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Happy Holidays to you all, and I thank you all for the fun memories during our travels, vacations, and competitions. Family, friends, beaches and food made this year stand out among others. In February, my nephew Ben came in for a weekend of golf practice prior to his senior year in HS; In May, I was honored to be inducted into the State of Michigan Golf Hall of Fame with UPCC members and family in attendance. In July at Crystal Mountain Resort, finishing 3rd out of 80 participants in the Michigan Women’s Open was satisfying, and so very close. Backing our wonderful Chrysler van into a steel mailbox was a sound and experience I hope to have NEVER again. Visiting Lake Winnepesaukee and having Maine lobster in Maine were terrific. In September, while competing on the Legends Tour, I was 4th out of the 22 on the Rees Jones course at Pinehills in Plymouth, MA; And in November, my Mom from Grand Rapids and my Aunt from Germantown, WI visited and we even went on the “Le Barge” boat tour of Sarasota Bay. Fun being with nieces and nephews – Dr. Kate, Justine, Claire, Allison, Ben and Sean and watching them grow into their own as young adults with their own friends and interests.

But thanks so much to the members and staff of University Park CC for allowing me to be a part of your every day – teaching, member relations, 9-hole association, and the general camaraderie of a close-knit group of inter-dependent folks. It is a pleasure to come each day and experience a different day, occasional first-time visitors, and mainly a group of fun, competitive, fair, kind people. We are all somehow bound together by the common bond of health, sports, fitness, and wonderful parties.

As we both say goodbye to so many wonderful friends, we also share in milestone birthdays and occasions. It is a good life, thanks for letting me share in yours.