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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 15 Sep 1993, p. 8

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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvilie, Wednesday, September 15,1993 Oshawa Wins Lawn Bowling Title Annual Terry Fox Run On Sunday, Sept. 19th A splattering of rain cut short the ladies pairs lawn bowling tournament tournament on the local greens, Sunday afternoon. But, the organizers still .came up with prize winners, including a winning rink from Oshawa to receive the National Trust Company trophy. They are pictured pictured here with Doris Wollstein, between them, making the presentation presentation on behalf of National Trust. On either side of her are Skip Flor- ance Litster, left, and Lead Phyllis MacMillan. by Doris L. Wollstein Eighteen Bowmanvilie bowlers travelled to Whitby on Sunday, September September 5, to play in the Marigold Tournament. This is an annual event to which our club always receives an invitation. The first result which deserves reporting reporting is the result of one end of play when the team skipped by Orval Atkinson Atkinson (Whitby) with Hilda Shepherd (Bowmanvilie) vice-skip, and Bob Milton (Whitby) as lead had a perfect score. Each of these three players counted three points totalling nine. For this achievement, application to Ontario Lawn Bowls will be made for "Hot Shot" certificates. Congratulations Congratulations to all three. Item number two to be cited is that the team of Lawrence Smith (Whitby) skip, with Jim McKay (Whitby) viceskip, viceskip, and Leona Wilson (Bowman- villc) won the trophy. Our congratulations congratulations to this team also! The last tournament to be held in Bowmanvilie this season took place this past Sunday, September 12. It was the first time in 1993 we have been interrupted by rain, causing play to cease after one and a half games. This tournament was ladies' pairs, sponsored by National Trust. Sorry, Mr. da Silva, I could not reach you by telephone to advise you what had happened. Anyway, we Turn! Eagles Play Final Games of Successful Year On Saturday, August 28th, the Oshawa Turul Eagles travelled to Colbome to play in their annual soccer soccer tournament. The Eagles got off to a great start by defeating Thornhill by a score of 3-1. Scoring for the Shoppers Drug Mart Eagles were Nicky Zdravkov- ski with two, and one by Cameron Millar. In die second game, the Eagles lost 1-0 to Peterborough in a very close decision. On Sunday, the Eagles Eagles played Trenton and beat them by a convincing score of 4-1. The goal-scorers in this game were Zdravkovski with two, and Ryan Dunn and Shane Sawa adding singles. singles. In the semi-final, the Turuls played Thornhill again, but unfortunately unfortunately this lime they came up short and lost 3-2. Zdravkovski (who had a great weekend) scored one, with Ben Tonks scoring the second goal. This was a good effort by the Eagles, Eagles, considering they had five players missing for the weekend tournament. On Thursday, September 9th, the Eagles played their last league game of the season. The game was played in Oshawa and ended up in a 1-1 tic. Scoring the lone marker for the Eagles Eagles was Chris Baumhaucr with Greg Stephenson getting die M.V.P. This winds up the regular season, and at this time I would like to congratulate congratulate the team on their third place finish in the league. Well done, guys. New Season of Sports at Local High Schools With classes now underway at the various high schools in the area, varsity sports can't be far behind. At Bowinunvillc High School and Courtieu Secondary School, another another year of scholastic sports opens today. Both the boys' junior and senior soccer teams will get their seasons underway this afternoon, with LOS- SA 'AAA* league games at Courtieu. Courtieu. Bowmanvilie and Courticc arc grouped together in the Eastern Division, Division, with Donovan, Eastdale, O'Neill, Paul Dwyer, McLaughlin, G.L. Roberts, M.J. Pereymu and Va- nier. The league will consist of eight games, with LOSSA playoffs beginning beginning on Monday, October 25, The finals are slated lor Thursday, October October 28. missed your presence for presenting your trophy. The results were as follows: One game winner - Jo Johnstone and Wil- la Cook of Cobourg; Two game fourth high - Mary McKay and Helen Fleming Fleming of Lindsay; Two game third high - - Betty Hope and Vema Gatt of Lindsay; Lindsay; Two game second high - Helen Fulton and Phyllis MacDonald of Cobourg; Cobourg; Two game high and trophy winner - Flo Litster and Phyllis McMillan of Oshawa. A word of appreciation is due to Reta Angovc and Muriel Scott of Bowmanvilie, who were ushered into the game to fill an unexpected vacancy. vacancy. As usual, the kitchen personnel served fruit bread with a cup of coffee or tea before the bowling started. When it was terminated, there was more tea or coffee with delicious sandwiches. All we can do now is hope for good weather next year when Mr. da Silva can attend at the expected time of finishing the game. by Chad Maartense On Sunday, September 19th, the 13th Annual Terry Fox Run for cancer cancer research will be held at die K- Mart Plaza in Oshawa, located at 555 Simcoe Street South. This event is for the whole family. family. Remember, you don't have to run to participate. You can walk, bike, rollerblade or even skateboard on your choice of a 1km, 5km or 10km course. There will be water stations set up all through the course. This year, they will be holding a BBQ, where you can purchase a hot dog and a drink for only one dollar. They will also be having a miniature carnival for kids, which will have face painting and a fish pond. You will also be able to purchase T- shirts, hats and buttons. This year's event is being organized organized by Diane Nodes. This is her third year running the event and before before becoming the local organizer, she participated in the run for 11 years. Last year, there were 200 runners runners in Oshawa. Noiles has seen continued growth in the numbers over die past 14 .years and she hopes to see an increase this year. Since Nodes has been at K-Mart, two employees have died of cancer. One was a seventecn-year-old and that's when Noiles decided to get involved involved in the Terry Fox Run. "When you get right down to it, we all know of someone who has had a close call or died from cancer. It's scary," she said. The course will be run throughout throughout the Oshawa Bike Trail, which, says Noiles, is one of the attractions of the Oshawa run. "People arc amazed at how beautiful it is. Some of the participants just go for the stroll." One hundred million dollars has been raised in the name of Terry Fox for cancer research since 1980. There are now over 103 international international sites across the world, including Moscow, Tokyo, and Mexico. This is also the hugest single-day fundraising fundraising event in the world. So, if you aren't busy this Sunday, Sunday, visit the K-Mart plaza and help support a great cause. Registration begins at 8:00am. For more information, please contact Diane Noiles at (416) 434- 6511. We can '■ fHHHKSI doit! The Terry Fox Run ' 'HISS Sunday, Sept 19,1993 Bowmanvilie Optimist Soccer Squad Wins League Title The coaching staff of the Bowmanvilie Optimist under-9 soccer team would like to congratulate the players for winning the league title by showing consistency throughout the year. The Optimists ended league play with a 10-win and two-loss record, edging out Whitby for the title. The team thanks their sponsor, parents, and friends for their support. This weekend, they will be competing in a year-end playoff tournament. Team members include, front row, (1-r), B. Beers, C. Baker, A. Chamberlain, M. Camana, K. Searle, S. Lefort. Middle row, (1-r), A. King, G. Nemisz, T. Millson, E. Shah, J. Larsh, T. Brown, P. Reid, C. Robinson. Back row, (1-r), the coaching staff of Tony Shah, Dave Larsh, James Baker Baker and Gary Nemisz. DODD & SOUTER EVERYTHING IN STORE ON SALE FOR OUR » w. o GO X 0 O O O 0* Can n Broad oom Trust Name You The Souter Dodd & Broadloom 104 Byron St. S., Whitby • 668-2179

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