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Newsletter Probus Club of Burl ington
Merry Christmas to all of you and your families! The management com-mittee also wishes you a healthy and happy 2016.
We would also like to thank you for your inputs in our member study this year. Your ideas are valued and many have already been incorporated. Thank you to all our volunteers for your contributions to making Probus a great Club.
Some great speakers have already been confirmed for 2016. We really look forward to seeing you at our meetings in 2016. Ken McCutcheon President.
Merry Christmas
December 2015
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Christmas
Gala Luncheon
Royal Botanical Gardens Banquet Room
Cocktails: (11:45 am—12:30pm) Cash Bar & Hors D’oeuvres
Doors Open For Lunch at 12:30
Reserved Seating
Buffet Lunch: (Roast Beef, Salmon, etc.)
Coffee and Desert will be served.
Managed Secure Coat Room
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When
Commander Robert Williamson stood up at our Nov 12 meeting to tell us about WWII, we were pretty sure we were hearing from an authority. It was probably the half-acre of medals on his chest that said, "Here's a guy you should pay attention to". Even people like myself, whose closest contact with war had been when I forgot my first wedding anniversary, perked up. Just a day after Remembrance Day he was telling us the individual stories of three local (Hamilton guys) veterans, a navy man, a soldier, and an airman. He had interviewed them extensively, too bad that all have now passed away. Using men from the three main participating forces is a great idea. The account of a multi-year tour of duty by Alex Tennent on HMCS Iroquois is interesting. Alex was fortunate to be on the new (1942), powerful (44,000hp), fast (over 40mph), destroyer as it roamed from Canada to Britain, all over the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic and as far as Murmansk, in the USSR. A sister ship, HMCS Haida, is now on permanent display in Hamilton. Especially interesting is the fact that Russia awarded med-als to our Canadian men for their bravery in leading con-voys of supplies to them, while Canada did not give a medal or commendation to honour this brave deed.
Soldier Bill Calligan managed to get into battle in two of the war's worst spots, the battle for Italy, then D-Day. You would have thought that after surviving Italy, the brass might have given him a pass on D-Day. Airman Bill Randle was in Westdale High School's first Air Cadet Corps and piloted a Lancaster over Germany, remembering well the raids on Hitlers hideaway, Berch-tesgaden, and the heavily defended missile launch sites at Peenemunde. But found Operation Manna over Holland the most rewarding. Just before cease of hostilities in May 1945, more than 3.000 flights were made by Lancasters to drop food for civilians nearly starved by the German occupation. Commander Williamson gave us a great capsule look at WW II, covering many things we hadn't heard before. But before we leave our meeting and our brave fighting men, I must mention some brave Probus members on Nov 12, who were brave enough to sneak away from the meet-ing, risking death from the glaring stares of about 80 of their brethren, for not placing 2 bucks in the collection pail. The 84 members at the meeting coughed up a total of only $158.95.
Meeting
Review by Bob Chambers
A large number of our Probus members brave inclement weather to attend our meetings. Also there are those who cannot get out to our meetings due to age related matters.
Are you in need of a ride at times? Contact Jim Boyd 905-335-4426 or [email protected].
The following members are in hospital, Dennis Brannan is in the Brant Hospital, and Hank Hadley is in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. Thanks Jim Boyd.
Do you need a ride to
and from the Meeting?
Wellness Report
Special Event Elliott Group Burlington
Service Center Tour (Rotating Equipment –
Turbines, Compressors) The 32,000-square-foot Burlington facility is staffed by certified personnel with broad experience in repair tech-niques and procedures that cover every aspect of customer support. The Bur-lington location is ISO 9001:2000 cer-tified and can service virtually all makes, models, and types of rotating equipment regardless of the manufac-turer. For more detail see http://www.elliott-turbo.com/Burlington
Two Tours, at 12 members max. each tour.
Cost: $10 per attendee payable at January 21, 2016 meeting
When: 9:30 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. Tuesday February 9th, 2016
Where: Elliott Burlington Ser-vice Center 955 Maple Avenue
This is a U-Drive event. Arrive at Elliott Burlington Service Center 955 Maple Avenue at 9:15 A.M. for first tour or 12:45 P.M. for second tour. Park in the Elliott Group lot. There should be about a dozen spots available.
Tour time - about 1-1/2 hours.
Sign-Up for either tour by email
to Warren Elliott [email protected] or at Jan. 21, 2016 PROBUS meeting
Sign-up closes Jan 22, 2016 or when we reach 24 registered participants.
Coordinator Warren Elliott, email [email protected] or phone
905-315-7790
Register On-line now for the Inter-club Grummett Trophy Curling Bonspiel. Date: W ednesday , February 3rd, 2016 Location: Burlington Curling Club (New Street) Cost: $40 for cur ling & buffet lunch Spectators Welcome; lunch $10. Com e out and cheer our club to victory. Signups will also be available at the Thurs. Jan.14, 2016 meeting.
Important Notice
Members attending our
Christmas Gala Luncheon
PLEASE NOTE – We start at - 11:45am
So arrive by 11:30
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Published monthly by The Probus Club of Burlington, Box 85098, Brant Plaza P.O., Burlington ON, L7R 4K3
President: Jim Jones, 905-827-4752 Editing & Distribution: Bob Lalonde, 905-332-1383.
Humour
Happy New Year
Published monthly by The Probus Club of Burlington, Box 85098, Brant Plaza P.O., Burlington ON, L7R 4K3
President: Ken McCutcheon 905-632-5148 Editing & Distribution: Bob Lalonde, 905-332-1383.
