{"id":38265,"date":"2026-06-04T18:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38265"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:04:32","slug":"steady-stream-of-dignitaries-and-enthusiasts-enjoy-open-house-festivities-at-the-aurora-lawn-bowling-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/steady-stream-of-dignitaries-and-enthusiasts-enjoy-open-house-festivities-at-the-aurora-lawn-bowling-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Steady stream of dignitaries and enthusiasts enjoy Open House festivities at the Aurora Lawn Bowling Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty-four members of the Aurora Lawn Bowling Club greeted a steady stream of visitors and dignitaries to the venerable club\u2019s immaculate bowling green during Open House festivities on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual event was postponed from the previous Saturday due to monsoon-like conditions and Aurora Lawn Bowling Club (ALBC) President Raymond Noble was pleased with the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat was a 100% swing in the weather\u2014the bowling gods were with us today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sunny disposition of the ALBC President matched the pristine late-May conditions and Noble was pleased \u201cto get the community out to the club and let them have a go.&nbsp; Mayor Tom Mrakas and Councillor Ron Weese were here this morning to kick off the Open House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was nice to have Ward 3 Candidate Nikki Alber, retiring Ward 3 Councillor Wendy Gaertner, and Mayoral Candidate and Ward 5 Councillor John Gallo drop by this afternoon.&nbsp; The Town has done a great job installing a new retaining wall for the ditches and the bowling green looks great after a tough winter.&nbsp; We had over 20 members participate and demonstrate the finer techniques of lawn bowling today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest sports organization in Aurora, founded in 1914, played the perfect hosts and served lunch in their clubhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delicious focaccia sandwiches, in meat or veggie varieties, were provided by Amica, the event\u2019s main sponsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noble expressed his gratitude for the buffet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA big thanks to Amica Aurora Promenade Senior Lifestyles Residence for providing us with the great food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the tasty treats provided in the clubhouse, candidate Alber &nbsp;said she was taken by the beauty of the bowling club, its surroundings at leafy McMahon Park, and the club members\u2019 hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis bowling green and the entire property are amazing. It\u2019s so beautiful and peaceful here. Ray is amazing, too. He taught me how to bowl today and I beat John Gallo in a friendly game.&nbsp; The club is a hidden gem and I can\u2019t wait to enjoy the upcoming Ladies\u2019 Night here at the Lawn Bowling Club.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retiring Councllor Gaertner reflected on the number of times she\u2019s visited the ALBC during her decades-long career of public service and noted that she\u2019s always been drawn \u201cto the beauty of the natural setting, but it\u2019s more about the fun you can have here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPut that all together and it\u2019s a little piece of Heaven here at McMahon Park. I\u2019d invite Aurorans to come find a piece of Heaven here at the bowling club and enjoy an outdoor game that suitable for all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councillor Gallo, a long-time local sports advocate, visited the club on Saturday to enjoy a few friendly matches on the bowling green and \u201cspend some time with the guys in the club.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to understand what the club needs and to help them with a membership drive. We\u2019re also here to help with areas of improvement and upgrades that the club needs\u2014starting with the new lights that the Town is installing to make night bowling more enjoyable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aurora Bowling Club will be a main setting for Sport Aurora\u2019s All-Sport\/One Day event on Saturday, June 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amiable ALBC members Steve Seib, John Hedley, Derek Turnbull, and Ray Noble will be demonstrating the joys and intricacies of lawn bowling to participants aged 6-18 when the youngsters visit the 112-year-old club for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jim Stewart<br \/>Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38265&amp;t=Steady%20stream%20of%20dignitaries%20and%20enthusiasts%20enjoy%20Open%20House%20festivities%20at%20the%20Aurora%20Lawn%20Bowling%20Club&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38265&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2F2026-06-04-04.jpg&amp;p[title]=Steady%20stream%20of%20dignitaries%20and%20enthusiasts%20enjoy%20Open%20House%20festivities%20at%20the%20Aurora%20Lawn%20Bowling%20Club\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38265&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Steady%20stream%20of%20dignitaries%20and%20enthusiasts%20enjoy%20Open%20House%20festivities%20at%20the%20Aurora%20Lawn%20Bowling%20Club&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38265\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-four members of the Aurora Lawn Bowling Club greeted a steady stream of visitors and dignitaries to the venerable club\u2019s immaculate bowling green during Open House festivities on Saturday afternoon. The annual event was postponed from the previous Saturday due to monsoon-like conditions and Aurora Lawn Bowling Club (ALBC) President Raymond Noble was pleased with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-04-04.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9Xb","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 22:00:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38267,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38265\/revisions\/38267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}