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.
.
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?
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".
THE
MCCARTY
METRO
WATCHDOG
.
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.
.
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.
7 am : Registration, Continental Breakfast,
Driving Range & Bloody Mary Bar
