Apologies: This issue of Pro-Buzz is a bit ragged and incomplete in several ways, compared to normal. My computerdied on March 28th, the deadline for this issue. As a result, some little bits of e-mails are floating out there somewhere,unattended. We have largely recovered since I did have a back-up (hoorah) and Sue has a spanking-new computer that Ihave been permiited to use while we have been on the road, recently. ~ Ossie Tee

Newsletter of the PROBUS Club of Northumberland – April, 2017 (O&ST #19)

On March 9, our speaker was Carol Carman of Helping Hands. Sheexplained that her group, which includes Nancy Bailey, Lynn RogolskiandUrsulaSilk, has been encouraging residents of NorthumberlandCo.to donate unwanted items to those in need. This includes people in ourcounty, in other parts of Ontario and remote areas of Canada, such asRankin Inlet, and people in Africa. Carol, Lynn and Nancy (at right)showed how milk bags can be used to create sleeping mats, and howmen’s shirts, pillow cases and other materials can be used to makechildren’s clothing. Samples of such itemswere passedaroundandwereon display, after the talk. Carol said that 100% of all material donationsget to the needy and that the organization prefers not to receive cash.Wewere given suggestions of needed items to buy new and to donate.Probus members were very attentive and many stayed to ask questions, and to get information on how to donate.For more info, phone Nancy at (289) 252-2020 or contact Carol at helpinghandscobourg@gmail.com. ~ John Draper

Coyotes are wily but Roadrunners do not go "Beep,beep!"They are related to cuckoos, and they "Coo".Coyotes are opportunistic hunters and they feed on small rodents, birds & eggs,insects, reptiles and occasionally fruit (I guess). The diet of Roadrunners is very similar! And, yes, they are fast. According tothe website at www.10000birds.com/how-fast-can-a-roadrunner-run.htm.com, they can reach speeds up to 32 kph BUTCoyotes can sprint at 60+ kph! So, in a straight line foot-race, the Roadrunner would end up as the dinner not the winner.

Two facts get in the way ofWiley Coyote catching a Roadrunner. First, roadrunners make use ground cover as they run, andrarely move in a straight line, especially when their lives are on the line! Also, roadrunners can and do fly. They prefer not to,but when suitably provoked a Roadrunner will take to the wing and be gone! I know, I've seen 'em do it. ~ Word Botcher

This year, St Patrick was celebrated on March 9th. As usual, the room was dotted by Members wearing green.

Mary Dunphy; Ron Sergeant; Jamie Doolittle & a mystery lady; Ted Jex & Mystery Man; Bill Ramsay.

THE LUNCH BUNCHFollowing the good timewe had onMarch 23, atThe Railside Restaurant, in Port Hope, ourgroup is going next to an old favourite - Kelly'sHome Like Inn, on Thursday, April 27. Theaddress is 205 Third Street, in Cobourg.Mark you calendar for a visit to the Carlyle Inn& Bistro in Port Hope on May 25. Address - 86John Street, Port Hope.

~ Marian Boys

Need a Ride?

If you need a ride to a meeting or an event, youcan phone Barry Clayton and Sue Porter at(905) 377-9390. Theywill arrange to have youpicked up and returned.

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Northumberland NibblersCome & join us! Contact .... ~ Roslynne Cooke < roslynne211@gmail.com > or 905-375-3518

Future Meetings & SpeakersApril 13 - Paige Montgomery,Downtown Coordinator for DBIAApril 27 - Theresa Behan,“Communities in Bloom”

~ Michael Hanlon & George Lawrence

A reminder that the Two-day Golf Excursion to Gananoquewill take place on June 12 and 13,with accommodations at theGlen House Resort, on the 1000 Islands Parkway. Rooms atthis resort must be booked by the end of April.

There will be a 9-hole game played on the 12th, at GreeneAcres, and an 18-hole game at Smugglers Glen on the 13th.Non-golfers are most welcome, of course. There are manyinteresting things to do in the 1000 Islands area, and anextensive list has been prepared. So far, over 55 Probians(golfers + non-golfers) have registered for the trip!

~ Sue Tee <stee@cogeco.ca> and

Ron Swallow <barbronswallow@gmail.com>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TEN regular games have been scheduled for our Probus Golf

Season, and organizers for each have been found.

The first two outings will be:

Monday, May 15th - Ted Jex & Don Tapscott - Warkworth

Monday, May 29th - Bill & Everill Ells - Salt Creek

~ Sue Tee <stee@cogeco.ca>

Remember: Pro-Buzz in colour is online at - www.probusnorthumberland.com/news/northumberland-newsOn this same page there is a link to a new page giving access to recent photos.

Please remember tosilence your phoneduring presentations.

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Membership News ~ Gord & Dianne GrahamJust to let everyone know that we have a new address for Ed and Marg Godawa, 821 Charles Wilson Parkway,Cobourg K9A 5N9 --- conveniently close to Metro, Canadian Tire and the LCBO. Their phone number remains thesame. Please remember to adjust your membership list.

By the way, our Club's membership remains at 198.

SOCIAL CALENDAR ~ Mary DunphyApril 13: Easter Celebration with Bonnet Parade –Prizes for the Best Bonnets: Male and Female.April 24: Probus Clubs Annual Bowling Tournament.April 26: Matinee performance of “TheBodyguard”, inToronto. The buswill leave from the LionsCentrepromptly at11.00 am. Send your e-mail address to Jan Lundbohm -JnLundbohm@cogeco.ca and she will e-mail you the info ifthere are any changes. There is a wait list.April 28: Northumberland Players - “Forever Plaid” at theBest Western Dinner Theatre. The cost is $ 50.40.May 4: Visit to theGlanmore House, a national historic site,in Belleville. A guided tour at 10:00 am followed by a lunchat Resto 213, Loyalist College. Cost is $24.00 per person.

May 11:OurAnnual Anniversary Breakfast.Doors areopen at 8:30 am and the breakfast starts at 9.00 am. The costis $15, and this includes the regular $5 that we pay at eachmeeting. There will a signup sheet at the April 13thmeeting.May 30: Northumberland Probus Clubs Extravaganza

will be held at the Keeler Centre, 80Division St., in Colborne, starting at10.00 am, and it will featuremany culturalactivities. The cost of $40 per personincludes Entertainment, Morning Coffee,a Guest Speaker and a Full Lunch. andthe special Guest Speaker - the authorand political strategist, Terry Fallis(shown at right).June 16: "My Fair Lady" at the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.June 22: Picnic in the Park at the Lawn Bowling Club.July TBD: Trip to historic Kingston Penitentary.July 14: "Steel Magnolias", the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.July 27: Trip to the Stratford. Jenny Herniak has reservedtickets for the musical comedy “Guys and Dolls”. For infocontact Jenny at (905) 372-5953.

August 10: Set aside this Thursday for our Annual ClubBBQ. It will take place from 11 am to 3 pm at the GanaraskaForest Centre in Campbellcroft, 29 km North West of PortHope.The food will be catered by the chef at the ForestCentre.We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

~ Roslynne Cooke and the BBQ CommitteeAugust 17: A trip to see “For Me and my Gal” at the ShawFestival. For info contact Jenny Herniak at (905) 372-5953.September 20: The Famous People Players specialcelebrationofCanada’s150thBirthday. "AbeautifulMapleLeaf", voicedbyDanAykroyd, comes to life and takes youona musical journey from province to province. This theatregroup is dedicated to the integration of people who havedevelopmental disabilities. If you have not seen the blackpuppetry show before, then this is a “must see”. There are still6 seats left. ~ Jan Lundbohm (905) 377-2436

“Vultures are not buzzards”In N. America, most people think “buzzard” refers to a “vulture”, but to birders and ornithologists ”Vultures are notBuzzards”. Theword “buzzard” comes from theMiddleEnglish andOldFrench busard, an alteration of buison, fromLatin buteon, buteo = hawk. The French still use “busard” to describe certain Harriers, like our Northern Harrier.

The most common and wide-spread hawk in N. America is theRed-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)which is veryclosely related to the Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) of Western Europe and nearby parts of Asia. The Rough-legged Buzzard of Northern Europe and Asia is the exactly same as our Rough-legged Hawk.

The Pilgrim Fathers were religious dissidents and like most other early immigrants they were not biologists or ornithologists, so it’s notsurprising that they misnamed many bird species – but that’s another story. ~ Word Botcher

If you have Ideas for Future Trips and Events, please pass them on to me,Mary Dunphy <mbdunphy51@gmail.com> or (289) 691-3845

A magician was performing on a Cruise ship.Each night when he made some object disappear hispet parrot would say "It's up his sleeve" or "It's in hispocket." or some such. The magician began to losehis patience.

One night, while performing his tricks, one of theship's boilers blew up and the ship soon sank. Themagician and his parrot were cast into the water butthe lucky man was able to grab onto a wooden tableand the two of them floated, waiting to be rescued.The parrot looked about quizzically as they drifted.After several hours, the parrot said to his master -"Ok, I give up! What did you do with the ship?"

There's an amazing 2 letter word in English thatcan be a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb and apreposition. That word is UP, and it has more usesand meanings than any other two-letter word.It's easy to understandUP,meaning toward the skyorat the top of the list, but when we awaken in themorning, why do we wake UP and then get UP?At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do wespeak UP, and why are the officers UP for election.Why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UPthe silver, warm UP the left-overs and clean UP thekitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.At other times, UP has more special meaning. Peoplestir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP a sweat oran appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed isone thing but to be dressed UP is special. We bring UPour children, they grow UP and so do we, eventually!The use of UP is often confusing: A drain must beopened UP because it is stopped UP. We open UP astore in the morning but we close it UP at night. Weseem to be pretty mixed UP about UP!If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list ofthemany ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of yourtime, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP witha hundred or more.When the wind is UP and it threatens to rain, we saya storm is coming UP. After, when the sun starts tocome out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, theearth soaks it UP but when it does not rain for awhile,things dry UP.One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP. My timeis UP, so I'll shut UP!

~ Kindly suggested by Doug Lloyd......

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HERMAN by Jim Unger (1937-2013)

“Get down from there, Joe Flynn!You are an Accountant."

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