Tag: Mah Jongg

Mah Jongg Tournament Winners

Patty Greene In what has become an annual event at PebbleCreek, the Mah Jongg Tournament was held in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom on March 3. Hosted by Nancy Hansen, Mary Georgesen, and Patty Greene, 48 players arrived for a 9 a.m. starting time. The game consisted of two hours of play in the morning and…

Mah Jongg Beginners’ Class

A beginners’ mah jongg class with 12 participants was held in January and February for five weeks. The participants learned the mah jongg “language” and strategies for playing this great game. The instructors were Sue White and Pat Bangart, along with their helpers, Mary Georgenson, Patty Greene, and Averill Swenson. A new class will be held…

Other Card Results

Cribbage The Cribbage Club meets every Thursday at 1:00 PM in the Sienna Room, Tuscany Falls. The Cribbage Club is open to all Pebble Creek residents interested in playing a friendly game of Cribbage. If you have a cribbage board and deck of cards please bring them with you. Here is our winners report –…

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…