Sponsored By: RBC

Sponsored By: Kiwanis of Forest

Sponsored By: Tim Hortons, Forest

Sponsored By: Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers, Forest

Sponsored By: Denning Funeral Directors Inc.

Sponsored By:
REMAX Reality, Ellen Jackson and Mark Armitage

Sponsored By:
Gilpen Funeral Chapel, Thedford

Perfect weather and excellent greens set the stage for an exciting tournament for a recent Kiwanis sponsored lawn bowling tournament in Forest.

Pictured from left to rright are 1st Lead Jim Tasker and Skip Rick Fitzallan from the Lambeth club. 2nd Skip Larry Boeck and lead Jim Stephenson., 3rd Skip Al Minielly and lead Bob Coates

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Kiwanis of Forest

The Royal Bank sponsored tournament for the Forest lawn bowlers was well attended with 4 greens in play.There was some tough competition amongst the eight teams but the powerhouse team of John Minielly (lead) and Joyce McMaster (skip) came out on top.. 

Pictured from left to right : skip Joyce McMaster, lead John Minielly, skip Larry Boeck, lead Joanne Wilkins, lead Anne Barnes and skip Betty Minielly.

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Royal Bank Forest

Sponsored By: Tim Hortons, Forest

Sponsored By: Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers, Forest

The Annual Denning Funeral Directors Lawn bowling tournament was held on Aug 16. Jim Redmond with lead Lynda Lee Own (holding trophy) beat all challangers. Jim is new at lawn bowling but experienced at curling. The similiarity in games helped him become a winner. Anne Barnes with lead Bill Bentley were second (center) and Jean Potthoff with lead Snoop Shepherd came third.

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Denning Funeral Directors Inc.

The final tournament of the season , sponsored by RE/MAX, was held under ideal conditions. The greens are in excellent condition and the weather was perfect.The game had to be rushed to be finished in daylight because Bentley can't see after dark. Bentley held off the competition to finish in first place.
Holding the RE /MAX trophy are L to R Linda Lee Own, Bill Bentley, 2nd Betty Minielly, John Gardiner, 3rd Larry Boeck, Helen Redmond.

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Re/MAX

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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Gilpen Funeral Chapel, Thedford

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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Royal Bank Forest

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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Kiwanis of Forest

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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Tim Hortons, Forest

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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Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers, Forest

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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Kernohan Chrysler

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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Gilpen Funeral Chapel, Thedford

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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Royal Bank Forest

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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Kiwanis of Forest

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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Tim Hortons, Forest

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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Van Valkenburg & Son Jewellers, Forest

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Ron E. Dodge Funeral Home, Forest

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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Kernohan Chrysler of Forest