Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club 1109 Federation Dr, Long Beach, CA 90804

(562) 433-9063

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President’s Message Tony DeFazio

Happy Labor Day everyone! Do come out to our

Labor Day BBQ on September 6.

Carol Poto and Marcus Zeino have set up a nice

Demo Day of Drakes Pride products for your

convenience on Saturday, September 12, from

9:00 to 12:00. This is a great opportunity for new

bowlers to try out some modern sleek bowls.

At the end of the month Long Beach will be

hosting four days of the US Open; men’s Singles

on Sep 27-28 and men’s Fours on Sep 29-30.

Come out and watch some great bowlers play the

game.

Congratulations to all our superb tournament

bowlers who won or placed in August’s events.

As you know Candy has been working with the

City of Long Beach since January to get some

DRAW BOWLING

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays

10 am & 1 pm

Wednesdays 6:00 pm

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before start time.

2015

much needed repairs done to our facility. It has

been a long wait with many letters written back

and forth. It takes time for the City and County

to appropriate funds needed for repairs. But

alas, painting will begin in the next week or two

and should be completed by September 18. Yes,

this will be an inconvenience for everyone, but

we will all be happy to get the job done. The

clubhouse will be painted inside and out and the

garages on the outside. There is not enough time

to do the roof and windows before the US Open

or the National Championships. Hopefully those

repairs will occur before the El Nino rains come!

Please be patient during the paint job.

See you on the green!

CLUB BBQ

Sunday, Sep 6

9:30 Check-in

10:00 Bowl 12:30 Lunch

Bring a dish or pay $5

Sign-up sheets posted on the sandwich board in clubhouse

Wear red-white-blue

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9/5 Sat Judy Patrizzi Mix or Match Pairs MacKenzie Park

9/6 Sun Club Labor Day BBQ Long Beach

9/11 Fri Coast League Round-up Long Beach

9/12 Sat Drakes Pride Bowls Demo Day (9 am - noon) Long Beach

9/12 Sat Mike & Mimi Majer Mixed Pairs Laguna Woods

9/13 Sun SWWD CA Bears (women) Newport Harbor

9/19-20 Sat-Sun SWLBA Murray-Allison Singles (men) Riverside

9/26 Sat US Open Opening Ceremony & Welcome Party (5 pm) Laguna Woods

9/27-28 Sun-Mon US Open Fours (women), Singles (men) Visit website

9/29-30 Tue-Wed US Open Pairs (women), Fours (men) Visit website

September Events

Ian McKellen shines as Sherlock Holmes, delivering amazing performances as the old and feeble 90-year-old Holmes and the still sharp and witty 60-year-old Holmes. Laura Linney also does an excellent job as Mrs. Munro, and Milo Parker is charming as her son Roger. The three have an amazing chemistry together and every scene that features them is pinpoint accurate. The sets were wonderful, as were the costumes and the make-up, and really helped capture the feel of early 1900s and 1940s England. Backed by strong cinematography, it's a visual feast.

See Trailer at YouTube

MOVIE REVIEW John Arbogast

Mr. Holmes Currently streaming on Netflix

Mr. Holmes is a look into the life of an old and tortured Sherlock Holmes, with a stellar performance from Ian McKellen keeping the film afloat.

Mr. Holmes shows us the life of a retired 90- something-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) who has started to lose his famed mental prowess. After returning on a trip from Japan, where he tries to find some local medicine to keep his mind sharp, he returns to his cottage by the sea. He lives with his caretaker, Mrs. Munro (Laura Linney) and her son Roger (Milo Parker), and Sherlock takes an interest in her son. Roger quickly becomes Sherlock's friend, as Sherlock teaches Roger about beekeeping while Roger, in exchange, asks to read a novel Sherlock was writing about his final case. In flashbacks, a 60-year-old Sherlock (also played by McKellen) tries to solve the mystery of Mrs. Kelmot (Hattie Morahan), a woman who has seemingly begun to lose her mind after two miscarriages and an obsession with the glass flute. Intertwined with the flashback and Sherlock's friendship with Roger, we gain insight into Sherlock's Japan trip.

The Wine Country

Randy Kemner, Proprietor

(562) 597-8303 (800) 505-5564 Fax (562) 587-9493

2301 Redondo Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90755

www.thewinecountry.com

Arts Council will be

renting our clubhouse

on Friday, Sep 4th from 9 to 12.

Please do not disturb them.

Practice after 12 noon.

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Message from the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Fine Arts Affiliates (FAA) is a 51-year-old non-

profit group which raises scholarship money for the

College of the Arts, COTA at CSULB. They would like

to use our facility for their meetings for which they

will pay us a rental fee. They meet seven times a year

on the first Friday of the following months from 9:00

am to 12:00 noon:

2015: Sep 4, Oct 2, Nov 6 2016: Jan 9, Feb 6, Mar 6, Apr 3 (The contract is valid through 2016.)

During this time if you want to practice on the greens,

please prepare the day before to have your bowls

with you so you won’t need to enter the clubhouse.

As you all know the acoustics in our clubhouse are

frightful – opening and closing the door disrupts any

meeting going on inside. Gail Schmoller, a member

of our own club, is the president of this group so we

have nothing to worry about since she is familiar with

club policies and procedures.

An email reminder will be sent before each meeting.

SPECIAL EVENT

DRAKES PRIDE BOWLS DEMO DAY

Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club

Saturday, September 12, 9am – noon

New sets of off-the-shelf bowls

will be available at a great price

$298 ~ black, $398 ~ colors

(tax included)

– Try your hand at rolling for prizes –

– Light refreshments will be served –

Contact: Carol Poto 562-400-2686

Club Policy:

You must play in the “DRAW” for “Club Draw

Bowling Days”:

Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Sunday* 10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. (*Mandatory all WHITES; Club Blue Shirt excluded)

Private games may not be organized during Draw Bowling hours.

Reminder: Tan is NOT the new WHITE

NOT tan, beige, or khaki or even off white

White means WHITE

Thanks for your compliance, Board of Directors

Talent wins games, but teamwork and

intelligence wins championships.

~ Michael Jordan

News from the

GREENS COMMITTEE Stephanie Johnson

Last month the greens were groomed and fertilized. We are still waiting for the planer to be fixed by American Golf. Greg believes the mechanic will be ready to work on this in September. The Dennis mower blades have been sharpened and new bed knifes replaced. The older Dennis mower went in for tune-up and repair. Danny continues to mow each of our greens twice a week. We are using the groomer on all three greens every two weeks. During the hot days watering is very important and is being done at least twice a week. I heard that some of the players even got watered! If this situation happens again, just pull the plug to the sprinkler system in the equipment room. The control box is on the side nearest the door. Thanks to all the members following the schedule this month. Happy bowling!

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Can you guess this month’s

Mystery Member?

(To be revealed next month.)

Submit your childhood photo to Scott Boyd

for future publications

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August Mystery Member Straight out of the Lone Star State this little cutie-pie spent the first thirteen years of her life in the small Texas town of Beeville. This photograph was taken after her very first haircut and shortly before entering the first grade. A few curls shy of being a Shirley Temple look-alike, our Mystery Member for the month of August is ... Dee McSparran.

Sandra Schlosser Sep 1

Randy Kemner Sep 4

Vicki Jansen Sep 9

Bob Breen Sep 10

Nina Svele Sep 18

Lloyd Fox Sep 20

Jean Cochran Sep 29

Candy DeFazio, Heidi Fernandes,

Kim Heiser, Jackie Huisman,

Stephanie Johnson,

Eileen Lancendorfer, Dee McSparran,

Carol Poto, Margi Rambo

John Arbogast, Robert Busciglio,

Tom Davis, Tony DeFazio, Barry Hayes,

Grant Shear, Richart White

in the 2015 US OPEN

COAST LEAGUE ROUNDUP MUST HAVE PLAYED IN ONE COAST

LEAGUE GAME THIS SEASON

Fri, Sep 11

TWO 14-END GAMES ~ BLIND DRAW

PRIZE $$ BOTH GAMES

CHECK IN 8:45 ~ START AT 9:00 ~ $4pp

Morning hospitality & Lunch provided

Wear Hawaiian shirts

Laguna Beach 1 27 9

Laguna Woods 1 23 13

Long Beach 1 23 13

Long Beach 2 23 13

Newport 2 19 17

Newport 1 19 17

Laguna Woods 2 15 21

Santa Ana 14 22

Laguna Beach 2 12 24

The Groves 5 31

2015

COAST LEAGUE

LFinal Standing W

11-SepRoundup

Long Beach

2015 CHAMPIONS

Laguna Beach

2nd Laguna Woods 1

3rd Long Beach 1 & 2

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PERCEPTION OF DISTANCE (courtesy of Deanna Amos, Australian Coach)

Some bowlers misjudge lengthwise distances

separating bowls in a head.

The distance beyond the jack at which an object

is fully visable depends on the height of the eye

line and the distance to the objects but is

generally at least a meter.

DITCH________________________________

Illustration 1: distance from jack to ditch

Illustration 2: distance from jack to bowl

The distance beyond a bowl at which an object is

fully visible similarly depends on the eye height,

head distance, bowl orientation (upright or flat)

but is generally at least 2 meters.

DITCH________________________________

Illustration 3: distance from purple bowl to ditch

and red bowl to jack

When an umpire is called, retire away from the head as you no longer are part of the decision making. Respect the decision made.

Always inform your opponent if you wish to leave the green.

Be sure that complete access to the head is accorded to the team with

possession of the rink.

1 meter

1 meter

2 meters

2 meters

New rules books will be delivered early this month.

Law 45 Spectators

45.1 Spectators and anyone

else not directly taking

part in the game must

stay outside the

boundaries of the green

and clear of players.

45.3 They must not disturb or

advise the players in any

way.

Purchase Bowls

~ Used ~

Contact Jackie Huisman 562-439-0677

or

Richart White 562-596-2256

~ New ~

Contact Candy DeFazio 562-433-9787

See used bowls at LBLBC website

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Complete results at www.swlawnbowls.org

1st Kottia, Jo, Debbie, Dee

SWWD Rinks 8/8 ~ Hermosa Beach

San Diego Mixed Triples

8/1 ~ San Diego

3rd Dee & Bill

San Diego Mixed Pairs 8/2 ~ San Diego

2nd CF Grant & Barry

SWLBA Cary-MacDonald Pairs 8/8-9 ~ Long Beach

4th AG Grant & Dee

Pat G Mixed Aussie Pairs 8/15 ~ Long Beach

3rd BG Robert & Gabrielle

Detta Marvin

Mixed Triples 8/16 ~ Laguna Beach

1st G2 Patrick, Dee, Bill

2nd G2 Eileen, Tom, Carol

3rd G1 Maryna, Scott, Heather 4th G1 Reinie, Kim, Teemo

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John Clark Mixed Triples

8/22 ~ Hermosa Beach

1st AG Sean, Candy, Ian 2nd AG Eileen, Tom, Cecile

3rd AG Dee, Rick, Debbie 1st BG Tony, Laurie, Herb

SWWD Vet-Novice Pairs 8/23 ~ Laguna Beach

2nd AG Kim, Pashi 1st AG Dee, Jann

SWLBA Novice Pairs 8/23 ~ Newport Harbor

3rd Robert & Ed Joslyn Mixed Triples

8/29 ~ Holmby Park

6th BG John, Heidi, Richart 1st AG Sean, Cheri, Alan

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Jackie Huisman

Ray de Groat, a member of Long Beach LBC from

1960-1963, and his wife Greta, visited the club on

July 11. Ray was born in 1926 and celebrated his

89th birthday in August.

He was a student at Wilson High from 1943-44 and

does come back for class reunions. Ray graduated

from City College in 1951 and Cal State Long Beach

in 1954 in Journalism. He was a singer at all City

high school dances and graduation ceremonies.

That was during the day of Joseph McCarthy

hearings & files. His file read: Since 1951 Ray was

an active member of the Unitarian Church. Ray taught school in Garden Grove and Los Alamitos High. At that time,

he lived at 6442 Willow and had four children. Three have since passed away, but his surviving son resides in

Stockholm Sweden. He later moved to Castro Valley where he currently resides. Ray was in the Navy for two years

and was stationed in Pearl Harbor and then served in the Marine Corp Reserve for three years as a sergeant. He

left the service just before the Korean War. His father, Harry, had the last name of de Groot and was a landscape

artist whose paintings can be found in an Auburn Art Museum up North.

To this date, he still owns the bowls that he got from Larson who had been a Champion Bowler.

Thank you Ray & Greta for coming by to visit with us.

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Photo courtesy of Thom Cloutier