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

BUZZARD CLUB OF AMERICA - HOUSTON CHAPTER

FOUNDED OCTOBER 1961 - ORGANIZED MAY 1963
FOUNDER - TOM WALTERS CHIEF BUZZARD - ARLEN DEASON


August 2000 NEWSLETTER Volime XXXVIIII ISSUE 8

HELLO BUZZARDS:

WE HAD 65 BUZZARDS, 3 THAT DID NOT BOWL AND 3 PACERS. BETTER THAN LAST MONTH -I GUESS THAT SUMMER VACATIONS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AWAY. HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOU AT THE AUGUST MEETING.

WE WILL BOWL AUGUST 6TH @ AMF WEST HOUSTON, 19936 SAUMS IN KATY (281) 578-9292. REMEMBER THAT BOWLING BEGINS AT 2 P.M. AND THE MEETING STARTS AT 1 P.M. EVERYONE MUST BE SIGNED UP TO BOWL BY 1:30. (IN THE EVENT THE MEETING ENDS EARLY WE MAY START BOWLING A LITTLE EARLY…SO BE SIGNED UP AND READY) WE ARE BOWLING 4 TO A LANE. IF ADDITIONAL LANES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, JACKIE WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL BOWLERS TO MAKE 5 ON A LANE. THE 4 PERSON FORMAT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO FINISH ABOUT THE SAME TIME.. (REMEMBER TO PAY CASH (NO CHECKS PLEASE) FOR YOUR BOWLING AND BRACKETS AS THIS IS HOW JACKIE AND DENNIS PAY OFF THE WINNERS.)

WE APPROVED 3 NEW MEMBERS AT THE JULY MEETING. WE WELCOME TO THE FLOCK LEO GONZE, BUSS W. BRUCE, SR. AND ADAM PEAIRSON. WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY WILL COME BOWL WITH US AND ENJOY THE FUN AND FELLOWSHIP WE ALL SHARE. (YOUR SPOUSE OR FRIENDS CAN COME AND BOWL AS A PACER FOR $8.00, WHO KNOWS THEY MIGHT JUST QUALIFY TOO!

*THE MONTHLY ATTENDANCE AWARDS OF $5.00 WERE WON BY SERGE SCHARF & MOLLY WEEKS.


AUGUST CELEBRANTS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: JEANNE BRYAN (2) DOUG BRISCOE (3) GAYLE MILLER (3) JEWEL MITCHELL (4) KAY CHAUDIER (5) BOB POEHL (8) MEL HUTCHINSON (9) ROLLO WATKINS (10) NADINE UNDERWOOD (17) OSCAR SCHOBEL (18) ETHEL HUNN (19) ALICE WARD (19) BARBARA THIEL (22) JERRIE KEITH (23) GAY FIELD (24) SHARON FOWLER (26) RODNEY JOHNSON (26) CAROL ANGELI (27) LOUIS WELFL (31)

BIRTHDAY BOWLERS BOWL FOR $5.00
WHEW THAT'S A LOT - IF THEY ALL COME - WE'LL BE BROKE !!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: MIKE PUNCH (3) JEWEL MITCHELL (6) MARTHA SELF (7) BLYTH STEELE (10) BOB POEHL (12) CAROL ANGELI (14) RANDY & CINDY REJONA (18) BOB & DONNA BELLINGER (23) ART GARZA (24) BETTY TURNER (30)


23 TEAMS ARE BOWLING IN THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT IN CONROE THIS YEAR. WOW!! CONFIRMATIONS & MAP ATTACHED TO THIS LETTER.

TEAM HOUSE - AMF WOODLANDS (281) 367-1277
D/S HOUSE - 300 BOWL CONROE (409) 756-8866

THINK ABOUT IN FT. SMITH in 2001.

REMEMBER THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO START WORKING ON GETTING YOUR 9 GAMES IN FOR THE NEXT TOURNAMENT. YOU MUST BOWL 9 GAMES BETWEEN JUNE 2000 AND MAY 2001 IN ORDER TO BOWL IN FT. SMITH.

I AM GOING TO DO SOME CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE COST WOULD BE PER PERSON TO CHARTER A BUS AND POSSIBLY WE COULD ALL GO TOGETHER AND LET SOMEONE ELSE DO THE DRIVING. I''LL GIVE YOU MORE INFO AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.


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IMPORTANT NOTE FROM ARLEN:


FOR MANY YEARS NOW SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER DECIDED THAT THEY COULD PAY THEIR DUES ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. THIS IS A REAL HASSLE FOR BARBARA AND NOT FAIR TO THE REST OF THE CLUB. THESE MEMBERS ARE USUALLY NOT ACTIVE MEMBERS, BUT WE HAVE RULES AND NOW IS THE TIME TO REINFORCE THEM. LET IT BE KNOW THAT FROM THE AUGUST MEETING ON BARBARA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY YEARLY DUES (EXCEPT FROM NEW MEMBERS) AFTER FEBRUARY. ALL YEARLY DUES ARE TO BE PAID IN DECEMBER & JANUARY. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENTS TO PAY THEM - YOU MAY MAIL THEM TO BARBARA OR ANY OTHER OFFICER LISTED ON THE OFFICERS LIST. WE HAVE TRIED TO GIVE A GRACE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. BUT A 6 MONTH OR MORE GRACE PERIOD IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. ANY MEMBER WHO DOES NOT PAY DUES BY FEBRUARY EACH YEAR WILL BE DROPPED AND MUST RE-QUALIFY - NO EXCEPTIONS. ANY ISSUES RELATING TO THIS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ME.


CLASS A  151 & ABOVE AVERAGE

NINA HOLLAND      669	$8.61		ARLEN DEASON	779	$8.61
DONNA CASTELLESE  661	$6.61		ART GARZA	705	$6.61
CINDY REJONA      646	$5.61		BOB KING, SR	656	$5.61
BETH GEORGE       622	$4.61		OSCAR SCHOBEL	655	$4.61
MARY ANN PRICHETT 615	$3.61		JOHN RODGERS	643	$3.61
DANA FERNANDEZ	  599	$2.61		LOUIS WELFL	634	$2.61


CLASS B  150 & UNDER AVERAGE

CALLIE MOSS CARRELL  685  $7.61	TIE	ROLLO WATKINS      685	$8.61
NADINE UNDERWOOD     685  $7.61		BRUCE BUSS, SR.    574	$6.61
BOBBIE PRICE         675  $4.61		BERT WARNKEN       571	$5.61
ELLIE WARREN         628  $3.61		GEORGE PRICE       559	$4.61
CANDY FERGUSON       627  $2.61		LEN FERGUSON, SR.  546	$3.61

    PINS OVER AVERAGE		    BUZZARDS OF THE MONTH    

GAME 1  JESSE ALDRIDGE    +51		RON McAFEE 10 SPLITS  - WOW  
GAME 2  ELLIE WARREN      +57	        GAY FIELD   9 SPLITS  - DITTO
GAME 3  NADINE UNDERWOOD  +42                                        

3 IN A ROW RE-QUALIFIERS

RON McAFEE & ROLLO WATKINS


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