Green. Closed
The Green will be in use on the morning of July 18th for a special event. As a result the 10 end draw is cancelled for that morning.
Author: Murray Sinclair
Canada Day 2024
Champ/War Amps
The club was happy to host Darevin and his grandparents to our annual fundraising event for the Champ/War Amps. The weather was perfect. It was well attended as normal, with 4 teams of 4, and 4 teams of 3. It was a fun time out on the green. After the game everyone enjoyed cake and socializing. Darevin was presented with a cheque for $1,300.00 to go to the War Amps. He said a few words and is a worthy ambassador of the charity.
Thanks to all who volunteered and participated to make it happen.
Our Club in red & white!
Thrifty Smile Card
Orders will be accepted until noon on Tuesday June 25nd. They will be ready for distribution on Saturday 22nd. All Card purchases benefit our Club. Denominations are $200, $100 or $50.
Place your order on the Contact Us – Smile Card page.
Let’s surpass our goal of $4,000 this time.
Thanks for your ongoing support.
Chris Fereday
Weekly News – April 28 – May 4
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
A reminder that the 2024 membership fees are now due.
Full membership $208, Social $21, Locker Rental $15.
Thanks to all those members who have already renewed. In order to accommodate 26 new members, I will need to update the tag board in the draw room. If you have not renewed your membership your tag may be removed. To avoid this please advise me if you plan to renew soon. I would also appreciate knowing whether or not you intend to keep your locker.
Name tags for new members have been ordered. They will be placed in the
draw room below the tag board as soon as I receive them.
Kathleen Arthorne
PARKSVILLE LAWN BOWLING CLUB – BOWLYMPICS – MAY 20, 2024
SPONSORED BY RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE MEDALS TO BE AWARDED
12:45 PM: DRAW BOARD CLOSES (Tags in)
1:00 PM: A SHORT FUN EVENT FOLLOWED BY –
8 END TEAM GAME – BOWLYMPIC SCORING
A special welcome to all our Novice Bowlers
FUN GUARANTEED
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
First Bowl of 2024
Well wasn’t it great to be out on the green again!
The first Bowl was bowled by Markey Pellow, who joined the club 29 years ago and is still an avid bowler with the club.
Sixty four members ( 5 novices) joined in the draw. A little rain didn’t deter the bowlers as shortly the sun appeared and it was a wonderful afternoon.
A social time was held after the draw in the club house, providing an opportunity to meet our novices and friends after the winter break.
Enjoy the coming bowling season with draws, club tournaments, open tournaments, fun days and leagues.
GREAT BOWLING
Kathleen Motley, Games Director
Markey Pellow delivers the first bowl of the season.
Markey Pellow is all style as she rolls the first bowl of our 2024 Lawn Bowling Season.
Weekly News – Apr 21-27
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Thank You
The coaches have finished 4 days of coaching new members and we have 24+ new members. Thanks to Lynne, Beverly, Vicki and Andy C. for setting out coffee and goodies. Thanks to all the dedicated coaches who put in long days helping people to learn to bowl. Thanks also to all the club members who came out to help. It makes it so much easier with your help.
And a huge WELCOME to our newest members.
Sandi Mitchell
THRIFTY SMILE CARD FUNDRAISER
The last day to order your Smile Card is Saturday at noon. They will be ready for distribution at the Opening Day Draw on Sunday. Click here to order
Opening Day
This coming Sunday April 28th, tags in by 12:45. 12 end draw “ Start the SUN dance now!”
May 1. Registration closes for spring leagues
Mixed triples Tuesday 6:30
Cutthroat. Wednesday 9:30
Mixed pairs Thursday 6:30
Still room for entries $6.00 pp
Welcome
to the 40 folks who signed up for lessons at the open houses. We hope you enjoy the upcoming lessons and we look forward to welcoming you as members of our club should you decide to join.
PLBC members
Smile Card
It’s Smile Card Time. Please click
to place your order, last day for orders is Saturday April 27th at noon. They will be ready for distribution on Sunday, just in time for our opening day draw. If you know your friends or neighbours like to shop at Thrifty’s, why not ask them to send in an order too?
Chris Fereday
For everyone’s information
Coaching on April 23 to 26 will be from 9:30 till 3:00. We will be having two shifts this year. You can come and use the green after 3:00. If you would like some help before the season starts please contact me through the website under player development.
Sandi Mitchell
Volunteer Recruitment
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
1. Preparation for, and throughout the Summer Season.
GROUNDS. General light maintenance of flower beds and mowing and edging grass surrounds around the Green, around the Club House and rear grass parking lot. The main work day is every Monday morning throughout the season. Ideally we should have about 10-12 people so we could rotate the tasks as some commitment is needed but not every week. Refreshment break, tea, coffee and goodies provided.
GREENS. Trainee mower operators with a view to assist with the regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday grass cutting of the green. Usually, a team of two but ideally a team of three. Trainee Greens Iron (roller) operator. At least once a week but ideally after every grass cutting. Again, we should have a list of 10-12 people in total so that the tasks can be rotated and provide cover for vacations. These operators can also be introduced and trained in the use of machines that are not used every week. These machines are all selfpropelled and relatively easy to use.
2. Regularly throughout the summer season and occasionally during the winter season.
SOCIAL/KITCHEN. The function at present of the Social/Kitchen is to provide tea, coffee and goodies during Club and Open Competitions from approximately 9.00 am to 2.00 pm. The volunteers working a rota system. Volunteers will be needed as follows-
- One Volunteer to take on the position of Social Director. This is a Board position and basically is a member able to oversee the overall running of the kitchen, supervising volunteers, organzing the restocking of supplies and general kitchen cleanliness. Volunteers can be utilized to assist with these tasks.
- Volunteers to assist taking part in a rota system for preparing tea, coffee and goodies when required. Volunteers to occasionally operate the BBQ’s at nominated Open Competitions. Generally, lunches will be Brown Bag supplied by the competitors.
GENERAL CLUB, GREENS/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE.
Volunteers willing to assist with occasional extra work around the clubhouse, grounds and greens. Tasks include painting, cleaning, equipment and building maintenance and greens marking for competitions. Ideally there would be a 10-12 volunteers to call on as this could be at short notice with information circulated via the Web Site.
For past information – click “Previous” below.
Opening Day
Opening Day Event
Sunday April 28th
Tags in by 12:45
12 ends
First bowl of the season to be bowled just after 1:00
Bar open after for social time
National Volunteer Week
“Just under 4 of 5 Canadians volunteered in some capacity in 2018. Forty two percent of Canadians did some kind of Volunteer work. Volunteering is at its core the most basic human activity that we do. You see a job that needs doing, some one that needs a hand, a problem, that needs to be solved, you get it done without asking for anything in return just because it is the right thing to do.”Thank you for all the willing volunteers that we have at PLBC during this week April 14th to 20th—
PGOSA Club
PGOSA will be renting the green for the exclusive use of their members on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30. This activity will take place each Wednesday night from May 15th until September 25th. The club house and deck remain open to PLBC members.
Board News
Watch for some great changes to the front entrance to our club. The tarmac will soon be replaced so that there is a level, attractive walkway to the clubhouse. Repairs will be made to the bowl shed and it will be repainted. Also, the front wall of the clubhouse will be refreshed with a new coat pf paint.
In the Fall plans are underway to increase the size of the equipment shed where the scoreboards, rakes, mats etc are stored. This will greatly improve the convenience of using this building.
The SAGM will be held on April 6th and there will be a volunteer recruitment. Please give some consideration as to how you might be further able to add to the enjoyment of our club by volunteering. There will be many suggestions available from the members manning the table. Be sure to stop and talk to them.
Also our Membership Director, Kathleen will be accepting membership fees for those who wish to pay in person.
Upcoming Dates
The events below can be found on the website calendar.
SGAM April 6th 1:00 p.m.
Garage Sale April 13th
Open House April 20th and 21st
Bowling begins April 28th
Board News
Your Board of directors has been busy over the winter and the following is an update of some of the happenings arising from their meetings. The minutes of the Board meetings are posted in the Member’s Area of the website.
New Security System
A new security system by Blanchard Security has been installed. It is hoped that this will greatly reduce the number of false alarms causing the responsible members to make late night visits to the club to check that all is well. The new system will automatically set the alarms at 10:00 p.m. at night but the first person in the morning will still need to use their key to disarm the system.
RDN Award
The RDN awarded its Performance Recognition Award to Sandi Mitchell, Chris Fereday and Carol Bucyk for their first place finish at the B.C. Senior Ladies competition. Congratulations ladies!
Website Update
As a result of a number of member requests, the calendar on the website has been updated by our web master Don Urquhart. You can now click on the little arrow beside the month to activate a chart of all the months so that you can easily select the month you wish to view. You can also use the “ Filter” icon to select the area you wish to see. For example you can select Draws if you only want to see a calendar of our draws. Check it out.
DARF Projects
The Board continues to evaluate and plan for the eventual replacement of aging appliances, furnishing etc. in the clubhouse. We are fortunate that our club has had the fore sight to set aside funds for this purpose.
New Benches
Andrew Adamson, The Grounds Director, has been finalizing plans for the installation of the new seats and backs for the benches around the green. This work will be completed once the weather starts to warm up. Watch for a posting of the date for this project and please consider volunteering some time to help. Many hands make light work.
New Scoreboards
Over the winter, Mick Banks has been working hard to develop new scoreboards for the club. These will be ready for use once bowling begins. These new scoreboards are much lighter which will make them easier to transport to and from the green. Inorder to make this task even easier, he has a wagon which is designed to transport all the scoreboards in one trip.
Well done Mick, you will have made the task of setting up the greens for play so much easier.
Improvements to the Club House Entrance
If you have been to the club lately, you will have noticed some changes to the entrance area. The Virginia Creeper on the fence has been removed. The roots from this plant have been causing the tarmac to crack and buckle. You may also notice yellow markings on the asphalt. The Board is looking at the feasibility of remediating the tarmac in oder to remove any safety hazards.
Winter Activities
The Club House has been very busy this winter with activities planned for most days of the week. Many members, as well as community members, have been attending and enjoying these activities. Thanks goes out to the organizers of these events whose hard work makes them possible. Check out the calendar on the website for a listing of all events.
Games Committee
The games committee led by Director Kathleen Motley is busy planning for the upcoming season. Many thanks to Joey Merrell who updates the website calendar.
Upcoming Dates
Mark the following on your calendar:
SGAM April 6th
Garage Sale April 13th
Open House April 20th
Bowling begins April 28th