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Hall of Fame Celebration

and Spring AGM

April 20 and 21, 2018 

Holiday Inn , Oakville Ontario

   Holiday Inn Information

Hall of Fame
Inaugural Awards Evening
April 20th, 2018

6-7 pm Mingle and food (cash bar)
7-9 pm Awards Ceremony
6 - 9.30 pm silent auction

semi formal dress code (No jeans, sneakers, bowls attire or baseball caps)

Tickets $25 per person 

Tickets may be purchased by emailing Laura Seed
by email: 
Seed@OLBA.ca  or by phone: 416-587-1692

The DEADLINE for purchasing tickets is April 13, 2018. Some “walkins” may be permitted but there is no guarantee of availability.

The awards will celebrate the inclusion of fourteen outstanding athletes in both the player and legacy player categories into the OLBA Hall of Fame Class of 2018. These players reflect excellence of play provincially, nationally and internationally on behalf of the Province of Ontario. Two builders will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Additionally, a number of volunteer, player, greens keeper and coach awards of the year will be given out.
Several of our inductees have enjoyed podium success at both the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Two of our inductees, Ryan Bester (32) and Kelly McKerihen (31) lead a star-studded line up. and will be representing Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia this April. Lawn Bowls has been a core sport of the Commonwealth Games ever since 1930 when what was known as The 1st British Empire Games took place in Hamilton Ontario.

Spring General meeting

April 21, 2018
Holiday Inn, Oakville Ontario
Sign In and package pickup by Official Club Delegates from 8:30 to 10 AM
Meeeting start at 10 AM

Make sure your club has a voice at the meeting!

Every club can have two official delegates and one of these delegates has the right to vote for your club.  To be able to attend as a delegate and vote, clubs MUST register through the OLBA website:  https://www.olba.ca/meeting-registration.html  

The deadline for registering is April 14, 2018

If you are not registered as a delegate you may still attend as a guest but you ability to have a say may be limited.

If a Voting Delegate of a club cannot attend, another delegate (from any club) or the District Chair may act as a Proxy 

To register a delegate as a Proxy, a proxy form MUST be completed and submitted in writing, following the instructions provided on the OLBA website: https://www.olba.ca/meeting-registration.html 

The deadline for registering a proxy is April 19, 2018.

 

From Your Directors:

 Greens Workshops

Back by popular demand.

Three workshops have been plannned for the coming year with more workshops to come: 

April 14  @ Burlington Lawn Bowling Club
April 15 @ Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club; and
June 2 @ Campbellford LBC

 All three coarses are from from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Take advantage of these well received workshops  to help your club provide its members with the best greens posible

The workshops include:

  • Presentation and discussion about fertilizer and seeds with James Huffelman;
  • A hands on demonstration of equipment: and
  • Question and answer time

The events are Brown bag lunch. Tea and coffee will be served.

To Register contact:

Charles Roach  roach220@outlook.com (905) 336-0410 or

Andy Caldwell   mully2k5@hotmail.com (705) 722-3629


Provincial Championship Convenors Needed

The OLBA needs Convnors for the following Provincial Championships.

  • Senior Triples In Burlington on July 26 and 27,and
  • Singles in Belleville on June 15,16 and 17.

If you live nearby one of these events and could lend us a hand, please let Tom Roth know.  Tom can be reached at roth@olba.ca 


Coaching Clinic

A Detect and Correct Coaches clinic is being offered on May 12 at the Lindsay LBC.  Check out the poster for more details Poster


2019 National Championships

The Nationals will be hosted by Ontario in 2019 and we are looking for clubs that are interested in hosting them. Here is a great opportunity for your club to:

  • earn extra revenue
  • get terrific exposure, and
  • grow your membership!

Take a look at the information below and contact eith Tom (roth@olba.ca) or Ralph (ellis@olba.ca) to learn more.

 

Provincial Fours are Open for Entries

There are no District Playdowns for the Fours this year. All Entries are Direct to the Provincials  Click here for the details and the entry form. 

Provincial Fours Details                              Entry Form

 
 

Richmond Hill LBC Celebrates 100 Years in 2018!

The Richmond Hill Lawn Bowling Club is thrilled to announce that Hakim Optical will be the title sponsor for the Club’s 100th Anniversary event in July. Mr. Bijan Minbashian, VP Operations of Hakim, noted, “We’re pleased to support the Richmond Hill not-for-profit club as it celebrates this milestone. Imagine a club being able to thrive for one hundred years, with all thework being done by volunteers!”

 Hakim representatives will be on hand at the event on Sunday, July 8th at the RHLBC clubhouse to officially celebrate the anniversary. The day’s agenda will include a chance to meet up with other lawn bowlers from around the province, some speeches, refreshments, and, of course, lawn bowling!

“We rely on sponsors to help us stay sustainable. Without sponsors, lawn bowling would not be the accessible, inexpensive sport that it is”, noted Terry Knight, current RHLBC President. “Lawn bowling hasn’t really changed much over the past hundred years”, Terry said. “The Richmond Hill Club is known to be a friendly club. People of all ages come out as often as they’re able and enjoy a modestly physical activity with a strong social component. Sponsors over the years have helped us make that possible.”

OLBA members will be invited to the RHLBC party on July 8th. For more details, check out the RHLBC website at rhlawnbowling.com, or watch for more information in this newsletter.

World Short Mat Bowlers 

Reports from Sweden indicated that Team Canada finished 7th of 11 countries.  Bill Arthur reported on Facebook that in the triples they were never going to beat Wales (silver medallist), England (bronze) or Ireland. He says that they should have beaten Belgium but fell away after a good start. Also on a good day could have beaten Norway and Sweden. Several of the ladies on the team in addition to Louisa suffered sickness so that by the time of the final triples match the team had run out of alternates and Bill and Johanne Cote had to play two against three against Ireland. That’s four bowls for Canada and six for Ireland! 

If you have deleted your Face book account here are some pictures from the event: 

 

 

PICTURES

 

Bowls Canada National Bowls Day

June 2nd

National Bowls Day is a country wide celebration of Lawn Bowls on Saturday June 2nd, 2018. This offers clubs a great way to attract new members using  the support offered by Bowls Canada.  Follow the link to the Bowls Day website to register.

Bowls Canada National Bowls Day

 

Growing Your Club

Marketing Membership and Grants!

We are here to help!

 

 
Lan Bowls  Give it a try!
 

EDITORIAL

On April 21, at the Spring General Meeting, clubs will be asked to vote on whether the Fall General Meeting should be discontinued in favour of having one Annual Meeting in the Spring each year. The following is a composite of a number of views on this issue.  I urge you to consider the issues and make sure your club delegate is prepared to vote.

THE EDITORIAL

 

Letters to the Editor:

 

Comments and quetions are welcome. (harding@OLBA.ca)

Ottawa Area Bowlers

SHORT MAT BOWLING

Are you interested in short mat bowling? 

  • Short mat bowling is played indoors
  • The season runs from October to May
  • Regular bowls are used
  • The “rink” is 45 feet long.

Short mat bowling is played throughout the world and each year new clubs are being formed throughout Canada. In March, 22 players from clubs in Kingston, Cobourg, Toronto, Burlington and BC competed in the World Short Mat Bows Championships in Sweden.

Are you still interested?

Plans are now being made to establish an Ottawa short mat bowls club with play beginning in September/October 2018. But before anything can happen we need your help. We need to know:

- How many people are interested and

- Who is willing to get involved in the organization of the club*.

(*proper organization and incorporation of a club will take at least 3 months to arrange.)

Are you still interested?

Please email me at w.harding@rogers.com

NOW!

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Member News and Notes 

News and notes for births deaths or achievments

Births

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Deaths

Luigi Lolli

It is with sadness that I inform you of the recent passing of our colleague Luigi Lolli. Luigi joined Goulbourn LBC in July 2012 and had been a regular bowler since that time. Luigi was also an active volunteer with the greens group, and a regular weekly presence on the green. Luigi will be remembered for his constant dress of long trousers and sweater regardless of weather, as well as his enthusiastic and accurate bowling. We will miss his friendly smile on the green.


Edward "Ed" Edwards

Ed passed away peacefully, with family by his side, at his home in Waterloo, on Friday, March 2, 2018, at the age of 86.

Beloved husband of Ellen (nee Graham) for 60 years. Cherished dad of Diane (John) Timmings, Ron (Marlane) Edwards, and Lori Edwards (Stuart Welsh). Proud grandpa of Emily (Kevin) Bond, Beverly (Ian) MacDonald, Ben Timmings (Teagen Knowles), Angela Timmings, Jerrett Edwards (Morgan), Joshua Edwards, Tylea Edwards, Chris Funk, and Stacey Funk. Loving great-grandpa of Sophie and Isabelle Bond, Cameron MacDonald, and Nicholas Edwards. Dear brother of June (Bill) Collier and brother-in-law of Donna Hill.

Predeceased by his parents, Edward (Ted) Edwards and Grace Rae; and brother, Bob (Betty Jean) Edwards.

Ed retired in 1993 from Revenue Canada as a field auditor. During his lifetime, Ed participated in Kiwanis Club, Probus Club, Retired Business and Professional Men’s Club, and Kitchener Minor Soccer. Ed and Ellen enjoyed square and round dancing, lawn bowling with Heritage Greens Lawn Bowling Club, several bridge clubs, and traveling. Ed served on the finance committee of St. James'-Rosemount United Church in Kitchener where he was a long time member.


Robert (Bob) Marshall

It with great sadness that I have to inform you that on Thursday February 22, 2018 Robert (Bob) Marshall passed away. Bob had been a previous President of the Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club, our greens keeper and long time member. He will be greatly missed by the club for his ongoing support and contact with sponsors and helpers. Bob was well known throughout District 9 and other OLBA clubs nearby; through tournament competition.


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Disclaimer:The information and articles provided in this email represent the opinions of the articles author and should not be considered as endorsed by or policy of the Ontario Lawn Bowls Association OR it's Directors.

Ontario Lawn Bowling Assoc.

Box 1093
Tilbury, ON ​Canada
N0P 2L0​

John Fantin
fantin@olba.ca
Treasurer

Edith Pedden
pedden@olba.ca

​Secretary

Steve Schuknecht
schuknecht@olba.ca
​Director at Large

Ron Charles
charles@olba.ca
​Director at Large

Ian Howard
howard@olba.ca
​Director at Large

Wayne Harding
harding@olba.ca
​Director at Large

 

Ken Simpson
simpson@olba.ca
President

Phillip Francis
francis@olba.ca
​Vice President, 

Dave Burrows
burrows@olba.ca
​Director at Large

Tom Roth
roth@olba.ca​
​Director at Large

Jason Currie
currie@olba.ca
​Director at Large

Ralph Ellis
ellis@olba.ca
​Director at Large

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