Haddonfield
65 Club
The Retired Men’s Club of Haddonfield
Web address: http://haddon65club.blogspot.com/
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| Haddonfield, NJ 08033 January 1, 2016 |
President’s Message
This the last
message that I will write as president of the 65 Club. Let me say first of all that it has been a
privilege and an honor to serve as president of such a fine organization and to
work with such a dedicated group of gentlemen. The purpose and durability of
the Club is evidenced by the fact that we are completing the Club’s sixtieth
year. As president, on occasion, one gets to speak on behalf of the club and to
preside over certain activities. One
soon learns that any success that the president has is due to the efforts of
the many club members who actually coordinate and run the Club’s many
activities - truly a team effort. I want
to thank the club members who assisted me during the year. I am confident that the new group of officers
that will be selected in January will experience the same level of support from
the team.
As club
members, we all recognize that there is more to the Club than the activities
that it organizes and sponsors. The new
friendships and fellowship that result from our shared activities and efforts
are as fulfilling as the entertainment we receive from our various
activities. This was certainly true for
me while sharing the activities and endeavors of the Club during my year as
club president. Originally, I got
involved with the Club to participate in the golf program. It took the “gentle” coaching of the late
Bill Hitchens to get me involved as an officer of the club. Thanks, Bill.
As far as I
know, I may be the first non-resident to serve as president of the Club. I soon
realized that the Club’s continued ability to provide activities and services
depended on our ability to recruit new members and in particular, Haddonfield
residents. As most of you know that the
Club’s Charter requires that the membership be composed of at least 85%
Haddonfield residents. This makes sense
if we are to receive the continued support of the Borough and the
community. We did well with our
recruitment efforts this year. I am sure
that the Club’s new officers will continue to stress the importance of
recruiting new members.
Although I
grew up in Delaware Township, our family home was about a mile from the
Haddonfield Borough Hall. For all
intents and purposes Haddonfield is my hometown. Although I do not reside in town, I still
relish my opportunity in a small way to be a part of what makes the town
special.
My thanks to
you for allowing me to serve this year.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year to the Club and its incoming officers
and board members.
–
– Dennis Kille
Christmas Trip - December 8th,
2015
The bus trip to Rockvale Outlet stores, the Shady Maple buffet and the
Holiday spectacular at the American Music Theater was a big hit. Some bargains
were found at the outlets, everyone enjoyed lunch at Shady Maple and the
Christmas show was terrific. Thank you Bill Brown for another successful trip.
Christmas Party – December 10th, 2015
Those who
missed the party this year missed a good one. This was one of the best parties
we have had. Perhaps it had something to do with having professional singers as
well as wives contributing snacks and desserts. We appreciate all the efforts
to make this party a success including Bill Brown’s organizing & planning,
Tom Mervine arranging the location and speaker, Ken Landgraf, Jack Aharon and
Charles Legge for making the punch and setting up, Charles Legge for arranging
to have “Here Comes Trouble” Pine Barrens Quartet sing for us, and Dennis Kille
for delivering all the gifts to Lakeland.
And we thank all the members who helped clean up and all those who
provided gifts for the folks at Lakeland.
5K Heart Run & Bagel Bash– December 12th
For the 30th
year, volunteer members of our 65 Club served as Marshalls at the Haddon
Holiday Heart 5K Run (for the American Heart Association). That was on
Saturday, December 12, 2015. Ron Howley coordinated the event for the club. To
serve as Marshalls means we help protect the runners from traffic in West
Haddonfield, where most of the race is run. Our members stand at street
corners, flag down automobiles and explain to drivers the need to wait until
runners have passed. Our members really enjoy participating in this event.
As we did
last year, we hosted a bagel bash at the clubhouse after the 5K run which was
put together by Charles Legge. All members were invited (whether they were
marshals or not) and quite a few showed up to have coffee, tea, bagels and
doughnuts as well as participate in Wii games, darts or cards. This was a nice
addition to the event. Thank you, Ron and Charles.
The participants this year were:
Don Beck
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Dick Gimigliano
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Charles Legge
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Howard Rementer
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Dick Bell
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Roland Heilig
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Bob Parsons
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Al Schmidt
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Lou Dunkle
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Ron Howley
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Bud Pusatere
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Bernie Schaming
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Jim Dunn
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Brad Jones
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Warren Reintzel
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Don Windus
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Fran DuVernois
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Ken Landgraf
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2016
DUES
Here it is 2016 and for those who
haven’t paid their 2016 Dues, NOW
is the time. Don’t wait until you have
to get a phone call or letter. Just give Walt $20.00 or send him a check, made
out to the 65 Club, to: Walt Baker, 400 N. Haddon Ave Unit 209, Haddonfield, NJ
08033-1736. DO IT NOW.
Tomasello Winery and Casino trip – February 17th
This trip will depart from Wedgewood Swim
Club at 10:30 AM, arriving at Tomasello Winery for a lunch, consisting of soup
or salad, chicken or fish and dessert. A complementary glass of wine will be
served with your entree. Prior to lunch we can sample and/or purchase wines. At
1:15 we will head to Resorts in Atlantic City, where each guest will receive
$10.00 in slot play. In addition everyone will receive show tickets for the
Neverly Brothers performance at 3:30 PM. The bus will depart at 7:30 PM,
arriving back in Haddonfield at 8:45 PM.
Payments must be received by January 23. Total cost including transportation, wine tasting, 3
course lunch, $10.00 in slot play and tickets for the show, is $50.00 per
person. There will be BINGO on the bus.
Contact Bill Brown at billbrown08033@aol.com or Jack Aharon at,jackaharon@verizon.net to reserve your
seat, or sign up at the club house. Make checks payable to “The Haddonfield 65
Club”.
Obituaries
Emil
Weiler, Jr. was born January 22, 1925 in
Philadelphia. He died on Thanksgiving; November 26, 2015 in Centennial, CO.
Emil grew up in Egg Harbor, NJ, raised his family in Haddonfield and summered
in Hammonton. After serving in the Navy in World War II, he graduated from Susquehanna University. Emil was a
member of American Legion Post 38, VFW Egg Harbor and the Crescent Shriners. He operated the
Horsemen's Cafeteria at Garden State Park and retired from the Philadelphia
School District Food Service Division. Emil loved to travel, play cards and was
a longtime Philadelphia Eagles season ticket holder and Flyers fan. He skied in
the United States, Canada and Europe until he was 80.
Emil
and Alma, his wife of 67 years, were living in Highlands Ranch, CO. He is also
survived by his daughter, Linda, in Denver, his son, Emil Weiler III and his
daughter-in-law, Darcy, in St. Paul, MN ; his granddaughter, Emilie, in Nice,
France; his niece, SueAnn Fortney in Wilmington, DE and extended family
throughout the U.S.
Emil was a 20 year member of the
65 Club.
Harry
J. Schmalzried passed
away on December 12, 2015 at age 86. Beloved husband of Eleanor B. (nee Burke).
Harry is survived by 7 children, Ellen Crawford, Darlene Monte, Lorraine
Langan, Harry Schmalzried, Andy Schmalzried, Theresa Kennedy, and Ed
Schmalzried. He is also survived by 20 Grandchildren, 5 Great Grandchildren and
5 nieces.
Harry joined the 65 Club in 1997.
May Emil and Harry rest in peace.
Remembrance of Holidays Past
Nostalgia can
be deceptive. You may remember your ’57
Chevy Impala as the best car ever. But it didn’t have seat belts, air bags,
crumple zones and many other standard features of today’s model. None the less, when I think of how the
Christmas and New Year’s holidays felt when I was a child - an only child - in
the late 1940s early 1950s, they seemed a lot more personal and more special
than what they feel like today. And I don’t think it is just the nostalgia
either. They really were different.
First of all,
I went to a Catholic School which took pains to keep the focus of Christmas
preparations on the religious aspect of the holiday. Second, we were literally
the last family on our block to get a TV. So I was spared the frenzy of
holiday-themed commercials and the “Christmas specials” by Perry Como et al.
Third, the Cherry Hill Mall was still many years in the future, so we did our
shopping in local stores. The only “department store” I remember from those
years was the now-demolished Sears-Roebuck on Admiral Wilson boulevard.
About a week
before Christmas my dad would take me with him to a nearby lot where we would
buy a Christmas tree to decorate. Once
that was done he would set up the Lionel train set with tunnels and an engine
that whistled and smoked. Presents were
very important, of course, but by today’s standards they were not elaborate.
Several of my school pals always seemed to get “better” ones than me when we
rushed to compare notes after mass on Christmas day. One of my favorite
presents was a cowboy outfit with a two gun holster, chaps, a hat and a
sheriff’s badge. The biggest Christmas gift I ever got was a Monarch bicycle with
front and rear fenders, a horn and a headlight. It was a bear to peddle uphill,
but it rolled like an avalanche on the downhill.
New Year’s
seemed like a strange holiday to me. Not only were there were no presents, but
I wasn’t even allowed to stay up to see the New Year come in. My parents would
invite two or three couples to come over in the evening. I was allowed to stay
up to say hello to them, but then it was up to bed for me – and don’t come down
‘till morning. But I always woke up before them and would go down and “pig out”
on the pretzels, peanuts, and other snacks left over in dishes and baskets that
my mom had neglected to clean away the night before!
When we
finally got a TV and I was allowed to stay up and watch the New Year come in on
TV, the entertainment provided before and after the “fall of the ball” in Times
Square was Guy Lombardo. By then I was
getting old enough to realize how “square” he and his Royal Canadians were. But
now, looking back on his orchestra’s popular theme song of the time, I realize
it was speaking across the years to me and to all of us 65 Club members. You
probably remember how it went: “Enjoy
Yourself, It’s Later Than You Think.”
– – Jim Dunn
Patrons and Memorials
Donor In
Memory Of
Sally North Edward W. North
Sally North William H. Hitchens
Henry Bauer Charles E. Hurd
W.
Bernard Schaming Charles E. Hurd
W.
Bernard Schaming Emil Weiler, Jr.
New Members
2015 was a great year for
membership. Henry Leimkuhler
deserves a big thanks for the effort he made this year which resulted in 14 new
members in 2015 plus 3 “guest” members. The following new member was added to
the Club in December.
Matthew Braccio 400 N.
Haddon Ave. #109 856-428-2728 jcbjmj@aol.com
Haddonfield,
NJ 08033
Carlton Chin 200
Moore Lane 212-873-2107 arltonjchin@gmail.com
Haddonfield,
NJ 08033
Saul Resnick 612
Coles Mill Road 856-
216-1976 sr72840@aol.com
In addition, the following guest
members was welcomed to the club. Guest members will be eligible for club
membership when the non-resident membership drops below 15%.
Edward Howe 51
Woodstone Dr. 856-
627-0013
Voorhees,
NJ 08043
William Marsden 276
Crystal Terrace 856-
428-9961 billjo1959@verizon.net
Haddonfield,
NJ 8033
Clubhouse Programs
Thursday
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Jan 7
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Directors meeting
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10:00 AM
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Thursday
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Jan 7
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CAMDEN CO. DEPT. OF HEALTH
SERVICES .Lynne Rosner
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Jan 14
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Business meeting
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Jan 21
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COOPER RIVER
DISTILLERY………………...James Yoakum
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Jan 28
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TBD
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1:30 PM
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Thursday
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Feb 4
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Directors meeting
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10:00 AM
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Thursday
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Feb 4
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PICKING THE SUPER BOWL WINNER
……Carlton Chin
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1:30 AM
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Thursday
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Feb 11
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Business meeting
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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.
January Birthdays
1
John H. Burgess, Jr.
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6
John Hempstead
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12 Leonard G. Walden, Jr.
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23 Ronald Howley
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3
Earl Slimm
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7
Robert L. Wells
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13 Dennis Kelleher
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27 Henry Zalesky
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4
Warren A. Reintzel
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8
Joseph Ade
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14 Frank Gaudiano, Jr.
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30 Champion B. Goldy
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5
William Hoeberg
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9
Charles Pusatere
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20 Joseph Coelho
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31 Thomas Schultz
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5
John H. Aharon
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12 William A. Smart, Jr
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Activities
Bowling
The 65 Club bowls every Friday at 9:30 at Laurel Lanes on
Rt. 73. You pay $6.55 and receive: coffee/Tea, Danish, bowling ball,
shoes and great friendship. Come out and join us. Bill Brown, our
Ch’a’mp, (yes, that's an "a" not a "u") will show you how
he does it. We'll be looking for you.
Averages Through
December 18, 2015
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High/Ave
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Player
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High/Ave
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Player
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High/Ave
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Player
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197/160
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Walt Baker
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213/137
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Dick Gimigliano
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163/127
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Alan Bigelow
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215/149
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Bill Brown
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192/132
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Tom Mervine
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166/111
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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 December 28,
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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Rementer
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16
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2.656
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Petrozzi
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16
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1.625
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Zeluck
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11
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1.227
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Hoeberg
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16
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1.781
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Mervine
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14
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1.536
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Schaming
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16
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1.125
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Cosentino
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15
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1.767
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Legge
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15
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1.333
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Bauer
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15
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1.100
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Coelho
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13
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1.731
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Walden
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11
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1.318
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Tully
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3
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1.000
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Leimkuhler
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10
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1.700
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Chhabria
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14
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1.286
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Aronow
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11
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0.909
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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 December 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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Bud Pusatere
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10
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5.15
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Albert Cipolone
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4
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4.00
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Tom Mervine
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15
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3.07
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Howard Rementer
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12
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5.00
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Don Gosnay
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10
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3.90
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Hank Bauer
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13
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2.85
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Len Walden
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12
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4.79
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Ron Howley
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12
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3.75
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Bill Hoeberg
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15
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2.80
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Roland Heilig
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10
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4.30
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Jack Walden
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13
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3.42
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Charles Legge
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13
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1.65
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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
Golf is done for the year but due to the weather some of the
golfers are already practicing for next year.
– – Mike
Underwood
Coming
Soon – Contest to Test Your Phillies Baseball Insight
Watch next month’s newsletter for
details about a contest to test your baseball acumen and prediction skills. The
contest will involve picking the starting lineup and batting order for the 2016
Fightin Phils. There may even be one or more prizes involved. So, get ready to
pay attention to spring training.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Composing Editor: Bernie Schaming
Contributors: Walt Baker, Bill Brown, Jim Dunn, Dennis
Kille, Tom Mervine,
& Neil Wise
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