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"I had 1/2 inch of rain last night." 2/4/12 Part time meteorologist, aka "Ironman", now "Rain Man" Greg Kepner reports. |
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il Scrambolino (Member's Scramble) While Eldon wasn't looking, Marc stepped in --> Click 1/29/2012 |
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Calendar for February. Click for events. |
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Kathy writes: Paul’s dad, Vito,
passed away Friday afternoon. His funeral mass will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in
Castroville at St. Louis Catholic Church. Thanks for your prayers and love. 1/29/2012 |
Sad News -- Paul Castiglione's father Vito has passed away.|
has made strides recovering from knee replacement surgery. Dr. Burns said all went well. "I want strokes," was his comment to wife Jan over the phone. Jim Chambers put the quietus right away on that request, we hear. 1/28/12 |
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Tommy | Billy has a party --> Click (Christine's photo of Billy's B'day party.) |
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If you read the Picayune this week, you saw a photo of two of our most comely ladies: Marilyn Greene and Ann Sadler. It was the Art Guild. Marilyn is treasurer; Ann secretary.1/26/12 (Even though named "Art Guild", rest assured there is no connection to Art Greene.)
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Jay Harbison had shoulder surgery Friday for rotator cuff repair along with some arthritis scrapings and came out like new. That of course is an overstatement, but his doctor, Dr. Robertson, was pleased. Ask Mac about the recovery. Jay was able to rest most of the night and is not in serious pain (with help from some pills) and is right on schedule with a round of physical therapy starting soon. 1/21/2012 |
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Chris Williams sent along this note warning of "Email Tracking" and what can be done. Click |
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This course is being totally redone and is not open for play. Manager Alan Wooley says it will be early fall before re-opening. The practice facility remains open -- check for times. 1/16/12 |
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New Birthday List -> Click |
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took a spill near the dumpsters area . Not a friendly fall, either. Our boy broke his wrist and gashed his forehead --- had a bunch of stitches, 7 in all to close up the gash. (No, he wasn't dumpster diving! and no, a cheese head, he wasn't reacting to Green Bay's colossal loss to NY.) Good Samaritan Paula Cox (Bluebird Dr.) driving by saw he was in distress and jumped in to help, got him home and to the emergency room in MF. It's good to have such neighbors ready to help. 1/16/12 |
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Lou Ann Webb, Social Chairman has the C&C Host and Hostess list for 2012 lineup. -> Click |
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Dues are due, meaning it's time to pony up $25. Have your wife write a check for you. If you think you can push the grace period, be careful, the new administration will know. BTW, it's Stableford on the 5th, lunch afterward. The Kepners are a'cooking. What a treat we have in store! |
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New Federal
Golf Rules President
BHO has recently appointed a Golf Czar and major rule changes in the game of
golf will become effective November 1,2011. This is only a preview as the
complete rule book (expect 2000 pages) is being rewritten as we
speak. Here are a
few of the changes. Golfers with
handicaps: The current
USGA handicap system will be used for the above purposes, but the term "net
score" will be available only for scoring those players with handicaps of 18 and
above. Sarah Williams sent this along. 1/4/2012 |
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Kenneth Frank Piper, RIP
He is survived by his wife Barbara of 52 years, son and daughter-in-law David and Fran Piper of Scottsdale Arizona, daughter and son-in-law Larry and Lynda Flower of Austin Texas and son and daughter-in-law Douglas and Diana Fulwider of Olympia Washington. Grandchildren Frank Piper, Brad Baum, Kristin Tacey and Natalie Rasmussen. Great-grandchildren Sarah, Dallas, Taylor, Cole, Kendall, Lindsay and David, great-great grandson Caiden. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to Austin Sheltie Rescue www.sheltierescuetx.org Taken from the AAS, 1/1/12 The photo is this writer's. |
Kenneth Frank Piper, 92, of Horseshoe Bay passed away December 24, 2011. He was born to Guy and Laura Piper on November 5, 1919 in
Manteca California. He had been a fireman for 18 years in Piedmont California
and a race official for NASCAR. He was an avid golfer till the age of 90, loved
watching sports on TV especially NASCAR races and football. Ken and Barbara
always had Shelties in their lives and adopted their latest furkids from Austin
Sheltie Rescue.
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Big 12 Teams are Smokin' Congratulations!
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Texas Longhorns win 21-10 over Cal. at the Holiday Bowl.
Baylor wins the Alamo Bowl 67-56 over Washington. That's football -- not basketball.
Texas A&M wins 33 to 22 over a spunky Northwestern team.
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Sally Stemac featured in the Beacon 12/15. There's a new recipe to try. Know this, you cooks out there; Guinea pigs are available -- just take the cake to the pro shop on any given day and you will get an instant (and honest -- almost always favorable) critique. Go to recipes and scroll down or just click here 12/30/2011 |
 Flash! Greg Kepner has a friend. Right on his door mat. Check out his little visitor. 12/20/2011 |
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Sharon's entire family were our mixers (the beverage type) and they did an admirable job. They had one of everything. What a deal! We have a some shots: Big Composite -- Little Composite. Just punch. (You might need to use Cntl + or Cntl - for size adjustments.) |
Between 90 and 95 tickets were sold; 3 did not show up. Lou Ann Webb, the real superwoman, put it all together. The Spangenberg's (Ron and Angie) brought the music gear and there was some great karaoke. In fact the ladies got caught up in the mood and the participation was wild. (Even suave, urbane Don Webb was among the dancers.)|
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Yep, they celebrated their anniversary this past weekend with the Beales and daughter Melinda and their son Ed and his family. 12/12/11 |
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Paul Castiglione's dad, in San Antonio, is struggling and needs prayers. 1/1/12 |
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Burn Ban lifted! 11/30/11 |
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Luther had the operation to fix both knees, replacement surgery. He's home and being babied by Jackie, spoiled rotten. Glad you're back, bud! |
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- 'twas a hoot indeed. Bart Oxley emceed and gave some very interesting tidbits about the first Thanksgiving. A job well-done, this was Bart's first public speaking event since he had his stroke a year ago. We can say for Bart, "No problemo." He welcomed Dede Haussner and the Dering's back. He also welcomed to the group guests Peter and Kathy Jones. Peter is a candidate for Precinct 1, Llano Commissioners Court. He introduced himself and gave a short biography. Winners of the drawing were: Michael Walsh, a Chili's gift certificate and that cutie Mary Beth, one for Bella Sera's. For the record, 51 attended and all, to a man, were delighted to be there. And why not? The host and hostess crew of Sharon Bowen, Mary Beth Beale, Janis Bosco, and Bart and Rella Oxley, a crew that had the room decorated beautifully, did a great job. What more could one ask for? Duh! The food was, as it always is, good, plentiful and nicely presented. The hors d'oeuvres table cannot be fully described. Shrimp, poppers, dips -- the list goes on and on. Desserts were superb, too. Lots of variety, all tasty and sweet. 11/10/2011 |
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The MGA/WGA combined golf tournament on the 3rd, an annual event, brought out 30 of Blue Lakes's finest, including 11 lovely WGA types. Here are the results:
Chilly and some wind gusts, the day was clear and the course was quite playable in spite of recent over-seeding and sanding. Temperatures were in the 40s at the start, but as the day wore on, the chill quickly subsided making golfing very enjoyable. Mac McConahy was not up to his usual zest for the game as he is heading to the hospital next week for a shoulder operation. The MGA provided lunch; the WGA women participants were guests. The food, a Mexican theme, was provided by Ruth and Dick Draper and Barb and Jay Harbison. It was a quite a meal, too: chicken enchiladas, tacos, beans and Spanish rice. For dessert, homemade brownies, lemon cake, ice cream, all delicious. Mucho accolades go to the Drapers and the Harbisons. "Fue fantastico." (a little Spanish, there.) The MGA is looking forward to a turkey shoot next week following golf. 11/4/2011 |
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Sanding O' The Greens happened Monday, the 24th. 11 AM, Hamburgers afterward. The crew doing all the work was composed of the usual club riffraff: Jim Buckingham, Paul Castiglione, Bruce Lomax, Eldon Tarver, C.L. Newsome, Doug Miller, Gary Cassell, and yours truly, Bill Curtis. Doug and Jim supplied their 4-wheels making the process go more smoothly than it would otherwise. Doug, Jim, and C.L. did the seed spreading, and the remainder, the sweat-hogs, supplied the muscle, fetching and shoveling sand into the spreader. Brian supplied the moxie to do the job right, of course.
 A few glitches added drama to the day's efforts. The Cushman exhibited rear axle strains, probably a bearing going bad. It worked all day in spite of early doubts arising from the strange noises coming from the bad wheel.
Larry Meyers (how could we function without him?) fetched the hamburgers from Hole-in-One, Moe's new enterprise. These guys deserve a mega-attaboy. 10/24/11 |
"When half the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is about the end of any nation." --Adrian Rogers (Preacher)
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Check out the neat poster at the club Sue Burkhalter did for the event or just Click . 10/05/11 |
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Whale Story Our friend Dick Draper sent along this image. Skeptics say Jonah could not possibly have been eaten by a whale. Hmmm... |
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Note that the dumpsters are now temporarily located by the golf clubhouse while Blue Lake Road is being resurfaced. After that, Warner Tweed and Betty Brooker intend to make use of the camera and nail miscreants using the dumpsters improperly. 29-Aug-11 |
Snoop Bob Winn reports the camera covering the dumpster area is in place and ready to go. (No, Jerry Campbell, you cannot go there to have your family portrait made.)|
Eldon, aka Boom Boom, bangs a big one, an eagle on Number 18. 08/22/11 |
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Hard Passwords, Strong, Easy? It ain’t simple as this cartoon from TechRepublic illustrates. August 12, 2011 |
How's your blood pressure? Here's a copy of an item sent by my sister f
But the pièce de résistance was a hole-in-one made by Charlene Newsome on Number 8. Playing this quality of golf and having the talent to drag Jerry along, is it any wonder she won first?
