As the days get shorter and a bit cooler, we are preparing for our final day of outdoor bowling.
We are planning a fun game followed by some social time with your friends.
Tags in at 12:45 for 8 end game starting at 1:00.
A social gathering to wrap up the year will follow at 2:30 pm. Please bring a cold appetizer to share with your fellow bowlers. Coffee, tea and goodies will be available. The bar will also be open!
A few year end bag tags/trophies will be presented at the social gathering.
The Lawn Bowling season has ended but your club continues to offer many indoor activities throughout the winter. Your membership entitles you to take part in as many of these activities as you wish. The emphasis in these activities is on sociability and fun, so come out and join us.
Mahjong
Monday, September 30th and October 7th at 7:00 p.m. we will be offering lessons for anyone wishing to learn how to play Chinese Mahjong. Regular play will commence on Monday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m.
This activity is open to club members as well as the public. The cost is $2.00 per night.
Coordinators: Marilyn and Murray Sinclair
Cribbage
Begins Wednesday, October 16th at 1:00 p.m.
This activity is open to club members as well as the public. The cost is $4.00 per day.
Coordinators: Terry Nichols and Brian Larkin
Bridge
Begins Thursday, October 17th at 1:00 p.m.
This activity is open to club members as well as the public. The cost is $4.00 per day.
Coordinator: Sandi Mitchell
Short Mat
This activity is held on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday of each week at 1:00 p.m. The opening day is Friday, October 18th.
This activity is open to club members only. The cost is $2.00 per day.
Coordinator Mick Banks
Darts
Begins Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m.
This activity is open to club members only. The cost is $2.00 per night.
Coordinators Wayne Larocque and Tex Gooding
Also, keep watching for special events such as the Upcoming Hallowe’en Party.
Our neighbours up the road at the Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club are having an Open House on September 28 & 29th from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. The club’s indoor green offers three rinks identical in play to the outdoor ones with regulation width and length. Playing in Qualicum during the winter is a great way to stay active, hone skills and meet new people as well. So, get out of the rain and into the fun and do a little indoor lawn bowling. The Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club is located at 665 Jones St. in Q.B. Check out their website at www.qblbc.ca for more details.
Ace photographer Chuck Benson recently took this wonderful photo of our effervescent friend and lawn bowling pro, Mavis Gooding. She had just jumped out of a plane and was sailing along on the thermals with her parachute and her instructor. All this on the occasion of her 80th birthday. All we can say is “Congratulations, Mavis, on a jump well done, and a very Happy Birthday to you.”
The final big event of the lawn bowling season is fast upon us. The Gloria Wilcox Men’s and Ladies’ Club Triples Tournament happens on September 18th & 19th here at our club. The Games Committee is looking for a few more players, specifically four women and one man to round out the roster. If you want to be a part of this event, contact Kathleen Motley. Contact her at games@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com.
Don’t forget that The Battle of the Sexes happens right after this tournament and the top three men’s and women’s team play off against each other in a five-end game for the coveted Salmon Can Trophy. It is an event not to be missed with bragging rights going to the victors. Could it be the women this year? Sign up, get on a team and have some fun.
As lawn bowlers, we all have our own little routines, tells and rituals. However, this was a little different and for something fun, and with Robbie’s permission, we thought we would share this action picture. At that particular moment, Robbie was seen and heard talking to her bowl. It must have worked because both she and Wayne Larocque won the tournament.
Robbie Thomas telling her bowl just what it had to do at that moment.
If you have been organizing in the past one of the many club winter activities or are interested in organizing them please contact Trevor Motley before the next board meeting on September 16. President@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com
Mixed Pairs Event coming up on August 28th and 29th. Registration ends online August 21. To sign up please click here All Day – Jack & Jill Tournament – Parksville Lawn Bowling Club. A few simple rules for this event: No spouses together, no two skips on a team and you can’t have played with the same Jack or Jill before. This tournament is a lot of fun, so ladies get out there and ask away. There are men just waiting for your call or email.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Motley
Thank you for those who signed up for the fun & food night BUT I am canceling the food & fun night for next week. There were only 8 wanting dinner and to play and 5 playing only. Disappointing but will try for next month.
