Monday Announcements – News Blasts

March 13, 2023

Good Morning, how nice to see everyone on this lovely sunny, warm day!

Do we have any guests today?

I called and talked to Annette yesterday, and she saw her Oncologist,

Surgeon and Liver Doctor last week. At this time, she does not have to

do chemo or radiation treatments. She is on a ton of medication to

guard against infection, and now has all staples. Her Oncologist

recommended she sign up for a Research program at the U of A Cancer

Center. This involves blood work, and her DNA to make sure there is no

other cancer in her body anywhere else. So, she will sign up for that

program.

So far Annette has lost 27 pounds and so she is now drinking

3 Ensures a day to add more protein to her diet. She wants to thanks

everyone for thinking of her, sending cards and calling, she sends her

love to you all. So please continue to keep Annette Moyle in your

prayers and thoughts.

Do we know of any putters who are injured or sick?

Kim, do you have anything?

Marilyn, do you have any cards to pass out?

I need to do just a couple of housekeeping reminders:

Please double check your winnings account at HOA2, as some may have

carried over from last year if you did not spend them all.

Do not respond to the Newsblasts, as I do not check them after I send

one until the next time I need to send one. If you have a question email

me at the address on the back of your calendar.

If you would like the opportunity to volunteer for an office next year,

please let someone on the board know you are interested. Sandy is

looking for someone with technology experience to help her right now.

We have had a problem with people picking up lunches for someone else

at the Luncheons. When you check in, please let them know if you are

picking up a lunch for someone. Thanks so much.

Just a reminder that starting in April our time for putting changes to

8:30.

Today is our March luncheon. The menu is cranberry and chicken

sandwich on a croissant w/ lettuce, Havarti cheese and potato chips,

cocktail is leprechaun surprise; desert is delicious and that is no blarney!

The doors open at 11:30 and lunch is at 12:00.

Here are the winners from February 27th.

Wow, what a week of putting.  One team had a total 15 Holes in One!!

Regular Putters       59   

Number of Guests     2

Total Holes in One     103 with one being a guest

4 holes in one   –           4        Barb Turner, Jean Kraus, Maria Miller, Pat Wells

5 holes in on    –            5        Carol Ferry, Kay Tomaszek, Loretta Edgerton, Paula Fulton, Raye Cobb

Money Hole #8              3        Kay Tomaszek, Paula Fulton, Carla Dewolf

Low Gross-                  32        Paula Fulton

Next Low Gross-          33        Pat Wells

25 ladies scored between 35 and 39. I am not going to read all their names, but it will be posted on the website for everyone to see.

 

All others 39-     35-    Raye Cobb, Sandy Bulakowski

 

36-    Carol Ferry, JoAnn Wilbour, Kay Tomaszek, Maria Miller,

Pat Morris

37-    Barb Turner, BJ Murray, Diane Kristine, Donna Vargas,

Loretta Edgerton, Ro Conti

38-    Ann Cristofani, Joyce Sutay, Marla Butcher, Rose

Albertson

39-    Dottie Adams, Ginger Cannon, Jean Kraus, Judy Matchett,

Julie Katar, Pat Schweighardt, Phyllis Meierhenry, Vicki Wermager

Saaying for the day:

When we connect with the natural world, we step away from

information and entertainment and we open ourselves up to the

possibility of an older, deeper wisdom and the peace that comes with

that wisdom Robert Cocke.

Now let’s go putt!

 

February 27, 2023

Good Morning, how nice to see you all, after our “Snowy Sunday!”

Do we have any guests today? 

I called and talked to Annette yesterday, and she got home on Saturday. The good news is the cancer is gone and they do not expect the tumor to come back. She did have to have another drain tube put in, but she goes back on Thursday to get her staples taken out and hopefully the first drain out. Colostomy bag needed for now (3-4 months or so?) before another surgery to allow the colon to heal. Her sister lives in Gilbert, so she came back yesterday to help out. Annette continues to get a little better every day. She wants to thanks everyone for thinking of her and sends her love to you. So please continue to keep Annette Moyle in your prayers and thoughts.

I also talked to Roberta Wisniewski and she is over COVID, but still dealing with a few after effects and still does not have her energy back. But the good news is she is able to get out a little bit and I quote; she has one foot out of the grave now! So, you can see her sense of humor is alive and well, but we also need to keep her in our thoughts and prayers too.

Sad news as Dee Balmer never recovered from her heart surgery and her health continued to go downhill. Unfortunately, she passed away on Thursday. If you would like to send a card to her husband Gyle, please see me for the address.

Do we know of any putters who are injured or sick?

Kim, do you have anything?

Marilyn, do you have any cards to pass out?

We do have our maximum number of putters for the Sputters/Putters Event March 6^th. I have the flyer to remind you of the menu and all you need to do is bring your putter, a golf ball and wear your pink shirt and black pants, skort, or shorts, depending on the weather! Just a reminder for our new members, that we will not have Putters at Mountain View on March 6^th. Check in 9:30, Putt 10:00 a.m.

Our next luncheon is March 12^th. The menu is cranberry and chicken sandwich on a croissant w/ lettuce, Havarti cheese and potato chips, cocktail is leprechaun surprise, desert is delicious & that is no blarney! The deadline to get your $19.00 check in is March 6^th by 2:00 p.m.

Here are the winners from February 20^th.
Regular Putters            68
Number of Guests        2 (Mindy Clouer, Jaci McGeorge)
Total Holes in One        86 (1 by a guest)
4 holes in one   –          1 (Kathy Birkbigler, Ann Cristofani, Rutie Thoren)
5 holes in on    –           1 (None)
Money Hole #6            Kim Klindtworth, Kathy Birkbigler
Low Gross-             36    Pat Wells, Ann Cristofani
Next Low Gross-    38    Janice Keating
Others at     39-       Susan Bodine, Kathy Birkbigler

Saying for the day:

Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life! Mark Twain

Now let’s go putt!

 

February 20, 2023

It is so good to see everyone this morning, I am so thankful we will finally have some nice weather!

Do we have any guests today?  

 Do we know of any putters who are injured or sick?

I received a phone call from Annette’s husband last Wednesday, letting me know about Annette. Then I got an email from her on Friday, which I would like to read to you.  Still in ICU. Might move me tomorrow. Can’t have conversation yet. 9 hour surgery. Removed tumor, lymph nodes, 2 1/2 feet of colon, spleen that they couldn’t stop from bleeding, and had to abandon robotics opening me up instead. At least 15″ vertical incision from ribcage to my pelvis. Colostomy bag needed for now (6 months or so?) before another surgery to put colon back together. My sister went home today but will be back after I come home. Had AFIB Wednesday during the night. Numbers were super high. Worked on me all night. Seems to be ok finally. So tired. Giving me lots of shots and pills for pain. A little better every day. Thanks for thinking of me. So please continue to keep Annette Moyle in your prayers and thoughts.

Roberta Wisniewski is still recovering from COVID and still does not have her energy back. Please also keep her in your thoughts and prayers too.

Kim has several shirt and name badge orders, if anyone else wants to order, please let Kim know ASAP, as the orders will be placed shortly.

Don’t forget to get your check for $22 in by Wednesday, Feb. 22^nd by 2p.m. for the Sputters/Putters Event March 6^th. Joan has received 17 checks so far and we can send 36 putters. So come on and get going, I promise it will be lots of fun! If we have to have a lottery, your name will go in a hat. The committee will draw the 36 names out of the hat. You will only get a phone call if you are not picked, so no news is good news!

Here are the winners from February 6^th.

Regular Putters            70

Number of Guests        2 (Judy Kendall, Vicki Haugen)

Total Holes in One        84 (2 by guests)

4 holes in one   –          1 (Maralyn Shirk)

5 holes in on    –           1 (Marcia Munich)

Money Hole #8            Sandy Valeton

Low Gross-             37    Sandy Strack, Marcia Munich

Next Low Gross-    38    Kay Tomaszik

Others at     39-       Raye Cobb, Joyce Sutay

Saying for the day:

I have to change the way I think, so I can change the way I feel. Robin Roberts

Now let’s go putt!

February 6, 2023

What a beautiful weekend we had and today is 20 degrees cooler! Mother Nature
is not through with winter yet!

Do we have any guests today?

Do we know of any putters who are injured or sick?

Our next lunch will be February 13; this is our annual Founder’s Day
luncheon…but this is a very special one. It is our 25 th anniversary, and in addition
to honoring our past presidents, we are inviting any lady who was a putter to join
us in this celebration. Yes, they do have to pay the $19, but this will be a big
celebration, so if you know anyone who used to putt, please invite them to come
to lunch, and share in our memories. We will be eating that wonderful orange
chicken that we had for Goofy Golf, that so many of you really enjoyed. We will
have a special Lou Ann Garvin drink…don’t know anything else about it, except it
will be pink. Your checks (and any former putter’s) must be in by today, February
6 th so we can give the food and beverage folk an accurate count. As always, if you
are gluten free or have any other dietary issues, please mark that on your check.
FYI-the doors open at 11:30 for lunch.

Each year Mountain View hosts the Women’s Collegiate Golf Tournament. This
year it is Wednesday, March 15 th through Sunday, March 19 th . We need to house
these college players and have a special request to ask you to volunteer your
extra bedroom to house one or two girls for the tournament. If you can volunteer,
we would greatly appreciate it. Please let Sandy Strack know if you can host one
or two girls this year, March 15 th -March 19 th .

I have several shirt and name badge orders, if anyone else wants to order, please
let Kim or me know. The order will be placed around mid-February.

This is an update on Annette Moyle. Surgery for stage 3 colon cancer is finally
scheduled for 2/14. An endoscope done 1/31 on a rush basis revealed enlarged
blood vessels in her esophagus which is coming from a newly found liver issue. A
liver biopsy and another MRI being scheduled. Although she is still very anxious

about her situation, she has full confidence in her surgeon. He is concerned and
being extra cautious. Based on the additional scans done, it does not appear as
though the cancer has spread to other organs. She misses being able to be at
putting but greatly appreciates all the outpouring of love with cards, calls, positive
thoughts and prayers as she and her husband, Geoff, go though this difficult time.
We will of course, keep you posted. She sends hugs to everyone.

If you have not paid your dues of $72 for this year, please do so right away. Sandy
will update the roster and remove any names who have not joined. So don’t miss
out on the fun and laughter this year!

Here are the winners from January 30 th .
Regular Putters            63
Number of Guests        2, (Judy Kendall, Betty Weller)

Total Holes in One        49 (One by a guest)
4 holes in one – none
5 holes in on – none

Money Hole #11    Ginny Shockey
Low Gross-             37    Ro Conti
Next Low Gross-    38    Lorna Kitchen
Others at     39      Marcia Munich, Mary Cummins

Saying for the day:
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t
get what they want. Madonna
Now let’s go putt!

 

January 16, 2023

If I get to deliver this in person, it’ll be because the weather gods have shined down upon me to allow me to present Monday announcements to you one more time.  To all of you who attended the annual meeting, thank you.  If you were unable to attend, the membership forms are in the slot of the infamous black box, please fill one out and deposit your dues of $72 with the form folded around it. You will be contacted by Joyce Sutay to help you choose your work assignment for the coming putting year.

Do we have any guests today?  All I can say to you out of towners is cheer up, this could be snow.

 Do we know of any putters who are injured or ailing?   Never a good time to be laid up, so I hope the answer is no. I do have something I must share with you.  This is regarding a board member and friend, Annette Moyle. As a result of a routine colonoscopy on December 8^th, Annette was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer. Although she is very anxious about her situation, she has the utmost confidence in her surgeon, and the hope it can be taken care of successfully. Additional scans were done last Saturday to see if the cancer has spread. Once those results are in and reviewed, surgery will be scheduled. A 3-to-5-day hospital stay is anticipated. She will appreciate all positive thoughts and prayers as she and her husband, Geoff, go though this difficult time. We will of course, keep you posted.

Our next lunch is February 13. This is our annual Founder’s Day luncheon…and this is a very special one. It is our 25^th anniversary, and in addition to honoring our past presidents, we are inviting any lady who was a putter to join us in this celebration. So, if you have friends or neighbors who used to putt with us, please invite them.  Yes, they do have to pay the $19, but this will be a big celebration, so if you know anyone who used to putt, please invite them to come to lunch, and share in our memories. In keeping with the celebration theme, we ask that all putters wear their pink putters shirts, or red, silver, or black. We will be eating that wonderful orange chicken that we had for Goofy Golf, with hoisin sauced broccoli and bean sprout fried rice. Our dessert will be anniversary cake, and we will have a special Lou Ann Garvin drink…don’t know anything else about it, except it will be pink. Your checks (and any former putter’s) must be in by February 6^th so we can give the food and beverage folk an accurate count. As always, if you are gluten free or have any other dietary issues, please mark that on your check.

Here are the winners from January 9^th.

Regular Putters: 73

Guests: 2 (maybe)

Lorie B____ (?), Sheri C____ (?) Remember to always write your guests first and las names on the score card, along with the letter “G”. If they are unaccompanied guests, please check the score card of your team to be sure we have all the information.

Holes in One:  84

4 Holes in One:  

Gay Uhl, Judee Lund

5 Holes in One: None 

Money Hole: #11 (Kay Tomaszek, Ginger Cannon, Julie Kalar)

Low Gross:  37 (Maria Miller)

Next Low Gross:  38 (Jean Kraus,  Phyllis Meierhenry,  Donna Vargas, Ro Conti, Pat Wells,  Patty Stark,  Carolyn Johnson)

Others at “39” or under:  

39 (Judy Matchett, Raye Cobb,  Betty Magee,  Dar Pitman)

So, let’s go take advantage of the dry weather and enjoy putting.

 

JANUARY 9, 2023

Happy New Year! It’s not too late to wish you all that, since we weren’t together last week.

Do we have any guests today?  Any out-of-town guests left from the holidays, or people doing their “honey, let’s get out of the snow” trips?

 Do we know of any putters who are injured or ailing?   Never a good time to be laid up, so I hope the answer is no.

Our January lunch is today, so if you didn’t get your check in by last Monday, that ship has sailed. Our next lunch will be February 13; this is our annual Founder’s Day luncheon…but this is a very special one. It is our 25^th anniversary, and in addition to honoring our past presidents, we are inviting any lady who was a putter to join us in this celebration. Yes, they do have to pay the $19, but this will be a big celebration, so if you know anyone who used to putt, please invite them to come to lunch, and share in our memories. We will be eating that wonderful orange chicken that we had for Goofy Golf, that so many of you really enjoyed. We will have a special Lou Ann Garvin drink…don’t know anything else about it, except it will be pink. Your checks (and any former putter’s) must be in by February 6^th so we can give the food and beverage folk an accurate count. As always, if you are gluten free or have any other dietary issues, please mark that on your check.

Remember to mark January 12 on your calendar for our annual meeting. The meeting starts at 9 in the ballroom, but come earlier so you can fill out the registration form and turn in your $72 check. This is the time that you will be signing up for your next year’s assignment, be it chip starter, course set up or take down, or one of the special event committees or other tasks that need done to keep our organization running smoothly. Your new board of directors will be introduced, and I will be passing the baton of presidency to Patty Stark. Although our new year actually begins February 1, I will be merrily sailing the high seas starting January 17, so after next week, Patty will be handling these reins in my absence.  But you’re stuck with me next Monday and the 12^th.

Here are the winners from December 26^th; we didn’t putt on January 2^nd.

Regular Putters:  32

Guests: 1 (Michelin Taylor)

Holes in One:  33

4 or 5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  #7 (Dottie Adams, Shauna Rand)

Low Gross:  36 (Maria Miller)

Next Low Gross:  37 (Sandy Valeton)

All Others at “39 or below”:

38 (Phyllis Meierhenry, Pat Schweighardt)

39 (Neba Reiter, Roxy Heacock, Ann Cristofani, Pat Doane, Carolyn Johnson)

Wow, with 9 out of 32 putters below 39, Santa must have left an easier course for you all.

Now let’s go putt, and I’ll see a bunch of you at lunch.

JANUARY 2, 2023

After consulting with the pro, he strongly suggested we cancel putting. The golf course is not closed, but they recorded over an inch of rain, and the temp is 39 degrees, so I concurred with his suggestion . Have another cup of coffee, read the newspaper…but don’t go to the putting course!

Your semi-soggy Prez

DECEMBER 30, 2022

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Hey! Look! We all survived Christmas! YAY! Mine was total chaos, with 6 adults, a

12-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 150 lb. dog and a 5 lb. dog!

Do we have any guests today? I hope some of you brought your out of town

friends or family. This is what we do for fun, it is just putt-putt without the

windmills.

Do we know of any putters who are injured or ailing? I brought the card for Sally

Murphy, whose husband passed a week and a half ago, so if you didn’t sign it last

week, please do today, and it’ll go in the mail later today.

Our January lunch is on the 9th, so checks for $19 need to be in before 2pm on the

2nd…..my birthday! We are having our awesome baked potato non-bar, with the

fixin’s at every table.

This is really important! If you have a winnings brown envelope, which indicates

your money was added to “book” account it must be spend before 12-31! It is at

least $10, so don’t forget to spend it at one of the 3 HOA2 restaurants or the pro

shop.

If you haven’t already, remember to mark January 12 on your calendar for our

annual meeting. Yadda yadda yadda. The meeting starts at 9 in the ballroom, but

come earlier so you can fill out the registration form and turn in your $72 check.

Here’s last week’s winners:

Regular Putters: 35

Guests: 1 (Carolyn Munich)

Holes in One: 40

4 Holes in One: Ruthie Thoren

5 Holes in One: None

Money Holes:

7: None

11: Dottie Adams, Gloria Olson, Marty Fisher, JoAnn Wilbour, Patty Stark

Low Gross: 39 (Ruthie Thoren)

Next Low Gross: 40 (Patty Stark, Dottie Adams)

Good on you guys, that was NOT an easy course.

On behalf of the Lady Putters group, I want to wish you all a Very Happy New Year, do hoist

one to celebrate making it to another year through another year, be it a hard one or a soft one, or

a glass of water.

Now let’s go enjoy a gorgeous morning of putting:

 

DECEMBER 18, 2022 – News Blasts

We need Putter Angels to step forward, as soon as possible!  We need a couple of you to volunteer to do course set up with Kathy Conrad for the month of January. Perhaps enough of you will contact Marty Fisher at martytucson13@gmail.com so you will only have to do one or two weeks.  Please consider taking on this task!

Thank you soooooooo much for your consideration

I just found out only ½ of you received the notification that we are starting today at 10:30. I have NO idea why only ½ got the newsblast! I am so sorry.  The good news is the temp is warming up nicely, so see lots of you for a 10:30 start time!  Roberta

The Pro shop advises we cannot get on the course until 10am for set up, so putting will start at 10:30 am today. Enjoy a second cup of coffee!

Dress warmly!

DECEMBER 12, 2022

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As I am typing this, I am wondering if I will get to say these words to you or if we

are all home, having a second cup of coffee while watching the rain. You know, I

copied and pasted this from last week, but today I think we will really have rain!

Do we have any guests today? If so, please remember to write first and last

names…no initials…and the letter “G” next to their names. I thank you, the

statistician thanks you…..

Do we know of any putters who are injured or ailing? Sure, hope the answer

continues to be “no”.

Today is our holiday luncheon. Remember to wear your most Christmassy shirts

or sweaters…or dresses, and come prepared to have a wonderful time celebrating

with your sister putters. I sure hope to see all of you at this elegant soiree. Oh, no,

a soiree is an evening party. So much for my trying to be fancy! Bring money for

the 50/25/25 drawing because this typically is a big pot, that’s why we split it

50/25/25. Each winner will still get some nice spending money. And bring $5 plus

tip for a nice holiday drink… our prosecco cranberry concoction. It really sounds

festive. Think I’ll have one.

Here are last week’s numbers and winners:

Regular Putters:  43

Guests:  1. (Charla Blacker)

Holes in One:  33 (1 by guest)

4 or 5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  #4 (Pat Morris)

Low Gross:  37 (Lorna Kitchen, Dorie Pipers)

Wow, what a difference from last week, we are only paying out $10.

If you haven’t already, remember to mark Thursday January 12 on your calendar for our

annual meeting in the HOA2 ballroom. The meeting starts at 9:00 but all new members please be there at 8:15 for orientation.

I’ve droned on about that enough, I think you understand what

we are going to do. If not, ask me and I’ll go over the details. Besides, I have a few

more Mondays to rag on ya about that.

Now, if we’re playing today (remember, I wrote this yesterday when the forecast

was for 100% possibility of rain, let’s go!

 

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Hope you all had a very, very nice Thanksgiving, and you all overate. It’s the American thing to do, right?

Do we have any guests today? Or did they all go home?  Do we know of any putters who are injured or ailing? Sure, hope the answer continues to be “no”.

I need to cover a couple of putter etiquette and rules issues. First, if you have a guest, or if you brought yourself as a guest, please write your first and last names on the score card. Our scorekeeper has run into issues where there is just a first name and last initial, and if we have a guest by the name of Roberta W, she figures it’s me and does the math necessary to tally our winners and then finds the real me three cards down! Also, it is very important to put a “G” after the guest’s name to further clarify who they are.

Next, we need to talk about crossovers. Our set up committee really does try hard to make a fun and challenging course for us each week, and they have to use what the grounds keepers cut for holes. Many times, that means we have to cross through the putting path of another hole. Please, please be aware of where you are walking as you go to your flag and then back to your team when you’ve finished. We know you are all excited because you just got a hole in one, but you just walked right in front of someone else’s chance at one. The last couple weeks we’ve had quite a number of these cross overs, so I just thought I’d ask you to be very aware of where other holes and other putters are.

Ok, lecture is over. I hope by now you have all signed the Christmas attendance list, complete with your choice of meals. We’ve had a couple incomplete entries, so if you did sign that you are coming, but needed time to decide between the yummy sounding offerings, please fill in the blanks today.

Ok, so I wasn’t finished with my lecture. Now I am. Let’s look at our stats for last week.

Regular Putters:  47

Guests:  2 (Kris Jewett, Betty ?)

Holes in One:  59 (2 by guests)

4 Holes in One:  Judy Matchett, Pat Wells.    

5 Holes in One:  Marilyn Ginther   

Money Hole:  #9 (Gay Uhl, Ruthie Thoren)

Low Gross:  39 (Pat Doane)

Next Low Gross:  40 (Pat Wells, Judy Matchett, Carolyn Johnson, Patty Stark, Marilyn Ginther)

All Others at 39 or less:  None 

Remember to write “Putter’s Annual Meeting” on Thursday, January 12^th when you get next year’s calendar, paper or electronic. This is a mandatory meeting! That’s when you will be paying next year’s dues and signing up for next year’s committee assignment, or putting duty (course set up, etc)

Kathy Rambur, do we have any cards to give out?’

Now, let’s go see what awaits us out there.

 

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Let this sink in a minute. Today is November 21. This year is not slipping away, it’s galloping away!

Do we have any guests today?  Do we know of any putters who are injured or ailing? Sure, hope the answer continues to be “no”.

Now I get to talk about our next luncheon, the Christmas Extravaganza! This is a great time to break out your Christmas finery…or your ugly Christmas sweater, but ladies, Christmas apparel is definitely called for. Is there anyone here who has NOT signed, either yay or nay, the signup sheet? If you haven’t…go right now and do it! We must have an accurate count way ahead of time for not only the catering folk, but the Christmas committee who needs to have this critical information. Unfortunately, a large part of the committee’s duties includes calling the ladies who have not yet responded one way or the other…and we’d rather that they spend their time figuring out how to entertain us on December 12^th. Geeze, that’s coming up soon! And, oh, does anyone from the committee know what our special Xmas libation will be? Our usual 50/50 drawing will be a 50/25/25 payout, because traditionally, everyone is hoping to hit the big jackpot payoff, and we sell lots more tickets for this drawing.

Remember when you purchase your 2023 planning calendar to write “Putter’s Annual Meeting” on Thursday, January 12th. This is a mandatory meeting! That’s when you will be signing up for next year’s committee assignment, or putting duty (course set up, etc.). I’m sure you more tech savvy putters are saying to yourselves “planning calendar? Writing? How quaint!” Well, teckkies, be sure you enter that date in your remarkable electronic equipment.

Is Marla Butcher here? She was the September/October winner of the Lou Ann Garvin Tiger award, with an incredible 30.6 average.

Now let’s see how we did last week.

Regular Putters:  59. Guess the cold temps kept a bunch of putters at home, sipping hot beverages.

Guests:  None noted on cards

Holes in One:  69

4 Holes in One:  None 

5 Holes in One:  Gay Uhl (Congratulations )

Money Hole:  #8 (Carla DeWolf, Marilee Jones, Pat Morris)

Low Gross:  37 (Patty Stark, Raye Cobb, Pat Morris)

Next Low Gross:  39 (Marla Butcher)

All Others at “39” or Below:  None 

Kathy Rambur, do we have any cards to give out?’

Before we go out to tackle this course, I want to wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope your day is full of good food, and if you’re lucky as I am, family, friends, and love.

Now, let’s go see what awaits us out there.

 

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another nippy morning…but I think the day will warm nicely.

Do we have any guests today? Do we know of any putters who are injured or

ailing? Sure, hope the answer continues to be “no”.

Our next luncheon is November 14th, and our elegant repast will be pasta with

Italian sausage with pumpkin pie for dessert. I’m not sure what the special drink

will be, but I do know it will cost $5. Your check or $19 is due to be placed in the

black box outside the pro shop before 2 pm TODAY for that event. We really

encourage your attendance, we will be announcing the winners for Sept/Oct, and

it’s just a nice time to socialize.

Speaking of lunches, the signup sheet is here for you to sign if you haven’t

already for the Christmas Lunch. Remember, this is covered by your dues so no

check is expected. You need to sign whether or not you can attend, so everyone is

accounted for. You cannot sign for your friends because we have had issues with

that in the past, where someone is signed up and doesn’t attend, and then lets us

know they never signed. So please don’t do that! You need to select your choice

of meals for that lunch as well, in the indicated spaces. Our committee is hard at

work already, planning a great time for us, so I hear.

Our stats for last week are as follows:

Regular Putters:  71

Guests:  1 (Ellen Lightman)

Holes in One:  56

4 Holes in One:  None 

5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  #14 (Nancy Jewett)

Low Gross:  38 (Marla Butcher)

Next Low Gross:  40 (Carolyn Johnson)

All Others at ‘39’ or Below:  None 

October 31, 2022

Welcome everyone to our Halloween Monday.

Do we have any guests today? Do we know of any putters who are injured or

ailing? Sure, hope the answer continues to be “no”.

Our next luncheon is November 14th, and our lunch will be pasta with Italian

sausage & pumpkin pie for dessert. I’m not sure what the special drink will be, but

I do know it will cost $5. Your check for $19 is due to be placed in the black box

outside the pro shop on or before November 7th before 2 pm. We really

encourage your attendance, we will be announcing the winners for Sept/Oct for

the Tiger, Road Runner, and Hole in Wonder Awards, and of course having fun

socializing.

Speaking of lunches, the signup sheet is here for you to sign if you haven’t

already for the Christmas Lunch. Remember, this is covered by your dues so no

check is expected. You need to sign whether or not you can attend, so everyone is

accounted for. You cannot sign for your friends because we have had issues with

that in the past, where someone is signed up and doesn’t attend, and then lets us

know they never signed. So please don’t do that! You need to select your choice

of meals for that lunch as well, in the indicated spaces. Our committee is doing a

fabulous job planning a great time for us!

I hope you were able to go to the Ranch last Wednesday, we had lots of fun, and

as usual, lots of laughs were heard at every hole!!

Putters Report from Monday, 10/24/22

Regular Putters:  60

Guests:  2 (Carolyn Boehner, Sherry Kuthonek)

Holes in One:  61 (5 by guests)

4 Holes in One:  Sherry Kuthonek (Guest)

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Holes:

#10 – None

#13 – Ann LaPerre, Kathy Rambur

Low Gross:  38 (Marla Butcher)

Next Low Gross:  39 (Pat Wells)

Thought for the day: Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul

remains unawaken.

Let’s go putt!

 

News Blast October 26, 2022

Good afternoon, ladies! Many of you were at today’s very fun outing to putt with The Ranchettes.  If you were, you know we had an occurrence which put a bit of a damper on our fun. One of our putters, Karen Stott had a medical issue which caused her to almost faint and fall over.  We called the boys from Golder Ranch, and they did a quick assessment and recommended she be transported to the hospital for at least an infusion of fluids.

I saw Karen this afternoon, and she assured me she is just fine, the hospital did various tests and determined she has nothing going on, and the i.v. fluids did their trick.  She was on her way home when I saw her, and asked me to thank everyone for their care and concern, and to let you all know she is okay! She is home now, and probably happily scarfing down the lunch we had boxed up for her from our event.

Next, just a reminder that Monday is Halloween……so have fun with it! Dress up!  Don’t let ’em know who you are! Or at least wear a Halloween shirt or orange and black!

I’m sorry I won’t be there for the festivities.  You know me! I always dress up!  Anyway, enjoy the day and have fun guessing who is behind that mask!

Regards, Your President (who wasn’t on a winning team, nor did I win a door prize) (But I sure had fun.)

 

News Blast October 20, 2022

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO THE RANCHETTES EVENT.

This will be a whole lot of fun!   Your President.

MONDAY October 17, 2022

Happy Monday! I see you all survived the deluge yesterday, and we aren’t slogging around in mud, so we’re good.

Do we have any guests today to join us on this glorious morning?

Do we know of any putters who need a note of cheer from our organization, any illnesses or injuries?

First, let me address the elephant in the room or patio. Our dues for next year. We had an excellent presentation at our luncheon meeting last week by Sandy Strack and Jean Kraus, explaining our financial situation. We had a great turn out for that meeting, and I do have a few of the hand outs available for anyone who wasn’t there and wants to see what I’m going to say. Our dues, which are $72 per year, are split into three “buckets”, if you will. One is for $17 which covers club expenses including printing, score cards, free lunches, luncheon candy, activity fair entry fee, the January working board meeting lunch for both old and new board members, tables for the annual meeting (we are now charged $5 per table and we use 19 of them), and other miscellaneous items throughout the year.

The second bucket is for our holiday luncheon. A few years back we polled all the putters and they overwhelmingly voted to keep that lunch “free” i.e., included in our dues to the members. That is earmarked at $24.

The balance, $31, is the prize account. This pays our green fees of $1 per putter per week, the committee cards and door prizes, and the birthday $10 drawing.  This is where the monies for 4 and 5 holes in one, and the money hole come from.

Up till now, $72 has been sufficient to cover all our expenses until this year. We are enjoying far more putters than ever. We used to have approximately 40 or so ladies weekly putting during the summer. This year, we are averaging 63. That means we are paying about $23 more per week in fees, and with that many more putters, paying out more in prize monies. 

Our other source of income is our popular 50/50 drawing at lunch. This was initially begun to fund the bus we rent to take us to Quail Creek. The last time we rented this bus (2 years ago) the cost was almost $900. Next year it will probably be $1000. Those proceeds also cover our website expenses of over $250, and the money we allot for our special events, such as hosting Quail Creek, The Ranchettes, Sputters, and Moonlight Madness or Putter Partners.

Currently, we would be in the hole except for a balance in the 50/50 and operating portion of our budget.

Because of these very real numbers, and our projections for next year, our dues will remain at $72, even though we are not putting for five months. However, the months that we are putting, always are our highest attended; February (the beginning of our fiscal year), thru April and then October thru January.  So many of you are simply not snow birds anymore!  It was wonderful to see so many of you during the summer, us old timers remember 3 on a hole and skipping every other hole during those hot months, and being done in half an hour, but the greater attendance has taken a toll on our bank account.

We will work diligently to keep the dues down for 2024, but for 2023, our dues will remain at $72.

Moving on to other topics, our board for 2023 was approved by the membership at that lunch and they are:

President – Patty Stark

VP – Kim Klindsworth

Secretary – Ann Cristofani

Treasurer – Marilyn Ginther

Membership Coordinator – Sandy Strack

Statistician – Lorna Kitchen

Special Events Coordinator – Joan Davis

Event Advisors – Donna Vargas and Jan Arruda

Members at Large – Annette Moyle, Loretta Edgerton and Joyce Sutay

Advisory Member…me.

We are having our first away game in two years on October 26, a Wednesday, at Saddlebrooke Ranch with their Ranchettes.  That event is now closed at 48 attendees, and you will be notified by Ginny Schoepf or Mary Williams as to whom you will be riding with if you will be carpooling. Remember it is very important to wear your pink putter shirts and black pants. If you are one of the unlucky ladies who have not received your shirt, any pink shirt will do, but please do wear pink with black pants.

Our next luncheon will be on November 14…and it won’t be turkey! We will have pasta with Italian sausage and pumpkin pie for dessert. I’m not sure what our special drink is, I’m sure it will be festive and not pureed turkey and vodka. The cost is $19 and your check must be in by November 7^th at 2pm.

Our stats for last week were Number of putters: 60

Holes in One:  53 

4 holes in one:  Pat Brothers

5 holes in one:  None 

Money Holes:

#17 (Patty Stark, Kim Klindtworth)

#11 N/A

Low Gross:  34 (Maria Miller)

Next Low Gross:  37 (Pat Wells, Raye Cobb)

All Others at 39 or under: 

38 (Sandy Valeton, JoAnn Wilbur, Patty Stark, Ruthie Thoren)

39 (Pat Storey, Paula Fulton) 

We had four guests, Dawn Hecht, Paula Fulton, Barb Turner and Nancy English, but Dawn, Paula and Barb joined on Monday, so technically we had one guest, Nancy.

Do we have any winnings to pass out, Kathy or Sandy?

If anyone has questions about next year’s budget, please see me, Sandy Strack, or Jean Kraus and we’ll try to answer your concerns.  Do you have any other questions, if not, let’s go putt!

 

News Blast October 12, 2022

Ladies, Good Afternoon!!

Don’t forget the deadline to get your check in for our road trip putting event with the Ranchettes is this Friday, October 14, at 2pm.  We have room to take a dozen more of you to enjoy the camaraderie of another putting organization at SB Ranch. Believe me, these are really fun events! And we haven’t had a road trip in two years!!  Please seriously consider writing a $25 check and bringing it to the black box before 2 on Friday!! And we will be carpooling to get there, so if you can drive, Mary Williams can set you up with passengers, and if you need a ride, she can do that, too! She is at mwilli1675@aol.com.

 

News Blast October 9, 2022

Good morning, Lady Putters!

Whoo hoo!!!!!!!  We get to putt tomorrow!!!!!!!  It has really felt like Mondays weren’t Mondays without it!  If you’re like me, you hate to have your schedule honked up like that.

That being said, we start tomorrow on our winter’s schedule of putting at 9:30 not 8:30. If you show up at 8:30, plan on buying a cup of coffee and waiting an hour to start!

Tomorrow is also our all-important luncheon, the doors for which will open at 11:30, and lunch and meeting at High Noon. That is as big change from summer’s 10:30 open and lunch at 11. This meeting will be taken up in large part by a discussion of our dues structure and the introduction of 2023’s Board of Directors.

I am also appealing for volunteers to be on the committee for our 25^th   Anniversary Founder’s Day luncheon, which will be on February 13^th of 2023. This sounds far off, but with the holidays before that, it really isn’t. We will need 4 of you to put your heads together to come up with a very special celebration for this occasion. Please consider volunteering for this committee, which will count toward your 2023 job obligation. Let me know tomorrow, or by email at robertamvlp@gmail.com. As always, do NOT hit reply to this email, because your reply ends up in Email Purgatory and I have no way to see it.

See a whole bunch of you tomorrow….LATER ….. after 9, when The Clown Horn of Authority will ask for your attention.

 

News Blast September 30, 2022

Ladies, we all know I tend to joke around and make putting as fun as possible…and also these Newsblasts..This time I’m not kidding around.

Please, if at all possible, attend this luncheon business meeting on Monday, October 10.

 

News Blast September 26, 2022

Good afternoon, Lady Putters!

Yup, it’s Monday, and since I couldn’t deliver this information in person, this’ll have to do. Does everyone miss putting as much as I do? (Except for the sweating and bug bites, that is!)

First about our next lunch which is October 10th. Your check for $19. must be in by October 3 at 2pm.  This is our usual price, and our menu is hamburgers and all the usual fixing’s, (or veggie burgers, but please note that on your check if that’s your choice), chips, and a cookie for dessert. This meeting will cover our next year’s budget and introduce your slate of officers for next year. Even though the offices are uncontested, we need your votes to approve them. Remember, our year starts in February, after our general meeting in January. (Which will be January 12th, more later about that.)

Next, we have our first away game in two years coming up on Wednesday, October 26^th at Saddlebrooke Ranch, with the Ranchettes. The cost is $25, for lunch, putting, and prizes. Lunch will be a club croissant, with pasta salad, fruit, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Write “Ranchettes” in the memo line. Unfortunately, you cannot write one check to cover our lunch and this outing because of the way our accounting is handled.  We will NOT be chartering a bus for this trip, rather, we will carpool. Please get your check for $25 into the black box by Friday, 10-14, and email Mary Williams at mwilli1675@aol.com to let her know if you can drive. If you want to take friends, please let Mary know that, so she doesn’t try to place them in another carpool. This is your chance to wear your putter uniform of putter shirt (or any pink shirt if you are one of the unlucky ones whose shirt has not yet arrived) and black capris or long black pants.

Since we are dark until October 10, I’ll have to be content contacting you all this way. If you want to respond to me, please do not respond to this email, as I don’t get your response, rather, email me at robertamvlp@gmail.com.

Thanks for your attention. See ya’ll in a couple weeks. AND PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND OUR OCTOBER CLUB LUNCH!!

Your Faithful and Devoted President

 

News Blast September 19, 2022

HOLY COW!  What a goof I made!!!!!!!!  The Ranchettes event is in OCTOBER not September!!

And here are some details:

We will meet in the main parking lot at 8a.m. to join up our carpools, and leave here at about 8:25 since they want us there between 8:45 and 9am on game day. 

So sorry for the confusion, and I promise you, the next president will not make these kinds of errors!!

Abashedly, Your Confused President

 

News Blast September 19, 2022

Good morning, Lady Putters!

I didn’t think you could get through a Monday without info from me, so here’s a biggie!

We are going to play the Ranchettes on their home course on Wednesday, September 26^th! For you new members, this will be your first away game! For the rest of us, our first away game in three years!  For this occasion, we dress in club uniform…i.e., our pink Putter shirts and black pants, either capris or long pants. (New Putters! Finally, a chance to wear that shirt that took pretty near forever to get!)

The cost is $25, which covers the game, prizes, and lunch. That will be a club croissant: turkey, ham, bacon, white cheddar cheese, lettuce and tomato on a buttery croissant. It will be served with pasta salad, fruit, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Iced tea, soda, and water will be available.  Your check must be in by Friday 10-14, since we have to send them our names and handicaps.  Your check is your reservation!!! So, when you write this check, put “Ranchettes” in the memo line. We can only take 54 putters, so don’t delay in getting your check in because this will fill up fast!!

We carpool to this outing. (As opposed to taking a bus when we go down to Quail Creek). Please let Mary Williams know if you can drive, and how many people you can take in your car as soon as possible, because the committee will set up carpools. If you are driving, and want to take your friends, let Mary know this, too, so we have everyone accounted for. Her email is mwilli1657@aol.com.

Be sure to turn in your check AND notify Mary simultaneously so she has an accurate count.

We aren’t sure if they plan a money hole, or if their bar will be open for adult beverages, but we’ll let you know via another News blast when we do.

These games with sister putters are really, really fun events, so please attend and get your check in now!

Your excited President.

 

News Blast September 14, 2022

I have some very important information to share with you.  Since we won’t be putting until October 10, this is the best way to communicate with you all. October 10^th is our next luncheon, and it is critical that you attend if at all possible.  That lunch will be hamburgers (with veggie burgers offered if you prefer), served with all the trimmings, and potato chips, and cookies for dessert. The checks are due NO LATER THAN October 3, at 2 p.m.

Here are the reasons why it is of utmost importance that you attend this lunch. 

1. We will discuss our budget with you all. It is important that you all know what happens with your dues.
2. We are going to announce our dues for 2023. We all know the course will not be available to us from May 1 through September 30, but what does this mean financially? Our dues have increased a mere $5 since our club’s inception 25 years ago. We all know what is happening in today’s economy, well, it affects us as well.
3. Our slate of officers will be presented to you for your vote. I wish I could say candidates will be announced, but since all positions are unopposed, it is a slate of officers.  

Your input is important to us, which is why we would like to have as large a turnout as possible.

If you have any comments or questions, please do not reply to this email, rather contact me, at robertamvlp@gmail.com, or any of the other board members.

Thank you for your attention to this email.

Regards, Roberta (I’ll be missing you all for the next three weeks.)

 

MONDAY September 12, 2022

Aloha, PUTTERS!

It’s here!  The putting day unlike any other during the year! And unseen since 2019! As you have noticed, all of our local quail, sparrows, and ravens have been replaced by flocks of flamingos. Your committee worked hard to staple their little feet to the course so we could put them to good use.

Do we have any guests today to join us in this foolishness? If so, believe me ladies, we are normally no-nonsense, git ‘er done putters who are out there to get low scores and make money. Not.

Do we know of any putters who need a note of cheer from our organization, any illnesses or injuries? Any word on those we heard about last week?

You all received a Newsblast that we are not putting for the next three weeks, that is September 18, 26, AND October 3. We are back on October 10, which is another lunch date. That’ll be our burger bash at a cost of $19. November’s lunch will also be $19, then our Holiday lunch, which was covered by your annual dues, so you don’t have to deposit a check for that.

As I announced last week, the contract to revamp all of Mountainview’s golf course, including our putting field has been signed, and the dates for our closure will be May 1 thru September 30. Let’s just hope that doesn’t get extended.  A special Putter’s committee has been formed and will meet tomorrow to nail down the finances, and we will keep you all apprised of our finances and decisions on the amount of our dues very soon.

Here are our winners from last week:

Regular Putters:  56

Guests:  None 

Holes in One:  58

4 Holes in One:  None 

5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  #6 (Karel Titone, Annette Moyle)

Low Gross:  33 (Raye Cobb)

Next Low Gross:  34 (Maria Miller)

All Others at 39 or Below:

35 (Patty Stark, Kay Tomaszyk)

36 (Janice Keating)

37 (Sandy Strack, Marilyn Shirk, Annette Moyle, Lorna Kitchen, Ruthie Thoren, Pat Storey, Marcia Munich)

38 (Pat Wells)

39 Ann Everett, Marilyn Ginther, Linda Greenough, Dar Pitman, Carolyn Johnson, EJ Snearly, Ro Conti, Julie Kalar, Roberta Wisniewski, Pam Smith, and Jeannie Hepner

Kathy Rambur, any cards to be distributed?

Ladies, we are still looking for someone to volunteer, or two someones, to be Vice president/s next year. This is a serious hole in our slate of officers, and frankly, we can’t run the organization without someone to fill this, and then be president in 2024. Trust me ladies, if I can stumble through this position, any one of you can. Please ask me, or any of your sister putters who are wearing a “Past President” badge any question you might have about doing the job, and please, please, please step up to help run this fun organization. Our elections are NEXT month and we really can’t move forward without someone to do this job.

Does anyone have any comments or questions, if not let’s go putt!

 

News Blasts – Sep 7th

NEWSBLAST PART DEUX.

Doggone getting old!!!!!!! Of course, Goofy Golf isn’t on the 5th! It’s on the 12th!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, I’m old, I’m senile, wadda expect!!!!!!

Also, Here’s another piece of Very Important News. October 10 is also our election day…..and we have no Vice president Candidate!

We had Marilyn Ginther step up to the plate for Treasurer.

Ann Cristofani volunteered as Secretary.

Kim Klindworth as Member at Large.

But we need, desperately, a Vice President!!  PLEASE volunteer for this position!  You can share it with a friend, and be co-Veep’s, and then the following year, split the job as co-Presidents.

WE NEED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

It really is more fun than work, and you get to see the internal workings of our organization. Really, not as bad as you think it is!  But we MUST have one or two of you step up to the plate, please! 

Call me at 520-825-4597 to let me know you’ll do it. This is vital to our moving ahead and continuing to provide your Monday fun!

That’s my best shot at begging.    Thanks, and sorry for the confusion on dates. See you Monday!

 

News Blasts – Sep 7th

Good Afternoon, Lady Putters!!

Just returned from a marathon board meeting session. So much is going on!  First, the good stuff: Goofy Golf is this Monday, September 5. Wear your finest (or goofiest) Hawaiian clothing, bring your putter and ball, and be prepared to have a great time. We will start at the normal time of 8:30, and will probably run a little long because the course will be um, challenging. Lunch will be in the Ballroom, because so many of you signed up. The doors will open half an hour later than our usual starting time of 10:30, i.e., at 11 am, and food will be served at 11:30. Bring money for the 50/50 raffle ($1 per ticket, or $5 for 6), and $5 if you want to enjoy our Hawaiian cocktail or a beer or wine.

 

Then the not so good stuff. My bad, but I forgot to tell y’all that we will NOT be putting after that on 9-19, 26, or 10-3, due to overseeding.  And that we will our normal putter’s lunch again. That’ll be burgers! I’ll let you know more during the shutdown. Don’t forget to get your check into the black box for $19 for October’s lunch by 2pm on October 3. I was so tuned into the fact that we won’t be putting from May 1 until September 29 of 2023, that I completely let good ole overseeding slip my mind.

One of the very important topics covered in today’s meeting was the state of our finances. Let me just say they aren’t good. We intend to send a news blast after a special subcommittee meeting, which will take place next Tuesday, to show you exactly what we’re up against. I was shocked to see that we have raised our dues exactly $5 since 2004! The news blast will breakdown how your $72 dues are spent, and what has happened to cause our treasury to dwindle. Until that meeting, and the data that will be sent to each of you, I have no further news about next year’s dues.

Sigh, your abashed President (for forgetting about the overseeding shutdown)

 

MONDAY September 5, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY, PUTTERS!

September! How did that happen? Here it is, meteorological Fall. I just learned that meteorologists use a different calendar than we do, we all grew up thinking Fall begins September 22, but they call September 1 Fall.  If they can’t believe our calendar, no wonder they don’t get forecasts quite right.

How are we fixed for guests today? We had quite a number last week, and I hope we have a bunch today.

Do we know of any putters who need a note of cheer from our organization, any illnesses or injuries? Any word on those we heard about last week?

Remember, our next lunch will be in conjunction with Hawaiian Goofy Golf Day. It’s next Monday! Boy oh boy, that is going to be fun! If you like putting, you’ll love Goofy Golf! It’ll be topped off with a good Hawaiian lunch…and as I promised, poi is not on the menu. Lunch will be tempura fried orange chicken with bean sprout fried rice and hoisin glazed broccoli. There will be a special tropical drink available for $5, and it really better have a paper umbrella in it, and a luscious dessert, which I still have no clue as to what it’ll be. The cost for this luau themed repast will be our usual $19, and the check is due TODAY by 2pm.

We have learned that the contract to revamp all of Mountainview’s golf course, including our putting field has been signed, and the dates for our closure will be May 1 thru September 30. Let’s just hope that doesn’t get extended. Your board will meet this week to discuss how our dues will reflect this shut down, and what we’ll do during the interim. We will let you all know once we’ve hammered out an agenda for that time period.

Gay Uhl or Karen Stott, are either of you here to report on our trip to Mammoth/San Manual schools last week?

Here are our winners from last week:

Regular Putters:  50

Guests:  3 (Linda Greenough, Patty Colella, Martha Breier)

Holes in One:  26 (1 by guest)

4 Holes in One:  None 

5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  #18 – None; #14 – None Phew, tough course!

Low Gross:  37 (Pat Wells, Sandy Bulakowski, Ruthie Thoren)

Next Low Gross:  38 (Dar Pitman, Kim Halper)

Others at “39” or below:  (Cathy Scott, Ginnie Schoepf, Jean Kraus)

No others…..

Kathy Rambur, any cards to be distributed?

One last important announcement: Today was a day designated to honor the working men and women of this country who worked their tail feathers off to make America the nation it is today. Let’s remember them. And pat ourselves on the back while we’re at it for all that hard work that let us retire to this wonderful place called Saddlebrooke.

Does anyone have any comments or questions, if not let’s go putt!

 

MONDAY August 29, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

Good grief! Here it is, the end of August! Wasn’t it just the Fourth of July? Seems like.

I am always pleased when we have these, so let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

Do we know of any putters who need a note of cheer from our organization, any illnesses or injuries? Are either of our Sunshine Committee ladies here today? I know Marty was going to try to contact them.

Remember, our next lunch will be in conjunction with Hawaiian Goofy Golf Day. You don’t have to either putt or go to lunch that day, but boy, its going to be a fun event, topped off with a good Hawaiian lunch…and I promise, I won’t make you eat poi. Lunch will be tempura fried orange chicken with bean sprout fried rice and hoisin glazed broccoli. There will be a special tropical drink available for $5, and it better have a paper umbrella in it, and a luscious dessert, which I have no clue as to what they’ll spring on us. The cost for this luau themed repast will be our usual $19, and the check is due 9-5.  I know there is A LOT of confusion as to the cost of our lunches. We were told by the Food and Beverage reps of Mountainview that lunches are going up, but they promised to work hard to keep our price down to $19. So far, they’ve done a great job, but who knows what next month brings! I will let you know when it goes up, but for the time being, $19 covers it. Sounds like a long way off, but time slips away quickly, so don’t delay getting your check in. Putting will be at the regular time, but lunch will be half an hour later because I’m sure putting will take a little longer than usual. Scores will not count toward your averages. You’ll see why….think flamingos and hibiscus.

Here are our winners from last week:

Regular Putters:  53

Guests:  6 (Dawn Hecht, Stacy McNabb, Victoria D’Avignon, Jayne Greene, Laura Gregor, Zoe Gregor)

Holes in One:  51 (5 by guests)

4 Holes in One:  Marcia Munich

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole: #11 – None

                      #8 – None

Low Gross:  35 (Marcia Munich)

Next Low Gross:  36 (Nancy Jewett, Ginnnie Schoepf)

All others with a “39” or below:

37 (Dar Pittman, Ro Conti, Kay Tomaszek)

38 (Lorna Kitchen, Betty Magee, Roberta Wisniewski, Annette Moyle, Pat Wells, Julie Kalar, Pam Smith, Janice Keating, Laura Gregor -guest)

39 (Carol Ferry, Pat Schweighardt, Pat Storey, Dottie Adams, Jean Kraus)

That’s 19 of us…but the durned money hole eluded us.

Gay, have you been able to contact Michele Poppen of Mammoth/San Manuel to make arrangements to present our check?

Kathy Rambur, any cards to be distributed?

One last important announcement: We ARE putting next week, so wear your red, white and blue to support all of us worker bees who made and continue to make, America great.

If no one has any comments or questions, let’s go putt!

 

News Blast – 8/28/2022

Good afternoon, Lady Putters!

This is to remind you of our event coming up, Hawaiian Goofy Golf. As its name implies, it’ll be fun and it’ll be Hawaiian!  There will be flamingos! There will be bikinis! There will be tropical flowers!

What there won’t be is an addition or deletion from you average! This event is just for fun, and I promise you, if you attend you will be giggling your way around the course! All this fun will be followed by our monthly lunch, a true Hawaiian feast for our usual $19. Please get your checks into the black box by September 5th. Yes, that is Labor Day, and yes, we are putting that day.

Please come to this event, which we haven’t seen for a few years, thanks to COVID. But…it’s back! If you’ve been around a while, you know this is fun. If you’re new……….you gotta see this! Aloha, Your Prez

 

MONDAY August 22, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

Here we are again, survivors of the monsoons. We have a wash behind our house, and believe me, Saturday it was a rushing river. If you travel Edwin Road to leave Saddlebrooke, you have to drive thru all the sand and water that wash deposits on the road.

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

Do we know of any putters who need a note of cheer from our organization, any illnesses or injuries? As always, I hope not. I know that Donna Vargas is recovering nicely from a recent surgery, so if our Sunshine committee can hook her up with an appropriate card, we’d all appreciate it. As I’m sure, will Donna.

Our next lunch will be in conjunction with Hawaiian Goofy Golf Day. You don’t have to either putt or go to lunch that day, but boy, will you miss a good time if you miss either! Lunch will be tempura fried orange chicken with bean sprout fried rice and hoisin glazed broccoli. There will be a special tropical drink available for $5, and a luscious dessert, which I am not at liberty to divulge. That’s code for I haven’t a clue what it will be. The cost for this luau themed repast will be our usual $19, and the check is due 9-5.  Sounds like a long way off, but time slips away quickly, so don’t delay getting your check in. Putting will be at the regular time, but lunch will be half an hour later because I’m sure putting will take a little longer than usual. Scores will not count toward your averages. You’ll see why….

Here are our winners from last week:

Putters – 44

Guests –   None

Holes in One  –  42

4 Holes in One – None

5 Holes in One – None

Money Hole –    #7 – Nobody

                         #11 – Sandy Valeton

Low Gross – 34 (Jean Kraus)

Next Low Gross 0- 35 (Maria Miller)

All Others at “39” or below:

36 (Ro Conti, Pat Wells, Marilyn Ginther, Pat Morris, Kim Halper)

37 (Cathy Scott, Lorna Kitchen, Ruthie Thoren, Marcia Munich, Betty Magee)

38 (Sandy Bulakowski, Vicki Wermager, Carol Ferry, Ann Cristofani)

39 (Pat Storey, E.J. Snearly, Sandy Valeton, Dottie Adams, Raye Cobb)

Wow, 19 of us were under 39. Keep up the excellent course set ups, committee members! But…um…no 4 or 5 holes in one

Gay, have you been able to contact Michele Poppen of Mammoth/San Manuel to make arrangements to present our check?

Kathy Rambur any cards to be distributed?

If no one has any comments or questions, let’s go putt!

 

MONDAY August 15, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

The monsoons have given us lots to see and hear this last week, but the best news is, it has helped our golf courses and most of all our putting green!

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

We know that Mary Cummings had her appendix burst & was in the hospital, Joyce do you know how she is doing? We have a card for everyone to sign & will leave it on the table. Hopefully everyone else is doing okay, but I need to ask if anyone else is under par?

Our next big event is Hawaiian Goofy Golf, on September 12^th during our regular putting time. We are promised a lunch to match the Hawaiian theme. Goofy Golf will not be your usual set up, we have surprises in store for you. We encourage you to wear your best Hawaiian outfits, be they muu muus or brightly colored shorts and shirts. You’ll be hearing more about that in the coming weeks.

I understand that we have very, very good news to hear on the science bus project. Gay or Karen, what do you have for us?

Do we have any cards to pass out?

Here are our winners from last week:

Regular Putters:  44

Guests: 1 (Lynn Gionotti)

Holes in One:  45

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole:  #10 (Julie Kalar, Betty Magee, Pat Wells)

Low Gross:  33 (Maria Miller)

Next Low Gross:  34 (Pat Storey, Pat Wells)

All Others at 39 or less:

35 (Raye Cobb, Carolyn Johnson, EJ Snearly)

36 (Marty Fisher, Judy Mattson, Pat Morris, Sandy Strack)

37 (Loretta Edgerton, Ruthie Thoren, Roberta Wisniewski)

38 (Ginnie Schoepf, Patty Stark, Ro Conti, Marcia Munich, Joan Davis, Gay Uhl)

39 (Jean Kraus, Lorna Kitchen, Julie Kalar)

Wow, 22 of us were under 39. Keep up the excellent course set ups, committee members, awesome putting!

So, what do you say, let’s go putt.

News Blast August 9, 2022

Good morning all you generous Lady Putters!  I am the bearer of great news: if you were at yesterday’s luncheon, you know what I’m about to announce. We have reached and exceeded our goal to collect $3000 to fund the Science Bus at Mammoth/San Manual schools.  Our figure as of this morning is:

                        ​$3031.00

Thank you all. This is amazing.  As Gay Uhl’s thermometer of donations climbed, I was afraid we weren’t going to reach that goal as the red line stalled around $1700. (Still an amazing total!) BUT you all came through and we not only met but surpassed that lofty goal.

I can hardly wait to contact Dr. Michelle Poppen, the Principal of the school district and give her the good news.

I am so proud of you all, and so proud to be a member of this great organization.  Your Proud Prez.

 

MONDAY August 1, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

I see you all survived the massive rainstorms over the weekend. Oh wait…they weren’t. Never mind.

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

I know of one putter who can use a cheery card, Holly Konecky. Her bum knee was diagnosed as a torn meniscus, and she can’t even start PT until mid-August, so she sure won’t be able to putt for a while.  She is a brand-new putter, so let’s see how many signatures we can get on an “oh darn” card for her.

Our next lunch is August 8, so please get your check for $20 into ye ole black box by 2 pm today. The menu sounds really tasty; a spinach, sundried tomato and cheese quiche with roasted potatoes and fruit, with apple crumb cake for dessert. The available drinks will be wine, beer, or the Bloody Putter… you can guess what that is.  

Here are our winners from last week:

Regular Putters:  48

Guests:  3   (Laura Gregor, Zoe Gregor, Vicki Wermager)

Holes in One:  56

4 Holes in One:  3 Mary Cummins, Pat Schweighardt, Roberta Wisniewski

5 Holes in One:  0

Money Hole:  # 12   0

                      # 13   1  (JoAnn Ciaciuch)

Low Gross:  34    (Mary Cummins, Sandy Strack)

Next Low Gross:  35 (Pat Schweighardt, Pat Wells)

All others at “39” or below:  

37 (EJ Snearly. Judy Lund)

38 (Ann Cristofani, Carolyn Johnson, Dottie Adams, Ginnie Schoepf, Jean Kraus, JoAnn Ellison, Pam Smith)

39 (Dar Pitman, JoAnn Ciaciuch, Paige Szajnuk, Pat Storey, Raye Cobb, Roberta Wisniewski)

Wow, 19 of us were under 39. Keep up the excellent course set ups, committee members!

As you know, I sent out a Newsblast, mostly aimed at our snowbird putters, letting them know, or reminding them, of our school science bus project. I want you to know that I received some checks from our ladies. We are tickled pink about that!  Can we hear from Gay or Karen about current totals?

Kathy Rambur, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out? Or in her absence, Sandy Strack?

Well, the year is slipping (or rushing by), and here it is August! Still hot though, so drink your water!  Let’s go putt!

 

MONDAY JULY 25, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

Good news! Five months from today is Christmas Day! There, do you feel cooler now? Today should be cooler than last Monday, which was kinda brutal.

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today? How about any one needing a cheery Putter’s greeting card?

Our next lunch is August 8, which sounds far off, but the time will sneak up on us, so please get your check for $20 into ye ole black box by August 1. Hopefully, we will have an update on the upcoming course closure that we can share at that luncheon. The menu sounds really good; a spinach, sundried tomato and cheese quiche with roasted potatoes and fruit, with apple crumb cake for dessert. The available drinks will be wine, beer, or the Bloody Putter, which I think is a “killer” name for that drink. (See what I did there, “killer”?) Oh well, guess I’ve fried a few brain cells, huh?

Here are our winners from last week:

Regular Putters:  47

Guests:  3 (Vicki Wermager, with Linda and Madison)

Holes in One:  41

4 Holes in One:  Pat Wells, Raye Cobb

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole:  #7 – None

                      #12 – Patty Stark, Judee Lund

Low Gross:  35 (Raye Cobb, Pat Wells)

Next Low Gross:  38 (Dottie Adams, Pam Smith, Cathy Scott, Judee Lund)

All others at “39” or below:

39 (Dar Pitman, Pat Schweighardt, Patty Stark, Ginnie Schoepf, Ro Conti)

Hmm, only 11 of you got 39 or below. Tougher course.

Next, is Gay Uhl or Karen Stott here to give us an update on the Science Bus project?

Kathy Rambur, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

Again, good news: This is the last Monday in July! The weather should be cooling down, albeit only a couple degrees, but next week we can say we made it thru July!! Still hot though, so drink your water!  Let’s go putt!

 

News Blast – 7/23/2012

First, if you are a snowbird, I hope you take us with you via email to your summer homes. This year, I’m not sure they are cooler homes, but summer homes nonetheless.  This message is kinda directed to you. Our fund-raising project this year is collecting money to present to the Mammoth San Manuel school district so they can bring in a “Science Bus” for their middle school classes. The bus provides science in a fun atmosphere and hopefully sparks some interest in those fields for kids who might not have had a chance to see science as something to consider in their futures. This is the age group that was really impacted by the school COVID shutdown, as they went from elementary age into middle school at home, and consequently find themselves a little “at sea”, educationally.

We would ideally like to collect the full cost for 120 students, which is $3000. So far, thanks to the generosity of you putters, we are a little more than half way there, with $1500+ in donations. If you find it in your hearts (and purses), please consider sending a donation to this very worthy cause, by sending a check made out to MVLP, with Science Bus on the memo line. You can send it to me, at 39190 S. Sand Crest Dr. and I will gleefully place it in the donation “bus” for you. Thanks for considering a donation to this cause.

Next, yes ladies, it is that time of year when we ask you to help run this organization by standing for office. We need a slate of officers to present to our group before our October 10th election. Please speak to (or email) a current board member if you can take on helping to keep us going. The board meets monthly, and the tasks take up varying amounts of time….none of which is a huge burden.  Even if you are brand new to the group, please consider running for office! I can promise that none of us bite!

Enough for now! See lots of you on Monday, and more of you in a couple months.

Your Prez, Roberta

 

MONDAY JULY 18, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

Here we are, braving the blankity blank thermometer again to go out and chase  little ball around our course.

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

I have been notified of a putter under par. Suzi Rizzo told me they had a wonderful cruise in Alaska, and enjoyed all the gorgeous views and abundant wild life…and her best souvenir? Covid. She got it, her husband didn’t. I think both members of the sunshine committee are out of town, so I brought a card for us all to wish Suzi a speedy recovery. It’s here on the table.

Our next lunch is August 8, which sounds far off, but the time will sneak up on us, so please get your check for $20 into the ole black box by August 1. As ole Steve Harvey would say, “we got a goot one” for ya, a spinach, sundried tomato and cheese quiche with roasted potatoes and fruit, with apple crumb cake for dessert. The available drinks will be wine, beer, or the Bloody Putter.

Here are our winners from last week: I was once again thrilled to see all these low scores….thanks to the course set up crew once again!

Regular Putters:  45

Guests:  None 

Holes in One:  53

4 or 5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  

#16 – None 

# 8 – Natalie Murdock, Cathy Scott, Maria Miller, Janice Keating       

Low Gross:  34 (Raye Cobb)

Next Low Gross:  35 (Mary Cummins)

All Others @ “39” or below:

36 (Roberta Wisniewski, Pat Wells, Pat Schweighardt )

37 (Judee Lund, Janice Keating)

38 (Dottie Adams, Lorna Kitchen, Kay Tomaszek, Ro Conti, Pat Morris, Patty Stark, Cathy Scott) 

39 (Karel Titone, Betty Magee, Marcia Munich, Maria Miller, Donna Vargas, Pat Storey)

I see that almost half of us—20 to be exact— shot in the 30’s…keep up the good work, set up crew!!

Next, is Gay Uhl or Karen Stott here to give us an update on the Science Bus project?

Kathy Rambur, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

Now, it’s not going to be cooler than it was last week, so once again….please drink your water! Let’s go putt!

 

MONDAY JULY 11, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

So glad to see so many of you who braved the soon to be 100 degrees plus day to putt!

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

Any putters under par?  

Today is our monthly lunch, hope a bunch of you paid your check by last Monday so you can join us in the restaurant for lunch…not the ballroom. There are fewer of us, and I heard quite a number of you say last month that you preferred that venue to the ballroom anyway. Remember, our drinks will no longer include lemonade, just iced tea and water. Oh, and no coffee. Catering discovered only one or two of us were taking coffee these hot months, and they were tossing a full urn of it, so that got deleted.  Remember to bring money for the 50/50 drawing, the proceeds of which fund things like our bus for travel to Quail Creek which we’ll do this fall, and all the other expenses of running our group.  And speaking of fun events, this September we are returning to Hawaiian Goofy Golf. Our old timers remember what a fun event this is, and you new members? Well, all I can say is don’t miss it!

Here are our winners from last week: Once again, get comfortable, and prepare to hear your name called, cause there’s a bunch of us.

Regular Putters:  50

Guests:  None

Holes in One:  35

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  None 

Money Hole:  #16 (Ann Cristofani, Carolyn Johnson)

Low Gross:  34 (Marcia Munich)

Next Low Gross:  35 (Annette Moyle, Sandy Strack)

All Others @ “39” or below:

36 (Maria Miller, Pat Wells)

37 (Roberta Wisniewski, Kay Tomaszek, Pam Smith, Carolyn Johnson, Marty Fisher)

38 (Pat Schweighardt, Pat Morris, Ann Cristofani, Suzan Carter)

39 (Sandy Valeton, Mary Cummins, Dar Pitman, Joann Wilbour)

Next, is Gay Uhl or Karen Stott here to give us an update on the Science Bus project?

Kathy Rambur, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

You all know my parting words, so if you want to recite along with me: drink your water out there!  Let’s go putt.

 

News Blast – 7/10/2012

Here they are ladies, a cure for your insomnia.  Noi, just kidding, these are so interesting, I’m sure you’re dying to read them.

GOOD MORNING MY PATRIOTIC LADY PUTTERS!

So glad to see so many of you ladies who were too smart to attempt air travel this weekend. So nice to see so much red, white, and blue. Including my fingernails.

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

Any putters under par?  

Our next lunch is next Monday, July 11.  That means your check is due today by 2pm, and it should be for $20. Yes, I know, it went up by a dollar, and hopefully, it won’t go up again. Your board is working hard to keep it as low as possible. Our menu will be a country fried chicken sandwich with hickory smoked bacon, jack cheese, and trimmin’s.  Our drinks will no longer include lemonade, just iced tea and water. Oh, and no coffee. These are the concessions Jan Arruda had to make to keep our price reasonable.  We will, however, have a scoop of ice cream for dessert. And a $5 Putter’s Patriotic Punch will be available along with beer and wine. And I’d better say the name of that drink before I have one, or fugget about it. Seriously, the whole lunch issue will be a topic of discussion at our next board meeting, and if you have any thoughts about it, please button hole a board member today and give us your suggestions.

Here are our winners from last week

Regular Putters:  50

Guests:  None

Holes In One:  54

4 Holes In One:  Maria Miller 

Money Hole:  #9 (Betty Magee)

Low Gross:  34 (Dar Pitman, Kay Tomaszak, Jean Kraus, Dorie Pipers)

Next Low Gross:  35 (Joann Ellison, Maria Miller)

———–

Others @ “39” or below: 

36 (Roberta Wisniewski)

37 (Kim Halper, Pam Smith, Ruthie Thoren, Donna Vargas) 

38 (Carolyn Johnson, Karen Stott, Betty Magee, Pat Wells, Patty Stark)

39 (Pat Storey, Judee Lund, Judy Falewicz, Marcia Munich, Ann Cristofani, Mary Cummins, Ginnie Schoepf)

These are some pretty impressive scores, ladies! Out of 50 putters, 23 had below 39. Big, big thank you to the course set up committee!

Next, is Gay Uhl here to talk about the science bus drive, or Karen Stott?

Kathy Rambur, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

It is going to be very warm out there again, so please remember to drink the water I know you remembered to bring. I hope everyone has a great time putting, and a fun Fourth.

 

MONDAY JUNE 27, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

Dang, I missed the fine storm we had yesterday, we were driving home from San Diego, with one eye on the black skies ahead of us. Missed that, and then watching the 5pm news, saw a dust storm warning for the area we just passed through. See what good clean living does for you?

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today?

Any putters under par?  You know my line; I sure hope not.

Our next lunch will be July 11. Is Jan Arruda here to let us know the outcome of her meeting with Food and Beverage?  (If not, this is kinda awkward, as I don’t know what we’re having OR what the charge is. If so, reiterate that checks need to be in by July 4.)

Here are our winners from last week

Regular Putters:   50

Guests:  1 (Evelyn Locatelli)

Holes in One:   45

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole:  3 (Maria Miller and Suzi Rizzo)

Low Gross:  35 (Ruthie Thoren and Maria Miller)

Next Low Gross:  36 (Raye Cobb)

All Others at 39 or below:  

37 (Pat Wells, Marcia Munich, Kay Tomaszek, Jean Kraus)

38 (Natalie Murdock, Ann Cristofani)

39 (Dorie Pipers, Sandy Valeton, EJ Snearly, Dar Pitman, Paige Szajnuk, Pat Schweighardt, Donna Vargas, Neba Reiter)

Next, can Karen Stott come up and talk about the drive to get a science bus up to Mammoth/San Manuel school in lieu of Gay Uhl?

Kathy, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

It is going to be very warm out there again, so please remember to drink the water I know you remembered to bring.  Let’s go win big money out there!

 

MONDAY JUNE 20, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

We’re Baaaack! I’ve missed you all! I’ve missed putting, I’ve missed the fun, the camaraderie, the sweating in the sun….well, okay not that part.

Let me ask if we have any guests with us today, to enjoy all of the above.

Any putters under par? If you know someone, please don’t be afraid to speak up.

Since we last putted in May, nothing much has happened to report. Today is our lunch, and I hope lots of you are planning to come. Our next lunch will be July 11, and I’ll have more information on that next week. But the checks will be due on July 4^th, so if you’re going to be gone and want to join us, be sure to get your check in on time.

Here are our winners from last week

Regular Putters:  60

Guests:  None

Holes in One:  61

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole:  #6. (Ginnie Schoepf, Mary Cummins, Pat Wells)

Low Gross:  34 (Pat Wells)

Next Low Gross:  36 (Mary Cummins, Dorie Pipers, Ruthie Thoren, Judee Lund, Raye Cobb)

All Others @ “39” or below:

37 (Ginnie Schoepf, Neba Reiter); 

38 (Joann Wilbour, Roberta Wisniewski, Sandy Bulakowski, Maralyn Shirk);

39 (Maria Miller, Annette Moyle, Jan Arruda, Patty Stark)

We have quite a number of new putters, and some odd rules need to be discussed. These are rules that were probably not covered in your orientation, because they don’t come up often. One, you can line up your putt to the hole, but can’t then drag your putter back to where your ball landed, because technically, you could be improving your lie by tamping down the grass. That’s a picky item, but since we follow golfing rules, that’s one of ‘em. The other involves when you can pick up your ball if it goes out of bounds. If it goes beyond the “fringe” you can move in 6” into the “fringe”, but not onto the putting surface. Any questions on those items?

Next, can Gay Uhl come up and talk about the drive to get a science bus up to Mammoth/San Manuel school?

Kathy, are you here?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

It is going to be very warm out there again, so please remember to drink the water I know you remembered to bring.   

 

News Blasts – June 12, 2022

Don’t do it.

Don’t pick up that putter, put on your name tag and walk out the door at 8:15.

You will be verrrrrry lonely. None of us will be there.

You have to wait one more week, until June 20 to putt again.  Yah, I know, that’s a pain, but only one more week till we can all be together again!

Hey, if you have forgotten, your check is due tomorrow for $19 for our June lunch. We can’t putt, but we can eat!

On another note, here is a message from Gay Uhl about the Science Bus.  See you at 10:30on 6-20.

This year our fundraising project for San Manuel School is a “Science Bus” for the junior high students.

According to principal Dr. Michelle Poppen, this traveling science lab will be a great addition to the STEM curricula.  STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

We know the world needs doctors, nurses, lab technicians, scientists, inventors, engineers, computer programmers, and mathematicians. There is no reason why some of them can’t come from a small town like San Manuel. The students just need something to grab their interest and spark their imagination, to give them a vision of the possible. We can be a part of making that happen.

The cost to bring the bus to San Manuel is $25 per student. There are about 120 junior high students. If you do the math, you will see that the cost is $3000. That’s a lot more than we’ve ever raised before.

However, MVLPutters has more than 120 members. If each of us contributes $25, we could easily raise that amount. Twenty-five dollars is just a suggestion. Please give what you can. If you write a check, make it out to MVLP and put Science Bus on the memo line.

Our yellow box is now dressed up as a school bus. On Monday mornings, you will find it on the

Mesquite Grill patio. The rest of the week, it’s parked on the desk in the Golf Shop. The deadline for contributions is the end of August.

For those of you who are out of town and would like to contribute, you can send a check to our treasurer Kathy Rambur. Her address is 38155 S. Elbow Bend Dr.

For you hearty souls who are here for the summer, you can put your checks in our little yellow school bus any Monday morning when you putt. Or you can put in the bus when it is parked on the desk in the Golf Shop. You can’t miss it.

Let’s stuff the bus!

 

News Blasts – June, 5 2022

If you go to the putting course tomorrow, you will not find your friends and colleagues happily chatting on the patio, nor see any pink hole indicators. Perhaps only a few deer frolicking on the course and birds chirping. Yup, we aren’t putting again until June 20.  The course is closed during this time for its annual aeration.

We are postponing our monthly luncheon until that date, as well.  You have until June 13, next Monday, to deposit your check for $19 into the black box to be able to join in this enjoyable event.

Hope to see many of you on the course on June 20, and lots of you at the luncheon.

(I’ll be sitting at home those two Mondays just blowing The Clown Horn of Authority at my husband and dog to keep in practice.)

 

News Blasts – May 27, 2022

MONDAY MAY 23, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

 First let me ask if we have any guests with us today.

 Do we have any putters in need of cheering up? I always ask, always hoping the answer is no.

Next, can Gay Uhl come up and talk about the drive to get a science bus up to Mammoth/San Manuel school?

Remember, next Monday is our last putting until June 20, as the course is closing for aeration.  We will have a luncheon on June 20, even though your pink calendar says the lunch is on June 13, and our menu will be a Cobb salad with grilled chicken, bacon, hard cooked eggs, tomatoes, avocado, cheddar and bleu cheese with ranch and balsamic dressings on the table. “Golfer dessert”:  Still haven’t found out what that means. Worth coming to lunch just to find out. Remember, beer, wine and bloody Mary’s will be available.  The deadline for checks is June 13, but to save yourself a trip, bring in a check for $19 next Monday to deposit in the famous black box. Otherwise, you have to make a special trip here because you don’t want to miss one of our fun luncheons.

Regular Putters:  65

Guests:  2  (Judy Mattson, Boo Busacker)

Holes in One:  42

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  Sandy Strack  

Money Hole:  #9 (Kay Tomaszek, Marty Fisher, Pat Storey, Roberta Wisniewski, Gay Uhl, Suzi Rizzo, Pat Morris, Nancy Jewett, Sandy Valeton)

Low Gross:  34 (Sandy Strack)

Next Low Gross:  38 (Pat Wells)

All others at 39 or lower:  39  (Dar Pitman)

Kathy, can our bank account afford all these winners?  Do we have any cards that need to be given out?

I do believe that’s all the day’s news, except that it is going to be very warm out there so please remember to drink the water I know you remembered to bring.  And if I have to pick any of you up off the course due to dehydration, first I’m going to say “I told you so” before I give you water.

 

MONDAY MAY 9, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

First let me ask if we have any guests with us today.

Is there any putter who is under par and needs a cheery card?

Today’s lunch will be a plated taco bar of chicken tacos with shredded cabbage and Spanish rice with an ice cream bar for dessert and the special drink will be margaritas! The next event is May 14th Moonlight Madness and we have 74 people signed up. Dinner will be a buffet of pulled pork or chicken, potato salad, coleslaw and chips. Dessert will be ice cream bars. Each team will be given a glow ball to use, so you don’t have to bring your own. Registration check in is at 6:00, dinner at 6:30 and when it is dark enough, hopefully around 8:00, we will start putting

As was stated in the Newsblast, we will not be putting June 6th & 13th as MV is closed for aeration. Therefore, the next Luncheon will be June 20th & checks will need to be turned in to the slot in the black box by May 30th. The entree is a Cobb salad with avocado & the cost is $19.

If you have misplaced your putter’s name tag, no worries any name tag you have will work. 

Kathy Rambur will pass out any gift cards at the luncheon today.

Gay Uhl talked briefly about the Science Bus & placed a yellow box on the table for checks/donations of $25 to pay for a year of Science Bus for Middle Schoolers at Mammoth/San Manuel Schools.

Regular Putters:  75

Guests: 4 (Shauna Rand, Els Bowen, Carolyn Smith, Tsylan Husted)

Holes in One:  71 (One by a guest)

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole:  #6 (Loretta Edgerton)

Low Gross:  37  (Maria Miller, Cathy Scott, Kris Rudin, Pat Schweighardt, Roberta Wisniewski)

Next Low Gross:  38  (Marla Butcher, Kay Tomasyk)

All others at “39” or below: 39 (Kathy Birkbigler, Jan Arruda, Ruthie Thoren, Raye Cobb, Thelma O’Laughlin, Jeannie Hepner, Sandy Strack, Jean Kraus, Patty Stark, Sandy Bulokowski)

If no one else has anything, let’s go putt!!!!!

 

MONDAY MAY 2, 2022

MONDAY MAY 2, 2022

GOOD MORNING LADY PUTTERS!

 First let me ask if we have any guests with us today.

Then I want to assure you that Pat Brothers, who unfortunately fell on our course last week and broke her arm, came through her repair surgery Friday like a champ, and is recovering at home. She does not have a cast, and should be feeling better by today, according to her surgeon. She wants to thank everyone for their cards and kind thoughts, but if you haven’t sent one, you can find her address in our Saddlebrooke phone book, on Silverwood Dr.

That being said, I sure hope no one has information about any other putter who needs a card from the club. But I’ll ask anyway…and I sure hope our Sunshine Committee has sent out a card to Pat.

Today is the deadline for checks for both next Monday’s monthly meeting and for Moonlight Madness which is Saturday May 14. Monday’s elegant repast will be a taco bar of chicken tacos with shredded cabbage and Spanish rice with an ice cream bar for dessert and the special drink will be….wait for it…margaritas! That cost is $19.

The other event, Moonlight Madness is one of our most fun events. Putting in the dark with your chosen partner. Dinner will be a buffet of pulled pork or chicken, potato salad, coleslaw and chips. Dessert will be ice cream bars again, so I hope we like them. This cost is $25 per person. Be sure to write the name of your partner on the memo line of your check, and if you want to putt with another couple, write their names on the check as well. Believe me, there is nothing like putting with only a glowing ball and glow sticks as your target by the light of the full moon. Each team will be given a glow ball to use, so you don’t have to bring your own. There will be a no host bar in the Mesquite Grill to further enhance your possibilities of getting a great score on a course you can’t see.  And again, a reminder, you need to write separate checks for these events.

Last Monday was our most excellent outing with Quail Creek, and I have been in touch with their president, who said their club unanimously agreed that they had a great time here.  But as such, we don’t have any winner stats to report this morning. We received a “save the date” invite from them, and will be discussing the date at our next board meeting.

This morning, Gay Uhl would like to say a few words to us about our annual collection for the Mammoth/San Manuel school district.

(Gay)

Kathy Rambur, do we have any gift cards that have not found their recipients yet?

If no one else has anything, let’s go putt!!!!!

News Blasts – April 26, 2022

Good afternoon, Lady Putters.  If you were at our wonderful Quail Creek event, you are aware that something happened that was NOT wonderful.  Pat Brothers fell, and had to be transported to the hospital by Golder Ranch Fire.  We have learned that she fractured her arm, and is facing surgery tomorrow to pin the bone back together, to hasten the healing process.

Please feel free to send her a card and wish her a very speedy recovery.

Remember, do not respond to this Newsblast, if you want to contact me, use Robertamvlp@gmail.com

 

News Blasts – April 23, 2022

Hello Lady Putters!

Got a bunch of miscellaneous news items for you. First, don’t forget this Monday is our day with our neighbors from the south, Quail Creek. If you turned in a check, you are playing. Please wear pink…either your putter’s shirt or if you don’t have one, any pink top. With white bottoms. (Underwear doesn’t constitute appropriate golf wear.) Shorts, pedal pushers, capris, or slacks.  It will be really important to be at putting at 8:30 so we are ready to form our welcome arch for our guests. ALSO, please offer rides to our guests to lunch, so they don’t have to trudge across the parking lot to the ball room after putting.

We have two important deadlines on May 2. Both your May luncheon (May 9), and Moonlight Madness (May 14) are due that day by 2pm. Regular lunch is $19, and MM is $25. It is very important to write two separate checks for these events.

Since I won’t be doing regular announcements Monday, here are the winners from last week.

Regular Putters:  75

Guests:  1  (Michelle Credman)

Money Hole:  #8  (Marcia Munich, Marilyn Ginther, Paige Szajnvk, Betty Magee)

Holes in One:  53 (1 by guest)

4 Holes in One:  Betty Magee

5 Holes in One:  None

Low Gross:  38 (Marcia Munich)

Next Low Gross:  39 (Pat Wells)

All others at 39 or below:  None

See you Monday, bedecked in hot pink and white.  Your Prez.

 

MONDAY APRIL 18, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good morning, Lady Putters!

Do we have any guests?

Do we have any putters that are feeling under par, who need a cheery card from us?

Welcome to our new putters: Jo Ann Wilbour, Peg Senst, Eva Machann & Paige Szajnuk, we are so happy you have joined in the fun!

April 25, the Quail Creek Putters are coming here. We will be doing a welcome arch for our guests before we putt. This is a tradition among all Lady Putter groups to welcome our visitors. There is no lottery as we have 52 putters signed up to play. Quail Creek has 49 putters coming, so most groups will have 6 putters & a few groups will have 5 putters. Lunch will be a chef’s salad, and for dessert strawberry shortcake! The special drink is a festive fruit belini, made with fruit puree and champagne.

Just a reminder, if you do not have a pink putter shirt, any pink shirt will do with white shorts, skort or pants.

If you are a chip starter, course set up committee, or take down committee please remember to sign the log book which is on the chip start table. We want to be sure you get credit for doing your job, and qualify for your gift card for completing your volunteer task

You won’t want to miss Moonlight Madness which is coming up on Sat. evening, May 14th.  The cost is $25.00 per person and the deadline for checks to be handed in is May 2nd. This event is limited to 60 people. There will be a money hole & it will cost $1.00 if you wish to participate. Menu is buffet style, with choices of pulled pork or pulled chicken sandwich with BBQ sauce, crispy onions, potato salad, coleslaw and chips. Desert is an ice cream sandwich. So come on out, I guarantee you will have fun and laugh a lot!!

The regular Luncheon is May 9^th, the cost is $19 and the menu is a taco bar with chips and salsa for each table & two shredded chicken tacos with shredded cheese and cabbage, Spanish rice and a side of pico de gallo and sour cream. The dessert is an ice cream sandwich.

Checks need to be in May 2^nd. So, if you plan to participate in both Moonlight Madness & the May luncheon, please do two separate checks, on for $25 and one for $19.

Kathy, do we have any cards to hand out?

Now for last week’s winners, it was a Rough DAY:

Regular Putters: 83

Guests: 2 (Shauna Rand, Kim Young)

Holes in One:  54 (2 by guests)

4 Holes in One:  None

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole:  #16 (Patty Stark, Ruthie Thoren)

Low Gross and lowest score: 39 (Patty Stark, Ruthie Thoren)

Next Low Gross: 40 (Raye Cobb)

Now let’s go win some money with 4 or 5 holes in one!

 

News Blasts – April 12, 2022

Good afternoon, Lady Putters!

Good news! We had 53 ladies sign up, so we don’t have to do a lottery!  If you put in your check, you are putting!  (BTW, if you didn’t, there is no regular putting on April 25).

Please be at the course by 8:30. We are expecting our guests at 9, but they may be early depending on traffic. (Of course, that means they may be late, too. After all, they are coming allllllll the way from Green Valley.)

Remember, pink and white are the order of the day.

Regards, Your Prez

 

MONDAY APRIL 11, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good morning, Lady Putters! Glad to see so many of you. Guess I’d better start by asking if we have any guests, since I forgot that last week in my rush to get all our news out. Sorry if any of you returned, and didn’t get recognized last week.

Next, do we have any putters that are feeling under par for any sad reason, who need a cheery card from us, which works like magic, I’ve been told.

Our monthly lunch is today, and it is our Happy Trails lunch, because between then and the May lunch, we typically lose many of our Snow Bird ladies. If this is your last putting session before you hit the road, safe journeys and see you this Fall.

Glad to see so many of you remembered to wear your pastel colors in honor of Spring.

And yes, this means we are having two lunches in April, because on April 25, the Quail Creek Putters are coming here. The deadline for checks is 4-18. The cost will be $22, the lunch will be a chef’s salad, and a little bird told me dessert is going to be strawberry shortcake! The special drink is a festive fruit belini, made with fruit puree and champagne.

We will be doing a welcome arch for our guests before we putt. This is a tradition among Lady Putters, not just our club, but that welcome is afforded us when we visit Quail Creek, The Ranchettes, and The Verde Sputters at HOA1. Because this is a special event, we will have a drawing of the checks and the first 54 putters get to play. This number is 6 putters per hole, 18 holes, and two clubs providing 54 each. If Quail Creek has less than 54 coming, we can fill in with our putters. Also, we will have a standby list in case we have cancellations.

Now, I understand that some of you have not signed up to play because of the uniform requirement of pink putter shirts and white pants. We are having a devil of a time fulfilling your shirt orders, not that Patty Stark hasn’t browbeaten our vendor, but we think they are stuck on a ship in the port of Los Angeles. Please raise your hand if you have a pink putter shirt and are not able to attend this fun event, and would like to loan it to someone who can attend but doesn’t have a shirt. Also, if you have a shirt that you have under or out grown and would like to sell it in a private sale to a sister putter, please raise your hand. And speaking of clothing, with summer coming just a gentle reminder of what golf attire is, per the rules of MV golf association…not just Putters. Shorts must be mid-thigh, no cheek peepers or Daisy Dukes, or athletic shorts. And sleeveless shirts are permitted, but not tank tops.

Next, there is some confusion about when it is appropriate to move your ball if you go out of bounds. The area next to the green is called the fringe, it is just a little longer cut than the green. Beyond that is the rough. If your ball lands in the fringe, play it from there. If it lands in the rough, you can pick up your ball and place it 6” in from the edge of the rough and play it from there. Any questions?

I understand that it’s necessary once again for me to remind chip starters, course set up committee, and take down committee to please remember to sign the log book which is on the chip start table. We want to be sure you get credit for doing your job, and it must be done 3 out of 4 weeks in order to qualify for your gift card for completing your volunteer task. Thank you!

 

Now we have the winners for last week’s fun course.

Regular Putters:  81

Guests: 4 (Ginny Murphy, Diana Schultz, Peg ______, Eva _____)

Money Hole: 

#5 – none

#12 – Sandy Strack, Marcia Munich, Ann Cristofani, Carla DeWolf, Pat Storey, Kathy Berkbigler

Holes in One: 63 (2 by guests)

4 Holes in One – Ann Cristofani, Sandy Valeton 

5 Holes in One – None

Low Gross:  36 – Marcia Munich

Next Low Gross: 37 – Kris Rudin, Kathy Birkbigler

Others at 39 or less:  

38 – Kay Tomaszek, Sandy Strack, Pat Storey, Maria Miller, Jean Hepner

39 – Pat Wells, Ann Cristofani, Lorene Buscher, Suzan Carter, Marty Fisher

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***NOTE: JoAnn Wilbour posted a 39 on scorecard but, due to addition error, actual is a 40. 

Annette rechecks all the math on scores of 39 or lower, as well as 40’s to be sure no one misses out on their prized 39 sticker.

Now let’s go win some money with 4 or 5 holes in one!

 

MONDAY APRIL 4, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good morning, Lady Putters! Glad to see so many of you, this tells me you are having a good time each Monday.

Our next week is our monthly lunch will be on April 11, and it is our Happy Trails lunch, because between then and the May lunch, we typically lose many of our Snow Bird ladies. This lunch is $19, You have until 2 pm today to get your check in for our elegant repast will be a pulled pork sandwich with caramelized onions and BBQ sauce with cole slaw and potato chips. And, you know what I’m going to say next….most importantly, carrot cake for dessert. Since it is many ladies’ favorite adult beverage, our special drink will be a Bloody Mary. We ask that everyone wear pastel colors that day both to putting and to lunch to celebrate Spring.

And yes, this means we are having two lunches in April, because then on April 25, the Quail Creek Putters are coming here. I know the cost will be $22, the lunch will be a chef’s salad, and a little bird told me dessert is going to be strawberry shortcake! We will be doing a welcome arch for our guests before we putt. That is a tradition among Lady Putters, not just our club, but that welcome is afforded us when we visit Quail Creek, The Ranchettes, and The Verde Sputters at HOA1. Because this is a special event, we will have a drawing of the checks and the first 54 putters get to play. This number is 6 putters per hole, 18 holes, and two clubs providing 54 each. If Quail Creek has less than 54 coming, we can fill in with our putters. Also, we will have a standby list in case we have cancellations.

 We will need two separate checks for these events, it has always been our policy, and we do want to keep the treasure’s job as uncomplicated as we can for Kathy Rambur. 

Now we have the winners for last week’s fun course.

Regular Putters:  72  

Guests: 1 (Dayle Rupp)

Money Hole: #8 – Susan Bodine

Holes in One: 43 (1 by guest)

4 Holes in One – Lorene Buscher, Marcia Munich

5 Holes in One – None

Low Gross:  34 – Pat Wells

Next Low Gross: 37 – Marcia Munich Maria Miller, Ruthie Thoren

Others at 39 or less:  

38 – Dottie Adams, Sandy Bulakowski

39 – Pat Morris Dorie Pipers, Kathy Berkbigler, Lorene Buscher

Congrats to you all, and now let’s go beat these numbers!

News Blasts – April 3, 2022

If you come to putting tomorrow at 9:30 you will meet your sister putters walking off the course, as tomorrow starts our summer hours! We start, beginning tomorrow, at 8:30, so please be there early enough before that to pull your starters chip. I will start announcements promptly at 8:30.

Additionally, tomorrow at 2pm is the deadline to get your $19 check into the black box for April’s luncheon meeting (don’t miss the pulled pork sandwich!). And while you’ve got the checkbook out, write your check for $22. So, you can enjoy our session with the Ladies from Quail Creek. Remember, that day there will not be a regular putting session! To join us in that, you must submit your check, and it is a lottery: the first 54 names drawn get to play. That number is arrived at by six players per hole, 54 from each club. If they aren’t bringing 54 members, we can fill in with more of us, so there is a possibility that you will get to play. There is also a standby list, in case someone can’t make it.

See y’all tomorrow at 8:30a.m.!!  La Presidenta

 

MONDAY MARCH 28, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to Spunner in Tucson. That’s when the weather doesn’t know if it wants to be winter, spring, or summer. Saturday was 95, Sunday was 90 with wind, today is supposed to be 82, and tomorrow is going to be 60 with rain.

There is a sympathy card on the table which I hope you all get to sign; it is for Marilee Jones who lost her husband this past week. Our thoughts go out to her at this terribly sad time in her life. Do we know of anyone else who could use a bit of cheer?

Today is the last winter putting time. That means starting in April..i.e. next week, we go on summer putter hours, which means we start putting at 8:30 and lunches are at  11, with the doors opening at 10:30. Even though we are going thru   Spunner right now, we all know it will get hot. Hot. Hot.  And I will start nagging about water.

Our next monthly lunch will be on April 11, and it is our Happy Trails lunch, because between then and the May lunch, we typically lose many of our Snow Bird ladies. This lunch is $19, and will be a pulled pork sandwich with caramelized onions and BBQ sauce with cole slaw and potato chips. And most importantly, carrot cake for dessert. Since it is many ladies’ favorite imbibement, our special drink will be a Bloody Mary. We ask that everyone wear pastel colors that day both to putting and to lunch to celebrate Spring.

And yes, this means we are having two lunches in April, because then on April 25, the Quail Creek Putters are coming here. I know the cost will be $22, the lunch will be a chef’s salad, but I still don’t know the important info…what’s for dessert! We will be doing a welcome arch for our guests before we putt; that alone is worth the $22. We will need two separate checks for these events, it has always been our policy, and we do want to keep Kathy Rambur sane and on as the treasurer. 

Since we were missing a couple of monthly winners at our last luncheon, are Olga Clouser and Kris Rudin here? They were the winners of The Tiger award and Hole in Wonder for the month of March. Also, I am a bit remiss in handing out our pins for these awards. Are Jean Kraus and Dee Balmer here? Here are your pins for previously winning these prestigious awards.  I am sad to say that we do not have Roadrunner award pins, so if you’ve won this award, we don’t have pins for you. The company that made these for us has gone out of business, and we are scrambling to find someone to do the artwork for us to get a new company to make them, without charging us hundreds of dollars to recreate this art. If you are an artist, and would like to volunteer your talent to help us out, please see me or Sandy Strack. Please.

Now we have the winners for last week’s really fun course.

Regular Putters:  62

Guests:  1 (Maurine Cate)

Holes in One:  58

4 Holes in One:  Lorna Kitchen, Cathy Scott

5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole: #6 (Shirley Kobs)

Low Gross: 34 (Lorna Kitchen)

Next Low Gross: 35 (Ann Cristofani)

Others at 39 or below:

36 – Dot Wilson, Roberta Wisniewski, Kitty Morgan

38 – Neba Reiter, Cathy Scott

39 – JoAnn Ellison, Annette Moyle

I sure hope this week’s course will be much fun as last weeks, as evidenced by these great low numbers! Let’s go putters!

 

MONDAY MARCH 21, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENTS

I hope you all survived the deluge of rain yesterday. My husband and I attended a movie matinee, and as we walked out, I was digging in my purse for my sunglasses when my husband said “its raining”. That caught us by surprise.

I hope we don’t have anyone who needs a cheery note from Putters, but does anyone know of one of us who is not up to par?

Today is the last winter schedule lunch meeting. That means the doors open at 11:30 and lunch will be at noon. Starting in April we go on summer putter hours, which means we start putting at 8:30 and the lunches at 11, with the doors opening at 10:30. Believe me, you will understand the wisdom of this earlier hour once we start hitting our 100-degree days.  And I will start nagging about water. It is well and good to bring your bottle, but please, please drink the whole thing while we’re putting! Dehydration is not a fun thing. I will be the Water Monitor……but seriously, we did have a putter go down due to dehydration a few years ago, and it did require a 911 call.

Our next monthly lunch will be on April 11, and it is our Happy Trails lunch, because between then and the May lunch, we typically lose many of our Snow Bird ladies. We ask that everyone wear pastel colors that day both to putting and to lunch to celebrate Spring. I don’t know the menu yet, I’ll let you know when I do.

April 25, the Quail Creek Putters are coming here. I know the cost will be $22, the lunch will be a chef’s salad, but I don’t know the important info, what’s for dessert!  We will be doing a welcome arch for our guests before we putt, that alone is worth the $22. It’s not too early to get your check into the black box on the hall wall.

Here are the stats from last week’s putting, which was led by our intrepid VP, Patty Stark. Thanks for filling in for me while we drove home from San Diego, where we attended our granddaughter’s wedding.

Regular Putters:  75

Guests: 1 (Cathie Siglow)

Holes In One:  62

4/5 Holes in One:  None

Money Hole: #17 (Donna Martin)

Low Gross:  40 (Raye Cobb, Maria Miller)

Next Low Gross:  41 (Sandy Bulakowski, Ruthie Thoren, Carolyn Johnson, Marcia Munich)

I understand the course was ummm, difficult.  Let’s hope we can tame that beast this morning.  Let’s go.

 

MVLP ANNOUNCEMENTS March 14, 2022

Welcome to another great day for putting in Saddlebrooke.

Do we have any guests? (Introduce)

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of? Boy, I hope not.  We always ask so we can send a cheery card.

Remember we have a regular monthly lunch coming up on March 21. The menu is a spring salad with strawberries, feta cheese, onions, and grilled chicken breast, and a lemon bar for dessert. There will be a special strawberry spritzer as our $5 drink, and the bar will be open for other adult beverages as well. Please put your check for $19 into the black box on the hall wall outside the pro shop no later than 2pm today, March 14. Mark “March luncheon” in the memo section of the check, and if you have any dietary restrictions, please note them in that area as well.

I would like to introduce one of our board members, Marty Fisher.

Just a reminder that next month, April, our putting start time will change to 8:30 & our luncheon time will change to 11:00.

New members or HOA1 members will need to go to the HOA2 Administrative offices and open an account, so your winnings can be deposited into your HOA2 account.

Our dress code is the same as the golf course rules of proper dress, so tights/leggings and nice sweat pants are allowed.

Kathy, do we have any cards to pass out?

Here are our stats for last week: Regular Putters:  74

Guests: 2 (Barb Weybright, Gale Wald)

Holes in One: 42

No 4 or 5 Holes in One

Money Hole: #9 – No one got it & there was not a secondary hole selected.

Low Gross: 40 – Ruthie Thoren, Annette Moyle

Next Low Gross: 41 – Dottie Adams, Carolyn Johnson

No one scored 39 or below

Thought for the Day: We all get busy and sometimes forget to be grateful for the many wonderful things in our lives, so please slow down & take time to smell the roses!!!

Let’s putt

 

MVLP ANNOUNCEMENTS March 7, 2022

Welcome to another chilly day for putting in Saddlebrooke.

Do we have any guests? (Introduce)

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of? Boy, I hope not.

We always ask so we can send a cheery card.

Remember we have a regular monthly lunch coming up on March 21, which is a

different date for our luncheon because of the cancellation of the

Sputters/Putters event. The menu is a Spring Salad with strawberries, feta

cheese, onions, and grilled chicken breast, and a lemon bar for dessert. There will

be a special Strawberry Spritzer as our $5 drink, and the bar will be open for other

adult beverages as well.  Please put your check for $19 into the black box on the

hall wall outside the pro shop no later than 2pm on March 14.  Mark “March

luncheon” in the memo section of the check, and if you have any dietary

restrictions, please note them in that area as well.  And ladies, this is strictly for

issues such as gluten or lactose intolerance, not for dietary preferences, which

honestly, the catering staff cannot accommodate. Any questions on this?

Here are our stats for last week:

Regular Putters: 71 (we are pretty consistently getting this many putters weekly…YAY!)

Guests: 2 (Carol Ferry and Diane Buckly)

Holes in One: 90 (1 by a guest)

4 Holes in One: Carolyn Johnson

5 Holes in One: None

Money Hole: #14 (Phyllis Meierhenry, Raye Cobb, Carla DeWolf, Rose Albertson, Linda

Jordan)

Low Gross: 38 (Pat Storey and Dee Balmer)

Next Low Gross: 39 (Dottie Adams, Kay Tomaszsk, Raye Cobb, Ro Conti)

Others at “39” or less: None

Kathy, are there any cards to hand out?

Ladies do I need to keep reminding those on the course set up, take down, and chip starters to

remember to sign in at the chip starters table? Or am I being a broken record with that already?

 

MVLP Announcements February 28, 2022  

Welcome to another great day for putting in Saddlebrooke.

Do we have any guests? (Introduce)

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?   We always ask so we can send a cheery card.

1. As I hope you all saw in the Newsblast I sent out, our Putters/ Sputters
event scheduled for March 21 was cancelled. Timing was such that the
Sputters would not have been able to announce the event until today, and
next week they are hosting the Ranchettes, so there would have been
literally one week for the members to get their checks in. The Sputters
President and I agreed that it is nearly impossible to get 54 ladies (their
invited limit) to get checks in that fast, so reluctantly we agreed to cancel
the event. If you put your check into the black box for this event in the
amount of $22 it will be returned to you.  It would be a bookkeeping
headache to assign $19 to our next lunch and $3 to any other use.  That All
being said, we have converted that date to be our regular monthly
luncheon, and all putters are invited to play that day as usual.  The menu
will be the same, a Spring Salad with grilled chicken and strawberries, with a
lemon bar for dessert.  The $5 drink special will be a strawberry lemon
spritzer.  Please get your check for $19 into the black box by March 14.
Needless to say, we are all very sorry and sad that we will not be having this
event this year, and look forward to Sputters hosting us next season.  Does
anyone have any questions about this?

2. Speaking of the Newsblast, please do not respond to any that you receive
by hitting “reply”.  We do not have the capability to see your comments or
questions and cannot therefore be responsive to you.  We always state this
on the bottom of every message, and include my putter’s email address for
your comments or questions.

Here are our stats for last week:

Regular Putters:  78

Guests: 1 (Jana Miles)
Holes in One:  91
4/5 Holes in One: None
Money Hole: #8 (Nancy Jewett)
Low Gross:  34 (Ruthie Thoren)
Next Low Gross:  36 (Kay Tomaszek)
All others with 39 or less:
37 (Judee Lund, Patty Stark);

38 (Nancy Jewett, Raye Cobb, Dee Balmer, Pat Morris, Barb
Leesley); 
39 (Dottie Adams, Marla Butcher, Carolyn Johnson, Marcia Munich, Pat Schweighard)

3. Kathy, do we have any gift cards to hand out?

4. Just a reminder: Chip starters, course set up and course take down members
please remember to sign into the book weekly so we know who has
completed their assignments.

5. Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on
monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments,
Monday messages and Newsblasts.

6. Now lets go attack this course!

 

MVLP Announcements February 14, 2022    

Welcome to another lovely day of putting in SaddleBrooke.

Do we have any guests today?  (introduce)

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?

1. Our luncheon is today February 14, Valentine’s Day, and is our Founders Day Luncheon. We are asking all members to wear something red.  All past presidents have been invited and this is also the luncheon where the annual awards are given out.  I hope all of you have made arrangements to attend this luncheon and cheer on the yearly winners. I will start giving out the information on the next regular luncheon in a few weeks.

2. We are NOT having a regular lunch in March, as we are having a special event, Putters/Sputters on March 21. I’ll give out more information on this event next week, that is, cost and deadlines for sign up. If you do not sign up for this event, you cannot come and putt as regular on that date, since it is a special event, and not a regular putting day.

3. Course Set-up Training was February 10. The training was done by Cathy Scott, Kay Tomasczek and Carolyn Johnson.  I understand we had a nice turnout (although the class was not filled to capacity), and I have heard it was very useful. Sorry I couldn’t attend, but maybe next one.

Here are the stats for last week, February 7, 2022.

Regular putters 74

No guests

4 holes in one – Anne LaPerre, Annette Moyle, Ruthie Thoren

5 holes in one – Ann Christofani

Money hole was #14 – Raye Cobb, Kathy Conrad, Maria Nolan, Ruthie Thoren, Pay Wysocki

Low Gross 37, Kay Tomasczek

Next low 39, Raye Cobb

No other 39s

Kathy, do we have any gift cards to hand out?

Just a reminder:  Chip Starters, Course Set Up and Course Take Down members please sign into the book weekly so we know who has completed their assignments.

Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments, Monday messages and Newsblasts. 

Let’s putt!

 

MVLP Announcements February 7, 2022   

 Welcome to another fun day of putting.  Do we have any guests today? Quite a few, I see.

1. Our next luncheon is on 2-14-2022, Valentine’s Day, and is our Founders Day as well; as the announcement of our annual putting award winners.  We ask all members to wear red.  All past presidents have been invited, and quite a few will be there!  The meal for this event is the Par 3 salad, a scoop each of egg, tuna, and chicken Waldorf salads on a bed of greens with dressings on the side, and rolls and butter.  The cost is $17, lower because the club will buy a specially decorated cake for dessert. We will have a special drink for the occasion, The Lou Ann Garvin (our founder) cocktail, Absolut strawberry vodka, rose syrup and club soda with a cheery strawberry slice as decoration. It will be $5.  Deadline for turning in your checks is TODAY at 2pm. The black box hangs in the hallway outside the pro shop, on the way to the restrooms.
2. Patty Stark spoke about ordering pink shirts, jackets and name tags.
3. Course set up training will be 2-10 at 9am on the putting green. It will be given by Cathy Scott, Kay Tomaszek, and Carolyn Johnson. A sign-up sheet is on the table. Limit for the training is 24 members.
4. Here are the stats for last week, 1-24-2022.

Regular putters: 64, 4 guests (JoAnn Ellison, Neba Reiter, Linda Jordan, Ann LePerre)

Holes in one: 65, plus 4 by guests

No one got 4 or 5 holes in one.

The money hole was #8, made by Jennie Hepner, Kathy Berkbigler, Ruthie Thoren, and Sandy Strack.

Low gross was 36, made by Sandy Strack.

Next low was 37, Barb Leesley, Ginnie Schoef, Kay Tomasczek

Then 38, Marla Butcher, Judee Lund, Pat Doane

and 39 was scored by Jean Kraus, Dorie Pipers, Annette Moyle, and Lorene Butcher

Just a reminder for chip starters, course set up and course take down: Don’t forget to sign the book weekly so we know that you’ve completed your tasks.

Don’t forget to check our website often, MVLputters.com for updated info on weekly winners and goings on in our club.

 

MVLP Announcements January 31, 2022   

Welcome to another lovely day of putting in SaddleBrooke.

Do we have any guests today?  

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?

1. Our next luncheon is on February 14, Valentine’s Day, and is our Founders Day Luncheon. We are asking all members to wear something red.  All past presidents have been invited and this is also the luncheon where the annual awards are given out.  Be sure to come to this luncheon and cheer on the yearly winners.

The meal for this event is:

Par 3 Salad – Chicken Waldorf Salad, Tuna Salad and Egg Salad on a bed of greens, served with dressing on the side and rolls and butter.  The cost is $17.00.  There will be a special drink for this occasion – Lou Ann Garvin Cocktail – Absolute Strawberry Vodka, Rose Syrup and Club Soda with a Strawberry Slice for $5.00. The MVLP is providing dessert which is a sheet cake.  Deadline for getting checks in the black box for the luncheon is February 7.

2. Course Set-up Training – February 10 at 9:00 a.m. at the putting green.The training will be done by Cathy Scott, Kay Tomaszek and Carolyn Johnson.  A sign-up sheet will be at putting on Mondays.  The limit for this class will be 24.

Here are the results for putting on January 24, 2022

# of regular putters:             69                      

# of guests:                          4 – Ann Olson, Neba Reiter, Linda Jordan and Fran Sweeney

 Remember if you bring a guest be sure to mark your name and your guest’s name on the envelope when you pay the $1 greens fee.  Our new year doesn’t start until February 1 so even if you sign up now for next year, you will need to pay the $1 greens fee until February 1^st.                                  

Total Holes in One:            55  (1 by guest)                          

4 Holes in One  :                 Annette Moyle, Phyllis Meierhenry             

5 Holes in One  :                 None                                                               

Money Hole:                        #14 – Annette Moyle, Phyllis Meierhenry, Dottie Adams, Joan Davis and Ginnie Schoepf           

Low Gross:                         35 – Annette Moyle                                                                          

Next Lowest Low Gross:   36 – Lorna Kitchen and Pat Wells    

Others with “39” or less:

37 – Ginnie Schoepf, Dottie Adams, and Sandy Strack

38 – Phyllis Meierhenry, Mary Cummins, Kathy Wudel and Dianne Kirstine

39 – Carol Thompson, Joan Davis, Pat Morris, Roberta Wisniewski, Marilee Jones and guest Neba Reiter

Kathy, do we have any gift cards to hand out?Just a reminder: Chip Starters, Course Set Up and Course Take Down members please sign into the book weekly so we know who has completed their assignments.

Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments, Monday messages and NewsBlasts.  Just and aside.  Pat Storey sent me an email to let me know that the Photogallery on the Website is currently closed.  For the first time in Pat’s 5 year history as the Webmaster, we have exceeded our time. The website will reopen on February 1^st.

Let’s putt!

News Blast – February 24, 2022

Good  afternoon, I hate to have to write this, but as you can see from the title, our event with our sister putters from HOA1 isn’t going to occur.  Unfortunately, we notified them on February 22 that their final count of attendees was due to us on March 7, which would not give them enough time to announce our event , since the next time they putt is this coming Monday, 2-28, and the following Monday, March 7 (the day we need a final count) they are hosting The Ranchettes.  It is simply a matter of timing!

 

 

We have made the decision that March 21 (which would have been our event) will be a regular monthly luncheon meeting, with a cost of $19. Your checks are due on March 14, placed in the black box on the wall outside the golf pro shop. Our lunch will be the same as announced, a Spring salad with grilled chicken and strawberries with a lemon bar for dessert.

 

I am deeply disappointed in this turn of events, as I’m sure you are also, because it’s always fun to putt with other groups.  Your sad President, Roberta

 

News Blast – January 31, 2022

WE HAVE A FROST DELAY AND WILL PUTT AT 10:00 A.M.

Hello Putters,

MY FINAL NEWSBLAST (unless we have a frost delay on Monday!) – January 28, 2022

Good morning Lady Putters, 

Monday, January 31, will be my final day as president of this fabulous organization.  I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed my year, and one of the things that I most enjoyed was getting to know all of you wonderful women.  The kindness you have extended to me during the past year has been greatly appreciated.   

After a year and a half, MVLP finally came back to life.  We had a few sputtering starts but then our engine began to purr.  The members of the MVLP Board were extremely helpful in putting us back together again and I would like to thank each of them for all their help.  I would especially like to thank Sandy Strack, “the encyclopedia of all things putters,” for her assistance with all my questions and for keeping me on track.  And, thanks to you, the members, for handling the many jobs it takes each week to keep our program running.  MVLP is in good hands as our new president, Roberta Wisniewski, takes over on February 1st.  Be sure to wish her well when you see her. 

Lastly, I want to thank all of you for your generosity.  The $350.00 gift that you gave me in parting will be donated to my favorite charity – The Tri-Community Food Bank in Mammoth.   

See you on the putting green! 

Jean Kraus, MVLP President

MVLP Announcements January 24, 2022     

Welcome to another lovely day of putting in SaddleBrooke.

Do we have any guests today?  (introduce)

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?

1. Our annual MVLP Membership meeting on January 20^thwas a success. We had 21 new ladies attend the meeting and most have already signed up to join. Remember anyone who was not present but has continued their membership will be receiving a phone call from Member-at-large Marty Fisher to sign up for an activity for next year.
2. The Recreation and Activity Fair on Saturday, January 22 was also a success. Roberta Wisniewski and myself represented the club and we had a lot of interest.  Some of those ladies are here today as guests. Welcome
3. Our next luncheon is on February 14, Valentine’s Day, and is our Founders Day Luncheon.  We are asking all members to wear something red.  All past presidents have been invited and this is also the luncheon where the annual awards are given out.  Be sure to come to this luncheon and cheer on the yearly winners.

The meal for this event is:

Par 3 Salad – Chicken Waldorf Salad, Tuna Salad and Egg Salad on a bed of greens, served with dressing on the side and rolls and butter.  The cost is $17.00.  There will be a special drink for this occasion – Lou Ann Garvin Cocktail – Absolute Strawberry Vodka, Rose Syrup and Club Soda with a Strawberry Slice for $5.00. The MVLP is providing dessert which is a sheet cake.  Deadline for getting checks in the black box for the luncheon is February 7.

4. Course Set-up Training – February 10 at 9:00 a.m. at the putting green.The training will be done by Cathy Scott, Kay Tomaszek and Carolyn Johnson.  A sign-up sheet will be at putting on Mondays.  The limit for this class will be 24.

Here are the results for putting on January 17, 2022

# of regular putters             49                      

# of guests                          2  Marcia Munich and Athena Taylor   

Remember if you bring a guest be sure to mark your name and your guest’s name on the envelope when you pay the $1 greens fee.  Our new year doesn’t start until February 1 so even if you sign up now for next year, you will need to pay the $1 greens fee until February 1^st.

Total Holes in One:            54  (2 by guests)                        

4 Holes in One  :                 Dottie Adams                    

5 Holes in One  :                 None                                                               

Money Hole:                        #10 – Maria Butcher         

 

Low Gross:                         35 – Dottie Adams                                                                          

Next Lowest Low Gross:   40 – Pam Smith, Donna Vargas, Sandy Bulakowski, Pat Wells, Pat Morris and Guest Marcia Munich        

Obviously we had no one with 39 or less last week.

Phyllils, do we have any gift cards to hand out?

Just a reminder: Chip Starters, Course Set Up and Course Take Down members please sign into the book weekly so we know who has completed their assignments.

Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments, Monday messages and NewsBlasts.

Let’s putt!

MVLP Announcements January 17, 2022

Welcome to another lovely day of putting in SaddleBrooke and Happy Martin Luther King Day.

Do we have any guests today? 

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?

1. Our annual MVLP Membership meeting is January 20^thstarting at 8:15 a.m. for new members and 9:00 a.m. for returning members. Dues for 2022 are $72.00 make check payable to MVLP.  Bring a separate check if you are ordering a name tag, shirt or jacket.  DUE TO THE INCREASE IN OMICRON VARIANT, MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
2. The Recreation and Activity Fair is Saturday, January 22 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. MVLP will be represented by Jean Kraus, Roberta Wisniewski, Patty Stark and Sally Murphy.
3. Our next luncheon is on February 14, Valentine’s Day, and is our Founders Day Luncheon.  We are asking all members to wear something red.  All past presidents have been invited and this is also the luncheon where the annual awards are given out. 

The meal for this event is:

Par 3 Salad – Chicken Waldorf Salad, Tuna Salad and Egg Salad on a bed of greens, served with dressing on the side and rolls and butter.  The cost is $17.00.  There will be a special drink for this occasion – Lou Ann Garvin Cocktail – Absolute Strawberry Vodka, Rose Syrup and Club Soda with a Strawberry Slice for $5.00.  The MVLP is providing dessert which is a sheet cake.  Deadline for getting checks in the black box for the luncheon is February 7.

Here are the results for putting on January 10, 2022

# of regular putters:             61                      

# of guests:                          3  Marcia Munich, Linda Jordan and Ginger Cannon

Remember if you bring a guest be sure to mark your name and your guest’s name on the envelope when you pay the $1 greens fee.  Our new year doesn’t start until February 1 so even if you sign up now for next year, you will need to pay the $1 greens fee until February 1^st.

Total Holes in One:            68 (5 by guests)                         

4 Holes in One  :                 Carol Thompson                                 

5 Holes in One  :                 None

Money Hole:                        #7 – Judy Hardy, Ro Conti and Pat Wells          

Low Gross:                         36 – Ginnie Schoepf                                                                        

Next Lowest Low Gross:   37  – Ruthie Thoren and Pat Wells    

Total of “39” score or less: 

38 – Pat Morris

39 – Annette Moyle and Carolyn Johnson

Phyllils, do we have any gift cards to hand out?

Just a reminder:  Chip Starters, Course Set Up and Course Take Down members please sign into the book weekly so we know who has completed their assignments.

Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments, Monday messages and NewsBlasts.

Let’s putt!

 

News Blast – January 15, 2022

IMPORTANT INFO ON UPCOMING EVENTS

Hello Putters, 

We have a busy schedule for the remainder of the year and I just wanted to clarify upcoming events. 

Due to the increase in the number of COVID cases in our area from the Omicron variant, the MVLP Board voted to REQUIRE MASKS AT THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING. Please come with your mask properly in place.  Thank you. 

1. MVLP Annual Membership Meeting – MountainView Ballroom, Thursday, January 20  

• New Members should arrive by 8:15 a.m. 
• Returning Members may arrive any time after registration opens at 8:00 a.m. 
• New Member Orientation will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the ballroom. 
• Returning members will be outside in the hall or in the Saguaro Room.  We will not have water and coffee this year. 
• Following new member orientation, all members will be allowed in the ballroom to sign up for next year’s assignments at 9:00 a.m. 
• The meeting will begin when everyone completes sign up for their assignment.  Remember, this is a membership organization and because everyone does a job we are able to have a wonderful program. 

2. The Recreation and Activities Fair – MountainView Ballroom Saturday, January 22 – 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.    MVLP will be represented with a “booth” at the fair.  You will be represented by incoming President Roberta Wisniewski, Vice-President Patty Stark, incoming Secretary Sally Murphy and myself.  Roberta, Patty and I have met and have materials to handout and a very spiffy looking display.  Wish us luck in signing new members! 
3. The Annual Founders Day Luncheon – MountainView Ballroom Monday, February 14 – doors open at 11:30 a.m.   Because this is Valentine’s Day, we are asking all of you to wear red.  As we do yearly, we have invited all past-presidents to this event.   The meal for this event is:   Par 3 Salad – Chicken Waldorf Salad, Tuna Salad and Egg Salad on a bed of greens, served with dressing on the side and rolls and butter.  The cost is $17.00.  There will be a special drink for this occasion – Lou Ann Garvin Cocktail – Absolute Strawberry Vodka, Rose Syrup and Club Soda with a Strawberry Slice for $5.00.  The MVLP is providing dessert which is a sheet cake.  Deadline for getting checks in for the luncheon is February 7. 

ONE MORE THING – At the Founders Day Luncheon the annual awards are given out.  Be sure to sign up for this luncheon and cheer on the winners! 

See you all on Monday! 

Jean Kraus, MVLP President 

 

MVLP Announcements January 10, 2022

Welcome to another lovely day of putting in SaddleBrooke.

Do we have any guests today? 

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?

Today is our monthly luncheon.  Doors will open at 11:30 a.m.

Lately we seem to be having some difficulty with the score cards.  In order to make this easier for Annette Moyle who does our stats, I am going to go over the DO’s and DON’T’s of how to fill out the score card to make it as easy as possible for the person doing the stats. (Show card and mark-ups.)  PLEASE PRINT!

Here are the results for putting on January 3, 2022

# of regular putters​​:              47​​​

# of guests:                           ​​​3 (Holly Konzony, Ginger Cannon and Kristi Manley)​​​​

Total Holes in One:​​               63 (2 by guests)​​​

4 Holes in One​:​​                     Sandy Strack​​​​

5 Holes in One​:​​                     Kathy Berkbigler

6 Holes in One​:​​                     Jean Kraus​​​​​​​

Money Hole:​                         #9 Dar Pittman​​​

Low Gross:​​​                           33 – Jean Kraus & Kathy Birkbigler​​​​​​​​​​

Next Lowest Low Gross:​      34 – Sandy Strack​​

Total of “39” score or less:  

36 – Sandy Bulakowski

37 – Maria Miller, Barb Leesley, and Gay Uhl

38 – Donna Vargas, Judy Matchett, Mary Riemersma, and Patty Stark

39 – Roberta Wisniewski, Dot Wilson, Dottie Adams, Janice Keating and Dar Pittman​

Phyllils, do we have any gift cards to hand out?

Just a reminder:  Chip Starters, Course Set Up and Course Take Down members please sign into the book weekly so we know who has completed their assignments.

Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments, Monday messages and NewsBlasts.

Let’s putt!

MVLP Announcements January 3, 2022

Welcome to another lovely day of putting in SaddleBrooke and Happy New Year.  I hope everyone had a great holiday.  My husband, Tom, and I were in Portland visiting the kids and grandkids. It rained all but two days and then it snowed for the last two days.  We are very happy to be back in warm and sunny Arizona even if it did rain a few days after we arrived.  We always need rain!

Do we have any guests today?

Do we have any members under par that we are unaware of?

Reminder:  We have three events coming up in January.

1. Monthly luncheon on January10 – we are having meatloaf, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetable and dessert – cost is $19.50- deadline is today.
2. Our annual MVLP Membership meeting is January 20^thstarting at 8:15 a.m. for new members and 9:00 a.m. for returning members. Dues for 2022 are $72.00 – make check payable to MVLP. Bring a separate check if you are ordering a name tag, shirt or jacket.
3. The Recreation and Activity Fair is Saturday, January 22 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. MVLP will be represented by Roberta Wisniewski, Patty Stark , Sally Murphy and myself.

Here are the results for putting on December 27, 2021

# of regular putters:                      37                      

# of guests:                                   4 (Name missing, Stacy, Halie and Rylynn Shepley)                                   

Total Holes in One:                      28                      

5 Holes in One:                            None                          

4 Holes in One:                            None                                                              

Money Hole:                                #1 and #14 – None                                   

Low Gross:                                  37 – Ginnie Schoepf                                                                        

Next Lowest Low Gross:             41 – Kay Tomaszek and Maria Miller                 

Total of “39” score or lessL          None        

Phyllils, do we have any gift cards to hand out?

Just a reminder:  Chip Starters, Course Set Up and Course Take Down members please sign into the book weekly so we know who has completed their assignments.

Remember to visit our website MVLputters.com for updated information on monthly winners, our luncheons, upcoming events, committee assignments, Monday messages and NewsBlasts.

Let’s putt!

 

News Blast – January 3, 2022

Frost Delay This Morning

I have just been informed that there will be FROST DELAY this morning. We will not be allowed on the putting course until 10:00 a.m. for set up with play to begin 10:30 a.m.

News Blast – January 2, 2022

Happy New Year

Hello Putters,

Happy New Year! I hope that all of you had a happy and healthy holiday season.

I just wanted to talk about a few things.

First, we might have a frost delay at this time of year, so I would suggest that you check your email on Monday mornings for any updates about putting.

Second, just a reminder that tomorrow – January 3 – is the deadline for the luncheon on Monday, January 10. Our luncheon this month will be meatloaf with mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and dessert. The cost is $19.50. Checks should be in the black box by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow at putting and am glad to be back to Arizona. While we had a great time with the kids and grandkids, it was very cold and rainy in Portland and on our last two days it snowed!!!

Jean Kraus, MVLP President