Recreation & Sports

by Tim Rensema, Natural Resources, Trails Committee The Trails committee is transitioning to maintenance mode. This means clearing brush, removing dead trees overhanging our trails, and occasionally replacing steps. We’ll continue to report on important maintenance projects, such as widening the Cart Path, Golf Nine, and Creek View trails. We’ll also include segments honoring our Stewards of the Trail, including points of interest. The Larry G. Scott Memorial Trail is 1.5 mil

by John Fillers, Port Ludlow Hiking Club The Port Ludlow Hiking Club offers a leader-led hike every other even-numbered month, such as February, April, and June. Details for each upcoming hike appear in the Voice and on the club website, portludlowhikingclub.com. Each announcement includes the date and time, meeting place, trail location, hike description, what to bring, and other important details, along with the RSVP email address, portludlowhikingclub@gmail.com. Please RSV

by Liz Healy, Interim Communications Officer In the club’s last Voice article, I talked about the club’s Women’s Group and its activities. We’ve visited Wilderbee Farms & Meadery in Port Townsend for a terrific, educational, and tasty afternoon. If you haven’t been there, put it on your “absolutely must do” list! The group then spent a wonderful day with Puget Sound Express whale watching with a stop in Friday Harbor for lunch. The group’s activities are often open to others

by Greg Buscher, Port Ludlow Yacht Club Member About six months ago, I wrote about the unkind realities faced by yachting and social clubs all over the country, with Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula no exceptions. For local yacht clubs in particular, the challenges are especially steep. Higher living and fuel costs and a dearth of boat slips have an adverse impact on boat ownership resulting in a smaller (and shrinking) pool of prospective new members. Meanwhile, current

by Kathleen Traci, Niners’ Publicity Chairperson Niners’ games in September included Criers, Mutt and Jeff, and Blind Draw (Mixed Partners). The Couples’ Shamble event was well attended. Throughout the season, JR’s Sandtrap Café provided excellent post-game luncheons for all who stayed after the play. On October 15, the last Niners’ Couples Scramble event will precede the End of the Season Niners’ Banquet at the Bay Club. Niner members are looking forward to the Niners’ Banq

by Tim Rensema, Natural Resources “Port Ludlow – A Destination Hiking Village” With the completion of the Larry G. Scott Memorial Trail, the Trails Committee will be concentrating on maintaining the more than thirty miles of trails we have constructed. Like any network or system, it must be maintained to ensure it functions as designed. This is a big job. What does maintenance entail? To begin with, we have trail representatives for all our trails called Stewards, who re

by Kathleen Traci, PLWGA Publicity Chairperson The Mid-Year PLWGA Luncheon featured a stars and stripes theme in honor of the Nation’s 250th year anniversary. Chairpersons Cheri Wight and Sheila Schoen planned a wonderful chicken salad entree with a red, white, and blue berry dessert. Captain Linda Aho welcomed the members to the luncheon and then held a short general meeting. The Captain’s Cup match play tournament was reviewed and the winners, Debi Bozanich and Sue Fechner,

by John Fillers, Port Ludlow Hiking Club The July and August Voice articles reported the demise, and then change up, of the Port Ludlow Hiking Club. In retrospect, the club was not dead; it was merely resting. After further thought, we concluded that the problem was not the club’s purpose of enjoying the outdoors. The problem was how the club operated to fulfill that purpose. In the past, the club scheduled 26 hikes each year, one every other Friday. A six-month schedule list

by John Fillers, Port Ludlow Hiking Club The Port Ludlow Hiking Club offers hikes for all levels, from more than 30 miles of local Port Ludlow trails to the 6,280-foot summit of Mount Townsend. Some hikes follow a regular weekly schedule, while others are coordinated by volunteer hike leaders. The hikes organized by the hike leaders may take place any day of the week and can be planned days, weeks, or months in advance. The goal is to share the outdoors with as many people as

by Liz Healy, Women’s Group Co-Chair While the club has written many articles for The Voice, I don’t know if any have covered the Women’s Group, which was established in 2006. Since then, we’ve organized annual fundraisers for local charities, donating over $130,000. We also plan events for the club women, usually about four a year. In June, Women’s Group members took the Kingston foot ferry to Seattle to join Eat Seattle’s Pike Place Market food tour. We were not disappointe

by Kathleen Traci, Lady Niners’ Publicity Chairperson The Niners have enjoyed playing together every Thursday morning and many non-PLGC members have joined the Niners’ ranks. All PL Niners and other league members were invited to attend the July 16 Putt and Pour Niners’ event that featured a difficult putting contest set up by Tristan Heath, PL Assistant Golf Pro, and greenside drinks with appetizers. Winners of the Putting contest will be announced in the September Voice. Au