On June 29 two members of the Rivers Edge Golf Club scored Holes-in-One. Barry Hooks scored his on the 15th hole using a 7 iron from 155 yards. This was Barry’s second career hole-in-one. His playing partners were Michael Bell and John Russell. A short time later Pete Rickler delivered his ace on the 5th hole from 95 yards. This was Pete’s first ace. His playing partners were Bob Grundy, Greg Bender, and Bruce Lyons.

Barry Hooks

Peter Rickler

The results of the Rivers Edge Round Robin Golf Tournament are as follows – both group A and B runners-up were based on tiebreakers.

Group A

1st place   Harold Strunk    14 points

2nd place  Bruce Lyons      9 points (after to tie-breaker)

3rd pace    Kurt Reynolds   9 points (after to tie-breaker)               

Group B

1st place    Richard Raad   13 points

2nd place   Ron Johnson     8 points

3rd place    Larry Dempsey  7 points (after to tie-breaker)

Group C

1st place    Bob Grundy        14 points

2nd place   Barry Saunders  10 points (after to tie-breaker)

3rd place    Jonathan Forde  10 points (after to tie-breaker)

On Thursday, May 26 the Rivers Edge Veterans Association (REVA) hosted a Memorial Day luncheon for the veterans residing at Arbor Landing, Ocean Isle. Fourteen (14) veterans representing all branches of the military attended the luncheon along with eight (8) REVA members. Also in attendance were staff members of Arbor Landing and Lower Cape Fear Lifecare. A moment of silence was taken to remember all who have served in the armed forces of the United States and are no longer with us. A special tribute and honor were given to the eight (8) veterans of Arbor Landing who passed away in the past year. A tolling of the Honor Bell was rendered as the names of each deceased veteran was recited. In recognition of Memorial Day, each veteran of Arbor Landing was presented with a Poppy Pin, the symbolic flower of Memorial Day. 

The Rivers Edge Veterans Association (REVA) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7288 of Calabash partnered with a donation to the Brunswick Community College Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student who is an honorably discharged veteran, a spouse or child of an honorably discharged  veteran. Other relatives (niece, nephew, cousin) may also benefit from the scholarship.  The deserving student must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and a graduate of a Brunswick County high school. This is REVA’s fourth year awarding the scholarship to a deserving student of BCC. 

On May 24 and 25 Rivers Edge Golf Club hosted its Annual Member/Member Tournament. The gross score winners in the Men’s Division with a score of 140 were Greg McKinney and Richard Raad. In the Ladies  Division the gross winners were Susan Raad and Kathy Carmody with a score of 168. Net score winners in the Men’s Division with a score of 123 went to Jim Carmody and Dave Martin. In the Ladies Division the low net score went to Gay Alinea and Page Coker with a score of 107.