THE BUCK HILL BREEZE
Golf News by Tom O’Malley
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Save The Dates June 24—Mixed Club Championship July 12-14—Men’s Member-Guest Invitational. August 4—Strode Memorial Mixed Member-Guest. August 5-6—Junior Club Championship August 6 & 13—Ladies’ 9-Hole Club Championship August 7—Ladies’ 9- and 18-Hole Member-Guest. August 12-14—Golden Years Senior Men’s Team Championship August 14-20 & 22-23—Ladies’ Club Championship Qualifying, Matches, and Stroke Play August 18-19 & 25-26—Starr Memorial Men’s and Senior Club Championships Please contact the Golf Shop (buckhillgolf@buckhillfalls.com or 570 595-7730) for more info on any of the clinics or with questions regarding the upcoming season. For info on events, check out the schedule at www.buckhillfalls.com.
That Sporting Life
e hope everyone had a fantastic winter, and trust that you are as excited as we are about the upcoming season at Buck Hill. • Mark and his crew were able to get a lot done on the course over the winter, including tree trimming that has opened up some views and shots on the Blue Course, and drainage work on some wet areas. • Gary Clark, Ed Urban, and Ryan O’Malley are excited about returning to Buck Hill and making this season better than ever. I am proud of the hard work and dedication these guys put forth to help make Buck Hill a place of great pride and enjoyment for our members and guests. • With the return of the season comes our instruction programs—let us help you get on track to meet your goals. Gary will be doing his “Get Golf Ready” session—our program to help new golfers get started as well as a tune up for those that have some experience. Get Golf Ready is held on Saturdays at 11am, Perfect any part of your game with and is comprised of three session (May 19, June 16, our Get Golf Ready program. and July 21) and four weeks per session. We start with short game, then irons, woods, and, finally, getting to know the course. Weeklong Junior Golf Experiences are planned June 11, before camp starts, as well as at the conclusion of camp, the week of August 27. • Once again, there will be demo days scheduled on Saturday afternoons in the early summer that allow you to try new equipment to improve your game. We’re glad to announce that we have added Callaway to the lineup. You can come see us on demo days at the range, but we will also have equipment available in the golf shop to try on the course. • New merchandise will start to arrive in April. We will have a full line of Callaway products, plus clothing from Adidas, Cutter and Buck, Donald Ross, and Greg Norman, to name a few. New accessories such as Sterling cut glasses, Tervis tumbler mugs, custom Buck Hill throws, and Art and Stone custom clocks and coasters will also be displayed. If there is anything in particular that you’d like to see in the shop, let us know and we’ll will try to make it so. • We have a great golf schedule lined up for you. The Men’s and Ladies’ Golf Committees have worked hard putting together events that will be fun for all, and also provide great competition. We have a fabulous Junior schedule, too. Some early dates to The course opens April 13—come on down! keep in mind are: • Opening Day on April 13 (weather permitting). • Welcome Back Tourney May 26-27. • The Guthrie Cup June 2-3. • Ladies Opening Days June 4 (9-Holers) and June 6 (18-Holers) • Vultures and MOLS get started on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays after opening day.
Pat’s Patter Ed note: This month we introduce a new column by cottager Pat McGrath who will record his musings on favorite sport pastimes. What better opportunity to knock off the spring rust than Happy Hour 9-Holer Thursdays—a little skins game, 2:30pm tee off, followed by Happy Hour in the Fairway Grille at 5pm. Opening Day is April 13 and Happy Hour 9-Holer follows every Thursday thereafter. But not all are rusty. Certainly not the Vultures, who have been honing their craft in the sunny south all winter. What a cast of characters adorning the fairways in Florida: Karl Weiler (Key Largo), “off the shelf” following knee surgery, is striping it again. George Golfinopoulos (Vero) claimed no four-putts this winter. Awaiting scouting reports from the likes of Warren Goldfarb (Naples), Bill and Claire Castellano (Miami), and the king Vulture Dick Johnson (Sarasota). We eagerly await their return. From March 22-25, twenty unruly, yet mannerly, Buck Hill golfers descended on the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, for the annual Buck Hill Spring Sojourn. Only at Ocean Reef can one be simultaneously unruly and mannerly. Thanks to the genteel hospitality of Art and Judie Berry, the group savored three unparalleled championship layouts in four days. As for Calcutta results, the handicaps of the winners are under review. Let’s hope Tom O’Malley—who broke 100 at least once—returns those scores to the computer. Shout outs to Ralph DellaRocca and Gary Clark for organizing the logistics, to Rob Walinchus for defending his “most balls in the water” title, and to the many who had to be wheeled to the first tee each morning. Finally, an enthusiastic look-ahead to our signature Men’s Member-Guest Tournament scheduled for July 12-14. Circle the dates. Showcase our community. Invite that special friend, family member, or business associate, and encourage them to bring the entire family for what promises to be a very special weekend. And please send in stories or tales for inclusion in the column to patrick.mcgrath3@gmail.com.
Up Close & Personal
New Peeps
We welcome these cottagers to the community. Nadya Shmavonian and Robert Woodward Nadya and Robert live in Philadelphia when not ensconced in Cottage 25. Nadya has three adult children (Marek, Kyle, and Julya) who vacationed here years ago, staying at the Ungers (Cottage 800). Both Nayda and Robert love sports, including tennis, golf, pickleball, open water swimming, biking, basketball, hiking (particularly enjoyable with Nadya’s puppy, Angus), and skiing, and are eager to learn paddle as a great winter activity. Nadya runs Robert Woodward and Nadya Shmavo- and, when home, Robert plays handball three times a week (and nian are the new owners of Cottage 25. has been doing so for 30 years). Robert’s passion lies in the arts: sculpting, painting, making jewelry and quilts. He also has a well-known face-painting company, Peanutbutter Arts. He loves to make things and solve problems creatively, so personalizing their cottage will be a wonderful project for him. Nadya has had a lengthy career in the nonprofit world and now also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Penn. In her spare time, she loves sewing and quilting. They both look forward to all that BHF has to offer. Heather Ross Heather and her son Aiden are the happy homeowners of Cottage 757. Heather says that meeting everyone at the Vosburg’s (Cottage 270) party last year was the deciding factor in buying her cottage. “You have all been so wonderful and welcoming. What an incredible community and your kindness to my son Aidan warmed my heart. To say the least, he is beyond excited and keeps bugging me to move here full time.” Rick and Ginny Mittereder Rick and Ginny are originally from western PA. Over the years they have lived in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Rochester, NY. Shortly after Rick’s retirement from his position as Medical Director of Geriatrics at Unity Health System, they relocated to Chicago, which is their primary address for the time being. This move was at the The Huckleberry Mitteredinvitation of their son, Eric er clan (from left) Philip, and daughter-in-law, Alison, Rick, Ginny, Eric, and both practicing attorneys daughter-in-law Alison. in Chicago. Their other son, Philip, is an artist and currently lives in Philadelphia. Rick and Ginny have a long-term connection to Buck Hill Falls through Rick’s brother and sister-in-law, Dave and Jen Mittereder. They enjoy cross county skiing, hiking, and look forward to creating a garden at their new abode on Huckleberry Lane (Cottage 213).
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