Jack Eichenbaum is conducting a tour. Jackson Heights: Garden Apartments, Ethnic Commerce and the Birthplace of Scrabble® Saturday, July 21 5:30-7:30 PM Early in the twentieth century, in conjunction with the building of the #7 train, Jackson Heights was…
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Lester Schonbrun – we remember you
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We continued a tradition with the 5th Annual Lester Schonbrun Memorial Tournament, held at the Pruneyard in Campbell, California. Steve Pellinen directed. A highlight was Steve’s reading of a humorous tale about Lester written by Jim Kramer. We did play 20 rounds…
Miami to Lisbon – Rough seas, but successful tournament
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From Maureen Morris: The crossing from Miami was a little rocky at times and because of the weather we bypassed the Azores and instead spent a fabulous day in Madeira . The weather took its toll on Cheryl one day…
Word Cup is coming – be ready
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Word Cup 8 is scheduled for July 7-11, 2018, at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, California. The fundraising committee has ambitious plans for a silent auction. You can help now by pledging to donate an item. See details here:…
Baseball/Games
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Bennett Jacobstein organized and conducted a memorable road trip. We visited four ballparks, toured Amish country, enhanced friendships, and played a 17-round tournament. Here are some pictures from Peggy Grant: Tournament results at Baseball 2
Long Beach
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From Dave Postal: We had 48 players, ice cream and cookies, a 203 point play (Ken Louie playing JUNIPERS)….No ties in the first 3 rounds and then 3 ties in round 4, a first time winner (Maxine Marcus) and a…
We have a winner!
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From Dave Postal: The winner of the Word Cup 8 T-shirt design contest is Deborah Komatsu from Los Angeles, California. Here’s the design…she won a free entry to the tournament (courtesy of Dave Postal and Yuki Loritz). T-shirts will…
Cruisers to Cuba
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This intrepid group played 16 games while cruising the Caribbean. Tournament results: Cuba results. But it wasn’t all games. Photos from vanrandtravel1.smugmug.com
Blue eyes, brown eyes, we all loved Greeneye
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Thirty players celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, by playing 13 tournament games, followed by 10 more on the 18th. This was a replacement for the much-loved 30+ game Redeye. We all enjoyed the games, the opponents, and the plentiful…
Ft. Lauderdale – Lovely weather, lovely tiles
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From Maddy Kamen: Here are some pics from our lovely tournament held right on the Intra-coastal- Division One winners were Ron Tiekert and Maddy Kamen. Division Two victors were Tracey Ruhlman, Dianne Kaplan, and Harriet Berkelhammer. Prizes were also awarded…