Evening Lions Bingo ends year with a $750 roar

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — Maureen Rousseau won the Coverall Jackpot of $750 at the Dec. 28, 2018, Evening Lions Bingo Game.

Rousseau and her husband, David, moved to the Village five years ago from Fort Myers, Fla. She is a very talented artist who is in Village Art Club and Brush Strokes, and has been playing bingo for at least three years, a news release said.

Rousseau also celebrated winning second place in the Fun Hat Contest. Along with the money and her other prize, she also got a Coverall T-shirt, which she can wear to get a free drink at the concession stand.

Prior to the start of Bingo session, Nola Abraham and Leanne Cunningham of the Hot Springs Village Quilts of Valor honored Robert Palis with a handmade quilt.

Palis, 97, is a regular at Evening Lions Bingo. He is one of less than 650 World War II submarine veterans still alive. He served on the USS Rock

(SS/SSR/AGSS-274), a Gato class submarine and the USS Icefish USS Icefish (SS-367), a Balao class submarine.

Call club President Jack Wells at 501-984-3175 or membership Chair Ed Smith at 214738-4362, or visit http://hsvelions.org for more information about the club.

Submitted photo WINNER: Lions with $750 jackpot winner Maureen Rousseau, second from right.

Submitted photo HAT WINNERS: Hat contest winners were, from left, Maureen Rousseau, second place; Sandy Miller, first place; and Sandy Weltel, third place.

Submitted photo QUILT OF VALOR: Robert Palis, a World War II submarine veteran and a regular at Evening Bingo, with his Quilt of Valor. Photo courtesy of Leanne Cunningham.