NEWPORT HARBOR. CALENDAR JUNE June 9 & 10 Sat./Sun. US PLAYDOWNS - WOMEN S PAIRS FINALS - 9:00

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1 NEWPORT HARBOR LAWN BOWLING CLUB THE YELLOW W JACKET Editor - Jay Coons gcoons@sbcglobal.net * CALENDAR JUNE 2007 June 1 Friday COAST LEAGUE AT SANTA ANA - 9:00 June 2 & 3 Sat./Sun. US PLAYDOWNS - WOMEN S PAIRS - 9:00 June 9 & 10 Sat./Sun. US PLAYDOWNS - WOMEN S PAIRS FINALS - 9:00 June 12 Tuesday CLUB LADIES PAIRS & MEN S PAIRS TOURNAMENT - 9:00 - Sign up June 14 Thursday BOARD MEETING - 3:00 June 15 Friday COAST LEAGUE AT LAGUNA WOODS - 9:00 June 16 & 17 Sat./Sun. US PLAYDOWNS - MEN S SINGLES - 9:00 June 21 Thursday BRING A FRIEND TWI-LIGHT BOWLING - 6:00 June 23 & 24 Sat./Sun. US PLAYDOWNS - MEN S SINGLES FINALS - 9:00 June 29 Friday COAST LEAGUE AT SANTA ANNA - 9:00 Mondays Every week BOWLING UNDER THE LIGHTS - 6:00 - show up! Tuesdays Every Week INSTRUCTIONS 10:00 - Bowling in 1:00 Thursdays Every Week POT LUCK BOWLING - 5:00 - Call in 4:00 to 4:30 Saturdays Every Week MORNING BOWLING - 10:00 - Call by 9:30 - Be there 9:45 Note to new members - For calling in to get on a day s list to bowl, the club No. is (949) Road Trip Anyone? We are planning a club road trip to Santa Barbara this fall. Car pool up on Friday, September 21, and bowl at MacKinzie Park LBC that afternoon. Followed by a group dinner in Santa Barbara that evening. On Saturday, September 22nd, we will bowl on Santa Barbara LBC s artificial carpet green, returning to Newport that evening. Something different, lots of fun and your chance to try out bowling on an artificial green. Since we need to know how many rooms to advance reserve, we need everyone who is interested to sign up on the trip announcement at the club ASAP. Ray YELLOW JACKET HARD COPY LIST: The following people have elected to be removed from the mailing list for the hard copies of the Yellow Jacket now that they can down load it from the internet. If you would like to join the list let me, Jay know. J. Altobelli, Compton, Dinkins, Gill, Hargraves, Kozmas, McSparrans, B. Nunes, Ed Quo, Roystons, Sheppards, D. Stennes, & J. White. June s President s Message You ever hear that lawn bowling is a fading sport in the US? Not at Newport! In one week we signed-up fifty new members. Congratulations to all of you who worked so hard to make our Open House a success. (I missed this day as I was vacationing in Spain). Now we all must work on the hard job of retention. Each new member has an assigned Mentor and should have been in contact with their mentor by now. If you haven t been contacted let John Groothuis (949) know and he will look into your problem. While each new member has a mentor to show them the club and some of the basics of the game, all of us have a part by greeting new members as we see them, helping them with their position responsibilities during games and in encouraging them in their play as they learn the game and improve their skills. We continue our efforts to grow the club by exposing our fun sport and great group of folks to our friends and to groups who rent the club for special occasions. In fact, on June 21 st in celebration of Summer Solstice, we will be having an Invite A Friend(s) Night to our Thursday Twilight bowling. A special 6:00 start time is planned in case your guest(s) are coming from work. Don t forget to remind them to wear flat soled shoes. I hope all of us have a friend left that we haven t already exposed. I know our new members must have several friends that they want to come out and try to bowl. June 21 st would be a great day for this. In June, our normal Saturday morning bowling will be interrupted for the U.S. Playdowns. See the accompanying article on page 4 for details. Club Ladies Pairs and Men s Pairs Tournament is scheduled for Tuesday June 12 th. Check the bulletin board for details and sign-up.

2 Page 2 Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting Held May 17, By Dee McSparran The meeting was called to order at 2:50 p.m. Those present were president, Ray Norris; vice president, John Groothuis; treasurer, Jan Hargraves; secretary, Dee McSparran; directors: Jay Coons, Len Cormier, Ted Farfaglia, Dave Stennes; and, immediate past president, Shep Sheppard. Also present were SWD district rep, Tom Hargraves; and members Charlie Herbert, Cathie Herbert, and Ron Temple. SECRETARY S REPORT - Norris requested the board review the minutes of the April Board of Directors meeting. Farfaglia moved that the minutes be accepted; seconded by Stennes; and, unanimously carried. TREASURER S REPORT - Hargraves reported that the purchase of sand was less than estimated, but expenses were up for the month due to maintenance and repair costs from the Club Pride Day event. Income for next month will be greatly increased due to new member fees received from the Open House event. The Downey Savings CD was renewed for one year at 4.90% and the Fremont I&L CD will be renewed next month. Farfaglia moved for approval of the treasurer s report; seconded by Groothuis; and, unanimously carried. OPEN HOUSE REPORT - Groothuis reported that 40 of the 175 visitors completed applications for membership. Membership fees received totaled $4,000, less the actual expense of $747, for a net profit of $3,253. The guest survey taken asking, Where did you hear about the Open House? reflected 40% from friend or associate, 25% from the club banner, 18% from the Daily Pilot, and 17% from other sources; and, Where do you live? reflected 58% live in Newport Beach/Corona del Mar, 17% live in Costa Mesa, 7% live in Huntington Beach, and 18% live in various other places. MEMBERSHIP REPORT - Jan Hargraves presented 41 membership applications: Rodman Muller, Jack & Helen Naughton, Bob & Pat Kost, Catherine Bruen, Alyce Richards, Dick Fariss, Flossie Dunning, John Overdevest, Clark & Sally Westcott, Tom Hemenway, Gary Greeley, Glenn Donahue, Fred & Dianne Hite, John & Melinda Burns, Charlene Anderson, Katherine Tran, Sally Shipley, Ron Weinstock, John MacDonald, Bob Myers, Rob Kost, Linda Van Eekhout, Mike Wenski, Jim & Melody McCulloch, Elizabeth Hallett, Sam & Kathryn Anderson, Darlyne Hilliard, Brad Parker, Marshal Viers, Patty McCormick, Charles Muser, Norm Goldman, Margaret Lindroth, Tom Jones. Groothuis motioned for acceptance; seconded by Sheppard; and, unanimously carried. Groothuis will assign mentors to contact these new members. McSparran will distribute an to those with addresses, and Groothuis will call those without to inform them of the club s lessons and social bowls schedule. GREENS REPORT - Tom Hargraves stated that the greens are in good shape. He proposed the purchase of two used mowers with groomer attachments at a discounted cost of $4,000 and suggested selling two of the club s older mowers for $1,500 each or best offer. Groothuis moved for approval to purchase the two mowers; seconded by Farfaglia; and, unanimously carried. OLD BUSINESS Club Internet Access Status Cormier stated that the wireless connection is not in service yet but a DSL connection is available. A work station is being set up in the clubhouse with donated pieces of computer and printer equipment. Club Froggy Challenge Nothing to report. Santa Barbara LBC Road Trip Nothing to report. Lighting on the Greens Nothing to report. Review of May/June Club Schedule U.S. Playdowns will utilize both greens for Women s Pairs on the weekends of June 3-4 and June 9-10; and, the Men s Singles on the weekends of June and June A volunteer sign-up sheet for Markers for the Men s Singles event will be posted at the club. Tuesday, June 12, is Club Ladies Pairs event and the Men s Pairs event. Bring a Friend to Twilight Bowls to celebrate Summer Solstice will be held Thursday, June 21, at 6:00 P.M. NEW BUSINESS Groothuis suggested hosting a club bowing and hot dog lunch for Saturday morning social bowls at a cost of $5 per person to be held some time in mid-july or August. Coons recommended a revised member roster to include our new members. OTHER MATTERS Stennes inquired about the left-over sand. Hargraves replied that it is available to those who want it. The next board meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14, at 3:00 p.m. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m. WELFARE CONCERNS - By Chairperson Theresa Casanova First the good news: Our President and his first lady, Julie, took a trip to Spain on the 4th of May. We missed him at the Open House. On Easter Break he took his family to the Bay Area to visit friends and relatives and to see the sights. We think he deserved a vacation. He s been working so hard at the club. And it shows! We all missed you while you were gone! Jan Garrett took a trip north for a change and to visit relatives. She drove her car. (Good Girl.) Barbara McCowen Stopped by the club on a Saturday, didn t bowl but visited and enjoyed a couple of hours with us. (She did participate with a few of our members at the Santa Anita club May 19 & 20) It was good to see Eddie Bower back bowling in May. He said his reason for recent absence has been some health issues of his wife, Barbara. He says things are looking better now. Sad News: We are sorry to hear that Betty Barnes, a beloved past member, recently lost her fiance of many years. She had also just lost her daughter. So sorry Betty, our thoughts go out to you. ANNE TEJADA - OBITUARY - Theresa Casanova Anne was born in Louisiana. She had two brothers and one sister. At 16 she moved with relatives to San Francisco. She joined the U.S. Navy and became a Wave, spent three years, then went to college and then became an elementary school teacher in Walnut Creek. She had two children and four step children. While teaching she contracted Meniere s Disease which effected her equilibrium and loss of hearing in one ear. This forced her to resign teaching as she was falling (at one time). Nothing could be done for her. She finally wore one hearing aid to help, the doctors were baffled and didn t know how to handle, but suggested she try Lawn Bowling in She joined the Walnut Creek Bowling Club and began to practice, but kept falling. After a year the falling stopped, and she continued to bowl, and in 1982 she won the National Women s Singles from the Berkeley club which she also joined. She was a member of 4 Berkeley clubs, Walnut Creek, Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco when living there. When she and X married (17 yrs.) they lived in Orange County and joined the NHLBC and Laguna Beach LBC. Her last wishes were that she would like to leave part of her heart in all 6 bowling clubs. She loved Lawn Bowling! We will miss her very much. Rest in Peace Anne!

3 WELCOME TO OUR NEW MAY MEMBERS: - Page 3 Charlene Anderson Sam & Katheryn Anderson Catherine Bruen John & Melinda Burns Glenn Donahue Flossie Dunning Dick Fariss Norm Goldman Gary Greeley Elizabeth Hallett Tom Hemenway Darlyne Hilliard JUNE BIRTHDAYS - Fred & Dianne Hite Bill & Peggy Kakish Bob & Pat Kost Rob Kost Margaret Lindroth Patty McCormick Jim & Melody McCulloch John MacDonald Rodman Muller Charles Muser Bob Myers Jack & Helen Naughton John Overdevest Brad Parker Barara Proffitt Joe Regan Alyce Richards Sally Shipley Katherine Tran Linda Van Eekhout Marshall Viers Ron Weinstock Mike Wenski Clark & Sally Westcott Postal addresses, telephone numbers, and addresses will be made available at a later date. 6/3 Mary Shandy 6/11 Tibor Kozma 6/14 Pauline Kozma 6/28 Frank Moltane 6/5 Luetta Gebhart 6/13 Bob Klein 6/24 Pam Hoffman COAST LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS - Jan & Tom Hargraves W L Current Standings May 31st. Newport Newport Santa Ana Laguna Long Beach 12 8 Laguna Woods 9 11 Laguna Santa Ana W May 11 Results Newport Long Beach 3 1 Santa Ana Laguna Wood 2 2 Newport Laguna Laguna Santa Ana L Newport Harbor Winners at SWD Men s and Women s 2007 Open:- Reported by Ray Norris This year, for the first time, the Men s and Women s SWD Open occurred at a common club site utilizing Santa Anita LBC s four greens. Men s Open results are as follows: Bowler of the Tournament - Roger Teske, Oak North; Triples winner - Amador Martinez, Oxnard; Armond Escalante, Oxnard; and Stanley Bloom, McKenzie Park. Pairs winner - Richard Broad, North West and David Calam, Canada, and Singles - Roger Teske, Oak North. Congratulations to Newport men bowlers: Simon Meyerowitz who placed 3rd in the Singles Championship Flight and placed second in Triples Championship Flight - Ivan Hyland who placed 4th in the Triples Championship Flight, 2nd Place Fourth Flight Pairs, and 1st Place Second Flight Singles; Bob Montes 2nd Place Second Flight Triples; Tony Bear 1st Place Third Flight Triples; Jerry Grady 2nd Place Pairs Championship Flight ; and the doubles team of Charlie Herbert and Brian Stewart who placed 2nd on the Pairs Fifth Flight. And, Our NHLBC ladies also shown brightly in this tournament as can be seen below: Reported by Dee McSparran Triples (16 entries) Championship flight - 1st place, Duxie Smukler, Anne Nunes, Olga McCord. - 3rd place, Tanya Hills, Linda Jahraus, Brenda Wright. 2nd flight - 1st place, Reggie Banares, Eva Lee, Kim Heiser. 3rd Flight - 1st place, Jan Hargraves, Barbara Roller, Dee McSparran. Pairs (23 entries) Championship flight - 1st place, Robin Olson, Tanya Hills. 4th place, Jan Hargraves, Barbara Roller. 3rd flight - 2nd place, Reggie Banares, Eva Lee. 4th Flight - 1st place, Kim Heiser, Dee McSparran. 2nd place, Maryna Hyland, I Webster/I Forbes. Singles (29 entries) There were no NHLBC winners in these singles events. SWD Men s and Women s 2007 Open - Santa Anita SWD Men s and Women s 2007 Open - Santa Anita Thank you Shirley Kahan! For you the beautiful flower arrangements which you constantly provide for the tables in the club house. They are always lovely and timely. We do miss seeing you on the greens these days.

4 June Weekend Play Reserved for U.S. Playdowns - By Ray Norris Page 4 The SWD has reserved both our greens for four consecutive weekends in June for playing the U.S. Playdowns qualifying singles and doubles. First and Second place winners of these Playdowns will represent the SWD in the US Championships. On Saturday and Sunday June 3 & 4 we will be hosting the initial rounds of the Men s Pairs. The Men s Pairs finals will be played on June 9 th and 10 th. On Saturday & Sunday June 16 & 17, we will host the initial rounds of the Women s Singles. The Finals of Women Singles are scheduled for June 23 and 24. Laguna Woods is host to the Women s Pairs and Long Beach will host the Women s Singles on these same four weekends. Both greens will be fully utilized for the initial rounds of both the Men s and Women s events. While both greens are reserved for the Finals play the next weekend, we may find that they are not fully engaged. If this proves to be the case, Saturday club bowling on either June 9 th or June 23 rd may be possible. I will check with the tournament chairperson and will post a note as to the green s status on our club bulletin board. I will also send an to club members whom I have addresses for. In any event, there is club bowling scheduled for the last Saturday on June 30 th. Our club will need to furnish Markers for the Women s Singles play. The Marker s job is very simple. A Marker is responsible for centering the jack to begin each end play and is occasionally asked which player holds shot. They also mark any delivered toucher bowls. Markers do not do the measuring for points. A signup sheet will be posted at the club for volunteers. Look professional by wearing whites. Club yellow shirt are encouraged if you have one. Open House Pic.s for those of you who don t have access to the Yellow Jacket on the Internet Web Site. NEWPORT HARBOR LAWN BOWLING CLUB 1550 Crown Drive North Corona Del Mar, California THE YELLOW JACKET AND MONTHLY CALENDAR JUNE 2007 OPEN HOUSE MAY MAY 12, 2007

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