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Welcome to ... THE Club senior personal ads MINT CONDITION: Male, 1932, high mileage, good condition, some hair, many new parts including hip, knee, cornea, valves. Isn't in running condition, but walks well. Mainframe Thank you for continuing to shop locally! • Canvas Stretching • Jersey Frames • Needlework Stretching • Frame Repairs • Glass Replacement QUALITY PICTURE FRAMING Sarnia’s choice for over 40 years • Object Framing such as War Medals and Sports Memorabilia (the list is endless) • Plak-it also available 1249 London Rd, Sarnia • 519-383-7114 In Teppermans’s Plaza Welcome to ... Summer 2022 223 North Christina Street • Sarnia 519-336-2100 • www.stonesnbones.ca Hall of Fame AWARD RECIPIENT DINOSAURS GALORE So Much More! & So Much More! TWO FLOORS to EXPLORE! Fluorescent ent Mineral Display, Fossils, si s Minerals, Gemstones, e s, Artifacts, ts, Shells, ls, Butterflies, e Insects, s, Canadian adia Animals, Safari ari Room, om Huge Shark Jaws and “Dinosaurs Galore!” Adults $7 • 12 & under $3 • Family Pass $30/Year OPEN YEAR ROUND 10-5 Thurs. thru Sun. Closed Jan. 1, July 1 & Dec. 25 There’s not much that surprises Captain Ken Bracewell or his wife Sherry Smart-Bracewell after more than 40 years cruising the St. Clair River on their tour boat. They’ve welcomed thousands of tourists aboard the Duc d’Orleans, hosted innumerable wedding receptions including their own, listened to countless live bands play to a packed dance floor, and even dealt with the odd rebel jumping ship. Above all, they’ve had a great time operating a boat that holds a special place in the hearts of so many. “I’d say 99.9% of what happens on the Duc is just a barrel of fun,” said Ken. “The Duc gives me a wonderful life,” agreed Sherry. “I’ve had so much fun behind that bar. And I’ve met a lot of really good friends on the Duc.” Ken was 26 years old in 1978 when he decided to give up his job at Sarnia’s Sears store and head to Quebec to take a look at a tour boat that he thought he might buy. The boat he was eyeing was offering day cruises on the St. Lawrence River in the 70s, but had once been a Nazi submarine chaser in the Second World War. “This all happened after my friend Jacques Beauchamp and I had spent time watching a big ferry cruise up and down the St. Clair,” Ken said. The ferry, owned by Captain Albert Avery, was Sarnia’s first cruise boat but it broke down a lot and the business struggled. “Once, while Jacques and I watched the ferry going by, they were having trouble and I brought a can of gas out to them on the water,” said Ken. “It was never a good boat but we could see that everyone was having a good time on it.” It didn’t take long to find the Duc in Duc d’Orleans Celebrating 40 Years Cruising on the St. Clair Quebec and buy it. Coincidentally, in bringing the Duc to Sarnia’s waterfront, it was actually coming home. The Duc was a converted subchaser, one of seven Fairmile vessels built in Sarnia during the war by a local company called Mac- Craft. The Duc had been christened HMC Q105 in 1943 but years later, when she was converted into a tour boat on the St. Lawrence River, she was renamed for Ile d’Orleans, one of the islands she cruised around. “We thought about changing the name when we brought it to Sarnia but there was so much paperwork, we just let it go,” said Ken. By Cathy Dobson | Photo: Ontario‘s Southwest He quickly got his certification to captain the Duc and began offering cruises that summer. Almost immediately, Ken was approached by the late Peter Henderson about holding a free cruise day for seniors. It became a much-anticipated, annual tradition stopped only by the pandemic. “Peter had a popular radio show back then and he was a go-getter,” explained Ken. The Bracewells provided their boat and crew, while many others chipped in with donations of food, transit, entertainment and volunteer help. For 41 years, the seniors’ cruise on the Duc has been a staple that’s provided a tour of the St. Clair to about 1,000 people each year. It’s one of the many events Ken and his crew have missed since the pandemic started. “I’m sure we’ll get back to it because it’s something we can do for the community,” he said. Unfortunately, this will be the third year the seniors’ cruise has been cancelled. Even if Covid restrictions remain lifted, there’s not enough time to organize one this season. In fact, the Duc has been in dry dock for two years waiting out Covid-19. While she’s got two decks and a similar profile, the current Duc is not the same boat that launched the Bracewell’s business. By 2005, the original Duc was getting too expensive to maintain. The Bracewells scouted out a 70-foot replacement on the Eastern Seaboard called The Spirit of Newport. She was built for passengers and her shorter, wider construction makes her more stable in the water, said Ken. Like her predecessor, the Duc d’Orleans II accommodates 194 passengers and eight crew members. She is ready for the 2022 cruising season and the Bracewells are taking reservations. Thirty bands are booked to play the Duc’s legendary party cruises that typically sell out. The only issue is Covid-19 and the limitations it has created the past two years. The Duc can only cruise at full capacity, said Ken. Anything less just doesn’t make economic sense. But he and Sherry have high hopes that public health restrictions will continue to be lifted and it’ll be smooth sailing for the Duc’s 44th year operating from Sarnia’s Centennial Park. To get an update on the season, visit ducdorleans.com. P A G E 8 “It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth. Recipes Send Us Your u Recipes! e c es We’ll be bringing you recipes from Club contributors & from local fundraising cookbooks we’ve collected over the last quarter of a century. You’re welcome to send your own recipes, or on behalf of an organizaon that has a new cookbook, & we can help promote those cookbooks for free. Chicken Cacciatore 2 Tbsp buer Chicken breasts 1 medium onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced Sauté chicken, 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken, keep 2 tablespoons drippings. Add vegetables and sauté. Add tomatoes, broth and seasoning. Return chicken to skillet and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, unl tender, Serve over pasta or rice. Make ahead, chop chicken; mix with sauce. Can freeze up to 1 month. Thaw and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Taco Dip 4 oz cream cheese 1/4 cup sour cream 1/4 bole taco sauce (or less) shredded leuce Strawberry Banana Smoothie 1 cup sliced strawberries, chilled 1 ripe banana peeled & broken into pieces, chilled 8 oz low-fat vanilla yogurt 1 green pepper, chopped 1 can chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup chicken broth 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning Blueberry Crumb Muffins Crumb Topping: 1 cup flour 3 Tbsp light brown sugar 2 Tbsp granulated sugar Muffins: 1 3/4 cups flour 2 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup granulated sugar (from Point Edward Ex-Servicemen’s Associaon Cookbook) By: Jolyssa Williams (Holy Rosary School, Wyoming 50th Anniversary Cookbook) chopped tomatoes grated cheddar cheese chopped green onion sliced olives Combine cream cheese with sour cream. Layer above ingredients on a serving tray and serve with nacho chips. 1 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 6 Tbsp unsalted buer, melted 2 large eggs 1/2 cup canola oil 3/4 cup whole milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups blueberries By: Shelley Jones (from “Millennium Menus” by Bridgeview Public School 1 Tbsp honey 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 3 ice cubes whole strawberries & banana slices, for garnish Place strawberries, banana, yogurt, honey and vanilla in blender. Process on medium unl mixture is smooth. Increase speed to high and drop ice cubes, one at a me through opening in blender cover. Process unl ice is crushed. Garnish if desired and serve immediately. Nutrion per serving: 137 cals; 4g protein; 1g fat; 29g carbohydrates; 51 mg sodium; 4 mg cholesterol. By: Pat Maruscak (Wyoming Lioness Club 30th Anniversary book) Topping: Combine flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Sr in melted buer, then pinch mixture unl it forms pea-size clumps. Set aside. Muffins: In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs and canola oil. Beat with mixer at low speed unl combined. Beat in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture all at once and beat at low speed unl baer is smooth. Sr in blueberries. Spoon baer into 18 muffin cup with paper liners or spray 2 muffin ns. Sprinkle with crumb topping. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or unl lightly browned. Send Your Recipes to info@welcometotheclub.ca ca Welcome to ... "Mental Age" Eye Test The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University. Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake. The average person over 60 years of age cannot do it! 1. This is this cat. 2. This is is cat. 3. This is how cat. 4. This is to cat. 5. This is keep cat. 6. This is an cat. 7. This is old cat. 8. This is fart cat. 9. This is busy cat. 10. This is for cat. 11. This is forty cat. 12. This is seconds cat. Now go back & read the third word in each line from the top down. THE Club Duc D’Orleans II Cruise Ship Cruise the beautiful St. Clair River aboard our ship! ... and Thank You for 43 awesome years! Sunday Afternoon Cruises 2:30-4:30 until Labour Day Call for Lunch Cruise dates! A favourite for seniors groups, company picnics, weddings, reunions or corporate affairs. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED CALL 519-337-5152 TO PLAN YOUR GROUP’S OUTING! WWW.DUCDORLEANS.COM Photo: Ontario's Southwest Summer 2022 “Time is a game played beautifully by children.” - Heraclitus P A G E 9
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