Port City WBC Weekly News

Another fabulous day to be on the greens. Social Bowls were played, as well as another round of the Club Pairs. Lynne Thompson wof Margaret Doyle, Ann Kirk def Elaine Eames, Rosemary Roach def Beth Hicks, Brenda Burge def Joan Bird, Pat Light def Debbie Amor, Margaret Walsh def Eveline Ramsay, Robyn Biddle wof Beth Schubert.

Lucky Rink Winners – 1^st Betty Hall, Rita Koenig, Linda Wright, 2^nd – Rosemary Roach, Rhonda Evans, Consolation- Eveline Ramsay, June Edward.

Raffle Winners – 1^st Betty Hodgson, 2^nd – Beth Hicks.

50’s Club – 1^st Brenda Burge, 2^nd – Helen Cooper, 3^rd Shirley Devine.

Birthdays this week were Maureen Cutting, Muriel Whitbourne and Shirley Chapman.

The Four Day Easter Carnival was held last weekend.

The Easter Ladies’ Pairs was held on Easter Saturday and the following clubs were represented – Panthers, North Haven, Lake Cathie, Westport, Port City, Castle Hill, Tuncurry. Results are as follows.

Overall 1^st Place – Carol White and Lynne Thompson, Overall 2^nd Place – Faye Schollum and Carol Bowman, Overall Third Place – Joy Allen and Irene Orr (North Haven).

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Place Winners all had the same score, 3 wins, 23 ends and a margin of 28. Results were decided on percentages.

AM First Game Winners – Lorraine Smatell and Eula Webster, AM Second Game Winners – Karen McFarlane and Hannah Clohesy, PM Winners – Gail Carmody and Robin Kean.

Easter Basket Winner - Carol Bowman (a worthy winner after all her hard work) and Jan Gauld won first prize in the raffle on Good Friday– she chose a bowls bag.

70’s Club Winners – 1^st Kay Stingel (Westport), 2^nd Maree Kitchener (Lake Cathie), 3^rd – Lyn Zahra (Castle Hill).

Daily Raffle -  1^st – Barbara Standen (Lake Cathie), 2^nd – Maureen Carkeek (Westport), 3^rd Kay Stingel (Westport), 4^th Bonnie Weatherley (Port City).

Our next Quarterly Meeting will be held on Tuesday 20^th May, after bowls. Ladies, if you are interested in your club, please try to attend.

Club Fours opened on 15^th April, will close 6^th May and commence 20^th May.

Port Panthers Gala Day will be held on Wednesday 21^st May

Our Biggest Morning Tea will be held on 27^th May.

Versatility Fives Entries are open and will be played on Monday 2^nd and Tuesday 3^rd June.

 2^nd September will be Daffodil Day.

9^th September will be the Handicap Triples.

Our 60^th Birthday (Diamond) Celebration is on 10^th June this year and the sheet is out, so please enter your name early, so we will have some idea of numbers for the catering. The cost for the day is $15. There will be a Spider in aid of the Early Intervention Society.

There are plenty of Carnivals being held in our District, so please keep checking the Carnival Folder.

We are in need of the cardboard rolls (from the centre of Gladwrap, alfoil packets, etc.) Please save any you might have and give to one of our Committee Ladies.

We wish any ladies who are unwell a speedy recovery and a return to bowls very soon.

Names in or out on Tuesdays before 8.00 am. Please ring 6853 1153

Thanks to Barbara Owens for this report