Let’s look on the bright side and change the spring tune. Slow melts are good for maple syrup, and low water levels and delays in golf times and maybe even the more time spent indoors at the Drop In…..well maybe, maybe not. Anyway, despite the glaring error in my last column about the days, [Read more]
Happy New Year!! (Especially if you did not get to the dinner on January 1, 2015.) January is now over and we have been just a little quieter than usual. Illness and out of town visiting have meant that many of those who usually come out for regular bridge, cribbage or euchre events have not [Read more]
The Wawa Fall Fair is almost upon us, foretold by the nippy nights recently. Saturday, September 20 will see many displays of the fruits of the growing season at the Community Centre. It will be interesting to see the results of the oft complained about cool months we called summer in Wawa for [Read more]
Spring is here! Spring is here! Spring is definitely here and I do so hope it is here to stay! That vaunted patience is just about all gone. Friday, June 6th, take care of yourself (or bring a loved one) for our Blood Pressure Clinic with Norma Kauk. We’re also expecting Renee Mellish, the [Read more]
Spring is here! Spring is here! Spring is definitely here! I am pretty sure its arrival did not coincide with the Spring Tea and Bake Sale on March 21 when you did get out to enjoy cake and refreshments or add to your goody cabinet with something fabulous from the bake table. But patience is [Read more]
My father always looked for a January thaw. He seldom ever got it in the Ottawa Valley. Being further north maybe a February thaw is more appropriate and probably just as elusive, especially in a winter like this one. And last Friday, February 14, 2014 wasn’t quite there although many of you [Read more]
It’s frozen! The lake, the streets, the car, my fingers and my brain….all so hardened that nothing works well! The tires on the car have been so often square that they decided that the tire monitor would scream at me and stay there until….who knows? The Drop In is still a nice warm place [Read more]
Wawa Goose Seniors Club News Thank you all!!….again! Maybe our Bazaar on November 22, 2013 was what they call a “Christmas Miracle”. Or maybe it is the usual way Wawa does it, whatever it may be. The fine array of donated items which went way beyond the penny sale to become a silent [Read more]
Thank you all!! You, who placed your order for one (or many more than one) of those 199 large pies and/or the 326 small ones, the club thanks. We do appreciate your support which will help us pay the rent. Thanks also goes to all those who devoted the many hours over the three weeks [Read more]
So…it really is October now! And at the Drop In that means ….Turkey Pies!!! We know many of you and your friends want to get in on the goodies. What that really means is that all of you need to get your orders in since we only make to fill them. To make on spec [Read more]
As part of the Townships regular efforts to attract new residents, the Municipality has initiated a target marketing campaign to potential Thunder Bay retirees. Terrace Bay developed advertising in the Chronicle Journal New Horizons insert in the middle of September with the goal of reaching out [Read more]
