18th Annual Summer Solstice
June 21-24, 2005


 

The DATES: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, June 21, 22, 23, 24.

The VENUE: Accommodation at The Crossroads Moira, N.Y., on Tuesday, June 21. Accommodation at the five-star Swiss Acres Inn in LAKE PLACID on Wednesday and Thursday.

The GOLF:
Tuesday, June 21--The Summer Solstice: Massena. Tee times for 20--including the rag-tag Mulligan foursome. First time is noon. This is paid for, including carts.
After debts paid and winner's rounds bought, off to Moira to stay at the Crossroads Inn. Cost $56 US per room. I dunno yet whether that's included in your entry fee, some of it may be.

Wednesday, June 22: Drive to Lake Placid. Check in at Swiss Acres (1-518-523-3040), with the customary stop for a pint or so at the five-star Rusty Nail in Saranac Lake. The Swiss Acres is paid for and includes two breakfasts and one dinner. Play at Whiteface (1-518-523-2551, Pete Martin, pro) with first tee time at 1 p.m. This is paid for, with carts.

Thursday, June 23: Play at Saranac Lake Inn starting at 11 a.m. This is paid for with carts.

Friday, June 24: Leave Lake Placid, drive to Williamsburg, Ont., where we play Cedar Glen (1-613-535-2323). Golf and carts paid for, partly using Red Book. We need a few. Gordo has one, Danny has one, Brian has one, anyone else who has one is asked to bring it. Tee times start at 12:30 p.m.

A reminder: You will receive a Solstice shirt and other goodies--and it's all included. The Summer Solstice is an inflation buster.

The VALUE: For your $350 you get to be a Solstician™, you get four days of golf with cart (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday); two nights accommodation Wednesday and Thursday at The Swiss Acres; full breakfast Thursday and Friday at The Swiss Acres; a high-quality golf shirt suitably embroidered; a valuable goody bag and a yet-to-be-determined bonus.

 Oh, my, how is this done? Is it smoke and mirrors? No, it’s Solstice accounting and it’s not to be confused with that Enron childishness!

 For a second year, this year’s Invitation To Meeting™ is the only invitation you’ll get to the Summer Solstice™ so you’re in or you’re out.

Some will be asked for opinions or suggestions on this or that in order to give you a feeling of being wanted. However, your opinions will be, in all likelihood, be ignored.

 Tenured Solsticians™ will advise those who have been appointed chairmen of committees what will be demanded of them. A couple of new committees have been formed and the chairman will tell the rank and file about that.

  You might want to consider these Summer Solstice™ added attractions: Bowling and The Hideaway in Moira on Tuesday.

  Don’t forget, too, the Bloody Caesar’s just before breakfast on Wednesday and who knows what just before breakfast on Thursday.