March - 2017 paynesvillebowls.com.au

Paynesville Div. 2 Gold Premiers: Front - L ro R: Ian Roberts, & holding flag: Peter Huntley, John Martin, Jim Porteous, David Seaborne, Fred Bromfield, Richard Hutton. Back Row: Kevin Savage, Alan Dennis, Ron Wilson, Richard Hoodless, Ken McNamara & Joe Cilauro

It has certainly been a BIG month for Paynesville Bowling Club !.... and what great results all round with another Premiership flag coming home to Paynesville... this time thanks to our Saturday, Division 2 Gold Side. So well done fellas on a great win on the day by 10 shots against the favourites - Bairnsdale Blue - and also for giving us cause for further and ‘much celebration’ at the Club!. Congratulations also to Bairnsdale on picking up three Premierships (Divs. 1,3 & 4) in Saturday Pennant - a great result for their Club as well. Not to be outdone, our Mid-Week Div. 2 Premiers, playing off in their Regionals, also had a great win over Maffra by 20 shots to take out the Shield - and saying they were pleased would be an under-statement ... STOKED! is more the word - just see their photo further over in the newsletter.

Win, lose or draw however - the wonderful support from you, our club members, who regularly come along throughout the season, has certainly made all the difference, boosted morale and been greatly appreciated by all

our players. So a big “THANKYOU SUPPORTERS!” from the players -

and also to our reserves who made themselves available whenever needed.

The season has not quite finished yet though !.... there are still a few

fixtures coming up.... so please check your noticeboards and take note of any changes via David’s regular email news updates..... plus, you know we’ve only got a few weeks to go before our very popular Saturday morning, 2xbowl Triples starts in May! ... a monthly sponsored event over May, June, July and August. So don’t be in a rush to put your bowls away just yet OK!.

FROM YOUR PRESIDENTS:

Ladies’ Section - President Lori Smith: Our season is drawing to a close. What a great year we've had with both Div 1 and 2 getting through to the finals. Div 1 sadly didn't get through but congratulations to Div 2 for bringing home the flag. Not only that, but went on to win the Regional Final. Congratulations to you all Well done. Our thanks to all ladies who played throughout the season in all Divisions and many thanks to those fellas who helped us out and filled in. Make sure your names are down for next year if you think you want to play (men and ladies) We finished the season with the great lunch at the Old Pub which was a very successful day.

Ladies Invitation Day proved very successful with 104 players on the greens. It was a great day and many thanks indeed to all who put in to make this day what it was. Several positive comments from our many visitors helped to make this day a day to be proud of. Thank you everyone.

The McGraths, Joan Oliver and I had a great weekend at the Tambo Valley Mixed Fours. It was great to see this struggling club so well supported. Next year, try to get a team together to enter this event as it was loads of fun and well worth the effort.

Wednesday 22nd March we hosted the Paynesville Probus Club for their AGM plus a light lunch.. Once again a huge thanks to the ladies who worked on the meal for this day. We had a lovely letter of thanks from Rob Kimm, Secretary of Probus, thanking us for our hospitality and hoping they can do the same next year. It was well worth our effort with approximately $800 profit. It's events such as this that are a huge bonus to the club.

24th March saw several of our ladies joining the fun at Bairnsdale Golf Fab 5 Day. This is a day five of their lady members sponsor a fun day at their club. This year the theme was Back to School. Most of the 96 players dressed up as school girls Loads of fun.

Congratulations to Colleen Such on winning the 21up and to the runner up Elizabeth Plum and to-day to Wilma Fowden for winning the 100up and runner up Kath Holland

Ladies, you are reminded that the last bowling event for this season is Friendship Day on Tuesday 11th April Please put your names in particularly if you have asked a friend from another club. Also Ladies please bring a plate of afternoon tea.

Finally we have Presentation Night on 26th April. $10 per head for a great dinner and the presentations to all winners and runners up of all championships and pennant finals. Also presentations to Ladies Veterans (over 70), and all Super Veterans (over 80 men and ladies.) Maggie from ‘Encore’ has offered to join us for the night and entertain us while we eat. Please support this night if you can as I know several of our members will be away. Happy bowling, Lori.

Men’s Section - President David McGrath: This season is rapidly drawing to an end, but we still have some important events and functions coming up.

Congratulations and best wishes to Colleen Such, Jo Martin, Marge Nathan, and Jason McCloy on being named in the Region Representative sides which will compete in the State Regional Sides Championships. The girls will compete at Murray Downs B.C on April 1

st-2

nd. Jason will be involved

at Corowa on April 29th-30

th. Great to

see our club well-represented at this level.

Congratulations to out Mid-week Div 2 Premiers who also won the Region title recently, and to our Div 2 Saturday Premiers who put up a valiant effort with a depleted side, to only go down by 8 shots in their Region Final at Maffra.

It was unfortunate that we had to cancel the Men’s Classic Pairs due to insufficient entries. The future of this

event will have to be addressed by the incoming committees. We were also disappointed at the lack of entries for the Men’s 21-Up Club Championship , which resulted in that event also being cancelled.

Our Annual Presentation Night will be held on Wednesday 26th April.

All trophy winners are urged to attend, as well as all members of our Premiership pennant teams who will be presented with medallions. Special achievements will also be recognised , and our Vets and Super Vets will be presented with badges. All other members should consider attending to show their support.

There will be a two-course meal, and we also are fortunate to have Maggie, from the former ‘Encore’, coming along to sing us a few songs during the night. Maggie has volunteered her services as a token of her appreciation of all the enjoyable nights she has had at our club with ‘Encore’ at our Dinner Dances over the past few years. The cost for the night is a very modest $10 per head. Don’t miss out. Get your names down on the attendance list ASAP.

Annual General Meetings for Men’s Ladies’ and Club are fast approaching. Nominations are now being called for all positions on the Men’s and Ladies’ Committees and Sub-Committees. Have a good think about who you would like to see guiding the club through the next 12 months. Seek nominations from interested or suitable members, or if you are willing to do your bit, seek a nominator.

Men’s AGM is Friday 28th April at 1 pm

We have only two events yet to play. Ladies’ Friendship Day which is on Tuesday 11

th April, and the Mixed Pairs sponsored by Bairnsdale Travel

and Cruise on Friday 19th May. Please try to support this event and

encourage players from other clubs to also enter.

Following surveys of all clubs’ members, the EGBD Competitions Committee have advised some changes to next year’s pennant. Mid-Week and Saturday pennant will now play 21 ends, and Saturday Pennant will no longer have an afternoon tea break. ( N.B. This decision is yet to be officially ratified by EGBD). Further down the track, the Competitions Committee will examine options and suggestions for possible format changes for future seasons.

For those who are heading off soon for the winter migration, please travel safely. To those remaining at home and helping to keep our club running smoothly over winter, I say thank you.

This is a great club. Please everybody, do your bit to continue to help it remain that way. Regards, David

GREENS REPORT: The Members Green will be open as

from the 22ND

March after a top dress and it will be good to commence bowling on it again. The Founders is running well, although a little bumpy due to the coarse couch mainly effecting the jack. The Anderson has been given a top dress by Darren,

assisted by Bob Mckenzie, Gary Williams and myself .... thanks guys for the help. Darren will be doing more work on this green over the next month as the club can manage without it The lack of rain has not helped: Jan/Feb 2016 = 115mm vs Jan/Feb 2017 = 43MM. However, some rain is expected in the short term. The black beetles also continue to be a nuisance. ...David Seaborne, Greens Manager

Winners sure are grinners .... !!!

Rotary Bowls/Golf Charity Day at Bairnsdale Golf: Tuesday 4

th April. Bairnsdale Rotary Club and

Bairnsdale Golf Club invite entries for the 34th Annual

Charity Bowls Day, with all proceeds to go to Bairnsdale Regional Health Service. 10 am start. Uniform optional. Open entries - teams of 4, male female, or mixed. $20 per player, which includes

soup, sandwiches, bowls, and after game snacks. An entry sheet is available at the club if you would like to support this worthy cause.

Corporate Bowls Finals

Again, our Corporate bowlers really enjoyed their short, but very exciting season and many were sad to see it come to an end. A big thankyou to Peter and Ivan for organising it, the boys doing the BBQ and let’s hope it will be bigger and better next year. The following teams competed in two divisions: Gold: RS Electrical, Sleek Hair Design, DM Pro Turf, Paynesville Hotel Gold, S.K.I.N.D., Lawn Bowls R Us, Richies Super IGA & Sellecks Battlers Silver: Hardware 10, East Coast Home Improvements, Wood Street Windows, Opal Paynesville, Paynesville Hotel Silver, Aussie Disposals, Coastcare Pharmacy & Poon Stains.

Congratulations to:

GOLD DIVISION -

Winners: RS Electrical (Aaron Cameron, Michael Hudson &

Jason McCloy ) R/Up: Selleck Batteries (Ben Haslam, Adam Selleck &

Anthony Bockman)

SILVER DIVISION -

Winners: Paynesville Hotel Silver (Simon Kiss, Ben Serdilan

& Col Burns) R/Up: Hardware 10 (Kath Shelton, Kevin Shelton & Wayne

Barnes) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A man asks a librarian: ‘Excuse me, I’m looking for a book titled ‘Harmony in Marriage’ ...the librarian responds quizzically: ‘Is that fiction?’ ---------------------------------------- Steven opposite... a familiar face around the club.... has been attending Bairnsdale TAFE (Federation Training) and recently completed the Certificate IV in Disability. A great result Steve - well done! and it certainly goes without saying, that we all wish you every success in your future

endeavours. ----------------------------------- Q: What do you get when you cross an insomniac, an agnostic and a dyslexic?? A: A person who likes awake at night trying to decide if there really is a dog.

------------------------------------- A man goes to the GP and says: ‘Doctor, there’s a piece of lettuce sticking out of my undies.’ The doctor asks him to drop his pants and examines him. The man asks: ‘Is it serious, doctor?’ The doctor replies: ‘Yes, I’m sorry to tell you it’s just the tip of the iceberg.’

Mid-Week Div 2 Pennant Side Regional Winners against Maffra at

Heyfield / March 7th

...got up by 20 shots overall.

Some of the girls

having a bit of post

pennant fun down

at the Pub....

The club was buzzing at our annual Ladies'

Invitation Fours, which brought together about 100 bowlers from 13 clubs throughout the region. As always, our catering crew provided wonderful home baked biscuits to start, home made quiche (thanks Pam Hoodless) and salad for lunch, and an assortment of nibbles for afternoon tea. Invitation Day is not all about the competition; it's also about friendship and sharing our love of bowls. Thanks to Colleen Such for organising the event and all those behind the scenes who ensured the day went smoothly. Many thanks also to our sponsors, King and Heath Real Estate and Peter Murray Funerals for their support. The winners after 3 games were the girls from Orbost, who overcame their fatigue from their great win the day before against Maffra in the Division 1 Midweek pennant regional final. Well done to Orbost and to all who joined us for another successful Invitation Day.

RESULTS: Winners: Karen Chenney, Robyn Kellow, Gay Clements & Sue Robinson (Orbost) 3 wins, +33, 25 ends R/Up: Chris Kool, Val Collins, Pat Smith & Rhonda O’Toole (L/Entrance ) 3 wins, +23, 19 ends Third: Sheena Brown, Pauline Grant, Jan Mitchell & Heather Schipalrus (Sale ) 3 wins, +18, 22 ends Lucky Lead: Marg Robins; Lucky Second: Rosemary (Heyfield) Lucky Third: Colleen Parker (Orbost); Lucky Skip: Joy Towers (L/Entrance) Spider: Bev Bastow, Doreen Butterworth (P’ville), Kim Lonsdale & Fay Clark (B’dale) Ditch-to-Ditch: Heather Schip (Sale) & Jo Martin (P’ville) Lucky Door Prize: Julie Beggs (B’dale Golf) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wise Italian Grandfather .....an old Italian man in Brooklyn is dying. He calls his grandson to his bedside, "Guido, I wan' you lissina me. I wan' you to take-a my chrome plated ...38 revolver so you will always remember me." "But grandpa, I really don't like guns.. How about you leave me your Rolex watch instead?" "You lissina me, boy! Somma day you gonna be runna da business, you gonna have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a home and maybe a couple of bambinos. " "Somma day you gonna come-a home and maybe finda you wife inna bed with another man. "Whatta you gonna do then? Pointa to you watch and say, 'Times up !!' ??? "

Ladies’ State Pairs Regional Final: Jo Martin and Judy Beesley went down by just one shot in the Regional finals at Sale recently, just missing out on playing in the State finals in Bendigo .....commiserations ladies... a great effort nevertheless.

LADIES’ 21- UP

CHAMPIONSHIP:

The final of the ladies’ 21-UP on Friday, March 10

th,

was a great tussle between Elizabeth Plum and Colleen Such - two great proponents of the draw game. Getting into her stride early in the piece, Colleen went on to win the game decisively. Liz also put in some great bowls... this being her third consecutive 21-Up final having won the previous two. Well done ladies on a great final. (Photo L to R: R/Up: Elizabeth Plum and Winner: Colleen Such) -----------------

“ Even if you’re on the right track..... you’ll get run over if you just sit there ........”

SK Spatial Pty Ltd Land Surveying Consultants

Scott Kimm Manager & Licensed Land Surveyor

www.oneplangroup.com.au Mobile: 0400 543 157 Email: sks@oneplangroup.com.au P.O.Box 1347 Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Phone: 1300 853 157

Ladies’ Regional Representative Side: Another ‘feather in Paynesville’s cap’.... well done Jo Martin, Colleen Such,

and Marge Nathan ( travelling emergency) on being selected for the combined North Gippsland/ East Gippsland Region rep side to contest the State Sides Championships at Murray Downs on Sat/Sun 1

st-2

nd April. We’ll be thinking of you and

know you’ll give it your very best shot. (... Jerry and I were up at Murray Downs Golf Club just a couple of weeks ago... 36

o

that day... and checked out the bowling club.... will still be v. hot girls! but at least it’s a nice, dry heat... i.e. if you like heat...)

A riddle for our seniors: You’re on a horse, galloping at a constant speed. On your left side is a sharp drop-off. On your right side is an elephant travelling at the same speed as you. Directly in front of you is a bounding kangaroo and your horse is unable to overtake it. Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the kangaroo. What must you do to get out of this highly dangerous situation? (See answer on the back page) ------------------------------------------------------------

MARCH

MEN’S SPECIAL TRIPLES: It certainly turned out to be a warm one for the last of the monthly Men’s Special Triples - all of which have been very well supported throughout the season. A big thankyou to all who’ve regularly participated and particularly to this month’s sponsor - Scott Kimm of SK Spatial P/L - Land Surveying Consultants - also

to Robert (his Dad) for standing in to make the final presentations to the prizewinners.

The Results:

Winner: Alan Anderson, Ken Waite, Bill Cornwall (s) (Bruthen/ Howitt Park) : 3 wins, + 48 shots R/Up: Ian Hamilton, Mick Hogan, Nigel Plunkett (s): (Bairnsdale): 3 wins, + 35 shots 3

rd Place: Nuggett Campbell, Ken Lumley, Bob

Moyce (s) ( Howitt Park): 3 wins, + 17 shots Best 1

st Game: Peter Fiske’s team : = 25 shots

Bets 2nd

Game: Kevin Brown’s team ( Lakes Entrance): + 10 shots Best 3

rd Game: Dave Stevenson’s team (

Lakes/Orbost): + 18 shots

Men’s Caps: The new supply of men’s club

caps have now finally arrived. Unfortunately there has been a price increase. They will now be sold for $20 each.

Bowling Cloths with club logo: These are

available at $6 each

MEN’S REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SIDE:

East Gippsland v North Gippsland Sides Championship played at Heyfield on Sunday 19

th

(Peter Hardy and Jason McCloy were part of the East Gippsland team): From Peter: “You might like to add to this week’s club news that East Gippsland defeated north Gippsland by 3 shots in the annual stoush which was held at Heyfield this past Saturday. This is the first time that anyone could remember East winning this event. The Perpetual Trophy was to be presented to the winning side!!!! well it wasn’t, as nobody knows where it is. The pleasing thing for our club was that Jason McCloy was selected in the combined North/East team to go to Corowa on the 28th-30th April to play in the divisional play offs.” Well done Peter

and Jason for helping get East Gippsland over the line, and congratulations to Jason on making the Gippsland Region representative side.

“Apart from your Fitbit.... you don’t have any fit bits.” The fox picture opposite is from the Tool Artist Collection ..... very clever --------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl and Bubba are quietly sitting in a boat fishing, chewing tobacco and drinking beer when suddenly Bubba says, "Think I'm gonna divorce the wife – she ain't spoke to me in over 2 months." Earl spits overboard, takes a long, slow sip of beer and says, "Better think it over ....women like that are hard to find."

“I learned how to belly dance to-day. I didn’t have to do much. I just gave it a little shake and the darn thing started to dance all on its own !” Men's 21 Up: Unfortunately, due to insufficient entries, this

event has been cancelled.

Berrkers Free Range Eggs:

Next delivery is Friday 31st March.

Men's & Ladies' Committee Nominations:

Nominations are now being called for all Committee and Sub-Committee positions for both the Men's and Ladies' bowls sections. Please encourage suitable candidates to nominate.

Presentation Night: Wednesday 26th

April. Attendance

sheet will be out soon. $10 per head, which includes a meal. All trophy and pennant premiership winners, plus all interested members are invited to attend. Vets and Super Vets badges will also be presented. Maggie, from the former ‘Encore’, has kindly offered to join us on the night and sing a few appropriate songs. This has been a popular night with great attendances over the past few years, so put your names down for a great night.

Ladies’ Friendship Day: Tuesday 11th April: Help make this

a successful day by inviting your friends from other bowling clubs. Entry sheet at club.

DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS - SUNDAY 2ND

APRIL

AGM DATES: Men: Friday 28

th April 1 pm

Ladies: Monday 8th

May 10 am Club: Monday 22

nd May 1 pm

LADIES’ 100-UP CHAMPIONSHIP

On the day of the semi finals...although it looked like we were in for a rainy day ... the weather held and spectators enjoyed two entertaining games between Wilma Fowden vs Bronwyn Thwaites and Val Hardy vs Kath Holland. Wilma and Kath both won through to make it to the Finals held on Tuesday 28

th March in perfect

weather conditions. Congratulations go to Wilma, the winner on the day, and well done Kath, Runner-up. Again, a very close game until the last few ends. It was Wilma’s second 100-Up win and her first using an arm. Photos above L to R: Wilma Fowden and Bronwyn Thwaites, Val Hardy and Kath Holland

Poor Don.... looks like he’s been hit with a brick doesn’t he... or maybe Colleen clocked him one.. but no, just the poor lad after a cancer op ....hope you’ll soon be on the mend Don and thanks for being such a good sport posing for the photo....at least you can still laugh about it...!

DID YOU KNOW?

* Australia & New Zealand have the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world.

* Skin cancers account for around 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers.

* More than 90% of skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sun.

SCAN YOUR SKIN & LOOK FOR A SPOT OR A

MOLE THAT IS:

SORE: (scaly, itchy, bleeding, tender) and doesn’t heal within 6 weeks.

CHANGING: in size, shape, colour or texture

ABNORMAL: looks different, feels different, or stands out when compared to your other spots and moles.

NEW: has appeared on your skin recently. Any new moles or spots should be checked, especially if you are over 40.

Some of our members are dealing with some serious medical issues at the moment.... so to all our sickies and those undergoing ‘repair’ - seems to be ongoing at our age I’m afraid - our best wishes for a speedy recovery... & to all those about to celebrate another ‘milestone’ ...have a good one too!

Members of the Paynesville Probus Club - who held their AGM at the club recently - congratulated two of our longest serving members and a great couple.... Pat and Rowan Smith .... on celebrating their 60

th

Wedding Anniversary... certainly a great achievement and we do hope they enjoy many more years together. Congratulations also to our club members: Margaret Hutton - the incoming Probus President, Robert Kimm (Secretary), Frances McGrath (Outings Officer), David McGrath (Explorers Group) and Barbara Barke & Roy Carter (M/Tea Providors) ... so apart from working hard for our Club, they also do a great job for our local Probus. A very big pat-on-the-back too to our hard-working “dinner ladies” (and Gervan our trusty barman) who put on a lovely lunch of soup and sweets for Probus following their AGM....just yummy and I heard nothing but great comments from everyone.

Don’t forget Happy Hour every Friday and your chance to win the jackpot..... and congrats to Roy Carter who took it out AGAIN! ....you have to be there on the night if you want the $$$$$$$$$ !!!.

Social Committee Walhalla Trip: Sunday 23

rd April. $20 for bus

( based on min 36 attending), plus $15 one-way tourist train trip from Robinson Station into Walhalla ( optional). Departing from the club at 8 a.m. If you wish to attend, please add your name to the attendance list at the club ASAP. You can either BYO lunch, or if you wish to purchase it at Walhalla ... please see Gervan re this.

I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!

“ Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.”

CLUB MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

The weather couldn’t have been better on Wednesday 29th

for the final of the Mixed Pairs held between the teams of Colleen Such & Col Smith vs Ken Perkins & Katch Holland. Colleen reported “We needed 6 on the last end to tie and play an extra end. Col bowled a cracker and got rid of their 2 bowls and we got a 5. So we only lost by one in the end.”....ain’t it the way!... but a great finish and congratulations to Ken and Kath on taking out the Championship.

(Photo above: LtoR: Col Smith, Colleen Such, Kath Holland & Ken Perkins taken at the same event in 2014)

Members, this is the 10th

year that I’ve been doing the newsletter and probably time that somebody new took on the job with a fresh approach.... it certainly doesn’t have to be the same length, or in the same format as I’ve been doing... it’s whatever you want to make it. Both Bronwyn and David are doing a great job with our website and email news keeping you informed..... but a few members still like to get a hard copy of club news. So if anyone out there wants to put their hand up... please come forward and let me know.... I’ve certainly enjoyed doing it and learned a lot about my computer and desktop publishing as well ....and I thank the club for the opportunity, but, until I get a volunteer....I’ll continue on.

Now, it won’t be long before a good chunk of you ... and our ‘grey nomads’ ....will be heading off to various parts of the country..... ticking things off your ‘bucket list’..... so prepare well people, travel light, drive safe and most importantly....ENJOY THE JOURNEY! ...and remember...just about every place has a bowling club that wants to make you welcome...so take your bowls! ....and spruke our Week of Bowls 2018 ...the 20

th one

coming up next February ...

..... Cheers !

....& for all your bowling needs : see Jenny & Brian Easton

Diplomacy: The ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that

they actually look forward to the trip.