Houston Buzzard Club Newsletter

BUZZARD CLUB OF AMERICA
HOUSTON CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

JULY 2008          VOLUME 47          ISSUE 7

FOUNDED OCT 1961- ORGANIZED MAY 1963 FOUNDER - THOMAS E. WALTERS, JR
CHIEF BUZZARD ARLEN DEASON

"Let there be no strangers in the BUZZARD CLUB - Only friends that have yet to meet"

Hello Fellow Buzzards: There is not a whole lot going on right now but as everyone should know by now, our annual bowling tournament is coming up in August and hopefully everyone that is going has got their applications finished and turned in. I am looking forward to this year’s tournament as I do every year and can’t wait to see what Montgomery County has in store. I decided to drop the page concerning the tournament from the newsletters since everyone should have gotten all the info by now, but I will have copies of the dinner/dance directions at the gathering if anyone needs one. Also, I did leave the page concerning upcomming tournaments if anyone is interested. That’s it for this month, so on with bowling!!!
Minutes of Meeting: Arlen was not present in June so Dennis opened the meeting and presented the treasurer’s report which passed. Two new member applications were voted on and also passed. Dennis informed the club of upcomming local tournaments and also told the members that the new shirts are now available for ordering. Nothing else was brought up so the meeting was adjourned.
Attendance: We had 58 Buzzards at the gathering in June, six that did not bowl and one pacer. Our next scheduled gathering is on July 13, 2008 @ Max Bowl North, 2390 Wilson Rd., Humble, (281) 540-2800. The meeting begins at 1 PM and bowling begins at 2 PM.
Bowling Reminder: Please keep in mind that there are only two balls per lane during warm-up and not 10 minutes. First and last names of bowlers are to be put on the re-cap sheets each month. Also, make sure the total number of splits and your games are totaled before you sign the sheet at the end of bowling. If you re-qualify, please make a note on the re-cap sheet and you can receive a Buzzard pin for $ 2.00 and be entered for “THE ELLIE DEASON MEMORIAL THREE – IN – A- ROW “roll-off in January. Don’t forget, if you show up to bowl in your birthday month, you pay only $5.
Stupid State Laws
In Bellflower, California, the law states that "a drunken man has as much right to a sidewalk as a sober man since he needs it a great deal more."
Who Could It Be?
She was born in New York City in 1909. She starred in films from the 1930's into the 1970's, and she has been called the first lady of American musical comedy.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

BOWLING RESULTS/JUNE
Payouts, Brackets & High Games / Series

Payouts

Class A 151 & Over - Men               Class A 151 & Over - Women  
Wayne Harvey      748 $10.00           Sheree Poe         602 $10.00
Wally Grant       690  $8.00           Shelly Cortez      589  $8.00
Serge Scharf      687  $6.00           Kay Resnick        570  $6.00
Bob Van           665  $3.00           Mary Ann Pritchitt 561  $3.00
Don Lynch         644  $2.00           Donna Castellesse  555  $2.00


Class B 150 & Under - Men              Class B 150 & Under - Women 
John Johnson      602 $11.67           Pam Grant          696 $10.00
Jerry Bryce       547  $9.67           Gayle Miller       646  $8.00
Robert Weeks      521  $7.67           Carolyn Cook       633  $6.00
                                       Martha Warnken     624  $3.00
                                       Nadine Underwood   615  $2.00


Brackets

150 & Under                            150 & Under (2nd Chance)    
None                                   None                        


151 & Over                             151 & Over (2nd Chance)     
Roger Moon         199                 Don Lynch          213      
Roger Moon         199                 Bruce Koenig       215      
Roger Moon         199                 Bruce Koenig       215      
Bruce Koenig       215                 Don Lynch          213      
Don Lynch          213                 Wayne Harvey       268      
Wayne Harvey       268                 Bruce Koenig       215      

Scratch                                                            
Wayne Harvey       245                                             


Scratch High Game/Series & Pins Over/Under Average


Scratch High Game/Series               Pins Over   Average               Pins Under   Average 
1. Bob Van      237                    1. Roger Moon   +37               1. Ira Garner     -39
2. Wayne Harvey 242                    2. Wayne Harvey +61               2. Jerry Bryce    -45
3. Wally Grant  248                    3. Wayne Harvey +64               3. Shirly Cody    -41
S. Wayne Harvey 679                                                                           


BUZZARD CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS




Birthdays: (Bowl for $5)
Sue Vinson        (7/04)
Ricky Kelley      (7/05)
Jackie Chisholm   (7/08)
Christopher Reese (7/08)
Wilma Jackson     (7/10)
Ken Maidlow       (7/11)
Shelly Cortez     (7/12)
Sherman Poe       (7/15)
Richard Taylor    (7/18)
Lora Hansen       (7/18)
Peggy Wade        (7/20)
Larry Keeton      (7/23)
C.W. Keith        (7/25)
Sue Broussard     (7/30)

Anniversaries:
Joe & Rusty Prey     (7/14)
Patricia Jameson     (7/16)
Robert & Molly Weeks (7/25)
Marcus Marinacci     (7/25)

New Buzzard in our flock:
Congratulations to:
Dennis Christian
Randy Vinson
Judy Slay
Kay Resnick & Melba Kelly
for joining our club.





KING BUZZARD: ($5.00)
Ira Garner with 8 splits

QUEEN BUZZARD: ($5.00)
Martha Warnken with 8 splits

3-In-A Row Re-Qualifiers:
Martha Warnken


Door Prize Winners:
Colleen Davies
Don Lynch
50/50 Drawing:
Sue Vinson

Quiz Answer:
Ethel Merman





"200" Club
Wayne Harvey   242-245
Bob Van	       237-200
Wally Grant    235-248
John Clark     225-216
Serge Scharf   220-213
Dave Davis     208-214
Richard Taylor 204-204
John Rodgers   247    
Bob Westbrook  224    
Pam Grant      212    
Kenny Herzog   212    
Don Lynch      204    
Bob King, Sr.  204    
Austin McMahan 201    
Sherman Poe    201    



Tournament Update: Our Houston chapter will have 15 teams to There will be a total of 72 going to the dinner/dance. Thanks to all the team captains for getting the applications turned in on time. This is the first year in several that despite the fact the applications came in late to us, it all went so smooth. Made the job for Gayle & I go a lot smoother.

THANKS  AGAIN!!

Jackie

Upcoming Tournaments:

LOCAL

Greater Houston USBC Open Championship Tournament
AMF Alpha Lanes
July 12-13, 19-20

Luci Bonneau Memorial Striking Against Breast Cancer
Mixed Doubles Pro-Am
Palace Lanes
July 18 & 19
713-667-6554

Special Olympics (Area)
Copperfield Bowl
December 5-6
Call for times: 281-550-8710

STATE

28th Annual Texas State USBC Senior Tournament
Team Event: Mission / Singles Event: McAllen
July 12-13, 19-20, 26-27
Entry Deadline: June 6

26th Annual Texas State USBC Mixed Tournament
Austin
Oct 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 Nov 1-2, 8-9
Entry Deadline: Sept 5

NATIONAL

6th Annual Storm National Mixed Championship Tournament
Reno, NV.
Oct 2 – Nov 9
Call 1-800-304-2695 , Fax 1-775-334-2606
or visit NationalMixed.com

OTHER

Senior All Star Bowling Association (SASBA) Tournament
Copperfield Bowl
Aug 1-3

JOKES, PICS AND INTERESTING FACTS

JOKE OF THE MONTH: An eighty year old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctor's office, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple out, the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might want to start writing things down, making notes to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left. Later that night while watching TV, the old man got up from his chair and his wife asked, "Where are you going?" He replied, "To the kitchen." She asked, "Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?" "Sure." Then his wife asked him, "Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?" "No, I can remember that." "Well, I also would like some strawberries on top. You had better write that down cause I know you'll forget that," his wife said. "I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries." She replied, "Well, I also would like whipped cream on top. I know you will forget that. You had better write it down." With irritation in his voice, he said, "I don't need to write that down, I can remember that." He went into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs. She stared at the plate for a moment and said, "You forgot my toast."

WOULD YOU BELIEVE!!! Shiv Charan Yadav has failed his high school final exams. Again. Yadav, who lives in the village of Kohari in Rajasthan, India, had vowed that he would not marry until he passed high school. This year's exam try was his 38th, and he is 73 years old; he has been taking the exam each year since he was 35, and plans to try again next year. "Once I pass I want to get married to a girl who's under 30," he said.

ON THIS DATE On July 13th 1986, Philadelphia Phillie Kent Tekulve broke the National League record for relief appearances for his 820th performance. He helped his team win in 11-innings over the Houston Astros 5-4. The old record holder was Elroy Face of Pittsburgh

WEIRD BUT TRUE: An Austrian hunter's faithful dog saved his life after a crippling fall - by fetching his mobile phone. Albert Hoffman, 59, was left with severe back injuries and a punctured lung after plunging 20 feet out of a tree while bird shooting. Unable to move, he called for his pet Labrador to fetch his mobile phone from his nearby rucksack. An emergency services spokesman in Gutau, upper Austria, said: "His dog is a real hero. He was in the middle of nowhere and with the injuries he had if he had not called us soon he could have died."

MORONS: A 23-year-old man with various body piercings wondered what it would feel like to connect his workplace test equipment to his chest piercings. Several co-workers tried to convince him that it was a bad idea to wire himself up to the electronic control tester, but he ignored their pleas. He proceeded to connect two alligator clips to his piercings and hit the test button... When the police and rescue personnel arrived, his co-workers were stiill trying to revive him with CPR and rescue breathing. They were not successful.

PREDICTION FROM THE PAST: "It would appear we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements; they tend to sound pretty silly in five years."
- Computer scientist John von Neumann, 1949.

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