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1 Summer 2007 Volume IV, Issue 3 Southern California, home of lawn bowling s Southwest Division of USLBA, will send send six qualifiers to the 2007 United States Championships finals in Sun City, Arizona, October 29 November 2. Men s qualifiers are: Singles Mert Isaacman (Newport Harbor LBC) and Jim Olson (San Diego); Pairs (photos above) Liam Courtney (Santa Anita) & Bill Brault (San Diego), and Bill Hiscock & Gery Wagner (both San Diego). Women s qualifiers: Bill Brault, left, and Liam Courtney Singles Katy SO. CAL S BEST VIE FOR U.S. TITLES Stone (Long Beach) and Rosa Gandara (Laguna Beach); Pairs Eva Lee (Newport Harbor) & Kim Heiser (Laguna Beach), and Robin Olson (San Diego) & Tanya Hill (Laguna Beach). Gandara is attempting a three-peat of the Singles title, as she defends the championship she has captured the past two years. Stone will be looking for a repeat of her 2000 victory in the event. Southwest women have won the U.S. Singles championship seven consecutive years, and 15 times over the past 20 years. Robin Olson and Stone are also past Pairs titlists, Olson winning in 2001 (with Pat Gonzales), and Stone in 2005 (with Maryna Hyland). On the men s side, Jim Olson won the 2003 U.S. Singles and Isaacman was U.S. Pairs champion in 2003 (with Simon Meyerowitz). The Olson s are husband and wife. The U.S. Championships are this country s prestige bowls event. Every fall season, each of the seven regional divisions of Gery Wagner, left, and Bill Hiscock the USLBA sends its top singles player and pairs team to the annual Championships. Top players/teams are determined by a series of playdowns within each of these divisions. The Southwest Division, by virtue of it having the largest membership in the national association, qualifies a double entry to these annual Championships. The SWD playdowns took place during the month of June. FAST EASY LAWN BOWLING INFORMATION The women s and men s organizations of the Southwest Division have been working together to modernize communications with members. We have chosen an system that allows each person to select the category of news and information they would like to receive via It has five categories. You may choose any or all of them. 1) Men s Division - If you check this category, you will receive the general s that pertain to the Men s Division. 2) Women s Division - picking this category will assure that you re sent all s that pertain to the Women s Division. 3) Men s Tournament - (and Club Invitational) announcements, plus sign-up sheets and results. 4) Women s Tournament - (and Club Invitational) announcements, plus sign-up sheets and results. 5) The Green Jack - Your check mark in this category will assure you of receiving an ed copy of The Green Jack, which is issued quarterly. All you have to do is 1. Go to the SWD website, 2. Click on Contact-Mail List, located on the left side of the screen near the bottom. 3. Fill in the boxes that ask for your address and name. 4. Check the box of your Home Club(s). 5. Check the boxes for the news and information you would like to receive. 6. Copy the access code into the empty box below it. 7. Click on subscribe. Soon thereafter, an will be sent to you. Just click the box to confirm that you want what you previously selected. If you want to opt out or make a change you may do either at any time. Much time and effort has been expended to make this communication system effective, user friendly and privacy protected for our members. Please take a moment now to make your choices known.

2 Page 2 of 8 ASKED: Does lawn bowling have a chance to ever be part of the Olympics? CRYSTAL BOWL: There s always the chance. But it s unlikely unless it s indoor bowls, which could fit into the Winter Olympics program. The World Bowls federation consists of more than 40 nations, more countries than probably half the sports/events included in the summer and winter Olympics. But the other sports got involved generations ago, when the window of opportunity was open. Lawn bowls leadership once-upon-a-time chose not to involve the sport in the Olympics, as did the honchos for rugby, cricket and several other sports. A lot more politics and commerciality are involved in today s decisions. We hear conversation about lawn bowls needing a larger number of participating countries to qualify for the Games. More likely it has to do with the logistics and costs of housing-feeding another large group of athletes and absence of commercial support. Keep in mind that beach volleyball got on the summer Olympics menu with only four participating countries. But the sport had the financial backing of the major brewing companies, among others, and featured hard, young bodies in shorts and bikinis. Sans the previous description, bowls offers interesting and cost effective television The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their 31st City of Hope Triples Tournament on May 12th. Twenty-four entries included teams from Long Beach, Laguna Beach, Hemet, Riverside, Alhambra, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Friendly Valley, Newport Harbor, Santa Ana and Sun City. THE CRYSTAL BOWL possibilities. And, indoor bowls would be a good companion to the newest darling of Winter Olympics, curling. Another option is for the Olympic family to consider the quadrennial World Bowls Championships (next year in New Zealand) an Olympics-sanctioned event, as it has the World Championships of several other sports. The champion, runners-up and third place finishers of the World Championships would be dually designated gold, silver and bronze Olympic winners. This type of designation eliminates concerns for lodging, meals and security requirements at already over-crowded Olympic venues. When all the hypotheses are said and done, none of the above have a chance in reality unless and until the world bowls community makes a professional effort to make it happen. ASKED: How does somebody get on one of the U.S. teams that go to such interesting places as Ayr, Scotland (Atlantic Rim Championships), Christchurch, New Zealand (Asia-Pacific Championships), and tournaments in Hong Kong, Melbourne and Kuala Lampur? CRYSTAL BOWL: The wise-guy s answer is: practice, practice, practice. The straight answer is: Anyone, men and women, can apply for the United States National Team. Men can receive an application from the National Team Selectors chairman Ed Quo, whose Fountain Valley, CA address is found in the Southwest Division membership directory or at website. The City of Hope Triples is a benefit event to raise money for cancer research. All entry fees and any other money collected more than $3,000 was turned over to Mrs. Mickie Dufrene of the Together for Hope auxiliary in Whittier. Mickie is known as The Cookie Lady because for many years she and her family attend the City of Hope tournament and bring a variety of home made cookies and bottled water for the bowlers. The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club furnishes a luncheon, and Gayle and Jim Plunkett foot the bill, aided by Ralph s Market in Pasadena s Hastings Ranch, and the Ralph s Market on West Huntington Drive in Arcadia. This year the winning team on the A green (experienced bowlers) was a trio of Santa Monica and Holmby Park club Women who wish to be a team candidate should request an application from Dana Lum, women s National Team chairperson, or SW representative, Sybil Bernash, of Irvine, CA. Lum s address is found at: www. bowlsamerica.org (TEAM USA page). Bernash s information is found in the SWD membership directory and at ASKED: Are there lawn bowling professionals? CRYSTAL BOWL: Yes. There is a professional side to our sport, but they don t usually refer to the game as lawn bowling. Because the sport is played indoors as well as outdoors around the world, it s usually referred to as bowls. Nowadays, there are men and women who make their living as bowls professionals. Throughout the Commonwealth countries, as well as others, tournament prize money, product endorsements, and positions as coaching pros at country clubs provide a living for the game s top players. For the ambitious among you, the Professional Bowls Association (PBA) exists in the U.S. Once a year, usually in Southern California, the PBA has a week of competitions to determine which entrants will qualify for a handful of international tournaments across the pond. Anyone is welcome to join the PBA and try their luck. Expenses for these PBA events, should you qualify, are generally picked up by the sponsoring organizations. Interested parties should check out the PBA at: www. bowlsamerica. org LAWN BOWLERS SCORE BIG FOR CITY OF HOPE members (see left, r-l): Phil Dunn, Marty Bierman and Moses Rachmanov. B green champions (above) were all from Riverside: Lucile Burkholder, Marti Worley and Sharene Greene.

3 Page 3 of 8 DEAR DR. GOODWICK.. RX for more consistent excellence Dear Dr. Goodwick, I bowl pretty well but sometimes I feel I should be doing better. I play almost every day in the daily draw. Isn t that enough practice? Besides, I ve heard other bowlers say: Practice is overrated. What do you think? Non-Practicer Dear Non, They re pulling your leg. Practice is critical if you want to become consistently excellent; which, by the way, is every bowler s goal, whether they realize it or not. Here are two of the best drills you can do: the Garbage Can Lid (GCL) and the Four Jacks. The GCL is about reproducibility. Roll your first bowl short, or medium or long, but so it finishes close to the centerline. Using the same hand, draw to that bowl with your remaining 3 bowls. This drill teaches you to duplicate your delivery. You hit the jackpot if you can cover all four bowls with a garbage can lid. Keep score with this easy scoring system: each bowl within 1-foot of the original bowl = 9 points; bowls 1 to 2 from the original bowl = 6 points; 2 to 3 away earns you 3 points; bowls further than 3 away = 0. Your GCL with this scoring has a diameter of 6-feet, which may not win you much fame or fortune at the National Open Tournament, but will certainly boost you to legendary status at your club. Credit Ed Quo for popularizing this drill in the SWD. The Four Jack Drill: Set one jack on center at the hog line and the other two yards from the ditch. Place the mat line at 2-yards. Set up the adjacent rink the same way, but going the opposite direction. Roll to the long jack, then the short one, then long, then short. Use all forehands or all backhands. Then move to the adjacent rink and do the same using the other hand. If you want to see how your skills improve over time, keep score as follows: Bowls coming to rest within 1-foot of the jack = 10 points; within 2 = 8 points; within 3 = 6 points. If your weight is within 3-feet of the target, even though you were too wide or too narrow to get 6 points, give yourself 4 points; more than 3 light or heavy = 0 points. San Diego s 2003 United States Singles Champion, Jim Olson, credits this drill as the foundation of his success. OPEN HOUSE WATCH The Santa Maria LBC held an open house Saturday, June 18. Previous SML- BC open houses have attracted many visitors but resulted in few new members. This time around, they borrowed some ideas from Newport Harbor s successful May effort and achieved surprisingly good results. Santa Maria s members were there in force and they introduced a number of their friends and neighbors to the game. All newcomers were taken out to the green upon arrival and, after brief instruction, were turned loose to bowl. Children were given jacks to roll and they ran all over the place. Santa Maria organizers found the Newport Harbor idea of signing up members on the spot was a very good one. They had never done that before, and had merely encouraged people to sign up for lessons. Offering an Open House special membership rate was also attractive. Refreshments included muffins, juice and coffee in the morning and pizza, salad, cake and ice cream at lunchtime. SMLBC s advertising consisted of the distribution of special Open House invitation fliers and three days of an ad published in the Santa Maria Times. The newspaper ads produced no attendees. A few weeks prior to the open house, four Santa Maria members were invited to participate in the First Annual Combat Bocce Tournament at Vandenberg AFB. They assumed that lawn bowling expertise would make them ideal umpires for this fun event. Combat Bocce is the brainchild of one of the senior officers of the 392nd Training Group. He made up the rules, all in military speak, and the combat name arises from the fact that the courts are laid out on the grass in the form of a cross. Balls, or rounds, were delivered across a demilitarized zone where the two courts cross. A fun time was had by all. While there, the Santa Marians invited everyone to come to their LBC open house, and the senior officer, Bocce Bob, said that they would encourage attendance. Over twenty came, including seven children. Eighteen people joined the club that day, and two of the Vandenberg group were so enthusiastic they have ed a number of their associates to encourage them to come down and participate. Santa Maria s first follow-up session with its new members took place a week later. NEXT ISSUE COPY DEADLINE OCTOBER 30

4 Page 4 of 8 OVER $25,000 PRIZE MONEY USLBA 2007 NATIONAL OPEN Hosted by the Southwest Division entry form Headquarters & Registration : Pacific Room, Holiday Inn Reservations : call (800) or go online at and ask for the LBA rate of $ Opening Ceremonies & Welcome Party : Friday, Oct. 12 at Holiday Inn SEND ENTRIES & FEES TO : HEATHER STEWART Mail: PO Box #7836, Laguna Niguel, CA Entry Fee : US $40 per person/event Phone: (949) no-short-bowls@cox.net Checks payable to :USLBA National Open MEN S EVENTS SINGLES October FOURS October PAIRS October WOMEN S EVENTS FOURS October PAIRS October SINGLES October Teams will be limited. Closing Date for Entries/Refunds: September 30 Name: Address : Phone : USLBA / WBB Affil: Singles: Pairs: Skip Lead Fours: Skip Vice Lead 2 Lead 1 TOTAL ENTRY FEES: ($40/entry) US $ Name: Address : Phone : USLBA / WBB Affil: Singles: Pairs: Skip Lead Fours: Skip Vice Lead 2 Lead 1 TOTAL ENTRY FEES: ($40/entry) US $ IF YOU NEED A PLAYER FOR PAIRS OR FOURS, PLEASE NOTE IT BELOW. PAIRS: NEED FOURS: NEED

5 Page 5 of SW Open Results (Women) Triples Championship Flight: 1st: Duxie Smukler/Anne Nunes/Olga McCord 2nd: Myra Wood/Annette Schans/Nita Burdick 3rd: Tanya Hills/Linda Jahraus/Brenda Wright 4th: Cecilia Gillespie/Sylvia Muz/ Marlene King 2nd Flight 1st: Reggie Banares/Eva Lee/Kim Heiser 2nd: Jackie Tucker/Marion Piller/Geisela Schmid 3rd Flight 1st: Jan Hargraves/Barbara Roller/Dee McSparran 2nd: Patricia Cronshaw/Rosa Gandara/ Mary Delisle 4th Flight 1st: Cecile Langevin/Marcia Masterson/ Pat Gonzales 2nd: Sandy Souza/Christine Ludwig/ Melanie Vizenor Pairs Championship Flight: 1st: Robin Olson/Tanya Hills 2nd: Mary Ann Beath/Mary Terrill 3rd: Merle Ackerman/Brenda Wright 4th: Jan Hargraves/Barbara Roller 2nd Flight 1st: Sybil Bernash/Margi Rambo 2nd Kathy Alton/Sandy Souza 3rd Flight 1st: Eileen Morton/Doris Sneddon 2nd: Reggie Banares/Eva Lee 4th Flight 1st: Kim Heiser/Dee McSparran 2nd: Maryna Hyland/I Webster/I Forbes 5th Flight 1st Rosa Gandare/Mary Delisle Singles Championship Flight: 1st: Mary Ann Beath 2nd: Mary Terrill 3rd: Jackie Tucker 4th: Kim Heiser 2nd Flight 1st: Patricia Cronshaw 2nd: Eileen Morton TOURNAMENT RESULTS 3rd Flight 1st: Cecile Langevin 2nd: Susan Howey 4th Flight 1st: Marion Piller 2nd: Kathy Alton 5th Flight 1st: Cecilia Gillespie 2nd: Brenda Wright 2007 SW Open Results (Men) Triples Bowler of the Tournament Roger Teske, Oaks North Championship Flight 1st: Amador Martinez/Armand Escalan te/stanley Bloom 2nd: Steve Smith/Bill Brault/Simon Meyerowitz 3rd: Sam DeLisle/Raul Perez/James Cronshaw 4th: Ivan Hyland/Richard Broad/Jim Olson Second Flight 1st: Roger Teske/Phil Salt/Bill Kagan 2nd: Bob Montes/Paul Gresbrink/Tom Glass Third Flight 1st: Ian Ho/Tony Baer/Liam Courtney 2nd: Gary Fischer/Jim Kristianson/ Howard Harris Fourth Flight 1st: Jack Behling/Doug McArthr/James Copeland 2nd: Andre Banares/Moses Rachmanov/ Joe Molleta Fifth Flight 1st: Marty Schans/Don Wood/Al Burdick Pairs Championship Flight 1st: Richard Broad/David Calam 2nd: Reinie Kramer/Jerry Grady 3rd: Jurgen Fessler/Malcolm Owen 4th: Bill Reidy/Sam Benjamin Second Flight 1st: Houdini Ho/Marinko Tudor 2nd: Marty Schans/Don Wood Third Flight 1st: Rob Stewart/Alan Powers 2nd: Grant Summers/Jerry Knott Fourth Flight 1st: Neville Sacks/Joe Siegman 2nd: Ivan Hyland/Jim Olson Fifth Flight 1st: Steve Smith/Bill Brault 2nd: Charlie Herbert/Brian Stewart Sixth Flight 1st: Peter Knopf/Larry Murphy Singles Championship Flight 1st: Roger Teske 2nd: Jack Behling 3rd: Simon Meyerowitz 4th: Gary Fischer Second Flight 1st: Ivan Hyland 2nd: Sam Benjamin Third Flight 1st: Jon Burnowski 2nd: Kay Tong Fourth Flight 1st: Phil Dunn 2nd: Howard Harris Fifth Flight 1st: Houdini Ho 2nd: Richard Broad Sixth Flight 1st: Ron Sayors SW Women s US Pairs Playdowns Stars 1st: Eva Lee/Kim Heiser 2nd: Maryna Hyland/Heather Stewart Stripes 1st: Robin Olson/Tanya Hills 2nd: Christine Ludwig/Melanie Vizenor SW Women s US Singles Playdowns Stars 1st: Katy Stone 2nd: Christine Ludwig Stripes 1st: Rosa Gandara 2nd: Heather Stewart SW Men s US Pairs Playdowns Stars 1st: Liam Courtney/Bill Brault 2nd: Michael Siddall/Patrick Chan Stripes 1st: Bill Hiscock/Gery Wagner 2nd: Ed Quo/Bob Nunes

6 Page 6 of 8 SOUTHWEST DIVISION CLUBS Alhambra Beverly Hills Cambria Friendly Valley Hemet-Joslyn Hermosa Beach Holmby Park Joslyn Lake Hodges Laguna Beach Laguna Woods Long Beach MacKenzie Park Newport Harbor Oaks North Oxnard Pasadena Pomona Redlands Riverside San Clemente San Diego Santa Ana TOURNAMENT RESULTS (CONT) SW Men s US Singles Playdowns Stars 1st: Jim Olson 2nd: Ed Quo 3rd: Conrad Melton Stripes 1st: Mert Isaacman 2nd: Bill Hiscock 3rd: Loren Dion Fidelity Bank Open Tournament 1st: Phil Dunn/Noreen Wilkie/Richard Parkhurst 2nd: Bill Reidy/Cecil Bator/Christina Dunn 3rd: Marty Bierman/Todd Werner/Gisele Hartman Joslyn Mixed Triples 1st: Jim Olson/Robin Olson/Jay Robbins 2nd: Ivan Hyland/Maryna Hyland/Tanya Hills 3rd: Ian Ho/Bob Nunes/Anne Nunes 4th: Phil Salt/Terry Collins/Brenda Wright 5th: Michael Siddall/Patrick Chan/Eva Lee Laguna Beach Pairs Men 1st: Simon Meyerowitz/Jerry Stewart 2nd: tied: Ian Ho/Phil Dunn Bill Kagan/Bill Timms 4th: Ed Quo/Bill Brault Women 1st: Patricia Cronshaw/Carrie Fossati 2nd: Tanya Hills/Lucy MacDonald 3rd: Jan Hargraves/Brenda Wright 4th: Eva Lee/Kim Heiser So Cal Rinks 1st: Ivan Hyland/Jin Olson/Pat Chan/Bill Brault 2nd: Tony Baer/Liam Courtney/Chris Booth/Phil Salt 3rd: Sam DeLisle/Pat Fagan/Bill Patrizzi/ Joe Odgers Consolation: Bill Reidy/Phil Dunn/Phil Luth/Sam Benjamin Riverside Australian Pairs A Green 1st: Michael Siddall/Pat Chan 2nd: Bill Hiscock/Olga McCord 3rd: Tony Baer/Liam Courtney 4th: Howard Harris/Christine Ludwig B Green 1st: Bob Hill/Vincent Punaro 2nd: Joe Ruderman/Jim Hempe 3rd: Brian Stewart/Charley Herbert 4th: Neil Snyder/Dan Snyder C Green 1st: Theota LeDonne/Judi Melton 2nd: Clair Ott/Dick Ashmore 3rd: Joe Bender/Ginny Bender 4th: Terese Visser/Gary Jones The City of Hope A Green Marty Bierman/Moses Rachmanov/ Phil Dunn. B Green Sherene Greene/Marti Worley/Cecil Berkolder Santa Anita Santa Barbara Santa Maria Santa Monica Sun City The Groves NEXT ISSUE COPY DEADLINE OCTOBER 30

7 Page 7 of 8 SANTA BARBARA S Labor Day Weekend SANTA BARBARA LAWN BOWLS CLUB INVITATIONAL TRIPLES Labor Day Weekend Friday, August 31, 2007 Format: Four 10-end games Triples: Any Combination of Men and/or Women Limit 16 teams: (First Come Basis) $Cash Prizes$ Morning Coffee and Lunch: Provided by SBLBC Registration: 8:30 am. Games begin at 9:00 am. Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club 1216 De La Vine Street, Santa Barbara, CA Entry Fees: Send entry fee of $60 per team to: Eileen Morton P. O. Box Santa Barbara, CA Phone: (805) jmorton29@cox.net australian pairs MacKenzie Park Lawn Bowls Club Saturday, September 1, 2007 THREE 12-END GAMES Any Combination of Men and/or Women Registration: 8:30 at MacKenzie Park L.B.C. Games begin at: 9:00 am Cash Prizes on all Greens Morning Coffee Sandwich Orders Taken Catered Evening Meal (Non-Bowlers $10) Entry Fee: $60 per Team Overflow (if required) will play at SBLBC on their carpet. Green assignments will be determined by blind draw at MPLBC. Send Entries To: Stanley Bloom 2621 Montrose Place Santa Barbara, CA stanerb@cox.net SANTA BARBARA LAWN BOWLS CLUB Joe Duran Triples Labor Day Weekend: (Sunday, September 2, 2007) Format: Three 12-end games Triples: Any Combination of Men and/or Women Limit 16 Teams: (First Come Basis) $Cash Prizes$ Morning Coffee and Lunch: Provided by SBLBC Registration: 8:30 am. Games begin at 9:00 am. Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club 1216 De La Vine Street, Santa Barbara, CA Entry Fees: Send entry fee of $60 per team to: Eileen Morton P. O. Box Santa Barbara, CA Phone: (805) jmorton29@cox.net George Watson Triples MacKenzie Park Lawn Bowls Club Monday, September 3, 2007 THREE 12-END GAMES Any Combination of Men and/or Women Registration: 8:30 at MacKenzie Park L.B.C. Games begin at 9:00 am Morning Coffee & Lunch Provided Cash Prizes Entry Fee: $60 per Team Send Entries To: Stanley Bloom 2621 Montrose Place Santa Barbara, CA stanerb@cox.net For confirmation of your entry, include your address

8 Page 8 of 8 SOUTHWEST DIVISION The Green Jack Staff Joe Siegman Clair Ott Stan Bloom Conrad Melton Phone: Fax: jsiegman@earthlink.net We re on the Web! See us at: Officers Men President Mert Isaacman Mert@cox.net Vice President Howard Harris birdheh@cox.net Treasurer Brian Studwell bstudwell@earthlink.net Secretary Conrad Melton conimelt@verizon Women President Shirley Price ShirleySPrice@aol.com Vice President Maryna Hyland ivanhyland@hotmail.com Treasurer Dee McSparran lynnlaw@cox.net Secretary Linda Jahraus downball@aol.com EVENTS CALENDAR August 8/4 Sat Ruth Erickson Triples Ladies & Men San Diego 8/5 Sun Fox Mixed Pairs Ladies & Men San Diego 8/11 Sat The Jean MacAuley Mixed Triples Ladies & Men Laguna Woods 8/15 Wed Ladies Day Ladies Laguna Beach 8/18 Sat Persina Mixed Triples Ladies & Men Newport 8/18-8/24 PBA Qualifiers Ladies & Men Santa Maria 8/25 Sat The Virginia Marlar 2+2 Mixed Rinks Ladies & Men Laguna Woods 8/26 Sun Novice Pairs Ladies & Men Laguna Woods 8/31 Fri Santa Barbara Triples Ladies & Men Santa Barbara September 9/1 Sat Australian Pairs Ladies & Men MacKenzie Park 9/2 Sun Joe Duran Triples Ladies & Men Santa Barbara 9/3 Mon George Watson Triples Ladies & Men MacKenzie Park 9/8 Sat Laguna Beach Mixed Triples Ladies & Men Laguna Beach 9/9 Sun Invitational Triples Ladies & Men Holmby Park 9/11 Tue Charity Tournament Ladies & Men Newport 9/15-9/16 Murray-Allison Singles Men Riverside 9/19 Wed Ladies Day Ladies Laguna Woods 9/23 Sun Quinnell Rinks Ladies & Men Santa Monica 9/24-9/29 MAP Int l. Challenge Ladies & Men Newport Laguna Beach 9/29 Sat Pat Gonzales Mixed Australian Pairs Ladies & Men Long Beach October 10/7 Sun 5-Man All Star Men Laguna Beach 10/7 Sun SWD 5-Star Ladies Newport 10/7 Sun. Waterbury Ladies & Men Laguna Woods 10/13-10/18 USLBA National Open Ladies & Men Orange County Long Beach,CA 10/27 Sat. Maccabee Pairs Ladies & Men Beverly Hills 10/28 Sat. Vet-Novice Pairs Ladies & Men Laguna Beach MacKenzie Park Pasadena, Sun City 10/29-11/2 US Championships Ladies & Men Sun City Center, FL Place Stamp Here USLBA Councilors Sam DeLisle Sammarydel@aol.com Barbara McCowan bmccowen@cox.net