ISSUE 2 :Nov – Dec 14

CHISTMAS BREAKUP

7 pm Saturday 13st Dec.

2 Course Roast Dinner (thanks to MargandBarney) together with celebratory fun, music and entertainment provided by PaulCarrig. All players and immediate family are most welcome. We expect a flyingvisit from Santa. Please enter your name on the board to assist with catering. The Christmas raffle will be drawn on the night.Tickets (and money) are to be returned to Merilynor Bryan Marraasapplease.

CYSTIC FIBROSIS CHARITY DAY

We acknowledge the efforts of Graeme Crook in organisingthe recent charity day held at our club. Full greens, together with generous sponsors andbowlers raised $4,125 for the Geelong chapter for Cystic Fibrosis sufferers. The money will enable the purchase of E Flow machines which cost about $1500 to be used by Geelong children. Patients use the machines to inhale medicine they require and cuts the usage time from 20 minutes to 3 – 4 minutes. Well done on your great effortGraeme; we hope this becomes an annual event at our club.

PROBUS BOWLS DAY

On Friday 5th December we will hand over our greens to the Leopold Probus club. Around 120 “Probarians” from Ballarat, Colac, Werribee, as well as Geelong and the Bellarineregion will compete and enjoy the day.

CLUB EVENTS

Many Club Events (men’s and ladies) are well underway and entries remain open for future events.Your Yellow Fixture Book and the Notice Board provide further details. Please note that bowls attire should be worn for all club events. Markers are always in demand for Singles events. Please support the Club Events and indicate if you can play or help out on any of these occasions.

Disruptive spectators perform a "Mexican Wave" in the Corporate Box during a recent round of the Ladies Pairs.

BELLARINE SHIELD

We had three champion teams representing us in the Bellarine Shield on Sun 9th Nov and we were runners up on the day (again), with Drysdale the overall winners. We fell short by 3 miserly points, the men’s team skippered by Alan Taylor scored 7 points out of 10, the ladies skippered by Elva Muffet 6/10, and the mixed team skippered by Nicole Shortis 8/10. Well done everyone. We expectthat we will go one better next year.

TOURNAMENTS

A number of tournaments have either just been completed or are being held over the next few weeks (see below). Please participate if you can.

Thurs 23 Oct – Ladies Open Day 4’s

A successful and enjoyable day was had by all.

Tues 4 Nov – Melbourne Cup MUFTI Mixed Bowls

40 bowlers had a fantastic social day on the greens with some of the outfits and hats something to behold. Congratulations to the sweep winners and thank you to the many people who helped make this event a sociably enjoyable day.

Sun 23 Nov – 6 Person Mixed Medley

We have received entries from 12 teams

Wed 26 Nov – Dunolly Bowls Trip

This event has been cancelled due to lack of numbers.

Wed 10 Dec – LadiesChicken & Bubbly Open Fours

Lunch provided – Bowls attire.

Sun 4 Jan – Pairs Medley

$300 in prizes.Any combination. Bowls attire.

10:30 am start. BYO lunch.

Grab your partner and register your team on the list, or advise Alan Taylor.

Sun 11 Jan- “Bone of Contention”

The “Bone of Contention” is an inter club match between Clifton Springs and Leopold. The competition has been in recess for a number of years now and the trophy (created by our own Billy Pratt) was last won by Clifton Springs and is nailed firmly to the wall above their bar. For the first time in history this will be a Mixed Pairs (any combination) event and we require 14 teams (and a crow bar) to retrieve the “bone”. Please enter your name (or) team on the list in the bowlers shed. Let’s get that bone back

1 pm start @ Clifton Springs

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GEELONG BOWLS REGION NOVICE SINGLES

Tracy and Mick Willis both lost close Semi Final matches. The gameswere played in windy and cold conditions at Inverleighon 2nd Nov. Eyewitness accounts were glowing “The spectators were entertained by a spectacular display of bowling and sportsmanship by all players”.Nicoleacknowledged their efforts in a recent blog: “Well done to both on putting yourselves out there and giving it a crack”

DUMPING OF BOWLS

Dumping of bowls has become a serious issue on our synthetic green with the manufacturers reluctant to repair damage caused in this way. Please don’t be upset if our greens staff or coaches identify your actions as suspect and request you undergo additional training to deliver your bowl correctly.

UNIFORMS & BOWLS

Please contact Margaret Peel or Mark Donehuefor uniform or bowls accessory requirements.

Rumor has it that new shower proof jackets will be in stock very shortly.

ALLEN MANN

Allen is currently in his second term as President of Deaf Lawn Bowls Australia. He recently oversaw the 5thAustralian Deaf Bowls Championship for both men’s and ladies sections held at Mareebain North Queensland. Teams have now been selected to represent Australia in the International Championships to be held in Ireland in August next year and, all being well, Allen will be there to support them.

ps: Allenis a long serving member of our club. He commenced in 2002 and has played 127 Pennant games for Leopold.

SPONSORS

Alan Taylor, as sponsor coordinator, has created a Sponsors Guide that enables prospective sponsors to compare the various sponsor and advertising packages available at our club. It is a valuable tool for attracting new sponsors and portrays our club in a professional light when we enter into discussions with local traders and potential sponsors.

When using their services, please let our sponsors know (where possible) that you are a Leopold bowler, as they enjoy feedback telling them that they are getting value from their advertising dollars, and it will assist us when we renegotiate with these sponsors. Please note our major sponsors at this time are:

  • Automotive-Gateway Auto
  • Banking-Leopold Community Bank
  • Bench Tops -New Grove Bench Tops
  • Caravans-Prestige Caravans
  • Eyewear-Kevin Paisley
  • Funeral Services-Carol & Terry Crawford

Tuckers

Jonathon Hepner

  • Hardware-Mitre10
  • Pathology-St John of God
  • Pest Control-Green & Gold

/ Garden Maintenance

  • Pharmacy - Peak Pharmacy
  • Plumber-BD Plumbing
  • Real Estate -Allpoints

Barry Plant

  • Retirement VillageLeopold Lodge

Kensington Village

Pelican Shores

  • Travel-Helloworld

LEOPOLD COMMUNITY BANK

As well as being a major sponsor,the bank has recently provided a substantial grant to our club to allow us to complete the surrounds to our synthetic bowling green.

This will enable us to

  • provide improved seating around the green
  • install more “hockey sticks” along the banks

These improvements should commence in the next few weeks.Whilst we will all benefit from these facilities, the primary reason for these improvements is to allow the aged, disabled and school children of our community to safely negotiate the banks on our greens so that they mayalso participate in, and enjoy the game of bowls, as well as being comfortable when not bowling.

SATURDAY PENNANT

  1. Team Meetings – Home Pennant team members are required to attend team meetings prior to the start of their game. These meetings are approximately 10 mins in length and commence at 11:30am. It is important that all home players attend these meetings as they are designed to discuss game plans and tactics.
  2. Afternoon Tea – With more and more ladies playing Saturday Pennant, the cutting of sandwiches is being left to too few. A number of Saturday bowlers have already volunteered to go on the roster so that sandwiches will remain on the menu at afternoon tea. If you are able and willing to help out please contact Margaret Peel. Your help will lighten the load on others and your shifts will be no more than once per month.
  3. After the match – The trial of getting together and providing a BBQ has been successful with around 60 bowlers attending each week. This will continue until further notice. We thank Barry Smallman and his crew for their continued efforts.

PENNANT REWARDS

In recognition of our high performing bowlers, at the after match functions for both midweek and Saturday Pennant, members of the biggest winning team will be rewarded with a club pen each week.

GREENS VOLUNTEERS

Terry Halliday, our Greens Director, has put out a call for more volunteers to go on the weekly “greens” roster. If you are in a position to assist please talk to Terry who will provide further details.

IF

If you can always roll the jack, right at your skipper's feet,
If you can always draw the shot, the one that must be beat.
When asked to play a 'yard on' do you judge it to perfection?
And when you're called to drive, can you always make correction?
If you can come up smiling when the other bloke,
Puts your good shot out of play and treats it as a joke.
If you're the one who saves the day, I'll say to you my son,
"You're a bloody hero, what's more the only one!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY – LORNA

Many happy returns to the President’s wife who became a“veteran” on Thursday 13th Nov.

Leopold Sportsman’s Club – Bowls Section