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Welcome to... THE Club Growing old is inevitable, but growing up is optional! Russell Street 120 Russell St. North, Sarnia • 519-383-0688 Family Owned and Operated Since 1989. 146 EAST ST. N., SARNIA 519-336-1415 Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband's hand, looking up at him as if to say, "You're my knight in shining armor." He was smiling and basking in pride, looking at her as if to reply, "You got that right." The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, "Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady quoted the price. SAVE 20% OF F one regular priced item with this coupon. For Seniors 60+ (some exclusions apply) E-Mail The E-Mail IN-BOX Send the good stuff to info@welcometotheclub.ca The Circus The man's wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man's lip began to quiver. The father leaned a little closer and asked, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady again quoted the price. The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket." The man knew what was going on. He wasn't begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family." My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't go to the circus that night, but we didn't go without. THE CLUB Spring 2024 SUDOKU Sudoku puzzles are formaed as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a Sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! PUZZLE SOLUTION ON PAGE 34 P A G E 28 (Family Feud Answers) Word or phrase that starts with “Pork.” – U-pine SPRING 2024
If your business offers anything to people 55+, you can advertise too! Welcome to... THE Club Welcome to... THE Questionnaire We’d love your input again! And just for fun we'll award $50 gift certificates to two readers, selected randomly. Answer any or all questions, and feel free to elaborate. Email answers to: info@welcometotheclub.ca or mail to: PO BOX 430, Brights Grove, ONN0N 1C0 Include your name, email & phone number please. 1. Is the magazine difficult to read at all? (Text too small, too many fonts, hard to read fonts) 2. For those that have seen many issues, are we getting better, staying the same or slacking off? 3. We publish four issues per year. For how long are you likely to keep this issue of The Club? 4. Is there a regular column you’d like to see/read? 5. Is there anything in this magazine that offends you? (for example - jokes we print about aging) 6. Does the content in this issue strike you as being too old for you, too young, or just right? Senior Discount Mention this Ad for 15% OFF 7. Where did you pick up this copy of the magazine? Where is the ideal place to pick one up? 8. Do you follow or visit our Facebook Page? 9. What is one place or business that everyone 55+ in Sarnia-Lambton should know about? 10. Do you have any positive comments to share that would be OK for us to publish? A Magazine for 55+ like no other! Garden of Wisdom Submitted by: Eve Stickland Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to “love, ” and something to hope for. Joseph Addison SPRING 2024 (Family Feud Answers) An animal whose legs are featured on a menu. – Panda P A G E 29
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