BUZZARD CLUB OF AMERICA
HOUSTON CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
JULY 2004                                          VOLUME XXXXIII                                     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:

Well, I don’t have a whole lot to say this month so I’ll make it short and sweet. I had a nice vacation in Vegas and it was nice to get away from everything for awhile. I didn’t loose all my money so that made it even better. I am really looking forward to next year. I was informed that Max Bowl West was shut down so our monthly gathering in July will be held at Del Mar instead. I have included a couple of items from June that I was not able to put into last month’s newsletter. If I leave out a birthday or anniversary or if the dates are wrong, please let me know so I can get that changed. That’s it for now, so on with bowling!!!

Minutes of Meeting:

Since I was not at the gathering, I don’t know what the meeting was about. I do have a couple of things of importance that I will let you know about. Carl Sontag has congenital heart failure and he was to have a catheterization on May 24th. Also, his wife Rose Mary has numerous malignant cancer spots. She was to have a cat scan the same week Carl was to have his catheterization to determine where, if possible, to do treatment or operation. I have not heard anythng else but I will pass along any information as soon as I find out. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Attendance:

We had 64 Buzzards at the gathering in June with five pacers and 2 members that did not bowl. We have had good turn outs in the last few months and hopefully we can keep it up. Hope to see all of you on JULY 11th @ DEL MAR LANES 3020 MANGUM (713-682-2506). The meeting begins at 1PM and bowling begins AT 2 PM. Everyone must be signed up to bowl by 1:30. We are bowling 4 to a lane and if additional lanes are not available, Jackie will fill in additional bowlers. (REMEMBER TO PAY CASH ONLY FOR YOUR BOWLING AND BRACKETS, AS THIS IS HOW JACKIE AND DENNIS PAY OFF THE WINNERS.)

Trivia: In what country is the world’s largest bowling center and how many lanes does it have?

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY


BOWLING RESULTS

Payouts, Brackets & High Games / Series

Payouts
Class A 151 & Over - Men                 Class A 151 & Over - Women       
Bruce Koenig              710   $9.52    Brenda Oliphant       676   $9.52
Hector Cintron            683   $7.52    Colleen Green         658   $7.52
Rodney Johnson            674   $5.16    Linda Krueger         630   $5.52
Sheldon Reichstein        674   $5.16    Gayle Miller          629   $4.77
Arlen Deason              673   $4.27    Linda Ascencio        579   $4.27
Oscar Schobel             668   $1.79    Blyth Steele          573   $3.52
Scott Williams            668   $1.79                                     



Brackets
Class B 150 & Under - Men                Class B 150 & Under - Women      
Ray Wright                602   $9.52    Barbara Thiel         661   $9.52
Len Ferguson, Sr.         564   $7.52    Dagmar Ricketts       654   $7.52
Alan Long                 549   $5.52    Ethel Hunn            651   $5.52
                                         Colleen Davies        621   $4.18
                                         Candy Ferguson        621   $4.18
                                         Dottie Rollfing       621   $4.18



150 & Under                              151 & Over (2nd Chance)      
Ehtel Hunn           182                 Len Ferguson Sr.          227
Ehtel Hunn           235                 Ray Wright                201



151 & Over                            151 & Over (2nd Chance)
1. Brenda Oliphant    203             1. Hector Cintron   242
2. Richard Hamaker    250             2. Hector Cintron   242
3. Bruce Koenig       178             3. Hector Cintron   242
4. Nick Carter        228             4.                     



Scratch
1. Wally Grant        189             1. Tim Wright       169
2. Arlen Deason       247             2. Tim Wright       169



Scratch High Game/Series
Scratch High Game/Series              Pins Over Average      
1. Richard Hamaker  232               1. Bruce Koenig     +56
2. Wally Grant      246               2. Brenda Oliphant  +52
3. Arlen Deason     247               3. Richard Hamaker  +45

S. Richard Hamaker  639                                      
                                   


"200 CLUB"
John Clark      243-257-258     B. Castellese   214
S. Reichstein   226-205-210     Barbara Thiel   232
Hector Cintron  235-215         B. Oliphant     230
R. Hamaker      232-230         John Thiel      215
Bruce Koenig    231-225         Bob King, Jr.   208
Arlen Deason    205-247         Oscar Schobel   207
Rodney Johnson  203-222         Ron McAfee      206
Scott Williams  200-242         Randy Stahl     205
Wally Grant     246             Nick Carter     203




BUZZARD CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

Birthdays: (Bowl for $5) Mary Matteson (7/2) – Nick Carter (7/3) – Margo Hazelwood (7/6) – Wilma Jackson (7/10) – Ken Maidlow (7/11) – Sharon Carter (7/13) – Sherman Poe (7/15) – Tim Wright (7/15) – Pamela Yancey (7/15) – Paul Rocha (7/21) – Larry Keeton (7/23) – Victoria Woodward (7/23) – Stephen Hoffmaster (7/24) - C.W. Keith (7/25) – Chuck Amendt (7/31)

Anniversaries: Rodney Johnson (7/7) – Andy & Pearl Cole (7/9) – Rose Stone (7/9) – Joe & Rusty Prey (7/14) – Robert & Molly Weeks (7/25) – Robert & Nancy Werner (7/25) – Randy & Sandy Stahl (7/29) – Brenda Oliphant (7/30)

New Buzzards in our flock:
Ron Watson & Paula Prestridge

KING BUZZARDS: ($5.00)
Larry Keeton with 5 splits

QUEEN BUZZARD: ($5.00)
Donna Castellese, Mary Horst, Dottie Rollfing, Sandy Stahl and Martha Warnken with 6 splits each (this is the first time this has ever happened!!!!)

3-In-A Row Re-Qualifiers:
Donna Castellese, Linda Krueger & John Thiel

Door Prize Winners:
Len Ferguson, Sr. & Donna Castellese

50/50 Pot Winner:
Serge Scharf & Linda Krueger

Trivia Answer: Japan has the world’s largest bowling center with 141 lanes (And you thought Big Texan was big!!).

Annual Tournament Information (From Jackie) : We have 16 teams going to the 30th National Buzzard Club Tournament in Tyler, Texas. There are 60 going to the dinner/dance. Early on June 10th, the entries were mailed to Tyler. Hopefully all will get the times requested.

Note from Jackie: Full names are to be put on the re-cap sheets each month. Also, make sure that the total number of splits and your games are totaled before you sign at the end of the three games. AND if you re-qualify, please make note on the re-cap as well as tell John or Jackie Rugg so you can get a Buzzard pin for $ 2.00 and be entered for the “THREE – IN – A- ROW “ roll-off in January.

Special Mention from June: John Clark, with a 212 average, had a 758 scratch series. Dottie Rollfing with a 120 average, bowled games of 145, 216 (96 pins over agerage) and 143 for a 504 series. She earned a 500 pin plus had 144 pins over average for series.

Buzzard Club Website -- WWW.HOUSTONBUZZARDCLUB.COM.

Administrator - Bob King Jr. Contact him at WWW.BOB.KING@EV1.NET for questions or comments.

Tee Shirts and Supplies: Buzzard Club Shirts are available by calling: Captain Eddie Sales at 281-599-7301 (Pager 713-909-3100). The Price is around $40.00. Towels and other items are also available.

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E-mail Ken at BUZZARDNEWS@AOL.COM
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BUZZARD CLUB SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING

CAPTAIN EDDIE SALES
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PRICE IS AROUND $40.00

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