Category: June 2022

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “As opposed to the volley, which is a shot taken when the ball is still in the air, the half volley is hit just after the ball has bounced. It is a reaction shot taken most often as…

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Jim Wegman, Publicity It is my sad duty to announce the recent passing of former Niner Duane Pontek. Duane was an active member as well as the president of the IronOaks HOA Board of Directors, and golfers could always depend on his support in golf-related matters. Our sincere condolences are offered to his wife Carol…

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Are you a proactive or reactive player? If you are a reactive player, then you will for sure make it harder for you and your partner to capitalize on the win. As a player, you must have good decision-making skills and be a good trouble-shooter. This enables you to fix things when they are not…

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Jerry Vance We finished the year with a great party at the home of outgoing President Ed Campion. We elected Tony Horn to be our new leader and Nancy Sojan as secretary. Donations to the Tennis Club are gladly accepted. We finished the year with the Remembrance Tournament on April 2. Many of our snowbirds…

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Judy Wegener We have begun saying goodbye to our snowbird friends for the current season. So good to see our Canadian residents back after an almost two-year hiatus. Looking forward to next season and getting back to “normal”! 4/5/22 Low Net Flight 1: 1st Lynda Smith, 2nd Judy Bray, 3rd Kathy Schneider; Flight 2: 1st…

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Judy Onken This is a public service announcement—The CLGA must replace the current and totally inept sharer of club news. People’s names are left off pictures, news stories don’t match accompanying photos, and all reports are a month old. Well, I guess the “month old” business can’t be helped. While the powers that be ponder…

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Kathy Burns Our OLGA numbers are dwindling and we miss our friends from other places, but our competition continues. On April 12 we counted the holes that begin with O.N.E.S. The winner in Flight 1 was Karen Tucker, and tied for second were Joan Hammond, Sue Pederson, and Mary Dyrseth. In Flight 2 the winner…

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If you are new to the community or would like to spend some time on the golf course, why not join the Men’s Oakwood Golf Association(MOGA)? Our Thursday games are a good way to meet some new friends. You don’t have to be a resident of IronOaks to join our group. We have over 380…

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Buddy Meola On April 2 an Ace of Aces qualifier was played with six flights. The low gross and low net from each flight qualified for next year’s Ace of Aces tournament. Flight 1: Low Gross John Stromstad, Low Net David Reap; Flight 2: Low Gross Kip Kaler, Low Net Lee Lightfoot; Flight 3: Low…

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