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PRESIDENT: Bill Lawrie
604-931-2971 or: wnlawrie@shaw.ca
SECRETARY: Ann Weatherby
604-521-2122
WEBSITE: www.woodpensclub.com
EDITOR: Christine Patterson
604-421-4020
MARCH,20L6
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WOODPENS' CLUB 2016 EVENTS....coming up
Woodpenso Club Day at the Races.......Saturday, April 2"d,2016....doors open
at 11:45 am....buffet open 12:15 pm....races start 12:45 pm sharp. Mark your
calendars now! CUT-OFF for tickets is THURSDAY, MARCH,24'n. More
details in this Hotline.
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i 35tn 2066ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC Tournament,
Friday,
May 6th, 2016. . .Delta Golf Club. . .. I 1 550 #10 Highw ay, (Ladner Trunk Road),
Delta, BC....please be there by 7:30 am. . ..shotgun start at 8:00 am sharp. Feel free
to form your own foursome with family and friends. $85.00 CDN....includes green
fees and steak and chicken bbq buffet. First-come, first served. Payments no later
than, Friday, April 15, 2Al6....details inside.. ..
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Woods Golf Course. .. 4540 50th St. Edmonton, AB
zlrc.. $40.00 per
MAY 28'".
28rH. 2016..
oer person...contact:
oerson...contact: Henk Albarda..5203 - l05A Ave.
Ave
Edmonton, AB T6A1C3
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A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR WOODPENS' CLUB MEMBERS
OPEN TO ALL FORMER WOODWARD'S EMPLOYEES
WOODPENS' CLUB DAY at the RACES
SATURDAY, APRIL 2*o, 2016
RACES and LUNCH $20.50 per person
(convenient mail-in order form attached)
Back by popular demand! Ian Murdoch, our Activities and Entertainment Chairperson, has
organized and booked another fun day of live harness racing at the Fraser Downs Racetrack &
Casino in Surrey, especially for Woodpens' Club members, family and friends....to be he'ld on
Saturday, April 2nd.
We
will
will
be seated in our own reserved BACKSTRETCH area of the Clubhouse and every table
have a wonderful view of the track. The Clubhouse was built with the ultimate racing
experience in mind. This room features floor to ceiling windows with four levels of terraced
dining. Each table is equipped with closed circuit TV that will help us to keep table on our
selections prior to, and during, each race. One of the races againthis year will be dedicated to
the Woodpens' Club and some of our members will be asked to be on hand in the Winner's
Circle after the race.
The cost per member or guest is $20.50 each which includes the very popular deluxe Clubhouse
buffet lunch, gratuity and taxes. Doors open at II:45 am....the buffet is open 12:15 pmto 2:15
pm and the races start at 12:45 pm sharp. Mark your calendars now! CUT-OFF dav
tickets is Thursdav. March 24th.
for
Tickets are limited....remember tickets sold out early last year....don't be
disappointed....send in your order for tickets for the Woodpens' Day at the races ....using the
attached convenient order form. Arrange to carpool with other Woodwardites or friends, and
look forward to attending another fun-filled "Woodpens' Club Day atthe Races", Saturday,
April 2nd. The weather should be good and it will be a greatway to spend a beautiful afternoon
in the early Spring!
Our thanks to Ian Murdoch for making the affangements again for this year's Spring outing!
Please send your cheque
to:
Woodpens' Club
c/o Unit 513, Retail Level
650 West 4l't Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2i[l49
Convenient Mail-ln Order Form
Form members and friends wishing to purchase tickets (space at a table) for the
"Woodpens' Club Day at the Races" scheduled for 1.I:45 am on Saturday, April 2nd,
2016 at Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino in Cloverdale
(cut-off date, Thursday, March 24th)....|an Murdoch will have tickets available for you
on your arrival at the Woodpens' Backstretch section of the Clubhouse. (tickets will
not be mailed to you).
Name:
Please
reserve_tickets(number
of tickets)at 20.50 each=
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{please note: $20.50 per ticket is the correct price.....previous payments received at 532.50 will be
reimbursed the difference of the payment)
Please plan now to
join the fun.......Bring a friend!
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Have you remembered to renew your 2016
Woodpens' Club Membership.....(same low price)
Single:
$15.00
Couple:
S18.00
Thank you for keeping the o'Spirit of Woodward's Aliveoo
Send your cheque
to:
Woodpens' Club
Unit 513, Retail Level
650 West 41't Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2M9
In order to receive your latest HOTLINE does Woodpens' have your current address, phone #,
e-mail address... if you have made a recent change? Please help us keep in touch with you!
2016 35th ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
DATE:
TIME;
PLAGE:
Friday, May 6, 20{ 6
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PLEASE BE THERE BY 7:3O
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Delta Golf Glub
{'155O #'lO Highway (Ladner Trunk Road), Delta,
Gheck their websitel www.deltagolfcourse.com
Glick nDirectionsD for accesafrom anywhere in
e lower Mainland.
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tting contest
5O/5O draw
Other surprises
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PRIGE:
$85.OO GDN
lncludes green fees ad
q buffet
PAYMENT INSTRUGTIONS:
Registration for golf wil
me, first-served
basis.
Please feel free to form your own foursome with family
and friends. Enclose all names with your cheque.
All payments must be in the possession od lan Murdoch
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O Friday, April {5, 2O,16.
lease make cheques payable to cBob BeachD and mail
to:
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#411 12268 224th $treet
Maple Ridge, E.G. V2X 688
ALERTIII Golf earts are in limited supply.
All golf carts must be rented through:
Joe Vanderkooy
Phone: 604-588-7lc31 or Email: joevanderkooy@shaw.ca
A Note from Bill Lawrie:
Hi
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A11:
In the past2 months I have been reminded several times of what alarge "family" we
Woodwardites are. When I submitted my resume for the January Hotlirte I wanted to give you
some context of who I was, where I worked and who I worked with. I have been overjoyed to
hear from friends I worked with and colleagues I knew of but never worked with.
Jim Lawrence and I chatted about many of his friends from Port Alberni Store who were
transferred to Victoria to open the new Mayfair Center store in Fall of 1963. I had a call from
1 of my first managers, Jerry Cafferky, which resulted in a very enjoyable lunch together with
our wives at their condo in Tsawwassen. I have also renewed contact with Philip Jones, my
Divisional Merchandise Manager in Edmonton who had had career after Woodward's as a
retail consultant, columnist, motivational speaker was well as an author of a book titled "How
to Fit a Heart Attack Into Your Busy Schedule".
In mid February I attended a dinner with2 Woodward's colleagues, Ed Ashmore and Jim
Carson (on holiday from Calgary) and 4 friends who all worked for Greenleaf Garden Supplies
which was I of our Hardware Division's largest suppliers. At 1 point in the evening I just
listened to everyone talking, laughing and enjoying themselves and I thgught how lucky we
were to have worked for a company which encouraged our Buyers to work with and treat our
major suppliers as partners in our business. In today's business climate many of the large
retailer's rules forbid their Buyers from fratemizing, in any way, with their suppliers - not
even going to coffee together. I am certainly glad my career in retail was spent in less
contentious times.
Happy Spring everyone.
Bill
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From Shirley Stewart, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Congratulations to Dennis Merrell on his honour from the Legion of France. It is a wonderful
honour. Hope June and Dennis are doing well.
With Love, Shirley
Dear
Bill:
You recently mentioned that in the February Hotline you have asked members to send in their
memories of working at Woodward's. Please permit me to elaborate on the importance of this
request. Because of the large concentration of retirees in the Lower Mainland, the club's
greatest value will always be to those able to attend activities planned in that area. Much of
the content of the Hotline necessarily relates to these functions. But this is of limited interest
to those unable to attend.
Two ingredients would be of greater interest to a wider audience; a steady supply of personal
stories about life at Woodward's and lots of personal stories about life after Woodward's.
Some will hesitate because they are not confident about their grammatical skills. That does
not matte one little bit! Just write it out the way you tell it. Among current members, there are
literally thousands of interesting stories waiting to be shared with the rest of us. Some short
stories, some longer. I am one of many who would love to have the chance to read some of
them. Thank you.
Philip Jones, Calgary
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REMEMBERING
Gerry Kosterman.... ..passed away February 18th, 2016. Gerry started with Woodward's in
1955 - was Food Floor Manager, Guildford store then to Super-Valu with the closing of the
Food Floors.
Pidge McBride.....former Vice-President of the Woodward's Food Division. There will be a
Celebration of his Life on Friday, April 8'h, Point Grey Golf Course in Vancouver,2:00 - 5:00
pm.
On behalf of all Woodpens' Club members and Board of Directors, sincere condolences go out
to family and friends. May there always be comfort in fond memories.
Sent
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February 22,2A16 B:34 PM
Roy Telford's e rnail address
Hello Pete N-NNN- tlcsnk yoa for your phorue csll sbout
Roy. He wi\t be so very thritled to know that yoa called.
X thought I woald sercd you lcis e msil address in case uny
otleer Woodpens' mentber woustcl like to covmmanicste with
hitn. I know fue woald love to lrave sn e muil from yoa" He
often speaks of jtor*, und rnany fond memories of his time
driving
fo, Woodwnrds"
His e mail sddress is
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witl keep yoti ireformed af his progFess.
mfiny thunkA lo yoa
Marion Telford
From: Shawn Punton <shawn@westbankcor
Date: March t3',2}t6att2:13:20 PM PST
To: Shawn Punton <shawn@westbankco
Cc: Reception <reception @westba n
Subjecfi
RE:
Woodwards Pancake breakfast call for volunteers!
Hello Everyone,
Thanks to those of you who have already signed up to volunteerl lts really
appre.,.r"* and we have
already received enough volunteers for the April 24th morning serving shift.
Now we need a few more volu*teers for the set up shift! P{ease check your calendars to see if you are
able to come out for an hour or so on April 23'd at 8:00pm. Please email caroline @
reception@westbankcorp.com to sign up I
f look forward to seeing you
alll
Sharrn Punton
westbank
5ot, to67 West Cordava St'reet, Yaneouuer BC, Canada V6C {f
direct 6o4 682 og5: / main 604 685 8986 / fax 6o4 893 tZoS
visi! our nan; us&site, usuna uestbankann.eom
Jsnuury 24to 2016
Dear Woodpens'
Sorry oar membership fees &re lste in getting to
you. We huve gone throagh many challenges these
last few months. Roy was diagnosed with lung
csncer, last September. He hss gone through the
rudiation process in Kelown&, &nd is now doing his
chemotherupy program here in Vernon He gets
good und bud doys. On his lust CT scan it showed
thst there wus no other cuncer arrywhere else in his
body, so we fire so very thankful for that We are
hoping thut by muybe mid April, he will have
completed his chemotherapy, und be well on the
roud to recoveFy. Happy New Year to ull!
und Marion Telfurd
cheqae enclosed
They say there ore some "big" future chonges coming in Richmond
for the
Lonsdowne Moll aree-....
but..... Woodwordites remember the opening
of Woodword's Store #2O......opened
Pork Moll....in remembronce of the lond's
September t4,1977 os Lonsdowne
previous rocetrock.
"We've got o style for you, o smile for you ond the most beoutiful store filled
with exciting new merchondise. Woodwond's Lonsdowne is o complete department
store with everything you con think of for yourself , your fomily ond your home"
Woodword's invited both "discriminoting gentlemen ond dudes" to its men's shop
while "foshion conscious" women were torgets for its "lodies shop".
The Woodword's Food Floor wos o full-service grocery store thot promised o
whole new adventure in food shopping with some terrific buys. Food could olso
be found within the deportment store's full-service restouront, the Grondstond.
Bruce Beottie remembers working in soles in the loteTO's. Hesold comeros mostly Poloroid models in those doys - his deportment wos of the bottom of the
escolotor. Another remembers working of Lonsdowne ond still missesthestore.
"ft wqs a greot ploce to work ond f wos olwoys glod thot I hod the opportunity".
Peter McTlwee wos Lonsdowne Woodword's store Monoger in the 1980's,
overseeing mo?e thon 7OO employees. "The Lonsdowne locotio.n wos olwoys
successful, ond become one of the top producing stores in the ?6 store choin"
Peter McTlwee storted his 38 yeo? coreer with Woodword's of the Downtown
store's porking garoge. Soon he wos working full-time in the point deportment's
stockroom ond loter the soles floor.
"The thing f most enjoyed obout my career with Woodword's wos the greot teom
otmosph ere that wos prevolent in oll locotions ond the great people thot f hod to
work with" "My lifelong friendships were mode ond still exist to this doy."
"Woodword's wos o fomily store monoged by the Woodword fomily ond provided
the best possible working conditions ond benef its thot were second to none in
the retoil industry to oll employees".
Remember the fqmous monthly sole ond its cotchy jingle "$1.49 Doy, Woodword's,
$L.49 Doy, Tuesdoy."
APPLICATION FOR WOODPENS' CLUB MEMBERSHIP
ANd
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
period:
Fall 2015 to 2016
NAME:
SPOUSE:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
POSTAL CODE:
TELEPHONE:
E-MAIL:
New
Member:
Membership
Signature:
Renewal:_(please
indicate)
Date:
Membership Fee is $15.00 per person or $18.00 per couple
Make your cheque payable
Mail
to:
to:
WOODPENS' CLUB
Woodpens' Club
Unit 513 - Retail Level
650 West 41't Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. VSZ 2NI9
Thank you for your interest in keeping
ooThe
Spirit of Woodward's Alive"