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 Bowled Over
East Lismore Men's Bowling Club will host their Annual Spring Carnival on Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18.
Men's triples is the format on Saturday with major sponsors Arthur Larsson and Barry Munro putting forward over $600 in prizes.
On Sunday, mixed triples teams will take to the greens competing for over $400 in prizes courtesy of the major sponsors, ELBC Travelling Bowlers supported by Morrissey Plumbing & Peter Arnold, and Rodney Herne Broom Manufacturing.
Both days commence at 12.30pm and comprise two rounds. Cost is $21 per team which includes afternoon tea and snacks after the game. Nominations can be phoned into the club on 6621 5098 up until the day before each day's play.
I can tell you this is one carnival I will not miss - the hospitality is always special at Easts and the greens a joy to play on thanks to the skill of Bruce and his apprentice.
 Ken Fuller of East Lismore Bowling Club shows his form. East Lismore is holding their Annual Spring Carnival this weekend.
More details on the 10th anniversary of the Palliative Care Day at Workers Heights Bowling Club on Sunday, November 11: the format is mixed fours, with team or single entries accepted, morning tea is at 9am, followed by 21 ends of play.
Cost is $6 per head which includes lunch and Joyce Cleaver and her happy band of workers will ensure everyone has a great time with plenty of prizes and lots of fun. Phone the club on 6624 3040 to register your name. By supporting this day you're helping a good cause.
The next outing of the Lismore Workers Bowling Group will be to Alstonville Bowling Club on Sunday, November 18. The bus will leave the Workers Club at 11am and cost is $12 a head which includes lunch and bowls.
Names must be in by Friday, November 16, to Marie on 6622 2045, or the secretary on 6625 1127. As this is the last bowling event for the year, all members are especially invited to attend.
One of the most popular events on the calendar is the Nimbin Bowling Club Continental Carnival being held from November 2-4.
Mixed Fours is the format on the Friday and Men's Fours on Saturday and Sunday.
A scrumptious morning tea of scones and trimmings is served at 9am, a delicious lunch with liquid refreshments is included to energise you for the afternoon and another culinary delight will finish off the day. Anyone who has experienced Nimbin food in the past will know what a feast it is and who really cares about the bowls?
There are only a couple of spots left in the men's days, but mixed bowlers are encouraged to enter a team by phoning the club on 6689 1250. Cost is $20 a head and I assure you this is an experience not to be missed.
Coaching Tip
More from David Bryant's book, Bowl To Win, which I mentioned last week:
- The faster the green the more difficult it is to make finer judgements of length.
- When there is a side wind it is usually advisable to bowl into the wind.
- Learn to cast the jack accurately.
- Tracking is inevitable and clever use of the mat will enable you to avoid it.
- Set long jacks to begin with.
Umpire's Corner
Law 28B: Displacement by a participating player - of a bowl at rest (ii).
If a bowl at rest or a toucher in the ditch be displaced by a player, the opposing director shall restore the bowl or toucher as near as possible to its original position.
Until next week,
good bowling.
 Hook and Slices
with Stan Bendall
Coraki
The Coraki Tea Tree Cup 18 hole stroke event will be played in three grades this Saturday.
The Coraki team of Hughie 'Cobber' McLelland, Ray Hunt, Jim Ormond and Roger Wilton travelled to Lismore last weekend for the Bartlett-Clarke Shield which they duly brought home.
Dave Carter took out A grade in the stableford last Saturday; Peter Scroope won victorious in B grade and Guy Stewart and Rodney Davison were the best for Coraki.
Casino
There will be a single stableford this Saturday.
A mixed four ball stroke will be played this Sunday.
The Foscars team stableford was held last Saturday, where the worst score is dropped for each hole. The morning session had the easier time of it as strong winds came up in the afternoon. Noel Kinsley, Harry Rankin, Allan and James Schler won the day from Jim Donnelly, Jack Scully, Ron Carney and Steve Humphreys.
Saturday was the last day for the 'upturned saucer' 18th green as construction of a new green and fairway get underway this week.
Players please make yourselves familiar with playing arrangements while the green is under construction.
Col Girvan broke his drought and returned to the winners circle last Thursday when he survived a three way countback to win the day from Peter Waters and Noel Kinsley.
Lismore
The club foursomes will be played this Saturday with the mixed 4BBB stableford BBQ - everyone most welcome.
The Lismore Pro-am will be held on Sunday, November 4 with a dinner on the Saturday night.
Lismore golfers will travel to Mullum for the Starr Cup this weekend followed by Mullum coming to Lismore on November 17.
The annual building trades day will be played at Lismore on Friday, November 16. There are more than $4,000 worth of trophies up for grabs. Entry costs $30, including golf, lunch, afternoon snacks and beer tickets.
Russell Gill won the single stableford last Thursday with a big score of 45 points, 1 ahead of Les Amor and Don Waddell. Keith Doherty won the first nine from Phil Luckie; Gildo Pagotto won the second nine from Robin Dadswell and Steve Morrissey took out the gross section with a fine 4 under par 66 - had he played off the back tees he would have equalled the course record! Great effort Moose!
Coraki travelled to Lismore last Saturday for the Bartlett- Clarke Shield which they took home with them for the fifth year in a row. Dave McLelland and Errol Kerr won the four ball event on the day by 1 from Roger Boyd and Geoff Gaggin.
One problem on Saturday was the 'Claytons' presentation: the presentation you have when you don't have a presentation.
Not one person was there on Saturday to collect their trophy, as all played in the morning. The sponsors inject a lot of money into these events, saving the club money for trophies. It is not expected that everyone comes back but at least if you have won a trophy it would mean a lot to the sponsor if you did OR at the very least ring and let someone know; it's just common courtesy. Let's not take sponsors for granted and show our appreciation so that we don't lose them.
On the upside two golfers holed out on the par 3 second hole: Guy Stewart from Coraki and Lismore's Errol Kerr, both playing in the interclub encounter and both the top scorers from their respective clubs. Top stuff fellas!
The Lismore ladies headed down to Yamba last week for the Ladies classic. Nicole Jenkins, playing off a 5 handicap, set a new course record of 79 on her way to winning the event. Nicole had a big week: she also won the Northern Rivers ladies championship at Lismore last Thursday. Great effort Nikki!
The Camp Quality Day last Sunday was a great success, raising around $5,000 for kids with cancer. A big thank you to major sponsors, Lismore Workers Club, Lismore RSL, Farmer Charlie's, NBN Television, 2LM, Tallwoods and Hazelton airlines and all the local businesses who supported the day. Thanks also to all the volunteers who made the day such a success, especially the Lismore Workers Golf Fishing Club, led by Tom and Maureen Somerville, who cooked the sangas for lunch. Top day and thanks to all the golfers who played and to special guest Terry Leabeater (former first grade footballer and local boy). Congrats to popular bar manager Ross Fletcher for winning the TV. Onya big fella!
On a sadder note the golf club lost a fine member last weekend when 47 year old Martin Harrap lost his fight with cancer after only a couple of months. Martin was an engineer with the public works and a very well respected member of the community. He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him.
Woodburn-Evans Head
The Ray Dixon Memorial Day will be held this Saturday.
There will be a single stroke event in three grades on Saturday, November 3, for the October mugs.
Marge Hodge won the ladies A grade single stableford last Wednesday and Mary Baker won B grade.
Warren Woodcock took out the veterans 12 hole stroke event last Thursday from Dave O'Brien.
Rob Lassig took out the single versus par event last Saturday. Mort Moran won A grade; John Copeland won B grade and Eleanor Tinker took out the ladies section.
 What's My Line
with Ian Clark
Muddy Waters
If you are having trouble finding the muddies I have a couple of spots in Emigrant Creek.
For the first spot put your boat in at the bridge on Teven Road, down from the landscape business.
Be careful, as it is steep. Head up under the bridge around the first bend and lay out your dillies near the mangroves. You can go further upstream if it's no good or head back down stream.
For the second spot when you come in sight of Emigrant Creek Bridge on the Pacific Highway turn around. The best spot is between this bridge and the old Teven double bridges.
Give these a go and you should at least get one muddy, if not more, for your sandwiches on Monday.
Check your dillies regularly, as muddies will wait rather than head in and feed with another muddy. It is very rare to catch two bucks in the one dilly, as they are known to fight one another. And if a jenny gets in between the two bucks - all hell will break loose.
There is not much to report from last weekend other than it was a bit better than the weekend before catch wise.
No new products have passed over my desk this week so we shall head straight into the mail on where they might be biting this weekend.
As I have been predicting the last couple of weeks there are some nice flathead being caught up at Wardell.
Another hot spot has been in Emigrant Creek for flathead and there are also pan-sized flathead in North Creek.
The jew have been getting about the rocky headlands and some schoolies are around both walls at Ballina and in Emigrant Creek.
The best spot for schoolies in Emigrant Creek is around near the boat manufacturing sheds.
A few boats are getting outside and picking up some nice snapper. I believe they are getting them out wide, as the swell is a bit more tolerable than in close.
Not much is happening at Evans at the moment. The schools of stingray have moved on leaving small whiting and pan-sized flathead in the river.
There are still dart along Seven Mile with jew up around Broken Head.
That's all I have for this week. I hope you are able to get amongst them.
Until next week,
fun fishing.
Potter's Pot Shots
 Southern District's batsman, Richard Nind, with a defensive shot against the Casino Cavaliers at Nielson Park, East Lismore, in the LJ Hooker League last weekend.
Alstonville's captain, Greg Potter, had more than 200 reasons to celebrate last weekend after knocking up the first ever double century in the LJ Hooker cricket league.
Potter scored an unbeaten 205 on his way to declaring at 3-330 against Workers and putting Alstonville in a very strong position for the outright victory this Saturday. Potter managed 28 boundaries in his innings and finished with a six in the last over of the day.
Southern Districts and the Casino Cavaliers are fighting out a close game at Nielson Park, East Lismore.
Craig Bateman took 6 wickets for 49 against the Cavaliers, on their way to a total of 119.
At the close of play Souths were 5-87, mainly thanks to Rob Pickford scoring 46 not out.
Eastern Districts fast bowler Ian Gregory decimated the Brunswick-Byron batting line-up, taking 4-36 off just 14 overs. Brunswick-Byron finished the day all out for 85 while Easts scored 3-62 in reply and look to have at least a first innings victory assured.
Norths-Goonellabah RSL look to be in trouble in their first game of the season, against Tintenbar-East Ballina, at Saunders Oval, Ballina.
Tintenbar-East Ballina won the toss and elected to bat, finishing the day's play at 8-272.
Opener Mick Warbuton top-scored 74 before being dismissed lbw by Jim McLaughlin, ably backed up by Brett Crawford (57), Dave Carney (36) and William Porter (28), putting Tintenbar in a strong position to take first innings points.
At Nesbitt Park, South Lismore Chris Matthews and Craig Ferguson rescued Marist Brothers from a disastrous start against Lennox Head.
Brothers were 6-60 before Matthews and Ferguson came to the crease, scoring 75 and 71 respectively leaving Brothers at 8-225 and with a reasonable chance of a first innings victory over Lennox.
Last Friday Club for Masters Games
The very last Friday Club for the Rainbow Region Masters games is on this Friday, October 26, from 5.15-8pm at the Lismore Workers Club.
With more than 2000 competitors and over 100 volunteers the Rainbow Region Masters Games Committee would like to thank the sponsors, local participants and volunteers for making the Masters Games a highly successful and enjoyable weekend.
There will be prizes awarded, munchies provided and leftover stock at very reduced prices.
As the games were so well attended they actually made a small profit of $1,992 which will be used to seed fund the proposed 2003 Games.
Southern Cross university Centre for Regional Tourism research has estimated that total spending at the Masters Games exceeded $800,000, meaning a massive boost for business in the local area.
Sporting Volunteer of the Year Awards
Nominations for The Northern Rivers Echo sporting volunteer of the Year are due tomorrow, October 26.
Conducted by the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation and Lismore City Council, the awards are designed to show community recognition of local sporting volunteers who provide their commitment and service so that local sport can exist.
Whether they be coaches, referees, managers, doctors, administrators or anyone else who volunteers their time and services, all are eligible to enter.
The awards are designed not as a competition but rather as a way to show community appreciation for individuals who selflessly give their time to local sport.
The awards are free to enter with great prizes on offer, all of which are provided by local business. So what are you waiting for, nominate a volunteer from your organisation today.
If you know someone who you think deserves recognition for their contribution to sport then make sure you nominate them now as nominations for the awards close on October 26 and recipients will be announced on November 2. Nomination forms can be obtained through your sporting club, at the department of Sport and Rec offices, at Lismore City Council Offices in Goonellabah or at The Northern Rivers Echo (218 Molesworth Street, Lismore).
For further details check out the display advertisement on page 31.
As part of the celebrations for the International Year of the Volunteer Lennox Head Surf Club is holding a day of celebration where they will hold a presentation of certificates for volunteers on Sunday, October at the Lennox Head Surf Club from 11am-2pm.
Life Saving identities Trevor Hendy and Carla Gilbert will be on hand to present local life savers with their certificates.
Learn to be a Swimming Instructor
The NSW Department of Sport and Recreation has announced that AUSTSWIM (NSW) will be conducting two AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety courses this summer.
AUSTSWIM is the national organisation responsible for the training of quality swimming and water safety teachers throughout Australia.
Anyone 16 years of age and over can begin the training to become a qualified swimming teacher.
The AUSTSWIM Course is conducted in 2 parts. The Course Essentials component is an introductory pre-requisite course and covers topics such as How People Learn; Being an Effective Teacher; The Swimming Teacher and the Law; Planning the Program; Principles of Movement in Water and Aquatic Safety.
Participants then select an elective course; Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety, Teacher of Infant Aquatics or Teacher of Aquatics to People with Disabilities to complete their course.
AUSTSWIM will offer their next Course Essentials on Friday, November 30, and the Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety elective from December 1-2 at its next course in Lennox Head.
The cost of the program is $90 for Course Essentials and $180 for the Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety.
AUSTSWIM also offers individuals the opportunity to complete the Course Essentials component in the comfort of their own home through a CD ROM and Interactive Learning Package.
Vacancies are limited for the Lennox Head course and pre-enrolment is essential. For further information and application forms contact AUSTSWIM (NSW) on 1300 130 675 or the Department on 131 302.
Biathlon Begins
There's a new way to get fit on the North Coast.
The Far North Coast four town biathlon series begins this week.
People of all ages and fitness levels are encouraged to come and run/walk 4km then swim 300-400m.
There are prizes to be won including tennis lessons, tandem skydiving, indoor climbing, learn to surf lessons and surfboards.
All races are free for the first week of competition then normal race fees apply (see below).
In Casino, head to the Memorial pool at 6pm on Monday.
In Lismore go to the Memorial Pool at 6.30pm on Wednesdays.
Mullumbimby participants should go to the Mullum pool at 5.30pm on Fridays.
For the Ballina races people should go to the Memorial Pool at 6pm on Thursdays.
Register 30 minutes before the race. Adults $12; concession $6; families (two adults, two kids under 16) $20; five race pass $50; 10 race pass $90.
For more information contact Graham on 6686 3985.
Swift Moves
 Sydney Swifts Susan Diver (left) and Kelly Adamson (right) with coach Julie Fitzgerald and a flock of Ballina fans at Kingsford Smith Park last Sunday.
Ballina's young netballers had a chance to be at their most swift on the court last Sunday.
The Commonwealth Bank held a 'Make it happen' netball clinic at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina last weekend where local netballers had a chance to meet members of the National Netball league team the Sydney Swifts and their coach, Julie Fitzgerald.
Susan Diver and Kelly Adamson, who play with the Swifts, were in Ballina to demonstrate and pass on the skills that have made them elite netballers.
Although netball is the most popular team sport played in Australia it is yet to attract the lucrative sponsorship deals that sports like men's rugby union, men's rugby league and men's cricket have managed to. The Commonwealth Bank is netball Australia's main sponsor and the 'Make it happen' clinics are a way of taking elite netball to regional areas in Australia.
Athlete Subsidy Program
Time is running out for junior athletes to obtain cash subsidies through the North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS) Athlete Subsidy Scheme.
The scheme is designed to financially assist very talented young north coast athletes access to training, coaching and competitions related to state and national events.
NCAS director, Tony Clarke believes the program is very helpful to local athletes.
'We strongly encourage any athlete aged between 10 and 20 years who, over the last 12 months, has trained or competed at a recognised state or national level, excluding school sport, to obtain an application form,' he said.
'We want to support all north coast athletes that meet the criteria with a cash subsidy, but applications must be received using the specific form by the end of October. Athletes can be from any recognised sport and don't have to be part of an NCAS program to be eligible,' he added.
The NCAS Athlete Subsidy Scheme is a direct result of the work done by the voluntary committee members who are part of the NCAS five sub-regional committees. The committees regions include Tweed-Byron, Northern Rivers, Clarence Valley, Coffs Coast and Hastings-Macleay.
'Through the fundraising support provided by our region's councils, businesses and generous individuals, we have now established a pool of funds which will be returned back to our talented sporting youth,' Clarke said.
This year, the local government councils of Ballina, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Copmanhurst, Grafton, Hastings, Kempsey, Kyogle, Lismore, Maclean, Nambucca, Pristine Waters, Richmond Valley, and Tweed all provided cash support to the NCAS athlete funding pool.
Applications will be assessed in early November and successful recipients will be required to attend a presentation function within their respective sub-region in late November or early December. The amount of funding provided to each successful applicant is not a fixed amount as it depends on the size of the funding pool and the final number of recipients within NCAS each sub-region.
NCAS is sponsored by NSW Sport & Recreation and Southern Cross University, both of whom have supported the establishment and growth of the Athlete Subsidy Scheme. As well as athlete subsidies, the NCAS runs talent identification and development program in nine sports, conducts Sport Smart workshops at high schools throughout the region, and hosts an annual regional coaching conference.
For further information and to obtain an application form, visit www.ncas.org.au or phone 6620 3073.
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