On
May 1, 2020, Austin McCarty graduated from the
University Of Michigan with a masters degree in
business (MBA). At the time, because of COVID, all
commencements were virtual. His graduation was
viewed by family and friends in an on-line
setting. Fast forward 2 years... All graduating
classes from 2020 were allowed to do a new live
commencement at the University of Michigan Stadium
on May 7, 2022. Proud parents Kelly and Margaret,
along with brother Brad, and fiancée Kristina
were in attendance to see Austin receive his well
deserved diploma and do the walk that he was
deprived of 2 years earlier. Congratulations
Austin!
Austin's grad photo,
and the moment he gave the thumbs-up at
the big house on the big scoreboard
DATELINE: DREAM
CRUISING
When Karen
and I boarded the Disney Dream cruise ship in Port
Canaveral, Florida, there was lots of hoopla about a “50th
anniversary celebration.” How did they know that Karen and
I are celebrating our 50th this year? Well, turns
out the ballyhoo was for the 50th anniversary of
Walt Disney World. Nevertheless, we had a great time on the
Disney cruise from April 29 to May 2. We traveled to the
Bahamas and back with Ryan and Missy and their children,
Luke, Mia and Brayden, plus Missy’s parents, Al and Mona.
The accommodations and food were great. And we found
entertainment ranging from Disney characters wandering the
decks to people dancing to miniature golf to a magic act to
stage plays. We saw elaborate productions of “Believe”
and “Beauty and the Beast.”
In
the Bahamas, we stopped at Nassau for several hours. The
next day we spent time on the sunny beach of Castaway Cay, a
small island that the Disney company purchased in a land
lease from the Bahamian government. While there, Ryan,
Missy, Luke, and Mia ran a race and received medals, and we
all enjoyed an outdoor barbecue. One of the nights included
fireworks that lit up the night sky. It was quite a trip
that was started by a mouse.
DATELINE: GULL
LAKE 38 - RECAP
Gull Lake 38 is now in the
books. Dodging raindrops, and getting the final day rained
out, 12 competitors traveled to Gull Lake to compete for
this years' green jacket. Congratulations to Glenn Lukas
who won the event, and thank you to Mike and Frank who
planned the outing and came up with the games and format.
Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!
HERE IS
AN EXCERPT FROM THE METRO NEWSLETTER KELLY CREATED BEFORE
THE EVENT
Gull Lake 38 once again scheduled to be played. With the US borders back open, we expect Canada to be represented again. Because of the increasing age of the competitors, and several ailments, the actual amount of singles play golf has been drastically reduced. In the original years, the guys played 72 holes of singles competition. but co-commissioner Mike reports that on Wednesday there will only be 18 holes played. There will also be more scrambles vs. singles golf over the three day event.
Besides reigning champion Jim Prentis, this years’ field also has several former champions including Kelly McCarty. Glenn Lukas, John Russo, and Mike Wiacek. Also in the field of
12 are Frank Merriam, Steve McCarty, Ben Toner, Lyle Winn, Gary Hodgkins, Mark Dolinski, and Tom Taylor. They all will try to make it to the winners circle this year.
Here's to good weather, good scores, good times, and keeping your heads down.
HERE
WERE THE PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS
3-2 Glenn Lucas - Glen's game is a lot like
gratifying himself. He enjoys it a lot, but the other guys in his group say it’s disgusting to watch.
2-1 Steve McCarty - What a round last year... Not only did Steve get an eagle and 3 birdies, but he also got a goose, a rabbit and 2 squirrels.
3-1 Mike Wiacek - Mike bought a brand new driver year because he realized that the one he had last year did not float very well at all.
5-1 Lyle Winn - Lyle finds it a lot easier now to hit the fairway when he tees off. He's just not picky about which fairway.
6-1 Tom Taylor - Can Tom hit a large green from a perfect lie 160 yards out with a with his 4-iron? Well... Yes! Eventually!?!
7-1 Gary Hodgkins - Gary has gotten more aggressive this year. In fact he proudly says "It takes a serious amount of balls to golf like I do."
8-1 Frank Merriam - In primitive times, people who beat the ground with clubs and screamed were called witches. Frank just calls it golf!
10-1 John Russo - In John's practice round, he was under the entire 18 holes. Under a tree... under a bush... and under the water...
10-1 Ben Toner - Ben's bringing an extra pair of pants. No... not in case he gets a hole in one... Ha ha! It’s for when he shitz himself. HE'S 80!!!
12- 1 Jim Prentis - Jim was asked what is his go-to shot that never fails. After watching him, we found the dependable shot is his 4th putt.
15-1 Mark Dolinski - Mark hates long par 5's. After he completed #17 last year, the scorer asked what he got? He answered “Depressed.”
20-1 Kelly McCarty - Kelly lost over 50 pounds by going on the Crappy Golfers Diet. No too many greens, but a hell of a lot of
water.
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DATELINE: BIG
LOSERS? UPDATE!!!!
In
February, Rick McCarty went on a diet and lost
over 30 pound in only 30 days and has kept it off.
On a trip to Florida in March, he showed off his
success and shared how he did it with his
brothers, and challenged Kelly and Larry to try
it. They both started their journeys in late
March, and as of this article, in 90 days, Kelly,
who started at 290 pounds is now at 238 which is a
52 pound loss and is maintaining it. Larry started
at 278.8, and has slimmed down to 222, which is
over 56 pounds lost.
ED
NOTE: Thank you Rick for sharing your journey with
us and for coaching and cheering for us along the
way. It has gotten us both to our goals.
themccartys
on TikTok and YouTube are not the only McCarty
family sites on social media... Brand new this
year is "Let's Party McCarty" on
YouTube. Created by Alexa McCarty, it goes through
her daily life. Let's Party currently has 31 subscribers and over
2400 views.
themccartys
on Tik Tok has grown it's following to over
5.4 million people. That is an increase of over
200,000 in the past 60 days! In our May issue, we reported that they had
5.2 million followers. They also have
over 118 million likes. On YouTube, they are currently #16
in the US, and are also in the top 50 in views world wide,
and have over 3.67 million subscribers and over 5.8 billion
(yes with a 'b') views.
Congrats to Kevin,
Stephanie, Audri and Braxton on this great
feat. If you haven't seen their
posts yet, download the TikTok and YouTube apps and search
for themccartys and follow them.
THE
McCARTYS
VERIFIED
TikTok @ themccartys -
Supporting: American Heart
Association
5,400,000 FOLLOWERS ON TIKTOK
5.8 BILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE
Here
is a list of 13 projects you can do over the summer.
Try one, or do them all
.
OUTDOORS
Power Wash Your Driveway and Sidewalks
Clean Out Gutters and Downspouts
Wash Windows and Replace Window Screens
Prevent Bug Breeding Grounds
Beautify Your Yard
Prep Your Grill for Backyard BBQs
Stage Outdoor Furniture
Examine Your Hoses
INDOORS
Test Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Clean the Garbage Disposal and Dishwasher
Reverse Ceiling Fans
Perform Washing Machine Maintenance
Wipe Down and Clean Baseboards
Here are some of the recent travel destinations from our
faithful readers
Mike, Karen, and Ryan & Missy's family all went on a
Disney cruise
Larry & Gina took a trip to Yellowstone National
Park
Kelly & Margaret took a cross-country road trip to
Bend, Oregon
Steve, Kristen, Megan, and Jenna took their own week
long road trip down to beautiful South Carolina
Did you travel recently? Send us your destination and pictures to
mccartymetro@gmail.com
Dear Editor: I heard you went on a diet and when visiting Frankenmuth, known for their Fried Chicken, you restrained yourself and ate a salad. Is it true PETA is giving you an award for all the chicken lives you saved that day?
-Some dumb cluck
ED NOTE:
Saving lives is my middle name. PETA did give me an award,
but they ended up taking it back. Unfortunately, even though
I saved their lives, Frankenmuth had to
lay-off most of the chickens as they had no work for them!
Dear Editor: I saw the movie "Field of Dreams" where if you build it they will come. I painted a Pickleball Court on my driveway and I've yet to see a large line of vehicles driving up to see my Pickleball Court. Was the Field of Dreams fictitious or did I do something wrong?
-Standing alone in my driveway
ED NOTE: Not
to spoil the premise of the movie, but Dad was supposed to come
back in the end...
Unfortunately, the voice didn't say pickleball... The
voice actually said paddleball! Now, listen to your
wife, and get out of the kitchen!
Dear Editor: Do you have any secret tips for picking the winning Powerball numbers?
-Needing a big win
ED NOTE: I
would suggest getting
the support of all your online friends. Tell everyone on
Facebook you will share your winnings with them. When
you win, don't give them any money, just post and share!
.
ED NOTE: I appreciate
you stopping by and would like to hear your questions, comments, or editorials.
Just submit them anytime during the month to mccartymetro@gmail.com
for inclusion in our next issue.
For those that do not speak the language, Le' Food is
French for "The Food"! Here you can find some
of our Metro family favorite recipe and tips.
Readers,
email me at mccartymetro@gmail.com
to submit your favorite recipe for inclusion in an
upcoming issue.
This month we have tips submitted by Kelly
MEXICAN
HOT DOGS
Why
not spice up your BBQ this summer with this little twist
on a normal hot dog...
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 medium ripe avocado, peeled
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
6 hot dogs
6 hot dog buns, split
1 small tomato, chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
3 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
DIRECTIONS:
In a small bowl, mash avocado with a fork, stirring in lime juice, salt and pepper. Grill hot dogs, covered, over medium heat until heated through, 7-9 minutes, turning occasionally. Serve in buns. Top with avocado mixture, tomato, onion and bacon.
You can submit videos by sending it to
me, send me a link, or uploading to YouTube and sending me the
info to mccartymetro@gmail.com
.
School Band
Mia and Luke
play with their
school's band
Road Trip
Sing-along
Kelly
& Margaret sing to pass time
on their cross country road trip in the
Chevy Trax
Ask Mom For
Ice Cream
Alexa posts a
video on her
Let's Party McCarty YouTube page
Home Alone
The
McCarty's post a video
on their YouTube page
.
PLEASE
PRAY FOR OUR METRO FAMILY AND FRIENDS
.
.
.If you know
someone who could use our prayers, please email me at mccartymetro@gmail.com.
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GONE
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
SINCE THE LAST EDITION
Daryle
Lamonica, 80, NFL football player (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills).
Guy Lafleur, 70, Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Quebec
Nordiques, New York Rangers), five-time Stanley Cup champion, lung cancer.
Orrin Hatch, 88, senator (1977–2019) and president pro tempore of the U.S.
Senate (2015–2019). David Birney, 83, actor (St. Elsewhere, Bridget Loves Bernie, Oh, God! Book II) and stage director, complications from Alzheimer's
disease. Mike Hagerty, 67, actor (The George Carlin Show, Lucky Louie, Friends).
Naomi Judd, 76, Hall of Fame country singer (The Judds) and songwriter
("Change of Heart", "Love Can Build a Bridge"), suicide by gunshot.
Mickey Gilley, 86, country singer ("Room Full of Roses", "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at
Closing Time", "Stand by Me"). Fred Ward, 79, actor (Escape from Alcatraz, The Right Stuff, Tremors).
Bob Lanier, 73, Hall of Fame basketball player (Detroit
Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Golden State Warriors). Maggie
Peterson, 81, actress (The Andy Griffith Show, The Bill Dana Show) and location manager (Casino). Ray
Liotta, 67, actor (Goodfellas, Field of Dreams), Emmy winner (2005). William
Lucas (no photo), 93, politician, sheriff (1969–1983) and executive (1983–1987) of Wayne County, Michigan.
Jim Seals, 79, musician (Seals and Crofts, The Champs) and songwriter ("Summer Breeze").
Dave Hebner, 73, professional wrestling referee and manager (WWE, TNA).
Dave Wickersham, 86, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates).
Tim White (no photo), 68, professional wrestling referee (WWE).
Joe Staton (no photo), 74, baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
Tony Siragusa, 55, football player (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens), television host (Man Caves) and actor.
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DATELINE:
METRO LAWSUIT AVERTED!
The
McCarty Metro in the past several
years has a policy of hiring only married
men to work at the coveted online
newspaper.
Concerned about this, the leader of a local Woman's Liberation Front,
confronted the
editor of the Metro, Kelly McCarty, and asked him, "Why is it that you limit your employees, to
the married men? Is it because you consider us women weak, dumb, cantankerous, tantrum-throwers and bossy ?"
Kelly replied, "Not at all, Ma'am. Our policy is to hire staff who are used to obeying orders without questioning, are accustomed to being shouted
at, know how to keep their mouths shut, and would put up with
just about anything when I yell at them. And
I found all these qualities only in married men.”
YOUR
DATELINE NEWS WILL RETURN IN
SEPTEMBER
Please
send your news articles and photos to me at
mccartymetro@gmail.com
for inclusion in that issue
Mike, Karen, and Ryan & Missy's family all went on a
Disney cruise
