1937
Food & Beverage Highlight of
Historic Lawn Bowls Anniversary
The
Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club celebrated it's 80th anniversary
at Spencer Adams Park in October on the site of the first Santa
Barbara High School established in 1875. Both Santa Barbara
County Supervisor Das Williams and City of Santa Barbara Mayor
Helene Schneider presented proclamations commending the club
that was formed in 1937, and shared what a great contribution
its members have made to recreation in the downtown area of
the Santa Barbara Community.
1937 Products
When
SBLBC began in 1937, countless new food and beverage products
were introduced in America including Spam, Krispy Kreme Donuts,
Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Dad's Old Fashioned Root Beer and more. The
outstanding luncheon coordinated by Denise Foxwell and her staff
of volunteer members featured a variety of sandwiches including
Spam egg salad croissant sandwiches, Krispy Kreme donuts with
raspberries and whipped cream, soft drinks, wines from Margerum
Wines, French cookies and croissants from Renaud's Patisserie.
Members and VIP's all took home a can of Spam and small bottles
the of soda introduced in 1937. The Anniversary celebration
was enjoyed to the sounds of 1937 "Big Band" records
that could be heard throughout the club Lanai.
Gourmet Spam Egg Salad Sandwiches
The
sport of lawn bowls had its beginnings in England in the 13th
century and continues to be enjoyed in Santa Barbara and throughout
the world. Artist Dita Joseph posed with the wall painting she
created on the SBLBC lanai in 1994 which depicts Sir Francis
Drake playing the game of bowls whilst the Spanish Armada were
approaching their ship in Plymouth Hoe, Sir Walter Raleigh and
Drake were in the middle of a bowls game that Sir Francis Drake
refused to interrupt because he believed there was enough time
to finish the game before setting sail. The mural at SBLBC is
an ongoing reminder of the history of lawn bowls and SBLBC.
Mayor Helene Schneider & County Supervisor Das Williams
VIPs
in attendance included event sponsor Jerry Jordano, partner
Central Coast Home Health & Hospice, as well as members
of the Santa Barbara Police Department including Sargent Kasi
Corbett and Officers' Kyle Rapp and C.J. Powell who enjoyed
taking a lawn bowl lesson from past president Tony Cunningham,
followed by the 1937 inspired luncheon service. For information
on SBLBC visit: www.sblbc.com.
By Bonnie Carroll
About Bonnie Carroll
Bonnie Carroll has been a food/travel/lifestyle writer since
1983. She is the founder & publisher of Bonnie Carroll's
Life Bites News - www.lifebitesnews.com,
does travel and food reporting on KZSB1290 radio, and contributes
to a variety of national and international travel/lifestyle
publications. Her first children's book C.C. Charles was published
in 2002 and she is currently working on a second book. Contact
her at Contact her at writebc@aol.com.