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May 6 , 2021 The Beacon • 39

Ridgewood Chess Club experiences many firsts

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Noah Smoulder and his brother , Jadon , played in the championship chess game at Ridgewood Middle School .
For 32 years a champion ’ s name has been added to the Ridgewood Chess Club ’ s plaque for winning the spring open chess tournament . This year one thing is certain : Smoulder will be placed upon the champion ’ s plaque for 2021 .
For the first time , two brothers played each other in the spring open ’ s championship match . The only drama that was left to be played out was whose first name would go on the plaque .
The tournament has two divisions : grade 4-5 and grade 6-7 . The grade 4-5 champion , Noah Smoulder , and the grade 6-7 champion , Jadon Smoulder , played each other in a best of three games to earn the right to have their name placed on the plaque . Noah Smoulder gave his older brother a good challenge , but it wasn ’ t quite good enough . Jadon Smoulder won the best of three format and will get his name added to the champion ’ s plaque as the 2021 winner .
Another first for the chess club came in 2019 . Autumn Joyce became the first female champion to add her name to the plaque . She opened the door , and as of this year , a large number of girls have since joined the chess club .
The year 2016 became the first year the name of a son of a previous champion was added to the plaque . Kenny Baker had his
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name added to the plaque , not once but twice . Baker won the spring open in 1990 and in 1991 . Twenty-five years later in 2016 , his son , Ryan Baker , had his name put on the plaque .

On a more somber note , there was yet one more first for the chess club . Last year became the only year the tournament was canceled . The tournament had just started when COVID- 19 struck and closed area schools . The name “ Wuhan Virus ” was placed upon the plaque in 2020 as a “ historical remembrance ” to the situation that came to be that year in the chess club ’ s long history at Ridgewood . adult youth

Lingo wins the big bass

T h r e e R i v e r s Bassmasters held its second club tournament for 2021 with seven members and two guests competing . The tournament was held on Salt Fork Lake on May 1 .

Clubs doing flag program

The West Lafayette Rotary Club and the West Lafayette Lions Club announced the second year of the Lease an American Flag project . A 3-by-5-foot flag on a 10-foot staff will be placed in a plastic anchor pipe buried in a resident ’ s front yard . The anchor will be flush with the ground with a cap on it when not in use . The flag remains the property of the Rotary Club and Lions Club .
Displays of the flags are planned for the following holidays : Memorial Day , Flag Day , Fourth of July , Labor Day and Veterans Day . The clubs will then pick up the flags and store them for the next holiday . All profits will be
The tournament results were Bret Lingo , first , 2.88 pounds ; David DeLong , second , 2.10 pounds ; Tom Knepper , third , 1.41 pounds ; and Lingo , big bass , 1.79 pounds .
T h r e e R i v e r s Bassmasters is a local bass-fishing club that fishes competitive bass tournaments throughout the year . Membership is open to interested individuals age 18 and older .
used to support local projects of the West Lafayette Rotary Club and the West Lafayette Lions Club .
Residents wishing to participate in the project may pick up applications at the Ridgewood General Store . The annual cost for the flag display is $ 25 . Checks are to be made out to Rotary Club of West Lafayette Flag account and dropped off or mailed to the Ridgewood General Store , 101 E . Main St ., West Lafayette , OH 43845 . Applications received after May 15 will be $ 30 .
For questions or to request an application , call Vic Cardenzana at 740-545-6265 .
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