Category Archives: General Gyro News

Dec 25 Bulletin

Scott Love your sense of humour as always but your starting soliloquy rang a bell with me, change certainly is the essence of a full life. Thanks for the reminder. Ray

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President’s Christmas Party

Well it sure was an interesting night. I want to thank all the wonderful Gyro’s and Gyrettes for all they have done for Lynn and I. For those of you who didn’t attend the Party we had an unfortunate incidence … Continue reading

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Liar’s Dice

A good evening was had by about 22 Gyro’s at the Liar’s Dice event on Wednesday Dec 3. There were 31 previous members invited back for an evening with the Club but only 13 responses were received and one positive … Continue reading

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Passing of Ben Munro

The Sherwood Park Gyro Club joins the Munro family in mourning the passing of Ben Munro, a fellow Gyro and friend. He had just celebrated his 75th birthday days before his passing. Ben’s obituary. It is with great sadness and … Continue reading

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Children’s Christmas Party

The event went off like clockwork, thanks to all the volunteers: Peter S. provided check lists, contact names, etc.; Eric B. cut a $350 cheque for the clowns, Lee and Earl helped set up the tables and provided all sorts … Continue reading

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Guest Speaker Night in Review

Guest Speaker night was organized by Barry Pratt and Al Bleiken and 26 members attended to listen to Gordon Both a friend of Barry’s, who is President of Alberta Seniors United Now, (SUN for short) explain about the organization. It … Continue reading

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Don’t forget to check out the Health & Welfare Category

We will try to keep this section up to date to make sure we are all kept in the loop on the health of our members. Click on the “Health & Welfare” area in the lower right hand corner of … Continue reading

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Passing of Sylvia Thorarinson

I just received some sad news, Sylvia Thorarinson passed away last evening of a heart attack. For those of you who do not know Sylvia, she was the wife of Gene Thorarinson a founding member and past president of our … Continue reading

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Curlarama in Banff Results

District VIII Curlarama 2014 Report The District VIII annual curling bonspiel was once again a huge success. Two teams from Sherwood Park were among the seventeen teams competing in Banff on Nov 7th-9th for curling supremacy. Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Nelson, … Continue reading

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Founder’s Night 2014

The Edmonton Gyro Club hosted this years Founder’s Night, in recognition of the 3 founders of Gyro (Paul Schwan,Gus Handerson, & Ed Kagy), at the Santa Maria Goretti Centre. Ten members and 3 wives from the Sherwood Park Club attended … Continue reading

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