GOLF LALGA By Lydia Fichtman The LALGA is sponsoring another creative event for the entire Lake Ashton golf community. Coming off a successful Nine, Wine and Dine, Martinis, Mulligans and Munchies will take place on Friday evening, September 30 at 4 pm. The event will include a nine-hole scramble with each team having a mulligan to use at their discretion, five incredibly delicious martini tastings with food pairings to match. Get your foursome together and sign up beginning September 12. In preparation for the return of the snowbirds, the league is working hard to create tournaments and activities for all to enjoy. November 6 will kick off the Pink Ribbon Tournament with a dance featuring the Rusty Trumpet Band. A prize will be awarded for the best decorated table. This year, the entire table must be purchased in full for $80. There will be no $10 deposit required. Get together with your friends and buy your table(s) beginning October 1. Also available at the dance will be a preview of the Silent Auction items. Raffle tickets will be sold (5 for $10) so don’t miss out on a chance to win some of the amazing raffles. This year, in order to make the tournament and luncheon run more smoothly the committee has decided to make it a Chinese Auction rather than a straight raffle. You may choose the items you wish to win. Good luck! Two days later, November 8, the Pink Ribbon Scramble Tournament will take place with a luncheon to follow. All funds raised benefit the Watson Clinic Foundation and to date Lake Ashton has donated just over $80,000. The committee is hoping to exceed the $100,000 donation mark this year. So, sponsor the event, buy your dance and raffle tickets, mulligans, bows, socks, shoelaces, flowers and bid on the silent auction items; all in an effort to help support this remarkable cause. 30 January 16/17 is the Solheim Cup with the pairing party on January 10. February 6/7 will host the Member-Member Tournament.So pick your partner early. Come out with your friends, enjoy the camaraderie and compete to win. See you all on the course! Meet Alina Lindstrom Alina has just recently joined the LALGA. Born in Cuba, Alina lived much of her life in South Florida. She has worked for several companies but has spent most of her adult life as a paralegal. She met her husband John in Coconut Grove and eight months after their first date they were married. Alina says, “John is the nicest person you would ever want to meet.” They were married on July 4 and just celebrated their 37th anniversary. Alina and John have 3 children and 4 grandchildren. For 8 ½ years Alina and John traveled the country in their RV. In 2020, while walking their dog, Alina noticed an RV with a Lake Ashton license plate. She remarked to John that it was time they settled down and sold the RV. After fully investigating everything Lake Ashton had to offer, they decided that LA was where they wanted to spend their golden years. John wanted golf and Alina, activities. Alina began playing golf four years ago with a year of lessons at the Sebring’s Municipal Golf Course. After moving to LA she met Karen Ferrande who introduced her to the Niners. She played with the Niners for a bit before she decided to move over to the LALGA so she “could beat her husband in golf.” As hobbies, Alina makes landscape quilts, plays pickleball, bowls, reads and loves to travel. Alina is excited to be a part of the LALGA and thinks the league has a “lovely group of ladies. “Every lady I’ve met so far is a boatload of fun,” according to Alina. She is “looking forward to spending many years of enjoyment in this community.” Welcome to the league, Alina Lindstrom!
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