EVENT PLANNING FOR 2012
The Galetta Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting the following
Open Tournaments and Other Events in the 2012 season:
May 17th Opening Pot Luck Dinner - bowling at 3:00pm - Pot luck at 5:00pm - followed by our Spring General Meeting. New bowlers and past members are welcome. Bring a salad, main course or dessert.
May 23rd The Lawn Bowling portion of the West Carleton Seniors Games. Participants must have signed up previously with the West Carleton Seniors Association.
May 24th Curling on Grass – an invitation has been extended to all local curlers to try lawn bowling. Begins at 6:00pm with refreshments following.
May 30th Open House – 2:00 – 3:30 & 6:30 – 8:00
May 31st Skills & Etiquette sessions
Jun 11th MacHardy Mixed Pairs open tournament
Jun 14th In-house Mixed Triples
Jun 21st Novice Practicum
Jun 23rd District Mixed Pairs
Jun 24th District Mixed Pairs
Jul 9th Russell Mixed Fours open tournament
Jul 26th In-house Mixed Pairs
Aug 13th Sadler Mixed Pairs open tournament
Aug 15th In-house Women’s Pairs and Men’s Pairs
Sep 6th In-house Novice Triples
Sep 13th In-house Novice Pairs
Sep 25th Fall Annual General Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner - bowling at 3:00pm - Pot luck at 5:00pm - followed by our Annual General Meeting. Bring a salad, main course or dessert.
See the Ontario Lawn Bowls (www.olba.ca) or Bowls Canada (www.bowlscanada.com) for more information about lawn bowling.
The Galetta Lawn Bowling Club’s green was established in 1992. In May of 1998 the name of the Green was dedicated to the memory of the Donald MacHardy. Donald was a well-known local resident who was the driving force behind the Green’s concept and construction. In 1991 Donald and his wife Helen were visiting in Scotland and had the opportunity to try the grand old sport of lawn bowling. On the way home, duly impressed with the sport, Donald said to Helen that we could build our own green in Galetta. When they returned home to Galetta and Donald announced his intentions, Helen and others scoffed at the idea. Undaunted, Donald got right to work. He and several of his friends, including Harold Sadler whose back yard bordered on the proposed site, made it happen by spending countless days and nights developing the green as we know it today.
While the Club has only eight rinks, the club draws its membership from a broad community in the Ottawa region that extends well beyond Galetta's boundaries. The club has a very active recreational and competitive program as well as social activities throughout the season.
Donald’s Wife Helen and David Jefferies
dedicate the Donald MacHardy Green