On Wed. Feb. 28th we had twenty people travel to Nanaimo, to the Bailey Theatre, to enjoy a fun play called Stepping Out. Several of the people had never attended a play at that theatre or even knew it existed, but were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the actors who had worked very hard…
President’s Message – January 2018 I’m really pleased to be taking on the NW Bay PROBUS Presidency for the next two years and once again want to thank our past president, Don Dempson, for his inspired leadership over the past two years. For my first President’s message, I thought I’d tell you a bit about…
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…
It’s hard to believe two years have come and gone; where does time go! As your out-going President, I want to say: “Thank You” for all the support, ideas, challenges, commitment, jokes and friendship. This club works because, YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN. The Management teams over the past two years have evolved into well-honed machines…
When local historian Catherine Gilbert ( also author, editor and lecturer) was a guide on boat cruises, the question came up: “What were the original individual names of the archipelago of islands that surround us?” As it turned out, First Nations people never actually gave the islands names, referring to them after the function they…
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,…