Hello AL9GA Ladies,
Summer is almost over, and fall is right around the corner. The cooler weather and the rain we have had has been pleasant, great for playing golf and for the golf course. Also, along with Fall is our change of officers. I will be your new president and feel honored to serve. The complete list of officers is below. Thank you to all who have agreed to serve for the 2022 – 2023 AL9GA year.
I want to give a big thank you to Gail Acker, Amy Fox, Ann Ward, Dianna Gibson, Joy Hill, Karen Dickerson, Stacy Barr, Dedra Mergele, Holly Roberts, Betty Gentry, and all the ladies who volunteered with the August 29th – 30th Mama Zia Member/Guest tournament. This was our first year, and we can truly say it was a success! We had two days for great golf: 9 holes at Alto and 9 holes at Kokopelli. We learned a lot along the way and can tweak for next year. We enjoyed lunch at Kokopelli with a Mexican food theme. Thank you to the 18-holers, who allowed us to borrow table decorations for the luncheon. We received some great items for the door prize raffle, donated by businesses and Alto members around Ruidoso and Alto. Thank you to these vendors and members of Alto/Ruidoso – please thank and support them throughout the year to show appreciation for their generous donations. Vendors & members who donated are Debbie Harris, Deb Wright, Becky & Steve Wood, Mary Jo & James McKellar, Amy Fox, Dedra Mergele, Holly Roberts, Karen Robinson, K-Bob’s Steakhouse, Floatation Station, Miller Waldrop Furniture, Stacy Barr, Outlaw’s Martin Espinoza, Alto’s John Rogers, El Sueno’s Susanne and Stan Mathis.
Our monthly social was replaced with the awards luncheon on September 20th. Thank you, Holly Roberts, for planning a great luncheon. It was fun and exciting to reflect on the summer play days, socials, and tournaments we have had this year. We presented awards to players for Low Net – Sylvia Ware; Most Play Days Played – Brittany Allen; Most Improved – Lisa Decker; Establishing a Handicap for New Players – Dedra Mergele/Dalphina Ortiz/Laura Archibald/Kay Hugghins/Melissa Kiegel/Marilyn Wood/Janet Jordan/Vinnie Birdwell/Gina Massey. Thank you to the outgoing board members. We appreciate your service. Amy Fox, Holly Roberts, and Patty Bodin did such a great job. Their shoes will be hard to fill.
New officers were presented by the nominating committee and voted in. The officers are: Cindy Delay – President; Susan Holmes – Vice President; Diane Graham – Secretary; Amy Fox – Past President; Pat Parker – Treasurer. Appointed committee chair persons are as follows: Dianna Gibson – Playday; Brittany Allen – Playday Assist; Photographer – Deb Wright; Sunshine/Hospitality – Sharon Hileman; Member at Large – Janis Harkins; Snowcapper – Leslie Wall/Carla Gotcher; Sleeping Bear – Dianna Gibson/Dedra Mergele/Gail Heathington; Kachina Doll – Janna McBee; Mama Zia – Gail Acker/ Dianna Gibson; Greens – Joy Hill; New Member Liaison – Sandy Barron; Communicator – Dianna Gibson; Handicap – Dianna Gibson; Handbook – Dianna Gibson. We had a lot of you come up afterwards stating you could help where needed. Thank you, and we will be in touch when something comes up.
On Sept 29th ALGA and AL9GA played in a scramble together at Outlaw, and enjoyed lunch afterwards as a “thank you” from the 18-holers for our help at their Kachina Doll tournament this year. More to come on that in next month’s newsletter.
Our next play day will be Oct 3rd. Please sign up through Golf Genius if you plan on playing. Also, if you need to cancel, please do so by 10am the Sunday before, if possible. It is difficult for the ladies who coordinate the play days if there are no-shows. Oct 10th play day is our Halloween costume play day. Dress up in a Fall/Halloween outfit and come join us. It is a fun morning of quirky golf. You can sign up through Golf Genius.
As we have several people leaving for the summer, we wish you all farewell until next year! Play lots of golf, and most of all, have fun!
Cindy Delay
President AL9GA
