Highton Bowls Club - Hawk Talk 20191206 Print Version

From our Committee of Management

Tonight is the night! - First Friday in the Month

Drinks, multiple raffles and member draws, chef meals and music to sing and dance the night away!

6.00pm - time for our usual weekly Raffle Draws (heaps of prizes)

6.15pm'sh - Weekly Members Jackpot Draw went off last week, so we start again at $250. You must be present to claim the prize.

6.20pm'sh - Members Bonus $250 Draw (conducted on the first Friday in the month during bowls season. We will do up to 3 draws, in endeavour to reward a member present. This is in addition to the usual Friday evening Members “Jackpot Draw”. So by attending, first Friday in the month [tonight], you will have up to four chances to take some extra cash home.

6.30pm'sh - we kick off with some great guitar music and songs with Don Fisher - the Human Jukebox. There'll be heaps of your old favourites being sung throughout the night.

So, like all Friday evenings members and guests can come along and enjoy the meals, drinks, raffles, camaraderie and members jackpot draw. Please let friends and guests know the benefits of being a Highton Bowls Club Social Member (at the very least).

$15 Roast Chicken Dinner night, only available for those who have previously pre-ordered, has been greatly supported by members, and I thank you. Please pay and have your name ticked off the Order Sheet, when ready to eat.

Graeme Ott

Managing Director

November CoM Minutes are available. Click here to go to Members Page to see monthly CoM Minutes and Financial Reports.

Notices

Membership Draw

Championship Grand Finals

Thanks to Ryman Healthcare and IGA Highton for their sponsorship on the day. It would be great if members

made an effort to buy something from IGA and just say thanks for their support.

BOWLS SECTION

Emergency contact details
All players are asked to ensure that bowls bags and personal items are clearly labelled. Players are also encouraged to carry emergency contact details in an accessible location. To this end we have available some small laminated type cards which can be used for this purpose. Please see Don/Marion Lyne if you would like an emergency contact card.

Thank you to all members who have volunteered to assist with a range of jobs around the club. The roster for making the sandwiches for Saturday Pennant afternoon tea and for serving the afternoon tea is now available on the notice board.

Highton 3 / Div 3 - away at Leopold

Highton 4 / Div 5 - at home, play Ocean Grove

Highton 5 / Div 7 - away at Drysdale

Highton 6 / Div 8 - away at Belmont

MIDWEEK PENNANT

Round 8 J Whytcross rink with an 8
Round 9 Best winning rink - N Harrison, W Ballentine, C Dawson and A Fox (skip) +31 shots

Round 10 - 10 December

Highton 1 / Div 1 - at home, play Torquay

Highton 2 / Div 3 - away at Geelong RSL

Highton 3 / Div 4 - at home, play Cement

Highton 4 / Div 6 - away at Barwon Heads

Highton 5 / Div 7 - at home, play Cement (Duty Team)

Highton 6 / Div 7 - at home, play Bell Post Hill (Duty Team)

Mid week pennant players are advised that the December Information Session will be held on Monday, 9 December at 11am.

Highton Bowls Club - Club Championship Events 2019/20

All members please note that ANY GRAND FINAL of ANY CLUB EVENT scheduled or played on a SUNDAY is to be played in CLUB UNIFORM. Should a Marker be required for any of these games then they shall also be required to be attired in CLUB UNIFORM.

The above has been approved by the Bowls Committee

Entry sheets and Conditions of Play are listed on the Men's and Ladies Notice Boards for:

100 Up Handicap - Men's and Ladies Entries close on Monday 16 December 2019 at 5:30pm.

Current Events:

Singles Club Championship - Ladies and Men's Semi-Finals to be completed on/by Thursday 12 December.

Please note that this event will be played on either the Top or Bottom Grass Greens, and in accordance with the Green Keeper's direction as to whether you play North/South or East/West.

Mixed Pairs Events - Semi-Final to be played by Sunday 15 December 2019.

Men's Singles (Divisions 4-11) - Final to be played on Sunday 22 December 2019.

Entry fee of $10.00pp (covers all events) and is payable prior to close of entries.

Match Committee

Valerie Page and Elaine Webster Shield

The GBR Championship Committee choose 32 players from different clubs in the district to play for these two shields. They are then placed into teams and to play for either the Valarie Page or Elaine Webster Shield. Four players from Highton were chosen. They were Wendy Ballentine, Anne Cotterill, Anne Fox, and Belinda Koek.

Elaine Webster shield match was played on the top green at Geelong Bowls Club. The Geelong team, J Candy, W Ballentine, T Doyle, D Roberts (Skip) won the Shield from Ballarat.

A Cotterill, J McLean, S Tump, B Koek (Skip) and J Fry, N Hinch, A Fox, J Whitehead (Skip) (who had the best rink on the day), played for the Valerie Page Shield on the second green at Geelong Bowls Club and were beaten by a small margin by Ballarat.

Val Paige Best Rink - Anne Fox played as third.

Wendy in the side playing for the Elaine Webster Shield

Anne Cotterill, Anne Fox and Belinda Koek in the side playing for the Valerie Page Shield

GBR Championship Events

Our best wishes to Belinda Koek / Ian Johnson and Lorraine Finlay / Ben Lombardi - playing the GBR Mixed Pairs at Queenscliff on Sunday, 8 December

Event Entries

A summary of GBR events for the 2019-2020 season has been posted on the notice board and is shown in the back of the GBR Handbook. Entry forms are shown for those events with closing dates in November. GBR will not accept late entries so entries will close at club level on the day prior to the date shown by GBR to ensure that we meet the GBR deadline. (Please make sure that you are available to play on each of the dates scheduled).

Events closing during December

Events closing during December
*** Men's State Singles Wednesday 8th January ***

(Please read Championship Committee message on notice board regarding change of closing date for this event)

Women's State Pairs Wednesday 18th December

Eastern Park

Where is Summer?

Camperdown Probus Day

Highton Men's Probus' team Clive Savage (Skip), Graeme Whytcross (3), Alan Mathers (2) and Bruce Peake (Lead) were Runners Up at this year's event Thursday 28 November. Team members also won 3 raffle prizes, two to Alan and one to Clive. Anyone interested in 6 litres of engine oil, please contact Clive.

JOKE

A woman, cranky because her husband was late coming home again, decided to leave a note, saying, "I've had enough and have left you...don't bother coming after me" Then she hid under the bed to see his reaction. After a short while the husband comes home and she could hear him in the kitchen before he comes into the bedroom. She could see him walk towards the dresser and pick up the note... After a few minutes he wrote something on it before picking up the phone and calling someone... "She's finally gone...yeah I know, about bloody time, I'm coming to see you, put on that sexy french nightie. I love you...can't wait to see you...we'll do all the naughty things you like." He hung up, grabbed his keys and left. She heard the car drive off as she came out from under the bed. Seething with rage and with tears in her eyes she grabbed the note to see what he wrote..."I can see your feet. We're outta bread: be back in five minutes."

Bakers Delight

Bakers Delight in Highton, are a long term sponsor of our club. This Christmas, they have 6-Packs of Fruit Mince and Lemon Tarts as well as Christmas Tree Cakes available at $10 each.

These products are on display in the Club on a table in front of the Sponsor Board.

If you wish to purchase any of these for Christmas, place your order on the form and enclose your payment in an envelope provided. The form and envelopes are on a table next to the display. Write your name and order details on the envelope, seal it and place it in the letter box chute near the far end of the bar.

Orders must be in by Monday 16 December. Tarts and Cakes will be available for pick-up at the Club on Friday 20 December between 10am and 12 noon.

Changes to your Personal Details

Please notify our Membership Co-ordinator, Graeme Wright when you have any changes to your contact details such as address, email address, mobile or home phone and for any changes to your emergency contact info as well.

Contact Graeme Wright direct (not via other members) with revised details at : membership@hightonbowlsclub.com.au

Future editions of Hawk Talk

If you have any humorous, important or interesting items of news or photos for inclusion in Hawk Talk or to add to our website, please send them to me by email by Thursday afternoon each week.

6 December 2019