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The Guelph/Wellington Seniors Association<br />
A non-profit organization based at the<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
http://www.gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
Directors & Officers<br />
Linda Jeffrey — Executive Director<br />
Pat Gage — President<br />
Donna Keating — Vice-President<br />
Sam Marzouk — Treasurer<br />
Brooke Gibbons — Secretary<br />
(City Recreational Co-ordinator)<br />
Directors<br />
Ken Fugler<br />
Charlie Bishop<br />
Wenda King<br />
Sam Montoya<br />
Janice Robertson<br />
Elizabeth Steggles<br />
Yvonne Thomas<br />
Adam Rutherford (City Program Manager)<br />
The Sentinel Team<br />
Carol Croft — Adminstrator, Printer<br />
Linda Green — Editor, Printer<br />
George Hughes — Printer<br />
Bill Shephard, Ray Miller — Part-time<br />
Assistants<br />
All of the above GWSA members<br />
are Volunteers.<br />
City Staff<br />
Adam Rutherford — Program<br />
Manager<br />
Jill Hunt — Customer Service Clerk<br />
Brooke Gibbons — Recreation Program<br />
Director — Senior Services<br />
Becky MacDonald — Recreation<br />
Co-ordinator — Volunteers<br />
TBA — Chef<br />
TBA — Facility Maintainer<br />
Lynne Briggs — Manager of Recreation<br />
Services<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
A City of Guelph Recreation Facility run in<br />
partnership with the Community Services Department<br />
of the City of Guelph and the Guelph/<br />
Wellington Seniors Association<br />
683 Woolwich St., Guelph, ON, N1H 3Y8<br />
Tel.: 519-823-1291 / Fax: 519-823-8972<br />
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm M-F<br />
(closed Statutory Holidays)<br />
Read The Sentinel on our website,<br />
www.gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
ISSN: 0383 817X<br />
A MESSAGE FROM THE GWSA<br />
BOARD<br />
With the month of <strong>November</strong> upon us, we take special<br />
regard of <strong>November</strong> 11, where Canadians pause in a<br />
moment of silence to honour and remember<br />
the men and women who have served, and<br />
continue to serve Canada during times of<br />
war, conflict and peace.<br />
https://www.canada.ca<br />
The air is getting more chilled and it likely won’t be long<br />
before the ground will be covered in snow - there is no<br />
snow yet at the time of my submitting this Message From<br />
The Board! I hope our Volunteer Knitters will make some<br />
large size sweaters! HINT, HINT! (Unfortunately I can’t fit<br />
into the beautiful baby knitted sweaters.)<br />
OOPS! I understand there was a comment that I forgot to<br />
mention an important new program date in my first<br />
submission last month. Sometimes new program/activity<br />
dates come to my attention after the date to submit my<br />
column. The GWSA Monthly Update is a great source of<br />
information in addition to, of course, The Sentinel.<br />
A friendly reminder of two great SALES scheduled this<br />
month. The Community Craft Sale and the Book Nook Sale<br />
are being held Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 19.<br />
Many of your Board Members were in fierce (but friendly)<br />
competition with each other as a result of the Guelph<br />
Family Health Team Activity Challenge <strong>2022</strong> – JUMP<br />
into FALL. This activity challenge was a way for Guelph<br />
and surrounding area residents to improve their mental and<br />
physical health, especially during the last couple of years<br />
with the COVID-19 pandemic. Each participating Board<br />
member could register up to 4 hours of fitness every day!<br />
During the challenge, participants’ ranking positions<br />
changed almost daily after the recording of events. It is a<br />
close competition and the winner has not emerged at the<br />
time of this writing!<br />
NOTE: Disclaimer—The Sentinel and the GWSA do not necessarily agree<br />
with or support statements in the Sentinel made by advertisers, or submissions<br />
by writers (no political or religious topics please).<br />
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Your GWSA Board welcomed Brenda Bowen as a Director.<br />
Brenda is retired now and likes volunteering! She worked at Community Living of Guelph<br />
Wellington. Brenda enjoys fundraising activities. She is looking forward to meeting new<br />
people. Welcome aboard!<br />
A reminder that GWSA Board Meeting Minutes are on the GWSA website. Please take an<br />
opportunity to read them if you get a chance. They are very informative and provide good<br />
insight into the many things your Board does to support you.<br />
As the Fall season approaches, and talk of COVID-19 continues, we want to take this<br />
opportunity to include an informative link that notes public health measures and advice.<br />
https://www.ontario.ca/page/public-health-measures-and-advice<br />
Enjoy your <strong>November</strong>!<br />
Donna Keating<br />
Vice Chair/Vice President<br />
Guelph Wellington Seniors Association (GWSA)<br />
donna.keating@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
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THE EDITOR’S PAGE<br />
by Linda Green<br />
HIGH FLIGHT<br />
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth<br />
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;<br />
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling<br />
mirth<br />
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things<br />
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared<br />
and swung<br />
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,<br />
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung<br />
My eager craft through footless halls of air...<br />
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue<br />
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy<br />
grace<br />
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -<br />
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod<br />
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,<br />
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.<br />
A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN<br />
GILLESPIE MAGEE, JR.<br />
John Gillespie Magee, Jr. was born in 1922 in<br />
Shanghai, China. In October 1940, at age 18,<br />
John Magee Jr. went to Canada and enrolled in<br />
the Royal Canadian Air Force. After his flight<br />
training, he went to England as a commissioned<br />
pilot officer. In the course of his training in the<br />
Spitfire aircraft, he was assigned to make a high<br />
altitude flight “into the stratosphere”. On<br />
landing, he went to his quarters and there wrote<br />
his now famous High Flight sonnet on the back<br />
of a letter to his mother.<br />
- Officer John G. Magee, Jr.<br />
- <strong>November</strong> 1941<br />
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<strong>November</strong> 4, <strong>2022</strong>, is the deadline for<br />
submissions for the<br />
December <strong>2022</strong> Sentinel.<br />
Email submissions to: sentinel@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
or drop yours off at the Evergreen Front Desk.<br />
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is on <strong>November</strong> 24, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Editor is not responsible for quality of submitted photos<br />
(but we’ll do our best).<br />
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Upcoming FREE Wellness Workshops,<br />
presented by the Guelph Family Health Team:<br />
Let’s Talk About Mild Cognitive Impairment (VIRTUAL)<br />
Date: Monday, <strong>November</strong> 21<br />
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (Eastern Time)<br />
*VIRTUAL webinar only<br />
Learn more/register online by clicking HERE or call us at 519-837-0099<br />
Let’s Talk About Medications in Diabetes (VIRTUAL)<br />
Date: Wednesday, <strong>November</strong> 30<br />
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Eastern Time)<br />
*VIRTUAL webinar only<br />
Learn more/register online by clicking HERE or call us at 519-837-0099<br />
Visit our website for a complete list of webinars and to view the July – December <strong>2022</strong><br />
Workshop Schedule<br />
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WHY WEAR A POPPY<br />
“Please wear a poppy,” the lady said,<br />
And held one forth, but I shook my head.<br />
Then I stopped and watched as she offered<br />
them there,<br />
And her face was old and lined with care;<br />
But beneath the scars the years had made<br />
There remained a smile that refused to<br />
fade.<br />
A boy came whistling down the street,<br />
Bouncing along on care-free feet.<br />
His smile was full of joy and fun,<br />
“Lady,” said he, “may I have one?”<br />
When she'd pinned it on, he turned to say;<br />
“Why do we wear a poppy today?”<br />
His letters told of the awful fight<br />
(I can see it still in my dreams at night),<br />
With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed<br />
wire,<br />
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and<br />
fire.<br />
Till at last, at last, the war was won -<br />
And that’s why we wear a poppy, son.”<br />
The small boy turned as if to go,<br />
Then said, “Thanks, lady, I’m glad to know.<br />
That sure did sound like an awful fight<br />
But your son - did he come back all right?”<br />
A tear rolled down each faded cheek;<br />
She shook her head, but didn’t speak.<br />
I slunk away in a sort of shame,<br />
And if you were me, you'd have done the<br />
same:<br />
The lady smiled in her wistful way<br />
And answered; “This is Remembrance Day.<br />
And the poppy there is a symbol for<br />
The gallant men who died in war.<br />
And because they did, you and I are free -<br />
That's why we wear a poppy, you see.<br />
I had a boy about your size,<br />
With golden hair and big blue eyes.<br />
For our thanks, in giving, if oft delayed,<br />
Though our freedom was bought - and<br />
thousands paid!<br />
And so, when we see a poppy worn,<br />
Let us reflect on the burden borne<br />
By those who gave their very all<br />
When asked to answer their country’s call<br />
That we at home in peace might live.<br />
Then wear a poppy! Remember - and Give!<br />
He loved to play and jump and shout,<br />
Free as a bird, he would race about.<br />
As the years went by, he learned and grew,<br />
And became a man - as you will, too.<br />
- Don Crawford<br />
He was fine and strong, with a boyish<br />
smile,<br />
But he'd seemed with us such a little while<br />
When war broke out and he went away.<br />
I still remember his face that day.<br />
When he smiled at me and said, ‘Goodbye,<br />
I’ll be back soon, Mum, please don’t cry.’<br />
But the war went on and he had to stay,<br />
And all I could do was wait and pray.<br />
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Volunteer Corner from Becky MacDonald<br />
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER AWARDS<br />
Volunteer Service Award<br />
This award recognizes volunteers for providing<br />
committed and dedicated service to an<br />
organization.<br />
Adults are recognized by the length of time<br />
they’ve volunteered with one organization,<br />
ranging from five to 65 years of continuous<br />
service. Youth (24 years old and under) are<br />
recognized for two or more years of continuous<br />
service.<br />
Deadline: <strong>November</strong> 15<br />
If you are interested in nominating a fellow<br />
volunteer, please speak to Becky in the main<br />
office on Mondays or Wednesdays, or email<br />
becky.macdonald@guelph.ca.<br />
Orientation and Training<br />
All volunteers will be required to complete the<br />
mandatory Orientation & Training. The<br />
trainings can be completed from the comfort of<br />
your home online. Those who do not have<br />
access to a computer, training dates will be set<br />
up for you to attend in the near future.<br />
Please contact Becky MacDonald<br />
becky.macdonald@guelph.ca for more<br />
information and if you have any questions.<br />
No access to a computer? Please stop into the<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre to pick<br />
up an application to complete for a volunteer<br />
position that is of interest to you.<br />
GWSA COMMITTEES<br />
Governance Committee<br />
The GWSA is looking for up to three<br />
additional members. The Governance<br />
Committee assists the Board of Directors with<br />
the development and review of bylaws,<br />
policies, and procedures for the Association.<br />
• Morning meetings during a few months of<br />
the year.<br />
• Experience in governance with a not-forprofit<br />
organization.<br />
• Knowledge of legislative requirements.<br />
• A keen interest in document research,<br />
development, and review would be helpful.<br />
Human Resources Committee<br />
Qualified volunteers are needed to assist on a<br />
quarterly or as-needed basis to implement the<br />
GWSA HR Policy for GWSA staff which<br />
includes anyone who receives payment for<br />
services. Duties also include implementing<br />
Board decisions based on the GWSA Human<br />
Resources and ensuring that actions of the<br />
committee are aligned with the GWSA<br />
strategic plan. We would greatly benefit from<br />
someone with Human Resources background.<br />
For more information and for details on each<br />
position, please contact<br />
becky.macdonald@guelph.ca<br />
If you are a current volunteer, you are more<br />
than welcome to take on more than one<br />
position. If you are not a current volunteer, you<br />
will be required to complete the “Volunteer<br />
Application Form – online” at:<br />
https://gwsa-guelph.ca/1749-2/ .<br />
Membership & Marketing<br />
Three more committee members are needed to<br />
join the team. Meet on the 2 nd Tuesday of each<br />
month at 9:30 a.m. The committee reports to<br />
the Board for all membership and marketing<br />
initiatives, focusing on the maximum interest<br />
of members and advancement of the Board’s<br />
Strategic Plan. The Committee provides<br />
content and messaging advice to the<br />
webmaster for the website and social media<br />
accounts and prepares monthly GWSA Email<br />
Updates. Marketing and recruitment<br />
experience would definitely be assets, but are<br />
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not required.<br />
• Monitors membership satisfaction<br />
• Develops plans to improve member<br />
recruitment and retention<br />
• Marketing responsibilities include arranging<br />
for media coverage and creating<br />
advertisements<br />
• Developing promotional material<br />
• Arranging special events such as Open<br />
House and New Members’ Welcome -<br />
either virtually or in-person as appropriate.<br />
Special Events Committee<br />
The GWSA is looking for energetic individuals<br />
to lead the special events committee when<br />
initiated. Duties include significant events<br />
throughout the year (Mental Health<br />
Symposium). The Committee sees the overall<br />
organization of the event, maintaining<br />
communication with the Board and the City of<br />
Guelph staff; promotes the event in the<br />
Sentinel, website and other avenues with<br />
support from the M&M committee.<br />
Technology Committee<br />
Advise the Board of Directors and provide<br />
technical leadership in support of the Strategic<br />
Plan.<br />
Production support: we need a group of<br />
technically savvy and interested members to<br />
prioritize a list of needed projects for planning<br />
and implementation.<br />
Experience as: electrician, sound tech, lighting<br />
technician, carpenter or design-related would<br />
be useful, and possibly computer aided design<br />
skills.<br />
IT (Information Technology):<br />
• Make hardware and software<br />
recommendations to address employee and<br />
volunteer needs including the Board,<br />
Finance Committee and members.<br />
• Oversee a small wireless network.<br />
• Provide guidance regarding the technical<br />
aspects of the website and membership<br />
mailing list.<br />
• Establish a modest A/V recording/live<br />
streaming studio<br />
Interest and background experience in IT,<br />
including network management and video<br />
production would be assets.<br />
GWSA Activity Groups<br />
The following Activity Groups are in need of<br />
Volunteers:<br />
Bid Euchre<br />
Chess<br />
Computer Mentoring<br />
Canasta<br />
Darts<br />
Euchre Wednesdays<br />
Euchre Friday<br />
6-Handed Euchre<br />
Mah Jong<br />
Silver Seven Skaters<br />
Walking Club<br />
Writers Club<br />
Volunteer Link Ambassador<br />
Looking for volunteers to increase the<br />
participation of older adults in social activities<br />
by connecting them to their local older adult<br />
centre. After the older adult is referred to the<br />
centre, the Volunteer Link Ambassador (VLA)<br />
will meet with him/her, complete the client<br />
intake form and help to connect the older adult<br />
to programs and services to suit their interests.<br />
If you are interested in volunteering in any of<br />
the areas listed, please contact Becky for more<br />
information. becky.macdonald@guelph.ca<br />
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THE SPORT OF BADMINTON IN GUELPH<br />
History<br />
Badminton started in Canada during the late 1890s. It has seen steady growth since then but<br />
generally, its evolution has been misunderstood, often seen as an elitist sport played within the confines<br />
of old stone buildings beside the golf course or curling club. This has changed and continues to change<br />
as people continue to discover this economical sport and are realizing the physical demands and<br />
complexity which make it a sport for life.<br />
On the World Stage<br />
Canada, during the 1930s, produced world calibre players such as Dorothy Walton and Guelph’s own<br />
Jack Purcell and, our more recent GWSA ambassadors, Jenny Arnott and Bill Taylor (deceased), who<br />
won the badminton event at the World Senior’s Games in 2001.<br />
Badminton was first played in the Pan Am series in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1995. In the<br />
Olympics, Men’s as well as Ladies’ singles and doubles actually debuted in the 1992 Barcelona<br />
Games, but mixed doubles didn’t arrive until the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.<br />
In the GTA area, grass root badminton was rapidly taking hold in schools, churches, and old<br />
converted factories. The Town of Markham was a very strong driving force and helped to influence the<br />
outcome when Toronto won the 2015 Pan Am bid. This legacy left behind world class facilities like the<br />
Atos Centre in Markham as well as the Pan Am Sport Centre in Scarborough. While the GTA already<br />
had a huge appetite for badminton, this is a case of “if you build it…” and it is a pretty sure bet this is<br />
where Canada’s first Olympic medalist will come from.<br />
The Town of Markham hosted the full Pan Am series (2014, 2015 & 2017) for the Western<br />
Hemisphere and went on to host the World Junior Badminton Tournament in 2018. Many of the<br />
officiating team at these events were members of our GWSA Badminton Club.<br />
Growth<br />
Access and growth within the sport of badminton continued in Southern Ontario and often seemed to<br />
prosper in pockets where new Canadians arrived in big cities like Toronto. These were folks who were<br />
avid participants back home in Europe, but predominately Asia. Strong presence was also recognized<br />
in other large multicultural cities like Montreal and Vancouver or adjacent military bases or simply<br />
where a strong historical influence was present.<br />
Dedicated brick and mortar clubs have struggled to become more diverse, and many are in trouble.<br />
The K.W. Badminton Club is an example of this. The days of single sport facilities where a certain<br />
segment of society all dressed in white to play any sport is perhaps almost gone.<br />
Statistics gathered and published in 2013 by a document called “Sports Participation” and derived<br />
from Statistics Canada records show that Badminton remained in the top 10 sports played. This<br />
information is from census-derived data from 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2010. This is a general indicator<br />
but does not include the population under 15 years of age. Between 2005 and 2010, Badminton showed<br />
a growth of total participants from approximately 263,160 to 310,890 participants in Canada.<br />
This report also shows a disturbing trend with a general decline in overall sports participation with<br />
notable decreases in hockey and swimming, both of which require huge commitment to infrastructure,<br />
for initial and ongoing investments, and at a significantly greater cost than a multipurpose gymnasium.<br />
Also, increases are occurring to non-sport leisure activities such as gardening, walking, jogging,<br />
cycling and hiking. Is this influenced by a lack of indoor gymnasium-type court space which may<br />
discourage the “grass roots” involvement and growth of badminton at an affordable cost?<br />
Growth Locally<br />
Over the last 40 years in Guelph, the sport of badminton has had to almost totally default to the use of<br />
school board facilities.<br />
Not too long after the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre was built (1992), the Centennial<br />
Community Badminton Club and the Guelph Badminton Club were absorbed into the Royal City<br />
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Badminton Club. Many older players joined the GWSA Seniors Badminton Club, and this made space<br />
available for rapid growth at the RCB Club using only school board facilities.<br />
Between 2008 and 2010 and because of this growth, the RCB Club set a maximum membership limit<br />
of approximately 140 members in order to preserve quality of play otherwise impacted negatively by<br />
overcrowding. This capacity restriction remains to this day with a waiting list of approximately 40.<br />
The Chinese Community Badminton Club is at a similar crossroads with approximately 70 members.<br />
In the fall of 2021, the GWSA Seniors Badminton Club set a 100 members limit for the very first<br />
time and started a waiting list. High demand and a younger crowd are showing increasing interest in<br />
participation at the 55+ level.<br />
Conclusion<br />
Growth in the sport of badminton seems at a standstill as there is no capacity left within either school<br />
boards.<br />
The City of Guelph has only the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre and the West End Rec Centre<br />
and both are small (albeit beautiful facilities) with 3 court gymnasiums with properly sprung wooden<br />
floors.<br />
The planned South End Community Centre is delayed now, so our sport and my other favourite sport,<br />
pickleball, are unable to catch up to meet the current needs of the population for all ages within<br />
Guelph.<br />
We want our sport to be accessible to the entire community. We want to make sure our school<br />
teachers get the necessary training and support to plant the seeds of interest for their students. We want<br />
to continue training enthusiastic coaches. We want to participate in community outreach to demonstrate<br />
this inexpensive sport and put these coaches to work. We want to encourage and continue developing<br />
our officiating component.<br />
We want badminton to help get our community, from our children to our grandparents, involved,<br />
connected and more active every single day.<br />
The sport needs your support, so I do hope everyone took the time in August when the City came to<br />
us for input, to make your voice heard. If not, phase 4 of the Parks and Rec Master Plan will be<br />
completed in the New Year before winter’s end and there will still be an opportunity for feedback.<br />
Maybe write an editorial for the newspaper or talk to your area councilor. But the community needs to<br />
hear your voice so speak out… please get involved. You can subscribe to the City of Guelph Park &<br />
Rec Master Plan website to get updates at https://www.haveyoursay.guelph.ca to get more info.<br />
Jeff — GWSA Badminton<br />
Just keep moving!<br />
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GWSA Group & Activity Reports<br />
ALL Activity Groups require that you MUST have an up-to-date GWSA Membership to participate.<br />
Art in the Hall<br />
Art in the Hall will return this fall!<br />
I personally want to thank Ted<br />
Pritchard, who set high standards<br />
when it came to putting together<br />
shows for this venue. I am not sure<br />
I will be able to keep up those<br />
standards, but I will try!<br />
All of the art groups and artisans<br />
will have an opportunity to show<br />
off their wares and offer items for<br />
sale if they wish. A portion of the<br />
cost will go towards the GWSA,<br />
and staff at the cash will be familiar<br />
with how to process these payments<br />
and ensure artists receive<br />
their funds, again, if they wish to<br />
sell their creations.<br />
A contract (very similar to the<br />
one Ted used) will be sent out to<br />
all groups to review; it outlines<br />
how the shows will run. I intend to<br />
change up the art monthly and to<br />
be present the second Monday of<br />
each month to put up a new<br />
show. Some shows will run longer<br />
and we may have special presentations,<br />
for example, the recent one I<br />
co-ordinated of our late Gloria<br />
Mifsud, an artist who passed away<br />
in March of this year. Her artwork<br />
was showcased and all funds donated<br />
to the GWSA. The show was<br />
a huge success!<br />
I plan on going through the list<br />
of groups alphabetically as presented<br />
in the Sentinel. Please start<br />
to think about the piece you would<br />
like to hang, present and showcase.<br />
Further information will be forwarded<br />
to all groups.<br />
I am truly looking forward to<br />
seeing the hall light up again with<br />
wonderful artistic creations!<br />
Badminton<br />
We are a large club of approximately<br />
100 members playing on a<br />
3-court gym with beautifully<br />
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sprung hardwood floors.<br />
We play at both the Evergreen<br />
and the West End Community<br />
Centres up to 6 days a week except<br />
during July and August when the<br />
WECC is not available. Please<br />
check “GWSA Group & Activity<br />
Contact Information” or the<br />
GWSA online calendar for times<br />
and locations.<br />
Our skill level can be from beginner<br />
to experienced so you may<br />
wish to plan a visit to watch us<br />
play before you apply to join. Application<br />
can be made through the<br />
City of Guelph directly at the Evergreen<br />
or WECC or online at<br />
guelph.ca by using the RecEnroll<br />
program to apply.<br />
We typically hold several coaching<br />
clinics as well as some fun<br />
tournaments during our season.<br />
We also encourage folks to stay<br />
late on Wednesdays for smaller<br />
group coaching and practice.<br />
All you need are dedicated indoor<br />
court shoes, proper gym attire,<br />
a racket and a smile to participate.<br />
We do have a few loaner<br />
rackets available and free equipment<br />
advice to help you decide.<br />
Please feel free to call me, Jeff<br />
Millard, 519-993-1362.<br />
Book Club 1<br />
Our group meets in the Board<br />
Room on the last Friday of each<br />
month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.<br />
For <strong>November</strong>, our selection is<br />
“The Violin Conspiracy” by<br />
Brendon Slocumb.<br />
Our December selection is “The<br />
Two Family House” by Lynda<br />
Loigman. Monthly fee is $3.00.<br />
At present, we have a waiting list.<br />
Bridge<br />
GWSA welcomes all Bridge players<br />
with a basic knowledge of the<br />
game to enjoy playing bridge in a<br />
friendly and comfortable environment.<br />
We offer both Recreational<br />
and Duplicate Bridge.<br />
No partner? No problem! We mix<br />
and mingle with a room full of eager<br />
players so that everyone has a<br />
partner for any of our regularly<br />
scheduled games.<br />
Bridge-Recreational<br />
Join us for recreational bridge in<br />
the afternoon or evening.<br />
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 pm Evergreen<br />
Room 3<br />
Thursdays 12:30-3:30 pm Evergreen<br />
Room 3<br />
Bridge-Duplicate<br />
This group is for individuals who<br />
have already taken bridge lessons<br />
and would like to work on improving<br />
their game. Volunteers are on<br />
hand to coach you.<br />
We request you know the Bidding<br />
Basics. We will make you<br />
comfortable playing Duplicate<br />
Bridge with Duplicate Boards and<br />
using Bidding Boxes.<br />
Fridays 9:00-11:30 am, Evergreen<br />
Room 3.<br />
Bunka<br />
Bunka embroidery is created by<br />
using a unique combination of<br />
punch needle and special silk-like<br />
rayon thread. When completed,<br />
many pictures resemble delicately<br />
shaded paintings. In fact, the needle<br />
is held and operates in much<br />
the same manner as an artist’s<br />
brush or pencil. We do not teach<br />
classes or have an instructor, so<br />
you should have some experience<br />
in the craft and members are required<br />
to purchase their own supplies.<br />
Every Wednesday from 9:15<br />
a.m. to noon in Room 3. Currently<br />
there is a wait list.<br />
See Bunkawithflair.com.<br />
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Craft Group<br />
The ladies of the Craft Club are<br />
very busy making beautiful articles<br />
for our store. We started in September<br />
to make hats, mitts and<br />
scarves to donate to the needy in<br />
December. We have had a few of<br />
the GWSA members also donating<br />
these items so we can reach as<br />
many as possible.<br />
Guelph Wood Carving Club<br />
est. Circa 1986<br />
A well-established wood carving<br />
club of mostly seniors (both men<br />
and women) has operated in the<br />
Guelph area for decades.<br />
We do carving in the round, like<br />
cartoon characters, birds and wildlife,<br />
spoons, bowls, etc.<br />
Other carving techniques include<br />
relief carving, marquetry, and pyrography.<br />
Training available.<br />
Meets Monday evening 6:00 pm-<br />
9:00 pm in Evergreen Room 2.<br />
Cribbage<br />
Come on out on a Tuesday afternoon<br />
for a friendly game of Cribbage<br />
in Room 3 of the Evergreen<br />
Centre. The room is open at 12:30<br />
pm and we start playing at 1:00<br />
pm. Everyone is welcome and we<br />
play 8 games with prizes at the end<br />
of the afternoon. If you are not<br />
sure of how to play, we have instructors<br />
to help.<br />
Line Dancing<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Phyllis Carnochan<br />
(519-836-9415)<br />
Donna Holmes (519-831-0943)<br />
Monday Classes<br />
9:15 to 9:30 am - Line Dance Step<br />
Tutorial [brief review of steps]<br />
9:30 to 10:30 am – Beginners<br />
[Beyond the Basics]<br />
10:45 to 11:45 am - Intermediate<br />
[Are you up for a challenge?]<br />
Thursday Classes<br />
1:00 to 2:00 pm - Introduction to<br />
Line Dancing [No experience<br />
needed]<br />
2:15 to 3:15 pm – Beginners<br />
[Beyond the Basics]<br />
The cost is $2.00 each time you<br />
come. Sign up for line dancing at<br />
519-822-1260 ext. 2694.<br />
Into Focus Photography<br />
We are a friendly group of amateur<br />
photographers with equipment<br />
ranging from mobile phones and<br />
point-and-shoot cameras to fancy<br />
DSLR models. We share a common<br />
interest in photography as a<br />
hobby and we learn from each other.<br />
New members are always welcome.<br />
Our regular meetings are on<br />
the last Monday of every month by<br />
Zoom.<br />
If you are interested in joining,<br />
contact Stu McCannell<br />
(smccannell@rogers.com).<br />
Pickleball<br />
Pickleball is a sport in which four<br />
players use solid paddles made of<br />
wood or composite materials to hit<br />
a perforated polymer ball over a<br />
net. The sport shares features of<br />
other racquet sports: the dimensions<br />
and layout of a badminton<br />
court and a net and rules similar to<br />
tennis, with a few modifications.<br />
This sport is for people of all<br />
ages who are looking for some<br />
fun, laughter, socialization and exercise.<br />
It’s easy to learn, but can be<br />
challenging for those with a competitive<br />
nature. All levels of skill<br />
invited. Pickleball equipment is<br />
provided.<br />
Shuffleboard<br />
Come on out and join our group.<br />
Enjoy some gentle exercise,<br />
friendship and fun. Membership is<br />
available to all paid-up GWSA<br />
members for a $10 fee every six<br />
months. Register the first time you<br />
play. Beginners are welcome and<br />
instruction is available. The group<br />
plays Tuesdays and Wednesdays<br />
from 1 to 3 p.m.<br />
Silver Strummers<br />
The ukulele orchestra is an unqualified<br />
success story! There are<br />
13<br />
now 30 individuals who have<br />
joined the Silver Strummers. We<br />
welcome ALL skill levels, beginner<br />
through advanced! We will<br />
provide you with all the information<br />
you will need to get started.<br />
If you would like to try the universally<br />
accessible and friendly<br />
instrument of the ukulele, please<br />
contact Ann Sneyd at 519-830-<br />
6640.<br />
Silvertones<br />
The Silvertones members have returned<br />
to our weekly practices<br />
again in Room 3! They will run<br />
from 2 to 4 p.m. We do have a few<br />
openings so please contact Doreen<br />
Muir @ 519-831- 8323 if you<br />
would like to join our choir<br />
or would like more information.<br />
Skiing<br />
For the 2023 ski season, it<br />
costs $10.00 plus HST to join the<br />
Ski Club. You register and pay for<br />
the Downhill Ski Club at the front<br />
desk of the Evergreen Centre. It<br />
helps to own a 5-7 Pass purchased<br />
from Blue Mountain well before<br />
the start of the ski season. Every<br />
Monday we carpool by meeting at<br />
the lower Evergreen Parking Lot<br />
by the Enabling Garden at 8:00<br />
am, drive to Blue Mountain and<br />
return to Guelph by 6:00 pm. Contact<br />
Bob Shearer 519-831-4093 for<br />
Ski Club information.<br />
Evergreen Snooker Club<br />
The Evergreen Snooker Club is<br />
composed of a group of active,<br />
friendly players with skill levels<br />
covering the full spectrum from<br />
learner/beginner to accomplished<br />
player. If you are interested in<br />
learning the game, or have played<br />
in the past and want to get back<br />
into it, please drop by the Snooker<br />
Room. You will be assured a<br />
warm welcome and a place to try<br />
your hand at one of our three tables.<br />
The Snooker Room is open<br />
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4:00 pm and any other time the<br />
Evergreen Centre may be open.<br />
The primary focus of the club is<br />
to have fun, build friendships and<br />
socialize. Your snooker skill level<br />
is irrelevant, so don’t feel intimidated<br />
if you are a beginner. Prospective<br />
members may visit the<br />
club room up to three times without<br />
charge to help with their decision<br />
on whether to join. While<br />
most of the current members are<br />
men, there is a small group of<br />
women who play regularly<br />
(typically on Tuesday mornings),<br />
so ladies, don’t be shy, give it a<br />
try.<br />
Membership is available to all<br />
paid-up members of the GWSA on<br />
payment of the prescribed annual<br />
snooker activity fee. The current<br />
fee of $70 (plus tax) buys you access<br />
to the Snooker Room any<br />
time it is open and to all the snooker<br />
you care to play.<br />
Texas Hold ’Em<br />
Why not come out and have fun<br />
with us? We are averaging about<br />
16 players a week. We are situated<br />
in the Dining Room. We charge $2<br />
per week and pretty well all of that<br />
goes back to the GWSA. We play<br />
Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.<br />
Each player starts off with $500<br />
in real casino chips, and, as we do<br />
not play for money, we work on a<br />
point system. The one with the<br />
most points each week is the winner.<br />
We play until there is only one<br />
player left or 8:30 pm comes,<br />
whichever is first.<br />
We will gladly teach anyone<br />
who is interested in playing. Just<br />
follow the laughter to find us. We<br />
welcome everyone who wants to<br />
play and enjoys company.<br />
We have quite a few ladies playing<br />
at present and would always<br />
welcome more. We do not want to<br />
become a men’s club! Remember,<br />
you have to be a member of the<br />
GWSA to play.<br />
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Watercolour Painters<br />
The Evergreen Watercolour Painters<br />
provides an opportunity for watercolour<br />
painters to practise their<br />
hobby along with others sharing<br />
the same interest, while encouraging<br />
one another and receiving information,<br />
ideas and inspiration.<br />
While we do not offer classes or<br />
lessons, we welcome accomplished<br />
watercolour painters.<br />
There is a small annual membership<br />
fee and membership with the<br />
GWSA is required. We meet in<br />
Room 2 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on<br />
the 1st and 5th Wednesday of the<br />
month, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
on the third Wednesday.<br />
Woven Words<br />
“If you wait for inspiration before<br />
you write, you’re not a writer,<br />
you’re a waiter”- Dan Poynter<br />
Using the book “Your Story,<br />
Well Told” by Corey Rosen<br />
(available through Amazon) as a<br />
foundation, we will explore numerous<br />
aspects of storytelling<br />
through discussion examples and<br />
exercises.<br />
We will weave our own stories<br />
based on a technique we choose,<br />
share, rehearse, and finally present<br />
during the last class of each month.<br />
Using the Goldilocks approach,<br />
not too much, not too little, but just<br />
right, we will learn to water ‘n’<br />
weed, as our project captures a<br />
blossom which truly represents the<br />
story we wish to share. The only<br />
suggested equipment is a journal to<br />
jot notes and ideas.<br />
Once we feel comfortable with<br />
traditional storytelling, we will discuss<br />
expansion to Storytelling<br />
Plus. This involves storytelling<br />
with props, draw and tell, feltboard,<br />
cut and tell, music, movement,<br />
puppets, etc. We are only<br />
limited by our imagination! Mondays<br />
10-11 a.m. in Room 4.<br />
Writers Club<br />
If you enjoy the power of the pen,<br />
come join the Writers Club. We<br />
can toss around ideas and topics to<br />
get the creative juices flowing.<br />
Then let’s share the resulting written<br />
shape for constructive comments,<br />
while enjoying the company<br />
of others. Please feel welcome<br />
to join the journey. We will meet<br />
the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the<br />
month in the Board Room, from 1-<br />
3 p.m. There is a weekly fee of $2<br />
for the GWSA. Contact Susan<br />
Jackson 519-265-3246.<br />
NEW - Seniors Mixed Volleyball<br />
Thursday mornings at the West<br />
End from 10:30 a.m. - noon.<br />
$60 for the season, September to<br />
June.<br />
Must have some mobility and<br />
hand/eye co-ordination.<br />
Any questions or concerns,<br />
please contact: Co-ordinator<br />
Johanna van Boxtel, 416-579-7143<br />
Johannavanboxtel60@gmail.com.<br />
Be active.<br />
Get<br />
involved.<br />
Make<br />
friends.
GWSA Groups & Activities Contact Information<br />
You may be required to show your up-to-date GWSA membership card at any activity.<br />
Art In The Hall<br />
Kim Taylor<br />
(kdillonrose@gmail.com)<br />
Art Studio In 2<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Nora Kelly norakelly1@hotmail.com<br />
Every 2 nd & 4 th Wed. 1-4 pm<br />
Badminton<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Jeff Millard (519-993-1362)<br />
Tues. 7-9:30 pm<br />
Thurs. & Fri. 10:30 am-1 pm,<br />
Sun. 1:30-3:30 pm<br />
Mon. & Wed. 1-4 pm (WECC)<br />
No play at WECC July & August<br />
Casual Bicycling<br />
Various Locations in and<br />
around Guelph<br />
John Ness jolyness4952@gmail.com<br />
Wed. - May 1-Oct. 31 - 9:00 am-noon<br />
Bunka Art Group<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Diane Barber (519-763-2996)<br />
designbunny@rogers.com<br />
Wednesdays - 9:15 am-noon<br />
Canoe Club<br />
John Ness (519-994-8611)<br />
canoeclubmembership@gmail.com<br />
Thursdays 9-noon<br />
Chess Club<br />
Board Room<br />
2nd & 4th Fridays – 10 am-12 pm<br />
Bruce Hurst (519-831-4340)<br />
bfhurst80@hotmail.com<br />
Computer Club<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Ross Knechtel (226-706-4058)<br />
Ken Chupa (519-829-2476)<br />
January, March, May<br />
2nd Monday - 7:00-9:00 pm<br />
15<br />
Bid Euchre on Thursdays<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Phyllis Goodhew<br />
(phyllisgoodhew@gmail.com)<br />
Thursdays 1 pm-4 pm<br />
Book Club 1<br />
Board Room<br />
Veronica Sanche (519-767-9991)<br />
Last Friday of month - 1-2:30 pm<br />
Book Club 2<br />
Board Room<br />
Christine Trimble (519-823-2086)<br />
2nd Friday of month - 1-3:30 pm<br />
Bridge - Recreational<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
gwsa.bridge@gmail.com<br />
Tuesdays - 6:30-9:00 pm<br />
Thursdays - 12:30-3:30 pm<br />
Bridge - Duplicate<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
2paulinesmith@gmail.com<br />
Fridays - 9:00-11:30 am<br />
Computer Mentoring<br />
Ken Chupa (519-829-2476)<br />
Computer Lab<br />
Computer mentoring is a drop-in program.<br />
No appointment necessary.<br />
Computer mentoring is offered every Monday<br />
(except when the Centre is closed)<br />
from 1:00 to 3:00 pm<br />
Craft Club<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Judy Montgomery (519-824-8047)<br />
Fridays - 8:30 am-1:30 pm<br />
Cribbage<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Elaine Miller (ermiller35@gmail.com)<br />
Tuesdays 12:30 pm-4 pm<br />
Diabetes Support Group<br />
Board Room<br />
Tuesdays – 12-1 pm<br />
Bill MacDonald (519.400.0950)<br />
cbmacdonald@rogers.com<br />
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Euchre on Monday<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Earl Mead (lemead41@outlook.com)<br />
Mondays - 1:00-3:00 pm<br />
Euchre on Friday<br />
Evergreen Room 4<br />
Peter Smith (519-217-8986)<br />
Fridays - 1:00-4:00 pm<br />
Golf<br />
Tom Kane (519-827-1475)<br />
Mondays, May to September<br />
Into Focus Photography<br />
Evergreen Room 4<br />
Stu McCannell (smccannell@rogers.com)<br />
last Monday of every month—2:30-5 pm<br />
$24.00 a year<br />
Line Dancing<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Phyllis (519-836-9415)<br />
Donna (519-831-0943)<br />
Mondays – 9:15 to noon<br />
Thursdays – 1:00 to 3:15 p.m.<br />
Peer Learning<br />
Barb McLeod (519-823-2531)<br />
Andrew Webb (226-500-4755)<br />
Sessions in September <strong>2022</strong><br />
Pickleball<br />
Rudy Simon<br />
gwsapickleball@gmail.com<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Monday 12:15 – 3 p.m.<br />
Tuesday 8:30 am – 12:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday 8:30 – 10:00 am<br />
Thursday 8:30 - 10:30 am<br />
Friday 8:30 – 10:30 am and 1 – 4 pm<br />
Sunday 8:30 am - 1:30 pm<br />
West End Comm. Centre<br />
Tues. - noon-4:00 pm (advanced play)<br />
Thurs. - 2:15-5:00 pm (all levels of play)<br />
Quilting<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Beryl Drohan (519-827-0120)<br />
Mondays - 12:30-4:00 pm<br />
Rug Hooking<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Kathy McCallum<br />
kamccallum28@gmail.com<br />
Tuesdays 12-4 pm<br />
Shuffleboard<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Elaine Bigam (519-824-6498)<br />
elainebigam@gmail.com<br />
Tuesdays & Wednesdays - 1-3 pm<br />
Silver Strummers<br />
Room 3<br />
Ann Sneyd 519-830-6640<br />
Fridays - Beginners 12-1 pm<br />
Experienced 1-2 pm<br />
Silvertones Choir<br />
Room 3<br />
Doreen Muir (519-831-8323)<br />
Choir Director - Ann Sneyd<br />
Accompanist: Andrea LeBlanc<br />
Fridays 2-4 pm<br />
Ski Club<br />
Evergreen Parking Lot by<br />
The Enabling Garden<br />
Bob Shearer 519-831-4093<br />
bob.shearer@xplornet.ca<br />
Mondays from January to the end of March<br />
8:00 am car pool at Evergreen to Blue Mountain<br />
6:00 pm return to Evergreen<br />
Evergreen Snooker Club<br />
Evergreen Snooker Room<br />
Nick Harris (519-836-4547)<br />
Daily - 9:00 am-4:00 pm<br />
Table Tennis<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Petr Vales (ttguelph@outlook.com)<br />
Evergreen:<br />
Monday - 3-6:15 pm<br />
Wednesday - 10 am-1 pm<br />
Saturday - 9:00 am-12:00 noon<br />
West End: Friday - 1:00-4:00 pm<br />
(WECC - except July/August)<br />
Texas Hold ’Em Poker<br />
Bistro 683<br />
Paul Phillips (416-996-2112)<br />
Bruno Szafran (519-823-2317)<br />
Tuesdays - 6:30-8:30 pm<br />
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Walking Club<br />
Riverside Park<br />
walkingclubgwsa@gmail.com<br />
April to October<br />
Thursdays - 9:45 am-12:30 pm<br />
Watercolour Painters Club<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Mary Mulholland (519-836-4889)<br />
watercolourclub@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
1st and 5th Wednesday of the month - 12:30-4 pm<br />
Third Wednesday - 9 am to 4 pm<br />
Membership $30/yr + hst<br />
West End Art Group<br />
Rm 2 West End Comm. Centre<br />
Nancy Baker (519-822-6653)<br />
Tuesdays - 12:30-4:00 pm<br />
September – June<br />
Membership $10/yr + hst<br />
West Hills Art Group<br />
Rm 2 West End Comm. Centre<br />
Dale Vardy (519-823-5746)<br />
bdvardy@rogers.com<br />
September - June<br />
Thursdays - noon-4:00 pm<br />
Membership $25.00 + hst<br />
Wood Carving Group<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Ken Fugler (fugler@rogers.com)<br />
Monday – 6-9 pm<br />
Woven Words<br />
Room 4<br />
Ellen & Gordon Webb (519.835.7153)<br />
ellenandgordon@yahoo.ca<br />
Mondays – 10am-11 am<br />
Writers Club<br />
Board Room<br />
Susan Jackson (519-265-3246)<br />
susan.guelph@yahoo.ca<br />
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 1-3 p.m.<br />
Writing Your Life Story<br />
Board Room<br />
Jennifer Blackie<br />
519-824-7204<br />
jblackie@bell.net<br />
Thursdays 1:30-3:30 pm<br />
Seniors Mixed Volleyball<br />
West End<br />
Johanna van Boxtel, 416-579-7143<br />
Johannavanboxtel60@gmail.com<br />
Thursday 10:30 a.m. - noon<br />
$60 for the season, September to June<br />
COMPUTER MENTORING<br />
DARTS<br />
Do you enjoy playing darts?<br />
Volunteers are needed to start up the<br />
Darts Club again.<br />
If you are interested in volunteering,<br />
please contact Becky for more<br />
information.<br />
becky.macdonald@guelph.ca<br />
Just about everyone with a computer runs into<br />
problems. Don’t struggle when there is help<br />
available at these weekly mentoring sessions.<br />
Volunteers from the GWSA Computer Club are<br />
available to assist you with your specific problem<br />
areas.<br />
All computer mentoring sessions are held on<br />
Monday afternoons from 1-3 pm<br />
Class length: 2 hours<br />
Cost: $3.00 for Members<br />
and $5.00 for Non-Members.<br />
Participants pay in advance at the front desk or<br />
register using RecEnroll.ca.<br />
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SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS<br />
OF NOTE<br />
“Our Young Seniors”<br />
‘We’re not over the hill; we’re just<br />
gaining speed!’<br />
Shephard, Bill - Nov. 4 (73)<br />
Green, Linda - Nov. 18 (74)<br />
SPECIAL WEDDING<br />
ANNIVERSARIES<br />
If you have a birthday or anniversary<br />
that you would like to include in the<br />
Sentinel, please let us know the month<br />
before.<br />
This column is NOT done automatically.<br />
We DON’T have access to your<br />
personal information.<br />
“Passages”<br />
We would like to convey our condolences<br />
to Association Members and their Families<br />
Herron, Dorothy Catherine passed away on<br />
Wednesday, September 14, <strong>2022</strong>, at the age of 96.<br />
She was a long-time GWSA member and played<br />
many card games.<br />
Spears, Donald Dwayne passed away on Monday,<br />
September 19, <strong>2022</strong>, at the age of 60. He was a long<br />
-time GWSA member and enjoyed playing<br />
Cribbage.<br />
Figliuzzi, Bruno passed away on Saturday, October 8,<br />
<strong>2022</strong>, at the age of 79. He enjoyed playing Euchre<br />
with friends at the Evergreen.<br />
Desroches, Jocelynn passed away on Sunday,<br />
October 9, <strong>2022</strong>, at the age of 59. She was the chef<br />
in the Evergreen dining room for many years.<br />
The Sentinel - <strong>November</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
Clubs and Drop-In Activities NOVEMBER <strong>2022</strong><br />
R Register W West End Community Centre P Riverside Park Picnic Shelter<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
4<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-4p Silvertones<br />
3<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
2:15-5p Pickleball W<br />
2<br />
8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
12:30-4p Watercolour Painters<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-3p Writers Club<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
1<br />
TRIP BOOKING<br />
8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-1p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
‘Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
11<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10a-12p Chess<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
1-3:30p Book Club 2<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-4p Silvertones<br />
10<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
2:15-5p Pickleball W<br />
9<br />
8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-4p Art Studio in 2<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
8<br />
8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-1p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
‘Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
7<br />
9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
18<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
17<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec . Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
16<br />
8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9a-4p Watercolour Painters<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-3p Writers Club<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
15<br />
8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-1p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
14<br />
9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
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12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
21<br />
9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
28<br />
9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Beg Line Dance<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
2:30-5p Into Focus Photogr.<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
‘Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
22<br />
8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-1p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
‘Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
29<br />
8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-1p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
‘Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
23<br />
8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-4p Art Studio in 2<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
30<br />
8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
12:30-4p Watercolour Painters<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
2:15-5p Pickleball W<br />
24<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Beginners Line<br />
Dancing<br />
2:15-5p Pickleball W<br />
Weekend Activities<br />
Saturday<br />
9a-12p Table Tennis<br />
Sunday<br />
8:30a-1:30p Pickleball<br />
1:30-3:30p Badminton<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-4p Silvertones<br />
25<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10a-12p Chess<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
1-2:30p Book Club 1<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-4p Silvertones<br />
Everyday Activities<br />
Snooker—9a-4p<br />
Book Nook—<br />
Mon-Fri – 9a-4p<br />
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THE TALKING GAS PUMP<br />
by the Writers’ Group<br />
First thing on the list for his Monday morning<br />
outing was to get gas for the car. He wondered what<br />
outrageous price would meet him at the pumps. Too<br />
bad the world economy was such a mess. Budgets<br />
seemed to be getting tighter every day. Still, it could<br />
be worse. The day was crisp and quiet after the<br />
morning rush of workers had made it to their<br />
workplaces. The gas station was just a minute away.<br />
It was a new addition to the neighbourhood, having<br />
just opened a year ago. He put on his sunglasses,<br />
hefted into the car, and started it up.<br />
At the end of the street, he made a left, and fifty<br />
feet along, he made a right into the gas bar. He pulled<br />
up behind a shiny black sedan. The driver was<br />
already out of her car, and getting ready to fill up. He<br />
remarked that she had on a puffy silver vest that<br />
matched the silver of her hair. He got out of the car<br />
and opened the gas cap. Then he noticed the woman<br />
was in conversation with someone but no one was<br />
around. Ah, the voice was coming out of the gas<br />
pump. He had once before met the phenomenon<br />
when he kept banging away at the gas lever he had<br />
chosen, and nothing was happening. Suddenly, a<br />
voice from above told him that the gas pump was out<br />
of order. So odd. He knew somehow the woman had<br />
erred. Her voice seemed to have gone up an octave.<br />
He also knew the gas bar owners were newcomers,<br />
and were not quite sporting the Canadian accent yet,<br />
so it seemed the conversation was heating up. She<br />
held the fill nozzle up in her right hand, and was<br />
getting ready to insert it into the fill pipe of the car.<br />
The nozzle was bright yellow, and therein lay the<br />
problem. He stopped what he was doing and<br />
approached the woman.<br />
‘Excuse me,” he said, “but I<br />
think they are trying to tell you<br />
that you are holding the diesel<br />
nozzle. You don’t want to put<br />
diesel in your car. See this yellow nozzle<br />
belongs to this yellow lever marked Diesel.”<br />
The woman looked at him, looked at the yellow<br />
nozzle in her hand, and laughed in relief at the puzzle<br />
solved. “Oh, thank you so much. You are a nice man<br />
for helping me out.”<br />
He went back to his car and resumed the fill.<br />
When he went inside to pay, the woman was telling<br />
the young man with the generous smile who stood<br />
behind the counter about the “nice man”, and when<br />
she turned, she thanked him again, and left.<br />
When he went to pay, the young man said, “It is<br />
good to be kind.”<br />
“Yes, it is.” He nodded, and smiled in agreement.<br />
As he left the store, he felt contented. There was<br />
nothing wrong with being called “nice”. It is the<br />
height of our Canadian compliment. Nice work, nice<br />
day, or just “Nice!” is about as good as it can get.<br />
The British have a habit of saying “brilliant” for<br />
their approval of things. We find it rather odd. Our<br />
superlative is probably just “very nice”. We just had<br />
a moment of making new friends. The woman<br />
honked her horn and waved as she left the parking<br />
lot.<br />
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A VIEW FROM THE BOOK NOOK<br />
Chris Fraser<br />
The Book Nook — “A Lending Library”<br />
We are open<br />
Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.<br />
****<br />
The book I am going to tell you about is called<br />
“Forgiving Paris” by Karen Kingsbury.<br />
Ashley Blake and her husband are about to take a trip<br />
to Paris to celebrate their anniversary where Ashley’s<br />
paintings are being exhibited at a gallery.<br />
Ashley keeps remembering her time in Paris 20 years<br />
earlier when she was a hopeful artist. She got a job as a<br />
receptionist at a well known gallery, but when she<br />
showed her paintings to the concierge at the gallery, she<br />
was told they were not good at all. A big exhibition was<br />
being held at the gallery and Ashley was busy getting<br />
things ready, and then on the big day, she was greeting<br />
the guests. The main attraction was Jean-Claude Pierre,<br />
who made a point of spending time with Ashley. He then<br />
offered to take her on a tour of Paris the next day.<br />
Ashley did enjoy seeing the sights but kept telling<br />
herself he was married and not to get attached to him.<br />
Alice worked at a nearby bakery and had almost died<br />
from an overdose of heroin and had decided to end her<br />
life and that of the baby she was carrying, but God had<br />
other plans for her that night. At the same time, Ashley<br />
had just found out she was pregnant and she felt very<br />
lonely in Paris and wanted to go home to Indiana.<br />
Going to Paris all those years later, Ashley was so<br />
grateful to have her husband, Landon, with her. He<br />
always was there for her and had planned a wonderful<br />
trip for them in Paris. Ashley has to forgive herself for<br />
what she did in Paris all those years ago and put it all<br />
behind her.<br />
This is an amazing story which I hope you will enjoy<br />
reading as much as I did.<br />
I hope you will all enjoy reading the new books that<br />
we recently purchased. You will find them in the “new<br />
additions” section of the library. I would also like to give<br />
my thanks to all the members who so generously donate<br />
books to our library for our members to enjoy.<br />
Please be sure to come to our Book Sale being held on<br />
<strong>November</strong> 19 in the auditorium - we have lots of books<br />
and DVDs to chose from.<br />
Happy Reading,<br />
Your bookworm and Librarian,<br />
Chris Fraser<br />
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A volunteer snow removal service for eligible<br />
seniors and those living with physical disabilities.<br />
The winter season is almost upon us. In partnership<br />
with the City of Guelph, PIN –The People and<br />
Information Network offer a volunteer snow removal<br />
service for eligible seniors and persons with physical<br />
disabilities. During a significant snow event, after the<br />
residential streets are plowed, volunteers visit their<br />
match within 24 hours to clear the windrow (the<br />
accumulation of snow left at the end of a driveway).<br />
Last year, 111 Snow Angels contributed 1,375 hours<br />
of snow shoveling service. In total, 145 residents were<br />
helped during the winter season. The support from<br />
this program is evident from feedback from one<br />
resident, “This service is not only helpful in a practice<br />
sense, but it also engenders a feeling of being<br />
connected to the community. Knowing that others<br />
care about my well-being is immensely important. My<br />
Snow Angel lending a helping hand when I most<br />
needed it makes all the difference in the world.<br />
For those volunteering for the service, it contributes a<br />
tremendous amount to the overall well-being of our<br />
community. Volunteering with the program is truly<br />
‘the neighbourly thing to do’ and is a great way for<br />
families to volunteer together, or high school<br />
students.<br />
For the residents of the Snow Angels program, it’s a<br />
vital service that allows them to stay connected to<br />
their community while living in their own spaces.<br />
In order to be eligible for this service, residents<br />
must:<br />
• Reside in the City of Guelph in a single dwelling<br />
or semi-detached house with private driveway.<br />
• Be unable to remove their own snow and cannot<br />
afford to pay for snow removal.<br />
• Have no able-bodied person living in the<br />
household to shovel snow.<br />
• Be a senior citizen (aged 65 years or older) and/or<br />
have a physical disability.<br />
Please note that the People and Information Network<br />
(PIN) reserves the right to ask for documentation<br />
verifying proof of disability and/or inability to pay for<br />
private snow removal services in order to ensure<br />
services are provided to those in our community who<br />
truly require assistance.<br />
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NOVEMBER 26<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
683 Woolwich St., Guelph<br />
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2022</strong><br />
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.<br />
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.<br />
Dance to the music of DJ Rob Martine<br />
Tickets are $15.00 each (non-refundable)<br />
Tickets may be purchased at the door. Tickets may also be purchased in advance<br />
by phoning 519-837-5699 or in person at any City of Guelph Recreational<br />
Facility such as: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre, Victoria Road<br />
Recreational Centre, West End Community Centre.<br />
To reserve a group table, call Margaret Waldron at 519-836-8534<br />
Or email me at dances@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
See website: https://gwsa-guelph.ca/Saturday-social-dances/<br />
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$25.00 discount coupon<br />
with this ad<br />
Please call 519-821-6683<br />
EVERGREEN MARKET<br />
‘For Sale’ ads will be left in for 3 <strong>issue</strong>s from first insertion<br />
(i.e., in Sept. <strong>issue</strong> - removed from Dec. <strong>issue</strong>); if you wish<br />
it to remain in longer, please contact The Sentinel office<br />
and/or leave us a message. If your item sells, please let us<br />
know so that we can remove it. NO ‘Accommodation’ or<br />
‘Vehicle’ ads will be included in the Evergreen Market.<br />
Such ads will be treated as advertising inserted within these<br />
pages at the current Sentinel advertising rates plus HST.<br />
Thank you, Sentinel Administrator.<br />
lamp shades, $20 OBO. Call Sandy at 519-265-<br />
8963.<br />
Free advertising for GWSA members ONLY.<br />
PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE<br />
YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER<br />
WITH YOUR ITEM(S).<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Epson C88+ Colour Printer. Used. Asking $35.<br />
Call Frank at 519-826-0174.<br />
3-in-1 Starfrit - Air Fryer/Convection Oven/<br />
Toaster. Never opened. Good for kitchen, staff<br />
lounge, gift or summer house. $150. Call Irene at<br />
519-763-8883.<br />
1 Exercise bicycle, new, $50 OBO. Treadmill,<br />
10 years old, good condition, $200 OBO. Two<br />
pretty bedroom lamps, good condition, need new<br />
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See Puzzles on pgs. 18 & 19<br />
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RECREATION & LEISURE PROGRAMS for SENIORS 55+<br />
held at the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre unless otherwise indicated — call 519-823-1291.<br />
Please register in person at our recreation facilities, over the phone by calling 519-837-5699, or online at<br />
recenroll.ca. Registration opened on Wednesday, September 7, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
PLEASE NOTE: Programs may be cancelled if there is low registration, so be sure to register (Fees do not<br />
include HST).<br />
DROP IN PROGRAMS<br />
Drop In Pickleball<br />
Drop in and join us for a fun and active game of<br />
pickleball. Whether you have played racket<br />
sports or not, the game is easy to learn and is<br />
facilitated by staff. Paddles and balls are<br />
provided, but feel free to bring your own if you<br />
wish.<br />
Course ID: 28677<br />
Class Length: 2 hours<br />
(7:15-9:15 p.m.)<br />
Dates: Sept. 14-December 14 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Adult: $7.04<br />
Senior: $5.63<br />
VISUAL ARTS<br />
Latin American Cinema<br />
Join us as we view and analyze Latin American<br />
film directors, from the 1980s to the present.<br />
We will socialize interpretations and comments<br />
about the films through discussion and<br />
activities.<br />
Course ID: 28850<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Board Room)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: Nov. 3-December 15 (Tuesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $101.36<br />
Non-Member: $116.55<br />
FITNESS<br />
Cardio and Strength Level 1<br />
This beginner strength training class focuses on<br />
functional exercises that include balance,<br />
flexibility and cardiovascular movements.<br />
Exercises are performed both sitting and<br />
standing. Hand weights are used for<br />
strengthening and toning muscles. Join us to<br />
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keep your body fit!<br />
Course ID: 29041<br />
Location: Victoria Road Rec Centre (Maple<br />
Room)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(9:30-10:30 a.m.)<br />
Dates: Sept. 28-December 14 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $85.32<br />
Non-Member: $98.16<br />
Cardio and Strength Level 2<br />
This intermediate/advanced strength training<br />
class focuses on a low impact cardio warmup.<br />
This class performs functional exercises that<br />
include balance, flexibility and cardiovascular<br />
movements. Exercises are performed sitting and<br />
standing. A variety of equipment is used<br />
throughout the classes which may include<br />
bands, stability balls and weights of your<br />
choice. Join us to keep your body fit!<br />
Course ID: Monday: 28678<br />
Friday: 28679<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (9-10 a.m.)<br />
Dates:<br />
Monday: Sept. 26-December 19<br />
Friday: Sept. 30-December 16<br />
Fees: Member: $92.43<br />
Non-Member: 106.34<br />
Cardio and Strength Level 3<br />
Come and challenge your fitness level in this<br />
advanced strength training class. Focusing on a<br />
low impact cardio warmup, this class performs<br />
functional exercises that include balance,<br />
flexibility and cardiovascular movements. A<br />
variety of equipment is used throughout the<br />
classes, which may include bands, stability balls<br />
and weights of your choice. Join us to keep<br />
your body fit!<br />
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Course ID: Monday: 28680<br />
Friday: 28681<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (8-9 a.m.)<br />
Dates:<br />
Monday: Sept. 19-December 19<br />
Friday: Sept. 23-December 16<br />
Fees: Member: $92.43<br />
Non-Member: $106.34<br />
Total Body Conditioning<br />
This total body conditioning class will<br />
challenge the active 55+ individual. A cardio<br />
warmup will prepare you for resistance<br />
training, balance, flexibility, and core strength<br />
and floor workout. The benefits of regular<br />
exercise consisting of these major components<br />
will improve your mental, physical and<br />
emotional health. Increase your energy level to<br />
be able to carry out daily tasks and reduce your<br />
chances of osteoporosis.<br />
Course ID: 28683<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (8-9 a.m.)<br />
Dates: Sept. 28-December 14 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $85.32<br />
Non-Member: $98.16<br />
Introduction to Strength Training<br />
What is strength training all about? How do you<br />
get started? Which exercises are the best ones?<br />
What about form? Let us show you the<br />
answers! You will go from learning the theory<br />
behind the importance of strength training to<br />
mastering the technique behind bodyweight,<br />
free weight and barbell training. Our qualified<br />
instructors will take you through a progressive<br />
training program that will help you gain a better<br />
understanding of exercise and program design,<br />
help you increase your strength and, most<br />
importantly, your confidence in and out of the<br />
gym.<br />
Course ID: 29809<br />
Location: West End Community Centre<br />
(Fitness Room)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (9-10 a.m.),<br />
1 hour (10-11 a.m.<br />
Dates: October 19-December 7 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Member: Free<br />
Non-Member: Free<br />
Strength and Balance<br />
This beginner class will focus on fall<br />
prevention, whole body movements and<br />
balance. It is designed to improve general<br />
mobility and overall strength to make everyday<br />
tasks easier. You can expect to see<br />
improvement in posture. The class presents an<br />
excellent opportunity for beginners to start<br />
exercising with an aerobic, strength and<br />
flexibility component.<br />
Course ID: 29042<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 45 minutes<br />
(12:15-1 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 12-December 14 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $71.10<br />
Non-Member: $81.80<br />
Gym and Swim<br />
Take the challenge of on-land strength training<br />
coupled with the resistance of the aquatic<br />
environment to diversify your workout regime.<br />
The weight-bearing exercises in the gym in<br />
addition to the buoyancy and resistance of the<br />
water provide great benefits for the entire body.<br />
Course ID: 28827<br />
Location: West End Community Centre (Lap<br />
Pool and Community Room 2)<br />
Class Length: 1.5 hours<br />
(9:30-10:45 a.m.)<br />
Dates: October 14-December 16 (Friday)<br />
Fees: Member: $71.10<br />
Non-Member: $81.80<br />
Drum and Jump<br />
Good for the brain and great for the body,<br />
Drum and Jump is a high-fun, high-energy<br />
fitness program that combines music, dance and<br />
rhythm. Using a stability ball and drumsticks,<br />
you will drum to the beat of the music. No<br />
experience required - just beat to your own<br />
drum!<br />
Course ID: 28826<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
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Centre (Maple Room)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (4-5 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 12-December 14 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $71.10<br />
Non-Member: $81.80<br />
Falling Prevention and Navigation<br />
In this program, participants will learn practical<br />
exercises for preventing falls in day-to-day life,<br />
as well as tools to aid in negotiating a fall,<br />
should it occur. We will focus on building<br />
knowledge of the body to increase confidence<br />
in movement. It will include: exercises for<br />
increasing proprioception (for the feet, eyes,<br />
and spine) - study of walking mechanics to<br />
invite mindful movement - practice of ramping<br />
and spiralling pathways for support in falling -<br />
explorations of how to use the limbs and body<br />
for counterbalance.<br />
Course ID: 28825<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(1:30-2:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 24-December 12 (Monday)<br />
Fees: Member: $56.88<br />
Non-Member: $65.44<br />
Full Body Blast Bootcamp<br />
This bootcamp is a mixture of: HIIT, Tabata,<br />
Dumbbell, Booty Band Circuits. This bootcamp<br />
series workout will provide fun and variety to<br />
your workout schedule. You will have<br />
accountability as you will be working out twice<br />
a week in an all-inclusive environment.<br />
Course ID: 28830<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(6:30-7:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 11-December 13 (Tuesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $71.10<br />
Non-Member: $81.80<br />
DANCE<br />
Latin Dancing<br />
Join us for some ballroom dancing Latin style!<br />
This program is taught in single form. Learn the<br />
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basics of merengue, salsa, cumbia, bachata and<br />
reggaeton. No previous dance experience is<br />
necessary.<br />
Course ID: 28828<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (1-2 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 11-December 13 (Tuesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $71.10<br />
Non-Member: $81.80<br />
LIFESTYLE<br />
Lunch and Learn<br />
Stay connected with peers in your community<br />
and make new friends. Our Lunch and Learn<br />
Program is a great way to enjoy a balanced<br />
meal and take part in social activities in a<br />
friendly and inclusive environment.<br />
Lunch and Learn – <strong>November</strong><br />
Discover current and evidence-based strategies<br />
to help you live with Osteoarthritis. By<br />
attending this 1 hour session led by Arthritis<br />
Society Occupational Therapist Kristin Dillon,<br />
you will learn about osteoarthritis, strategies to<br />
manage arthritis, and how therapeutic exercises,<br />
physical activity and nutrition can decrease<br />
pain.<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Date: <strong>November</strong> 24 (Thursday)<br />
Course ID: 28853<br />
Class Length: 1.5 hours (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)<br />
Fees: Member: $10.00<br />
Non-Member: $10.00<br />
Spanish<br />
Learn Spanish by enjoying basic conversations<br />
and hands-on activities, with which you will<br />
connect and communicate in a free way using<br />
this language from the beginning. Starting with<br />
basic grammar and vocabulary, this program<br />
will help you to acquire a practical use of<br />
language on context and for specific purposes.<br />
Also, you will know and appreciate some<br />
cultural aspects of Spanish speaking countries.<br />
Whether you are just starting out or brushing up<br />
your Spanish skills, you are welcome to join us.<br />
Course ID: 29040<br />
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Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Board Room)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(3:30-4:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 18-December 13 (Tuesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $130.32<br />
Non-Member: $149.85<br />
PILATES<br />
Pilates<br />
Learn the principles of Pilates. Begin to<br />
strengthen and lengthen muscles, as well as<br />
gaining many other benefits to your body! Up to<br />
10 minutes of standing exercises for balance.<br />
Course ID: 28933<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(11 a.m.-12 p.m.)<br />
Dates: October 12-December 14 (Wednesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $71.10<br />
Non-Member: $81.80<br />
TAI CHI<br />
Tai Chi – Beginner<br />
This program welcomes those who are new to<br />
Tai Chi as well as those who are wishing to<br />
reinforce the foundations. Focusing on the basic<br />
vocabulary of the stances and co-ordination of<br />
the postures, this meditative movement practice<br />
is accessible to all.<br />
Course ID: 28684<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(9:30-10:30 a.m.)<br />
Dates: October 25-December 13 (Tuesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $56.88<br />
Non-Member: $65.44<br />
Tai Chi – Intermediate<br />
Learn the meditative movement practice of Tai<br />
Chi Chuan. This session focuses on the Yang<br />
Style 37-Posture Form. It is advised to have<br />
previous experience with Tai Chi Chuan<br />
movements and foundations for this class.<br />
Course ID: 28685<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
(10:30-11:30 a.m.)<br />
Dates: October 25-December 13 (Tuesday)<br />
Fees: Member: $56.88<br />
Non-Member: $65.44<br />
YOGA<br />
Gentle Yoga<br />
This program is open to everyone. We will<br />
explore this centuries old discipline which<br />
brings health and vitality to the body, peace to<br />
the mind and joy to the spirit. Participants must<br />
have the mobility to move from standing<br />
positions to laying/sitting on a mat on the floor.<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Room 4)<br />
Course ID: 31367<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (10:15-11:15 a.m.)<br />
Friday<br />
Dates: October 14-December 16 (Friday)<br />
Fees: Member: $63.99<br />
Non-Member: $73.62<br />
SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
Community Craft Sale<br />
Get started on your holiday shopping with the<br />
Community Craft Sale. Local vendors will be<br />
displaying a variety of hand-crafted items to<br />
help you get ready for the upcoming season.<br />
Please note that registration/payment is for<br />
vendors only. This is a free event to attend.<br />
Event ID: 28700<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre (Auditorium)<br />
Length: 4 hours<br />
(9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.)<br />
Date: <strong>November</strong> 19 (Saturday)<br />
Fee: 1 table: $20.00<br />
2 tables: Additional $15 ($35)<br />
3 tables: Additional $25 ($45)<br />
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GWSA Email Updates<br />
Each month, approximately mid-month, the<br />
Membership and Marketing Committee at the<br />
GWSA sends out the GWSA Email Update. It<br />
highlights a few of the exciting things happening at<br />
the GWSA and important communications from<br />
the Board.<br />
You can subscribe to receive the GWSA Email<br />
Update by completing the steps below:<br />
1. To begin, please send an email to:<br />
subscribe@gwsa-guelph.ca. You can enter<br />
Subscribe in the Subject line, or just skip that<br />
part, it will work either way. In just a few<br />
minutes you will receive a message with a link.<br />
2. Click on the link you received, fill in the<br />
appropriate fields, and click “Subscribe to List”.<br />
3. To ensure you really want to receive GWSA<br />
Email Updates – and to make sure all emails are<br />
error-free – we’ll send a message asking you to<br />
confirm.<br />
4. Once you respond to the confirmation message,<br />
your registration is complete and you’ll receive<br />
our Welcome Letter.<br />
You can also subscribe using the Email Update<br />
input form at the bottom of any page on the<br />
GWSA website at gwsa-guelph.ca.<br />
You can expect to receive your first GWSA Email<br />
Update approximately mid-month after you sign<br />
up.<br />
You can unsubscribe from the GWSA Email<br />
Updates at any time by clicking on the<br />
“unsubscribe” link that is displayed at the bottom<br />
of every update.<br />
Membership &<br />
Marketing Committee<br />
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GRAND CHRISTMAS MYSTERY TOUR<br />
Total cost: Members only - $112.00 (non-refundable) Code - 31212<br />
Registration starts on Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 1, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Booking deadline is Friday, December 2, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Join us for a day away. Please bring a sandwich for later, as it will be a long day.<br />
The cost includes transportation by coach, hot lunch, cost to venues, taxes and tip for the<br />
driver.<br />
Leave the Evergreen Centre - 12 pm The Carousel - 12:10 pm Returning back in Guelph around 8 pm<br />
Refund Policy: This trip is NON-REFUNDABLE; doctor’s certificates will not be accepted. Should there<br />
be a mandatory provincial shutdown due to COVID-19 or GWSA cancels the trip due to lack of<br />
participation, all participants will receive a full refund to their method of payment. Don’t Wait! That means<br />
booking your trip before the trip must be cancelled due to low participation. It takes time to put these trips<br />
together and we need your commitment to make these trips happen! The Travel Committee must give the<br />
number of bookings by Friday, December 2, <strong>2022</strong>, and, if there are not enough reservations at that time, the<br />
trip will be cancelled!<br />
Accessibility: 1. The trip is not wheelchair accessible, however, travellers who can transfer to a coach seat<br />
may have their collapsible manual wheelchair or walker stored in the cargo area of the coach.<br />
2. Travellers with a disability who require assistance during the trip, must be accompanied by a person who<br />
is fully capable of rendering such assistance (this person has to be an adult). The cost for this assistant will<br />
be the fee published for the trip.<br />
Parking: Please do NOT park your vehicles in the Evergreen parking lot while you are on a day trip.<br />
Vehicles must be left at the Carousel parking area in Riverside Park where you will board the bus. This<br />
allows for other members to have a place to park when they come throughout the day.<br />
PROCEDURES FOR BOOKING THIS TRIP: All participants will be required to have a current GWSA<br />
membership. If your membership needs renewal, please see the front desk staff at the Centre. The contact<br />
list is available on the GWSA website located on the Trips, Travel and Tours page. If you are unable to<br />
print this form, copies will be available from a Travel Committee member the day of the trip. Please see<br />
the Trip, Travel and Tours page on the GWSA website for specific instructions. Registration will be<br />
available until the trip is fully booked, or booking is closed on Friday, December 2, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Register online (preferred): Sign up for a RecEnroll account with the City of Guelph:<br />
https://cityofguelph.perfectmind.com/SocialSite/MemberRegistration/MemberSignIn<br />
Register by telephone: By contacting Customer Service at the Evergreen Seniors Centre at 519-823-1291.<br />
MasterCard, Visa, Amex or Visa Debit can be accepted for online or telephone booking. Register at the<br />
front desk at the Evergreen until the trip is fully booked, or booking is closed Friday December 2, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
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Bistro 683 - <strong>November</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
The Evergreen Restaurant is open to the public<br />
and serves a large variety of menu items that are<br />
available from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to<br />
Friday (except holidays):<br />
Breakfast Foods<br />
Homemade Soups<br />
Bakery Items<br />
Sandwiches<br />
Salads<br />
Beverages<br />
Breakfast is served from 9:30 am to 11 am. The<br />
daily featured Lunch is served from 11 am to 1 pm<br />
Monday to Friday and the menu is below.<br />
Take-out is available for your convenience.<br />
Our goal is to provide balanced, nutritious meals.<br />
We provide great quality, while keeping costs<br />
reasonable. The tremendous support of volunteers<br />
in the restaurant helps us achieve this goal.<br />
Featured Hot Lunch<br />
$7.50 + tax<br />
Each hot lunch is served with 2 sides to ensure a<br />
balanced, nutritional meal.<br />
Catering<br />
Catering is available by special order: Hot/cold<br />
drinks, sweet trays, sandwiches, etc. Please have<br />
your order to the customer service clerk in the<br />
office at least 48 hours prior to your event. This<br />
allows staff to ensure that your catering needs will<br />
be met. Thank you for your co-operation in this<br />
matter.<br />
Home-made pickles, relishes, chili sauce and preserves<br />
are available for purchase.<br />
BREAKFAST served 9:30 am to 11 am<br />
FEATURED LUNCH served 11 am to 1:00 pm<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Roast Chicken with<br />
Chalet Sauce<br />
Roast Beef<br />
Roast Pork, Red<br />
Cabbage, Bread<br />
Dumplings<br />
Meat Loaf<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
Rainbow Trout<br />
Piperade<br />
Pulled Pork on a<br />
Bun<br />
Mac and Cheese<br />
Liver & Onions<br />
Cabbage Rolls<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
Pork & White<br />
Bean Stew<br />
Butter Chicken<br />
Glazed Baked Ham<br />
with Pineapple<br />
Chutney<br />
Minced Meat Pies<br />
Lasagna with<br />
Garlic Bread<br />
21<br />
BBQ Baby Back<br />
Ribs<br />
22<br />
Turkey Dinner<br />
23<br />
Liver & Onions<br />
24<br />
Sausage on a Bun<br />
25<br />
Pork Schnitzel<br />
28<br />
29<br />
30<br />
Meat Loaf<br />
Beef Chili with<br />
Bread<br />
Spaghetti with Meat<br />
Balls<br />
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