Bowling for Habitat for Humanity
The third annual Habitat for Humanity Bowling Tournament was held last week at Galaxy Lanes in Blairsville. The "fun event" was attended by many local bowlers as well as several from nearby communities. Louise McTaggert Realty sponsored three teams and Louise was on hand to encourage all of the bowlers.

The 'fun format' included a regular game followed by a 9- pin game which were combined for the high series prizes. The third game was a 'low ball / low score' format where a gutter ball or a 'no-hit' was counted as a strike or spare. Although fun, several scores were higher than the regular games.

First place for High Series and for the Low Ball event went to the team of Denise Baldwin, Rick Bracken, and John and Sherry Bellasssai. Second place High Series went to the 'senior' team of George Smith, Harold Haney, Julie Waltz and Jean Hiler.

Out of town participants included Pam and Charles Jackson of Franklin NC, Rita Ramey of Clayton, Willard and Woody McCoy of Cherokee, NC and a team from Sweetwater Methodist Church in Hayesville.

All of the participants received a door prize donated by local merchants as well as a Habitat for Humanity t-shirt sponsored by United Community Bank.

Habitat thanks the following businesses for sponsoring the tournament, which helped to make this a success: Alexander's Store, All Seasons of Blairsville, America's Home Place, Appalachian Community Bank, Appalachian Family Practice, Appalachian Water, Authorized TV & Electronics, B&W Paint, Bank of Blairsville, Bank of Hiawassee, Beverly Landscaping, Blairsville Electronics, Blue Ridge Mountain EMC., Brasstown Pharmacy, Butternut Creek Land Company, Bruce Ferguson, P.C., Builder's First Source, Cary D. Cox, P.C., Century 21 Foxfire Realty, Circuit World, Clear Creek Custom Homes, Colwell Construction, Corrugated Replacement, Inc., Cozy Cove Realty and Marina, CSL Mountain Properties, Dixie Kitchen Designs, Down to Earth Garden Center, Eller's Tire & Service, Exit Realty, General Appraisers, H&R Block, Head Ventures, LLC., Hiawassee Hardware, Highland Building Supply, Jacky Jones Ford, Jane Baer Realty, John Boemanns P.C., Ken's Herbs, Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital, Lake Chatuge Marine, Inc., Leon's Floor & Wall Covering, Mary Ann's Country Kitchen, Keith Matthews, McAfee Law Firm, Stephanie McConnell, P.C., Moschetto's Restaurant, Mountain Hot Tubs & Billiards, Mountain Realty, Mountain View Funeral Home, Owltown General Store, Pella Windows, Pro-Tech Machining & Fabrication, Remax Oak Forrest Realty, Rhodes Physical Therapy, Shawn's Home Furnishings, Sherwin- Williams, State Farm Insurance, Stephens Federal Bank, Steve's Steak House, The Tangerine Frog, Union County Auto & Tire Service, Union Realty Company, Inc., United Community Bank and Ware Chevrolet.

Habitat also thanks all of the folks at Galaxy Lanes for their hospitality and assistance in promoting the tournament.