Qualicum Beach & Parksville – Interclub Open Draw Exchange
Parksville and Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Clubs have reached agreement so that club members can play in specified open draw matches in the other club without payment of visitor fees starting Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Initially, there will be a limit of 8 “exchange” tags offered on a first come/first served basis.
Process
• A visiting member shows their membership card to the draw-master and is given a “Guest” Tag. (Qualicum has some Parksville specific tags.)
• The visitor writes name, skill level (L – Lead/Second; T – Third; S – Skip) and club identifier (P or QB if needed) on Tag and hands it back to draw-master.
• The Draw will occur normally with the draw-master ensuring a good mix of guests and locals.
• Visiting skips may be offered skip positions at the discretion of the draw-master.
Here is the initial list of weekly open draws offered under this arrangement.
Qualicum Beach Club Draws
Sunday 13.30 draw (10 ends)
Wednesday 10:00 draw (10 ends)
Parksville Club Draws
Tuesday 13.00 draw (14 ends)
Thursday 09.30 draw (12 Ends)
Note that members can only use their home green for practice.
We hope this will build friendship and fun for both clubs.
Leagues, Draws, Club Fun Day Events and Tournaments
I hope you are all settling in to the outdoor season of bowling and enjoying some great camaraderie with your fellow bowlers.
Our Spring Leagues are well underway. The participants have enjoyed excellent weather conditions this Spring. The final week of the Spring Leagues is June 2. There will be trophies, bag tags and some prize monies awarded to the top Teams in Mixed Triples, Cutthroat, Mens’ Pairs and Ladies Pairs. If you would like to watch the final games they will be played June 3 @ 6:00 pm (Mixed Triples), June 4 @ 9:30 am (Cutthroat) and June 5 @ 6:00 pm (Mens’ and Ladies Pairs).
The second set of Leagues have been posted on the Club’s Calendar and will include a Mixed Pairs League starting on the evening of June 17 (6:00 pm) and a Cutthroat League starting on the evening of June 19 (6:00 pm). Each league will run for 4 weeks. The winners of the Mixed Pairs League will advance to the District Pairs Finals to be held in September at our Club. Sign up for the leagues will start on June 1 and run to June 10 or until the leagues are full. Please click on the first day of the respective events (June 17 and 19) for further league and sign up information.
Thank you to all the Draw Masters who are leading the Draws. The Tuesday morning 8 end Draw has been exceptionally well attended! The attendance numbers for all the Draws are being recorded and are being reviewed. In June some of our Draws may undergo some minor changes. Please be sure to visit the Club Calendar before heading out to a Draw to ensure it is the right amount of ends you are seeking. As always, suggestions are always welcome.
You may notice some visiting bowlers during some upcoming draws. An agreement has been reached between Parksville and Qualicum to allow for members of each Club to attend the other Club’s draws (up to a couple of times per week). Further information on this will be posted on our website soon.
Thank you to Kathleen and Trevor Motley for overseeing the Bowlympics day on May 19. The rain held off and a fun time was had by all.
Karen Perrin will oversee the next Fun Day to be held on July 1. We will have a special guest in attendance as we recognize and raise funds for the War Amps. More details on this event will communicated at a later date.
PLBC will be hosting the Hearing Life Mixed Pairs Open Tournament on June 14 and 15. Please come out to watch and encourage bowlers from across our District as they play in this returning Tournament.
The first Club Tournament of 2025 will be on June 25 and 26. The format of the tournament will be Triples – Team of Chance. Registration will open on June 2 and run to June 17. When registering please sign up for one position only. Further details of the event can be found by visiting the Club Calendar and clicking on the event on June 25.
The Password for the Members Only area of our website will change effective Monday, May 19th. This change is to ensure that only club members have access to this area and will occur every year around this time.
The Username and new Password will be sent out via email within the next few days.
PLEASE NOTE: The username and password are private and should not be shared with anyone who is not a member of PLBC!
I will be placing an order next week for magnetic name tags. If you need a replacement tag, please let me know by emailing me at membership@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com.
Show your support for your club, by ordering your Thrifty Smile Card gift cards this week. The club will receive up to 6% of all sales. You can order in denominations of $50, $100 or $200 by clicking Smile card Order Formtoday. Last day to send your order is Monday May 19th. Payments can be made by e-transfer to parksvillelbctreasurer@gmail.com or cheque or cash. Cards will be ready for pick up after Tuesday 20th.
This is a reminder about the measuring clinic for novices on May 30 at 9:30.
This clinic is to learn some basic measuring techniques. If you did not get this clinic as part of your coaching last year or ever, you are encouraged to attend as well.
Please note that coaching will also available during this time.
We are looking for a Draw Master to temporarily oversee our Sunday afternoon draws starting May 4 (for approximately 4 weeks). Also, we are looking for Draw Masters to be on our Spare List generally.
If you are able to assist on either of these two requests, please let Joey know.
A reminder of the special draws on Friday May 2. There will be an 8 end draw at 9:30 and another one at 1:00. These draws are for our new novices and we will need you to help fill the other positions. Thanks in advance.