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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NEWS RELEASE 10-11 SANTA ANITA BOWLING GREEN CLUB Photo by John Gonzales PLUNKETT PUBLICITY 626-351-5327 (gplunkett1@verizon.net)
AUSSIE PAIRS WINNERS Dewey Tse & Marlene Padget
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: <lawnbowling-arcadia.com>. 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.
Subject: Lawn Bowlng Press Release
News Release 10-10 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net
(Photo Gene Plunkett)
CITY OF HOPE gets $4040.00 for the 40th Anniversary
June 5th, the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held it¹s 40th annual City of Hope Mixed Triples Tournament on their greens at the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia. This is a fundraiser for the City of Hope that the lawn bowlers put on each year. Last year there were only 22 teams entered, but this year there were 26 teams for a total of 78 bowlers. The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club just hosted the Southwest Division Open Tournament April 22nd through the 29th. There were over 554 bowlers for that event.. The City of Hope triples tournament consist of three ten end games and is divided into "A" and "B" greens. The "A" green had 12 teams and the "B" green had 14 teams. Only the top scoring team on each green gets an award for their efforts. Each bowler has to pay a minimum of $20.00 to enter the tournament, and all of the money collected is given to the City of Hope. There seemed to be a theme of "40" in the air. It was the 40th City of Hope Tournament. The "Together for Hope" auxillary of the City of Hope brought a "40th anniversary cake," and each participant got a City of Hope pin with "Celebrating 40 Years" on it. To top it all off, the tournament raised $4040.00, the largest amount so far. Every dollar collected was given to Mrs. Brenda Warner of the "Together for Hope Auxiliary" of the City of Hope. Mrs. Gayle Plunkett, the Tournament Director gave Mrs. Warner a bundle of checks to aid in the search for the cure of cancer and for research at their facility in Duarte. The day was sunny and warm, bordering on just plain hot. The bowlers played two games and then had lunch. Gene and Gayle Plunkett provided the food, with some help from the Ralph¹s Market in Hastings Ranch Shopping Complex. Everyone had plenty to eat and drink and everyone was invited to come back for the 41st annual tournament next June. The winning team on the "A" Green was Ivan and Maryna Hyland from Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club, and Izzie Forbes from the Long Beach Lawn Bowing Club. The Champions of the "B" Green was Bob Beck, Scott Roberts and Ryan Neptune.from Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club. Although the Santa Anita bowlers didn't win the big prize, we are still very proud of them. On the "B" Green were Jim Miller, Mattie Miller, Mary Carroll and Mary Russell, Shuman and Amy Chan, Bob and Marian Hauerwaas. On the "A" Green were Marinko Tudor, Irene Brodie, Juanita Jones, Steve and Jean Dowd, Bob Ratcliffe, Dick Ashmore, Dewey Tse, Marlen Padget, Ray Aston, Bob Soldier, Al McKeown.
(Photos by Gene Plunkett)
NEWS RELEASE 10-09 CITY OF HOPE TOURNAMENT PUBLICITY: Gene Plunkett 626-351-5327 gplunkett1@verizon.net
A GREEN WINNERS: The happy faces of Izzie Forbes of the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club, Maryna and Ivan Hyland of the Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club, show off their award for being the winning team on the "A" Green.
"B" GREEN WINNERS: Winning the award for their efforts on the "B"Green, of the City of Hope Mixed Triples Tournament , the team of Bob Beck, Scott Roberts and Ryan Neptune from the Laguna Beach Lawn bowling Club.
MRS. WARNER WITH CHECKS: Mrs. Brenda Warner of the "Together for Hope" Auxilary of the City of Hope holds the envelope of checks totaling $4040.00 presented to her by Mrs. Gayle Plunkett, Tournament Chair. This is the largest amount raised by the lawn bowlers in the City of Hope Mixed Triples Tournament held at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club greens.
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.
Subject: Lawn Bowling News Release
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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)
OVER 1OO LAWN BOWLERS AT THE ARCADIA COUNTY PARK-NOW!
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club is the site for the Southwest Division Open Tournament starting April 22nd, at the Arcadia County Park in Arcadia. Lawn bowlers from as far away as Nova Scotia, Florida, Canada, Arizona, and many other states amass for this grand event. Both men and women will be competing for the big prizes. The ladies start Thursday, the 22nd with their Singles matches. Then Saturday and Sunday (24th.25th) Pairs, and Monday and Tuesday they play Triples. For the Pairs and Triples they will play 3 games a day, 14 ends each. Singles will be three games of 18 ends each, so that¹s a lot of bowling, but these ladies can handle it with ease. The men will begin this tournament Saturday, the 24th, with Triples, and Triples finals on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday they play the Pairs games and Wednesday and Thursday wraps up the tournament with Singles. Again, like the ladies, 3 games per day and 14 ends for the Pairs and Triples, and 18 points for the Singles event. The Southwest Division Open is one of the biggest events in the lawn bowling season. Most of the people entering the event have won local contests and are at the upper end of their bowling skills. If you have any interest in the sport, this would be an excellent time to come by the Arcadia County Park on S. Santa Anita Avenue and see how the sport is supposed to be played. The games begin at 9 AM and will end about 5:30 PM daily. Drop by and look and button hole one of the bowlers and ask questions and learn how the sport is played. On May 15th, the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club will hold an Open House to try and get new members for the club. There will be refreshments, demonstrations of the sport, and a chance to enter a contest to win one years club dues and green fees. This is worth $115.00. Come by the park between 10 AM and 3 PM to see how lawn bowls is played and maybe win a years membership. What do you have to lose? Give it a try. If you want to try lawn bowling, you can still have the free lessons to suit your schedule. All you have to do is call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 to get information and make arrangements for your lessons. We have a web site you can access if you have a computer. That address is² www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> . Plenty of information on the club, newsletter and links to other lawn bowling web sites. See you on the greens. Open house May 15th, information anytime.
ALL NEWPAPERS ARE INVITED TO SEND PHOTOGRAPHERS AND/OR REPORTERS TO ANY OF THE 8 DAYS. CONTACT GENE OR GAYLE PLUNKETT AT THE PARK WHEN YOU ARRIVE AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A TOUR AND DIRECT YOU TO INTERESTING BOWLERS TO INTERVIEW.
News Release 10-07 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net (PHOTOS BY GENE PLUNKETT)
Part of the lawn bowlers receiving instructions and information prior to starting their games at the Southwest Division Open (2009).
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)
THE WINNERS: KOTTIA SPANKLER, ROSA BAER, CATHIE HERBERT AND ANN NUNES
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
VETERAN/NOVICE TOURNAMENT AT THE ARCADIA COUNTY PARK
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club hosted the Southwest Women's Division of the U. S. Lawn Bowls Association Veteran/Novice Triples Tournament at the Arcadia County Park on S. Santa Anita Ave, in Arcadia on March 6th. Just before the rains on Saturday.
There were twenty teams entered. In this Vet/Novice format, at least one member of the team must be a lawn bowler that has bowled for less than two years. Once they hit the two-year mark, they become a veteran.
The field of bowlers was divided into two greens of five rinks each. It was a blind draw format, so each Skip picked a score card and the teams you bowled was "the luck of the draw". There were teams from Cambria, San Diego, Riverside, Sun City, Laguna Beach, Newport Harbor, Pasadena, Long Beach and Santa Anita. Winners were determined on each of the two greens. First through third place finishers came in the money. The rest applauded the winners.
On green One, the team of Patrick Chan, Eva Ho and George Patyo (the Novice) from Laguna Beach finished with three wins. The winning team on green Two was Marinko Tudor, Margi Rambo and John Gonzales (the Novice) from the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club. They also won three games. The playing format of the event was three games of 12 ends each. An end is when all three bowlers have played their bowls. Then they start over and repeat the process 12 times. A game of this many ends usually takes about two hours to complete.
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, sunglasses 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 it is done. Or, you can call Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327 and set up free lessons to suit your schedule.
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. As we say, "Lawn bowling is happy times with good friends." See you on the greens.
News Release 10-04 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity. 626-351-5327. Gplunkett1@verizon.net PHOTOS by Gene Plunkett
The winners on Green Number One (L/R): George Payto, Eva Ho and Patrick Chan from the Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club.
The winners on Green Number Two(L/R): Marinko Tudor, Margi Rambo & John Gonzales
FLOY TORVID DOUBLES FIRST PLACE WINNERS: DEWEY TSE & BOB HAUERWAAS
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
TRIPLES TOURNAMENT AT THE ARCADIA COUNTY PARK
The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their Mixed Triples Tournament on February 4th at their greens in the Arcadia County Park. The weather started out sunny but gradually changed to mostly cloudy, but no rain. The Santa Anita club holds their Floy Torvid Memorial Tournaments each month, September through June. Each month there is a different game of lawn bowls. Singles, doubles and triples are the normal format. The triples tournament was mixed. Meaning both men and women, since there is no difference in the rules for men and women. Winning the two game event was the team of Dick Ashmore, Dewey Tse and Tom Ly. Tom was visiting from the Alhambra Lawn Bowing Club. Second place honors went to the Mattie Miller, Jim Miller and Elvie Powell team. Ashmore's team won two games and had a plus point score of "Plus 6". Jim Miller¹s team also won two games but only had a Plus point score of "Plus 3". Third place money went to Shuman Chan, Steve Dowd, and Al McKeon. Al is a newcomer to the sport of lawn bowling and has only been bowling A few months. Other teams that didn't place were: Margi Rambo's team members were Sandy Dalzell and Bill Powell; Betty Barnett's team members were John Gonzales and Gene Plunkett. Houdini Ho's team consisted of Bob and Marian Hauerwaas. Some bowlers only played one game. They were: Bill Powell, Gayle Plunkett, Ray Obazawa, and Hazel Stevens. Lawn bowling is a simple game. There is a white ball about the size of a cue ball. This is the target. Each team tries to get all of their bowls closer to the white ball, or Jack, than their opponent. When all the bowlers have bowled their bowls, that is called an "end." Most games consist of 12 or 14 ends. Whoever has the most points at the end of the 12 or 14 ends is the winner. As with the Triples on the 4th of February. The top two teams won both games and their "plus points" determined the winner. Those points are calculated by taking the difference between your scores and your opponents. If you won a game by the score of 10 to 6, then you would have 4 plus points. If your second game score was 15 to 8, then you would have a plus score of plus 7. So for the two games played you would have two wins and a plus score of 11. The plus points can determine your finishing position in a tournament. If you would like to learn this sport, all you need are flat sole shoes (no heels), a hat or visor and some sun block. We will furnish everything else. The lessons are free and it doesn't take too many lessons before you're out bowling with the other club members. All you have to do is call Pat Chiechi at 626-287-8114 or Gene Plunkett at 626-351-5327. They can answer your questions and set up those free lessons. If you have a computer you can get a lot of information by going to the Santa Anita website. It is <http://www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com> . There is a lot of information for you there. The days are getting warmer and longer and lawn bowling is just waiting for you to get involved. See you on the greens. (Photos by Gene Plunkett)
NEWS RELEASE. LAWN BOWLING Release 10-01 Santa Anita Bowling Green Club Gene Plunkett Publicity Chairman 626-351-5327 gplunkett1@verizon.net
SABGC 2010 BOARD: SHUMAN CHAN, GAYLE PLUNKETT, STEVE DOWD & JIM MILLER
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)
