Hello Gyro Friends,
Lynn and I enjoyed the evening last night at Broadmoor celebrating Christmas , good food, good friends, enjoyable evening. Dunc was a good sport as Santa and the 50/50 provided a gift of $270 to me. Thank you very much. This morning I sent the money to A Safe Place in Sherwood Park to help in their mission to provide shelter to abused women and children.
We welcomed Blair and Clare Gallant to Sherwood Park Gyro as Blair was inducted into our club by Governor Dunc Mills.
Merry Christmas to all our Gyro friends and families.
Lynn and Ray
CARTER, Bill
It is with both deep sadness and profound gratitude for his life that we announce the passing of Bill (William Wallace) Carter on November 7, 2023, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded with love and support as he passed.
Bill enriched countless lives through his kindness, generosity and humor. He volunteered his time and energy for the betterment of others as a Special Olympics coach for over 25 years, and on numerous professional boards and organizations. He and his wife Jeanne fulfilled their lifelong dreams of traveling the world with close friends. They cultivated beauty through their passion for flowers and gardening, sharing their prized Dahlias with those all around them. Their award-winning yard was the envy of the community.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on December 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Hainstock’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, 9810 34 Ave. An online live stream is available at:
https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/index.php?data=MTcwMDIwMTczNDI4MTUyOCZvbmVyb29tLWFkbWluJmNvcHlfbGluaw==
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff of St. Thomas Care Centre, the Gamma Knife and Cross Cancer care teams, the U of A Hospital, and to all of the Bayshore caregivers who helped Bill and his family through such challenging times. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Re: Reinstatement of Art Merrick Gyro Membership.
The good news is Art Merrick would like to return to Gyro and he has applied for his Gyro Membership to be reinstated. The Board has approve the reinstatement and welcome Art back to Gyro.
HORSESHOE September 20th:
28 of us attended this year’s Horseshoe event. It was held back at its former traditional site in South Cooking Lake. Beer, Pop and Pizza were what kept us going until the winners were declared. Ray Davis and guest, Barrie Thomlinson edged out runners up, Dorne Hunt and Jim Mallot in the final match. It was a great afternoon with the weather cooperating. Thanks go to Bernie Kropp and Sid Slade for keeping us all in line, fed, and watered. The size of the prize bottles reflected our budget conscious organizers!
Special note: Ted Ewanchuk volunteered yet again while we gathered, this time to be our new treasurer. Thanks, Ted, for your continued, much appreciated support. Thanks also toErik Braun, who served in this capacity for many years.
LAST MEETING ELECTION NIGHT May 10th
This was no ordinary meeting. It was called to determine the club’s officers for the coming year.
It was also an extraordinary meeting in that, due to a communications hiccup, the GCCC was not expecting us. The building was deserted and luckily the janitor had not yet left when we started arriving. We were let in we turned on the lights and 24 of us sat around to ensure a quorum.
Since there was no food or bar, and all positions were won by acclamation, the meeting was much briefer than expected. We had started early so that we could go home in time to catch most of the Oiler/Golden Knights game. As it turned out some retired to a MacDonalds, ate a less than nourishing fast food supper, and were home for the first puck drop.
Your new leadership team is as follows: President: Nestor Slipchuk
Vice President (Pres. Elect): Don Grieve Past President: Bruce Copeland Secretary: Ray Davis ClubAdministration: RayDavis Webmaster: Ray Davis
Treasurer: TBD
Registrar: Dorne Hunt
Directors: Gordon Stewart, Paul West, Sid Slade and Ted Ewanchuk
Bulletin Editor: Scott Brisbin
The new executive will be installed at the Windup and officially take over July 1st.
The club is very fortunate to have such dedicated members who have stepped up to keep Sherwood Park Gyro on a steady and positive course. A special thank you goes to Erik Braun who has served the club as treasurer for many years. You are the essence of what Gyros aspire to, Erik. Your dedication is recognized and most appreciated. Erik’s replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.
Greetings Fellow Gyros:
Thank you to all who have donated and those who will take part in the auction. Your club is most appreciative. The auction will take place on Wednesday, May 24 at the German Canadian Cultural Centre. As with other meetings the doors will open at 6:00 with dinner served around 7:00. The auction will follow. Bring your cheque books; Jim will also have his VISA machine available.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Yours in Gyro Friendship,
Ted
