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Builders and Jackson-Silver Post 68 American Legion members, Albert Lake, from left, Lee Christianson, and Butch Fuller are ready for the decals, coming later this week. They constructed 12 corn hole ramps in Wheeler’s Greenwood garage. Rose Lincoln/Bethel Citizen

GREENWOOD — National corn hole tournaments are coming to Greenwood.

The Jackson-Silver Post 68 American Legion on Gore Road will begin hosting professional corn hole in their Great Hall sometime this summer.

The 5,000 square foot hall with a commercial kitchen has been host to Friday night bingo, Greenwood town meetings, craft fairs, and dances and now will be transformed into five cornhole lanes with ten players competing.

“Use of the hall allows us to raise funds through donations to not only pay operating expenses, but to give back to veterans, their families as well as like-minded community events, like scholarships. We are a 501-C (19) Veterans Organization and like others in business, over time you need to think outside the box to move forward, and that is how we came up with the idea to add cornhole tournaments to our event calendar.

“Cornhole tournaments are amazingly popular,” said Legion member Lee Christianson, who added that this will give players a rain or shine option.

Committee members working on setting up cornhole are; New Post Commander Bill Bickford,, Finance Officer Raymond Hakala,  Auxiliary President Paige Crocket,  Sergeant-at-Arms Albert Lake, Chaplain Timothy Twitchell, Auxiliary Chaplain Marlene Twitchell, and members Butch Fuller, Les Bell, and Christenson.
 Grayson Wakefield and Bethel’s Western Maine Supply donated the wood and hardware to build the cornhole boards. Northeast Bank donated donated $1,500 for electronics and tablets, fire sticks and the 65″ TV and Vaughn Clark of Mt Abrams Ski Area and Bike Park donated the cost of graphics. Kris Howe, Gaskyl Printing and Leo “Yogi” Jolin from The Snowshoe Club, helped, too.

Once the teams come together they will offer round robins, single eliminations, and charity events.

With the boards nearly completed the team will have a dry run in early  to test the equipment.

Bethel Citizen writer and photographer Rose Lincoln lives in Bethel with her husband and a rotating cast of visiting dogs, family, and friends. A photojournalist for several years, she worked alongside...

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