2016 Lawn Bowls Season Kicks Off
The Milwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling Association had its annual Spring Luncheon on Saturday, May 21 followed by a pick up game on the green in Lake Park to mark Opening Day of the 2016.
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Resource for Bowlers
New for 2024 The Resource for Bowlers (pdf) has been released. This excellent 50 page guide introduces bowlers to the game. It provides basic information about the game, hints and clues on proper bowl handling and gives some basic tactical advice. Be sure to review this when you join a club or just to make certain…
2015 Annual Meeting of the Membership
We held our Annual Meeting of the Membership on October 31, 2015. Club business was discussed and elections were held. The following members will serve as officers for a 1-year term: President – Rebecca Nguyen; Vice President – Crandall Hays; Secretary – Anna Witt; Treasurer – Margie Knitter. The following members were elected to 3-year terms as Directors:…
Wednesday Night Open Bowling Begins June 1
Wednesday Night Open Bowling for all club members begins Wednesday June 1. Men and women will bowl together on pairs or triples teams. Teams will be determined by the number of people and skill level of those present to bowl each Wednesday. The club offers lawn bowling lessons at 6:30 PM for those interested in learning…
Max Cavender Competes at World Bowls Junior Cup in Warilla Australia
Competing in his first international lawn bowls tournament, Max Cavender, 18, of Milwaukee Wisconsin stepped into the spotlight at the World Junior Cup in Warilla Australia, April 12-20. Max competed in Group 2 against bowlers from Brunei, Canada, Guernsey, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Scotland. Playing in his third match of the tournament, Max beat…
Memorial Day Weekend Blind Pairs Tournament
We had 16 entrants. The winning team was Jim Grzybowski (skip) and Jerry Mathwig (lead), defeating Crandall Hays (skip) and Min Waite (lead). After the winning team, each player was ranked according to wins and plus points. Crandall finished third, Min fourth, Brian Schieble fifth, and Carl Landgren sixth.
Open House
MLPLBA hosted two Open Houses this year. We had about 20 guests on Sunday, May 24, 2015 and another 20 guests on Friday, June 12. 2015. Overcast skies and showers moving through the area on both dates threatened to make our efforts to introduce bowls to the community a wash, but strong interest in the game…