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C L U B N E W SClub NewsLarry Sherman, EditorIf you'd like your club to be considered for an article, please send us some information on it.Obviously, we'll need the who, what, why, where and when of the club activities: meeting times (dayof the week and hours), address, with directions if appropriate, club leaders, contact information(phone and email), fees, and web site, if any.But that's just the basics. We'd also like one or more paragraphs on what makes your club special.For instance, focus of club (whether geared to casual or strong players, or both), history, clubtournaments and other special events, average number of attendees, and regular prizes. Use yourimagination, and think of the kinds of information that you would find valuable and/or interesting.Also, if a newsworthy event has taken place at your club in the last several months, please let usknow. While we will feature one club a month, we will include highlights from other clubs as well.All clubs—big and small, urban and rural—that submit information will be considered for publication,and all material is subject to editing. The major criteria for selections will be appeal and variety.Please submit material to CorneliaSGuest@gmail.com.Lexington MA Club #180by Judy Cole, Judy Horn, and Mike WolfbergThe Lexington MA Scrabble® Club #108 has been running continuously since it was started by EdieBerman and Muriel Sands in January, 1980. Judy Horn has directed for about 24 years, with JudyCole joining recently as associate director. Mike Wolfberg joined the club within its first month ofexistence, and took on the role of club statistician within the first year. Mike issues weekly reportswith current club ratings and newsy items. The club has operated with its own rating system,designed primarily by Alan Frank, since early 1981. Ratings are based on the percentage of pointseach of the players scores in each game.Norma Marshall, Wayne Yorra, and otherLexington Club members.(Photo by Judy Cole)We meet nearly every Thursday night from 7 to midnight ina comfy basement meeting room of the First ParishChurch, situated on Lexington Green behind the LexingtonMinuteman Statue. The cost is $5 per session; seniors andstudents receive a discount as do those who play only 1 or2 games. A newcomer's first visit is free.This past May the club lost two long-term club players:Ellen Miller, who had served as Judy's assistant director formany years, and veteran player Dolly Mattisen.Two of our active players, Hilda Siegel and ElainePatterson, moved to Southern Florida this season. Theycontinue to participate in SCRABBLE ® clubs and tourneysin Florida.50
C L U B N E W SIn the club's Sep-08 through Aug-09 season, individuals played 4,762 games with an average scoreof 387. Of the 4,762 individual games, 4,364 were played by regulars. Average attendancethroughout the season was 22.2, and with 49 sessions, competitors averaged 4.4 games persession.One hundred forty-seven different players have attended the club in the past two years. During the2008-2009 season, there were 50 “active” players. Here are the top 20, ordered by decreasing clubaverage rating:PlayerClubRating Average WinsTotalGamesSeth Lipkin 1783.47 425 37 50Rod MacNeil 1782.81 438 32 41Merrill Kaitz 1772.55 428 42 55Alyssa Faria 1767.57 416 35 46Richard Buck 1760.41 425 131 188Jamie Ryan 1756.51 440 78 110Brad Whitmarsh 1755.57 443 24 32Evans Clinchy 1751.46 421 49 68Mark Fidler 1750.24 405 116 165Joel Horn 1747.80 417 164 240Scoring 100,179 pointsBen Harrison 1747.50 426 84 115Steven Saul 1746.80 413 110 173Bruce Adams 1740.87 405 73 114Mike Wolfberg 1738.89 422 111 165Leigh Bernstein 1734.13 413 26 41Carl Durdan 1720.59 410 22 39Elaine Patterson 1711.51 385 11 22Judy Horn 1706.42 402 153 264Scoring 106,939 pointsBob Becker 1705.17 403 55 83Navee Angsuputiphant 1703.67 422 14 21Also of note, Trx. Kt. (name abbreviated by request) played 323 games and scored 111,171 points,and Judy Cole played 309 games and scored 113,385 points, for the most games and most pointsrespectively.The full 2008-2009 Season Report can be found at the club's website: http://wolfberg.net/scrabble/lexington. The club now has its own Facebook page: NASPA Scrabble Club #108 - Lexington, MA. Ifyou are a Facebook member, join the group to access the club website from within Facebook.Search "Lexington SCRABBLE" to find the group or use the direct link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119298679388&ref=ts.Lexington MA Club #108 meets on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Churchat 9 Harrington Rd. in Lexington, MA. For additional information go to http://www.wolfberg.net/scrabble/lexington. 51
Page 2 and 3: Table of ContentsT A B L E O F C O
Page 4 and 5: F R O M T H E E D I T O ROur recent
Page 6 and 7: H O L I D A Y B A Z A A R : A D V E
Page 12 and 13: T O U R N A M E N T N E W S : R O C
Page 14 and 15: T O U R N A M E N T N E W S : C A L
Page 16 and 17: T O U R N A M E N T N E W S : R E S
Page 18 and 19: N E W F A C E SPatton made quite a
Page 20 and 21: S U M C L A B B E R S T O U R N A M
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Page 24 and 25: T H E W O R D S M I T H“September
Page 26 and 27: Video Joeby Joe BihlmeyerV I D E O
Page 28 and 29: S C R A B B L E I N T H E N E W SMa
Page 30 and 31: P L A Y E R P R O F I L Emoved one
Page 32 and 33: The Mad Scrabblersby Cornelia Guest
Page 34 and 35: Linda’s Libraryby Linda WancelAs
Page 36 and 37: The Art of Strategyby Art MooreT H
Page 38 and 39: A N N S A N F E D E L EYork City Ch
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Page 46 and 47: A N A G R A M T U N N E L S Q U I Z
Page 48 and 49: Book Reviewby Cornelia GuestEveryth
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Page 54 and 55: Word Trivia Quizby Siri Tillekeratn
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