Ernies Black Meadow Stories

If you enjoy Bingo on Monday nights, you owe gratitude to Reta Psikla. Years ago, she spent many hours putting the number of each card into the computer system. “Once I got into a rhythm, it went quickly,” she said recently. You can see these old, primitive bingo cards on the shelf under the curtain opposite the pool table — little red cellophane windows you push open or closed. If you remember those days, leave a comment for others to see!

Reta was also one of the artists who painted the bricks in the Bingo Hall. This was a DooBees fundraising project to raise money for repairs and equipment for the DooBees Center and the Bingo Hall. Snowbirds paid about $50, and told various artists what they wanted on their brick. It has become a de facto record of many Snowbirds who are no longer coming to camp.