Sunfield Area SPY's Report---3/18/10

Memorial Gifts Boost Scholarship Fund

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

* LeRoy Jackson & Elaine Merryfield made multiple contributions in memory of Stan Trumble; Ruth Stambaugh; Bill Feasal; Shirley Joppie; Oliver Bush; Roy Hough; and Dennis Way

* Mark & Shari Woodman gave in memory of Kylie Erdman.

* John & Sandra Fisher donated in memory of Stan Trumble.

* Flo Sayer contributed in memory of Bill Feasal.

* Donations made in memory of Roy Hough came from Don & Carol Ray and Terry Fleetham.

* Recent contributions in memory of Harold Hanna were received from:
Flo Sayer Mark & Rebecca Calabro Gene & Joyce Klotz
Terry Fleetham Art & Eunice Boulis Lynda Smith
Dan & Nancy Thelen James & Kathleen Oliver Anne Merrill
Phil Spitzley Emerson & Phyllis Lehman M. Alverson
Ron Coppess Mark & Shari Woodman Lee & Roxie Hazel
Mary Hogan Chris & Jill VanAntwerp Claryce Sayer
Yvonne Powell Ron & Kay Bodenmuller Paul & Betty King
Lucenia Harvey George & Eleanor Lake Mike & Amy Acker
Carol Marsh Chris & Melissa Stambaugh Al & Diane Haskin
Ted & Orpha Stiffler Bryan & Suzanne Spitzley Charlene Pearson
Larry & Maxine Teller Robert & Patricia Perry Hal & Janet James
Roy & Alice Spitzley Durwood & Ardyth Dow Jennie Stambaugh
Fred & Hope Hart Gary & Joanne Roth John Sayer
Paul & Vicki Thuma Steve & Vicki Spitzley Doris McCaul
Lyndy & Beth Hynes George & Betty Cole Harriet Haskin
Bob & Betty Varney Richard & Bonnie Steward Anonymous
Douglas & Yvonne Albright Julius & Marjorie VanGansbeke
The Taylors & Marge Craig & Jackie Mulholland
Douglas & Kathleen Thomas

Thank you ALL for choosing this means to help us help kids!
Other Stuff

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: What was the first published book ever written on a typewriter? (Answer later in this column)

+ Honest Roy’s Quote-Of-The-Week: “Double jeopardy is when a woman teaches another woman how to drive.”

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week: Up until 1994, what was Canada’s ONLY National sport? (Answer later in this column)

+ “Understanding New-Age Definitions by Dr. Jill VanAntwerp, (Professor of English at Grand Valley State College). Today’s word is “Arbitrator” (ar’-bi-tray-ter). It’s New-Age Definition---A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s.

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: What Hall-Of-Fame pitcher was the first to pitch a perfect game in Major League Baseball? (Answer later in this column)

+ Thought #1: The meek shall inherit the earth-----if it’s okay with the rest of you.

+ Swede’s Groaner Corner: The other day Chef Rob-o was lamenting about how he went to a seafood disco rave last week.... and pulled a mussel.
+ Another “Profoundism” From “Wally World” (aka Sandy Walliczek): A good man doesn’t just happen. They have to be created by us women. So, first you’ve got to get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then, you’ve got to get rid of all that macho crap they pick up in beer commercials.

+ Patty Spitzley’s Quote-Of-The-Week: “I love bald men. Just because you’ve lost your fuzz doesn’t mean you aren’t a peach!”

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: The first published book ever written on a typewriter was “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, by Mark Twain. He used a Remington back in 1875

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: John “Monte” Montgomery Ward became the first to throw a perfect game on June 17, 1880, to lead the Providence Grays in a 5 – 0 win over the Buffalo Bisons.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Up until 1994, Lacrosse was the only national sport. Today The National Sports of Canada Act recognizes Lacrosse as the country's national summer sport and Ice Hockey as the national winter sport.
+ 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.

+ MDLXXIV