BUZZARD CLUB OF AMERICA
HOUSTON CHAPTER

With all the hustle and bustle of the season, we had the smallest turnout on a good while, with 54 Buzzards, which 4 did not bowl and 4 pacers at the December event. We urge everyone to come and enjoy the fun and fellowship created by the club.

We will bowl January 9 at Federal Bowl, 1418 Federal Road (713-453-0492). Bowling begins at 2 P.M. Please sign up with Jackie by 1:30 P.M. and don't forget to get a door prize ticket from Terrance. Remember our meeting starts at 1 P.M. (In the event our meeting ends early, we may begin bowling before 2 P.M.) Please remember only four (4) bowlers to a lane. If additional lanes are not permitted, Jackie will let you know so that five (5) can bowl per lane. We voted several months ago to only have 4 per lane except in uncontrollable conditions. This allows everyone to get finished at about the same time.

There were 14 participants in the 3-in-a-row roll-off held in December. Ellie will announce the winner(s) at the January meeting.

Denise Blonstein (Jan. 11th)     Marie Iacono (Jan. 14th)     Blyth Steele (Jan. 16th)
Molly Weeks (Jan. 20th)          Christine Smith (Jan. 29th

 
Remember you bowl for $5.00 in your birthday month!

 
Happy Anniversary to:

Bette Kelley (Jan. 1st)       Nick & Sharon Carter (Jan. 3rd)

Attendance awards or $5.00 each were won by Beth George & Dennis Davis.

We approved three (3) new members at the December meeting. We welcome Bobbie Price, Anthony Berg, and Tim Wright. Please come join us for a fun afternoon of bowling soon! Your spouse or friend may come and bowl with us as a pacer for $8.00. Who knows...they might even qualify as well.

Please remember to give your sanction numbers to Jackie as soon as you get it. She needs to see the new cards by January 2000 to make sure that everyone has a current card.

The officers for 2000 remain the same. An election was held in December and each officer was un-opposed. The officers information is on page 3 of the newsletter, along with the schedule of events for the year 2000.

The cookbook idea as a fund raiser seems to be agreeable with the majority of the members. We will discuss it at greater length in January or February. We would like to have some special sections, such as a Kids Korner, Back to Basics, and it was suggested one for Diabetics. Please give it some thought and anything you have to contribute will be greatly appreciated. We need to decide when we want to print it, what style of book and how much initial money to spend. Beth will have samples of books and pricing at that time. However, please continue to submit recipes. We want this to be a book we can all be proud of and one that will sell with ease.

Jackie has asked that all re-caps be turned in to her. Some are leaving them on the lanes or tables and she is afraid the cleaning crews might throw them away before she realizes she is missing some. She will not be responsible for them if they are not turned in to her or they are missing.

WE ARE NOW ON-LINE!!

We have e-mail, a guestbook, and our newsletter is on-line with links to other Chapters. It is our goal to get all of the Buzzard Chapters on-line together. As of now, San Antonio, Irving, Hot Springs, and Houston are all linked through the Buzzard Club of America Website. The address for our homepage is: http://bcoa.homepage.com/Houston/index.html Another way to access our page is: http://bcoa.homepage.com and then click on Houston link. Our e-mail address is: houston.buzzards@bigfoot.com

There are a lot of things we can do with the our webpage. We can have links to other sites, pages for special events or interests and other items. We could also advertise our cookbook .

Many thanks go out to John Quist, aka Squirl, a San Antonio Buzzard, for helping us get on-line and Bob King Jr., who transfers our Newsletter to him. Bob is maintaining the page and John is providing assistance to the server. THANKS GUYS!! YOU'RE GREAT!!

CLASS A

MEN                                       WOMEN

Jesse Aldridge     679   $9.53           Denise Blonstein    676      $9.53
Lynn Underwood     666   $7.53           Linda Knighton      638      $7.53
Chris Smith        664   $4.53           Mary Ann Pritchett  631      $4.53
Dennis Davis       656   $3.53           Lisa McQueen        608      $3.53
Len Ferguson, Jr.  629   $2.53           Donna Castelles     592      $2.53


CLASS B

Bert Warnken       633   $9.53           Colleen Green        648     $9.53
George Price       575   $7.53           Martha Warnken       611     $7.53
                                         Ethel Hunn           605     $4.53
                                         Alice Ward           598     $3.53
                                         Rhonda Mize          595     $2.53

BRACKETS


150 & Under Handicap  Candy Ferguson     187
                      George Price       194


151 & Above Handicap  Richard Hamaker    160
                      Jesse Aldridge     289
                      Dennis Davis       196
                      Martin Smith       202


Second Chance         Paul Phillips      214
                      Jesse Aldridge     289
                      Martin Smith       202
                      Ron McAfee         214


Scratch Brackets      Chris Smith        193


Scratch High Game / Series Game 1   Dennis Davis   225
                           Game 2   Chris Smith    214
                           Game 3   Paul Phillips  194
                           Series   Chris Smith    631


Pins over Average - Game 1   Mary Ann Pritchett    +66
                    Game 2   Ethel Hunn            +39
                    Game 3   Lynn Underwood        +42


Buzzards of the Month        Alan Long            8 Splits   $5.00
 
                             Barbara Castellese
                             Nina Holland
                             Rhonda Mize
                             Sandy Stahl
                             Nadine Underwood     6 Splits $1.00 each

 
PRESIDENT                                   TREASURER
Arlen Deason                                Barbara Castellese

VICE PRESIDENT                              RECORDING SECRETARY
Dennis Davis                                Beth George

VICE PRESIDENT                              PARLIAMENTARIAN
Paul Phillips                               Gayle Miller

SECRETARY                                   SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Jackie Rugg                                 John Rodgers

AREA DIRECTORS

SOUTHEAST             SOUTHWEST             NORTHEAST             NORTHWEST
Donna Castellese      Merril Bauer          John Rugg, Sr.        Elorine Deason

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