Sunfield Area SPY's Report---3/11/10

2010 Adopt-A-Highway Pick-Up Dates Announced

Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth Adopt-A-Highway Project Chairman Scott McWhorter has just reported out the three highway trash pick-up dates for the coming season. The SPY's pick-up trash along M-43 from Round Lake Road on the west side of town to Shaytown Road on the east side of town three times a year in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation program. Anyone interested in lending a hand is welcome to participate in helping us keep the area spiffed up. This year’s pick-up dates are:

Saturday, April 17th.
Saturday, July 10th.
Saturday, September 25th.

Please mark these dates on your calendar and plan to help out.

News Briefs

+ HELP WANTED THIS WEEKEND: We are looking for some volunteers to do a shift or two at our upcoming Texas Hold ‘Em event at Trippers in Frandor on Thursday through Sunday, March 11th – 14th. The tasks you will be doing involve selling chips; doing table rakes; and some light paperwork. We only need 2 people per shift to run things. Give our event chairman Sam Coan a call at 566-7182 and let him know you’d like to help.

+ The Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth wish to acknowledge some recent donations to the Scholarship Fund and Youth Activities Trust Fund that came in from the following fine folks:

* Lewis & Linda Wolven gave in memory of Harold Hanna.

* Tim Rumfield made contributions in memory of Michael Skinner; Shirley Joppie; Harold Hanna; Roy Hough; and Bill Feasal.

* John & Sandra Fisher made donations in memory of Bill Feasal and Michael Skinner.

* Hertha Franks gave in memory of Bill Feasal.

* Robert & Diana Overholt made contributions in memory of Bill Feasal; Harold Hanna; and Roy Hough.

* Don & Carol Ray made donations in memory of Ruth Stambaugh and Harold Hanna.

Thank you all for choosing this means to help us help kids!

+ Thought #1: It is never too late to be who you might have been.

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?

+ The next meeting of the Sunfield Area SPY’s will take place this coming Tuesday, March 16th, at the Sunfield Library, starting at 7 PM. Guests are always welcome! Hope to see you there.

+ Honest Roy’s Quote-Of-The-Week: “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: Who has the most runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour without a victory? (Answer later in this column)

+ This year’s SPY’s Community Foundation Scholarship Review Committee is now forming. Volunteers are currently being sought for this task. Anyone that would be interested in serving are asked to contact John Fisher (566-8278) for further information.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week: What Hall-Of-Fame pitcher hit more batters than any other in baseball history---Jimmy Z---Phil Neikro---Walter Johnson---Bob Gibson---or Early Wynn? (Answer later in this column)

+ Swede’s Groaner Corner: Sea captains don’t like crew cuts.

+ Louie “Tech Trouble-Shooter” Trowbridge’s Solution-Of-The-Week---To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm!

+ Thought #2: The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would 'hate' to have to make a living under the laws they've passed.

+“Understanding New-Age Definitions by Dr. Jill VanAntwerp, (Professor of English at Grand Valley State College). Today’s word is “Misty” (mis’tee). It’s New-Age Definition---How golfers create divots

+ A “Profoundism” From “Wally World” (aka Sandy Walliczek): Women are angels. And, when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly---on broomsticks. We are flexible.

+ Notice #1: Attention High School Seniors! The application deadline for the 2010 Sunfield Area SPY's Community Foundation scholarships is this coming Monday, March 15th. Please make sure you have fully completed your form and have submitted ALL of your required information!

+ Thought #3: Nothing is easy to the unwilling.

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Tim Clark has finished second eight times, more than any other active golfer.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Walter Johnson hit 203 batters in his 21-year career. His peak year was when he “plunked” 20 batters while pitching for the Washington Senators in 1923.

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: The Hawaiian language was an oral tradition. The Hawaiian alphabet (piapa), was written by 19th century missionaries. The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w).

+ 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.

+ MDLXXIII