President’s Message
President’s Message
We have had a very successful, busy bowling season so far. The many volunteers have been working very hard to make our club look fantastic and one of the best on the island.
Kudos to our coaches and volunteers who have hosted grade 10 & 11 students, spent a morning coaching Fortis team as a pay back for their work on the club benches and have spent many hours coaching our novices and anyone who is in need of help on the green. Tournaments held at our club so far this year have been very successful, thanks once again to the many volunteers who work hard to make this happen!
Your board members have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly for your enjoyment. You may not see them but believe me they are there and dedicated to making the club one of the best!
Trevor Motley
Coaching
COACHING
The last scheduled coaching day on the calendar is July 26. This does not mean that we are abandoning you to your own devices. Coaching for anyone is always available. You can contact the coaches through the website under player development. If you want help from a specific coach, note that in your request. It is not an inconvenience. We enjoy coaching and helping whenever and wherever we can. Novices can also contact their mentor. Failing all the above, my phone number and email is in the Member Directory. Didn’t get a directory? We’ll fix that, too.
URGENT: Club email issues!
As many of you know we are continuing to have issues with members not receiving email sent from the club. This was the major reason why we upgraded our web site, and it has continued to get worse, and is likely to continue degrading in the future thanks, mainly, to the prevalence of spammers. While we would STRONGLY encourage all members to use the web site as their source of club information there are times when we would like to reach out via email.
You can help!
We want ALL MEMBERS to do the following:
- Make sure we have your correct email address.
- Check your spam folder for club messages and, if found, mark them as NOT SPAM.
- Add any parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com email address you want to receive message from to your email address book, such as mmm@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com
- Whitelist @parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com. Whitelisting is a process of saying “I WANT to receive mail from these people”. Follow the instructions on the web site help page which can be accessed here: Site Help
None of these steps are going to guarantee delivery; email has always been unreliable and it’s just getting worse.
If you know of someone who is NOT getting emails, be sure you tell them about this post.
If you have questions or need help, contact the web team.
Baking – Upcoming Tournaments
Baking Needed
Members, we have a number of tournaments coming up at our Club in the next month. We would like to be able to offer participants come baked goods when they attend. If you are able to provide cookies, squares, cakes, etc. we would welcome them. Please remember to put your name on the containers and place your items in the freezer at the Club.
There are a number of empty containers ready for members to pick up as well. Please check the cart near the kitchen to see if any are yours.
Thank you.
The Games Committee
Bowl in Beautiful Powell River August 8th
The Powell River Lawn Bowling Club is in need of two more teams for their mixed triples tournament on August 8th. This club has a spectacular setting, and if you’re staying the night, watching the sunset on Vancouver Island is not to be missed. If interested in this one day event, contact 46steelertom@gmail.com for details.
Carol Bucyk
Rare Nine Ender Scored in Mixed Triples Tournament
On Saturday afternoon, we witnessed a really rare event, a nine- ender being scored in a tournament. What it actually means is that one team was able to get all nine bowls counted in one end, and the other team got blanked. The team that pulled off the unusual feat on Saturday, July 13th was that of Graham Fowler, Maggie Webb and Linda Burgess. Well done! Carol Bucyk
Fun and Food Night
The first Fun and Food Night of the year is here!
THURSDAY, JULY18 th
For complete details and registration see the calendar
or click here>>> 5:00PM Fun & Food Night
Tenderfoot Tournament – July 13 and 14
Tenderfoot Tournament – July 13 and 14
Our Club is hosting the District Tenderfoot Tournament.
The teams will be playing four games – 10:00 am and 1:15 each day.
Please come out to watch and encourage these players on this great event!