There
are many photos and slideshows here.The order is 'most recent
at the top' - scroll
down to find those that interest
you.If
you have photos of NHCS activities
that you want to share with
the community then you can email
them from here
Stained Glass Project
From Michele Duerksen: Ron
Poier proudly displays his
1960’s Shelby Cobra Stained Glass project he completed in the
ceramics room at Bowen Park Complex. Ron has been a member of the NHCS
since September 2011. Way to go Ron, this is an excellent
looking
work
of art!
Final van trip
From
Margaret Dyke: Here are some photos to share of the final trip made
through the "On the Road" program. The bus was filled to capacity for
the lunch trip on December 31st to the Black Goose in Parksville. After
a scenic drive we chose our meals in the interesting building
overlooking gardens and ocean. The rooms were very colourfully
decorated for the season and glowing with a wood fire. The "British
style" fare was tasty .......with the additional spice of stories
shared of many adventures with Janie and our hopes for 2012.
From
Margaret Dyke: Here are some photos of the NHCS December bus trip to
see
the Christmas lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park.
We had a good crossing on the
ferry and time for a look around the park before the thousands of
lights went on. Some of us walked the Treetop Trail after crossing the
suspension bridge. The ancient trees rise so far above the trailway
that it's easy to forget how high above the ground you are. Very
peaceful and easy walking even for someone who isn't fond of heights. I
was even persuaded to go on the Cliffwalk which is cantilevered from
the canyon walls and is quite magical , hanging out over the river in
the dark with Christmas lights sparkling all around. That one turned my
knees to jelly but was just one more memorable experience I've had
thanks to the encouragement of friends made "on the bus" with Janie.
December
9: an excellent Xmas lunch with all the trimmings in the Bowen
Auditorium, and music AND dancing (check the photo). Over 100 people in
attendance. A big
'thank you' to all the volunteers who organized and decorated.
NHCS
" Crafty Workers" Mary Challis,
Margaret Roberts, Lea Spooner, Irene Walker, Vi Windley, Inge von
Stackelberg, June Parks, Cathy Joughin, presenting cheque of $ 1700.00
to the Hospital Foundation for the ER.
Butchart
Xmas 2011
From
Janie Johnson:
The trip to Butchart Gardens
Christmas lights had great weather for the whole day. We took a short
trip to the other end of the Kinsol trestle that has only a short 300
meter walk. We then headed to the Roadhouse Grill in Saanich. Where we
had a very nice meal. We arrived at Butchart Gardens at 5:30 pm to
spend 2 delightful hours walking through the garden filled with about a
trillion lights. Some of the gang managed to have a ride on the Merry
go round. The garden lights are set out to the “12 Days of
Christmas”. A wonderful sight to see.
From
Janie Johnson: The weather was unpredictable with rain one
minute and the next one calm. We didn’t have the wind there
that hit Bowen Park. Everyone had a very good time. I was able to park
the bus right beside the Eagles Hall where we had their Spaghetti
dinner. I was able to move the bus right up to sidewalk for the parade
so when we got cold we just hopped into the bus to get warm and could
still watch the floats go by. I was able to park the bus in a perfect
spot to watch the fireworks too. They spared no expense on the
fireworks and I heard many ohs and ahs.
From
Inge von Stackelberg: Here a few pictures from the Nanaimo
Harbour
City Seniors Bazaar held Nov. 17th, 2011. The "Crafty
Workers"
would like to thank everybody that helped us to make the Bazaar 2011
such a success.
Proceeds of $ 1675.00 from the "Crafty Workers" Table, the
raffle
of
the 100 Heart Quilt, book sales and the ever popular Gift Draw by June
& helpers, will be donated to the new Emergency Ward
at the
Nanaimo Regional Hospital. We are thanking all the Crafters that
donated items, members that
donated yarn for us to work with, and everybody that attended this
event by purchasing goods and tickets. And the staff helped us with
many things , with a smile. This was greatly appreciated.
Pat Parkin was the lucky winner of the " 100 Heart Quilt",
created by Shirley Gray and Ingrid Morton.Thank you both for this
lovely donation and the help with this and previous fundraisers.
"The Crafty Workers" are taking a break from Dec. 7th, 2011
and
hope to start our new season on Jan. 11th, 2012. We meet Wednesdays
from 1PM - 3PM.
We are looking for new members. If you like to do crafts in a social
setting, please join us.
Inge von Stackelberg, Crafty Workers
From
Margaret Dyke: you might like to see where the walking group
goes...today (early November) it was a nice level trail.It was a bright
crisp morning at Rathtrevor Park and we had sixteen people out with our
leader Mark enjoying a brisk fall walk through the trees and by the
beach. Apparently the Bowen Wanderers live right as we often get lovely
dry Thursdays! A warm lunch was enjoyed by all in Parksville before
heading home.. You can find out more about the group on the Activities
Group page, but here are some
pics on one trail.
November trip to UBC
Museum of Anthropology
2 sets of photos from the
November 1 van trip - a good time had by all, I think.
First
from Janie Johnson:
I had 13 people on board. The
day was beautiful and warm for a November day.We spent 3 hours at the
museum which really requires at least 2 days to go through all the
exhibits. The whole museum is so wonderfully put together with objects
from all over the world. It is totally awe inspiring. After we
left the museum we went to Granville Island for a couple hours. Then
headed back to the ferry. We caught the 5 o'clock ferry. We were even
treated to a group of white sided Dolphins, The Perfect end
to a beautiful day.
And
from Margaret Dyke: It was a little grey when we left Nanaimo but a
lovely golden sunrise pushed through the clouds and was reflected in
the ocean on the way to Horseshoe Bay. We had an interesting browse
through the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, including a short walk to
the outdoor exhibits. After lunch we spent some time at Granville
Island. It was a day full of fall colour and we had a bonus sighting of
Pacific White Sided Dolphins from the ferry heading home.
The Table-Tennis
section in NHCS
plays every week at the
Departure Bay Firehall. Recently they held their 2nd Annual Vancouver
Island
Tournament. Players from Victoria,
CampbellRiver
and of course Nanaimo
competed in 4 different events. Wally Lawrence and Ru Wei from NHCS
(picture
below) won the over 55 Men’s Doubles. Congratulations to you
both. Wally was
also in 2 other finals.
From Janie Johnson: On October 12th we had a trip to Powell River, Lund
and the Siliammon Native Salmon Hatchery. The day was sunny and warm.
We had lunch at the very scenic Laughing Oyster. The food was wonderful
as usual. Owner Chef Dave is an excellent chef. The view up the Okeover
arm part of Desolation Sound was awesome.
Chef
Dave entertained us with some music trivia. If he gets tired of cooking
he has a very nice voice.
Lund
was quiet as the tourist season is over. We visited The little gallery
in the Hotel where Debbie does her awesome rock carving of
marine inhabitants. She has 40 different artisan art work there. After
we left Lund we headed to the Siliammon Hatchery where we met Lee
George who has been very active in the Salmon Hatchery for many years.
We left Lee and the Salmon and headed back to the ferry. In all a very
nice day.
From
Margaret Dyke : A
grey day on the water with an early start doesn't appeal to you? The
group on the Cedar Tour had a scenic drive not too far from home and a
delicious lunch at the Crow and Gate (cosy, welcoming pub with
intriguing items on the walls in a well kept garden setting). Visiting
a variety of Cedar artisans as well as having shopping time at the
Cedar Farmers Market kept us on the go. This was another pleasant day
with something for everyone spent in the company of the "out to lunch"
bunch.....smiles always included.
From
Margaret Dyke, who is doing an amazing job documenting this year's van
trips:
Here
are some photos of our recent " On
The Road" trip on the M.V.
Uchuck 111 from Sayward through Nootka Sound. We saw storms rolling up
the inlets on a typically misty, moist ,westcoast day but sunny spells
and an amazing number of rainbows kept it pleasant. Hot tea/coffee,
soup and sandwiches from the galley also helped keep us warm and happy.
Watching the crew at work unloading a variety of freight on stops at a
logging camp, tourist operators dock and fish farms was fascinating and
gave us a feel for those living and working in this remote but
beautiful area. Fellow passengers from Virginia vowed to come back and
gave me for one a deeper appreciation of how lucky we are to live in
this part of the world. It was a long day out but well worth getting up
for especially when shared with other seniors on the bus.
From
Margaret Dyke on the Telegraph
Cove
van trip:
It
rained and blew all the way up island
but calmed down by the time we
reached Telegraph Cove. It was grey and damp but we saw some great wild
life as well as misty north island coastal views. The stellar sealions
played in the wake of the Lukwa and one Orca spent quite a long time
swimming and hunting fish close to the boat . One of the three Humpback
whales spotted did a quick fluke display for us and a small flock of
Northern Phalaropes showed off their precision flying. A damp but
enjoyable day.
From
Janie Johnson THE Driver.
Over the years we have made the occasional trip to the Kinsol Trestle.
The first was in 2004. This year we went back after it’s
upgrade. It is very impressive. The line was started in 1911
by the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway (CNoPR) and while it was
designed by engineers, it was built by local farmers and loggers, with
investment funds from the Canadian Western Lumber Company, which was
the largest lumber company in the world at that time. The trestle was
never completed by the CNoPR, and the line only reached Youbou before
construction was terminated. The CNoPR was taken over by Canadian National Railways
in 1918, and its line and the trestle were completed in 1920 as part of
the "Galloping Goose" rail line. The last train to cross the Kinsol was
in 1979, and the trestle was abandoned 1 year later.
From
Margaret Dyke, September
2011: We had another lovely day out "on the road"
to the Saltspring Island Fall fair and other Saltspring attractions. A
foggy island morning turned in to a lovely afternoon. Here are some
photos to share. In case anyone is worried, the bus was NOT moving
during the dancing scene....this was a musical interlude while we
waited for the ferry to depart for Crofton!
Whistler
An
exciting moment for the NHCS
members who took the "peak to peak" gondola ride at Whistler on the
Sept. 12, 2011 bus trip ! (from Jim
Pittendreigh)
Hope that guy in the back didn't expect a lift back to Nanaimo.
Here
are more pics from the Sayward trip (others below). These are from
Shelley Otto. they include shots from Kelsey Bay and Little Bear Bay.
Another
good bus trip in August - on the Frances Barkley
from Port Alberni to Bamfield. Mist on the Alberni Inlet cleared in
time for us to watch freight being picked up and dropped off at various
locations. It was quiet and sunny in Bamfield and we had a smooth sail
back. Lots of boats out fishing but we only spotted one bear. .....
(from Margaret Dyke)
Click
here or on the image below to start a slide show - then use
the arrows to
move through There
were two interesting
trips in August. Info and pics below (from Margaret Dyke)
First: "On the Road" trip to
Saturna Island . We had warm sun and fresh sea air on the
ferry rides and enjoyed exploring the roads and trails. We visited
parks, beaches and the Saturna Vineyard; chatted to some of the
"locals" and saw otters, deer (of course),sea lions and .....a turkey
in the woods! Lots of people were cycling on this quiet little gulf
island.
Click
here or on the image below to start the slide show - then use
the arrows to
move through
And now about the Sayward venture ......with interesting side trips to
Kelsey Bay and Little Bear Bay.
2011
BC Senior Games were held in Nelson in mid-August and
two couples from NHCS were among the winners in the Bridge
categories. Congratulations to them all.
Hugh and Olga Power won Gold Medals in the Duplicate Bridge B flight
and Miriam and Doug Peacock won Bronze Medals in Contract Bridge
Some
of our NHCS members ate lunch at the April Point Lodge during a bus
trip to Quadra Island on 20 August, 2011 - from Jim
Pittendreigh
Shelley
Otto has sent in
a whole bunch of great pics from the July trip to Pender Island
Margaret
Dyke has kindly emailed in the following 'taste of our trips' -
photos that show the variety of trips available at NHCS.
These
feature
a Cherry Point lunch, Cortes, Kilby Park, Minter Gardens and
Pender.
Jim Pittendreigh has again
sent in a photo from a van trip -
Some NHCS members about to
view the interior of a Martin Mars
water bomber at Sproat Lake on a day-tour on July 10, 2011.
"Bowen Wanderers" walking group enjoying a walk among the
wildflowers of Harewood Plains on May 12, 2011 - photo from
Jim Pittendreigh
A
visit a Mongolian Yurt while on
the
Denman Island Home and Garden Tour bus trip on May 7, 2011 - photo from
Jim Pittendreigh
Jim
Pittendreigh has sent in
a
photo of NHCS members at the Cape Mudge Light House during a
bus
trip to Quadra Island and its artisans on April 13, 2011.
Thanks
to
Sandy
Saunders of the Bowen Seniors Swing Band for this great photo
of the band.
The
NHCS board put on "An armchair visit to the Maritimes" on March 26.
More about this in the next newsletter, but it included a History of
the Maritimes by VIU professor Tim Lewis, Nova Scotia Pipes, Glengarry
School of Dance (some pics are blurred but these
dancers move FAST), music from the Capering Fools and a DVD
travelogue from Around the World Travel.
Jim Pittendreigh
has another
van trip picture: A
group of NHCS
members were on a
bus trip to Long Beach, Tofino, and Ucluelet to watch for whales, and
enjoy the great scenery, on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Obviously the group
here like to remain anonymous :)
The
Crafty
workers group worked at Fundraiser for Nanaimo Senior Visiting Society
on March 5th, 2011. they set
up a craft table and raised $246.00 for them, and helped at
the
silent
auction.
Thanks
to Jim Pittendreigh for this photo: A group of Harbour City
Seniors having lunch at the Rumrunners restaurant on January 26, 2011
while on a day trip to Sidney and the Saanich Peninsula.
The
Crafty Workers presenting a cheque for over $1400 to Amber Adams of the
Nanaimo Hospital Foundation Jan. 19th, 2011 - this group has done
an outstanding job of donating to local charities.
PHOTOS
FROM BEFORE 2011 HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER PAGE ON THIS WEB-SITE - TO
ALLOW THIS PAGE TO LOAD FASTER.
