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This has heen a VeI'y inteI e<>stingtwo years 'Ofw'Orking 'OntheTIle Wlite Sh'Ot. WhEll I and Shana first started I t'Oid ~'h.'maat that timI I'rolly would lili:e to do it fro tW'Oyears and ttwe" did it' It was a lahorof love. I luwe le.uned 1'OtfrODlaH 'Of m.y l'esear£-h and gainecl

• iIn1.nen .•'i'ej'Oy & pleasm:e talking t,O 8111' newer members. Shana has been'Ontstanding with her graphics and her ideas. We did have 'Our littlehiccups almlg tlleWa}', but "we" pErsevel'ed and wepr'Oduced many

• good Write S110tS.We Itad val.'icm.s cl'itics and many of tll(l:mt had 'Onlygondtlrl.ugsto sayaudweftTllankYout'fm' that.! Wenowliltand tlletol'di _.'~~'''''.I _.. "",n

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• off to JIM LEE...\'; RICH.ART WHITE .... may you enjoy d'Omgthe Wdte Shot .JaooeHuim1>3:ll.

as much or evenmore than we did, Sh;maSdmuuler•• • • • •• •.Hlstorr ?? 1@) f!. _r ?? John Dean Roller and hisoftbe '~@8@\J@\t.r,)@)@J) wife Verne Bowbeer Roller,were both the former Long Beach Lawn Bowlers who 'wereparticularly active ill the 19 o's. Together the couple estahlished

the "Rose 'Garden" using all patented roses. Many of these rosesw ere grown from Cuttings

that were cultivated 1)\Verne who operateda nnrsery along with

brother GeorgeBowbeer. Continue P9 2

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History 11'~of the (~@8@

I As E111ieAnfie good remembers himJohn 'was both a good caretaker and ~lawn bowler. According to his brother-in-law,Eo Bowbeer John joined the club after he retired his jobas a Sunshine Cookie Salesman. John collapsed on siteone day during a lawn howling game and died shortlvthereafter. The stonemarker in theHR G d 'fose Jar enwas installedas a memorial.

A fllneral seliVfce'lis tileillYheldfor a If'Onlall! who ras JUst

passed away. Anile emf ofthe service. tile pallbearers

are cmillg ~he casket Olft,.,11ellthey i"£cidfmt:alty

111ml!) hue a 'Waif, janfllBthe casket. They neer a

faint moan. Theyopen the casket and

find thatthe woman isactllally .1Iive! She lives for

10 more ye,lrs, tlui then (Ues. Once again. aceremony is held. and •• ihe end of If,tilepallheare.fs are again c<1rlYillgthe casket.As lhey eany tile casket to"mnUhe door.

tile fmsband cries out,r ATCH THAT WALL. "

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ptimist GeePROMISE YOURSELFTo BE so STRONC THAT NOTHING CAllI DISTURB YOURPEACE Of" MIND.

To TALK HEALTH, HAPP1NESSAM) PROSPER.'n TO E\t£ R\'PERSON'I(JU MEET.

To MAKE AU... 'lOUR FRJEI'IIDSFEEL lltATTHERE ISSOMETHING Ii'll THEM..

To LOOK AT THE SUNN\' SfDE OF E\t£R'I'THINGAND MAta:'lOUR OPTIMISM OOME TRUE_

TO'IHII'IIK (IfIIL'I'OF THE BEST, TOWORKOM.'I' FOR THEBEST, AND TO EJ(P£CT OM. 'I' THE BEST_

To BE JUST AS EI'IITHUSlASJlC AfKJtJT THE SUCCESS OFODlEOS AS 'l'OtJ ARE ABOUT 'lOUR OWN.

To FORGT THE MISTAKES OF THE PASr At!JD PR£SS ONTO THE mATER AOIIE\t£MEI'IITS OF THE FUruRE.

To WEAR A CHEERFUL COtJI'llTEI'IIANCEAT ALL TIMES AltDan ElI£R'l Ulnl\lC CREAruRE \'OtJ MEET A SMILE.

To ewE so MUCH TIME TO THE IMPIKKtEMENT OF'l'OIJRSELF THATYOtJ HAVE NO TIME TO (ltITlClZE OTHERS.

TORE TOOLARC£ FORWORR"I". TOO NOBLE FORAfllGER,TOO SJR(IfIIG FOR FEAR, AND TOO HAPPY TO PERMIT THEPRESENa Of' TROtJBL£.

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1sf Morris Jony3rd Reg Rook9th George Hardy10th Jeny Della Valle12th Laurent Despins12th George Godwin19th Joe Fruehan23rd Eileen Wood29th Jose' Miner

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in the SW Division Devolopment• Winter league FINAL @ laguna Beach

FebrualY 16th, 2013 _aganist Pomona

Section 12 - Irregularities49 Damage bowls49.1 If a bowl. is damaged during the course of play,

the umpire should decide if a replacement bowl is needed.49.2 If a bowl. that had been struck by another bowl during the

course of plays split into pieces, the end should be declared dead.49.3 If a bowl that has been stuck by another bowl during the course

of plays, splits into pieces the end should be declared dead.49.3 In the circumstances described in the laws 49.'1 and 49.2 the

damaged bowl should be replaced with another bowl from thesame set before the start of the next or replayed end asappropriate.

49.4 If a bowl at rest in the rink of play split into pieces without havingbeen struck by another bowl, the bowl' should be replaced withanother bowl from the same set and the end continued.

49.5 If damaged bowl cannot be replaced by another bowl from thesame set, all.bowls in the damaged set should be replaced withbowlsfrom a different set.

~---- COAC ·S CORN EAn Imp ortant part of a leads job isnot only to roll the jack, but to center it too.With propel.' signals this can assist the skip icentering it quickly and help

the game flowing. Please try and follow the directionsbelow so we get uniformity into our signaling thateveryone understands.

Centering the Jack1. Stand in the middle ofthe mat.2. Always signal with YOUl" hands (not just a finger)

held up at a vertical position at about shoulderheight.

3. Hold your hands either to tile left or right side ofyour body - it is not always easy to see them if held infr ont ef yenr body.

4. Hold your hands to the side of your body that theskip needs to move thej ark, and with your handsapart by the appropriate amount the j ack needsto be moved. Once the skiphas seen your signal, lower yon hands until thejack has m oved,

5. Signal again, in the same way, indicating the distancethejack needs to be moved. Again lower your handson ce the skip has seen the signal so he/she is oulyacting 011 one signal.

6. NoI'm ally by then the jack is almostcentered so you only to signal a turn or

half a turn of the jack by rotating•• _ ••••..one hand and wrist in the

appr epr'iate direction.7. Once thejack is alignedproperly, drop one hand down .•••__ ---vertically in fr ent of you and I ~ould also like to thank John Hickson for allewinglet the skill know iUs centerett usto use·l\is "Coaching Corner' artieals ....Jadd.e page 4

2/17 Womens DivisionCoachi:ng DAYby Heather hosted by LBLBCif you miss tlli.s one there are some oftlle other days of coaching on:

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CON GRATULAnON SIISUII CITY AZ WOMENS SINGLES1st place- Kim Heiser this is her 3rd time2nd flight 1st place- Candy DeFaz:ioSUN CITY AZ WOMENS RINKS3rd place- Carol Poto, Linda Roberts,

Alexis Vanden Bos & Rikki Ricard2nd flight 1st- Candy DeFaz:io, Diana Wilk,

Dee McSparran, Jan Hargraves2nd flight 2nd- Eileen Lancendolfer, EileenMorton,Melanie Vizenor & Margi Rambo

e Who·s W: 0 of USA of La Be ·IingThe Bowls USA Hall of Fame annually honors individuals for their body of superior competitive

achievements, and/or exceptional contribution to American lawn bowling off the green.

Annual elections to the HOF were originally made by special committee consisting of onerepresentative of each division and the three at - huge members. In recent year. annual Hall of Fameelections are conducted by the Bowls USA National Council. which consistsof two representetives

of each of the seven U.S. Divisions.

The Hall of Fame was started in 1999 by Harold Esch, a Milwaukee-bornFlorida-residing bowls icon-who had been American lawn bowling's official historian

since 194.5. Joe Siegman. me editor of U.S. bowling's BUWLS lvIagazine.

R.mtg, 'Bead{(C~~)-2() 12In tIle begiuning Pat help ed tile she had learned. Serving ones\VDhisiou as a Ceaeh for more term as President m.ehas6 }'1~aI'S, travaIllgfl"Ol'lil: concell!.h."ated O:nllelpi:ugOxnard to San Diego to get •• tIle )'"llmlgeJ: lio:m; get bettel.' &it done, elllirtiuglter talentell focu. sed on the state of thefriends tolutlp,. S.be chaired greens & thevitality of thethe l\ferger COllllmttee dnC\w games Pat broke intoluip adl:niuim'ate fhe Iadies tlt'e uatio:ual.~{'ene in 1..99days, and served once as by wianmg rhe US Singlesp arfiam ental"i an , At the Club Title, once as .al'i!ht handerlevel she was tllep·enllllial and once as a left h.ander.fl:esillellt aud tounlament howl Afrel' SlH'tes.md s!\;o,uld.ez'surgeryfeeliug it w as her duty to be tllere sIte won ouemOl'a US Championship,for dum and share with thatwmch Title} the PaiI"sTitle in 2001., Can.fA.mComp etitiOllS in :Edmonton Canada HAC £0 petiliousin Seattle Britisll Colombia l\.iontl'eal andl\iJilwaukee" l\1ilwaukee excite 11Ita: Dl 2004 because .~e was :mso.'mn:ent<!l 'with ha." six wins du.'ee D.\singles and 3 D.tpail:sD.\ ltelp:in.gtlta team defeatthe Cauaw.mllsm the FoJkins Cup, Shew-a s d •.efil'stwoman sent by the US to comp ete in the Cll.a:mpion of Champions ia Moama Australia in 2003, In2004 gIla earned tlt'e tine Bowler of tilte tJOm·nam.eut:m the PThID Op('ll.ltayi:ng won the singles andthe h:iples,. S.b.ewas selected to play siugles: iu the fu.m.gunllll \Vodd. Bowls: h:uioIOI' comp'etitio!Usll\ Hong Kougiu 2(105 and. r10mpetecl in tile Arlantic Games,:m 2005 readung tile smU finals:m singles.Bark .'JUl'geJ.·Yand finally, unsuccessful knee sw:gerya1\.ded tIle full,Iu 2006 she finally bad to adIDit shecould not compete at theinteulatiouallevel aIul s,ettled dOWlil toe.uj 0)' Clab Bowlswith au artificial aI'I'Il} at Its.· belovedLOllgBeacll Club ill Long Beach, CA'

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EDYelo~NeededLong Beach Lawn Bowling Club

2013 New Officers Announced:President: Peter Sinclair Vice President: Eileen Laacendorfer please-donttolY~

Secretary. Laurie Richards Treasurer. Candy De Fazio anyexUe~vel!opes1ha:ty,ou mght haveat home- Pleasebring them in & put~emin tl1ebaek bytb.eeopy machine.fMllY 1lIAtlKS!

2013-201.:1New Directors

BohB.reenJim Lee

Jackie Huisman

Leave a Legacy

We 0 ften heal' f..om lawn bowlers andsometimes fanulv members .re!r.anlimt~ ~ ~the important role the sport of LawnBowls has played in their lives. It is atestament to this enjoyable. social andchallenging activity that so manyparticipants choose to giye somethingback in the form of a legacy gift, Thesegifts are \ 'ery important to LawnBowling's filhlre.\\ on't you please joinus in tbis itnpOltant endeav -OJ',? It's assimple as using the following language011 IRA. Insurance policy. or otherbeneficiary designation forms; orproviding it to your attolney for inclusionin VOUl" \Vill or Livina Tnlst:. --

r'Ileave (e.g, % of yenr estate}:$ amennr, residue) to the

LOllg Bearh Lawn Bowling Club~~ ••..Iecated at 11D9Fetlel'ation

Drfve Long Beach,Ca90804

2012-1013Currentlv on BoardofDil'ectol'sReszie RookTh~~ Cloutie.fGeorge Godwin

Hand - Me - cDownsWe had some t+EXTREl\'IEL Y" Old bowls stored.in tile filing (-abillets - what to do.with these nowl stakingup space?? Should we rID:mv them. all om-1L"e them for deceranen? Well, Bob Breen. andJiln Lee went tln"ouglt them an "odd ones" theyfiln'6V out and tile nm.ammg: 7 ••sers" they [mUld

a new hom.e fO!' and titey were dOll<lted.to theJo~l}-:aCenta' Lawn Bo~vIing:dub, in Palm DesertBob Breen m.et up with Curt &'u.'tsch rotd LOl'elieAttridge delivered thebowbfi.'om Laguna BrothLawn Bowling Club alld. they,C'm't & Lm'elie deli\'a'ed the bowL s , fHappy enliing-for someuntlsed b,ow!"" .

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Always give yourSkip plenty of time to

re-evaluate the head &perha.ps signal you a

change of hand orrequest a specific shot.

T•••••••lliiiiiie_'_~_ri_n_e_' _C_~o_u_n_t__I·'Randv Kemner','

Proprteror(502) 597-8303 (800) 505-5564

Fax (56~) 587-94932301 Redondo AvenueSignal Hill} CA 90755

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