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CRIBBAGEWORLD

W W W . C R I B B A G E . O R G � V O L U M E � 3 7 � N O . 1 2 � ♦� D E C E M B E R � 2 0 1 6

Recent tourneys ♦ pages 6–9

Cribbersize! ♦ page 13

Be kind ♦ page 19

Ev Bey ♦ page 19

New Gold Awards: Njaa and Gooden ♦ page 22

continued on page 4

Board Making on Whidbey Island

by David Aiken

On a trip this past summer to the West Coast, I en-joyed spending a couple weeks in my home state,

Washington. Most of the time was spent with family, but I also got to see some cribbage friends and play my favorite game. One highlight of my trip was visiting a cribbage board–making facility on Whidbey Island in Washington State. And what an eye-opener it was!

If you envision a couple of old guys drilling holes in boards, you’d be only partially right. But this is cribbage board–making with a modern twist.

Once known for its loganberry farms, Green-bank WA is now a small community that is home to cribbageboard.com. The company got its start back in the late 70s as Seattle Custom Gift, but made the

Bruce Howard (left) and Chris Franko on Whidbey Island.

Cribbage Boards: 1863–1998by Bette Bemis

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KrMy Deal

b y D a v i d A i k e nPlay smart, play fair, play fast.

Target practice: feel free to take aim at the CW editor whenever we play —but be careful, or your name might end up in the center column!

My monthly bat-ting average

My biggest win of the month

My worst loss of the month

124–90 (57.9%) in October

+43 against Rich-ard May (IL) at Grand National

–53 by Emilio Perez (IL) at Marinette

switch to personalized custom-made crib-bage boards when the internet came along.

The creative genius behind cribbage board.com is Bruce Howard, who de-signed the process from blank board to finished product. Bruce sold the company to Chris Franko six years ago, and business is still booming.

The secret to making such high qualify cribbage boards is a complicated machine called a CNC (computer numerical con-trol). This computer-controlled machine drills holes and makes precise cuts to pro-

duce the beautiful boards.After the boards are cut and drilled,

they are coated with a special resin to give them a smooth, protective surface.

When someone orders a board, Bruce and Chris put the finishing touches on it by incorporating whatever personal touches and memorabilia the customer wants. One of their specialties is four-play-er boards for personnel in the US Sub-marine Service, but you can have boards customized with names and initials, fam-ily photos, favorite quotations, fraternal organization logos, school colors, coins, pins—you name it! With multiple woods and finishes to choose from, the combina-tions are endless.

So, when you want that perfect gift for a friend or family member, check out cribbageboard.com at cribbageboard.com! You’ll be glad you did. CW

EDITORIAL BEGINS ON PAGE 1

The CNC machine at cribbageboard.com.MORE PHOTOES ON PAGES 10 & 18

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Alaska CruiseWith nearly ninety cribbage players signed up so far, the 2017 Alaska–Inside Passage eight-day cribbage cruise on the Carnival Legend is one of the most popular cribbage cruise to date! The logistics we are dealing with make it essential that we know exact-ly who is intending to play. We are already pushing the envelope with the number of cribbage players we can accommodate. (A wonderful problem!) Therefore, if you are booked on this cruise and haven’t received the tournament entry form, please con-tact Jeanne Jelke ([email protected] or 509.521.3153) or Roger Wilson ([email protected] or 303.254.4670). Entry fees must be paid in advance (the registration deadline is April 7). There are still a handful of cabins available. If you are still considering this cruise, please con-tact Roger.

Jeanne Jelke (Glacier Classic TD)

Thank YouMilwaukee Peggers Club 6 would like to publicly say “thank you” to Marlene Lazachek for her long and dedicated hours of building and running our club. She of-ten has taken care of members when they were sick or in need of help, even giving a ride to club/tournaments. After twen-ty-seven years she decided to step back and concentrate on her other duties and

activities for the ACC. Enjoy your time, stop by when you can, and God speed.

Ellen Kutz (Club 6 director)

Thank You, Cribbage FamilyWe want to publicly thank our extend-ed cribbage family for the generosity and kindness demonstrated to helping support our surrogacy fund. Fifty-six cribbage players have collectively donated a gen-erous total of $2,325! Numerous others have been supportive of our parenting journey as expressed by their concern, love, and prayers for continued heal-ing from our recent pregnancy losses as well as expressing hope and best wishes for a positive future. My husband and I are humbled and extremely appreciative. If you care to read more about how we came to this point in our lives and/or want to follow our surrogacy journey, go to gofundme.com/2jmjsp8. Thank you so much for your continued support, love, positive thoughts, and prayers! God bless! Best of luck to all on the cribbage trail!

With hope in our hearts, Julie (Mack) and Cecil Felkins (Woodland CA)

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Triple Dippers Three players qualified in three of the four sanctioned events at Grand National 36. Life Master David O’Neil (Clarkston GA) qualified in both mains and the GN con (102 total MRPs); Life Master (2) Ira Deutsch (Smith River CA) qualified in both midweek tourneys and the GN con (90 MRPs); and Grand Master Paul Gregson (Antioch CA) qualified in the midweek con and both weekend tourneys (26 MRPs). 19 + 19 + 19 At the Yooper Classic in Watersmeet MI, Life Master () Jeanne Hof-bauer (Washougal WA) dealt herself a 38-special and then had a 19-hand in the very next deal. That’s a total of zero points in hand + crib + hand. Tip of the week: do not try this at home!

Tourney Tidbits

1. Cres Fernandez (CA): Humboldt Bay Classic (Aug. 20)2. Barbara Day (MA): New Hampshire Open (Sept. 25)3. Wayne Wyman (MT): Montana Open (Oct. 15)

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CW classifieds are an economical way to reach all ACC members. One month = $15; six months = $60; one year = $100. Contact 616.401.8311 or [email protected]

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Cribbage boards ready for customizing at cribbageboard.com (see story on page 1).

INTERNETCribbage IRPs

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B Y TA M M Y G I B B O N S internet director // [email protected]

Player of the MonthWith a total of 139 IRPs, the October of the month is Pat Liegl (patco1950).

New eMasterNorman Thompson (nomadnorm)

New Grand eMasterMonica Newton (oreo2757)

internet.standingsrank IRPs name

1 457 Pat Liegl2 342 William MacMillan3 291 Daniel Crete4 214 Nancy Roncetti5 197 Tom Langford6 194 Bradley Gronli7 175 Richard Shea8 173 James Logue9 168 Gary Brandt10 157 Gerald Carthy

Ruling Points . . .When special situations happen, the rules do not change to accommodate them, unless specifically noted in the rule-book. A player recently asked if a flush could be counted when they had a short hand or crib (three cards). That is, if all three cards were the same suit, does this constitute a flush for three points (four with the cut card). No, it does not. The scoring chart in rule 1.7 (page 10 in the 2016 rulebook) is very clear about what card combinations make scoring points, and if not listed, none are available.

Ruling Points is written by Patrick & Michael Barrett (Wisconsin Rapids WI). The brothers have been ACC judges since the early 1990s, and Patrick has been a senior judge since 2002. If you have a question about the rule-

book or a judge call, send it to them at [email protected].

RULEBOOKThe 2016 rulebook is now available (see the November Cribbage World, pages 19–21). All current judges have been mailed a free copy of the new rulebook. Oth-er members may order a rulebook by sending a $2 check to the following address:

ACC Membership Secretary PO Box 2444

Roseburg OR 97470-0510For orders of ten or more copies, contact the secretary at

888.734.4464 or [email protected].

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GAME ONTeaching Tip

I know you have never heard of “cribbersizing,”

because it’s a word I made up. It means incorporating physical

exercise into a game of cribbage. This is a fun and great way to

add interest when teaching youth. What I do every now and then

is declare that today is a cribbersize class. Students then know

that if they get a twelve point hand or higher, their opponent must

immediately do a series of push-ups, sit-ups, or jumping jacks.

Kids love this, as it balances a sedentary game with movement.

I tried to get my wife to agree to cribbersize, with the loser of

having to do a lap up and down the stairs. I thought the idea was

brilliant, but it was a no-go.

Youth NewsThere is no doubt that youth cribbage is growing in popularity.

There are already three sanctioned youth events on the 2017

Tournament Trail:• February 25: Sierra Youth Cribbage Tournament (Grass Valley CA);

contact Dan Zeisler ([email protected] or 530.263.7468)

• June 3: Cribbage Memorial Youth Tournament (El Dorado Hills CA);

contact Don Howard ([email protected] or 916.212.2465)

• September 8: 1st Youth Grand National (Lincoln City OR); contact Don

Howard or Dan Zeisler

If you have information about a youth event taking place in 2017,

please let me know so I can help promote it. Also, if you are

interested in hosting a sanctioned youth event, I’ll be happy to

direct you on how to do that as well. Contact me at danthefan@

yahoo.com.

Teaching ManualsRecent requests for youth teaching manuals were received from

the following people. Watch for a youth boom in these areas!

• Dave Adams (Forest Acres SC)

• Tami Hoenig (Port Orchard WA)

Dan Zeisler is founder of Sierra Youth Cribbage Tournament. Send

info about youth cribbage to 530.274.3124 or [email protected].

by Dan Zeisler

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ACCAwardsPaul learned to play cribbage from fellow workers at GE—Al Lokiz, Art Button, and Ernie Semsky—during lunch. He joined the ACC in 1988 after returning from work in Germany. His cribbage mentor

is the best player he knows—Frank Dan-ielski. Paul has been Halifax Area Club 230 champion three times, and he has earned his Silver Award. His first tournament win

was the Lewis and Clark Classic in Yankton SD. He currently has nine tournament wins. The National Open in Raleigh is his favorite, though the JPW/ACC Open is close behind. His toughest oppo-nents are David Fournier and Barri Gehrand, so it is no wonder that his top cribbage moment this year was beating David in two games to win a recent consolation. Paul also enjoys square danc-

ing, computers, and yard sales.

Paul C. Barnes (Daytona Beach FL) Life Master #227

Bob’s father introduced him to cribbage when he was about ten years old. In college he played mostly bridge and setback. When he was selected for promotion to the home office with his em-ployer, the joke was that in order to be eligible to work in that department you had to know how to play cribbage as it was a lunchtime tradition. Bob joined the ACC and Hartford Metro Club 26 in early 1997. He had been told that in that club “we beat each other up” pretty regularly, and Bob learned this to be true, as his Silver Award is still over 300 points away and approaching very slowly. Bob tries to attend National Open, Grand National, TOC, and JPW/ACC Open regu-larly (except when snowed in). He considers his regular traveling companion Bill Shoemaker to be his toughest opponent. Bob is an active participant in his church choir and in the Freemasons, having just retired following twelve years as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut.

Robert Fitzgerald (East Hartford CT)

Life Master #228

(In Audrey’s words:) I started playing in the ACC in 2000 and traveling to the USA for tournaments in 2004. Lorne Tanton and Doris

Sanders took me un-der their wings and al-lowed me to tag along with them. In 2005 my

son, Terry, started coming to some of the tour-naments. Thank goodness he did because he is the one who told me when I got my Master (Edmonton, 2010), Grand Master (Reno, 2013),

and Life Master (Missoula, 2016). My most memorable tournament was in Missoula this year. I beat DeLynn Colvert (my mentor and favorite opponent) in the finals when he had me down 2–0 and achieved my Life Master. And later the same week, I retired. One of my favorite comments is, “In what other sport can you see the great country of USA, meet wonderful people and, if you’re lucky, make a few bucks?” I play at Club 261, and I can proudly say I have had four generations play at the club. I am blessed with three sons (and their wives), nine grandchildren, and one great grandson. I do want to say thank you to the members of the ACC: Bless you—each and every one.

Audrey Hatto (Edmonton AB) Life Master #229

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You are holding A-2-3-4, and your opponent leads a middle card. How should you respond? In general situations I would play an Ace on a 6 lead, 4 on a 7 lead, 3 on an 8 lead, and a 2 on a 9 lead. So four different responses to the four middle-card leads. However if you are feeling somewhat adventurous—which sometimes crosses my mind—you could play a 4 on opponent’s 6 lead, and see what interesting compli-cations ensue!

Life Master (2) Rob Medeiros (Dorchester MA) won the 2016 TOC in Reno using smart plays like this. Send questions

and comments to him at [email protected].

The Inside Trackby Rob Medeiros ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• •••••••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• •••••

New Cribbage Masters933. Daniel Crete (Hudson NH)

934. Joyce Bryant (Jarrettsville MD)935. Delores Brey (Greenwood WI)

Laurie’s parents taught her to play at a very young age, and she played with family all through childhood. She currently belongs to Boise Peggers, after starting with the Quincy Club in the ear-

ly 90s and then belonging to the Arizona Roadrunners for twenty years. She joined the ACC in 1985 when she and Ron (now her mentor) were dating. Her first two tour-

naments were the Quincy World Championship and the National Open in Raleigh NC. Her first tournament win was in the 1994 Ore-gon Coast Classic main in Lincoln City. Her favorite tournament is Grand National, as it allows her and Ron to travel all over the coun-try seeing wonderful places they would not have visited otherwise! This has been an eventful cribbage year for the Logans, with Ron

ending up in the hospital with a heart attack in Reno in February, and Laurie ending up in the hospital in Bethesda MD. But the highlight was attending the awards banquet and seeing Ron inducted into the ACC Hall of Fame! Laurie en-joys being a grandma to ten+ grand-children and eagerly awaits her first two great-granddaughters before the end of the year.

Laurie Logan (Meridian ID) Life Master #230

The list of

Eastern Region All

Stars printed in the November

Cribbage World in-advertently gave the

wrong city/state for Rob-ert Milk. During the entire

2015–16 cribbage season, Bob worked and lived in Essex

Junction VT, not Queen Creek AZ (where he has since moved). CW apol-

ogizes for this error.

Correction

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Cribbage Board of the MonthBY JAY FULWIDER

Jay Fulwider collects cribbage boards from his home in picturesque Washington State, where he also enjoys golf, fishing, and racquetball. His philosophy on the key to life: “Just keep your pegs moving.” Ideas for and questions about this column may be sent to him at [email protected] (put “Cribbage Board” in the subject line).

Last September I attended the seventeenth annual Cribbage

Board Collectors Society (CBCS) convention in Denver. The highlight every year is getting together with old friends and meeting new ones. An added bonus this year was the silent auction of a former CBCS member’s collection.

Marvin Maxell passed away a few years ago and left his collection of around one thousand boards to the CBCS. It was a huge undertaking for the CBCS to get Marv’s collection to Denver and give our members first

shot at these wonderful boards. On behalf of all our attending members, I want to thank Dan Betz who, on his way home from a Reno tourna-

ment, rented a trailer and transport-ed the boards from Salt Lake City to Denver. A big thanks also goes to Ed and Jane McLaughlin, Terry Coons, Cec Bradshaw, Jim Her-zog, and Peter Leach, who sorted through the boards and helped with the auction. A final thanks to Lar-ry Snow, who sponsored a great convention. Knowing the amount of work that these folks and others put in, I seriously doubt that the CBCS will be accepting any more collec-tions. I hope my nieces and neph-ews will like my collection.

The two boards in the pho-to came from the auction. The top board is brass and the bottom board is silver or nick-el plated. I have no history on the brass board, but the oth-er board was manufactured by the George C. Allis Com-pany (Derby CT). It dates to the mid- to late 1800s. Both boards have Whist markers (counters) at each end.

According to Encyclo-

pedia Britannica, the first record of the game Whist was in 1529 and it was

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called “Trump.” It had several other names until Whist was adopted in the 1700s. The markers are used for scoring, but could also be used for crib-bage “games won.”

Thanks again to all involved with the CBCS convention. Our members got a chance to add some interesting boards to our collections. CW

CBOM—continued from page 16

Gayle LelandaisGayle Lelandais (Fair Oaks CA) passed away peacefully on October 17 after being placed in hospice care. She was a recent member of the River City Peggers, having moved to the Sacramento area after resid-ing in Paradise CA for many years. Gayle was also a Soroptimist, in the Pilot Club in Paradise, and a volunteer grandparent in the Paradise schools. She enjoyed crafts, collecting antiques, and the holidays, es-pecially Christmas. She will be missed by her many friends in the cribbage family.

Beverley J. RossBeverley Ross (Modesto CA) passed away on November 5, from Alzheimer’s. She and her husband, Frank, were longstand-ing members of Sonora Club 140. You could always count on Bev for a warm smile and a friendly hello. She loved the game and played as long as she could be-fore the disease took away her ability, even then she still had that sunny disposition that made everyone who knew her love her. All of us at Club 140 send our deepest symphony to Frank and her family. She will be greatly missed.

Harold L. SchmelzerHarold Schmelzer, who spent winters in

Oregon and summers in Alaska for over forty-five years, succumbed to a failing heart on October 5. He was 85. He served in the Army in Panama from 1952 to 1954 and spent the rest of his life building, in-vesting in real estate, and enjoying artistic pursuits. Many cribbage players play with pegs he made, and a few are lucky enough to have his specially made cribbage boards. His last wish was for his friends to cheer his great long life.

Lucy Ann WilkinsonPahrump Peggers Club 360 lost a lovely member on October 10 at the age of 76. Lucy and her husband of 57 years, Le-Roy, lived in Henderson NV but would drive an hour to Pahrump to play cribbage most Thursdays. Lucy always smiled and had a good word to say about everyone. She loved to talk about her children and grandchildren, her life while living in Alaska, and working for the school dis-trict in Fairbanks. She and LeRoy origi-nally retired to Washington and belonged to Chehalis-Centralia Club 232. Lucy talked about how she learned a lot about cribbage from Ras. She was a joy to have in our club, and she will be missed by all her knew her.

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British ColumbiaLarry Clayton (Coquitlam)Jennifer Lanz (Chilliwack)Art Lingl (Kelowna)

CaliforniaEric Belt (Huntington Beach)Martha E. Bryant (Paradise)Linda Clark (El Dorado Hills)Beverly Counter (Covina)William Counter (Covina)Rudy Degger (Graeagle)George Ellis (San Jose)Ray Esquibel (Covina)Diane E. Hannula (Altadena)Steven L. Hannula (Altadena)Jim Hefner (Vacaville)Robert Jefferson (Alta)Jesse Martin (Crescent City)Sue Morreale (San Hose)Derek Runstadler (Auburn)Michael B. Smith (Susanville)Rodger Staha (Fair Oaks)John Swearingen (Turlock)Betty Tamminen (Laguna

Woods)Brian Waller (Portola)Susanne Waller (Portola)Arlan Weiss (Sacramento)

ColoradoPaul La Salle (Aurora)

ConnecticutMerritt J. Loomis V (West

Hartford)Florida

Sue Crawford-Donnay (Kissimmee)

Melvyn Rhinehart (Sun City Center)

Scott M. Whitney (Rockledge)Hawai‘i

Francine Wai (Honolulu)Roger Yamamoto (Pearl City)

IllinoisMicah Ballew (Chicago)Bruce Conway (Kankakee)Edwin L. McLaughlin

(Murphysboro)Jane C. McLaughlin

(Murphysboro)John Reilley (Glendale Heights)

IndianaRob Lind (Noblesville)Lisa Massaroni (Noblesville)

IowaKristina Erickson (Ankeny)Richard Owings (Conrad)

MaineJohn E. Mountford (Bar

Harbor)Massachusetts

Robert Brown (Boston)Tom Carey (Belchertown)John Conway (Burlington)Stanley Fillpiak (Saugus)Kenneth Flynn (Saugus)Timothy Tlusty (Agawam)

MichiganMike Knutson (Grand Rapids)Ed Sommers (Marquette)

MinnesotaMike Eye (Saint Cloud)Dale Gade (Shakopee)Jack Tamillo (Mound)Mike Tschimperle (New Prague)

MissouriJane Van Leer (Union)

MontanaJim Faraoni (Butte)Tricia Miller (Deer Lodge)Bob Morani (Deer Lodge)Joseph Nelson (Arlee)Dave Walker (Missoula)

New MexicoStephenson Lowry

(Albuquerque)Oregon

Mike Housley (Lincoln City)Rick Persons (Bay City)

PennsylvaniaSean Alvarez (Downingtown)

South DakotaDon Bohnet (Yankton)George Jaeger (Tyndall)

TexasMichael Yoon (San Antonio)

VirginiaJack Rasmussen (Falls Church)Craig Walker (Richmond)

WashingtonMarc Atkinson (Lynnwood)Michael De Weese (Sequim)Roger Gallagher (Federal Way)Stephanie Marotta (Vashon)Carol Price (Issaquah)Adam Sutmiller (Olympia)

WisconsinRonald D. Henke (Wisconsin

Rapids)Michael Kinney (Green Bay)James Landers (Menasha)Mary Joan Miller (Appleton)

WyomingDanny Epperson (Casper)

New Members

80 in October

Templates hanging on the wall at cribbageboard.com, showing some of the available designs (see story on page 1).

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The President’s Columnb y J e a n n e H o f b a u e r

As we all know, it sometimes gets pretty crowded at our tournament playing tables. I have been asked to talk about “personal space.” Luckily, most of us are not “ter-ritorial.” In my experience I see mostly politeness and a friendly sharing of space. However, it would be just good manners to keep your personal items to a minimum

because of the limited area. Let’s take a leap and say that “personal space” could also include your scorecard. Please refrain from writing anything on an opponent’s scorecard other than your initials and seat number, unless you are a judge making a correction or notation.

Speaking of good manners, it has come to my attention that some of the chatter on the ACC Facebook page, and other pages dealing with the ACC, isn’t always so polite. I do not participate in Facebook, but I know several members who do, and they share with me sometimes. I think that

it is a wonderful arena to share good ideas about cribbage. I love to see the pictures of people playing, tournament trophies, and good hands. Many members post the brackets on Facebook, and it is fun to see how our friends are doing in tournament play.

I think that Facebook has the greatest

potential of anything else we are doing to attract new members. But how can we expect people to want to join us if bick-ering, discontent, and meanness pervade this platform? I am suggesting that before you post something that might not be seen as interesting or friendly you consider the possible harm you could be doing. Peo-ple seeking entertainment are not going to go where they are made to feel uncom-fortable. And why would you want to hurt anybody’s feel-ings?

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”— the Dalai Lama

Ev Bey had a huge influence on the ACC. His Quincy World Championship predated the ACC, and it became the first sanctioned tournament on the West Coast. Ev served on the BOD for twenty years, including a stint as ACC president beginning in 1994. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983. And he had an outsize influence in northern California throughout his career as a newspaperman. The newspapers that he owned and operated are still in ex-istence, and one of them recently published a sesquicentennial tribute to the 150-year history of the company. Go to plumasnews.com and type “paying tribute” in the search box. A picture of Ev and Fey Bey appears on page 6.

GRASS ROOTSClubs GRPs

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rank GRPs name (club)DIVISION 1

1 129 Denise Fortin (360)2 128 Bino Villones (399)3 127 Bill Bowen (308)4 127 Sandy Sands (25)5 125 Gregory Gougian (314)6 123 Edward Balcer (399)7 123 James Flaherty (308)8 123 Bernie Stone (354)9 122 Jason Eck (46)10 120 Joyce Betz (600)11 118 Dennis Crooks (360)12 117 John Schafer (600)13 116 Channing Holmes (232)14 116 Alan Peterson (371)15 116 Donald Smith (390)16 114 Frank Ornie (62)17 113 Bruce Goff (243)18 112 Rick Lanctoe (390)19 111 Gerald Bender (391)20 110 Terry Hatto (261)21 110 David Statz (314)22 110 John Svilarich (414)23 110 Kathy Thompson (25)24 109 Stephen Bird (360)25 108 Connie Ewka (600)26 107 James Morrow (156)27 107 Nancy Rojas (162)28 107 Duane Sink (107)29 106 LeRoy Mehring (410)30 106 Lee Nelson (360)31 105 Ronald Gustafson (393)32 105 James Johnson (600)33 104 Terry Pederson (284)34 103 Rich Ekman (600)35 103 William MacMillan (211)36 102 Carl Deyette (26)37 102 Nick Green (71)38 101 Tom Wheeler (98)39 100 Robert Lewis (46)40 99 William O'Malley (46)41 99 Jeremy Wussow (157)42 98 Brad Behm (90)43 98 Patricia Felcyn (277)44 98 Keith Miller (346)45 97 Doug Dresbach (162)46 97 Adam Fitzhugh (272)47 97 Marlo Maher (162)48 97 R. J. Smeltz (34)49 96 Rosalee Bradley (269)50 96 Jack Chandler (314)51 96 Carol Miller (118)

52 96 Rex Paddock (347)53 95 Al Doucet (288)54 95 Scott Milo (414)55 95 Jim Waldorf (14)56 95 Gary Wirth (261)57 94 Tom Berry (213)58 94 Dan Daniels (347)59 94 Patrick Healey (600)60 94 Marvin Lang (213)61 94 Kathy Maresch (199)62 94 Jay Sorensen (21)63 93 Gary Brandt (359)64 93 William Cormier (104)65 93 Marv Johnson (284)66 93 Ron Shupp (300)67 92 David Clemmey (81)68 92 Gerald Hahn (62)69 91 Paul Batterson (26)70 91 Mike Gervais (277)71 91 David Hubsch (271)72 91 Nolan Johnson (1)73 91 Carol Perko (600)74 91 Peter Vangsness (72)75 91 Michael Watson (62)76 90 Robert Chase (215)77 90 Jeneva Guard (177)78 90 Bill Jensen (162)79 90 Pat Llewellyn (161)80 90 Ronald Morgan (11)81 90 Jeff Shimp (229)82 90 Bob Stone (600)83 89 Greg Dumas (140)84 89 Paul Engle (230)85 89 David Neifert (306)86 88 Margery Clark (12)87 88 Ira Deutsch (600)88 88 Susan Knutson (204)89 88 John Reed (274)

DIVISION 21 101 Gary McCuskey (281)2 73 Boyd Horne (27)3 70 Russell Bentley (5)4 64 Anita Murray (281)5 64 Wendell Woodard (219)6 61 Stanley Mullins (219)

DIVISION 31 51 Henry Douglass (102)2 44 Kathryn Justyn (150)3 43 Ann Marie Bush (24)4 43 Daniel Shepherd (24)

DIVISION 11 65 Jack Van Barneveld (323)2 64 George Lozy (130)

as of November 18

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Reader contributions are encouraged. Send items of interest to [email protected]

The Grass Roots season is well underway, with about a quarter of the season over by now. Thanks to the tournament directors for sending all the news about grand slams, 29-hands, and other good stuff Keep checking the Grass Roots Facebook page (facebook.com/GrassRootsCribbage) for more recent news.

Timber Capital Club 62 (Roseburg OR)—during the summer session and the beginning of September, Tracy Meyer had two grand slams back-to-back. Frank Ornie slammed the club twice in July and September. Raymond Burns got the last slam of the month.

In Century Peggers Club 100 (Napa CA), when it rains, it pours! It was founded in 1989 and during the twenty-seven-year period up until June of this year, they had only two 29-hands in weekly play. Then it hit! Garrett Van Scyoc had one on June 7, and Yvonne Bowers had one on October 10. Finally, Thelma Weber, visiting from Club 21, hit one on November 11!

Halifax Area Club 230 (Ormond Beach FL)—Paul Engle wins two weeks in a row, with a grand slam on November 1!

Twin City Peggers Club 240 (Maplewood MN) congratulates Mary Thacker, who had a grand slam on October 26.

Chippewa Valley Cribbage Club 284 (Eau Claire WI)—scoring an impressive 21/9 +196, Max Ulberg passed Terry Pederson’s 19/9 +145 as the high scorecard for the sea-

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SILVERBryant Gilkeson (NV), 600

Terry Hatto (AB), 261Larry Hinrichs (NV), 11

William MacMillan (WY), 211BRONZE

Todd Champagne (NC), 35Dwight Christiansen (IL), 382

Bob Cucarola (CO), 345Jorge Escobar (OR), 62

Marilyn E. Griffin (MA), 600Warren L. Haase (CA), 190Charles Kaplan (AK), 354Dee Krieger (MO), 403

Paul Love (AR), 359John P. Martinson (MD), 178

Donald Parker (MA), 109Lawrence A. Parker (NC), 20

Alan Peterson (CA), 371Kevin Pierce (CO), 34Sandra Plake (CA), 27Karen Puleo (MA), 308

Celeste M. Robinson (CO), 345Harald Rosenberg (MI), 71

Vic Sever (AB), 261Terry W. Sloope (GA), 119

Barbara Stockham (WA), 600Wilfrid Thibodeau (FL), 276Karen Vermillion (WA), 317

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son! Max’s grand slam is the second highest in the sixteen-year history of the club.

Club 306 (El Dorado Hills CA)—John O’Donnell recorded a grand slam on Sep-tember 7, in his first tournament—a happy new member with a very nice 20/9 +180 card!

Central Wisconsin Club 120 (Wisconsin Rapids WI)—Elliott Havitz scored his sec-ond 29-hand (and sixteenth in club histo-ry) on November 3.

Granite State Cribbers Club 314 (Hudson NH)—Patti Jones cut the case five to earn her first ever 28-hand!

Dennis Morin of Boxcar Peggers Club 371 (Citrus Heights CA) had the first grand slam of the season in that club.

Club 309 (Kelowna BC) has been active: Al Topham a 28-hand on October 12; Gary Kerrison had a 29-hand on October 19; Jill Rix had a 28-hand on October 26; and Al Topham had a grand slam on No-vember 2!

Club 328 (Bradenton FL)—on October 22 Steven Amaral and Mary Ann Snell were battling head-to-head. Steve emerged the victor even though Mary Ann had a 28-hand in the crib! Since the start of the

Grass Roots Corner—continued from page 21

Ross learned cribbage from his father and his wife. He joined the ACC in 1992 and attends Monterey County Club 82 in Seaside CA; he has been club Champion four times. For two long months

at the end of last season, he needed only 4 GRPs to reach Gold, but he finally made it on the first week of the new season! Ross won his first sanctioned

tournament at Alamo CA in 1998; he now has nineteen wins. His toughest opponent is Jim Langley. Ross enjoys collecting wine, cooking, and taking road trips with his wife; they have driven to Alaska three times.

H. Ross Njaa (Salinas CA) Gold #69

Jerry learned to play cribbage at age sixteen when he worked at Streib’s Drive-In. He got his first 29-hand one week after learning how to play and finally got another one in 2009 (it was dealt to him by Fran Ward, when Jerry needed 28 points to win the game!). Jerry joined the ACC in 1986 when he played his first tournament—the National Open, which is still his favorite. Jerry has been champion of Raleigh Club 58 three times and has several mentors there—Jeff Raynes, Cathy Perkins, and Larry Phifer. Jerry won his first tournament in Fayetteville NC in 2006 and went on a spree, winning three of his next four tourneys! His toughest opponent is his wife, Barbara. They play four games every evening for five bucks per game. He won’t give the exact amount, but he nearly had to take out a loan to pay her at the end of last year! Jerry’s greatest cribbage moment occurred in Portsmouth VA in 2000 when, after losing his first five games, he then won the next seventeen games (with five skunks to become high qualifier) plus the first seven games in the high roller that evening (he won it)—for twenty-four consecutive wins! Jerry joined the US Navy in 1964 to see the world (he did: North Atlantic, Arctic Circle, Mediterranean, Vietnam, South America), then worked at IBM until 1992, when he became a real estate appraiser. After re-retiring in 2015, he plays cribbage and golf—his other favorite past time.

Jerry Gooden (Raleigh NC)

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season, the club has had four 28-hands, including Bob Labossiere (9/17), Don-na Lindsey (10/01), and Roy Klementti (11/12).

During play at Valley Eagles Club 198 (Spokane Valley WA), Bob Kemp and Dick Froehlich were the last two players. Bob was dealing from 34 holes out, with Dick 10 holes out and counting first. They teased each other: Bob told Dick that a

“good player” could make it out from there, while Dick smiled and said “Show me!” Bob dealt himself 3-3-3-9 and threw 5-K into his crib. Dick threw 10-K to the crib, and the cut card was the case 3. After the pegging, Bob’s 24-hand and 8-crib gave him the victory. This was the last hand of the night, so Bob won the 24-prize, added 12 GRPs to his season total, and also took first place with 12/6. It doesn’t get any bet-ter than this!

25 Years Ago in the ACC

The cover of the September 1991 Cribbage World an-nounced that the Veterans Day Classic in Reno drew a record 348 players and was won by Ruth Rutherford (Meadow Valley CA).

Elsewhere we read that Robert Drukman (then of North Easton MA, now of Middleboro MA) won the Portside Open main in Portsmouth VA. An obit-uary for Arnold Crews (Jacksonville FL) appears on page 10; Arnold was the first ACC national champion (in 1981) and the first ACC treasurer. And a chart showing discard decisions by Russ Adam (Minneapolis MN) appears on pages 12–13.

Milestones!Send info about member birthdays

ending in a zero two months in advance to [email protected] or PO Box 313, Ada MI 49301-0313.

Happy Birthday last June!70—Emilio Perez (IL)

Happy Birthday in September!80—Patricia Echard (NV)

Happy Birthday in November!70—Shirley Arnoldy (NV)60—Kerry O’Connell (CA)

Happy Birthday in December!90—Helen Mroczkiewicz (MI)

80—Paul Hatcher (OR)70—Buck Hobbs (OR)

70—William Wolfe (MI)50—Winona McDaniel (OR)

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1 673 DeLynn Colvert 1 371 Jeff Shimp 1 399 Fred White2 356 Jeanne Jelke 2 326 Donald Urban 2 343 Frank Abernathy3 277 Duane Toll 3 277 Dan Selke 3 288 Robert Fitzgerald4 262 Bob Bartosh 4 254 Wayne Steinmetz 4 279 Donna LaFleur5 258 Ira Deutsch 5 248 Frank Duresky 5 273 Mathew Piechota6 251 Cynthia Wark 6 245 Edward Balcer 6 261 Keith Widener7 247 Leslie Sumner 7 234 Patrick Barrett 7 252 Peter Grant8 246 Jeremy Krieger 8 226 Joseph Aird 8 239 Richard West9 245 Jim Waldorf 8 226 Doug Page 9 206 Dean Rollins9 245 Willie Evans 10 206 David Aiken 10 202 David Sniegowski

11 235 Jack Shumate III 11 189 David Brokken 11 194 Cynthia Sestito12 218 Cy Madrone 12 182 Betty Briggs 12 186 Paul Batterson13 215 Erik Locke 13 174 Haley Hintze 13 181 Lee Norris14 211 James Morrow 14 165 Tom Edwards 14 177 Terrance Cushman15 203 Cres Fernandez 14 165 Susie Hannibal 15 168 David Statz16 202 Jeanne Hofbauer 16 152 Kathie Nordlund 16 159 Jerry Hardy17 195 Audrey Hatto 17 139 Steven Steinmetz 17 156 Barbara Barbour18 180 Charlette Springer 18 138 Jerry Miller 18 146 Frank Corrado19 178 Jay Shaffer 19 127 Arlene Boeck 18 146 Richard Weston20 177 Jim Crawford 20 126 Arthur Loveland 20 144 Marilyn Dyer21 172 Cathy Rendon 21 125 William Davy 21 138 John Blowers22 169 Herschel Mack 22 119 Donald Flesch 22 134 Robert Medeiros23 165 Gordy Wise 22 119 Adam Switzer 22 134 David O’Neil24 162 Rich Ekman 24 116 Al Broskovetz 24 131 Larry Phifer24 162 Terry Goatz 24 116 Marlene Lazachek 25 130 Stan Plachowicz26 159 Margaret Fanucchi 26 115 John Schafer 25 130 Albert Miller27 155 Bernie Nelson 27 110 Rod Hovey 25 130 Allen Hammacott27 155 Jason Hofbauer 28 102 Scott Fritz 28 129 David Fournier29 154 Chris Poole 29 100 Mike Hemmah 29 122 Janice Blanc29 154 Jack Moritzky 30 98 Robert Chase 29 122 Richard Ortado31 152 Mark Fletcher 31 96 Wayne Proper 31 118 William Shoemaker32 150 Peter Jackson 32 95 Jerome Tork 32 115 Tony Williams33 149 Pete Larsen 32 95 Gene Biegler 33 113 Michael O’Brien34 148 Laurie Logan 32 95 Douglas Anderson 34 112 Richard Nourse35 144 James Langley 35 92 Ken Key 35 111 Peter Legendre35 144 Wayne Momsen 36 91 Dan Sand 36 110 Barbara Yates37 143 Robert Milk 37 90 Thomas Grubb 37 103 Sara Sanner38 132 Brian Bell-Irving 38 81 Patrick Healey 38 102 James Edgar38 132 Bob Prochnow 39 77 Norman Wood 38 102 Tom Calvert40 130 Roland Hall 39 77 Michelle Gryka 40 100 Joy Barnes40 130 William O’Malley 41 76 Joyce Betz 41 97 June Fordham40 130 Tom Anderson 42 75 Mike Rozmiarek 42 95 Scott Noble40 130 Rodney Rideau 42 75 Marvin Lang 42 95 Michael Burnham44 129 Margaret C.-Deutsch 42 75 Dan Klein 42 95 Jimmy Jaynes45 127 Tim Hutsell 45 71 Delores Brey 45 94 Daniel Crete46 125 Bill Metcalf 46 69 John Hazlett 46 91 Carl Deyette46 125 Jay Fulwider 46 69 Bob Joslin 47 90 Bruce Sattler48 123 Todd Malmgren 48 68 Gordon Jurek 48 88 Charles Booker III49 121 Jones Hom 49 67 Clay Collier 48 88 Frances Wynne50 120 Terry Higgins 49 67 Herb Walline 50 87 Edward Levine

50 87 Esther Rolfe

Tournament TrailC A L E N D A R O F S A N C T I O N E D E V E N T S

ACC Tournament Commissioners

Western Region Central Region Eastern Region

Roy Hofbauer 30937 NE 23rd St

Washougal WA 98671 360.835.3623

[email protected]

Patrick Barrett 5821 Griffith Ave

Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494 715.424.5059

[email protected]

David Campbell 1321 North Rd

Parsonsfield ME 04047 207.730.2051

[email protected] otherwise indicated, tournaments (a) are round-robin format, (b) include a consolation, and (c) are singles competition. Most generally have satellite events. Details are accurate at time of publication, but check with the tournament director

before making travel plans. For more information, visit cribbage.org.

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WI u Dec. 2–4, Jingle Bell OpenRiverfront Inn, 1821 Riverside Ave, Marinette WI 54143. TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)FL u Dec. 2–4, Lee Bailey MemorialBudgetel, 2295 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee FL 34744. TD: Charlene Cohen (321.431.0950)CA u Dec. 3, Santa SlamAntioch Senior Ctr, 415 W Second St, Antioch CA 94531. TD: Thomas West (925.437.5491)RI u Dec. 4, Ocean State OpenSt. Joseph’s Vets Hall, 99 Louise St, Woonsock-et RI 02895. TD: Leo Houle (401.258.1431) & Pat LlewellynCO u Dec. 10, Mountain View ChallengeAmerican Legion/VFW, 305 N Cleveland Ave, Love-land CO 80537. TD: Kathy Pacocha & Troy Thorson (303.909.5125)FL u Dec. 11, Santa SpecialElks, 1655 Kings Hwy, Kissimmee FL 34744. TD: Charlene Cohen (321.431.0950)

¤ PROMO IN NOVEMBER CW ¤ME u Dec. 11, Great State of Maine TourneyBinga’s Stadium, 77 Free St, Portland ME 04101. TD: Dave Leissner (207.848.8050) & Joe BowenWA u Dec. 17, Western Washington OpenVFW, 9981 Central Valley Rd, Bremerton WA 98311. TD: Ronald Gustafson (360.457.8356) & Larry WestCA u Dec . 17, Winter Solstice OpenMarie Callenders 1295 S Victoria Ave, Ventura CA 93003. TD: Cy Madrone (805.455.6079) & Kerry O’ConnellCA u Dec. 18, Winter Solstice IIPoinsettia Gardens, 11370 Darling Rd, Ventura CA 93004. TD: Judith Beay (805.647.4338) & Pam PomeroyOR u Dec. 18, December to RememberRound Table Pizza, 4141 NE 122nd Ave, Portland OR 97230. TD: Tim Julkowski (503.805.9410)WI u Jan. 6–8, Wisconsin Dells DealWintergreen Resort, 60 Gasser RD, Lake Delton WI 53965. TD: Terry Weber (608.225.8138) & Dan SelkeWA u Jan. 8, Daffodil Express OpenEagles, 202 5th St NW, Puyallup WA 98371. TD: Don Zeutschel (253.845.4226) & Dick Albedyll

FUTURE GRAND NATIONALS FUTURE TOCS & ACC OPENS

September 8–10, 2017 Lincoln City OR Rick & Peggy Shea Reno NV

September 18–23, 2018 Milwaukee WI Terry Weber March 3–5, 2017 March 1–3, 2019

TBA Orlando FL Paul & Joy Barnes March 2–4, 2018 March 6–8, 2020

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go to cribbage.org for more tournament detailsVA u Jan. 13–15, Virginia ChampionshipWyndham Gardens, 201 Water Country Pkwy, Wil-liamsburg VA 23185. TD: Rick Allen (804.323.7476)MN u Jan. 13–15, Winter SnowballMoose Lodge, 1946 English St, Maplewood MN 55109. TD: Virginia Grogan (651.235.8886) & Dan PluffCA u Jan. 14–15, Pacific Coast ChampionshipAmerican Legion, 1110 Jefferson St, Monterey CA 93940. TD: Mel Ashley (831.883.0963) & Randy BorchardtWI u Jan. 20–22, American PrideRiverfront Inn, 1821 Riverside Ave, Marinette WI 54143. TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)GA u Jan. 20–22, Georgia OpenClarion, 17 Gateway Blvd E, Savannah GA 31419. TD: Carl Squire (404.983.5058) & David O’NeilOR u Jan. 20–22, Portland Winter OpenMoose, 16411 NE Halsey, Portland OR 07220. TD: Stephanie Akin (503.257.1141)

¤ PROMO ON PAGE 2 ¤LaMESA CA DOUBLEHEADER

Jan. 21, Peg for the BorderMasonic Lodge, 4731 Date Ave, La Mesa CA 91942. TD: John Kern (619.469.6920) & Brenda NasonJan. 22, PCP Beach BashLarry’s Beach Club, 1145 S Tremont, Oceanside CA 92054. TD: Roy Cook (760.967.7351) & Kath-ryn Justyn

NV u Jan. 28, Patty’s Pahrump Pegging PartyPatty’s Place, 5250 La Terra Ave, Pahrump NV 89061. TD: Don Brown (562.597.1603) & Patty CrooksRI u Jan. 29, Medeiros MemorialSt. Joseph’s Vets Hall, 99 Louise St, Woonsocket RI 02895. TD: Vicki & Mark Soule (207.442.9001) & David CampbellWA u Feb. 4, Super Saturday One DayVFW, 615 North Ave, Sunnyside WA 98944. TD: James & Cher Morrow (509.830.2318)

¤ PROMO IN OCTOBER CW ¤FL u Feb. 10–12, Greater Orlando OpenQuality Inn, 151 N Douglas Ave, Altamonte Springs FL 32714. TD: David & Nicole Fournier (407.695.1902)NV u Feb. 10–12, Schaefer Shuffle WestPT’s Gold Tavern, 9050 W Post Rd, Las Vegas NV 89148. TD: Alan & Sharon Schaefer (414.331.0809)WI u Feb. 10–12, BRF OpenComfort Inn, 10170 Hwy 54E, Black River Falls WI 54615. TD: Donald Urban (815.568.0494)

CA u Feb. 11, Valentines Day SpecialAntioch Senior Ctr, 415 W Second St, Antioch CA 94531. TD: Thomas West (925.437.5491)AK u Feb. 13, We ♥ CribbageJim’s house, 10448 E Winterwood Cir, Palmer AK 99645. TD: Doug & Marli Holden (907.631.3249)VA u Feb. 17–19, Hampton Roads TournamentFour Points, 1211 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach VA 23452. TD: Jack Howsare (757.696.2999)CA u Feb. 18, Fallbrook AvocadoFallbrook Senior Center, 399 Heald Ln, Fallbrook CA 92028. TD: Obie Weeks (760.695.2977)CA u Feb. 24–26, Northern California OpenWin-River Casino, 2100 Redding Ranche-ria Rd, Redding CA 96001. TD: Jeanne Jelke (530.215.3474) & James LangleyWI u Feb. 24–26, Go Green BayComfort Suites, 1951 Bond St, Green Bay WI 54303. TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)CA u Feb. 27–Mar. 1, Susanville Winter ClassicDiamond Mountain Casino, 900 Skyline Dr, Susan-ville CA 96130. TD: Steve Hastie (530.251.5397) & Pam Pomeroy

TOC u March 3NV u Mar. 4–5, JPW/ACC Open

Sands Regency, 345 N Arlington Ave, Reno NV 89501. TD: Rick & Peggy Shea (707.599.4605) & Scott Kooistra (605.661.7081)AZ u Mar. 17–19, Roadrunner ClassicContempo, 2609 W Southern Ave, Tempe AZ 85282. TD: Brion Neeley (602.525.3919) & Peggy Cunningham & Dawn PattendenNC u Mar. 17–19, March MadnessRamada Inn, 1520 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh NC 27612. TD: Larry Phifer (919.389.0680)OR u Mar. 17–19, Gene Sissel MemorialElks, 1896 2nd, Baker City OR 97814. TD: Les Sis-sel (541.519.1482) & Mindy SherriebMA u Mar. 19, Corned Beef & CribbageSt. Joseph’s Vets Hall, 99 Louise St Woonsocket RI 02895. TD: Pat Llewellyn (508.966.1613)WI u Mar. 24–26, Mick Michaelis ClassicRiverfront Inn, 1821 Riverside Ave, Marinette WI 54143. TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)OR u Mar. 24–26, Oregon ChampionshipElks, 63120 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend OR 97701. TD: Rick Baird (541.530.1112)MN u Mar. 31–Apr. 2, All American Club ClassicAll American Club, 1931 W Michigan St, Duluth

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go to cribbage.org for more tournament detailsMN 55806. TD: Gordon Jurek (218.628.1655) & Ed BalcerNH u Apr. 2, Granite State ClassicBrookline Event Center, 2 Proctor Hill Rd, Brookline NH 03033. TD: David Statz (603.247.4335) & Mary BurlingtonWA u Apr. 7–9, Washington St. ChampionshipMoose, 1400 Grand Ave, Centralia WA 98531. TD: Chris McComas (360.261.8029) & Mary HerringGA u Apr. 7–9, Bobby Stuart Atlanta ClassicLa Quinta, 6260 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlan-ta GA 30067. TD: Barri Gehrand (770.402.1975) & David O’NeilWI u Apr. 7–9, Eau Claire FestBest Western, 3340 Mondovi Rd, Eau Claire WI 54701. TD: Dennis & Maxine Ulberg (715.695.3588) & Greg UlbergWY u Apr. 8, Stink Hole in the Wall GangAmerican Legion, 2001 E Lincolnway, Cheyenne WY 82001. TD: William MacMillan (307.638.2398) & Bill BarnesAK u Apr. 15, Alaska State ChampionshipMoose, 4211 Arctic Blvd, Anchorage AK 99516. TD: Hank & Arlene Carle (907.345.2137)CA u Apr. 15, Napa Wine Country Spring OpenMoose, 3275 Browns Valley Rd, Napa CA 94558. TD: Dennis Moore (707.224.2345)WA u Apr. 16, Daffodil Express OpenEagles, 202 5th St NW, Puyallup WA 98374. TD: Don Zeutschel (253.845.4226) & Dave McDonaldWI u Apr. 28–30, Black River Country ClassicComfort Inn, W10170 State Hwy 54, Black River Falls WI 54615. TD: Richard Frost (920.361.3302) & Wayne Steinmetz

OREGON COAST CLUSTERApr. 28–30, Three Rivers OpenThree Rivers Casino, 5647 Hwy 126, Flor-ence OR 97439. TD: Mike & Winona McDaniel (541.525.1292)May 1, Oregon Coast In-BetweenerAmerican Legion, 424 W Olive, Newport OR 97365. TD: Dean Bauman (541.265.8393)May 2–3, Newport MidweekAmerican Legion, 424 W Olive, Newport OR 97365. TD: Mike Ritthaler (541.547.4269)May 5–7, Oregon Coast ClassicChinook Winds Casino, 1777 NW 44th St, Lin-coln City OR 97367. TD: Jeanne & Roy Hofbauer (360.835.3623) & Bernie Nelson

VA u May 5–7, Charlottesville Spring FeverWyndham Gardens, 201 Water Country Pkwy,

Williamsburg VA 23185. TD: Scott & Mark Noble (434.806.7286)MI u May 12–14, Yooper Spring ClassicLac Vieux Desert Casino, N5384 US-45, Waters-meet MI 49969. TD: Donald Hannula (906.296.9107) & Bernard BrentarNC u May 12–14, North Carolina OpenQuality Inn, 2008 S Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Sa-lem NC 27103. TD: Robert Reister (336.831.3591) & Henry Douglass

¤ PROMO IN JUNE CW ¤AK u May 9–14, Glacier ClassicCruise ship Carnival Legend, round-trip from Seat-tle. Cruise director: Roger Wilson ( 303.254.4670; ); TD: Jeanne Jelke (530.521.3153)CA u May 19–21, Jerry Montgomery MemorialWin-River Hotel, 400 Redding Rancheria Rd, Red-ding CA 96001. TD: Jeanne Jelke (530.521.3153) & James LangleyWA u May 19–21, Washington State OpenVFW, 615 North Ave, Sunnyside WA 98944. TD: James & Cher Morrow (509.837.4224)MI u May 19–21, Potawatomi Peggers PowwowSuper 8, 4290 Red Arrow Hwy, Stevensville MI 49127. TD: Jeff & Joy Shimp (616.850.9229)WA u May 26–28, Greater Spokane Valleh OpenEagles, 16801 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley WA 99037. TD: Lynn Raymond (509.928.4983) & Dave SchwartzCA u May 27, EEC Barnyard BonanzaEscondido Equestrian Center, 26002 Bear Valley Hgts Rd, Escondido CA 92027. TD: Joan Layte (858.775.0794) & John KernWI u June 2–4, America’s DairylandWintergreen Resort, 100 N Gasser Rd, Lake Delton WI 53965. TD: Ellen Kutz (414.940.7375) & Dale MagedanzWA u June 2–4, Mount Saint Helens ClassicAmerican Legion, 1250 12th Ave, Longview WA 98632. TD: Chris McComas (360.261.8029) & Duane TollCA u June 9–11, Nugget ClassicSenior Center, 877 Nunneley Rd, Paradise CA 95696. TD: Dennis Phillips (530.873.2088) & Bar-bara AllenWI u June 9–11, BRF OpenComfort Inn, 10170 Hwy 54E, Black River Falls WI 54615. TD: Donald Urban (815.568.0494)MT u June 9–11, Montana EaglesEagles, 715 N Fee St, Helena MT 59601. TD: Sandy Sands (406.461.6284) & Roger McGlenn

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