Highton Bowls Club - Hawk Talk 20191129

From our Committee of Management

With the Festive Season approaching, the club will be extremely busy with functions booked for Xmas break-ups. If you are able to assist - barefoot bowls, etc., it would be greatly appreciated. For our members - particularly bowlers, please be understanding of any possible inconvenience, as these functions provide great alternate revenue to our Club.

First Friday in the month ( 6 December )

Roast Chicken (with roast veggies) dinner $15 - If you wish to avail of this special monthly meal, then you MUST pre-order by placing your name on the List, located on West wall / Social Section, in clubrooms.

Don Fisher (the Human Jukebox) will provide our entertainment for the night. Don is well known, and will provide great guitar music, which you can sing and dance along to.

And don't forget our special Members Bonus $250 Draw - to be 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, you will have up to four chances to take some cash home! The past two months has seen two lucky winning members.

The Committee of Management are providing this free music entertainment night, along with the additional Members Bonus Draw. So, like all Friday evenings (members and guest), come along and support, 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).

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

Ryman Turkey Tournament (Open Triples)

Championship Grand Finals

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Vivian / Angry taking on Loraine / Ben. Talking about a bruising, help. Ben killed us getting out to a 15 to 5 lead on the 11th. Loraine was solid doing her job very well. It called for a mid life crisis decision. Let's not put up the white flag quite yet. Let's go to our strengths and draw, draw well. That worked a treat, and with one end to go it was all square at 16 all. Viv / Angry holding 2 or 3 on the last end didn't help, as a big drive from Ben's last bowl, scored a great hit. All over red rover. V/A down by one. A great win to Ben and Loraine.

I arrived at the club to be greeted with "did you see last night's version of the Bold and Beautiful?" NO! But with some excitement I got a few versions.

Well the Beauty and the Beast played the Young and not so Restless (Jezza and Elaine). Well strategys came into play straight away with the Beast running away from Jezza getting up the other end. Well that didn't work with the Young and Restless shooting out of the blocks 9-0 in 3 ends. Well Mariam put the shoulders back, fluttered her eyes at Jezza, growled at the Beast and took on the challenge. On the last end J and E up by 3 shots. Miriam plays a blinder trailing the jack to hold 4. Jezza couldn't get to it, with the Beauty and the Beast getting up by 1. Excitment plus!!!

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 - at home, play Cement

Highton 4 / Div 5 - away at Bannokburn

Highton 5 / Div 7 - at home, play Geelong

Highton 6 / Div 8 - at home, play Drysdale

MIDWEEK PENNANT

Round 9 - 3 December

Club members were saddened to hear of the passing of Di Lord earlier this week. The funeral service is scheduled for 2.00 pm at Barrabool Hills on Tuesday, December 3rd. We have endeavoured to make alternative playing arrangements with opposition clubs to enable members to attend the service should they wish to. We thank our opposition clubs for their support in this matter.

Our Midweek Pennant games will commence at 9.30am with roll up at 9:15am. A brief lunch break will be taken at 12pm, with return to the greens as soon as possible. Further details will be available on Monday at training.

Highton 1 / Div 1 - away at RSL

Highton 2 / Div 3 - at home, play Eastern Park

Highton 3 / Div 4 - at home, play Bannockburn

Highton 4 / Div 6 - at home, play Clifton Springs (Note change of venue)

Highton 5 / Div 7 - at home, play Geelong

Highton 6 / Div 7 - at home, play St Leonards

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 - Draws are listed on the notice board with Men's 3rd Round to be completed by Wednesday 4 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 - Draws are listed on the notice board, 2nd Round must to be completed by Sunday 1 December 2019.

Men's Singles (Divisions 4-11) - Draws are listed on the notice board. 2nd Round to be completed by Sunday 8 December.

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

Match Committee

GBR Championship Events

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

*** Men's State Singles Wednesday 8 January ***

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

Women's State Pairs Wednesday 18 December

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JOKE

Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona . They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents." They look at each other, and then go in, thinking, This is too good to be true.
The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the Room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll It be, gentlemen?"
There's a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a Martini. In no time the bartender serves up four iced Martinis - shaken, not stirred - and says, "That'll be 10 Cents each, please."
The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round.
Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better of them. They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet.
Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve Martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?"
"I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix ," the bartender says, "and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer - it's all the same"
"Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says.
As the four of them sip at their martinis, they can't help noticing seven other people at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been there.
Nodding at the seven at the end of the bar, one of the men asks the bartender, "What's with them?"

The bartender says, "They're retirees from Australia. They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half-price.

from WB.

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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

or by text / phone on 0400 153 122

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29 November 2019