Locally Owned and Operated...Celebrating Our 101st Issue February 1, 2015
Five Receive Order of Wasaga
The Order of Wasaga Beach is a distinction given to those individuals who enrich community life by contributing to the improvement of art, social, environmental, cultural, health & recreational conditions, by way of volunteering. Congratulations to this year’s recipients. Left to right: Dawn Braid, Patrice McCammon, Colin Munro (accepting for his Dad, Jim Munro) Janice Ware and Jane Young. Beach BOOSTER in future Photo by Enrique Photo Art issues will feature each one of these recipients and their accomplishments.
Effective Speaking Competition
Wasaga Beach Lions Club held the local Effective Speaking Contest on January 28th in the Lions Den. The objective of the contest is to provide students an opportunity for competitive effective speaking, stimulate self-expression and independent thinking. The Lions Clubs of Multiple District “A” by participating in this contest, afford students in the area a chance to participate in Canada’s largest Effective Speaking Contest, held in both English and French languages. Pictured above Left to right: Judge Lorraine Gruzuk from the Library Staff, Chloe Johnson; 2nd Prize, Riley Coutts; participant, Judge Mayor Brian Smith, Elizabeth Carlos; 1st Prize, Cereniti Loughrin; participant, Sophia Cooke; 3rd prize and Judge Deputy Mayor Nina Bifolchi. The top two winners will compete further at the Lions District in Elmvale. Photo by Doug Grout