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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-08-26, Page 11454-44, 7,77 11140311•=112111....• Town ,hosts largest tourney ' The largest .iawnboWling tournament -in ' • -western Ontario attracted 144 participants from Midland, Owen Sound, London and • Toronto wincing ether places; to the Seaforth greens on August 19. . • The tournament, named the Anniversary • • Tournament, was 'startedin 1979 on the 50th anniversary of the Seaforth Lawnbowling club. Held in • Seaforth for the past eight years, the tournament is the result of an • • ambitions committee then head. ,ed by Chairman, Art Finlayson. Previously, the committee had problems attraeting-enough-bowlers to-hrive-a-dou-•. Me" draw, The double draw is when the • greens are filled twice. An ambitious campaign began by raising money from local people for kits of prizes. It • was successful enough to conduct the double, draw and there has been one ever 'since without having to ask for donations. . Now, people aren't asked to donate money 'or prizes but rather donate them on their own will. This year club members and associate members donated prizes. For this 'year's game, three games were played beginning at 10:30 a.m. and ending about 8 p.m., when eight teams won three games each. • The team with the highest. score wins. • • ' .The biggest winners of some of the prizes totalling almost $1,500 were as follows. Roy and Jean Piper of -Kitchener wonfirst - place by a score of three Wins and 54 9.p. 14. ' Secend place went to Vince and Ellen Hoff- man of the Elmwoodclub in London by a score of three wins1and 51e,p. 5. Also with a lawnbowling club in Florida, the Hoffman's captured last year's event. Gerry and Dorothy Modgridge of the Fairmont club in London captured third place by a score of three wins and 49 o.p. 3.. Fourth place- went to Gene Dalling and Libby Acres of Preston with a score of three' wins and 46 o.p. 1 and. fifth place was won by Don and Doris Sibley of Woodstock with three wins and -46- o.p. 1. The teammate up of John Patterson of Seaforth and Diane Gilliland of Burlington captured sixth place with three wins and 44 o.p. 2. Seventh place went to Eric Rank and his partner 'of Oakville with three wins and 43 and eighth place was won by Jack Gellat- . -hrandhis.partner-of-theElmwoed.club_with three wins and 42 o:p. 5. . . The event was played on 36 greens. This year's chairman was Fred Tilley and a big thanks should go to him and the com- mittee for the welkun tournament and also to the social corrunitteelor the lunches and dinner they served. • In other lawnbowling business two of . • Seaforth's lady bowlers placed third in Wingham at the Minte Duval tournament: Eileen Adamson and Jean Lunn were high two -game winners. Bowling in Stratford at the Mother's Pizza tournament 'produced winners from Seaferth. Art and Mary Finlayson had three Wins and 47 o.p. 4, narrowly edging out Gor- don Jones and Betty Keats of Stratford who had three wins and 47 o.p. 3. • Three local men -Fred Tilley, Eric Mat- zgold and Art Finlayson were in Walkerton on Saturday at their M and M Tournament and shared in the prizes.. A pot luck supper will be held Tuesday HARD LUCK - Gerrard Ryan, of theSeaforth Begrsttags out this evening with bowling or euchre and 'bridge player from Merners of Clinton, after he was caught in a run down after. Good bowling to all. • between second and third Sunday,afternoon. Trevor Price made , • • THE HURON EXPOSITOR, ?AUGUST 26, 1987 — 1 1 A the throw that allowed the tag. While the out was good news the 'end result wasn't. The Bears lost the_game by a 5-1 score 'and forfeited the B title df an Industrial Fattball tournament held in Seaforth over the weekend. Mollwraith photo: Merchants • need two • wens The Seaforth Merchants senior mens hardball team will play the second game (if necessary) of a two -game series against Exeter Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. The series is part of a round-robin playoff between Seaforth, Walkerton and Exeter.The winner will' advance to the league final against the. winner . of the Strathroy-Thorndale Playciff. Seaforth needs to beat Exeter twice to advance to the finals. They. split their series with Walkerton. while, Exeter beat Walkerton in both games. . The result of the first game of the series, played Tuesday night in Exeter, was unavailable at press time. Parents let kids have fun at golf The results of yesterday's ' August 25 junior golf tournament will be published next week. However, while on the subject of junior golf, there are a feW things worth mentioning: Many parents are concerned about how to get their youngsters off on the right foot, golf wise. Some parents are golfers themselves and hope their children will. enjoy the game too. Other parents are not golfers but recognize the merits of the •game and encourage their offspring to take up golf for various reasons. After watching youngsters. and their parents and doing some research, certain riieces of advice stand out. Let your kids have fun at golf. Golf is a game. -This fact is oftea forgotten in the pursuit of excellence. An eight or eleven -year-old has a long time ON THE GREENS by Carolanne Doig ahead of him before he's going to be cashing any pro golfer's,cheques. Don't sour him by making the game too serious or too much like work. • Don't make negative remarks about your child's game or put too much emphasis on the score. Youngsters (and even adults) who are just taking up the game, shouldn't keep score at all. Perhaps count putts only and just concentrate on making a good Shot. Don't exceed your child's attention span whether it be during play, practise or in- struction. When a chit() is bored or fidgety, the fun and the absorption of knowledge are ,lost. Let them play only a few holes if they want and limit lessons and practise sessions to 15 minutes, creating new games to keep it interesting. Book lessons with a pro rather than teaching him yourself but book lessons after the child has sho some personal in - Turn to page 16 • Magic show at !library on Thursday CALIFORNIA CUTIES APPEARING TONIGHT!! The world famed comedy soft- ball team will be at Seaforth Lions Park tonight at 7:30 p.m. to play the Seaforth Men's Fastball League All -Stars. Trino Palacios as Madam Hilda is recognized world wide as the Clown Prince of Softball and is able assisted by combine- ron clowns and ball players, Fifi the Flirt, edda Hooker, Lotta Fanny and Leapin This talented group of ball players _ecorded a 1986 record of 102 wins and only eight losses, while covering the field with only four players. ' Truly a family evening of entertainment for only $4. for adults and $2. for children. Be at the Lions Park on August 26 at 7:30 p.m. to catch all the fun. The Seaforth and District Minor Ball IAssociation will be having a final WRAP UP DAY, for all teams on Saturday, August 29 at the Lions Park. The T -Ball stars will start the day off at 10:30 a.m., followed by Boys' rHouseleague at 11:3Q,a.m. «1. The Squirts and the Mites will play each ;lather at 1 p.m. and the Bantam girls, boys RECREATION PREVIEW' by Marty Bedard and Peewee boys will play at 2 p.m. All players will be able to enjoy a hotdog, pop and, ice cream bar after their game. INFORMATION?REGISTRATION NIGHTS will take place on Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. both evenings at the Seaforth and District Community Centres. You will be able to register for Minor Hockey, Ringette, Figure Skating, Minor Broornball, Boy Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, Fitness is Fun and many more. For more in- • formation contact the Recreation Office at 527-0882. The Seaforth Recreation Department is now gearing up for the FALL 'AND WINTER PROGRAMS. If you are interested in in- structing a program, or interested in learn- ing a new hobby and know of someone that can teach, please call the Recreation Department at 5274882. ICE RENTAL MEETING!! Any group or organization that rents ice from the Seaforth Arena is required to be at a meeting on Monday, September 14 at 7:30 p,m. in the upstairs hall, at the Seaforth and District Community Centres. Please confirm all regular 87-88 ice ren- tals, including tournaments on or before the meeting to Graham Nesbitt, Arena Manager? 527-1272. Seaforth Library and the Huron County Public Library presents: A FREE CHILDREN'S MAGIC SHOW will Marvell the International Comedy Magician. Thurs- day, August 27 at 4 p.m. Space is limited se get your free ticket at your branch library right away!! Ladies teams wind up season The Seaforth ladies softball league wound up season pjay last week and will now begin ' 'its playoffs. . On August 18 the Queens ' defeated McNichol by a score of 26-18. Linda Gridzak got a triple and a double for McNichol while Susan Riley and Patty Ann Gridzak also got triples and Mary Lou Anderson a double. The game ended the regular season and left the Queens in first place with 30 points, Ken Smith in second with 16, McNichol third with. nine and Kent Murray fourth witli . seven,. Playoffs begin on August 25 with the . Queens taking on McNichol at 6:45 p.m. Kent Murray will play Ken SMith at 8:30 p.m. • Racing switches from wheels to skis Hully Gully Yamaha and CRC produc- open modifieds. tions will host the first of four snowmobile events scheduled for this year on August 30. Snowmobile grass drags Offers the thrill of snowmobile racing without enduring the cold weather. Snowmobiles go from a standing start and in just under an eighth of a mile, hit ter- minal speeds of 100 mph. All classes will be racing, from the crate stock classes through the modified. right up to the wild and wooly A snowmobile right off the showroom floor can race in the crate stock class, which provides a way for potential racers to gain experience under controlled conditions. The racing begins at noon Sunday, August 30 at Hully Gully, Varna. Hully Gully is located west of Highway 4 between Clinton and Hensall, and east of . Highway 21. 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