The lawn bowling season started with the Gilpin Optional Pairs tournament on June 3. The scores were very close but Al Minielly with lead Jim Tasker will get their names on the trophy.
The winning teams from the left are Al Minielly and Jim Tasker, second place Larry Boeck and Ron McKellar and third Betty Minielly and Art Lloyd

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The Annual Royal Bank Challange lawn bowling tournament was held on June 18 evening. There were three 10 end games with a nice lunch after the second game, Jim and Sue Roth from the Sarnia club put the Forest teams in their places.
From the right: Jim and Sue Roth, Second place winners Bill Bentley and Jane Vansteenkiste who put up the best opposition, then third place Larry Boeck and Jim Tasker

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The Kiwanis Annual Lawn Bowling Tournament was held Thursday July 8. After a 45 minute rain delay six balanced teams played three serious games. Bill Bentleys experience proved to be too much for the challangers.
From left, Bill and lead Linda Lee Own holding trophy, Then second place John Minielly with lead Denise Jans, and third Al Minielly with lead Jim Stevenson

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The Tim Horton Lawn Bowling Tournament was held before the rain on July 22. Seven teams showed up on a questionable evening. The games were shortened and only the last two ends were wet. From the left front row, Todd Steven and Sharon O'Leary from the Madoc Lawn Bowling Club were the winners, Joyce McMaster and Linda Lee Own were third, Back row and the wettest were second place Jim Stevenson and Jim Tasker.

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The Annual VanValkenberg Jewellers sponsored tournament was held Thursday under perfect conditions.
Weather, good grass and well balanced teams made for a perfect evening. The winners from left are skip "dead eye" Ann Barnes with skip Al Minielly, then second place Larry Boeck and Jim Tasker, Third place was taken by Betty Minielly and Jane Vansteenkiste

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September 2 was a damp night but we got three games in anyway. Larry Boeck and Bill Bentley beat all challangers and showed no mercy. Larry and Bill on the left won first prize and trophy for the tournament sponsored by Ellen Jackson and Mark Armitage of Remax. Jean Potthoff and John Minielly came second and Tom Potthoff and Jim Tasker came third. The consolation prize was won by the Fowler team from Fairmont club.

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First place (right) Betty Minielly – skip and Tom Potthoff – lead: Second place (centre) Art Lloyd – skip and Jim Tasker – lead:  Third Place (left) Al Minielly – skip and Jane Vansteenkiste.

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Royal Bank Tournament  Winners – centre- John Minielly – skip  with Ron McKeller – Lead.  Second place (left) – Jean Potthoff – skip and Jim Tasker –sead. Third place (right) Art Lloyd – skip with Jane Vansteenkiste – lead.

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The Kiwanis Lawn Bowling Tournament was held July 9 under perfect conditions. Sixteen bowlers competed for the Kiwanis trophy. Skip Larry Boeck with lead Kay Hickey beat skip Jean Potthoff and lead John Minielly in the final end. From Left: third place Lead Don Plowright and skip Art Lloyd, Kay Hickling, Larry Boeck, Jean Potthoff and John Minielly

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The Tim Horton Sponsored Tournament was held on July 30 after being rained out last week.
The winners of the trophy was decided by the final bowl which was a close measure.
From the left; winning skip Al Minielly and his lead John Minielly, Then second place lead Jim Tasker and skip Joyce McMaste and third place lead Tom Potthoff and skip Bill Bentley

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All of the Greens were full for the annual VanValkenburg Lawn Bowling Tournament. Twenty bowlers and a good showing of spectators took advantage of perfect weather and perfect greens.
The top three teams were (from the left) First place, lead Tom Potthoff and skip Larry Boeck, second place skip John Minielly with lead Liz Graham, and third, lead Ann Barnes and skip Bill Bentley

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The final lawn bowling tournament was held under perfect conditions. The Kernohan Chrysler Trophy was won for the second straight year by skip Al Minielly and lead Ron McKellar shown from left. Second place was skip Jean Potthoff with lead Jane Vansteenkiste and third was John Minielly with lead Tom Potthoff.

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