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10 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 14,2003 The art of bowling by Colin Rowe Last week I concluded what can be described as a successful season of five-pin bowling at my local alley. What started out last fall as an eclectic collection of talent and ages' developed to become contenders for the title of "Champs". Five-pin bowling is a pass time I took up some thirty odd years ago to enhance a romantic romantic courtship at the time but it soon developed into a passion (the bowling* that is). Unlike most sports, it does not matter how awful you are, because your only adversary is you. This is a game where the worse you bowl, the larger your handicap which allows you the dignity of ending up with a respectable tally at the end of the evening. In the seventies, seventies, bowling alleys also rivalled the Legion hall for cigarette smoke and alcohol but thankfully some of this has now changed even though the legacy of smoking remains in some alleys. I must admit that I do miss the free drinks we all enjoyed from the winner of the fifty-fifty draw, which always produced a bottle bottle or two as the prize. 1 guess the rivaliy it created for the bar soon put an end to that. My introduction to bowling bowling locally started when a friend said that his league needed some more "warm" bodies. Being a guy devoid of shyness, I turned up at the start of the season to the surprise surprise of everyone, who thought that I was a lost highway highway traveler but we all settled into a weekly routine of wins and losses. For me, the game is therapeutic because I use the occasion to shed my week's frustrations with the pins becoming the object of whatever ails me. My choice of five-pin over the ten-pin game had more to do with convenience than anything else. The balls for that game are larger and more cumbersome to carry around. I was also turned off by the ten-pin game when I used the balls at the alley during a fun outing and ended up with an infected finger as a result of a bruising from the tight fit of the holes The benefits of the game of bowling are many, even though some have a hard time accepting it as a sport. First, it teaches honesty because scoring scoring depends a lot on that trait, especially when it's done when no one else is around. I always start my evenings with a warm-up routine, much to the amusement of everyone but throwing and bending are moves that require preparation preparation as in any other sport and rushing to the alley late and bowling as soon as you have tied your shoe laces has resulted in many a back and shoulder problem. My favourite warm-up routine consists of stretches, a brief swinging of the arms and shoulders, waist bending and free squats. The bowling action itself helps to work on the waistline and strengthen and tighten the leg and buttocks buttocks muscles. While this is a year round game, it sure helps to beat the winter blahs if you are not the outdoors type during that time of year. Consult your local alley and participate in a fun activity where you actually get to meet people (including me). It's a fact that many fire deaths are caused by people attempting attempting to cook bf smoke while under the influence of alcohol. There's more to responsible drinking than taking a cab. Don't put yourself oryourfamily- at risk to fire. Animal rights extremists say hunters threaten species. Legal hunting contributes the majority of money necessary to maintain wildlife populations and habitats, conduct wildlife research and enforce wildlife laws. Fact. Not fiction. Safari Club International Foundation 800.377.5399 • www.SafariClubFoundation.org datington Leading the Way C-7 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE www.municipality.clarington.on.ca BACKYARD FESTIVAL COMMUNITY HEROES Thank you to our generous sponsors for supporting the 2003 backyard festival. For information on how you can become a part of our growing sponsor list please call 905-623-3379. Mosport International Raceway KX96 New Country FM Chex TV Durham , Dorn's Auto Parts Syvan Developments Henderson Auto Steve's Diesel Inc. Holburn Biomedical Newcastle Block Ltd. Halminen Homes TD Canada Trust Detox Environmental Masood Vatandoust Realtor @ Sutton Pineridge Automotive Supply Ltd. Sdore & Associates Inc. do The Cooperators Newcastle Guardian Drugs Dufferin Aggregates J & J Locksmith Rekker Gardens Ltd. Jack Burgess Plumbing & Heating Valiant Property Management Ontario Power Generation RBC Royal Bank - Bowmanville & Courtice Ayren Links Darlington Steel Totten Simms Hubicki Associates Conveyor Splicing Specialties ACSYS Technologies D.M. Robichaud Associates Ltd. All Green Sod Growers Ltd. Courtice Funeral Chapel Ltd. Hoopers Jewellers Ltd. Hepcoe Credit Union Ltd. Potts and Pans Roadside Diner Hooper's Jewellers Ltd. John R. O'Toole, MPP Durham Lakeridge Health Bowmanville 0WASCO RV ACSYS Technologies Lafarge Materials & Construction Inc. SUNDAY MAY 18, 2003, AT 5 PM MOSPORT INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY