I am happy to report that our club has 5 new coaches. They are: Doug F, Layla G, Micheal P, Jackie M and Kory S. They were part of 18 participants from Bowls South Island clubs that participated in a day long coaching course lead by Dave Mathie from the Sydney LBC. Coaches play an important … [Read more...]
Thanks to the Ditch Cleaning Team, March 2025
A big thank you to the greens ditch cleaning team that came out on March 25. In a couple of hours the 11 volunteers removed the weeds and other undesirables from our ditches. There are still some areas that will require some more sand and or redistribution of the existing sand. Nevertheless, … [Read more...]
St. Paddies Day Games, 2025
The St. Paddies Day games on Saturday March 15 started off under cloudy skies and what appeared to be nonstop rain. But did that stop the croquet and lawn bowlers - not a chance. Well okay it did stop them - but just for a short time. After a bit of a wait the rain tapered off allowing … [Read more...]
Mixed Interclub Short Mat Mixed Triples Tournament: March 7-9, 2025
Lake Hill LBC hosted the above mixed triples tournament on March 7-9 with 16 teams registered. Interclub short mat tournaments ceased due to COVID in 2019 and Lake Hill was the club which hosted the last one in 2019. It was only fitting that Lake Hill started the short mat tournament rolling … [Read more...]
Oak Bay Wins Qualicum Beach Tournament!! February 21/22nd, 2025
The past three years, Qualicum Beach has hosted an indoor full-length Triples two bowl tournament with 10 end games being played. This tournament is sponsored by Vivian Sears Realty donating $500 towards the winners. Anyone on the island can enter. There were 16 teams playing a two tier round robin … [Read more...]
Wet Dirt, Sand and Benches
A total of 9 members (3 on Monday and 6 on Tuesday) volunteered to place dirt under and around the new benches. This sounds pretty easy but that was not the case. The dirt we had placed between Carnarvon House and the lawn equipment shed was wet and caused it to form lumps. We used a cement mixer … [Read more...]
Chinese Supper, March 2, 2025
Forty-five members attended the Chinese supper late in the day on March 2nd. By all reports everyone enjoyed the supper and being able to touch base with other members in a social setting. It’s was a beautiful night and Gloria's pictures captured an exceptional sunset and a great supper. Everyone … [Read more...]
February Fling, Feb. 1 2025
The "February Fling" took place on Saturday February 1st. The weather forecast for the day was for rain and cold weather with a chance of some snow. The weather did cooperate as the sun came out during the game but by the end the sun had disappeared and a cold wind began blowing. What the heck … [Read more...]
Christmas Party & Dinner, Dec. 8 2024
Carnarvon House was looking very festive on the evening of December 8th, when 72 Club members, family, and friends gathered for the annual Christmas party and traditional turkey dinner. Although there were a few minor issues in dealing with a new caterer this year, everyone was well fed, … [Read more...]
Sun Shelter Concrete News, Nov. 15 2024
On the morning of November 15, 170+ 55 pound bags of concrete arrived and were placed in the parking lot near Anderson House. Club volunteers, our contractors and Lumber World personnel moved the concrete from the parking lot to the area beside the BBQ shed. Marian Burrow provided muffins and Marcia … [Read more...]