Sun City Clubs

Euchre

Dave Haraburda ran up 81 points to capture first place in euchre Sept. 13. Ken Welter followed in second place with 69. Third place went to Harlan Newkirk with 68. Lorraine Bock placed fourth with 62.

Duplicate bridge

Winning at duplicate bridge Sept. 14 were Geri and Larry Dale playing north-south and Holly Borkowski and Joyce Fik for east-west. North-south runners up were Arvind Shah and Kay Burda in second place, John Petras and Roger Clausen, third place and Chere and Tom Anderson, fourth. For east-west, Lottie and Sig Konarski took second place, Fred Perschke and Loren Price, third place, and David and Yvonne Petty, fourth.

Contract bridge

Pat Danna turned in the top score of 5,220 points in contract bridge played Sept. 12. Paul Clark was second with 4,640. Barb White came in third with 4,140. Fourth place ended in a tie at 3,970 between Betty Beard and Julie Carobene. Arvind Shah took sixth place with 3,940. Charlotte Irvine was seventh with 3,910.

In contract pairs play Sept. 11 Pan and Ann Danna placed first with 4,380 points. Betty Smith and Shirley Bruns came in second with 4,190. Wally and Nancy Carlson were third with 3,600. Fourth place went to Carol Smith and Janice Apel with 3,480 while Betty Beard and Mary Belcher placed fifth with 3,430.

Current events

Meeting on Sept. 11, the Current Events Club observed a minute of silence in remembrance of the more than 3,000 Americans who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attack six years ago. The moderator recounted the timeline starting at 8:45 a.m. EDT when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. It was noted that of the 19 hijackers, mostly educated young men from well-to-do backgrounds, 15 were from Saudi Arabia.

Free lunches may not be free: Member Norris Bretsen warned fellow members to be careful of the free lunch/dinner seminars being offered to seniors by many investment firms. Other members noted that the so called "educational seminars" are really sales pitches, in many cases for annuity products frequently unsuitable for the senior citizens that make up much of the audiences.

School bus thefts: Member Marlene Marcus discussed the recent theft of school buses in the Houston area. She expressed concern that the buses could be used by terrorists to target children. It was also noted that there has been a rash of thefts of school bus radios in the United States. The matter has become a concern for homeland security.

Limitation on automatic citizenship: Member Hermann Faubl told of U.S. Rep. Donald Manzullo's response letter regarding a change in the law granting citizenship to a child born in the United States of a parent who is an illegal alien. Manzullo indicated that he is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1940 which seeks to deny automatic citizenship unless at least one parent meets certain criteria. The parent would have to be a U.S. citizen or national, be a lawful permanent resident alien in the United States, or be an alien performing active service in the armed forces. The issue of so-called "anchor babies" was discussed in previous current events sessions.

Time For A Change? Member George Sebastian raised the question of limiting Supreme Court justices' terms to 18 years on a staggered basis. Although it is not clear whether it may or may not require a constitutional amendment to eliminate life tenure for Supreme Court justices, the concept is being hotly discussed in law schools and university political science departments. It has been suggested that in proscribing life tenure, the founding fathers had no thoughts of justices living and serving as long as they do now. When fully instituted, 18-year staggered terms would permit presidents to appoint a new justice at least every two years.

What's Cooking At the Walleye Grill? Member Artie Tepper questioned the status of the Walleye Grill. Rumors that the present operator would be leaving Nov. 30 left members wondering who would serve the many holiday parties that Aramark had contracted for during December. Sun City Community Association Board member Walter Roberts and club moderator Barry Marcus suggested that anyone who had contracted for a December party should contact Aramark directly, relate what they heard regarding a Nov. 30 withdrawal date and ask what provisions were being made to honor Aramark's contractual obligations. Roberts and Marcus also suggested that residents avoid stirring the pot with rumors and allow the board's food and beverage committee to complete its task of negotiating a new contract to operate the restaurant.

Village board amends fire sprinkler rules: Huntley Village Trustee and current events club member Jay Kadakia reported that the board voted to amend an ordinance requiring sprinkler systems in all new residential construction. The amended regulation now provides that sprinklers are optional in single-family units. Multi-unit housing, including town homes, will still be required to have sprinkler systems. The decision came over objections of the Huntley district fire chief.

Prisons purge religious books: The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has ordered prison chaplains to remove books, tapes and CDs that are not on a list of approved religious materials. Current events member Alan Mogliner said the action was taken to prevent federal prisons from becoming recruiting grounds for militant Islamic and other terrorist groups. The action has been met with outrage and lawsuits claiming violation of prisoners' rights to the free exercise of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Cribbage

For the second week in a row, Ralph Wehnes scored a perfect 484 to claim first place in cribbage Sept. 12. Terry Burkhardt placed second with 478. High individual hands were posted by Tom Fleming 24, Wehnes 23, Yvonne Petty, David Petty and Wehnes, 21, Sue Chiodo, Jim Jemilo, Elaine Kerechek, Jerry Jarvis, and Burkhardt, 20. There were four skunks.

Historians

Randy Ream, owner of the Elburn Market in Elburn will discuss the history of smoked meats and sausages at the Historians meeting today at 1 p.m. in the Meadow View Lodge. He will answer many questions including what makes a polish sausage "Polish." What is the difference between a summer sausage and salami? What makes a wiener a wiener and a frankfurter a frankfurter? Ream is a member of the National Cured Meat Hall of Fame and a third generation meat processor.

Sun City residents interested in American and world history are invited to join. Meetings are at 1 on the third Friday of the month at the Meadow View Lodge. Presentations are followed by discussions. For more information, contact Hermann Faubl at (847) 515-7418 or Fred Leznek at (847) 515-3221.

Pinochle

Frank Hehn played the high score of 649 in the morning session of pinochle Sept. 10. Mavis Shurson was low scorer with 411. Taking double pinochles were Bill Bickford, Judy DeMay, Dick Galassi, Kathy Hehn, Ginny Macaione, Marilyn Winter, and Rich Heidorn who had two. Ed Haberstroh took the round house.

In the afternoon session, Heinz Toppich was high scorer with 613. Joe DeMay was low scorer with 410. Double pinochles went to Dolores Senft, Heinz Toeppich and RoseMarie Zakula. Playing all-trick hands were Marie Nugent, Marge Sarrels, Jean Serzega and Alan Swanson.

Canasta

Hand and Foot: Taking first place in hand and foot canasta Sept. 13, Pat Garcia and Pauline Cunningham scored 106,515 points.

-- Garry Winter