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World Crokinole championship attracts | Golf for choir _â€" players from around the globe _ TAVISTOCK â€" The Tavistock and District Recreation Centre might be going where no recereâ€" ation centre has ever gone before. The executive of the World Crokinole Championship are planning to install a permanent crokinole board in the main lobby of the recreation centre. Tavistock residents and outâ€" ofâ€"town guests will be able to hone their crokinole skills in between hockey games or while spending time in the lobby. The crokinole executive feels it will be a unique feature for their arena and will help to promote the game of crokinole. The ~7th annual World Crokinole championships are being held in the Tavistock Ree. Centre this Saturday, June 4. Registration is going very well, with registration numbers climbing again this year. Past participants have come from coast to coast in Canada, \ LAKESIDE WOMAN SIXTH IN Lakeside, reached the semiâ€"imals in the singles competition at the recent World Crokinole championships. Itf was her second time competing in the event. & Lakeside, was playing in the event for the fifth time. King‘s wife Evel%g comâ€" peted in the event for the second time. Noreen Swilzer and Don King also competed in the doubles event in the morning. Out of 96 teams, they finâ€" CROKINOLE CHAMPIONSHIPS TAVISTOCK â€" Noreen Switzer, of RR1 Switzer‘s uncle Don King . of RR2 from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island. They have also travelled from as far north as the Yukon and as far south as Texas. Players have also come from Germany and England. Crokinole has its roots in Tavistock. Historians believe that the game developed in southern Ontario during the 1860s. That notion is confirmed with the fact that the oldestâ€" known crokinole board in the world was made in Sebastopol fone concession north â€"of Tavistock) in 1876 by a local craftsman, â€" â€" Eckhardt Weitlaufer, as a birthday préâ€" sent for his fiveâ€"yearâ€"old son, Adam. At Kitchener museum The board now resides at The Joseph â€" Schneider â€" Haus Museum in Kitchener, Ont. At this year‘s annual Crokinole championship, there is $5,000 in cash and prizes to be won, with the top prize of players. & Don King also competed in Pool °B‘ singles. "It‘s just a really fun day," said Noreen Switzer, who also won a crokiâ€" nole jacket as an earlyâ€"bird prize. In a raffie, Don King won a crokinole hat. Switzer had 55 wins, plus 52 20s, finâ€" ishing a strong sixth out of 42 players. She played against competitors from Texas. British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. She was the lone woman to advance to the semiâ€"finals. King, meanwhile, had 23 wins, plus 1$ 205. She finished 34th out of 42 ished 25th. In the afterneon, Switzer and Evelyn King played in the recreational singles event. The â€" recentlyâ€"introduced Recreational Division, with a top prize of $200, has been well received and will again be a ecategory for those wishing to play in the tournament at a recreational level. It‘s one of the goals of the WCC executive to promote crokinole as fun for all ages and skill levels. There are categories for ages 6 and up. Earlyâ€"bird registration winâ€" ners this year are: Vanessa Taylor, of Fort Erie, and Noreen Switzer. of Lakeside. $1,000 being awarded to the champion adult single.~ Last year‘s adult singles winner was Joe Fulop, of Exeter. They both won a jacket with the WCC logo embroidered on it. . > Registrations are available at the Tavistock and District Recreation Centre, 655â€"2102, or by visiting the website at www.worldcrokinole.com wl w Sean Darling was presented the Mark Perrier Memorial Award by Ingrid Newberry of Stratford Special Olympics for â€" consistent â€" attendance, _ effort, enjoyment and sportsmanship. Sean participated in 7 sports last year. jo)/ce WGS Vanessa Triemstra, 8. practices her putting on the No. 9 green at River Valley Golf Resort to kick off the third annual St. Marys Children‘s Choir and Festival Youth Singers Golf Tournament on Sunday, June 12, with lots of prizes up for grabs. Proceeds go to the St. Marys Children‘s Choir and Festival Youth Singers. Registration forms are available at Douglas Decorating Centre, from Wendy Triemstra, 393â€"5039, or visit the choir‘s website: www.stmaryschildrenschoir.ca. G‘,.dndddujhfef-