Sunfield Area SPY's Report---4/22/10

Thank You---Thank You---Thank You !!!

+ Project chairman Scott McWhorter would like to salute the fantastic crew that showed up last Saturday for our first Adopt-A-Highway trash pick-up of the season. We had 18 terrific people show up to help clean-up our area roadsides. This was an all-time record turnout! With that kind of response, the task was a breeze! We were done in no time. Thanks to Susan Glazier, Buddy Collins, Craig Cappon, Zeke Cappon, David Nash, Brian & LouAnn Harag, Gary & JoAnn Roth, Craig & Jackie Mulholland, Mark & Shari Woodman, Derek Desgranges, Jackson Desgranges, and John & Sandy Fisher. We appreciate your efforts in helping keep the roadways coming into and out of Sunfield spiffed up.


+ A BIG Sunfield Area SPY salute goes out to the fine bunch of helpers that pitched in and did a shift or two at the last Texas Hold ‘Em event at Trippers. Thank you---

Cris Glazier
Sandy Walliczek
Al Bosworth
Mary Kate Bosworth
Brian & LouAnn Harag
Buddy Collins
David Fisher
Bill & Patti Weller
Jake Bosworth
Wendel Peabody
Chris Stambaugh
Darin Weller
Larry & Katie Terpstra
Ward MacCready
Barry Vezino
Kris Vezino

Special thanks to event chairman Sam Coan for handling all of the scheduling and paperwork. Great work gang! These events give a tremendous boost to help with the ever-growing financial costs of the programs we provide.

Dirt Sheet News

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

* Buddy Collins, who donated the $10 bill he found during the Adopt-A-Highway pick-up.

* LeRoy Jackson & Elaine Merryfield gave in memory of Jackie Butler.

* John & Sandra Fisher made contributions in memory of Jackie Butler; Paul Weller; and Duane Bump.

* Jerry & Bina Schray donated in memory of Roy Hough; George Lake; and Joyce McWhorter.

* Robert & Diana Overholt gave in memory of Jackie Butler.

* Larry & Nancy Brown made contributions in memory of Jackie Butler; Bill Feasal; and George Lake.

* Buddy & Jari Collins made donations in memory of Stan Trumble; Sam Bruce; and George Lake.

* Oren & Rosie Best gave in memory of Marie Wegener; Joyce McWhorter; and George Lake.

* Gary & Karen Suntken made contributions in memory of Harold Hanna; Roy Hough; Bill Feasal; and George Lake.

* Dave & Sue Sayer donated in memory of Harold Hanna; Bill Feasal; and Roy Hough.

* Val Hanna gave in memory of Joyce McWhorter; George Lake; Ruth Stambaugh; and Roy Hough.

* Phil & Kathy Winkle contributed in memory of George Lake.

* Gene & Joyce Klotz donated in memory of Bradley Klotz.

* Oren & Rosie Best gave in memory of Paul Weller and Jackie Butler.

* Flo Sayer made contributions in memory of Jackie Butler and Carolyn Pettit.

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

+ Honest Roy’s Quote-Of-The-Week: “I like work. It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”

+ Thought #1: He who angers you, controls you!


+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: Jack Nicklaus has the most Top-10 finishes in Masters history with 22. Who ranks second---Arnold Palmer; Tiger Woods; Jimmy Z; Ben Hogan; or Tom Watson? (Answer later in this column)

+ Why on earth does the Texas Hold ‘Em crew at Tripper’s call Buddy Collins---“Buddy Love”? Do they know something we don’t?

+ Quote-Of-The-Week: (Submitted by Earl “The Pearl” Darby and attributed as being frequently stated by his golfing buddy Tom Schelter) “I go both ways.”

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week: Who was the first major-league baseball player to hit a home run as the designated hitter---Was it Jimmy Z; Tony Oliva; Ken Griffey, Sr.; Willie Horton; Jim Rice; or Harmon Killebrew? (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 “Burglarize” (bur’-gler-ize). It’s New-Age Definition---What a crook sees with.

+ Cappon Capers---Volume 7: (#1) Did you hear about Craig Cappon planting a personal time capsule? It seems that when our boy was grading his yard at their new place his wallet fell out of his pocket and got buried somewhere. So, a hundred years from now, when it finally festers to the surface, his descendants can see what a fine drivers license picture he had, as well as be able to run up some charges on his credit cards. (#2) And then, he and son Zeke decided to spend the night camping out in the deer blind recently. When they turned in, Craig set his glasses on top of the blind’s furnace. During the night, it got a little too chilly for Craig’s liking, so he fired up the furnace---forgetting where he had left his glasses. Result---major meltdown. To say the least, ole Craig now has a really warped view of things.

+ It was a fine sunny day. Golf fanatic Dave Scoville pulled into the parking lot at Centennial Acres, looking forward to honing his game on a fine Spring day. He parks his car---Puts on his golf shoes---Pushes the button on his automatic key fob gizmo to open his trunk so he can get his clubs out---He hears a click---He tosses his keys under his seat like he always does---He shuts his car door---He moves to the back of the car---The trunk isn’t open like it should be---He heard the click---What happened?---He goes back to the car door to open and retrieve his keys so he can hit the trunk opening button again---Horrors!!!!!---The door is locked!!! It seems that the “click” he heard was when he hit the door lock button instead of the trunk open button. So, there he stands---keys now locked in the car---clubs still held captive in the locked trunk---His golfing partners waiting on the first tee. What’s a fellow to do?

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Ben Hogan ranks second with 17 Top-10 finishes. He is followed by Gary Player with 15; Sam Snead with 15; Tom Watson also with 15; and Byron Nelson with 14.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Minnesota’s Tony Oliva, batting in the DH spot, launched a two-run blast off Catfish Hunter of Oakland on April 6, 1973, as the Twins beat the A’s 8 to 3.

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

+ Closing Thought: I’ve learned that saying “Hi” to someone today can result in a new friend tomorrow.

+ MDLXXIX