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February 2019 This Sweepstakes Winner is Kind and Helpful She Plays at a ”Hall with Heart”, United Seniors

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United Seniors of Wisconsin Bingo Hall located at 4515 W. Forest Home Ave in Greenfield will touch your heart. Their mission is to help veterans, senior citizens and deserving youth in need of college scholarships. It stands to reason why our Bingo Bugle Monthly Sweepstakes winner chooses to play Bingo there.

We caught up with Kathleen Wilkum at United Seniors of Wisconsin Bingo hall. She really likes to play Bingo there because of their friendly family atmosphere and their location and game times fit her busy schedule. In addition to the United Seniors schedule, Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps uses the hall for Bingo every Saturday night.

Kathleen our Sweepstakes winner is an avid Bingo player. Many people would like to claim that moniker, but in Kathleen’s case it is the honest truth.

While playing Bingo at another local Bingo hall, 30 years ago, right after winning a game at the end of the session, she went into labor. She gave birth to her son, the first of her two children. How’s that for a lucky baby boy? Kathleen is very proud of her son and daughter.

Kathleen’s hobbies include reading, cooking, dancing, watching her soap operas and long walks in the summer. Her most important activity is taking care of her 96 year old mother who is currently in a health care facility.

We asked Kathleen about

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Lisa K. Ducharme 1959-2019

We Bid a Fond Farewell to a Dear Friend

Above: Kathleen Wilkum (center) sweepstakes winner receives her winnings from Leroy Apfel (left) and Carolyn Clements (right). Carolyn and Leroy do a great job with Bingo at United Seniors of Wisconsin 4515 W. Forest Home Ave in Greenfield. They play Bingo on Mondays 6:30 PM & 8 PM, Thursday 6:30 PM & 8 PM, Friday 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM. & 6:30 PM & 8 PM Pioneer plays Bingo there every Saturday at 6:00 PM. If you like to play Bingo, United Seniors of Wisconsin is for you. See their ad on Page 9 if this Bingo Bugle newspaper. her winning sweepstakes They also help the milientry. She said, “I never tary veterans living at the thought I would win, but I Zablocki Veterans Medidid. So I suggest that my cal Center.

With the fellow Bingo Bugle read- help of United Seniors the ers Keep Trying to Win Vets are treated to a fine and don’t forget to check summer picnic with all the the Players Guide if you’re goodies and they even get looking to play Bingo.” to play Bingo. United SenThat’s great advice from a iors donates the food and great sweepstakes winner. the Bingo prizes. Their Carolyn and Leroy told players even volunteer us about their spectacular their time to help with the New Years Bingo and all Veterans picnic. How great the fun the players had. is that?

People who play at United Remember, United SenSeniors tell them that they iors is Open to the Pubare very pleased. lic. You don’t have to be a Over the past years, senior citizen to play there.

United Seniors has donat- They have a Progresed over $500,000.00 to the sive Game that was over South Side Scholarship $1,500 when we visited Fund to make it possible there. Don’t miss out. Play for local high school stu- Bingo at United Seniors of dents to go to college.

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Bingo Player and friend of the Bingo Bugle, Lisa K. Ducharme passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 9, 2019 at the age of 60. Preceded in death by her parents Roger and Evelyn Nawrocki, her sister Jimmie and brother Thomas. She is survived by her sisters Patty (Don) Green, Kim (Bob) Edenharder and Nancy Nawrocki. Also survived by neices, nephews, aunts and uncles, many cousins and many friends. A celebration of life was held at the Knights of Columbus South Milwaukee. Lisa was the food a beverage director at Clarion and Radisson Hotels. She was also the special care giver for her dear sister Nancy. The family wishes to thank Ascension Home Hospice, Reiman Cancer Center and all of the doctors and nurses for their wonderful care. The Bingo Bugle staff will miss our dear friend.

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FEBRUARY 2019 month marks a significant turning point related to career and money.

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Horoscopes for February 2019 ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20): Much of this month involves the ups and down of your social life, especially with intimates. Be prepared to say goodbye to dullards and the unworthy.

Lucky Days: 8 - 11 Lucky Numbers: 36 - 39 TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21): The secret to weathering all of the changes ahead? Align with that old Zen axiom: “The only constant in life is change.”

Lucky Days: 8 - 12 Lucky Numbers: 37 - 50 GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21): Fortunately you have a skill for charming others with your wit and command of language. Choose your words carefully to insure smooth transitions as February unfolds.

Lucky Days: 8 - 28 Lucky Numbers: 7 - 28 CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22): This

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23): Use this month’s lucky cosmic forces to your advantage by rallying kin to align with that pet project you set in motion last summer.

Lucky Days: 5 - 10 Lucky Numbers: 9 - 43 LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23 If you’ve harbored grudges (or regrets) related to loved ones during the past year, find a way to express your truth and gather support rather than opposition.

Lucky Days: 6 - 14 Lucky Numbers: 44 - 46 SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22): Make it a goal this year to expand your social circle and share with others the profound sense of mystery that you experience in your private life.

Lucky Days: 3 - 16 Lucky Numbers: 22 - 28 SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21): Your natural gift as a teacher has never been so pronounced; the wealth of your wisdom will enrich anyone lucky enough to land in your magic circle.

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and audited by the host state at any time, and that if questionable money management is revealed, criminal charges can result.

The coupon system you describe is obviously legal in your state, but letting some players allegedly play for free while others foot the bill must certainly be a violation.

Please keep us posted on the status of the fraud and theft charges that you say are pending.

I’m sure readers will be very interested in the outcome. —Aunt Bingo

Questionable Coupons Dear Aunt Bingo: With all the discussion about whether Bingo workers and/or their family members should play at their own halls, I wanted to add a different perspective about the subject.

While it may be true that it is difficult to cheat at Bingo because the winning numbers are random, there are ways that give Bingo workers an unfair advantage.

At a hall where I used to play (key words being used to), players may purchase coupons for discounts; for example, buy two $20 coupons, get a free $20 coupon.

If the workers are using these coupons and not paying for them, or giving them to their family members, this is an advantage over regular players. There is a limit of one coupon per session, but if the workers (who just happen to buy their packages when no one is around) are allowed to use more than one coupon, again unfair.

When this happens, or workers get additional free cards with “gift certificates,” they have an advantage over paying players. Turns out at my hall they were just printing their own coupons and giving them out to family members. So, when Bingo worker Rosie’s husband wins, it is almost all profit since he did not pay the correct amount.

Fraud and theft charges are pending; can’t wait to see the outcome for these cheaters.

Love your column and recognize this is not a cheery letter but your readers are right…better to play at halls where you don’t work.

ESH, Minnesota Dear ESH: Wow, what a story! It’s amazing that this Bingo would have a BOGO-style coupon system, especially when it produces its own coupons, which obviously can be printed out by anyone with access to their computer system.

It strikes me that this creates several problems for the hall— the alleged distribution of free coupons by staff which you claim; loss of revenue by having too many players showing up and not paying the buy-in, resulting in prize money being paid out that is not being covered by those buyins; and an imbalance in the books that would be revealed in an audit.

If I was in charge of a Bingo where free passes were being handed out too freely, I would be particularly fearful of item four: the audit.

My understanding is that Bingo games can be reviewed

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Dear Aunt Bingo: I recently made a fool of myself at Bingo by calling a Bingo before I had all the numbers.

I haven’t played in a long time but assumed it was easy from my experience playing as a child and went to my church’s Bingo to try it out.

Things were fine until they played a letter “I” game which I assumed was five-in-a-row in any direction. It wasn’t clear to me that it was five-in-a-row plus four additional numbers that crossed at the top and the bottom of the “I.” So, I got five in a row, called Bingo, it was announced to the entire room that I had messed up, the worker explained the mistake to me like I was 5 years old, and I got a lot of disapproving looks from the players sitting near me. I could have died.

It would be nice to go to Bingo again, but I don’t want to make another mistake. Any suggestions?

Dumbell in Ohio Dear Reader (I am not going to call you Dumbell!): Here are a few suggestions for you: Go online and search for sites that have a collection of Bingo patterns and get familiar with them. There are hundreds of patterns in use so don’t expect to memorize them all. But it will be a good introduction for you.

You can also ask a hall worker if he or she can provide you with a sheet of patterns that the hall uses. They may or may not have one, but it is worth asking and having next to you when a pattern is being played Many experienced Bingo players are more than happy to show a novice the ropes. On your next Bingo outing, look around for someone who appears friendly, sit at their table and explain that you are new and would they mind if you asked questions if you don’t understand something.

You can also mention this to a Bingo worker. If the worker isn’t otherwise assigned, he or she can stand near you to answer a question should something come up.

Don’t worry about your calling error; it happens to the best of us. Just hang in there and you’ll become a Bingo pro in no time. — Aunt Bingo Share your views! Write to Aunt Bingo c/o the Bingo Bugle, P.O. Box 527, Vashon, WA 98070, or email her at STENGL456@aol. com. Be sure to include your name and address (you can request that your name not be published), as typically she will not include anonymous letters in her columns.

When VA Doctors Aren’t Doctors Consider this: A Department of Veterans Affairs medical employee, whose salary is paid for by the taxpayers and who is on the VA list of employees, doesn’t actually work any hours at the VA because that employee is union and spends all his time doing union business.

Like that? No, I don’t either.

It gets worse. During the last fiscal year for which this record was kept (2016), those VA union employees pulled over a million hours on union business, to the tune of $49 million in salary, which we paid for. Officially, it’s called “Taxpayer Funded Union Time.”

Who are these people? Dentists, nurses, physicians, chiropractors — people from the whole list of medical professions — were pulled aside, away from doing actual medical work. (And people wonder why we can’t get a timely medical appointment and we’re told they’re

understaffed.)

This collective bargaining agreement mess happened during the previous presidential administration and involved four different medical unions. Here’s an example given in a VA.gov press release: A VA nurse was elected as a union official, getting 100 percent of her $90,000 salary paid for by the taxpayers while doing zero medical work.

Now, fingers crossed, those employees will be coming back to their real jobs when the VA stands up to some of those collective bargaining agreements.

The VA will pull those union employees back under Title 38 of the U.S. Code for medical employees, and this will apply to all of their 104,000 employees.

No longer will taxpayers fork out dollars to pay for those people to do union work.

I honestly don’t get it. If I had gone to all the time and trouble of getting a medical degree, I would be embarrassed to spend my time not taking care of patients and instead work for a union. sex and alternate personalities.

Well-done performances by the leads and direction by Paul Feig.

Adapted from the novel by Darcey Bell.

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The House with a Clock in Its Walls (PG) — Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) is 10 years old and an orphan, sent to live with his oddball uncle. It’s hard to be the new kid, especially when you live in the creepiest house in the neighborhood. When he’s dared into opening an offlimits section of the house to a schoolfriend, he accidentally wakes the dead, and he, his uncle and the neighborhood witch (a delightful Cate Blanchett as Mrs. Zimmerman) will have to work overtime to clean the clocks of the evil that’s to come. Jack Black is at his most effective in weirdo roles, and he’s simply magical here as Uncle Jonathan Barnavelt, a warlock who is the caretaker of this house with a secret. Pull up an enchanted sofa, and enjoy this film with a batch of chocolate chip cookies.

A Simple Favor (R) — An unlikely friendship is struck between glamorous fashion executive Emily (Blake Lively) and mommy vlogger Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) that takes so many twists and turns that by the end of the movie you’ll be sick to your stomach — and loving it! The two women bond over play dates, so it’s unremarkable when Emily enlists Stephanie as a babysitter.

But then she doesn’t turn up and eventually is discovered dead in a lake. There’s intrigue, confession,

Little Women (PG-13) — When Louisa May Alcott published Little Women, do you think she knew just how many times the March sisters would have to come of age on film? This release marks the seventh film adaptation, this time bringing Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy into the present day. Jo is a writer challenged to dig into her own life for meaningful material.

Meg dreams of domestic harmony, while Beth’s quiet spiritual strength belies her fragile health, and Amy’s artist talents blossom as she dreams of material wealth.

It may be updated to the modern times, but it’s 100 percent sappy and sweet — like, the Hallmark Channel version. Lea Thompson is Marmee, and Lucas Grabeel plays Laurie.

Venom (PG-13) — Tom Hardy stars as investigative journalist Eddie Brock, who, while trying to expose the underhanded machinations of a big bio-engineering company, inadvertently bonds with an alien lifeform that unleashes superhero powers in him. This symbiote is called Venom, and unfortunately for the rest of us, is part of a group of no nose, big teeth, slimy actual people-eaters whose manifest destiny includes taking over the planet. Bummer. Brock/Venom face off against archtype billionaire baddie CEO Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), among other things. The superhero genre has a plentiful stream of offerings, there’s no need to waste your time on this weak drivel.

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Presidential Bingo February is just about my favorite month. First of all it is shorter than the other months and secondly it honors presidents, which I think is a great idea. We seldom think of the tremendous effort that goes into being elected or the enormous change in lifestyle that being president of such a powerful nation will accord. Personally, the most courageous thing I have ever done was to teach English in China for a year, a program that was sponsored by a university. Still, it seemed very risky at the time and none of my friends were doing it.

So we proceeded to celebrate President’s Day and I noticed my favorite Bingo hall was having a special program as well. The first special game was a double foursome for President Lincoln who loved to play dice—not that he ever got much chance to do that.

I was on for that game which was encouraging, but didn’t net me any money. The second special game didn’t come until after the break for

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FEBRUARY 2019 lunch, which was pizza—and a very special and good pizza it was, too, with lots of mushrooms.

After lunch we played a double fivesome pattern, which is very difficult because it overlaps. This one was for George Washington whose lucky number was 5. I struggled with this game and kept getting mixed up as the play went along. Kate had no difficulty, I noticed, and zipped on. It took as long as a blackout, but didn’t pay as well and I was glad when it was over.

The next game was two parallel lines in either direction for Thomas Jefferson who was an engineer.

He was my favorite president and I thought he accomplished a great deal in his term of office, besides the Louisiana Purchase. I remember seeing a picture of him on a canyon wall, surveying the area. Although, that probably was not a real photograph, as I don’t think photography extends back that far.

Alexander Hamilton was the next to be honored. This game was a block of six, no doubt for his formidable handling of the treasury. I won this game, which pleased me a lot and encouraged me to continue.

“Wait,” said Kate. “I think I have it, too.” She did and I had to split my prize with her, which didn’t make me happy.

We soon had a doughnut break, but it was too soon after lunch for me, so I passed. We moved on to a serious blackout, which was not offered in honor of any president.

There was an on-the-way game, the big X, and Kate was soon on for it.

She kept mumbling G54 over and over until I thought it had been called, but no such luck. Soon

someone else won and we moved on to the blackout.

The caller took a brief pause to talk about our presidents and say how proud she was to be able to live in a country that respects our leaders. I thought that to be a fine speech and led the applause. She went on to say that her parents came from Bolivia and were glad to be rid of their leaders, rather than honoring them.

We moved into the blackout and it was the final game of the day. I worked very hard at the game and finally won! It was so exhilarating and I was so happy that I took Kate out to dinner and we really celebrated President’s Day with a little champagne to add to the meal.

“I propose a toast,” said Kate, ceremoniously. “To all our great presidents, big and small. May they mostly rest in peace.”

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Going your way 3rd-4th 7th thru 12th…

Eye on $$ the 9th 13th thru 18th…

Livin’ it up 17th-18th !

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Totally worth it 22nd 25th thru 28th…

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Lucky Predictions for February 2019 ARIES: March 21 to April 19 1st thru 6th…

Nuthin’ to it 4th-5th$ 7th thru 12th…

A wild ride the 9th$$ 13th thru 18th…

Luck’s on your side 13th-14th 19th thru 24th…

Sit it out 25th thru 28th…

Travel to win 26th-27th TAURUS: April 20 to May 20 1st thru 6th…

Pull it together & win 1st-2nd$ 7th thru 12th…

Certain advantages 11th-12th 13th thru 18th…

Listen to mom 15th-16th$$ 19th thru 24th…

Great beginning the 19th 25th thru 28th…

Best efforts pay 28th

CANCER: June 22 to July 22 1st thru 6th…

Patience ‘til the 6th$ 7th thru 12th…

Stay focused 9th$$ 13th thru 18th…

Be vigilant the 15th 19th thru 24th…

Good fortune 19th-20th$$ 25th thru 28th…

Nah LEO: July 23 to Aug. 22 1st thru 6th…

Not good enough 7th thru 12th…

Pick RED to win 8th-9th 13th thru 18th…

Start to finish yr #1!

19th thru 24th…

Stellar results 22nd $!

25th thru 28th…

Make ‘em proud 26th-27th VIRGO: Aug. 23 to Sept. 22 1st thru 6th…

Above average 1st-2nd 7th thru 12th…

Movin’ ahead 11th-12th$ 13th thru 18th…

Good? You know it! (15th)

LIBRA: Sept. 23 to Oct. 23 1st thru 6th…

Celebrate yr win the 3rd!

7th thru 12th…

Lost cause 13th thru 18th…

Have a strategy 13th & 17th 19th thru 24th…

Go get ‘em 22nd!

25th thru 28th…

Game is ON 26th$ SCORPIO: Oct. 24 to Nov. 21 1st thru 6th…

Top o the world! (1st/6th) 7th thru 12th…

Best wait 13th thru 18th…

On a roll! (14th/18th) 19th thru 24th…

Healthy win the 24th$ 25th thru 28th…

Hang tight ‘til the 28th SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 1st thru 6th…

You pull it off 3rd-4th$$ 7th thru 12th…

Wake up to win the 8th!

13th thru 18th…

Ya betcha 17th-18th$ 19th thru 24th…

Make waves 22nd$ 25th thru 28th…

More to come 26th-27th$$

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Up to you the 6th 7th thru 12th…

Step up to win the 11th$ 13th thru 18th…

Sit back, enjoy the past 19th thru 24th…

Great decision the 24th!

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Sparingly the 28th AQUARIUS: Jan. 20 to Feb. 18 1st thru 6th…

Try your luck the 3rd$ 7th thru 12th…

Stylin’ high the 9th!

13th thru 18th…

Multiple wins the 14th 19th thru 24th…

Practice makes perfect!

25th thru 28th…

Hang yr hat on it (27th) PISCES: Feb. 19 to March 20 1st thru 6th…

You got this (1st) 7th thru 12th…

Get real & win (11th)!

13th thru 18th…

More winning 15th-16th$ 19th thru 24th…

Play to win 23rd-24th 25th thru 28th…

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FEBRUARY 2019

Love Letter to America As much as I hate general statements without sources to back them up, I may end up making a few of them myself right here…right now. You know the ones I hate.

“Most holiday travelers will be no more than fifty miles from home.”

(Who took the survey?) Or how about this one, “Seventy-five percent of Americans use seat belts.” (Who counted them?) One more. “We all want to make America great again.”

America was never, ever, not great.

We’ve made mistakes and recovered from them and we will no doubt do it again. A country is as great as the people who live in it, and the people who live in America are the greatest people on earth. I warned you I might make a general statement without backing it up with a source.

Political division does exist, but isn’t the privilege to disagree a part of the greatness of America?

It’s sometimes hard to admit that the person who is opposed to my political opinions may very well

love America as much as I do. Even those who disagree contribute to America’s greatness. We are united in our desire to see that we all have something to eat. Long lines form to receive free food. We never see anyone leave the food bank empty handed. We buy caps, coats, mittens and boots for poor children. We gladly contribute to research deadly illnesses. We advocate for veterans, the elderly, the handicapped and the mentally ill. We fight for freedom for ourselves and for oppressed nations. We cry when we see migrant children imprisoned in our country, and we are helpless to change things. Our young people join missions to poverty stricken areas in our country and abroad to dig wells, build roads, and teach gardening. We continue to worship our Higher Power, whatever name we call Him. We are becoming colorblind when it comes to the various races. We still have a long way to go in all these endeavors, and we’ll get there. But hatred is not a part of the solution. It is the only thing that can diminish our greatness and give us a bad rap.

We all know a few naysayers who spread hatred and warn that our country is doomed. We can only pity them. They are missing the joy of being regular Americans. May we all focus on the good things in our beautiful country and remain the greatest country in the world.

We will conquer any setbacks and continue to love each other.

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Well, I have found that I was wrong, at least where one very big hall is concerned.

First, I need to restate that when I don’t like a hall, I don’t mention its name. It’s only when I want to compliment a hall that the name gets mentioned.

I further need to state that I never get anything for free when I say something good about a Bingo parlor. This is not a “play for pay” column. But, I had such a good experience at one hall in Las Vegas that I have to mention its name… the Gold Coast.

This facility has a huge Bingo hall, with 720 seats. It’s one of the largest Bingo halls in Nevada. On nights, though, when the crowd is at its smallest, you can almost feel marooned there. But, the reason I am mentioning that hall is that I experienced some really good vibes when I was there recently.

First, the hall is much like others in Vegas in offering a variety of games, with at least one that has a

huge payout. Several nights before I played there, someone had won nearly $30-thouand on the Dual Daub game by getting a Bingo before a certain cut-off point.

Additionally, the two callers working the night I was there used PROPER English. For nearly 20 years, I have tried to get callers to say, for example: “51 numbers or FEWER.” Remember, you can’t use LESS in that sentence, although thousands of times a day, LESS is being used.

I was thrilled when John, the first caller up that night, used the word “FEWER.” I could not believe it. I congratulated him later.

Also, three young men, flight attendants on a layover in Las Vegas, heard me mention to someone that I was Bob, from Bob on Bingo. They rushed over to tell me how much they enjoyed the column, even mentioning some of the things I had said in previous months. I gave one of them my autograph.

So, it turned out to be a great evening. I didn’t win anything, but I seldom win. Remember, though, I always say that we should not “play to win.” Bingo should be a positive experience, win or lose. If there was any negative, it was the cigarette smoke that kept wafting my way from the smoking area.

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Dauber Drumming and Lucky Stuff Hi Guy, There’s a behavior that started at my Bingo hall about two months ago where players who are seated and ready to play begin tapping their dobbers on the table at starting time. At first it was just a couple of people I think who did it as a joke.

But now it is in the dozens and no longer funny but kind of obnoxious.

However, part of me agrees with them. If the Bingo has a starting time, honor that starting time and begin promptly. I certainly don’t want to be sitting there twiddling my thumbs. But the other part of me feels that Bingo should be relaxed and fun and starting a little late is no big deal. The drum, drum, drum of the dobbers is really irritating. Of course, that’s probably the point.

Brian, via email Hi Brian, You’re right; that is a littler obnoxious. But I get it. If Bingo is advertised to start at 7:30 p.m. then it should start at 7:30 p.m.

You left out of your email exactly how late the games have been starting. If it’s within five minutes, then the people tapping their daubers are being kind of rude. If you’re running into 15-20 minutes

late, that’s another story and might deserve a little dauber drumming.

I suspect the reason for the delays is players arriving late. If that’s the case, the games should begin on time and the slow pokes can play catch-up once they’re seated. Quite honestly, I’m surprised the caller or manager, or even an irritated player, hasn’t stepped up and told the players to knock it off. That would certainly be entertaining.

Until that happens, or the hall gets its act together, I foresee a lot more dauber drumming in your future. —Guy

Hi Guy, Last night at Bingo I was walking between tables to get to my seat and accidentally bumped into one of the tables. It caused the table to shake and made a player’s collection of lucky junk fall over. She went berserk! She started yelling at me about how I should be more careful.

I told her it was an accident and to shut the hell up, which she did.

But the encounter got me to thinking about why Bingo players bring so much stuff with them to Bingo. I don’t mean the daubers and pens and tape and things like that. That makes sense. But all the lucky stuff they think will help them win?

I looked around the room and was really surprised at how much of that kind of stuff was on the tables. It’s just so dumb, don’t you think?

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MORE POT STORES There are now more than 60 permits on file in Nevada for the opening of new recreational pot dispensaries during the coming months. Half of the permits were issued for the immediate Las Vegas area. Even though prospective owners may have a permit in hand, the new licenses will require local approval and an inspection process. So, in the coming months we could see a quick increase in the number of dispensaries that open their doors.

NEW VENUE FOR HARVEST FEST It’s called the Route 91 Harvest Festival, named in honor of the U.S. highway that became the Vegas Strip, long before Interstate 15 came through the area. It was the event at which shots rang out on October 1, 2017…58 died. Hundreds were injured. The event was not held this year. But, organizers of the event tell media that plans are being finalized for a return of the festival next fall. If all goes according to plan, the festival will take place at MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas Festival Grounds, a 35acre lot at the corner of Sahara Avenue and the Las Vegas Strip.

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New Year’s Eve in February?

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. —Winston Churchill Have you recuperated from your New Year’s Eve festivities yet? Have you said heck with my new year’s resolutions? If you have, then don’t despair as this month you have yet another chance to party till the pigs come home and then follow through with your good intention resolutions.

Why? Because according to the Chinese c a l e n d a r, Februrary 5th of this year is the beginning of a new year, the year of the pig. Why pig? Because in Chinese astrology, each year belongs to a Chinese zodiac animal according to a 12-year cycle and this year it’s the pig’s turn. Winston Churchill would approve. If you’re not Chinese, what the heck, it’s another chance to celebrate. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, February 4th this year, Chinese families gather for an annual reunion dinner with dumplings and fish, especially, carp or catfish which are lucky foods. Preceding dinner, each family thoroughly cleans their house in order to sweep away ill fortune. After the cleaning, windows and doors are hung with red lanterns and red paper cutouts with messages written on them that signify good luck and prosperity. Red is always the color because it is an auspicious color of good fortune. After dinner,

gifts and money in red paper are exchanged; then red firecrackers are set off to scare away evil and insure happiness in the coming year.

And that, dear readers, is why I use a red dauber at bingo, dress in red at the casinos, and carry a red purse when gambling. It makes me feel luckier, as does eating sauerkraut/cabbage on January 1, and having a margarita on February 22 which is National Margarita Day; not that I’m superstitious. Stop it. I can hear you laughing because long time readers of my column know how superstitious I really am. I have to arrive at bingo early so I can sit facing the bingo caller and preferably be seated at the end of the table. I have luckies that I have carried for years. Ringing cell phones and not so quiet conversations jangle my nerves and disturb my mojo. I never put my purse on the table and never ever say out loud the number I need to holler bingo and win some money. My husband, Robert, appeases my quirks most of the time and only occasionally tells me the cheese has slipped off my cracker.

For those of us who are celebrating New Year’s Eve twice and over indulging on goodies, plus, everyone else, pay attention. This is American Heart Month — the first American Heart Month was proclaimed by President Lyndon Johnson in February 1964. Since then, it has become an annual event. Please wear red on February 2 to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease which cause more than 18 million deaths each year. Until next month, may Lady Luck blow you kisses as you dance out the door with dollars.

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