1 Agate St PO Box 462 Lightning Ridge NSW 2834

Phone: 02 6829 0408 Email: bowls@ lrbc.com.au www.lrbc.com.au Bowls Co-Ordinator / Editor Andrew Doggett

Lightning Ridge District Bowling Club

Representing Lightning Ridge our squad of talented athletes are: Scott Franklin, Rod Dixon, Ray Dixon, Phil W Morris, Phil A Morris, Graham Morris, Jay Morris, David Webb, Dar-ren Richards, Tony Kelly, Tony Lamb, Dave Samuelsson, and Gary Koopman. We wish them all the best in their en-counter with Armidale City. Bring Home the Flag Boys.

Lightning Ridge vs Armidale City Saturday 26th May at Narrabri Bowling Club. Game Starts at 11am.

The Club will also be taking a Support-ers Bus to the game for those interested in attending, So come and give cheer, and support your team. Please place names on the sheet at the Bowls Notice-board. Cost $25pp

On Saturday the 26th of May our own Men’s Grade 2 Pennant Side will be competing in the Zone 3 Pennant Playoff being held at Narrabri Bowling Club. Our team will be facing top oppo-sition in the sudden death elimination round of the Zone Finals, with the Win-ner progressing through to compete against the best in the State Playoffs. Our team, Lightning Ridge will be fac-ing Armidale City Bowling Club in the Playoff. Armidale City has had a slight-ly longer pre season playing 3 different Clubs, they defeated Kootingal 60 to 48, South Tamworth 65 to 58 and recently defeated Guyra 74 to 44. Our boys will have a tough time of it at Narrabri but they have the skills and the will and they have put in a fair bit of training to ensure success.

Meet & Greet your Staff

Grade 2 Pennant to compete in Narrabri

Meet John Wright, John has the responsi-ble position as a Shift Supervisor here at the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club. John first visited the Ridge as a Canberra schoolboy late last century, he then trav-elled throughout Australia even spending a couple of years in WA. John returned to the Ridge in 2015 where he took up a posi-tion here in our Kitchen as a kitchen hand and short order cook and food prep. John then progressed from kitchen duties to bar and gaming attendant until he received his promotion to Shift Supervisor in August last year. When John is not on duty here, he is working his claim in search of that elusive colour, to date he has done OK just enough to keep him interested and search-ing for that Big One. John has an eclectic taste in music and appreciates most genres however he truly believes that Triple J better lift there game, or is it the music industry generally. John also enjoys a good Scotch (Single Malt of course) John re-sides here at the Ridge with his Partner Jasmine and his 4 year old dog Sharkey

John Wright Shift Supervisor

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Over the past 2 weeks the Barwon District Bowling Association of which the Lightning Ridge District Bowling Club is a part have been conducting their District Champi-onships here at the Club. It is with great pleasure that Club announces that they have taken out a clean sweep of all the Champion Games so far. On Sunday 22 of April the Team from Lightning Ridge took out the District Fours, the Team Skipped by Club Director Phil W Morris, with Alan Tighe Jnr, Alan Tighe Snr and Michael Mitchell defeated another Lightning Ridge Team, David Webb, Adam Webb, Gordon Richards and Darren Rich-ards, in a closely fought out battle Last Weekend, the Club hosted the District Singles competitions, the Open Singles Competition was won by Lightning Ridge local lad

Alan Tighe Jnr. The Senior Sin-gles by Club CEO Scot Franklin, and the Presidents Reserve Champion is Club Bowls Co-

Ordinator Andrew Doggett.

That same weekend the Club also hosted the Namoi District Wom-en's Bowling Association Cham-pionship Triples. Lightning Ridge Women's Club fielded 3 teams. With the Team Skipped by Lyn Carney going through to the Fi-nals and playing Wee Waa, and a big Congrats goes to our Ladies, Lyn Carney, Stacey Reynolds and Anne Barclay the Namoi District Triples Champions.

Lightning Ridge Clean Sweeps District Championships

David Webb Grabs Victory in Bert Cooper Singles A field of 36 players contested the 26th running of the Annual Bert Cooper Memorial Singles last month. The field consisted of many locals but also Players from Sydney, Victoria and Queensland. Play commenced at 9am on Saturday the 14th April with 3 Games followed up on Sunday with a further 2 Games. From the outset eventual Winner Dave Webb was the one to watch with a very impressive display of skills dispatching rivals quickly and mercilessly. The other finalist Phil W Morris was no less impressive also defeating rivals quickly and confidently. The final on Sun-

day between David and Phil was a cracker with Dave com-ing through in the end to Win 21 to

In the Consolation Final local lad Rick Lane took on peren-nial favourite and regular visitor to the Ridge, from up over the border Maree Gibbs. Rick took the honours with an impressive victory

Lightning Ridge District Bowling Club Newsletter

May 2018 Volume 1 Issue 3

“The Ridge Roll Up”

Inside this issue:

Junior Bowls Acade-my Opens

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Mums Special Day 3

Club goes Country 4

What’s on this month 5

Carpet Bowls 6

Pool, Poker and Social Bowls

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Pennant Playoffs 8

Barwon District Champion Fours

L to R

M Mitchell, A Tighe Snr, A Tighe Jnr, & P W Morris

L to R

Club President: Lawrence Walford, Champion David Webb and Cooper Family member, Mark Cooper

Consolation Final L to R

Maree Gibbs (Runner Up), Craig Cooper (Marker) and Rick Lane (Winner)

L to R

Club President: Lawrence Walford, Runner Up : Phil W Morris and Cooper Family member, Mark Cooper

Namoi District Women’s Triples

L to R

Anne Barclay, Lyn Carney, & Stacey Reynolds

Alan Tighe Jnr

Scott Franklin

Andrew Doggett

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Lightning Ridge Junior Bowling Academy Opens An exciting new development is taking place at the Lightning Ridge District Bowling Club with the introduction of the Lightning Ridge Junior Bowls Academy. This initiative has already seen the provision to the Academy of 16 Sets of Junior Bowls, and 2 x specialized jun-ior kits for younger bowlers, The New Junior Bowls are engraved with the Club Name and are the latest styles available from Aero an Australian manufacturer with a highly respected brand. The Academy pro-vides a skills program to assist the juniors develop in Lawn Bowls, and along the way they will learn some valuable life skills such as teamwork, self reliance, leadership, and dedication. The Junior Bowls Academy is FREE which is great news for parents who have experienced the high cost of kids sport! The Academy is run by accredited coaches, who have undertaken the Working with Children Check. Our Bowls Co-Ordinator and Coach, Andrew Doggett has over 20years experience coaching and training Bowlers at every level. From beginner through to elite per-formance athletes. He is a fully accredited Coach and is fully trained in Sports Man-agement and Athlete Development. As a former International Athlete Andrew also understands the dedication it takes to per-form at the top level of any sport.

Andrew has the ability to cater for all in his care, from those that want enjoy the game for pleasure and enjoyment through to those that wish to compete, and suc-ceed at a higher level. Lawn Bowls is a fun filled sport that teaches self-reliance, teamwork, leader-ship, strategic thinking, and co-

ordination, in a relaxed, safe and super-vised environment. As well as maintain-ing a fun filled enjoyable experience for all. Attendees will receive basic tuition and be involved in competitive games. The Academy is accepting all students from Walgett, Collarenebri, Goodooga even further afield, as well as our own local students. The academy caters to ages 8 to 17, in 3 separate age groupings.

Juniors (aged from 8 to 17) are sought, both male and female, who would like to participate in a programme to learn the game of Lawn Bowls. The programme is aimed to provide juniors with an alterna-tive to contact sports and those who show potential may go on to play District, Zone and State Bowls Championships for Schools and Bowls Australia. If wishing to proceed further, your child will also receive free coaching to club member-ship standard. Advanced coaching to representative level is also available. Parents are welcome to attend. You can sit outside on the seats next to the green or in our air conditioned Clubhouse

To assist with the costs of Bowls De-velopment the Club will run a 100 Club raffle each Wednesday Night.

Any Junior or Parent in the area who is interested in learning bowls should con-tact the Bowls Co-Ordinator of the Lightning Ridge District Bowling Club, Andrew Doggett. 02 6829 0408 or bowls@lrbc.com.au

This year June marks the 25th anniversary of the Women’s Black Opal Classic Triples Event, and to celebrate the club is raffling a new set of Speckled Aero Bowls of your choice and the new CV Ultra-glide trolley Bowls bag. Valued at $ 750.00 Tickets are only $ 2 each and are available from the Women’s Bowls Club, our Bowls Co-Ordinator, Andrew Dog-gett, or at Reception. The Raffle will be drawn at the Presentation Dinner of the Women’s Black Opal Classic Triples on Sunday 24th of June at 7pm. There are limited number of tick-ets available so get in fast.

Win a set of Aero Bowls

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From May 1st Social Bowls will move from Night Games to Afternoon Games. Social Bowls will still be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, however our regular Sausage Sizzle will be at 1.30pm with Bowls starting at 2pm. Cost will still be $8 pp, and includes Prizes and the Jackpot which is at $500. Entries for Social Bowls should be in by 1pm to allow for catering purposes. Some come on, have a roll.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men's Triples: 16th & 17th June Men's Minor Singles: 28th & 29th July Mixed Pairs: 22nd July Mixed Fours: 1st & 2nd Septem-ber

OPEN EVENTS

Women's Black Opal Triples: 23rd & 24th June

July Winter Triples: 14th & 15th July

BPL Cup: 21st July

Surf City Pairs: 26th August

September Carnival of Bowls: Pairs: 6th & 7th September. Fours: (Prelude) 8th & 9th September

CLUB AWARDS DINNER

Saturday 10th November

Social Bowls Moved to Afternoons

2018 Bowls Events

Tuesday Night Poker cards face down – these are called your 'hole cards'. Then there is a round of betting where you can Check, Bet or Fold. This stage of the game is known as pre-flop and what you should do is dependent on those hole cards, or starting hand. When all the betting has finished three shared cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table. This is called the flop. After this there is another round of betting, then a fourth shared card – called the turn – is dealt. There is another round of

betting then a final shared card – called the river – and a final round of betting. Your best Texas Hold-em hands will be made by using your hole cards and the five cards in the middle to make the best possible five card poker hand. There are two ways a hand can end. One is when the players in a hand turn over their hole cards and the player with the best hand wins. This is known as a showdown. The other is that someone will bet enough that everyone else folds. This is how most hands

The Texas Hold’em Poker com-petition on Tuesday evening still continues to attract quality players competing for substan-tial Prizemoney. Throughout April 86 players graced the poker tables, enjoying the so-cial camaraderie and fun filled atmosphere that the club pro-vides, although there was some serious competition for the Prize pools as we distributed over $4480 in prizes last month.. When playing Texas Hold’em poker, every player is dealt two

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Volume 1 Issue 3 May 2018

Pool Competition

Friday Night Pool Compe-tition is heating up as the nights gets cooler. With over $1500 being won over the past month shared between 8 different play-ers. No player has won more than once over the past 5 weeks which makes for some great shot making and tough competition. Discussions are being held to run a Cock of the Walk Competition with all win-ners of the Friday Night Tournament for the next 3 months in a Playoff for a major prize. Stay Tuned.

Pool Competition Friday Nights from 7.00pm Registration from 6.00pm

end in Texas Hold'em and that's the magic of the game – you don't always need the best hand to win. Comfortable with the rules so far? Put your new skills to the test by playing. Come on down and have a go. Every Tuesday Night Registra-tion from 5.30pm Play Com-mences at 6pm.

Cost: $20 Buy In

$10 Rebuy $20 Add On at the Break

No Additional Rebuys accepted

Entries to the July Winter Triples Bowls Tournament are now be-ing accepted.

The Winter Triples Bowls Tour-nament carries a prize purse of $4000 and consists of 6 games of 13 ends and is run over 2 days, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of July starting at 9 am each day. This Event also carries Bowls Australia Ranking Points. The event is open to Male, female and mixed teams and although highly competitive, also promises to an enjoyable and fun weekend for all.

July Winter Triples Entries Now Open

Win $2500 in Poker Tournament BUY IN $$50 = $50 000 Chips

REBUY $20 = $20 000 Chips

Add On at the Break

ADD ON $50 = $100 000 Chips

Buffet Lunch provided at the Break.

All Prizes paid in Cash

Must be 18 + to Enter

Club Dress and Behavior Standards will be maintained at all times

Saturday the 19th of May is an important date for all local Pok-er players, that is when the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club will host Harlequin Poker a major Poker Tournament where the overall winner is guaranteed $2500 First Prize. Hosted by the Club the event will kick off with registrations AKA Buy Ins at 11am, Players to be seated by 11.45am.

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Have you tried Indoor Carpet Bowls

Indoor carpet bowls is a smaller version of lawn bowls and is very much a community activity played by seniors, men, women and children. The bowls are much smaller and lighter than lawn bowls and there is less of a distance to bowl. This makes it a game of skill rather than strength and can be played by people of all ages and abilities including wheelchair us-ers. As it is a scaled down version of lawn bowls, it is easier to play in areas where space is more re-stricted. It is portable, too, and the mats can just be rolled up and stored away when finished. The Light-ning Ridge District Bowl-ing Club hosts indoor carpet bowls each Wednesday evening from 7pm. Cost is only $3 per player, all bowls and equipment is supplied, so all you have to do is regis-ter by 6.30pm. Indoor Carpet Bowls is a fun social activity and a greet way to meet new friends o come on down and meet some great people and have a fantastic time.

Volume 1 Issue 3 May 2018

Celebrate Mums Special Day at Lucky’s Brasserie Bistro

On Sunday the 13th of May many Australians will spend the day celebrating their mothers and other special wom-en in their lives. Some Mums may be given cards, flowers and gifts, while others may enjoy breakfast in bed or a lunch out. Mother's Day has long been a part of the Australian calendar, but where did the idea to dedicate the second Sunday in May to honouring motherhood come from? It was not until 1924, following the losses of World War I, that Mother's Day was first held in Australia. Sydney woman Janet Heyden started the tradition after becoming concerned for the lonely, forgotten aged mothers at Newington State Hos-pital where she regularly visited a friend. She successfully campaigned for local schools and businesses to donate gifts to the ladies. "There were so many mothers who were no longer mothers, so many wives who were now widowed because of WW1, and there were also so many women who never had the prospect of becoming mothers or wives because a whole generation had been wiped out in the trenches of the Western Front. While Mother's Day initially began to promote peace and support women, over the years it has become an occasion for family reunions in Australia. "It's not just about recognising the role of mothers, though that's still there, but it's really rec-ognising Mother's Day as a day in which families can get together," "That's becoming increasingly important because in the busy world in which we live, families don't get together as much as they used to. Today, Mother's Day is a day for all women, It's no longer linked to a particular set of values and a particular view of the role of women. It has a kind of universal appeal and a cross-cultural appeal so that it can appeal to all ethnic groups in Aus-tralia. To help out all the Families, and all the Mums this year, Lucky’s Brasserie are providing an All you Can Buffet on Mothers Day for Lunch and Dinner. A large variety of Dishes will be available so do mum a favour and come on down to Lucky’s Brasserie on Mothers Day

So to all the Mums, and also to my Mum “ Have Happy Mothers Day”

To receive your Complimentary Glass of Champers on Mothers Day Use the Code Word: “LOVE” when ordering your Meal

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Coming to the Ridge

THE COUNTRY SUPERSTARS TRIBUTE SHOW

The Country Superstars Tribute Show is a salute to the most talented artists to ever grace the Country stage – including Alan Jackson, Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton and Glenn Campbell.

Internationally renowned superstar, Dolly Parton, has contributed countless treasures to the world of music entertainment, penning classic songs such as ‘Here You Come Again’, ‘Jolene,’ ‘Coat of Many Colours,’ and ‘9 to 5’. Alan Jackson has never suffered a commercial dry spell, an amazing achieve-ment considering his first album was released in 1990! His astounding 32 number one singles and top ten hits include iconic favourites as Chattahoo-chee, Mercury Blues and his massive crossover hit ‘It's Five O'clock Some-where,’ a duet with Jimmy Buffett. All these songs are included in the show. Also included are tributes to Linda Ronstadt, Brooks and Dunn and Dwight Yoakam. The Country Superstars Tribute Show is hosted by The Superstars Band - a touring band of award-winning professionals of the highest calibre, including invitees to Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe and South by Southwest, the world’s biggest Music and Film Festival held each year in Austin, Texas. If you’re a big fan of country music then this a must-see show, but the best thing about The Country Superstars Tribute Show is that it will resonate with anyone who enjoys terrific music, top-notch production values, engaging performers and plenty of upbeat, chart-topping songs. It’s a five-star concert experience!

Tickets available at Reception

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Free Entertainment in May

What's on in May

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