== June 2009 ==
=== June, 2009: Club #427, Juanita Scott Washington ===
Juanita Scott Washington, known to her friends as Nita, was a charter member of the Mississippi NASPA Club #427. She attended the first meeting in November of 1994 and missed very few meetings in the years since, making the one-hour drive from Yazoo City regularly. For the last several years, she served as Club Director.
She moved the club's tournament from Jackson to Yazoo City and attracted a good turnout with her well-known hospitality. Just one among her many loving touches was serving her homemade ice cream to everyone at the tournament each year. She was a fixture at southern tournaments. As a player, you never assumed you had a game won when playing Nita. Everyone in the club has had the experience of Nita's coming from 100 points or more behind to pull out a spectacular win. She was at the SCRABBLE club meetings in May, as usual filling everyone with her smile and enthusiasm for the game.
She passed away in June at the age of 62, after losing a very brief battle with cancer. Club #427 will be naming their annual tournament in her honor.
=== June, 2009: Club #350, Maddy Kamen is 2009 - 2010 champion ===
Gary Moss reports that Maddy Kamen is the 2009 - 2010 Club #350 SCRABBLE Champion. Congratulations, Maddy!