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DATELINE: 2013 DAN MCCARTY GOLF CLASSIC

The 18th Annual Dan McCarty Golf Classic is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Greystone Golf and Country Club. Gather with friends, family, and colleagues for this 18 hole best ball scramble event. $110 per person or $440 per foursome. Each golfer receives a round of 18, golfer gifts, access to driving range and putting green, and lunch. Please visit our DMGC Web Page here on the Metro for  full information and sponsorship opportunities. You can enter by going to the Lupus on-line registration site, or download and mail the registration form here. Early registration is encouraged as event participation is limited to ensure a 4-hour round.

You can also get more information about Greystone Golf Club, or getting more information about all the wonderful things the Michigan Lupus Foundation offers by clicking on the links. We hope to see you all at the event.the golf cours

DMGC EVENT TIMELINE

7 am : Registration, Continental Breakfast, Driving Range & Bloody Mary Bar

8 am: Shotgun Start

2 Complimentary Drink Tickets! Hot dog & chips on the turn!

1 pm : Reception. A tribute to Dan McCarty, abundant food, awards and prizes.

DMGC QUIK FACTS

Date: June 22, 2013

Time: Registration 7 am
Time: Tee Time 8 am

Cost: $110 per person or
Cost: $440 team

DATELINE: DMGC TEXAS HOLDEM

The Michigan Lupus Foundation would like to thank the McCarty family for hosting the 6th annual DMGC Texas Holdem event held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Star Lanes at Emagine in Royal Oak, Michigan. The final payout for the event raised $10,000 for the non-profit organization. Michigan Lupus Foundation exectutive director, Frank Mortl says "We are so appreciative to have had the opportunity to facilitate this function and hope Steve considers having the Michigan Lupus Foundation take part in the planning of future Poker Tournaments on behalf of Dan McCarty. As you know, the monies from these types of events are absolutely critical to our group as we continue to provide support, education and research toward finding a cure for the devastating disease of lupus."

DATELINE: SHELBY CROSSING

Mike McCarty, from the former rock band "Mac & The Lost Cause", was the musical guest at Shelby Crossings this past month. The Grand Rapids resident brought his guitar, tamborine, harmonica, and kazoo to entertain and do a sing-along with the residents on April 16. In addition to some of the old standards, Mike mixed in a few songs from the 60's and 70's to the mix. The event went well, and all who attended enjoyed themselves.

DATELINE: METRO HEADQUARTERS

McCarty Metro editor, Kelly McCarty, underwent successful knee surgery on April 8. After hobbling around for the past few months, Kelly underwent an arhroscopic procedure at Henry Ford Lakeside by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ziburvilis. After 3 weeks, the editor was cleared to return back to work. Because of the surgery, the McCarty Metro 72 Hour Film Project scheduled for the weekend of April 12-14 was cancelled. Kelly confirms that it will be rescheduled for the summer.

DATELINE: OAKLAND TOWNSHIP

On April 18th, instead of the mellow sounds of Kenny G, Steve and Kristen McCarty were woken up with a loud ka-BOOM. Lightening hit the tree (right) just outside their home at 6:30am. The thunder was so loud it rocked the house (unlike Kenny G). Steve, Kristen, Megan and Jenna were shaken but fine. The 100+ foot tree had to be taken down.

DATELINE: AUGUSTA, MI

Gull Lake XXIX is scheduled for May 15-17. The 72 hole golf event, originally started by Rick McCarty, Leo Stebbens, Doug Fister, and Kelly McCarty in 1985, continues for its' 29th year at the courses outside Kalamazoo, Michigan. Although no McCartys are entered this year, several Metro readers are competing, including John Russo, Mike Wiacek, Bob Balch, Glen Lukas, Jim Prentis, and Frank Merriam. We at the Metro, want to wish all 12 men competing in this years' event good luck and good weather.

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TEE TIMES

May 15 9:18am Bedford Valley
May 15 3:45pm East Course
May 16 8:33am Stonehedge South
May 16 2:06pm Stonehedge North 
May 17 8:51am West Course

GULL LAKE TRIVIA...

How many different McCartys have competed at Gull Lake over the years?

Answer


http://www.gulllakeview.com

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DATELINE: DEARBORN, MI

On a cold, damp April 13th morning, Austin McCarty completed his first half-marathon of 2013. The Martian Marathon event was held in Dearborn, Michigan. Austin completed the 13.2 mile course in a time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. This is the first of 5 scheduled events for the young McCarty, culminating with a full marathon later in the fall later on this year. Congratulations Austin!

DATELINE: GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Mike McCarty may be reviving the column that was started in the Metro back in the early 1990's call the Backyard Mechanic. In the original article created by Dan McCarty, DJ gave helpful tips on do-it-yourself work. Mike has brought that to a new level recently, as he reports that he fixed the sensor from his garage door opener (the device which protects you if it doesn't line up properly, or the beam is broken) by propping up two pieces of wood, a paint can, and some duct tape. Mike is now persuing his research by doing some outside house repairs shown below. Good Luck Mike!

DATELINE: OAKLAND TWP, MI

Kristen McCarty reports from Twin Lakes that Jenna lost her eighth tooth this past month. She pulled it out herself for the first time. Proud but disappointed father Steve was ready to do the pulling using a technique learned from the 5th verse of Three Stooges Rock n' Roll. Congrats Jenna!

We want to hear your questions, comments, rants, or editorials. Just submit them to soundoff@mccartymetro.com.

Dear Editor. I am going to be attending two weddings this summer. You've been to a lot of weddings. Can you give me any tips for the buffet? -Eaton ForFree

ED NOTE: Here are some basic do's and don'ts... DON'T drink pop. Morons! Soda costs the hall 5 cents per barrel. Personally, I drink the blood that drips out of my steak. DO go in with a game plan. Before I go to the buffet, I draw up the X's and O's. I tip the host/hostess to find out the order of the table call. That way, I can sneak in right after the brind and groom, in order to minimize my competition. DON'T talk to the people at your table. Yeah... like you came to the reception to socialize?? Finally, another DO. Change after the ceremony into your loose fitting sweat pants, or at the very least, find the suit whose pants have a very forgiving elastic waistband. Your stomach with thank you for that later on during the Hokey Pokey.

Dear Editor. What's better Cash Bar or Open Bar? -Kenny

Ed Note: Oh... You got to go with the open bar Kenny. Personally though... I don't even mind if there is no bar at all. I remember I went to a wedding a couple years ago. I had a perfectly wonderful time even though no alcohol was served. In fact, for some reason, we had the most popular table in the hall. Just sayin...

Dear Editor. Got any good ideas for presents for Mother's Day? -Last Minute Shopper

ED NOTE: I can pass along some favs from yesteryear. A five gallon drum of bubble bath is a great way to say Happy Mother's Day all year long. I remember I made presents for my in my elementary school. I don't think she ever got tired of the ash trays. A bottle of Jean Natee' always says "I love you Mom". Pixie Stix and Bazooka Joe gum... Just in case she can't eat it all, you can help.

Dear Editor. Can Tori Hunter or Miggy hit .400? -Ty Gerfever

ED NOTE: I know it's early, and even though both players are flirting around that number right now, I don't think they will. I do think at the end of the season, they both will both probably be among the league leaders. With that said, I am sure that is not important to these 2 great players. I think what is important to them is that that they, the team, and the entire city in October are crowned World Series Champions. GO TIGERS!

Dear Editor. My brothers have tried to explain the casino game Mississippi Stud. But I still don't get it. Are you just supposed to count the time until you lose your chips? (One-Mississippi, two-Mississippi, etc.) I understand you have some success with this game. What can you tell me? -Michiganian Confused by Mississippi

ED NOTE: There is actually no casino game with that name. I think you are confused by the fact that while we were playing Black Jack, we introduced Jon as being from Mississippi, and the dealer took a fancy to him, calling Jon "a Mississippi Stud"! Much like the game you played in the alley behind the casino called "Grand Rapids, Gimme Your Money".

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Bonnie Franklin, 69, actress (One Day at a Time), pancreatic cancer. Paul Bearer, 58, professional wrestling manager, upper respiratory infection. Virgil Trucks, 95, baseball player (Detroit Tigers). Roger Ebert, 70, film critic (Chicago Sun-Times, Siskel & Ebert), thyroid cancer. Margaret Thatcher, 87, British Prime Minister (1979–1990); MP for Finchley (1959–1992), stroke. Annette Funicello, 70, actress (The Mickey Mouse Club) and singer ("Tall Paul"), complications from multiple sclerosis. Jonathan Winters, 87, American comedian and actor (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Smurfs), natural causes. Frank Bank, 71, actor (Leave It to Beaver). Pat Summerall, 82, football player (New York Giants) and broadcaster (NFL on CBS, NFL on FOX). George Jones, 81, country music singer ("He Stopped Loving Her Today", "The Race Is On"), hypoxic respiratory failure.

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AND FINALLY.... ALSO PASSED ON... A FRIEND AND AMERICAN HERO

Ronald L. Bain (pictured to the left at our Porch Party last year with his family), father of Brad McCarty's fiancee' Valerie and a retired Army major who received a medal for his heroism in rescuing comrades from the bomb-torn Oklahoma City federal building, died of heart failure on March 22 in Grady Memorial Hospital, Delaware, Ohio. He was 54. 

Mr. Bain, who lived near Marengo in Morrow County, Ohio, began to develop lung problems about five years after the April, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which killed 168 people, including 18 children in a day care. He’d arrived in Oklahoma City the summer before. His condition was chronic, and he received frequent treatments, his wife, Laura, said. The military deemed that he’d sustained a service-related disability.

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“He was the officer in charge that day, and he refused to leave,” his wife said. “He kept returning to the building. He kept searching for his people. “There was glass dust, asbestos dust, concrete dust, that black smoke you saw on the news from fires, so he would have been exposed to that for an extended time,” she said. “We feel so blessed he lived through that, and have another 18 years and see his children grown,” his wife said. “It’s always too soon.” He was in uniform that day, so he used his tie as a tourniquet on one person and his white T-shirt to wrap the head wound of another.

“I was trained to be a leader,” he told The Blade the day after the blast. “I was able to use that experience when I needed to carry on. We are struggling with the situation now, but we have to carry on.” Mr. Bain received the Soldier’s Medal, which is awarded for acts of heroism not involving conflict with an enemy. “His training and his sense of duty and his caring for his comrades was every bit as strong as if he had been in combat,” said his wife, an Air Force veteran. “He was the right man for the moment and behaved admirably.”

A year after the bombing, Mr. Bain told The Blade that those early days were an emotional roller coaster. Eight people in his battalion’s office died as a result of the bombing. “I would go to the hospital and visit with someone who was severely injured, and I was very thankful they did not lose their life. But that same day or the next day, I’d have to go to a funeral. That was very saddening,” he said.

Timothy McVeigh was executed in 2001 for the crime. Mr. Bain testified at the trial of Terry Nichols, a co-conspirator, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Mr. Bain retired from the military in the summer of 1996. “The bombing showed me how important family is,” he told The Blade. He was born Aug. 23, 1958, in Tiffin to Evelyn and Gerald Bain. He was a 1976 graduate of Mohawk High School. He was a 1981 graduate of Ohio University, from which he received a bachelor’s degree in communications and was in ROTC. As a second lieutenant with a communications battalion, he served at Fort Hood, Texas, and in Pirmasens, Germany. He later was a signal company commander in Bremerhaven, Germany, and a senior communications staff officer in Korea and Massachusetts. Communications was the theme of his postmilitary career, first in telecommunications and then in computers. He was employed the last six years with PCM/SARCOM in Columbus, an information technology and computer consulting firm. He was a member of Kilbourne United Methodist Church, where he was a lay leader and a Sunday school teacher and, the last year, a choir member.

Surviving are his wife, Laura, whom he married Oct. 16, 1982; daughters, Valerie and Allison Bain; son, Stephen; mother, Evelyn Bain Gerstenberger; brothers, David and Ritchie, and sisters, Jennifer Bain Noggle and Lisa Bain Richmond.

ED NOTE: To the family of Ron, especially Laura, Valerie, Allison and Stephen. We extend our deepest condolences. He was a great man, hero, and friend.

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