Bowling a strike will benefit the local Golden Circle Nutrition Program. You don't actually have to bowl a strike, but participating in a bowling tournament in February will benefit local home bound senior citizens. Because of the Illinois budget impasse, the nutrition program, which relies on state funding, had to consider reducing days that meals are delivered each week. Because of donations from the community, the program was able to deliver meals five days each week through December and into January. Litchfield Park District President John Leonard says the idea for the bowling tournament came from Rick Weatherford whose mother is served by the nutrition program.

You can't ask to live in a better area - when need is there, people will step up and help. Rick Weatherford has been spearheading this and this is a great thing for Rick and it's a great thing for our community. It's sad that we need to do this, but sometimes things happen and I think everybody will agree - politicians do what politicians do. Sometimes foresight is not there and when the trickle-down effect comes, our elderly are the ones that are being squeezed and this is a way to help them through a hard time.

The Nine Pin No Tap Singles Tournament begins at 7pm on Saturday, February 20th, at the Litchfield Bowl. For more information or to sign up, call Rick Weatherford at (217) 324-5040 or the Litchfield Bowl at (217) 324-5951. All Proceeds from the event benefit the Litchfield Golden Circle Nutrition Program. Thomack 1/28/16