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 - THOMAS E. WALTERS, JR.                        CHIEF BUZZARD - ARLEN DEASON

JANUARY 2002 NEWSLETTER VOLUME XXXXI ISSUE 1

HELLO BUZZARDS:

WE HAD 41 BUZZARDS AND 1 PACERS. HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THIS MONTH.

WE WILL BOWL JANUARY 6, 2002 @ AMF WINDFERN, 14441 N.W. FREEWAY, 713-466-8012. 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.)

BUZZARDS OF THE MONTH WERE:
BOB WERNER - 9 SPLITS
SUSAN JOSEPH & BLYTH STEELE - 8 SPLITS

ELLIE DEASON MEMORIAL 3-IN-A ROW ROLL-OFF THIS MONTH
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS ARE:
SANDY BUGAJ , MILDRED HOLLEY, SHARON CARTER, DEBBIE EARNEST
RON McAFEE, LEONARD FERGUSON, SR. & ALAN LONG

ELECTION OF OFFICERS THIS MONTH ALSO

JANUARY CELEBRANTS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: MIKE HUNN (1), CHUCK FARMER (4), DENISE BLONSTEIN (11), TOM CARLSON (13), NORM FARRINGTON (15), ALICE SIMMS (15), NORMA DRAKE (16), BLYTH STEELE (16), BETTY TURNER (18), CAROLYN LAKE (20), MOLLY WEEKS (20), PATRICIA CURTIS (30). (BOWL FOR $5.00)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: BETTE KELLEY (1), NICK & SHARON CARTER (3), SCOTT & ALICE SIMMS (13).

IMPORTANT NOTES
SANCTION CARD TIME AGAIN
YEARLY DUES OF $12.00 ARE DUE TO BARBARA

JACKIE WILL ACCEPT SANCTION CARDS TILL FEBRUARY 3RD. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THEM BY NOW---IF YOU DO NOT-CONTACT YOUR LEAGUE SECRETARY.

ANY MEMBER THAT HAS AN EMAIL ADDRESS & IS NOT RECEIVING THE NEWLETTER BY EMAIL PLEASE LET BETH KNOW - THIS WORKS OUT REALLY WELL & SAVES US MONEY EMAIL BETH @ bag@ev1.net

REMEMBER - AMF WINDFERN JANUARY 6TH

CLASS A  151 & OVER AVERAGE

BLYTH STEELE            658   $7.00          JESSE ALDRIDGE  675   $7.00
MELANIE BRUBECK  657   $6.00          JOE PREY                 671   $6.00
COLLEEN GREEN        600   $4.25          MARTIN SMITH    655   $4.25
BARBARA THIEL       590   $3.25          RON BLEVINS         654   $3.25



CLASS B  150 & UNDER AVERAGE

JACKIE RUGG                       613   $7.00          JONATHAN PARKER          598   $7.00
MILDRED HOLLEY              609   $5.13          OSCAR SCHOBEL                 592   $6.00
ETHEL HUNN                       609   $5.13          LEONARD FERGUSON, SR  585   $4.25
BARBARA CASTELLESE  603   $3.25          ALAN LONG                           539   $3.25

PINS OVER AVERAGE - (1) JOHN RUGG +42 (2) RICHARD HAMAKER +53 (3) BRUCE KOENIG +43 150 & UNDER - ETHEL HUNN & ALICE WARD - TIE - 189 151 & OVER - JESSE ALDRIDGE ??(NOT RECORDED), JOE PREY 220, MELANIE BRUBECK 245 SECOND CHANCE - ALICE WARD 189 SCRATCH BRACKET - RICHARD HAMAKER 150 - WOW !!!!! SCRATCH GAME - (1) MARTIN SMITH 190 (2) RICHARD HAMAKER 235 (3) MARTIN SMITH 202 SCRATCH SERIES - MARTIN SMITH - 587

BUZZARD CLUB SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING CAPTAIN EDDIE SALES 281-599-7301 (PAGER 713-909-3100) PRICE IS AROUND $40.00 TOWELS AND OTHER ITEMS ALSO AVAILABLE

REMEMBER THAT AS YOU START GETTING YOUR SANCTION CARDS - SHOW THEM TO JACKIE - SHE HAS TO SEE THEM AND RECORD THE PROPER INFORMATION IN ORDER FOR US TO BE SANCTIONED WITH ABC/WIBC

IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY AND BOWL AN AWARD GAME YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE AWARD OR PRIZE MONEY