HIDDEN (Except when in parenthesis)

somewhere in this Newsletter are “5”

new APA Membership numbers just

waiting to be discovered. From the

March 9th newsletter, not a single soul

called in to claim their prize. There is

a party of 5 in the Loser’s corner this

week. From the March 16th newslet-

ter, so far only one has called in Jim

Jeans (97207333), who plays for Sam’s “Rackless Aban-

don” in the Mid Town division

So folks, there will be 9 numbers out there for you to find this next week.. I’m sure one of ‘em will be yours

especially if you don’t go look! Seriously, all you have to do is call the league office with the magic words

“Gimme My Shirt” to win the prize if you see your number hidden. It will keep all your peers and everyone

from pointing fingers, laughing & snickering, giggling snorting, tee hee’n ‘cause they know that there will be a

shirt waiting for them since YOU failed to find yours!

SERVING YOU: OPAL-APA

Merle Humphreys

Boomer Humphreys

League

97212229

Donna Kingsbury, and

Cindy Saunders Office Staff

John Blue: 503-481-0323 Area Manager

Office: 503-243-6725 Cell: 503-381-6725

Original Pool Amateur League —OPAL: “A real ‘GEM’ in YOUR Community !”

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March 23, 2015

Saturday, March 21st, Midway Pub-

lic House hosted our Play Till You Win

Singles Qualifier. 54 hopefuls attended the event. Each paid $40 entry fee, plus $3 greens fee to play on as

many 4 person, single elimination boards (split by skill levels, whenever possible), as it took to either get

qualified for the Fall Singles regionals or until we ran out of time. 38 players from this field are advancing to

regionals. They are: Dale Schroder (SL 2), Birthday boy, Robert Ryder (SL 4), Todd Clement (SL 5), Tyson

Croonquist (SL 6), Eric Stedman-Falls (SL 7), Caiti Grim (SL 4), Sammy McCabe (SL 5), Connie Carlson (SL 6),

Dale Mick (SL 3), David Starr (SL 4), Brooke Duncan (SL 1), John Swift (SL 4), Stacy Enriquez (SL 5), Rodney

Clay (SL 7), Anna Mixon (SL 3), Andrew Ebalaroza (SL 4), Maxine Buhler (SL 5), Ian Miller (SL 6), Miguel Madri-

gal (SL 6), Kevin Blodgett (SL 4), Richard Fry (SL 4), Bruce Micheau (SL 4), Mike Gallucci (SL 5), Mike Grimm

(SL 9), William Burkhalter (SL 3), John Moore (SL 4), Tyler Hanson (SL 8), John Scarth (SL 4), Chris Hopkins (SL

5), Perry Mixon (SL 6), Nick Skellenger (SL 4), Jessica Duffie (SL 4), Christine Bonin (SL 4), Jeff Sorsdahl (SL 6),

Sheila Jones (SL 3), Nina Corpuz (SL 3), Lyn Kelsey (SL 3) and Vipin Sunkari (SL 5). These players will be com-

peting against other qualified players from around the area in their skill level groups, the first weekend in

October for a chance to advance to the National Singles Championships in Las Vegas, May 2016. Thank you

to Kraig and Carol and the staff of Midway Public House for hosting the event and providing excellent ser-

vice. Special thanks to Boomer’s helpers: Sarah Pearson, Le Donovan, Wayne Vanosse and John Blue. With

your help, we were able to keep the event moving along, getting as many people qualified as possible. Next

up is the 8 Ball Play Till You Win, Rodder’s, April 4th, 10 am. Please pre-register with the league office by no

later than Friday, April 3rd. The sooner, the better so we can be properly staffed. Congratulations to all!

The 5 people listed below have been verified as losers from the Mar

9, 2015 Newsletter If you happen to see any of these people let ’em

have your best razzing. Laugh it up, and give ‘em the old “L” sign,—

and be sure & “Thank ’em” leaving a shirt in the box for you!

1–BLAKE FIERRO (97216519) who plays for Slingshot’s

“Taste My D” in the Central 9 Ball division. 97209199

2–ADRIAN ANDERSON (97201213) who plays for Hun-

gry Tiger’s “Hungry Hippos” in the Northeast division.

3–CORY ZAUNER (97211713) who plays for Rodder’s

“Sweet Things” in the Willamette DJ division.

4–ROBERT SIMS (97202549) who plays for Katie’s Back-

yard’s “Swingin Sticks” in the Far East DJ division.

5–JUSTIN McCLINTOCK (97217474) who plays for 4th

Plain’s “Chalk Is Cheap” in the Clark Co di-

vision.

If you don’t want to be caught here for every-

one to see, then look to see if your number

isn’t hidden somewhere. 97220367

REMEMBER, it is possible for your number

to come up at anytime. Therefore, pay atten-

tion to detail, READ THE NEWSLETTER..!

On Saturday the 21st a Benefit for Jacob”Q” McNamee was held at the River Road

House in Milwaukie. The McNamee family would like to thank every one who par-

ticipated in the silent auction, 50/50 raffles and 9-ball tournament. Together dona-

tions generated $1835.00 that was presented to them to help with the burial for

Jacob our friend and league member. We would like to thank all the businesses

that made donations to the event starting with Brian Essig and the staff at the River

Road House. Gift certificates and donations came from APA: OPAL, Blount Indus-

tries, Midway Public House: Kraig and Carol, OPA Pizzeria: Tony and Suzy Karagounis, Sellwood Cycle Repair: Eric

Tonkin, Slingshot Bar and Grill: Jordan Walden, Sam Morrison, Hannah Gelok and the folks at Dead Gods Tattoo.

Special thanks to the 3 finalist’s of the 9-ball competition. Anton Renz, who had the point, Jason Grijalva and Rich

Burns who together decided the payouts for 1st $120.00 2nd $70.00 and 3rd $50.00 should go completely to the

family. Kudos Gentlemen. Editor’s Note: I know that Rob Rowley and Teena Mowery put a lot of time into or-

ganizing this event and should be recognized as well.

Chinook Winds

Entry Deadline is Fast Approaching!

Early Deadline is March 31

Final Deadline is April 7

Some events are getting full and may fill

before the deadline.

Get your entries in now!

You can download an entry packet off

our local web site

www.pacificnw.apaleagues.com