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October 16, 2016 Issue No.132

Wasaga Beach Variety Grand Opening

Beach BOOSTER was pleased to be a part of the Grand Opening Celebrations of Wasaga Beach Variety. Karen Lynn, Chucky Dempster and Glen Jackson are the new operators of this great store at an important intersection in Wasaga Beach, Main Street and River Road East at the Main Street Bridge. The renovated store offers a wide variety of goods and will soon have an Ontario Lottery terminal in operation. Seasonal items will be available at the new Wasaga Beach Variety. Check out the current display of great Halloween Costumes and accessories.

Congratulations to the team at the new Wasaga Beach Variety!

Photo L to R: Glen Jackson, Chucky Dempster, Karen Lynn, Wasaga Beach Mayor Brian Smith cuts the ribbon, Councillor Joe Belanger and Deputy Mayor Nina Bifolchi.

Photo by Joe Bickerstaff.

Mayor’s Breakfast Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Reservations 705-429-2247

Lakes of Wasaga Banquet Hall 91 Theme Park Drive, Wasaga Beach Start Time: 8:00 a.m.

Full Hot Breakfast Only $20.00

What’s Happening Wasaga Beach Wasaga Beach Lions Club Bingo every Friday evening. Up to $5000 in prizes..New!!$1500 Jackpot Game. RecPlex Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Contact: Wasaga Beach Lions Club at 705-429-3331 Zombie Hunt Every Saturday Evening in October Location: Wasaga Beach Paintball, 3600 Vigo Road.

Experience the thrill of shooting zombies as you and your friends or family ride into the deep dark woods on an unforgettable adventure. Ride our trailer into the woods to find the zombies and shoot them before they take over! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Under 18 requires an adult signature. An outdoor adventure, please dress for the weather. Admission for unlimited rides is $10.00, 100 paintballs is $10.00m, 50 paintballs is $6.00. For more information contact: Wasaga Paintball at 705-322-6321 Oct 8 - October 30 - Pumpkin Mania Fall Festival Weekends Only! Location: 1922 County Rd. 92, Elmvale, ON. Time: 11:00am-5:00pm (open Holiday Mondays). Coloured leaves, crisp air and pumpkins everywhere! Visit Rounds Ranch to get in the spirit of Fall during our Pumpkin Mania Festival! Enjoy wagon rides, goofy pumpkin-themed games, corn mazes, farm animals and our Western Playground! Each Guest will visit our large pumpkin patch and pick their own pumpkin to take home. Make this Fall unforgettable at Rounds Ranch! Learn more about games here: http://roundsranch.com/pumpkingames-barrie-on/ Oct 19 - Wasaga Beach Dinner and a Movie Schedule Wednesdays through September & October. Location: Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Movies start at 6 p.m. Oct 19 - Ice Age, Collision Course, Oct 26 Pete's Dragon. Get ready to sit back and enjoy great movies paired with outstanding local cuisine. Dinner will be available to purchase and prepared by a different local restaurant each week! The Legend of Tarzan is tentatively booked due to release dates and may be substituted with Independence Day, Resurgence. For more information call Recreation at 705-429-3321 or email recreation@wasagabeach.com / www.wasagabeach.com or www.facebook.com/WasagaRecreationEvents Oct 13 - Coffee & Learn - Location: Chamber Boardroom, 550 River Rd. West. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Presented by: Marsha Brown of the Centre For Business and Economic Development. All businesses need capital to help them get started, grow their operations and seize opportunities. Learn about financing options and how the right financing solution can help your business be successful.

Discover what makes a strong application and when to use financing to help your business grow. Learn important tips and tricks for managing cash. For more information and to register contact: the Chamber Office - 705-429-2247 October 14 - Wasaga Beach Halloween Youth Dance Location: Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street.

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tickets: $5 each and can be purchased at the Parks and Recreation office/RecPlex, the Youth Centre and the Chamber of Commerce. Grades 5 to 8 only! Prizes for top costumes. For more information visit www.WasagaBeach.com/youth-centre.

October 19 - You're Invited to a Presentation Hosted by Carlson Wagonlit Travel "The Wonders of Peru". Location: Oakview Meeting Room/RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street. Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

RSVP by Tuesday, October 18, 2016. For more information collingwood@carlsonwagonlit.net or wasaga@carlsonwagonlit.net October 21 - Wasaga Beach Business Resource Expo - Vendors Sold Out - Tickets available for this great event. Location: Wasaga Beach RecPlex, Hall 1 & 2. The Wasaga Beach Business Resource Expo is proudly brought to you by the Wasaga Beach Women's Business Association (WBWBA) and the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce. We have switched things up this year and we have put together an event that your business cannot afford to miss! Join us to; connect with a variety of vendors from the region, enjoy delicious appetizers from area foodies, grab a drink at the cash bar while you network with the hundreds of business owners in attendance with the beats of DJ Nation in the background. We are also in the process of securing a powerful key note speaker that you surely will not want to miss! You and your business can participate in a variety of ways: October 22 - Fall Clothing Drive - Location: Lighthouse Community Church, 800 Sunnidale Rd. Time: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Lighthouse Community Church is Offering Free Clothing to those in the community who are in need of gently used coats, women's clothing, men's clothing and children's clothing. To donate clothing, please drop off at the Lighthouse Church beginning October 16th. If transportation is needed, please call the Lighthouse Church at 705-428-2004 before October 20th to arrange a ride. For more information visit www.wasagalighthouse.com or email lcc@wasagalighthouse.com For more information contact: Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce 705-429-2247 / 1-866-292-7242

Pumpkin Crunch Cake Send Dazzling Flowers in Wasaga Beach from

Cathy's Flower and Gift Boutique 3081 Mosley Street Unit #1 Wasaga Beach ON L9Z 1W6 (705) 429-1112 www.cathysflowerandgiftboutique.com

John Paulk, Chef owner of Mezzaluna Fine Catering in Portland Oregon, sent this recipe for Pumpkin Crunch cake. It's quick and easy to make and delicious to eat. It uses canned pumpkin and an instant cake mix so there is not a lot of difficult preparation involved.

Just assemble the ingredients and bake.

More Happenings!

Celtic &Highland Dancing Teachers: Lois Urquhart-Musselman - Royal Scottish Country Dance and C.D.T.A. Folk Instructor 705-422-0953 lumusselman@gmail.com Cindy Wilson - Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance 705-429-0329 Ÿ Dance as a Tapestry of Cultures is the theme. Ÿ Royal Scottish Country Dance instruction in traditional Reels, Jigs, Strathspeys. Highland Flings, Sword Dance and Highland Reels Ÿ Learn Ceilidh Danes from France, Ireland. Wales, Spain and even Cape Breton.

Celtic Dancing for Youth - Every Wednesday Ages 5-7 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Ages 7 to Teen Years 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Classes at Nottawa United Church Hall in the centre of the Village every Wednesday after school.

Sign up for classes starting NOW! Part of Fees gp to United Church Mission Projects.

October 22 - Georgian Circle Family Restaurant hosts "Under a Harvest Moon" - Location: Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street.

Time: Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and are available at Georgian Circle Family Restaurant. Tickets include Prime Rib Dinner, Prizes, dancing to live entertainment and a D.J. all in support of the Collingwood & General Marine Hospital Foundation. Any and all donations are welcome and appreciated to support this great cause for our community! For more information call Georgian Circle Family Restaurant at 705-429-2773 October 22, 23 - Halloween Spooktacular - WBYC's 6th Annual Haunted House. Location: Wasaga Beach Youth Centre, 1621 Mosley Street. Time: Oct 22 - 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Oct 23 - 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Cost is FREE with a donation of a non-perishable food item. For more information call the Youth Centre at 705-422-2494 October 27 - Business After 5 Location: Beach Hearing Ltd., 1441 Mosley Street, Unit # 4. Time: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Networking, auction prizes, delicious food and great people! Everyone is welcome! There is no cover charge to attend and membership is not required. We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information contact: Cathy Holland-Hendry, Business After 5 Coordinator and WBWBA - 705-429-1112, cathysflowers@rogers.com / Trudie McCrea, Office Manager, Chamber of Commerce 705-429-2247 / trudiemccrea@rogers.com October 29 - A Night with the DESOTOS! Location: Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street. Time: Doors open at 7 p.m., Dance starts at 8 p.m. Featuring Special Guests Madeleine French & Russ Strathdee. Cash bar available. Tickets: $25 ea. and you can purchase them at the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce, 550 River Rd. West - 705-429-2247 October 29 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Extravaganza Location: Wasaga Countrylife Resort, 91 Theme Park Drive. Tickets: $10.00 each and are available at the Resort Office. Doors open at 8 p.m. DJ and Best Costume. For tickets and more information call 705-429-5267

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INGREDIENTS 4 eggs 3 cups canned pumpkin 1 ½ cups sugar 1 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground cloves 3 1/3 cups evaporated milk 1 box yellow cake mix ½ cup melted butter 1 cup chopped pecans Whipped cream for serving Mix first 8 ingredients in order given.

Spray 9x13" pan with Pam and pour pumpkin mixture in. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over the top. Drizzle melted butter on top. (It will spill easily, so be careful when you pick up the dish to put in the oven-I learned this the hard way.)

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 50 minutes.

Sprinkle pecans over the top, then bake 10 more minutes, 1 hour total.

Allow to cool and serve with whipped cream

An Exciting Future in Wasaga Beach...

BOOSTING The Beach is What WE Do! All who love the Town of Wasaga Beach, while understanding the amazing history of our town, have enjoyed what I have been calling “The Summer of the Century!” With the new and exciting initiatives made possible by Mayor Brian Smith, the forward thinking members of council and town staff, we all found encouragement as there was evidence that we were returning to our roots and recognizing our one and only industry...tourism! In addition, Mother Nature seemed eager to help us with our revitalization of our Main Beach and Historic Main Street areas with amazing Summer weather that any Resort Town would appreciate.

Every member of the Beach BOOSTER Media Group team was eager to be a part of all the excitement this past Summer and we look forward to a rewarding Winter Season... and of course even more “Good Stuff” coming at us for next Summer!

Bill Frieday and I (Joe Bickerstaff) are the founders and proud partners in Beach BOOSTER Media Group, Wasaga Beach’s only locally owned and operated media source that includes outdoor, print, radio advertising and promotion, along with several other creative avenues. Beach BOOSTER Media Group believes in our town and continues to recognize our original mandate of “Promoting Wasaga Beach, its people and its businesses in a positive way!” With a team of dedicated, community minded contributors, Beach BOOSTER Media Group is proud to be involved in and supportive of many community events and initiatives.

Beach BOOSTER Group has presented many Special Events that brought recognition back to Historic Main Street with our “Back to The Beach” street festivals and “Rockn’ The Beach” music festival, both bringing locals and visitors to Main Street at our Main Beach area. Our motorsport events recognized our racing history and the one time “Snowmobile Capital” designation enjoyed by Wasaga Beach of yesteryear as we presented the “Wasaga Grand Prix” and “SLEDFEST” snowmobile racing events at our Main Beach.

With each and every issue of our all local beach BOOSTER publication, we continue to provide positive local features, promote local events and initiatives while promoting Wasaga Beach in our hard copy editions and our very popular On Line Edition that is available to enjoy and share anywhere, on any device!

Beach BOOSTER Radio, as Wasaga Beach’s only truly local radio station, continues our great local programming, community events and announcements, local artist’s music and Classic Hits, while promoting Wasaga Beach to our listeners locally and beyond, as we broadcast directly from Wasaga Beach to the world as an entertaining local radio station available on any device, on line. Throughout the summer months, Beach BOOSTER Radio joining the Classic Hits Radio Network each weekday and every Saturday added a listenership of 1.5 million to our base, with each listener hearing the “Good Stuff” about The Beach and encouraging them to visit our town.

Beach BOOSTER Media Group appreciates our valued advertisers who support our efforts to promote our community in a positive way! David Cubitt of the Wasaga Beach Brewing Company states; “Since the introduction of our company, Joe Bickerstaff and Beach Booster Media Group, have always been strong supporters of our company goals. To not only be the beer choice of our Town, but to also embrace, and assist in the fact that we want to generate great exposure for the Town in both, a marketing sense, and building the Town to be seen as a great place to visit.

For Joe, this has been his mandate since day one, and for Wasaga Beach Brewing Company, to be working together with the Beach Booster Media Group, we feel that it has always had a positive effect on our company, and local exposure to assist in our goals of generating a positive Town based company, with good intentions toward the Town of Wasaga Beach.”

As we look towards our future and a very exciting time for Wasaga Beach, Beach BOOSTER Media Group has completed the move to our NEW Office and Studio as our plans include a rewarding Winter and of course a fun and exciting Summer of 2017!

Please stop by to visit us in our new space at 1383 Mosley Street, Unit #4, midtown Wasaga Beach.

“We are Local! We are Wasaga Beach! We are Beach BOOSTER!”

Joe Bickerstaff

Beach BOOSTER Radio Studios, home of our many popular local programs, all recorded and produced here!

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ŸHey, If American women are outraged at a presidential candidate's use of Naughty words ....

Who the heck bought those ... 80 MILLION COPIES OF 50 SHADES OF GREY? ŸI watched some of the debate last night...I kept on waiting for someone to say "Live from New York it's Saturday Nite"!!!!! But it never happened..... ŸCNN stands for Clinton News Network. ŸHours to prepare....seconds to demolish. Now the big decision. Apple or pumpkin pie with ice cream or whipped cream. Oh hell bring me both. ŸThat turkey was sooooo goo zzzzzzzzzzz. ŸIn order to start my deer breeding business I'm going to need 5,000 bucks ŸI was going to go to the movies today, but the theater is closed because the owner died. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 12:30....2:15....4:45....and 7:20. ŸYa realize you're gettin old when…ya look at a sleek low slung sports car and ya wonder just how low you'd have to squat to get into it and once you're in it, does crawling out count as a manly exit. ŸI hope the guy who stole my Debit Card enjoys his $12.69 shopping spree. ŸI want to be something really scary for Halloween.

So, for this year, I'm dressing up as 3% phone battery. ŸPUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you are attacked by a mob of Clowns ... Go for the Juggler. ŸOnly recently found out that those fold out tables in the men's restrooms are for changing babies and not for napping. ŸRegular naps prevent old age, especially if you take them while driving. ŸI have the Emergency Alert Warning sound set as the ringtone for when my wife calls. ŸWhen the clock factory burned, there was some second hand smoke. ŸDo your squats! Eat your veggies! ŸBeing an adult is mostly googling how to do stuff. ŸDecaf only works if you throw it at people. ŸNo one has ever become poor by giving ŸBe careful who you make memories with. Those things can last a lifetime.

Bringing Live Entertainment Simcoe Shenanigans is a new company in Wasaga Beach with the intent in bringing live entertainment to communities and area while featuring popular local talent. The company spearheaded by Dan Bell and Richard Saunders in partnership with other businesses in Wasaga Beach aims to hire people in town as the company grows.

After listening to many residents in Wasaga Beach on how entertainment was lacking in our neighborhood, cofounders, Dan Bell and Richard Saunders decided to form “Simcoe Shenanigans” by filling the gap for much needed live performances for our community to enjoy during the winter months and throughout the year. “The Residents of Wasaga Beach made us aware that the entertainment wasn't put on for the residents but only for the visiting tourist during the summer season so we addressed the void and now we are trying to bring entertainers for the residents to enjoy for the winter and all year long,” said co-founder, Dan Bell. Dan feels live shows bring a community together by encouraging people to meet their neighbours. “Without live entertainment everyone is in their homes watching television. You don't get to meet your neighbours and those neighbours can become friends and now the community is vibrant because of live entertainment.”

One of the goals is to promote the Town of Wasaga Beach to the world where they hope to play an important role in helping the community with the local economy.

“We would like to develop Wasaga Beach into the live entertainment capital of Ontario. It is a unique area with the most beautiful longest fresh water beach on the planet.

The people here are amazing. Live entertainment can be a very important component in bringing tourist whether they are day-trippers or vacationers to this district. As we develop this live entertainment component, people will see greater numbers of tourist which means awful lot more money into the region.”

With the abundance of talented artists in Wasaga Beach and rural areas, Simcoe Shenanigans are looking to recruit within the community while nurturing fledging artists. “Butting artists, cover and tribute bands we can use everyone in our shows. We are interested in promoting Wasaga Beach residents who have talent. I think if you are going to promote Wasaga Beach to the world then promoting local people who have talent is very important,” expressed Dan. “The best way people can contact us is through the email link on our web page. We respond to every single email that we receive.”

Simcoe Shenanigans hopes to market live events for Simcoe County as well as have opportunities to promote sizable functions in Barrie. Dan further explains: “As the town grows, Wasaga Beach will also have larger venues soon where we can bring bigger names. Currently working on a winter program to help Wasga Beach become a –year-round entertainment sector. At the moment, I think we are going to focus the next year or two on major summer events.”

For more information visit shenanigans.ca or Facebook page.

Dianna Chycki is host of Beach Corner podcast weekly entertainment show on beachboosterradio.com.

Beach Corner article sponsored by Exchanging Vows Bridal Boutique in Collingwood.

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‘Tis the season for goblins, ghouls, and witches in our part of the world. In the October daylight through the forest amidst the fallen leaves you can’t help but notice a spooktacular site as you are passing the Flos Road 3 W intersection on Crossland Road.

No, it’s not the crooked forest of Western Poland’s Gryfino. It’s two trees, one small tree and one very large tree completely draped in pairs of footwear. Your first take leads you to ask yourself, what? Then your mind starts wandering and you start postulating that all those pairs of soles may have a more profound meaning.

Was Freddy Krueger collecting foot apparel from his victims and placing them on his trophy trees? Or, is it the curse of the shoe trees? Legend has it that at the edge of a farmer's field just south of Belding Michigan, hundreds of pairs of shoes hang like fruit from the tree. It started with a young boy who worked the field during the Depression without shoes for several winters and lost his feet to frostbite. Infection set in, killing him while he was still in his teens. Before he died, he cursed the fact that such a basic necessity didn't grow on trees. On the first anniversary of his death, a pair appeared on one of the low hanging branches.

Since then, every year, more and more shoes have appeared on the tree. It's said that his ghost can be seen each night as the sun sets, watching over his crop of shoes.

So what is the story for the shoe trees at Flos Road 3 W and Crossland? Does anybody know? In a Tipping Point moment, I would say these trees would make a good scary weekend theme to have a festival and have our friends join us for a fun filled weekend in October. Can you say “Extend the tourism season in Wasaga Beach”.

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Here's a scary thought. Why don't we make our Freddy Kruger shoe theme into a Halloween spooctacular October event to extend our tourism season and combine it with an arts fest and novel weekend fall event with local produce and fall cooking sales and fall comfort food preparations competition. We can learn from our friends in Meaford that feature their Halloween Theme weekend which keeps getting bigger and better. Better yet, maybe we can join in on making the Halloween weekend an overall South Georgian bay event to remember. All it will take is a few of our brilliant idea people in Wasaga Beach to make it happen.

“Be the Beach”, send me your thoughts and comments at Gary@beachBOOSTER.com. Your efforts count in making this community the preferred place in which to live, work, learn and play.

Gary is a YB12 Coach and Business Advisor for Critel Professional Services, www.critel.ca, and lives, works, learns and plays in Wasaga Beach.

Twin Creeks Golf Tuesday Ladies League pictured above during their final event of the year on October 4th. Wasaga Beach Ministerial Food Bank donations were brought in by the Ladies and piled high on two golf carts.

Pictured in the photo to the left are Lee Gosse, Nancy Thatcher (League Convener) and Linda Secord with the Food Bank Donations. The Ladies League had a wonderful year with amazing weather all season long even to their final day.

Staff Photos by Bill Frieday.

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Last Saturday was the final market for the year. We say a big thank you to all of the vendors and the Residents of Wasaga Beach for coming out and supporting our Market this year. Hope to see you all in the new year. Stay tuned for some exciting news about The New Farmers Market coming in 2017. Farmers’ Market officers are pictured above L to R. Marlene Parkins, Anthony Butcher and Jean Campbell Priest.

Staff Photo by Bill Frieday

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Ad from 1966

Dardanella Post Card from the 1940s

The Dardanella Dance Pavillion We have all driven by her, but now we take little notice. Although she is 99 years old, she still stands tall, looking over our beautiful beach.

“The Grand Old Lady of The Beach”. The Dardanella!

After the first few years of successfully operating a beach front hotel, John McLean of Collingwood decided he needed a Dance Pavilion to compliment his Capstan Inn, one of Wasaga Beach’s first beachfront hotel. He built The Dardanella across the street (now 1st Street) from his hotel in 1918. He chose the famous name from the most popular song of the day, Dardanella. In the day, the song was performed by many and is believed to be the very first recording to ever sell one million copies!

Today she is affectionately referred to as “The Dard” and is one of the last surviving Dance Halls of the many that were a part of Ontario’s history.

The McLean family ran The Dardanella right through until the

Ben Selvin had a 1920s hit with “Dardanella”

Expert answers to your health and wellness questions

by Jessica Brown

Question: I have been sidelined from working out because of blisters on my feet. I usually get them after I run outdoors or after a workout on the cardio machines. I don’t think it’s my shoes.

Could it be my socks are the culprit?

Answer: If you feel your shoes are the appropriate fit and style for your workout, then yes, wearing the wrong kind of socks could be the cause of your foot problems. Socks provide cushion between your skin and your shoe and can either prevent or cause friction. Socks that are too thick or too loose and made out of 100% cotton lead to friction that can cause blisters and create a perfect environment for bacterial growth that can cause athlete’s foot or foot odor.

Seek out a sock with cushioning in the ball of the foot or heel, but not cushioning throughout the entire sock, which provides added bulk. Socks should be made out of microfiber fabrics designed to wick away moisture, which is the key to helping your foot stay dry and friction free.

Question: Are there any other exercises I can do for my biceps? I always do dumbbell curls but I’m starting to get bored and hoping you can give me some new exercises to try.

Answer: While biceps exercises can seem monotonous, there are several variations that you can do to bring some excitement back into

50’s. The original dance floor was round, surrounded with a railing for jitney dancing. Although the exterior of the building has gone through many changes, the dance floor is still there, but is now forgotten, dusty and has suffered roof damage due to years of neglect.

Under the main dance floor, the lower level housed a bowling alley that was accessible through the main doors on the beach and past the lunch counter. In later years, this space was converted into “The Sharke Barre”, with its panelled walls, port holes and décor it resembled the interior of a ship.

Many of the tables in this lounge were on a raised platform that with a closer look could be recognized as the old bowling lanes.

Over the years, the grand old building with its Dance Hall and Bowling Alley, also housed a Tavern, Dining Lounge, Beauty Parlour, Tea Room, Soda Bar and Lunch Counter.

After the McLean family sold The Dardanella, Jack and Mary Timlock and their family ran the business successfully for 30 years. Since the Timlocks, there have been several owners and operators, including locals Michelle and Rick Seip who

continued the great tradition of making The Dardanella a fun and exciting place to enjoy top entertainment. In recent years, although the main bar and beach front patio was updated, the Dance Hall was closed off, neglected and forgotten.

We now wonder the status of The Dardanella. There are two other Ontario venues that remain from the glory days of Dance Halls. “The Key to Bala” (originally Dunn’s Dance Pavilion) and the grand “Palais Royal” in Toronto are still vibrant and operating successfully to continue the tradition of providing a waterfront place to enjoy entertainment. Both facilities have been updated and are in high demand for all kinds of events from weddings to conventions and meetings.

Perhaps it’s time to bring The Dardanella back to life with entertainment and fun, as she has provided so many people with joy for so many years. She is the last bit of architectural history we have in Wasaga Beach and maybe she deserves a little bit of help?

Joe Bickerstaff

Soda Bar on ground floor leading to the Bowling Lanes - 1950s

your arm routine. One of the easiest things you can do is to change up the traditional biceps curl exercise is to simply change the hand position from palms up, palms facing in, or palms facing down along with performing this exercise with both arms together or in an alternating fashion.

Instead of standing or sitting, try performing the dumbbell curl on an incline bench, adjusting the back to a 45-degree angle. Finally, if your gym has a cable pulley system, attach a cable straight bar to a low pulley and perform the biceps curls. A rope attached to the low pulley is also a great alternative.

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Dardanella Bowling Lanes - 1950s