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INDEXFromthePresident2DecemberHike2ChristmasLunch3Novemberhike4ProvidenceFarm5/6GuestSpeakers72018ExecuSve7SpeakersCorner 8ChineseCemetary9/10InvestmentGroup 11

BonVivants12/13WinterBirds 14NewMembers 15LunchingOut15Bridgenews 166SNews 17SpecialEvents 17ManagementTeam18FunnyPage 19InterestGroups 20DecemberCalendar21

NEXTMEETING:Dec.12,10:30am.NomanagementmeeSnginDecember

SeasonsGreeSngsfromElaine,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytowishallourmembersaholidayseasonthatendsthisyearonacheerfulnoteandmakesroomforabrightnewyear.IlookforwardtoseeingyouonDecember12th.Here’stoaseasonofwarmth,comfortandgoodcheer.

HikeonDecember7,2017Thisismoreofawalkthanahike.I'veselecteditbecausethetrailisreasonablyshelteredandissuretobeingoodcondiSon.IhadconsideredafewotheropSons,buthikingfriendswarnedmethat,withtherecentheavyrains,manypartsofthetrailsarefloodedandsomepartshavebeenwashedaway.Where:CowichanValleyTrailfromCowichanLakeRdtoChineseCemetery&backDirec5ons:DrivewestalongShermanRd.AttheroundaboutatBerkey'sCornerShermanbecomesCowichanLakeRd.ConSnuewestalongCowichanLakeRd.for1.9kmtotheintersecSonofTansorRd.KeeplebonCowichanLakeRd.Theparkinglotisontheright,about100mpastthisintersecSon.Lunch:JustJake's,45CraigSt,Duncan250746-5622IfyouhaveanyquesSonspleasecontactmeatkennedy.ian.m@gmail.com

FROMOURPRESIDENT:

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COST$30perpersonCallRosemaryBackmantoreserveyourScket.

250-746-5986

PLEASEBRINGANON-PERISHABLEFOODITEMTODONATE.

November2017HikeInMapleBayNovember2nddawnedgrey,withalightdrizzle.LeighHirstcalledtofindoutifthehikewassSllon.Iwassurprisedbecauseit'snotlikeLeightobeputoffbyaliklerain.Hewas,however,askingbecauseitwasrainingheavilyinMillBay.IsuggestedthatwemeetattheGlenoraTrailheadParkanddecidewhattodothen.OnthewaytotheParkIfoundmyselfdrivingthroughatorrenSaldownpourofBiblicalproporSons.Itwasalarming.IenvisagedourfirstevercancellaSon.But,whenIgottotheParktherainhadstoppedandtherewereevenSnypatchesofbluesky.Onlyfivehikersturnedup.EveryoneelseseemedtohaveforgokenaboutthelegendofreasonablehikingweatheronthefirstThursdayofthemonth.Wedecidedthattheweatherwouldholdforafewhoursanddulysetoff.WewalkeddowntoHoltCreekandtheacrosstotheCowichanRiverandreturnedthesamewaybecausetheHoltCreekTrestleBridgewasbeingrepaired.Thesalmonrunhadjuststartedsothereweren'ttoomanycorpseslyingabout.TheParkhadpostedsignswarningofabear.Wealwayswalkandtalksothechancesofencounteringabeararesmall.Wedid,however,seeevidence–alargepileofdroppingsatthesideofthetrail.Itstartedrainshortlybeforewereturnedtotheparkinglot,butnotheavilyenoughtospoiltheouSng.Thefallcolourswerespectacular.WeroundedoffanenjoyablemorningwithlunchatJustJake's.

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TOUR&LUNCHPROVIDENCEFARMItwasacold,butluckilynot-quite-rainyday,when15ofusmetatProvidenceFarmforatourledbyJackHukonandJerryThibault.ThetourbeganwithafascinaSnghistoryoftheSistersofSt.Ann,whopurchasedthefirst400acresin1864.Thebuildingsandfarmoperatedasseveraldifferentschoolsforboys,andthengirls,formanydecades.Inthesummerof1979,anagreementwasreachedtoestablisharegisteredcharitynamedVancouverIslandProvidenceCommunityAssociaSon(VIPCA)ThefacilitycurrentlyofferscountlessProgramsandameniSesforthoseenrolled,andforcommunityvisitorswhochoosetospendSmeatProvidenceFarm.Hereareafewofthehighlights:Anappleorchard,daSngbackto1932,providesshadeanddécor,aswellasfruitforrevenue,ciders,andingredientsinthemanyfarm-basedrecipes.Anewlyplantedlabyrinthhasrecentlybeenbuilt,designedpurposelytobringpeaceandtranquilitytothosewhostrollthroughthegarden.AddiSonally,afigure“8”gardenallowsAlzheimerspaSentstowanderconSnuouslyinasafe,confinedspace.TheSt.Ann’sGardenClubdayprogram(staffedbyvolunteers),wasbusymakingchilliandrenderingdownpumpkinsforsoupwhenwewalkedthroughtheirwood-heatedcabin.Thiscozybuildingiskeptwarmwithawoodfire,solargreenhouse,andauniqueclaywallbuilttoretainheat.Eventhoughit’slateinthegrowingseason,thegreenhousewasfullofacSvity–andproduce.Hydroponicallygrowncucumberplantsstretcheduptotheglassroof.SaladgreensinraisedbedswereplenSful,asweretheradishes,beetsandturnips(allavailableatSaturdaymarketandattheon-sitefarmstore,openTuesday-Saturday).Thegreenhousehelpsfeedtheenrolledstudentsandanamazingnumberofvolunteersdaily.

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ArSsts’workshops,crabrooms,woodshop,toolrepairandmaintenance–justsomeof theacSviSesandprogramsofferedat thisalternaSvecommunity forthose in need. The developmental riding program is one of the mostremarkable,nurturingconfidenceandbalanceforkidswithdisabiliSes. Manyhappy-facedriders,escortedonhorseback,wavedastheypassedus.Another surprisewas the Farm Fashions store, which gratefully accepts usedclothing ingoodcondiSon,and“up-cycles” them. DonaSonscanbedroppedoffatthemainbuilding,tothelebofthestairs.Ourlunchwasavegetarianmeal,withachoiceofthreesalads,twohotdishes,chilli and garlic toast – toomuch to consume, and nearly all home-grown orlocallysourced.ManyofthestaffwerebusilypreparingfortheirearlyChristmascrabfair,tobeheldonDecember2nd,at thefarm. Therevenuegeneratedat thesetypesoffund-raisers isessenSaltothefutureoftheeducaSonalandvocaSonaltradesprograms.The farm operates solely on the donaSons received from government,corporate and private. It’s an amazing facility and the tour was trulyenlightening.Weshouldbeproudtoliveinacommunitythatoffersthistypeoffacility to those in need. Please consider supporSng this worthwhileendeavour.Toursareavailableweekly–self-guidedorotherwise.submikedby:AnneClarke

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GUESTSPEAKERSCONSPIRACYTHEORIES:THEPLANETRUTH.Thisweek,if all goes to plan, “Mad”MikeHughes, a Californian,willlaunchhimselfintotheskyinahomemaderocket.He hopes to prove that the earth is flat. Data fromGoogle showthat searches for “flatearth”havemorethan tripled in recent years. Conspiracy theories arenot always harmless: the bogus noSon that vaccinescauseauSsmhasledtoadeclineinimmunizaSonratesin some places, which has allowed outbreaks ofmeasles.

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President-ElaineThibaultPastPresident-BarbKohlmanVP-LarrySmokorowskiSecretary-CarolGoodger-HillSpeakers-JerryWalker

2018EXECUTIVEUPDATES

Whichcountryinvented“milkpunch”,andwhatisit’smorecommonname?(answeronpage18)

FROMTHESPEAKERS’CORNERThe results are in from the selecSons you made at the lastmeeSng.The number one choice was "False Memories and DistortedBeliefs".Ireallyhopewecanbookthisspeakerasitsoundslikea great subject. Just googleNibiruorflat earth to seewhat Imean.Coming in secondwas "Cyber Security: Gameof Threats". Itdoesn'ttaketoomuchofanimaginaSontoseetheimplicaSonsofwhat seems tohavebecome thewildwildwestof internetconnected things. Third was "Earthquake Warning for BC",always a topic of interest for all of us living with the regularwarningsaboutthe'bigone'thatisoverdue.Thesewerefollowedby"TheElephantintheRoom:PoliScsandSocialMediainAmerica","ClimateChangeandtheNewEnergyRenaissance"and"BuildingRobotsforComplexEnvironments".IwillmakemybestefforttobookthefirstthreeforSeptember,October and November keeping in mind that every requestmustbeaccompaniedbyachoiceBandC.SinceourmeeSng Ihavebeencontactedbyagentlemanwholives on Saltspring Island,who following the death of hiswifeanddaughtertoHunSngton'sDisease,hasspentyearsstudyingthe human brain and has spoken to roughly 8 or so ProbusgroupsontheIslandandonthemainland. Hisresumeisquiteimpressive and I will akempt to book him for the AugustmeeSng.

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TheinvestmentclubdiscussedinvesSngforthelongterm.TheadvantageofpickingdividendpayingstockswhichconSnuouslyraisetheirdividendsoverSme.Accordingtopastperformance,over60%oftotalreturncanbeakributedtothedividendswhentheyarereinvested.If,likemanyofusyouspendthedividends,thereturnisalikleless(about10-15%).NextmonthwewillconSnuethistopic.InaddiSon,wewilldiscussstrategiesforminimizinglossesduringdownturnswhilesSllcollecSngdividendsfromourequityporwolio.Thesecanincludebuyingputs,invesSngininverseew’sandotherstrategies.WemeetattheJuncSoncafeinWippletreevillageat3pm.1stTuesdayofthemonth.RossHaggart

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LastcallforScketstoourChristmasCelebraSonlunch!TheelveshavebeenbusyorganizingahappySmeofcarolsandcheerforTuesdayDecember12th.RosemaryBackmanneedsyournametoday.Callherat250-746-5986oremail:rosemarybackman@gmail.com

PROBUSCHRISTMASLUNCH!

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TheMapleBayOenophileBonVivantsmetforthefirstSmeintheeveningofNovember19thattheverycomfortableChateauWhikome,nestledbytheshoresofLakeQuamichan,totasteandcommentuponfourPinotNoir,allfromthenewworldvineyardsofAustralia,CaliforniaandCanada.Thiswasa“blind”tasSngwherenoneofusknewwhatwasineachglass.TheobjecSveswere,todiscern‘aroma/bouquet’,flavor(s)andmakepithycommentsandpossiblyidenSfytheoriginofeachwine.Itbecameabundantlyclearrightfromtheoutset,noneofusaredesSnedtoachievethestatusofMasterSommelier(TheCourtofMasterSommeliersshareaprovenmasteryoftheart,science,andhistorythatinformsasommelier’swork).Theevidencetothisstatementwereremarkssuchas“Ican’tsmellathing.”“Thecolourisred”–notterriblyreassuring!AsforthefirsttentaSvesips,liklewassaidaloud,certainlynovulgarexpleSves–thoughforthereader’sbenefithereareafewwrikenthoughts–“harshandacidic”,“non-descript”,“pleasant,smoothfruit”and“light,thin,notmuchflavor”.Asforthe‘nosing’s’“sulfurous,”“fruitless”wasthataboutthewineorthechallengeathand?PinotNoiristhegrapeofgreatBurgundywines,whichtypicallydisplay‘berry’fruitaromas.IsuspectwithmorepracSceourgroup’sadjecSvesvocabularywillexpandandbecomerichlydescripSve!Thefourwinesselectedwere:MurphyGoode2014California$21.99Winemaker’snotes:Our2014PinotNoircomesfromvineyardsupanddownthecoastofCalifornia,includingArroyoSeco,SantaMariaValley,andMonterey.CoolcondiSonsintheseprimegrowingspotskeepgrapesataperfectbalancebetweenvibrantdarkfruitcharacterandbrightacidity.NotesofvanillafromaginginFrenchandAmericanoakaddcomplexitytotheintenseblackcherryaromasandflavors.Ranked#4attas5ng

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ThisFowlesFarmtoTable,Victoria,Australia$15.99Winemaker’snotes:ThisPinotNoirisvibrantcherryincolor.Onthenose,aromasofredplumandcherrymeldwithsubtleoakcharacters.Thepalateissobwithriperedfruitsandasilky,wellbalancedfinish.Ranked#3attas5ngLindemansBin99,Australia$11.99Winemaker’snotes:Thisisamediumbodiedwinefeaturingaromasofcherryandredberryfruitswithavanillinoaklib,withthepalatedisplaysamixtureofcherryfruits,withacreamytexturewithalighttanninstructure.Ranked#2attas5ngMissionHill-FiveVineyardsPinotNoir2015,Okanagan$18.99Winemaker’snotes:Aromasofwildstrawberries,aniseandblackteaabound.Onthepalate,earthytones,plums,andtoastedalmondscomethrough.There'savibrantaciditywithsobtanninsmakingthismedium-bodiedwineelegant.Ranked#1attas5ngFollowingthetasSngs,thetruecoloursoftheBonVivantsemergedaswesekleddowntoBraisedLambShanksaccompaniedbyacolourfulmedleyoffallvegetables,washeddownbytheunfinishedwinesandoneotherOkanaganwinewasintroducedtoroundouttheselecSonfortheevening,Ganton&LarsenProspect2015,mediumbodiedwithfreshstrawberry,cherryanddelicatetouchesofspice.Adelighwulandseriouswine.Thewineswetasted,perhapswithoneexcepSon,oncepairedwithfoodshowedtheirdisSncSvecharacters.Beforefood,theyobenarequitedisappoinSng.Thus,thepurposeofsuchasimpleexercise;wineisasingularyetnuancedexperience.TheconversaSonsbecamelivelierasSmeandwinewentby.ThedinnerwasroundedoutbydeliciousLemonCheeseCake.Itwasallveryenjoyable!

WINTERBIRDSINTHEGARDENGenerallybirdscansurvivequitewellinourwinterbutifyouwishtoseemanybirdsinyourgarden,pu|ngoutfeedersisagoodwaytoakractthem.Theywill,however,needprotecSonfrompredatorssuchascatsandhawks.Theformerwillakackgroundfeedingbirdse.g.juncos.Thiscanbepreventedbyplacingbranchesbelowthefeederssothatcatscannotmovequicklytocatchthebirds.Toavoidhawksfeedingonyourvisitorsplacethefeedersnearshrubssothatthebirdshaveaplacetoescapeto.OnespeciesthatseemstolikeflyingintowindowsisthePineSiskin.Theymovearoundinflockssotakingdownthefeedersforafewdaysmayensurethattheyflytoanotherfeedingarea.Anna’sHummingbirdsstayyearroundandusefeeders(sugarandwater,1:3)thoughtheydonotseemtoappreciatecompeSSonforthefood.IfyouwishtoidenSfythebirdsinyourgardenanddonothaveabirdguide,CornellUniversityprovidesonefree(MerlinBirdID).ThisguideallowsyoutoIDabirdeitherbyansweringquesSonsorcomparingaphoto.YoucandownloadsecSonsoftheBirdGuideforallofUSandCanada.InaddiSonthisGuideincludessecSonsonLaSnAmericaandEurope.AccordingtotheinformaSonontheHomePageitcontainsinformaSonon2,000plusspecies.Foreachspeciesitprovidesphotos,IDInformaSon,mapandsounds.EnjoythebirdsinyourgardenandconsidercontribuSngtotheChristmasBirdCountorProjectFeederWatch.AntonTurner

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NEWMEMBERSPleasewelcomenewmembersDonandMarilynPiechoka,PietàVanDyke,EniseOlding.IhavereceivedafairnumberofinquiriesthroughtheProbuswebsiteinthelastfewweekswhichisgreatnewsforincreasingmembership.AsProbusmembersourindividualpromoSonofourclubisthemosteffecSvewayofincreasingmembership.

LUNCHINGOUTGROUPTherewillbenoLunchingoutinDecemberduetotheholidayseason.ThenextlunchingoutwillbeonThursday,January25th.

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WhatthreewordsbestdescribetheGrinch?(answeronpage17)

OCTOBERPROBUSCLUBBRIDGEwasheldOctober12TH,hostedbyCynthiaatherMILLBAYcondo.BridgewascompeSSveandsnacksexcellentinaverycomfortablecondorecreaSonroom.ThanksCynthia!SPARESparScipaSnginreliefof5REGULARSabsentwerePEGGY,MERV,MELANNALA,(CowichanProbusClubmembers)JANETandKURT.WinnerwasDARYLwith4240points!DarylthankshissupporSngpartnersJANET,IAN,KURT,PEGGY,andJOYCE!InsecondplacewasMELwith3960pointsInthirdplacewasJANETwith3560pointsInfourthplacewasKURTwith2820pointsVICTORYPOINTSAFTERSEPTEMBER&OCTOBERgamesforyearendstandingsandSEASONWINNERare:DARYL4PEGGY4IAN3MEL3GORDON2JANET2JOYCE1KURT1WOULDALLREGULARSpleaseconfirmyourintenSontoplaythatday!IfCLUBsparesareneededwouldtheypleaseconfirmifavailabletoplaythatday!CHEERS,DAVID

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SPECIALEVENTSTheDuncanProbusClubmustbeoneofthemostsuccessfulofallclubswhenwerealizehowmanyacSviSesthereareinwhichonecanparScipate.Wearefortunatethatwehavemanypeoplewhoworktomakethisso.ParScipaSnginspecialeventsisinteresSngandsSmulaSngandDorothyWhikomehasagreedtoco-ordinatetheseacSviSes.Itdoesn’tmeanthatshewillbeorganizingtheacSviSes,althoughI’msureshewillarrangesomeevents.ItishopedthatmemberswillhaveideasofwhatwouldbeaninteresSngeventandwillorganizeit.Dorothywillco-ordinateandmanagethecalendarsothattherewillbenoconflicts.ShewillbeavailabletodiscussideasandhelpbringthemtofruiSon.

Triviaanswer:Thegrinch,andIquote,“sSnk,stank,stunk”

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THE2018MANAGEMENTTEAM

TRIVIAANSWER:Englandinvented“eggnog”,ormilkpunch.

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THEFUNNYPAGE

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