The coaches were kept busy at the Open House May 8 which drew many visitors to the green. Some mentioned seeing our table at the Solano Stroll a few years ago.

One of the last to visit was a couple all the way from Rocklin in the Sierra foothills. The fellow mentioned that he had been a lawn bowler in the Southwest Division from age 9 and asked if he could use his bowls to try out our green. “Of course!” we said. He hadn’t bowled for eleven years since he’d partnered with his Dad in the 1999 Nationals. Instead he’d devoted his free time to his family. but now he was thinking about returning.

While he polished his already pristine bowls he mentioned a few of our local bowlers he knew way back then: Frank Souza, Reggie and Andre Benares, Orville Artist to name a few. You could see how much he valued those friendships.

Our Dave Rockhold offered to bowl with him and they showed the new and old bowlers a thing or three. Yes, there were bowls bounding off the backboards!

At the end of the scrimmage our visitor asked for a membership application. Welcome back to lawn bowling, Dave Grimmitt!