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2016 Reunion Report
One of our most fun and successful reunions was just completed at the Omni
Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage, CA. The weather could not have been better.
Mid 60’s in the mornings grew to mid 80”s during the afternoon and the sun was
shining brightly every day. The food was fantastic with attendees were able to
chose their plated dinner from a variety of salads, soups, entrees and desserts
each evening. Breakfast was included in our rate and was leisurely enjoyed each
morning by the retirees.
Shopping was a favorite of many while the golfers enjoyed the course at Rancho
Mirage Country Club. One of our unnamed members(know as Michael) reported he
won $960 at the local casino. No report was given on losses, but Evelyn said
there was enough left over to pay for their trip!
Golf was fun and enjoyed by many of our group. Some of our winners are shown
below. More photos will be open the website. Mondays skins game was won by
Charlie Clark with two skins, and closest to the pin was Sid Row and Darryl
Shields. On Tuesday our traditional Texaco Tournament was a very tight match
with First Place going to Dave Mayhew, Lester Wilkes, Jay Maxwell and Bob Dahl.
Second place went to Darryl Shields, Bill Mathe, Jim Conard, and Ken Marrs.
Third place to Tom Edwards, Jean Mills, Hal Mills and Roni Edwards. Less than
3.5 points separated first from last, so the competition was very
close. In a surprise to everyone including himself, Pierce Treadwell won the
longest drive contest on one of the par fives. Closest to the pin was won by
Dave Mayhew and Tom Edwards .
The Hospitality event was held outdoors each evening in a covered pavilion and
was just as perfect as the weather was and seemed to be enjoyed by all. Pictures
below are of all the group at our last evening hospitality gathering . During
the Hospitality Event we had drawings for door prizes. Anne Treadwell and
Beverly Mathe each won a 50 minute Spa treatment which they thoroughly enjoyed.
Al and Patsy Derden won one free night which pleased them greatly. We might
mention that in 21 years this is the first time that the Derdens' or the
Treadwells' had ever won a prize.
After our last dinner, Al Derden led a discussion of where we had met over the
years and thanked all the folks that had been involved in hosting our reunions
for 21 years!
On a somewhat sad note it was announced at our last evening dinner that this was
probably the last reunion of this type that we will be having. The uncertainty
of our group to make commitments to attend will prevent us from having a great
rate at a resort which requires a signed contract with minimums that must be
met to avoid penalties. We just barely cleared our minimums this year as 10
couples had to cancel out in the last month before the reunion. We may still
have smaller, regional type get togethers that do not require a contract and
will keep everyone involved if one of those are planned.
If you attended, you know how much fun was had by all. If you did not, we missed you and hope we get to see you soon at another event.
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