December Events Report
5th Annual "Harvey Brush Memorial"
2024 Shuffleboard Tournament
Our 5th Annual Harvey Brush Memorial Shuffleboard Tournament was held at the Sauble Beach Community Centre on Monday, December 2nd. We had a very enthusiastic group of both experienced and novice shuffleboard players participate in this event including 14 Men's Club members and 6 Sandpipers with great fun had by all throughout the tournament.
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Prior to the start of play, Cecil Groves provided a brief history of some of Harvey Brush's accomplishments. Harvey was one of the founding members of the McLaren Pipe and Drum Band in Wiarton and was fixture as a piper at the Hepworth Cenotaph Remembrance Day Ceremonies. Harvey was a WW II veteran who at 15 joined the Lorne Scots Regiment in Brampton as a reservist. He enlisted at 16 and went overseas at 17. He was part of the First Division's amphibious landing on the island of Sicily's Pachino Beach on July 3, 1943.
The games began at 9:00 a.m. sharp with a round robin tournament where each team played 4 games to compete for prizes and bragging rights.
1st Place
Alf Roth & Jerry Ayres
2nd Place
Cecil Groves & Kurt Joch
3rd Place
Bob Bowman & Don Zimmer
The winner of this year’s tournament was the team of Jerry Ayres and Alf Roth who went undefeated with 4 wins on the day scoring a total of 333 points. Second place went to the team of Cecil Groves and Kurt Joch and third place went to Bob Bowman and Don Zimmer.
Our thanks go out once again to Cecil and Joan Groves for their remarkable organizing skills. Prizes were provided by local merchants including Fretz’s Valumart, The Dunes Restaurant and Bar and Pizza Delight thanks to the extra efforts put forth by Cecil and Joan to make this a truly fun event for all.
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At our half time break lots of good conversation along with coffee, muffins and donuts were enjoyed by all in attendance.
