Larry Wolfe As fate would have it, the Brenden Financial Planning team, sponsored and managed by Ken Brenden, and the Real Estate Rustlers, sponsored by Jim Leckner and managed by Tom Kasunic, entered the final day of the Fall League softball season with identical 9-7 records and were scheduled to play each other in…
Nancy Field Water Holes: Flight 1: 1st (tie) Debra Emerick, Jane Sackett, Nicole Wadley, 2nd Brenda Heyink, 3rd Judy Wegener; Flight 2: 1st (tie) Anne Carlson, Betty Ulrich, 2nd (tie) Debbie Loch, Karen Smith, 3rd (tie) Kelly Dennis, Marci Koppelmaa, Mavis Nixon; Flight 3: 1st Betty Reagan, 2nd Jeanne Nelson, 3rd Margaret Werseen; Flight 4:…
Mary Dyrseth Due to several of our members being under the weather, a slightly smaller Oakwood couples group enjoyed the nice weather and quick play on Friday, December 28. We also helped Carole Schmidt celebrate her “something something” (ends in a 1) birthday. Yours truly helped Carole finish off, under the glittering lights, a…
Larry Wolfe Other than attending and graduating from nearby Mankato (MN) Commercial College, Tom Erpelding is a pure-bred Hawkeye. Growing up on a farm, he spent his entire youth and business career in Iowa, where he attended a small school in LuVerne and played baseball, graduating with a class of only 23. After earning…
Penny Petersen Cottonwood Tennis Club held its week-long Gender Doubles Tournament January 8 through 13 with matches in four ability levels. The finals were held Saturday, January 13, after the February Splash deadline.
Jerry Vance The Sun Lakes Tennis Club is back in full swing with lots going on. We started play in December with a Welcome Back intra club tournament on December 9 where everyone had a good time back in the sun playing tennis. Bob Dunn and Mary Jane Robinson came in first, and Mike…
Irene D’Aloisio Yes, it’s true! The pickleball craze is sweeping the nation, and you don’t want to miss being part of it. So, what’s all the hype? It doesn’t matter whether you’re young or old – it’s a sport for 90-year-olds as well as kids and teens! It’s a sport for everyone. Not in tip-top…
Bruce McCorkle In the mid-morning hours of February 22, 1967, a task force from the 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped into history by making the first United States combat parachute assault in the war against the enemy in South Vietnam – and the first such assault since the Korean War. Paul Dinardo made that jump and…
Carol Smith This year started with some fun play days. We are hosting the entire State Medallion tournament. Dari Akins and E.J. Yoon are representing OLGA in the tournament. Results are not in yet. Our OLGA Cup tournament (low net champion) began January 23 and 30 and finishes February 5. It is an exciting…
Lorri Morgan Cottonwood Lady Niners got a surprise visit from Santa Claus at the 10th hole (CW bar) on December 21 after a very cold afternoon of golf. Our own member Betty Lansing was there proving golf is for a lifetime, playing into her ninth decade! More proof of golf’s popularity, our membership has grown…