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NEWSLETTER NO. 161 P.O. BOX 57, NANOOSE BAY B.C. SEPTEMBER 2012

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PROBUS CLUB OF NANOOSE BAY

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2012

PRESIDENT Sharon Vincent250 468-1730

VICE PRESIDENTDoree Kustra250 390-8161

PAST PRESIDENTBarb Wilson

250 468-9418

SECRETARY Klas Fogelklou250 468-0253

TREASURER Bo Hakanson250 468-1496

MEMBERSHIP Borje Fredriksson

250 468-7430

SUNSHINE Phyllis Horne250 468-5577Pam Cochrane 250 954-1461

PROGRAM/SPEAKERSBob Faulkner250 951-0308

SOCIAL COMMITTEEAnne Larson250 468-9973

NEWSLETTER Ron Windrim250 468-7563

SEPTEMBER MEETINGSeptember 21, 2012, 9:30 AM

St. Mary’s Church Hall,2600 Powder Point Road

Nanoose Bay, BCSpeaker: Trevor D. Cradduck

Topic: “the use of nuclear reactors to produce radioisotopes for use in medical imaging”

I hope you are all having a fabulous late summer...August and the early part of Sept have been kind to us in Nanoose. I would just like to remind all of you to put our Christmas Party in your diary..December 13, 2012 at Fairwinds. We will have appies,

Christmas Dinner of Turkey and Roast Beef, and music to dance by. The cost per member, after subsidy, will be $30.50 (all inclusive except spirits), and the cost per guest (unsubsidized) will be $55.00 (all inclusive..tax, tips, etc) We are looking foward to a big turnout so please get signed up as soon as possible....Anne Larson will have the sign-‐up sheets out at the October meeting. In the meantime, please log this date in your calendar. Pat and Alida Sali have kindly agreed, in the interim, to take over for the Hedges both at setting up the chairs for the meetings and for taking the cash at the door. Thank you Pat and Alida for your swift action of stepping up to the plate when needed. A special thanks from our Probus Club to Shelagh-‐Ann and Maurice Hedges for Villing these duties. We shall miss you both and wish you success and good health in the future. In the next few weeks, your Nominating Committee will start asking for volunteers to join our management team in 2013. We are hopeful that our members will step forward and help us out. We have, at the present moment, three positions that we need to Vill on our Executive for the 2013 season...they are Vice President, Speaker Co-‐ordinator, and Secretary. A call from you offering to take a position would make our job much easier so please give me a call at 250-‐468-‐1730 if you think you can manage one of these positions. Have a wonderful September

Sharon

from your PRESIDENT


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OCTOBER SPEAKER - Zeni Maartman

Zeni Maartman, a Chartered Insurance Professional, is part of the management team at BCAA, where she enjoys working with a team of 16 experienced insurance agents providing the service of peace of mind, with a variety of insurance products, including travel medical, auto, home, and life. She has been with BCAA for Vifteen years.

Prior to management Zeni was a Commercial Insurance Broker for Nanaimo Credit Union.

She has worked in the insurance industry for 23 years.

Zeni has lived most of her life here on Vancouver Island, growing up in Errington and raising her two children in Nanaimo. Zeni’s involvement in the community includes past School Trustee and past President of Tourism Nanaimo.

Going on a vacation, you want the peace of mind, that you know what to do, who to call and what to expect when you face a medical emergency.

SEPTEMBER SPEAKER - Trevor D. CradduckTrevor’s former career was as a Medical Physicist in Nuclear Medicine. He was Professor and Chairman of the department at what is now Western University in London, Ontario. Upon “retiring” from that position he oversaw the implementation of a high speed digital network linking the four hospital campuses, the university and Fanshawe College. From there he went on to assist the management team at ONet which at that time provided the network services to all the universities and colleges in Ontario.

In 1999 Trevor was invited to become the Director of Telehealth for the Province of Alberta when an injection of $21M had been made for the expansion of the telehealth network in that province. So, over the span of the next three years, Trevor saw the network expand from 25 sites to more than 325.

From 2005 to 2009 Trevor served on the Research and Development Advisory Panel to the Board of at the time, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. It was during that period the decision was made by the Board to halt further development of the MAPLE reactors that had been designed to produce Mo-‐99 for use in medical imaging on a commercial scale. It was shortly

after Trevor retired from the panel that the NRU reactor suffered an extended shutdown which had a signiVicant impact on the delivery of Mo-‐99 generators to the nuclear medicine community.

In his presentation Trevor will describe the use of nuclear reactors to produce radioisotopes for use in medical imaging and will touch on some of the background behind the decision to cease development of the MAPLE reactors as well as the repair of the NRU reactor in 2010.


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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - Doree Kustra

“WHAT’S COOKING” special fall Dinner Event

Cuckoo’s Trattoria in Coombs

6:00 pm Thursday, September 27

Featuring a Tuscan Countryside Menu with a choice of one each of: two appetizers and three main courses, plus artisan bread basket, dessert and coffee or tea for an all-‐in set price of $37 each, including HST and gratuity.

Sign up sheet available at our September meeting. Please bring your cheque book.

Minimum of 22 participants required.

(If you have to miss this meeting but would like to attend the Dinner, please e-mail [email protected] using “Dinner” in the subject line

by Sat. Sept. 22.)

DON’T MISS OUT ON A FINE (and fun) DINING EXPERIENCE in “Coombscany”!

Please see page 12 for the Menu being prepared by Cuckoo especially for us!-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐NEW Special Interest Groups Update

I’m happy to report that at the Gardening Club and Manly Book Club received enough sign-‐ups to get underway. Their designated spokespersons will be providing details of upcoming activities at our September meeting.

The Poker Club and Fishing Club garnered some interest but still need a few more participants to be viable. So spread the word. Sign up sheets will be back at the September meeting. Let’s get these up and running and let the enjoyment begin!

2012 PROBUS CAR RALLY

Organizer Bill Evans 250 468-‐5546

Day/Time Regrettably, the Car Rally scheduled for September 20thhas been cancelled. We apologize to the enthusiasts who signed up for the rally. If there is sufVicient support, we will consider re-‐scheduling the event in late spring. Unless otherwise advised, Bill will return the entry cheques at the September meeting.

Regrettably, the Car Rally scheduled for September 20thhas been cancelled. We apologize to the enthusiasts who signed up for the rally. If there is sufVicient support, we will consider re-‐scheduling the event in late spring. Unless otherwise advised, Bill will return the entry cheques at the September meeting.

mailto:[email protected]



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Phyllis and Pam continue to monitor the wellbeing of our Vlock but can’t be expected to know about all the illness / sadness. So it would be a big help if you could let them know about any situations where a SUNSHINE Message or Gift would be in order.

Phyllis Horne250 468-5577

andPam Cochrane250 954-1461

Our SUNSHINE /PHONE Gals

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL MEMBERS

CELEBRATING IN SEPTEMBER

DAVID COLLYERSHEILA DURNINJEAN FOWLERROSS GRIFFITHS

PETER MASTERSGAYLE NATLANDBARBARA PARRY

TINEKE VAN DER NET

GERRY HARDYBRIAN HEALY

LESLIE HORSMANKATHY LOWE

BETH MACMILLAN

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES - Anne Larson

M.V. Frances Barkley trip: Please see the write up submitted by Judy Miller.

CAR RALLY -‐ The Car Rally scheduled for September 20th has been cancelled. Please see announcement on page 5.

Golf Tournament: Please complete the attached form (page 11 of this newsletter) and return it with your payment, as soon as possible, as Pauline needs to congirm numbers with the golf course. Make cheques payable to the ‘Probus Club of Nanoose Bay’ and bring them to the September meeting. Should anyone who has signed up gind they are unable to play, please contact Pauline @ 468-9912.

Up-coming outings summary:

October Golf Tournament Thursday, October 4 1:30 P.M.

Arrowsmith Golf Course$55.00/person due at September Meeting

November Banff Film Festival TBD TBD

November Curling Bonspiel with the Northwest Bay PROBUS Club

TBD TBD

December Christmas Party December 13 Fairwinds Golf Club

January 2013 2nd Annual Bowling Tournament; Lunch:11:00 am; Bowling: 1-‐2pm

Tuesday, January 15th? Lunch-‐ Black Goose Inn followed by bowling in Parksville.

February, March, April TBDFebruary, March, April TBDFebruary, March, April TBDFebruary, March, April TBD

May Denman Island Home and Garden Tour TBD

June TBD

July Hot Springs Cove Tour TBD Overnight in ToVino; 6 hour tour to Hot Springs Cove. Cost -‐ $119 per person


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BOOK CLUBBOOK CLUBBOOK CLUB

Organizer Ulla Hakanson 250 468-‐1496

Day/Time Tuesday, September 18 at 2 P.M.Tuesday, September 18 at 2 P.M.

The Book Club 1st Edition is starting up again on Tuesday, September 18th at 2 p.m. The 1st edition Book Club will be at Jenny Ransom's house at 2460 Ainsley Place. We'll be discussing "The Hare With Amber Eyes" by Edmund de Waal.



BOOK CLUB - 2nd EditionBOOK CLUB - 2nd EditionBOOK CLUB - 2nd Edition

Organizer Kathy Lowe 250 468-‐9558

Day/Time Wednesday, September 26Wednesday, September 26

We will reconvene our regular meetings on September 26th to discuss A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. This will be at Marg Krucik's house.Other books scheduled are Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer, A Matter of Principle by Conrad Black, and The Life of Pi by Yann Martel (followed by the movie).



BOOK EXCHANGEBOOK EXCHANGEBOOK EXCHANGE

Organizer Lyn King 250 468-‐1637

Autumn is approaching and our interests will likely change from reading summer Vluff to autumn fare. Bring softcovers to The Book Exchange and discover new books this fall.



BRIDGE CLUBBRIDGE CLUBBRIDGE CLUB

Organizer Violet [email protected]

250 468-‐1974

Day/Time Monday, September 10 at 1:00 P.M.Monday, September 10 at 1:00 P.M.

The Bridge Group meets Monday afternoons at 1:00 p.m., starting on September 10. Anyone interested in playing on a regular basis or occasionally, as a spare, should contact Violet.



DINNER & THEATREDINNER & THEATREDINNER & THEATRE

Organizers Bill EvansBev Watson

250 468-‐5546250 468-‐7886

We are on summer holidays as there are no productions in July, Aug. or Sept. Our next outing is Oct. 11th with "Chickens" at the Chemanius Theater. There will be more information closer to the play date.



MAH JONGGMAH JONGGMAH JONGG

Organizer Eleanor [email protected]

250 468-‐1858

Day/Time Monday’s at 1:00 PMMonday’s at 1:00 PM

We will continue to meet throughout the summer months. As of now we are all full up and not taking any new participants. If you have knowledge of the game and wish to go on a “Spare” list please let me know.



DVD EXCHANGEDVD EXCHANGEDVD EXCHANGE

Organizer Klas Fogelklou 250 468-‐0253

DVDs are always welcome. Please bring yours for exchange.DVDs are always welcome. Please bring yours for exchange.DVDs are always welcome. Please bring yours for exchange.

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPSCOMPUTER CLUBCOMPUTER CLUBCOMPUTER CLUB

Organizer Bob Bevis [email protected]

250 758-‐9514

Day/Time Monday, September 24 at 7:00 P.M.Monday, September 24 at 7:00 P.M.

The Probus Computer Group will re-‐start Tuesday September 24th. We will meet at the Evan’s house (Fairwinds Glen Eagle Strata 11-‐2655 Andover Rd) at 7 PM – hosted once again by Jan Evans. Thanks Jan. The opening topic for discussion will be on new electronic devices and how to keep up with these emerging technologies let alone how to use them. As usual bring your computer questions and we’ll attempt to Vind an answer for you. Everybody is welcome.










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LES WINEAUXLES WINEAUXLES WINEAUX

Organizer Ron Bell 250 468-‐1858

Day/Time

September 5, 7:00 PMSeptember 5, 7:00 PM

Please note the report on the seventh tasting of the 2012 season is included in this edition of the Newsletter. The hosts were the GrifVith’s and Russell’s. The eighth tasting will be hosted by the Stevenson’s with the Alexander’s as co-‐hosts on Sept. 5. New tasters are always welcome, just contact Ron or Eleanor Bell.



Book Club

Ulla Hakanson 250 468-‐1496

Book Club - 2nd Edition

Kathy Lowe 250 468-‐9558

Book Exchange

Lyn King 250 468-‐1637

Bridge Club

Violet Ewing 250 468-‐1974

Computer Club

Bob Bevis 250 758-‐9514

Dinner Theatre

Bill Evans -‐ 250 468-‐5546Bev Watson -‐250 468-‐7886

DVD Exchange

Klas Fogelklou250 468-‐0253

Les Wineaux

Ron Bell250 468-‐1858

Mah Jongg

Eleanor Bell 250 468-‐1858

Pub Lunches

Ethel and George Vincent-‐Lambert

250 468-‐5657

Scrabble Scrimmage

Carolyn Dodd 250 468-‐5437

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ‘LEADERS’

PUB LUNCHESPUB LUNCHESPUB LUNCHES

Organizer Brian and Rhonda Alexander

250 544-‐0978

Day/Time September 21 12:00 noon after our general meetingSeptember 21 12:00 noon after our general meeting

For the September Pub Lunch we have a reservation at Longwood Brew Pub -‐ 5775 Turner Road, Nanaimo (Nanaimo's only in house brew pub). Please check out their website www.longwoodbrewpub.com to see the menu and other items. Join us to meet new friends and renew old acquaintances while enjoying a nice pub lunch. Please advise attendance by September 19, either by email or phone. If you know of anyone who wants to receive notiVication of the Pub crawl itinerary, please let us know. Brian and Rhonda ALEXANDER 250-‐544-‐0978 or [email protected]



Golf TournamentGolf TournamentGolf Tournament

Organizer Pauline Maxwell

250 468-‐9912

Day/Time October 4October 4

Payment must be made for the October golf tournament by our next meeting, September 21st. Also, we need each participant’s food choice of either Steak or Chicken. The sign up form is included with this newsletter. Should anyone who has signed up Vind they are unable to play, please contact Pauline Maxwell @ 468-‐9912.



SCRABBLE SCRIMMAGESCRABBLE SCRIMMAGESCRABBLE SCRIMMAGE

Organizer Carolyn Dodd 250 468-‐5437

Scrabble fun begins in October once Currently everyone is out and about having too much fun for indoor activities.Those wishing to be added to the contact list, call Carolyn.



http://www.longwoodbrewpub.com/

http://www.longwoodbrewpub.com/




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NANOOSE BAY PROBUS FRANCES BARKLEY EXCURSION - Judy Miller (with Photos by Ron Windrim and Ron Bell)

Thrills and Chills on the MV Frances Barkley!

Twenty-‐seven Probians cruised the waters from Port Alberni to Ucluelet and return on the MV Frances Barkley on Monday, August 27th. After an early embarkation, the ship cruised down the inlet, picking its way through the salmon Vishermen who proudly displayed their bounty for all to see. The weather was cloudy and cool in the early part of the day, which made for some serious “rockin’ and ‘rollin” en route (and we don’t mean Elvis…..)

During the trip, the group was treated to several humpback whale sightings, as well as a chance to watch a hungry black bear enjoy a seafood lunch along the shores near Sechart Lodge.

During the one hour stop in Ucluelet, there were unconVirmed reports of some back alley drug dealings among the group (with “Gravol” being the Vlavour of the week.) Fortunately, the one RCMP ofVicer stationed in Ucluelet was on coffee break at the time. There were also numerous rumours that a strip poker game broke out on the lower deck of the ship, although no photos were available to provide conVirmation.

As the afternoon progressed, the temperature warmed up, the sun made an appearance and

the cruise through the Broken Island Group was an event to be remembered. At the end of the day, as the last whale tail disappeared below the surface, this trip was declared another Probian success.

Many thanks to Anne Larson for organizing such a great day!


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Tasting # 7 of the 2012 SeasonHosted by Lynn and Ross Grifgiths and Jean and David Russell

The 7th Les Wineaux Tasting of the 2012 season was held at the GrifViths’ home on the 8th of August. Twenty Vive wine “connoisseurs”?? were present to celebrate the Summer Wine Tasting Olympics. The evening got off to a spectacular start with the arrival of “Her Majesty the Queen”, aka Jean Russell wearing a very sporty pink hat and matching jacket to open the ceremonies. After a lofty speech of encouragement to the competitors, “The Queen” requested 007, aka David Russell to begin the pyrotechnics display. This was then accompanied by the Les Wineaux Anthem “Red, Red Wine” from hisvery slick iPad. Everyone agreed this number had more glitz than the more costly London Opening ceremonies!Six countries (Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Spain and Germany) competed for Gold and a position on the Winner’s Podium. The standings were as follows:

White Wine Competition:A 2010 Chardonnay from Gray Monk in the Okanagan Valley with a price tag of $16.99 was the winner of the Bronze Medal….How come the Canucks win so many Bronzes?A 2011 Chardonnay from Banrock Station in Southeastern Australia priced at $11.99 was the winner of the Silver Medal.A 2010 Chardonnay from Louis Latour in Bourgogne, France priced at $20.99 was the winner of the coveted Gold Medal.

Red Wine Competition:A 2011 Lambrusco Di Modena from the Emilia-‐Romagna Region of Northern Italy earned the Bronze medal. The chilled Vizzy wine was a big hit with the Gals, but less so with the Gents. At $9.99 a bottle it seemed like an excellent value for the summer picnic season.A 2001 Tempranillo from Spain, matured in oak barrels for a minimum of 24 months and released 10 years following vintage, won the Silver Medal. The price tag was $15.99.A 2009 Pinot Noir from the Pfalz Region of Germany took the Gold Medal and was priced at $18.99.

Early in the proceedings, the participants were given a Summer Olympics Quiz on host cities and dates of past Summer Olympics in the six wine countries represented. The winners were; Borje Fredriksson (Gold), John Gibson (Silver) and Janet Gibson (Bronze). All competitors claimed there was no spousal collaboration, googling or use of I-‐phones!!!

Lynn and Jean did a great job with the nibbles which rounded out yet another great evening of fun and friendship amongst Les Wineaux Tasters.

Les Wineaux


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INTERNET 101 :-) In the next few Probus Newsletters, you will Vind useful (interesting? trivial?) technology tips to try out and perhaps incorporate into your user repertoire. This month, here are some tips for using our favorite search engine, GOOGLE.

SOME “UNKNOWN” GOOGLE TIPS

1. DEFINITIONS -‐ pull up the deVinition of a word by typing ‘deVine’ followed by the word you want deVined. For example, typing deJine technology would bring up the deVinition of that word.

2. FIND WEATHER and MOVIES -‐ Type ‘weather’ or ‘movies’ followed by the city and province or a postal code to display the current weather conditions or movie theaters in that area. For example, typing weather Calgary Alberta or weather T2W 2M9 gives you the current weather conditions for Calgary. Typing movies Calgary Alberta or movies T2W 2M9 gives you a link to showtimes for movies in that area.

3. FIND PDF RESULTS ONLY -‐ add Vile type to your search to display results that only match certain Vile types. For example, if you were looking for documents related to a particular type of sailboat, in this case CS Yachts and if you wanted to display only PDF results, type: “CS Yachts” Viletype:pdf. This is a great way to Vind online manuals. Try it with ‘doc’ Viles too!

4. CALCULATOR -‐ use the GOOGLE search engine as a calculator by typing a math problem in the search. For example, 100 + 200 would display the result as 300

5. TRACK FLIGHT AND PACKAGES -‐ Enter the airline and Vlight number to display the status of an airline Vlight and it’s arrival time. For example, type: Westjet WS515 to display this Vlight information (if available). Google can also give direct link to package tracking information if you enter a UPS, FedEx, or USPS tracking number

ANOTHER GOLF OPPORTUNITYThe members of Probus Club of Nanoose Bay wish to thank-‐you, Shelagh and Maurice, for your many hours of

dedicated service, for many years, to our club. Your smiling faces have greeted us and we appreciate the commitment of time and energy you have given. All the best in your new home and we look forward to seeing you at our club functions anytime.


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Mah Jongg

4 5Les Wineaux

6 7 8

9 10Mah Jongg

Bridge

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16 17

Mah Jongg

18Book Club #1

19 20 21Probus Meeting

and Pub Lunch

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23 24Mah Jongg

Computer Club

25 26Book Club #2

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OCTOBER 2012OCTOBER 2012OCTOBER 2012OCTOBER 2012OCTOBER 2012OCTOBER 2012OCTOBER 2012

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4Probus Golf Tournament

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7 8Mah Jongg

9 10 11Chemanius

Theatre

12 13

14 15Mah Jongg

16 17 18 19Probus Meeting

and Pub Lunch

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Date: Thursday, October 4, 1:30 pmLoca*on: Arrowsmith Golf Course

Cost: $55/person which includes golf, food, taxes, gratuiEes and prizes

Menu: Choice of Steak or Chicken Breast BBQ plus hot seasonal veggies, caesar salad, tossed salad, pickle and olive tray, buns and buKer, croqueKe potatoes with béarnaise sauce, coffee and tea.

Please indicate your choice of either steak or chicken below.

Return this form with your cheque made payable to the Probus Club of Nanoose Bay preferably by August 17th but at the latest September21st to Pauline Maxwell or Anne Larson.

Name (please print) Steak Chicken

Amount of payment: ____________________________

PROBUS Club of Nanoose Bay2012 Golf Tournament


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Tuscan Countryside Menu

The Rustic Elegance of a Simple Region 2012

Per person $37.00 including Taxes and gratuity

Appetizers

Classic Antipasto, individually served with Grilled Eggplants & Zucchine, Prosciutto and

Spicy Sopressata Salame, Asiago cheese and Sicilian Olives

or

Pan seared Scallops and Mushrooms, sauteed with Roasted Garlic in Chardonnay Parmesan Cream Sauce

Main Course

Rosemary infused Cornish Hen, stuffed with Red Peppers & Multigrain Croutons served with

Roasted Potatoes and Wild Mushroom Marsala Sauce accompanied by sautéed Seasonal Vegetables

or

Livornese Style Snapper Filet, baked with plum Tomatoes, Capers, Oregano & White Wine, served over Beans & Lentil Salad with Florentine Olive Focaccia

or

Home made Pappardelle noodles topped with Braised Veal Ribs in a Wild Mushroom cream sauce served with Roasted Garlic Focaccia Bread

Dessert

Traditional Tiramisu’ Cup, topped with Wild Berries Coulis

All Our Set Menus include Artisan Bread Basket and Coffee or Tea

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