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Kawartha Lakes Singers choir seeks new members
The Kawartha Lakes Singers performs a broad range of music.
The Kawartha Lakes Singers (KLS) choir is seeking new members and would love to hear from interested singers as it plans for its upcoming season. Since 2000, the mixed 30-voice chorus has performed concerts in a wide variety of genres including classical, folk, Celtic, jazz, African-American spirituals, musical theatre and more.
KLS performs three main concerts per season at Cambridge Street United Church in Lindsay. The church will also serve as its new rehearsal location. Plans are underway to perform with the Celtic group Clan Hannigan in February 2022, and with the Northumberland Orchestra and Choir in April. The group is led by choral director Arlene Gray and accompanist Gael Morrison. Members learn challenging repertoire, so sight-reading skills are a must. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Generally the season runs from September through May. The choir plans to resume rehearsals in midOctober with COVID protocols in place. For more information visit klsingers.ca. If you are interested in learning more about singing in this choir contact Arlene Gray at 705-799-1742 or singtoomemee@gmail.com.
Penetanguishene boaters love two-day voyage to Lindsay
It’s probably their fifteenth time doing a boating journey from Penetanguishene to Lindsay but it never gets old for Gary and Mae Ronald. The Georgian Bay-area boaters often bring the Evening Miss up to visit their son and his family here, making the 190-km water trip worth it. It’s a two-day voyage for the Ronalds but the trip can be “as long as you like it to be,” depending on how many stops are made, says Gary. A former tool and die maker, Gary says he and Mae, a retired registered nurse, love to catch as many of their grandchildren’s baseball tournaments as possible, part of the reason for this latest trip. “Boating is a great way to meet people,” he says. Mae says she has grown “to love the open water,” even though she grew up on a farm. Gary says it might be a relaxing time, but “It’s not cheap anymore,” with fuel at $1.75 a litre. They both recall fondly a trip from Penetanguishene to Ottawa that took five weeks, timed so they could spend Canada Day in Ottawa one year.
Gary and Mae Ronald often visit family in Lindsay using the Trent Severn Waterway. Photo: Roderick Benns.
As for Lindsay landmarks they like to visit, they love Rivera Park where they docked but were disappointed to learn the The Grand Experience had closed. Instead, they expressed interest in trying a different downtown restaurant, such as The Olympia or Pie Eyed Monk.
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