June 2008 June 28 - Happy Birthday to Gary Smart! June 10 - Happy Birthday to Chelsea Monty
April 2008
Mark your calendars... Scottsdale tournament - May 17 Club anniversary party session - June 8
April 6, 2008 April Birthdays 4/7 - Luther Durant
4/11 - Jim Wait
4/13 - Late Scrabble creator Alfred Mosher Butts was born on this day in 1899. A tournament in his hometown of Poughkeepsie, NY (and about 20 miles away from my hometown of Montgomery, NY) is being held this year.
4/15- new Tempe club member Sam Toledo
4/17 - ??? March 9, 2008 On March 23, club will be held at my house (beginning at 1:15 as usual). The Escalante Center is closed on that day because of Easter. February 9, 2008 There will be no club on Sunday, Feb 17 due to the Phoenix tournament. Good luck to all of us who are playing! November 18, 2007 Announcing...Scottsdale One-Day Tournament - May 17, 2008. Divs of 8, 8 Rounds - 7RR, 1KOH, Entry Fee $25. Go to cross-tables.com for the entry list September 5, 2007 Congratulations to Mike Wier who was the Division 3 winner at the Labor Day Portland tournament! May 20, 2007 The club's 3rd anniversary party/special session will be held on Sunday June 3. Lots of food, prizes, gifts, etc. Hope you can all make it! April 16, 2007 Luther celebrated a birthday on April 7. Inventor of Scrabble, Alfred Mosher Butts was born on April 13. December 29, 2006 Due to holidays and tournaments, there are some cancellations in the next few weeks. Dec 31: No club--Escalante Center closed Jan 7: Club will be held. Jim L will direct Jan 14: No club. Several members will be at Reno tournament and on vacation Jan 21: Club will be held as normal. In the next 3 months, the only cancellation I foresee is during the weekend of the Phoenix tournament (Feb 18). April 28, 2006 Please join us on Sunday, June 4 for the annual club anniversary extravaganza! There will be food, door prizes, special prizes during every round, and end-of the-year recognition to club members for various accomplishments. Hope to see you then! December 4, 2005 Jane Bernes celebrates a birthday on December 11. Happy birthday, Jane! November 27, 2005 Happy Birthday to Godwin Gwei (Nov 18), Larry Rand (Nov 28), and James Johnson (Nov 30) who celebrate birthdays this month! September 11, 2005 The following people celebrate birthdays this month. Remember, you can play for free during your birthday week! Also, if you let me know that you're coming to club that week, goodies will be provided! Vera--Sept 12
Andrew--Sept 16
Jim L--Sept 18
Stephanie--Sept 22
Barbara Gray--Sept 26 Please let me know of any omissions! May 30, 2005
Congrats to Mike Wier for coming in 4th in Div 2 at the Los Gatos Memorial Day tourney aka "SIlicon Valley Showdown." Nice job, Mike! May 28, 2005
Good luck to Mike Wier at the Los Gatos Memorial Day tournament and to Kurt Davies at the Seattle tournament! April 30, 2005 Please join us for an anniversary celebration on June 5, 2005 as club 609 turns one. Cake and other goodies will be provided. Each round will feature special prizes, including books, Protiles, and other items. Awards will be given out for various achievements. In addition, each regular player will receive yearly personalized stats including, win-loss records and average score against all opponents and a list of all bingos played. If you have any suggestions regarding changes for the 2005-06 year (e.g., prizes, changes to the website, etc. please let me know. March 13, 2005 There will be no club on Sunday, March 27. The Escalante Center is closed for Easter. March 10, 2005 Happy birthday to Cathy Coking! February 6, 2005 Congratulations to my mom, Jo Anne Cohen, for taking third place in Division 3 at the Atlantic City Tournament. Good going, ma!!! January 19, 2005
Missing tiles alert! Ruth Flynn is missing a set of tiles that she brought to club several weeks ago. If anyone's seen an extra set among their Scrabble items, let me know and we'll get them back to her. Thanks! December 6
Congratulations to Sarah King and Cathy Coking for winning their respective divisions in the Tucson tournament. Sarah was 10-3, +402 in Division 2; Cathy Coking was 11-2, +1034 in Division 3. Also, congrats to Barbara Van Alen who came in 3rd in Division 2 and Barbara Gray who came in 4th in Division 3. At least one of us "crashed and burned," suffering defeat after crushing defeat and went home whimpering with her tail between her legs. If anyone else feels that they fit this description, please join me in a mantra of...We'll get 'em next time! November 16
Congratulations to James Johnson who came in 7th in last weekend's Las Vegas Tournament with an 11-5 +521 record (Div 3)! James was the only club member to finish "in the money". Thanks to Larry and Barbara for running a great event! October 18
Big congratulations go to Mike Wier and Con Downey for their performances in the Denver Tournament this weekend. Mike took first place in Division 2 with a 16-2 +1340 record (4 more wins than the second place winner).
Con took first place in Division 3 with a 13-5 +431 record.
Way to go, guys! October 12
Good luck to Mike Wier and Con Downey who are competing in this weekend's "Rocky Mountain Rumble" tournament in Denver, CO. October 11
Location change. On October 24 and 31, we will meet at the Westside Community Center in Tempe. The Center is located on 715 W. Fifth St in Tempe. Fifth St is just north of University Dr. The Center is located between Hardy Dr and Mill Ave. For more information, see www.tempe.gov/westside
Next Sunday, October 17, we will meet at the regular place.
October 7
Club member, Stephanie Huang is a violinist with the Tempe Symphony Orchestra. They will be having their first concert on Monday, October 11 at McClintock High School, located on McClintock and Southern (actual street address is 1830 E. Del Rio Dr.). Admission is free. For more information, see http://www.tempe.gov/arts/TempeSymphonyOrchestra.asp October 2
Congrats to all club members who placed in Saturday's Phoenix One-Day Tournament, including Sarah King (Division 1, 2nd place), Gary Smart (Division 2, 3rd place), Cathy Coking (Division 3, First Place), and Bonnie Cohn (Division 3, Second Place). Congrats to all the other winners too, including Dave Nabutovsky, Lewis Saul, Phyllis Gelb, Bonnie Redland, Kay Knappmiller, Tammy Ross, Lydia Lester, and Ally Resnik! September 27
Scrabble on TV! The CBS Morning show will feature a piece on the National SCRABBLE Championship this Sunday, Oct 3 betwen 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM. The Finals will be broadcast on ESPN at 10:00 AM. Happy Birthday to Barbara Gray (September 26)!
Happy Birthday to Stephanie Huang (September 22)! Pocket SamTimers available. Sam Kantimathi has sent our club 3 Pocket SamTimers (in pink, purple, and green colors) for use on a trial basis. They will later be sold at a lower "used" price. Please let me know if you'd like to try one out. Congratulations to James Johnson who placed third in this week's Albuquerque tournament in Div. 3! Nice job, James. |
