Celebrating Norm Boice- Lawn Bowling Extraordinaire

By Joni Johnson, pictures by Reina Lopez

On Wednesday, August 31, the lawn bowling club celebrated the retirement of Norm Boice at a dinner at the Manor.   Norm, in his two years plus term as president, has done a remarkable job in moving our club forward during these hard times. He initiated several parties, started the process of bowl inventory, increased visibility of the bowling club and reconnected us with our amazing past.

Did you know that Lawn Bowling has been part of RVM since its inception, with both indoor and outdoor playing fields as part of its original plans.  And more importantly, RVM is one of the very few CCRC facilities in west that has lawn bowling as an option.  If you go to the Lawn Bowling page on myrvm.org you will have access to articles and stories about the club and its history.  Enjoy!  And thank you Norm for his leadership and foresight during the pandemic.

Norm says, “We have completed two-plus years battling all sorts of obstacles; COVID, smoke, heat, cold, interruption of social connections, member health issues, just to name a few.  But true to the club’s 60-year history, these two-plus years brought progress. As we know, there is a lot more to do: recruit new members to generate excitement, social events to reconnect members, and some competition to stimulate growth. With COVID about over (please let it be true), the door is open to make some real forward progress. Lawn bowling is a sport that everyone can enjoy and we are indeed fortunate that 60 years ago our founders had the foresight and vision to make it available to all of us.”

https://a.mwapp.net/p/mweb_ws.v?id=82274946&c=82275315&n=Resident-Information

this site takes you to the activities page.  Go to lawn bowling and see the various stories about lawn bowling at RVM.