Club News and Activities

Ariel Wins Intervillage Golf Challenge

Ariel’s winning team members were (from left) Jan Helyer, Derek Greenslade, Bruce Miller, Garry Helyer, John Berkaw, Steve Hooper, Cookie Smith (captain), Wally Gold, Lou Kapp, Rick Brown, Tom Jones, and Lana Greenslade. The 12-member team from Ariel won the biggest golf event of the year as they finished first among the 180 players in […]

The 2026 Madisen’s Match was a Grand Slam!

Stretching before play begins is critical for everyone! In September of 2004 a beautiful baby girl, named Madisen, was born to Faye and Mike Abramson of Mechanicsville, MD. Almost immediately her life was a battle for survival. She was diagnosed with Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and treated with steroids which caused more problems. In 2008 […]

Ladies’ 9-Holer Golf

Liz Marini (left) and Karen Erickson after receiving certificates. The month of March has been a busy one for the league. We started off with a regular scramble on a beautiful early Friday morning. Being on the course at 8 a.m., with the night’s dew still gracing the fairways, we can appreciate the beautiful course we […]

LLGA-18 Ladies’ Golf

LLGA-18 Champion Moe Wagener (right) was congratulated by grandson Oliver and husband Tim. March Madness isn’t only for that other sport! It felt like golf on Wednesday mornings was headline news for all that has happened in the month of March. There was the weekly team and individual events, Championship play, with an “over the […]

Landings Men’s Golf Association

The 2026 champions are (from left) Bob Laverty, Tom Longobardi, Jim Craffey, Dan Baran, and Gary Mizzi. In March, the Landings Men’s Golf Association crowned the five Champions for 2026. Playing match play from the 1 or 1A tees, Bob Laverty won the 2026 Championship. Players were divided into three flights for those competing in […]

TRAWLER

This month’s Trawler Spotlight shines brightly on Chris and Leslie Klancnik from Arlington Heights, Illinois. The couple have been together since meeting at Bradley University, where Leslie was a sophomore from St. Louis and Chris a sophomore from Palatine, IL. Both are still working up north but are able to get some time here in […]

ARIEL

The events organized for the benefit of Ariel residents continue unabated, as the Social Committee actively promotes get togethers – plural – each month. In March, two big events were held in Ariel’s Taeping Room, which has turned out to be a wonderful venue where residents can gather. The St. Patrick’s Day Potluck on Sunday, […]

RIVERSIDE

Welcome to the fourth Riverside Article for 2026. As done previously, I will provide a bit of Riverside history, mention the latest social event and, of course, present the ‘Who Am I?’ segment. Without further ado, check out the historical ‘Fun Facts’ below. Again, a big shout out to Carol Garner and Marilee Simon for […]

FLAGSHIP

By the time we read this, many of us have “flown” Northward. I ponder just how do the seasons fly so fast? Let me count the ways. Oh, well, maybe I can’t count that high. But success enhances the rhythm of time. Hats off to our golfers who were able to score a hole-in-one! On […]

CLIPPER COVE

Clipper Cove once again proved itself a strong contender in the Intervillage Golf Challenge. The team finished third in the annual event for the second year in a row. In a very tight finish, this year’s team, made up in part of several renters, secured third place, just behind Ariel and Steamboat Bend East. The […]