C.O.C.A. Times

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In this Issue:
Greetings to everyone! Many pointed . Our plans include light
thanks to Alex Warschaw and John refreshments and more fun at the
Carini, our past President and V.P., meetings. Stop at the COCA booth
for the great job. I know you will on Friday or talk to Jackie at her
both be there when your new board booth for more details.
needs some help. Dan Davids will
In order to make COCA a stron-
continue as Treasurer, a tough and ger group we need your input! I
time consuming job. Thanks Dan. hope you will take some time to
Jackie Durham V.P. along with fill out the survey in this issue.
Kirk and Susan Beard as co-secre- Please note that there is a place to
tary round out your new executive enter your name if you would like
to serve on a committee or have
board.
Your board has been busy ex- special skills that could help the
amining our club's strengths and club. This is your club, your time
weaknesses since taking office in and your money at work for you.
January. We have all witnessed a If you choose to become an "active
variety of factors including ris- member" I guarantee that you will
ing costs, E-bay and the web, busy meet more coin-op people, have
schedules and much more that have more fun, and find more stuff! In
contributed to the perception of val- the short period of time that I have
ue, people put on COCA member- been an "active member" of COCA
ship. Like everything else COCA I have become friends with many
is not immune to change. We are wonderful people from across the
in the process of developing a plan country. This has also led to the
that we hope will not only make our acquisition of some machines that
club stronger, but also prepare us to I would not have known about oth-
erwise. There are some truly great
carry COCA into the future.
BE PREPARED! There will be people in COCA and you need to
exciting changes ahead beginning spend some time with them.
with the next meeting in April at the
I am also aware that there are
Hilton. If you have not been attend- some members who for various rea-
ing our meetings I strongly urge sons only have contact with COCA
you to give this one a try. Jackie through The COCA Times. We
Durham has been working hard to must find new avenues to enhance
kick things up a notch and has as- their perception of COCA member-
sured me that you won't be disap- ship value. When our website final-
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DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE:
MAY I 2, 2006
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• Caille's Weight Teller Scale
by Jim and Merlyn Collings ...... 5
• Disasters of Katrina (cover)
by Alex Warschaw .................... . 6
• A Cricket for Little Jimminy
by John Peterson ....................... 8
• Who Wants a Berger?
by Robert Smith ....................... 12
• November Chicagoland
by Jack Kelly ......... .... ...... ..... ... 20
• Ro-Bo Vender
by Ken Rounds ..... ... ............. ... 22
• Tales of the Hunt
by Jack Freund ..................... ... 24
• Before Casinos, there was Caille
by Marshall Fey ............ .. ..... ... 26
• The Import. of COCA Conventions
by Bill Howard ............ ......... ... 29
• Free Play Bell Ringer Vendors
by Ken Rounds ...... .... ........... ... 30
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