MOVIE MATINEE
Movie Matinee – Third Tuesday of the month
If you are interested in joining us every third
Tuesday of the month at the Star Cinema
matinee, please let me know.
Aldy: sidneyprobusmembership@gmail.com
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Sidney Probus Current Events
Current Events Group Meets Monthly
The Sidney Probus Current Events Group met for the third time at St Andrew’s Anglian Church on March 25 with a robust 13-member turnout. Our boardroom is a comfortable
spot for this number, but managing the discussion becomes a bit of a challenge.
Nonetheless, we had an interesting series of discussions ranging from election formats
(Is First Past the Post the best model?) to the current NDP Bill 7 (roundly criticized) to
AI (positives and negatives – the negatives may have been more persuasive) to Buffy St.
Marie (cultural appropriation). There were a couple other topics as well, but the
discussion remained lively, varied and thought-provoking.
The Current Events group will meet again on Wednesday April 23 at 10:00 AM. Those
presently signed up for this group are welcome to register by contacting Ken Marsh at
vikayakguy@gmail.com. It may be possible to include other interested members once
we know how many are attending.
Ken Marsh
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Wine Tasting Group Report
March 12th saw the first wine tasting meeting of the new
Probus wine tasting group. We had one previous
‘organizational meeting’ which naturally included the tasting of
some wines, but this meeting was dedicated to the wines
themselves, and of course the congeniality of a group of
(somewhat) like-minded individuals was a great
accompanying bonus.
We tasted a selection of four delightful BC red wines, a
selection which appealed to the wine interest of our members
as well as being an appropriate choice in the current political
environment. Our host supplemented his/her selection of
choice local wines with a very complimentary charcuterie
board for palate cleansing, and absolute enjoyment.
The group meets at 4:00 pm on the second Wednesday of the month, the venue
rotating among the members. As a new group, we are looking to welcome additional
Probus members who have an interest in sampling wines. If you are interested, but a bit
apprehensive about participating on a tasting group, don’t be intimidated: our group is
probably better described as wine enthusiasts than wine connoisseurs. Of course I say
that on a personal level, but I suspect the other members have a somewhat similar
overview. If you are interested, please email me at ‘bob@witzel.com‘
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LIFESAVERS
On Wednesday, February 12th, 39 Sidney Probus members became “Lifesavers”. In small groups during the day. we attended classes in what to do in the event of witnessing a sudden cardiac arrest. We learned how to perform CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Dr Ralph Hayes led the sessions, held at the B.C. Aviation Museum, and he instilled confidence in us to be able to respond in an emergency. Our thanks go to Dr. Hayes and to the Probus Events Committee for organizing these important sessions. There are now 39 more what Dr. Hayes called “Emergency Responders” in the Sidney area.
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