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GAZETTE - DECEMBER 2017.
VOLUNTEER’S BOWLS & LUNCH
SUNDAY 10th DECEMBER
9.30am Card Call
12.30pm lunch
Please put your name on the sheet for bowls and or lunch
NEWS FROM THE MEN’S CLUB 2017 Handicap Pairs Tournament The Final was won by S Ching & B McMurdy
who defeated B Popplewell & R Gregory
The 2017 CLUB FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP Final was won by A
Calvi, R Gregory, H Brenner & G Hamilton who defeated R Baveystock, L Simunovic, C
Lewis & K Wallis
News from the meN’s Club
The 2018 Men’s Pairs
Nominations close on the
3rd January. 1st round is
on the 14th January
PRESIDENT’S BOWLS REPORT FOR LADIES.
2017 MIXED PAIR'S WINNERS: HELEN STROMSMOE (GORDON) and STEVE GLIDDON (NORTHS)
This is of interest to Turramurra as Helen is coming to Turramurra. She is not only a very good bowler but is
my director for Blind bowls.
Congratulations to.......
Sue Hamilton ...elected Chairman ? Chair Lady ? Chair Person ? BOSS of North Shore District Match
Committee.. in charge anyway !
Also Marilyn Brenner on North Shore District Social Committee.
Also Helen Stromsmoe who is coming to us from Gordon is on North Shore District Selection Committee.
It's great to have 3 Turramurra ladies involved at District level.
Also a big thank you to Jeanette Staniland as she steps down as Chair ?? Person of North Shore District
Social Committee...a job well done.
We've just completed the club triples with the winners being Jan Baker, June Stamp and Marilyn
Brenner defeating Sandy White, Jeanette Browne and Sue Hamilton. Congratulations girls.
Ladies Christmas Lunch coming upon us so quickly on the Tuesday 19th which we look forward to each
year.
A big thank you to the Ladies Committee for their support and the ladies who willingly help out when help
is needed.
ALSO special thanks to everyone for being so helpful, kind and compassionate assisting Robyn Neighbour
in enabling her to continue bowling with us. Proof yet again of what a special place Turramurra Bowling
Club is. She has decided not to play anymore .... hopefully we'll see her sometimes for lunch .
OUR Gwen Graham has decided Bowls days are over for her. We will miss her; such a long serving
member at the club and bowling so well in her 90s God bless Gwen a lovely lady.
Very best wishes to all for a safe and happy Christmas with family and friends
Sandy White President Ladies Club
MIXED BOWLS REPORT
At last we have had the Final of the Mixed Fours played. It is always difficult to arrange these games with 8
players. The Teams were : Judy Cross, Marilyn Brenner, Herbie Brenner and Bob Hawtree who defeated
Yvonne Williams, Alison Walcott, Bryan Popplewell and John Dade. A good game to watch.
The Final of the Mixed Triples is yet to be played.
In 2018 the Committee will schedule the mixed games later in the year. This because Pennant games
interrupted the scheduled dates early in 2017, resulting in some games being played months after the actual
scheduled dates.
Finally Friday Bowls is in full swing. Come along and enjoy a game with the ‘Happy People’. Hosted by
Jan Baker and Yvonne Williams (see their happy photo below)
So you thought that the replaced chairs walked into the TBC all by themselves?? Chris Bergman and his
truck and many helpers had a lot to do with it. Thanks Chris.
UMPIRE MUTTERS
We have difficulty getting members of the mens’ club to volunteer to become umpires.
It is disappointing that a recently accredited umpire, in his first officiating duty had his decision
regarding bowls stickers (law 52.1.8.4 and COP 2.15) overruled with a comment “the skips have
agreed”.
This raises several points:
Firstly, all Association events, of which this was one, are played in accordance with the Bowls NSW
Conditions of Play, which open with the statement “all games will be played under the
Laws of the Sport of Bowls.” These Laws make NO provision for skips to ignore or override.
Second, and more important is the definition of the umpire’s duties, which state “the
umpire MUST make sure that all aspects of play are in line with the laws of the sport of
bowls” (43.2.5) and “the umpire’s decision is final” (43.2.6).
Under the circumstances, the umpire would have been within his rights to invoke Law C.10,
which states “Forfeited game: A game that is awarded to an opponent as a penalty for the
defaulting player, team or side not meeting the requirements of one or more laws”.
Remember, the umpire is a volunteer who has taken the time to be accredited so that he can
carry out that role for the benefit of the club and all bowlers and deserves respect.
Turramurra Bowling Club
New Uniform
For the
2018 Pennant Season Which Uniform is needed
• New Shirt
• Pennant Players 2018 (both men and ladies)
• Zone 9/District events
• NSWWBA & RNSWBA
• Current, prior and Gordon Uniform’s
• Club Championships
• Home and away carnivals
• Club selected events
• Social Bowls
• All other events
•
Availability
• Shirts
• TBC will order shirts
• Paid for with cash, credit card or points
• Initial bulk order cheaper (quantity)
• Purchase 1 or more shirts at initial pricing
• $35.00 for SSS
• $40.00 for LSS
• Shirts purchased after initial offering
• $45.00 for SSS
• $50.00 for LSS
•
SIZES & ORDERS
• GM (Charles) to receive orders
• Points (April 2018 points) + cash
• Cash/Credit Card
• Payment over bar
• Current Supplier to provide new shirts
• Sizes to be same as current
MAHJONG AND CARD DAY
Card days will resume on the 15th January 2018.
Mahjong continues as usual on Mondays as from 1pm. The last day is 11th December, and
resuming again on Monday 8th January 2018.
Enquiries: Jeanette Staniland 9489 5616 – and Val Parry 9144 2473
MEN’S AND MIXED BOWLS PROGRAMME FOR DECEMBER 2017
SAT 2 DEC All Sponsored Day iTALK TRAVEL
SUN 3 DEC All Savills C M Handicap Pairs SAVILLS Cordeau Marshall
WED 6 DEC M Sponsored Day SOUTHERN CROSS CARE
SAT 9 DEC All Sponsored Day TURRAMURRA COMMUNITY BANK
SUN 10 DEC All Volunteers Day
WED 13 DEC M Sponsored Day GUARDIAN FUNERALS
SAT 16 DEC All Sponsored Day GOLDRICK FARRELL MULLAN
SUN 17 DEC All 3rd Sunday Mufti SAVILLS Cordeau Marshall
WED 20 DEC M Sponsored Day SAVILLS Cordeau Marshall
SAT 23 DEC All
SUN 24 DEC All 4th Sunday SAVILLS Cordeau Marshall
MON 25 DEC ~ CHRISTMAS DAY / CLUB CLOSED
TUE 26 DEC All Boxing Day
WED 27 DEC All
SAT 30 DEC All
SUN 31 DEC All New Year's Eve
BOWLS PROGRAMME FOR LADIES DECEMBER 2017
Tue 5 DEC Social bowls / Photos SAVILLS Cordeau Marshall
Thu 7 DEC Social bowls
Sat 9 DEC TBC Club Christmas Dinner
Tue 12 DEC Social bowls / Committee meeting EXCLUSIVE MEATS
Tue 19 DEC Ladies Christmas Lunch
SUPPORTING TURRAMURRA BOWLING CLUB SINCE 2007
7 Stores including IGA Bobbin Head, IGA Turramurra, IGA Galston, IGA Belrose plus Liquor,
IGA St Ives, IGA Wangi Wangi plus Liquor & IGA Rouse Hill.
High Quality Produce and products
Excellent Customer Service
Wide range of products
Home delivery
Fresh Bread Rolls daily
Hot Chickens
And lots more.... Looking forward to seeing you in store!
AUSTRALIAN LETTER - I think the sender might have been upset!
This is an actual letter sent to the DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Immigration Minister.
The Government tried desperately to censure the author, but got nowhere because every legal person who read
it couldn’t stop laughing !
Dear Mr Minister,
I'm in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this.
How is it that K-Mart has my address and telephone number, and knows that I bought a television set and golf
clubs and condoms from them back in 1997, and yet the Federal Government is still asking me where I was
born and on what date ?
For Christ sakes, do you guys do this by hand ? My birth date you have in my Medicare information, and it
is on all the income tax forms I've filed for the past 40 years.
It is also on my driver's licence, on the last eight passports I've ever had, on all those stupid customs declaration
forms I've had to fill out before being allowed off planes over the past 30 years.
It's also on all those insufferable census forms that I've filled out every 5 years since 1966. Also... would
somebody please take note, once and for all, that my mother's name is Audrey, my father's name is Jack, and
I'd be absolutely bloody astounded if that ever changed between now and when I drop dead !!!
SHIT! What do you people do with all this information we keep having to provide?
I apologize, Mr. Minister. But I'm really pissed off this morning. Between you and me, I've had enough of all
this bullshit! You send the application to my house, then you ask me for my bloody address!
What the hell is going on with your mob? Have you got a gang of mindless Neanderthal arseholes working
there?!
And another thing, look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? I can't even grow a beard for God's
sakes. I just want to go to New Zealand and see my new granddaughter. (Yes, my son interbred with a Kiwi
girl). And would someone please tell me, why would you give a shit whether or not I plan on visiting a farm in
the next 15 days? In the unlikely event I ever got the urge to do something weird to a sheep or a horse, believe
you me, I'd sure as hell not want to tell anyone!
Well, I have to go now, 'cause I have to go to the other side of Sydney, and get another bloody copy of my birth
certificate - and to part with another $80 for the privilege of accessing MY OWN INFORMATION!
Would it be so complicated to have all the services in the same spot, to assist in the issuance of a new passport
on the same day? Nooooo that'd be too bloody easy and makes far too much sense.
You would much prefer to have us running all over the bloody place like chickens with our heads cut off, and
then having to find some 'high-society' wanker to confirm that it's really me in the goddamn photo! You know
the photo... the one where we're not allowed to smile?...you bloody morons.
Signed - An Irate Australian Citizen.
P.S. Remember what I said above about the picture, and getting someone in 'high-society' to confirm that it's
me?
Well, my family has been in this country since before 1820! In 1856, one of my forefathers took up arms with
Peter Lalor. (You do remember the Eureka Stockade!)
I have also served in both the CMF and regular Army for something over 30 years (I went to Vietnam in 1967),
and still have high security clearances. I'm also a personal friend of the president of the RSL...Lt General Sir
Peter Cosgrove sends me a Christmas card each year.
However, your rules require that I have to get someone "important" to verify who I am; you know...someone
like my doctor - WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BLOODY PAKISTAN!...a country where they either
assassinate or hang their ex-Prime Ministers - and are suspended from the Commonwealth and United Nations
for not having the "right sort of government"..
You are all pen-pushing paper-shuffling bloody idiots! (Thank you Herbie for this treasure. Ed)
(I wish all members of Turramurra Bowling Club a very Happy Christmas and a fabulous New Year, with good health
and lots of fun on the bowling green. Yeah! Happy 2018 to all. Cheers – Eva Morris Ed.) [email protected]