Thursday, June 5th was the final night for the spring Men’s and Women’s Pairs League. On the men’s side it was the team of Don Urquhart and Bill Burgess, while on the women’s side it was Linda Burgess and Carol Bucyk. First prize winners will be receiving bag tags for their efforts at the September windup at the club. Sandi Mitchell was winner of the spring cutthroat league, beating out Andy Burton who took second, and Geoff Holland who placed third.
Also, on the women’s side, Joey Merrell and Robbie Thomas earned second, while Sandi Mitchell and Shelley McLeod took third. For the men, it was Bob Allaby and Bob Merrell in second and Andrew Adamson and Martin Perrin taking third.
A big thank you goes out to the participants who came out and played and to the games organizers, Joey Merrell and Karen Perrin for keeping us informed with the weekly summary of play. A reminder to those interested in playing in any of the leagues is to get on line and sign up. Evening leagues are a lot of fun and the weather is generally ideal. Carol Bucyk
Winner of the Cutthroat League – Spring 2025 – Sandi MitchellWinners of the Men’s Pairs Spring Leagues: Don Urquhart and Bill Burgess. Women’s Spring League winners were Carol Bucyk and Linda BurgessWinners of the Spring League Mixed Triples: Don Bouchard, Aase McMullin and Roger Gudbranson
The Interclub season has started and results from the first evening are in. Nanaimo has 19 points, 59 ends and +13 differential. Qualicum Beach is at 13 points, with 54 ends and -2 differential. Courtenay comes in at 12 points with a whopping 63 ends and a +13 differential. Parksville is running at 3 points with 48 ends and a -24 differential.
Please remember that if you haven’t seen it, there is a sign up sheet in the sun room and you can sign up for a maximum of two events over the course of this interclub season. If you’re a novice why not consider signing up in the lead position to get a feel for this game. The games are always fun and the socializing afterwards is top notch.
It was a tale of weather opposites in Courtenay this weekend when the club hosted its annual Scotch Pairs Tournament. Saturday morning’s early draw was played in a torrential downpour, with players having to adjust for the conditions. Saturday afternoon was slightly better, with the sun daring to peak out. Sunday was a dream for bowlers as the clouds were few, winds light and the green playing as they should.
On the green, it was the home team of Henri Saucier and Heather Devine taking first place. Port Alberni’s team of Neal Wilson and Derek Burke took second. Parksville’s Ken and Carol Bucyk came in third. Rounding out the winners were the Courtenay teams of Dean Penny and Shelley McCollom in fourth and Peter Harding and Carole Nelson earning fifth.
Many thanks to all the people who made the tournament a success. The pierogi lunch on Saturday and sandwiches on Sunday were a real treat, too.
Next up on the calendar for play is the Men’s and Women’s Triples which takes place in Qualicum Beach June 7 & 8. This event is sponsored by the good folks at Quality Foods.
It was a great weekend for lawn bowling in Nanaimo with calm winds, pleasant temperatures, and greens which were hard and fast. Over twenty teams signed up for the two day event. In the end, only two club took the top five positions: Courtenay and Parksville.
First place went to Vern Greenhill, Henril Saucier and Shelley Howison representing Courtenay. Second was the Brian Scheer, Cindy Greenhill and Glen Greenhill team also of Courtenay. Bill Burgess, Don Urquhart and Robbie Thomas of Parksville earned third. Another Courtenay team took fourth, that of Dean Penny, Shelley McCallum and Brandi Knight. Kate Wilson, Merry Danarti and Gary Carson of Parksville earned the fifth and final place.
Next up will be the Courtenay Scotch Pairs on May 31 and June 1.
Our club will be featuring Community Appreciation mornings every Friday beginning June 6th to July 4th. During that time, we will be offering a FREE lawn bowling lesson to interested participants. This offer is being extended to ages 10+ and will give kids AND adults an opportunity to experience the fun and basics of the game. Please wear flat soled shoes and comfortable clothes. We supply the bowls…you supply the fun. Come and see why lawn bowling is a great sport for almost any age.
Our club knows how to party, whether it’s Victoria Day, Canada Day or any of the other wonderful times that we celebrate being Canadian. We started the season off right on May 19th with our annual Bowlympics afternoon. This annual event, sponsored by RBC Wealth Management, has been a mainstay of our Victoria Day celebrations for a number of years. They have been kind enough to provide for all the medals since the inception of this special event, and we are appreciative of their support. We also had a very special guest honouring us with her presence as well. Lady English Rose ( a.k.a Mavis Gooding, dressed as Queen Victoria’s great, great great, great, great (I think that’s enough greats) grand-daughter was in attendance. She brought much joy and humour to the afternoon’s fun events. As usual, all the volunteers in their various capacities did a wonderful job making sure it was a great afternoon. Thanks so much to Chuck Benson for the great pics.
Gold medal winners in the event were Donna De Wolfe, Miriam Gunn and Mavis Gooding. Silver went to Mark Anstey, Barb Campbell and Tex Gooding. Bronze was earned by Don Urquhart, Linda Burgess and Bros Brosnikoff.
Carol Bucyk
Donna De Wolfe, Mavis Gooding and Miriam Gunn, Gold Medal WinnersMark Anstey, Barb Campbell, Text Gooding , Silver medallists along with Mavis Gooding.The very happy Bronze medallists: Don Urquhart, Linda Burgess and Bros Brosnikoff with Mavis Gooding.
Congratulations are in order to the team of Roberta Stets, Luise Norman and Bill Burgess who took the honours at the Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club’s McPherson Open Mixed Triples competition held on May 10 & 11. The Parksville team was one of many that competed over the two day tournament. Well done, team!
In Courtenay, on May 15th, the Annual President’s Cup was held. Parksville sent two teams to this event and succeeded in placing third. Powell River took the plaque and Qualicum Beach who earned second place.
The Halloween Games Event was recently held at our club, and the winner of the best costume was Diana Olenick, who looked spooktacular in her silver and black dress.
Diana Olenick looking very Halloweeny with the Great Pumpkin looking on.
Hi all. The greens have now been put to bed, the awards handed out and the fall/winter activities have begun. However, here is one last picture to enjoy, that of the last day of outdoor bowling at our club for the 2024 season. Thanks to all who took part, thanks to Chuck for the photo and to the weather gods who were smiling on us that day.
Carol Bucyk
The last day of the outdoor lawn bowling season for 2024.
The last major tournament of the year, the Gloria Wilcox Men’s and Women’s Triples Tournament took place on Wednesday and Thursday September 18th and 19th under almost perfect weather conditions. For the men, it was the winning team of Rick Dolley, Howard Auld and Bob Ashton. Martin Fereday, Clive Arthorne and Ken Tait took second, while the team of Andy Burton, Andy Burpee and Tex Gooding rounded out third place.
On the women’s side, Merry Danarti, Leslie Leinweber and Miriam Gunn pulled off a first place finish. Second went to Mary Card, Jeanette Ferguson and Avril Adamson. Third place honours were earned by Sandi Mitchell, Barb Campbell and Donna Dunn.
These top six teams then played off against each other for the coveted Salmon Cup Trophy with the men coming out on top and with that, getting the honours of being this year’s winners. The men earned 4 points, with a +4 differential and 8 ends, while the women got 4 points, a -4 differential and 7 ends.
Some big thank yous go out to the following folks who helped to make this final event a success: Vicki Banks, who came out of retirement to do magic in our kitchen, greens crew, set-up crew, the bar for keeping us hydrated, our club photographer, Chuck Benson, Joey Merrell and Sandi, who were the go-to people for this event, the games committee, Kathleen Motley, all of the players and spectators who came, and to the novice and intermediate players who stepped up and got involved in this tournament.
This tournament officially finishes our outdoor activities and the fun now switches to the indoor ones which begin with mahjong on September 30th. Please check previous entries for times, dates, prices, and coordinators.
Carol Bucyk
Leslie Leinweber, Merry Danarti and Miriam Gunn, women’s winners of the Gloria Wilcox Men’s and Women’s Club Triples Tournament.
Bob Ashton, Rick Dolley and Howard Auld, winners of the men’s side of the Gloria Wilcox Men’s and Women’s Club Triples.
