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The Historic Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club is hosting its first annual "Rose Lawn Bowl" Sunday, Dec 31 at 10 a.m.

Alumni and parents of students from the two schools playing in the Rose Bowl Football game will face off.
There are 9 slots open for each school. the University of Georgia and Oklahoma University. The event will be 3 games of triples. The team which wins two games is the champion.

The winning school will have its name engraved on our permanent trophy.
This year there will be no prize money, just bragging rights. But this also means entry is FREE.
Food, drinks and snacks will be provided. And we are expecting local TV, radio and print media at the event.  

We expect a mix of lawn bowlers, and people who have never stepped foot on a green. We will do our best to make sure the teams have an equal level of talent. Act fast, there are only 9 spots for each school.

Any questions? Contact the Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club secretary/hstorian- Leepatricksullivan@hotmail.com

The 2016 and 2017 hosts for the US Open are in a fight to keep their bowling greens. The Sarasota officials are in the process of developing new initiatives for their area and have asked its residents to let them know what they want in their community.

On the survey's website they present the following "Our goal as a community is to create a long-term master plan for the Sarasota Bayfront area that will establish a cultural and economic legacy for the region while ensuring open, public access to the Bayfront." The lawn bowlers at Sarsota LBC are working to ensure they keep their greens.

The 2016 and 2017 hosts for the US Open are in a fight to keep their bowling greens. The Sarasota officials are in the process of developing new initiatives for their area and have asked its residents to let them know what they want in their community.

History and fun facts!
The Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club has been in Sarasota for 90 years and in that location since 1937,
They an after school program for the Sarasota Arts and Science School and had a 12 year old play in the recent US Open which had 276 competitors from 16 countries.  In the program kids learn sportsmanship and teamwork and have an awards banquet at the end of the school year to honor the best teams and most improved players. 
Also the club has 96 year old coach-player that has been playing 70 years. 
The club has over 2,000 player-visitors yearly.  

 "Eliminating the club would be a political embarrassment as some in office have told me," said Alin Lozada, President, Sarasota Lawn Bowling Club. But the club isn't rely on this to stop them. Any support we can give the club will help insure we have bowls in Sarasota in the years to come. As Lozada also points out, "Lawn Bowling has passed the 3rd and final stage for inclusion as an Olympic sport and we anticipate it being part of the 2024 or 2028 Olympics.  Sarasota has been mentioned as a possible Olympic training center for the Team USA."

Reach out to them at their webite or their facebook page.

www.sarasotalawnbowlingclub.com

In an effort to better serve our working bowlers, a slight change has been made to the dates of the US Open in Arizona to enable them to have their travel and stay at the tournament contained in a single work week. "Practice and registration all day on Saturday and Sunday morning.    Opening ceremony on Sunday afternoon.    Actual competition would start on Monday and be completed on Saturday.    Those wishing or needing to could leave Saturday night (hope they wouldn’t) or go home on Sunday and be back to work on Monday.   For those able to, Friday 11/2 would still be available for both registration and practice." said tournament co-chair Ron Rollick.
We hope this accommodates everyone's schedule a little better. We originally announced the tournament would run the first through the ninth.
Visit the website here for up-dates when they become availible. https://www.scdlawnbowls.com/2018-us-open

Please up-date your schedules with the new dates. And we look forward to seeing you in the fall in Arizona. It's going to be a great week of bowls!

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