Marilyn Snedden
The summer games for District 7A are completed with 77 people competing in 13 different games. Many tried new games which is part of the goal of keeping seniors fit. Only one event was postponed due to rain so that was lucky this year. Thanks to all the conveners who worked hard to make it all possible. New this year was Washer Toss which proved a popular alternative to horseshoes since you throw silver discs to a bucket(not washing machines as someone thought!)
Now the Regional Games in Renfrew County on August 16 are the focus for the medal winners eligible to go. The local district gives a subsidy towards their mileage since some events are in Deep River as well as Pembroke.
At the Annual meeting on June 23 a committee was selected to meet with the three municipalities in our district(Beckwith, Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills) to begin plans for 2019 when our district hosts the Regional Games which will see hundreds of seniors from Eastern Ontario come to compete here. At the banquet following the meeting, representatives from the municipalities expressed interest in helping bring this event to or area.
Those competing in Pembroke will be paying close attention to the logistics of the games as a learning opportunity for 2019. Every second year the OSGA has province wide games which will be in Mississauga in 2018 and regional games are held on the other years.
Final Results
Cribbage:
Gold: Dave & Pat Cave
Silver:Ernie Nolan, Don Ecker
Bronze:Donna Bennett ,Lila Wade
Euchre:
Gold: Lila Wade, Mary Kolsters
Silver: Pat Brownlee,June Ferguson
Bronze: Art Levi, Helen Levi
Washer Toss:
Gold: Jean Ramsden,Lila Duffy
Silver:Dave Cave, Pat Cave
Bronze:Barry Pascoe, Carole Pascoe
Bocce:
Gold:Ivor Morris, Nancy Cameron
Silver: Barry Pascoe, Carole Pascoe
Bronze: Dave Cave, Pat Cave
Horseshoes:
Women:
Gold: Ann Ecker & Jean Smith
Silver: Carole Pascoe & Lila Duffy
Men:
Gold: Barry Pascoe & Ivor Morris
Silver: Nick Odynski & Guy Chaput
Mixed:
Gold: Ivor Morris & Ann Ecker
Silver: Nick Odynski & Lila Duffy
Bronze: Barry Pascoe & Carole Pascoe
Lawn Bowling:
Gold: Frank Osclamp &Ken Brown
Silver: Cecil Dubois & Ilona Fiser
Bronze: Barry Pascoe & Carole Pascoe
Golf:
Women 55+:
Gold:Debbie McLaren
Silver::Peggy Birtch
Bronze: Karen Pilon
Women 65+:
Gold: Nancy Cameron
Men 55+
Gold: Jim Birtch
Men 65+:
Gold:Cecil Dubois
Silver: Ivor Morris
Bronze: Ken Brown
Men’s 75+:
Gold: Richard Needham
Silver: Nick Odynski
Bronze: Frank Osclamp