Tag: Mah Jongg

Mah Jongg winner: first time is the charm

Left to right, front: Joann Pagano (3rd place), Barb Chilton, (2nd place), Janie Meckler (lst place); back row: Club President Janet Day, Tournament Director Alex Potapoff

Johanna Kaufman The eleventh annual PebbleCreek Mahjongg Tournament was held on April 20 in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. For first time entrant and top winner Janie Meckler, “the first time was the charm.” She won out over 47 other players to take first place, followed by second place winner Barb Chilton and Joann Pagano who…

Sign-up for Mah Jongg tournament

This year’s 11th annual Mah Jongg tourney will be April 20 and will be held in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Entry fee of $30 covers lunch and prize money and checks should be made out to Alex Potapoff. Deadline for registering is April 13. All PebbleCreek residents are eligible…

Tenth Mah Jongg tournament a success

Johanna Kaufman Forty-four PebbleCreek residents entered the tenth annual Mah Jongg Tournament, held in the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse on March 10. The day consisted of two rounds of play in the morning, followed by a lunch and two rounds of play in the afternoon. All rounds were timed. Rules were based on the National Mah…

Recreational Mah Jongg graduates new members

Back row: Joyce Roemersberger, Maria Murray, Linda Erkkila, Tom Roemersberger and Esther West; row 3: Susie Unklesbay, Sheldon Tencer, Jackie Havranek and Connie Snyder; row 2: Patti Hedgspeth, Leslie Lowery and Thelma Svoboda; front row: Instructors: Johanna Kaufman, Janet Day and Nancy Hume. Not pictured is Janis Korba, instructor.

Johanna Kaufman On February 17, the PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club welcomed 12 new graduates who completed the six-week class for beginning Mah Jongg players. According to club President Janet Day, there now have been 264 Creekers who have taken the class. Is Mah Jongg a game of skill or a game of luck? The…

10th annual Mah Jongg Tournament March 10

Janet Day, President of the PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club, announces it is time to enter the upcoming tournament: Who: PebbleCreek homeowners and renters What: Annual Mah Jongg Tournament Where: Tuscany Falls Clubhouse – Chianti Room When: Thursday, March 10, 2016 (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) Cost: $30 entry fee which covers lunch and cash…

Ready to play!

Front row from left: Instructors Johanna Kaufman, Janet Day and Marsha Lisle; second row: Mary Alice Joyce, Laurie Scott and Bette Hanson; third row: Karen Stone, Betty Tomtan, Enice Speed and Linda Schmillen; back row: Sharon Schmitz, Nan Perkins, Linda Brisnehan, Carol Ohman (face mostly blocked) and Deb Riley

Johanna Kaufman PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club welcomes graduates of the twenty first class to its ranks. Throughout the community on any day one can find eager Mah Jongg enthusiasts gathered in homes, on patios or in the clubhouses shuffling, drawing, racking and passing tiles hoping to collect a hand that will result in the…

9th annual Mah Jongg tourney coming in March

Johanna Kaufman Janet Day, President of the PebbleCreek Recreational Mah Jongg Club, announces it is time to enter the upcoming tournament: Who: PebbleCreek homeowners and renters What: Annual Mah Jongg Tournament Where: Tuscany Falls Ballroom When: Thursday, March 12, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cost: $30 entry fee covers lunch and cash prizes…

Holiday Mah Jongg brunch and playday

Standing, left to right: Peggy Bjornson, Susan Bentson, Liz Fergione, Jackie Schlenker, Vickie Bangs, Pat Murray, Bonnie Stuto, Diane Galewski, Geri McClindon, Irene Bates, Diana Hull and Barb Chilton; seated: Sharon Johnson, Pat DeMatties, Virginia Kitchel and Sue White

Every December Barb Chilton and Sharon Johnson invite friends from various Mah Jongg groups that they play with to one of their homes for a Holiday Brunch and Mah Jongg play. Sixteen ladies attended the event at the home of Barb Chilton. Brunch was served with salad, quiche and fresh fruit along with mimosas. Afterwards…