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Welcome to the Hanover Area Probus Club!

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We are a vibrant community of retired people who come together to enjoy enriching activities, engaging social events, and lifelong learning opportunities. Our club is dedicated to fostering fellowship, fun, and personal growth among our members.

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Mark Your Calendar

Our September Speaker is September Activity Showcase

It is hard to believe that we are only a few days away from the start of another exciting Probus Season. As has become our tradition, our September General Meeting on Wednesday September 9^th at 10 am, will be dedicated to an information and sign-up session for our various activity groups. Our hard-working activity coordinators will be putting together tables to advertise their activities and answer your questions about joining these groups. Sign-up for activities will be available. Each table will also have a prize available, so by dropping by the table you can submit your name in the draw which will occur at the end of the session.

This year we will have two new activities - read further in the newsletter to find out more:

PODs (Probus on Discovery): Lorna Eadie Hocking
Catan: Janice Koehler

Two New Activities

This year we will have two new activities:

PODs (Probus on Discovery): Lorna Eadie Hocking

Have you ever been to Chantry Island, toured a state-of-the-art Fire Department, or a local brewery? Have you ever tried your hand at painting or glass blowing or creating a prop for the theatre? If you haven’t, you may like to join us as we travel around the Grey Bruce region and discover some fascinating people, places, and activities in our own backyard.

PODs:

will be offered once a month.
are open to all PROBUS members on a sign-up basis.
may have a maximum number of participants and when PODs are full, wait lists will be established.
may have costs involved, for example entry fees. All fees must be paid in advance of the tour/visit/activity.

Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation or carpool to and from the activity.

Catan: Janice Koehler

This is an opportunity to play (or learn to play) one of the most popular board games in the world! Catan is a fun, strategy-based board game in which you develop your community on a common island with the other players working to constrain your community and advance their own! There are numerous expansion packs for the game that bring additional challenges, so we look forward to trying out a bunch of these in our various games to keep things interesting. The venue for this activity will depend on how many people sign-up, so drop by our table at the Showcase and find out about this exciting new group!

A Message from Your President

Greetings!

I hope all of you have had a good summer and managed to cope with the heat, humidity and smoke. Whether you stayed around home or travelled you made time to spend it with family and friends.

It is hard to believe that school is just around the corner and that there is already Halloween candy in the stores. I want to welcome you back to another year of Probus activities of meetings, speakers and/or participating in the various activities that the club has.

Our club offers us opportunities to keep active, socialize, learn and have fun. Plans are underway for organizing monthly speakers and entertainment for the Christmas Luncheon. And plans are finalized for the September Activities Showcase (see more information on this further on in the newsletter).

I look forward to being your President for this upcoming year,

Tina Shier

News

Membership Renewals for 2026-27

We will be accepting Membership Renewals for the 2026-27 year (September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027) at the September meeting. Please download the renewal form from the website (hapc.ca) and fill it out before the meeting. There will be a limited number of renewal forms at the meeting. Payment this year can be made in cash, by cheque or by e-transfer.

Both the form and the $30 annual renewal fee must be submitted for your renewal to be complete. Please refer to the Renewal form for instructions on how to get the form to the Membership Chair and the fees to either the Membership Chair or the Treasurer. New membership applications are being accepted.

If you are not going to be attending the September meeting, you can follow the instructions on the form (available at hapc.ca) for completing your renewal. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Membership Chair at mmbshp@hapc.ca. Please note that Membership Renewals are officially due no later than the end of September.

Ways to Stay Up to Date with Probus Canada

Podcast - Go to the Probus Canada website, scroll down to the footer, and click on the green Spotify icon.

Facebook - News from Probus clubs in Canada.

YouTube - two new videos that were developed this year.

Newsletter - latest issues of the PROBUS Canada Connections.

Probus Global is a network of Probians from all over the world who meet quarterly on ZOOM. If interested, you can visit the Probus Global website and follow the route to become a member at NO cost as long as you are a Probus member.

September Probus Activity Updates

There are currently 20 Club Activities and over 30 volunteer coordinators and committee members who plan, organize, manage and share their talents and expertise to provide our members with this wide variety of activities to enjoy. Many of them have volunteered for multi-years. Please celebrate these individuals! Let’s acknowledge them at our monthly meetings by saying “Hello”, pat them on the back and say “Thank You” for all they do! They are a big part of the “heart” of our club!

Book Club (Loretta Dunn); Bridge (Bev Hambly); Catan (Janice Koehler); Cycling (Terry Koehler)

Dinner Club (Karen Farrow); Healthy Living (Kathy Greensides, Robin Hill)

Film Club (Pat Butler);Genealogy (Terry Koehler, Janice Koehler); Golf (Ulli Kaempfe)

Hiking (Vernon Freer); Kayaking (Paul Scott); Knitting & Crocheting (Nina McTeer);

PODs (Lorna Eadie Hocking); Pole Walking (Joan Ferguson);Pot Luck (Marybelle Schumacher)

Scotch Tasting (Bob Farrow, Garry McGregor); Snow Shoeing (Vernon Freer)

Theatre Committee (Peter Dalton, Jill Dalton, Tracey Neuman, Andy Keir, Susan Keir)

Travel Committee (Co-Chairs Joan Roseborough & Margaret Elliot Niesen, Committee Members: Peter Dalton, Dianne Mather);

Wine Tasting Committee (Frances Agnew, Dan Hobler, Helen Peppler and Stephen Peckham)

For detailed information on all the activities club members are invited and encouraged to visit Hanover Area Probus Club website at www.hapc.ca/activitieslist. It’s as easy as clicking on the “blue more info” link or click on any activity or event on the monthly calendars. If you need assistance or have any questions contact your Activity Co-Chairs (Frances Agnew and Terry Koehler) at act@hapc.ca.

Dinner Club

We have had an excellent year so far – it started with the new schedule in November,2025 and will end with the October, 2026 dinner. After the September meeting (with new members joining and current members returning), a new schedule for November, 2026 to April, 2027 will be issued. As we have decided to continue through the summer months, the schedule is issued six months at a time.

Scrumptious meals have been served throughout the year, including food from menu themes such as a Germanic inspired meal, A Taste of Hungary, an Irish menu in March, a nostalgic Fondue meal, a Tarragon inspired French Bistro menu and so many more. We look forward to sharing the food from the unique menus provided but especially the interesting stories shared around the dinner tables.

Cick here for photos of previous Dinner Club events

Coordinator: Karen Farrow

Hiking

The hiking group did a stroll along some of the trails in Paisley on Aug 13^th led by Denise Hobler (as activity group leader Vern Freer is away for the month of August).

Here is the link to view all of the pictures from all hikes.

Scotch Tasting

Our next tasting is planned for early October. We will have the details available at the September activity showcase. If you are not a member of our group and are interested, this is an excellent opportunity to learn more and sign up at the same time.

We hope to focus on the tastes of Speyside with 3 single malts accompanied by light snacks to enhance the experience. Slainte (commonly used as a drinking toast to wish good health and goodwill to the people you are drinking with

Coordinators: Bob Farrow & Garry MacGregor

Walking

This summer 9 Probus members on the Walkerton Fish Art Walkerton Tour. We located all 12 fish and submitted photos of the group beside each fish to the Municipality of Brockton. We are now entered in their “Explore Walkerton One Fish at a Time” competition for the Bonus Summer Prize and Grand Prize.

Our theme for the fish art walking tour was called " Fish and Chips senior fish art walk" and distance walked was 7.2 km or 11,000 steps.

We enjoyed our chips as we strolled the town looking for the 12 fabulous fish. As seniors our eye sight is not like it was in our 20' hence the binoculars and being a very hot day we carried our water bottles and took a colourful umbrella for sun protection. At each fish stop we took turns reading about the artist. After our walk it was most fitting to stop at "Walkers Landing" for a cold beverage.

Submitted by Joan Roseborough, member of the hiking group

Wine Tasting

In June, the Wine Tasting Group enjoyed an outdoor wine tasting. The weather was perfect, the beverages were wonderful and the pairings exceptional.

During the summer the Wine Tasting Committee has been working on a wine tasting to be held September 17 at the Hanover Legion. Southbrook Organic Vineyards are bringing some of their wines for us to taste and
will also be telling us about the vineyard and the wines. There is still room for a few more people at the tasting. Guests are also welcome. Please contact Frances at francesagnew@gmail.com for more information.

The committee has also started working on a New Year's Eve tasting. An email with more information and costs will be sent out after we receive a quote from the Best Western for the dinner portion of the evening. We're hoping this will happen in early September.

Click here to see pictures from all Wine Tasting events.

Wine Tasting Committee: Frances Agnew, Dan Hobler, Helen Peppler and Stephen Peckham

Local and Area Events

Visit their website for full details and schedules.

Visit their website for full details or contact your local branch.

Visit their website for all upcoming Library programs and events.

Hanover Age Friendly events and programs webpage

Under the above page, you will find the following sections:

Hanover Age Friendly Connections Monthly E-Newsletter - Information for Seniors about events, clubs and ongoing programs.
Hanover Seniors Resource Guide - Information about organization, safety with the internet and the community. Contains contact information, including phone numbers.
Hanover Parks, Recreation & Culture Guide - Programs and courses offered for the coming season.
Information on the Hanover Age-Friendly Advisory Committee, which was created in June 2017 and involves community and agency representatives.