SEPTEMBER 2002                                          VOLUME XXXXI                                      ISSUE 9

Hello Fellow Buzzards: Well, I just got back from the tournament and had a great time to say the least. Irving did a fantastic job this year and our congratulations go out to them for a job well done. I was informed that some of the phone numbers to the houses are incorrect. I will check on those and get them corrected. I want to mention that on the bracket results, I’m not sure if I read them correctly. They were different forms and hard to read. I did the best I could. I apologize if something is incorrect. Let me know and I will make sure to mention it next month. Also, I would like to apologize for the newsletter being a little late this month. Along with the tournament, my son got married on the 17th and I had so much on my mind that I let a few things slip through the cracks. Hopefully I will only have to go through this once and it won’t happen again. That’s it for now, so on with bowling!!! Minutes of Meeting: Arlen opened the meeting with the treasurer’s report and after it passed, he mentioned that our time to hold the tournament is fast approaching; in fact we will host the tournament in 2005. He thought it was a good idea that we begin to prepare now so as not to have any surprises. Since the end of the year is just around the corner, he suggested that everyone start thinking about the houses we will bowl at next year. It was brought up that we keep the same houses but he said that if there were any objections, to please notify the area director. I am sure this will be discussed in later meetings. One new application was voted on and it passed. I brought up the fact that I would like for more people to think about receiving the newsletter by e-mail, as this would really save some money on postage and time. Nothing else was brought up for discussion so the meeting was closed. Attendance: We had 49 buzzards that bowled plus 1 buzzard that did not bowl and 2 pacers in August. Hope to see all of you this month on SEPTEMBER 8 @ AMF HOUSTON NORTH LANES 74 ALDINE BENDER (281-445-0443). The meeting begins at 1PM and bowling begins AT 2 PM. 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 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 What is the circumference of a modern bowling ball?

SCRATCH HIGH GAME/SERIES (1) (2) (3) (S) PINS OVER AVERAGE (1) Tom Carlson +57 (2) Bruce Koenig +50 (3) Butch Castellese +32 150 & UNDER Ethel Hunn 208 151 & OVER Bruce Koenig 203 Chris Smith (2 Brackets) 193 Walter Grant 204 151 & Over (2nd Chance) Scratch Walter Grant 201 Scratch (2nd Chance) Payouts Class A 151 & Over - Men Bruce Koenig 689 $9.00 Walter Grant 677 $7.00 Tom Carlson 669 $5.00 Chris Smith 663 $3.50

Class A 151 & Over - Women Vicki Carlson 644 $9.00 Carolyn Lake 642 $7.00 Rose Stone 628 $5.00 Blythe Steele 590 $3.50 Class B 150 & Under - Men Oscar Schobel 675 $9.00 Dave Pendracky 666 $7.00 Bert Warnken 635 $5.00 Alan Long 615 $3.50 Class B 150 & Under - Women Ethel Hunn 646 $9.00 Nadine Underwood 623 $7.00 Debra Odom 622 $5.00 Cindy West 617 $3.50 “200 CLUB” Chris Smith 254 Walter Grant 243-214-201 Bruce Koenig 224-205 John Harper 220 Vicki Carlson 220 Bob Werner 211 Jessie Aldridge 210 Tom Carlson 209 Bob King, Sr. 205 Dave Pendracky 203 Martin Smith 203 Arlen Deason 203-202 Mildred Holley 202

Birthdays: (Bowl for $5) Birthdays: (Bowl for $5) Jeanne Bryan (8/2) – Beth George (9/3) – Aileen Brown (9/5) – Harold Simms (9/11) – Bob King, Jr. (9/15) – Sandy Stahl (9/15) – Pamela Grant (9/18) – Carla McDonald (9/27) - Muriel Fry (9/29) – Wes Vawter (9/29) Anniversaries:Martha Self (8/7) – Bert & Martha Warnken (9/3) – Richard Hamaker (9/10) – Carolyn Lake (9/13) – Levy Rogers (9/15) – Chris & Christine Smith (9/22) E-Mail Addresses: Any member that has an E-mail address & would like to receive the Newsletter by E-mail, please let Ken know – this works out really well & saves us money. E-mail Ken at WWW.BUZZARDNEWS@AOL.COM 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. Newsletter Printing: Printing and copies of this newsletter is donated by: Stephens Office Supply. For your home or office printing needs, contact Georgiann Rullo at georgiann.rullo@stephensofficesupply.com New Buzzards in our flock:Jean Hebert. --- Welcome aboard Jean and good bowling!!! KING BUZZARDS: John Thiel & Martin Smith with 6 splits each QUEEN BUZZARD: Muriel Fry with 6 splits 3-In-A Row Re-Qualifiers: None this month

Door Prize Winners: Debra Odom and Serge Scharf TRIVIA ANSWER: Minimum circumference is 26.704 inches not to exceed 27.002 inches. (That still doesn’t help me on that stupid ten pin) Bowling Note: Rodney Johnson bowled his first 300 game at Del Mar on July 16th. My understanding is his knees were shaking so hard he could hardly stand!! Way to go Rodney, keep it up!!!! Buzzard Club Website -- WWW.HOUSTONBUZZARDCLUB.COM. Administrator - Bob King Jr. Contact him at BOB.KING@MAIL.EV1.NET for questions or comments. Special Announcement: According to Jackie, in the past 2 or 3 months, several people have not been totaling the scores on the re-cap sheets. Beginning in September, if scores and splits are not totaled, those people will not qualify to place for winnings. When splits are not counted and put on the re-cap sheets, there is no way a person can qualify for most splits. Also, many people are not verifying their score and initialing the sheet. Please take the time to do this before you leave.

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