UPCOMING EVENTS
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Date: Thursday, December 12th, 2024
Time: 3:00PM
Place: Clubhouse
All members are requested to attend or send a proxy. Check you email for meeting details, including a copy of the proxy form.
WINTER AGGREGATES
Starting in October the 3 winter aggregates will be running on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through to late December. Another set of sessions will start up again in January.
Tags and your $1.00 entry fee must be in before 12:45pm for a 1:00pm start.
All Club members are encouraged to play and then socialize after.
Standings for the Winter Aggregates can be found on the Winter Aggregates page.
Happy 95th Birthday Alex – November 18, 2024 (Posted November 19th, 2024)
Happy 91st Birthday Andy – November 14, 2024 (Posted November 16th, 2024)
Cribbage Tournament – November 4, 2024 (Posted November 6th, 2024)
Twenty-four cribbage players began the tournament on Monday, November 4th in the dark due to a power outage, but the lights finally came on about noon as the 5th game was finishing. After lunch another 5 games were played. The winner of the tournament was Perry Oike. Second place went to Alex Abraham and third went to Gary Harms. The “Good Sport” award was won by Nancy Leuvekamp.
Additional photos are on in the Gallery on the Special Event Photos page.
Halloween Potluck Dinner/Dance – October 26, 2024 (Posted October 28th, 2024)
Additional photos are on in the Gallery on the Social Event Photos page.
Aggregate Tournament – October 5th, 2024 (Posted October 8th, 2024)
An aggregate tournament was held on Saturday, October 25th, 2024. Thank you to Linda (convenor) and Leslie (kitchen) for all their hard work. A good day was had by all.
90th Anniversary Raffle – October 2nd, 2024 (Posted October 3rd, 2024)
Additional photos are on in the Gallery on the Special Event Photos page.
Waring Cup – September 29th, 2024 (Posted October 3rd, 2024)
The annual Waring Cup competition between the Mann Park LBC and the White Rock LBC was held on September 29th, 2024. The competition featured mixed pairs games between representatives of both club with each club hosting 1/2 of the competition.
The White Rock LBC claimed the Waring Cup for 2024.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Tournament Photos page.
V&D Awards Day – September 28th, 2024 (Posted October 1st, 2024)
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Tournament Photos page.
Leagues Windup Dinner – September 28th, 2024 (Posted October 1st, 2024)
On Saturday, September 28th club members gathered for a stuffed pork dinner prepared by Vicky and her crew. Prizes for the Spring/Summer leagues and aggregate were handed out.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Tournament Photos page.
For a full list of League Winners go to the Leagues page.
Saturday Night Casual Drop-in – September 21st, 2024 (Posted September 22, 2024)
Throughout the summer drop-in bowling has been held on Saturday evenings just for fun.
White Rock 2-Bowl Mixed Triples Inter-club – September 21st, 2024 (Posted September 22, 2024)
The White Rock LBC hosted our annual 2-Bowl Mixed Triples tournament featuring 16 teams from local club. The White Rock team of Liz Day, Gina Guszowaty and Jim Guszowaty posted a 4-0 record to finish in 3rd place.
Club Novice Singles – September 16, 2024 (Posted September 17, 2024)
The Club Novice Singles tournaments were held on Monday, September 16th. Ralph Pauw captured the Men’s title by winning both of his games. Ann Gouk took the Women’s title with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. Congratulations to the winners and all the competitors.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Tournament Photos page.
Provincial Men’s Triples – September 13-15, 2024 (Posted September 15, 2024)
The Provincial Triples Championships were hosted by the West Vancouver LBC from September 13 – 15, 2024. The White Rock LBC trio of Auzzie Chambers, Stephen Yung and Ryan Pollard captured Gold in the double knock-out event.
WRLBC Men’s Triples Inter-Club – September 8, 2024 (Posted September 9, 2024)
On Sunday, September 8th, 2024 the White Rock LBC hosted men’s triples teams from around the lower mainland for a 4 game tournament. A big thank you goes out to all the volunteers that helped out on the day. Without them our club would not be able to host such competitions.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Tournament Photos page.
Tsawwassen Visitation – September 4, 2024 (Posted September 5, 2024)
On Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 the White LBC hosted members from the Tsawwassen LBC for a few hours of bowling and good fun.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Special Event Photos page.
Mann Park Visitation – August 24, 2024 (Posted September 5, 2024)
On Saturday, August 28th, 2024 the White LBC hosted members from the Mann Park LBC for a few hours of bowling and good fun. The started with a lot of rain but by the time the bowling started the skies had cleared.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Special Event Photos page.
Ladner Mixed Fours – August 29, 2024 (Posted August 30, 2024)
On Thursday, August 29th the Ladner LBC hosted a mixed fours tournament with both White Rock LBC teams finishing with records of 3 wins and 1 loss.
The team of Patti Carlsen, Brian Edmunson, Kathy Harms and Gary Harms finshed in 3rd place while the team of Dave Baldwin, Steve Whitham, Sharon Baldwin and Gina Guszowaty took 4th.
Scotland Open Qualifier – August 29, 2024 (Posted August 30, 2024)
Congratulations to Ryan Pollard on qualifying for the Scotland Open to be held from November 5th – 7th, 2024 at the West Lothian IBC in Scotland.
Ryan earned the opportunity to compete against the world’s best in a WBT (World Bowls Tour) event and also secured a World Bowls ranking.
North Vancouver Jubilee 4’s – August 18, 2024 (Posted August 18, 2024)
V&D Men’s Singles – August 19 – 23, 2024 (Posted August 24, 2024)
The men’s and ladies V & D Singles championships were held from August 19th – 23rd at the New Westminster LBC. The games were held in the evenings over 5 days splitting the days with the ladies. With a 6-0 record, congratulations to Ryan Pollard from WRLBC on his first place finish and taking home the men’s singles title.
North Vancouver Jubilee 4’s – August 18, 2024 (Posted August 18, 2024)
Club Singles – August 15-17, 2024 (Posted August 17, 2024)
The Club Men’s and Women’s Singles Tournament was held from August 15th through 17th. On Thursday, 8 women participated in a 4 game round-robin event with the top 4 qualifiers advancing to the championship round on Saturday. On Friday it was the men’s turn for qualifying with 12 men participating.
The men’s and women’s championship rounds were held on Saturday, August 17th, 2024. Patti Carlsen won both her games on Saturday to win the Women’s title while Ryan Pollard won both his games to capture the Men’s title.
Women’s Club Championships
1st – Patti Carlsen
2nd – Ann Robinson
3rd – Leslie Smith
4th – Sharon Baldwin
Men’s Club Championships
1st – Ryan Pollard
2nd – Dave Baldwin
3rd – Pete Lenchuk
4th – Mark Darby
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Tournament Photos page.
Provincial Pairs – July 26 – 28, 2024 (Posted July 29, 2024)
The New Westminster LBC hosted the Provincial Pairs championships from July 26th through 28th. The White Rock LBC was well represented at the championships with Dave Baldwin teaming up with Cary Manns (NWLBC) to win all their games and capture the Gold Medal in the Men’s division. WRLBC members Ryan Pollard and Auzzie Chambers won Bronze. In the Women’s division WRLBC members Sharon Baldwin and Patti Carlsen finished in 4th place.
Langley Visitation – July 20, 2024 (Posted July 23, 2024)
On Saturday, July 20th, 2024 the White LBC hosted members from the Langley LBC for a few hours of bowling and good fun.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Special Event Photos page.
Men’s BC Week – July 15-19, 2024 (Posted July 20, 2024)
The men’s series of competitions was hosted by Granville Park LBC during the week of July 15th – 29th, 2024. The WRLBC duo of Ryan Pollard and Auzzie Chambers had a successful week finishing 1st in Aussie Pairs and 4th in the A division of Pairs. They also finished 2nd in the B division of the Triples.
Based on the overall week of competition Ryan and Auzzie were also named co-winners of the Bowler of the Week award.
Ladner Men’s Triples Inter-club – July 18, 2024 (Posted July 19, 2024)
Flower Gardens in Full Bloom – July 15, 2024 (Posted July 16, 2024)
The grounds and clubhouse are alive this summer with the flower gardens in full bloom thanks to the hard work and great care taken by our grounds crew volunteers. Thank you for keeping our club looking great and providing us with a fabulous facility.
Ladner Mixed Triples Inter-club – July 13, 2024 (Posted July 14, 2024)
Mann Park Men’s Triples Inter-club – July 8, 2024 (Posted July 9, 2024)
International Tournament – July 5 2024 (Posted July 5, 2024)
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Canada Day 2024 – July 1, 2024 (Posted July 5, 2024)
Provincial Men’s Fours – June 21-23, 2024 (Posted June 24, 2024)
The Provincial Fours Championships were held from June 21 – 23, 2024 at the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. White Rock LBC members Ryan Pollard and Aussie Chambers along with teammates Ron Mattison and James Chen earned a Silver Medal in the double-knockout event.
Surrey Visitation – June 23, 2024 (Posted June 24, 2024)
On Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 the White LBC hosted members from the Surrey LBC for an afternoon of bowling and good fun.
Additional photos are in the Gallery on the Special Event Photos page.
Tsawwassen Men’s Triples Inter-Club – June15th (Posted June 16, 2024)
On Saturday, June 15th, 2024 the Tsawwassen Lawn Bowls Club hosted a Men’s Triples Inter-Club tournament. The White Rock team of Dave Baldwin (skip), Graham Reynolds (vice) and Jeff Law completed the tournament with a perfect record of 4 wins to claim 1st place.
V & D Women’s Fours – June15th (Posted June 15, 2024)
The ladies were on the green rolling some practice bowls when a large black cloud rolled in and the rain started. After a few minutes the rain turned to hail and covered the green. The decision was made to cancel the tournament.
White Rock Women’s Triples – June 8th (Posted June 9, 2024)
The White Rock Lawn Bowling Club hosted our annual Women’s Triples tournament on Saturday, June 8th, 2024 featuring 13 teams from across the Lower Mainland. The White Rock team of Liz Day, Patti Carlsen and Gina Guszowaty captured first place with a perfect record of 4 wins and 0 losses. Second place went to the Zoe Chan team from Richmond with 3 wins and 1 loss. The White Rock team of Trude Jadis, Colleen Gillies and Linda Palm took third with 3 wins and 1 loss.
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V & D Men’s Pairs – June 1st-2nd (Posted June 6, 2024)
The White Rock duo of Aussie Chambers and Ryan Pollard captured 1st place in the V&D Men’s Pairs tournament hosted by the Granville Park Lawn Bowling club on June 1st and 2nd.
Rodeo Mixed Fours – May 25th (Posted May 25, 2024)
The Rodeo Mixed Fours tournament was hosted by the Surrey Lawn Bowling club on May 25th. Two teams representing White Rock were entered with the team of Dave Baldwin (skip), Patti Carlsen (third), Sharon Baldwin (second) and Don Dancey (lead) claimed third place with a record of 3 wins and 1 losses. The team of Steve Whitham, Brian Edmunson, Marilyn Martin and Vicky Evans finished with 2 wins and 2 losses.
V & D Senior Men’s Singles – May 15th-16th (Posted May 16, 2024)
The Vancouver & District Senior Men’s Singles tournament was hosted by the Maple Ridge Lawn Bowling Club on May 14th and 15th. Dave Baldwin, representing the White Rock Lawn Bowling Club, captured the title for the 6th time. Second place went to Graham Thomas of North Vancouver while 3rd and 4th went to Patrick Lam and Dudley Knox from Maple Ridge.
Maple Ridge Women’s Aussie Pairs – May 9, 2024 (Posted May 10, 2024)
On Thursday, May 9th the Maple Ridge Lawn Bowls Club hosted a Women’s Aussie Pairs tournament with 14 teams entered, including 3 from White Rock. The White Rock team of Patti Carlsen and Kathy Harms finished with a record of 2 wins, 1 tie and 0 losses to finish in 3rd place.
V&D Men’s Fours – May 4-5, 2024 (Posted May 7, 2024)
On May 4th and 5th, 2024 the White Rock Lawn Bowling Club hosted the annual Vancouver & District (V&D) Men’s Fours tourament. The White Rock team of Dave Baldwin, Graham Reynolds, Auzzie Chambers and Jeff Law captured first place with 5 straight wins.
Photos courtesy of Ryan
Opening Day – April 28, 2024 (Posted April 28, 2024)
The Opening Day ceremonies were held on Sunday 28, 2024 kicking off the first event the of White Rock Lawn Bowling Club’s 90th year celebrations. Thank you to the organizing committee for all their efforts and the members look forward to the year long series of events.
A couple of days after the Opening Day celebration Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford addressed the BC Legislature with some comments about the event.
These and other event photos are also available on the Special Event Photos page.
Photos courtesy of Gloria, Leslie, Drena and Gary
Open House – April 21, 2024 (Posted April 24, 2024)
Photos courtesy of Ryan
Fun Bowl – April 18, 2024 (Posted April 19, 2024)
Photos courtesy of Ryan
Grounds Crew – March 27, 2024 (Posted March 30, 2024)
Our dedicated grounds crew of volunteers are hard at work every Wednesday all year long making sure that the bowling green and all of the surrounding grounds and buildings are in top shape.
Photos courtesy of Leslie
St Patricks Day Bowl and Dinner – March 17, 2024 (Posted March 18, 2024)
The sun was shining and the weather was warm for the club’s St Patrick Day celebration. Over 30 people participated in the drop-in bowling session and around 60 people enjoyed a fabulous dinner. The event also featured an Irish sing-a-long, limerick contest, poetry reading and door prizes. Thank you to Vicky and everyone who helped to make this event a success.
These and other event photos are also available on the Social Event Photos page.
Photos courtesy of Gloria, Leslie, Dave and Kathy.
Dinner/Dance February 24, 2024 (Posted February 27, 2024)
Club members were treated to dinner and dancing at an event held on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The band Old School provided the entertainment and Vicky prepared the dinner. Thank you to Vicky and everyone who help to make this event a success.
Photos courtesy of Gloria.
Club Celebrating 90th Anniversary in 2024 (Posted February 20, 2024)
As the club prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary during 2024, we would like to start by introducing our 5 active nonagenarian members who are still actively bowling on a regular basis.
90+ and Still Rolling
Photos courtesy of Leslie.
Super Bowl Party (Updated February 27, 2024)
The club hosted a Super Bowl Party on February 11, 2024 to witness the Kansas City Chiefs win their 2nd consecutive championship with a 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers. Nineteen members gathered to watch the event with a number of people bringing snacks and appetizers to share. Thank you to Judy, who cooked up some hotdogs, and to everyone who attended and contributed to a fun evening.
Photos courtesy of Gloria and Drena.