Lockington
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The time is nearing for the bowls to resume normal practice with the stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions being eased considerably.
That means more bowls, more bowlers and the strong possibility of the commencement of CVBD Pennant in the latter half of October 2020.
The dates are Friday, October 30 for mid-week pennant and Saturday, October 31 for weekend pennant.
Therefore, the club will be seeking names for playing pennant for this coming season.
The club has entered teams in division three and four for weekend pennant.
On the green, there has been little activity but several members have shown some keen pre-season form.
Last Wednesday bowlers played scrounge – two players per rink and club president Ray Hanson stormed home to defeat John van den Bosch with the very last bowl.
Van den Bosch was leading by five points on the final end before Hanson collected 8 points to two and won the Game.
The Friday pairs attracted a few bowlers while the inclement weather deterred some bowlers from attending.
During the week, the women held their annual general meeting with several members attending.
Anne Lowrie was elected president for the forthcoming 2020-21 season.
Vice-president is Denise Gilmore with Joy Weller continuing in the role as secretary.
Treasurer is Pauline Humbert.
Outgoing president Kath Palmer was congratulated on her two year term at the helm and received strong applause from her fellow bowlers.
The club is grateful for the input from several members who have been instrumental in the work around the clubhouse.
The club received a grant from the local Bendigo Community Bank towards the installation of Solar Panels.
This work was carried out by Norlec Electrical – Jeremy Rorke.
The club wish to sincerely thank the Bendigo Community Bank and Norlec Electrical for their support.
Further work around the club has been the installation of a new ceiling under the verandah.
Bryan Kinnane and Ian Johnson plus several members have almost completed this task.
The club offered sincere condolences to hard working member Lorraine Appleby on the recent passing of her husband Brian Appleby.
Brian had been suffering ill health for some years.
Owing to the changes to the COVID-19 restrictions, the club welcome all bowlers to the Wednesday afternoon game of scrounge commencing at 1pm.
Names to be listed by 12.45pm.
Afternoon tea supplied.
On Friday at 1.00pm, a game of Haphazard Pairs will be held — all welcome.
Let the games begin.
Mathoura
Pennant
Dates have been received from the CVBD for the start of the 2020-21 pennant season (mid-week October 30 and weekend October 31).
Games will be played over 21 ends straight through.
There is a list on display at the bowls office for both competitions and we need your names on them if you are going to play.
This will decide how many sides we can field.
If you cannot make it to the club please contact Rocket and let him if you can or cannot play.
Practise night
Our first practice night for the season will be on Thursday, October 1.
Please enter the club by the front door and sign in, when leaving please exit by the front foyer and sign out.
Club Championships
Men’s 2 Bowl Singles
The list is on display at the bowls office for entries.
Play dates are Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11.
The start time is 10am for both days.
Men’s 25Up Club Singles
The list is on display at the bowls office for entries.
Play date to be advised.
Contact Rocket with any queries.
Social bowls
Tuesday social bowls was won by Marj Cowley and Kath Hayes.
Friday social bowls was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Saturday 2 Bowl Triples was won by J. McGowan, P. Kearney and Hewey (34 points).
Runners-up were L. Vallance, V. Kalsbeek and B. Ireland. with 33 points.
Lists are up for Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Tuesday and Friday single entries, teams will be made for these days, format depending on numbers.
For Saturday two-bowl triples you can enter teams or put in a single entry and teams will be made up from these.
Moama
Outdoor bowls
Tuesday, September 22 – Open Triples: Winners: Ben Franklin, Susan Abraham, Ken Sipthorp. Runners-up: Wayne Stephenson, Michael Geoghegan, Lois Barbary. Consolation: Barry Brennan, Laurie Campbell, Karen Brennan and Les Saunderson, Beryl Eddy, Pam Kerr. Best first game winners: Noel Milgate, Dudley Kaine, Beryl Bell. Drawn prize: Di O’Bryan, Alex McQuarrie, Richard Blain.
Thursday, September 24 – Open Nominated Pairs: Winners: Phil Bell, Beryl Bell. Runners-up: Alan Jones, Merv Harvey. Consolation: Bev Trengove, Denise Pappin and Marilyn Stephenson, Wayne Stephenson. Best first game winners: Sandy Plowman, Stuart Sutton. Drawn prize: Kevin Connolly, Leica Roney.
Saturday, September 26 – Super Saturday Pairs: Winners: Barry Brennan, Margot Brennan. Runners-up: Gary Armstrong, Dennis Compton. Third place: Mel Roberts, Laurie Campbell. Best first game: Peter Campbell, Garth Wiffen. Best second game: Michael Bakof, Rob Neely. Best third game: George Thornley, Les Saunderson.
Rich River
Most of our club member holiday makers have now returned from up north anticipating a start to the CVBD pennant season for 2020-21 which have indicative commencement dates of Friday, October 30 mid-week and Saturday, October 31 for weekend.
An easing of border restrictions between NSW and Victoria has allowed our Echuca-based members to return to bowling and we welcome them back to participate in our Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday social bowling activities.
After a long delay due to pandemic and social distancing requirements our annual general meeting has been set for Tuesday, October 13 at 2pm in the RRGC Tataila Room.
We encourage all members to attend as elections are being held for all positions on our bowls committee and some important discussions need to take place and subsequent decisions made.
We still require a female to stand for vice-president and two male general committee members, so please consider stepping forward and offer your services.
Full Wednesday jackpot pairs competition returned on September 23 with a field of 44 bowlers and some excellent scores were recorded.
Two game winners
1st: Barry Brown and Keith Rowan - 58 points/24 shots up.
2nd: Brian Trengrove and Roger Teasdale - 56 points/21 shots up.
3rd: Roy Berryman and Keith Hewitt - 55 points/13 shots up.
Repecharge winners: Robert King and John Armstrong - 13 shots up.