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Box 103, 703 Memorial Ave.,

Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1S7

http://www.qbseniors.ca

email: qbseniors@shawbiz.ca

~ OPEN ~

Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

ACTIVITIES: Margaret 250 752-5454

FACILITIES: Barry 250 248-9286

MEMBERSHIP: Trevor 1-604 418-8538

NEWSLETTER: Lila 250 752-6489

HISTORY/PUBLICITY: Julie 594-3389

KITCHEN: Judy 250 752-5586

GREETER: Shirley 250 594-6119

WEBSITE & ITS MANAGEMENT: Bill 250 752-7971

OTHER: Pat 250 951-1159

New songs, lots of waltz’s, some Scottish songs thrown in … by the RAMBLERS … join us for a fun night of good food, good friends and welcoming guest dancers. Sign-up notice is on the activities board … get your name down quickly. Deposit money envelope at front desk.

Hoot Mon, it’ll be great to see ya!!

250 752250 752--04200420 Volume 22 Issue 1Volume 22 Issue 1 JANUARY, 2020JANUARY, 2020

The month of December and the year 2019 seems to have passed in a flash. Both were filled with a lot of excitement, new experienc-

es and great opportunities. The year brought some wonderful new activities to the centre. These included the introduction of our speaker series in partnership with the Gardens, new exer-cise programs such as Zumba gold, a new acapella choral group, expansion of the yoga classes to include Saturdays and a new intergenerational program that provides opportunities to share the experience and skills of our members with the youth of the community. We upgraded our kitchen, added new window coverings, a new office look with more storage and new, more durable and safer flooring. The work was com-pleted during the last few days of De-cember with the paint touch-up.

The centre looks great and best of all, it was completed with minimal interruption to our activities and involved our mem-bers in some of the work that was con-ducted and all of the decision making. A big thank you to all who participated. For Inger and I, December brought one of the best Christmases we have shared in many years. Family and sharing was, of course, the highlight. But the days leading up to the big day were also ex-tremely rewarding. The Songbirds Choir, our ukulele band, the decorations and the smiling faces at the Centre set the mood for a very happy month. Unfortu-nately we had to make a decision to miss the Christmas dinner at DeeZ Res-taurant which, I understand, was a tre-mendous success. We had committed earlier to take the trip planned through

our travel team to overnight in Victoria and take in the lights and dinner at the Butchart Gardens, followed by the Ma-yan exhibit at the Royal Museum the next day. Thank you Margaret for planning the dinner for the Centre and thank you Judy, Christiane, Willy and Cathie for planning and hosting the trip. As Christmas approached we took in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at our local theatre and then the Yellowpoint Christmas Extravaganza in Nanaimo on December 21. We were full of the Christmas spirit by the time the day arrived. It was a great month and I hope that you were able to enjoy it as much as we did. And here we are at the start of a new year. We elected a new board in Oc-tober from a full slate of volunteers. Your directors, including a new secre-tary, new treasurer, slightly used vice-president, and an enthusiastic blended group of new and existing board members. Continued on page 3

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10 a.m. SATURDAY Join Us!

FUN BRIDGE

TUESDAY

9:00 am

SUNDAY

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

MONDAY

♦ YOGA (w/Jill) 9:15 & 10:30 a.m. ♦ SCRABBLE ~ 10.00 a.m.

♦ QB UB UKULELE : 12:30 pm

♦ SPANISH: 1:00 p.m.

♦ BODY ENERGY : 2:15 pm

♦ LINE DANCING: ♦ 2:30 pm Beginners—3:15 Ongoing

TUESDAY ♦ FUN BRIDGE ~ 9:00 a.m.

♦ CHAIR YOGA ~ 12:30 pm ♦ NEEDLE CRAFTS ~ 1:00 pm

♦MAH JONG ~ 1:45 pm

WEDNESDAY ZUMBA GOLD ~ 9:30 am

♦ DOMINOES ~ 10:00 a.m.

♦YOGA (Margaret CM) ~ 11 a.m..

♦ Tai Chi/Qi GONG ~ 1:00 pm Discussion Group ~ 1:00 pm

♦ TOPS ~ 4:00 p.m. ♦ ACCAPELLA Group - 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY

♦ AEROBICS—8:45 a.m.

♦ COMPUTER CLUB (1st & 3rd Thurs.) ~10 a.m.

♦ SONGBIRDS: 10:00 a.m.

♦ Drop-in BRIDGE ~ 12:30

♦ WHIST ~ 12:30 p.m.

♦ MOVEMENT IMPROVEMENT 1:30 pm—2:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

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

♦ YOGA (with Jill) ~ 11:45 a.m.

♦ MAJONG ~ 1:00 pm

♦ ART GROUP ~ 1:00 pm

♦ SOCIAL LINE DANCING SATURDAY

♦ CANASTA ~ 10:00 a.m.

♦ HATHA YOGA - 10:00 a.m. (enter by rear door)

You must be a member to participate in

centre Activities—$20

Share your favourite needlework TUESDAYS 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Chris Stretton 250 228-5515

TUESDAYS 12:30 - 1:30

$5.00 per session

CHAIR YOGA

Thursdays: 1:30 to 2:30 pm

Starting Sept. 5, 2019 (in the lounge)

* laying down * sitting

* walking * standing Using small, easy and slow movements, we will experiment with retraining our brain to create new habits of movement. Due to the space limitations of the lounge, movements will be done sitting, standing and walking that can then also be applied to laying down. In this class, we will explore mapping new brain territory to reorganize our nerv-ous system - ie, neuroplasticity. We will experiment with connecting mind and body—to sense, feel and think new possi-bilities. We will give ourselves the oppor-tunity to learn to:

Make the impossible possible, the possible easy, the easy elegant Moshe Feldenkrais Please contact Riva West (250) 752-7178 or riva.west915@gmail.com if

this interests you and for more information

YOGA with JILL - MONDAY ‘s 9:15 to 10:15 am & 10:30 to 11:30

FRIDAY’s 11:45 - 12:45 $5.00 - 752-0543

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HATHA with Margaret CM WEDNESDAY 11:00 to 12:15 pm

SATURDAY 10:00 am $5.00 ~ 594-4194 (Enter by rear door)

BEGINNERS LINE DANCING Monday 2:30 to 3:15 pm

REGULAR LINE DANCING 3:15 to 4:15 ongoing

No registration required (other than a Seniors’ Centre membership)

Drop in, new dancers welcome anytime

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

Info: BRENDA 778 424-1011

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MONDAY’S 1:00 p.m.

Come join us and converse in Spanish!

~DANCE AEROBICS~

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

Instructor: Jeanine

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Wednesdays - 1:00 pm More info: see Flier on Activities Bulletin Board

Tai Chi/Qi

FRIDAYS at 9:00 a.m.

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HOT DOGS (every 1st) FRIDAY

JANUARY 3rd

CHILI & MUFFIN (every 2nd) THURSDAY

JANUARY 9th

HY team (Robbin, Barb, Anne and my-self) have decided that effective Janu-ary 2020, all HY participants will pay $5 per person, per class for a 75 minute yoga session. The change in the amount makes it easier on the partici-pant to come up with a five-dollar bill and not have to worry about coming up with a loonie or quarters to make up the extra dollar … it is also easier to give out change when we receive $10 or $20 bills (and less weight to carry

around). from Joanita

Hi Everyone: It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we started HY Wednesday class (Dec. 5, 2018)... we have since started a HY class on Saturdays, beginning October 2019. Participants pay $6 per person, per class for a 75 minute yoga session. Our instructor gets paid $70 for each class (or each session/each time). Other programs ie: Yoga, Chair Yo-ga and Aerobics—each charge $5 per person for an hourly session. So, in keeping with the other programs, the

LIFE RULE Start where you are, Use what you have, Do what you can.

from Nancy

Judy

♦ Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying?

♦ The reason honey is so easy to digest is that is it’s already been digested by a bee.

♦ When you blush, the lining of your stomach turns red.

♦ Ripe Cranberries will bounce like rubber balls.

♦ An average ear of corn has an even number of rows … usually 16.

♦ Tea bags were invented by accident, they were originally sent as samples.

♦ Chocolate was once used as currency. ♦ Humans are born craving sugar. ♦ Coconut water can be used as blood

plasma. ♦ Ketchup was used in the 1800’s to

treat diarrhea among other things ♦ Eating bananas can help fight depres-

sion. ♦ The most popular carrot used to be

purple. ♦ The popsicle was invented by an 11-

year old in 1905. ♦ About 70% of olive oil being sold is

not pure olive oil. ♦ One of the most popular pizza top-

pings in Brazil is green peas.

They will bring you the experiences that you have enjoyed in the past blended with new ideas for travel, new activities and new services to help you to enjoy the Centre as we move forward. As we bring to a close the first decade of the 21st century, we can look back with joy on the friendships we have de-veloped through the activities at the cen-tre. It has been, and continues to be, a wonderful, safe environment to meet people, to network and to build lasting relationships.

We look forward to seeing you soon and wish you, once again, a year filled with happiness.

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Our kitchen is back in action

after a nice Christmas break

… however just to remind everyone,

we always need your baked goodies:

cookies, loaves, cakes, muffiins …

anything you would like to donate for

us to serve to our members each day.

OUR THANKS, and… we do pay for

ingredients. Volunteering in the kitch-

en is also very much appreciated.

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CONGRATULATIONS to DIANE THOMPSON

Winner of the draw for Joan’s Hand-knit colourful Afghan

W E L C O M E

T O 2 0 2 0 !

A reminder … start humming, tune up your vocal chords.

CHOIR will resume on the 9th of January at 10:00 a.m. FEES will be collected and music will be given

out between 9:00 and 10:00 am. Looking forward to

another tuneful season

Songbirds

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Everything tasted yummy! After that, we made our way to admire the more than six million lights on trees, bushes, grass and the illuminated presentations of the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. In order to refresh our memory of this song, Willie had handed out song sheets on the bus and made us sing this song to get us in the mood and to ensure we do not miss anything. A nice touch! My friend and I even rode the old fash-ioned carousel. We felt like little children again! We had to do some serious

manoeuvering to successfully climb on the chosen big whale, and huge lion. It was a hoot and a miracle we ‘young at heart’ did not fall. After a hot chocolate

Rather than choosing a day trip to above destinations, eight members of our Sen-ior Centre decided to go on an overnight trip with Cathie and Willy of Square 1 Travel, Courtenay, to experience the Butchart Gardens Christmas Light Ex-travaganza and the next day’s shopping and/or Museum’s/IMAX visit in a relaxed way. We boarded their Comox bus around 1 p.m. at the Civic Centre, Sun-day, December 8th, arriving in daylight at the Gardens after the usual stop at Tim Horton’s in Duncan. We had plenty of time to either look around the Gar-dens in daylight or visit the exquisite gift store. Many of us just did that. Quite a lot of last minute gifts or personal items were bought. Our dinner was included. At the BLUE POPPY RESTAURANT a whole area had been set aside for us; white table clothes and festive arrange-ments put us in the Christmas mood. We were over 60 happy people (one big and one small bus). An excellent buffet din-ner was served with choices of salads, pork loin, pasta, prawns, salmon, vege-table and, last, but not least, turkey with all the trimmings….and, of course, not to forget the choice of delicious desserts.

Wednesday, December 11th Janie’s Bus was full as we head-ed for Victoria and Butchart Gardens. After a short coffee break at a McDonalds, we were dropped off at noon in central Victo-

ria at the Bay … a perfect lo-cation to browse some of the unusual and interesting shops. At 3:00 pm we were back on the bus for the short drive to Butchart Gardens. I had been on my own up to now, as being new to Quali-cum Beach, I don’t know many people, so it was lovely that two ladies—Leone and Irene asked me to join them to

walk around and see the sights. The lights were indeed spec-tacular. A fine rain didn’t dampen our spirits as we wandered the winding paths—there was a tree covered in lights that just lit up when one shouted or clapped hands—popular with the kids and adults alike! Alas, the rain began in earnest, so after a supper in the coffee shop and a browse around the lovely gift store, we were back on the bus for an earlier departure. Janie proved to be an excellent driver as we came back in heavy rain and low cloud. A highlight was a detour she made in to Ladysmith so we could see the amazing display of lights along the streets … what a lovely extra treat. Home safely, we agreed it had been a fun outing in spite of the weather.

from Maggie Sheehan

at the café, we boarded the bus about 8 pm to take us to the comfortable, cen-trally located Royal Scot hotel, where we had a lovely suite and a well deserved sleep. The next morning a few of us went to MURCHIE’S TEAROOM for breakfast, our favourite haunt. We shook up the place! Lots of laughter and frolick-ing with the other guests, whilst enjoying the lovely baked goods and excellent coffee. Everybody was in a Christmas mood. The rest of the time was up to our own devices. At 3 pm we boarded our bus for the home trip via Tim Horton’s and a drive through LADYSMITH, ad-miring their beautiful Christmas lights. We arrived at the Civic Centre about 6 pm. It was an interesting, well organized, leisurely trip, made very special by the personal care Cathie and Willie took. We also were very lucky with the weath-er...sunshine on both days! We noticed that for many of the partici-pants, it was a repeat trip which takes place every year. It always fills up fast. As my friend and I had so much fun, we already signed up for next year. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL and, whenever you can, join us on our trips.

from Christiane

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from Judy

The NEW SCHEDULE of the tours that PITMAR has to

offer is posted on the Travel Board. Make certain to have a

look through the booklet

We are wondering if many of you are in-terested in a trip to see the production of

Shen Yun at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver in March. Sign-up sheet is on the travel board. We are awaiting a quote from Forest Bus to compare with the one from Janie’s

Bus before quoting a price on this possi-ble trip, Cer-tainly looks like a wonder-ful show in all the ads.

Judy still has a

$100 GIFT

VOUCHER Toward a

WELLS GRAY TOUR

Call 250 752-5586 if you could use it.

(expires October 31, 2020)

BILL COVE has a great idea for a trip to PORT ALICE to

watch whose amazing OTTERS and their playful behaviour

Details to be forthcoming

Happy New Year

Happy Travels!

“Now Reitman’s, now Walmart; now Cost-co, now Sears, there’s the Bay and Sta-ples and Canadian Tire, all here! To the top of your list, every store, every mall, now chargeaway-chargeaway-chargeaway all!” He whooped and he whistled as he fin-ished his work, he filled up the box, and then turned with a jerk. He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road, Driving much faster, with just half a load. Then I heard him exclaim with great holi-day cheer, “ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT … YOU’LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR”.

Twas days after Christmas, and all through the house, every creature was hurting … even the mouse. The toys were all broken, their batteries dead; Santa passed out, with some ice on his head. Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor, while upstairs, the family continued to snore. And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans, went into the kitchen and started to clean. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, sprang from the sink to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the curtains, and threw up the sash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a little white truck with an oversized mirror. The driver was smiling, so lively and grand; the patch on his jacket said “CANADA POSTMAN”, With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox, then quickly stuffed them into our mail box. Bill after bill, after bill, they still come, Whistling and shouting, he called them by name.

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A tasty Christmas dinner of turkey/roast beef

with everything that goes with it was enjoyed

December 8th at the DeeZ restaurant….not

only celebrating Christmas coming soon ... Linda

Tyler’s folks celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary and another diner enjoyed her birthday celebration (apologies, I neglected to

get the birthday girls name). It was a very nice evening with over 60 Centre members gathered together to enjoy a scrumptious meal,

visit with friends and family … some won nice door prizes. Thank you to Margaret and Judy who hosted this very special evening.

FRIDAY, Dec. 20th a nice crowd gathered at the Centre to enjoy the Christmas Concert by the QBUB Ukule-

le Band. The music was very enjoyable as the visitors sang along, welcoming the Christmas Season. Linda,

Ann and Veronica served coffee and goodies from the kitchen...grateful thanks to them for making sure

everyone enjoyed a treat and this special time at the Centre. Photos with thanks to Ann Svensen

Photo with thanks by Aline Clayton

Applause to all players for a great Christmas Tea performance at the Senior’s Centre Friday, Dec. 20. A special recognition to new members who played their first Christmas program this year with the group. Well done. There were compliments galore from the audience. Earlier in the week, playing at Berwick in their theatre was enjoyable and well received by the residents. That was preceded with a performance at Quali-cum Manor. It was fun for all to share music, one of the greatest gifts with friends. We used our brand new

Behringer sound system, com-plete with stands, mikes, and cable cords for the first time, purchased with a $1135 donation from an unknown donor. Special thanks to this anony-mous generous heart and the encouraging support. We’re back January 6 to rehearse for a perfor-mance at the Parksville Legion Jan. 22, for the Newcomers...the same program performed at St. Edmunds. I will email that info in an email after Christmas. May all the joy the season brings be yours now and the coming year. from Judy P.

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HEALTHCARE CHANGES ARE IN THE AIR!

Following Health Minister Adrian Dix’s June 30 decla-ration in the Times Colonist that B,C, Health Care was in crisis, it seems that changes are in the air as evidenced by a number of initiatives, The Perfect Storm Group’s presentation to Qualicum Beach council was based on their goal to estab-lish a community-owned pri-mary healthcare facility, pa-tient-centred and served by a multi-disciplinary team of medical professionals. A residency program for medi-cal students, arranged through UBC, UVic and VIU will be a key element in re-cruiting future doctors and other medical practitioners. This proposal would create the long-term, sustainable delivery of up-to-date healthcare services for all Oceanside residents. The proposal has been referred to a future Committee of the Whole Meeting to be ex-plored in more detail. The Oceanside Division of Family Practice is waiting the province’s response to their proposal to work as a Primary Care Network (PCN)

A new way of offering medi-cal care in BC. It would offer a variety of services and ease the workload of our existing physicians. Dr. David Coupland, Presi-dent of the NRGH Medical Staff Association recently spoke to the Qualicum Beach Sunrise Rotary group of the role and goals of the MSA. A primary goal is to transition the Nanaimo Re-gional General Hospital to a tertiary level care hospital, which means patients would no longer have to travel to Victoria for complex care. Vancouver Island’s popula-tion north of the Malahat is greater than area south of Malahat where most medical specialists are found. Elder Colleges’ six week series “Navigating the Health Care System” has been very well received, with people travelling from various Island locations to hear lectures in u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e healthcare system, the need to take responsibility and monitor their own health. Momentum is building for improvements in healthcare in our area.

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Tuesday, January 28 VAL DAVIES from TRUMAINI FUND CANADA will speak on the organization that helps AIDS OR-

PHANS in KAGERA, TANZANIA. This should prove to be a very interesting and in-formative message. Do plan to join us … there is a nice hot cup of coffee available. If some of you would like to attend these talks but need trans-

The Gardens

portation, call Lila 752-6489, she will drive you from the Centre and back. Our talks will now only be once a month … held on the 4th Tuesday of the month.

Be sure and watch for future talks throughout the year … Margaret always takes the time to list the upcoming events on the easel by the Cen-tre’s front door. ALSO:

Keep an eye on our website: Thanks to BILL AD-KINS, the Newsletter is there (in color), plus upcoming monthly events, important information is always on your email by MAIL CHIMP.

CARING for CAREGIVERS (Oceanside)

Meet on Friday, January 10th 1:00 pm at

Arrowsmith Lodge, Parksville Bringing comfort, understanding

and resources Call Carol 250 752-2104 and caroldowe@gmail.com

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President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Activities Membership Newsletter History/publicity Facilities Kitchen Volunteer/cord. Sunshine Travel Co-ord Webmaster Administration

Pat Weber Lorne Tetarenko Myra Flower Dorothy Young

DIRECTORS Margaret Rothe Trevor Bowles Lila Greene Julie Laviolette Barry Lohman Judy Southern

AFFILIATES Win Gaetz Judy Southern Bill Adkins John Ablett

951-1159 752-5630 250 619-5711 752-7253 752-5454 1-604 418-8538 752-6489 594-3389 248-9286 752-5586 752-9229 752-5586 752-7971 752-7572

BOARD of DIRECTORS

2019/2020

FEBRUARY Newsletter Deadline: Tues, Jan. 28 752-6489 lilapat@shaw.ca

VIEW THE NEWSLETTER IN COLOR ON LINE

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

ONE WINNER EACH MONTH !! The is hidden on page ………………………. ……………………………………………………….. Name ………………………………………………..

Winner of ‘FIND the LOGO’

(on Page 6, Christmas NL)

HUGE THANKS MAGGIE COLEMAN

Is now $25 richer!!

FOUND ~ GOLD FAMILY RING JUNE 18th in the Sen-ior Cen-tre Ac- ALMA FAULKNER is very

happy to have her ring back that

she lost many months ago

We look forward to“getting to know you” …

♦ Louise Kelsey

♦ Laura Frey ♦ April Banks ♦ Sam Campbell ♦ Deborah Larson ♦ Lewis Larson ♦ Ray Shaw ♦ Wendy Shaw

♦ Myra Flower ♦ Eileen Jones ♦ Anne Pearson ♦ Joan Morgan ♦ Sharon Sheppard ♦ Barbara Smith ♦ Mary Sluyter ♦ Sandra Osborne

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