From the Great Falls Tribune:
NASHUA — Former Glasgow and Nashua resident Ida Janet "Jan" (Rowe) Watts, 58, of Seven Springs, N.C., who enjoyed playing bingo, game shows, crossword puzzles, family games, cribbage, fishing and camping, country music and Indian music, died of natural causes April 30 at her home.
Her funeral is 3 p.m. Friday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, with burial in Nashua Cemetery. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include daughters Cindy LaRoche of Glasgow, Sheila Shepard, Jesse Arroyo and Juanita Howell, all of Seven Springs, N.C., Peggy Oliver of Burley, Idaho, and Aleta Kelsey of Bossier City, La.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Favorite games... what's yours???
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From the RikRak Studio:
"board games & fun memories so often go hand-in-hand for me!
memories of playing one of my early faves, the game sorry,
with my grandma in florida , seemingly for hours and hours
each time we visited it.
we both loved that game!
of sleepover 80’s board games over the years with pjs and pops
and chips and payday & life until the wee hours of the night!
of trying to learn all the tricks with my dad and uncle on Friday
nights as a child playing cribbage..."
Full post here.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Win $100 worth of games!!!
From Games For Educators:
"Out of the Box is giving $100 worth of games to whoever posts the best story about using games in education! Their first contest resulted in truly inspirational stories. The new contest deadline is 5/1/2009. What are you waiting for? Go Post!
Do you have a great story about using a game for education? Tell us about it in the forums. The best story (as picked by us on 5/1/2009) will win $100 worth of Out of the Box games! It's that easy. Just go to the "Your Story" category in our forums (which are right here), click "New Thread" and post your story. Not only will you be getting the chance to win $100 worth of great games, but you'll also be sharing your story with thousands of other educators, librarians, and parents."
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Helen Corey Casten: Pegged out...
From Windsor Beacon:
Helen Corey Casten, 89, of Windsor passed away last Sunday at the Windsor Health Care Center, 710 Third Street.
Casten was born July 25, 1919 in Windsor and remained a Windsorite for most of her life.
“She was always busy and loved to learn even in the last day of her life,” said Jane Sattler, Casten’s daughter who now lives in Aurora. “She loved sharing things with people, it’s what made her tick.”
Casten was known to her friends as someone who “bloomed where she was planted” and to her mother as “Merry Sunshine,” as she always had a positive outlook on life.
To the rest of her family and friends, she was a loveable woman who had a passion for others.
“She made sure everyone had a napkin and tableware (at Windsor Health Care Center),” Sattler said with a smile. “If someone needed their food cut up into smaller pieces, she would do it. She just looked out for everyone.” Casten was also notorious for saving newspaper articles to share with friends and family members.
“She loved to send newspaper clippings to people who she thought would like to see them or who were in the newspaper,” Sattler said. “They could be obituaries, wedding announcements, graduation announcements- whatever. She just loved to share them with people.”
Michele Rodman, an activities assistant at Windsor Health Care Center, agreed.
“She was always concerned about other people,” Rodman said. “She was also very outgoing and a very nice lady.”
Looking out for others also included keeping track of all of the visitors, nurses and family members traveling in and out of the health center.
“She was a pretty big micro-manager,” Sattler said with a laugh. “She would sit out front with a book and wait to see who came and went, along with finding out all of the news. It wasn’t a gossipy-thing, she just monitored what was going on and followed every bit of news.”
Beisdes being a big newshound, Casten loved books, magazines and keeping up with what was happening in the world.
“She had a voracious appreciation for knowledge,” Sattler said. “Besides reading the newspaper, the Times and Reader’s Digest she had also read Roosevelt’s 600-page biography, Danielle Steele novels and all of the books on Oprah’s best selling list.”
Dr. Jim Barrington, a minister at First Christian Church of Windsor, 530 Walnut Street, could not agree more.
“She always wanted to share her books,” he said, “especially the one about Walter Cronkite. We would also talk about music during our weekly cribbage games and she knew a lot of Windsor’s history. She was like a walking history book.”
It only made sense that Casten would marvel in the history of Windsor.
Her father, George B. Teller, was the son of a pioneer and prominent Windsor merchant, Harrison Teller, who lived in Windsor years ago and was one of the founders of First Christian Church.
“Her family was a big part of the history of Windsor,” Sattler said. “Now, it’s kind of like the end of an era.”
Besides knowing a great deal of Windsor’s history, Casten also took time to learn a few new tricks of the 21st Century.
“She was just e-mailing me off of a high-speed laptop on Wednesday,” Sattler recalled. “I remember when the VCR first came out she had to have it and she also knew how to use a cell phone, although it was getting a little harder for her to use.”
“She constantly had to be learning something new,” Sattler added, “which made her interesting. It’s also amazing that she was not stuck in the past but always looking to the future.”
Original article
Helen Corey Casten, 89, of Windsor passed away last Sunday at the Windsor Health Care Center, 710 Third Street.
Casten was born July 25, 1919 in Windsor and remained a Windsorite for most of her life.
“She was always busy and loved to learn even in the last day of her life,” said Jane Sattler, Casten’s daughter who now lives in Aurora. “She loved sharing things with people, it’s what made her tick.”
Casten was known to her friends as someone who “bloomed where she was planted” and to her mother as “Merry Sunshine,” as she always had a positive outlook on life.
To the rest of her family and friends, she was a loveable woman who had a passion for others.
“She made sure everyone had a napkin and tableware (at Windsor Health Care Center),” Sattler said with a smile. “If someone needed their food cut up into smaller pieces, she would do it. She just looked out for everyone.” Casten was also notorious for saving newspaper articles to share with friends and family members.
“She loved to send newspaper clippings to people who she thought would like to see them or who were in the newspaper,” Sattler said. “They could be obituaries, wedding announcements, graduation announcements- whatever. She just loved to share them with people.”
Michele Rodman, an activities assistant at Windsor Health Care Center, agreed.
“She was always concerned about other people,” Rodman said. “She was also very outgoing and a very nice lady.”
Looking out for others also included keeping track of all of the visitors, nurses and family members traveling in and out of the health center.
“She was a pretty big micro-manager,” Sattler said with a laugh. “She would sit out front with a book and wait to see who came and went, along with finding out all of the news. It wasn’t a gossipy-thing, she just monitored what was going on and followed every bit of news.”
Beisdes being a big newshound, Casten loved books, magazines and keeping up with what was happening in the world.
“She had a voracious appreciation for knowledge,” Sattler said. “Besides reading the newspaper, the Times and Reader’s Digest she had also read Roosevelt’s 600-page biography, Danielle Steele novels and all of the books on Oprah’s best selling list.”
Dr. Jim Barrington, a minister at First Christian Church of Windsor, 530 Walnut Street, could not agree more.
“She always wanted to share her books,” he said, “especially the one about Walter Cronkite. We would also talk about music during our weekly cribbage games and she knew a lot of Windsor’s history. She was like a walking history book.”
It only made sense that Casten would marvel in the history of Windsor.
Her father, George B. Teller, was the son of a pioneer and prominent Windsor merchant, Harrison Teller, who lived in Windsor years ago and was one of the founders of First Christian Church.
“Her family was a big part of the history of Windsor,” Sattler said. “Now, it’s kind of like the end of an era.”
Besides knowing a great deal of Windsor’s history, Casten also took time to learn a few new tricks of the 21st Century.
“She was just e-mailing me off of a high-speed laptop on Wednesday,” Sattler recalled. “I remember when the VCR first came out she had to have it and she also knew how to use a cell phone, although it was getting a little harder for her to use.”
“She constantly had to be learning something new,” Sattler added, “which made her interesting. It’s also amazing that she was not stuck in the past but always looking to the future.”
Original article
Never bored of cribbage...
From Bristol Press:
"... member of the American Cribbage Congress, she is planning trips this year to Milwaukee, Reno, Grand Rapids and Massachusetts.
“We car pool to those nearby and fly to those farther away,” she explained.
She admitted to taking off a couple of months each year from cribbage because she takes part in the Bristol Boys & Girls Club OM Show. She’ll also stay home when needed as a member of the Bristol Choral Society, which, by the way, is holding a concert this Saturday at Bristol Central, beginning at 7 p.m.
She added that for anyone interested in playing cribbage, there’s a Monday night “grassroots club” at the East Hartford Moose Club and that you can call Phil at (860) 666-8300 to learn more about it. Or, look at www.cribbage.org..."
Full article...
"... member of the American Cribbage Congress, she is planning trips this year to Milwaukee, Reno, Grand Rapids and Massachusetts.
“We car pool to those nearby and fly to those farther away,” she explained.
She admitted to taking off a couple of months each year from cribbage because she takes part in the Bristol Boys & Girls Club OM Show. She’ll also stay home when needed as a member of the Bristol Choral Society, which, by the way, is holding a concert this Saturday at Bristol Central, beginning at 7 p.m.
She added that for anyone interested in playing cribbage, there’s a Monday night “grassroots club” at the East Hartford Moose Club and that you can call Phil at (860) 666-8300 to learn more about it. Or, look at www.cribbage.org..."
Full article...
Monday, May 4, 2009
Harmon, Elizabeth R. (Betty): Pegged out...
From Post Crescent.com:
Elizabeth Harmon passed away from cancer at the age of 89 at her daughter's home in Neenah on Monday, April 27, 2009, and into the arms of her loving Savior. Betty was born on Nov. 18, 1919, to Andrew and Rose (Bauman) Kestly. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, Class of 1937. Betty married Kenneth Harmon on Nov. 26, 1949, and they spent 58 wonderful years together before Ken passed away on March 7, 2008.
Betty is survived by daughters, Lorrie Bennett, Neenah; Denise Pollack, Phoenix, Ariz.; grandson, Stephen Bennett; and granddaughter, Hannah Bennett; brother, Charles Kestly, Manitowoc; sister-in-law, Elaine Kestly, Manitowoc; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Karroll and Annie Harmon, Markesan.
Betty worked for years as a secretary, both in Milwaukee and Glen Ellyn, Ill., before retiring to Markesan, Wis. Her life was devoted to Ken and her family. She was an excellent cook and for years enjoyed making their famous Chinese Easter dinner with Ken. Betty and Ken spent many hours playing cribbage together. Betty had many nieces, nephews and friends whom she loved dearly.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; her son, Stephen; son-in-law, James Bennett; her friend and grandmother to Stephen and Hannah, Marilyn Bennett. Betty was also preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Andrew, George, LeRoy and Jack Kestly; and three sisters, Josephine McGlynn, Lorraine Sullivan and Marie Rathsack.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 4, 2009, at The Vine Christian Fellowship, 3395 W. College Avenue, Appleton, [920-560-5244]. The family will greet relatives and friends from 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 4, 2009, until the time of the memorial service at 11:30 a.m.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Hospice staff at Theda-Care at Home.
Martens-Laemmrich
Funeral Home
Menasha 920-722-8252
Light a candle in
memory of Elizabeth at:
www.martens-laemmrich
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Original article here.
Madison K. Miner: Pegged out...
From Great Falls Tribune:
LEWISTOWN — Madison K. Miner, 84, a Navy veteran and retired state employee, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Lewistown.
Graveside services are 4 p.m. Monday in Lewistown City Cemetery. At his request, cremation has taken place under the direction of Cloyd Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
He is survived by five sons, Steven (Darlene) of Lewistown, Mont., David (Linda) of Franktown, Colo., Gary (Becky) of Olympia, Wash., Rick (Pam) of Selah, Wash., and Mark (Kim) of Spokane, Wash.; six daughters, Marilyn Miner of Lewistown, Barbara (Gary) Alexander of Junction City, Kan., Gail (Rick) Pierzina of Bozeman, Mont., Sharon Andersen of Dillon, Mont., Sherri (Rick) Feller of Ephrata, Wash., and Donna (Terry) Econom of Winifred, Mont.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Madison was born Feb. 26, 1925, in Lewistown, the son of Jordan J. and Effie D. (Welch) Miner. He received his schooling in Lewistown, graduating from Fergus County High School in 1942.
He entered the U.S. Navy in 1943, serving until 1945, during World War II.
On Dec. 22, 1944, he was united in marriage to Mary Delores Pfenning in Long Beach, Calif., and they returned to Montana, where he began working for the state of Montana Highway Department in 1946.
His wife Mary preceded him in death in 1968. He continued living in Lewistown and working for the state of Montana. On Feb. 25, 1970, he was united in marriage to Patricia Finn in Stanford, Mont. He retired from the Montana Department of Highways in 1983. Pat preceded him in death in 2000.
Madison enjoyed visiting with family and friends, playing cribbage, hunting and fishing.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the Fergus Post No. 16 of the American Legion.
In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, three sisters and one granddaughter.
Friends are asked to make memorials to Hospice of Central Montana or the Winifred Endowment, c/o the Central Montana Foundation, and they may be left at the Cloyd Funeral Home.
Condolences may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com and/orwww.gftribune.com/obituaries.
Original article here.
LEWISTOWN — Madison K. Miner, 84, a Navy veteran and retired state employee, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Lewistown.
Graveside services are 4 p.m. Monday in Lewistown City Cemetery. At his request, cremation has taken place under the direction of Cloyd Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
He is survived by five sons, Steven (Darlene) of Lewistown, Mont., David (Linda) of Franktown, Colo., Gary (Becky) of Olympia, Wash., Rick (Pam) of Selah, Wash., and Mark (Kim) of Spokane, Wash.; six daughters, Marilyn Miner of Lewistown, Barbara (Gary) Alexander of Junction City, Kan., Gail (Rick) Pierzina of Bozeman, Mont., Sharon Andersen of Dillon, Mont., Sherri (Rick) Feller of Ephrata, Wash., and Donna (Terry) Econom of Winifred, Mont.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Madison was born Feb. 26, 1925, in Lewistown, the son of Jordan J. and Effie D. (Welch) Miner. He received his schooling in Lewistown, graduating from Fergus County High School in 1942.
He entered the U.S. Navy in 1943, serving until 1945, during World War II.
On Dec. 22, 1944, he was united in marriage to Mary Delores Pfenning in Long Beach, Calif., and they returned to Montana, where he began working for the state of Montana Highway Department in 1946.
His wife Mary preceded him in death in 1968. He continued living in Lewistown and working for the state of Montana. On Feb. 25, 1970, he was united in marriage to Patricia Finn in Stanford, Mont. He retired from the Montana Department of Highways in 1983. Pat preceded him in death in 2000.
Madison enjoyed visiting with family and friends, playing cribbage, hunting and fishing.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the Fergus Post No. 16 of the American Legion.
In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, three sisters and one granddaughter.
Friends are asked to make memorials to Hospice of Central Montana or the Winifred Endowment, c/o the Central Montana Foundation, and they may be left at the Cloyd Funeral Home.
Condolences may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com and/orwww.gftribune.com/obituaries.
Original article here.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
60 countries and counting and counting...
We have now invaded about 1/3 of the known world... well, that is roughly speaking of course. Yup, we hit the 60 mark. Have a drink of rum and set up the pegs... I'm in for a round.
Cheers!
Joe
Cheers!
Joe
Thursday, April 30, 2009
I heart cribbage with strangers...
From I Heart Strangers:
"...so, kelsey and katie were on their way to drink some coffee and play some cribbage. i'm pretty sure i've never played cribbage, but i was right in my guess that it's the game with the peg board. that's all i know, though... well that and katie said they were "old ladies" because they were playing it. but i think people of any age should feel comfortable playing cribbage..."
Full post here...
"...so, kelsey and katie were on their way to drink some coffee and play some cribbage. i'm pretty sure i've never played cribbage, but i was right in my guess that it's the game with the peg board. that's all i know, though... well that and katie said they were "old ladies" because they were playing it. but i think people of any age should feel comfortable playing cribbage..."
Full post here...
Tric-trac and other board game studies...
From Articles About Everything:
"...We’re not sure when or where Tric-Trac originated. The object is not to bear pieces off the board, but to make points, which are scored with cribbage-like holes on the side of the board. Pieces not removed from the board. Points are scored if you “could” land on certain points with your dice throws, though you don’t actually land on them, you just note them and score - these are conventions of gentility. Your opponent can score any points you forget to mark, like cut-throat cribbage..."
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"...We’re not sure when or where Tric-Trac originated. The object is not to bear pieces off the board, but to make points, which are scored with cribbage-like holes on the side of the board. Pieces not removed from the board. Points are scored if you “could” land on certain points with your dice throws, though you don’t actually land on them, you just note them and score - these are conventions of gentility. Your opponent can score any points you forget to mark, like cut-throat cribbage..."
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Old man's game...
From citizen.com:
"...Cribbage is an old man's game I'm told. But for me, it is ever linked with my father and his father and my childhood. They would deal the cards, then play, count off points with little pegs that marched forward on the two tracks of the wooden cribbage board, and calling out, "Fifteen two, fifteen four, and a pair is six." The game would go on for at least an hour. One day, I hoped, my dad would teach me the secrets of the inexplicable "Fifteen two, fifteen four, and a pair is six." And when I was 13, he did, beginning a tradition we would play out for years, until his death. Through the fifteens, we would move the little pegs around the cribbage board as we'd peg out the small details our lives, keeping the lines of communication open between us..."
Full story...
"...Cribbage is an old man's game I'm told. But for me, it is ever linked with my father and his father and my childhood. They would deal the cards, then play, count off points with little pegs that marched forward on the two tracks of the wooden cribbage board, and calling out, "Fifteen two, fifteen four, and a pair is six." The game would go on for at least an hour. One day, I hoped, my dad would teach me the secrets of the inexplicable "Fifteen two, fifteen four, and a pair is six." And when I was 13, he did, beginning a tradition we would play out for years, until his death. Through the fifteens, we would move the little pegs around the cribbage board as we'd peg out the small details our lives, keeping the lines of communication open between us..."
Full story...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Birdhouses and cribbage boards...
From Knox News:
"...One of Brown's most elaborate creations was an adapted cribbage board for a woman who is blind. The finished product looked like a small writing table with drop-down leaves. With the leaves fully extended, the tabletop measured 42 inches long and served as the cribbage board. Brown drilled holes in the tabletop and made 6-inch crib pegs so the woman could play the game easily.
"That cribbage board was a work of art," says Symington, who reports that the recipient was thrilled to receive it..."
Full story here.
Desperate cribbage players... and housewives...
From MSNBC:
"The game changes...
Dave seems legitimately upset, all unkempt and unshaven. But is it because of Edie's death or because he didn't get to kill Katherine? Mike sends Susan to look in on him, and she ends up telling him she was the real driver the night his first wife (and child) died. He tells her that everything that ever mattered to him is gone. Then she sees a gun, which makes her think he's going to kill himself. So she offers to play cribbage (her idea of a cure for the blues), then she steals his gun, knives, and pills before leaving him alone. He finally opens up, and admits he's blaming himself for Edie's death. To convince him it's not his fault, she tells him about the accident: She was the driver! And Dave has a new target for his vengeance. So, the first 19 episodes of the season have been for nothing, and now we'll get to the good stuff, right? Finally? If, by "good stuff," we mean Dave going after MJ (who apparently wasn't a target when Mike was the killer)."
Original article here.
"The game changes...
Dave seems legitimately upset, all unkempt and unshaven. But is it because of Edie's death or because he didn't get to kill Katherine? Mike sends Susan to look in on him, and she ends up telling him she was the real driver the night his first wife (and child) died. He tells her that everything that ever mattered to him is gone. Then she sees a gun, which makes her think he's going to kill himself. So she offers to play cribbage (her idea of a cure for the blues), then she steals his gun, knives, and pills before leaving him alone. He finally opens up, and admits he's blaming himself for Edie's death. To convince him it's not his fault, she tells him about the accident: She was the driver! And Dave has a new target for his vengeance. So, the first 19 episodes of the season have been for nothing, and now we'll get to the good stuff, right? Finally? If, by "good stuff," we mean Dave going after MJ (who apparently wasn't a target when Mike was the killer)."
Original article here.
Mr. Cribbage...
From The Tribune:
"CRIB PLAYERS HONOURED
WELLAND -- Fonthill Legion's Steve Danku was honoured as this year's Mr. Cribbage as the Niagara District Men's Cribbage League wrapped up its season by handing out awards.
Fonthill Legion won the league championship, while Little Nashville finished in second place and won the A Division playoffs. Welland Legion captured the B Division playoff.
Doubles winners were Gerry Ogilvie and Larry Reddy of Boat House with Valley Way Legion's Dave Somerville the singles winner."
Original article here.
"CRIB PLAYERS HONOURED
WELLAND -- Fonthill Legion's Steve Danku was honoured as this year's Mr. Cribbage as the Niagara District Men's Cribbage League wrapped up its season by handing out awards.
Fonthill Legion won the league championship, while Little Nashville finished in second place and won the A Division playoffs. Welland Legion captured the B Division playoff.
Doubles winners were Gerry Ogilvie and Larry Reddy of Boat House with Valley Way Legion's Dave Somerville the singles winner."
Original article here.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Desmoines students learn cribbage...
From the Desmoines Register:
"Strategy, not luck, is the name of the game during cribbage play at Cowles Montessori School on Tuesday afternoons.
Cowles teacher Heather Anderson organized the Cribbage Club for third- through sixth-grade students and taught them how to play.
"I selected cribbage because it is a game I have played since I was a small child," she said. "My grandmother taught me how to play and I have always enjoyed playing with my family. I was amazed at how quickly the kids picked up this game. The kids really love playing this game and they are using higher thinking skills as well as math skills each hand they play.""
Full article here.
"Strategy, not luck, is the name of the game during cribbage play at Cowles Montessori School on Tuesday afternoons.
Cowles teacher Heather Anderson organized the Cribbage Club for third- through sixth-grade students and taught them how to play.
"I selected cribbage because it is a game I have played since I was a small child," she said. "My grandmother taught me how to play and I have always enjoyed playing with my family. I was amazed at how quickly the kids picked up this game. The kids really love playing this game and they are using higher thinking skills as well as math skills each hand they play.""
Full article here.
Friday, April 17, 2009
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