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Newsletter Volume 19  Issue 11  Nov 15, 2007

Shirley "Buzz Saw" Guest got back into the points race with a 14Pt. 7 W 65 Spread card. She was followed by our newest member "Jumpin' " Jack Stemmer with another 14Pt. 7W 52 Spread card. "Easy" Ed Baustian took third place with the third 14Pt. 7W 21 Spread card, and in fourth place "Old #1" Martin Hellberg came in with a 12Pt. 6W 33 Spread card.

 Winner
 from Last Week's Event

1st Place

Shirley "Buzz Saw" Guest

$50.00

2nd Place

               "Jumpin' "Jack Stemmer

$35.00

3rd Place

"Easy" Ed Baustian

$23.00

4th Place

                "Old #1" Martin Hellberg

$15.00


     "Sweety"  didn't feel like moving tonight as she rested until game 3 when "Bad" Betty Morehouse cradled her in her arms and kept her warm for the only 24 hand of the entire evening.

 

  EVENT HAPPENINGS

                                                                                                                                                                                     

            Shirley "Buzz Saw" Guest  led the parade of 14 cards tonight. She started off by losing her first game but then went on a tear to win 7 in a row before losing her last one to second place "Jumpin' " Jack Stemmer to complete her 14Pt. 7w 65 Spread card.

       

          "Jumpin' " Jack Stemmer  won his first two games before losing his third by only 9 points. He won the next three then his second loss of the night came at the hands of  "Old #1" Marty Hellberg. He won his last two games to complete another 14Pt. 7 W 52 Spread to put him in the money for the second week in a row.

            

          "Easy" Ed Baustian got back into the money and points race finishing third with another 14 Pt. 7W card. He only lost his 2nd and 6th games for his third place finish tonight.   

    

       "Old #1" Martin Hellberg  completed the money race tonight by coming in fourth with a 12 Pt. 6 W card and last place prize money.

 

CLUB POINTS RACE (TOP 5 POINTS LEADERS)

 

1st Place

 Pat Jungmann

73

2nd Place

John Hensley

68

3rd Place

Shirley Guest

55

4th Place

 Betty Morehouse

50

5th Place

Wayne Von Clasen

44


SPECIAL POOLS
               

                   No special Pools were taken tonight. Only the 23 Hand and the Wheel Remain to be paid out.

 

   28/29  POOL  

          Five people had chances for 28 hands tonight. "Old #1" Marty started right off in game 1 with three 5's and a face cards and only found a 6 to go with them. Dick "The Grumbler" Taylor  was next in game 5 with 3 5's  a J but cut another 6. "Jumpin' " Jack Stemmer  also in game 5 had 3 5's and a face card but this time a 2 was cut. Along came Shirley "Buzz Saw" Guest in game 7 to try her luck with another 3 5's and face . This time a 9 was cut. The last chance of the evening saw  "Lethal" Lisa Duff with 3 5's and a Q and cut the third 6 of the night.

 
SKUNK FUND         

          The skunk fund was not busy tonight. It received only $.75 at the end of the evening, WE THANK ALL OF YOU!! 

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Zeke "Da Zappa" Blocklinger was the head judge tonight, thanks for your help. 


           
By: John "Rotten" Reed (Technical Assistant), Sweet Onion Peggers, Club #274

             Many thanks go to  Dave "Da Boz" Bosley and his 123 Printing  business for the weekly printing of the Newsletter at no charge to the club.