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1 the Write Shot Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club July 2016 Issue 1109 Federation Drive Long Beach, CA What s In This Issue pg 1: President s Message pg 2: Memorial Day Celebration BBQ pg 3: Greens News pg 3: Draw Games Policy pg 4: Photo Gallery pg 5: New Equipment Cart pg 5: Tournaments Coming Up pg 5: June Birthdays pg 6: Mark Your Calendars pg 7: Men s 2016 SoCal Rinks pg 7: City of Hope 45th Annual Triples Tournament at Santa Anita Pg 7: This Month s Mystery Member

2 President s Message Hello Everyone! We have been without a newsletter for a few months, and it s so nice having it back! Thank you Bob Daniels, one of our newest members, for taking up the gauntlet and running with it! You are a life saver, Bob! A fun tournament cancelled On April 8th due to bad weather, possibly some severe thunder storms, our Carnival tournament was canceled. I don t think we have stopped hearing about that and how disappointed everyone was. It s a fun tournament that everyone always seems to enjoy, and I know that Pat Gonzales was unhappy about having to make that decision. Holmby always gracious hosts Since then we had some of our Lawn Bowlers participate at the Holmby visitation. Long Beach went to Holmby and had a wonderful time and, as always, wonderful FOOD! They are such gracious hosts. Sprinkles didn t happen On May 7th, we had our annual Open House, and sprinkles were in the forecast. Fortunately, it didn t happen, we ended up with clear skies and lots of sun. (See photos on pg four.) We had just under 50 people attend, and out of that, we got 17 temporary members and 2 FULL TIME members. Welcome to our Club! They will all be attending three clinics put on by Patti Balsillie and Diana Justin, to start them off on the right foot (or the left foot, depending on if they are right or left handed). We are looking forward to having them all as full time members as well. We had tournament winners Long Beach hosted two tournaments in May; the first one is the Katy Stone Tournament on May 14th. Katy Stone was a member of our Club for many years and she is sorely missed and this tournament is in her memory. First place winner was our own Eileen Lancedorfer! And 3rd place was Flor Wright! The second tournament was on May 22 for the novice singles, meaning that someone has been a bowler under two years from when they signed up. Denise French (lft) won First Place, and Shelly Cohen (rt) was runner-up. This one tournament happens to be for females only, but the men s novice had theirs at Newport on May 15th. Two of our guys won. Robert Busciglio came in first and Steve Alessi third way to go guys! Pg One

3 Food was great-so was the weather Thanks to Sandra Schlosser, who hosted our Memorial Day BBQ she introduced chicken to our menu! And to all of the helper bees. It was a good time had by all. June is for men In June we are hosting the Men s Southern California Rinks on 6/4 & 6/5- so don t forget, there will be Hospitality Sign-up sheets for a variety of salads, chips & dip and they love their desserts! Don t forget to check out our Tournament & Hospitality Sign Up Board. Can t thank you enough Our Club runs on volunteerism, if it wasn t for YOU, OUR Club would not exist, so Thank you ALL for what you do to keep everything running smoothly. Jackie Huisman My Memorial Day BBQ Experience Hello readers, My name is Daiya, an exchange student from Tokyo, Japan. My major is Business and now I am studying at CSULB. So, this was my first American barbecue and lawn bowling! Through this event, I had noticed many cultural differences between Japan and United States. First, I can rarely see people lawn bowling in Japan. Indoor-bowling is popular in Japan and I ve tried many times, but I felt more expansive playing lawn bowling. And, many people offered me my hand. Since I and most of people in my country admire western or American culture, so I got excited, as if I m being an American! Under the California sunshine, I could experience valuable time. Thank you! Daiya This writeup was submitted by Diaya, a visiting student from Japan being hosted by Laurie Richards and Jeff Weil. Pg Two

4 Greens News Draw Games Policy There s a lot going on with our greens This year the greens committee has pulled together as a team. Malcolm, Greg, and Steve held down the fort of watering and taking care of our Dennis mowers. Thanks so much for all the help while I recovered from my broken ankle. Looks like a new sandbox As you may have noticed we have a heap of sand that was delivered to our club. This sand will be used after we hollow tine all three greens throughout the year. We are trying to get the North green up and running this summer. American Golf is helping out In May, American Golf came and took out plugs from the North green and filled the holes with fresh sand. This process is called aeration and this helps the green rejuvenate throughout the year. AG will also be solid tining all three greens in July. This will help bring air and water to compacted areas. The planer will be up and ready to level and verticut all greens starting in June. This is another way to promote healthy greens. Summer here we come! Wishing all club members a great time playing on the greens. Please remember to follow the board everyday you practice. Stephanie Johnson The following was adopted by the Board of Directors in July Guidelines for Daily Draw Games 1. The length of morning and afternoon game is 14 ends, unless both skips decide otherwise. 2. The losing team of the first rink to finish the first draw game of each day will take the flag down. 3. Club tournament matches are allowed during draw games. 4. Set up practice matches are not allowed on any regularly scheduled draw days except Saturday afternoon. 5. In case of a Dead End, the jack will be respotted at the T (2 meter center mark). (Rev. 04/12/16) 6. Other rules notwithstanding, Bowls USA Laws of the Game must be followed. Pg Three

5 Photo Gallery Open House Day. Steve Alessi and John Arbogast give demonstration and lessons to visitors. Getting ready to greet visitors on Open House Day. Robert Busciglia, Flor Wright and Heidi Fernandes won 2nd Place in the Laguna Woods Memorial Mixed Triples last month. Ben French claims he is a better draw-shot bowler now with this new approach but is it legal? (For the astute reader, you re probably aghast at what the legs of the chair are doing to the green rest assured, it s not what it seems no grass was touched to make this shot of a shot.) Stephany Johnson, Jackie Huisman, Laurie Richards and Freddie Henson are forming the 3-F Club: Fractured Females Friendship. You have to be a female (duh) and fracture an ankle or wrist. Pg Four

6 A little of this and a little of that In case you haven t noticed (how could you miss it?) LBLBC has a new equipment cart thanks to Steve Alessi. It s a major improvement over the old cart don t you think? TOURNAMENTS COMING UP Pairs Tournament Date: Sunday, July 10th PAIRS will be SINGLE elimination, playing two 12 end games on Sunday, July 10th, with one 14 end playoff game that must be completed by the end of the following week. If there is a tie, a roll off of an extra end will determine the winner. If the roll off end is killed, then the winner will be determined by total of ends won. Limit: 8 teams. Singles Tournament Date: Saturday, September 3rd Put Another Candle On Your Birthday Cake, and... Bob Sweetland June 3rd Marty Crump June 5th Gail Schmoller June 7th Dorothy Pleasant June 17th Darlene Crump June 18th Cecile Langevin June 21st Stephanie Johnson June 23rd Frank Moltane June 28th SINGLES will be SINGLE elimination, playing two 15 point games on Sunday, September 3rd, with two 18 point games that must be completed by the end of the following week. If there is a tie, the winner will be determined by a roll off of one extra end. If the roll off end is killed, then the winner will be determined by total of ends won. Limit: 16 teams. NO substitutes allowed after the first game. Prior to the first game if someone has to drop out, then the team must find someone that can complete all games, or you forfeit. All questions should be directed to Reg Rook. Ph: redgdale@yahoo.com Pg Five

7 More of this and that Mark Your Calendars Sat/Sun June 4th & 5th Men s So. CA Long Beach (Hospitality sign-up sheets are up) Sunday, July 3rd Independence Day BBQ (Candy DeFazio/Hostess) Wear Red/White & Blue Saturday, July 9th Pat Gonzales Mixed Australian Long Beach Sunday, July 10th Club Pairs Tournament sign-up sheets are up; limit 8 teams Contact: Reg Rook Sat/Sun, July 16th & 17th Women s US Nationals Singles Long Beach Sat/Sun, July 23rd & 24th Women s (Finals) US National Singles Long Beach Friday, August 12th Coast Long Beach Friday, August 26th Round-Up (Coast League) in Long Beach Saturday, September 3rd Club Singles Tournament sign-up sheets are up limit 16 teams Contact: Reg Rook Sunday, September 4th Labor Day BBQ (JoAnn MacKnight/ Hostess) Wear Red/White & Blue Sunday, September 18th Izzy Forbes mix/match triples (1 novice & 1 woman required) at Long Beach What we sow at the mat, we reap at the jack Thanks to: R. T. Harrison How To Become A Champion At Bowls Pg Six

8 It s A Wrap-up Mystery Member This is me, that s my sister Can You Guess This Month s Mystery Member? (To be revealed next month) In order to have your 15 Minutes of Fame, submit your childhood photo (plus a short bio) for a future publication to Bob Daniels by at the following address: lets.start.over@verizon.net Eileen Lancendorfer & The Perfect Congratulations Tom Davis lawn bowling couple!! on your engagement!! Congratulations Tom Davis and Eileen Lancendorfer on your Engagement!! DRAW BOWLING Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays 10:00 am & 1:00 pm Wednesdays 6:00 pm Please arrive at least 30 minutes before start time. Men s 2016 Southern California Rinks Saturday, June 4 & Sunday, June 5, 2016 Long Beach LBC. There will be approximately 32 men at this tournament and some of them our own members! Now, you guys can also help contribute to these salads and desserts it s your tournament! WE do thank everyone that does help contribute even if it s money towards a salad or the salad itself! Hospitality sheets are up and posted, so sign up now: Morning donuts or fruit Lunch salads, chips or desserts (everyone loves desserts!), etc. City of Hope 45th Annual Triples Tournament at Santa Anita Saturday, June 11th, 2016 Starting Time: 9:00 am 3 x 10 End Games Entry Fee: $20.00 per player ($60.00 per team) ALL fees go directly to the City of Hope You can view the flyer for additional information by going to Pg Seven