April 2022 issue

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Shuffleboard
Come on out and join our group. Enjoy
some gentle exercise, friendship
and fun. Membership is available to
all paid-up GWSA members for a
$10 fee every six months. Register
the first time you play. Beginners are
welcome and instruction is available.
The group plays Tuesdays and
Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Silver Strummers
The ukulele orchestra is an unqualified
success story! There are
now 30 individuals who have joined
the Silver Strummers. We welcome
ALL skill levels, beginner through
advanced! We will provide you with
all the information you will need to
get started. If you would like to try
the universally accessible and friendly
instrument of the ukulele, please
contact Ann Sneyd at 519-830-6640.
Silvertones
The Silvertones Choir restarted their
bi-weekly in-person practices on February
4th in the GWSA Auditorium.
Our bi-weekly practices run from
1 to 4:30 pm and we are returning to
Room 3 starting in April. We are
pleased to have a new Accompanist
join us, which is a great relief to all
and especially to our Director who
had been both Director and Accompanist
for 2 years!
Our Director, Anne Sneyd, has
come up with a new list of songs, old
and new that the Choir will present
on June 10th of this year. This day
will be a combination Open House
and Silvertones 40th Anniversary
party (initially planned for
2021)! So, SAVE THE DATE
EVERYONE, you will not be
disappointed! Watch for:
“Seriously? Seniors?”
This is YOUR GWSA today.
Please contact Doreen Muir 519 -
831-8323 if you are interested in joining
our Choir.
Evergreen Snooker Club
The Evergreen Snooker Club is composed
of a group of active, friendly
players with skill levels covering the
full spectrum from learner/beginner
to accomplished player. If you are
interested in learning the game, or
have played in the past and want to
get back into it, please drop by the
Snooker Room. You will be assured a
warm welcome and a place to try
your hand at one of our three tables.
The Snooker Room is open weekdays
between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm and
any other time the Evergreen Centre
may be open.
The primary focus of the club is to
have fun, build friendships and socialize.
Your snooker skill level is
irrelevant, so don’t feel intimidated if
you are a beginner. Prospective members
may visit the club room up to
three times without charge to help
with their decision on whether to join.
While most of the current members
are men, there is a small group of
women who play regularly (typically
on Tuesday mornings), so ladies,
don’t be shy, give it a try.
Membership is available to all paid
-up members of the GWSA on payment
of the prescribed annual snooker
activity fee. The current fee of $70
(plus tax) buys you access to the
Snooker Room any time it is open
and to all the snooker you care to
play.
Texas Hold ’Em
(The Three Amigos)
Why not come out and have fun with
us? We are averaging about 16 players
a week. We are situated in the
Dining Room. We charge $2 per
week and pretty well all of that goes
back to the GWSA. We play Tuesdays
from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Each player starts off with $500 in
real casino chips, and, as we do not
play for money, we work on a point
system. The one with the most points
each week is the winner. We play
until there is only one player left or
8:30 pm comes, whichever is first.
We will gladly teach anyone who is
interested in playing. Just follow the
laughter to find us. We welcome everyone
who wants to play and enjoys
company.
We have quite a few ladies playing
at present and would always welcome
more. We do not want to become a
men’s club! Remember, you have to
be a member of the GWSA to play.
Thank you to Mike Rooke for his
excellent leadership for many years!
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Watercolour Painters
The Evergreen Watercolour Painters
provides an opportunity for watercolour
painters to practise their hobby
along with others sharing the same
interest, while encouraging one another
and receiving information, ideas
and inspiration. While we do not offer
classes or lessons, we welcome
accomplished watercolour painters.
There is a small annual membership
fee and membership with the GWSA
is required. We meet in Room 2 from
12:30 to 4 p.m. on the 1st and 5th
Wednesday of the month, and from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday.
Walking Club
Do you like to walk during the
spring, summer and fall? Do you like
to have company when you walk?
If so, joining the Walking Club is a
great way to exercise with lots of
fresh air, enjoy nature and beautiful
scenery and make new friends while
discovering the trails in the area.
You can register for the Walking
Club’s 2022 walking season online
through RecEnroll or at the front desk
of the Evergreen Centre. The annual
fee is $10 and you must be an active
member of the GWSA.
We meet in Riverside Park on
Thursday mornings and walk out
from there for a couple of hours OR
we drive to one of the many wonderful
Guelph Walking Trails or nearby
Conservation Areas. Walks are at
your own pace and you must arrange
your own transportation to the Trail
Head.
For the first walk only, on April 21,
we will meet in the dining room of
the Evergreen Centre (683 Woolwich
St. N.) at 9:30 am. For all remaining
walks, we meet in Riverside Park
from 9:30 to 9:45am for registering
and collection of any entrance fees.
Then we depart at 10:00 am sharp.
Walks are on…rain or shine.
If you are interested in helping with
this group or would like any additional
information, please contact
walkingclubgwsa@gmail.com.
The Sentinel - April 2022