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Parksville newcomer's alumni
May, 2008
Next Meeting:
At least nine generous members
have agreed to share their interests and talents with the rest of us at the May
meeting. The last portion of the evening will be a “Show and Tell” with a
variety of arts and crafts on display for your perusal and discussion. It would
be great to see a good turn-out for this important and interesting
evening.
Membership:
President Doug spoke to the Newcomers Club at
their April meeting, giving twenty-nine “graduating” members an overview of
Alumni activities, and issuing an invitation to join us in the fall. Graduating
members were also invited to attend our AGM on May 15, the June 19 Picnic, and
they will receive the April, May, and June Newsletters. Also, just a reminder
to everyone, that there is an Alumni Page on the Parksville Newcomers website
where, amongst other information, this newsletter and activities schedules are
published.
Current members please don’t forget to sign the waiver sheet for taking part in Alumni activities if you have not
already done so.
Name tags: If
you have ordered a name tag, but have not yet picked it up, it is available
from Ada Stemler at the membership table for $2.00, or $3.00 if you ordered a
magnetized tag.
Summary of Projected Alumni Expenses
2008-2009:
Hall
rental – 8 months @ $80.00 = $640.00
Coffee,
cookies and supplies – 8 meetings @ $12.00 =
96.00
Picnic
– Food - $300.00
Table and chair rental - $250.00 = 550.00
Christmas
Party Subsidy = 250.00
Speakers
– 4 @ $25.00 = 100.00
Mini
Golf prizes = 100.00
Miscellaneous
= 50.00
Monthly
Bank fees – 12 @ $3.95 = 47.80
Total
projected annual expenses = $1833.40
BIG ANNUAL ACTIVITIES:
June Picnic:
Rain or shine, the annual June Barbecue Picnic will be held in
June 19 from
invited to share the picnic fun with us. It
would be helpful if all attendees
would wear their name tags. Food will be
served about 5:00. Hamburgers,
hotdogs (don’t expect steak!), and coffee will
be provided at no cost, but
members are asked to bring either a salad or a
dessert, and your own plates
and cutlery. If you wish to be environmentally
friendly, please bring your
own cup or mug for beverages.
Dorothy Engelbrecht has volunteered to
organize a few games. Contact her if you have some ideas in that regard. Doug
Courtice will be happy to hear from anyone who is willing to lend a barbecue,
or to help with cooking, clean-up, etc.
Please sign the sign- up
sheet at the meeting,
or contact Steph Szymczak (cy.szymczak@shaw.ca 248-0110), or Barb Montgomery (desbar@shaw.ca 947-9235) if you plan to attend the picnic, so that
appropriate plans can be made. There were about 90 people at the picnic last
year, and everyone was well fed and had a good time.
2008 Christmas
Party:
Members who
attended the February meeting voted to book the
restaurant at the new Clubhouse at the Qualicum Golf Course for the Christmas
Party on
REGULAR (AND IRREGULAR)
ACTIVITIES:
Sign-up sheets for next
season’s activities
will be available at the picnic.
Activities leaders for next season are being approached. If there is an
activity that you would be interested in coordinating, Barb Montgomery would be
happy to hear from you. Contact Barb at 947-9235 or desbar@ shaw.ca
Parksville
Alumni Mini Golf Tournament: After the success and popularity of last
year’s mini-golf tournament, Linda and Dennis Carter have had their arms
twisted to organize another tournament for this spring. Linda and Dennis send the following details:
When?
Where?
Course? 18 holes,
either course
How much? $5 per
person
Fees must be paid by May 13 - either at April Alumni meeting or at a later
date to Carole Carter.
Time? Golfing starts
at
Fabulous prizes courtesy of Parksville Alumni.
Coffee and prizes presentations after golf at Carter's at
Questions or to sign up if not able to attend meeting, call
Carole at 954-1394. We always have fun
at these golf tourneys so hope we get a good crowd. Also, we always pray for a sunny day!
*******NOTE*************
We need the men's and ladies' trophies from last year
returned to Carole, preferably before the golf tournament. These are trophies highly prized by the winners!!
Bowling Tournament:
Gillian and Jim Walker
of the Parksville Newcomers organized a successful “everyone welcome”
tournament on Tuesday, April 22,
followed by good food at Cabernets to wind up the bowling season. Thanks
Gillian and Jim. There wasn’t a lot of improvement in scores this year, but
there was lots of fun!
Alumni Men’s Golf
Contact Harry Costerton (954-0709) if you are not
signed up, but would like to play.
Alumni Dinner Group
The last formal dinner will be May 25.
The windup, Appie, Dessert, and Wine night will be June 22 at Paricia Folting’s
home. More details from Patricia to follow.
Invitations from Parksville Newcomers:
Christine Silliers, Activity Coordinator of the Parksville
Newcomers (phone and email below the information) has invited us to join the
Newcomers in the following two activities:
JUNE
Historical/geographical
tour of coal mining in
Tour
conducted by David Maas ----- David has conducted previous bus
tours with our group. They have been fun and informative. Let’s
find out
why
the pioneers came to this rocky island.
COST:
$15.00 per person--this includes all gratuities
DEPARTS:
Wembley Mall, Remax end at
Christine NEEDS A COMMITMENT AND PAYMENT BY MAY 13. If you are unable to pay
by then please contact Christine
JULY
TALL SHIPS ---
The
bus will be able to park close to the ships. Less walking, no parking
hassles.
We
will have three hours to explore the ships and enjoy the entertainment
programs and other venues. Friday at
COST:
$25.00 PER
PERSON (INCLUDES THE $10.00 admission and
gratuities) based on 40 people
DEPARTS: Wembley
Mall, Remax 10am Sharp. Be at mall 9:45am
Bring
your summer guests. Leave the driving to us.
Sign up immediately. Pay by June
5. Christine has to know how many people are committed to this tour ASAP.
PHONE CHRISTINE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PAYMENTS FOR THESE
Thank you for
participating
CHRISTINE
SILLERS
SPECIAL
EVENTS COORDINATOR 951-0578
EMAIL:
newcomersevents@yahoo.ca
ODDS and ENDS
FYI:
Postage
Stamp collection:
Just a
reminder that Doreen Moore is still collecting any and all postage stamps, and
appreciates your bringing them to her. Please be sure to leave a half inch border all around the stamps
Barb Montgomery has sent this
information about things to see and do
around
When I was a child, it was a long
journey from our cabin at
Today, the air is clear and sweet smelling
and the views are breathtaking. Summer and fall are full of activities
like the Loggers Fest, the Salmon Festival and Oktoberfest. The Tall
Ships are coming and, of course, there is the Log Train Ride to the McLean
Mill. The new water bomber museum at
I hope you enjoy your visit.
Barb Montgomery
In memoriam: Several of
the membership knew Valerie Thomas, and John Stark. We send our sympathy to their families.
Future meetings:
May 15:
Parksville
Newcomers Alumni AGM and Members’ Crafts Show and Tell:
It’s time for
those people who have been generous enough to agree to share their talents with
the rest of us to get organized! We are looking forward to seeing your
projects. If you have not had a chance
to sign up for this session, but would like to be a part of it, it’s not too
late. The more the merrier. Members will bring examples of their art or
craft which will be displayed on tables.
Each member will stand with his/her work and answer questions other members
may put to him/her. Please contact Barb Montgomery for information.
June 19: Summer picnic (Information at the
beginning of this letter)
September 18: First meeting of the new season
Explanation
re absence of Mars Water Bomber presentation this past year:
Through the
year, Barb Montgomery has been trying to arrange a talk by someone from the
Martin Mars Water Bombers. They were purchased by the Coulson
family in 2007 and, since then, the owners have been extremely
busy.
Last year the owners and bombers
were down in
If contract negotiations pan out, the
water bombers could be fighting fires in three different countries and two
hemispheres this year. The plans now call for the water bombers to be on
contract to the province from May 15 to August 15, then to fly to
On Tuesday, April l5, 2008, an article
with the above information appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist along with a
photo of owner, Wayne Coulson.
As she had mentioned the water
bombers and the possibility of having someone come to speak at one of our
meetings, she did want to apologize and to explain why that did not
happen.
Editor’s
Note:
Once
–in-awhile we have trouble keeping track of people’s addresses. If you have
moved, or have a new email address, please let us know, so that you can
continue to get this very informative and valuable newsletter! If you know of any member who is not getting
the newsletter, but would like to have it, please ask him/her to contact us,
and we will rectify the situation.
If you
have information that you would like printed in the next newsletter (probably in September) please contact me by
e-mail: wridl@shaw.ca, or by phone 248-9232. See you at the next meeting. Leslie Wrightson