Northwesties at the SC OpenTo escaping the rain and snow, a dozen Northwesties traveled to Sun City Arizona, only to be met with cooler than average weather. From Portland and Jefferson Park, 5 ladies and 7 men made the trek and earned back a bit of their entry money.
A Message from President ErnieGreetings Northwest Bowlers! February typically brings a short reprieve of the gloomy days of Winter - hopefully after this current storm system that promises snow in the cities. So, if you see the sun, hurry on out to your favorite green and roll some bowls! Meanwhile, try out some indoor bowling. Jefferson Park, King City, and Portland all are experimenting with indoor venues, playing on short mat carpets. It requires a minimal amount of space – indoor mats are typically 6’ x 45’ – but any low-pile carpeted area can serve as a bowling rink. Pam Edwards and Debbie Tupper have developed a low-cost approach to indoor bowling, and will gladly share their experience with you. Perhaps, for those of you with time on your hands and a modest budget, a weekend getaway to the Southwest for some sunshine and bowling is a prescription for easing the winter blahs? As a BowlsUSA member you are welcome to join in the fun at most clubs.
Looking towards the future, I would like to see more of us NW bowlers come together as “family”. I encourage you to expand your bowling to include play at all of our diverse clubs. Let’s create additional Division tournaments and establish signature events for each club. King City hosts the Short Jack and Jefferson Park hosts the Playdowns and Team Tournament, so for Portland, Tacoma, and Spokane, how about some mixed doubles or mixed triples, and an indoor event? Let me know your thoughts. Here’s hoping there is sunshine (or at least no rain) in your forecast! Good Bowls to all. Ernie Carlson |
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Portland's Indoor Short Mat Tournament scheduled for April 27th
Portland will host the first ever Indoor Short Mat Tournament on Saturday, April 27th.
Plans are underway for this 1-day, 4-rink event to happen at Matt Dishman Community Center in NE Portland.
Players of all skill levels can take part and there will be practice time allowed for those bowlers unfamiliar with a short mat.
Details will be announced as they are finalized.
Plans are underway for this 1-day, 4-rink event to happen at Matt Dishman Community Center in NE Portland.
Players of all skill levels can take part and there will be practice time allowed for those bowlers unfamiliar with a short mat.
Details will be announced as they are finalized.
Club Updates - Spring 2019
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Jefferson Park -
February is our slowest month this year. Winter League is going and there are pick-up indoor bowling games. Another game night is scheduled at the end of the month. Portland -
Portland Parks has finalized the schedules for both indoor and outdoor classes. Lawn Bowling again scored the cover photo of the Senior Rec catalog. |
Tacoma -
No bowling at this time but beers on Thursday are a good substitute. Spokane -
Steve Talkington earned his coaching credentials in March in Sun City, Arizona. Talks are ongoing with Parks about the bowls classes. |
2019 national eventsNational Championships - Sept 21-17, San Francisco LBC, CA
US Open - Nov 1-9, Sun City Area, AZ |
upcoming international events2019 World Cup Indoor Singles - March 5-13, Australia
2019 Tiger Bowls/China Open - March 10-15, Hong Kong and Chiina 2019 Asia Pacific - June 4-12, 2019, Australia (qualifier for World Championships ) 2020 World Championships – May 23 – June 7, 2020 Australia |
