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gather at the Carousel at Riverside Park
every Thursday and sometimes Friday
mornings, from May to September, to
embark on a trip to a nearby river. With
lunch and dry-sac in hand, we spend the
next two to three hours paddling through
some of the most scenic vistas of southern
Ontario. While paddling, two to a
canoe, the group leader helps navigate
the sometimes-turbulent waters. Novices,
always paired with an experienced
canoeist, will spend the summer honing
their skills while discovering the serenity
of canoeing.
With two canoe instructors, a number
of experienced canoeists and a friendly
environment, the canoe club makes everyone
welcome.
New members are required to demonstrate
adequate physical dexterity to enter
and exit a canoe unaided and attend a
four-week pre-trip river canoeing training
program that starts at the beginning
of April. We have canoes, trailers, lifejackets,
and paddles at the ready. If you
are interested, please attend our Meet-N-
Greet on April 4, 2019, 6:30 pm at the
Evergreen Seniors Centre. You must
show proof of membership in the
GWSA to join the canoe club.
“The first river you paddle runs
through the rest of your life. It bubbles
up in pools and eddies to remind you
who you are.”
Lynn Culbreath Noel
Craft Group
Winter has come and we are knitting up
a storm. We have been knitting hats for
the homeless and for the schools.
We took a big bag out last Friday and
hope this will help in this bitter cold
weather. Thank you to all the ladies for
doing such a great job. We had a great
month with the sales in our store which
were well over $1,000 in December. All
our money goes to the GWSA coffers!!
We are in need of wool!! I hope you
all will go through your craft stuff and
send us what you do not use. This is the
only way we can sell our lovely handmade
things so cheaply.
Please check out our store - you will
find treasures in there. Thanks to all for
your support.
Cribbage
Come out and have lots of fun playing
cribbage on Tuesdays from 12:45-4 pm.
The cost is $2 per visit and the first visit
is free for newcomers. This game is for
everyone, including beginners, former
players and pros. The fees go toward
prizes for different scores, supplies and
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the rest to the GWSA. The players are
very helpful and patient in helping you
count and answering questions. New
members are welcome and instruction is
available. For more information, call
Sylvia at 519-837-0446, Audrey at 519-
824-5891, or Joy at 519-822-9714.
DANCE DANCE DANCE
Put on your dancing shoes Friday afternoons
from 1:00 to 3:30 pm.
Dance every second month at the Evergreen
Seniors Community Centre, 519-
823-1291.
$8 includes light refreshments.
Singles and couples welcome, membership
not required.
D.J. Ted Lavoie plays a variety of music,
including pop, rock, ‘50s-’60s,
country, ballroom, latin, line dance and
more. Requests played.
Dates in 2019 are March 8, May 3,
June 28, August 30, October 25 and
December 20. Come out and join the
fun.
Darts
Here are the high scores for January:
Barry A. 120; Audrey B. 116, 122, 127;
Ed B. 136, 134; Grace C. 122; Derek C.
222out; Jacqui C. 116, 116, 102; Rino F.
100, 134; Vera G. 114, 133; Bob L. 116,
141; Bob M. 120; Barry S. 117, 124;
Marjorie S. 100, 108; Margaret W. 100,
110; David W. 115.
Dominoes
The Dominoes club meets every Tuesday
at 1:30 pm in the Dining Room. The
club plays Mexican Train. The cost is
$1.50 per visit. Please contact Bev Baker
at 519-265-9139 regarding any questions
about the club. Come and have some
fun.
Golf
For 2019, we will play on Mondays at
different courses around Guelph, Cambridge
and Kitchener/Waterloo from the
first week in May to the last Monday of
September. Traditionally, we have over
300 members split into 3 golf groups
(see below). For information and/or to
register for golf, ask at the Evergreen
front desk starting in February 2019.
The executive of the Evergreen Golf
Club is looking for new members to help
organize the golf. If you are interested,
contact Ted Pritchard at 519- 826-6121
or Ken Hills at 519-836-8414. The coordinators
for 2019 are: 18 Hole A
Group, TBA; 18 Hole B Group, George
Hughes, and 9 Hole Group, David Halfpenny.
The cost to join the Evergreen
Golf Club for the 2019 season is $10.00
plus HST.
Hearing Improvement
The Hearing Improvement Committee of
Guelph has the objective of helping fellow
citizens with hearing loss by cooperating
with and assisting professionals
who deal with it; promoting hearing
accessibility within our own community;
holding regular information sessions to
encourage greater understanding of the
problem and what is available to help it.
We meet the first Wednesday of each
month from October through May from
2-3:30 pm. We discuss problems affecting
those with hearing loss and try to
find solutions. Our meetings also have a
social component. For further information,
call Marianne at 519-822-3946.
Line Dancing
Our classes are for beginner to improver
(beginner plus).
Mondays - 9:30 to 11:45 am.
Thursdays - 1 to 3 pm.
We teach basic steps 15 minutes before
each class.
Come dance with us and have fun all
year long.
Into Focus Photography Club
The February theme for our club photographs
was Frames. It is an important
consideration when composing a shot.
Attention shifts to the subject of the picture
when it is “framed” by other components.
Sometimes a door or a window,
sometimes trees in a park. Almost anything
can serve the purpose. You can see
how our members tackled this theme
when you go into the Evergreen Restaurant
this month.
In January, our field trip brought us to
Blown Away in Elora to see glass blowing
in action. In February, we went to
the Wellington Museum to see their collection
of puppets.
Our theme for March is “contrast”.
This could involve putting opposites
together, apples and oranges, babies and
grandparents, or it could be in contrasting
lighting effects.
To see the photos our members take,
go to our photo sharing website at
https://intofocus.smugmug.com/.
We are a friendly group of amateur
photographers with equipment ranging
from mobile phones and point and shoot
cameras to fancy DSLR models. We
share a common interest in photography
as a hobby and we learn from each other.
New members are always welcome.
Our regular meetings are on the last
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