Curling is a lot like Bocce and a lot like Lawn Bowling. I’ve been curling for five years, playing bocce for two years, and I recently tried lawn bowling, or boules, as they sometimes call it. They are all so similar that I think anyone who plays one of these should at least try the others. I made a spreadsheet comparing the three games. Hope you enjoy all three of these games…curling-bocce-bowls-compared1

Tuesday I went to see and experience Lawn Bowling at the invitation of ECC member T. Gae Rusk. I have been playing Bocce for two years now, and when Gae joined the Bocce league this summer, she told me Lawn Bowling was closer to Curling in style and manner of play. Well, it is. I love Bocce, and after experiencing Lawn Bowling, I’m sure I could love that game too.

In Bocce the ball is rolled straight and doesn’t curve unless it hits a bump in the playing surface (a sand-like material). In Lawn Bowling, the bowls (their name for the balls) are not quite perfect spheres, so they curve either left or right, depending on how you deliver them, just like a curling stone. LB is played on grass that is kept at about the cutting level of a good golf green. The bowls come in different sizes for different sizes of hands. It is scored like curling, but the teams can be of two, three or four players.

Some time ago I made a spreadsheet comparing Curling to Bocce. Now I’m going to add a column for Lawn Bowling.

Try it sometime. Contact me 503 284 3293 or Gae about Lawn Bowling or Bocce if interested.

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 July 1, 2008

To All Evergreen Curling Club Members:

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!!!!! FINAL REMINDER !!!!!!

Procrastinate no longer!  If you’re like me and you’ve put off buying your tickets “until later”, well, time is running out to get your tickets at the bargain rate on $12 each. 

Plan to join us at the

EVERGREEN CURLING SUMMER BASEBALL EVENT, JULY 19, 2008

Fireworks are included at no extra cost so we can really celebrate the American pastime in style.

You are invited!  But there is a deadline: Your check must be received by Kristy by Saturday, July 5th.

Here’s your chance to get together with your curling friends during the off-season. We’ve reserved some prime seats at PGE Park for a game featuring the Portland Beavers (http://www.portlandbeavers.com/) against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.*

Date: Saturday, July 19th, 7:05 pm (fireworks after the game!)

Place: PGE Park, http://www.pgepark.com/, downtown Portland

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great summer evening at the ballpark. This is a special promotional evening that includes fireworks after the game. They’ll hold these great seats (section 116: http://www.pgepark.com/virtualmap/beavers/) for us for a limited amount of time. These are the same great seats as last year.  We’re in the shade and under cover.

Here’s how to get them:

Cost: $12 per ticket (We pass the savings onto you.)

Make check payable to: Evergreen Curling Club

Mail check to: Kristy Schnabel, PO Box 2194, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (Phone: 503.638.0852, Email: Kristy@itsvirtuallydone.com)

Include: Your check with the following printed information: your name, email address, phone number, and how many in your party.

Pick up tickets: At the PGE “Will Call” box office the day of the game. The tickets will be under one name per party. I’ll send an email confirmation to everyone regarding their tickets. If you don’t get the email, I didn’t get your check in time.

Deadline: The check must be received by Saturday, July 5th

See you at the ballpark!

*The Portland Beavers are the AAA team for the San Diego Padres, and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox are the AAA team for the Colorado Rockies.

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Happy Canada Day to our Canadian members and happy Independence Day to everyone!!

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Have a good summer

Wayne Brock, Secretary

P.O. Box 12162, Portland OR, 97212   -   a 501(c)3 non-profit sports organization   -    www.evergreencurling.com

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!!!!! REMINDER !!!!!!

EVERGREEN CURLING SUMMER BASEBALL EVENT, JULY 19, 2008

You are invited!  But there is a deadline: Your check must be received by Kristy by Saturday, July 5th.  See details below!!

Here’s your chance to get together with your curling friends during the off-season. We’ve reserved some prime seats at PGE Park for a game featuring the Portland Beavers (http://www.portlandbeavers.com/) against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.*

Date: Saturday, July 19th, 7:05 pm (fireworks after the game!)

Place: PGE Park, http://www.pgepark.com/, downtown Portland

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great summer evening at the ballpark. This is a special promotional evening that includes fireworks after the game. They’ll hold these great seats (section 116: http://www.pgepark.com/virtualmap/beavers/) for us for a limited amount of time. These are the same great seats as last year.

Here’s how to get them:

Cost: $12 per ticket (We pass the savings onto you.)

Make check payable to: Evergreen Curling Club

Mail check to: Kristy Schnabel, PO Box 2194, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (Phone: 503.638.0852, Email: Kristy@itsvirtuallydone.com)

Include: Your check with the following printed information: your name, email address, phone number, and how many in your party.

Pick up tickets: At the PGE “Will Call” box office the day of the game. The tickets will be under one name per party. I’ll send an email confirmation to everyone regarding their tickets. If you don’t get the email, I didn’t get your check in time.

Deadline: The check must be received by Saturday, July 5th

See you at the ballpark!

*The Portland Beavers are the AAA team for the San Diego Padres, and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox are the AAA team for the Colorado Rockies.

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Have a good summer,

Wayne Brock, Secretary

August 29 - 31 Entry deadline, August 1

Contact David Holt at djholt@gmail.com.

Or visit website at http://www.winecountrycurling.org.

EVERGREEN CURLING SUMMER BASEBALL EVENT, JULY 19, 2008

You are invited!  Here’s your chance to get together with your curling friends during the off-season. We’ve reserved some prime seats at PGE Park for a game featuring the Portland Beavers (http://www.portlandbeavers.com/) against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.*

Date: Saturday, July 19th, 7:05 pm (fireworks after the game!)

Place: PGE Park, http://www.pgepark.com/, downtown Portland

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great summer evening at the ballpark. This is a special promotional evening that includes fireworks after the game. They’ll hold these great seats (section 116: http://www.pgepark.com/virtualmap/beavers/) for us for a limited amount of time. These are the same great seats as last year.

Here’s how to get them:

Cost: $12 per ticket (We pass the savings onto you.)

Make check payable to: Evergreen Curling Club

Mail check to: Kristy Schnabel, PO Box 2194, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (Phone: 503.638.0852, Email: Kristy@itsvirtuallydone.com)

Include: Your check with the following printed information: your name, email address, phone number, and how many in your party.

Pick up tickets: At the PGE “Will Call” box office the day of the game. The tickets will be under one name per party. I’ll send an email confirmation to everyone regarding their tickets. If you don’t get the email, I didn’t get your check in time.

Deadline: The check must be received by Saturday, July 5th

See you at the ballpark!

*The Portland Beavers are the AAA team for the San Diego Padres, and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox are the AAA team for the Colorado Rockies.

Have a good summer,

P.O. Box 12162, Portland OR, 97212   -   a 501(c)3 non-profit sports organization   -    www.evergreencurling.com

EVERGREEN CURLING SUMMER BASEBALL EVENT, JULY 19, 2008

You are invited! Here’s your chance to get together with your curling friends during the off-season. We’ve reserved some prime seats at PGE Park for a game featuring the Portland Beavers (http://www.portlandbeavers.com/) against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.*

Date: Saturday, July 19nd, 7:05 pm (fireworks after the game!)

Place: PGE Park, http://www.pgepark.com/, downtown Portland

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a great summer evening at the ballpark. This is a special promotional evening that includes fireworks after the game. They’ll hold these great seats (section 116: http://www.pgepark.com/virtualmap/beavers/) for us for a limited amount of time. These are the same great seats as last year.

Here’s how to get them:

Cost: $12 per ticket (We pass the savings onto you.)

Make check payable to: Evergreen Curling Club

Mail check to: Kristy Schnabel, PO Box 2194, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (Phone: 503.638.0852, Email: Kristy@itsvirtuallydone.com)

Include: Your check with the following printed information: your name, email address, phone number, and how many in your party.

Pick up tickets: At the PGE Will Call box office the day of the game. The tickets will be under one name per party. I’ll send an email confirmation to everyone regarding their tickets. If you don’t get the email, I didn’t get your check in time.

Deadline: The check must be received by Saturday, July 5th

See you at the ballpark!

 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Have a good summer,

P.O. Box 12162, Portland OR, 97212   -   a 501(c)3 non-profit sports organization   -    www.evergreencurling.com