March 11, 2023
CANADA wins CanAm tournament!
Congratulations! But USA has a lot of new players that are going to be real strong next year….so WATCH OUT!
No matter whose team you played for, I think all had a lot of fun. The Canadians did a nice job of decorating the area. Thank you to the team captains – Barry Holloway and Leona Hatton for Canada; and Steve Poseler and Margie Bonzer for USA. And thank you to Chris Pisciotta for coordinating the event.
Joanne Lemay and Ann LaRue did a very good job coordinating the meal. All the food was delicious and hot! There was lots for everyone this year.
Your new executive is as follows:
Jerry Andrews – President
Laverne Lein – Vice President
Mike Caldwell – Treasurer
Linda Spanke – Secretary
Leona and Lorna Hatton will take over the instruction committee for next year. If you are interested in helping out in any of the committees, please let me know. Thank you!
I would personally like to thank Ross Holcomb, Joanne Lemay and Margie Bonzer for their services this year. They did an amazing job and I was pleased to have been part of their executive. - Linda Spanke
March 7, 2023
This Wednesday is the final lesson of the season and Friday will be the final Beginners' Bowls of the season. We will need mentors for each day.
Saturday is the CanAM Tournament. Please be there at 8:30 to check in as we will want to start bowling at 9:00 am. There will be two rounds of bowling in the morning and then a break for lunch. After lunch will be the "ring of fire" followed by another round of bowling.
the AGM will start after the tournament in the Sonora Rooms. We will be voting in a new executive as well as the revision to the by-laws and policies and procedures.
The meal will follow the AGM. Those who are bringing guests - we will collect your $5 at the door.
February 17, 2023
Annual General Meeting and Social
ALL members of the Palm Creek Lawn Bowling Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on March 11 in the Santan Room following the CanAM tournament (approximately 3:30 pm). You do not need to be participating in the CanAM tournament to attend.
We will be reviewing club finances, discussing club activities, voting on revision to the Bylaws and holding elections for the four Executive Board positions: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. We will also be looking for volunteers to serve on special committees to assist the Board in the day to day running of the Club as well as special events (tournament, socials, Fun bowls, etc.)
If you are willing to serve the club as a member of the Board or have any questions regarding the duties of the various positions, please see Joanne Lemay, current Vice President, who will be coordinating the election process.
Immediately following the AGM, we will be serving dinner and beverages. The dinner will be free to members and $5 for non-member spouses. Beverages will be $1 for wine/beer and .50 for soft drinks/water. Sign up for the dinner will be posted in the shed as well.
We will be needing a final head count for the dinner by MARCH 4 in order to arrange for the proper amount of food.
February 17, 2023
In order to properly plan for our last major tournament of the season, the sign up sheet is being posted to day to begin capturing the interest in participating in this fun tournament. The tournament is open ALL paid members and ALL experience groups.
You may sign up for either Team Canada or Team USA, but not both (for those with dual citizenship). There is NO player count limit.
The tournament is a one day tournament (March 11) and costs nothing to enter. There will be three rounds of bowling all played in "Team" format: Fun Bowls, UBC Triples and Quads. team Captains will be appointed and make up the teams for each round from those that signed up to play. We will also be doing a "Ring of Fire" event prior to the start of Quads.
Whites are optional, wear your country colors if you have them and want to.
Tools of the trade are encouraged (chalk, measure, towel).
After the tournament the AGM will be held.
January 23, 2023
Congratulations to our Pairs Tournament winners.
1st place - Barry Holloway and Judy Paul
2nd place - Steve Poseler and Jim Trewick
3rd place - Leona Hatton and Becky Poseler
prizes also went to:
Keith Tolbirt and Thomas Carl
Tom Virden and Linda Spanke
There were a lot of close games and some that went into an extra end to solve a tie. I think a good time was had by all despite the cool temperatures.
thank you to Ann LaRue for the all the goodies to eat. Thanks again to our tournament directors Chris and Christine Pisciotto for running a smooth tournament. thanks to all who helped with the greens.
January 13, 2023
The current weather forecast for Monday morning is calling for rain. All teams competing in the Open Pairs League are encouraged to schedule their Monday morning matches at a convenient alternate time for their opponents between Friday and Wednesday. All match scores must be received by Chris Pisciotta no later than 4 pm on Thursday. If he does not receive your results by then, both teams will receive a loss by forfeit.
January 11, 2023
With input from the membership, the executive board has discussed and approved the following changes to the upcoming Men's and Women's Pairs tournaments. The two events have been combined into a single TWO DAY event on Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22. The first 32 men and/or women to sign up will be entered. This tournament is open to members with red or blue symbols on their nametags in the shed. Signing up commits members to be present both days for all six rounds. We will take additional sign-ups as alternates should any of the first 32 withdraw.
On Thursday, 19 January, the Tournament Director will conduct a weighted draw to determine pairings for the tournament. A ruling on substitutions, once tournament play has begun, is still to be determined.
Those members who have signed up already for the separate events will have their names transcribed onto the combined event sign-up sheet. If you are amongst those who have already signed up, but cannot play both days, please remove your name from the new sign-up sheet.
January 8, 2023
Congratulations to the winners of our singles tournament:
1st place – Henry Clarke
2nd place – Jerry Seiberlich
3rd place – Jeff Schuster
Prizes also went to 4th place – Nancy Slankard and 5th place - Greg Falls.
Thank you:
Our next round of tournaments will be the Women’s Pairs on January 21st and the Men’s Pairs on January 22nd. Sign up sheets will be in the shed this week.
If you are in the Pairs League (starting tomorrow) be there at 9:30 am.
Lessons and Beginners Bowls again this week. Will need volunteers Wednesday and Friday mornings.
January 3, 2023
Pairs League starts January 9th at 10 AM.
Lessons start again for the year this Wednesday, January 4th, at 9:30. Will need volunteers to help and also on Friday, for beginner bowls.
January 2, 2023
Please know that the women's singles tournament slated for January 8th has been cancelled due to too few participants.
The social event, "not-so-newly-wed game" has been postponed for the season. Jitney and UBC as usual that day.
The men's singles tournament for January 7th still has openings for play. If these are not filled by Thursday of this week, women who would like to compete will be allowed to fill the spots. Conditions of play will be posted at the shed today.
December 13, 2022
Sign-up sheets for the Pairs Leagues (starting in January) are available in the shed. Sign up with your partner.
Sign-up sheets for the Men's singles tournament (January 7) and the Women's Singles tournament (January 8) are also available in the shed.
The Men's Singles is open to Red and Blue levels only, but the Women's Singles are open to all levels. Only 16 players are allowed so sign up early.
If you are not yet in the park and are interested in participating in either of these two tournaments, please let us know and we will put your name on the list.
November 24, 2022
The annual Colors Tournament will be held on Saturday, December 10th. It will be a team event open to members of ALL levels of play. Cost is $5 per person. Once sign-ups are complete (Dec 7), eight team captains will be selected. Those eight captains will attend a "draw party" (following the jitney on Thursday, Dec 8) and take turns drawing bowlers of similar ability to fill out their rosters. They will also randomly draw a team color for the tournament. Teams will be of four bowlers (or five if more people sign up) and will bowl two 8-end games in the morning followed by two 8-end games in the afternoon. Each round will be a mixture of pairs, triples, singles and/or quads. Prizes will be awarded to the team selected for best Colors "costumes" as well as the top two finishing teams.
The sign up sheet will have 32 "white" spaces to complete the four man rosters. The white spaces will be followed by 8 green spaces. If this fills up, we will have five man rosters. If not, then these will be "standbys". The remaining red spaces are for "standbys" should the first 40 spots fill up.
Signing up indicates that you will be available for both morning and afternoon rounds. Sign up sheet is on the counter in the club shed.
The entry fee will be collected the morning of the tournament.
Also, looking for volunteers to help with food (coordinated by Ann Larue).
Tournament Schedule
All tournaments will be 4 - 8-end games. $5.00 to play and money will be collected day of tournament.
December 10 - Colors Tournament - 8 teams x four randomly picked. Prize will be for top 2 teams
January 7 - Mens Singles Tournament - 16 players - open to all levels
January 8 - Womens Singles Tournament - 16 players - open to all levels
January 21 - Women's Pairs Tournament - blue and red levels only
January 22 - Men's Pairs Tournament - blue and red levels only
February 11 - Mixed Triples Tournament - red, blue and green levels only
February 19 - Novice Tournament - anyone new for two years or less - green and white levels only
March 11 - CanAm Tournament with general meeting and social to follow. - open to all members.
November 20, 2022
If anyone has any unused pill bottles, please bring them to the club. They make good holders for the chalk.
Reminder: While bowling, please move bowl bags/boxes and personal bags to the edge of the sidewalk away from the green or under the benches. Please keep the benches cleared of personal belongings as they are there for players and observers to sit. Thank you
November 14, 2022
This coming Wednesday, Nov 16th, Ross will be giving lessons at 9:30 am. We need volunteers to help with the lessons. If you can be of assistance, please be there by 9:15 am. Thank you.
Beginner Bowls will start this Friday, Nov 18th, at 9:30 am. Once again, we need your help guiding the new members. Thank you again.
TIME CHANGE: The Fun Bowl this Saturday, Nov 19th, has been changed to 12:30
Don't forget the UBC social on Thursday at 3:30.
CANADA wins CanAm tournament!
Congratulations! But USA has a lot of new players that are going to be real strong next year….so WATCH OUT!
No matter whose team you played for, I think all had a lot of fun. The Canadians did a nice job of decorating the area. Thank you to the team captains – Barry Holloway and Leona Hatton for Canada; and Steve Poseler and Margie Bonzer for USA. And thank you to Chris Pisciotta for coordinating the event.
Joanne Lemay and Ann LaRue did a very good job coordinating the meal. All the food was delicious and hot! There was lots for everyone this year.
Your new executive is as follows:
Jerry Andrews – President
Laverne Lein – Vice President
Mike Caldwell – Treasurer
Linda Spanke – Secretary
Leona and Lorna Hatton will take over the instruction committee for next year. If you are interested in helping out in any of the committees, please let me know. Thank you!
I would personally like to thank Ross Holcomb, Joanne Lemay and Margie Bonzer for their services this year. They did an amazing job and I was pleased to have been part of their executive. - Linda Spanke
March 7, 2023
This Wednesday is the final lesson of the season and Friday will be the final Beginners' Bowls of the season. We will need mentors for each day.
Saturday is the CanAM Tournament. Please be there at 8:30 to check in as we will want to start bowling at 9:00 am. There will be two rounds of bowling in the morning and then a break for lunch. After lunch will be the "ring of fire" followed by another round of bowling.
the AGM will start after the tournament in the Sonora Rooms. We will be voting in a new executive as well as the revision to the by-laws and policies and procedures.
The meal will follow the AGM. Those who are bringing guests - we will collect your $5 at the door.
February 17, 2023
Annual General Meeting and Social
ALL members of the Palm Creek Lawn Bowling Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on March 11 in the Santan Room following the CanAM tournament (approximately 3:30 pm). You do not need to be participating in the CanAM tournament to attend.
We will be reviewing club finances, discussing club activities, voting on revision to the Bylaws and holding elections for the four Executive Board positions: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. We will also be looking for volunteers to serve on special committees to assist the Board in the day to day running of the Club as well as special events (tournament, socials, Fun bowls, etc.)
If you are willing to serve the club as a member of the Board or have any questions regarding the duties of the various positions, please see Joanne Lemay, current Vice President, who will be coordinating the election process.
Immediately following the AGM, we will be serving dinner and beverages. The dinner will be free to members and $5 for non-member spouses. Beverages will be $1 for wine/beer and .50 for soft drinks/water. Sign up for the dinner will be posted in the shed as well.
We will be needing a final head count for the dinner by MARCH 4 in order to arrange for the proper amount of food.
February 17, 2023
In order to properly plan for our last major tournament of the season, the sign up sheet is being posted to day to begin capturing the interest in participating in this fun tournament. The tournament is open ALL paid members and ALL experience groups.
You may sign up for either Team Canada or Team USA, but not both (for those with dual citizenship). There is NO player count limit.
The tournament is a one day tournament (March 11) and costs nothing to enter. There will be three rounds of bowling all played in "Team" format: Fun Bowls, UBC Triples and Quads. team Captains will be appointed and make up the teams for each round from those that signed up to play. We will also be doing a "Ring of Fire" event prior to the start of Quads.
Whites are optional, wear your country colors if you have them and want to.
Tools of the trade are encouraged (chalk, measure, towel).
After the tournament the AGM will be held.
January 23, 2023
Congratulations to our Pairs Tournament winners.
1st place - Barry Holloway and Judy Paul
2nd place - Steve Poseler and Jim Trewick
3rd place - Leona Hatton and Becky Poseler
prizes also went to:
Keith Tolbirt and Thomas Carl
Tom Virden and Linda Spanke
There were a lot of close games and some that went into an extra end to solve a tie. I think a good time was had by all despite the cool temperatures.
thank you to Ann LaRue for the all the goodies to eat. Thanks again to our tournament directors Chris and Christine Pisciotto for running a smooth tournament. thanks to all who helped with the greens.
January 13, 2023
The current weather forecast for Monday morning is calling for rain. All teams competing in the Open Pairs League are encouraged to schedule their Monday morning matches at a convenient alternate time for their opponents between Friday and Wednesday. All match scores must be received by Chris Pisciotta no later than 4 pm on Thursday. If he does not receive your results by then, both teams will receive a loss by forfeit.
January 11, 2023
With input from the membership, the executive board has discussed and approved the following changes to the upcoming Men's and Women's Pairs tournaments. The two events have been combined into a single TWO DAY event on Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22. The first 32 men and/or women to sign up will be entered. This tournament is open to members with red or blue symbols on their nametags in the shed. Signing up commits members to be present both days for all six rounds. We will take additional sign-ups as alternates should any of the first 32 withdraw.
On Thursday, 19 January, the Tournament Director will conduct a weighted draw to determine pairings for the tournament. A ruling on substitutions, once tournament play has begun, is still to be determined.
Those members who have signed up already for the separate events will have their names transcribed onto the combined event sign-up sheet. If you are amongst those who have already signed up, but cannot play both days, please remove your name from the new sign-up sheet.
January 8, 2023
Congratulations to the winners of our singles tournament:
1st place – Henry Clarke
2nd place – Jerry Seiberlich
3rd place – Jeff Schuster
Prizes also went to 4th place – Nancy Slankard and 5th place - Greg Falls.
Thank you:
- to the tournament committee for making sure all went smoothly.
- to Ann LaRue for bringing the goodies to eat and Larry for bringing his leftover birthday cake. All was yummy!
- To the volunteers who came to help as markers.
Our next round of tournaments will be the Women’s Pairs on January 21st and the Men’s Pairs on January 22nd. Sign up sheets will be in the shed this week.
If you are in the Pairs League (starting tomorrow) be there at 9:30 am.
Lessons and Beginners Bowls again this week. Will need volunteers Wednesday and Friday mornings.
January 3, 2023
Pairs League starts January 9th at 10 AM.
Lessons start again for the year this Wednesday, January 4th, at 9:30. Will need volunteers to help and also on Friday, for beginner bowls.
January 2, 2023
Please know that the women's singles tournament slated for January 8th has been cancelled due to too few participants.
The social event, "not-so-newly-wed game" has been postponed for the season. Jitney and UBC as usual that day.
The men's singles tournament for January 7th still has openings for play. If these are not filled by Thursday of this week, women who would like to compete will be allowed to fill the spots. Conditions of play will be posted at the shed today.
December 13, 2022
Sign-up sheets for the Pairs Leagues (starting in January) are available in the shed. Sign up with your partner.
Sign-up sheets for the Men's singles tournament (January 7) and the Women's Singles tournament (January 8) are also available in the shed.
The Men's Singles is open to Red and Blue levels only, but the Women's Singles are open to all levels. Only 16 players are allowed so sign up early.
If you are not yet in the park and are interested in participating in either of these two tournaments, please let us know and we will put your name on the list.
November 24, 2022
The annual Colors Tournament will be held on Saturday, December 10th. It will be a team event open to members of ALL levels of play. Cost is $5 per person. Once sign-ups are complete (Dec 7), eight team captains will be selected. Those eight captains will attend a "draw party" (following the jitney on Thursday, Dec 8) and take turns drawing bowlers of similar ability to fill out their rosters. They will also randomly draw a team color for the tournament. Teams will be of four bowlers (or five if more people sign up) and will bowl two 8-end games in the morning followed by two 8-end games in the afternoon. Each round will be a mixture of pairs, triples, singles and/or quads. Prizes will be awarded to the team selected for best Colors "costumes" as well as the top two finishing teams.
The sign up sheet will have 32 "white" spaces to complete the four man rosters. The white spaces will be followed by 8 green spaces. If this fills up, we will have five man rosters. If not, then these will be "standbys". The remaining red spaces are for "standbys" should the first 40 spots fill up.
Signing up indicates that you will be available for both morning and afternoon rounds. Sign up sheet is on the counter in the club shed.
The entry fee will be collected the morning of the tournament.
Also, looking for volunteers to help with food (coordinated by Ann Larue).
Tournament Schedule
All tournaments will be 4 - 8-end games. $5.00 to play and money will be collected day of tournament.
December 10 - Colors Tournament - 8 teams x four randomly picked. Prize will be for top 2 teams
January 7 - Mens Singles Tournament - 16 players - open to all levels
January 8 - Womens Singles Tournament - 16 players - open to all levels
January 21 - Women's Pairs Tournament - blue and red levels only
January 22 - Men's Pairs Tournament - blue and red levels only
February 11 - Mixed Triples Tournament - red, blue and green levels only
February 19 - Novice Tournament - anyone new for two years or less - green and white levels only
March 11 - CanAm Tournament with general meeting and social to follow. - open to all members.
November 20, 2022
If anyone has any unused pill bottles, please bring them to the club. They make good holders for the chalk.
Reminder: While bowling, please move bowl bags/boxes and personal bags to the edge of the sidewalk away from the green or under the benches. Please keep the benches cleared of personal belongings as they are there for players and observers to sit. Thank you
November 14, 2022
This coming Wednesday, Nov 16th, Ross will be giving lessons at 9:30 am. We need volunteers to help with the lessons. If you can be of assistance, please be there by 9:15 am. Thank you.
Beginner Bowls will start this Friday, Nov 18th, at 9:30 am. Once again, we need your help guiding the new members. Thank you again.
TIME CHANGE: The Fun Bowl this Saturday, Nov 19th, has been changed to 12:30
Don't forget the UBC social on Thursday at 3:30.
