Yard Game Bean Bag Toss

Connellsville plans for July 2 triathlon

The second annual Connellsville triathlon will be held starting at 9 a.m. July 2.

Organizers says this year's event will be bigger than last year's inaugural triathlon.

The event starts with a swim in the Youghiogheny River, a bike ride through town and a run on the local bike trail.

There will be an Anything That Floats race, a duck race and the mega bean bag/bag-o toss competition. The event will feature the reunion/farewell concert of well-known area band Punch.

The triathlon will be the same format as last year, which proved popular with competitors. Anyone 16 and older can compete. Teams are welcome.

The course consists of a 300-yard swim in the Youghiogheny River, a 10-mile bike route through the city and a 3-mile run on the bike trail. Competitors are encouraged to pre-register using the online form at www.rivercitypromotions.com. Registrations will be taken starting at 7 a.m. on race day in Yough River Park.

Groups planning an Anything That Floats raft are asked to register early. The cost is $10 per float.

"We've had a lot of good feedback on the Anything That Floats race. I know the firemen and the EMTs are building floats. The noon start will be at the boat dock," said Vern Ohler, committee member. "We had a lot of fun with it last year. People will get a kick out of watching these crazy creations maneuvering in the river."

Patty Firestone, one of the event organizers, said last year about 15 floats participated. She said participants can register on the day of the event but planners would appreciate advance reservations for planning purposes.

The duck race will follow the rafting. Ducks can be purchased for $5 at the river that day. The winner gets a cash prize.

The mega bean bag/bag-o toss will start about 2 p.m., said Tom Karpiak, Connellsville City councilman and event organizer.

"We're having 128 teams of two and the boards will be lined up, side-by-side, in the park. It will be the same format as the one we held at New Haven in the winter. We had a huge turnout then. There will be cash prizes. It just shocks the heck out of me how popular this game has become. I've been playing it all my life," Karpiak said.

Entrants should register at Yough River Park or online at www.rivercitypromotions.com. The entry fee is $25 per team.

Punch will start playing at 7 p.m.

"We'll be celebrating what I'm calling the Punch back reunion/farewell party," Karpiak said.

Bean Bag Toss Games – A Fantastic Path to Spend the Weekend

Over the years, our children have become less active, and we all tend to spend a small also much age in front of the television or our computers. If you can remember back to the age when you were younger and played outside all day, you might remember a small body called bean bag toss games. These were commonly found on nearly any playground, in everyone’s back yard, and exceptionally at campgrounds. For those of you that are a small younger and don’t know what bean bag toss games are, you might be surprised at how fun this simple activity can be. The common purpose of the game is to get a bag (that is filled with beans or a alike substance) through a small hole on a board. The trick is that you have to do it from a distance, so it is really quite dense. What makes bean bag toss games so much fun is that it doesn’t really capture a abundance of athleticism, so the kids can compete against the adults and the girls against the boys. There is really no age or gender that is universally bigger at this game, and you may find outside that the “athlete” in the family is no excellent at it at all!

How Is It Played?

The path in which this game is played really varies from region to region and from family to family. Some human beings play it on a mark system, whereby the smaller holes on the board give you more points. If you are playing on a flat board, rather than one that is slanted, you may get points for just getting close to the hole. Some human beings like to play this game up close (within six feet or so), while others really delight in the challenge of playing from a further distance. You can also choose to employ a certain method of throwing, or to mix up the challenge a small bit more, you can throw with your non-dominant palm. That can really mix up the game!

Where Can You Get Bean Bag Toss Games?

Since this is a certain type of ancient-fashioned fun that you just don’t see that much anymore, you won’t generally find it in any ancient toy store or regular sporting goods store, and that is why more and more human beings are either building their own (which can be attractive age-consuming) or buying their locate online. You can acquire a variety of bean bag toss games on the Internet immediately that will entice both young and ancient alike. When you are looking for bean bag toss games, you will often find some that have two sides to them, so you can play at least two different types of games. Also, try to find games that have at least six to eight bags so that you aren’t constantly walking back and forth to the board. This is a fantastic path for young and ancient to spend age together in a competitive however fun fashion.

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