Dear WGPO members, I’m writing today on behalf of the WGPO board to officially inform you that our board president, Steve Pellinen, stepped down from…
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Laurie Cohen and Juraj Pivovarov teamed up to put on a continuation in the long series of Phoenix tournaments begun in the ’80s by Barbara…
Eight Oregonians and six Washingtonians convened in Oregon City Saturday for a six-game tournament. Mitch Bayersdorfer hosted and directed. Portland typically has a decisive win in the…
WORD CUP 2023, June 30-July 4, will bring together players and staff from the major scrabble organizations in a spirit of unity across our community.…
Last weekend saw a continuation of a string of successful tournaments run by the powerful team of Crotty-Shin-Fukawa-Connelly in New Orleans. This was the first…
From Helen Flores: Sad news from Madison Wisconsin. Long-time Scrabble player and charter WGPO member Barbara Besadny died on December 26, surrounded by her family.…
From Siri Tillekeratne: We are saddened to announce that Wayne Clifford passed away peacefully on Dec. 13, at the age of 73. Wayne fought off…
From Helen Flores, Secretary WGPO Annual Member Meeting Minutes Saturday, December 10 – Wednesday December 14, 2022 Attending: Board members Jan Cardia, Treasurer; Laurie Cohen,…
Four of the seven WGPO Board of Directors’ positions were on the ballot. We had five good candidates. Current board members Steve Pellinen and Laurie…
From the Elections Committee (Lynda and Winter): We asked the candidates their thoughts on the following questions which we believe are of major interest to…