Pleeeeeeassssse

turn off your mobile

phone or set to

‘silent’ during our

meetings.

SECRETARY‟S REPORT

On Sunday afternoon, the 9th of October, we

went to the Pajama game, a 50‟s musical,

staged by the Babirra Dance Company at the

Whitehorse Theatre in Nunawading.

This was a Probus outing, organized by Andrea

Thomas and Janet Pulis.

It was a great show, full of humour and lively

repartee. The performers were very

accomplished on the whole, and the plot,

dealing with conflict between factory workers

and management, has resonance even today.

Many of the songs were familiar and we were

very tempted to toe tap and hum along with the

music.

Andrea and Janet have worked diligently for 3

years to organize a variety of theatre outings

such as this.

They would like to step down as they feel it is

time for a change.

We are indebted to them both for the time and

effort contributed.

Andrea does not feel that organizing theatre

bookings and outings has been too onerous.

As she said “it almost runs itself.”

Please think about volunteering for this

task. The Club needs you.

NEXT MEETING

Our next fellowship meeting is on Monday the14

November at the Ted Ajani Centre, Thompson‟s

Road. The hall will be open for bookings at 9am

and the meeting will commence at 9.45am. The

new hall entrance is now in use. Remember to

make your way to the front desk to sign in and

please wear your Club badge as it helps to

speed up the registration process.

Heather Bindon

NAME BADGES

Make yourself

known to our new

members who have a

red star on their

badge.

Our First Aid

Officers have a green

cross.

PROBUS NEWS Issue No 101– November 2011

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

November

Birthdays 2

Groups & Activities 2

Let‟s Have Coffee! 4

Club Administration &

Activity Group Leaders

5

The Mighty 1941ers

Strike Again …….6

Profiles Needed 6

Thank You from Merrill 6

„Life is Certainly an

Uncertainty‟ 6

Probus Reg No. 58457 Established June 2003

Sponsored by Rotary Club of Manningham

Probus Accreditation 2219

Monthly Newsletter of the Probus Club of Templestowe Valley Inc.

(Reg. AOO45497C)

PO Box 518 Bulleen 3105

Email: newsletter@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Website:www.templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

MUSIC QUIZ

1. Who wrote the musical version of “Dr Zhivago”? 2. Who wrote “Love Never Dies”? 3. What musical had a clothing factory as its setting? 4. What musical featured in our 2010 entertainment? 5. What instrument was played by Ron McGregor in our 2010 Social?

Answers on page 7 under „Events List‟

PRESIDENT‟S REPORT

Well - our “October Songfest” will be etched in

mine and many other memories for a long time

to come!

Could anything else have gone wrong?

Wayne thought we had worked out how to link

the music and words after finding that the

Council provided computer was deficient, but

after a short time that also failed. (I must say

though how impressed I was with your

unaccompanied singing!)

Then the biggest catastrophe was when

biker Merrill Smead‟s addition to the „Pushbike

Song‟ ended so disastrously - the

consequence being a Total Hip Replacement

in Epworth Richmond, followed by a stay at

Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital. She is now

back at home and progressing steadily.

How ironic that I had just introduced our

new “First Aiders”.

Jenny Morcom pointed out the need for all

people to register even though they now enter

from a different outside door. At our next

meeting we ask that you come past the kitchen

area and enter from the back of the hall as we

always did. It is so easy to be sidetracked with

payments or greetings and to forget the

checking in process.

We will have the old plastic champagne

glasses available at the meeting for anyone

who has use for them - if not taken; they will be

disposed of by Lyn Hudgson.

I have spoken to Melissa at Manningham

Council about the inadequate laptop and live in

hope that some adjustments will be made!

A word of advice Don’t get your

knickers in a knot.

Nothing is solved and you just end

up walking funny.

Wilma Pontefract

WANTED URGENTLY

New person/persons to take on the

Theatre Booking/Shows position. Please

talk to Andrea Thomas about the

requirements needed.

Activities Approved by the Committee

Alowyn Garden at Yarra Glen-Sat 12 Nov.

Faye Williams

Living Legends – Greenvale-Wed 16 Nov.

Elaine Hayne

FELLOWSHIP LUNCH

The Fellowship Lunch for November is at the

Manningham Hotel, 1 Thompsons Road, Bulleen.

Melways Map 32 D10.

Laurine Eames

SPEAKERS

November 14 Iceland Trip with George Turner.

December12 Christmas Luncheon

Jill Dickason

MEMBERSHIP & WELFARE

November Birthdays

Alan Baker, Laurel Bishop, Anne Doull, Patricia Edwards, Ian Gault, Wendy Knight, Craig Lukeman, Dorothy Macaulay, Beverley McDowell, Philip Mithen, Marilyn Platford, Denis Wheeler, Faye Williams, Gwen Young..

If you are unable to attend a meeting, please contact me or have someone pass on your apologies. Please also contact me concerning anyone who is not well or who needs a lift to meetings.

Registering at the Door

Please remember to register at the door when entering the Hall before going to any activity

table. Don't forget to let the door people know if you are leaving the meeting early. This will be marked on the roll and in case of an emergency and the Hall is evacuated the roll will be needed to account for everyone. Please wear your name badges as this makes the registering process easier for those on the door. New members have a red star on their name badges so please make these people feel welcome. Thank you to all those members who saw me at the end of the last meeting indicating their willingness to help on the door. Your names are

now on the door roster .

Jenny Morcom

CLUB GROUPS & ACTIVITIES

BIKE RIDING GROUP

Please note change of Program as I will be on holiday.)

Wed 16 Nov Finns Reserve to Burke Rd M33 B4

Wed 30 Nov Fitzimmons Lane Bridge M21 G12

Wed 7 Dec Coach & Horses Hotel M49 E9

Lyn & I would like to wish all Bike Riders a Very Happy Christmas.

John Hudgson

BOOK READING

The last book title for this year is "Over My Tracks," being the life story of Evelyn Crawford told to and

written by Chris Walsh. Our meeting on 15 Nov is the last one for this year apart from our Christmas Get Together in December. Thanks to Judy Chapman for offering her home for the event. Helga Braun

CRAFT

Our Christmas break-up is on Tuesday 15 November at Elaine's home, 30 Pine Hill Drive, Doncaster East from 11am.

Yvonne Boyall

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD SOLVING

Sessions will be as follows.

Thursday 10 November 4-5pm at the

Turners

Thursday 17 November 4-5pm at the

Reids

Thursday 24 November 3-5pm at Cafe 21, Macedon

Square. (Note change of time and venue. This will

be the final session for 2011.)

For further information please contact me on

9850 4429 or geoliz@bigpond.com

Liz Turner

CULTURAL WALKS

By the time you receive this newsletter we will have had our „Christmas at the Windsor‟ with Kenneth Park. A

new programme of events will be available in 2012.

Wendy Fishley

ENTERTAINERS

Come one come all, and join in the excitement of our Christmas Celebration on 12 December 2011 with the theme, “Once a Year Day.“

Preparations are well on the way, and all is looking good for a great day of fun and friendship. Dress yourselves in Christmas earrings and your Christmas hats, together with your bright smiles and you will enjoy the entertainment and great food. BYO drink and glasses. Book & pay at the next meeting, then enjoy this final activity for the year 2011. Marg Campbell

EVENTS, TRIPS & OUTINGS

Morning Melodies at The Yarra Valley Country Club on the 1st Thursday of the month for FREE:

This will resume again NEXT YEAR.

BBQ @ Birrarung – Thursday 24 November @ 5pm.

40 attended and enjoyed our BBQ last month. Come to our November BBQ which will be the last one for this year. Living Legends Wednesday 16 November

207 Oaklands Road Greenvale. Car Pool from Hall 9.30am. This is a heritage talk and a meeting with some famous retired race horses. Scones, jam & cream and cheese platter. $15.00 MUST PAY NOVEMBER meeting.

Victoria Market - Night Market Wed 23 November

Your own transport to the city - meet at 5.30pm. Meeting place will be announced at our November meeting. Food and Music and stalls. Great Night Out!

Happy

Birthday

Especially to

our 1941 ers

turning the

BIG 70 this

year.

Paying for Events

Just a reminder

that when paying

for events, could

the EXACT

amount be placed

in a named

envelope

together with the

event name on

the front. This

makes it so much

easier for those

collecting &

receipting the

money and the

whole process is

done so much

more efficiently

too. Thank You.

WANTED Old reading

glasses, trial size shampoo,

conditioners and body lotion.

Peter Mac Hospital

Supporters can use these for

patients. Please leave on Front Desk for Craft Group.

ACTIVITY GROUP LEADERS

Could all Leaders please prepare a list of any

group events being planned for next year that

are different from regular activities? Please

email or hand to me by January meeting

hudgsonjl@gmail

Lyn Hudgson

Please e/mail or hand to Lyn.H by January

meeting hudgsonjl@gmail

PROBUS NEWS – November 2011 Page 2

Bring along the Family Bible, Old Documents and other historical treasures and give us a chance to see how well we are looking after our past. Our next Meeting is on Monday 21 November, 10am at the Doncaster Library. John Mugridge

GETAWAY GROUP

TASMANIA 2012 The trip to Tasmania will be from 20th April to 4th May. Most of you will have

received some paper work

by now, so when we get

together again you will need to have decided if you will be joining us. The next meeting to confirm all arrangements will be Monday 21 Nov 7.00pm at Doug & Elaine's.

Lyn Hudgson

GOLF

Results

Friday 7 October Winner – Norm Edwards – 30 stableford points on a

countback

Runner-up – Mike Bindon – 30 stableford points

A first for our Friday golf group. Peter McQuie (Lower

Templestowe Probus) lost his head on the 11th

hole in

the left lateral water hazard – that is to say the head

from his 3 wood. A search was undertaken but the

head could not be found. An unhappy Peter completed

the round and decided to return the next day and

search again. Success. There was the head of his 3

wood nicely nestled in the long grass of the lateral

hazard. No doubt the club has been returned to the

place of purchase.

Friday 21 October – Freeway

Winner – Lyn Crosbie – 32 stableford points

Runner-up – Wilma Pontefract – 31 stableford points

Friday 4 November – Freeway

Winner – David Dodds – 34 stableford points

Runner-up - Barbara Green – 31 stableford points on

a countback.

Next game – Friday 18 November – Freeway Golf

Course, Tee-off 8.30am

GOLF GETAWAY – BALLARAT

25th

– 27th

March 2012

$50 per person deposit required

November meeting.

Staying Comfort Inn Bell Tower,

Playing Ballarat Golf Course.

Golfers $186 per person twin share.

Non golfers $136 per person twin share.

Includes continental breakfast, but not the evening

meals.

See notice board to put your name on the list.

Golf end of year breakup

Friday 9th December 7pm Malaysian Kitchen BYO

Wine.

Make sure your name is on the list November meeting.

Lyn Crosbie

Tibetan Buddhist Society Rose Garden

Open day Saturday 26 November. Devonshire tea

and entry $12.00. Car Pool at 9.30am from the hall.

Book & pay November meeting.

Elaine Hayne

FINE DINING

Fine Dining is a good way of members getting to

know each other a little better. It is necessary for

leaders to return their slips to Hugh with details of

where and when they attended and a

comment on the food and service,

so that this can be entered in the

Events Register.

See me if you wish your name to

be added to our list of diners.

Group 1 Group 2

Mike & Heather Bindon

(Leaders)

Ray & Esma Lawley

(Leaders)

Jenny & Graham

Morcom

Liz & Helmut Naumann

Helga Braun

Gerhard Kliemek

Bev Wignall

Liz Turner

Hugh Cornell

GAMES CLUB

New Games schedule will be unveiled in the New Year. Stay tuned.

Marion Cummins

GARDEN GROUP

Thank you to all those who joined the group this year and I look forward to seeing you all again next year when we will be visiting many more interesting and beautiful gardens.

The next outing will be in March when we might revisit the Australian Botanical Gardens at Cranbourne. I have had many requests to re-visit this unique garden,so please keep this visit in mind. Further details at a later date. Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to all.

Faye Williams GENEALOGY

We thank fellow Probian Graham Ferres for his presentation to our October meeting, introducing us to the first fruit growers in the area during the 1870s. Forty four individual families developed their orchards and had cleared the box trees and the stringybark forests. Life was tough to set up an orchard which included many varieties of peach, pear, apple, apricot, plum and lemon trees. The orchards of early settler families dominated the valley and slopes between Main Road (Doncaster Road) and Koonung Creek for more than a hundred years. These family orchards were passed from generation to generation. Members observed areas where they themselves are now living which once supported an orchard. Following the presentation our informal discussion agreed our November meeting would be „A Show and Tell‟ event.

PROBUS NEWS November 2011 page 3

Don’t forget to

join us at our

monthly

BBQs at

‘Birrarung Park’

each month.

Next one is on

Thursday 24

November

Time – 5pm

BYO food &

drink.

ANYONE FOR

TENNIS?

We play every

Tuesday from

10.00am at

Bulleen

Tennis Club,

next to the

Ted Ajani

Hall.

Everyone is

welcome.

Phone Irene

Baird on

9850 4125 or

Frances

Baldassarre

on 9848 2873

PROBUS NEWS October 2011 page 4

SSSSSSNEWSS NEWS..page 3 PHOTOGRAPHY

Meets Tuesday after Fellowship Meeting – 15th

November 7.30pm @ Doug & Elaine‟s home.

All members and friends welcome.

Doug Hayne

A Helpful Hint -Using Flash on Your Camera.

Your cameras these days all

have a flash which may or

may not go off when the

camera is set to auto mode,

depending on the light coming

from the subject.

Cameras normally read an average of the light

coming from the scene.

If the scene is back lit, for example, if you have

a window with lots of light shining through it

behind the subject, the camera adjusts to try to

compensate for the brightness of the backlight

and won‟t fire the flash. So, the subject facing

the camera comes up dark in the image. To

avoid this, all cameras these days have a

setting to always fire the flash, even when in

“auto” mode no matter how much light is coming

from the scene. By using the flash in backlit

scenes, your subject is lit and the window in the

background is not as bright.

Another factor with flash is that the in built flash

only has a range of about 8 metres or less out

from the camera. Further away than this, the

flash has no effect. So, with a camera set to

auto, photos in these situations may be dark.

Zooming in on the scene has no effect because

the light from the flash still won‟t reach the

subject. It doesn‟t zoom in. So, you can turn the

flash to OFF, even when set to Auto.

If there is enough lighting in the scene, for

example a floodlit building or at a stadium

event, you may as well set the flash to “off” in

these situations, so you don‟t contribute to the

annoying flashes that occur around the arena.

The colour of the lighting will usually be very

yellow or greenish and the lights in the image

will appear as very bright areas. So, because of

the lighting and distance you are away, the

image may not be so good. And, also, because

the camera will use a long exposure time

because of the low light, the image may be

fuzzy because of camera or subject movement.

So to summarise, turn the flash on when the

subject is backlit and turn it off when the subject

is more than 8 metres away but don‟t expect to

get a perfect image.

Doug Hayne

SCRAPBOOKING

The next workshop will be held on Monday 28

November starting at 10.00am at Dawn

Coffee break at the

Pines Shopping

Centre

Just a reminder to drop in for a coffee @ Michels @ The Pines Shopping Centre on

Thursdays @ 10.30am. on the

„Subway‟ side

Ellen Boyd

Anderson‟s, followed by our Christmas break-up luncheon. All welcome to work, watch or learn new techniques.

Verity Moore THEATRE

IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE

After nearly 3 years as your leader of the Theatre group, I feel it is time for a new face and new ideas. I have had immense satisfaction and a whole lot of fun as the leader of the Theatre group; we have seen many, many wonderful shows and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Janet for her wonderful support and help during my time as leader. Family committments are over-shadowing my available time and next year with 2 more grandchildren to arrive - one to be born in the middle east - and all of you who remember my Egyptian wedding experiences, that is starting to pale in significance compared to a birth in Qatar!! I would like all my fellow Probarians to have a serious think if someone can step up to this rewarding leadership opportunity. Without the support of all members this great club of ours will surely falter. Please speak to me for further information Andrea Thomas

WALKING GROUP (incl “CROCS”)

November 9 Mornington Walk.

A special Seaside Excursion for walkers, bikers and any others. Time 9.30am meet in carpark of Ted Ajani Hall to carpool. Mel 32K7 Drive to Esplanade Car Park Mel 104F9 Mornington.(approx 1 hour) [Eastlink to Nepean Hwy to Tanti Ave. Turn Right at end of Tanti Ave. 10.45am . Walk of area led by local identity Mr K McInerney. 12.00noon drive to Pat & Kerry‟s House at 15 Tyalla Grove Mornington Mel 145E1 Phone 5976 2155 for lunch, BYO food and drink ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US. November 23 Banksia Park Mel 32 D5

Meet at the picnic shelter for a walk around the many paths in the park before walking into the grounds of Heide and on to Cafe Vue for morning tea. December 14 Schwerkolt

Cottage Mel 49D7 Meet in the lower car park of the cottage. Walk is along Mullum Mullum creek and Park before returning for BYO morning tea.

Please Note, there will be

NO WALK on 28 December.

Terry Cummins

DON’T FORGET

Our:

“ONCE A YEAR

DAY”

CHRISTMAS

PARTY

On Monday

December 12 at

10.15am

Members $28

Visitors $33

YOU MUST

BOOK AND PAY

AT OUR

NOVEMBER

MEETING

Please remember

to BYO

Drinks & Glasses

for lunch.

* Walks every 2nd

& 4th

Wednesday * Start at 9.30am * All welcome to attend.

[pR5

PROBUS NEWS November 2011 page 5

ACTIVITY GROUP LEADERS

Leader: Lyn Hudgson 9844 0662

Book Reading Helga Braun 9850 2144

Book Swap Pat Edwards 9848 7389

Bike Riding John Hudgson 9844 0662 Mob: 0488 719 889

Craft Yvonne Boyall 9841 6295 Mob: 0409 581 953

Cultural Walks Wendy Fishley 9848 3749

Crosswords Liz Turner 9850 4429

Entertainers Marg Campbell 9431 1958 Mob:0402 273 094

Events, Trips & Outings

Elaine Hayne 9841 8645 Mob: 0407 778 644

Fine Dining Hugh Cornell 9855 8873

Games Marion Cummins 9850 5852 Mob 0402 062 961

Garden Faye Williams 9899 0640

Genealogy John Mugridge 9841 9005 Mob 0419 103 778

Getaway Group Lyn Hudgson 9844 0662 Mob: 0400 961 223

Golf Lyn Crosbie 9850 1801 Mob: 0409 312 113

Photography Doug Hayne 9841 8645 Mob: 0407 778 634

Scrapbooking Verity Moore 5986 8840 Mob: 0409 188 786

Theatre Andrea Thomas 9852 2105 Mob 0431 074 827

Walking Group Terry Cummins 9850 5852 Mob 0402 062 961

YOUR COMMITTEE 2011/2012

President: Wilma Pontefract - Ph:9850 1905

president@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Vice President: Bob Anderson - Phone: 9850 4082

Mobile 0400 813 827- rd.anderson@bigpond.com

Past President: Doug Hayne - Phone: 9841 8645

Mobile: 0407 778 634- dhayne@bigpond.net.au

Secretary, Heather Bindon – 9846 2173

secretary@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Treasurer: Jeff Crosbie:

Ph. 9850 1801 Mobile:0409 312 113 lynjeff@optusnet.com.au

Activities: Lyn Hudgson:

Ph: 98440662 hudgsonjl@gmail.com

Newsletter: Les Thompson

Ph: 9850 6850 newsletter@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Speakers: Jill Dickason Ph:9812 0486

Mobile: 041 871 9386

Welfare & Membership: Jenny Morcom Ph:98507274

0419 554 409 jenmor9@gmail.com

Publicity: Marion Cummins. Ph:9850 5852 Mob: 0402

062 961 publicity@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

EDITOR‟S NOTES

Contributors, please note the deadline is on the Friday before printing which is always mentioned here and on page 7

of the „Events List‟. Also, the more information you can give us about your group activity, especially dates, is most

helpful. Please send to newsletter@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au. The deadline for the December Newsletter is

Friday 2 December, although anyone wanting to send in material before that date is welcome to do so. Our newsletter is

printed at the office of Kevin Andrews, our Federal Member for Menzies.

Les & Maurelle Thompson

CLUB CONTACTS

President: president@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Secretary: secretary@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Newsletter: newsletter@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Publicity: publicity@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Webmaster: webmaster@templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Web Site: http://www.templestowevalleyprobus.org.au

Postal Address is PO Box 518 Bulleen 3105

Please use this address for all club correspondence.

TEA ROSTER

The tea roster does not obligate anyone; it is just a guide to

help spread the load. Supplies are arranged. You need to

be at the hall at around 9.30am to set up and help serve

during fellowship then clean up afterwards. Please bring

two tea towels to dry the dishes. There is an A4 sheet

headed “Fellowship Tea Roster Duties” in the box with the

tea and coffee, explaining what has to be done. If you are

physically unable to carry out the roster duties, please let

us know and we will take your name off the list. If you are

unable to attend on your rostered day, please phone Adrian

or Jan.

November Elizabeth Diffen & Lesly Empey

December None – Christmas luncheon

January Colin & Marilyn Ellis

Adrian Eltringham Ph: 9850 2187

Jan Harvie Ph: 9497 2216

CLUB ADMINISTRATION

OUR FIRST AIDERS

Wendy Fishley James Campbell

Merrill Smead Carole English

For easy identification, our First Aiders have a Green

Cross on their name badges.

OTHER ITEMS

PROBUS NEWS..November 2011 page 6

Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.' She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.' She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those months ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be, These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE. Remember growing older is mandatory, growing up is optional. We make a Living by what we get. We make a Life by what we give. God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. 'Good friends are like stars..... .....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.' (especially our Probus friends)

Publicity From Marion

We all enjoy reading the Profiles of our fellow PROBIANS. Even although you may think you have had the most boring life we would

still love to hear about it in our PROFILES. We need contributions NOW for our Newsletter. Need help? Ring Marion, she’s

interested. Phone: 9850 5852

The Mighty 1941ers Strike Again

About twenty of us (1941ers + partners) will be celebrating

turning 70 this year at a lunch at 12 noon on Friday 11.11.11.

in the Terrace Cafe at RACV

Healesville Country Club. Half that

number will be staying overnight

at the Club to continue celebrating.

It's not too late for any closet 1941ers

to acknowledge their birth year by

joining us to kick up their heels on

this special occasion! Just get in touch with Liz Turner on

9850 4429 or on geoliz@bigpond.com

Life is certainly an uncertainty......

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?' I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze..' Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked. She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...' 'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. 'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me. After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she revelled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.' As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ' We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn

eighty-eight.

To All My Friends at Probus

Thank you for taking such good care of me after the

accident when I broke my hip. A most sincere thank you

to all the people who phoned, visited and sent get well

cards to me in hospital. I really appreciated your kind

thoughts. My room has a lovely perfume from all the

flowers.

I am now on crutches and have physiotherapy twice a day.

My muscles are getting stronger and I am learning to

take weight on my “bad” leg. Being a member of Probus

has made me feel part of “the family”.

Many thank yous, Merrill Smead.

NOVEMBER PROBUS EVENTS LIST

Wed 2 Nov Bike Riding 10am John Hugdson

Thurs 3 Nov Cryptic Crosswords 4-5pm Liz Turner

Fri 4 Nov Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

Fri 4 Nov Newsletter deadline 6pm Les Thompson

Mon 7 Nov Christmas at the Windsor 1pm Wendy Fishley

Tues 8 Nov Photography 7.30pm Doug Hayne

Wed 9 Nov Walking Groups & Bike Riders 9.30am Terry Cummins

Thurs 10 Nov Cryptic Crosswords 4-5pm Liz Turner

Fri 11 Nov 1941ers lunch @ RACV Healesville Country Club 12 noon Liz Turner

Sat 12 Nov Alowyn Gardens Yarra Glen Faye Williams

Mon 14 Nov Fellowship Meeting 9.45am The President

Tues 15 Nov Craft Group Christmas Break Up 10am Yvonne Boyall

Tues 15 Nov Photography 7.30pm Doug Hayne

Tues 15 Nov Book Reading 7.30pm Helga Braun

Wed 16 Nov Bike Riding 10am John Hudgson

Wed 16 Nov Living Legends 9.30am Elaine Hayne

Thurs 17 Nov Cryptic Crosswords 4-5pm Liz Turner

Fri 18 Nov Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

Wed 18 Nov Walking Groups 9.30am Terry Cummins

Mon 21 Nov Genealogy 10am John Mugridge

Mon 21 Nov Getaway Meeting to discuss Tasmania 2012 7pm Lyn Hudgson

Wed 23 Nov Walking Groups 9.30am Terry Cummins

Wed 23 Nov Night Market 5.30pm Elaine Hayne

Thurs 24 Nov Cryptic Crosswords 3-5pm Liz Turner

Thurs 24 Nov BBQ @ Birrrarung Park 5pm Elaine Hayne

Sat 26 Nov Tibetan Buddhist Society Rose Garden 9.30am Elaine Hayne

Mon 28 Nov Scrapbooking 10am Verity Moore

Wed 30 Nov Bike Riding 10am John Hudgson

DECEMBER

Fri 2 Dec Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

Fri 2 Dec Newsletter deadline 6pm Les Thompson

Wed 7 Dec Bike Riding 10am John Hudgson

Fri 9 Dec Golf Break Up 7pm Lyn Crosbie

Mon 12 Dec Fellowship Meeting (Christmas Luncheon) The President

Wed 14 Dec Walking Groups 9.30am Terry Cummins

Fri 16 Dec Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

Wed 28 Dec NO WALK Terry Cummins

Fri 30 Dec Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

Fri 30 Dec Newsletter deadline 6pm Les Thompson

JANUARY 2012

Mon 9 Jan Fellowship Meeting 9.45am The President

Fri 13 Jan Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

Fri 27 Jan Golf 8.30am Lyn Crosbie

FEBRUARY

Fri 3 Feb Newsletter deadline 6pm Les Thompson

Mon 13 Feb Fellowship Meeting 9.45am The President

Answers to Music Quiz:1. Lucy Simon 2. Andrew Lloyd Webber . 3. The Pajama Game 4. South Pacific 5. Harmonica

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