Harry "Bud" Eckert Passed Away
Saturday July 21,
2012
"
Bud" was a member of the Bristol Borough American Dart League for over
50 years. He also was a member of the Bux-Mont Dart League. He placed 3rd in
the 2010 "D" division at the A.B.D.A. National Championship Tournament in Emmaus
with "Bud's
Studs". He was an avid race fan and helped his son build
and manage his race team. Harry was also a proud Marine who served in
Korea.
First Time Champs (1981) With
Pescek's Cafe (Bethlehem, PA) - Second Time Champs (1983) With Ronnie's Supply
(Ashland, PA)
Charles Sivak, 66, of Allentown, died Saturday,
May 5, at the home of his son. He was the son of the late John and Roberta
(Snyder) Sivak. Charles is a Veteran of the United States Army, where he
was awarded as a Marksman. Charles retired from Ironworkers Local #36 of
Easton. In his free time he loved playing darts and was the state champion
in the 1980s.
More Sad News - Barb Shelly Passes Away June
3, 2010
Barbara B. Shelly
Barbara B. Shelly, 68, of Perkiomenville, passed away in Grand
View Hospital, West Rockhill Twp. after fighting a short, courageous battle
with pancreatic cancer that ended on Thursday, June 3, 2010. She and her
beloved husband Thomas F. Shelly would have celebrated their 38th wedding
anniversary on June 17. Born in Royersford, she was a daughter of the late
Charles H. and Myrtle (Bossert) Fluke. For 31 years Mrs. Shelly and her husband
owned and operated the Naceville Hotel in Sellersville. She was a member
of Trinity United Church of Christ, Telford. She was actively involved in
a book club, enjoyed cooking and shopping; but her greatest enjoyment in
life was spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and her
many friends and extended family. In addition to her husband, she is survived
by two daughters, Kathleen Hershey and her husband Steve of Perkiomenville,
Vicki Fox and her husband Kelly of Sellersville, two sons: Andrew Shelly
and his wife Theresa of Pennsburg, Steven Shelly and his wife Nicole of Coopersburg,
seven grandchildren: Sarah Nickels and her husband Chris, Jesse Hershey and
his wife Christina, Ella Fox, Jeremiah Hershey, Vera Fox, Luke Shelly, and
Levi Shelly, one great grandson, William Nickels, a sister, Darlene Christman
and her husband Gordon of Lapuni, ID, two brothers: Gerald B. Fluke and his
wife Joan of Trexlertown, David Brian Fluke and his wife Dolores of Barto.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Judith Humber, and a brother, James
Fluke. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 11 AM
in the Trinity United Church of Christ, 101 S. Main St., Telford. Family
will receive friends from 9-11 AM prior to the service. Interment will be
private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made in her memory to Spring Mount Mennonite Church, 25 Church Road,
Schwenksville, PA 19473. Arrangements are by the Sadler-Suess Funeral Home,
Telford.
Tom and Barb owned and operated the Naceville
Hotel in Sellersville for 31 of the nearly 60 consecutive years that Naceville
Hotel has sponsored a team in the Bux-Mont Dart League.
Stanley "Slug" Paul Makarczyk Jr.,
65, of West Main Street, Glen Lyon, passed away early Saturday morning at
Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Stanley
was born in Dunn, N.C., on December 30, 1944. He was the son of the late
Stanley Paul and Edith (Kelly) Makarczyk Sr. He graduated from Newport Township
High School, Class of 1962. Stanley was employed as a corrections officer
for S.C.I. Waymart for 20 years. He retired as a captain in 2005. He also
owned and operated Poured Rite Concrete Foundations and T's N Things in Glen
Lyon. Stanley was an accomplished dart shooter. He traveled to numerous tournaments
and won many awards for his skill. He was inducted into the PA State Dart
Tournament Wall of Fame and was a member of the American Baseball Dart Association.
He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle and was an avid Dallas Cowboys and
Yankees fan. He enjoyed watching movies staring John Wayne. Stanley will
be missed by his friends down at Penn Mart in Sheatown, with whom he had
coffee on a daily basis. Stanley enjoyed golfing and was also a member of
the Italian American Club in Glen Lyon. Preceding him in death were his son,
Kenneth Makarczyk; sister, Janet Patton; brother, Dennis Makarczyk; and nephew,
Brian Patton. Surviving are his wife, the former Susan Sweeney, at home;
daughters, Janine Floryshak and her husband John, Glen Lyon; Michelle Lynn
and her fiancée, Sam Atkinson, Mountain Top; sons, Stanley P Makarczyk
III and his wife, Diane, Morganville, N.J.; Jeffrey Lynn, Glen Lyon; grandchildren,
Anna and Sara Makarczyk and Harley Langford; numerous nieces and nephews;
and his loving pet, Scruffles, also survive. Funeral services for Stanley
will be held on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. from the George A. Strish Inc. Funeral
Home, 211 West Main Street, Glen Lyon, with a Mass of Christian Burial at
noon in Corpus Christi Parish/St. Adalbert's Church, Market Street, Glen
Lyon, with the Rev. Joseph Kutch officiating. Interment will be held in St.
John the Baptist Cemetery, Glen Lyon. Family and friends may call today from
4 to 8 p.m.
In Order To Keep Double Elimination Tournaments
Moving Along In A Timely Manner:
Should American Dart Tournaments Change The
Loser's Bracket Matches To 1 Game Only AFTER One Complete Round Of Loser's
Bracket Matches
(Best Of 3 Games) Have Been Completed? This Applies To One Day Tournaments & Final
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Jim Newman Gets
A "61" Game In The Bethlehem City Dart
League 4/07/10
Way To Go Newman!
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Barry
Follweiler Gets A "62" Game In
The Bethlehem City Dart League 3/10/10
Great
Shooting Barry!
______________________________
Darin "Big
Daddy" Young Gets
A "62" Game 1/21/10
In North Side Dart League
(Score Sheet Image Soon!)
Great Shooting Darin!
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Johnny
K Gets A "60" Game 11/12/09
Very Soon After His
Return To American Darts
In North Side Dart League
NICE TEAM GAME!!!
Way To Go Johnny!
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Darin
Young Also Gets
A "60" Game In North Side League 12/03/09
Great Shooting Darin!
______________________________
Jay Finn Hits A "60" Game
At Crossroads 10/27/09
In "Mountain
Top Traveling
Dart League" Mountain Top, PA!
Great Shooting Jay!
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Mark Smith Whacks
A "62" Game 10/09/09
In "Jamesburg
Elks Men's Dart League" Jamesburg, NJ!
Great Shooting Mark!
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Charlie Kline Bangs
A "60" Game
In "Wheels Summer
Dart League 2009" Mountain Top, PA!
Great Shooting Charlie!
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The Johnsons
Both Shoot A "61" Game At Tower's
Tim & Ken "Buddy"
Johnson
Great Shooting Tim &
Ken!
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Todd Bixler Shoots A "62" Game
In
Twin Valley Mountain Dart League!
(Two 9's & Four
8's In The Same Game)
This game was shot at the Valley View
Gun Club against the first place team Joliett Fire Company on November
5, 2008. Todd had a 53 going after the
eighth inning and shot a nine bagger in the last inning to reach the "62" game!
Great Shooting Todd!
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Darin Young Shoots "169" Triple
On Thursday Oct.
16th 2008 At Capone's!
DARIN "BIG DADDY" YOUNG "61",51,57
- FOR A "169" SERIES
Great Shooting Darin!
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Darin Young Wins North American Darts
Championship!
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