WISCASSET — Winters Gone Farm is scheduled to form a Bocce Ball Club.
“You don’t have to be Italian or like spaghetti to love Bocce Ball,” said organizer Skip Taylor when he announced plans to form a Bocce Ball Club and league at Winters Gone Farm.
Throwing balls towards a target is the oldest game known to mankind. As early as 5,000 B.C., the Egyptians played a form of Bocce with polished rocks, but the early Romans were the first to play a game resembling what we know as Bocce today.
In forming the Winters Gone Bocce Club, the goal is to provide an enjoyable and relaxing social experience, while respecting the traditional aspects of the game.
Area adults will meet on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and play on a traditional grass surface. League play will include singles, doubles, mixed doubles and four-person teams. There is no cost to join.
Initial membership is limited and on a first-come basis.
For more information, call Winters Gone Farm at 882- 9191, or stop at the farm, located at 245 Alna Rd. (Route 218) in Wiscasset.
The farm is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, but closed on Monday.
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