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Something to Make You Smile

Written by Carol Bucyk on . Posted in Need to Know, Social.

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.

Sky High Celebration

Written by Carol Bucyk on . Posted in Need to Know, Social.

Ace photographer Chuck Benson  recently took this wonderful photo of our effervescent friend and lawn bowling pro, Mavis Gooding.  She had just jumped out of a plane and was sailing along on  the thermals with her parachute and her instructor.    All this on the occasion of her 80th birthday.  All we can say is “Congratulations, Mavis, on a jump well done, and a very Happy Birthday to you.”

Carol Bucyk

What a way to celebrate your 80th, Mavis!!!

And Now…for Something Completely Different

Written by Carol Bucyk on . Posted in Competition Results, Social.

As lawn bowlers, we all have our own little routines, tells and rituals.  However, this was a little different and for something fun, and with Robbie’s permission, we thought we would share this action picture.  At that particular moment, Robbie was seen and heard talking to her bowl.  It must have worked because both she and Wayne Larocque won the tournament.

 

Robbie Thomas  telling her bowl just what it had to do at that moment.

 

 

And We’re Off…

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Markey Pellow delivers the first bowl of the season

The lawn bowling season  for our Parksville club started off with Markey Pellow rolling the honourary first bowl  of the 2024 outdoor season.  We  had a full slate of 64 people playing fours for the event and experienced four seasons in just under two hours of 12 end play.  It was the typical “wait five minutes and the weather will change” type of situation, but it didn’t seem to matter.  Members were just happy to be outside and enjoying the beautiful greens.  Once again, thanks to the grounds crew who does such an amazing job in making our greens both so beautiful and playable.

Congratulations and best wishes to our novices who either came out and watched or got on the green to play.  We’re so glad that you are a part of our lawn bowling club family.  Happy Bowling!

Could that be #007???

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Chuck Benson, our ace photographer, was out the other day and captured this great picture of what initially was though to be James Bond tumbling down to earth in a parachute,  However, upon further investigation, it was clarified that

007 Gooding on his BIG birthday!!!

our sometimes bar tender, ex-British naval fellow  and generally all round good guy Tex Gooding was parachuting to earth to celebrate his 80th birthday.  Apparently it was a little bit more than 80, but COVID seemed to mess up the math a bit.  All in all, Tex…a pretty cool way to celebrate your special day.