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54 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | APRIL 2021 | Sun Lakers at Canyon Lanes We are in the month of March and things are starting to look a little better in the world. Reports say that by fall things should be almost back to normal. Don't expect to lose that mask just yet. The mask may be the new normal. At the alleys the competition is very strong. Everyone is trying to catch team Just Lucky which is now six games ahead of the second place Motion to Strike. These are the top three teams. In first place is Just Lucky with Gail Stormes, Marlene Gartman, Larry Stormes, and Andy Toro Sr. Second place is Motion to Strike with Lakana Burkett, Joan Allen, Jim McGowan, and Frank Burkett. Third place is Waters World with Rick Waters, Kathy Duerr, John Noonan, and Tom Keheley. Season High Scores for the men: Andy Toro with a Scratch Series of 815, Rick Vieville with a Scratch Game of 300, Larry Stormes with a Handicap Series of 783 and Jim McGowan with a Handicap Game of 307. Season High Scores for the women are: Gail Stormes with a Scratch Series of 559, Connie Matty with a Scratch Game of 204, Bette Jo Page with a Handicap Series of 731 and Jerry Schneider with a Handicap Game of 283. Thought of the day: Do bowlers ever have time to spare? There is no activity while the facilities are closed, but when they reopen… Do you enjoy playing the billiard game of 8 Ball? If you do, come join us. All Sun Lakes residents are welcome to practice with us Mondays through Saturdays. We normally draw for partners at noon, then play to around 2 pm. There is no cost to join our group. However, if you elect to join a team, there is a $15 competition fee per three-month season. Eight teams compete every Thursday; four at 9 am and the other four at 1 pm in our Main Clubhouse Billiards Room. For a fun afternoon of friendly competition, come watch us play. For more information, please contact Tom Hyatt at (909) 908-7533 or email THYATTREALTY@ gmail.com. Blindfolded Billiards was recently approved as a new club by the Board. We are excited to get together with our friends and neighbors and share this amazing sport. It's pretty straightforward. We play billiards blindfolded. Listening to where the balls go, from the initial break to each subsequent shot, by ourselves and our opponents, is an important skill to mastering this fun game. We also allow players to have an assistant "flavor" the balls after the break. What's that? Well, say you are playing solids. Your assistant can sprinkle one of the three pre- approved, professionally-sanctioned essential oils on the solids so those balls smell like either lavender, pickle juice, or a field of cows - all very strong, distinctive scents. When it's your turn, you are allowed 45 seconds to sniff the table to determine what your next shot will be. You say you don't have a blindfold? Ha! Yes you do - you can use your face mask if you've been vaccinated. Waste not, want not! So join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 5 pm in the Billiards Room. We look forward to "seeing" you there! Blindfolded Billiards