TLW 111 - Nomads Results

The 090 Club has another member-
Mollie Moran
We send congratulations to Mollie Moran on her 90 th
birthday in September and welcome her to the elite 090
Club.
After being treasurer of the Bournemouth Scrabble Club
for well over 10 years, this year Mollie ‘retired’ from this
appointment and took the less frequently demanding one
of vice chairman. She had always attended the club
afternoon on Saturdays but found that one session of
Scrabble per week offered too little challenge, so she
started her own ‘Monday Club’ a few years ago, which she runs at home. This is partly so
she does not have to travel and partly so that she can be with her beloved black poodle,
‘Bobby’.
Mollie has owned a succession of black poodles, and attributes her long life and good
health to walking her dogs regularly, and has covered vast distances over the years. She
says that the other contributing factors were working hard all her life and keeping her
brain active with Scrabble. In the Bournemouth Club Mollie has been in involved in the
organisation and success of various Christmas functions and other events. Across the
Scrabble board she is a force to be reckoned with. In a game on her 90 th birthday she
played her trump card and went out with DINGIES for 77 to win the game.
She is shown here cutting her special birthday cake. On the day she received a superb floral
arrangement and an enormous lily from the members of the Bournemouth Scrabble Club.
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June Clark k R.I.P.
Romford Scrabble Club lost a well-loved and respected member
when June Clark lost her long and courageous battle against cancer
on 21 September.
June was a popular player on the tournament scene and together
with her son Garry attended as many events as possible.They
regularly featured in the NSCT competition when, joining forces
with Nick Jenkins, they entered as GAJUNI and managed to qualify
a few times.
June fought to the bitter end, driving herself to the weekly club evenings until she was
unable to cope. She belonged to that rare breed of player - always magnanimous in defeat.
She participated in the club’s many holidays abroad and could be relied upon to add to the
hilarity of these occasions.
She will be greatly missed and RSC would like to pay tribute to this lovely and gentle lady
and send condolences to her grieving son. May she rest in peace
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The BIG Picture
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It’s round 11 of this years BMSC and Norah Thompson and Lorna Llewellyn prepare to do battle. With both players being
members of our famous 090 club this game surely set an aggregate age record for a rated Scrabble game.