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The
Toucher
2014- 2015
Club of the Year
Port Noarlunga Soldier’s
Memorial Bowling Green Inc.
Monthly Bulletin
June 2015
“Home of the Gulls”
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Bowls SA Volunteer of the Year - Max Anesbury
Bowl SA Coach of the Year - Deanna Amos
Club Mission Statement:
“To facilitate and promote the Sport of Lawn Bowls
for the whole community in a friendly
welcoming atmosphere.”
Club Contact Details
Telephone:
8382 4160
Facsimile:
8382 4171
Email:
[email protected]
Website address:
http://portnoarlungabowlingclub.org.au
Editor: Dave Williams email: [email protected]
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Patron
Dennis Lynch
Board of Management 2014/2015
Bryan Morden
President
Email: [email protected]
Geraldine Hudspeth
7329 6581
Mobile:
Secretary
8557 7559
Mobile:
Rita Longshaw
0421 072 228
Treasurer
0414 986 534
8186 4802
Mobile:
0415 372 086
Vice President
Pauline Costa
Vice President
8325 0289
Mobile:
0418 846 614
Sandra Fameli
Membership Director
8326 5587
“Vacant”
Club Resource Director
Joan Wilkinson
Club Functions Director 8384 4635
Max Anesbury
Clubhouse & Grounds
8384 7590
Rick Hilder
Bowls Director
8384 5502
Cyril Dupavillon
Sponsorship &
Communication Director 0401 003 676
Chairperson of Selectors & Tournament Director
Barbara Nesbitt,
8387 6434
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President’s Monthly Report
It is with great pride that I can say at the beginning of this article that Port Noarlunga Soldiers’ Memorial Bowling Green Inc. has been awarded the coveted Best
Bowling Club Overall in South Australia for 2014 / 2015 by Bowls SA.
What a great result for all of the hard work put in by you, the members, and what a
great honour it was to be able to represent all of you on the podium at the Bowls
SA Awards Night. It is certainly great recognition for our Club.
Additionally the personal awards won by Max Anesbury and Deanna Amos were
very well deserved by both of them.
Please read my separate article in this month’s Toucher on the awards and the
presentation night. The award plaques and certificates will be displayed in the club
rooms over the coming weeks.
However, as with every club, life goes on and the reality is that we now have to
maintain that standard. I am confident that our pride in this club, and the hard work
of our volunteers, will sustain our momentum.
The work on our new boundary fence has been progressing well over the last
month. The young unemployed people that work with Madec, under the supervision of our own member, Graeme Sokolski, have been working hard and learning
new skills along the way. The new fence is already bringing a fresh feel to the club
grounds.
Additionally, work has commenced on the Kitchen Upgrade Project with
consultation now completed and the requirements of the chefs, food storage and
processing as well as the cleaning equipment has all been identified and
documented. The last part of the Interior Décor Project has commenced with the
upgrade of the bar façade and already that is looking great.
Our Honour Boards have been updated and several more items of memorabilia,
inclusive of three historical photographs and drawings of our club premises, will
soon be displayed in the club rooms.
Final arrangements are in hand for the replacement of our carpets, the refurbishment of our dance floor and the installation of the new automatic sliding front doors
– work on these will begin in late August.
Our off-season social bowls calendar has ramped up and we now have games
each Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday that are attracting a lot of our members as
well as many visitors from surrounding clubs. On the social side of things we have
enjoyed strong attendances at our Friday night dinners as well as the Big
Afternoon Tea (in excess of $3,000 raised to fight cancer) and the third Folkathon
to be held at our club – both of these events attracted a large number of visitors to
the club.
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All in all it is a very exciting and busy atmosphere around our club at the moment.
On behalf of the Board of Management and all of our Members I wish to say a sincere thank you to every volunteer and member that has helped or participated in all
of these activities.
An important upcoming event is our inaugural Art Beside the Greens art exhibition
to he held on the 25th and 26th July at the club rooms. A preview of the exhibition
will be held for PNBC Members and invited guests on the evening of the 24th when
our Mayor, Lorraine Rosenberg, will officially open the event – see full details in my
separate article in this month’s Toucher.
IMPORTANTLY – this is an event that will be open to the public so I ask that all
members tell their friends and families about the exhibition and ensure that as many
come through the doors over the two days as possible. Everyone that visits the
club is from our community and has the potential to become a member of our club.
Let’s go all out to make this exhibition, which is unique amongst bowling clubs, a
huge success and another example as to why PNBC is THE bowling club in SA!
Our Vice President – Membership, Pauline Costa returned home from her cruise
and immediately went into action with preparations for our coming 2015 / 2016
Pennant Season commencing. Together with Bowls Director, Rick Hilder and
Chairperson of Selectors, Barbara Nesbitt, the members who volunteered to form
the Pennant Selection Panel were interviewed and the panel appointed. This year
we had more volunteers than positions so it was a tough job making the final
appointments but that augers well for the competitiveness of our club.
Thank you to everyone who made themselves available for consideration for appointment to this really challenging and important role for our club.
Our Head Development Coach, Deanna Amos, is not resting on her laurels either.
Deanna has commenced developing the policy and role of a Coaching Panel that
she will chair over this coming pennant season. This Panel will aim to continue the
development of our newly accredited coaches and deliver a high quality, comprehensive coaching program for all of our members – keep an eye out in the next
Toucher for an update on this initiative.
Membership Director, Sandra Fameli, is continuing her work on collating our photographic history of the club and assisting me with the planning and developing of our
memorial garden. This is important work for the history of our club and the enjoyment of our future members.
Our hard working Treasurer, Rita Longshaw, is taking a well-earned break over
the coming weeks whilst she goes on holiday – her loyal friend and club member
Carmel has kindly volunteered to stand in for her during her absence. Please understand that being Treasurer of our club is a complex and demanding job and even
more so when filling in for a short time – patience and respect are strong qualities
of our membership and I ask that everyone assist Carmel where they can.
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Geraldine Hudspeth, our Administration
Secretary, has been fighting her own
battles with a stint in hospital recently for
some surgery on her foot to mend an old
injury – despite the pain and difficulty this
has caused, Geraldine has continued to
rise to the challenges of her position and I
thank her sincerely for her dedicated
work for this club. The biggest disappointment for her was that her recovery
prevented her from being at the Bowls SA
Awards night to experience our success
first hand – we kept her informed by text
messages during the night and I am told
that she and her mother Pam spent the
whole evening glued to their phones and
getting very noisy at home with the excitement!
In the meantime I have met with Nigel
from D & D who assures me that it will be
business as usual for the upkeep of A &
B Green with his current staff taking over
the duties whilst a replacement for Jake
is found. From my discussions with Nigel
I am confident that the same high standards as delivered by Jake will continue.
In closing I wish to acknowledge the participation of our friends at the South
Coast Folk Club – our relationship with
them continues to grow and many of their
members are joining our club as social
members. I was asked to provide a
break down as to what Social Membership of our club means and what benefits
are enjoyed. After preparing the information sheet I have decided to include it in
this month’s Toucher for the reading of all
members – I am sure you will all agree
that it delivers great value for money.
Yet another reason to encourage family
and friends to join our club over the
coming year.
On a sad note, I was sorry to have to say
goodbye and good luck to our member
and green keeper Jake Herrmann.
Jake, who worked for D & D Curators,
recently won the apprentice of the year
award for South Australia. That award
must have stood him in good stead be- Yours in Bowling,
cause he has been offered the job as
green keeper at the
Narrandera Bowl- Bryan Morden,
ing Club in NSW. Jake finished up with a President
few drinks with the
members on
Wednesday 3 June before travelling to
his new home to commence his job their
on 9 June – a quick turnaround! Jake
has been a loyal servant to D & D Curators and a great member of our club and
his happy and smiling face will be
missed. He has promised to call in for a
game when back in town.
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OPEN INVITATION TO THE
MEMBERS OF PNBC
On behalf of the Board of Management I wish to extend an open invitation to all PNBC
members to attend the Opening of our inaugural Art Beside the Greens art exhibition at
the Club on Friday 24 July 2015 from 6-30 pm to 8-30 pm.
The exhibition will be officially opened by the Mayor of City of Onkaparinga, Lorraine
Rosenberg, in the presence of the members and invited guests.
Our sponsors for the exhibition, Alpha Box and Dice Winery of McLaren Vale and
Woolworths at Seaford Meadows will provide complimentary wine and finger food prior
to the members and guests being able to preview the exhibition before its opening to the
public.
This will be a special occasion for the club and I would encourage all members to get a bit
dressed up and come along to the opening and join in the fun. It will be an opportunity to
meet the artists, Patricia Houston, Kevin Waters and Eric Payne, to talk with them
about their art and, if you like one, purchase a painting prior to them becoming available to
the public.
We have received very generous support from our other sponsors for the exhibition, The
City of Onkaparinga Art Centre and Sheila Bryce Publicity, so we are expecting a great
opening and a well-attended art exhibition over the weekend.
Some information on the artists:
Patricia Houston
Patricia was born in 1954 in Adelaide, SA. The eldest of eight children, Patricia spent her
childhood on the family’s farming property in Kuitpo Forest on the Fleurieu Peninsula. As
a small child Patricia loved drawing and she remembers regularly being in trouble for
taking her father’s marking pencils and chalks. She drew on everything and anything she
could find, even the nice smooth surface of the freshly cut pine log ends in the forest.
Patricia started painting in 1979 and has taught art for over 35 years. She has lectured in art
at the Noarlunga TAFE College and currently manages her own Houston Fine Art Gallery
and Studios and picture framing business at Old Noarlunga. One of Patricia’s favourite
places to paint “en plein air” is the Flinders Ranges.
She is a self-taught artist and has painted Australia wide, on a two year painting trip around
Australia, but has found some of the most rewarding places to paint are right here in the
Flinders Ranges in South Australia. One of her regular and favourite places for subjects,
especially after a rain, the colours are unlike anywhere else in Australia. She has painted
for many hours onsite in the gorges and Wilpena pound, with her favourite place being
Parachilna Gorge.
This professional artist will be sure to leave a very well documented mark in paint for all to
see. Patricia is a woman with real character and she will continue to capture, on canvas, our
beautiful landscapes, flora and fauna.
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Kevin Waters
Working and living at Leigh Creek in the upper Flinders for 34 years, instilled in Kevin an
appreciation of the outstanding landscape features, both natural and man-made, that were all
around the area, and a need to “capture” those images for future reference and enjoyment.
Photography, and later sketching and painting, allowed Kevin to share his ideas of the beautiful outback country with others. The Flinders Ranges offer some truly remarkable scenery,
and the ever changing seasons, colours, light and shadows provide more than enough material
for any artist. The ruins of old homesteads and town buildings were of particular interest to
Kevin, not only for their visual character, but for the “history” of their very being, and the
stories of the pioneers who built and frequented such structures, and survived in those places
and times.
Kevin attempts to capture the detail of the subject matter in his works, in both oils and
acrylics, and he prefers the western aspect of the Flinders Ranges where the harshness of the
climate is more pronounced, and the earth colours are at their best, and of course the sunsets
can be spectacular. The late afternoon light on the ranges offers a wealth of sharpness in the
detail and colours, or a soft muted blend of the blues and ochres, depending on the weather at
the time.
Kevin retired as Town Manager of Leigh Creek in 1997, and now resides at Aldinga Beach,
and has pursued his painting and photography interests, with paintings exhibited and sold at
Hawker, Victor Harbor, Flagstaff Hill, Laura, Brighton, Ardrossan, Yankalilla and Orroroo,
and most recently at Wilpena Pound, and has gained recognition and awards at exhibitions
including First Prize at the 2008 Royal Adelaide Show.
With family still living at Edeowie Station in the Flinders Ranges, Kevin has a “first class”
excuse to visit the area and scenery as much as possible, and many of his works are based on
the Edeowie experiences provided.
Kevin has been a member of the “Gallery 88” at Yankalilla for seven years, and a recently
retired (2014) member of the “Painters Of The Flinders Ranges” group.
What you see in Kevin’s works is his interpretation of what he sees in the landscape!
Eric Payne
Perhaps because he was born in a log cabin in the wilds of the Canadian Rockies, Eric is inspired by Nature, by its beauty that is there to be appreciated by all who allow themselves to
notice. For him, therefore, it has something to do with how we honour and have a sense of
place; the earth and her variations are worth looking at and perhaps preserving.
Eric loves the fact that art is genuine magic, an illusion. You create a window into a 3 dimensional world but the window is essentially a flat plane, upon which you put lines or colour.
You hold it up, look into it and are transported into a place that doesn’t exist. If that isn’t pure
magic, he doesn’t know what is.
From the first moment he tried pastels, he was hooked. The immediacy, the tactile process, the
magic of creating something as directly as is possible. No wonder kids love finger-painting. If
we could only keep that. Pastels come as close as possible to doing that. Imagine that: being a
kid again when ‘art’ was pure joy, and done for that reason.
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It is this sense of child-like joy that he takes with him to what Canadian artist, Robert Genn,
refers to as “going to your room”, a world that is created by the process of producing his art.
This is the space where Eric is aware of nothing other than the world he is creating to share
with others.
Eric extends to you this invitation – “You are welcome to join me in my room. Enjoy your
visit.”
Bryan Morden,
Level 3 Sponsor
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Bowls SA & ANZ Partnership
A rewarding partnership for PNBC members.
ANZs Home Loan Introducer Programme and Commercial Loan Spotter agreement are two ways they can reward PNBC for referring customers to them.
If one of our members and/or members family, friends, associates applies for
and are approved for a home, investment or business loan, ANZ will
reward our club financially.
For every ANZ loan settled, referred via the introducer programme, ANZ will
pay an upfront commission.
Commission Rates:
.3% for Home Loans
.50% for Commercial Loans
e.g. Home loan of $300,000 (Average Home Loan) Commission: $900.00
What you need to do:
Pass the word around and make sure that whoever applies for a loan with ANZ
mention that they have been referred by a member of PNBC and
advise the club about the referral.
For any further information I can be contacted on my mobile:
0401 003 676 - Cyril Dupavillon - Sponsorship Director
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Or visit: 2/130 Main South Road, Hackham
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Vice Presidents Report:
We have had a fantastic start to the 2015 2016 bowling year.
As you probably have heard we had a great
night at the BOWLS SA AWARDS NIGHT.
I would like to personally congratulate Max
Anesbury as Volunteer of the year and Deanna
Amos as Coach of the year.
All our hard work by our President Bryan and
the Board along with all club members has
paid off with our winning the Metro Club of
the year and also Over-all Club of the year.
An outstanding result for our club. Everyone should be very proud.
We have a lot to be proud of and we have
many exciting events happening this year.
WELCOME
I would like to take this opportunity to
welcome Gabrielle Cahill to the Board of
Management. I am sure she will have a very
invaluable input to our meetings. Fresh ideas
are always welcome and appreciated.
Regards
Pauline Costa
Clubhouse and Greens Director Report
This year has been a very busy year for me
and my helpers both inside and outside the
club.
1.
New room for the chairs
2.
New Pantry and entry to the kitchen
3.
New tiles in front of the kitchen and
bar
4.
New Trophy cabinet
5.
Paint the clubhouse inside
6.
New partition for the Honour Boards
7.
New top on the bar and new front
8.
New cupboard for the trading table
9.
New top and repositioning of the urn
As all members of the club we have spent a
fair bit of money inside the club.
To the outside of the club greens and our
grounds,
I have had MADEC ( work for the dole ) here
for six months they have,
1.
Painted the all the shelters and also the
pergola., installed a New rainwater
tank stand at eastern end of the
building.
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2.
3.
Put in new concrete paths to the shed
Concrete floors and power to the new
shed
4.
Installed New rainwater tank and stand
for the shed
5.
New garden beds
6.
New place for the rubbish bins
7.
New fence to the boundaries
8.
Material supplied by the
ONKAPARINGA Shire
9.
Franks Garden has been rotary hoed
ready for the new crops
10.
The edges on A and B greens have
done thanks to Dennis Hilder, Ian Bird
and myself
I was particularly pleased to have been
awarded Bowls SA Volunteer of the year, and
I’d like to thank all my helpers over the years
that I have been at he club.
Yours
Max Anesbury
Level 3 Sponsor
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One liner’s
The batteries were given out without
charge.
A will is a dead give away
You’re stuck with your debt if you can’t
budge it.
A boiled egg is hard to beat.
When you’ve seen one shopping centre
you’ve seen a mall.
He had a photographic memory that was
never developed.
Acupuncture is a jab well done.
A man was in his front garden when an
attractive blond female neighbour came
out and went straight to the mail box.
She opened it and slammed it shut and
stormed back into the house.
A little later she came out again and went
to the mail box and again opened it and
slammed it shut again and angrily went
back into the house.
As the man was about to edge the lawn ,
out she came again and opened the mail
box and slammed it shut even harder this
time.
Puzzled by her actions the man asked her,
“is something wrong?”
To which she replied, “There certainly is”
My stupid computer keeps saying,
“ YOU’VE GOT MAIL!”
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How to start a fight
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly
dressed, made my lunch, and slipped
quietly into the garage. I hooked up the
boat up to the van and proceeded to back
out into a torrential downpour. The wind
was blowing 50mph, so I pulled back into
the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all
day.
I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back
into bed. I cuddled up to my wife's back;
now with a different anticipation, and
whispered, "The weather out there is t
errible."
My loving wife of 5 years replied,
"And, can you believe my stupid husband
is out fishing in that?"
And that's how the fight started...
PHENOMENAL TWO LETTER WORD
This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other twoletter word, and that word is UP.' It is listed in the dictionary as an
[adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].
It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of
the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP, and why
are the officers UP for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss UP) and why is
it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends,
brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP
the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.
At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People
stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think
UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.
And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it
is blocked UP.
We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem
to be pretty mixed UP about UP!
To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word
UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of
the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.
If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways
UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you
may wind UP with (UP to) a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes
out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it
does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap
it UP, for now . . . My time is UP!
Oh . . . One more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and
the last thing you do at night?
U
P!
Did that one crack you UP?
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Member Profile - Raymond Hodson
As told to Jenny Smith
My name is Raymond Hodson, I was born on the 21st February 1935
I came to Australia via New Zealand where I lived for 18 years, I emigrated
there in 1963 and then came to Australia in 1981.
I am one of three children an older brother and sister who were much older
than me as I was a mistake ( and have been one ever since )
I am married to Judy my second wife and we have been married 18 years, I
have two children a daughter Nadia and a son Eric I also have two
Granddaughters and two grand children by my Judy and a great grandson
Henry.
I went to Devonshire Road Primary School in Blackpool and the Baines
Grammar School
I lived in Blackpool where I started an apprenticeship as a bookbinder in the
printing industry, I did this for 13 years, I left the printing in 1965 and worked
as a sales rep for a tobacco firm belonging to Four Square Stores.
I then left for New Zealand and work at the Waipoi Faus Hydro Station as a
quartermaster it was about 40 miles outside Dunedin and quite remote and
when the children started high school we moved back to the town as I was
too isolated for the children’s sports an recreation things at school.
When I came to Australia I worked for T. O’Conner engineering firm at Gepps
Cross where I was a Timekeeper, then administration in the Air Conditioner
side of it. I got retrenched in 1992 and I started a cleaning job part time in the
evenings. I did a centerlink course and became a carer for the disabled until I
retired in 1996.
I have always enjoyed all sports having played Soccer, Cricket, Badminton
and Squash I also did Athletics and Cross Country Running, Golf, Tennis and
of course now Bowls, I wanted to be a pro soccer player but although I
showed promise I wasn’t good enough.
I started playing bowls in 2007 I have always played at PNBC, I found out
about bowls when we received a flyer about Night Owls in the letterbox and
Judy and I thought why not give it a go.
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I play bowls as it is a constant challenge that I really enjoy and I am on the
selection committee at this present time.
I have played every position but at the present time I am playing skip, I have
2 eight badges and a 50 badge.
I play bowls as its an outlet from the day to day stress and I am very proud to
be a member of PNBC
My advice to the younger generation is put up or shut up.
Level 2 Sponsor
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A VIEW ON AGEING
Do you realise that the only time in our
lives when we like to get old is when we
are kids
If your less than 10 years old, you’re so
excited about ageing that you think in
fractions.
“how old are you?” “I’m Four and a
half”. Your never thirty-six and a half.
You’re four and a half going on five!
That’s the key.
You get into the teens, now they can’t
hold you back. You jump to the next
number or even a few ahead. “how old are
you?’ I’m gonna be 16!” You could be
13 but hey, you’re gonna be 16!
Then the greatest day of your life … you
become 21. Even the words sound like a
ceremony… YOU BECOME 21
YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30, Ooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad
milk! He TURNED; we had to throw
him out. There’s no fun now, and you’re
just a sour-dumpling. What’s wrong?
What’s changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then
you’re PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the
brakes, it’s all slipping away. Before you
know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams
are gone. But wait !! You MAKE it to
60. you didn’t think you would.
So you BECOME 21. TURN 30, PUSH
40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
you’ve built up so much speed that you
HIT 70! After that it’s a day-by-day
thing: you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80s and every day is a
complete cycle; you HIT lunch, you
TURN 4.30; REACH bedtime. And it
doesn’t end there. Into the 90s you start
going backwards: ‘I was JUST 92!” Then
a strange thing happens. If you make it
over 100, you become a kid again. “I’m
100 and a half!”
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a
half
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The Reserve, Beach Road
Christies Beach
1st & 3rd Sunday in the month
For more details contact: Liz Stanley
on 8382 4784
Level 1 Sponsor
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For those of us who remember……..
A POEM THAT SOME CAN RELATE
I remember the cheese of my childhood,
And bread that we cut with a knife
When the children helped with the housework
And the men went to work not the wife.
I remember the ‘loo’ was a lav
And the bogey man came in the night
It wasn’t the least bit funny
Going “out back” with no light.
The interesting items we perused
From the newspapers cut into squares
And hung on a peg in the loo
It too little to keep us amused.
The cheese never needed a fridge,
And the bread was so crusty and hot
The children were seldom unhappy
And the wife was content with her lot.
The clothes were boiled in the copper
With plenty of rich foamy suds
But the ironing seemed never ending
As Mum pressed everyone’s duds.
I remember the milk from the bottle,
With yummy cream on the top,
Our dinner came hot from the oven,
And not from the fridge in the shop.
The kids were a lot more contented
They didn’t need money for kicks
Just a game with there mates in the road
And sometimes the Saturday flicks.
I remember a slap on my backside
And the taste of soap if I Swore
Anorexia and diets weren’t heard of
And we hadn’t much choice what we
wore.
I remember the shop on the corner
Where a pen’orth of sweets was sold
Do you think I’m a bit too nostalgic
Or is it...I’m just getting old?
Do you think that bruised our ego
Or our initiative was destroyed?
We ate what was put on the table
And I think life was better enjoyed.
Submitted by Brian Morden
Is it possible?
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From Beryl & Peter King
As many of you will know by now, Peter and I have decided after almost 9 years that we will
no longer be publishing "The Toucher", we can assure you that it has been left in the very capable hands of David Williams.
I would like to thank everyone who supported us over the years, for all the jokes, stories, help
on a Monday morning etc. Special thanks go to Bryan and to all those people who got their
articles in early each month and to Rita for her patience on printing days.
Thanks also for the stamps which I hope you will keep saving, after trimming they will be
forwarded to "Canteen" for fundraising, also thank you for the flannelette sheets and towels
which have been made into blankets for the RSPCA and Animal Welfare, over 100 have already been donated this Autumn and Winter.
Thank you all once again.
Beryl
From The Editor
Hi Everyone
Firstly I have to pay tribute to Beryl King and acknowledge the tremendous
work she put in producing the Toucher over the last nine or ten years and she
certainly is not going to be an easy act to follow.
In this my first edition while still learning the ropes so to speak, you may notice
a couple of small differences, but I have tried to make this issue seamless from
previous editions.
This is your magazine and I look forward to any suggestions and articles you
would like published and I will endeavour to continue to produce a Toucher we
can all enjoy.
Dave Williams
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Bowls SA Awards – 2014 / 2015.
It was as a very proud President that I
was able to accept, on behalf of all the
members, the Bowls SA Best Overall
Bowling Club in SA Award for 2014 /
2015 at the awards night on Friday 29
May.
This very prestigious award was the
culmination of all the hard work of our
Board of Management, the club
volunteers and the members over a long
time. Together we have earned the
recognition and accolades of the controlling body for our sport in SA as well as
the acknowledgement of many highly
placed dignitaries and business people
around the State.
I have been pleased to receive congratulations from our MP’s, our Mayor, our
sponsors and business people as well as
from many of the Presidents of the
Bowling Clubs we come into regular
contact with.
In addition there will be an article, with
photographs, about our achievements in
the Southern Times Messenger and the
Clubs SA Magazine.
The awards night was a very glamourous
affair that recognised the achievements
of individuals as well as clubs and administrators within our sport in South
Australia. It was a terrific night of celebration and I would encourage all our
members to go to the Bowls SA web site
and view the photographs of the evening.
In addition to our club recognition, our
Volunteer of the Year nomination, Max
Anesbury and our Coach of the Year
nomination, Deanna Amos also won
their individual awards which, together
with our Best Metropolitan Bowling
Club
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2014 / 2015 award, brought our total to 4
awards for the evening – quite overwhelming and something that has not
been achieved by a single club before
and is going to take some beating in the
future.
The process of nomination, qualification
and assessment is a long and detailed
process. The judges require detailed and
substantiated information that fits the
category of awards nominated for. For
the information of the members I have
included a short synopsis of some of the
information provided to the judges for
their consideration:
1. Volunteer of the Year 2014 / 2015
Max is 84 years young and has been involved in lawn bowls since 1982. He
recently celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with wife Jean (also Life Member of PNBC) at the club. A country boy
born in Orroroo, Max worked in the
building trade and uses his skill and
knowledge for his previous club
(Nightcliff, NT - helped installed 2
greens there) our club and many of our
members. Max is a tireless worker who
is at the club nearly every day undertaking one task or another.
During recent renovations he opened the
club for contractors at 7-00 am and was
still at the club late into the afternoon.
Max has a very generous, giving nature
with a keen sense of humour. He is honest, reliable and an absolute treasure for
our club – through his volunteer work he
has literally saved the club tens of thousands of dollars over the years. The high
quality of facilities enjoyed by our club
is largely due to his commitment to volunteering for our club
2. Coach of the Year 2014 / 2015
Deanna joined PNBC in 2014 and was
appointed as Head Development Coach
for season 2014 / 15.
After years of coaching elite players at
Prem 1 level Deanna was keen to embrace
a new challenge and saw the chance to
coach the members of PNBC as the opportunity she was looking for. PNBC is
relatively new to the metropolitan pennant
competition and is, by its own description,
an ‘emerging club’ in Major League and
Metro 1 pennant competition.
Deanna
saw this as an opportunity to assist their
members to improve their individual and
team performance.
Deanna’s professionalism, experience and
enthusiasm were quickly embraced by the
members.
Coaching was delivered through scheduled practice times on a Tuesday (am) and
Friday (pm) of each week (a total of 5
hrs). This quickly expanded to a further
session early on Tuesday afternoon as
well as individual coaching before and
after the scheduled coaching times. She
also introduced discussion groups on the
skills, strategy, laws and etiquette of the
game to the scheduled coaching sessions.
Deanna delivers coaching for no less than
8 hours per week.
Deanna uses a combination of drills; individual coaching (including the use of
video recording) and innovative skill focused training methods. Her high level of
communication skills allows her to reach
every member of the club from the novice
to the experienced bowler. She enhances
these sessions with a sense of fun and underlying enjoyment in the participation by
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herself and the members – 2 jack competitions and 1 bowl elimination tournaments
are examples of this approach.
3.
Club of the Year 2014 / 2015
Metropolitan & Club of the Year
2014 / 2015 – Overall
The members of PNBC take great pride in
their club. They work hard and are active
in all facets of the sport and operation of
our club. Our volunteer group is large,
well-managed and publicly appreciated.
The membership takes our Mission Statement seriously and is committed to providing a welcome and friendly atmosphere at our club for all members of our
community without limits. We actively
seek opportunities to share our good fortune with those in our community – our
creed is that PNBC is bigger than just a
Bowling Club. In this way we feel we are
great ambassadors for the great sport of
Lawn Bowls.
As I said, a short synopsis but I think
every member can get a feel for the high
level of sustained professionalism and
performance required to by the judges
when assessing our nominations.
Well done to every member of PNBC –
let’s keep up the good work!
Bryan Morden,
President
The article from the Southern Times Messenger
Club bowls over award night fields for the win
Erin Jones
THE trophy cabinet at Port Noarlunga Bowling Club shines as bright as its members' smiles.
The River Rd club received four new honours at last month's Bowls SA awards night,
including SA club of the year and best metropolitan club.
President Bryan Morden says the awards show the dedication of the club's 200 members
"We've worked really hard over the last several years towards this and it's a goal we're so
very proud of," Mr Morden says.
"This isn't a one-person effort, this is a club of members who have great pride and who
worked hard to achieve these outcomes."
The club was judged on its governance community initiatives and how it valued its
members and volunteers.
The club's success continued with head development coach Deanna Amos named coach
of the year.
Life member Max Anesbury, 84, was named volunteer of the year for his 23 years of
service.
In between his games, the Huntfield Heights resident is greens director and often in
charge of general maintenance.
"I love it down there - it's my second home," Mr Anesbury says.
"It's a very friendly club and all the people are nice to get on with and I get a lot of
satisfaction from volunteering."
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Thursday Jackpot
The men’s Thursday Jackpot is again underway and has been running for a
few weeks since the break for the pennant season and is being run by
Trevor Pitman with a few helpers.
The Jackpot is capped at $300 with two thirds going to the winners of the
winners and one third going to the winners of the losers and should it not be
won it leaves money over for the winners on the day.
After not being won for quite a while Trevor finally got the correct
marbles to come out of the drum with both the W/L and the W/W
winning the jackpot. Congratulations To The Winners, and well done Trevor
we are now broke.
21st May
W/W:
W/L:
Triples & Pairs
24 Bowlers
R Budick, P Schwennesen & J Worsfold
A White
D Williams.
29th May
W/W
W/L
Triples & Pairs
A White, F Ivison & J Worsfold
J Hatton & M Maskell
26 Bowlers
4th June
W/W
W/L
Triples & Pairs
R Marshall & P Flay
R Aspery, J Jones & H Haffert
28 Bowlers
11th June
W/W
W/L
Triples
30 Bowlers
R Marshall, J Jones & C Brown
J Howard, G Wilson & E Biggs
Jackpot Won
R Hodson, P Schwennesen & R Howard +2
$200
J Howard, G Wilson & E Biggs
+8
$100
W/W
W/L
18th June
W/W
J Howard, A Smith & A Sim
18 Bowlers
As there was very little money in the kitty for the jackpot due to Trevor, so
we players played for pride except the W/W who had a drink on the club ( Hope
they enjoyed their cup of tea )
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Confused Vegetables
A pin up turnip
A hand-shaped carrot
And a tomato who wanted to be a duck
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Saoirse (Vic) – Live in Concert at South Coast Folk Club
Thursday 9th July – 8pm
Saoirse (freedom) is a Melbourne based Celtic Folk band with a great reputation as
world class entertainers. Saoirse delight their audiences with their beautiful renditions
of traditional Irish ballads and original works.
Featuring Bernadette O’Neill on bodhran and vocals, Kerry McManus on Accordion,
whistle and vocals, Sile Coleman on guitar and vocals and Anthony O'Neill on guitar,
fiddle, they will join hands to offer some spirited jigs and reels to get your feet
tapping.
Saoirse have performed at some great festivals including the Port Fairy Folk Festival,
Brunswick Music Festival, the National Folk Festival, and many other music venues
throughout Australia. With their soaring vocal harmonies and masterful musicianship
they are a band to be reckoned with.
Saoirse currently have three albums, "Singin' in the Scullery", 2007, "Candlelight
Sessions", 2009 and the multi-award winning 2013 release, "Music Evermore".
Surprise guest act at this concert is Mike O’Callaghan, with a cameo performance
from
Gillian Murray.
Entry is $20 ($15 conc) - byo supper/nibblies, drinks available at the bar at club
prices.
Doors open at 7pm. Tickets available online at Dramatix Pty Ltd - https://
www.dramatix.com.au/events/1432
(Concession price is available to concession card holders and Port Noarlunga Bowling Club members - proof of entitlement must be produced. Companion Card is
accepted).
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Tournament Bowling Results
19th May.
W/W:
W/L:
Triples
J. Creamer, A Smith, & D Williams
L Butler, P King & M Gardener
Organised by: B Nesbitt & K Jackson
30 Bowlers
23rd May.
W/W:
W/L:
Pairs & Triples
44 Bowlers
D Manning, G Wilson & R Hodson
E Dobak, A Brown & D Owen
Organised by: A & J Smith
Jackpot won: Score –10 2 pairs: J Smith & B Hatton, J Kent & B Symons $72 each
27th May.
W/W:
W/L:
Triples
H Damms, A Cross & M Gardner
A Murray, J Hatton & J Anesbury
Organised by: A Murray & K Jackson
36 Bowlers
30 May.
W/W:
W/L:
Triples
A Crosse, J Stark & J Kent
J Jones, H Childs & R Hodson
Organised by: K Jackson & J Wilkinson
42 Bowlers
2nd June
W/W:
W/L:
Pairs & Triples
J Hodson, A White, & R Howard
J Jones & H Phillips
Organised by: B Nesbitt
27 Bowlers
6th June
W/W:
W/L:
Pairs & Triples
J Hodson, I Findlay & I Carter
B Budick, L Knucky & J Smith
Organised by: D Taylor & C Brown
30 Bowlers
9th June
W/W:
W/L:
Pairs & Triples
L Butler, B Nesbitt & K Bowden
T Roberts& M Wood
Organised by: B Nesbitt & R Hodson
28 Bowlers
13th June
W/W:
W/L:
Triples
D Manning, B Nesbitt & C Brown
A Crosse, P King & D Taylor
Organised by: R Howard & B Nesbitt
48 Bowlers
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Tournament Bowling Results
16th June
W/W:
W/L:
Pairs & Triples
A White, T Roberts & D Williams
L Butler & J Kent
Organised by: R Howard & B Nesbitt
29 Bowlers
20th June
W/W
W/L
Pairs & Triples
C Dupavillon & S Wooden
J Hodson, E Dobak & E Biggs
Organised by: J Smith & A Smith
46 Bowlers
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Friday Night Dinner Roster - Dishwasher Volunteers
3 July
Terry Ineson
Derek Owen
17 July
Ken Jackson
Peter King
31 July
Roy Patmore
Peter Flay
14 Aug
John Warner
Alan Brown
28 Aug
Dave Williams
Ian Lane
11 Sept
Alan Crosse
Alan Sim
25 Sept
Terry Ineson
Derek Owen
9 Oct
Ken Jackson
Peter King
23 Oct
Jim Kent
Ray Hodson
6 Nov
Cyril Dupavillon
John Jones
20 Nov
George Dunn
John Binding
4 Dec
Ramon Marshall
Alan Brown
Note: If you are unavailable on the date shown please arrange to
swap with someone.
Please we need more members to volunteer on these nights
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Port Noarlunga Bowling Club
Social Membership
To be a SOCIAL MEMBER of Port Noarlunga Bowling Club is to be a member of
Bowls SA’s Bowling Club of the Year for 2015 (both overall and metropolitan
categories).
To be awarded these prestigious titles the club has had to deliver value for money in
each membership category.
For the annual cost of $25-00 (= $0.50 per week) the SOCIAL MEMBER is
entitled to:
An open invitation to all non-bowling activity organised by PNBC – this includes fashion events, wine tastings, mock horse racing nights, bingo,
Christmas raffles etc.
The right to entertain up to 5 guests per social member (limit set by our liquor
licence) at the club where you will enjoy very competitive bar prices in our
relaxed and friendly club rooms.
Access to music evenings every Thursday which are conducted by our friends,
The South Coast Folk Club – additionally they provide a small member’s
discount for tickets to their regular concerts.
Invitations to participate in social events outside of the club such as visits to the
Casino, the Strathalbyn Races, dinner at the CBPN RSL Club etc.
Access to our bi-weekly Friday Member’s Dinner where a very affordable 2
course meal is available – additionally you are able to attend our celebratory
nights such as Christmas Dinner, end of season dinner dances, our annual art
exhibition, BBQ’s etc.
A free meal at our Friday Member’s Dinner during the month of your birthday.
Free entry into our Member’s Draw at each bi-weekly Member’s Dinner – minimum prize is $50 and regularly reaches in excess of $100 (members must be
at the dinner when their membership number is drawn or else it jackpots)
which means one win will equal at least two years Social Membership!
Access to the special promotions and discounts offered by our Club Sponsors
(details in The Toucher) which include Spec Savers, Beck’s Bakehouse and
Wine Direct to name only a few.
Receipt of our monthly magazine, The Toucher, which keeps all members up-todate with activities around the club.
The opportunity to meet a diverse range of people who enjoy life and their club.
At a time when everything seems to be going up in price, the Port Noarlunga Bowling Club believes that our Social Membership represents great value for money.
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Add distinction to your landscaping designs
by visiting
Outback Sleepers
who specialise in
Precast concrete steps, steel posts, under fence plinths and precast wall panels which are just some of the products they
make.
You will find
Outback Sleepers South Australia at
17 Lindsay Road, Lonsdale
Phone 8387 9227
Level 1 Sponsor
Meet your friends for a
coffee and cake at:
Ward Street
Port Noarlunga.
Phone: 8186 1498
Becks make the best
cakes,
pastries, pies and tastiest bread in the South.
Proud sponsor of the Port Noarlunga Bowling Club
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Lucky Number Raffle No 8
Winner
Drawn 5/6/2015
1st Prize Faye Anderson $70.00
2nd Prize Paul Beaumont $30.00
Bowling Club Fees for 2015/16 Season
The Office will be open at the following times for payment of
membership fees for 2015/2016 season.
Tuesday & Saturday 11.45 - 12.15
Fees:
$180 Full Member
$100 Associate Member
$100 First Full Year Member
$25 Social Member
$5 Locker charge
Fees can also be paid by Bank Transfer to:
BankSA BSB 105 119 Account No. 435175340
There are still several lockers available—cost $5 per year
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M & S Campbell
Plumbers & Gas Fitters
Blocked drains—Mechanical & Hydro jet cleaning
Hot water heater—repairs & replacement all makes & models,
internal & external
Gas Appliance repair & replacement
Leaking gutters , Roof & downpipe repairs
Emergency callout
Free Quotes
Family owned & operated
Pensioner discount
Phone: 8327 0505 or Fax 8327 0606
Level 1 Sponsor
Noyce Denture Clinic
4/97 Beach Road,
Christies Beach
Ph: 8326 2002
Mob: 0459 813 703
A discount of 10% will be given on
presentation of membership card
Thor Noyce,
Dental Prosthetist ADP
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Dates to Remember:
July 24th & 25th - Art by the Greens
Sunday 13th Sept – Car Boot Sale 8.30am
Saturday 10th Oct - Quiz Night 7-7.30pm
Starting in July, Deanne will be available for
coaching every Tuesday from 10.00—12.00
Please have all items for the
“The Toucher”
in by
Saturday
July 18th
Email: [email protected]
Please, if possible send items as a
Word document attachment & all
items to have a name attached.
Thank you, Dave
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This months recipe
Genoa cake
Ingredients:
4 oz.
4oz.
8 oz.
2
8 oz.
Margarine
Sugar
S/R flour
Eggs
Dried fruit
Milk to mix
Method:
Soak dried fruit in tea for half an hour then drain and put aside
In your food processor mix the margarine, sugar, flour, eggs and
Enough milk to make a soft consistency.
Add the dried fruit to the mix but do not blitz it.
Put into a greased and floured 7” round cake tin.
Bake for just over 1 hour and a half in the middle of a moderate oven
set at 375 degrees .
Serve sliced with or without a spread of butter.
Sue Williams
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THINKING OF SELLING
YOUR HOME, WHY NOT CALL
Southgate Real Estate
Ring: Doug Johnston on 0404 098 162
for all your Real Estate needs.
Level 1 Sponsor
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Bowls Merchandise
The following is a list of Bowls Merchandise for sale behind the bar.
Crack-a-Jack Polish
$8.00
Toucher Marker
$7.00
Grippo
$5.00
Wilgrip
$4.20
Handway
$2.90
Bowls Cloth
$2.90
Club Badges
$6.00
Having trouble with your lawn and in need of
some help ring:
D & D Curators
and speak to Nigel
on 041 1186 650
Level 1 Sponsor
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For all your Insurance needs
Contact:
Rod Wilson
Regional Development Officer
on
0400 757 202
Proud sponsor of PNBC
Carlton United Brewery
Supporting our Sponsor’s
Members please support our Sponsors and use their services whenever
possible, tell them you are from the Port Noarlunga Bowling Club for
preferential service and prices.
Remember that it is their support that helps make our Club successful too.
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Level
4 Sponsor
Level
4 Sponsor
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