Greetings of the season to all that celebrate it. The Port Colborne Optimist Club wishes everyone a wonderful Christmas time. But not everyone will have one. At our recent annual Christmas get together at the Smokin’ Buddha in Port Colborne we set ourselves a price of admission. Each attending member was tasked with bringing a…

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Wednesday December 6th saw the annual Community Living sit down Christmas meal at the Roselawn Centre in Port colborne. Organized each year by the Community Living team, the Optimist Club volunteers are happy to lend a few pairs of hands in the kitchen and at the tables to see this event continue to be a…

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Now that the weather has changed and Summer fades into a chilly Autumn, our thoughts turn to the cold and wet of Winter. Many of our most vulnerable members of society (the children) do not have access to warm winter coats, and that is something we can help with. Today, 5 of our intrepid members…

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October 21st was the date. The venue was the Port Colborne Country Club. A goodly selection of fine folk from around the region came out to enjoy a meal and the company of friends, while trying to figure out exactly ‘whodunnit’. As the evening progressed clues to the identity of the murderer were uncovered. It…

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Canada Day 2023 saw 25 craft vendors, several food trucks, a dozen performing artists including a stirring appearance by the Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band, and many assorted activities for the kids keep a park full of people entertained throughout the day. Entertainment in the bandstand began with Mad Science and went through to close…

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Last night the Port Colborne Optimist Club celebrated the youth of our community at our annual Youth Appreciation Award event. Held in the parking area outside our club, we had over 20 guests and a dozen Club members in attendance to help out at our barbecue. On this sunny evening, Chris managed the main course,…

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If you are driving along Killaly Street East this morning and see people in orange vests along the roadside or clambering in and out of ditches, that’s us doing our bit for the community. Twice per year we clear the road edges and ditches of our adopted road, and today is the day. We again…

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As some will already know our member for over thirty years, Graham Priest, passed recently. Among his many, many contributions over three decades of commitment to this club, Graham was the technologist behind the original Club web site. This site is the replacement for that site, which is soon to expire. That is the nature…

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The Port Colborne Optimist Club played host recently to Optimist Club leaders and members from Zone 1, comprised of the six clubs within the Niagara Peninsula. The Governor Elect travelled here all the way from Cornwall, over 600km, perhaps a testament to the quality of the food laid on for zone meetings here in Port…

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The Ontario Student Nutrition Program is an initiative that aims to provide school-age children with nutritious food through breakfast, lunch, and snack programs. The program runs in hundreds of schools throughout the province and helps ensure that students can focus on learning and healthy development, rather than missed meals. The Port Colborne Optimist Club is…

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