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PAGE 4 - THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8,, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected]
Wivey’s Memorial
Golf League
by Art McLain
Mitchell Blake, Adam Kowalewski, and Dylan O’Dell
Wivey’s League had a super day for golf and the golfers took
advantage of the weather. Brian Urbas and Bill Franceski managed to keep first place by taking 12 points. Tony Caudullo and
John Kameen whipped Jack Sparks and Jim Walsh by a score of
20.5 to 3.5 points to jump into 2nd place from 11th. Caudullo set
a blazing pace shooting a one over, 36, net 26, and Kameen had
a net of 33. Sparks gallantly shot a 38, to try to save points, but
he was caught by the steamroller. Nick Jubinski and Joe Machek
moved into 3rd. Ron Franks and Tom Rivenburgh moved into
4th place. Joe Klikus also shot 36, with Jack Sparks, Tom Thiede,
and Chris Bebla shooting 38. Bob Speicher shot 30 net, with
Luke Pisarcik, Jim Fitzsimmons and Wivey Sr., shooting 32 net.
Thinking About Golf
By Art McLain
A young man was hitting balls
on the range. Things weren’t going too well. After a little conversation he mentioned that he
just bought some new irons and
just wasn’t hitting them like he
thought he would. He mentioned
he had previously used Nike
Slingshots (a very bulky perimeter weighted club) and now had
a new set of perimeter weighted
clubs. The concept of perimeter
weighting (designing clubs with
extra weight around the edges of
the club) is that the extra weight or
mass of the club head will help on
off-center hits. Basically this golfer
was admitting that his swing was
not that good and chose his clubs
hoping that his shots would improve.
In actuality his starting position and grip were not very good.
This doesn’t mean he is a bad
golfer only that if he could do a
few things differently his game
could really improve. He (like a
lot of golfers) had been told that
he should get his hands ahead of
the club and in doing so was setting himself up to make too steep
of a path before getting to the ball.
With his starting position it was
almost impossible to get the ball
to spin and get into the air. The
clubface would have hardly any
chance of getting square to his target line and almost guarantee that
his shots were going to go to the
right of his target (he was a righthanded golfer).
After improving his starting
position and making very short
length swings to start he was now
able to get the club moving on a
good path to the ball. His swing
was now fitting and making a U
shape at the bottom of the swing
rather than the V shape he was
making previously. With the club
coming to the ball on a better path
and the club face getting square
to the target line he was now able
to create some nice looking shots.
The ball was now spinning into
the air and flying straight to the
target.
He was happy with how he
was swinging and asked about
his new clubs. They will be okay
but if he could have done just a bit
of work on his swing before he
bought these clubs he wouldn’t
have needed to choose clubs with
so much perimeter weighting and
maybe could have chosen some
clubs that could have helped him
even more. The message is, the
best way to improve your game
is to look to improve what you
do before you swing. That will
improve your shots. Clubs are
important and can help improve
your shots to some degree but are
not a good substitute for making
better swings.
Best wishes for a great golf
season. These are the days we as
golfers wait for all winter. If you
would like help with your golf
game feel welcome to contact me
at [email protected] and
find me at the Fern Hall Inn Golf
Course and the Lakeland Golf
Club in Fleetville.
Three friends, united by sports,
end their high school careers
with two District Championships
They met in kindergarten
and have been friends ever
since. Through the grades 1
and now 12, sports and friendship have united Mitchell
Blake, Adam Kowalewski and
Dylan O’Dell. They have all
done well in school and all
will be continuing their education in college. Through
senior projects and community service they are already
making a positive impact in
our community. What they
have accomplished this year
through sports is nothing
short of amazing.
Earlier this year, as most
of our readers know, TriCaptains Mitchell, Adam and
Dylan led the golf team to a
District 2 Championship and
capped off the season by competing at the State Championships. Also during a successful
basketball season Adam and
Dylan, (Mitchell sat out basketball this season to concentrate on baseball), once again
the team was competing for
another championship. Currently with the baseball team,
our three local superstars have
won the District 2 Championship by defeating defending
champion Blue Ridge. These
young men have given our
community and high school
much to cheer about.
The baseball season still
Vacation Bible
School June 13-17
A vacation bible school, “Cave
Quest, following Jesus the light of
the world,” will be held at the Clifford United Methodist Church,
Main St., Clifford, June 13-17, from
1 to 4:45 p.m.
Attendees will meet new
friends, try amazing experiments,
do spelunker sports, have lipsmacking snacks and surprising
adventures and listen to incredible
music.
Pre-registration will be Sunday,
June 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Clifford
UMC. Registration on Monday,
June 13, begins at noon. You can
also register on-line at www.cliffordumc.org or call Diane at 570222-5493.
Women champs
At Elkview CC
GENCO DENTAL CARE, PC
“We Keep the Smile In The Mile”
In the championship flight
of the Women’s G.A. Charity
Golf Tournament May 26th at
Elkview Country Club the
team of Katie Zefran, Peg Garrick, Roz Stahl and Danille
Dallesandro captured 1st place
with a 62.
The team of Kathy Chesnick, Mary Ellen Gillick, Carla
DiMuzio and Louise Pace came
in 1st place in the 1st flight.
continues for these young men
but soon their days as teammates will come to an end.
Graduation from high school
will be the end of competing
together but certainly not the
end of the friendships. Mitchell will be attending Arcadia
University and more success
in baseball should be in his future. Adam will be attending
the University of Scranton and
perhaps some day the greens
superintendent at a great golf
course. Dylan will be attending the Lackawanna College
and undoubtedly competition
in sports, mainly golf, are in
his future also.
It will be people like these
three young men that change
our world for the better. They
are and have been excellent role models for not only
the younger students but for
adults as well. Our best wishes to them for their future and
our thank you for the memories and accomplishments
they have given to all of us.
Wivey’s League to
Hold 3-Day Golf
Tournament
Wivey’s Memorial Golf
League will hold its 2nd annual 3 day Golf Tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 19,20,21. Its success last
year has resulted in making
that 50th Anniversary event an
annual tourney.
The format will be five 9
hole, handicapped matches
with a partner of your choice.
Teams will be flighted, with
flight winners in a shootout
finale.
Friday, August 19—1PM
First 9 hole round, Shotgun;
3:45PM Second 9 hole round,
Shotgun; 7PM Dinner; 7:30PM
Calcutta
Saturday, August 20—1PM
Third 9 hole round, Shotgun;
3:45PM Fourth 9 hole round,
Shotgun; Lunch or dinner provided.
Sunday, August 21—9AM
Fifth 9 hole round Tee Times
begin; 2:15PM 9 hole Shootout Finale. Breakfast, lunch
and Hors d’oeuvres available
throughout the day.
Cost is $150 per person. A
$75 non-refundable deposit is
required to reserve your spot.
Field is set at 72 golfers, but
could be expanded to 84 golfers.
Before June 30, sign-ups
open to Wivey’s Golf League
members, substitutes and former members in good standing. After June 30, sign-ups
open to any golfer who has an
established handicap.
For more information see
website www.wiveysleague.
com
Rep. Major’s office
hours in Lakewood
Rep. Sandra Major (RSusquehanna/Wayne) has announced her monthly satellite
office and veterans assistance
hours for the month of June.
On Thursday, June 9, at the
Preston Township Building on
Crosstown Highway (Route
370) in Lakewood, the satellite office will be open from 10
a.m. to noon and include the
following services:
Driver’s license and vehicle
registration applications and
renewals.
Assistance with PennDOT
paperwork.
PACE and PACENET applications for seniors.
Property Tax/Rent Rebate
applications.
Student aid applications.
Free state maps, state park
information and PA Vacation
Guides.
Referrals to agencies to resolve state-related matters.
In addition to the state services her offices provide, Major has also teamed up with
the American Legion to offer
assistance to veterans seeking
information on VA benefits
and services. This service is
available in her Honesdale
district office on the second
Monday of each month. The
next scheduled appointment
day is Monday, June 13, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is
located at 32 Commercial St.,
Suite 300, in Honesdale. Anyone interested in speaking
with the department service
officer should call the office at
(570) 253-5533 to schedule an
appointment.
Some of the services available to veterans and their dependents during these special
hours include assistance with
compensation, pension, death
benefits, education and health
care, as well as any issues pertaining to veterans benefits. An
individual requesting service
does not need to be a member
of the American Legion.
“These special office hours
are designed with constituent
convenience in mind,” said
Major. “I encourage everyone
to take advantage of these services and get the assistance
they need to have their state
government-related or veterans issues taken care of. Remember, we are here to serve
you.”
Major’s full-time office
in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, is located at 16501 S.R.
706, Suite 2. The phone number is (570) 278-3374 or toll
free at 1-800-418-5048. She can
also be contacted via her website at RepMajor.com, email at
[email protected] or
on Facebook at Facebook.com/
RepMajor.
June Programs
at Pleasant
Mount Library
MVSD 11th
Annual Golf
Tourney June 12
The Adult Book Club at the
Pleasant Mount Library will
meet Thursday June 9th to discuss Three Graves Full, a debut
novel by Jamie Mason. Even if
you don’t check out the meeting,
check out the book. It’s chock
full of dark humor and more
twists than a Twizzlers convention.
The regular monthly meeting of the Friends of the Pleasant Mount Library has been rescheduled to Monday, June 13 at
6PM. All are welcome to attend.
On Tuesday June 21st at
1:00pm, Dr. Jamie Knight will
host a free demonstration of Essential Oils Basics. Spend a relaxing afternoon with someone
who is professionally committed to making you feel better.
On Tuesday, June 28th at
6:30 pm Master Quilter Lorraine
Fenstermacher will lead one
of a series of classes, “Quilts of
the 1920’s”. Cost is $5 per class.
Sign ups at the library.
Registration for the children’s
summer reading program is
now open. This free program
will run daily from Monday August 1 through Friday August 5
from 6:00 to 7:00pm. The program is geared toward kids ages
5 through 12. This year’s theme
is On your mark, Get set, Read!
For additional information
about any of these programs
please call the library at 570448-2573 during their regular
hours: Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday from 11:00 to
6:00, Friday from 12:00 to 7:00
and Saturday from 9:00 to 4:00.
The Mt. View School District
Alumni Assoc. 11th Annual Golf
Tournament will be held on Sunday, June 12 at Rock Creek Golf
Course. The proceeds benefit the
scholarship funds that are managed by the Community Foundation.
On May 23, the Senior Awards
Program awarded two Mt. View
Scholarships and one R.W. Klenk
Scholarship to graduating seniors. They will be announced in
an upcoming edition.
The support of teams and raffle/door prizes help to make this
event a success. Good food and
fellowship are always enjoyed.
For more information contact
Debbie Trieste at 570-222-2069 or
Donna Williams at 570-942-6348.
Anniversary of
Lacawac on
Sat., June 11
Lacawac Sanctuary will be
highlighting its 50 years of the
Sanctuary’s natural and historical features on Saturday, June
11 from 10AM to 2PM.
There will be educational
stations at which children and
families will learn about an environmental topic. Any organizations or individuals interested in displaying hands-on
models or create a demonstration can contact [email protected]
There will also be arts and
crafts tables, and non-profit
partnerships. Contact Lacawac
at the above email.
Coming soon!
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