Sorry to hear of your encounter with Alberta’s Health Care System, Scott. Isn’t it reassuring to know that it is there when you need it. Here is a Get Well Wish from Eleanor and I and since I understand the ground is still covered in snow; a reminder of what is eventually to come.
Diane Porter celebrated her 70th birthday today here in Mesa. The day started off with Doug serving Little Kiss Cocktails (see the recipe below) to Diane’s aqua-fitness class at 8:15 this morning. This afternoon 70 people (including a special surprise guest — the Porter’s daughter Karen from Ardrossan) gathered to celebrate this milestone occasion in their backyard. The afternoon included bean bag toss, square dancing, pizza, chicken wings, birthday cake, and lots of friendship.
Garnish:Strawberry
Glass:Flute
PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a saucepan and heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves completely. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Mash the strawberries with a muddler or fork. Strain, and refrigerate (preferably overnight) before using.
Gyros mark your calendars, our next meeting will be a tour of the Alberta Aviation Museum, it has been a number of years since we have toured this venue and since we did not have a committed venue and as 2IC, I made a decision to book the museum.
ONSITE DISPLAYS AND RESOURCES
Over 40 Aircraft on Display; Over 50 Display Cabinets and Exhibits Aircraft Restoration Area; Multi-Screen Flight Simulators; Experience the Cockpit of a Cold War Jet Fighter; Personal Artifact Displays of Famous Canadian Aviators
Details:
Date: Wednesday, April 9th
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 PM
Cost: $8.50 / per member (since the museum is run by volunteers I suggest we all pony up $10.00)
Location: 11410 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton
Meal – Pho Hoan Pasteur – Vietnamese
11443 Kingsway Avenue
I will personally vouch for this little restaurant as I have eaten here a number of times and found the food to be excellent and it is just across the road from the museum.
Bernie, Brenda, and Family:
We wish to express our sincerest condolences on the passing of your dear Mom.
March 14, 1926 – February 3, 2014
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Lydia, of Fort Saskatchewan, at the age of 87 years.
Left to cherish her many memories are her loving husband of 70 years, Leonard; four sons Myron, Randy, daughter-in-law Dawne, Bernie (Brenda), Ken (Ardy); 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; numerous other relatives and a host of friends.
She was predeceased by her son Larry; daughter-in-law Debbie; six brothers and sisters.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 9909 – 90 Street, Fort Saskatchewan, with interment to follow at the Fort Saskatchewan Cemetery.
If so desired memorial donations may be made to the Christ Lutheran Church Building Fund would be greatly appreciated. The family would like to thank Dr. Pfiefer, Dr. Carter and the Nursing staff at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital for their outstanding care. Gord and Cindy Kadatz managing directors.
– See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?n=lydia-kropp&pid=169523328#sthash.pxQdiAZ9.dpuf
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Our most recent activity with our Gyro friends took place on January 22nd. We gathered at a local watering hole to play a little “Eight Ball” and enjoy some solid and liquid refreshments together. The final four took home … Continue reading
For those of you who have been snowbirds in the past, you know that in a blink of an eye, a week has passed and you are looking a new one in the face knowing you are going to be equally as active as the one before.
For those of you who have not been snowbirds, there is no way we can convince you that we are not laying about, in fact we actually dream about laying about, doing nothing! Having said that, we love everything we do so there are no complaints here. We always have good intentions of going for daily walks, maybe to the gym or an aquasize class but sometimes those are tossed aside as well.
Jan and I arrived in a weakened state three weeks ago and Bill and Norma Austin’s sunny smiles were a very welcome sight when we got off the airplane. Having driven down here in the fall, we didn’t need to make the trip by car as so many of our snowbird friends do the first part of January. It sounds like other than Alberta, which was such a frozen mess; the roads were pretty kind to everyone making their way south. Continue reading
District VIII Governor’s Newsletter Jan 27, 2014
Gyro International Interim
We are currently attending the Gyro International Interim in Tempe. Meetings start tomorrow and they could be very interesting. For the most part items discussed at interim will be brought to Wallace at the Annual International Convention for voting. I will brief everybody once all the proposals have been discussed here.
Wallace Convention (June 15 -22, 2014)
The Wallace Convention is getting filled up but if you haven’t booked your room yet you can still phone 1-800-643- 2386 for help. Continue reading
Seven tables of Gyros and Gyrettes whisted away the evening on January 8th after a gigantic and delicious meal provided at the GCCC that included shrimp, scampi and a whole lot of fine mystery stuff. The event was organized by Earl Korber and Frank Picard. The complicated table shuffling formula was skillfully interpreted by Lee Korber. At the end of the night two gender specific winners emerged. Carol Kleebaum took the Women’s honours and Al Bleiken was the studly male champion. A huge thank you goes out to the Picard and Korber team for a fine evening.
