Category: Card Games & Sports

Summer Club Golf

If you’re not familiar with SCG, we play four times during the summer; June 19 at SunBird, July 14 at Iron Oaks, August 14 at Sun Lakes and our last date is September 3 at Palo Verde; 20 teams are made up with one player from each club. The cost is very reasonable, deuce pot…

SunBird Golf Club newsletter

At the end of June, I took a small vacation/work to South Dakota to play some golf and do some fishing and then off to do some consult work in the Carolinas. On the flight down to the south I read up on some of the notes I had from previous visits and the one…

June 2015 Financial Report from the treasurer

Preliminary financial results for the six months ending June 30 shows Total Income more than budget by $18,600; $433,900 versus $415,300. Green fees are slightly below budget for the period, while range balls and tournaments exceeded budget. Expenses are unfavorable by $29,600; $372,500 against the budget of $342,900 principally in the areas of Cost of…

Card Scores

500 Cards Darlene Thompson We meet in the Lakeview Room on the second floor by the Pro Shop on Thursday evenings and start to play at 6:30 p.m. Please come early. Remember, we will be starting at 6:30 p.m. Buy-in is $.50. 6/04. 1st Richard Minkel 2400, 2nd Darlene Thompson 1830, 3rd (tie) Ken Reidenbach…

Word of The Month

Empath Dave Zapatka Born in fiction novels and movies, this month’s word of the month, “empath,” has found its way into the field of psychology and common vernacular. Derived from the Greek “em” (in) and “pathos” (feeling), the term empath means one who is able to feel into others’ thoughts and feelings. Empaths are highly…