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Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club formed in 1908 a , a — "Bin D8 corre coro | George Gerrow | George Gerrow was Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club's first president when ‘ formed in 1908, and serve‘ when he was elected a councillor on Scugog |s- land. ing to After movil d two terms Perry eal cou cil before being elected reeve. for the next seven years ig the longest serving Port Throughout the 1870-80s, cricket was the game of choice in many communities throughout Ontario County. Prince Albert had a team as early as 1870 and they competed heavily against neighbouring towns like Ux- bridge and Whitby. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that lawn bowling became popular locally and in July 1908 a lawn bowling club was established with George Gerrow, the first president of the 20 member club. Alittle more than a year after forming, the club purchased a piece of land on Queen St. in preparation for a new lawn bowling facility. A cement wall was constructed along the street in 1910 and the following year the club installed electric lights so they could bowl in the evenings. Exactly when the club house was built has not been deter- chievements was it roat i struction of a new ove al bi fieon the south end of Scugog 5 the large hill leading to the Merlin erlin . Letcher was one of Port P 1 Most respected i erny's during the mid-19005, admired residents In 19: mined, although in June 1937 the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Provinen pe Served as President of the Club announced a remodeling and expansion of the facility. Ontario, wn Bowling Association of An old concrete retaining wall was re-built in 1941 after being damaged by a heavy rainfall earlier in the year. The PPLBC was honoured in 1953 when a member of their club, Merlin Letcher was elected president of the Pro- vincial Lawn Bowling Association of Ontario. Plans began in late 1979 to move the club to larger quar- ters, but it was another five years before the club received a $25,000 Wintario grant which would make it possible. Scugog Township acquired a two- acre site on Old Simcoe Rd. in 1984 and work began on the new facility. The official opening of the new Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club took place in August 1986. Pictures on this page show the old Port Perry ie 4 Lawn Bowling Club on Queen St., across from the present IGA. about 1980. 22 FOCUS - Sepremper 2006 focus@observerpub.ca