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the Write Shot Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club November 2018 Issue
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Heidi RittneR 2.6.1951–9.29.2018
Pg 1-3: President’s Message... •Heidi’sCelebrationOfLife •Thanksgiving •NominationCommitteePg4: MorePrivateParties...Pg5:ALittleOfThis... •MarkYourCalendar •LydiaHouseDrive •TurkeyShootPg6: NovemberBirthdays
Pg6:LadiesDay&SuperShotClub...Pg7:TournamentResults...Pg8:ALittleOfThat... •OLLIEProgramReportPg9:It’sAMystery(Member)...Pg10:AndThisToo... •PhotoPuzzler–OctoberResults •OctoberRiddle–TheAnswer •NovemberRiddle–NewOnePg11:NovemberPhotoPuzzler...
President’s Message...
An Up-beat Message, It Isn’t For This Month. We lost a top bowler who was, above all, a beautiful person.
ItsaddensmetosayHeidiRittnerisnolongwithus,exceptinbeautifulmemories.
Afterabattleshelostherlifetocancer.It’shardtobelieveithappenedinthatshewonSilverandBronzefortheUSAintheinternationaltournamentinChinajustafewshortmonthsago.(HeidiappearedinourAprilWriteShotcover.)
It was truly a warm, joyful Celebration.
ForthosewhowereunabletoattendtheCel-ebrationOfLifeonSunday,November21st,Iwouldliketosharewhatitwasliketobethere.
Earlyonheroldestdaughter,ErinFernandes(holdingboyinpic)andsisterKelly,contactedtheclubtoplanacelebrationinvolvingabout150guests,includingourClubmemberswhocould attend.
Everythingwasbeautifullyplannedandex-ecuted,fromthefestiveballoonstothevideopresentation,thedisplayofmemorabilia,thephotodisplayboard,andflowers(specialthankstoCandyDeFazioforcreatingthedis-play,RichartWhiteforproducingalltheprintssheused,andtoElizabethDeFazio&EileenLancendorfer,whocreatedallofthegorgeousflowerarrangements)andlastbutnotleast,thedelicious catered buffet.
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Memories were shared.
Anumberoffamilymembers,friendsandClubmembersspokeaspartofthepresentation.IthoughtCandy’sremarksveryaptlyportraysthepersonHeidiwas:
“Today, we are gathered to-gether to honor our friend and teammate, Heidi Rittner. She faced the challenge of her cancer with the same coura-geous determination that she always demon-strated when competing.
Heidi had been an athlete all her life. She was voted most valuable player on her high school soccer team. After gradua-tion she traveled to Brazil and the Neth-erlands to compete with her club soccer team.
If you know Heidi, she lived and breathed sports. Her goal was to make Team USA. She achieved this goal in 2016 but sadly found out that she had cancer and was unable to make it to NAC.
She battled her disease for a year and came back strong to win the
singles competition at the SW Open in 2017. She got to travel to China to compete in Tiger Bowls and brought home silver and bronze medals along with her teammates.
Heidi will be sorely missed by all those who loved her includ-ing her many bowling partners here today. Thank you for showing her family how much she was loved by being here today.”
It was a beautiful sight.
Everyonewasgiveaballoon(biodegradable,bytheway)toreleaseattheconclusionofthecer-emonies.ItwasabeautifulsighttobeholdandcreatedanotherfondmemorytoholdofHeidi.
President’s Message Continued...
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Presidents Message – The End...
It all starts with November.
IalwaysconsiderthemonthofNovembertobethebeginningoftheHolidayseason.MypersonalfavoriteistheThanksgivingholiday.Happily,IhavealottobethankfulforandIlovehowthisannualcelebrationofharvestanditsbountyspansculturesandcontinents.
Althoughthenameandtimingofanautumnfestivaldiffersfromcountrytocountry,itwasn’tuntil1863,inthemidstoftheCivilWar,thatPresidentAbrahamLincolnproclaimedanationalThanksgivingDaytobeheldeachNovember.
This year, it’s Thursday, November 22.
AccordingtotheNationalTurkeyFederation,nearly90percentofAmericanseatTurkey—
whetherroasted,bakedordeep-fried—onThanksgiving.
IstillremembertheTurkey-centeredmealIpreparedforguestsfromRomaniawhoturnedouttobevegetarians.IwasnewlyarrivedfromWisconsinandhadnevermetavegetarian.Whoknew?(IalsoservedHamtoaJewishdentistaspartofanEastermeal….butthatisanotherstory.)
A Committee has to be appointed.
InadditiontofeaturingThanksgiving,Novem-beristhemonththattheClubPresident,withtheapprovaloftheBoardofDirectors,hasthedutytoappointaNominatingCommitteeofthreeActiveMemberswhowillselectthe2019candidatesforeachoftherespectiveofficesofPresident,VicePresident,Secretary,TreasureandthreeDirectors.
Thisyear,theannualmembership meeting andBoardElectionwillbeheldonSunday, December9th.
If you want to be heard...
Thiswillbeyouropportunitytobecomein-volvedinthemanagementofthisuniqueor-ganizationandIknowthatmanyofyouareupforthechallenge.
IwillsendoutmorespecificinformationabouttheNominatingCommitteeandElectionthefirstweekinNovember.
The Date is Sunday, December 9.
Inthemeantime,pleasemarkyourcalendarsforthisspecialyearlyeventonSunday,Decem-ber9,andthinkabouthowyoucancontributeyourpassionandexpertise.
TheLongBeachLawnBowlingClubwillbeTHANKFULforyourefforts.
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Laurie Richards
More Private Parties...
We had one rain-out and one with sun-shine.
I’mtalkingaboutthesuccesswearehavingwithprivateparties:oneprivatebirthdaypartygotrainedoutbutoursecondpri-vateparty,acorporateparty,wasgame-on!Itwashighlysuccessfultomakeuptherained-outparty.
“Thebirthdaypartyisstillon,wejustneedtocomeupwithanotherdateinthenearfuturethatworks”Herbsaid.
HerborchestratedthesuccessfulTIXcorporatepartywiththehelpofvolunteers,PattiBalsillie,TomGardnerandChuckKunkel.“Theymadesureitwassuccessful–thankyouguysforyourdedicatedassistance”,saidHerb.
TIXspecializesindevelopingboxofficesoftware.Theyoperateintheworld’smosticonictheatermarketsbysecuringthebestdiscountedandfullpricelast-minutetickets
availableforthemostsought-aftershows.TheywillbedoingLongBeach’sworldrenownevent–theGrandPrix.
Atthecloseofthepartythewordwasthattheywishtorepeatthepartyagainnextyear–andwelookforwardtomakingitasmemorable.
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Herb
Chuck
Patti
Tom
A Little Of This...
Mark Your Calendar...Sun.,Dec.2,ChristmasParty
2018 SW & Bowls USA Tournaments (Hosted in Long Beach)
Sat.,Dec.1-WinterLeague
2018 SW & Bowls USA Leagues
Mon-Sun.,Oct.,29-Nov.,4–WorldSingle Championship St.JohnsPark,NSWAustralia
Fri-Sat.,Nov.,2-10–BowlsUSAOpen SunCity,Arizona
Sat.,Nov.,17–2018WaterburyAll-League Championship LongBeach,CA
Sun.,Nov.,18–5ManAll-Star LagunaBeach,CA
Get Prepared...If I didn’t know better.
ItseemslikejustlastmonthIwastellingevery-oneabouttheLydiaHousedrivestartingsoon.
Sogetpreparedformypleastocontribute,andcontributegenerously.
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Sunday,Nov.,11@9:30am HermosaBeach
Lunchisprovided&drinks$15.00 per person
BlinddrawforpairsBowl4X6EndGamesIfinterested,contact TonyCrutchfield
310-738-7074 [email protected]
Turkey Shoot
Gayle Merrill
Ladies Day & Super Shots...
Ladies Day Report...Up coming Ladies Day Events
ThesignupsheetforNovember14atSunCityispostedintheLadies’lockerroom.
Yes,itisquitearidetogetthereat9:00am,butcarpoolscanbearranged.Costis$5.00.Pleasewearyourwhitesandbringalunch.Theclubprovidessaladsanddesserts.
It’s that time of the year.
ItistimefortheannualSWWDHolidayLun-cheonatLagunaWoods.ThisyearitisonTue.,Dec.18,sohopefullywecanhaveatableofeightormoreattendfromLongBeach.
Aflyerwillbepostedsoonwiththecostwhichcoverstheluncheonaswellaslawnbowlingfrom9:00-11:00am.
Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecontactyourClubdelegate,ShirleyPrice,at562-866-0236,or [email protected].
Super Shots Club...Three Club members honored
Whenabowlerscores7shotsperasingleend,theygetrecognizednationallyby‘BowlsUSA.
And,recentlywehadthreeLBLBCmemberscertifiedashavingaccomplishedthatfeat,oneofwhichisaNovice–Keith
Lewis,alongwithteammates GregGolgartand LizFowler.
Keithandhiswife,Barbara,joinedinJuly,however,theyhave
recentlymovedoutofstateandtheywillbemissed.
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GlenHarwood Nov.2NusheenJavadizadehNov.3JackieHuisman Nov.4NormaGoodhart Nov.4JasonChien Nov.13DouglasAllen Nov.16AlexisdelaGarza Nov.16LisaStruett Nov.24
Shirley Price
PutAnotherCandleOnYourBirthdayCake,and...
Tournament Results...
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Tournament Results...Herearetheresultsnotpreviouslyreported:(LBLBC players in bold underlined):
Jack Beckley Quinnell RinksSun.,Sept.30@SantaMonica(15entries)
1st Place: BillBrault,IvanHyland,MarynaHyland&Candy DeFazio2nd Place: KellyWarren,EdQuo, DoreenMayo&Diana Wenzel3rd Place: RickGregory,TerryMar, Robert Busciglio&Margi Rambo
Oaks North Mixed TriplesSat.,Oct.6@OaksNorth(16entries)
1st Place: RogerTeske, Robert Busciglio& Candy DeFazio
HiscockSun.,Oct.7@Coronado(14entries)
4th Place: AnneNunes, Robert Busciglio&Candy DeFazio
Wenzel
Busciglio
(l-r) Candy DeFazio, Bill Brault & Lynda Vance
(tourmament sponsor)
THISJUSTINTeamUSASweepsThe
NorthAmericanChallenge AndWinsAllSevenAwards
• • • Unprecedented • • •CandyDeFazio&MargiRambo,
bothLBLBCMembers were on the
USWomansTeam totaketheJarvisTriples&Fours
WAHOO !!!
Rambo
A Little Of That...
PG 8
CSULB & The OLLI Program...More from Mel Leach on the OLLI program.
WiththeapprovalandsupportoftheClubBoard,anOsherLife-longLearningInstitute(OLLI)LawnBowlingclasswasconductedbyMelLeachandvolunteers.Thepro-
gramstartedOctober3andcontinuesthroughthemonthonWednesdays.
Threatoftherecentraindidnotdeterthe26eagerseniorstudentsfromtouringourclubfacilities.Thesixmarvellousvolunteerinstruc-torshelpthestudentfindtheirbowlsforthefirsttime.
Afterabasicdepictionofthegame,instructorsLaurieRichardson,DianaJustin,ReggieRook&HerbGlazeroffgavethestudentspracticeindeliveringtheirfirstbowlswithgreatsuccess.
Inthefollowingthreeweeks,twomoreinstructors,SteveAlessiandPattiBalsilliealsoguidedthestudentsinimprov-ingtheirbasicskillsandknowl-edgeoftherulesandgames.
As the students’ progressed
theyappliedtheirskillsinsingles,pairsand triples games. All the studentshave“come a long way”intheirknowledgeandskillsleadingtotheexcite-mentandfunoflawnbowling.
AllOllistudentsweregivenaninvitationtojoinourgreatclub,andevenifsomedidnotjoin,theyallwillbegoodambassadorsforoursport.
Thesuccessoftheprogramcanbeattributedtotheawesomeinstructors.Thestudentsex-pressedtheirthanksforthefabulousvolunteers
that made it all possible.
Mel Leach
It’s A Mystery...
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Who Is The September/October Mystery Member?We threw you a “curved ball” (on purpose)on the September/October Mystery Member, but did you figure it out that is was Jon Lee?
YoumayknowmeastheyoungerandhandsomerbrothertoJimLee(Hewon’tadmititbut.....)
IwasbornandraisedinLongBeach. Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,I
joinedtheUSAFandspentthreeyearsover-seasinGermanyasananalystwithatop-secret clearance.
Aftermymilitaryexperience,Iat-tendedLBCCandLBUSC,toobtainmybusinessdegree.
Aftermarryingandhavingtwodaugh-ters,Ibeganmy30+
yearcareerasapaintingcontractor.
I’vealwaysremainedactivethroughoutmylifeplayingsportsthatincludedgolf,base-ballandespeciallyvolleyball,whichIstillplaytoday.
Afterrecentlyretiring,I’vetakenuptwonewendeavours:playingbridgeandlawnbowling,whichalongwithanoccasionalpaintjobkeepsmebusy,tosaytheleast.
Do you have a photo you would like to challenge the members with? Ifyouhaveababypicturethatwecoulduseinafutureissue,pleasecontact [email protected].
And This Too...
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Puzzler Answer For October PhotosDid you identify all ten differences? Joel Fruehan did – AGAIN!!! PuzzlerforOctober20181.RandyHatfield’spantlegslonger2.PatGonzales’redunderjacketmissing3.Lifeguardlogoreversedonredsweatshirt4.Patlogoonjacketmissing5.Thegreenrailingsupportlegisfatter6.Thepaintedyellowstripesmissing7.PashiVakiva’snecklaceismissing8.SteveAlessi’sOakleylogoonhatmissing9. Paper in Pat’s hand missing10.SomeonestoleJeanCochran’scup ofcoffee
Time For Another RiddleRIDDLE:Whatisit
that gets wetter and wetter
asitdrys?
ANSWER:
Look for it in the next Write Shot
October RiddleRIDDLE:Whathas
holesalloverit but...
still holds water:
ANSWER:
A SPONGE
We never know if anyone gets the correct answer to the Riddle, until now:
Steve Alessi responded – and he got it correctly!
Pat Gonzales let us know WE GOOFED. In the write up accompanying the October Photo Puzzler, we described Randy Hatfield’s most colourful participant award as being in the Aussie Pairs Tournament – it was actually a win in the Carnival Tournament.
Let Them Eat Cake!
NewbieswerehonouredattheClub’sLaborDayBBQPartywithcake.
Itshouldbea“pieceofcake”foryoutofindthe 10 differences in the bottom photo.
Sorrytosayallthatwasleftofthecakewassome crumbs.
WatchforanswersinthenextissueoftheWriteShotnewsletter.
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10 thingsWhenyoufindone, checkoffaboxto
keepscore.
November Photo Puzzler!
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