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Masterton Petanque Club Newsletters

 

Affiliated to the WPA&NZPA

 

March Newsletter

 

Hi there, me here again with more information useful and useless.

 

Committee:

Club Captain Graeme Morris

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Sec Barb Johnston

Committee:

Joan Miller Alison Priddle

John Clark Elsie Miller (Newsletter)


 

Cleaning Club House:

Any one willing to put their name forward contact Graeme M.3787331

To be done on the 3rd Mon of every month Starting at 9.0am Thank you.


Useless information:

There are 34 bathrooms in the White House

 

Health watch: As far as I know there is no one sick, so we hope it stays that way. If you know of any one not well give me a ring

 

Melee & A G M:

The A G M has been put back to 6th May

As there will be a number of people in Australia For the Trans Tasman competition. We are having a Melee and pot luck tea, after which we will have the

A G M meeting If Any one is interested in going on the committee please let one of us know


Interclub

We are 6th at the moment. The next day we play is on the 21 April please let Graeme M know if you are able to play it is at Kapiti this time. Could you please let Graeme know as soon as possible as we have people that will be away at that time


 

W B S

 

The day was very successful and everyone enjoyed it. Thank you to all who helped.

 

 

Club Triples: The club triples were won by Tony Myrna and Kelvin

 

Rule changes: Terrain regulations

When lanes are placed end to end ,this end line is classed as a dead ball line .

 

Article 6

Start to play regarding the circle. Any member of the team winning the toss ,chooses the starting point &draws a circle large enough for any player to stand with both feet entirely inside it. It may not measure less than 35cm or more than 50cm in diameter .If a prefrabricated circle is used it must have an internal diameter of 50cm.

The circle can be completely cleared of grit/stones etc during the end but must be restored when the end is finished or before the jack is thrown at the following end.

 

Article 12

Jack moved into another game .At the following end the teams continue on the terrain which had been alloted to them and the jack is thrown again from the place it occupied when it was displaced.

 

That’s all for now we all wish the people that are going to Australia all the best .

 

Play well Cheerio for now

 

February Newsletter

Hi there, me here again with more information useful and useless.

 

Committee:

Club Captain Graeme Morris

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Sec Barb Johnston

Committee:

Joan Miller Alison Priddle

John Clark Elsie Miller (Newsletter)


 

Cleaning Club House:

Any one willing to put their name forward contact Graeme M.3787331

We are down to clean on

19 FEBRUARY

18 March.

16 April

To be done on Mondays. Thank you


Useless information:

Cold water weighs less than hot

 

 

Health watch: As far as I know there is no one sick, so we hope it stays that way. If you know of any one not well give me a ring

 

 

Melee

There is a melee on Sun 11 Feb starting at 10am . Don’t forget to bring your lunch and enjoy the day.


Useful Information:

The youngest Pope was 11 years old


Interclub

We are 3rd at the moment. The next day we play is on the 17th FEB please let Graeme M know if you are able to play it is at Kapiti this time.


 

WBS Triples

We now have a full compliment. Entries are full. If anyone has not entered but is available on the day, can they please contact someone on the committee. We still have room for tea and coffee makers, BBQ cookers and raffle sellers. Please help if you can.


 

Club Triples

The club triples are being held on 4 March. Please put your name down on the board early, as entries closed on 25 Feb.

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Working Bee

Final working bee to get things ready for WBS tournament will be on Monday 12 Feb at 5.30pm.

 


Useful Information:

Mozart wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when he was five years old

 

 

Joke Corner:

 

Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.

 

 

A dyslexic man walks into a bra

 

Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.

 

December Newsletter

 

Hi, me here again with more information useful and useless.

 

Committee:

Club Captain Graeme Morris

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Secretary Barb Johnston

Joan Miller, Alison Priddle

John Clark, Elsie Miller (Newsletter)

 

New phone number

 

– new mobile number for Ernie Knox 027 6985009

 

 

Cleaning Club House:

 

Any one willing to put their name forward contact Graeme M.3787331

We are down to clean on

22 January

20 February

18 March.

16 April

To be done on Mondays at 9.00am. We need 2 people each time. Lets not leave it to a few people.

Thanks

 

 

Useless information:

Animals that lay eggs don’t have belly buttons

 

Health watch: As far as I know there is no one sick, so we hope it stays that way. If you know of any one not well give me a ring.

 

Coaching:

Coaching nights– There are 2 left before Christmas -Tuesday 5th Dec 5.30 to about 7pm.And also On the 12 Dec At the same time. Come along if you want to practice or "up-skill".

 

Christmas Melee

17 Dec is the Date . Games start 12.30 For 1pm Bring a $2 To $5 Gift and something for a pot luck tea which will be at about 6 pm. Theme is Christmas

 

New Years Eve:

A pot luck tea will be held at the Priddles’ at 6.0pm. BYO Meat & sausages to be cooked on the B B Q. and a salad or sweet dish to share. Could you please let Alison what you can bring ,so she can sort out sweet & savoury . After we will go to the club for the usual New Year’s Eve games that will start at 10.30. Reminder Subs are due Some subs are still out standing- Remember it is $50 now. Please pay Myrna as soon as possible .

 

 

On Fri 15 Dec about 10 people (from AMI) are coming to play Petanque then going to Café Cecille for a meal as their Christmas function. It is good to see others getting involved in our game.

Some more useless information:

Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open.

 

W B S Triples 24+25 Feb 2007

Entries must be in for this tournament by 5.00pm on the 19thFeb. Entry fee is $15 per player. It is restricted to 16 teams this year. For more information

Graeme Morris 378 7331 or

Barb at 378 6244 First in - first served.

 

Wednesday night competition;

13 Dec is the last Wednesday night competition before Christmas and we will start again on the 24 Jan.

The competition leaders as of 29th November are - Joan 105 points, Murray 95 points and Ken 80 points. With a maximum of 25 points able to be gained each night these folk can be caught. To date we have had 17 club members participate.

 

 

NZ Senior Doubles Championship

Several of our club members (Joan, Ralph, Doug and Helene) are playing in this tournament which will be held at Kapiti on 9th and 10th December . We wish them all the best.

 

Wellington Doubles Championship

 

Barb and Graeme M won the Wellington doubles championships last month. This is the first time a team from our club has won a Wellington championship title (other than interclub).

 

That’s all from me I hope you all have a happy Christmas and New Year.

 

I will hand you over to Graeme to report on the special meeting of the Wellington association (WPA).

 

 

Special WPA Meeting

 

Masterton Petanque Club requested a special meeting of the WPA which was held on Thursday 23rd November.

We requested the meeting to discuss our challenge against Khandallah for the Jaques Cochonnet Trophy which had been put on hold by the President of WPA because of the “perceived” inability of the 2 clubs to come to an agreement over the date on which the challenge should be played. The New Zealand selection process was also put on the agenda for discussion before the NZ council meeting was held on the 25th/26th November. The meeting was well attended by about 22 people from 8 of the 12 Wellington clubs. The meeting was attended by myself, Barb, Graeme B and Tom from our club.

 

The outcome of the meeting was that we were able to “air” our grievances about the challenge.

Khandallah wanted to know if our intention was for them to hand the trophy to us by default but we were adamant that we wanted to play for it and that by requesting the meeting we were not wanting to win the trophy in this way. We will now challenge for the trophy on 9th December. Lets hope we can bring the trophy home to our place, where it should be.

 

The “ins and outs” of the meeting are a bit too long to go into in this newsletter. If anyone wants a further explanation please contact me. For background reading click HERE

 

The other outcome of the meeting was that the majority of Wellington clubs that attended the meeting were in favour of a change to the selection policy for New Zealand teams to a “team based” concept.

 

Graeme M

 


November Newsletter

 

Hi me here again with more information useful and useless.

 

Committee:

Club Captain Graeme Morris

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Sec Barb Johnston

Joan Miller Alison Priddle

John Clark Elsie Miller (Newsletter)


 

Raffle Tickets:

Please give sold butts & money to Graeme M. If you want any more please contact him for them.

 

Summer Interclub Competition

 

Same format as last year ie 2 rounds on one day - morning and afternoon sessions with venues split between Kapiti and Park Ave. Masterton has entered one team (6 players) First date is 18 November. Please let Graeme Morris know if you are interested in playing in the competition.


 

Cleaning Club House:

 

Any one willing to put their name forward contact Graeme M.3787331

We are down to clean on

20 November

22 January

20 February

18 March.

16 April

To be done on Mondays. Thank you

 

 

Results:

 

W P A Doubles—First Barb & Graeme Morris

2nd Michael & Dirk

 

The Plate was won by Lorraine & Danila

 

31/2 Masterton teams got through to the top 16

 

Club Doubles- won by Joan & Claire, Ralph & Alison second and Tom & Rodger Third

 

Congratulations to all of you

 

 

Useful information:

 

There are more than twice as many kangaroos as people in Australia

 

 

Health watch: Both Roger and Graeme are back playing and as I said last time watch out. If you know of any one not well give me a ring .

 

 

 

Coaching:

We have decided to have Coaching night - Tuesdays 5.30 to about 7pm. Come along if you want to practice or "upskill".


 

Next Melee 5 November –The theme is Guy Fawks

THERE BY 9.30AM. Prize for best costume!

 

17 Dec is the club Christmas Party $2 Gift Pot luck tea

 

31 Dec is New years eve Melee BBQ tea 6 pm Melee Start 10 pm

 

 

Reminder

Subs are due

15 November - Remember it is $50 now. Please pay Myrna as soon as possible .


That’s all for now ‘Did you know ice cream was invented in China around

2oo BC

Good game


 

October Newsletter

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Hi me here again

 

Committee:

Some people won’t know who the members of our committee are so here I have listed them below;

 

Club Captain Graeme Morris

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Sec Barb Johnston

Joan Miller

Alison Priddle

John Clark

Elsie Miller (Newsletter)


 

Raffle Tickets:

 

Please give sold butts & money to Graeme M. If you want any more please contact him for them.

 

 

 

Phone Numbers:

 

Graeme Burnard has had the wrong number put on the membership list , the number is 027 2705666

The Simonsen’s also have the wrong number theirs

Is 3774264

 

 

 

Obituary:

 

It is with sadness that I have to tell you Willem Zee, Jeanne’s husband has passed away on 29 Sept after a long illness. Our love and thoughts go to Jeanne and Family.


 

Cleaning Club House:

 

Any one willing to put their name forward contact Graeme M.3787331

We are down to clean on 23.10.06

20.11.06 : 22.01.07 : 20.02.07

18.03.07: 16.04.07. To be done on Mondays. Thank you

 

 

World Champs and Singapore:

 

Congratulations to Barb and Claire on their performances at these tournaments

 

 

Some Local results:

 

W P A Singles , Lorraine and Joan made it to the top 8. Graeme Morris won the bowl.

 

Club singles:

1st Ralph

2nd Claire

3rd Tom

Congratulations to all of you

 

 

Useful information:

 

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump

 

 

Health watch:

 

Roger is doing well he was with us again on Sun .and Graeme M is fit and well again so look out.

If anyone is not very well we send a health wish to you.

 

 

Working Bee:

 

We will be having a working bee very soon, to paint clean and generally tidy up our area . We will let you know when soon.

Coming Tournaments ;

 

Oct 7 & 8 P N Z singles Wellington

Oct 25 W P A Senior Doubles

Oct 28 & 29 W P A Regional Doubles

 

 

Coming Club Dates:

 

Oct 4 Mid week competition starts 6pm. We look forward to see as many as possible there

Oct 15 Club doubles

Oct 18 Melee with 17:45 start.

 

 

Some more information for you:

 

On average, women dream more than men.

 

 

 

Club days:

 

Club days are Wednesday At 6pm When we have a competition..

Sunday Afternoon at 2pm .which is a fun afternoon as there is no pressure .

As it is day light saving ,we would love to see some of our Probus Club members joining us then.

We are a friendly bunch come and have some fun.

 

 

 

Some more information:

 

The average person spends 2 years on the phone in their lifetime

 

 

Hawke’s Bay Classic Doubles –

Graeme Morris and Dean Norman (Windy Hills) were runners up and Claire and Joan won the Plate.

 

Well that’s the lot for now good bouling and remember it is just a game.

 


Affiliated to the WPA&NZPA

 

July Newsletter

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Hi

 

This the second for me so please excuse any Mistakes

Committee:

Some people won’t know who the members of our committee are so here I have listed them below;

 

Club Captain Graeme Morris

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Sec Barb Johnston

Joan Miller

Alison Priddle

John Clark

Elsie Miller (Newsletter)

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Mid Winter Doubles:

Once again we ran a very successful Mid-Winter Tournament. We received 50 entries with players from as far away as Keri Keri in the north and Dunedin in the south.

Trophy Winners:

Michael Rocks (Wgtn) & Ian Baker (Auckland)

Plate:

Also Best placing for a Masterton Club Team

Joan Miller & Claire Wilson

Bowl:

Murray Porter (Napier) & Trevor Neilson (Rotorua)

Bowl Consolation:

Peter Horgan& Donna Mogford (Hawkes Bay)

Mug:

Rex Hayes (Kapiti) & Terry Lambert (Auckland)

Spoon:

Neil & Marg Roberts (Dunedin)

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Just a bit of advice: (before you go cross eyed with lists): Never play leapfrog with a unicorn!!!!

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Now back to being serious.

Pètanque in Schools:

We are discussing running a competition for primary schools (years 7 and 8 students). The idea is to introduce the children to our sport at a level where they can appreciate the skills involved. Only in early planning stage at the moment.

 

 

WPA Winter Doubles:

The next round of Winter Doubles is on the

23rd July. Anyone wanting to enter Please ring

Graeme Morris (3787331) before the 19th. Doesn’t matter if you didn’t compete in the first two rounds and we can put you into teams.

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Hawkes Bay Classic Doubles:

This popular annual tournament will be held by the Napier club at Nelson Park, Napier 9th & 10th September.

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Melee:

We are going to run a Melee on the 13th August as a fund raiser for Barb and Claire who are to represent NZ in Grenoble and Singapore in September – spread the word and come along. Entrees to Alison Priddle by 9th August.

Entry is $15 per person bring gumboots and umbrellas and have some fun. (Check the club

Blog Site for more info and entry form) http://mastertonpetanque.blogspot.com/

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This is from PNZ:

The current PNZ selection process has been evolving over the past 3 years and as part of

This evolution we are keen to receive feedback

from our members about selection and how the process can be improved.

I have copies here if any one wants them

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Some gossip now:

Graeme Morris is out and about again but we

don’t see much of him in the cold weather yet .

 

We have not seen much of the red scooter either.

 

Roger Ball has been in hospital but is now

home and progressing well

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Another bit of advice:

If you are feeling good don’t worry -it never lasts.

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Cheerio till next time enjoy your games remember it is only a game.

 

Elsie


 

May 2006 Newsletter

 

This Is a first for me so please excuse any

 

mess ups . It won’t be a very long letter.The

 

main thing is to let you know about the Mid

 

Winter Doubles down at Clareville.

 

Could as many as you can come to a

 

Working bee on the 31 May at 5.30pm at

 

Clareville to prepare the area . Thank you.

 

 

 

A bit of out side happenings.

 

Kapiti is having 2 ladies open tournaments

 

Doubles on Saturday 27 May 2006 Entry for

 

Day is $5 For each player

 

Triples on Sunday 28 May 2006

 

Entry is $5 for each player

 

Start Time for both days is 8.30 for 9.0 start

 

 

 

Is any one available for 2006 WINTER DOUBLES

 

Round 1 21 May 2006 at Park Avenue

 

Round 2 18.June 2006 at Kapiti

 

 

Round 3 23 July 2006 venue at a later date

 

Round 4 20 August 2006 venue at a later date

 

 

Now back to the important information

 

Has any one any wood that they can spare

 

We have a bit but it would be good if we

 

can get some more as it could turn very

 

cold. If anyone has a brazier that we can

 

borrow for the weekend it would be a great

 

help, Thank you. Also we are looking for

 

some large umbrellas.

 

As we did last year we are preparing meals

 

we are going to get people to slice and

 

partially cook onions and grate some carrots.

 

That we supply.

 

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Some gossip now Graeme Morris was in hospital but has been released on good behaviour.

 

Trans Tasman team has Barb , Doug in the seniors , and Claire as reserve.

 

Watch out for a red scooter it could be Graeme B.

 

 

Hope this is readable cheerio Elsie

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Previous Newletters

 

June 2007 Newsletter

 

Committee:

Club Captain Ralph Priddle

Vice Captain Claire Wilson

Treasurer Myrna Lane

Sec Barb Johnston

Committee:

Joan Miller Alison Priddle Graeme Morris

John Clark Elsie Miller (Newsletter)


Cleaning Club House:

Any one willing to put their name forward contact Ralph 3773404

Our task on: Jul 2 & 30, Aug 27, Oct 1 & Nov 5. Starting at 9.00am Two volunteers urgently needed for next Monday July 2nd. Thank you.


Mid Winter Tournament at Clareville

We had our annual Mid Winter Tournament at Clareville. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We have had people say that they will be back next year again.

 

The Raffle proceeds of $160 are to be donated to the World Team.

 

We would like to thank everyone who did

such sterling work over the weekend.

 

 

Tournament Entry Forms (entries on noticeboard)

 

Park Avenue Bastille Doubles Melee.

Sunday 15 July. Entry is $12 per player .

BYO lunch : Raffles : Prizes for best costume.

10 am Complimentary croissants: wine coffee : tea

10.30am play starts

Entries close: 8th June 2007

 

Horowhenua Midwinter Triples

July 22. 9am for 9.30am start

Entries Close July 19th

$50 to each member of the first –placed team.

Complimentary Mulled Wine : Morning Tea on arrival.

Lunch B Y O : Hot soup Available at $2 a mug.


 

Auckland v Wellington Challenge

14 &15 July

A tournament is being held on the above weekend wet or fine.

Saturday it is to be at Kandallah.

Sunday (weather permitting) Waitangi Park

Supporters are very welcome

 

Graeme Morris is playing in this tournament

 

 

WPA Winter Tournament. Three dates left. 1 July at Kapiti, 29 July at Horowhenua and 19 August (venue to be confirmed). Grab a partner and come along. 5 games over a Sunday. All welcome.


Hawkes Bay Classic Open Doubles

8 & 9 September.

Already a few club members entered. It’s a fun tournament so come along


Summer Season

This year we are going to try a few changes. A few more fun days. Irish Petanque, Shanghai, maybe a North v South (of Masterton) tournament, or Battle of the Sexes. Let us know if you have any suggestions.

 

Rule : Displaced Boules

If a stationary boule is moved by the wind or slope of the ground, for example, it is put back in its place. The same applies to any boule accidentally displaced by a player, an Umpire, a spectator, an animal or any moving object.

To avoid any dispute, the players must mark the boules. No claim will be admissible for an unmarked boule, and the Umpire will give a decision only in terms of the position the boules hold on the terrain.

However, if a boule is moved by a boule played in the game it is valid.


 

Just a bit of advice:

 

Never sleep with anyone crazier than your self.

 

Cheerio for now keep warm