The revised date, 12th. April, was good to us and the rain kept off. There was a great attendance allowing for two full teams. Management team batted first, scoring 138 for 7. Vice President Rex top scored with 19 until a great catch by Andrew. Leigh was looking good but was run out on unlucky 13. Chris too did well and retired on 18. However, Extras total of 26 says a lot for the quality of some of the bowling and kept the umpire busy and tiring. The Members team, headed by Steve 25, Grant 30, Paul 18 and Robbie 17 and everyone making a contribution totaling 134 for 5. On the bowling, best figures are, Steve 2 for 9 from 3, Grant 2 for 10 from 3 and Dave 2 for 11 from 3. The match was declared a draw. Everybody had fun and agreed to do it again. Thank you to the umpire (name unknown, sorry), to the caterers, also for the restricted area and organisers. As always it was an enjoyable experience for players and spectators alike. Regards John Capon Tina Turner Tribute Featuring Cindy Of Samoa, Finalist in The TVNZ Show "Stars in their Eyes" delivering a very entertaining and energetic portrayal of Tina Turner and all her big hits. Cindy has played at major events here in NZ and Throughout the South Pacific, this is an in demand and very entertaining act. Tickets on sale 1st May and seats are limited so be in quick. Show set for Saturday June 20th Quiz We are getting around 60 people regularly for our quiz nights so do come along early to get your spot! Congratulations to our April winners and lucky consolation draw recipients. Our Quiz for May will be as always on the last Thursday of the month which is May 28th at 7:30pm. Study up with our Quizmaster’s tip which is “The adventures of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. What’s On in May Saturday 9th Hawaiian Shirt Disco Warrior’s vs Sharks –Sports Bar 7.30pm Sunday 10th Mother’s Day – Lunch and Dinner – Bookings essential Wednesday 13th Bingo 7.30pm Thursday 14th WAGS 7.00pm Saturday 16th Warriors vs Eels – Sports Bar 5.00pm Saturday 23rd 23rd Vegas Night 7.00 pm Wednesday 27th Bingo 7.30pm Thursday 28th Quiz Night 7.30pm Friday 29th Karaoke 7.30pm Sunday 31st CLUB AGM Warrior’s vs Knights – Sports Bar International Buffet 3.30pm 4.00pm 6.00pm -8.00pm Fishing Club Recently the Fishing Section oversaw the weigh-in for the Browns Bay School Fishing competition, Fish of all sizes were weighed, including bait fish, however the kids had a real fun time. Thanks to Bob Towersey for being our number one man on the job. Also a well done to Tony Wiles who landed at 170kg Broadbill during daylight hours, not an easy thing to do. The Hopin Tournament, out of Tutukaka, also saw representatives from the Club fishing, without much success we might say. The replacement trip on the Kaipara harbour is proving difficult to arrange, as this is prime time as all the charter boats are fully booked, however we will get there. May brings us 2 charters, both to White Island and June on Diversity for a Saturday trip, out of Gulf harbour. As always lists are on the board. It appears that boat ownership is undergoing a change, more runabouts are out there fully set for Game fish, marlin etc, major reason appears to be flexibility to fish wherever one wants, plus the costs of running a launch. Wine Appreciation Group (WAGS). We have addressed the problems that arose at our recent tasting. Among changes, for Regular attenders we will revert to the previous system of a BULK permanent seating allocation, less apologies, rather than Individual allocations. Non Regular attenders are asked to notify their intention to attend the next tasting. Members to choose their own tables/groups on arrival. To give apologies or notify intention to attend next tasting, please email Val.ken@xtra.co.nz Our tastings are held on the second Thursday of the month, excepting Dec & Jan. The next tasting will be on Thursday 14th May at 6.45pm. VILLA MARIA Wines will be presenting a selection of their wines. These may include new releases, new varieties and some of their most popular wines. Some special wines may be available at special prices. Welfare Pool Section Unfortunately, I have been the one unwell this month. However, I made an afternoon visit to the Bays Club to catch up with Peter McClune. Also, Gina Callan who has had another successful knee replacement. Good to see you looking so well. With the weather starting to get cooler, have a light jacket to pop on and help prevent getting chilled. The first tournament for 2015, Drawn Pairs is completed and we congratulate Leigh Cowden & Marnie Simmonds as winners in a clean sweep 3-0 over Barrie Eynon & Darren Raumati. Losing semi-finalists were Annette Davis & Michael Yap and Maureen Capon & Brian Davis. Thank you everyone who participated in the most entertaining day. On the Wednesday wins ladder, as at 22nd. April Peter Grime is in first place closely followed by Paul Duncan. We also have four ladies in the top ten, Annette, Jenny, Marnie and Maureen. We also welcome three new members, Jacky, Lee and Marco. Our next tournament is Men’s Singles on Sunday 28th June. A notice for names will be available soon. Travel April saw us learning the pros and cons of being a travel broker. It is very convenient way of booking travel for people who like a personal one-on-one service as Debbie will meet with the client either at their home or in a cafe over coffee. Thank you Debbie for that interesting insight. Next meeting is the 4th May at 7pm with Trudy telling us about using an Australian rail pass as efficiently as one can. Congratulations go to the two winners of the DB cider promotion. Martin Findlay Darren Raumati They both won a $200 Pamper package from Skin Deep Studio 6 Anzac Road, Browns Bay, Auckland www.baysclub.co.nz Facebook: Bays Club Inc E: gm@baysclub.co.nz P: 478 8171 F: 478 8177