GOSHEN, IN

Rumours about Mrs. Yoder spread like wildfire after she was seen playing Scrabble with Mr. Shenk at 6:15 and had moved on to challenge Mr. Zehr by a little after 8:00.

“She’s a two-men-a-night Mennonite,” said her friend Doris. “I never thought I’d see the day, but here we are. It’s really sad.”

Mrs. Yoder quickly disposed of Mr. Shenk with a triple-word score and Mr. Zehr was waiting in the wings to challenge Mrs. Yoder to a match.

“I had to look away. It’s embarrassing,” said Doris. “She was never like this when we were younger, but now she plays Scrabble with all comers it seems. ”

Mrs. Yoder says since her Jakob died, she’s been looking for a decent Scrabble partner, and is just playing the field to see what’s out there.

“I know people around here are prudish about thi

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