News from Port City - MBC

The news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 15th April, 2018 is now available.

View the report below with thanks to Colin Halls.

FROM:   Port Macquarie City Men’s Bowling Club

DATE: Week ending Sunday 15th April 2018

The home of the Port City Koalas

Dress code for social bowls is club uniform/creams or clean smart casual, with collared shirt and neat shorts/slacks. No tank tops or singlets

Bowls Facebook page has been updated. We now have bowls steamed “live” from Port City. Listen to Phil “the Ray Warren of bowls” Baker call the shots

Reminder that Port City greens and spectator areas are smoke free.

Get yourselves to SWR on weekend of 21/22 April for the 2018 zone 14 southern section state championship finals. Port City are represented in the triples with Callum Murray – Phil Baker – Craig Donaldson taking on the team from Park Beach. In the open singles Callum Murray takes on R. Southam also from Park Beach,

2018 men’s major pairs – quarter finals T. Scholz V B. Anderson, R. Trow V C. Donaldson. J. Hrabak V C. Thornton and G. Irons V C. Ainsworth. The winners through to the semi finals are Trevor Scholz V Richard Trow. John Hrabak V Craig Ainsworth.

The semi finals will be played am on Sunday 29th April, the final in the afternoon.

Pennant update – Note new start time for pennants this year is 12.30. Call of the cards at 12.10, roll up at 12.20.

Veterans Day – the annual Veterans day will be held Thursday 19th April. Bowls from 9.30 to noon followed by lunch. There is a sheet on the board.

Social bowls as usual on Anzac Day.

Get your entries in for the 2 bowls handicap triples, May 16 – 18. Handicap must be minimum of 13 based on pennant grading.

The “Kranky Koala” award for April, a unanimous decision, goes to Leigh “2 down” Hardingham.

Don’t forget the men’s meat raffle every Friday, tickets available from 5pm with the draw at 7pm. Ask for our special deals when buying tickets. Meat trays are proudly supplied by Coppy’s Butcher Block. The Club Ltd badge draw stands at $3500, with draws at 7pm and 8 pm.

Remember to check out “latest bowls news” blog for news and happenings at clubs around our district, thanks to Brian Smith. Also bowls tab on the Port City web site

Free coaching is available on Saturday and Sunday mornings ( bowls provided). Contact the bowls office for details

Social Bowls:

Wednesday: Winners ($20) Brian Knight – Eric Munro – Alan Buss. Runners op ($10) Kerry Travis – Tony Mallia. Lucky losers ($10) Paul Sherro and ?
$1000 jackpot not won by birthday boy Geoff Ball.

Thursday: Winners ($20) Brian Collis – Ron Apps. Runners Up ($10) Trevor Scholz – Ian Binder. Lucky losers ($10) Barry Smith – Rob Jennings.
Ron Apps missed the $640 jackpot

Friday: Winners ($20) Alan Unsworth – Barry Smith. Runners Up ($10) Dave Callanan – Bob Tait. Lucky losers ($10) Peter Gunn – Tommy Smith.
Dave Pascoe nowhere near the $720 jackpot

Sunday: Jackpot not won by Shirley Devine.
Lucky envelopes to – Alan Eames, Brenda Burge, Graeme Light, Barbara Barrett, Shirley Devine and Judy Scholz.
Raffle winners Gerry Lavender, Lorraine Palmer and Judy Brady
Sponsors. Thanks to our sponsors, Steve Matheson Pest Control and Port Macquarie Travel Agency.

Cheers 
Colin Halls