Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club 1550 Crown Drive North, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

The Yellow Jacket (949) 640-1022 November 2010 www.newportharborlbc.com

Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club 1550 Crown Drive North, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

The Yellow Jacket (949) 640-1022 November 2010 www.newportharborlbc.com

Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club 1550 Crown Drive North, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

The Yellow Jacket (949) 640-1022 March 2011 www.newportharborlbc.com

Message from the President

Dave Phillips

The 2011 bowling season has started with a bang! Super Bowl Sunday was a great success, especially if you won a square or two - the big winner was Jim Reach. The Valentine's Day event was a winner - all the couples survived the competition! The 1st SW mixed triples was a success, and it was nice to see that several of our members were successful in Sun City, AZ. Coming up on March 6th is the President's Cup Singles, open to both men and women, and the St. Patrick's Day event on March 20th. As a reminder, if you want to play in these events, sign up ASAP. If for any reason you have to pull out at the last minute, call the person in charge ASAP. The same applies to the regular weekly bowling events - call at least 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time to be included - by 9 a.m. for the Tues/Thurs Competitive Pairs; and 30-60 minutes ahead of each of the social bowling events. It's the least you can do to make the job of the volunteer organizer a little easier! Take a look at the Master Schedule which is posted to plan your future participation in club events. Happy bowling!

Weekly Draw NHLBC

Social Bowling

Monday 6:30 pm

Tuesday 1:00 pm

Wednesday 10:00 am

Thursday 3:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am

Sunday 2:00 pm

Competitive Pairs

Tournament Prep

Tuesday and Thursday at

9:30 am

Call 949-640-1022

30- 60 minutes before the

draw time with your name

and draw number

Editor- Jane Wood

March Events

March 2 Wed Board Meeting- 3pm NHLBC

March 5 Sat Private party 2-4 pm NHLBC

March 5 Sat Vet Novice Triples Santa Anita

March 6 Sun President’s Cup Singles NHLBC

March 11 Friday Coast League Long Beach

March 12 Sat Don Goodrich Senior Triples Sun City

March 16 Wed SWWD Ladies Day Santa Anita

March 20 Sat St Patrick’s Day Mixed Pairs NHLBC

March 20 Sun Jack Beckley Tri Star Triples Santa Monica

March 25 Fri Coast League- hosted by the Groves NHLBC

March 26-27 Sat Murray Allison Singles (Men) Riverside

March 26 Sat CA Bears (Women) Santa Anita

More information and tournament entry forms/flyers can be found at www.newportharborlbc.com

Save the date

Saturday, May 7th for the

NHLBC Open House from

10am- 3pm

NHLBC needs you. Make

sure you are there.

Caring Corner

Thinking of you

Mark Tabbert

The City of Christchurch New Zealand- Club visit in 2010

Contact Sally Shipley with any concerns

St Patrick’s and St Joseph’s Day

Bowling Party

Sunday, March 20th

Men invite a lady for team entry or sign up and one

will be assigned-must be a different team from the

Valentine’s Day event

Three 10 end Mixed Pair games

Entry fee $10 per person

Morning hospitality, Irish fare for lunch and Italian

fare for dinner

9:00 check in 9:30 start

Wear Holiday colors

Sign up at the clubhouse before the deadline, Friday,

March 18th

Newport Members:

Re: Open House- Saturday, May 7th

Many of you have been, or will be, asked to serve as

Hosts during and after the Open House. Before

committing, one should understand the duties

involved. They are two-fold.

The easy part is to be present during the Open

House on Saturday, May 7, to meet the potential new

members, guide them through the prepared program,

answer their questions, help them roll a few trial

bowls and, to some degree, sell the benefits of club

membership, including the privilege of volunteering.

The second job, more important and more difficult,

occurs after a person becomes a paid New Member.

Each New Member will be assigned their personal

Host. The Host will be a mentor until the New

Member is fully indoctrinated and hopefully taking

part in club activities. There should be a one-on-one

meeting at the club to fully explain the facilities,

loaner bowls, honor system beverages, other

supplies, lockers, scheduled or practice bowling and

the many uses of our well-equipped kitchen.

A Host needs to encourage their mentee to take

advantage of the group or individual lessons as

suitable. The final task, and perhaps the most

difficult, is to avoid the mentee feeling they are

never skilled enough to bowl in the social

competition. They need to learn the rules, sign up to

bowl and trust that the experienced members will be

helpful, not critical.

As Host Coordinator, I will track the progress of

every New Member and hope to talk with each after

their first social bowling competition.

Bob Carpenter- erobertc@msn.com- 714-540-4423

P.S. If this is a job you would enjoy and I have not

recruited you, please contact me and earn a little

volunteer glory!

Newport Harbor LBC

2011 Presidents Cup Singles

Sunday, March 6th

Check in 8:30 Start 9:00

Three 16 Point games

Set cards Blind Draw

$10 Entry Fee- Hospitality, Green Fees

included. Prizes

Bring a lunch.

Sign up at the Clubhouse

Happy Birthday

Theresa Casanova Halina Groothuis Carolyn Acuff

Bob Nunes John Zepatos Clark Westcott

H.D. Devine Charlie Herbert Patty Lucas

Gari Andreini Patty Fuhlrodt Erick Mattern

Carrie Fossati Simon Meyerowitz Jo Ramsay

Gloria Montes Joyce Smith Marc Bucci

Welcome New Members

Mark Bucci, Carolyn Acuff, Rick Gregory,

Linda Roberts, Dave Stennes

ALL ABOARD!!

Last Call for Newport's Western Canada Bowls Tour

Ah, winter is almost over and now what do we have to look

forward to? How about joining other Newporters on our September 2011 Western Canada Bowls Tour.

We have 13 committed so far, but there is plenty of room for more to join us.

We depart on September 12, 2011 and return on September 23rd. September was chosen to avoid the

summer crowds, yet still able to enjoy Indian summer/fall weather. Tour duration is 12 days/11 nights.

We depart from Orange County airport to Seattle for a 2 night stay, then take the Seattle to Victoria high

speed ferry for a 2 nights in Victoria. After touring and bowling in Victoria, we board another ferry to

Vancouver for a 3 night stay there. Continuing our travels via the "Rocky Mountaineer" train, we cross

the Canadian Rockies to Lake Louise. To insure that we don't miss any of this magnificent mountain

scenery, our train travel includes an overnight layover at Kamloops as well as a single night

accommodation at the beautiful Deer Lodge at Lake Louise. Finally we wind up the tour with a 2 night

stay in Calgary before boarding our return flight from Calgary back to Orange County.

Half day of bowls will be arranged with a local club at our major city stops of Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver,

and Calgary. The schedule allows a day and a half of free time to explore these cities on your own or with

friends. For instance, while in Seattle some of us are planning to rent a car and tour a Boeing aircraft

factory.

While many of us have taken family vacations in Western Canada, this tour offers something different- the

camaraderie of traveling with a group of folks you know with everything included, comfortable hotel

accommodations, all breakfasts and dinners, a group social cocktail get together before dinner each

evening to share experiences, lawn bowling in new venues with a great opportunity to socialize with the

local folks and all transportation including buses, ferry rides amongst the islands of Puget Sound and a ride

on a train through the Canadian Rockies, a spectacular sight.

Interested in learning more? Contact Ray Norris at (949) 644-6138 or by email to

ranorris@ix.netcom.com. We look forward to seeing you join in the fun.

Valentine’s Day Tournament

The Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club looked so

inviting on Valentines Sunday with its Green,

dressed to kill in red and white. There were 18

pairs competing in the tournament. Helen Dinkins

was easily the Belle of the Bowl and her husband,

Dick, was there to take pictures. Her partner on

the green, Ron Temple looked very debonair in his

matching outfit.

The winners, Valentine Sweethearts Patty and Dale

Lucas, showed what a great team they are. Bob

and Emily Carpenter came second, Tibor and

Pauline Kozma, third and Ron Temple and Helen

Dinkins, not just looking the part but playing it,

came fourth.

There were a lot of people involved in making this

day such a great success. Chuck Muser organized the

bowling. Emily Carpenter organized the food with

the help of Fran Stewart, Pauline Kozma, Ginny

Kelley, Helen Dinkins, Sally Westcott, and Sally

Cadwallader. Many people were involved in the

clean up. It was a memorable day for everyone.

Twenty five people stayed for the Super Bowl game.

There was another tote board based on the real game

score results by quarters. Jim Reach came out the big

winner with both the first and final quarters on

the same board square. How lucky is that?

Ray Norris ran a good competition and the tote boards he organized were a big success with lots of winners. Cathy MacDonald and Patty Lucas decorated the club house in a fabulous Super Bowl theme and organized a good spread with everyone bringing their best Super Bowl dishes. What a great way to celebrate the BIG GAME.

Super Bowling 2011

Everybody was a winner at the big Super Bowling 2011 party at the club. There were 30 people competing. Through a blind draw, bowlers were divided into two teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers with Dale Lucas and the Green Bay Packers with Patty Lucas. Team captains then divided their teams into five triples for the Super Bowling Game. The Steelers outscored the Packers 24 to 10. Ray Norris created a Super Bowling "Pot of Gold" tote board based on team scores from the bowling result. Ed Shearin of the Steelers held the winning square.

Congratulations Newporters Complete SWD tournament result can be found at

www.newportharborlbc.com

First Annual Team South West Tournament Feb 5-6 NHLBC

1st Springbocs– Roger Teske, Bill Kagan, Maryna Hyland 2nd Kitty Ticklers– Joe Regan, Ian Ho, Anne Nunes 3rd Oceans 11– Jim Olson, Kim Heiser, Rick Gregory 4th Three Little Bears– Tony Baer, Joe Siegman, Carrie Fossati

2011 South Central Division Open Feb 12-17 Sun City, Arizona

Women’s Pairs Maryna Hyland & Robin Olson 4th – Championship Flight Regina Banares & Dee McSparran 1st – 3rd Flight Patricia Cronshaw & Carrie Fossati Challenge – 3rd Flight Jan Hargraves & Brenda Wright 1st – 5th Flight Men’s Singles Charlie Herbert 4th – Championship Flight Ivan Hyland 1st – 2nd Flight Men’s Pairs Gary Fischer & Abe Kaplan 2nd – Championship Flight Michael Siddal & Bruce Matheson 1st – 2nd Flight Ivan Hyland & Jim Olson 1st – 3rd Flight Charlie Herbert & Rick Gregory Challenge – 4th Flight Women’s Singles Carrie Fossati Challenge – 4th Flight Women’s Fours Mary Ann Beath, Patricia Cronshaw, Carrie Fossati, Brenda Wright

1st – Championship Flight Maryna Hyland, Jan Hargraves, Robin Olson, Dee McSparran 3rd – Championship Flight Men’s Triples Abe Kaplan, Gary Fischer, Rick Gregory 1st – 3rd Flight Michael Siddall, Loren Dion, Joe Regan Challenge – 3rd Flight Ed Quo, Dan Christensen, Tom Benstead 1st – 4th Flight Mumma Mixed Pairs- Women Skip Feb 27 Riverside LBC

A-Green 2nd Dee McSparran & Steve Smith 3rd Jan Hargraves & Ted Farfaglia B-Green 2nd Rita & Tony Greenberg 3rd Patty & Dale Lucas 4th Sharon & Jerry Grady

Valentines on the Green