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February 23, 2021 Meeting By James Rayner Dr. Samir Sinha – Director and Chair of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital and founder of The National Institute on Aging [Note: For personal medical advice, please consult your physician or other health care professional.] The guest speaker at the February 23 meeting was Dr. Samir Sinha. RatherContinueContinue reading “Monthly Speaker Review #5”

March 9, 2021 We had an interesting and engaging meeting today with a considerable amount of discussion regarding our present utilities holdings and the impact of debt to equity as interest rates rise, as they will do eventually.   We also discussed topics for future meetings and the depth of discussion we now have using ZoomContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News #4”

January 12, 2021 At our January 2021 meeting we continued our discussions on the future of the United States, the economy, and the resulting changes we will all experience as a result of Covid-19. We had several presenters this month which resulted in our purchasing gold and silver stocks in view of possible currency negativity.ContinueContinue reading “Investment Club News #3”

At our recent meeting, during the first week of February, we enjoyed and shared our finds on the country of the month, Italy. We thought that it was a fitting choice since Valentine’s day was only a week away and Italy is known for being the country of romance and its Latin lovers (although someContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #8”

The wine club decided at our last meeting that, going forward, we would collectively explore wine from different countries and regions. Since we all choose wines that suit our individual taste, we would gain more knowledge about competitive wines on an international scale and compare quality and price ranges. This month we experimented with ChileanContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #7”

Our wine tasting club met on December 4th to celebrate the coming season and share our “new” wine discoveries. These are a few of our recommendations. We hope that you enjoy them. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and brighter days ahead. To your good health…. Tim Sulisz – Circle of Life – SouthContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #6”

The wine tasting club continues to meet on the first Thursday afternoon of each month. This month we would like to share our findings on two New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines which we would like to recommend. Eradus Sauvignon Blanc Pat and Murray Wood Our choice for the September Probus Wine Club virtual meeting wasContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #5”

The wine tasting club continues to meet on the first Thursday of the month to enjoy our companionship and share our wine findings. We have found since we are not all sampling the same wines together as we would if we physically met, we are now sampling each other’s recommendations. Somehow it works and weContinueContinue reading “Through the Grape Vine #4”

TUCO: THE PARROT, THE OTHERS AND A SCATTERSHOT WORLD by Brian Brett BOOK CLUB CHOICE, February 2021 Reviewed by: Wendy Edgett Brian Brett, born in April 1950 in BC, is a poet, journalist, editor and novelist. He has published sixteen books. His best-selling “Trauma Farm” won numerous prizes including the Writer’s Trust Award for CanadianContinueContinue reading “The Page Turners #5”

January 26, 2021 Meeting By James Rayner Desmond Sandford “Sandy” Hawley Secretariat, Farah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Marty McSorley, E.P. Taylor, Willy Shoemaker, Queen Elizabeth II. What do these have in common? Sandy Hawley, Canada’s winningest jockey ever. Sandy was the guest speaker at the January 26 virtual meeting of the Kingsway-Islington Probus Club where heContinueContinue reading “Monthly Speaker Review #4”