SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: After Lockdown Party

To celebrate the end of the Lockdown, Safety Bay Bowling Club is hosting a Party this Saturday July 3rd .
Come on down and have a much needed free Night out full of fun & great food from michael!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!. Go the bay!

Announcement: Men’s Sunday Scroungers

While we work towards Re- Opening the club this Saturday 3rd July @ 8.00am ( based on current information )

Sunday Scroungers:
The 2nd event on the bowling agenda is men’s scroungers,
The CASH SCROUNGERS EVENT this sunday is still on, (subject to covid & weather )

If you had your name down previously and you can’t play this sunday l please let Craig Rich or Neil Tuck know ASAP for catering purposes.

Wednesday funny

Three dead bodies turn up at the mortuary, all with very big smiles on their faces. The coroner calls the police to tell them his results after the examination.

"First body: Frenchman, 60, died of heart failure whilst making love to his mistress. Hence the enormous smile, Inspector", says the Coroner.

"Second body: "Scotsman, 25, won a thousand pounds on the lottery, spent it all on whisky. Died of alcohol Poisoning, hence the smile."

The Inspector asked, "What of the third body?"

"Ah," says the coroner, "this is the most unusual one. Paddy from Belfast, 30, struck by lightning."

"Why is he smiling then?" inquires the Inspector.

"Thought he was having his picture taken."

Alright everyone I know we’re all in lockdown and probably over eating the same meals over and over so why don’t you come down and pick your self up a freshly made gourmet meal from the kitchen @ the club today from between 4 - 6pm
All meals will be made fresh today and ready for you to heat up and enjoy in the comfort of your own home.
Help support the kitchen and book yours now! First in best dressed!

Happy hump day everyone
Wednesday funnystay safe

Two guys, both good-looking, buff and fit go to the beach. One guy has all the girls flocking to him constantly while the other can't attract a fly. He asks his mate, how come you get all the girls. What am I doing wrong? His friend said his secret was to put a potato in his speedos. The next time they go it happens again. One guy has girls all over him and the other one has not only girls but men as well giving him a wide birth. WTF he says. What's wrong with me? His friend then tells him, "a little hint, the potato goes in the front.."

Announcement: Saturday bankers

While we work towards re-opening the club this Saturday 3rd July @ 8.00am. ( based on current information )

Saturday bankers:
The first event on the agenda is Saturday Mixed Drawn Bowls @ 1.00pm.

As the club is closed all this week and you can’t put your name down on the list until 8.00am Saturday.

If you can’t get to the club Saturday morning and you want a game, you can call Pat Hewins 0417 904 450 , or ( Text her before Saturday ) with your full name & position you want to play.

Pat Hewins: mobile- 0417 904 450

Go the bay !!

Tuesday funny

The Lone Ranger and Tonto were camping in the wilderness. After they got their tent set up, both men fell sound asleep. Some hours later, Tonto wakes the Lone Ranger and says,"'Kemo Sabe, look towards sky, what you see?"
The Lone Ranger replies, "I see millions of stars."
"What that tell you?" asked Tonto.
The Lone Ranger ponders for a minute then says, "Astronomically-speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time-wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Theologically, the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you,Tonto?"

"You dumber than buffalo... It mean someone stole tent."

PACKER, KRISTIC BACK :
FIRING ON THE NATIONAL STAGE

It was a long time between drinks for BCiB Jackaroo Kristina Krstic and Emerging Jackaroo Cody Packer, who have missed an extended period of opportunity on the national stage resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both were at the forefront of the Perth Suns lineup at BPL11 in February 2020, but would ultimately wait more than a year until their next national event, with state borders being shut left, right and centre.

It was a welcome return though, with both producing fine performances on the Gold Coast at the Australian Open, claiming three medals combined throughout the fortnight.

Packer, in his second event back following the Australian Championships last month, would win an epic men’s pairs final in which he and lead Matt Johnstone saluted with the final bowl of the match over opponents Gary Pearson and Cohen Litfin.

The 28-year-old reflected on the fortnight fondly and winning a title in the biggest event on the national calendar has given him more belief than ever.

“It’s pretty special, you go to the event dreaming of winning it and wanting to do well, but you know the likelihood of winning an event like that with the quality field that’s out there, it’s pretty slim,” Packer said.

“Things have to go your way in earlier games, which thankfully for us on a couple of occasions they did, but it means a lot.

“Even thinking back to when I started bowling, winning an AO was everything.

“You get a sense that you can do it now against the best because you’ve got one, but now it’s just backing it up.”

Packer’s unlikely partnership with Johnstone raised a few eyebrows around the greens, mainly due to the sheer distance between the two, with the latter’s club Soldiers Point situated 3,969 kilometres and 42 hours away by car.

However thanks to bowls, they met at the 2019 Australian Open while playing against each other in singles and the rest was history.

“We lined up against each other at the last AO, neither of us knew each other from a bar of soap and I’d still call it the best singles game I’ve played in, it was just awesome,” he said.

“It was shot for shot, and everyone that was there kept saying how much they enjoyed it and how much of a quality game it was.

“We went inside and I told him that if we ever got the chance to play together at some stage that would be great, and it has all stemmed from there.”

In keeping with dynamic duos, after such an extended period of time out west, Krstic was finally able to reunite with her best friend and fellow Jackaroo Ellen Ryan for a fruitful fortnight consisting of two finals in the fours and pairs.

Since BPL11, the 27-year-old has been unable to travel outside of Western Australia and it was fair to say the joy was unparalleled to see Ryan and her other friends again.

“Ellen and I speak every day, whether it’s messaging or a phone call and it was quite emotional seeing her,” she said.

“We both cried when we said goodbye at the airport because we didn’t know when we were going to see each other again.

“It’s hard to explain our friendship but we have such a special bond and it was so nice to spend some quality time with her and get the opportunity to play one another because normally when we’re trialling we’re always against each other.”

The synergy between the pair was on show as they reached the decider in two disciplines, just falling short of a title on both occasions, but Krstic lauds the positivity and confidence that Ryan gave her.

“What helps is that we know each other so well, and it’s so easy,” she said.

“There’s no animosity on the green, she just understands me.

“Sometimes I lack a little bit of belief in myself but she brings the belief out in me, whether it’s being able to draw a shot and she’ll just tell me that I will draw it and give me that confidence to nail my execution.”

The Australian Open will once again see more new friendships made and old friends reunited when it returns to the Gold Coast from June 11 to 24, 2022, courtesy of support from Tourism and Events Queensland and City of Gold Coast.

Go the bay