News from Port City - MBC

The news report from the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 11th November, 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 11th November 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 streamed “live” from Port City. Listen to Phil “the Ray Warren of bowls” Baker call the shots

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

Club challenge 2018 draw is on bowls NSW web site.

Men’s Gold at Raymond  Terrace 17/11/2018 Port City are in the section to play Raymond Terrace-East Maitland,Yellow and Charlestown black.

Men’s Silver at Inverell Port City to play Inverell, North Tamworth and CEX Wollgoolga.

Mixed Gold – Section 1 PC bye (qualify).

The state finals will be held at Warrilla BC 8-9^th December.

Congratulations to Kylie Hardy/Phil Baker who won the 2018 mixed pairs defeating Wendy Kennedy/Rod Chetwynd in the final. This is the third straight victory for Kylie & Phil

Entries are open for the 2018 men’s 60 and over pairs (replaces the over 70’s) and close 13^th November. First round Saturday 17^th November at 1pm.

2018 open mixed triples, entries are now being taken, first round 24^th November.

BPL08 starts this week at Club Pine Rivers in Qld, Tuesday to Friday.  We wish our representatives Greg Keft-Jai Whelan and Cody Griffin good bowling. The evening sessions will be shown live on Fox Sports from 6pm.

An early note for the Christmas Ham Raffles. Wednesday 5^th December (60), 12^th December (80) and 19^th December (100)

Pennants 2019, doesn’t it come round quickly !!! Nomination forms are at the bowls counter. Please complete this to assist the selectors. I believe lots more names are required

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 butchers Block.

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.

Social Bowls

Wednesday:

Winners ($20) A.J- Chris Thornton- Tony Mallis. Runners Up ($10) Ken Tonkin- Ian Handley – Mark Hookham. Lucky Losers ($10) Ron Osborn-Jock McDonald-Bob (Tiger) Langham.

Jackpot $1000 not won.

Thursday:

Winners ($20) John Keller – Trevor Scholz. Runners Up ($10)Rex Hawkins – Don Ramsay. Lucky Losers ($10) Peter Willis – S. Laker.

Our treasurer missed (deliberately) the jackpot.

Friday:

Winners ($20) Eric Faulkes – Brian Collis – Ron Davies – Runners Up ($10) Mark New – Scotty Wholohan – John Cain. Lucky Losers John Breen – Jock McDonald – Tom Cornforth.

Roscoe Towers won the $200 jackpot.

Sunday bowls.

We welcomed approx. 30 bowlers from Fingal Bay.

Lucky Envelopes to – J. Barry, H. Durrant, D. Smith, J. Burge, B. Heseltine and T. Summerfield.

Raffle winners – R. Evans, C. Pattenden and R. Evans

Sponsors.

Thanks to our sponsors Steve Matheson Pest Control and Greg Keft Electrical.

Cheers  

Colin Halls