Last Saturday the club held its annual presentation day.

First a social game of fours with the winners being Michael Cakalic, Di Mooy, Richard Dutkiewiez and Margaret Bridges.

Runners up were Gordon O’Neill, Paula Hancock, Mike Alves and Sue Beavan.

Presentations were made to the following club champions:

Minor Singles - Justin Kauffman

Minor Pairs - Alex Scorrano, Justin Kauffman

Handicap Singles - Peter Kinnaird

Handicap Pairs - Alex Scorrano, Steve Maher

Veterans Singles - Allen Holloway

Triples - Murray O’Bryan, Tony Giannasca, Tony Melrose

Fours - Murray O’Bryan, Bob Wren, Tony Giannasca, Peter Guthrie

Major Pairs - Tony Giannasca, Doug Ebsworth

Mixed Pairs - Murray O’Bryan, Alison Innes

Major Singles - Peter Guthrie

The first pennant trial will be held on Saturday, December 15. Teams are on the notice board.

Welcome summer and party day.

What a fabulous day for 47 Twisties to enjoy their morning of bowls.

President Steven Hogan welcomed everyone, then Jennie read out two Christmas cards from Margaret and Tony Vogel and one from Sue Gregory wishing all a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2019.

They also thanked committee for another great year.

All work tirelessly to make each Sunday morning a pleasure.

The day started off with a Spider – a prize awarded to the closest bowl to a coin placed on the green.

Impossible to see but winners were Trish the Dish and Jesse James.

After bowls we all ventured into Club Tomakin for meat and seafood raffles as well as children’s toy raffles and the money wheel.

Luncheon was well worth the wait – a delicious main course followed by a scrumptious dessert.

Breakfast trays were won by Spike and Milka.

Winners were those on highest losing margin: Peter Crowe, Val Toyer and Cate Parker.

Runners-up were Margaret Vogel, Tony Dobson and Henry Garrard. 

Cate drew rink 3 to try for Jackpot. Neil Power did the honours but no Joker.

The special award was given to Robbo who said he would have played bowls if he had put his name down. 

The lucky door prizes won by Tony Dobson and Maureen Devine who we were all so happy to see in attendance.

Next Sunday we have an early start with breakfast at 8am. Hope to see you there.

On a hot , gusty Sunday morning 24 Sippers decided to ignore the forecast of 32C for their game of bowls.

Half-way through the morning the Sippers were really starting to feel the heat, but although offered the option of finishing early all decided to finish the 18 ends.

Winners this week were Sue Palmer, Lisa Grice and David Daverin.

Anna was back handing out lots of fines this week which will all go to charity.

The Sippers annual Christmas party will be on Sunday, December 9 after their morning of bowls.

A cheque will be presented to the local Hospital Auxiliary.

If you are interested in having lots of fun, friendship and laughter as well as some good bowling, despite the weather, come and join us at Malua Bay Sunday Sippers.

President Robyn Butcher started off the day by welcoming the 30 ladies present for a good morning of social bowls, as well as the four teams competing in the semi-final of the Championship Fours.

Robyn presented Sue Beavan with her badge as winner of Minor Singles.

Sue replied with her thanks and said she had been trying to win this event for a long time and had finally done it. Well done Sue.

Winners on a Drawn card were Dawn Stove, Julie Lewis and Sue Beavan.

Runners-up were Marj O’Neill, Sharon Cutmore and Lyn Hardy.

Semi-final winners were Kim Giannasca, Gay Biggs, Karen Signor and Pat Bill defeated Sue Morgan, substitute Paula Hancock  Jan Shalders and Tania Calder.

Janet McKay, Olga Geshwend, Bev Feehan and Jenny Blyth defeated Serena Short, Raija Johnston, Sonia Frey and Cathy Egan.   

Other winning teams were: Sue Palmer, Bess Holloway and Jean Beeley;  Gayl  Vidgen, Helene Szendeleit and Noleen Taylor; Rosie Rayner, Judy Armstrong and Jeanette Whalley.

Money club winners were Helen Rees and Rae Fayle.

Raffle winners were Janet McKay, Olga Geashwend and Bess Holloway.

Well done to the social committee for another great trading table, the last one for this year.

Also thanks to resident coach Sue Morgan for the fantastic job she has done.

Nominated Entry: Thursday, November 29.

This was the last Thursday of the month and all green fees were paid out in prize money. 

Winners were decided on highest losing margin.

First place winners were John Desmet, Peter Hutchison, and Peter Jeffs with a minus 35.

Second place went to Graham Stevenson, Brian Bacon, and John Booth with a minus 17.

Coming in third place were Buddy Connor, Adam Pooley, and Steve Hall with a minus 10.

The lucky last team were Michael Voce, Dick Pooley, and Owen Roe with a minus 7.

Reportedly the green ran quite well considering the huge dump of rain over the last few days.

There is no jackpot draw on the last Thursday but the kitty still stands at $500 for next week.

Presentation Day: Saturday, December 1.

Our presentation day on Saturday was the culmination of our 2018 competition season.

Congratulations to all the winners of events and all the runners up. 

Also a big thank you to all our club members who entered our competitions.

We had a friendly game of versatile triples followed by a luncheon and light refreshments. 

Thank you also to the Tomakin Sports and Social Club catering team who provided us with a succulent repast of steak, chicken, and fish. 

Individual Entry: Monday, December 3.

Today’s winners took home a ham for Christmas.

They were Peter Jeffs, Fred Goodman, and Chris O’Brien with a margin of plus 16. 

The runners up were Nobby Clarke, John Shalders, and Dick Pooley with a plus 6.

The jackpot draw went to rink 11 but the winning skip, Dick Pooley was a long way off the joker.

The $500 jackpot carries over to next week.

Our visitors today were Cor Puten from Ballarat in Victoria and Frank Jackson from Sussex Inlet.  

Coming Events

Men’s Club Champions versus Ladies Club Champions: Saturday, December 8.

This promises to be an interesting event for competitors and spectators alike as we have matched up the 2018 winners of Men’s and Ladies Singles, Pairs, Triples, and Fours. 

Be there bright and early as this action packed session of bowls commences at 9.30am.

On Wednesday, November 28 the winner was the rain so no bowls were played that day.

Saturday, December 1

Winners - Phil Rollinson and Shane Cooper

Runners Up - W Thurlow and Peter Jeffs

Social Calendar:

Wednesday - Triples/pairs - start 12.45pm - entry by 11.30am

Saturday - Pairs/Triples - start 12.30pm - entry by 11.30am

Cash Pairs - 

Due to the Saturday commitments made to the Christmas Ham and Turkey Days in December there will be no cash days until we start again in January 2019.

Upcoming Events:

December:

Ham and Turkey days.

Wednesday, December 5 - Drawn Triples

Saturday,December 8 - Nominated Pairs

Wednesday, December 12 - Drawn Triples

Saturday, December 15 - Nominated Pairs.

$15 per player - no jackpot on ham/turkey days.

Players please remember to place entries on the sheet in the club or you can phone the answering service on 4474 2108 and leave your details. 

For any further information on club activities as well as reports and photos you can go to the "Moruya Mens Bowling Club" Facebook page.