Week of February 5 – February 11, 2024
Reminder – Fun Card and Board Game Night
will be taking place February 17, 2024 – please click here for details: Fun Card and Board Game Night.
Reminder – Fun Card and Board Game Night
will be taking place February 17, 2024 – please click here for details: Fun Card and Board Game Night.
Suggestions for fees on Club bowl rentals
The Board is requesting membership suggestions regarding fees on club bowl rentals for the upcoming season.
Specifically, the Board would like to have comments on the following:
1) should there be a charge for bowl rental?
2) if we charge a rental fee, what should it be per visit?
3) should members from other clubs be charged for bowl rental?
Please respond to parksvillelbcvicepresident@gmail.com
Thank you, Don.
This includes the Short Mat sessions on January 19 and 21, 2024 and the Fun Card and Board Game Night scheduled for January 20,2024.
Thrifty’s Smile Cards
Happy New Year. It’s time to get your Thrifty’s Smile Cards. Just follow the link to order:
https://www.parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com/smile-cards/
Last day for orders will be Saturday January 20th.
Green Volunteers
As we move towards the beginning of a new season of bowling, I am looking for volunteers to help in various activities.
Grounds maintenance:
| Task | Volunteers needed | How often |
| Trim bushes and maintain plants | 1-2 | Spring pruning and monthly maintenance |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance | 1-2 | As needed |
| Painting | 1-2 | As needed |
| Perimeter mowing | 1-2 | Weekly or as needed |
| Sprinklers | 1 | Spring Start-up and fall shut off |
Green maintenance:
Currently, Brian Larkin, Mick Banks and Rob Matthews do a great job of equipment maintenance, greens fertilising and cutting and maintaining the bowling greens, but I would like to identify additional people who can help in these areas in the event of vacation or sickness.
| Task | Volunteers needed | How often |
| Equipment maintenance (mowers, greens equipment, oil changes) | 1-2 | Ongoing as needed |
| Greens maintenance (mowing, ironing, etc.) | 2-3 | Weekly and as needed |
| Fertilising greens | 1-2 | Weekly and as needed |
Please email me if you interested in helping in these tasks.
Thanks,
Andrew Adamson
plbcgrounds@gmail.com
Bench Installation
I have been successful in recruiting Graham Fowler to oversee the reconstruction of the benches which we need to complete by April 15 if possible.
To achieve this, we are looking for volunteers able to use drills and wrenches.
Volunteers will be grouped in teams of four and we hope a team can complete one bench in under 3 hours. With enough teams we can get the job finished over 2-3 days.
Please let me know by email if you are able to help.
Thanks
Andrew Adamson and Graham Fowler
PS
Please add your availability during the period up to April 15 in case you’re away. We are looking to begin the project in better weather and need to know who to call.
Teams consist of four people. Two to drill concrete for the third frame and two to attach the plastic bars to existing frames.
Instruction: Graham will offer coaching, help and advice to all teams.
We will need heavy duty concrete drills and bits. Please let me know if you have one we can borrow, even if you can’t help.
Work may involve lying on your back or leaning over. Think of it as exercise!
Andrew Adamson
plbcgrounds@gmail.com