Hanover Area PROBUS Clubhapc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Probus-Newsletter-June-2020-f… · Hanover Area PROBUS Club Established September, 2014 June, 2020 The first year of the

Hanover Area PROBUS

Club Established September, 2014 www.hapc.ca June, 2020

The first year of the provost golf club was a huge success. It was a sketchy start in May with many cancellations due to soggy conditions. But by June and July we were golfing regularly. A different course each week, whenever we could arrange a good deal! Courses played included Black Horse, Highland Glen, Pike Lake, Northern Dunes and Saugeen. In August we began to replay course favourites. Although our group size varied from 4 to 18, good time was always guaranteed. We plan to play throughout September and into October if weather permits. It was a fantastic season! Consider joining us next year.

Management Committee Get connected, Stay connected. President – Joel Côté Past President – Lorna Eadie Hocking All meetings CANCELLED until further notice First Vice President – Lynda Taylor Basilij Second Vice President – Jeannette Wilken Secretary – Jan Stocovaz Treasurer – Judy Turnbull Programme Co-chairs- Bob Farrow, Karen Creighton Membership Chair – Joan Ferguson Communications - Loretta Dunn Activity Group Chair–Sheryl Newton Greeter Co-chairs – Jeanne Kucan, Wendy McDougall National website: www.PROBUS.org/5ontario.htm Hospitality – Karen Farrow, Helen Peppler

Special Edition of our newsletter At this time it looks like we will be unable to meet as a group at the Lion’s Den in the coming months. As a contingency plan, we will hold monthly virtual meetings (and guest speakers) via the Zoom meetings app beginning in September. Craig Brown will be conducting virtual Zoom training sessions on the following dates:

Zoom Training Session #1: August 17 – 9:00 a.m. Zoom Training Session #2: August 19 – 9:00 a.m. Zoom Training Session #3: August 26 – 9:00 a.m.

Zoom Training Session #4: September 2 – 9:00 a.m.

Please pick a preferred time and e-mail Loretta with your preference and she will register you.

If you have technical questions, you can call or email Craig (see his information below).

Please note: We can only accommodate a maximum of 100 people per session.

Craig Brown Phone: 519-364-2830 Email: [email protected]

MEMBER 2020-2021 REGISTRATION UPDATE: At this point 126 renewal registrations have been received and processed. We continue to welcome your registrations. They can be mailed to Joan Ferguson’s home (see below) or dropped off at the home of Joel and Rose Cote at 719 21st Ave. A, Hanover. Joel has an envelope on his porch containing blank registration forms in case anyone requires a blank copy to fill out. A reminder that attached you can find your 2020- 2021 renewal registration form attached to this newsletter. Please print off and complete the form on both sides and mail to the following address:

Ms. Joan Ferguson 852 Marl Lake Road 8, RR#3, Hanover, Ontario N4N 3B9 Your Management Committee voted to change the registration/renewal fee for the 2020-2021 year to $21.00. Please make your cheques payable to the Hanover and Area PROBUS Club. For this year only, no witness will be required to validate your registration form.

PROBUS CLUB MEMBER BOOKLETS: Please keep your 2019-2020 member booklets. The management committee has decided to retain the use of these booklets for the 2020-2021 year. We will only publish an addendum of changes to phone numbers, addresses and/or emails.

Time for Some Adult Humour (from Joel Cote): Joke #1: Smart Ass Answer of the Year A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow’s final exam. “Now class, I won’t tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury, illness, or death in your immediate family, but that’s it, no other excuses whatsoever!” A smart ass student in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, “What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?” The entire class was reduced to laughter and snickering. When silence was restored, the teacher smiled knowingly at the student, shook her head and sweetly said, “Well, I guess you’d have to write the exam with your other hand.” Joke #2: Better Turkey An industrious turkey farmer was experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and it seemed that there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at the general store get together. “Well I finally did it! I bred a turkey that has six legs!” They all asked the farmer how it tasted. “I don’t know” said the farmer. “I’ve never been able to catch the darn thing!” I hope that you enjoyed your touch of humour. Please continue to be safe. On behalf of myself, and the entire Management Committee, we look forward to the day when we can once again safely meet to chat, discuss and to share a laugh or two. You are missed!!! Take care of each other, Joel Cote, Hanover and Area PROBUS President 2019-2020

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Free Webinars

To participate in the webinars, you need internet access and working computer audio/speakers.

1) June 11 - 10:30 A.M.- 11:30 A.M. - Understanding Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax Are you estate planning?

Or has someone asked you to be their estate representative?

Would you like to better understand how Ontario’s Estate Administration Tax (EAT) works? Attend this free, one-hour webinar that will teach you what EAT is, when it is applicable, and how to calculate it. The webinar will also review recent legislative changes to the tax.

Register for this free webinar by contacting [email protected] or calling 905-809-8224. In order to participate in the webinar you require internet access and working computer speakers. You will be sent a link to the meeting (webinar) and instructions for testing your computer’s speakers. Handouts will be sent to all participants after each webinar. A short evaluation will also be sent to all participants after each one.

Answers4Seniors - Beaver Valley Outreach is the first organization to be offered this new program, designed to meet the information needs of seniors during COVID 19, and beyond. Register promptly to secure a space.

2) Learn about COVID-19 Fraud and Scams: How to Recognize, Reject and Report

Presenters: Ontario Securities Commission, Ontario Provincial Police, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Monday, June 15th (which is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) - 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Register for this Free Webinar by e mailing or phoning Mary Dodge at L. E. Shore Library at 519-599-3681 or email [email protected]. To participate in the webinar, you require internet access and working computer audio/speakers. After registering, you will be sent an e mail with the link to join the meeting (webinar) and instructions for testing your computer’s speakers. If you have questions, please call Answers4Seniors 519-599-2577,ext. 6, or e- mail [email protected] or Mary Dodge at the number above Offered in partnership with Blue Mountains Public Library (L. E. Shore Branch) and supported by: Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario & Grey Bruce Elder Abuse Prevention

ACTIVITIES:

Pending government and Public Health directives some of our activity groups may consider restarting their activities when and where it may be safe to do so. Social distancing will continue to be the norm. See below for list of activity groups and their Coordinators. Golf - We know that some of you are quite anxious to begin the Probus golf season. Unfortunately the organizational team doesn’t feel comfortable promoting the gathering of a large group of at risk people. So we have decided to suspend the season until further notice and will revisit this decision if restrictions change. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to people in the Golf group and set up a tee time for a small group. Stay healthy and stay safe.

Scrabble has not been able to be played as a group since Covid-19. Some of us play against the computer. But the computer doesn’t do “social time” and it is terrible at making a good cup of tea. We look forward to playing again in the future. I want to thank all who have participated in making scrabble challenging but fun for all. Each of us has learned many new words, although the meaning and use in a sentence often eludes us. Ruth Linnen will be taking over as co-ordinator in September, assuming that we are able to gather in groups inside the home, and we can find a way to keep the tiles sanitized as we play. Adult Continuous Education - We chose to explore the Crash Course, Navigating Digital Information series for our first activity. This was a 10 part course. We started in the Library on March 3rd and had 23 folks attend, 12 Probus members and 11 from the general public. We reviewed the first 3 videos: 1) Online Information - Introduction to Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #1 2) The Facts about Fact Checking: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #2 3) Check Yourself with Lateral Reading: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #3 While the second session was scheduled for March 23, the COVID 19 pandemic had other plans. With the library closed and discretion the better part of valour the session was cancelled. In consultation with the group, we decided to give online virtual meetings a try. The Library was using Zoom for these purposes so we proceeded to use their service. The rest of the course videos were: 4) Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4 5) Using Wikipedia: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #5 6) Evaluating Evidence: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #6 7) Evaluating Photos & Videos: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #7 8) Data & Infographics: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #8 9) Click Restraint: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #9 10) Social Media: Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #10 While the virtual meeting setting is not ideal and attendance averaged 12 members we did enjoy both the topic and our meeting to discuss them. We are taking the summer off and intend to resume sessions in September. Thanks to the folks that took advantage of the activity and a special thanks to Norma and the staff at the Library for their assistance in getting this activity going. As they say, see you in September. If you would like more information about this activity, please contact Craig Brown at [email protected]

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ACTIVITY GROUP LISTING

ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATOR(S)

Board Games & Cards Peter Dalton

Bridge Bev Hambly

Bridge, Beg. Bev Hambly

Crafts Co-ordinator needed

Cycling Co-ordinator needed

Dinner Club Karen Farrow

Education Continuous Craig Brown

Marie David

Golf Shirley Waechter

Judy MacDonald

Hiking Co-ordinator needed

Knitting & Jeanne Kucan

Crochet Dona Smillie

Pickleball Co-ordinator needed

Plant-Based Foodies Kathleen Crawford

Pole Walking Co-ordinator needed

Potluck Marybelle Schumacher

Scrabble Ruth Linnen

Sewing Pat Brunner

Ski, X Country Co-ordinator needed

Strollers Donna Clark

Donna Love

TAPP (Photography) Joan Roseborough

Tennis Fran Schaus

Travel Wayne Pfeffer

Wine Tasting Dan Hobler