Saturday, April 4th was a day filled with excitement and the feeling of new beginnings for our club. At our Spring Annual General Meeting, it was also a day to recognize the outstanding achievements in volunteerism demonstrated by our own Markey Pellow. Markey joined in the early days of our club, and has over the past 30 plus years, volunteered in a number of positions and always with a smile on her face. Whether it was cooking up beautiful meals in the kitchen, coaching, helping out on Fun Days, selling 50/50 tickets and anything in between, she has volunteered with a smile and positive attitude. Betty Nordick read the requirements to receive this prestigious honour of a Lifetime Membership to the PLBC and Markey hit the mark (pun intended) on every point. Congratulations to Markey on this momentous occasion, and thank you for a job well done.
Photo courtesy of Cub Reporter Chuck Benson
Carol Bucyk
Mrkey Pellow receiving her Lifetime Membership to the Parksville Lawn Bowling Club.
The new outdoor bowling season will be here before we know it and the bar will be open more often than just once a week during the winter season. That being said a 2 or 3 new bartender team members are needed to help share the workload.
The only requirement is that you must hold a valid “Serving it Right” certificate. Upon successful completion of an online course/exam the club will reimburse you. This is an excellent way to help the club as well as getting to know your fellow members better.
If this volunteer position interests you please send me an email with any questions you may have and I will help get you started.
The club’s Xmas party will be held on Saturday December 13th from 2:00-5:00pm. The bar will be open.
Please bring an appetizer, enough for 10 people.
There will be an ugly sweater contest as well as a Christmas Quiz contest.
There’s also a “regifting present event” (wrapped) if you wish to participate. This is a gift that you already have but wish to move on (no wrapping your spouse).
50/50 tickets will be available at the event.
Please reply to April Sloan ( aprilsloan@outlook.com) specifying what dish you will provide.
Looking for 6-8 volunteers for the first big social event of the year, A Christmas Party 🎄🧑🎄 Contact April Sloan @ 403-462-5351 oraprilsloan@outlook.com
Christmas Party will be held on Saturday December 13.
Will have a meeting with all the volunteers and plan a super duper fun time!
Our lawn bowling outdoor season ended on Sunday, September 28 with pleasant conditions and a very full green. It was wonderful to see so many people eager to squeeze in one more game before the greens would be put to bed the next day. The activities then moved indoors. The silent auction items were both creative and beautiful, and many people walked away with some really great items. The appetizer tables were laden with all sorts of goodies from veggies through to some really outstanding baking. It was also time for recognition of the bag tag winners and club champions in specific club tournaments this year. Congratulations to you all.
This is the time of year for thanksgiving, so this thank you goes out to EVERYONE who made a point of coming out for any of the draws, tournaments or events at the club, even if it was to stop by for a beer on a Friday afternoon. Thanks to our kitchen crew, Lynn and Marg who worked so hard this year to keep us fed, the bar tending staff who kept us thirsty people hydrated, our fundraisers who were so diligent in their efforts, our umpires, games committee, Joey and Sandi who always seemed to have the right answer, our grounds crew who kept our flowers beautiful and our green looking like the fields in Ireland, our novices who braved this new sport and found out that they really liked it, our novices and tenderfoot members who grew so much this year, the coaches who were always there for help, our communications people who kept you informed and, of course, Chuck Benson, our Cub Reporter who took so many pics of so many of you this year. If I missed anyone, my apologies.
Have a wonderful winter everyone. Don’t forget that the club runs indoor activities starting soon. Check you calendars for details.
Final Day of Bowling, Award Presentations, Silent Auction & Social Time – September 28, 2025
Please come join your fellow bowlers for our final day of the Outdoor Season. Tags in at 12:45 for an 8 end game.
Social time will begin directly after the Draw. If you are not bowling, but want to attend the Social Time, Award Presentations and Silent Auction please arrive @ the Club by 2:45. The bar will be open and we ask that you bring a small appetizer to share with others.
Silent Auction items will be out for display prior to the draw. The Auction will close during the Social Time and items will be announced after the Awards Presentation.
Any questions, please feel free to reach out to Joey, Miriam or Marg.
September 28th last day of bowling for 2025 and awards night will also be the silent auction with items supplied by our club members.
Thank you for the donations which I hope will all be received by September 23 in order to get the paper work done. Your attention to this is sincerely appreciated.
Hoping that you will consider this an opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping, as we have some very desirable donations
