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OPENING DAY - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd
Pleasant weather and excellent attendance guaranteed a successful
Opening Day for the summer season. Club Captain Lloyd and President
Peter both welcomed us all and wished us an enjoyable and successful
season of bowling. The youngest bowler, Richard Hocking, was then
invited to put up the first jack and Life Member, Lex Parsons,
delivered the first bowl after which a couple of hours bowling
followed. Members then retired to the mother club where they
socialised and had a light meal. Thank you to all who helped start the
season off in such a welcoming manner. |
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CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE COMING VERY SOON
''To be the best you have to work the hardest''
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Lydia Ko (NZ’s 15 year old golf sensation) lists this as her best
tip.
Club Championship Fours for both men and women begin in less
than a fortnight.
Practice will not guarantee a win but it improves your skills,
sharpens you up, shows that you are committed and
that you are doing all you can to help others in your team. To be the
best you have to work the hardest. |
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 THE
THINGS I'VE LEARNED
I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today,
life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
handles four things:
a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree
lights.
I've learned that making a 'living'
is not the same thing as making a 'life.' |
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HC CENTRE EVENTS FOR 2012-2013
I have put a link at the top of this page called "Centre Events"
If you click on to it you can see all the events which the HB Centre is
staging this season |
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 COACHING
Mondays 9.30 - 11.30
WILMA ENNOR will be available on Mondays for new
bowlers and anyone else who would like to see her.
If you are working, or if this time is not convenient, Wilma will make
Saturday morning available - but please phone her first.
Wednesday
9.30 +
JOHN CALNAN,
COLLEEN McLAUGHLIN, JOHN McLAUGHLIN - will be available every
Wednesday commencing this week.
All you have to do is turn up. |
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VIDEO TO SHOW HOW LAWN BOWLS ARE MADE
Melamine - is used to make lawn bowls
Composed of nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen, melamine was invented
in the 1830s by a German scientist and came into fashion as a
material used to make plastics and laminates in the late 1930s.
When combined with formaldehyde and exposed to extreme heat,
melamine creates a mouldable material that, when cooled, is
virtually unbreakable.
Here is a short 3 minute video which shows how bowls are made …
great viewing
Click the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auDtAau4Szw
BOWL SIZE
The bowls some people use have the letters XH next to the
number.
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Do you
know what “XH” stands for?
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There are
two bowl sizes smaller than size 1. Do you know what they are
called?
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What is
the largest bowl size?
XH means “extra heavy”
Sizes are: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Bowls range in size from size 00 (smallest) to size 7, and there
will be a size that is correct for your hand. It is very
important that a bowls fits snugly within the palm of your hand
using your preferred grip. They can be either medium or heavy in
weight, they can be regular or slim in their diameter. All of
these variables combine to make your choice of bowl crucial to
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PLACEMENT
OF THE MAT
There must be a minimum of 2m between the ditch and the mat -
but is it between the ditch and the FRONT EDGE of the mat,
or the ditch and the REAR EDGE of the mat?
LAW 19 Placing the mat
Before the start of play in each end, the player to play first
should place the centre line of the mat lengthwise along the
centre line of the rink, with the mat line (see below for
meaning) at least 2 metres from the rear ditch and at least 25
metres from the front ditch.
If, before the jack has been delivered, a player or the marker
finds that the mat has not been placed as described above, the
player to play first should correctly position the mat.
If, after the jack has been delivered but before the first bowl
is delivered, a player or the marker finds that the mat line has
not been positioned within the distances described, the opposing
player should place the mat correctly and re-deliver the jack,
making sure that it is centred, but the opposing player should
not play first.
Mat line
means the edge of the mat nearest to the front
ditch. All measurements involving the mat and a jack or a bowl
will be taken from the centre of the mat line.
ETIQUETTE
Bowlers should start and finish a game with a handshake
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 MAY
DAY OVER HAWKES BAY
This is the story of the blonde flying in a two-seater airplane with
just the pilot.
He has a heart attack and dies. She, frantic, calls out a May Day.
"May Day! May Day! Help me! Help me! My pilot had a heart attack and
is dead. And I don't know how to fly. Help me! Please help me!"
She hears a voice over the radio saying: "This is Napier Air Traffic Control
and I hear you loud and clear. I will talk you through this and get
back on the ground. I've had a lot of experience with this kind of
problem. Now just take a deep breath. Everything will be fine!
Now give me your height and position"
She says, "I'm 5'4" and I support Winston Peters."
"O.K." says the voice on the radio....
"Repeat after me:
Our Father. .
Who art in Heaven. . . .." |
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Three "wise' men |
New
Chums - Ian, Laurel, Warren, Raewyn, Terry, Olive, Bert, Ivan,
Mike, Russell, Les |
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 I
NOW KNOW WHY ANDREW WANTS US TO COLLECTS CANS
(Thank you Jack Budge - a source of
wisdom)
Just imagine....
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Air New Zealand one year
ago, you would have $49.00 today.
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in the AA one year ago, you
would have $33.00 today.
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Canterbury Finance one
year ago, you would have $0.00 today.
But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank
all the beer, then turned in the aluminium cans for recycling
refund,
you would have received $214.00.. |
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INTERCLUB
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GARDNER SHIELD
John will be down at the club each morning 9.30 - 10.30
to see or
help anyone with the "skills test".
You
only have to see John once - the rest you do on your own.
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WOMEN’S MONDAY INTERCLUB TRIPLES
This event parallels the men’s Gardner Shield. Commences on
15th October
Other dates are 29/10, 12/11, 19/11, 26/11, 3/12. 10/12
Please nominate the position(s) you wish to play in. You can
phone Colleen, send an email or fill in the form down at the club
house. You will be asked to do some skills exercises before
the two teams are chosen
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 GOODBYE
GRANDPA
A father put his three year old daughter to bed, told her a story
and listened to her prayers which ended by saying, "God bless
Mummy, God bless Daddy, God bless Grandma and good-bye Grandpa."
The father asked, 'Why did you say good-bye
Grandpa?'
The little girl said, "I don't know Daddy, it just
seemed like the thing to do."
The next day grandpa died. The father thought it
was a strange coincidence.
A few months later the father put the girl to bed
and listened to her prayers which went like this, "God bless
Mummy, God Bless Daddy and good-bye Grandma."
The next day the grandmother died. "Holy crap" thought the father, "this kid is in
contact with the other side."
Several weeks later when the girl was going to bed
the dad heard her say, "God bless Mummy and good-bye Daddy."
He practically went into shock. He couldn't sleep
all night and got up at the crack of dawn to go to his office. He
was nervous as a cat all day, had lunch and watched the clock. He figured if he could get by until midnight he
would be okay. He felt safe in the office, so instead of going
home at the end of the day he stayed there, drinking coffee,
looking at his watch and jumping at every sound. Finally midnight
arrived; he breathed a sigh of relief and went home.
When he got home his wife said, "I've never seen
you work so late. What's the matter?"
He said, "I don't want to talk about it, I've just
spent the worst day of my life."
She said, "You think you had a bad day, you'll
never believe what happened to me. This morning my golf pro
dropped dead in the middle of my lesson!" |
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