Events that have occurred at or involved the club
Perfect weather conditions greeted 20 teams of Mixed Fours for the annual Barbara Williams Tournament. As per the usual format there were four games of 10 ends each. There were several teams from our club, and some fine play from all teams. Thank you to all the volunteers. Here are the top three teams:
Not only was the weather good, but so were all the competitors! Teams had to comprise at least one novice or intermediate player, and this provided a broad range of bowling experience. As the City of Vancouver was an event sponsor lunch was provided, as well as a competition pack for every player. There were 22 teams from around the area. Congratulations to the top three teams, and many thanks to all the volunteers, umpires and convenor Janis(who also celebrated her birthday today!!)
A gorgeous, sunny day greeted our 16 competitors for the Women’s and Men’s Club tournaments. There were some very close games with competitive shots being traded one after the other. Elaine Rolstson, Melanie Klintworth and Janis McRonald were the top 3 women placed, and David Crowe, Paul Klintworth and Mark Dix-Cooper took the top 3 places for the men. A special thank you to Kathie Draeseke for all her admin prep (as well as berries!) and also to our volunteer markers: Tracy, Diane, Chuck, Frank and Judy.
🥝 🥝 🥝 NEW🥝 🥝 🥝
KIWI BOWLS
Friday morning drop-in League
Starting Friday August 1st and into September
All levels of bowlers are welcome to join on
Friday mornings 10am to noon
for our new drop-in bowling league playing
🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 New Zealand Rules 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿
– a fast paced game where only one point is awarded each end.
No weekly commitment required – just show up on a Friday at 9:45am for the draw.
Teams will be formed on the day based on players present.
Questions: CONTACT
Janis M. or Heather F.
Have you been wondering why we are still using those green/black ground sheets so late in the season?
Here’s an early morning photo of the Greens where a ground sheet was not used during one game.
With that sun angle, the damage is obvious.
Spreading sand on the divets helps repair them but that sand is very abrasive on our expensive lawn mower blades….
So what’s the solution? GROUND SHEETS
Our members are our BEST asset – let’s protect our number 2 asset, The GREENS
The Westside Women’s League wrapped up on July 18 after some very competitive games. However, only one team was undefeated during the whole season so they are the worthy champions! Well done Elaine, Sue and Cherie for first place, second was Kathie, Jan and Melanie, and third place went to the Kerrisdale team. Thank you to all who both assisted and convened this successful season. Bravo!
Wonderful weather and very competitive bowling made this an excellent day! Every bowler won at least one game, and there were some very close matches, with shot being replaced by better shot! Final results were first place Kathie Draeske, second place David Crowe, and tied for third place in points were both Bill Sharp and Ruth Mennie. Once the number of winning ends were taken into account Bill Sharp just edged out Ruth for third place. Well done to all, and special thanks to Kathie and Paul for convening.
Six teams vied for excellence in the Huntley Mixed Aussie Pairs competition on a relatively cloudy day. All players had some good shots! Paul Klintworth and Janis McRonald came first with two wins and a draw, Eline Rolston and Susan Boyd came second with two wins, and Russell Boyd and Cherie Wong came third with a win and a draw. Thank you to Ken and Ralph for convening.
What a wonderful way to celebrate this Canada Day! Six bowling teams of triples competed for the Canada Cup, while there were two open bowling draws and sundry croquet competitions. And after lunch everyone enjoyed a special Canada Day strawberry cake made from scratch. There was also the traditional talent contest, won by Paul and Cherie.
The day started with the raising of the flag and singing Oh Canada, followed by the traditional photo of everyone decked out in red and white. Many thanks to our convenors and organisers, Jan and Sandra, and to everyone who contributed to the success of the event.
Results from the Canada Cup were 1st place to Bill Sharp, Ken Sherlock and Janis McRonald, 2nd place to Mark Dix-Cooper, Art Monahan, and Melanie Klintworth, and 3rd place to Paul Klintworth, Margit Hunt, and Paul Klintworth.
Congratulations to all who took part, and thank you to Kathie and Mark for convening the competitions. Well done to Ruth and Maria, and Mark and David!
