Newsletters 2025

A Message from The Speakers Committee

Our Probus club continues looking for more members who want to share their Life Stories with everyone - because interesting speakers help to entertain and enlighten their friends - and also attract new members! It is easier than you think, and can be a lot of fun!!!

- Do you have a story about a fascinating project, or place you visited when you were working?

- Did you enjoy a super holiday experience somewhere (in the last 15 years) - that others would like to hear about?

- Do you have a weird or wonderful hobby that keeps you feeling young.

*** Contact Phil Thorne to volunteer for our ***

*** Spring Speaker Challenge ***

We "Double-Dog- Dare you" to step up to the mike and make some new friends! Help is available for showing photos, etc.

We would like to get more member participation in the content of the newsletter.

Sharing items of personal involvement that might also be of interest to other club members is encouraged.

Jokes for “The Lighter Side of Life” are also solicited!

Please email your contributions to

probusnewsletter22@gmail.com

Woodstock January Speakers

Chris Lee

Our January keynote speaker was Chris Lee. Chris

was a member of the original steering

committee that formed the Goderich to Guelph Rail

Trail Inc. and was a founding board member and

operations committee chair for the first 10 years.

The G2G Rail Trail Experience is a 132 km of

linear, multi-use green space from the 401 corridors

at Guelph, Ontario to the shores of Lake Huron in

Goderich, Ontario. G2G Rail Trail is a natural,

historical and culturally significant conservation

corridor that supports community recreation and

active transportation, promotes health and wellbeing

and brings awareness to rural agriculture,

heritage, and the environment.

Our January Slice of Life

speakers were Bob Axon and

Murray Coulter, recounting

their visit to Svalbard, Norway

in September 2024. The

slideshow is on the Probus

Men’s website.

Svalbard, previously known as

Spitzbergen, is an archipelago

of 9 islands in the Arctic

between mainland Norway and the North

Pole. One of the world’s northernmost

inhabited areas. It is the location of the

DOOMSDAY FOOD VAULT built in the

permafrost for 8.8 million $US to store

seeds after a Nuclear Holocaust! Click on

video for more information.

Sign up sheets will be available at the February meeting

First and last names are required 10 days before our tour.

Seems, like we can drop names but not replace the name after that time.

• Valid ID will be required for each attendee scheduled for the tour. Photo ID, such as a driver’s license or passport, will be required for each adult.

• It is best to arrive 15 minutes before your tour so that you can check in at the desk. They encourage picture taking in the Experience Centre lobby However, cell phones, cameras, purses or bags of any kind are not allowed on the tour. They have personal lockers

available for us to use to store those items.

• Weapons are not allowed on the premises.

• Children with individual families must be at least 8 years old and accompanied by an adult. School daycare and civic groups must be 3rd grade or above.

• One (1) adult is required for every six (6) students.

• Toyota reserves the right to cancel or reschedule tours at any time necessary.

Thanks…. Rob Bryant Cell ….519-494-3621

February Birthdays

Bob McTavish,

Keith Reibling,

and Trevor Wilkinson

The Lighter Side Of Life

Timmy went to the city and looked for a job. He finally got an interview.
He never held a corporate job before so he took tips from his friend about how to conduct himself in the interview. But when he came back from the interview, he looked defeated. His friend asked: why do you look so disappointed? didn't the interview go well? Timmy: Yes, it went well. But I think at the end of the interview I messed up. Friend: what did you do? Timmy: She asked me to show my testimonials. I think I ended up showing her the wrong thing!
A social worker recently transferred to the sticks in south Georgia and was on a tour of her new territory when she came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen in her life. Intrigued, she went up and knocked on the door. 'Anybody home?' she asked. 'Yep,' came a kid's voice through the door. 'Is your father there?' asked the social worker. 'Pa?
Nope, he left afore Ma came in,' said the kid. 'Well, is your mother there?' persisted the social worker. 'Ma? Nope, she left just afore I got here,' said the kid. 'But,' protested the social worker, 'are you never together as a family?' 'Sure, but not here,' said the kid through the door. 'This is the outhouse!'

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Join Woodstock Probus Social Club for Unforgettable Experiences

A Message from The Speakers Committee

Woodstock January Speakers

Chris Lee

February Keynote Speaker Jerry Acchione

Special Events Plant tour Toyota Cambridge

Sign up sheets will be available at the February meeting

Walter Theater

The Mamma Mia Cast

The Lighter Side Of Life