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Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1S7

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email: qbseniors@shawbiz.ca

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Volume 21 Issue 7Volume 21 Issue 7 250 752250 752--04200420 JULY, 2018JULY, 2018

H APPY CANADA DAY (a bit be-lated)! I do hope you were able to

take part in some of the festivities to celebrate our great home. The Legion? The Parksville parade or fireworks? I sure enjoyed our involvement last year in the Canada 150 parade and enter-tainment on Veterans Way. And, would-n’t you know it, the longest day of the year has already come and gone. It would certainly be great to have those hours of daylight for a lot longer! I guess we are a bit spoiled in that way when we live just north of the border. My grandsons, who now live in California, were up for a visit and quite impressed by the late evening they hadn’t experi-enced in some years. It gets dark about 7:00 pm further south. June was, as usual it seems, another busy month (sure makes time fly, doesn’t it). Again this year, the Board of Directors had the pleasure of serving our wonderful volunteers at the Appreci-ation luncheon on the 2nd. The Summer Solstice brought the par-ty of the same name on June 23rd. Lots of good food, great music, and fun dan-ing that evening! Vonda and Grant of the New Vintage Band certainly, once

again, guaranteed us a great time. My usual HUGE THANK YOU to

all who set things up, worked in the kitchen and put everything away when the time came. Sure a superb bunch! To finish the month (on the 25th), strawberry shortcake was devoured by the folks who were smart enough to be there to thoroughly enjoy the wind-up (for the summer) presentation of our own Ukulele band. What fun they have and what terrific music they produce. And, soon we can once again enjoy the summer Barbecue on the water-front at Rotary Park. The date is Thurs-day, July 19th and the instructions are: 1) to feast again on steak or chicken superbly barbecued by the Walsh family and 2) to sign up soon as this is a very popular event! As this is an off-site event, make sure to do that. The last day to sign up will be Monday, July 16th … strictly enforced! Be prepared for some enjoyment in August as well … the PANCAKE BREAKFAST will be at the Centre on Saturday, the 18th and the now annual PICNIC at the BEACH will happen on

Thursday, July 19 at Rotary Park

Gate opens at 3:00 pm

ONLY $25 Please sign up by the 16th at 3:00 p.m.

Select your meat choice

Sunday, August 26th. Of course, I do expect the summer weather will do as last year and last all summer! I don’t know about you, but I need a few months of good weather to get all the work done that I have lined up for myself! The next VIB (very important business) will be happening in late August, but please start thinking about it soon! Our AGM happens in mid October, and part of that is choosing of the Board of Di-rectors for next year. WE NEED peo-ple!! The other part is possible presen-tations of Life Membership to someone who has gone far beyond to further the quality of the Centre. Be prepared to fill out a nomination form if you know of such a person or persons. Successful nominees will be chosen by the Life Membership committee, chaired by Maggie Coleman. (NOTE: the Life Membership Form is on page 6 for your convenience). We sure wish ROY JONES, our dedi-cated and diligent Facilities director, all the best in recuperating after the fall which broke the femur in his right leg. It ain’t easy to get the pieces back togeth-er and get back on your feet at our age! Here’s a little humour that fits with our age … I am not a ‘glass half full—or half empty’ kind of person. I am a “where did I put my glass?” kind of person. Oh well, who needs a good memory—I think we get more exercise by walking around trying to find things!

Leaning to pursue happiness may elude you, but if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you! Age 65

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~DANCE AEROBICS~ (men & women) THURSDAY ~$5 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.

Instructor: Jeanine (off until Sept.)

10 a.m. SATURDAY Join Us!

We are a group who are exploring different methods to

become more aware of ourselves, others and the

world we live in. One method we will focus on is

sound awareness—can it help us do that? We will be experi-menting with different aspects of sound—chanting, toning, vocalizing, listening to music,

etc., in order to become calmer, more peaceful and healthier. You are invited to join us and find out where your voice/sound is. Other options to learn and grow our

EXERCISE CLASS for Men & Women Wednesdays 10-11

$5 per session (off until September)

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OGA MONDAY: 9:30 & 11:00 am

WEDNESDAY: 11:15 am

FRIDAY: 11:45 am ~ $5.OO drop-in Info: JILL 250 752-7918

Share your fa-

vourite needlework,

CHAIR YOGA

TUESDAYS 12:30 - 1:30

$5.00 per session

BEGINNERS LINE DANCING Monday 2:45 pm (1/2 hour) REGULAR LINE DANCING

Continues 3:15 to 4:15 SUNDAY

♦ DUPLICATE BRIDGE 6:30 pm April—September 1:00 pm October—March

ON HOLIDAY UNTIL SEPT. MONDAY

♦ YOGA 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. ♦ SCRABBLE ~ 10.00 a.m. ♦ QB UB UKULELE : 12:30

♦ BODY HEALING : 2:15 ♦ LINE DANCING ~ 3:15 p.m.

♦ CONTRACT BRIDGE: 7:00 pm TUESDAY

♦ FUN BRIDGE ~ 9:00 a.m. ♦ WRITERS GROUP ~10 a.m.

Off June, July, Aug. Back Sept. ♦ CHAIR YOGA Back Aug. 22

♦ NEEDLE CRAFTS ~ OFF AUG.. ♦MAH JONG ~ 1:45 pm WEDNESDAY

♦ DOMINOES ~ 10:00 a.m. ♦ YOGA ~ 11:15 a.m. ♦ EXERCISE CLASS

OFF UNTIL SEPTEMBER (Discussion Group: 1:00 pm

♦ TOPS ~ 4:00 p.m. THURSDAY

♦ AEROBICS—8:45 a.m. (OFF UNTIL SEPTEMBER)

♦ COMPUTER CLUB ~10 a.m. Drop-in 1st & 3rd Thursdays

♦ SONGBIRDS (on holiday til September) ♦ Drop-in BRIDGE ~ 12:30

♦ WHIST ~ 12:30 p.m. ♦ HEALING CIRCLE

1:30 pm, 2nd & 4th Thursdays FRIDAY

♦ DARTS ~ 9:00 a.m. ♦ UKULELE JAM ~ 10-12

♦ YOGA ~ 11:45 a.m. ♦ MAJONG ~ 1:00 pm

♦ ART GROUP ~ OFF FOR JULY & AUGUST

SATURDAY

♦ CANASTA ~ 10:00 a.m.

You must be a member to

participate in centre activities

“Slow down, you move too fast” - Remember listen-ing to that song by Simon and Garfunkel when it came out in 1966? We can take that advice even now-slow down-in our busy world. If we slow down, we have the opportunity to make connections to our body and our breath to see how they have an intelli-gence we can learn from, for our well-being. In these sessions, we intend to take the time—slowly and deliberately—to focus on ourselves through our bodies and breathing. Using somatic exercises and meditations, we will explore these relationships and connections in order to develop an appreciation of

ON HOLIDAYS

June, July &

August

Resume September

Wednesday’s at the Centre Weigh Ins: 4:00 - 4:30 Meeting: 4:30 - 5:30 Guests are welcome

Info: Shirley McGill 752-8192

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Wednesdays - 1:00 pm More info: see Flier on

Activities Bulletin Board

Tai Chi/Qi G ng BODY HEALING Monday at 2:15 p.m.

LAST CLASS: JUNE 20

RETURN

AUGUST 22nd

UKULELE HARMONY

& CHORDS

Wednesday 2:30 to 4:00 Starting September

Something New and Different

OFF FOR THE MONTH

OF AUGUST

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CHILI & BISCUIT (every 1st) TUESDAY

JULY 3rd

HOT DOGS (every 1st) FRIDAY

JULY 6th

We are very pleased to have some new members volunteering to work in the kitchen. As we all know the kitchen is a busy, happy place to work and where you can show off your cooking talents to those who drop in for lunch each day & will be happy to partake! SOUP, and ANY BAKING (loaves, cookies, muffins etc.) you wish to bring to the Centre is very much appre-ciated (we pay for ingredients). If you would like to help out please call JOHANNA at 250 752-0257 she will be happy to find a “spot” for you.

WELCOME to our NEWEST

KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS Anne Bennett Bev Braith Sen Bromley Brenda Charles Nancy Clark Jan & Frank Curtis Lil Garbe Sharon Gordon Faye Higgins Geri Jacques Myrna Scott Barbara Thorsell Linda Tyler

CHILI & BISCUIT DAY Will now be

served the first TUESDAY of each month

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BREAD is like the

Sun; It rises in the“Yeast˝

& sets in the “Waist˝.

IF YOU LIKE ORANGES YOU WILL ENJOY THESE MUFFINS

1 large orange cut in 1/4’s with

peel (remove any seeds) 1/2 cup orange juice

Puree in a food processor or blender. BLEND IN:

1 large egg 1/2 cup butter or margarine or oil

2/3 cup sugar. (I used oil as it is quick and worked

out great, also used Navels as no seeds! )

COMBINE: 1-3/4 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp

baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt. Add to the orange mix,

don’t over mix. Pour into prepared muffin tins. Bake at

400 deg. for 20 minutes or until pick in middle comes

out clean.

I added chopped walnuts and raisins (dredged in some

of the flour mix to prevent settling on bottom of pan)

Dried cranberries would be good too. Enjoy!

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KITCHEN STAFF! Anne-Marie, Geri,

Johanna!!

Dennis Sang &

strummed

Margaret, our Gracious Emcee!

GREAT ENTERTAINERS Vonda & Grant The New Vintage

Band

Lisa & Wayne Dropped in from

Enderby

*GREAT

MUSIC

*GOOD

FOOD

*HAPPY

FRIENDS

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Aug. 3-6: Let’s Go Blue Jays Aug. 6-13: Haida Gwaii August 18: MV Uchuck III to Friendly Cove

ACTIVE VACATIONS Sept. 27: - Oct. 7: Holland America Fall Foliage

Cruise

Sept. 29-Oct 5: Beautiful BC—Kootenays & Okanagan Oct. 2018: Vancouver Island Wineries &

Chemainus

~ UPCOMING TRIPS—STILL LOTS OF EXCITING TRIPS TO THINK ABOUT! ~

B e sure and get your name and

$5.00 deposit (in the box above my desk)

to me by July 11 to reserve a spot for the NEW CAMPBELL RIVER BC HYDRO DAM POWERHOUSE MYSTERY TOUR, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th. See sig-nup sheet on the Activities board … cost of trip TBA. Limited space! PAT WEBER’S ‘Ride the Rails’ trip filled three buses and headed to Port Alberni and the steam train ride to McLean Mill including a scrumptious roast beef dinner, an array of gifts and raffles. A job well done Pat! Many thanks to TREVOR WICKS for the splendid article from the dockside Way West Cruise to Lund (in the June newsletter). Very much appreciated and we hope you will travel with us as more trips come along. Your help was wonder-ful. We visited the IMAX/ROYAL BC MUSE-UM June 24th and it was GREAT! We took in the new Imax theatres EGYPT SHOW and the most educational ‘PANDAS’. Having watched the movie in IMAX fashion, it was truly great to walk into the museum and see the tremendous exhibition. Talk about the hard work and

BILL 1-250-724-0037

A passenger booked on the FALL PANAMA TRIP (info on

this trip very soon) … is looking for another lady to SHARE a CABIN. Please let Bill know if you are interested.

FALL PANAMA from VR to

FT. LAUDERDALE, CruisePlus at 250 752-7224, ask for Marion

VICTORIA TRIP—JULY 31st is full, but there is a waiting list. We are

looking to open a third bus if our list grows to a valuable number!

VICTORI@ TRIP

TUE D@Y, SEPT. 11

INCLUDES as the usual IMAX/ROYAL BC MUSEUM EGYPT

DISPLAY as well as all the other “treats” on these trips.

December 3-6: Christmas Magic in Leaven-worth Dec. 9-10: Butchart Gardens 12 days of Christ-

mas & overnight in Victoria

Aug. 30-Sept 11: PEI Cycling

July 2019: Newfoundland Hiking Tour

Aug. 2019: Germany Bike and Barge Trip

INFO: BILL 1 250 724-0037 * * *

all those 3000 year old pieces from the life of so long ago.

NEW DATE: WAY WEST BOAT CRUISE TO LUND AND AREA:

SATURDAY, JULY 14TH CHAT about

CAR POOLING Monday, July 9 ~ 1:00 pm

LOTS MORE EXCITING

TRIPS COMING UP!

* TRAVEL TALK * PITMAR TOURS:

Monday, August 13 at 4:00 p.m.

BUS TOURS * Yellowstone Mt. Cascades fall

foliage, warm beach * Leavenworth Christmas

* Tropical Costa Rica Coffee & Teas

* HAWAII, October 1st $3349 CAD pp.

(VR, the Islands, VR (no air) * MYSTERY TRIP coming soon!

We’ve booked TWO BLUE JAYS/MARINERs, Seattle. Four/five interested … how about you? STILL WORKING on one night/two day asked for. Would you like to hear more about Willy & Cathie’s Active trips coming up? Love to talk about the Victoria IMAX.EGYPT August 6th at 1:00 pm. Call Bill more in-

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PRESENT LIFE MEMBERS

JOHN ABLETT

BILL ADKINS

PAT BULL

ED BURNETT

MAGGIE COLEMAN

ALMA FALKNER

LILA GREENE

BILL HUTCHISON

AUDREY ISBELL

SHEILA JACKSON

MAUREEN JOHNSON

SAM KING

ANN KLEES

FRAN McLACHLAN

PETER McLACHLAN

BARBARA McMAHON

NORAH RAWCLIFFE

BETTY SMITH

BILL SMITH

JUDY SOUTHERN

JOAN WALSH

RON WALSH

CHRISTIAN WARRENDER

JOHN WARRENDER

PHYL WEDGE

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NOMINATIONS FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD

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Delicious Angel Food topped with strawberries and whipped cream was served to a crowd gathered to hear the strumming and singing styles by the QB Ukulele Band, directed by Judy Palipowski. Bruce Foden dribbled to the tune of ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’ and Elaine

Chu performed a variety of lovely Hawaiian dances. Folks joined in singing many of the familiar songs we all know … a nice way to get the summer holidays underway.

We have a request to those who like to

chew gum, to please discard it in a tissue before depositing in the waste basket … most appreciat-ed by those volunteers who clean up each day at the Centre.

CONGRATULATIONS DOROTHY BLAIS

Latest Half ˛n Half Winner

I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

* * * I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch—holding hands, a warm hug or just a friendly pat on the back. And, I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. Age 78

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Find and describe where the Centres Logo is hidden in this newsletter (NOT in the headline) below and drop into the jar provided on the front desk.

ONE WINNER EACH MONTH !! The is hidden on page Name Phone

Winner of ‘FIND the LOGO’ (on page 4) of the JUNE newsletter

is: DOROTHY YOUNG

… she is now $25 richer!!

BOARD of DIRECTORS

2016/2017

AUGUST Newsletter Deadline: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

752-6489 lilapat@shaw.ca

VIEW THE NEWSLETTER IN COLOR ON LINE

President Vice-president Secretary Treasurer Activities Activities

Assistants

Membership Facilities Newsletter History/publicity Special Projects Sunshine Past president Kitchen Co-Ord. Administrator Webmaster Travel Co-Ords.

Judy Southern Maggie Coleman Aileen Fabris Norah Rawcliffe

DIRECTORS Margaret Rothe Ron Walsh & Maureen Johnson Yvonne Jones Roy Jones Lila Greene Johanna Scheepers Pat Weber

AFFILIATES Win Gaetz Maggie Coleman Joan Walsh John Ablett Bill Adkins Bill Cove

752-5586 594-8097 594-0324 594-3931 752-5454 752-2275 752-3575 1-250-804-5115 594-9947 752-6489 752-0257 951-1159 752-9229 594-8097 752-2275 752-7572 752-7971 724-0037

BOARD of DIRECTORS

2016/2017

INTERESTING STUFF: The average number of people air-

borne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

Honey is the only food the doesn’t spoil.

There are more collect calls than any other day of the year on Fathers Day.

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven is $16,400.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history

Spades—King David Hearts—Charlemagne Clubs—Alexander, the Great Diamonds—Julius Caesar If a statue of a person on a horse has

both front legs in the air, that person died in battle; one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds

received in battle; all four legs on the ground, death was of natural causes.

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them “Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down’. It’s where we get the phrase ‘Mind your Ps and Qs.

You know you are living in 2018 when: You accidentally enter your PIN on the

microwave. You haven’t played solitaire with real

cards in years. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to

reach your family of three. You pull up in your own driveway and

use your cell phone to see if anyone’s home to help carry in the groceries.

WELCOME! We look forward to “getting to know you” …

1. Herb Ainsworth 2. Vi Ainsworth 3. Myrna Chrisp 4. Cathie Elliot 5. Roy Gil 6. Anne Gore 7. Elaine Green

8. Sherry Kvatum

9. Jan MacNaughton

10. Liz Parkinson

11. Sandy Robinson

12. Donna Watson

13. Pam Wodger

14. Lynn Wood

September 22: PRAIRIE F WL SUPPER

August 18: PANCAKE BREAKFAST August 26: PICNIC on the Beach

October 16th: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

October 27th: HALL WEEN PARTY

November 17: BRIT NIGHT

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