Area Summer Games For Seniors Underway

Summer Games for seniors in Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and Akwesasne are on. The games are open to all those aged 55 and up in the area, known as District 8 of the Ontario Senior Games. This year, gold medal winners will qualify for the provincial summer games to be held in Oshawa, in August.

The local games kicked off with a five pin bowling competition recently at Nativity Lanes in Cornwall. A Winchester teamtook the gold medal, a team from Embrun won silver and a Cornwall area team took home bronze. Robert Peladeau of Williamstown and Claudette Shepard of Cornwall won the men's and women's singles events.

A new event this year is pickle ball. This mini-tennis game is played by two or four people on a badminton-sized court using wood paddle racquets and a plastic, poly baseball with holes. The event will be a doubles competition, with men's, women's and mixed sections. It is scheduled for June 7 at Ecole Jean 23 in Cornwall.

Next up in the list of activities is the swimming competition, in sprint, prediction and medley, scheduled for May 4 and 6 at Nav Canada in Cornwall. To register or for more information, contact the conveners, Janet Draycott (613-936-9243) and Harry Jarrett (613-933-4526).

The list of other events, dates, locations and conveners for May follows: Prediction Walk, May 4 and 5, St. Lawrence Intermediate School, Cornwall, Robert Peladeau (613-931-1641); Contract Bridge, May 10, McConnell Manor, Cornwall, Monique Dawkes (613-534-2036); Darts, May 13, Cornwall Legion, Cliff Merpaw (613-933-3824); Bid Euchre, May 14, NORDUN Senior Centre, Winchester, Betty Wheeler (613-984-1431); Floor Shuffleboard, May 19, Long Sault Arena, Helen McDonald (613-936-8338); Tennis-Men's Doubles, May 20, Creg Quay, Lancaster, George Baker (613-347-2797); Bocce, May 25, Memorial Park, Cornwall, Monique Dawkes (613-534-2036); Euchre, May 27, Cornwall Legion, Jacquie Merpaw (613-933-3824); Slo-Pitch , May 29 and 30, Long Sault Ball Park, Robert Peladeau (613-931-1641) or Dave Smith (613-534-3959); Golf, May 31, Cedar Glen, Williamsburg, Ann Cook (613-448-2032).

Events scheduled for June include: Tennis-Ladies Doubles, June 1, Mattice Park, Cornwall, Pat Durin (613-525-1886); Pickle Ball, June 7, Ecole Jean 23, Cornwall, Claude Lapierre (613-935-7450); Cribbage and Scrabble, June 7, Seaway Senior Centre, Cornwall, Els Cordell (613-932-4969); Nordic Walk Prediction, June 8, Seaway Senior Centre, Els Cordell (613-932-4969); Tennis-Mixed Doubles, June 9, Glengarry District High, Alexandria, Stanley Fraser (613-525-3777); Carpet Bowling, June 10, Alexandria Curling Club, Mario Riggio (613-527-2376).

Events yet to be confirmed include prediction and race cycling and horseshoes. For more information on these events, contact Robert Peladeau at 613-931-1641

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