Author: Carol Bucyk

August 26 and 27th were two very busy days for the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club with many of our own club members coming out as winners.  First place went to the dynamic duo of Vern Hagstrom and Linda Cooper, while our own Rick Dolley and Merry Danarti came in a close second.  Courtenay’s Dean Penny teamed up with our  Roberta Stets for a third place finish.   Parksville’s Ken and Carol Bucyk earned a fourth place finish and rounding out fifth was another Courtenay team of Peter Harding and Heather Divine.

Because it was Nanaimo’s 100th anniversary, the tournament sponsor, Martin Velsen,  of Martin Velsen Real Estate had many  wonderful surprise and gifts  to hand out such as gift certificates, bottles of wine, a couple of one hundred dollar bills and  even a Nespresso coffee maker.  We’re appreciative of Martin’s generosity and thank him for his continued support of lawn bowling and the Nanaimo club.

Many thanks to Chuck Benson who took these photos of Ken and Carol, as well as that of  Geoff and Anne Holland.

The Port Alberni Fours Tournament was held this past weekend under smokey /sunny skies.  Six teams competed in this event with three clubs participating.  Port Alberni had three teams, Courtenay had one and Nanaimo had two.  First place went to the Nanaimo team of Chris Windess, Adrian Hewitt, Kathleen Hewitt and Wayne Migneault (novice).  Second was earned y Stephen Forrest, Robin Forrest, Roger Koch (novice) and Ojas Cats (novice).  Third place  finishers were Dean Penny, Vern Greenhill, Henri Saucier and Sandy Tonellier.  According to Robin Forrest, “All players were very appreciative of the superb playing surface and the usual welcoming hospitality.”  She went on to say “Yes, the air is a bit thick with smoke the our valley; however it was not unbearable…yet.”

Carol Bucyk

Congratulations to the final four who earned their way to play in the  2023 Club Singles Championship:  Peter Scott, Ken Bucyk, Chris Fereday and Carol Bucyk.  The games were tough nail biters but in the end it was Peter Scott prevailing as  a three-pete winner taking home the hardware on the men’s side.  In the women’s competition, it was just as exciting with Carol Bucyk winning a tough one over Chris Fereday.

A special thanks to the finalists who helped make this tournament so exciting; Bob Allaby, Martin Fereday, Jo Merrell and Sandi Mitchell who were very tough competitors in the semi-finals which were played on Saturday morning.  To the markers, kitchen staff, greens crew,  bar tender,  games committee and those who came out to watch the games, you  are what makes this club special.  I do hope I named everyone, and if I didn’t, my apologies.

The winners of this tournament go on to represent Parksville Lawn Bowling Club at the District Singles Competition to be held in Port Alberni, September 3rd and 4th.

This past weekend was  perhaps one of the most entertaining  Novice & Intermediate Tournaments held at our club.  The morning and afternoon games on August 5 & 6th saw players go to upwards of 20 ends to get their 15 points, with a number of games being tied 14-14, and only one bowl making the difference to moving on in the event.  In the end, four club members were crowned winners and will have their names engraved on the respective trophies.  On the Novice side, It was Bob Ashton and Pam Oldfield taking the honours.  On  the Intermediate side, it was Bob Merrell  and Joey Merrell.   These  four winners will be moving on to play in the District Novice and Singles Tournaments to be held in Parksville on September 9 and 10.   Congratulations are also in order for Bob, Joey and Bob Allaby who were busy last  weekend picking up a second place finish in the Powell River  Mixed Triples Competition.

A big thank you goes out to the set up crews, markers, umpires, kitchen staff, bartenders, games committee,  flag folks and Barry Conn who was busy doing  photography for me for this article.   Thanks to everyone who came out, watched and supported the novices and intermediate players during this event.  Also, we’d like to thank the players who stepped out, gave it a go and had the opportunity of playing in this tournament.  We hope they had fun and had a great experience as well.

If you’re looking for something interesting to do this week, the Senior Provincials Tournaments are  being held.  You’ll find our women’s teams competing in Nanaimo and the men will be in Port Alberni.  Good luck, everyone!  Games are at 10 A.M., 1:15 P.M. 4 P.M. on Tuesday.  On Wednesday, they are at 9 A.M., 12:15 P.M. and 3 P.M.  On Thursday, August 10th, there is a 9 A.M. game and the medal round begins at 12:30.  Gold and Silver medallists will represent B.C. at the Canadian Lawn Bowling Championship in Edmonton.

Carol Bucyk

Thrills, chills and excitement marked the Men’s and Women’s Open Triples Tournament this past weekend in Parksville.  The event, sponsored by Ferguson Exteriors, saw teams come from across the zone to play.    There were some nail-biter games especially on the women’s side in the afternoon to see who take top prize.  In the end, it was Parksville’s  Diane Cruickshank, Kathleen Motley and Fay St. Marie taking home the trophy with a first place finish.  Parksville also took second with Sandi Mitchell, Chris Fereday and Cheryl Baker.  Third place went to the visiting Nanaimo team of Kathleen Hewitt, Yvette Hanson and Carol Chapman.

On the men’s side, Parksville came through again with Bill Burgess, Mike Kelly and Don Urquhart taking first, while the Nanaimo team of Vern Hagstrom, Ron Kulai and Chris Windless earned a second place finish.  Third was Courtenay’s Vern Greenhill, Dean Penny and Henri Saucier.  Rounding out fourth was our own Parksville team of Rick Dolley, Christian Massey and Ken Bucyk.

A big shout-out goes to novices Andrew and Avril , George and Lorraine  for setting up for the tournament, our kitchen crew under Vicky’s watchful eye, the grounds crew who did a great job on the green, Gerda and Marg who did all the games prep and tabulation, our bartenders who kept us hydrated, the players who came from around the zone to play,  Chuck and his photos to mark the occasion, and all those who stopped by during the event to watch the teams in action.  I hope I covered everybody, and apologies if I missed someone.  All in all, it was a great tournament.

Carol Bucyk

Port Alberni Lawn Bowling Club was home to the Ramsay-Lampman-Rhodes Mixed Triples Tournament July 22 & 23.   Saturday was windy but warm and Sunday was just a great day to be out on the green.  The Port Alberni  club put on a great tournament, well run and well organized, too.

Parksville Lawn Bowling Club did well in the tournament with the winning team of Rick Dolley, Sandi Mitchell and Merry Danarti taking top prize and getting their name engraved on the trophy as this year’s winners.  Second place went to another Parksville team, that of  Keith Terlson, Ken and Carol Bucyk .  Third was earned by Port Alberni’s Steven and Robin Forrest and Tyler Van Kooten.  Fourth was earned by Mike Ward, Helen Roberts and John Eyre of Qualicum Beach.

Sandi , Rick and Merry            Ken, Carol and Keith                Tyler, Robin and Steven

Parksville Lawn Bowling Club held its annual Jack and Jill Tournament on July 19th and 20th.  It was wonderful seeing so many people out there, novices and experienced bowlers alike in  this event.  The tournament had both an early and late draw component this year.  The early draw winners were Robbie Thomas and Bob Ashton.  Second came Janet Harding and Tex Gooding.  Beverly Benson and Peter Scott came in third.

In the late draw the winners were Aase McMullin and Keith Terlson.  Sandi Mitchell and Bob Dolman came second and Chris Fereday and Andrew Adamson took third.

Overall winners of the event were Aase McMullin and Keith Terlson who will receive luggage tags and their names on the trophy.  The rest of the winners overall were Sandi Mitchell and Bob Dolman (second), Robbie Thomas and Bob Ashton (third), Janet Harding and Tex Gooding (fourth), Beverly Benson and Peter Scott (fifth) and finally, Chris Fereday and Andrew Adamson (sixth).

Thanks to all who made this event so successful.  Your participation and effort is what makes this club work.  Happy bowling everyone.

Congratulations to Keith and Aase  as overall winners of the 2023 Jack and Jill Tournament.  Well done!

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It was another great spring/summer for Interclub play this year.  Most evenings were sunny and warm and the play was fantastic.  A big thank you to all the folks who participated in making this activity so much fun.    The Parksville club would like to thank all those who took part, and encourages new players to come on out and get involved in this fun and social evening of lawn bowling.

The results for 2023 are as follows:  Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club earned top spot with 27 points, 115 ends and 201 shots.  Next up was Courtenay  Lawn Bowling Club with 24 points, 109 ends and 214 shots.  Parksville came in third with 24 points, 108 ends and 212 shots.  Rounding out the event was Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club  with 21 points, 116 ends and 214 shots.

The results were very close with QB winning one more game and Courtenay winning one more end.  What a season for Interclub!

Parksville Lawn Bowling Club hosted its annual Tenderfoot Triples Tournament July 15th and 16th.  The tournament, sponsored by The Urban Edge Hair Group saw a full roster of 16 teams from around the zone taking part in the two day event.  Nanaimo teams took four of the six places in the winner’s circle, with the team of Anne Yewer,  Bruce MacNiven and Dennis Drezell taking first place.  Second went to Qualicum’s Ross Nakagawa, Jan Hansen and Grace Jenner.  Third was Nanaimo’s Karen Hungar, Brian Howe and Joe Carter.  Our own team of Mary and Kent Card with Joan Brenner took fourth.  Fifth  went to the Nanaimo team of  Ron Kulai, Diane Endrizzi and Shawn Watlan, while  Larry Rector, Leslie Howe and Sloan Waldie , again from Nanaimo, taking sixth.

A special mention should be made to our Parksville teams skipped by Bob Ashton, Mary Card, Brian Larkin, David Van Rooyen, Joey and Bob Merrell who put together teams for this event.  It was great to watch such wonderful  games from these skips and their teams and the future looks bright for lawn bowls in Parksville because of their efforts on the green this past weekend.

Anne Yewer, Dennis Dezell and Bruce MacNiven from Nanaimo – First place winners of the tournament.  Our own Mary and Ken Card with Joan Brenner smiling with their hard fought, fourth place finish.

Next up is our annual Jack and Jill Tournament this week (July 19th and 20th)  See you on the green and happy bowling, everyone.

Hi Everyone.  This is just to let you know that our Parksville team of Rick Dolley, Sandi Mitchell and Cheryl Baker took home seventh place in the Imagine Cruises Gold Bowl this past weekend, not the Mike Ward Qualicum team as previously reported.    Another Parksville team in the winner’s circle.  Well done, everyone.