canasta
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At Camp Lokanda in New York’s Catskill Mountains, professional canasta instructor Lisa Youngelson, also the camp’s activities director, taught the card game to the female counselors in training, a group of rising high-school seniors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“She doesn’t know us,” said Digna Orozco, who sells pambazos and tacos de canasta on a dirt patch near semi-trailer truck lots in Fontana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Nursing a canasta defeat nearby, Jacque Deuser, 67, said the way Mr. Biden sometimes walked reminded her of her late husband, who had dementia.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
“Coates had those steely blue eyes, and after the canasta comeback, he threw the cards out the window. He was kind of an out-of-control guy.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
The canasta group meets daily to make party favors and help with the invitations.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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