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Your weather for the week, provided by the meteorologists at WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.

WEDNESDAY - 85 / 73 Thunderstorms
THURSDAY - 74 / 65 Partly Cloudy
FRIDAY - 73 / 62 Partly Cloudy
SATURDAY - 78 / 59 Sunny
SUNDAY - 78 / 59 Sunny
MONDAY - 80 / 58 Sunny

The following folks have Big Chick's bar tabs about to expire, so use them or we'll use them for you...

Wednesdays

Scott Hawkins - $12.00
Jason Buskel - $5.00
Phil Forbes - $9.50
Dan Miracle - $1.00
Paul Zehren - $4.50
Randall Ward - $6.00
Frank Tucker - $13.00
Todd Litton - $25.00
Tom Hamilton - $0.25
Gregory Ward - $3.00

Saturdays

Frank Tucker - $5.00
Mira Mendl - $25.00
Marv Leach - $0.75
Dan Collins - $5.50
Paul Zehren - $9.75

Wednesday, July 4 - normal play
Sunday, July 8 - Anniversary Party RSVP deadline
Sunday, July 15 -- Annual ECC Anniversary Party at Sea!

Don't forget we're now accepting your annual $15 membership dues!

Congratulations to the following, um, winner!

Wed June 20 - Dan Miracle with a 55!
Sat June 23 - Dan Miracle with a 53!!

Some reminders about the upcoming ECC Anniversary Party at sea: /p>

1:00pm - Sign up will begin at Navy Pier at the Shoreline Sightseeing Navy Pier dock (click here for map.)
2:00pm - We board the ship, lunch is served
3:00pm - Tournament Play begins
5:00pm - Tournament Play ends, prizes awarded
5:30pm - Annual Membership Meeting and a few other surprises
6:00pm - Boat returns to Navy Pier -- and let the after party begin!

A few other things you'll need to know:
- You MUST have a partner to play in the tournament, and both you and your partner MUST sign in at the same time.

- Because this is tournament play, we must have complete tables, so if you are the last pair to check in, you may not be able to play (no two-handed games on this ship). You can still enjoy the cruise and the hospitality, however.

- A buffet lunch is provided, and when you sign in, both you and your partner will receive four drink tickets, good for a beverage at the beer/wine bar. Additional drink tickets may be purchased from any board member.

- Please RSVP either by adding your name and your partner's name to the RSVP list at Big Chick's or Charlie's, or send an email to euchrechicago@yahoo.com.

- ALL RSVP'S MUST BE IN BY SUNDAY, JULY 8.

- If you want to play but don't have a partner, send an email to the address above and we'll do our best to match you up with someone.

- Sunday director Geoff Dankert is your tournament master for the cruise, so if you have any questions, please seek him out -- or you can also check in with any board member.

"I don't want another '1'!"-Paul Zehren

"I can't undo what genetics already gave you." - Kevin Jackson, saying what we were all thinking.

Dear Hoyle, /p>

A Euchre question for you. It seems like some people get set two or three times per game, but it also seems like they get really high scores. Is the secret to winning a bar tab to get set a lot? - Hate Giving Up Two Points

Dear Hater:

You're close. The secret to winning the bar tab is to get the highest score of the night (duh), and you can't score points if you don't call trump. Yes, it's very likely that you'll get set on occasion (and some people seem to have that occasion more than others), but you have to find the fine line between being overly aggressive -- simply to stop the other team from calling something -- and overly meek -- passing on an iffy hand only to give your opponents a chance to call (and make) a loner. They don't call it "Euchre" for nothing, so take solace in the fact that it's okay to get set. Of course, if your opponents have eight or nine points and you get set, you can take that same solace by sitting in the loser seat.

Next week, your responses to "Hates Seafood."

If you have a question about Euchre strategy, ECC club rules, relationships or just life in general, send an e-mail to resident expert Hoyle at euchrechicago@yahoo.com. We promise all e- mails are anonymous, and the answers may just surprise you.