Haddonfield
65 Club
The Retired Men’s Club of Haddonfield
Web address: http://haddon65club.blogspot.com/
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| Haddonfield, NJ 08033 October 1, 2015 |
President’s Message
It seems that
right after Labor Day everyone’s pace picks up a notch. So it is with the Club. There is a lot
happening. Our Fall Luncheon will take
place on October 8th at the Tavistock Country Club. We are looking forward to a big turnout. News
about other special events appears later on in this newsletter. While bridge, pinochle and bowling continued
on an informal basis throughout the summer, these activities have resumed their
competitive schedule. New participants are also encouraged to sign up. The golf program continues to attract 20 to 28
players every Wednesday.
Recognizing
that interests vary from person to person, the Club’s Board is committed to
providing a wide range of activities for the members and is open to suggestions
as to additional events and activities.
If there is something you would like us to do, please let us know.
The Club’s
bylaws require that nominations for the next year’s officers and board members
be made at the December business meeting with the election and swearing in to
take place at the January business meeting.
Typically, nominations are presented by the Nominating Committee and the
members make nominations from the floor.
All officers and three board positions will be filled by the January
election. Anyone who wishes to seek a
recommendation from the Nominating Committee should contact Bill Brown or me by
November 30.
Congrats to
Bernie Schaming and his Crew for another successful yard sale. Over $500 was raised.
If you
receive this newsletter before September 28, you will still have time to sign
up for the September 29th trip to Amish Country. A few seats are still available. Please
contact Jack Aharon or Bill Brown to sign up.
–
– Dennis Kille
Flea Market Results
This year’s flea market was a
success although it did not live up to last year’s record. Total proceeds from
the sale were $566.00, which is the 4th highest in the last 10
years. Since 2005 when we decided to make a concerted effort to increase
proceeds from the flea market we have raised approximately $5200. Thank you to all who donated your time and
energy to this year’s success. The following members contributed their time and
energy to the effort:
Jack Aharon
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Charles Legge
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Bernie Schaming
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Jack Weber
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Bill Brown
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Roy Mathers
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Al Schmidt
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Bob Wells
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Ron Howley
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Bob Parsons
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Mike Underwood
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Neil Wise
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We give a special thank you
to Betsy Schaming who spent multiple days helping with, sorting, washing,
pricing and packing items at the clubhouse.
Fall
Stag Luncheon – October 8th.
The annual fall stag luncheon
will be held at Tavistock on October 8th. A cash bar will begin at
12:00 noon and lunch will be served at 12:30. The menu choices are Breast of
Chicken, Filet of Tilapia, or Penne Pasta in Vodka Blush Sauce. The cost is $30
which may be paid at the door. Please make a reservation with Bob Parsons at 856-795-1465 so that we
know how many meals to order. As is customary, we will again have a 50/50
raffle.
The speaker this year will be Frank DeLano, our HMHS football coach.
Fall Cleaning of Clubhouse – October 15th
After the regular meeting on October
15th (there will be no speaker), we will undertake a thorough
cleaning of the clubhouse. We plan to move all the furniture along the walls,
clean the windows inside and out, clean out the storage room and discard items
no longer useful. Anyone interested and able to help should plan to stay after
the regular meeting.
Wine & Cheese Party – November 14th
The fall will
be in full season when we have the annual Wine and Cheese Party on Saturday,
November 14. Wives and guests are
welcome. The location and cost is currently being finalized.
The wine as
well as the cheese will be provided by the club. If you would like to provide a side dish,
appetizer, or dessert it will be greatly appreciated. This is a great time for
new members to meet other members and their wives and to introduce potential
members to the club by having them attend as a guest.
Watch for the
final details in the November newsletter, but mark your calendar with the date
now.
Christmas Trip - December 8th,
2015
It is only October, but this Christmas trip is 2/3
full. Don’t delay making your
reservation. On Tuesday December 8 we will leave Haddonfield from the Wedgewood
Swim Club promptly at 8:00 AM, and head for those Christmas bargains at Rockvale Outlet Stores. From there we
will head to the Shady Maple for
lunch. After lunch we head to the American
Music Theater for their spectacular Christmas Show before returning home to
Haddonfield. The all-inclusive price is $80.00 per person.
Contact
Jack Aharon at 856-429-7271 or by e-mail; jackaharon@verizon.net or Bill Brown at 856-429-4368
or by e-mail at; billbrown08033@aol.com.
The Way the Future Wasn’t
Can you
remember back to the 1950s and early 1960s when “The Future” was all the rage?
Disney had Tomorrow Land. Cars had tail fins like jet planes and the news was
full of Sputniks and satellites. On TV you could watch the “Jetsons” in their
flying cars, get “Lost in Space,” go to “The Outer Limits” and end up in “The
Twilight Zone.” Science fiction about the future was booming in magazines, TV,
and movies.
From my early
teens I was an avid reader of “serious” science fiction by writers like Isaac
Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clark. These and most other SF
writers (and many main-stream journalists) believed that mankind was poised for
a giant leap into outer space. We would land on the moon, establish permanent
colonies there and push on to Mars and Venus. We would mine the asteroid belt for
precious metals, then move on to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Then, once a
faster-than-light warp drive had been invented, the human race would push out
through the galaxy “To boldly go where no man has gone before,” perhaps to
encounter other life forms and civilizations.
And all this
was coming very soon! In their 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey” Stanley
Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark picked a time 33 years in the future as the date
when our first voyage to contact extra- terrestrial beings would begin. You may
remember that the film assumed that by 2001 there would already be permanent
bases on the moon. It further assumed that we had technology to freeze humans
for years then revive them safe and sound. And, most strikingly, it assumed
that computer technology had advanced to the point where Hal the computer
became self-aware – with unpredictable consequences. Alas, it turns out that they (and most
everyone else) were far too optimistic about how quickly we could solve all the
problems inherent in “conquering” outer space.
Of course the
science fiction of those years had visions of what the future might bring in
other areas too. Some were dark visions indeed:
nuclear war setting back civilization hundreds or thousands of years,
dictatorships taking over the US, and the classic issue of an alien attack from
outer space. But there were other stories which featured riffs on how a
particular new technology would affect normal life in the future. For example,
Isaac Asimov wrote many classic stories about robots right here on earth. He
created the Three Laws of Robotics which were fixtures in a humanoid robot’s
“positronic brain” and enabled it to fit smoothly into human society. [NB - The
3 Laws: 1. A robot may not injure a human
being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot
must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would
conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long
as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Asimov’s
stories always turned on an event which seemed to violate one of the laws but
in fact did not. One of Asimov’s old stories was the basis of the recent film,
“I, Robot” starring Will Smith.
Reading
Science Fiction as a teenager was a lot of fun. Perhaps I was attracted to its
futuristic “predictions” because I was young and still had 60 or more years of
future to look forward to. But I must admit that the science fiction of that
era hardly dealt at all with the social issues that were beginning to bubble up
into politics – racial equality, feminism, gay rights, environmentalism, etc.
So in that sense the critics who called it “escapist literature” had a point.
However, even though we have not ventured very far into “the final frontier” of
space, we did not have a nuclear Holocaust, a dictatorship, or an alien
invasion either. The real future turned out to be pretty good after all!
– – James Dunn
It’s Dues Time (Again Already?)
Do you realize that in 92 days from this printing, the year
2015 will be over? Do you know what that
means? Well, I’ll tell you. The dues for the year 2016 are due. So, since we have all this time left, why
don’t you write a check for $20.00, made out to the “65 CLUB” and mail it to: Walter Baker Unit 209, 400 N. Haddon
Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033-1736? Last year we had over 25 members that had to
be called and be reminded to pay their dues.
Please don’t be one of them this year, so get off your duff and get that money in. THANK YOU
New Members
The following new members were
added to the Club in June. Welcome gentlemen.
Joseph J. Haro 400
N. Haddon Ave. # 610 795-1228 jharonow@gmail.com
Haddonfield,
NJ 08033
Alan Bigelow 112 Heritage Rd. 609-685-8912 alanbigelow@ymail.com
Haddonfield,
NJ 08033
Telephone Change
Dave Potts has a new telephone number. The new number is 856 983-1651.
October Birthdays
3 John Weber
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16 Henry Stoinski
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24 Lewis R. Bott
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4 Courtney Malcarney
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18 Theodore Camiscioli
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27 Michael Podolin
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5 Joseph F. Greene, Jr.
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20 Phillip Aronow
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29 Francis A. DuVernois
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13 Roland Heilig
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24 Vincent E. Rubatzky
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30 William H. Taylor
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Clubhouse Programs
Thursday
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Oct 1
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Director’s meeting
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10:00 AM
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Thursday
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Oct 1
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FIRST NIGHT IN
HADDONFIELD…………………….Linda Tuno
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Oct 8
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Business meeting
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Oct 15
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Clubhouse fall cleaning day - no speaker
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Oct 22
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Title Unknown ………………………………....Dr.
George R. Fisher
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Oct 29
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NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHY………………………Tom
Gralish
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1:30 PM
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NOTE: We have an insatiable appetite for presenters. We
rely on the vast experience of our members to satisfy this need by suggesting
speakers. So, be on the alert and notify Neil Wise (428-9280) if you have any
suggestions for speakers.
Activities
Bowling
Don't forget Friday
mornings and join us at Laurel Lanes, Rt. 73, in Maple Shade for bowling. You
get a ball, shoes, coffee/tea, Danish and good fellowship for the small amount
of $6.55. Be there at 9:00 AM and have some fun with other club members.
Averages Through
January 23, 2015
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Ave
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Player
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Ave
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Player
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Ave
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Player
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166
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Walt Baker
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130
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Dick Gimigliano
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123
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Alan Bigelow
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147
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Bill Brown
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124
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Tom Mervine
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110
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Charles Legge
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– – Dick Gimigliano and Walt Baker
Bridge
Each month the average weekly
score for the 15 players with the highest average score will be reported. Each
week the players in the top team receive 4 points, 2nd place get 3
points, 3rd place get 2 points and fourth place 1 point. The ‘Wks’
column in the table below is the number of weeks you have played and the ‘Ave’
column is the average weekly score for the number of weeks that you played.
Average Bridge Scores Through September
21, 2015
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Player
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Wks
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Ave
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Player
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Wks
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Ave
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Player
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Wks
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Ave
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Petrozzi
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2
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3.250
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Bauer
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2
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2.308
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Leimkuhler
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2
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1.000
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Rementer
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2
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3.250
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Mervine
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2
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2.000
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Walden
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1
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1.000
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Coelho
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2
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3.000
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Chhabria
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2
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1.500
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Legge
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2
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0.500
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Cosentino
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1
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2.500
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Underwood
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2
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1.500
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Pusatere
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2
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0.500
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Zeluck
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1
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2.500
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Aaronow
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1
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1.000
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We play at the
Clubhouse every Monday. If you are interested in Duplicate Bridge please join
us. We start at 1:00pm sharp so please arrive by 12:45.
– – Bernie Schaming
Pinochle
Each month the average weekly
scores are reported. Each week the player with the highest score receives 8
pts, 2nd highest receives 7 points…down to 1 point for the 8th
highest score for the week. The ‘Wks’ column in the table below is the number
of weeks you have played and the ‘Ave’ column is the average weekly score for
the number of weeks that you played.
Average Pinochle Scores Through September 23, 2015 |
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Player
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Wks
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Ave
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Player
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Wks
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Ave
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Player
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Wks
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Ave
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Tom Mervine
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2
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6.50
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Len Walden
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2
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3.50
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Ron Howley
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1
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0.00
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Bill Moher
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1
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6.00
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Don Gosnay
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2
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0.50
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Hank Bauer
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2
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0.00
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Jack Walden
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2
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4.00
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Howard Rementer
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2
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0.00
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Bud Pusatere
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1
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0.00
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Charles Legge
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1
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4.00
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Bill Hoeberg
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2
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0.00
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Henry Limmekuhler
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1
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0.00
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Pinochle
is played every Wednesday at 12:30 PM at the Clubhouse. Play begins at 12:30 PM; please arrive by 12:15 PM. You
are invited to join us.
Golf
Below are the golf scores for the past three months.
JULY Score
– Low Gross HCP Score
- Low Net HCP
01
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White Oaks
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79 – John Taylor
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6
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60 – Tom Worrell
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20
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08
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PineLands
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86 Butch Brees
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8
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62 – Bill Rommelman
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32
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15
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Rancocas
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Rained-out
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Rained-out
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22
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Golden Pheasant
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88 – Mapes, Rouh, Malcarney
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66 - Dennis Kille,
Earl Slim
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30, 26
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29
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Kings Grant
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87 – Butch Brees
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8
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70 – Lou Dunkle,
John Mapes
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28, 18
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AUGUST
05
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Pennsauken
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79 – Butch Brees
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8
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70 – Earl Slimm, Ed Rouh
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23, 10
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12
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Ramblewood
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85 – Butch Brees
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7
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70 – Mike Underwood
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19
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19
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Westwood
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81 – Ed Rouh
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9
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69 – Tom Rayser
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18
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26
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Pinelands
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78 – Ed Rouh
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9
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66 – Jack Aharon
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35
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SEPTEMBER
02
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Westwood
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79 – Butch Brees
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7
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70 -Jim Flanagan, Roy Mathers
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36, 16
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09
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Ramblewood
Masters Tournament
Straightest Drive
Closest to Pin Hole 9
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82 – Ed Rouh
Butch Brees
Bob Cocker – 3 Ft. 5 inches
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9
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69 – Bob Cocker
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19
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16
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Centerton
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79 – Ed Rouh
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9
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82 – Fred Chorpita
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23
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23
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Golden Pheasant
Masters Scramble
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-5 – Ed Routh,
Fred Borgini,
Jack Marchesani
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30
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White Oaks
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– – Mike
Underwood
Composing Editor: Bernie Schaming
Contributors: Walt Baker, Bill Brown, Jim Dunn, Dennis
Kille, Tom Mervine, Mike Underwood & Neil Wise
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