
Buzzard Club of America
IRVING CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
February 2008
IF YOU CAN'T GET A TURKEY, WHY NOT TRY FOR A BUZZARD!
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Sue Banfield (EMAIL) |
Harmon Atkins (EMAIL) |
Don Banfield (EMAIL) |
Marla Martin (EMAIL) |
Kay Lester (EMAIL) |
LET THERE BE NO STRANGERS IN THE BUZZARD CLUB ONLY FRIENDS YOU HAVE YET TO MEET.
General Meeting @ 1:00 PM Bowling Starts @ 2:00 PM (MONTHLY TOURNAMENTS ARE SANCTIONED THROUGH USBC.) |
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AMF Hurst Bowl 720 Pipeline Rd. Hurst, TX 76053 (817) 282-6754 |
AMF Lewisville Lanes 1398 W. Main St. Lewisville, TX 75067 (972) 436-6575 |
AMF Spare Time Lanes 3149 S. Cooper St. Arlington, TX 76015 (817) 465-4997 |
See Kay Lester if you would like to order a Buzzard Club Shirt or Tote Bag.
Various styles and pricing available. See Kay for details.
Our guests this month were: Tommy Howard brought by Reese Howard; Greg Seidel brought by Kim Seidel; and Jack Chilson brought by Lou Kropff.
February’s Tournament will be our requalification tournament. There are 17 lucky, eligible people that can participate for the money: Harmon Atkins; Sue Banfield; Ed Block; Sandy Carter; Steve Elich; Tamara Feuchtwanger; Danielle Frye; Robert Justis; Marla Martin; Bobbie Matievic; Barbara Peabody; Cherill Potts; Debbie Rawlinson; Debi Richardson; Roy Segura; Kim Seidel; and Jackie Stovall. Join us at AMF Hurst for the February meeting and tournament for full details on how this is going to work!
The fun just keeps coming! We did Crossovers for our January Tournament. Each person was able to get in the tournament with as many members of the opposite sex as they wanted to. The cost was $1.00 per person and eight places were paid. The winners were:
1st Place Sue Banfield and Don Banfield 1419 (Hmmmm – did someone double check this one?) 2nd Place Reese Howard and Rustin Jones 1366 3rd Place Claire Smith and Ken Conley 1355 4th Place Kay Lester and Ken Conley 1346 5th Place Claire Smith and Don Banfield 1339 6th Place Claire Smith and Jeff Visger 1337 7th Place Kay Lester and Don Banfield 1330 8th Place Clarie Smith and Ed Block 1318
President – Sue Banfield
Vice President – Ed Block
Secretary – Marla Martin
Treasurer – Don Banfield
Parliamentarian – Kay Lester
Congratulations and best of luck to the new Board! A big thank you to the old board for a job well done!

We started off with “old” officers receiving awards., followed by installation of the new officers, who were sworn in and presented with medals. Awards were given to the following people for the following categories:
Perfect Attendance - Harmon Atkins; Don Banfield; Sue Banfield; Ed Block; Marla Martin; and Bobbie Matievic.
Queen Buzzard – Bobbie Matievic with 53 splits
King Buzzard – Harmon Atkins with 54 splits
Most Members Brought In – Debi Richardson, who brought in five (5) people
Fallen Buzzards Award – High Men’s Series –Tom Burden with a 779 and High Women’s Series – Sue Banfield with a 774.
The Installation part of the day ended with a raffle while everyone sat around enjoying the delicious cake. The winners of the raffle were:
Billie Atkins – Dallas Cowboy Hand Towel
Tamara Feuchtwanger – Bowling Picture Frame
Nancy Burden – Mineral Glass Picture Frames
Robert Justis – Bowling Towel with Key Chain
Rustin Jones – Bowling Glasses
Marla Martin - Digital Key Chain
Larry Glazener - Bowling Bottle Opener
Ken Conley – Bowling Picture Frame
Debi Richardson – Bowling Watch
A great finale to the Installation Party was the “Luck of the Draw” Scotch Doubles Tournament. Three places were paid for this tournament. The winners were:
Tied for First Place - $96.95 per team:
Jack Chilson and Joeleen Brown – 710
Nancy Burden and Debi Richardson – 710
Third Place – $48.50 – Clata Dodd and Rustin Jones – 683
Honorable mention goes to Marla Martin and Don Banfield, who came in last place. Not only did they come in last place, nobody was even close to their series. Nice job Marla and Don!
January Tournament Results
Name Pins Hdcp Total Splits Name Pins Hdcp Total Splits
1. Banfield, Sue 540 234 774 3 1. Conley, Ken 548 113 661 1
2. Howard, Reese 503 237 740 2 2. Banfield, Don 537 108 645 3
3. Smith, Claire 473 221 694 1 3. Visger, Jeffrey 511 132 643 4
4. Lester, Kay 437 248 685 4 4. Wilson, Lester 497 129 626 5
5. Seidel, Kim 442 218 660 5 5. Jones, Rustin 473 153 626 4
6. Potts, Cherill 384 264 648 6 6. Block, Ed 485 137 622 4
7. Atkins, Billie 446 202 648 4 7. Glazener, Larry 469 140 609 5
8. Feuchtwanger, Tamara 410 232 642 2 8. Lester, Tony 396 194 590 6
9. Kropff, Lou 331 307 638 2 9. Atkins, Harmon 473 110 583 4
10. Martin, Marla 460 175 635 6
11. Carter, Sandy 427 191 618 4
12. Burden, Nancy 402 213 615 1
13. Matievic, Bobbie 447 164 611 6
14. Brown, Joeleen 440 156 596 6
15. Heiermann, MaryLee 415 164 579 7
Tournament Winners
1st Sue Banfield $55.80 1st Ken Conley $55.80
2nd Reese Howard $37.20
Buzzards of the Month
King Buzzard Tony Lester (6) $1.80
Queen Buzzard MaryLee Heiermann (7) $2.95
200 HONOR ROLL
Ken Conley 230 Sue Banfield 213
Open Handicap High Pot
Game 1 1st Place Sue Banfield $10.00 2nd Place Kay Lester $5.00
Game 2 1st Place Claire Smith $10.00 2nd Place Lou Kropff $5.00
Game 3 1st Place Sue Banfield $10.00 2nd Place Ed Block $5.00
Card Game Winners
1st Game Don Banfield
2nd Game Tamara Feuchtwanger
3rd Game Bobbie Matievic
Handicap Brackets
1. 1st Claire Smith $16.00 2nd Sandy Carter $7.00
2. 1st Claire Smith $16.00 2nd Don Banfield $7.00
3. 1st Sue Banfield $16.00 2nd Nancy Burden $7.00
4. 1st Kay Lester $16.00 2nd Claire Smith $7.00
5. 1st Jeffrey Visger $16.00 2nd Claire Smith $7.00
6. 1st Kay Lester $16.00 2nd Rustin Jones $7.00
7. 1st Bobbie Matievic $16.00 2nd Lester Wilson $7.00
8. 1st Sue Banfield $16.00 2nd Claire Smith $7.00
9. 1st Sue Banfield $16.00 2nd Larry Glazener $7.00
Strike/Split Pot
No winners. All games have a $7.00 carryover
Split Pool
Ed Block (3-6-7) $4.80 Billie Atkins (3-10) $1.60
Harmon Atkins (3-10) $1.60 Marla Martin (5-7) and (3-4) $6.40
Sue Banfield (3-10) $1.60
Splits Converted
Sandy Carter 3-10 Billie Atkins 3-10
Harmon Atkins 3-10 Don Banfield 5-7 (twice); 4-7-9
Lester Wilson 3-10; 5-6 Kay Lester 3-10
Joeleen Brown 3-10 Marla Martin 3-4; 5-7
Ed Block 3-6-7
50/50 Drawing Mystery Score
Kay Lester $48.00 (23) Ken Conley $91.00
Grand Door Prizes Brought By Won By
Storage Containers Jeff Visger Ken Conley
Duffel Bag Tamara Feuchtwanger Jackie Bayless
February Birthday's
Monty Crabb February 3 Debi Richardson February 5 Paul DaVault February 9 Kim Seidel February 14 Jackie Bayless February 18 Claire Smith February 21 Danielle Frye February 23 Charlene Harmon February 29
Members with birthdays in February can bring a birthday gift and will have their lineage paid by the Club.
IRVING BUZZARD CLUB MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES
Chuck Ross 31 Years
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