Contributed by West Dubbo Bowls. 

The Mixed Pairs Championships final between Tracey and John Silk and Helen Davis and Warren Towney will be held this Saturday, December 14, commencing at 9.30am.

Nominations for the Mixed Fours, the Men’s Triples and Women’s Triples are also now on the Club Noticeboard. The Mixed Fours will be played in February on Friday nights (see conditions alongside nomination sheet) and the Triples Championships will be held late February on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

MID WEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Few West Dubbo players had success in the Mid-West Region Singles Championships held at various venues across the west last weekend. In the Senior’s Men, Phil Morrow was successful in defeating Greg Wright in his section,

Phil now plays Steve Galvin right to go to State Championships, while in the senior Women, Bev Margery had success at Dubbo City defeating Dubbo City leading players Beryl Hobson in the final. Also in Open Women, our young gun Annie Teague had a very successful weekend winning her games pretty easily with the Senior and Open women finals having seven section winners.

These finals will be played on the Saturday and the Sunday, January 18–19 at Parkes Railway Club. Well done to a few of our other players, who narrowly went down losing in the finals of their section

PENNANTS

West Dubbo has nominated four teams — Grades One, Four, Six, and Seven — for next year’s Open Gender Pennants beginning in mid-February. Club Selectors, Debra Brown, Darren Connolly, and Anthony Brown, are eying-off prospective players and, already more than 60 names are on the nomination list. Players not already listed, are urged to place their names on the designated sheet on the Club’s Noticeboard.

JUNIOR BOWLS

The final Friday evening “Rookie Roller” program for young bowlers finishes up tomorrow, Friday, December 13. The program has proven to be highly-popular as it allows beginning junior bowlers between the ages of 8–14 to participate in an engaging format which is fun, inclusive, and developmental. The Club Committee is seriously considering staging the program again next year, beginning in March.

CLUB LOCKERS

All members with club lockers are requested to clear them out before Christmas, as Club House extensions are due to begin early in the New Year. All lockers will be relocated as a part of this process.

SOCIAL BOWLS  

Last Wednesday, hams were given to the winners with John Fardell and Tracey Silk the lucky beneficiaries, with the runners-up money going to Pam Dawson, Fay Holmes, and Bill Van Der Mey. Graham Ross got something from the wreck also, when he won the Lucky Draw cash. Hams are on offer for Wednesday winners for the next couple of weeks.

Unfortunately, Friday’s social bowls were washed-out.The popular East versus West Challenge is now set down for this Sunday, December 15. The dividing line for teams is the Macquarie River and, to brighten the day, players are asked to wear a ‘loud’ shirt.

Members are invited to a social bowls’ visitation to Peak Hill on Sunday, December 22. A nomination sheet is on the Club Noticeboard, and effervescent Club Dubbo Bowls Manager, Anthony Brown, has full details of the day and travel arrangements.

Social bowls for the year will end on Friday, December 20, and resume in the New Year on Wednesday, January 8.

CLUB ACTIVITIES

Christmas hams have been added to the Thursday, Friday and Sunday nights popular meat raffles. In addition, this Thursday night’s members’ badge draw is at $3000, whilst Friday’s badge draw is $7000.

COMING UP

Sunday, December 15 — East versus West Challenge

Sunday, December 22 — Peak Hill Bowling Club visitation

Thought for the Week — “Be happy while you’re living, for you’re a long time dead.” (Scottish proverb)