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April 2006 The World News® 21BocceBob WoodsThere is a conspiracy taking place in OnTop of the World by members of bocce andthose who are non-players. It seems, whetherthese folks know each other or not, theyhave come up with a handle for me: BocceBob. They must be recognizing me from thepicture that tags along with my column.Bocce Bob sounds nice; at least it distinguishesme from other Bobs.First of all I, along with the entire bocceorganization, would like to congratulatethe Sandbaggers who won the winter sessionBest of Bocce. Team members presentwere Dougie and Len Ruble along withleague substitutes Miriam Boyd and AudreyBaylor.Congratulations and a job well done.There were many spectators witnessing theevent cheering on their favorite teams. Everyonehad a good time.While I am on the subject of Best of Bocce,I would like to announce that the next Bestof Bocce for the spring session will be onMonday, April 10, at 9 a.m. Let’s all get tothe courts and root for our favorite team.Speaking of April 10, that evening at 6p.m. will be the bocce party or banquet beingcatered by Bruce who will serve up anItalian cuisine and roast beef along with thetrimmings.Tickets for the event are on sale at presentthrough your league representativesand bocce officers for $10 for dues payingmembers. The deadline for those tickets isApril 4 so call your league rep today andpurchase your tickets. Also at this functionwill be the nomination and election of yourbocce officers. This is the last event of theyear for organized bocce until the fall, solet’s all get out and enjoy the evening andsay good-by to those snowbird bocce playerswho will be heading north and welcomethe league’s new officers.To let those snowbirds know, the fall sessionof bocce will start September 28.Also I would like to announce that summerbocce will commence Monday, April24, at 8:30 a.m. The Monday session willbe headed by Marilyn and Don Cernecarl asit was last year. This year we have addedsomething new. Bev and I will head summerbocce on Wednesdays commencing April26. Both days will continue throughout thesummer. For additional info contact me at854-0702.Now let me explain how the summerbocce will work. The first 32 players whosign the sheet at the courts that morningwill play. (Only 32 people can play at onetime). Each player will draw a card (like lastyear) that will determine who the teams willbe and what court you will play.For example: drawing a black ace will putyou along with others drawing a black aceon the same team on alley number one. Youwill be playing against those drawing redaces. The same holds true for those drawingcards 2, 3, and 4s. All the black cardswill be on the same teams playing againstthose drawing red cards. I hope all thosefolks who have never played bocce andwould like to learn will show up. We arewilling to show you and help you learn thegame of bocce.We have a non-restrictive league here atOn Top of the World, meaning anyone canplay on any team in the league regardlessof which part of the On Top of the Worldcomplex they live in.It has been brought to my attention thatsome players, for whatever reason, are comingonto the court especially when measuringto find out what teams ball is closer tothe pallina. The rule is that no one is allowedon the playing surface of the courtsor the walkways except those doing thejudging. Players must remain at the ends ofthe courts where the benches are.The answers to last month’s questions:What is classified as a dead ball and whathappens to a dead ball? A dead ball is onethat leaves the playing area. A ball thatstrikes the head board without hitting anotherball or sideboards. A player stepsover the foul line when delivering a ball anda ball rolled out of turn. For those four reasons,the ball is removed from play.Some thought: bocceeing is the action ofone ball hitting another ball of an opponent.There is no penalty and is a good strategy attimes. The pallina can also be displaced atany time during a frame.Since my next article will appear in theMay addition of the World News, some ofyou bocce players would have departed forcooler climates in the north. Please have asafe trip and see you on the courts in September.For those remaining here at On Topof the World, hope to see some of you playingsummer bocce.If any player has any interesting tidbitsconcerning bocce or has somethingthey would like to comment on, please getin touch with me. See you on the boccecourts.Keep those bocce balls rolling. ShuffleboardClaude ServaisIn last month’s column, Joe Tuohy announcedthat he was relinquishing hisposition as reporter for the ShuffleboardLeague.We all owe him a debt of gratitude formore than seven years of dedication to theleague with his numerous articles and insightinto our sport. Joe will continue asleague historian.Please join me in thanking him and wishinghim well.I will be taking over Joe’s duty as reporterand hope to be able to continue to keep youin touch with the activities of the league.On March 8, a tournament was held atour courts between players from MarionLanding and players from On Top Of TheWorld.The results were positive as the On TopOf The World team defeated the MarionLanding team by a score of 11 to 10.The general membership meeting washeld on March 9. A slate of officers waselected to serve in the coming year.Re-elected to their present positionswere: Joe Veres, president; John Mataya,first vice president; and Mary Gackowski,second vice president. New officers for thefollowing positions were also elected: RaeNelson, secretary; and Elaine Servais, treasurer.The membership in our league now totals194. There is still room to grow, and ifyou have any friends or acquaintances whoare not involved, it would be beneficial tothe league if you could recruit a few.The upcoming John Huart Tournamentis scheduled for Saturday, April 8, withthe April 22 as rain day make up if necessary.There is a need for 32 players. Sign-upsheets were put out for signature at end ofmeeting prior to entertainment.President Joe Veres, pointed out thatwhen a tournament is held, there are notenough members who volunteer to participate.This makes it difficult to compete onan even keel with other leagues.He also pointed out that we have threeslots available for additional teams: Tuesdaya.m., Thursday p.m. and Friday p.m.To fill these times, there is a need forsome players to volunteer as Captains.At present, there are a few time slots thatwould be in trouble if all the members ofthe teams involved showed up.If you would like to take this responsibility,as a captain, and begin the process offilling one of these time slots, contact thepresident for additional information.The regular league play ends at the endof April. However, some captains keep thekeys to the equipment and locker and continueplay during summer. The time of playmay be changed due to the high temperatureand may vary from week to week. Ifyou are interested in continuing your playafter April, please contact your captain tosee what his position is on the subject.On Wednesday mornings, John Matayawill host a clinic designed for advancedplayers. This also should help in givingplayers confidence in becoming membersof our tournament teams.John has also taken the initiative to obtaininformation for those of us who wantto purchase our own sticks. This informationis posted in the equipment shed at theshuffleboard courts.The president addressed the subject ofplaying on two different teams. This subjectwas debated in the Executive CommitteeMeeting in March with the followingresults: Players will be allowed to play onanother team, provided there is no disruption,at the discretion of that team’s captain.The score for this player will not countfor the monthly records.After the meeting was adjourned, wewere treated to a great buffet lunch, organizedby Helen Sternberger, who continuesto provide exceptional service to the menbership.Following the lunch, we were entertainedby a talented group of singers from WestPort High school.FebruaryMenMonday a.m.: Jerry GriffinMonday p.m.: Vito Chieco and John MatayaTuesday p.m.: Mario MigliaccioWednesday p.m.: Joe SzaboThursday a.m.: Greg RasmussenFriday a.m.: George St. DenisLadiesMonday a.m.: Helen DeGrawMonday p.m.: Penny Luetkemeyer and JuneHagerTuesday p.m.: Helen Eshbach, Dorothy Migliaccio,Carol Scruggs and Margot ThomasWednesday: Agnes HickmanThursday a.m.: Evelyn WharenFriday a.m.: Joann Oaks and Dorothy St. DenisThanks From Variety ShowBY SHIRLEY SCHOPFThe decorating committee wishes tothank all those who in any way helped tomake the Variety Show a success. Thanks toall those who gave of their time to performfor the entertainment of their fellow residents.Special thanks to Elaine Fitchpatrickfor the music she provided both before theshow and during intermission.My co-chair person, Kay Chandler, was agreat asset and we certainly could not doany show without the help of the Sound andLight crew. Thanks to all the ushers.With the combined effort of all those involvedwe were able to present Susan Reynoldsfrom Hospice of Marion County witha check for $1,000 for Legacy House. You,the residents, make this all possible by thewonderful support you give to us. Thanksagain to everyone. Submit Articles by E-mail tootownews@otowfl.com6715 SW SR 200, Ocala4 miles West 1-75 • 5 miles East CR 484Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5854-3939www.castlecapetsandinteriors.com