY for TWO at the Bailey Studio Theatre | “A wickedly amusing play to entertain you” | To all those Probus members who did not go to our Out & About Theatre night October 27 – you missed out on a great night of comedy – “Key for Two”. The 21 who did, enjoyed a British…