Winning First Place in the Floy Torvid Triples Tlurnament was the team of (Left to right) Margi Rambo, Shuman Chan Team Captain and Juanita Jones. They had two wins to take top money.
TRIPLES TOURNAMENT AT THE ARCADIA COUNTY PARK
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their Floy Torvid Triples Lawn Bowling Tournament at their greens in the Arcadia County Park on Thursday, February 2nd. Eight teams of three lawn bowlers vied for the top 4 money prizes in the event. The format was one game before lunch, and one game after lunch. All the participants were heading home shortly after two in the afternoon. Half of the entries won money. The winning team with 2 wins was skipped by Shuman Chan, Vice was Margi Rambo and the lead was Juanita Jones The second place team was headed by Dick Ashmore, with Sandy Dalzell playing vice and Ka-Yiu Yu Lead. Third place was Skip Marinko Tudor, Barry Hayes Vice and Gene Plunkett Lead. The final money place went to Dewey Tse the Skip, John Gonzales bowled as Vice and Ray Obazawa was Lead in the second game and Betty Barnett played Lead in game number one The remainder of the bowlers: Alan Ngo, Mattie and Jim Miller, Jean Reid, Fan Hung, Irene Mastro, Houdini Ho, Louie Aguilar, Fred Robles, Marc Rich, Kay Tong and Bob Hauerwaas.
Lawn bowling is a light aerobic exercise, rolling three pound bowls for twelve or fourteen ends. It’s a sport brought to the “colonies” back in the early 1600’s. In California there are over 35 clubs in Southern California alone. Lawn bowling is easy to learn, and it can last you a lifetime. The Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club has been in the same location since 1937. We have four greens and two of them are lighted for evening bowling. We have two fine instructors and a web site where you can learn a lot of interesting information about the sport. The web site is: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. To arrange for free lessons call Fred Robles at 909-599-9304, or Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327. They can answer any question you may have and arrange for those free lessons. All you need is flat sole shoes and the desire to learn. We would love to have you join the club and as the club motto says: Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends. See you on the greens.
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News Release #12-02
Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair
(Photo by Gene Plunkett)
PAIRS PLAY IN ARCADIA PARK
Three happy pairs teams give out a great big smile after winning the Floy Torvid Pairs Tournament. From the left: First place team Shuman Chan and Juanita Jones. Second place Team of Margi Rambo and Fan Hung. Rounding out the top three: Dewey Tse and Kai-Yiu Yu.
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club braved the 70-something degree heat to play their monthly Floy Torvid Pairs Tournament at the Arcadia County Park on Thursday January 5th.It really was a beautiful day. Hardly any clouds and the light breezes kept the lawn bowlers comfortable.The format was to play a 12 end game in the morning, break for lunch and play the second game in the early afternoon.The Pairs team with the best record for the day would take home the prize money.
Once the games were completed and the scores tallied the team of Shuman Chan and Juanita Jones took first place. Second place was captured by Margi Rambo and Fan Hung, and third spot went to Dewey Tse and Kai-Yiu Yu.
Other lawn bowlers participating were: Jim Miller, Bob Hauerwaas, Marc Rich, Steve Dowd, Barry Hayes, Kay Tong, Gene Plunkett, Houdini Ho, Cheri Cabot, Fred Robles, Sandy Dalzell, Sean McMorris, Rose Blennov, and Dick Ashmore.
Lawn bowling is a light aerobic exercise that is easy to learn but difficult to master.The British brought the sport to the “colonies” in the early 1600’s. Many of the Kings and Queens of England played the sport, and Between the English, Scots and Irish the sport has spread around the world.You can be a club lawn bowler or if you’re good enough, you can compete nationally and internationally.Margi Rambo recently was on the United States ladies team that played in Cypress.
If you think you would be interested in this sport give Fred Robles at 909-599-9304 or Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 a call and get more information. If you have a computer go to the club’s web page at:www.lawnbowling-arcadia.comand you will be able to get even more information about the club and other clubs in the area, state and nation.As our motto says: “Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends!”See you on the greens.
News Release #12-01
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair (Photo by Gene Plunkett)
First place doubles winners (L.R.) Houdini Ho and Jim Miller
RAY CASEY PAIRS TOURNAMENT AT THE ARCADIA COUNTY PARK
Saturday, the 19th of November, the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held the second in the Ray Casey Tournaments. On that day it was Pairs. Next time it will be Triples. That will be in January 2012.It was a cool and cloudy day the 19th. Just right for two games of lawn bowls. The format was to play one game in the morning, have lunch and play the second game afterwards. When the whole event was over it was just about two in the afternoon. There were twenty-four bowlers entered in the games on the 19th.After the last bowls were rolled and the scores tallied, the First Place team was Houdini Ho and Jim Miller.They were very happy to share the first place prize money.The Second Place team was Steve Dowd, his wife Jean (played first game) and Betty Barnett, Steve’s second game Lead.Ted Bailey and Fan Hung took third place.
Others that played on the 19th were: Irene Mastro, the Tournament Director, and Jean Reid, Bob Hauerwaas, Barry Hayes, Rich Bjerrum, Maria Munoz, Johnny Holland, Mattie Miller, Sandy Dalzell, Shirley Price (from Long Beach LBC), Bob Schmalholz (Laguna Beach LBC), Cheri Cabot, John Gonzales, Mary Russell, Marc Rich, Gene Plunkett, Peter Iles and Rose Blennov.
Lawn bowling is a low impact, light aerobic exercise that just about anyone can learn in a short time. That’s the easy part. No one has ever completely mastered the sport.It’s a sport that can last you a lifetime.If you think you might like to try lawn bowling give Fred Robles a call at 909-599-9304, or Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327. They can give you all the information you’ll ever need to know about this great sport.If you have access to a computer go to: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com to find out more about the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club and other interesting information about the sport.
11-19 News Release
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
Gene Plunkett, Publicity Chair
RAY CASEY PAIRS TOURNAMENT
Nov 19, 2011
(Photo by Gene Plunkett)
Singles Lawn Bowling Tournament in the Park
(L.R.) Alan Gno, Juanita Jones, Kay Tong and Ka-Yiu Yu
Thursday the 3rd of November, the Santa Anita BowlingGreen Club held a Singles Tournament. This is one of many monthly tournaments held by the club on the first Thursday of the month, from September through June. This tournament is called The FloyTorvid Monthly Tournament, named for one of the past Presidents of the club. The format for this tournament was Singles. There were only 10 bowlers entered into the event. This was a two game tournament; the number of wins and Plus Points decides the winners. Plus points are the difference between the individual’s final score. For example, if you won your game 10 to 3, then your Plus Points would amount to a Plus 7 (+7). These points determine your placement in the overall standings. The Singles winners were: first place Alan Gno with 2 wins and 14 plus points, second place was Juanita Jones with 2 wins and 11plus points. Third place was Kay Tong, 2 wins 10 plus points and4th wasKay-Yiu Ku with 2 wins and 8 plus points. The rest of the bowlers were: Marinko Tudor, Shuman Chan, Marc Rich, Dick Ashmore, Sandy Dalzell and Jim Miller. Lawn Bowling is a low impact, light aerobic exercise that is easy to learn and will last you a lifetime.The Santa Anita Club is looking for new members. You can go to there website at: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. For more information you can call Fred Robles at 909-599-9304 or Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 to set up FREE lessons to suit your schedule. As the club motto says: “Lawn Bowling is Happy Times with Good Griends.”See you on the greens. News release 11-18 Publicity Chair, Gene Plunkett Gplunkett1@verizon.net (Photo by Gene Plunkett)
PAIRS TOURNAMENT IN THE PARK
PHOTO: Left to right: A bunch of winners at the FloyTorvid Pairs Tournament: Fan Hung, Ka-Yiu Yu, Margi Rambo, Juanita Jones, Marc Rich, Houdini Ho and Gene Plunkett (photo by Rose Blennov)
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held the October Floy Torvid Pairs Tournament at their greens in the Arcadia County Park on the 6th of the month.
There were only six teams entered because some bowlers thought it would be raining so they stayed in bed. For those that did show up, it was a great day for bowling, cool and sunny. The format was one 12 end game in the morning and after lunch, another 12 end game. When the dust had settled and the scores tallied the following were the winning top four teams: First place went to Ka Yiu Yu and Kay Tong. They had 2 wins and a plus point total of 18. Second place was secured by Houdini Ho and Gene Plunkett with 2 wins and a plus point total of 16. Third slot went to Marc Rich and Juanita Jones, 2 wins and a plus point total of 2. Forth slot was filled by Margi Rambo and Fan Hung.
Other bowlers that had entered were: Irene Brodie-Mastro, Mattie Miller, Mary Russell, Bob Hauerwaas and Alan Gno.
Lawn Bowling is a low impact, light aerobic exercise. It’s challenging and very difficult to master but is easy enough to learn and if you would like to find out about lawn bowling go to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com for all the information you’ll ever need. You can call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 to find out about free lessons. Give it a try. It’s never too late to get going.
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
News release 11-16
Publicity Chair, Gene Plunkett
Three happy players: (L.R.) Ka-Yiu Yu, Barry Hayes and Fan Hung
SUMMER SINGLES
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held it's first tournament of the semi-fall season, at their greens in the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia on the 1st of September.
The lawn bowlers played two games of Singles. The tournament is part of the Floy Torvid series. Each month from September to June the Club holds this tournament on the first Thursday, in honor of the late Floy Torvid, an avid bowler and past President of the Club.
When all the scores were tallied, Barry Hayes, a new bowler from Australia now living in Los Angeles, took first place. Finishing in second place was Ka-Yiu Yu, a recent transplant from Alhambra. Third was another Alhambra transplant, Fan Hung. In fourth position was Marinko Tudor, a long time member of the Santa Anita Club from Arcadia. and Fifth was another Alhambra transplant, Kay Tong. All these lawn bowlers finished in the money.
Other lawn bowlers not placing but still enjoying the sport were: Allen Ngo, Fred Robles, Shuman Chan, Steve Dowd, Jim Miller, John Gonzales, Bob Hauerwaas, Gene Plunkett, Sandy Dalzell and Houdini Ho.
Lawn bowling is an easy sport to learn. Most students take one or two lessons and then they are ready to get out and get their feet wet with the rest of the Club.
We have all the equipment and all you need is flat sole shoes, like sneakers or deck shoes (no heels), sun block, a cap or visor and the desire to learn. The lessons are free and are scheduled to fit your schedule. All you have to do is call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 for details. For more information you can go on line to our web site: www. lawnbowling-arcadia.com where there's a lot more information. Lawn bowling is a light aerobic workout and is enjoyed by people from 15 to 99. LIke they say, "Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends". Come and join us for the best kept secret in the sporting world.
Father¹s Day was a great day for two Southwest Division lawn bowlers. It was the finals of the Stars and Stripes Singles Tournament. The next step for these two winners will be in October in Seattle, Washington for the U. S. Nationals Championship. The saga started on the 11th and 12th of June when 26 lawn bowlers played the opening weekend. When he next weekend started there were about half still remaining on the 18th and then on the 19th, only 4 bowlers were still rolling their bowls. In the Stars contest, Scott Roberts and Loren Dion and in the Stripes section, Bill Brault and Steve Smith had to do battle. One thing about lawn bowling. Although these four were vying for the title of Champion, no matter which won, they were still great buddies and will face off again in another tournament and the results may be completely different. That¹s the way it is in lawn bowling. You do your best, work hard and practice long hours, then play your best friend and he or she may demolish you, but you¹re still good friends and will play again soon.
This was a special Father¹s Day for Loren Dion. He won the Stars Division and dedicated the win to his father Tom Dion who was in attendance for his son¹s winning performance. Tom Dion was a great lawn bowler himself and Loren is trying to outdo his dad. Loren had to defeat Scott Roberts from the Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club for the title "Stars Champion, 2011."
The Stripes Division saw two great bowlers from San Diego battle it out. Steve Smith finally won the match. He defeated Bill Brault in a close game. Then they had to share the car ride back to San Diego. Wonder what they talked about on the ride home? I would imagine Steve wore his 1st place medal all the way home.
Lawn bowling is a challenging sport. It is very easy to learn but no one has ever mastered it. It¹s a low impact light aerobic exercise and is very good for your heart and muscles. Enjoying the sport with your friends is a plus and lawn bowling is a sport that can last you a lifetime. If you would like more information go to the website <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia,com> . For lesson information call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 for all the scoop on the free lessons. See you on the greens. -30-
Photos: L to R: Steve Smith is the 2011 winner of the Stripes Davison and Loren Dion is the 2011 Stars Davison winner of the U. S. Singles Play down held at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club facilities on Father¹s Day. Loren dedicated the win to his father Tom Dion a great lawn bowler himself, as his Father¹s Day gift. Steve and Loren will compete in the U. S.Nationals Championship in Seattle, Washington in October 2011.
On the "A" Green were: Ryan Neptune, Scott Roberts and Bob Beck from the beautiful Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club.
"B" Green winners were: Tom Davis, Eileen Lancendorfer and Joel Fruehan from the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club.
Mrs.Gayle Plunkett presenting $3425.to Mrs. Brenda Warner and her daughter from the Whittier Auxiliary of the City of Hope, "Together for Hope."
The 41st City of Hope Mixed Triples Tournament was held on June 4th at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club facilities in the Arcadia County Park. It was another beautiful day in Southern California, cool and breezy. This year there were 30 teams comprised of 90 lawn bowlers from around the area. From San Clemente, Riverside, Long Beach, Laguna Beach, Santa Barbara, Newport harbor, Friendly Valley, Pasadena, Alhambra, Pasadena, el Monte and South El Monte, Pomona, San Gabriel, Temple City and several other towns. The ladies from the Whittier Auxiliary of the City of Hope, "Together for Hope" provided many types of cookies, bottled water and soda. They show up each year with the "goodies" for the bowlers. The auxiliary not only provides the food items, they also provide the triangular lapel pins stating the 41st games and the year 2011. They do this each year and the lawn bowlers repay them with all of the money collected from entry fees and donations. This year Mrs. Gayle Plunkett presented Mrs. Brenda Warner with an envelope containing $3425.00 in checks payable to the City of Hope. It cost each lawn bowler a minimum of $20.00 to enter the games, but many give much more. Gene and Gayle Plunkett provided the food for the luncheon. They have donated the food for the past several years. The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club also provides the three plaques for the winning team on each of the two greens. The bowlers are divided into two greens. Green "A" are the more experienced bowlers and Green "B" the up and coming bowlers. This year the winning team on the "A" Green was Scott Roberts, Ryan Neptune and Bob Beck from the Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club. The "B" Green winners were Tom Davis, Eileen Lancendorfer and Joel Fruehan of the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club. The Santa Anita club had entries trying to get those plaques. Fred Robles, Marinko Tudor, Margi Rambo, John Gonzales, Shuman and Amy Chan, Bob Hauerwaas, Dick Ashmore, Dewey Tse, Bob Schmalholz, Peter Iles, Ray Obazawa, Gene Plunkett, Steve and Jean Dowd, Jim and Mattie Miller, Kay Tong, Fan Hung, Ka Yu, Norm Wiles, Barry Hayes, Bob Ratcliffe, Irene Mastro, Juanita Jones, Sean McMorris, Mary Russell and Conrad Melton. Those in the hospitality section were: Gayle Plunkett, Carol Bucey, Marian Hauerwaas, Betty Barnett, Betty Snelling and Amy Chan. It was a team effort and everyone pitched in to make this the best City of Hope Tournament in 41 years. If you think lawn bowling would be of interest to you go to our web site at: www.lawnbowling-arcadia <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia> , com. There is much information for you to browse. Or call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and ask about free lessons to suit your schedule. See you on the greens.
News Release 11-13 CITY OF HOPE Triples Tournament Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair 626-351-5327 6/4/11 gplunkett1@verizon.net PHOTOS BY GENE PLUNKETT
Left to right. The happy winners, although tied for first place in the Floy Torvid Triples Tournament held June 2nd are: Ka-Yiu Yu, Sandy Dalzell, Marinko Tudor, Juanita Jones, Dewey Tse, and Mary Russell.
TWO SETS OF THREES END UP IN A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their last Floy Torvid Tournament for the season. The next tournament will be on September 1st.
It was a bright and windy day at the club greens in the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia, California. There were six teams entered for the event and as luck would have it the first and second place teams tied their scores and had to split the money. The third place team was a clear winner.
The Floy Torvid games are only 12 ends and they have a lunch break between the two games played. When the scores and plus points (difference between team scores) were tallied, the teams with two wins and 12 plus points were tied. So, the prize money for the first and second place teams were joined and split between the winners.
Those sharing the first place position were: Dewey Tse, Mary Russell and Juanita Jones. The other team consisted of Marinko Tudor, Sandy Dalzell, and Ka-Yiu Yu. Hauling in the third place award was: Irene Mastro, Sean McMorris and Fan Hung.
Others competing were Rose Blennov, Jim Miller and Gene Plunkett. Dick Ashmore, Mattie Miller and Ray Obazawa and second game replacement for Ray, Marian Hauerwaas. Shuman Chan, Bob Hauerwaas and Jean Dowd.
Lawn bowling is a light aerobic exercise that is easy to learn and fun to play. We say it¹s the best kept secret in the sporting world. The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club has been in operation since 1937 and is still going strong. We are always looking for interested personnel to join the good times, and if you think you would like to give it a try, call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and get the information on the free lessons. If you have a computer go to our web page for a lot of information. The web site is: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. Lots of information and you can see all our club members and read the monthly newsletter THE HOGLINE. See you on the green.
L to R. Dewey Tse and Jim Miller are all smiles after winning the Floy Torvid Pairs Tournament at the Santa Anita Bowling Green facility on Cinco de Mayo.
CINCO DE MAYO PAIRS TOURNAMENT
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their May Floy Torvid Pairs Tournament on the 5th. It was a hot and muggy day but 12 avid lawn bowlers showed up and competed for the prizes.
Format for the Floy Torvid tournament is easy. One game of 12 ends, eat lunch and play another game of 12 ends to wrap up the day. It usually starts around 9 AM and on the 5th it was over by 1:30 PM.
Taking top prize was the duo of Dewey Tse and Jim Miller. Second place was the team of Margi Rambo and Sandy Dalzell. Third slot went to Irene Brodie Mastro and Juanita Jones and fourth was Shuman Chan and Fred Robles. Two other teams didn¹t finish in the money but they tried. They were Dick Ashmore and Gene Plunkett and the other one Houdini HO and Mattie Miller.
The Pairs tournament was a warm up for the Open House held on the 7th of May. All of the Southwest Lawn Bowls Association clubs held an Open House on the 7th, hoping to increase their memberships and make the public aware of the best kept secret in the sporting world. One new member at the Santa Anita club said he walked by the greens area for 41 years and never realized what was going on. This is why the clubs held their Open Houses on the 7th.
If you think lawn bowling could peak your interest go to the club¹s website: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> and get more information than you ever thought you¹d need. If you don¹t have a computer, give Gene Plunkett a call at 626 351 5327 and he can give you all the information about free lessons and how you can become a champion in a very short time.
Juanita Jones smiling after her win in the Floy Torvid Singles Tournament
THERE WAS A SINGLE WINNER The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their April Floy Torvid Singles Tournament at their facilities in the Arcadia County Park on April 7th. The Floy Torvid Tournaments are in honor of Mrs. Torvid, a Past President of the club who died in January 1991. The games are held September through June each year. The format is two games of 12 ends each and a break between them for lunch, on the first Thursday of the month.
The singles bowlers numbered twelve this year. Juanita Jones took first place, Shuman Chan 2nd, Sandy Dalzell 3rd, and Marlene Padget 4th. Others participating were: Houdini Ho, Marinko Tudor, Jim and Mattie Miler, Amy Chan, Bob Hauerwaas, Rose Blennov and Dick Ashmore.
Lawn bowling is a low impact, light aerobic exercise type of sport. In the Singles games, each bowler has four bowls to put into play. In Triples they only use three bowls and in Rinks or Fours only two bowls are used. In a twelve end game you would roll a total of forty-eight bowls. Each bowl weighs three pounds, so you would roll 144 pounds of bowls in a game. That¹s a fair amount of exercise. But the sport of lawn bowling has been around in the states since the early 1600¹s and is still the best kept secret in the sporting world. The green at Southampton, England was built in 1299, and is still in use today.
To get the sport more exposure, all of the lawn bowling clubs in Southern California will be holding an Open House on May 7th from 10 AM until 3 PM. This is a chance to see how the sport is played and it will give you an opportunity to get a lesson and roll some bowls. You just can¹t beat an offer like that partner. To get more information before May 7th go to: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. And check out our web site. There¹s a lot of information on the sport and the bowlers. But, don't forget May 7th Open House.
After you decide to try lawn bowling call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 for information on how you can get FREE lessons. You can drop by the Open House on May 7th or come by the greens on S. Santa Anita Avenue, just below Huntington in Arcadia Saturday mornings a little before 9 AM and talk to the bowlers and roll a few bowls. See you on the greens.
(Photo by Gene Plunkett) News release 11-08 Singles Tournament April 7, 2011 Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair gplunkett1@verizon.net
CALIFORNIA BEARS COMPETE IN ARCADIA.
The 2011 Southwest Women¹s Division of the Southwest Lawn Bowls Association held their annual California Bears Tournament at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club greens in the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia on Saturday, the 26th of March.
It was a typical Spring day, sunny going to cloudy and cool. The rain held off until the ladies finished their competition. "Thank goodness for that" said Tournament Director Izzie Forbes.
The California Bears is a complicated tournament. There were eight teams of four ladies each. The format was to play "Rinks" or "Fours" first. Four against four. Each bowler only had two bowls. After that game the teams were split asunder. Three members played "Triples" with three bowls each, and the other member played a "Singles" game, using all four bowls.
Following those games each team was divided into "Pairs." Two against two, using four bowls per bowler. The tournament started at nine in the morning and ended just after five in the afternoon. Each game played fourteen ends, which usually runs two hours to complete. All total they played forty-two ends of bowling, and they were pretty well ready to call it a day around five.
The winning team was: Rosa Baer from the Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club, Cathie Herbert from the Santa Ana Lawn Bowling Club, Juanita Jones from the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club, and Anne Nunes of the Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club. Juanita is the newest bowler of the team. Rosa and Ann are winners of many tournaments both in the USA and abroad.
Lawn bowling is an easy sport to learn and can last you a lifetime. If the sport sounds interesting, go to our website: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> and there you will find much information about the sport and the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club. Another was to get information is to call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 to find out about our free lesson offer. On May 7th, all of the clubs in the Southwest Lawn Bowls Association will be holding an Open House. There will be refreshments, much information and a chance to play the sport to see how easy it is to roll those bowls toward the Jack (target ball). As our motto says: "Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends." See you on the greens.
NEWS RELEASE 11-07 25 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB GENE PLUNKETT PUBLICITY CHAIR GPLUNKETT1@VERIZON.NET
L TO R: All smiles on the faces of the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club winning team in the Southwest Division Trophy Level Championships. Shuman Chan, Marinko Tudor, Sybil Bernash from The Groves (host club), Margi Rambo and Dewey Tse
ARCADIA TEAM WINS WINTER LEAGUE
The 2011 Winter League came to an end with the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club garnering first place in the Trophy Level Championship games against the bowlers from the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club March 12th.At the Groves Lawn Bowling Club in Irvine, California.
The Santa Anita Bowlers were Marinko Tudor, Shuman Chan, Margi Rambo and Dewey Tse. Congratulations on a well played season.
There are several "leagues" going on in the lawn bowling sport. The "Winter League" has two divisions. One is the Trophy Level for the more seasoned bowlers and the Development Level for the newer lawn bowlers that haven't matured fully. Another 'league' is the "Valley League" that Santa Anita bowls in. This is a three club league between Alhambra, Pasadena and Santa Anita. In other parts of the southland there are the Gold Coast, Inland, and several others. They have their "World Series" in the "Waterbury All League Championship."
Lawn bowling is an easy sport to learn. Many that have never tried the sport can be playing in a game after two or three games. "Easy to learn, Hard to master." That's the way the sport is. If you'd like to try it, go to the web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. Lots of information for you there. Or, you can call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and get the lowdown.
News Release 11-06 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair
The top team on green #3 was L./R. Liam Courtney, Linda Roberts and Ed Quo.
VET/NOVICE TRIPLES TOURNAMENT HELD AT SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREENS
The top trio from green #4 was Leonard Wasserman, his son Ryan Wasserman, and Boyce Stringer.
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club hosted the Veteran/Novice Triples Tournament at their facilities in the Arcadia County Park on Saturday March 5th. It was a bright sunny day that proved warmer than most of the bowlers had anticipated. Many found out the benefit of sun screen by late afternoon as the glowing red bowlers assembled for the presentation of the awards.
There were 20 teams entered from all around the southern California area. From San Diego to Pasadena and points in-between. Newport Harbor, Long Beach, San Clemente, Riverside, Hemet, Alhambra, San Dimas and Arcadia. The teams were divided into two greens. Ten teams on each of the Santa Anita¹s greens #3 and #4. They had to play three games. Two before lunch and one afterwards. This showed up the ones that ate a little too much and got a little groggy in the warm afternoon sun.
When the scores were tallied by the Tournament Director, Izzie Forbes from the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club, three winners on each green was announced. The top team on green #3 was Liam Courtney from the Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club, Ed Quo out of the Newport Harbor LBC, and Linda Roberts from Laguna Beach LBC. The top trio from green #4 was Leonard Wasserman, his son Ryan Wasserman, and Boyce Stringer. One note of interest was the third place team on green #4. It was an all Santa Anita team led by Marinko Tudor with Margi Rambo as Vice Captain and Juanita Jones playing Lead. Other Santa Anita Bowlers were: Houdini Ho, Kay Tong, Liam Courtney, former Santa Anita President Bob Schmalholz and Shuman Chan.
This was only one of many lawn bowling tournaments to be held at the Arcadia County Park facilities. Later this month the California Bears Rinks (4 players per team) and the Katy Stone Singles. In May the Southwest Division Open. June 4th the City of Hope Benefit tournament. The Santa Anita club also holds club tournaments on Tuesdays, the first Thursday of the month and in July through August, each Thursday they hold a barbecue and a triples tournament afterwards. There¹s always something to keep the bowlers occupied. We are always looking for new members. On the 5th of March, we had two new bowlers join our club, raising the total membership to 74 great people.
If you think lawn bowling would be fun to try, give Gene Plunkett a call at 626-351-5327 to get the details on the FREE lessons. If you have a computer go to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia,com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia,com> . There¹s plenty of information about our club and others in the southern California area. Lawn bowling is an easy sport to learn. Two or three lessons of about an hour each and you can enjoy a sport that can last you a lifetime. Try it, you¹ll love it. See you on the greens.
. NEWS RELEASE 11-05 MAR 5, 2011 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB. Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair (Photos by Gene Plunkett)
Winnng smiles from Irene Brodie Mastro and Juanita (J.J.) Jones after winning the Mixed Pairs Tournament
WHATTA PAIR
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held the monthly Floy Torvid Tournament on March 3rd at their beautiful greens in the Santa Anita County Park in Arcadia. It was a great day for bowling. Cool and partly cloudy.
There were eight pairs entered in Thursday¹s event. The Floy Torvid Tournament plays various versions of lawn bowling games each month. This month it was ³Mixed Pairs.² This means the team can consist of two men, or two women or a man and a women. The format was to play one 12 end game before lunch and one 12 end game after lunch. The team with the best record of wins and losses takes the money, and the next three places also share a portion of the cash.
When the scores were tallied Irene Mastro and Juanita Jones had two wins, securing first place. Second place went to Houdini Ho and Bob Hauerwaas. Third spot was taken by Margi Rambo and Sandy Dalzell. Fourth place was Shuman Chan and Ray Obazawa (played first game) and Mattie Miller (2nd game). Other teams were: John Gonzalez and Fred Robles, Jim Miller and Bud Grattan (Bud just joined the club on March 2nd and this was his first experience at bowling in a tournament). Dewey Tse and Al McKeown. Dick Ashmore and Gene Plunkett rounded out the field of competitors.
Lawn bowling first came to the colonies in the early 1600s. It was a popular sport in England with many kings and queens playing the sport. Shakespeare, Robert Browning, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Frances Drake and other notables played bowling on the green. Walt Disney was an avid bowler and the sport is still one of the best kept secrets of the sporting world
If you would like to learn the sport, give Gene Plunkett a call at 626-351-5327 to find out about the Free lessons. If you have a computer go on line to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> . There you¹ll find out all kinds of information about lawn bowling and other neat stuff. See you on the greens.
After 20 plus years some of the trophies and plaques given for lawn bowling achievement have returned to the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club.
Back in the seventies and eighties Michael Wurtz was one of the better bowlers at the Santa Anita club. He won many awards for the different tournaments he entered, and on February 8th his daughter Marge Butterfield and husband Dick returned them per Michael¹s request. There were several trophies and plaques from Michael¹s wife, Mary Dunn. The trophies and plaques were accepted with much pride by the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club President, Cheri Cabot. Michael¹s daughter, Marge, presented Cheri a check in his memory. Michael died last year at the age of 94.
Mrs. Butterfield was given Michael¹s Completition of Training certificate that the club had posted for all to see. Dated November 1973. It had hung in the outside display case for many years and was faded, a little ragged around the edges, and was returned to his daughter to keep with her memories of her dad. Mike¹s trophies will be on display in the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Room, along with many other awards.
NEWS RELEASE 11-03 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB GENE PLUNKETT PUBLICITY gplunkett1@verizon.net 626-351-5327 (Photo by Gene Plunkett)
FOUR TRIPLES TEAMS ONE WINS
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their second tournament of the New Year on Thursday the 3rd of February in the Arcadia County Park. It was another beautiful day for bowling.
There were only four teams entered for this event. The format was to play one game of 12 ends, have lunch and play the final game of 12 ends to determine the winner. When all was done, only one team had won both games taking first place. That team, lead by Margi Rambo, included Irene Brodie Mastro, and Gene Plunkett (see pictures).
Taking the second place was the team with Dick Ashmore as Skip, Shuman Chan as Vice Captain, Sandy Dalzell Lead and Marc Rich Lead; Sandy & Rich each played one game. The third place money went to Dewey Tse’s team with Bob Hauerwaas Vice, and Al McKeown Lead. The other team had a bad day but enjoyed the contest. That team’s Captain was Jim Miller with John Gonzales and Juanita Jones in support.
The Santa Anita Club is looking for new members all the time. If you think you would like to learn this sport give Gene Plunkett a call at 626-351-5327 to find out about free lessons. If you have a computer you can find our web site at: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com . The rules for men and women are the same and if you enjoy the outdoors, can walk about half a mile and pick up and roll a 3 pound bowl, then come on out and give it a try. Saturday mornings at 9 AM would be a good time to drop by the club and see what it’s all about. The greens are located at the Arcadia County Park on South Santa Anita Ave in Arcadia, just south of Huntington Drive. It’s a sport that can last you a lifetime. The club motto is: Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends. Give it a try and play the best-kept secret in the sporting world. See you on the greens.
NEWS RELEASE #11-02 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB GENE PLUNKETT PUBLICITY CHAIR
SKIP: MARGI RAMBO
VICE: IRENE BRODIE MASTRO
LEAD: GENE PLUNKETT
LAWN BOWLERS PAIR OFF ON THE GREENS
January 6th the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their first Floy Torvid Tournament of the New Year, between the rain storms. This first event was a Pairs Tournament. It didn¹t make any difference if it was two men or two women or a mix. Just two against two. The format was to play one game of 12 ends, have lunch and then have the final game of the day. The greens were fast and the play was also. The day ended by 1:30 PM.
When the dust had settled, the winning team was Rose Blennov and Margi Rambo. Holding on to the second spot was Marinko Tudor and Gene Plunkett. Both the first and second place teams won both games but Rose and Margi scored 8 points more than Marinko and Gene.
Third place team was Steve Dowd and Dewey Tse, and following closely in 4th place was Dick Ashmore and Fred Robles. Fred is a new member of the Santa Anita club, and a welcomed one too. Others in the tournament were: Elvie Powell and Bob Hauerwaas, Sandy Dalzell and Jim Miller, Shuman Chan and Irene Brodie Mastro, and Houdini Ho and Mattie Miller.
Lawn bowling is an easy game to learn. It¹s a light aerobic exercise and it¹s easier on the legs and knees than many other sports. There¹s no running, just walking, rolling the bowls and enjoying the great outdoors and good friends. Our motto is: "Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends." If you think this is the sport for you, go to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> and there you will find all the information on the club and how to get free lessons. If you don¹t have an internet connection, give Gene Plunkett a call at 626-351-5327 and he can give you all the information you¹ll ever need to get free lessons. All you need is flat sole shoes, a visor or cap, sun block and the desire to learn. We have all of the equipment and bowls to get you started.
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club members wish all of you a very Happy New Year and we¹d love to show you the sport of lawn bowling. Come by the club in the Arcadia County Park on Saturday mornings around 9 AM see what a great sport is all about. Tuesday mornings at 9 AM is the Bowler of the Month contest. Another good time to see some good bowling and maybe get to roll a few bowls to get the feel of one of the closest kept secrets in the sporting world. See you on the greens!
NEWS RELEASE 11-01 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB GENE PLUNKETT PUBLICITY gplunkett1@verizon.net 626-351-5327 (Photo by Gene Plunkett
L to R. New officers for the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club are: Schuman Chan Treasurer, Gayle Plunkett 2nd VP, Steve Dowd 1st VP, Doralyn Clauson Secretary and Cheri Cabot incoming President.
LAWN BOWLERS ELECT NEW OFFICERS FOR 2011.
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club elected new officers for 2011, at their annual General Membership Meeting held December second at the Arcadia County Park facilities.
For the first time in about ten years the club has elected a lady as President. Cheri Cabot from San Gabriel was installed, along with Steve Dowd First Vice President, Gayle Plunkett 2nd Vice President, Shuman Chan Treasurer and Doralyn Clauson Secretary.
Cheri is a new comer to lawn bowling but has extensive managerial experience and a "go-get em" attitude. She will be a great President and will work well with the other Executive Board Members.
Lawn bowling is a sport just about anyone can participate. The rules are the same for both sexes. It¹s a low impact, light aerobic exercise and is a very good exercise for those that have to slow down due to age or injury. It¹s good for the heart and arteries and keeps those muscles moving, making it easier to relax and sleep at night.
If you would like to find out more about teh sport, go to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. If you don¹t have access to the internet call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and find out about the free lessons. All you need is flat sole shoes, sun protection and the desire to learn a sport that has been in the United States since they were colonies. Hope to hear from you or see you on the greens soon.
(Photo by: Gene Plunkett)
News Release 10-14 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity 626-351-5327 gplunkett1@verizon.net LAWN BOWLERS ELECT NEW OFFICERS FOR 2011.
Saturday, the 13th of November, the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club played host to the Southwest Women’s Division Mixed Pairs Tournament at the Arcadia County Park. It was another beautiful day in Paradise as 20 teams from around the southland competed on two greens at the park.
The format of the tournament was to play one 12 end game, have lunch and then play two more 12 end games. When the dust had settled the winners out of the 10 teams on the “A” Green were: Ed Quo and Anne Nunes from Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club. Second place on “A” green was Bill Brault and Kottia Spangler from the San Diego LBC and Riverside LBC. Third slot was captured by Liam Courtney from Santa Anita/ Pasadena LBC and Dee McSparran from Newport Harbor LBC.
The other 10 teams on “B “ green ended up with Kelly Warren of the Santa Anita/Pomona clubs and Tanya Hills from Laguna Beach LBC. Second place were Bill Wolfff and Cheryl Barkovich from the Beverly Hills LBC. Third place team were Tome Davis and Eileen Lancendorfer from Long Beach LBC. Izzie Forbes of the Long Beach LBC was Tournament Director for the event.
Lawn bowling was brought to the “colonies” by the British in the 1600’s. Many famous Americans have played the sport. George Washington, Walt Disney and Calvin Coolidge. Most of the Kings and Queens of England were bowlers and banned the sport for “commoners” since only the elite and land holders were permitted to participate. Today just about anyone can play this interesting sport. For information go on line to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. You can find just about answers to all your questions. For individual or group lessons call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 for more information about how to get started. All it takes is flat sole shoes, no heels, sun block and a cap or visor. We provide all the equipment for the learners. After you join the club you’ll need to purchase a set of bowls.
News Release 10-14 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity gplunkett1@verizon.net
L.R. Margi Rambo, Rose Blennov, Marlene Padget & Shuman Chan
FALL SINGLES ON A SUMMER DAY.
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their November Floy Torvid Tournament Thursday the 4th at their greens in the Arcadia County Park.
Although it says Fall, it was a warm, bordering on hot day. Bright sunshine with just a hint of a breeze. Just another beautiful day in paradise.
This month's event was Singles. One on one, can't blame anybody else type of tournament. Two games and the first four place winners took home the money. There were 12 entrants for the event. First place was taken by Shuman Chan, second was Rose Blennov, Third place Marlene Padget and fourth went to Margi Rambo.
Other bowlers were: Betty Barnett, Marinko Tudor, Gene Plunkett, Mattie and Jim Miller, Sandy Dalzell, Dr. Alex Tse, and his son Dewey Tse. Everyone enjoyed the games, didn't like the heat and said, "wait until next time!" Hopefully it will be cooler for the next tournament.
Lawn Bowling is a sport that keeps itself hidden from the glaring spotlight of the major sports. It has been in the colonies since the 1600's when the Brits brought it over. It was banned in England several times since the archers were bowling and not practicing their archery skills. It was reserved for for land owners and nobles, and finally us common folk got to play. Ever since then we've tried to keep it hidden from the public, but word is leaking out that it is a fun sport, easy to learn and it can last you a lifetime. Our motto is "Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends." If you'd like more information about lessons and how to join our band of merry bowlers, call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327, or go on line to our website: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com. We'd love to have you join our band of bowlers and bowlerettes. See you on the green.
Subject: LAWN BOWLING NEWS RELEASE 10-13 Picture by Gene Plunkett
News Release 10-13 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity Chair
FOUR TEAMS PLAY TRIPLES After a wet and wild week, the sun shown on a cool Thursday the 7th of October when the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their monthly Floy Torvid Tournament. This month was a Triples Tournament.There were only four teams entered but the bowling was hot. The format for the Floy Torvid Tournament is one game in the morning, lunch and then the second game in the afternoon.This tournament was named in honor of a Past President of the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club that died in 1991.Floy was a real go getter and a driving force of the club. After the teams finished, they lined up this way: First Place: Rose Blennov, Dewey Tse and Sandy Dalzell.2nd place was Houdini Ho, Bob Hauerwaas and Gene Plunkett. Coming in third was Jim Miller, Mattie Miller and Ray Obazawa. Rounding out the quartet was Margi Rambo, Marlene Padget and Richard Grizzell. If you think you would like to try lawn bowling, go to our web site:www.lalwnbowling-arcadia.com and get all the information you’ll need to get started. Or, call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and get started on the best-kept secret in the sporting world.We provide the equipment, you provide the desire to have fun and enjoy this sport that was brought to the “colonies” around 1615 by the Brits. See you on the greens.
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SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB GENE PLUNKETT PUBLICITY626-351-5327 (gplunkett1@verizon.net) (Photo by Gene Plunkett)
FLOY TORVID SINGLES WINNERS: (L.R.) ROSE BLENNOV, SHUMAN CHAN, HOUDINI HO & DICK ASHMORE
LAWN BOWLING IN SEPTEMBER
On a hot summer day eight bowlers endured the heat in the Floy Torvid Singles Tournament held by the Santa Anita Bowling Greens Club at the bowling greens at beautiful Acradia County Park. The Singles tournament format is to play a morning game, have lunch and play the final game in the afternoon. All this depends on the speed of scoring. Many times the bowlers play game one and take a fifteen-minute break and then play the final game.
The eventual winners were: First place: Houdini Ho. Second: Dick Ashmore. Third: Shuman Chan and Fourth place was Rose Blennov. Other bowlers were Margi Rambo, Sandy Dalzell, Marinko Tudor and club President, Jim Miller.
Lawn Bowling is a low impact, light aerobic exercise that anyone can enjoy. Many have had to slow down due to age or injuries, and lawn bowling is a great way to get that bit of exercise your body needs. Bending, rolling the bowls, walking from one end of the green to the other and out in the sunshine with good friends.
If you think you would like to try lawn bowling, go to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> and get all the information you¹ll need to get started. Or, call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and get started on the best-kept secret in the sporting world.
Subject: News Release 10-05 Lawn Bowling in September
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AUSTRALIAN PAIRS ON THE GREEN IN ARCADIA
Thursday, June 10th, the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Held their June Floy Torvid Tournament, featuring Australian Pairs. Sounds like fun, doesn¹t it? Teams of two play against other pairs teams for the number one prize. The game is simple. Each bowler has four bowls, so each team has eight total. Your opponents also have eight bowls and the trick is to get closer to the "Jack" or target than the other team. It works like this: First bowler on each team rolls two bowls, then switch ends with the other two bowlers. Those two roll four bowls, and again you switch ends and the first bowlers roll their two final bowls. This continues for twelve ends, and you play one game but walk back and fourth the same as two games. Lots of exercise and its fun trying to remember how many bowls to bowl. No wonder the Aussies gave the game to the U.S.. Anyway, The Santa Anita bowlers played two games (walked four games worth) and when everyone was dog tired, Dewey Tse and Marlene Padget won the whole thing. They were the only team to win two games. Everyone else either won one game or lost both games. Who¹s confused? The others that were bowling in this event were: Jim and Mattie Miller, Ray Obazawa, Sandy Dalzell, Shuman Chan, Marinko Tudor, Irene Brodie, Juanita Jones, Bob Soldier, Bob Hauerwaas and Gene Plunkett. The usual game of lawn bowls is easy to learn, and in a short time too. If you think you would like to learn this sport call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and get all the information and arrange for lessons. If you have a computer go to the web site: . You can find a lot of information about the sport and our club. Give it a try and you won¹t be sorry. It can last you a lifetime.
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News Release 10-10 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net
(Photo Gene Plunkett)
TIED FOR FIRST PLACE: MATTIE MILLER & SHUMAN CHAN TIED HOUDINI HO & GENE PLUNKETT
Lawn Bowlers hold Pairs Tournament
As a warm up for the Open House the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club will hold on May 15th, the club held their Monthly Floy Torvid Mixed Pairs Tournament on the 6th of May. "Just another beautiful day in Arcadia County Park" one of the bowlers said. And it was true. The tournament only had six teams entered, but they were ready for some fierce competition. The prize money was for the first four places, and when the games were over, there was a tie for first place and a tie for third place. Tying for first place were the teams of Houdini Ho and Gene Plunkett, and the pair of Shuman Chan and Mattie Miller. The third place teams were: Marinko Tudor and Juanita Jones. The other team was Dick Ashmore and Jean Dowd. Other teams in the contest were: Jim Miller and Dewey Tse, and Steve Dowd and Sandy Dalzell. On the 15th of May the Santa Anita Bowlers will hold an Open House at the park with instruction in bowling, hot dogs and refreshments, and the chance to win a years membership in the club. The Open House will be from 10 AM until 2 PM and if you ever thought of trying lawn bowling, now is your chance. It should be a lot of fun to see how lawn bowls is played and you can try it too. Wear flat sole shoes and come by on the 15th eat, drink and play bowls. It should a lot of fun for everyone, and the best part is that it¹s free. For information on the Open House or to set up free lessons for yourself, call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and get all the scoop. See you on the greens May 15th. Come by and give it a look and a try, and have some refreshments too.
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News Release 10-08 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net
PHOTO From Left to right
Tied for first place in the Floy Torvid Pairs Tournament were the teams of: Mattie Miller and Shuman Chan, and the team of Houdini Ho and Gene Plunkett (Photo by Jim Miller)
MARGI RAMBO, JIM MILLER, DICK ASHMORE, JOHN GONZALES & HOUDINI HO
APRIL FOOLS DAY SINGLES TOURNAMENT ARCADIA COUNTY PARK
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held the Floy Torvid Memorial Tournament on the 1st of April with Singles competition as the format. It was a beautiful, bright and sunny day with a nice breeze to keep the bowlers cool, but the bowling was rather warm with 14 entrants vying for the pots of gold for the top five positions. When the contestants finished their second game the winners were announced, with Dick Ashmore in 1st place, Club President Jim Miller in 2nd place, John Gonzales third and Houdini Ho and Margi Rambo tying for 4th. Others that entered were Marlene Padget, Betty Barnett, Steve Dowd, Bob Hauerwaas, Dewey Tse, Sherman Chan, Juanita Jones, Doralyn Clauson and Sandy Dalzell. The Santa Anita Bowlers are trying to build interest in the sport of lawn bowling in the local community, and showing you first-rate bowling is one way. Starting April 22nd through the 29th, the Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club will be the host for the Southwest Division Open Tournament. We will have over 100 bowlers from the USA, and Canada here for the event. The women will start their tournament the 22nd and the men will start on the 24th through the 29th. They will start bowling at 9 AM and end after 5 PM each day. So, if you can come by the Arcadia County Park, just south of Huntington Drive on Santa Anita Avenue, you will be able to see some great bowling. We¹re also going to have an Open House on May 15th at the park. This will be a chance for you to see the sport, and get some hands on training with the bowls. We will have instructions, refreshments and plenty to keep you busy. That will be May 15th, a Saturday, from 10 AM until 3 PM. come by and get the real story about Lawn bowling and try it out for yourself. Just wear flat sole shoes and bring a hat or visor and sun block. If you would like to find out about our FREE lessons call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 for all the answers. You can go to our web site on your local computer. Our address is www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> . Plenty of Information and links to other sites there. Join us in person Saturday mornings at 9 AM each week for introduction to the sport of lawn bowling. See you on the green.
Subject: Lawn Bowling News Release
News Release 10-06 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net (Photo Gene Plunkett)
BEARS ROAM THE ARCADIA COUNTY PARK
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club hosted the Southwest Women¹s Bowling Division of the U. S. Lawn Bowls Association annual "California Bears 4¹s Tournament" on Saturday, March 27th at the Arcadia County Park Lawn Bowling greens in Arcadia.
This tournament has been running since the late 1990¹s and is one of the favorites for the ladies. This year there were eight teams entered. The teams consist of four lawn bowlers. The first game is "Rinks," where each team member plays with only 2 lawn bowls. After that game they break up the teams into two teams. One lady bowls a singles match, and the other 3 team members play a triple game. Then the for ladies divide into "pairs." That¹s two against two. It takes plenty of stamina to play different games that last for 14 ends. When they are through they have bowled 56 ends of lawn bowling, which ran from 9 AM until after 4 PM. That¹s a lot of bowling!
When they had finished the last end, the winners of the Bear Trophy were: Kottia Spangler from the Riverside Lawn bowling Club. Rosa Baer a Hermosa Beach bowler, Cathie Herbert and Ann Nunes from the Newport Harbor club.
Coming up in a few weeks at the Arcadia County Park greens will be the Southwest Division Open, where there will be over 100 bowlers, both men and women competing for eight days. If you have never seen competitive lawn bowling you should come by the park and watch. Each day starts at 9 AM.
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club will hold an Open House on May 15th from 10 AM until 3 PM. You can come by, roll a few bowls, have some refreshments and talk to the local team about lawn bowling. It¹s a sport that has been in the USA since the 1600¹s. If you would like to take lessons, call Gene Plunkett 626-351-5327 and find out how you can get FREE lessons. Lawn bowling is a light aerobic sport, easy to learn and can last you a lifetime. Our motto is: ³Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends.² See you on the greens.
(Photo: Gene Plunkett) Subject: California Bears Tournament
News Release 10-05 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net
FLOY TORVID PAIRS TOURNAMENT
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their Pairs Tournament at the Arcadia County Park on S. Santa Anita Ave, in Arcadia on March 4th. Each month, between September and July, the club holds a lawn bowling tournament to keep the club members bowling sharp in competition. This month it was for Pairs. Each team had a total of eight bowls each with which to defeat their opponents. March¹s event had six teams entered. Taking first place was the team of Bob Hauerwaas and Dewey Tse. They won both games. Second place team was Shuman Chan and John Gonzales. Third spot went to Dick Ashmore and Sandy Dalzell.. Those not finishing in the money were: Margi Rambo and Gene Plunkett, Marinko Tudor and Juanita Jones, and Houdini Ho and Irene Brodie. Lawn bowling is a close cousin to Curling. We saw curling on the Olympics, and except for the ice and the granite stone, it¹s played somewhat similar. Lawn bowling is an easy sport to learn and many students start playing in regular games after two or three lessons. All you need to play is flat sole shoes, a hat or visor, sun glasses and the desire to play the best kept secret in the sporting world. If you think you would like to try this sport, drop by the greens on Saturday mornings at 9 AM and see how it¹s done. Or, you can call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and set up Free lessons to suit your schedule. Saturday mornings a 9:00AM is another opportunity to see and play the sport. If you have access to the internet, go to our web site: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> . There you can find out much more information about the nicest sport around.
News Release 10-03 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net (Photo by Gene Plunkett)
CURLING…ON GRASS IN ARCADIA
We all watched Curling in the Olympic games, but did you know that that sport on ice has a cousin on grass? Yup. Sure does. You may have heard the terms, Lead, 2nd Lead, Vice and Skip applied to the players. Even the Hog line was mentioned quite often. But hurling a 38-pound chunk of granite down the ice for about 140 feet can get rather tiring, not to mention the frosty tootsies you have to stand on for over an hour. Being located in Southern California, Curling's cousin, Lawn Bowling is very similar except for the ice, heavy granite rocks and the portion of the course that’s known as “The House.” We call that the “Head.” Where you deliver from is called the “Mat end.” Like Curling, Lawn Bowling started long ago in the British Isles. Scotland, Ireland or England, it doesn’t matter. Kings and Queens played Lawn Bowls; it was banned because the archers were bowling instead of shooting arrows. Even Shakespeare and Walt Disney were bowlers. Of course Sir Francis Drake was playing bowls with Sir Walter Raleigh, when the Spanish Armada came to invade England. Sir Francis told the messenger that when they had finished their game he would attend to the Spanish. This was in 1588. Lawn Bowls came to the “colonies” around 1615 or there about. The Brits brought it over. George Washington’s dad built a bowling green at Mount Vernon when George was born, and there is still a bowling green at Williamsburg, still in use. The major differences in Curling and Lawn Bowling is that in bowling we use “bowls” in stead of a rock. These bowls have a built in bias that makes the bowl curve in one direction. Of course if you want to bowl in the other direction you turn the bowl over. Instead of a “House” Lawn Bowling has a “Head.” This is where your target is located. The “Jack.” It’s about the size of a cue ball, and is solid white. The idea of the game is to get more of your team’s bowls closer to the Jack than your opponents. If you are bowling a single, or a double game, you use four bowls each. A triple team use only three bowls each and for the Rinks game, each of the four bowlers only gets two bowls. The bowling surface is called a “green” and the alley or “rink” you bowl on is usually around 120 feet long and between 14 and 16 feet wide. A game of triples lasts about two hours. The sport is easily learned. Many students that never played can be taught enough to get them started I two to three FREE lessons. We have all of the equipment needed and all we really need is interested students. The bowls weigh about 3 pound each so small children can’t handle them well. Anyone up to the age of 120 that can walk 120 feet at a time, bend over and pick up the bowls and roll them down the rink is surely welcome. One nice thing about Lawn Bowling is that when it rains or snows, or freezes, we stay home by the fire and watch Curling. If you think you might like to try Lawn Bowling, come by the Arcadia County Park, just south of Huntington Drive on South Santa Anita Avenue and give it a look. Best times are Tuesday morning and Saturday morning at 9 AM. There’s usually a group of happy folks rolling their bowls. Lessons can be arranged to fit your schedule by calling Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327. He can give you all the information you’ll ever need. If you have a computer visit our web site at: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com . We have room for about 50 more bowlers in our club, so beat the crowd and come and give Lawn Bowling a try. It’s a lot easier than Curling on ice..Burrrrrrrrrr. See you on the greens. Subject: CURLING on Grass in Arcadia News Relelase 02-10 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB GENE PLUNKETT PUBLICITY
LAWN BOWLERS ELECT NEW OFFICERS FOR 2010
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their annual General Membership Meeting on Thursday, December 3rd at their club house at the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia. The club has been in existence since 1937, so this is the 72nd year at the same location. It's one of the finest lawn bowling complexes in the state and maybe the nation. Four greens, with a capacity of 32 rinks, two greens have lighting for night bowling Ample parking and close to major hotels, motels, restaurants, and freeway close. The Arcadia County Park is one of the nicest parks in the area.
The slate of officers was presented to the assembled members of the club, and they were unanimously voted into office. They will assume their duties effective the 5th of December 2009. And serve for all 2010.
The new officers are: Jim Miller, President. Steve Dowd, 1st Vice President. Gayle Plunkett, 2nd Vice President. Shuman Chan, Treasurer. This is the 3rd time Gayle has been 2nd VP. The 2nd Vice President is the Tournament Director and organizer for the City of Hope Triples Tournament in June. This will be the 40th Annual City of Hope Tournament the club has put on. In the past 3 years Gayle has presented the City of Hope representative with checks amounting to over $3,000.00 each year.
Lawn bowling is one of the best kept secrets in the sporting world. California has the most lawn bowlers, and in the Southern California area there are 30 clubs. All of these clubs are looking for new members and if you think lawn bowling would be a sport you would enjoy, go to the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club's website: <www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> There you can find out about the sport, where the clubs are located and who to call to arrange for lessons, or to just find out more about the clubs. Santa Anita has two instructors just waiting for the phone to ring and get someone started on free lessons. All you need is flat sole shoes, sun block, a hat and the desire. Pat Chiechi 626-287-8114 or Gene Plunkett 626-351-5327. They can give you more information and set up those free lessons at a time that suits your scheduled Give it a try. If you're between 14 and 114, then you're just right to play this sport. Lawn bowing is happy times with good friends. Don't wait too long, 114 will sneak up on you before you know it. See you one the greens.
PHOTO: Left to right: New officers installed December 5th at the annual Santa Anita Bowling Green Christmas Party were: Shuman Chan Treasurer, Gayle Plunkett 2nd Vice President, Steve Dowd 1st Vice President and Jim Miller President. They will be the club leaders for the 2010 term. (Photo: Gene Plunkett)
