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No 29 24/03/2013
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Under 18 NZ Men Steal Show at Trans Tasman
Taking two tests from three and finishing the series with four matches from six, the newly anointed New Zealand representatives were the clear winners. Richard Hocking - holding the trophy and Dean Drummond - over his right shoulder

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BE PROUD OF YOUR CLUB
Learn the laws of the game and if you want to succeed practise as often as you can - and include the rolling of the jack. Be proud of your club and protect it from gossip. If you disapprove of some action taken by your committee, tell the committee, not the world. Support your club's revenue making activities - the benefits will come back to you.

BE SELFISH
All opposition needs to be treated with respect. However whilst respect is essential, focusing on one’s own performance is the key to success. You have no control over how well or how poorly the opposition is going to perform. LEAVE THEM ALONE - play your own game.

STAY ON YOUR OWN RINK
When walking up the green try and keep to the middle.
Don’t encroach on the adjoining rink.
Remember the other players.

My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday.

He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 80.

My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you start at 1?"

HAWKES BAY WOMEN'S JUNIOR PAIRS
Kia Toa was the venue for the Women's Junior Pairs where we had two pairs competing. June Taylor and Raewyn Cooper had two wins and narrowly missed out on making Post-Section play. The other couple, Cheryl Simpson and Olive de Ridder, scored three wins yesterday and that was enough to get them down to the last five. Unfortunately that was as far as they reached but well done all the same.

CORRECT JACK PLACEMENT
Where do you place the jack when it has to put on the 2m mark. Do you have the front (leading) edge of the jack on the horizontal line or is it the back (trailing) edge?

MULTIPLE BIRTHS
In the back woods of Scotland, Ian's wife went into labour in the middle of the night, and the doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. To keep the nervous father-to-be busy, the doctor handed him a lantern and said: "Here, you hold this high so I can see what I'm doing." Soon, a wee baby boy was brought into the world.
"Whoa there Ian!" said the doctor. "Don't be in a rush to put the lantern down...I think there's yet another wee one to come yet."
Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered a bonnie lass.
"No, no, don't be in a great hurry to be putting down that lantern, lad...It seems there's yet another one besides!" cried the doctor.
Then Ian scratched his head in bewilderment, and asked the doctor: "Do ye think it's the light that's attractin' them?"

FRIDAY SPONSORED 2.4.2
Last Friday we were fortunate to have Dunstalls sponsor a 2.4.2 tournament. I was down in Wellington for most of the week but I heard that the event was well supported, the weather was kind and those who took part had a fun day. Thank you, Dunstalls, for your continued support of our club. Here are the results;

1st   G de Ridder/C Salmon. 3 – 19 +22
2nd D Henderson/B Godber. 3 – 18 +19
3rd   B Hynd/L Stowe. 3 – 17 + 14
4th   P Shea/C Humphrey. 3 – 17 + 10
5th   B Exeter/P Young. 3 – 16 + 29
Best last game.
Pak ‘n’ Save Green: B Spong/R Kennedy. 7 + 5
HBSB Green: J Calnan/P Thomson. 6 + 9

TARADALE'S DAVE HENDERSON WINS HAWKES BAY MEN'S JUNIOR SINGLES
Ten of our men took part in this event over the weekend and a gratifying five Taradale bowlers made Post-Section play today. They were Lloyd Fitness, Ken Robson, Dave Henderson, Les Dunnett and Barry Gardner. Glorious weather, good greens and an enthusiastic group of onlookers made for an enjoyable spectacle. Unfortunately when half of the bowlers belong to our club it means Taradale has to play Taradale. Dave Henderson was the only local player left standing at the semifinals. Greg Hodges (H Nth) beat John Young in one semifinal. The other semifinal between Dave Henderson and Brian Doyle (H Nth) was won by Dave Henderson.

The final between Dave and Greg followed and was eventually taken out convincingly by Dave. The score was approximately 21-11. Congratulations, Dave, on a well deserved Hawkes Bay title.


Ivy, Adrienne	Gary (???), Rex, Wanda	Mike, Dave

National Interclub Finals (by Colleen Ferrick)
The National finals of the New Zealand wide interclub competition were played at Palmerston North this weekend.
The Northern Bowling Club hosted both men’s and women’s Division One events, while the Palmerston North Club was the venue for Division Two.

Division One Men was won by Stoke (Nelson) with 19 points followed by Aramoho (Wanganui) 18 points, Tauranga South (17), and 4^th, Bowls Napier 14 points.
Division One women – Mandy Boyd (ex Taradale) played Singles for her victorious Johnsonville club, which accumulated 20 points, closely followed by Dunsandel (Canterbury) 18 points.
Local teams won each Division Two, Palmerston North (Men), and Northern (women)
Full results can be found HERE

EASTER MONDAY JUNIOR BOWLERS 2.4.2 - WAIRERE
Elsie Tonks is looking for more entries in the Wairere 2.4.2 for Junior bowlers
Easter Monday - 9.30 start
If you would like to enter please phone Elsie on 8434415

Trans Tasman Review (by Colleen Ferrick)
The final overall result saw Australia dominate the test series by winning 6 tests to 1. Richard Hocking’s (Taradale) Under 18 Men’s side (coached by Howard Sandler and Janice Papp) was the only team to prevail against the skilful Aussies by winning their rubber 2/1. Taradale’s Angela Boyd’s Development combination lost the first two tests, but displayed fortitude by defeating Australia the third test of the series.

Results;  
Open Men's Trophy – Australia
Open Women's Trophy – Australia
Open Overall Trophy – Australia
Development Men's Trophy – Australia
Development Women's Trophy – Australia
Development Overall Trophy – Australia
Under 18 Men's Trophy – New Zealand
Under 18 Women's Trophy – Australia
Under 18 Overall Trophy – Australia

Full results from the three-day test series can be found HERE

SHARING AND CARING
A man and woman had been married for more than 63 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said it will take time to heal. ...

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was In the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totalling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents. 'When we were to be married,' she said, ' my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that If I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll.'

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears.

Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness. 'Honey,' he said, 'that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?'

'Oh,' she said, 'that's the money I made from selling the dolls.'

A Prayer.......
Dear God, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man;
Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods;
Because God, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death,
Because I don't have time to crochet.