What’s Inside:
Editor’s Rant Last Meeting Future Meetings Misc. Ha Ha’s Meanwhile in Canada Meanwhile NOT in Canada Animal Instinks’ The Last Word
The Club’s
Grand Poobahs:
President: Ken Lesniak VicePresident: Rick Craddock Past President: Art Merrick Treasurer: Erik Braun Secretary: John Williams Registrar: Dorne Hunt Directors: Herb Zmurchuk,
Garry Jones, George Ward, Paul West
VOLUME 44 EDITION: 14 DATE: MARCH 24, 2018 EDITOR: Scott Brisbin
I WAS JUST THINKING: In terms of procrastination, I have had a very
productive day.
EDITOR’S RANT:
The Major League Baseball season starts this week! The last pitch of the season’s World Series will be thrown in October. The NHL regular season is still dragging on for the Oilers who will miss the playoffs – playoffs that will see the last goal scored in June. Football overlaps the other two sports, and all three organizations vie for fan support. From my perspective, they even seem to do so in a positive way. They aim to put on the best product they can in order to persuade us to watch them. They don’t spend the bulk of their time trash talking the other sports or trying to drive them out of existence.
Why can’t our Politicians learn from our Sports Giants? We see far too much positive, productive money denigrating those on the other side of the House, Congress, or the Senate. The Filibuster we got to witness kept MP’s from their beds for over 28 hours this past week, over the embarrassing display of poor taste exhibited by the PMO and our first family during their recent visit to India. It typified Canadian politicians’ lack of assessment regarding what is important and why they were elected. Our country already knew that extreme poor judgement had surrounded the Indian trip. This may well create serious or at least semi-serious diplomatic and trade after-shocks, in the months to come. With vastly more ur-gent needs to be attended to than rubbing the Liberal’s nose in their mess, political opportunism took priority over the PC’s real caring for the country.
Rant contd.
The same applies at the provincial level. The side show that is occurring in Ontario is also cringe worthy. The next three months are guaranteed to leave that province’s general public wringing their hands on the circus sidelines.
Here at home, our Notley Crew choose to ignore any long term consequences of multi-billion dollar deficits with a less than exciting budget this week. Meanwhile, the University of Alberta invited this province’s political parties to a symposium for presentation and discussion of constructive ideas to better our health care system. The UCP singularly re-fused to send a representative. It would appear that contributing to the overall benefit of the people of Alberta was again trumped by the expediency of focussing on making the other parties look bad.
Speaking of “trumping”, more and more Americans are following Canada’s lead by rolling their eyes and contemplating Armageddon as Whitehouse’ shenanigans escalate daily. We laugh at the TV Comic’s late night monologues reporting on the day’s tweets and/or press conferences, but an increasing number cry themselves to sleep as they anticipate the Doomsday Clock ticking away.
On a lighter and more hopeful note, there are only 275 sleeps until Christmas…unless you are a severe insomniac, in which case there are only 6.
Passengers staying fit in the gym of the Titanic
LAST MEETING : Cribbage Night March 21st
Nineteen Gyros and a dozen cribbage boards showed up at the GCCC on March 21st to pair off in combative crib mode. With a break to partake in another super supper buffet, crib-bing continued until there were only two players left . The A side Wine was claimed by Jack Bettie who had just rejoined the club. We know how to welcome members back!
The B side was won by Dorne Hunt. Congrats to you both and a huge thankyou to Don
HEALTH AND WELFARE REPORT:
“Breaking News” from Dorne Hunt regarding Al Gordon. Apparently, while on a golf holiday to Phoenix, Al was in a race around a local pool on St. Patrick’s Day. He slipped and fell, breaking his elbow in two places. Damn Leprechauns! Al will not be golfing for a while. He may get surgery there or be brought home to have the job done here. Help him feel better. Give him your auction news today.
Carol Lesniak is starting an intense round of chemo.. Your entire Gyro family is pulling for
you, Carol.
Judy Taylor continues her recovery after having a lung removed. Husband, Art, reports
she is in a great program to help build lung capacity.
John Evans reports that Brenda is continuing to gradually recover after her major car
accident and concussion. In order to provide more healing time, their usual Hawaii winter trip was replaced with a planned excursion to Italy in the late Spring.
NEXT MEETING Stable Tour April 4th
The horses are breeding, getting trained and giving birth (in that order?) at the Redwater centre that Paul West has arranged a tour. Fifteen Gyros have signed up for this equestrian adventure and car pools are being set up. It appears the decision has been made to eat after the tour back ere in Sherwood park but the location has not been finalized at press time. Remember the time is 1:00 PM on April 4th.
AND THE MEETING AFTER THAT: Rmmm Rmmm
Rmmmmmm April 24th
Nope. It’s not a rum tasting evening, at least not to start with. It is a CAR RALLY. Jim
Copeland and Terry Bajer are the organizers. Beyond that there is no information yet.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
(THOSE WERE THE DAYS, I GUESS)
For those who didn’t know, these were designed, manufactured and distributed world wide by our own Kathy Klaus from right here in Sherwood Park.
Has anyone noticed that “One Arm” Al Gordon’s hair is getting thinner?
He has been pulling his hair out worrying about the slow responders to
his plea for donations for the auction. “NOW is the time for all good
men to do their duty.” (Was that Churchill or Roosevelt?)
Please help Al’s hairline and let him know what you are going to donate
to the Auction.
If we don’t do something quickly, Al will be bald in just a few short
weeks. Don’t make him use his mustache as a comb-over!
OMG LESS THAN 6 WEEKS ‘TIL
AUCTION NIGHT
!!
MEANWHILE IN CANADA
Meanwhile NOT in Canada
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, DOWN WASHINGTON WAY
UPCOMING MEETINGS DISTRICT AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
GYRO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, Abbey Resort, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. June
25-29, 2018
DISTRICT VIII CONVENTION, Nelson, B.C. June 7-10, 2018
Convention Hotel: Prestige Lakeside Resort, Gyro rates: $140/night plus tax-City side and $160/ night-Lake side.
Registration Fee: $450/couple, single $225
Convention Link: http://nelson.gyro.ws/CONVENTION.html
Nelson Contact: Dave Brown davelinbrown@shaw.ca
HISTORY AS WE NEVER SAW IT
Happy Birthday Albert Einstein
(March 13th) Interesting candid family shot on Nevada trip. Wonder if they glowed in the dark later.
Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth (getting ready to bury the Corgi?) Are you a fake barber? I asked for an orange comb-over.
It will make me famous when I grow up, believe me. Sad. Very sad.
ANIMAL INSTINKS
SNICKERS AND GUFFAWS
A POTPOURRI OF PICS
GYRO FRIENDSHIP THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
AND THE LAST WORD….
