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Newsletter No 19 -
January 30th 2011 |
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MEN'S JUNIOR
PAIRS FINAL
The final of this event took place in glorious sunshine last
Wednesday morning. Bryan Godber & Lloyd Fitness played Les Stuart
& Allan Simpson. Since three of these four bowlers are still Year 1
it must surely bear testimony to the calibre of new bowlers coming
through and is a healthy sign for our club. A large group of
spectators witnessed quality bowling from both teams. Eventually
Les and Allan who had drew consistently and led for much of the
game pulled away and deserved their title as 2011 Champions. Bryan
and Lloyd are to be commended for beating some formidable teams on
their journey thus far and proving worthy opponents in the final.
PS. In the background of the RH
photo is Ian Darby. Ian has been off the season for health reasons
but is now on the road to recovery. It is good to see him again
back bowling.
Bowls Hawke’s Bay Women’s Open Fours
5th & 6th February at Bowls Napier
To see the draw click
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Lloyd, Allan, Bryan, Les |
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HB MEN'S OPEN PAIRS
Because of Wilma (oops!! Tropical Cyclone Wilma) play
in both Centre events (men's pairs / women's singles) on Saturday was abandoned.
Today (Sunday) twenty four
Bowls Taradale players (12 teams) competed in this event.
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following skips entered teams:
J.Brock
E.Friedlander R.Hoare P.Young B.Hanlen
G.Heathcote R.Oates C.Salmon D.Roberts R.Hamilton R.Dunn
J.McLaughlin |
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HB WOMEN'S OPEN SINGLES
This event
started today at Taradale and at
Havelock North with four of our members entered. It is too early to
know results but unofficially Barbara Exeter and Colleen McLaughlin
were the only two players to make post-section play.
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(from Bowls HB website)
The Hawkes Bay Men’s and Women’s
Junior Singles - will be played on the Centre Postponement Day of
19th and 20th February.
Entries for this date will close on Friday 11th February and the new
draw will be published on Monday 14th February. If you already have an
entry in for this event you do not need to enter again. If you wish to
withdraw your entry, please notify the Centre Secretary and your money
will be refunded. Thank you for your patience, but we can’t control
the weather. |
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GALA - MARCH 9th
Please remember our gala and any help you can give
will be greatly appreciated
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preserves
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craft
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books, magazines, jig saws
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plants
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bric-a-brac
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No, Colleen!!
The Australian Tennis Open
has a lot to answer for |
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CLUB PROGRAMME |
HB
CENTRE PROGRAMME + OTHER CLUBS |
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February |
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Fri 4 |
10:00 a.m. |
Tremains Open Mixed Earthquake Triples |
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Sun 6 |
8.30 a.m. |
Women's Champ Junior Pairs |
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If players not left in Centre Open Fours) |
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Fri 11 |
12.30 p.m. |
Open Mini Hetero Triples (Mufti) |
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January |
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Mon 31 |
10.00a.m. |
Havelock North |
Women's Gala |
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FEBRUARY |
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Tues 1 |
9.00a.m. |
Waipawa |
Hetero Triples |
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12.30p.m. |
Port Ahuriri |
Hetero Mini Triples |
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Wed 2 |
9.00a.m. |
Heretaunga |
Mixed 2 x 4 x 2 |
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Thur 3 |
12.30p.m. |
Bluff Hill |
Hetero Mini Triples |
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Fri 4 |
10.00a.m. |
Taradale |
Mixed Earthquake Triples |
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Sat 5 |
8.30a.m. |
Bowls HB |
Men & Women Open Fours |
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Sun 6 |
9.00a.m. |
Bowls HB |
Men & Women Open Fours |
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CLUB SHIRTS
If you want Sue to order a club shirt for you it needs to be done
this week
Cost is $51.50 including your name and the club logo
Please phone Sue on 8448548
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SLOW AND FAST GREENS
The speed of a green is indicated by the number of seconds a
bowl takes to cover the distance from delivery until it comes
to rest 27m from the front of the mat. On fast greens, where
the surface is dry and smooth, the arc travelled by the bowl
will be large so the bowl will take longer to cover the
distance, perhaps 15 to 20 seconds. On slow greens, where the
ground may be soft and the grass more lush, the arc will be
more narrow and the bowl will cover a more direct route to the
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ETIQUETTE:
DON’T LOOK FOR EXCUSES
Excuses for bad play by bowlers should not be made.
Good
bowlers play poor games occasionally.
When beaten, they do not
blame the condition of the green, the wind, or anything else -
their victors had the same conditions to contend with.
It is
bad form to bewail one's luck - generally the better bowler
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QUOTE:
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything
They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
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QUESTION:
What are the responsibilities of skips in a game of bowls?
Law 37 (abbreviated)
Responsibilities of the Skip
The skip will have sole charge of the team and all players in
the team should follow the skip’s instructions. The skip
should decide all disputed points with the opposing skip. If
the skips cannot reach agreement on any disputed point, they
should ask the umpire to make a decision. The umpire’s
decision is final. If there is no umpire, the skips should
choose a competent neutral person to act as the umpire.
Skips can, at any time, delegate their own powers and any of
their own duties to any other members of the team as long as
they tell the opposing skip immediately.
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CHANGES
TO THE LAWS OF BOWLS
The new Laws which were approved by World Bowls will come into effect
in New Zealand on
1st April 2011.
Click
here
to see
a summary (10 items) of the main changes to the Laws
SUMMARY OF SUMMARY -
OPTION TO GIVE MAT AND JACK AWAY (Law 18.4) this option will no longer
be available. The winner of an end will have to play first in the
following end.
SCORE CARD. AND DUTIES OF A SKIP (Law 37) The Skip will now keep the
score card in all disciplines. |
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CHARLIE DEMANSER
To see a short tribute to Charlie click
here |
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THE FOLLOWING REMINDERS WERE
IN THE LAST NEWSLETTER |
CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN'S SINGLES
This event was originally scheduled for several months ago but had to be postponed.
It will now be held on February 19th
An Entry Form has been posted and anyone wishing to play in this event
has to re-enter. |
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TREMAIN'S OPEN MIXED EARTHQUAKE TRIPLES
Entries are being taken now for the
Tremain's Open Mixed Earthquake Triples.
An entry sheet is on the Notice Board in the Administration Building
... or phone Julie Haslett on 8441253 - this
method is preferred
Please do not leave it too late to enter. |
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HBS BANK TWILIGHT COMMUNITY
AND BUSINESS HOUSE BOWLS
- Commences Thursday 17th
February
- Each Thursday until 31
March
- 5.30 pm
- Maximum of one regular
bowler per team
- Bowls will be available
for those requiring them
It is possible some non-bowlers may not know
anyone who is a "regular bowler".
If you would like to have
your name on a "Bowlers List" in the Office please phone
(8442088), or
speak to, Phil Young.
To see a list of Key Requirements and
the Competition Format on the Taradale Club website click
here. |
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FROM BOWLS HERETAUNGA
Colleen invites YOU to our “PRESIDENT’S HETERO FOURS”
To be held Wednesday, February 16th at 10am
$20 per team – 3 games followed by ‘NIBBLES”
Write your name on the entry sheet at the club – phone 876 6405
or email
bowlsheretaunga@xtra.co.nz
Tea/Coffee will be available at 9.30am for travellers
HAPPY HOUR PRICES AT THE BAR
ALL DAY!
If you would prefer not to receive promotional emails from Bowls
Heretaunga – please advise the club. |
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DENIS STANDRING - MY LIFE IN
WAIROA
I was born in 1941, and lived the majority of my adult life there.
Back then, Wairoa was a real cool place to live. Certainly, we
didn’t have the amenities of Napier and Hastings, not to mention
Auckland or Wellington, and as a result, made our own
entertainment.
As young children, there were seven to ten of us likely lads
living in the same street and we all formed friendships, which
last till this day. One of our favourite activities, mainly in the
summer, was using the riverbank. Back then, the bank was covered
in a lot more bush like trees than there are today and as a
result, many, many fine games of cowboys and Indians, cops and
robbers, took place. We all learnt to swim in the Wairoa River,
which over the years has claimed many lives, but fortunately none
of our gang. We started off by doing Dog Paddle in the shallows,
always so one foot touched the mud, and as we grew more confident,
we would swim just outside the shallow. Before long, we were,
believe it or not, and quite unbeknown to our parents, swimming
right across the river, and back again. I might add that the river
is approx 20 feet deep in the middle, and a couple of hundred
yards across, so it was no mean feat for a gang of dog paddling
boys. From memory, no-one ever got into difficulties, most of the
time, we didn’t even wear togs and many a fine sight was seen as
we learnt to duck dive. How lucky we were, with our casual
upbringing and freedom which gave us a form of independence as
compared with children the same age today who are supervised and
governed and watched over and coddled every step of the way.
We were surrounded in those days by a lot of empty paddocks, and
my father built a set of goal posts made out of Manuka. I can
still see them to this day, with a very obvious lean the way of
the prevailing wind. Many hours were spent trying to become
legendary all blacks. Unfortunately not one of us made that great
final step.
Another highlight of summer was that near neighbours sported a
grass tennis court surrounded by a Macrocarpa hedge. Unknown to us
kids at the time, the players would be all inebriated, some more
than others and we used to take great joy in sitting all around
the top of the thick Macrocarpa hedge, retrieving tennis balls,
quite often a player would reward you with a sixpence and once I
remember, getting a shilling.
I attended St.Joseph’s Convent school and then Wairoa College, and
whilst I did not distinguish myself academically, I did show some
competency in the sporting arena. I left school and went to work
at the local freezing works as an office cadet, and then a couple
of years later, departed for Christchurch to train to be a Meat
Inspector. Passed my exams a couple of years later (much to my
amazement) and after spending five years in Christchurch,
transferred back to the Wairoa works. It soon became obvious that
if I was to achieve any great status within the Meat Inspector
ranks, I would have to keep transferring and at that stage
couldn’t be bothered. Next step was a Dairy which I ran
successfully (mind you there were no supermarkets and garages
never sold grocery items or confectionery items) for five years,
then was presented with the opportunity to buy the local Sports
Shop which I operated as Standring Sports for the next 17 years.
Sold out, did several miscellaneous jobs then left Wairoa to start
Motelling. Some ten years later I retired to Napier.
Sadly, Wairoa is no longer the idyllic playground I grew up in,
and like many other small, rural settlements throughout NZ,
appears to have gone backwards. However, I still have my good
memories which will forever remain in my heart.
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 WHO DO YOU TRUST?
A
policeman was being cross-examined by a defence
attorney during a felony trial.
The lawyer was trying to undermine the police officer's credibility...
Q: 'Officer, did you see my client
fleeing the scene?'
A: 'No sir. But I subsequently observed
a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks
away.'
Q: 'Officer -- who
provided this description?'
A: 'The officer who responded to the scene.'
Q: 'A fellow officer
provided the description of this so-called offender. Do
you trust your fellow officers?'
A: 'Yes, sir. With my life.'
Q: 'With your life? Let
me ask you this then officer. Do you have
a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily
duties?'
A: 'Yes sir, we do!'
Q: 'And do you have a
locker in the room?'
A: 'Yes sir, I do.'
Q: 'And
do you have a lock on your locker?'
A: 'Yes sir.'
Q: 'Now why is it,
officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it
necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same
officers?'
A: 'You see, sir - we share the building with the court complex, and
sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.'
The courtroom exploded with laughter and a prompt recess was called. |
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