SUPER DAVE – TOP DOGS SCORES 90 PTS, GORD-0 NETS 50/50, BUSHWACKER ENJOYING HIS WINE

OSHAWA, Jan 4th: Plenty of suprpises as the  Optimist Club of Ozhawa sponsored Monday Nite Progressive Euchre resumed kicking off the second half at Johnny’s Original Eatery after a two week festive shutdown permitting the players to enjoy Christmas and New Years.

Super Dave Stoliker claimed the top point honours and $20.00 of Opti-Cash for finishing first place overall of the 36 players posting an impressive 90 points – that was two better than his nearest rival  the fast improving Cathy Kehoe who checked in with a nifty 88.

Playing in his first year, Stoliker has been impressive since day on. He now boasts a 74:70% per game having played ten games YTD.

What’s probably more impressive he jumped 33rd spot to first. He’s accumulated 744 points, 19 YTD Lone hands.At the Jan 4th showcase he started and finished slowly but during the middle games he was awesome. Biggest head occured after intrmission.

“It must have been that tasty and delicious deserts that kick-started me” quipped the happy first place finisher. Teaming up with Pat Brooks, Marjorie Ogden and Bob “Dirt” Burtinsky as his capable partners this trioka recorded a trio of double digit victories. Earlier playing with caggy veteran Neil Metcalf collectively with 13 points.

Rapid improved Kehoe placed a disappointing second. She’s really improved her game playing with confidence. Another upstart Brian Tremblay vontinues his strong – attemping to depart a season long slump since the season opened last September. Overall he finished deadlock for a third place tie. Seems Tremblay has been fighting a nasyt flu which has directly hurt his scores.

GORD-O NETS $59.00

Retired Gordie Johnson who finds himself on a fixed income  since January lst has solved the problem living on a budget. First game back and he captured the weekly 50/50 draw worth $59.00. Earlier in the evening his wife and daughter visited Johnny’s for supper. “I guess I was lucky” said Gord-o, they departed before the intermission announced the Optimist windfall was announced.  Cash pay-outs after 15 weeks of play was resulted in payoffs of $901.00.

BUSH WACKER ENJOYING HIS WINE

Eric ‘Bushwacker’ Goodwin again lived up to his Optimist nicknamed. The finished in a three way tied with the nites most lone hands with four. Sharing the spotlight with him was Patricia Books and Brian Tremblay. It took a coin flip to decide who would the victor of the Optimist Napa Valley produced white wine.  Always a solid player who is also known to his card playing friends as the “Quiet Man” His YTD totals are impressive with a individual per game point average if 63:58%. He joined from 37th position on Dec 14th to 15th this time around. He has totalled 24 LH’s.

FOSSUM SET FOR FRIDAY SURGERY.

Likeable Gary Fossum will finally have his muched needed  back surgery. He’s missed the entire ‘09-’10 Optimist Euchre season living in plain. The operation will be conducted on Friday Janary 8th at Scarborough General Hospital. Once he’s  completely recovered he’ll returned to the Euchre table. His wife Mary whose his capable caregiver will be having hip/knee surgery once Gary has resolved his problems. Your fellow players have missed both of you this  campaign.

Action resumes Jan 11th at Johnny’s Eatery located at 850 King St. West (905-576-7748) We excpect player to report by 6:50 pm permitting the games to begin at 7:00 pm sharp. Admission price is $10.00 which includes ten games, a intermission tasty lunch with desert plus all the coffee, tea or hot chocolate you require.

All profits collected go directly serving the Optimist Club of Oshawa mandate – Supporting our Youth & Community. This committment has prevailed since July 22, 1982.

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