Little to separate bowling finalists
Bowling Club On a Sunday afternoon, much better than the morning had promised, 14 members entered the fray in the Bowling Club seven ends' singles competition for the Holleyhead Trophy.
Once the early rounds were completed, Bryan Duff met Alan Robbie in one of the semi-finals on rink four, running up 10 shots without reply while in the other on rink two Donald Dundas met with stiffer resistance before prevailing by seven shots to three against Eck O'Brien.
As was to be expected in a match between two club champions, past and present, there was little to separate the finalists. After three ends Donald led 4-1 but two ends later Bryan was in the lead 6-4 only for Donald to level at the next. At the last it was a measure for shot but Bryan decided to make sure. In doing so he came close to promoting one of Donald's two short bowls but sneaked in to take the shot and with it the Holleyhead Trophy.
In keeping with the pattern for much of the season, the Bowling Club ended their 2010 Kincardineshire League campaign on Thursday night by recording a win and a loss against Portlethen B.C.
At the Wairds, Fiona Dundas, Bill Inglis, Bett Beedie and Alan Robbie seemed to be on easy street, sixteen shots up (22-6) and apparently strolling to victory after fifteen ends against C. Gordon, J. Gordon, M. Ewen and B. Ewen. But then, whether due to lack of concentration or their opponents finally coming to grips with the carpet, they lost the place completely, dropping nine shots over the last three ends and relieved in the end to be the winners by 22 shots to 15.
The away rink of Ann Aitken, Brian Hann, Alan Black and Bryan Duff suffered an even more catastrophic conclusion to their match against C. Pike, N. Leslie, J. Morrison and P. Taylor. They led 4-2 after four, were 7-12 down after eleven and, with only two to play, were still in with a chance, only five shots adrift, 11-16, when they conceded a demoralising seven shots at the penultimate and, still discomfited by this reverse, lost a single at the last, tottering off the green, trounced by 26 shots to 11.
Disappointingly then, over both games, the last three ends cost Johnshaven a total of 19 shots denying them the opportunity of picking up the extra point and their last chance to collect the maximum five points also went abegging.
Although finishing eighth in the League was a big improvement on last year when the wooden spoon was just avoided, the Club will probably feel that they might have done even better were it not for a number of missed opportunities, especially losing both matches to Edzell and the away defeat at Marykirk.
The home rink performed solidly winning six, drawing one and losing four of their games while the away rink did well enough, winning three and losing eight. However, the most encouraging aspect of the season in which the weather was not at its kindest was the improved performances of newer members of the Club who continue to gain valuable competitive experience.
Friday's hat night was won by Alan Robbie, Brian Hann and Donald Dundas by 13 shots. Points and hat nights continue on Tuesday and Friday nights respectively at 7 p.m. and all are welcome.
Mearns Coastal Parish
Replacing Helen Doig at the piano, Robin Beattie joined the Rev Colin Dempster on guitar and Session Clerk, Marshall Halliday, on Viennese horn to make up Mearns Coastal's embryonic church band in Johnshaven Church on Sunday morning and lead the congregation in "Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning."
Later, the minister continued his reflections on the life of Jonah and said that, although there may be many reasons for individuals to run away from God, he never deserts his people and expresses his love for all mankind through his son, Jesus Christ.
This Sunday, July 25 Mearns Coastal Parish extends an open invitation to attend a family service in Johnshaven Church at the different time of 11 a.m. It will be followed by a light lunch and a period of fellowship in the Church Hall.
There will be no service in St Cyrus Church that morning.
Putting
Holidays and a truly miserable night restricted entries at Monday's putting competition for the Cup. However, the hardy souls who were there soldiered on through the rain and in the semi-finals Ewan McCallum defeated Alison Beedie one up while Alan Beedie eliminated Michael Craig 4 and 3.
In the final Alan was dormie two but Ewan holed in one at the short seventeenth, seemingly to keep his chances alive, only for Alan remarkably to halve the hole and win the competition 2 and 1.
Competitions continue on Monday nights at 7 p.m. and all are welcome
Horticultural Society
It's very nearly time again for the Horticultural Society's annual Garden Competition, in fact the judging will take place next week and, while the recent rain will not have been much to the liking of sun worshippers , it must surely have brought a degree of satisfaction to keen gardeners.
The competition is divided into four categories- Best Garden (Open) for the Major L. Kerr Trophy, the Morrison Cup going to the runner-up in this category; Best Kept Pensioner's Garden for the Captain and Mrs Stansfeld Trophy; Best Novice Garden for the Silverdot Trophy and Best Container Display and it should be noted that entry is open to ALL residents in Benholm and Johnshaven and not confined to members of the Society.
It has been the practice in recent years, because of the reticence of gardeners to enter the competition, for committee members to tour the community identifying attractive gardens and inviting their owners to participate. In many cases, though, encouragement was not needed and for the last two years the competition has been very well supported. The committee are hoping that 2010 will be no different and entries should be made to the Secretary, Morag Smith, 10 Waughton Place, tel 360020, who will be happy to provide information on the Society in general or the Garden Competition in particular.
Prize Bingo
The third prize bingo evening of the summer, organised by the Bowling Club, will be held in the Community Clubroom at Wairds Park tomorrow, Saturday, doors open 6.30 p.m., eyes down 7 p.m. Admission 1.50 which includes refreshments and two bingo books. Extra books 25p each. Raffle. All welcome.
Memories
Outdoor events are at the mercy of the weather. In last week's Memories it was mentioned briefly that in 1990 the Ladies' Lifeboat Guild suffered from a torrential downpour.
They had much better luck five years earlier, though, when the sun shone during the whole of their gala day at the harbour. Opened by Mrs Christine Smart the gala raised 1,000 which was an increase of 300 on the previous year and a record for the Guild.
Moored in the harbour the Montrose lifeboat, the "Lady MacRobert" proved a popular attraction and trips on the RGIT inshore rescue boat made an exciting day for those who took advantage of the opportunity. An innovation that year was the selection of an R.N.L.I. Princess and the winner was 14-year- old Donna Craig.
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Tuesday 07 February 2012
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