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Mini Local Tournament
By Cecelia Valeriote

     Once a month, Judy organizes a Saturday afternoon of Scrabble at Diamond Lake. It's never a hardship to attend. The drive is pleasant and the South Shore Saloon, where we play provides a welcoming atmosphere and tasty food. On April 30, five of us, Judy, Peggy ,John, Michael and myself enjoyed an afternoon of play. Of course, we would have liked more members to have come, but the lack of attendance by others didn't keep us from having a grand time. There's always something to learn from each game, and with only five of us, Judy can give us individual tips.

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Tournament News  USA vs Canada
By Cecelia Valeriote

     Judy Romann, Peggy Crane and John Dill II of the Spokane Scrabble Club traveled to Coeur d'Alene on April 16 to play in the two day Cascadia Challenger. The tournament is a team competition held every two years where a Canadian team tests its scrabble know-how against a United States team. Players must reside in the Pacific Northwest states and provinces.

     Peggy, playing in division 2, did very well over the week-end, winning 8 of her 14 games. Going into the tournament, she had the lowest rating, and thus faced players of a higher caliber than she. Peggy was very pleased to go home having increased her rating by 110 points.

     John, in his first major Scrabble tournament, struggled the first day losing all 8 games. However, he rallied the second day to defeat the number 1 player in division 2, and, then, narrowly losing his final game.

     Playing tough competition in division 1, winning only 6 games and losing 50 rating points, Judy took consolation in winning the game with the highest combined score, 529-512.

     The three Spokane players felt it was a well run tournament and, although Canada was the winner, the Americans made an excellent effort.

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     On March 19th, eight players enjoyed a four round tournament held at  Diamond Lake, at the South Shore Saloon. While the locals watched NCAA basketball at the bar, the SSC played in the spacious back room of the restaurant. Two guests, Linda and Melissa, traveled from Moscow, Idaho to play in the mini tournament. Judy, our local champion swept the field and Peggy took a strong second with 3 wins.

Melissa, Judy, John, Cecelia, Michael, Sheila, Peggy seated

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Our director Peggy Crane and our top rated player, Judy Romann, traveled to Seattle in November to the Emerald City Tournament. Judy finished in second place in division three. Peggy played in her first tournament since April 2009.

There is an upcoming one day tournament in Seattle, January 29. See Cross Tables for details.

!! Congratulations to Judy Romann for her strong performance at the Reno, NV Tournament.
 Details on Cross-Tables.

Our May 15th Tournament results were reported to the WGPO and are published in their permanent record.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS: The May 15th tournament was attended by four players who played a double round robin (6 games each). The low turnout was due to work schedules and illness.
Results: 1st Judy,  2nd Skip, 3rd Peggy, 4th John.
High game, most bingos, and high bingo to Judy.
High non bingo to John.

WEEKLY PLAY, MONDAY, JULY 12:  Sheila Mulligan will host SCRABBLE Pizza Potluck at her home. For directions and her contact phone number see the email from Spokane SCRABBLE Club. If you want to join the Club's email list send your request to email list.

WEEKLY PLAY:  Sheila Mulligan is again hosting weekly play at her new home with more room. Same great potluck food. Monday, June 28 at 6 p.m.

TOURNAMENT: May 15th, Moran Library. Spread the word! Let's have a big turnout. Sponsors: Dill Books has donated $75 of Scrabble stuff for awards.

WEEKLY PLAY:  Monday, May 3 6 p.m. we will meet at The Luxury Box Restaurant. The Luxury Box owner told us they are promoting Monday night as game night.

Sunday April 25. Six Spokane Scrabblers got together at Borders and had hours of excellent play. Young Corbyn played his first game with a clock in preparation for his participation in the coming tournament, May 15.

SEATTLE TOURNAMENT - April 18, Judy and 38 other players attended a one day tournament in Seattle. Judy's announcement of our club's resurgence was well received. You can see tournament results on Cross-Tables. She will be attending a tournament in Portland at the end of the month.

NO Thursday study group April 19. Judy is heading to Portland for a three day tournament. We send her our best.

WEEKLY PLAY:  Skip sent a survey out to everyone regarding the day and time most supported for our weekly play. We will soon see the results. So, when do we get together next?