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  Bill Trachsel 1:10 am on November 5, 2017 Permalink  

  November President’s Message 

  The days have gotten noticeably shorter, the leaves are falling and Christmas has taken over the displays in the stores. Like it or not, winter is coming. We have enjoyed some nice weather over the past few weeks. The men played a round of night golf in mid October which was a lot of fun. Marbles, bowling, and pinochle give us some opportunities to get together and catch up.

  Safe travels to all of our snowbirds heading for warmer climates. We will see you in the spring.

   

   

   
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  Bill Trachsel 3:07 pm on September 6, 2017 Permalink  

  September President's Message 

  Well it’s back to reality for kids and teachers alike. September has arrived and everyone is back in school. I hope all our Tri-V teachers, children, and school employees have a great school year. June will be here soon enough.
  August was a busy month for Tri-V with two big summer events; final golf and the steak roast. The golf season ended with Dave winning the championship so we all decided to go up north to celebrate by golfing more. This year there was a very nice turn out for final golf (24 men in all). The weather cooperated much more than it did last year for us. No one came off the course soaked drenched. Thank you to Mike, Jeff, and Matt V., for making it a memorable weekend. The following weekend we held the annual steak roast at Rotary Park in Livonia. I was not able to make it, but it sounds as if a good time was had by all.
  We will begin our monthly meetings next week (Tuesday, September 12) at Drakeshire Lanes. Since we have much to discuss at the September meeting we will begin at 6:00. If you cannot attend, please notify an officer in advance.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 10:34 am on August 4, 2017 Permalink  

  August President’s Message 

  Just typing the word “August” in the heading of this message gave me a bit of a chill. Summer is flying by and, as usual, I don’t know what happened to the time. Last month we had our family picnic. It was a fun afternoon of games for the kids and catching up with friends. Thank you to Matt V. and John for planning everything. The golf season is winding down with just one week left before the championship round. That means final golf is right around the corner. The steak roast will be at the end of August. It is sure to be a busy month with plenty of opportunities to get together. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

   
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  Bill Trachsel 12:13 pm on July 10, 2017 Permalink  

  July President’s Message 

  Summer is in full swing. That means vacations, golf, baseball games, and beach time for my family. We just completed a week of vacation split between the cottage and camping in Muskegon. Both were filled with lots of fun and great memories for the kids.

  Last month we celebrated the 80th anniversary of Tri-V. The committee did an excellent job of planning some fun events for our weekend. We played a Price is Right game, and escape room game, and had some time for golf, wine tasting, a prison tour, or just hanging out at the Inn. Thanks to Brian, Jane, Jack, Jacqui, Bob and Sherry for making the 80th anniversary memorable for everyone.

  I hope to see everyone at the picnic in a few weeks. Enjoy some sun and fun in the meantime.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 10:51 am on June 11, 2017 Permalink  

  President’s Message 

  Summer is upon us. Only a few more days of school for the kids and teachers and a whole lot of time off after that. I apologize for not posting a message last month. We were in the midst of one of those extremely busy times of year with the kids in sports, me coaching those sports and Michelle training for her third Iron Man race there was hardly a free moment after school.

  This month we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the club. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the anniversary party in a few weeks. I know the committee has been working very hard to get things ready for us. Until then, enjoy the sunshine, warm weather and some days off.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 12:16 pm on April 10, 2017 Permalink  

  April President’s Message 

  It’s been a long time since I missed a deadline for the paper. I would blame Dave, but he seems to have things up and running again. I guess my best excuse is old age having just turned 40.

  March has come and gone, bowling has finally, mercifully, ended and golf season is ready to begin. Hopefully we will have more record setting numbers of members and friends out on the golf course for our Monday league. Dave and Jay have really made golf at Hickory more fun than it should be.

  At our March meeting we held our election of officers and election of 3 new council members. There were no changes in officers for the upcoming term. The three new council members are Dale, Bob and Cal. The family event is happening this Saturday at Drakeshire Lanes. There will be lunch and bowling for the kids. The Easter Bunny may even make a special appearance and bowl a game or two with the kids.

  We will be meeting again on Tuesday at Drakshire. Since I won’t be at the meeting I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Easter if I don’t see you before then.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 8:15 pm on March 12, 2017 Permalink  

  March President's Message 

  March is truly a month of transition. We begin to see glimpses of Spring in the form of longer, sunny days, rain and wind storms and even some flower buds poking out of the soil. It sometimes seems like this transition is very slow moving. It was warm enough last week to ditch the jacket, but so cold this week I had to get the winter coat out again. Winter will be gone soon enough, but it does have a hard time letting go.

  Marbles and Pinochle seasons have wrapped up. I wasn’t able to attend the final two marbles matches so I guess I didn’t win. Maybe next year. We will have final pinochle and marble at the Cadieux Cafe on March 26th.

  This week we will hold the election of officers and council members at our Tuesday meeting. Please attend the meeting so you can cast your vote. If you will not be at the meeting, be sure to request an absentee ballot. We will start the meeting at 6:00 since it may be a long one. Hope to see you there.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 5:15 pm on February 11, 2017 Permalink  

  February President’s Message 

  A lot has happened since my last President’s message. President elect Trump became President Trump and the whole nation rejoiced. He then signed a bunch of papers (probably nothing important) and nominated highly qualified people to run some of the most important departments in our federal government. Things are going swimmingly indeed.

  On a related note, Tri-V will be electing officers at next week’s meeting. It’s gonna be huge. If you would like to volunteer to run for any officer position but will not be at the meeting, please let one of the current officers know so we can add your name to the ballot. If you do not want to be on the ballot, nominate someone else at the meeting.

  See you soon, keep thinking Spring and it will happen soon enough.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 5:13 pm on January 8, 2017 Permalink  

  January President’s Message 

  Happy New Year to everyone. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the holidays and time with their families. It looks as if we will have to wait at least one more year to see the Lions win the Super Bowl.
  This month we will have the council party at Carl’s Cabin on the 28th. Dueling pianos will provide some entertainment for the evening. We will also be continuing the marbles and pinochle seasons. Only two more chances to catch up in the standings if you are behind. Our bowling teams are now in the second half of the season. Neither team did very well in the first half, but both are off to better starts in the second half.
  I know many TriV members are preparing to or have already headed south for the winter. Enjoy the warm weather. See you back here when the lakes thaw and the snow melts.

   
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  Bill Trachsel 11:57 pm on December 3, 2016 Permalink  

  December President’s Message 

  The holiday season is upon us already. I don’t know how it always manages to catch me off guard, but it does.

  It was great to see such a large turnout at the November Social. It was even better that my team won fowling bragging rights for eternity and $4.85 each. It has also been nice getting together for marbles once a month. I’m pretty sure that I will not win any bragging rights for that, but it has been fun and I can tell by the path of destruction left at every house that the kids are having fun too.

  The children’s Christmas party is next weekend. Unfortunately, we will be out of town for that one. Hopefully everyone has a wonderful time visiting with Santa. I still have great memories of the Christmas party from my youth and that was a long time ago.

  Finally, I’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Just as the holiday season tends to sneak up on us every year; it also tends to slip away too quickly. Enjoy the many blessings of the season.