Pen-pricks
• “Chappaquiddick” starring Jason Clarke as Teddy Kennedy certainly wasn’t the first family sex scandal. His brother Jack’s affair with a suspected Nazi spy, a suspected Soviet spy and a Mafia doll was investigated by the FBI. Long before the NSA, covert listening devices were called neighbors.
• President Trump tweeted a threat warning Russia that U.S. missiles will be headed for Syria that are nice and lean and smart. The language is familiar. It’s the military equivalent of your parent saying we’re going to turn this car around and go back home if you kids don’t cut it out.
• House Speaker Paul Ryan shocked Washington with the surprise announcement that he won’t run for re-election to Congress in November. Insiders could see his resignation coming. Everyone on Capitol Hill agrees Paul Ryan is a man of honor and principle, so he had to go.
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The 14th Annual Pasquinelli Shamrock Open was a fantastic weekend of golf to benefit the students of Yuma Catholic High School.
Special thanks to our Team Sponsors: Pasquinelli Produce Company, A.T. Pancrazi Insurance, A.T. Pancrazi Real Estate, Helena, Arizona Leadership Foundation, Botsford & Goodfellow, Ammons Farms, Keithly Williams Seeds, Crop Production Services, Alexander Automotive Group, The Growers Company, Harrison Farms, Castle Dome Seed/Lutes Casino, Yuma Lutheran School, Duda Farm Fresh, Imperial Date Gardens, Smith Emery Company, Evans Custom Concrete, Nova Home Loans, Pilkington Commercial Company, Vessey & Company, Fenix Technology, Daily Farms, Foothills Bank, Thomas G. Kelly III Law, Griffin R & R Farming, Central Valley Seeds, Perricone Farms, MD Farms, Penn Sign Company, RDO Equipment, Joe Catanzaro, Arizona’s Catholic Tuition Support Organization, Tri Rotor LLC, Jacob Havins, Fertizona, Pinnacle Seed, UBS, Holaday Seed, Vanguard Seed, Santa Maria Seeds, Wilbur Ellis, Dune Company of Yuma and T, S & L. Tee Sign Sponsors: Dennis Construction, Morris Ag Air, New York Life Insurance-Joe Lau, Ram Rest Management, Fisher Automotive Group, Hardin Development, Specialty Electric, Klein’s Kustom Electric, 1st Bank Yuma, A. T. Pancrazi Insurance and Real Estate, All Affordable Plumbing and Restoration, Donovan Law, Glass Pros of Arizona, Holbrook Electric, JV Smith Companies, Keller WilliamsKim Hill Olsen & Jill Estes, Meerchaum & Orduno Law, Young Life Yuma, Yuma Investment Group Wealth Management, Yuma Valley Advanced Pain Management, Yuma Vision Center and Evans Custom Concrete.
We would also like to thank those that donated raffle items: Truck Mates, Arizona Leadership Foundation, RDO Equipment, Vessey & Company, Desert Hills Golf Course, Massage Yuma, Julieanna’s, Crouse’s Flat Top Grill, The Dog Haus, The Patio Restaurant & Bar, Burgers and Beer, Sprouts Farmers Market, Gary & Barbara Pasquinelli, Ralph Evans, and YC Baseball.
The tourney was made special by Co-Chairs Gary Pasquinelli and Mark Pancrazi with support from John Baas and the staff at Yuma Golf and Country Club. YC Advancement appreciates working with such a committed team.
We are also grateful to the 31 teams/124 golfers for their support, humor and camaraderie. It was a blast. There was over $9,000 awarded in cash/prizes to the winners. The tournament featured two rounds: Friday 18 hole Par 3 horse race with alternating shot and a Saturday 18 hole scramble. Visit http:// www.yumacatholic.org/support/ shamrock-open.cfm for winners and photos.
The YC students excel due to strong community support. Thank you!
Watching the opening game of the Arizona Diamondbacks was a treat. It was exciting to see the team win, but was also inspiring to see the moment when the four F-35 fighter jets performed the fly-over. Freedom is a wonderful thing, and it was on display at the Diamondbacks game, surrounded by proud fans. Arizona may be divided on many things, but thankfully, supporting the F-35 is not one of them. Congress just passed funding for 90 more of these fighter jets. Let’s hope the Diamondbacks have the same bright future as does this stealth fighter jet.
I want to send a big thank you to the AARP Volunteer Tax Aides at the Main Library. What a Godsend they all are. I for one am very grateful for all their help and patience. Thank you all ... you’re awesome ... you’re appreciated.