The Probus Club of Marion Inc.

P.O. Box 370 Oaklands Park S.A. 5046

Meets at the Club Marion, 262 Sturt Rd Marion on the 1st Monday of each month at 10.00 am

Issue Number 393 March 2020 PRESIDENT Graeme Hall 0451 459 077 glenhall22@tpg.com.au

SECRETARY Roland Earl 8377-1724

TREASURER Tony Hepperlin 0413 215 494

MEMBERSHIP Neville De Young 8277-8141 / 0401 032 010

a1064778@adam.com.au

**Next Meeting: 2nd March 2020 10.00am**

PRESIDENTS REPORT: Greetings to all Members ~ Partners ~ Readers of our very important form of communication – our Newsletter. The February meeting, held in the temporary venue of The Marion /Warradale Uniting Church Hall, was very successful and an enjoyable one, with over 80 Members & Guests in attendance. The Guest Speaker, Penny Mc Kenzie, from the RAA did a special Presentation on the Road Rules. Most of us learning something new! Morning Tea was treated with tasty cake left over from a Members Wife's 70th Birthday. The meeting was dedicated to the K.I. Mayoral Bushfire Appeal, we received $445.10 in Donations. Thank you, Members. March Meeting is the A.G.M. & the changeover meeting to a new President (Ray Edwards) & new Committee. I wish Ray & his Committee all the best for the next Probus year. An Important Note --- Due to Club Marion making renovations, our regular meeting room is unavailable for our February and March meetings. So, we will meet at the Marion /Warradale Uniting Church Hall in Township Rd., Marion. Please note this alteration. Yours In Probus ~ President ~ Graeme Hall

****** VICE PRESIDENT REPORT – Ray Edwards

The following positions for the 2020 year are vacant. We ask that all Members consider the opportunity that this presents for you, to take a role to keep our Club progressing,

with the momentum that our Past Presidents have provided. Vacancies for 2020 – VICE PRESIDENT - - ASSISTANT SECRETARY - NEWSLETTER EDITOR

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GUEST SPEAKER – March

March AGM speaker is Peter Stretton a local historian, who has researched the History of SAPOL. Peter served in SAPOL for 43 years, retiring in 1997, as Principal of the Police Academy at Fort Largs. In retirement, Peter has been an active Volunteer,

driving the Community Bus for the Marion Resthaven. ******

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2020 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE President Ray Edwards Immediate Past President Graeme Hall Secretary Roland Earl Treasurer Gerald Spurr Assistant Secretary Membership Officer Neville De Young Newsletter Editor Peter Loveday* Guest Speaker Organiser Activities Officer Garry James Special Ladies Phil Scherer Care Officer Graham Brown Computer Group Bob Brammy Music Group Max Bowden Walking Group Chris Yeates Ten Pin Bowling Kevin Denton Tours Officer Graeme Hall Web Site Neville De Young Hospitality and Catering Geoff Richards Public Officer Keith Jacobs Honorary Auditor Colin Burford Records Officer Bryan Scherer Promotion & Publicity David Manning

Please note that the 2nd March meeting is our Annual General Meeting with the handover to our new President and Committee

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BIRTHDAYS for MARCH Ken Branch 17/3/1949 Keith Jacobs 21/3/1940

David Jarman 27/3/1942 Ray Brand 16/3/1941

Rob Jones 18/3/1942 Gerald Brown 22/3/1933

John Loveless 21/3/1932 Brenton Coad 15/3/1952

Leon Morrish 20/3/1941 Rusty Harris 04/3/1940

Max Murrie 10/3/1943 Russell Whittaker 23/3/1929

We wish you all a Happy Birthday and for many more to come!

HELPERS FOR THE FEBRUARY MEETING RECEPTION DESK Neville De Young, David Manning

ACTIVITIES DESK Gary James

HOSPITALITY Geoff Richards,

CLUB MARION are making significant renovations to the Dining area and it will be closed from Sunday 2nd February until Friday 27th March. During this period catering will be restricted and a temporary kitchen will be located in our normal meeting room, upstairs. Meals can be served in the Bar area. More news to follow!

VALE

Kevin Hodgson : 07-01-1937 - 18-2-2020

To the Members ~ Wives ~ Partners ~ Special Ladies,

Please be advised that Kevin Passed Away on 18th February 2020.

To Lesley & Family, please accept our Deepest Sympathy at the Passing of Kevin,

He will be deeply missed. President ~ Graeme Hall & Committee

Kevin was Inducted into Marion Club 7/12//1999

He Joined the Committee of Management in 2001 till 2008 Kevin was our President in 2004

Tour Convener 2002-2008

ST. JUDES PLAYERS. - Graham Gurry – for Bookings - 82967646

In 2020, there will be three plays performed by the Saint Jude's Players. The first play, which we will attend on Thursday May 7, is The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley. It is a classic comedy thriller about passengers stranded at a remote railway station. On August 13 we will see, The Pig People, an Australian play written by John Doyle, of Roy and HG fame and is a satire set in a suburban street with not enough parking for the residents! The final play on November 19 is Game Plan by England's great modern living playwright Alan Ayckbourne. It is a dark comedy about a woman whose business and husband disappeared after the dot.com crash early this century. She and her tech savvy daughter start up a new business with unexpected results! Book early and often!

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I was going to give him a nasty look, but he already had one!

DIARY DATES MONTHLY CLUB MEETINGS

MONTH DAY DETAILS Monday, March 2nd – Annual General Meeting. Our Guest Speaker is Peter Stretton a local historian who has researched the history of SAPOL. Monday, April 6th – This is a Ladies and Partners meeting. The speaker Lainie Anderson is outstanding. Not to be missed. She has researched and published a book on the Great Air Race from London to Australia in 1919. Recently she has been involved in the production of a documentary on the subject. A wonderful speaker on a fascinating subject!

OUT & ABOUT Weekly Saturday Mornings, Spargos Restaurant, 9.00am Coffee & Chat Monthly Friday 20th March 10.30am Marion Cultural Ctre. Walking Weekly 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th March - 9.00am Club Marion

Computers Monthly 1st Friday, 6th March 2020 10.00am Club Marion Music Monthly 2nd Friday, 13th March 2020 10.00am Club Marion 10 Pin Bowling Bi-Monthly Tuesday, 10th & 24th March at 10am Committee Meeting Friday 27th March 2020 11.00am, Club Marion Newsletter Deadline Friday, 27th March 2020 at the Committee meeting

***************** UPCOMING VISITS

Capri Theatre Guided Tour –March 12th at 10.00am at a cost of $10 per person; Includes morning tea. Demonstration of the History of the Organ. Pay at March meeting.

Mystery Bus Tour – April 22nd at a cost of $35 per person. Lunch included & Pay at March

meeting. Departing at 9.00am and returning at 4.00pm

Tonsley Precinct Tour - May Free guided walking tour

Maritime Museum, Port Adelaide - June Expressions of interest required for 2020-

Government House tour

Steam Ranger Workshop visit

University of SA – Adelaide Planetarium Please, contact Garry James - ph. 8270 5646 if you are unable to attend a Tour that you have registered for. Check the Web Site Activities page for more detailed reports.

****** 2020 TOUR ACTIVITY: PERTH CRUISE Princess Cruises: 5 Day Perth – Adelaide Cruise. With Princess Cruises “Sea Princess” Departing Perth Wed.4th November. We already have special group allocation with Princess for this cruise, so as a result of this we can offer you $75.00 per cabin onboard credit.

The current fares should be valid for bookings made prior to the 12th of March. Best Price Promotion (Includes $75.00 cabin credit) The deposit is 20%. Twin Share Oceanview: From $798.00 pp - $858.00 pp Twin Share Balcony: From $898.00 pp - $998.00 pp Best Value Promotion (includes $75.00 cabin credit, Premier Beverage Package & Free Wifi) Twin Share Oceanview: From $998.00 pp - $1068.00 pp Twin Share Balcony: From $1098.00 pp - $1198.00 pp EXTEND YOUR HOLIDAY: Depart Adelaide 1st November – 3 Nights @ Mantra on Murray, Perth including Breakfast - $525.00 Rottnest Island Ferry & Bus Tour - $99.00 * Swan River Cruise - $40.00 * Transfers $50.00. SUGGESTED ITINERARY: 1 Nov. Depart Adel @ 8:30 - Qantas. 1 Nov. Pm After booking in Hotel free time. 2 Nov – Swan River Cruise & Leisure Time. 3 Nov. – Rottnest Island tour. 4 Nov. Embark Cruise. Cost: $451.50. Per person. Transfers may be less. PLEASE NOTE: These prices are current & may change, due to bookings made & availability. If you have friends that you regularly travel with, they are welcome. SEE Graeme Hall for more information.

Booking with SAVENIO TRAVEL – GLENELG: Fleur Brenkley - 83124570 ****************

Don’t forget - We will meet at the Marion /Warradale Uniting Church Hall in Township Rd., Marion. Please note this alteration for February and March.

YOUR CLUB REPORTS COMPUTER GROUP

Our next meeting will be Friday 6th March 2020 starting at 10am, in the Shearing Shed room on the 1st floor with the topic of Saving Photos and Editing. At our Probus club Computer Group meeting on February 7th we had 16 members and partners attend with 2 apologies. Our special

guest was David Gerschwitz from Cherry Computers (497 Brighton Road, Brighton phone

82981211 who did a question and answer session with us on both Apple and Windows problems. We even had questions on NBN which were answered! Everyone in attendance asked a question, which David answered in pure and simple terms to the group. It was a great session and all who attended were extremely happy with the meeting. We thank David for participating at the meeting with us, also we encourage all members to support Cherry Computers who are great supporters to our club. We hope to see all Probus Club of Marion members and partners attend our March meeting. Thank You and Regards Bob Brammy - coordinator. WALKING GROUP: Hello to all our exercise lovers! We are told that we should spend 30 minutes daily on exercise. So, it is great to see so many Members come out on a Monday morning to get their 30 minutes’ worth! We have a new organiser to start from the AGM. Chris Yeates is going to do the organising. Welcome Chris! 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th March - 9.00am Club Marion

MUSIC GROUP:

Don’t forget, we meet again on Friday 13th March at 10.05 am in the Shearing Shed

room on the 1st floor. The last Music group meeting was on Friday 14 February and the “Hobson’s Choice” format proved to be great fun and very popular with attendees. So much so that we may repeat the idea for the last meeting of the year in

November. The next meeting will be Friday 13 March at 10.05 am at the Sports Club and being March, the theme will be 'Marching and Brass Band Music’. Bring along any tracks you have for an entertaining morning. All welcome including wives and partners.” Max Bowden SPECIAL LADIES REPORT – Ray Brand There have been no other reports of Special ladies being in ill health. All well & Okay.

A Pessimist Sees a Dark Tunnel...

An Optimist sees a light at the End of the Tunnel…

A Realist sees a freight Train coming through the

Tunnel….

The Train Driver sees 3 Idiots standing on the DAMN

tracks !

COFFEE & CHAT GROUP We will meet on Friday 20th March at the delightful Next Chapter café in the Mario Cultural centre. Same time 10.30am. Looking forward to seeing you all! Liam McKeough

WELFARE REPORT – Graham Brown: Caring for David Lloyd, Don Heath, Brian Walsh, John Lienert, Barry Lange, Michael Willemer, Ted Coote, John Minns, Bill Markey, Bruce Stock. All receiving Care and Attention. WEBSITE REPORT (assisted by Graham Mitchell, David

Manning) http://communitywebs.org/probusmarion/ We are seeking a Member to assume the role of Webmaster to relieve some of the load from Neville De Young. If you have some computer skills and a willingness to explore Wordpress, this will suit you. Contact Neville De Young on 82778141

10 PIN BOWLING REPORT. This was a split round, as our Xmas suspension came in to the program. I have sorted the bowlers that had 2 or more games & selected the best 2 game to obtain a result. Off course it is not a competition! Bob Brammy had 257 & 256 total 513, Tony Hepperlin 234, 233, 467, Kevin Denton 208, 24,1 449,

[don't forget I had a crook shoulder!] Chris Yeates 186, 214, 400, Maurie Dickeson 178, 211. 389, Peter Lewis 190, 197 387, Betty Brown 177, 199, 376, Neville De Young 170, 195, 365, Neville has a crook ankle as his excuse, maybe he kicks the ball down? Not much in it, surprising how close the individual scores of each person are week by week, with myself & Maurie with 33 the largest difference, Chris 28, Neville 25, Betty 22, the rest only a pin or so difference. The main result is that we all had a good fun morning of sledging, fun & laughter. It will be on again in March on

Tuesday 10th & 24th. of the month, come along & join in. Every one welcome, injuries & all. Bowler of the month this Month is Gerald Brown as he comes along in support of his wife Betty, but sledges all the other players to put them off their game. It’s easy on the side lines, so he can

bring the cake. No further discussion entered into. Thanks Kevin D. *******

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Please note that all information presented in this newsletter is Private and Confidential for Probus use only and is not to be used for any other purpose.

NEWSLETTER EDITOR After 5 years as Newsletter Editor with both Brighton and Marion Clubs,

I am ready for a rest, due to health issues ! I am looking for a replacement to teach the intricacies of

Editing, Publishing and Printing of our Newsletter. I would welcome an enquiry from any of our 110+ members to fill this position.

The pay is unbelievable and the hours, incredible! Contact Ray Edwards on 0448 525 825 or myself at probuseditor1@gmail.com

Pete Loveday