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

APRIL 2001                                               NEWSLETTER                                              VOLUME XXXX      ISSUE 5

HELLO BUZZARDS:

WE HAD 52 BUZZARDS AND 1 PACER. ATTENDANCE WAS REALLY DOWN AGAIN - I HOPE THAT THIS ATTENDANCE IS NOT A SIGN OF WHAT THE SUMMER WILL BE - HOPE TO SEE MORE THIS MONTH.

WE WILL BOWL MAY 6, 2001 @ AMF WINDFERN LANES - 14441 N.W. FREEWAY (HWY.290) - (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.)

MAY LINE FOR GETTING THE REQUIRED NINE (9) GAMES IN TO BOWL THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT IS DRAWING NEAR. YOU MUST HAVE 9 GAMES IN BY THE MAY MEETING IN ORDER TO BOWL IN THE TOURNAMENT IN FT. SMITH. YOU HAVE FROM JUNE TO MAY EACH YEAR . ONLY NEW MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE TIME TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE RULING. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF YOUR OFFICERS.

DOOR PRIZES OF $5.00 EACH WERE WON BY JACKIE RUGG & OSCAR SCHOBEL
BUZZARDS OF THE MONTH WERE:
MARTHA WARNKEN & RON BLEVINS - 7 SPLITS EACH

MAY CELEBRANTS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: NANCY WERNER (3) RON McAFEE (3) BETTE KELLEY (4) JOHN HARPER (8) DONNA CASTELLESE (9) RANDY STAHL (10) DAVID LAZENBY (11) ROSE STONE (16) RUSTY REMBACH PREY (27) (BOWL FOR $5.00)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: JOHN & JACKIE RUGG (2) TOM & VICKIE CARLSON (3) BOB KING, SR (27)

THE ENRTY DEADLINE FOR THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT IS THE JUNE MEETING - JACKIE CAN WORK WITH THAT - BUT NO LATER THAN THAT DAY - AFTER LEAVING THE BOWLING LANES THAT DAY SHE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY MORE APPLICATIONS- SO IF YOU INTEND ON BOLWING IN FT. SMITH - GET THE ENTRIES IN TO HER BY THEN -

ALSO THE BUS TRIP FOR THE TOURNAMENT IS STILL UP IN THE AIR - WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO RIDE THE BUS - CALL BETH AND LET HER KNOW - ALL MONEY FOR THE BUS TRIP WILL BE DUE IN JUNE AS WELL - WITH NO REFUNDS - WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM THE CLUB AS TO HOW MANY WANT TO RIDE THE CHARTERED BUS -

NOTES FROM ARLEN:
ALL DUES ARE TO BE PAID IN JANUARY - WE GIVE FEBRUARY AS A GRACE PERIOD - NEXT YEAR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT PAID DUES BY FEBRUARY WILL BE DELETED AS A MEMBER & WILL HAVE TO RE-QUALIFY IN ORDER TO BECOME A BUZZARD AGAIN.
SANCTION CARDS ARE SOMETHING THAT JACKIE HAS TO SEE AND RECORD IN ORDER FOR US TO COMPLY WITH ABC/WIBC RULES - ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SHOW CARD TO JACKIE BY JANUARY WILL ALSO BE OUT OF THE CLUB AND HAVE TO RE-QUALIFY. I AM SORRY WE HAVE TO BE THIS STRICT BUT IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR SANCTION WITH ABC/WIBC THESE REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET AND IN A TIMELY FASHION.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE ISSUES PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.

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 @ houston.buzzards@bigfoot.com


CLASS A  151 & OVER AVERAGE

BARBARA THIEL    660   $9.00     TERRANCE CASTELLESE 661   $9.00
BECKY HAVELY     640   $7.00     GEORGE PRICE  	     642   $7.00
SYLVIA BRANNON   585   $4.25     BOBBY STEPHENS      640   $4.25
EARLENE STEPHENS 572   $3.25     NICK CARTER         631   $3.25
BETH GEORGE      568   $2.50     SERGE SCHARF        630   $2.50

CLASS B  150 & UNDER AVERAGE
				
BARBARA CASTELLESE 601   $9.00     LEN FERGUSON, SR. 614   $9.00
CLEO FINE          587   $7.00     MICHAEL HNN       614   $7.00
MARTHA WARNKEN     579   $4.25     TED HAVELY        595   $4.25
NADINE UNDERWOOD   532   $3.25     BERT WARNKEN      587   $3.25
GAYLE MILLER       526   $2.50     ALAN LONG         580   $2.50

PINS OVER AVERAGE -(1) TERRANCE CASTELLESE +34
                   (2) BECKY HAVELY +54
                   (3) LEN FERGUSIN, SR. +51
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150 & UNDER - NADINE UNDERWOOD - 187
151 & OVER - BOBBY STEPHENS 238 (WON 3 BRACKETS), ROBERT WEEKS 195
SECOND CHANCE - BETH GEORGE 198, JEAN BUTTERFIELD 200, BOBBY STEPHENS 238
SCRATCH BRACKET - BOBBY STEPHENS 238
SCRATCH GAME - (1) RICHARD HAMAKER 210
	       (2) BOBBY STEPHENS  212
	       (3 )BOBBY STEPHENS  225
SCRATCH SERIES -   BOBBY STEPHENS  604
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

JOHN QUIST HAS ADVISED ME THAT WE HAVE A NEW WEB ADDRESS
FIND THE BUZZARD CLUB ONLINE @
PERMA WEB: http://www.bigfoot.com/~houston.buzzards
WEB SITE: http://www.anglefire.com/tx4/houstonbuzzards

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
& HAVE A SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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