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Renovations
Whilst steady progress is being made on the 8 ball hall the greens are also being upgraded. The shade covers are being replaced and the mechanisms that deploy the shades are being maintained.
On Tuesday 15th Nov. the new door and the windows were fitted. It improves the front of the building!!! Now it looks as if we need some art on the blank walls on either side of the glass. Any suggestions for subject matter?
The new stainless steel benches have been installed and they look terrific.
The latest update:the blocklaying was completed and the new kitchen is in minus the benchtop. We do have a temporary one and are looking forward to the stainless steel within the week
The new floor was poured on Saturday 22nd October. The photos documenting the process are now on the renovations galley.
The old bar is being transformed to become the new home of the 8 ball club. Work has been going on for some time now but on 8th October 2011 the steel beams which support the roof went into place. This clears the room of many of the wooden posts which had been necessary. For more pictures go to renovations gallery
Green's Repair Update
The under surface of green 2 is completed but the final work has been held up by the weather and who knows when that will turn?
Yasi Damage 2nd, 3rd Feb 2011
The green was awash with water and leaves
The underlay on green 2 faced the onslaught
The raintree will no longer shade the car park
Though tied up the shade cover was damaged.
The kitchen floor was a puddle
The kitchen cupboard's base has expanded!!
The parquetry floor suffered as well.
As the club was without power until Saturday night the freezers thawed out and some foodstuffs were lost. The phones were up and running by Monday and now we are in fully operational mode. Come and have a game
Australia Day
Australia Day saw a good field of 56 players competing in a two match event. Teams played 12 ends or 1.5 hours and then had a quick cuppa and back to the green for a second match. After the second game we all enjoyed a terrific high tea with damper, corned beef, lamingtons and caramel tarts. Col Hills rink was the runner-up and Lyn Pool's rink won the afternoon. There were many players who dressed for the occasion and this contributed to the success of the day. Congratulations to the organisers and can we have lots more events like this during the year?
STBC Cent Sale
On 19th November the STBC held its Christmas Cent Sale. The public supported the event and we had the hall and the bar area filled with eager Cent Salers keen to win some of the terrific prizes on offer. It was the largest cent sale we have had for a decade and all those hard working members who made it happen will be delighted to hear that the treasurer was smiling on Monday!
The dining room was filled
Men's STBC 4's
The STBC men's 4's were held on 29th and 30th October. Twenty-four teams competed for the lucrative purse with the Dave Whiting team from Suburban the overall winners.
Melbourne Cup 2011
The first Tuesday is reserved for the running of the Melbourne Cup and it is also ladies social day at the club.Everybody was invited to a relaxed day of sweeps, bowls and lunch and if you chose to dress up for the occasion so much the better. The dress styles differed dramatically with Judy wearing a fetching skirt and shirt and Gus in casual attire. Priscilla chose a more theatrical style with the underwear on the outside ( more favoured by the superheros) while Iris was in an elegant white top and black pant.
It was a very enjoyable day at the club and there are more photos available in the gallery
President's Day
On Monday 10th Octobeer President Kay and Patroness Marie welcomed players from the region to the President and Patroness' Afternoon. The teams were selected by a random draw and after each set of four ends the players moved up one position. It was especially interesting to see the skips putting down the mats!!!! Judging from the laughter on the green there was much fun and enjoyment had on the day. Many thanks to those who travelled to be with us on this special day.
Friday Nights
We run a BBQ each Friday night and also the gooseclub and member's draw. $5 gets you a great BBQ so if you've not planned anything next Friday come and check us out. BBQ is around 6.30pm just after the gooseclub is drawn.
The ladies enjoying the night
The men enjoyed posing for the photo
Our Champs
Carole Broadbent and Lee Church became the Townsville A and B grade Champion of Champions when they defeated all other A and B grade club champions at Jubilee earlier this month. Well done ladies
NQ Champ
The culmination of the NQ Ladies Championship was the Open Singles Event. Carole Broadbent our A Grade Champion was pitted against Del MCAlvey from Mackay. After a slow start Carole was able to recover from 11-3 down to finally prevail 25-23. Congratulations Carole the club is proud of your achievement
Lou's Memorial
On 2nd August the ladies gathered at the club to remember one of the colourful characters of the club, Lou Murphy, who died a year ago. Many of Lou's family were able to come along and hear her fellow bowlers recount stories of Lou's exploits. There were visitors from other clubs in Townsville who were happy to reminisce also. Lou's son David travelled from Adelaide and Graham from Mackay to attend the event.
Lou's family
The ladies searched their cupboards for some dress memorabilia to round off a wonderful afternoon.
Shirley shows the style of the 60's, Mavis models the first change..slacks in the 80's, Mavis is checking that Shirley's skirt conforms to the rigid rules of the 70's Vera shows that a touch of colour came in in the 90's and Berit shows how the bowls fashions have changed recently
Standard Cup Ours
The South Townsville rink of Carole Broadbent, Lyn Pool, Kay Lehmann and Michelle Sumpton have retained the Standard Cup which these players won in 2009 at the Suburban club.The same players successfully defended the trophy in 2010 at South Townsville in 2010 and now they have completed the hat trick of wins. On all three occasions their opponents were from the Jubilee Club.
It was a fitting finale for Carole who is relocating to the south next year. She has won a total of 10 standard cups during her career with the now defunct North Ward Club and since 2000 with the South Townsville Club.
2011 Standard Cup Champions
Congratulations
Our men won the Townsville 5th Division Pennants. Congratulations to all who played in these teams. What a great result for the club
Congratulations are also in order for Carole Broadbent from our club who joined with Doug Kleinhans from the Thuringowa club to win the NQ Mixed pairs. Another great result for the club
Friday nights at the Club
The club house is the place to be on Friday evenings. There are lots of people who come down around 4pm for a roll up and then stay for the gooseclub draw and the $5 evening meal. The menu varies weekly and is published each week in advance on the noticeboard. Come along and have some fun and help the club at the same time. See you there.
Men's Pennants Commence
For the next 6 weeks the Townsville Pennants will be hotly contested around the greens.
Bailey representing us in Div 5
Vic representing us in Div 4
Julie and her bird came along to support our teams.
STBC Men's Club Fours
The club 4's were played on 29th and 30th January and are now to the final match. Alton Rowe's rink will play Stretch Emmerson's rink in the final match, at a time yet to be decided.
Jimmy on the green in round 1
Harry on the green in round 1
Ladies Social Bowls
This Tuesday will see the first of the ladies social days for 2011. With the Standard Cup to defend in July , Cent sales to organise, pennants to attend and Hoy every frotnight the ladies are in for a busy year as usual.
Melbourne Cup Mayhem
Tim Robson Day
Sunday 17th October the club joined with Jean Robson and her family to remember her husband, Tim. Tim was a much loved member who really enjoyed his bowls and on this day so too did all of the players who came to the function. The full day event waas won by and the runners-up were. Thanks to everybody who travelled to our club to celebrate this day.
Saturday Jackpot
The club has decided to institute a Saturday Jackpot competition commencing immediately. The starting jackpot will be $100 and will rise (if it does not go off!) to be capped at $450.
The format will be randomly selected teams and one game of 21 ends
Play will start at 1.30pm and names must be in by 1pm on the day. If you have time on Saturday come along and have some fun.
After five weeks the jackpot still has not been claimed and there are only six cards in the pack to choose from. Don't forget if you are the winning rink and you don't get the jackpot you do have your green fees refunded. Come along and take you chance
Men's Seafood Day 10th Oct
Fourteen rinks contested the traditional Seafood Day at the club. The men were treatd to three games of 18 ends interspersed with prawns, fish and trifle at lunchtime and a hearty afternoon tea to sustain them through the rigours of the final 18 ends of the day. There were rinks from from the Ingham and Burdekin areas and all points in between. Thanks to all of the players who came along and made this day a resounding success.
Hughenden Triples
The triples combination of Mark Dempsey, Brian Hitchcock and Mick Barnett from our club had a very successful weekend in the west on the 4th and 5th of September. They completed a clean sweep of their matches to record 5 wins and a +42 score. Their nearest opponents, also with 5 wins, had a margin of +40 so Mick, Bluey and Shommy were relegated to second place by the narrow margin of 2 shots. Well done to the boys from STBC.
Betty's a super vet
On Monday 6th September the ladies of the club gathered to celebrate the 80th birthday of Betty Clarke. There was a game of bowls followed by a terrific afternoon tea which Betty's family was able to share with her. The photo shows President Pat giving Betty her super vet badge.
North Queensland wins Bendigo Bank Shield
NQ President May Hinds is presented with the Bendigo Bank Shield by a representative from the Bendigo Bank, Noleen Napoli. All lady bowlers in the north of Queensland thank the Bendigo Bank for its ongoing sponsorship of this prestigious event. There were five divisions contesting the event and NQ won from the Atherton district followed by Mackay in third place, Cairns district in fourth place and Far North Queensland in fifth spot.
We win the Standard Cup
The home team of Carole Broadbent skip, Lyn Pool third, Kay Lehmann second and Michelle Sumpton lead, today ( Wednesday 7th July) won the Standard Cup for the second year running. The team finished on top of their pool with 5.5 wins and, as last year, they faced Jubilee ( also on 5.5 wins) in the final. It was a hard fought match with South Townsville prevailing 26-23 after 25 ends. Congratulations to the team and well done to all of the people who worked so hard to make the tournament such a magnificent success
Beres a Veteran
Beres O'Keefe is presented with her veteran's badge by President Pat
Congratulations Beres
The Tour Group Reunion
On Monday afternoon 21st June at 3pm the event to celebrate 50 years of touring by the NQ Tour Group began This was the culmination of months of hard work by the organising committee and their work paid off hansomely There were photos and more photos and memorabilia and lots of old friends to catch up with and great food.The evening was admirably chaired by Kevin O'Shea and the variety of speakers reminded the guests of the interesting happenings that had occurred over the years. To see the photos from this function follow this link
The Cent Sale
On Saturday afternoon about 1pm there was action aplenty at the clubhouse. Nearly 100 people were seated in the dining room tearing up tickets in preparation for the biannual cent sale. At 1.30pm the fun began. Runners carrying prizes and buckets collected tickets from the participants and the giant raffle began. There were hundreds of prizes and at 3pm the boss called a halt to enable afternoon tea to be served. After a cuppa and a couple of pieces of home baked slice it was back to the sale. The prizes ranged from home cooking to sewing to knick knaks and fruit and vegies. Of course there were the lucky ones who needed a trailor to carry their prizes home but the majority had to be content with a terrific afternoon out and a good chat with neighbours. Thanks to all club members who donated the prizes and slices. Without your generosity these events are not possible. Many thanks also to the runners who will be feeling a little weary after the function.
Yippee action
It is really terrific to see that the ground work to repair the number one green has started. The whisper is that it will be completed in a week
The tractor is loosening up the surface material which will be removed and replaced. But before that could happen it needed some grunt from the fellas
and then it had to be inspected ..."and that is why I missed that shot last Wednesday week"
But seriously the rest of the club would like to thank those men who rolled up their sleeves on Thursday 13th May to lift the carpet to ensure that the repairs to the green could be made
Mudpickers win at the Magpie 5's
The South Townsville quintet of Pat Farrell, Berit Karlin, Elaine Murdoch, Lee Church and Kay Lehmann won the annual Magpie 5's at Thuringowa on Thursday 6th May. This competition consists of pairs and triples in the morning and rinks and singles in the afternoon. Berit and Kay narrowly won the pairs after being 14 all with one end remaining, whilst Lee, Elaine and Pat had a draw in the triples. Both the rink and the singles had a win in the afternoon. Well done ladies
Shirts vs Skirts
On the Anzac Day holiday there was a challenge issued at the club. The men against the ladies. The challenge was accepted with alacrity and a wonderful afternoon was had by all. Suffice to say the men's ego was left intact...for the time being. You can view the photos by going to the gallery and then to social days.
A special thanks to the organisers of the event. More please
Australian Meat Industry
On Sunday 16th May, the Australian Meat Industry will conduct its well known sausage sizzle competition in the BBQ area at our club. Butchers from all over the north will be vying for the "best sausage" title in various categories. As there are expected to be crowds tasting the goodies we will take advantage of this by operating a secondhand stall and a plant stall. This day promises to be a big day for the club
Cent Sale
The club will be holding a monster Cent Sale on 22nd May commencing at 1.30pm. These cent sales always have many terrific prizes and it provides you with hours of entertaining frustration as you see the prizes you would like disappearing to another person. The afternoon commences at 1.30pm but you will need a good half hour to organise your tickets. See you there about 12.45pm
Russell in District Side
Russell Sumpton has come through a rigorous selection period to be named in the NQ Men's District Team to compete at Coolum later in the year. Russell joins Carole Broadbent (who is a skip in the Ladies Team) and May Hinds (who is the NQ Ladies President) as the South Townsville Representatives in these teams. Congratulations and good bowls in the DEEP SOUTH
120 years of Married Life
This week we helped two stalwart couples at the club celebrate milestones. Marie and Vic Venn posted 62 years of marriage while Joan and Ray Carter have mustered a mere 58 years. Congratulation to both couples.
Marie and Vic
Joan and Ray
NQ President's Day
On Tuesday 16th March visitors from all over the NQ District came to South Townsville to celebrate President May Hinds' Day. There were two games of bowls and a delightful lunch and afternoon tea completed the day.
For pictures of the event go to the Social Days on the gallery.
NQ Ladies Trials
On the weekend of 13th and 14th March the NQ Ladies held trials at the club in order to select district sides and the team to contest the Bendigo Bank Shield. The outcome of these trials will be known in a few days. There were players from all over the NQ District with representatives from Collinsville to Ingham competing for inclusion in these prestigious teams.
The selectors with their paperwork before the trials
Action on the green
District teams
The following rinks have been selected to represent North Queensland at the Sunshine Coast.
Kay Bye, Helen Vawser, Chris RObinson Jan Davidson
Kate Leverton, Aileen Fordham, Kay Pott, Lesley Watson
Di Catelan, Elsa Piotta, Lyn Seymour, Carole Broadbent.
The whole of NQ congratulates these players on their selection and wishes them great bowling in the deep south!!!
Ladies win at the Kookaburras
At the annual Kookaburra tournament conducted by the Suburban Ladies the South Townsville rink of Beres O'Keefe, Reggie Gallaway, Bernice Gow and May Hinds won the major prize. Well done ladies.
Super Veteran gets her badge
Jean Robson seen here cutting her cake at afternoon tea. Jean was presented with her super-vet badge which means that she now has the OBE. Just in case some have not heard of this honour...it is the Over Bloody Eighty award!!