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Lawn bowlers converge on Milwaukee's Lake Park for National Championships this week
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It’s a sport that has been around for thousands of years, but you may have been “today years old” when you first heard about it. Lawn bowling—are you familiar?
I wasn’t, but we received a message from David Semrow asking if we were going to cover the National Lawn Bowling Championship at Lake Park.
Watch: Lawn bowling headed to Milwaukee.
Lawn bowlers converge on Milwaukee’s Lake Park for National Championships this week
I went to check it out Tuesday as players from Wisconsin, Arizona, California, and Florida competed on day one. To simply explain how the game works: there’s a small white ball on the green, and you roll a larger ball, hoping to get as close to the white ball as possible.
President of the Central Division Jim Cavender told me the sport is similar to bocce. He’s been playing for 45 years.
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His son has also caught the “lawn bowling bug” and is competing this week. I just had to know how many times people ask Jim, “What is lawn bowling?”
“Oh my gosh, I’ve gotten it all. Me and a friend were on the airplane explaining the game as we were flying out to California to a tournament. And at the end, I think a stewardess asked, ‘So how do they get that many lawns to mow in the city of Los Angeles?’ I said, ‘No, it’s not lawn mowing, it’s lawn bowling,” Cavender said.
Tournament Director and competitor Anna Witt stumbled upon the game totally by accident.
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“I was wandering around, came across Lake Park, came across all of these old people dressed up in white playing some game I’d never seen before. I got close to the fence and somebody noticed me and they’re like ‘hi, do you want to learn how to play? We give free lessons,’” Witt said.
It has been 18 years since the national games have been played in Milwaukee. You can stop by Lake Park to watch throughout the day today until Friday. The winner will go to “Worlds,” which are played in places like Australia and Scotland, where the sport is really popular.
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South Milwaukee fire; no injuries reported
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South Milwaukee Fire Department (SMFD)
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. – An early morning structure fire broke out in South Milwaukee on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
The South Milwaukee Fire Department responded to 1406 Marion Ave just after 12:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, fire units encountered a fire in the upper floor knee wall of a one-and-a-half story, single-family dwelling.
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All family members, including four adults and three children, were able to evacuate from the building. Fire crews found several unharmed pets that were removed from the home as well.
The fire was contained to the upper floor, with two unaccounted-for cats. The American Red Cross is assisting the family with their immediate needs.
No firefighters were injured.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Milwaukee voters share what they want to hear during Presidential debate
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The first Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is Tuesday night.
TMJ4’s Symone Woolridge talked to a few people in Milwaukee about it ahead of time. Most told her that they don’t plan to watch the debate. A couple said the reason is they’ve already decided who they’re voting for.
Watch: Many voters not interested in watching Presidential debate.
Milwaukee voters share what they want to hear during Presidential debate
But, Symone still wanted to know what issues matter most to those voters.
“My concern is people’s well being right now,” said Terry Johnson. “All that other stuff, there’s people everyday out here that just need somebody to talk to. Talk is talk, it’s more about action.”
“What’s going on in the Middle East is important, and Israel and so on and so forth, is on issue,” said Jan Eder. “Another important issue, of course, is the economic situation in our country, and prices where i’m going to grocery shop right now.”
“I’ve followed politics my whole life. I’ve been involved one way or another and I just think everybody should watch [the debate]. It should be mandatory viewing,” said Marsha Hueberger. “I don’t like the restrictions that are in place. I think [the candidates] should be able to discuss their ideas without the questions being slanted one way or another, without time being cut off. I think they should be able to have a decent, grown up, intelligent conversation about what they did, what they’re doing and what they want to do.”
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But, Marsha admits, she doesn’t believe that quite what will happen on the debate stage.
The candidates will face off in Philadelphia. Coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. right here on TMJ4. The debate begins at 8:00 p.m.
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