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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-12-28, Page 66 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, December 28, 2016 Lucknow bowling scores for Dec. 20 Tuesday Night Bowling are in for Dec. 20, 2016. Over 200 Scores: Ron Elli- ott 204, Brad Engel 220, 203. HIGH SINGLE FEMALE: LeaAnne Hal- denby 214 MALE: Ron Elliott 241 HIGH TRIPLE FEMALE: Anita Elliott 562 MALE: Ron Elliott 636 TEAM STANDINGS: Sir Booms 31 1/2, Green Machines 30 1/2, Smack Downs 30, Hart Brothers 20. Lucknow Shoot Party scores Lucknow Town Hall Shoot Party runs Mondays and Fridays White Card Winners: Ross Errington, Stewart Lane. Shoot: Frank Alton Lucky Draw Winner: Bruce Hamilton Pink Card Winners: Nancy Radke, Shirley Kennedy Lucky Draw Winner: Elaine Errington. Lucknow Minor Hockey scores Lucknow Novice Develop- ment Scores Dec. 10, 2016 Lucknow (0) vs Wingham Blue (9) Great effort in net by Kaden Hanna. Dec. 17, 2016 Lucknow (2) vs BCH 1 (2) Goals: Marlee Courtney (2) Assists: Joel Cranston, Kaden Hanna Grey -Bruce snowmobile trails start to open Rob Gowan Owen Sound Sun Times The recent winter wallop has led to Grey -Bruce snow- mobile trails starting to open. The rail line from Owen Sound to Dundalk was the first one in the counties to open to snowmobilers on the weekend, and since then trails in the Sauble Beach area were also opened. Other trails aren't expected to be too far behind. "We almost got a little bit too much too quickly," said Karen Buratynski, manager of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs District 9, which includes all of Grey - Bruce and the northern parts of Huron, Perth and Wellington counties. "That literally has been the issue with some of the other clubs opening." Buratynski said some club volunteers were still staking trails, putting signs up, mov- ing fences and co-ordinating with landowners when the snow hit. "This past weekend there were a lot of the club volun- teers going out and finishing up some stuff," said Buratyn- ski. "A lot of the staking and signing can only be done behind a groomer because there is so much snow. They are definitely working and it is looking like we will have many more trails open before the weekend." Buratynski said the open- ing is the earliest in recent memory, with a couple of occasions she recalled when trails opened between Christmas and the new year. "Many people want to come and ride over Christ- mas and often times Mother Nature just doesn't co-oper- ate," said Buratynski. "This year it sounds like she lis- tened and there will be rid- ing opportunities for Christmas:' Last winter, the snowmo- bile season was almost non- existent, with few riding opportunities and not until after the new year. Buratynski said the fore- cast heading into this winter was that it could be a good one for snowmobiling. "We were anxiously await- ing, but let's just say cau- tiously optimistic they were going to be correct this year;' she said. "It looks like they were correct. All signs are that we are going to have a very good, long winter and it is certainly starting off right." Buratynski said the Andy Bader/Mitchell Advocate Nigel Fitch (3) of the FE Madill (Wingham) junior boys basketball team goes high in the air for this shot attempt during Huron - Perth conference basketball action in Mitchell against the MDHS Blue Devils on Dec. 21, 2016. The visiting Mustangs fell short, 31-20. forecast looks promising as well, with temperatures remaining mostly below freezing over the long range. Swampy areas weren't frozen before the snow fell, but now that the groomers have been out and packed the snow in, the trails have been freezing up nicely. "It has allowed the frost to drive into the ground," Buratynski said. "Some more cold weather before we get a warm-up will be positive." Trails to the south of Grey -Bruce, in the the area of Arthur, Fergus, Belwood, Listowel, Palmerston and Brussels have already opened and Buratynski attributed that to less snow falling on those areas than in Grey -Bruce. "I believe the fact our southern clubs were able to open before our northern clubs were, is they didn't get quite as much snow as we did," said Buratynski. "As soon as it hit the groomers were able to complete their trail installation. In the Grey - Bruce area we got so much snow that it just immobilized everybody." Snowmobilers are still being urged to stay off the trails until they are open, and so far Buratynski said most riders appear to be listening. "We have been talking about it for years now and begging people to stay off the trails before they open, both for their own safety and out of respect for the private landowners," said Buratyn- ski. "It does sound like peo- ple have listened to that this weekend." To keep track of the trails as they open, visit www.ofsc. on.ca and click on the inter- active trail map.