Willow Glen Holiday Lights 2019

Dec 21, 2019 (Sat)

BAOC

Willow Glen Neighborhood San Jose, CA

Directors: Jitka Hiscox (857.361.8984) , Nancy Lindeman (650.302.4835)
Course Setters: Brad Wetmore , Jitka Hiscox , Steve Harrison

Type C: Low-key local. Offers a subset of courses of the regular local event

60- or 90-minute Light-O (Score-O) course and potluck social

Event Write-Up

By Jitka Hiscox

For our 11th Annual Holiday Lights event, we had 16 teams in the 60-minute division, and 35 teams in the 90-minute division. In comparison to last year's event, this represented a small shift in teams from the 90-minute category to the 60-minute category. We estimated about 150 people were out on the course. It was a bit hard to tell, because Brad and I switched up our roles this year, but it seemed like there were more attendees than last year.

Peter Graube had a good crowd again this year to listen to this year's presentation on climate change.

And the potluck dishes were delicious!

Heartfelt congratulations to Marie-Josée Parayre for being selected for the 2019 BAOC Service Award. Nominations for the award were submitted by club members, and the recipient was selected by the previous recipients. Thank you Marie-Josée for your continuing service to the club!

Thanks for making the 2019 Willow Glen Holiday Lights event possible go to:

  • Nancy Lindeman and Brad Wetmore for their wonderful mentorship and support during my first time in the role of an Event Director.
  • Brad Wetmore and Stephen Harrison, course setters, for all their hard work on this event.
  • Steve Haas for handling registration, and the presentation of the BAOC Service Award.
  • Bob Cooley for printing the maps.
  • Chuck Spalding for help with the website.
  • Marina Keating for handling the insurance.
  • Sharon Evans for handling reimbursements.
  • Stephen Harrison, Bob Wedig, and Christine and Graham Brew for help with results/finishes.
  • Peter Graube for bringing in all the science equipment and giving the annual science presentation.
  • Jeff from the San Jose Unified School District who came to our rescue to open the room after a scheduling lapse left us stranded outside at 5 PM, and to Norberto, the custodian, who came back after he had been working at the school all day to clean up after the event.

Huge thanks to all the people who helped set up the room​—​the tables, registration, and potluck​—​and then helped clean up after the event.

And everyone for coming out and participating in the event and the end-of-the-year potluck. I really can't think of a better way to start the holidays.

All the results are below. Our apologies if we misspelled your name (it was difficult reading some handwriting of names). If we have your name wrong (or you think you're one of the two people who didn't put their name on their score sheet), let us know, and we'll correct your listing in the results.

Happy Holidays!


Results

60-Minute Class  
                                                 Control Points   Elapsed   Time    Total 
   Pl  Name(s)                                   Correct/Penalty   Time    Penalty  Points  Errors
    1  Johanna & Tapio Karras                      280      0      60:53     10      270     
    2  Oystein Cerovlen                            280      0      62:40     30      250
    3  Rosie Stutsman, Thomas Chapman              240      0      58:40      0      240
    4  John Crowther, Amy Winston                  230      0      60:15     10      220
    5  Bob & John Wedig                            210     30      55:35      0      180    15
    6  Kai Douglas, Alec Maloney                   180      0      58:07      0      180
    7  Gavin Wyatt-Mair                            230     60      60:00      0      170    10, 15
    8  Julia Doubson, Clarie Duffie                170      0      60:24     10      160
    9  Vladimir Gusiatnikov,
         Beatrice Schreibstein                     130      0      59:19      0      130
   10  Staats Family                               130      0      59:40      0      130
   11  Ingeborg & Magnhild Seim Grovlen            150      0      61:02     20      130
   12  Mark Schweper                               170      0      63:30     40      130
   13  Masha & Fyodor Konkov                       120      0      62:20     30       90
   14  Shirley Pierce, Kathy Wiegant, &
         Trudi Harger                               70      0      60:36     10       60
   15  Brayden Moore, Alessio Durby, &
         Avaneesh Patil                             70      0      62:10     30       40
   16  Ryan Grabe                                   60      0      62:04     30       30
90-Minute Class  
                                                 Control Points   Elapsed   Time    Total 
   Pl  Name(s)                                   Correct/Penalty   Time    Penalty  Points  Errors
    1  Jason Reed                                  490      0      89:40      0      490     
    2  Dennis Wilkinson                            460      0      90:05     10      450
    3  Jason Lee                                   410      0      89:15      0      410
    4  Eric Rosenzweig                             400      0      90:00      0      400
    5  Daniel Šebo                                 440     30      92:25     30      380    7
    6  Erika Reed                                  350      0      87:53      0      350
    7  Christine & Graham Brew                     340      0      89:35      0      340
    8  David Harrison                              330      0      88:19      0      330
    9  The Rodmonte                                270      0      88:55      0      270
   10  Ally, Patrick, Bob, Molly                   240      0      87:50      0      240
   11  Sara Tomas                                  260      0      91:10     20      240
   12  Irena Stefanova, Stefanie & Evi             230      0      86:45      0      230
   13  Willow Glen Rams                            290     60      88:42      0      230    41, 48
   14  VIN                                         210      0      86:22      0      210
   15  Paul & Diana                                250     30      90:11     10      210    15
   16  Penny, Rebecca, & Andy Ritger               200      0      88:07      0      200
   17  Ken Rydeen                                  190      0      87:20      0      190
   18  Mike Solo & the Ramble of Doom              220     30      88:10      0      190    15
   19  Michele, Mathew, Be & Dan Conway,
         Dhruti Bhagat                             180      0      85:21      0      180
   20  Beatenpia                                   210     30      87:30      0      180    15
   21  No name?                                    230     30      91:04     20      180    8
   22  Kyle, Katie, & Olivia                       160      0      87:46      0      160
   23  Eurovans                                    150      0      75:20      0      150
   24  Nick Corsano, Esther Heller                 150      0      83:40      0      150
   25  Tom Theis                                   150      0      85:32      0      150
   26  Steve, Laura, Mimi, Chris, Katherine, Rea   150      0      88:45      0      150
   27  Clan Ryan                                   190      0      93:10     40      150
   28  Pandas: Sarit, Ittai, Allon, Miles & Ana    110      0      70:37      0      110
   29  Marcin & James Walkiewicz,
         Elise Estanislav                          110      0      70:50      0      110
   30  Jeff Lanam                                  140     30      89:43      0      110    50
   31  Scott Burke & Team                          120      0      90:36     10      110
   32  Rachelle Romander                           110      0      90:16     10      100
   33  No name?                                    270     30     109:30    200       40    15
   34  Patricia Kalb                                30      0      62:50      0       30
   35  Andrew, Manuel, Bella, AJ, Doser            100      0     103:20    140        0
DNF = Did not finish (one or more controls missed)
DNS = Did not start
DSQ = Disqualified
MSP = Mispunched (one or more incorrect controls)
OVT = Overtime
Updated: Mar 9, 2026, 9:51 PM PDT Edit