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Oakville frm _.' gets in swim ' with Kim From June 26 to Aug. 6, Nu Skin will be working with its dis- tributors and network volunteers in an effort help the Network reach its goal of $100.000, said Diana Robinson, manager of corporate communications for Nu Skin Canada. The summer awareness cam- paign--Kceping People Living Healthy-will culminate with Nu Skin's Swim with Kim, Aug. 20-22. Nu Skin Canada Inc. specializes in skin, hair and personal care products marketed through a net- work of 30,000 distributors. The National Network for Mental Health is a grassroots non- profit organization run by, and for, people who are having problems coping with daily life In four previous attempts, the double crossing has only been suc- cessfully completed once. by Vicki Keith. Middleton, who completed a single crossing of Lake Ontario in 1985 and a double crossing of Lake Erie in 1989, will be attempting to complete her trip in less than 50 hours. Her first attempt last year had to be aborted after four hours because of thunderstorms. The National Network for Middleton will enter the water along the Toronto Lakefront and will touch off across the lake in Port Dalhousie, 0nt., before return- ing to Toronto--a round trip of approximately 103 kilometres. An Oakville company is spon- soring marathon swimmer Kim Middleton's attempt at a double crossing of Lake Ontario this sum- men Nu Skin Canada Inc. is learning up with Guelph resident's Aug. 20 swim in support of the National Network for Mental Health. Toms made a nifty pass to captain Rick Kowalsky for the Soo's first goal and then had helpers on the team's next two markers as the Hounds iced the game before a sell-out crowd at Memorial Gardens. SAULT STE. MARIE - An Oakville minor hock ey graduate helped power the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to their first Canadian junior hockey championship. "I guess things were just going my way tonight." said Toms shortly after the victory. "I can't believe this is happening." Eighteen-year-old left winger Jeff Toms had three assists in his team's 4-2 victory over arch-rival Peterborough Petes in the Memorial Cup final here Sunday night. By NANCY GUMMOW Special to the Beaver Sports trivia. lot " 5239 Sports picksujox No. 5240 Sheridan Collage....To come Gamma Blades......To coma ammo Lima Laagua...To some Toms' Cup runneth over after 'Soo-per' victory I've dreamed about this since I was a little boy," he Ontario's Best Retirement Community f Also Offers Ontario's Best Value! Bungalows from an incredible Linda Nairn puts some body English into her shot during an Oakville Lam: Bowling dub open boas: on the Mend. The duh began another season Monday with the same problem it always has: Thing to attract a youthful following, (new a, 68m 5mm.) , $129,990 The 6-foot-4, l90-pounder was a 13th-round sleeper draft choice by the Greyhounds last year but opened some eyes by scoring nine goals in spot duty. This year, he was named the club's scholastic player of the year. It was also Toms who scored the winning goal in "We're a blue-collar team and we just work our butts off. Things usually go our way." Toms finished the season with 39 points-16 goals and 23 assists-- and finished the week-long Memorial Cup tournament. which also featured Quebec champi- on Laval Titan and Western Hockey League champion Swift Current Broncos, with fwe points. said. "Three years ago, I was playing in the Oakville midget system and today we win the national champi onship." Toms, a ninth-round draft pick of the NHL's New Jersey Devils a year ago, credited the team's chemistry for its success. ”d, 'difttttifttt Sptrtii] TS an“ “my. ITHEOI AKVILLE Bly Soo teammate and Oakville minor hockey product Peter MacKellar was also celebrating the Northern Ontario city's victory. MacKellar, a rookie, played just nine games--all during the regular season--with the Hounds but still felt part of the team's success. The 18-year-old centre, who was selected by the Soo in the eighth round of last year's OHL draft, is looking forward to seeing more ice time next year when the veteran's graduate. "It's hard watching all the time," he said. "but the guys make you feel a part of the team." Coincidentally, MacKellar's teammate last year was overtime when Sault Ste. Marie defeated Peterborough in the Ontario Hockey League's Super Series last month to earn the right to host the Cup. "What more can you ask?" he said. "My first year in the league and we win the Memorial Cup. Hopefully next year we can bring it back." AVER l "ln these toumamcnts you start at 10 am. and go to 6 p.m. It's mire than what a lot of people think," said Robson. "You're bending up and down and walking back and forth the whole day." , The club also holds "jitneys" four times weekly. A group of people pin in a dollar each and then are paired up randomly for a round-robin. ' "It's a very social club," Street said. "lt's a lot of hm." . 1 And, said Yeates, this is what keeps interest going-even for youngsters. Competitive or casual lawn bowling is offered six days a week. Tlie club will host 14 inter-club competitions this year and fwe club toumib merits. ' Oakville got its name on the map last year when Jean McLean, Margar'et, Baker and Ruth Luke captured the Ontario novice trebles championship. , i The simplest way to explain lawn bowling is it's an outdoor versioz‘g curling. Bowlers try to get their ball closest to something called the j ' The Jack though is not stationery. Players can strike the jack with their rot so the jack can move so that whoever is closest to it may not be determined until the final ball is rolled. ' "You see young lads in their early 20's playing," said Robson, who wouldn't reveal his exact age, only to say he's over 70. Robson says the biggest problem in Oakville is the facility. l "Our membership is too high for the facility. We have one green (four rinks) while other clubs, like Roselawn in Hamilton, with smaller member- ships than ours, have two greens at least." '. t "Anybody that's interested or willing to try the game we'd like to see down here," says club vice-president Bill Street. "There is no age restriir. tions - as long as they're big enough to hold the ball." ', Currently the club has about 155 members-- a figure has steadily increased over the last five or six years, according to club spokesperson Peggy Water-and their average age is over 60. l l "We'd like younger members but they seem to think it's not for them'," said Sweet. , One of the club's longstanding members, Ron Robson, is a regular weekend tournament player. Travelling to other clubs, he sees plenty of young blood. "You see young lads wouldn't reveal his exact Robson says the bigge "Our membership is t The first image that comes to mind is a bunch of seniors in white hats tossing bowling balls down a manicured lane of grass on a lazy afternoon.: Well. the relaxing part may be correct but the notion that it's strictly for the older set is one that the Oakville Lawn Bowling Club and others acro,ss, Ontario would like to dispel. , The local Navy St. club held a two-day open house Saturday and Sunday before its 90th omcial opening on Victoria Day Monday. Twenty- two new faces showed up. Unfortunately none of them were from the younger generation. i Oakville Beaver staf By TOM MICHIBATA Attracting young members is an age-old problem for lawn bowling; WEDNESDAY, MAY Lawn bowling Jli_jll.rl.ll_rS'rUlijillii'"t?'" We 'll help you sell your current home. Call l-800-?.65-5709 for more Information I O U l Spend an enjovable dav at I n S. Hickory Hills. 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