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Thinking About GolfBy Art McLain

Anniversaries

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...and at the French Manor where they CRASHED dear friend, Mary Kay’s 75th birthday party.

Lew & Linda Lee celebrate 55 years

At home with the 55 year emerald theme(thanks Wendy)

Korty wins cross country race

The 42nd Annual Cliff Rob-bins Sr. Memorial Cross Coun-try girls championship was held on Saturday, September 3 at College Misericordia. Jen-nifer Korty of Pleasant Mount won the 3.1 mile course in 19 minutes, 27 seconds.

After the Labor Day holiday our team was back in action at Memo-rial Links against Elk Lake. The matches are mostly scheduled for 4:00 and at 4:15 there was still no sign of the team or any message. We wondered if we might get a win by forfeit. Finally at 4:20 the Elk Lake team arrived. They said that they were not permitted to get an early dismissal for their team. Once again it was our 3 players against their 6 players.

Emily Okon has been the star of our team this season winning one or two points almost every match. Elk Lake had a mixture of experi-enced golfers and one golfer who was playing in his first high school match. Once again Emily played well winning both individual and better ball points and closing out her match in 7 holes. As a coach, part of the mission is to find ways to inspire all of our team to keep fighting until the match is over. Be-ing able to let Matt and Lucas know that Emily once again won 2 points should help to give them all the incentive they need to keep trying their best.

Matt Tighe was having his best day of the season and had already won his individual match and now was trying to get the better ball point. With 4 holes left his match was only 1 down and he still had a chance to win that second point. If Matt could get two points and Lu-cas could get one point we would win the match.

Lucas O’Neill was holding his own in his match also. With 4 holes to play Lucas was 1 down in both individual and better ball matches and also had a chance to get some

points. We still had at this time the chance that we could win a match playing against a full team. As fate would have it Matt’s opponents seemed to be playing better and despite some good shots by Lucas once again we took the loss. This was our best showing of the year by the team and the hope is that it helps to inspire our younger play-ers and get them ready for next year.

Our next match was against neighboring school, Carbondale, and played at Memorial Links. We know the Carbondale team really well and many on their team are friends with our players. Carbon-dale had three freshmen on their team that are starters and playing well. Once again we put Emily up against their number one, Paul Pisarcik. It wasn’t until after the match that Emily mentioned that she had sprained a finger at work the evening before and still took Paul to the 9th hole of the match be-fore finally being defeated.

Also hurt was Lucas O’Neill who is working through a combination of knee and calf injuries. Clearly af-fected by the injuries he still played his best and won a couple holes. Lucas and Matt were defeated also and we suffered our second shut-out loss of the season.

Well, we are halfway through our season. We still have several chances to win a match and per-haps our best chance might be against Montrose who is also play-ing with three players. Our team is impressive with their spirit and determination and willingness to compete against teams with a big advantage over us.

With only two regular season matches remaining, the battle for the top eight playoff spots is underway.

In a battle of the first place, the second place team of Nick Ju-binski and Joe Machek won 17 points over Brian Urbas and Bill Franceski to grab a 3 point lead. Wivey Orasin and Kevin Smith also won 17 points and moved into 3rd place, 6.5 points behind. Karl Herrmann and Tip Tolan dropped to 4th place, 7 points out. Joe Klikus lead the golfers with a one under par, 36. Gary Krush-inski, shot 38, also good for low net with a 32. Drew Sparks and Joe Machek shot 39. Nick Jubinski and Greg Pantzar each shot 34 nets.

The Forest City Girls Volleyball team kicked off the 2016 season this past Wednesday hosting the Western Wayne Lady Wildcats.

The Lady Foresters varsity team won their first match of the year, in very close competition having to come back to win the last two sets, by scores of 17-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23, and 15-7. The individual results for that match had Amelia Zazzera with 21 ser-vice points, 5 aces, and 6 kills; Katelyn Dovin added 20 service points, 3 aces, 3 kills, and 34 sets/assists; and Summer Wade chip-ping in 13 points, 6 kills, and 9 blocks.

Also, the Forest City JV team won their first match in 2 sets, by scores of 25-10 and 25-21. The in-dividual statistic leaders for this match had Kary Gilette having 13 service points, 5 aces, and 5 digs; Natalie Lipko providing 7 points, 5 aces, and 4 sets; Stefanie Peck adding 8 points and 3 aces;

Brooke Staple with 8 points; and Jordan Coles with 4 points, 1 ace, 2 kills, 1 block and 2 digs.

The FCR Volleyball team’s next scheduled matches have the Lady Foresters traveling to Mountain View on Friday 9/9; they will then participate in the Tunkhannock VB tournament on Saturday 9/10. Following that, they will resume league play on Monday 9/12 at home with Susquehanna, an-other home match with Lackawa-nna Trail on Wednesday 9/14, an away match at Blue Ridge on Fri-day 9/16, and closing out the week with a Saturday home match vs. Abington Heights that has a 10am start time.

The Forest City Foresters Var-sity and Junior Varsity programs are both sporting a 1-0 record. There are 17 more matches to play in the Lackawanna league, so please come out and support the 2016 Forest City Volleyball team.

FCR Volleyballteam schedule

The schedule for the 2015 season for the Girls Volleyball Team:Wed. - 9/14 Lacka. Trail (H)Fri. - 9/16 Blue Ridge (A)Sat. - 9/17 Ab. Hts.(H) 10 a.m.Mon. - 9/19 Elk Lake (H)Wed. - 9/21 Dunmore (A)Mon. - 9/26 Montrose (A)Wed. - 9/28 WW (A)Fri. - 9/30 Mt. View (H) 5 p.m. (varsity first)Mon. - 10/3 Susq. (A)Wed. - 10/5 Lacka. Trail (A)Mon. - 10/10 Elk Lake (A)Wed. - 10/12 Dunmore (H)Fri. - 10/14 Abington Hts (A)Mon. - 10/17 Blue Ridge (H)Tues. - 10/18 Montrose (H)

Each match will start with the JV team playing a best of 3 sets match at 5 p.m. (except as noted). At the conclusion of the JV match, there will be a short warm-up period and the varsity team will have a best of 5 set match contest.

It has been a great summer for golf. Warm to hot tempera-tures, almost no days lost to rain and many golf courses in great shape. We never know how long our season will last but with September off to a nice start it is not hard to believe we might be playing golf locally into Novem-ber.

Fall is a great time of year for many reasons. Cooler tempera-tures and the splendor of fall fo-liage are a couple of reasons. If you are in the market to buy golf equipment, prices are the lowest of the season. If you are curious about the new clubs and fashion for next season that information will be coming out soon if it’s not out already. Many of the golf courses and clubs will have spe-cial rates for the rest of this year and will be looking to sign up members for next season also.

If you have had the opportu-nity to play often this year it is a good time to check your grips for wear. Checking your golf shoes and spikes is a good idea. You might be surprised at how much dirt can accumulate in your grooves on your clubs if you are not in the habit of cleaning them. A wet towel and soft brush can get your clubs nice and clean and you will notice a definite im-provement in the control of your shots.

If you are serious about your golf game and score it is a good time to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. Taking a little time to think about what you do well and what you can get better at is a very effective way to make a plan to get better. A good golf game is made up of good fundamentals. Grip, alignment and balance are always impor-tant. Finding the right tempo for your swing and trying to be con-sistent with it is a key also. As time permits playing and more importantly enough practice to keep your skills sharp should be about all you need to do to play your best.

If you are not sure about what you need to do to get better, tak-

ing a golf lesson is a good idea. Ask around to friends and fel-low golfers to recommend an instructor if you need to. Try to find someone who makes the game easier for you, not harder. If a game is not fun or too hard, something is wrong and you will want to do anything else.

Best wishes for a great fall sea-son. If you would like help with your golf game please contact me at arthurmclain@yahoo.com and find me at the Fern Hall Inn Golf Course and the Lakeland Golf Club in Fleetville.

McAndrew Golf tourney Sept. 17

The McAndrew Memo-rial Golf Tournament will be held at Memorial Links Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament, established in honor and memory of Drs. Lorain, Pat & Rick, and Ruth McAndrew, provides an op-portunity to give back to the local area volunteer ambu-lance and fire companies who give countless hours and effort to respond in someone’s time of need.

The tournament format will be a 4-6 person captain and crew. The cost will be $50 per person and will include 9 holes, cart, food, beverages, favor and a good time! Regis-tration will begin at noon with tee off at 1 p.m.

To sign up, sponsor a hole and/or donate a prize in mem-ory of a loved one, please call John McAndrew at 570-448-9200 or 570-470-0030. Hole sponsorship can be made by making a check payable to your local ambulance or fire company. Please send checks to John at 106 Memorial Links Road, Waymart, PA 18472. John will acknowledge the do-nation and forward the checks accordingly.

Thank you for your support and hope to see you there!

Coach’s Diary

by Art McLain, FCR Golf Coach

Lew and Linda Lee of Cox-ton Lake recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniver-sary. They were married on August 4, 1961 at the Pleasant Mount (PA) United Methodist Church by the Reverend Rus-sell Smith.

Linda is the daughter of Da-vid W. and Florence H. Dix, both deceased. Lewis is the son of K. Blaine and Elizabeth L. Lee, also both deceased.

Linda is a 1957 graduate of the Pleasant Mount Vocational School, and from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 1961 where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Music Education. She is a retired el-ementary music teacher from the Central Dauphin School District, Harrisburg, PA.

Lewis graduated from Pres-ton High School, Lakewood,

PA in 1955 and served on ac-tive duty with the U.S. Navy for almost two years. He then matriculated at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania from which he graduated in 1962 with a B.S. in Second-ary Education. He received a Master of Governmental Ad-ministration from the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania in 1973. He is retired from the Pennsyl-vania Economy League, Har-risburg, PA.

They are the parents of two children, Jeffrey K. Roggen, CO, and Susan M. Flannagan, Owego, NY and two grand-children, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Flannagan , Brooklyn, NY; and Blaine David Lee, Fort Collins, CO.

The Lees quietly celebrated their anniversary at a dinner.

Men’s Bowling to begin Thurs., Sept. 22

Starting night for the FC Men’s Bowling League at Val-ley Lanes will be on Thursday, Sept. 22, with practice com-mencing at 6:30 and match play beginning at 6:45. There will be a short meeting at 6:15 at the lanes to discuss league matters.

Nearing the completion of his second and final term as Mayor of Union Dale Keith Foster has a chance to look back on his tenure but still is bound to keep busy with his many other activities. Being the mayor of Union Dale would be reason enough to recog-nize Keith Foster but that is only one of the ways he gives back to our community. Mr. Foster vol-unteers his time in keeping the lawns in great condition at the United Methodist Church, the Mt. Hermon Lodge Hall and the Mausoleum where he serves as caretaker.

During his terms as mayor, the borough of Union Dale has added a new Ford SUV to aid their police department. One of the next big projects for Union Dale is to make repairs to the borough building.

The United Methodist Church is fortunate to have Mr. Foster as the guardian of their build-ing. Keeping the building clean

and orderly, shoveling snow and keeping the temperature regu-lated at the right temperature are only some of the things he does at the church. You’ll find him active in many ways at the monthly pan-cake breakfast.

At the Mt. Hermon Lodge he is the Worshipful Master this year. He is in his second term in this po-sition since joining the Lodge. He also attends and serves office in 8 other Lodge groups. The Lodge supports the Little League at Clif-ford. Also, the Lodge recognizes the first responders each year and supports the local fire companies and other organizations.

If someone needs a hand or a favor it seems Mr. Foster does not have the word “no” in his vocabu-lary. In his spare time Mr. Foster enjoys golfing, hunting and fish-ing. For this sampling of what you do and so much more, thank you for what you do for all of us.

Mayor of U’DaleKeith Foster