Two memorial plaques have been installed on our club benches.
If you are interested in getting one installed please contact Miriam Gunn (Fundraiser).
For these photographs and others from this year, please click here: Photos 2024 – Parksville Lawn Bowling Club
Please see the attached for for information regarding the Ladies Tea Party event in Courtenay.
Courtenay Ladies Tea Party – July 16, 2024
Please see the attached for a Womens Open Two Bowl Triples tournament on June 11 & 12, 2024 and a Mens Open Two Bowl Triples tournament on July 16 & 17, 2024.
Cowichan – Ladies Open Two Bowls Triples
Greetings,
Please pass this invitation along to your members, their families, and
friends.
The Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club’s Vision Impaired Program has been offered
to the public for over 40 years!
If you, or someone you know has a vision impairment and would like to
learn a new sport, be active, meet new people and be a part of the
community, please join us on _Tuesday, June 4th at the Nanaimo Lawn
Bowling Club at 500 Bowen Road (Bowen Park)._
We are offering 3 FREE lawn bowling sessions, 9am, 11am and 1:30 pm
where each vision impaired participant will be paired up with a sighted
director (volunteers welcome) who will teach and guide them on how to
play the game. Please wear flat soled shoes and comfortable clothing.
A BBQ lunch will also be available.
To register for any one session, please contact:
membership.nlbc@outlook.com or secretary.nlbc@outlook.com.
Transportation from the ferry dock may be arranged if needed.
Happy bowling!
Donn Sherry
Vision Impaired Program Director
NLBC Visually Impaired Introductory Workshops
Measuring Clinic
On May 17 there will be a measuring clinic for the novices and any novices from last year who would like to learn how to do a few basic measurements. The measuring clinic will start at 10:00. Coaching will also be available at 9:30 as usual.
Note also that on June 17 at 1:00 there will be a more involved measuring clinic. If you have never taken a measuring clinic you are urged to take advantage of this clinic.
Sandi Mitchell
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
A reminder that the 2024 membership fees are now due.
Full membership $208, Social $21, Locker Rental $15.
Thanks to all those members who have already renewed. In order to accommodate 26 new members, I will need to update the tag board in the draw room. If you have not renewed your membership your tag may be removed. To avoid this please advise me if you plan to renew soon. I would also appreciate knowing whether or not you intend to keep your locker.
Name tags for new members have been ordered. They will be placed in the
draw room below the tag board as soon as I receive them.
Kathleen Arthorne
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GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE MEDALS TO BE AWARDED
12:45 PM: DRAW BOARD CLOSES (Tags in)
1:00 PM: A SHORT FUN EVENT FOLLOWED BY –
8 END TEAM GAME – BOWLYMPIC SCORING
A special welcome to all our Novice Bowlers
FUN GUARANTEED
REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Well wasn’t it great to be out on the green again!
The first Bowl was bowled by Markey Pellow, who joined the club 29 years ago and is still an avid bowler with the club.
Sixty four members ( 5 novices) joined in the draw. A little rain didn’t deter the bowlers as shortly the sun appeared and it was a wonderful afternoon.
A social time was held after the draw in the club house, providing an opportunity to meet our novices and friends after the winter break.
Enjoy the coming bowling season with draws, club tournaments, open tournaments, fun days and leagues.
GREAT BOWLING
Kathleen Motley, Games Director
Markey Pellow delivers the first bowl of the season.
Markey Pellow is all style as she rolls the first bowl of our 2024 Lawn Bowling Season.
The coaches have finished 4 days of coaching new members and we have 24+ new members. Thanks to Lynne, Beverly, Vicki and Andy C. for setting out coffee and goodies. Thanks to all the dedicated coaches who put in long days helping people to learn to bowl. Thanks also to all the club members who came out to help. It makes it so much easier with your help.
to the 40 folks who signed up for lessons at the open houses. We hope you enjoy the upcoming lessons and we look forward to welcoming you as members of our club should you decide to join.
PLBC members
It’s Smile Card Time. Please click
to place your order, last day for orders is Saturday April 27th at noon. They will be ready for distribution on Sunday, just in time for our opening day draw. If you know your friends or neighbours like to shop at Thrifty’s, why not ask them to send in an order too?
Coaching on April 23 to 26 will be from 9:30 till 3:00. We will be having two shifts this year. You can come and use the green after 3:00. If you would like some help before the season starts please contact me through the website under player development.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
GROUNDS. General light maintenance of flower beds and mowing and edging grass surrounds around the Green, around the Club House and rear grass parking lot. The main work day is every Monday morning throughout the season. Ideally we should have about 10-12 people so we could rotate the tasks as some commitment is needed but not every week. Refreshment break, tea, coffee and goodies provided.
GREENS. Trainee mower operators with a view to assist with the regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday grass cutting of the green. Usually, a team of two but ideally a team of three. Trainee Greens Iron (roller) operator. At least once a week but ideally after every grass cutting. Again, we should have a list of 10-12 people in total so that the tasks can be rotated and provide cover for vacations. These operators can also be introduced and trained in the use of machines that are not used every week. These machines are all selfpropelled and relatively easy to use.
2. Regularly throughout the summer season and occasionally during the winter season.
SOCIAL/KITCHEN. The function at present of the Social/Kitchen is to provide tea, coffee and goodies during Club and Open Competitions from approximately 9.00 am to 2.00 pm. The volunteers working a rota system. Volunteers will be needed as follows-
GENERAL CLUB, GREENS/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE.
Volunteers willing to assist with occasional extra work around the clubhouse, grounds and greens. Tasks include painting, cleaning, equipment and building maintenance and greens marking for competitions. Ideally there would be a 10-12 volunteers to call on as this could be at short notice with information circulated via the Web Site.
“Just under 4 of 5 Canadians volunteered in some capacity in 2018. Forty two percent of Canadians did some kind of Volunteer work. Volunteering is at its core the most basic human activity that we do. You see a job that needs doing, some one that needs a hand, a problem, that needs to be solved, you get it done without asking for anything in return just because it is the right thing to do.”Thank you for all the willing volunteers that we have at PLBC during this week April 14th to 20th—
PGOSA will be renting the green for the exclusive use of their members on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30. This activity will take place each Wednesday night from May 15th until September 25th. The club house and deck remain open to PLBC members.
Garage Sale
Thank you to those of you who helped out in some capacity. A special shout out to Lynne Hutchinson. We couldn’t have done it without you! I often went to the club and found Lynne busy pricing items all by herself. Lynne, it did not go unnoticed. Since Qualicum had their garage sale on the same day it was decided that we would promote each others event. That had a positive impact on our sales. We are still reviewing the contribution that having the container on site to our bottom line. Since the kitchen is closed until further notice maybe filling it up with garage sale items would be a good interim use. We thus avoid the container cost. Our minds are now busy exploring avenues to increase the number and value of the merchandise we are able to offer. Our numbers are down slightly from the previous couple of years but still respectable. As always, any and all input is greatly appreciated.
Garry Steele
Baking
We have a couple of events coming up this month; the open houses and the novice lessons. Although not necessary it is nice to be able to refreshments in the way of tea, coffee and goodies. To that end we need some baking. Please put what you bring into the freezer.
Thank you very much, Sandi Mitchell
Membership Fees
Membership fees may be paid by cheque in the Membership mailbox in the draw room, or by e transfer to the Treasurer.
Full membership $208
Social $21
Lockers $15
Thank you, Kathleen Arthorne
101 FOR REGISTRATION ONLINE FOR LEAGUES AND CLUB TOURNAMENTS
1) Click on ANY Day for the Event on the calendar
2) Registration form pops up
3) Input information that is required
4) Hit SEND
It is sent to Games, a confirmation will be emailed that it has been received. A reminder will be emailed a few days before the event starts.
League Registration begins April 17 – Closes May 1
Spring Mixed Triples league. May 7 – June 11
Open to all players. Limited to 16 teams
Duration 6 weeks Entry fee $18.00 per team
Spring Cutthroat Ladder league. May 8 -June 12
Open to all players. Limited to 25 players
Duration 6 weeks Entry fee $6.00 pp
Spring Mixed Pairs League. May 9 – June 13
Open to all players limited to 16 teams
Duration 6 weeks $12.00 per team
(Winners move onto district Mixed pairs held in September in Qualicum)
Volunteers needed this week!
Fortis Team
Hi all,
Here’s the Fortis team that helped us out! Sanded and painted the frames they did.
Amazing and done in 3 hours on Friday, with more to come.
Andrew Adamson
Tarmac Upgrade
Here are some tantalizing photos of the tarmac upgrade. Visit the club to see the real thing as well as the bowl shed upgrade, the magical improvement to the bowling green after a cruel winter and the initial steps to the benches and landscaping.
Andrew Adamson
Your Board of directors has been busy over the winter and the following is an update of some of the happenings arising from their meetings. The minutes of the Board meetings are posted in the Member’s Area of the website.
New Security System
A new security system by Blanchard Security has been installed. It is hoped that this will greatly reduce the number of false alarms causing the responsible members to make late night visits to the club to check that all is well. The new system will automatically set the alarms at 10:00 p.m. at night but the first person in the morning will still need to use their key to disarm the system.
RDN Award
The RDN awarded its Performance Recognition Award to Sandi Mitchell, Chris Fereday and Carol Bucyk for their first place finish at the B.C. Senior Ladies competition. Congratulations ladies!
Website Update
As a result of a number of member requests, the calendar on the website has been updated by our web master Don Urquhart. You can now click on the little arrow beside the month to activate a chart of all the months so that you can easily select the month you wish to view. You can also use the “ Filter” icon to select the area you wish to see. For example you can select Draws if you only want to see a calendar of our draws. Check it out.
DARF Projects
The Board continues to evaluate and plan for the eventual replacement of aging appliances, furnishing etc. in the clubhouse. We are fortunate that our club has had the fore sight to set aside funds for this purpose.
New Benches
Andrew Adamson, The Grounds Director, has been finalizing plans for the installation of the new seats and backs for the benches around the green. This work will be completed once the weather starts to warm up. Watch for a posting of the date for this project and please consider volunteering some time to help. Many hands make light work.
New Scoreboards
Over the winter, Mick Banks has been working hard to develop new scoreboards for the club. These will be ready for use once bowling begins. These new scoreboards are much lighter which will make them easier to transport to and from the green. Inorder to make this task even easier, he has a wagon which is designed to transport all the scoreboards in one trip.
Well done Mick, you will have made the task of setting up the greens for play so much easier.
Improvements to the Club House Entrance
If you have been to the club lately, you will have noticed some changes to the entrance area. The Virginia Creeper on the fence has been removed. The roots from this plant have been causing the tarmac to crack and buckle. You may also notice yellow markings on the asphalt. The Board is looking at the feasibility of remediating the tarmac in oder to remove any safety hazards.
Winter Activities
The Club House has been very busy this winter with activities planned for most days of the week. Many members, as well as community members, have been attending and enjoying these activities. Thanks goes out to the organizers of these events whose hard work makes them possible. Check out the calendar on the website for a listing of all events.
Games Committee
The games committee led by Director Kathleen Motley is busy planning for the upcoming season. Many thanks to Joey Merrell who updates the website calendar.
Upcoming Dates
Mark the following on your calendar:
SGAM April 6th
Garage Sale April 13th
Open House April 20th
Bowling begins April 28th