Sunfield Area SPY's Report---11/12/09

Firstbank Needs Food Donations

+ Some families in our community find it difficult to make ends meet. That’s why Firstbank is asking for our support for their Community Food Drive. Please consider making either a non-perishable or cash donation at any Firstbank branch office and they will forward all donations to local food pantries for the hungry. Local families in need are banking on your deposit.

+ The Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth would like to acknowledge a recent contribution to the Scholarship Fund from William & Nina Bosworth, who donated in memory of Kathryn Guy. Thank you for using this means to help us help kids!

+ Attention all interested parties! The Lakewood Community Council has once again requested our help with the annual Christmas Basket Project. Drivers that are familiar with the Sunfield area are needed on Saturday, December 12th, at 9 AM. We need volunteers to deliver to the designated families in the Sunfield vicinity. It will take just a couple hours of your time at the most.

This project helps close to 200 families in the Lakewood area. Anyone that would like to help out, just show up at the Central Methodist Church in downtown Lake Odessa at the above date and time. Please mark your calendars now and plan on lending a hand on this very special needs program. For further information please contact John Fisher at 566-8278.

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: What is a flock of rattlesnakes called---and no, the answer isn’t Congress? (Answer later in this column).

+ Thought #1: No matter how you feel---get up---dress up---and show up.

+ This just in---Did you know that the family of Rosie Best has banned her from going along with the grandkids when they go Trick or Treating!?!?! It seems that in the past at each stop, Rosie would spend too much time chatting with folks and thus severely cut into the time the kids had to garner more candy at other places. (Oh it is a cruel blow indeed when a family turns on it’s own). Thanks for the tip Agent PP-1.

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: What position must college footballers play to receive the Davey O'Brien Award? (Answer later in this column)

+ “Honest Roy’s” Quote-Of-The-Week: “The other day I was walking down the road in the Mason Meadows Trailer Park and saw my Afghanistan neighbor Abdul standing by his trailer shaking a carpet. I shouted out to him, "What's up Abdul, won't it start?"
+ The next meeting of the Sunfield Area SPY’s will be held on Tuesday, November 17th; at the Sunfield Library; starting at 7 PM. Pass the word and be there! Guests are always welcome!

+ The “Sports Trivia Just For Ward ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week: What famous pro quarterback, when asked if he preferred grass or Astroturf, replied: “I don’t know, I never smoked Astroturf”? (Answer later in this column).

+ Thought #2: Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

+ From The Poker Table At The Tanked Fish Lounge: Once again we find Fishman, Bones, Socki, Geebus, Frizzy, Shocker, and Puma sitting around “the table of knowledge” at the Tanked Fish Lounge in Lansing, solving all of the important social, political, and economic problems of the day. Today’s topic of concern and debate is the deteriorating state of the economy. They were all lamenting the adjustments they have had to make to their lifestyles and the indicators they have noticed as to how bad things have gotten. It soon turned into a contest as to who could come up with the best dire economic indicator. Shocker started the ball rolling with… “Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great!! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear.” “Oh ya, well I heard Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting”, shot back Frizzy. Bones added, “Well I heard that the Mafia is laying off judges.” “No, no, no, you’ve got that all wrong”, retorted Puma, “It’s Exxon-Mobil that had the lay-offs. Twenty-five Congressmen got cut from their payroll.” Fishman then added, “Ya, things are so bad that Motel Six won’t leave the light on anymore.” “Heck that’s nothing”, said Geebus entering the fray, “The other day a buddy of mine at work had a check returned from his bank marked ‘insufficient funds’. I told him to call them and ask if they meant him or them.” But the clincher came from the man of few words---Socki with his observation, “This economy is worse than divorce. I lost half my money and still have the wife.”

+ Attention all SPY members! The Annual Meeting of the Membership Will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2010. The Annual Meeting will be held at the Centennial Acres clubhouse. Please make a note of the date on your calendars. Details will be sent to all members in December.

The election of officers will be coming up at our annual meeting in January. If
you have a desire to serve as an officer in the SPY's organization, (President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, General Directors
(5 positions); Promotions Director, or Sergeant-At-Arms); get more information
about what each officer does; or would like to nominate someone for an office,
please contact any of the following:

* Darin Weller 517-819-4657 * Barry Vezino 566-8218

* John Fisher 566-8278 * Bill Weller 566-8895

* Craig Mulholland 566-8859

Thank you.

+ Louie “Trouble-Shooter” Trowbridge’s Tip-Of-The-Week: While some name-brand gasolines have more than the required minimum detergent/additive mixture (which keeps your fuel system clean), you won’t harm your engine by going with an off-brand “no-name” fuel. All gasoline—regardless of the brand name—must conform to specific (and tightly enforced) federal and state laws governing additives, octane ratings, etc
Caution: Be wary of off-the-beaten-path stations in low-traffic rural areas. If the fuel in their underground storage tanks is not frequently used up and replaced with fresh fuel, there may be problems with excess water buildup.

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: A bunch of rattlesnakes is called a RHUMBA.

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Quarterback.


+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week Answer: It was “Broadway Joe” Namath.

+ The thirtieth annual Sunfield Area SPY's poker competition, officially known as
"The Bill 'Moose' Fisher Memorial All World International Poker Championship", or
the B.M.F.M.A.W.I.P.C., returns on Saturday, December 5th.

And, just in case you've missed the past month's worth of announcements and warnings about having to be registered in advance in order to compete---it's too late! If you didn't call in advance and reserve your slot, don't bother to show up---unless you want to be a spectator. For those of you already registered to be in this year's competition, here's all you need to know:

*Fish's Card Room
*Sign-in is from 7 to 7:30 PM
*Entry fee is $20
*B.Y.O.B. or pop
*Munchies are furnished
*For more information call 566-8278

Past champions of the BMFMAWIPC are:

+ Lonny Kienutske (1980)
+ Bill Fisher (1981)
+ Gil Van Neste (1982)
+ Mike Frazier (1983)
+ Brian Van Neste (1984)
+ Louie Trowbridge (1985; 1988 & 1999)
+ Bill Hiatt (1986)
+ Cris Glazier (1987; 1989; 1991 & 2004)
+ Jim Thorp (1990)
+ Sam Bruce (1992)
+ Al Ainsworth (1993)
+ Steve Boggess (1994)
+ Dan Frizzell (1995)
+ Steve Summers (1996)
+ Oscar Ruiz (1997)
+ Mingo Salas (1998)
+ Greg Thelen (2000; 2005 & 2007)
+ Bill Cobb (2001)
+ John Fisher (2002)
+ Craig Cappon (2003)
+ Adrian Salas (2006)
+ Art Meade (2008)

+ To find out more about the SPY’s organization, download forms or applications, or catch-up on past issues of the “Dirt Sheet”, go to the SPY’s website at www.sunfieldspys.org.

+ MDLVI