There are changes coming at the Forbes Sports and Recreation Club with club president Peter Mackay stating this week he will not be standing for re-election after 16 years of service which also involved time as treasurer.
“Our annual general meeting will be held after audit has been completed so I feel it is now time for members to consider standing for I also know Ray Dunstan and Greg Gunn have also stated they won’t be standing,” Peter said.
“I have enjoyed my time on the board, it is a good club and so too the members. I feel it is now time for ‘new’ members to consider standing for positions to lead the club which is here for all the community,” he added.
Only one game in club championship games over the weekend with Cliff Nelson and Jeff Nicholson showing no mercy winning 34-10 over Sid Morris and Denny Byrnes in A and B Pairs.
Played over 25 ends the Nicholson pairing led 8-0 after five ends and with Cliff leading superbly they kept the foot on the pedal for 14-2 after 10 and 22-8 at the end of 17. With the game all but over a five on end 22 a highlight on the run home.
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Cliff Nelson is also looking good teaming up with Bill Scott and Robert Dukes sitting in the final of Minor Triples awaiting the result of the game to be played between Tanya Elsley, Lindy Bokeyar and Paul Doust taking on Cherie Vincent, Pat O’Neill and Shane Bolam.
Noms are called for the Minor Fours, 2-bowls of 21 ends. Get in now to be club champion.
Good to see noms are rolling in for the Lindsay Willding, Clive Herbert and Greg Parslow weekend of bowls to be played Saturday and Sunday November 9 and 10. 2-bowls triples, open draw. $6000 in prize money, not to be missed.
SOCIAL BOWLS – They know their bowls and it showed on Wednesday morning when Freddy Vogelsang and Michael Coles combined like a well oiled machine to be card draw winners stamping their authority winning 19-9 in 16 ends over Robyn Mattiske and Lyn Simmonds.
Showing no mercy they led 11-1 after seven and it was felt the white flag might be a possibility but the ‘girls’ showed some fight on the run home, but all to late.
Second drawn were Colleen Leibich playing to instructions from skip Kerry Dunstan having one ‘down the back’ winning 19-14 in a competitive game in 18 ends over Therese Davis and John Gorton. 5-4 after five, 10-all at the end of 11, 12-all at 13 then 14-all after 16. 7-0 to C and K in the last three ends was the killer.
Noel Jolliffe and Cheryl Hodges fought hard winning 21-14 in 20 over visitor Greg James and Bill O’Connell only slightly in front 10-8 at half way.
Nothing could separate Geoff Coles and Sue White sharing honours with Sandra Priest and John Kennedy 17-all after 18 ends. 9-all after 10 with Geoff and Sue having to score 4-0 on the last two ends for the tie.
Angela Dent and Lyall Strudwick had ‘a stroll in the park’ winning 23-9 in 18 over Leslie Dunstan and Cliff Nelson (where was the weekend form?). Never in doubt, 12-2 after six although some light was shining late, 16-9 after 14.
Welcome back to Geoff Williams who skipped for John Browne winning 26-12 over Ann Nixon and Irene Riley in 18, 14-5 at half time.
A five on end 14 got Gail McKay and Barry Shine home 16-15 over Sue Smith and Don Craft in a game over 20 ends. The winners finished best, re above after it was 7-all after 12.
Another draw, in the last with Barry White and his mate Trevor Currey scoring 16-all with Sid Morris and Peter Barnes in 18. 9–7 after nine then 12-all after 15 before the pressure set in for 4-all on the run home. Geoff Williams left smiling as did Gail McKay as meat raffle winners.
Four games on THURSDAY afternoon for the unclaimed $520 jackpot with rink 2 as the winners where in triples Tara-Lee Shaw, Peter Besgrove and Ian Hodges won 19-11 in 18 over Phil Hocking, Graham Cowell and Ron Thurlow. They looked good at 16-4 after 11 before easing off the pedal.
Drawn losing rink had Billy Cowell and Cherie Vincent supreme over Jamie Dukes and Viv Russell 26-15 in 22 jumping fast to lead 9-1 after six. It did get to 12-11 after 14 but Billy and Cherie had the last laugh, 14-4 coming home.
Angie Dwyer and Al Phillips won 21-18 in 22 over Dale Maynard and Bob Grant coming from 7-12 down after 13. Three threes and a four helped the cause.
In the last, a close one with Joyce Bolam and Denny Byrnes winning 21-20 also in 22 over Max Vincent and Scott McKellar. Max and Scott held their best to last as they were behind all game, 6-13 after 11 to score three on the last just failing. Resting touchers Angie Dwyer, Denny Byrnes and Scott McKellar, raspberries zero.
A good roll-up on SUNDAY morning with seven games over 16 ends with drinks in between.
The unclaimed jackpot stood at $400 with the winning rink resulting in Billy Cowell and Viv Russell having a 17-10 win over Peter Greenhalgh and John Kennedy. They were behind 5-9 before the drinks set in.
Peter Tisdell and Cliff Nelson won 15-12 over Graham Cowell and John Cutler with the score all tied up at 7-all after nine. Next door Pat O’Neill and Michael Coles won 22-13 over Bob Grant and Mick Merritt leading 18-3 as they headed to the comforts of the clubhouse for a morning refresher.
It was all Murphy on rink seven with Terry Murphy leading for Allan Hilder winning 20-6 over Jack and Tyler Murphy leading 16-0 after nine. Max Vincent and Paul Doust won 17-6 over Angie Dwyer and Kerry Roach in command at 9-3 after eight.
Paul Baker and Lyall Strudwick finished with five to win 18-10 over John Gorton and Cherie Vincent after it was 6-all at the end of nine.
In the last Peter Besgrove led for Al Phillips before heading to the soccer finale winning 16-13 over Dale Maynard and Bruce Jones. 11-6 at welcome half time drinks. Resting touchers John Kennedy, John Cutler, Cliff Nelson, John Gorton who mixed his day up with the only raspberry for the morning. Chook winners Lisa Madden, Kirsty Marsden, Tim Marsden, Paul Hodge, Dale Maynard, Peter Besgrove, Smiley Smart and Clint Hurford.
