Sun City Clubs

Euchre

Scoring 65 points gave Bill Wiederkehr first place in euchre Sept. 20. James Elder took second place with 60. Ken Kretz was third with 59. Dave Haraburda placed fourth with 58.

Duplicate bridge

Winning in section A of duplicate bridge Sept. 21 were Geri and Larry Dale for north-south and Jeanne Shore and Mary Lebar for east-west. Walt Westphal and Ed Kelson came in second for north-south. Caralee and Ron Hopman placed third. Grace Selby and Nancy Berg tied with Gini and Harry Leopold for fourth place. For east-west Liz and John Rozwat came in second place. Walt Figge and Loren Stuvick finished third. Betty and Bob Zimmerman were fourth.

In section B, Kay Burda and Mike Elliot took first place for north-south while Jan Koerner and Betty Smith placed first for east-west. For north-south, Jan Clark and Arvind Shah came in second. Jay Kadakia and Ron Schwarz placed third. Naomi Cartwright and Karen Richardson were fourth. Playing east-west, Mary McCullough and June Carlson came in second. Barb Wieczorek and Gloria Goldberg took third place. Bill Macomber and Mary Ann Harju placed fourth.

Playing duplicate bridge on Sept. 17, Chander Aiyar and Walter Figge captured first place. Shirley Bruns and Irene Crawford came in second. Diane and Ray DuShane placed third. Mary Ann Harju and Joan Iwiniski took fourth place.

Contract bridge

Paul Clark punched up first place with 4,840 points in contract bridge Sept. 19. Jim Howard took second place with 4,630. June Carlson was third with 4,200. Ram Patel was fourth with 3,710. Also in the top seven finishers were Stewart Ellis, fifth, with 3,690; Joan Mudd, sixth, 3,540, and Roger Clausen, seventh, 3,520. In pairs contract bridge Sept. 18 Irene Crawford and Betty Smith scored 5,480 to place first. Sig and Lottie Konarski were second with 4,810. Walt Figge and Loren Stuvick took third place with 4,580. Fourth place went to Janice Apel and Carol Smith with 3,830. Marilyn Barden and Carol Moulton took fifth place with 3,740.

Current events

Don Kundich shared the current events club Sept. 18 news of the death of CAM Board member Pat Oakley's husband, Bob. Kundich mentioned that contributions in Bob Oakley's name may be made to the Lions of Illinois Endowment Fund, 2814 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178, or the donor's charity of choice.

He also mentioned that, at the time of the meeting, no contracts had been signed for painting the Prairie Lodge, or getting a new landscaper or restaurant service.

Safety issues: Current events members received an update on public safety issues pertaining to Sun City from Huntley Police Sgt. Michael Hewitt. He is the sergeant in charge of the patrol zone that includes Sun City.

Hewitt emphasized the importance of residents providing contact information, from the File of Life folder to a summary of contact information for a whole neighborhood. About 10 neighborhoods have such lists and provided him with copies of the computer file. He emphasized the special importance of this to snowbirds. It helps if police know whom to contact.

Hewitt stressed the value of neighbors watching out for each other. A patrol car officer wouldn't know that a parked red car does not belong to a resident. "Bother us" about things that appear suspicious, he said. "That's what you pay us for."

Beware of fraudulent solicitations: Current events members were told, once again, that the Huntley Police Department does not seek donations. Any solicitation to this effect is not from Huntley police. Hewitt reminded the club to watch for internet spam and phishing attempts to secure personal data leading to identity theft.

These topics were only part of many presented in Hewitt's opening comments and the subsequent Q/A session. One item of interest is that he has proposed to Police Chief John Perkins that it would be useful for patrol officers to use the Sun City guard house at the Route 47 entrance. Officers could write reports there. A squad car parked at the entrance might be expected to reduce speeding and deter criminal elements.

Book review: Matt Meyer gave a brief review of President Bill Clinton's new book, "Giving." There is an explosion of private citizens doing public good. The simple answer to why we humans want to help others: because it makes us feel good about ourselves.

Fox River Grove teacher: Irv Blitstein initiated an intense discussion about Dave Warwak, the Fox River Grove Middle School art teacher who was suspended for spreading information about veganism and animal cruelty in his classroom. Veganism per se was not criticized, although George Sebastian demonstrated a concerted national effort to spread this message. Letters to the editor in support of Warwack came from New York and Florida. Local newspapers normally get contributions only from their local readership.

There seemed to be a consensus among members that the age of students should be taken into account for discussing controversial topics. What might be OK for college students could be wrong in a grammar school. Secondly, the subject matter of the class should be considered. A teacher discussing his personal opinion of what to eat might well be legitimate in a biology class, social studies class, or one on global warming. But in an art class?

DREAM Act: Jim Kerrigan alerted current events members to the important but stealth DREAM Act, Amendment 2237 to the Defense Authorization Bill, that has escaped public discussion. It would lead to a massive amnesty program for illegal immigrants who entered the United States before the age of 16.

An illegal alien could report to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and claim he meets the requirements; no proof is demanded. He then gets a conditional green card good for six years. This becomes a regular green card after completion of two years of study at an institution of higher learning, including any vocational school, or two years of military service. The latter provision allows U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin to claim the DREAM Act is somehow germane to the defense authorization bill. Any regular green card holder becomes eligible for citizenship.

There are several other provisions in the amendment that make it a dream come true for an illegal immigrant who claims to have come here before age 16, but it just adds to the nightmare of those who try to come here legally. These people are subject to quotas and get scrutinized thoroughly before being allowed to immigrate.

Cribbage

First place in cribbage Sept. 19 went to Wally Bartels for scoring 482 points. Sue Chiodo placed second with 481. Posting high individual hands were Tom Fleming, 24; Mary Lou Chiodo, 21; Jerry Jarvis, Mary Lou Chiodo, 20 and Harry Anderle with two hands of 20. There was one skunk.

Pinochle

Dick Wagner was high scorer with 603 in the morning session of pinochle Sept. 17. Frank Hehn was low scorer with 369. Ron Diehl took a double pinochle. Marlene Tresp played two all-trick hands. Erna Quathamer and Susan Sennot each had one. Marilyn Laya won the round house.

In the afternoon session Jack Gilhooly played the high score of 656. Margene DePino took the low score of 375. Double pinochles went to Wally Bartels and Jack Gilhooly. Rosemary Haskins and Dorothy Schlanger played all-tricks.

Bowling

Standings in the Sun City Bowling League at Brunswick Zone, Algonquin at the start of its season Sept. 12 placed the Hornets, Clippers, 76'ers, Heat, Celtics and Nets tied of for first place with 7-0 win-loss records. The Bobcats, Timberwolves, Pistons, Grizzlies, Suns, Bulls and Hawks held second place with 5-2. Tied for third place were the Magic and Spurs with 4-3. The Knicks and Kings shared fourth place with 3-4

In individual scoring, RoseMarie Zakula held women's high game scratch of 189. Jeanette Czelatdko had high game handicap of 247. Karen Murphy won high series scratch of 501 and high series with handicap at 666. For men, Dale Torii had high game scratch of 248. Jim Culotta had high game with handicap, 268. Torii also took high series scratch, 611, and Doug Belpedio had high series handicap of 666.

-- Garry Winter