Sunfield Area SPY's Report---2/11/10

SPY's Euchre Championship Is This Saturday Night!

Hey-Hey-Hey! The return of the fantastic Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth (SPY's) annual Euchre Tournament; or "The Showdown On Main Street" as it is more commonly known; is coming up this Saturday, February 13th. This will be this popular event’s 28th year. This event is for SPY members and their euchre partners only. This pasteboard classic will be held at the Sunfield Community Rooms, with the doors opening at 7 PM, and the first hand dealt at 8 PM sharp. Some munchies and refreshments will be furnished. However, each couple is asked to please bring a dessert or a hors d'oeuvre dish.

There will be a $5 per couple entry fee charged. Prizes for top male and female players, as well as various other categories, will be awarded. We will once again be using a progressive format, where the partners change every game and winners advance to another table.

Please call event chairman Craig “King Of Kards” Cappon (517-331-0219) if you plan to attend or need further information.

Wild Game Dinner Wrap-Up

We had 146 people, attend the Sunfield Area SPY's fourteenth annual Wild Game Dinner last Saturday night. Needless to say, it was once again a smashing success! Event chairman Buddy Collins and his crew did an outstanding job in putting together this terrific event! Buddy indicated that, as usual, a fine time was had by all. More prizes were given away this year than ever before, which made the participants rather pleased. Here are some details and acknowledgments we would like to pass along concerning the dinner:

The BIG winners for the evening were:

* Steve Buche won the muzzleloader.
* Michael Bowser won the 12 gauge shotgun.

* Wayne Meade won the 22 rifle.

* Bob Reams won the turkey mount.

* Larry Monroe won the gun safe.

* Eric O’Mara; Bill Eberhardt; Nate Kovalchik; Bill Rodgers; Gordie Erb: Roger Wilcox; Quinn Kovalchik were all big 50/50 drawing winners.

* Door Prize Winners were Josh Good; Emery Haik; Paul Pispruidki; Keegan Peitsma; and Scott Powelson.

There were many, many other prize-winners, too numerous to mention. We were fortunate to have loads of other great door prizes donated by a group of fabulous supporters like-----

Mapes Furniture
Marko’s Marathon
The New Image
Spitzley’s Spruces
Best Tax Service
Fish’s Card Room
Davis Construction Company
American Collegiate Marketing
Alro Steel Company
Sun Print Publishing (Jerry Maurer)
Sunfield IGA
Wall Hanger Taxidermy
Thelen’s Man Shed
Bud’s Buck Camp
APEC
The Taylor Boys
Kendall Electric
Swede’s Restaurant & Grill
Felpausch / Spartan Grocery of Grand Ledge
Willow Wood Golf Course
Bader & Sons Farm Service
Construction Steel
MRT, Inc.
Ryerson Steel
Air Gas
S.I.I.
Hazel Brothers Drainage
Haskin Farms
Wagon Wheel Bar
Mark Woodman Plumbing & Heating
Citizens, LLC

We salute all of our prize donors. These are all wonderful people pitching in to help us help kids. What a fine bunch! The sponsor’s support of the Wild Game Dinner is greatly appreciated. Please patronize these local businesses that help underwrite our youth programs!

Buddy and the SPY's also pass along our sincere thanks for all of the either help or food provided by the wonderful volunteer support folks. Thank you:
Mark Huyck
Dave Taylor
Jari Collins
Phil Smith
Sheryl Smith
Craig Cappon
Dan Taylor
Kelly Cross
Darrin Bosworth
LouAnn Harag
Chris Duits
John Buche
Janet Buche
Steve Buche
Daris Hart
Bruce Kauffman
Brian Harag
Darin Weller
Nate Kovalchik
Phil Thelen
Alex Thelen
Toad Logan
Bob Reams
Dewie Miller
Gordon Taylor
Scott Powelson
Ben Stowell
Ken Carr
Mike Spitzley
Patty Spitzley
Casandra Cramer
Dick Fender
David Nash
Tom Schiedt

An extra special thank you goes out to Lee Ann Robbins and the fantastic staff at the Willow Wood Golf Course for their tremendous support!

And last, but certainly not least, a 1,000 thank-you’s to the super cooks who's dishes make this dinner a hit! Thank you again!!! These are the folks who make the dinner a smashing success. Without their efforts and expertise at hunting and cooking, and their willingness to help out, there would be no dinner.

When it was all said and done, a great time was had by all; many stories were told; even more lies were passed along as the gospel truth; and some fantastic wild game dishes were enjoyed! Not to mention, a significant amount of money was raised for the SPY's Youth Activities Trust Fund. Thank you again one and all!

One final Wild Game Dinner related note from Buddy-----Did you know that the word vegetarian is an old Indian word for “doesn’t hunt well”?

Scholarship Application Deadline Nears

Attention High School Seniors! March 15, 2010, is the deadline for applications to be in for the Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth (SPY's) Community Foundation sponsored scholarships. Each year awards are made from the Scholarship Fund to deserving graduating High School seniors. Applications are available either on-line at the SPY’s website at www.sunfieldspys.org; at the Lakewood High School guidance office; or by contacting John Fisher (566-8278).

News Briefs

+ The Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth would like to acknowledge a number of recent contributions to the Scholarship Fund and the Youth Activities Trust Fund. We salute the following fine folks:

* LeRoy Jackson & Elaine Merryfield gave in memory of Kylie Erdman and Charles Ira Koos.

* The following all made donations in memory of Kylie Erdman:

Gordy and Sue Petrie Junior and Penny Haag and Jim Lake
Stacey Austin Max, Bill and Vernon Mulholland
The Thumb Murdocks Larry and Marrilee Steward
Vern and Louise Scutt Mike Johnson family
Mary Wheeler Nancy Wrisley
Roger and Kelly Anderson Jim,Denise, Brendan and Kennedy Cassel
Ellen and John Geddie Mike and Cathy Rolfe
Diane Roskosky Steve and Josie Hicks
Larry and Stint Bishop Mike and Julie Hopkins
Dave and Terrie Kosbar Inez and Mark Leik
Paul and Bobbie Yeater Fred, Hope and Candy Hart
Jim and Ann Stump Cecil and Jeannine Rogers
David and Kelly Smith Bill and Patti Weller
Phil and Peggy Heinze Mark and Sue Benson
Cris and Sue Glazier Steve and Theresa Hopkins
Kristin Heinze Roger and Marilyn Hansbarger
Ann Plyman Denny and Luanne Shoemaker
Shelly Snyder Maggie Milz
Dale Petrie and Ruth Diane and Ferry Anthony
Johnna Anthony Jeanne, Casey and Cooper Schoff
Kathleen Herrick Bill and Karen Whorley
Will and Patti Gasper Willow Ridge PTA
Glen and Linda Rairigh Thursday Night Friends
Becky Krawczk Jessica McLeod
Oren and Rosie Best Dick and Kay Tipton and Family
Dave and Jody Cassel Willow Ridge Retirees
Ray and Judy Bodak Jim and Nancy Kopietz
Dan, Deb, Bill and Dennis Meaney

We thank you all for using this wonderful means to help us help kids!

+ Thought #1: The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.

+ The SPY’s are pleased to announce and welcome our newest member---Dan Taylor. Dan signed up at the Wild Game Dinner. Welcome aboard Dan!!!

+ Attention Sunfield Community! It's that time of year where we have to start thinking about the formation of this year's Scholarship Review Committee. Volunteers are currently being sought for this task. Anyone interested in serving are asked to contact John Fisher (566-8278)

+ The next meeting of the Sunfield Area SPY's will be held on Tuesday, February 16th; at the Sunfield Library; starting at 7 PM. Guests are always welcome! Pass the word and be there!

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: In the James Bond movie series there was a title character named “Goldfinger”. What was his first name? (Answer later in this column).

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week: Who is the only NFL player to have won three consecutive Super Bowl titles? (Answer later in this column)

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: Who holds the record for most extra-base hits in one season? Is it Babe Ruth---Mickey Mantle---Jimmy Z---Reggie Jackson---Lou Gehrig---or Pete Rose? (Answer later in this column)

+ “Honest Roy”s Quote-Of-The-Week: “Some dress for success. I dress for recess.”

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Goldfinger’s first name was Auric.

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: It is Babe Ruth who amassed 119 extra-base hits in 1921. He hit 44 doubles, 16 triples, and 59 home runs. Lou Gehrig is runner-up with 117.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Ken Norton, Jr. won three in a row while playing for the Dallas Cowboys (1992-93 and 1993-94), and the San Francisco 49ers (1994-95).

+ 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.

+ MDLXIX