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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-08-24, Page 88 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, August 24, 2016 All photo taken by -Shaun Gregory The lawn bowling champions of the Art and Mary Finlayson Memorial Anniversary pose August 17. From the left is Jack Macintosh, Julie Fowler and 11 -year-old, Jack Fowler. Here are the second place winners, from the left, Ian Burns, Lorene Jones and Barry Parker From the left, Dave McMaster, Trudy Hill and Kay Johns walked away with third place at the Art and Mary Finlayson Memorial Anniversary last week. Large presence at the annual Art and Mary Finlayson Memorial Anniversary Lawn Bowling numbers are down across Huron County, however the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club was packed Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor An ancient sport dating back as far as the 14th Century -lawn bowl- ing, or the leisure activity formerly known as the game of bowl, could be viewed from Main Street in Sea - forth last Wednesday. This wasn't any ordinary contest, instead, it was the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club's most engaged time of the year. Out of the 10 tourna- ments hosted yearly by the club, the Art and Mary Finlayson Memo- rial Anniversary tops them all. This year's event welcomed 78 competi- tors' coming from as far away as Burlington, Kitchener, London, Grand Cove and Hanover to name a few. The grassy contention com- menced in the morning where the scores were tabulated and then matched to where the winners played the winners with the lowest players competing against each other to win bragging rights. Waking up at 6 a.m., Diane March, the daughter of Art and Mary made the drive from Burling- ton Ont. to help set up the tournament. Usually she competes and according to March she's placed quite well over the years. "I got third place with an older man for Seaforth, that's when it used to be pairs, originally they filled the whole green twice. That's when they had a double draw," a�prORTH vx & AREA HONE BflflV ao�s� wCiti *} •-tet Me at, 30-,vsa..ieyr c.3 { wi 4•��.af;lp. Aer SSW -3 ^ir,acv Mi - aforth liliPonSe Expositor 8 MAIN ST., SEAFORTH 519-527-0240 Do we have yor number? It's time again for the ever popular SEAFORTH & AREA PHONE BOOK IF YOU... • Moved • Changed Your Number • Have Your Number or Address Incorrectly Listed • Are New to Seaforth • Add Your Cell Phone ...PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE to arrange any changes necessary to ensure your Phone Book is up to date and correct! j— ) ormation on Advertising 11 a PHONE BOO CMLTODMI ea orthhuronex s ositor.co March explained in the clubhouse. Due to the fact that the sport is declining and there are not as many involved as previous years, the Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club welcomed teams of three to play for the championship. The draw master, Rick Wood has also been noticing fewer bodies each year with Seaforth's organiza- tion currently housing about 35-40 lawn bowling members. "It>s hard to get the younger peo- ple to join, we have tried, some have good success, some don>t, it is a dying sport," Wood told the Expositor while preparing for the ticket draw where three people won $25. Lately, Huron County has been feeling the effects of the tapering off in the sport. In the last two years the Clinton and Goderich bowling clubs have closed down, stated Wood. He added that he would like to see the number of players in Sea - forth to increase and urges any interested locals to come out and try lawn bowling. "It>s an (excellent opportunity) to get fresh air and relax," stated Wood August 17. Egmondville native joins the Seaforth Generals Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor The Seaforth Generals had their first ever -training camp; the workout has come with some set- backs. However, on the bright side a local from the Seaforth area has joined the town's newest hockey team. Two high-level hockey pros- pects from the U.S. who happen to be brothers were expected to make the tryouts as well. They were held up by border officials due to a complication with pass- ports and since they have not been signed yet, one of the three owners for the Seaforth Generals T.J. Runhart said in agreement to the team's policy in regards to not being signed yet, their names cannot be given out. In the first week of August, the Seaforth Generals held the camp at the Maitland Recreational Centre in Goderich. Joining the already 15 players signed is 17 -year-old Scott Chisholm from Egmondville and standout goaltender from Michi- gan, Spencer Redmond. "We wanted to see people that compete (at) a competitive level and at the same time try to SIGNING 7'1 yyj G.If Scott Chisholm, 17, from Egmondville has recently signed with the Seaforth Generals improve themselves to get to the next level," stated Runhart August 17. Because of the severe summer climate, Runhart has toned down the training and incorpo- rated a less strenuous style of training for choosing which players will earn a spot on the team. "Some kids don't play hockey all summer, which I kind of agree with," said Runhart, while adding they focused more on the youngsters' hand -eye coor- dination and drills. "You have to have a little bit of flavour in your life." The next tryouts are expected to be in the first week of Septem- ber and the season opener is in Seaforth September 16 at 7:30 p.m.