Happy Fourth of July to Everyone!

Last Saturday's golf outing was a great day as is any day on the links. Aside from a hiccup in everyone's start times the day went off without a hitch and everyone had a good time. The Chuck Corica municipal course was a hub of activity that day. There were two other tournaments being played and we had to wait for those in the earlier to tourney to wrap up so we could get their golf carts. With the temperature around the mid 70* at tee time we weren't sure just how warm it would get but it seemed to stay below 85*. We had an excellent foursome, not out to set any records, not that we could even if we tried anyway, but a leisurely group with lots of jokes and laughing. In our foursome was my buddy Rick who introduced me to the game nine years ago and a couple of the Alpicella club's members one whose name John Ratto graces the Bocce Ball courts at Lincoln Park and the other John from San Leandro who has played the last couple of years in our foursome. It was such a good time the four of us agreed to preserve our group for the coming years.

I ended up with a score of 75 with the blind bogey scoring and that was down from my original play of 117. This was the first year we got back to the meeting hall before most other players and what a spread was laid out to enjoy on the appetizer table, homemade frittata, salami, chips and dip and alongside that table was the open bar for those wanting to wet their whistle. I was holding out for the main course, garlic with a barbequed New York steak underneath it. I do word it that way for a reason; it's an Italian club and the top of the tray the steaks came out in was a sea of freshly chopped green garlic. Oh, of course the meal started with plates of salad, rigatoni with meat sauce, and the steak was accompanied by more garlic in the roasted potatoes and green beans and mushrooms. Dessert I didn't have room for but plates of biscotti replaced the appetizers at some point in time. The day ended about twelve hours after it began at 9:30 and once my head hit the pillow it was lights out.

Onto business, I was asked to assume the Ambassador Chairperson position at our local Chamber of Commerce on Thursday 6/26. The former Chairperson had some business to attend too and was finding the time requirement a little tough to keep up with. This will be my third stint in the position having filled it for two consecutive years in a row about four or five years ago. The Ambassador committee is a group of Chamber of Commerce members that assemble at ribbon cuttings and grand openings greeting the new business owners to town. We also assist at the monthly mixers, greeting new members, selling raffle tickets and carrying on the raffle (my favorite). We are known as the public relations arm of the Chamber of Commerce.

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The Alameda Animal shelter is having their annual benefit event on July 24th from 6 to 9PM at Autobody Fine Art Gallery at 1517 Park St (Next to Lee's famous auto supply). The event includes a silent auction, a viewing of the art, Hors D'Oeuvres and cocktails and is always a fun event AND it is for a wonderful local cause.

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 Ciao for now, Chuck