Bowls Newsletter - 14/01/24
Message From the President
Vale Carolyn Grant Allan
Carol passed away peacefully on Monday January 7. The notice of funeral arrangements appears in the January 13 edition of The Advertiser. I have included them below. Family and friends of Carol are advised her celebration of life will be held in the Wattle Chapel, Enfield Memorial Park, Gordon Avenue Clearview on Friday January 19 commencing at 1:15pm. In lieu of floral tributes a donation in memory of Carol to either Alzheimer’s Australia or Parkinson Foundation would be appreciated.
Results
Wednesday: All teams played away.
- Division 2 vs Adelaide at Adelaide. A win 123 to 88.
- Division 3 vs Sturt at Sturt. Defeated 63 to 136.
- Division 4 vs Hope Valley at Hope Valey. A win 60 to 50.
Thursday: Both teams played away.
- Division 1 vs. Grange at Grange. Defeated 56 to 72.
- Division 2 vs Gawler at Gawler. Defeated 58 to 60.
Saturday:
- Division 3 vs Walkerville at Walkerville. Won 84 to 64.
- Division 4 vs Millswood at home. Defeated 70 to 84.
- Division 5 vs Millswood at Millswood. Defeated 74 to 83.
- Division 6 vs Adelaide High Old Scholars at home. Won 65 to 39
- Division 7 vs Trinity Gardens at home. Defeated 52 to 55.
Greens Closure
A reminder that rinks 3 and 4 on A green remain closed. Please look at the board at the side entry to the clubrooms for notifications regarding greens.
BBQ Area
The BBQ is in frequent use and like all areas of the club requires maintenance. In many ways it is an engine room of the club and deserves TLC. Gaynor generously donated a BBQ in November and Tony Spriggs has come to the rescue to give the shelter a face lift. He and David Freeman spent a warm Wednesday cleaning the area. On Friday Tony was back painting the shelter.
General News
Dates for January
Invictus Australia
Friday January 19 from 5pm until 9.30pm. The event will be run by Bowls Australia however we would appreciate volunteers to assist with open and close, bar, bowling and BBQ. Please contact Pat Lee or me.
Magill School Function
Thursday January 25 from 12pm until 5pm. Volunteers to assist with bowling please. This will need to be men as ladies are playing.
Mens Country Canival
Fours on Monday January 29 and Singles on Tuesday 30. Peter Glazbrook is event manager for both days and will be seeking volunteers for various tasks. See below for information from Peter.
You are probably aware that we are hosting events in late January.
- Monday January 29th Men’s Fours with 96 bowlers
- Tuesday January 30th men’s singles with 24 bowlers
Each day we need to cater for the start of day and a 2-course lunch. If you are able to assist in the kitchen, please advise Peter Glazbrook.
There will be a meeting at 11am on Tuesday January 16th to discuss menu and rostering.
- Alan Lambert has offered to be Umpire/Measurer for both days.
- Ken Watson will take care of BowlsLink entries for results.
We need an additional measurer for Monday if you can assist, please contact Jan Kruse. Tuesday January 30th, we need 12 markers for the day lunch will be provided.
On Tuesday there will be 3 sectional games plus 1 round of knockouts. For the knockouts we need 3 markers with a proposed finish time of approximately 6.30pm. If you are prepared for a late finish, please let me know.
- Heather Garnett Allan Wilkins and Jeanette Hill have already offered to assist as markers.
Please note A and B green will be unavailable on these days. C green will be open on Tuesday and there are no pennant matches on Wednesday January 31st. Thursday pennant on February 1st will be held.
If you have any questions, please contact Peter Glazbrook events coordinator.
Regards, Peter G
Volunteers
Finding volunteers for afternoon tea on Saturdays has been challenging and having most pennant players unavailable has compounded the issue. There is a core group who volunteer but there are times when they are not available and back up is needed. Yesterday Paula Butterworth stepped in managed on her own with support from the group who had inside rink duty plus several other players. If anyone is available every now and then it would be appreciated and ease the load.
A Day In The Gardens
Please promote our Annual Tournament whenever you are at an away game.
Update on Usage of 'C' Green
Renovations are now complete and the green is available for the following:
- Tuesday practice after rolling approx. 9am
- Wednesday pennant if needed
- Thursday pennant if needed
- Friday practice particularly if you are playing away on grass
- Saturday pennant if needed
- Sunday as required
- Monday closed for maintenance
Regards, Peter G
Sponsors
Please remember that when you visit one of our club sponsors to let them know you are from the KMBC so they know their sponsorship is worthwhile. Sponsors play a vital role in the future of our club so please be sure to support them whenever you can. Anyone who has an idea about a potential sponsor please approach anyone on the Committee to share your ideas.