Ret Convey
It’s hard to believe that our 2024 golf season wrapped up on Dec. 3 at our annual holiday luncheon. It seems like just yesterday that Cathe Kropp stepped up to the podium to preside over her first general meeting and luncheon 12 months ago. Cathe and her board did a splendid job organizing and overseeing every aspect of the 2024 SBWGA season, and it’s difficult to express our appreciation adequately for the countless hours all of them spent on our behalf.
Maire Ryan, a longtime member of the SBWGA, accepted the gavel from Cathe, and we’re confident the 2025 season is in good hands under the guidance of Maire and her board: Vice President: Wendy Odell, Secretary: Ruth Irving, Treasurer: Sandi Chester, Handicap: Suzanne Stone-Griffith, Membership: Peg Bakos, Special Tournaments: Kay McCollom, and Tuesday Play Day: Carol Bidwell.
Within weeks of accepting the office of president, Maire scored a hole-in-one, joining her fellow league members Sandi Chester, Sharon Kreutzen, and Teresa Jenkins who also scored holes-in-one this fall. Congratulations to you all!
It is our good fortune to have “home-grown” sponsors ready and willing to step up to the plate to support the SBWGA. These people are good friends and neighbors we can trust to do a good job for us, and we’re very grateful they provide the services we need to help our lives run smoothly. Thank you to Peg Bakos, our membership chair and expert travel agent from Travel Shoppe; DeDe Crowder, our own beauty and skin care consultant from Beauty Inside and Out; and Helen Graham, our expert real estate professional from Long Realty. We can call these ladies anytime with questions or needs, and they’ll be happy to help us in any way they can!
We thank all our sponsors for their generosity and wish them all a wonderful and prosperous new year.