{"id":11477,"date":"2015-07-28T20:25:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T00:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=11477"},"modified":"2015-08-05T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T19:25:40","slug":"senior-scape-what-a-great-woodshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/senior-scape-what-a-great-woodshop\/","title":{"rendered":"SENIOR SCAPE: What a great woodshop!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jim Abram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Ron Coe who won a Gold medal in Progressive Euchre at the York Region 55+ summer Games held at the King City Seniors\u2019 Centre! That is quite an accomplishment.
\nProgressive Euchre is a tournament format Euchre. Play begins when the lead table rings a bell. The lead table plays eight hands, the deal revolving to the left with each hand, so that each player has dealt twice, then rings the bell again.
\nWhen the bell rings, players at each table finish their current hand, record their team score on an individual tally. The losing team at the head table moves to the tail table; otherwise the winning team at each table advances to the next table, and one member of the losing team changes seats so that partners in one game are opponents in the next game.
\nPlay begins on the next game immediately without waiting for another signal. After 10 games, players total their tally sheets, to determine high score and low score for the tournament.
\nRon also contributed to the Pan Am games. Angus Glen Golf Club, one of Canada\u2019s most prestigious golf courses, hosted the first-ever Pan Am Games golf tournament this month and Ron designed and created just short of 200 tee box markers in our very own woodshop.
\nYou\u2019ll find one of these tee box markers in the display case in the reception area of the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre. You will find many of Ron\u2019s creations in the display case including the Maple Leaf Forever pen that Ron also created as well as the many awards for various Canada Day and Santa Under the Stars parade floats. Check it out. You will be impressed.
\nRon and the woodworking experts also built several flower boxes like the one at the entrance to the Seniors Centre and the garden boxes at the CHATS new therapeutic garden.
\nThe concept of this type of garden was actually brought to CHAT\u2019s attention by Karen Shea, who is associated with the Blooms of Joy Project (www.bloomsofjoyproject.ca\/blooms\/), a social enterprise aimed at providing therapeutic horticulture, floral design and landscape design to organizations, day programs, treatment centers, residences and businesses.
\nWhen described, CHATS felt compelled to make this happen for their Day Program clients and fortunately, this sort of project qualified through the New Horizons grant program for funding. CHATS received $24,700 in 2014 which saw the creation of the deck, seating and pergola, all erected to be fully accessible from both the back entrance as well as ramped to the driveway.
\nThe members of the Aurora Garden & Horticultural Society have been instrumental in their assistance from planting to providing tools and other implements.
\nFunding was not sufficient to cover the costs of some of the added features, such as the raised gardens and thanks to Ron Coe, and a $100 gift card from Home Depot, the Aurora Seniors Centre Woodworking shop stepped up and built 2 garden fixtures at cost.
\nGiven the success and participation with this facility, CHATS has applied for a 2016 New Horizons grant to expand this garden with a ground level patio and fencing. CHATS appreciates the support of the Aurora Seniors Centre and welcome members to visit. It\u2019s great to see the results of Ron\u2019s dedicated commitment paying off like this!
\nVisit CHATS to see the fruits \u2013 or in this case vegetables \u2013 of his labour!
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\nSeniors Day at the Farmers Market<\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t forget to visit the Aurora Farmers Market located at Town Park on Seniors Day \u2013 Saturday, August 1. <\/p>\n

Jimmy\u2019s last word: \u201cTo plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow\u201d \u2013 Audrey Hepburn<\/p>\n

For more information on the Aurora Seniors’ Centre and all it has to offer, drop by 90 John West Way, visit the web site www.auroraseniors.ca, email auroraseniors@rogers.com or call 905-726-4767 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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