Okay, this one's pretty funny. I imagine it's pretty safe to reprint the entire press release:

Strickland announces 2008 Cornhole Tournament Tour

Governor Strickland announced that he will hold a statewide cornhole tournament, officially dubbed the Ted Strickland for Governor 2008 Cornhole Tournament Tour.

Cornhole enthusiasts can sign up to play in the singles bracket or team up in the doubles bracket. Governor Strickland will kick off every tournament � to be held throughout the summer in eight locations around Ohio. And the State Championship will be played at Ted�s annual birthday party in Lucasville on September 20^th.

The Ohio Corn Growers Association is the official tour sponsor and many other organizations are participating. The Carpenters union is constructing 20 official Cornhole sets for the tour which will be painted bright yellow with the tour�s official logo. The Wholesale Beer and Wine Association will be on site providing beverages.

If you want to join in on the summer fun call (614) 221-3287 or email rsvp@tedstrickland.com. Space is limited - so reserve your spot today!

The tournament locations are:

Columbus - July 12^th11:00 a.m. Registration Smith Farms 3285 Watkins Road, Columbus	Zanesville - July 19^th1:00 p.m. Registration I.B.E.W. Local #1105 5805 Frazeysburg Rd., Nashport
Portsmouth - July 26^th12:00 p.m. Registration Portsmouth Shriner�s Club U.S. Rte. 52, W. Portsmouth	Athens � July 27^th12:00 p.m. Registration Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens (the Ridges)
Dayton � August 3^rd12:00 p.m. Registration Thomas Cloud Park 4707 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights	Toledo � August 9^th10:00 a.m. Registration I.B.E.W. Local #8 727 Lime City Rd., Rossford
Canton - August 16^th11:00 a.m. Registration St. George�s Center 4667 Apple Grove St NW, N. Canton	Youngstown - August 16^th2:00 p.m. Registration U.A.W. Local #1714 2121 Salt Springs Rd., Lordstown

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Note that it's the campaign, not the actual governor's office, if that kind of thing bothers you. But still, that's kind of awesome.

(h/t BSB)

Labels: cornhole, ohio, strickland

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