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55+ Eastern Regional Games a Resounding Success

Submitted article Prescott, Akwesasne), saying it ranked Lanark; 2nd Place: Dorothy Stevens, County; 2nd Place: N/A; 3rd Place:
among the top three districts of the 41 District 7A, North Lanark; 3rd Place: N/A.
That was the reaction of George Baker, in the province for organization. Gisèle Bergeron, District 7, Ottawa EUCHRE:
Chair of the Games at the close of the Graham Vickers, President of District West Gold Medallists: Donna Bennett and
day on August 20th. The games had 8, thanked Monique Dawkes and 75+ Women’s: Gold Medallists: Lila Wade, district 7A, North Lanark;
been in planning since November, Baker for their work in planning and Helen Moloughney, District 6, Ottawa 2nd Place: Bea Shearer and Clark Root,
2011, culminating in the day’s twelve organizing the events and the evening’s East; 2nd Place: Claudette Shepard, District 9, Lanark/Leeds/Grenville; 3rd
games played on the one day by over banquet. He then presented each with District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott/ Place: Carl and Joanne Quinn, district
400 individuals from across the eastern a gold medal identical to the ones that Akwesasne; 3rd Place: Mary Brown, 6, Ottawa East
region of Ontario. Additionally, over the fi rst place winners of the games District 5, Renfrew County FLOOR SHUFFLEBOARD:
60 convenors, volunteers, spectators had received. The evening ended TEAM BOWLING: Gold Medallists: Gilles Racine and
and organizers participated in the day’s with MPP Jim McDonell’s presenting Gold Medallists: District 8, District 8, Jacques Lafontaine, District 8 playing
activity. participation certificates of appreciation SD&G, Russell/Prescott/Akwesasne; for 10A, Kingston & Frontenac; 2nd

The day’s enjoyment concluded with a on behalf of the Province of Ontario to Peggy Leroy, Jeannine Lortie, Patricia Place: Graham Barkley and Helen
closing banquet of over 470 people in district coordinators for distribution to Monast, Mary Osborne, Lois Séguin. MacDonald, District 8, SD&G, Russell/
the Cornwall Civic Complex salons A, all the day’s participants. 2nd Place: District 8, District 8, SD&G, Prescott, Akwesasne; 3rd Place: Mary
B and C, catered by La Cuisine Volante. Throughout the meal service, Russell/Prescott/Akwesasne; and Arnold Mueller, District 9, Lanark/
Bob Peters, Cornwall’s Economic the audience was entertained by Raymond Byers, Victor Dawkes, Leeds/Grenville
Development Officer, mc’d the Brigadoons, Denis Carr, Pat Murphy Viola McRae, Jocelyn Savard, Reg GOLF:

proceedings and after welcoming the and Ashley MacLeod, with their music Thivierge. Men’s Class A
visitors to Cornwall and it surrounding and songs from their Celtic repertoire. 3rd Place: District 7, Ottawa West; Gold Medallists: Claude Desilets,
area, introduced the special guest Coverage of the day’s play, provided Betty Hunt, Vi Jackson, Thérèse District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott,
Matt Trinnear, Ontario Senior Games by media partner, TVCogeco, and KAV Lacasse, Colette Lauzon, Annette Akwesasne; 2nd Place: Paul Allan,
Association program manager and rules Productions was shown on the Civic Moylan district 7, Ottawa West; 3rd Place:
judge for these Regional Games. Centre’s large screen. CARPET BOWLING: None
Opening the evening, Baker welcomed The detailed results of the games are as Gold Medallists: Terry Hammond and Men’s Class B
the gathering, and went on to say that follows: George Landon, District 9, Lanark/ Gold Medallists: Roger Swerdfeger,
the banquet was a celebration, not of BID EUCHRE: Leeds/Grenville. 2nd Place: Inge district 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott,
OSGA, not of the regions, nor of the Gold Medallists: Ron and Jan Pettem, Campbell and Sam Campbell, District Akwesasne; 2nd Place: Andy
districts. It was a celebration of every District 7A, North Lanark; 2nd Place: 9, Lanark/Leeds/Grenville. 3rd Place Patenaude, District 8, SD&G, Russell/
individual present who had committed Fleurette Grant and Ellen McKay, Tied between: Darquise Lalonde Prescott, Akwesasne; 3rd Place
their time and money to be at the games District 10A, Kingston and Frontenac; and Richard Massey, 6, Ottawa East; Men’s Class C
and at the closing banquet. For that, 3rd Place: Marie Bennett and Nelda Shirley Gamble and Deborah Hayes, Gold Medallists: Barry Pascoe, district
they could now relax and enjoy the meal Morrow, District 9, Lanark/Leeds/ District 7A, North Lanark 7A, North Lanark; 2nd Place: Roger

and entertainment that would follow. Grenville CONTRACT BRIDGE: Carrière, District 6, Ottawa East; 3rd
He continued by thanking the Ontario SINGLES BOWLING: Gold Medallists: John Brown and Place: John Sloan, District 8, SD&G,
Trillium Foundation for their grant, the 55+ Men’s: Gold Medallists: Jacques Robert Stanford, District 9, Lanark/ Russell/Prescott, Akwesasne; 2nd
various municipalities who had also Gauthier, District 8, SD&G, Russell/ Leeds/Grenville; 2nd Place: Leanne Place: Grant Lynch, District 6, Ottawa
made grants, and the local businesses Prescott/Akwesasne; 2nd Place: Bill Cheliak and Gary Churchill, District East
who had helped their funding. Latham, District 9, Lanark/Lees/ 5, Renfrew County; 3rd Place: Gilles Women’s Class A
The audience listened to congratulatory Grenville; 3rd Place: Gaetan Plourde, Chiasson and Laura Burgess, District Gold Medallists: Jean McKee, District
speeches from the area’s politicians, District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott/ 6, Ottawa East 5, Renfrew County; 2nd Place: Cheryl
Jim McDonell, MPP for Stormont, Akwesasne CRIBBAGE: Lowe, District 8, SD&G, Russell/
Dundas and South Glengarry, Guy 65+ Men’s: Gold Medallists: Jim Gold Medallists: Marie Beckstead Prescott, Akwesasne
Lauzon MP for Stormont, Dundas and Farbar, District 8, SD&G, Russell/ and Alice Cooper, District 8, SD&G, 3rd Place: Margaret McNeely, District
South Glengarry, Cornwall’s Deputy Prescott/Akwesasne; 2nd Place: Russell/Prescott/Akwesasne; 2nd
Mayor Denis Carr and South Stormont Gary Arcand, District 9, Lanark/ Place: Bruno Lansche and Patricia 7A, North Lanark
Mayor Bryan McGillis, all of whom Leeds/Grenville; 3rd Place: Kenneth Milligan, District 9, Lanark/Leeds/ Women’s Class B
spoke highly of the importance of an Johnston, District 9, Lanark/Leeds/ Grenville; 3rd Place: Allan and Gold Medallists: Joanne MacDonald,
active lifestyle, and commended the Grenville Sandra Lake, District 9, Lanark/Leeds/ District 7A, North Lanark
players for promoting and adopting it. 75+ Men’s: Gold Medallists: Cliff Grenville Second Place: Patricia Hayes,
Trinnear accompanied Baker throughout Chayer, District 9, Lanark/Leeds/ DARTS: District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott,
the day and spoke that evening of Grenville; 2nd Place: John Heyden, Men’s Gold Medallists: Norm Akwesasne
what he observed at every venue. “I District 6, Ottawa East; 3rd Place: McDonald and J-P Chollette, District 8, Third Place: Allice Callow, District 5,
knew when I saw all the smiles that None SD&G, Russell/Prescott, Akwesasne; Renfrew County
things were going well for the games”. 55+ Women’s: 2nd Place: N/A 3rd Place: N/A Women’s Class C
Additionally, Trinnear commented that Gold Medallists: Irene Cadieux, Women’s Gold Medallists: Irene Durocher,
of three regional games he had attended District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott/ Gold Medallists: Denise Brisebois and District 6, Ottawa East
this summer, the one held in Cornwall Akwesasne; 2nd Place: Francine Nancy Cameron, District 7A, North Second Place: Helen Youmelle,
and area had the least number of Plourde, District 8, SD&G, Russell/ Lanark; 2nd Place: N/A; 3rd Place: District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott,
problems. Furthermore, these problems Prescott/Akwesasne; 3rd Place: Hélène N/A. Akwesasne
had been quickly resolved and none Lanctot, District 7A, North Lanark Mixed Third Place: Glenna MacIntosh,
was show-stopping. Trinnear went on 65+ Women’s: Gold Medallists: Gold Medallists: Cathy Buzzell and District 8, SD&G, Russell/Prescott,
to praise District 8, (SD&G, Russell & Heather Lovett, District 7A, North John Lafont, District 5, Renfrew Akwesasne.