Sporting Activities
Mary Beth Braun
Payment Options for All Events (unless otherwise noted):1. Online Registration with Credit Card payment;
2. In person with completed Event Coupon and credit card or check;
3. By mail, send completed Event Coupon with check to Event Leader.
>>Please sign up online for all events. Log-in with your email and Vagabond password to sign up and pay with your credit card.
Sunday Hikes
Hike for the Fun – or Just for the Health – of It!
RSVP to the leader of the hike experience you wish to enjoy. We don’t want to leave anyone behind! Also, if the weather is questionable on the day of the hike, check with the hike leader. Usually, the hike goes on as planned. We welcome volunteers to lead hikes in the future months. Scheduled hikes without leaders will be canceled..
Meet at 1:30 p.m., hike from 1:45 to 3:45
April 5 – Waukesha Riverside
Meet at the Waukesha Schuetze Recreation Center, 1120 Baxter St.
Hike through Frame Park, Bethesda Spring Park and the Fox River Sanctuary -- about 4 miles on pavement -- from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. After the hike, we will meet for nourishment at Peoples Park, 337 W Main St., Waukesha. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
April 12 – Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve
511 High Bluff Dr, Grafton
Meet at 1:30 p.m. Near bathrooms. Hike on crushed stone, wood chip paths, sand and two flights of stairs to and from the beach on Lake Michigan. Distance of 2 miles on top and 2 miles on the beach for a total of about 4 miles.Afterward, eat at Inventor's Pub, 305 E Washington St., Port Washington. Leaders: Jay and Terese Zinn, (414) 708-1663.
The trails are paved on Menomonee River Parkway or sidewalks, and we’ll hike some hills in the village. Afterward, meet at Café Hollander, 7677 W. State St. Leaders: Jay and Terese Zinn, (414) 708-1663
April 19 – Nashotah Park
Meet at the Park & Ride Lot at Hwy 16 and Cty. C, Exit 179, at 1:30 p.m. We will shuttle in from the Park & Ride lot with individuals who have park permits, to the main parking lot/restrooms just west of the dog park. Bathrooms are open.Wear proper hiking shoes. Trails of mulch, grass, and/or gravel – a combination of flat, gradual and rolling with a few steep but short hills. Food and beverages afterward at Revere’s Well Street Tavern, 505 Wells St., Delafield. They can do separate checks. Leader: Gary Kovach, (414) 712-3897..
April 26 – Whitnall Park
Meet at the golf course parking lot at the corner of Whitnall Park Drive and S. 92nd Street. Trails are dirt and have rolling terrain. Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m., then head to Bosch Tavern, 5871 S. 108th St. in Hales Corners, for food
Midweek one–hour walks
Our one-hour walks are every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon at various parks and other locations. The organizer is Sherry Dobson, (262) 498-4067; she welcomes volunteers to lead a walk.Meet at 10:50.am. Lunch afterward is optional.
April 2 – Elm Grove Village Park
13600 Juneau Blvd.
The side street is Legion Drive. Enter the park from either entrance and meet in the last parking lot, near the tennis courts and baseball field. The walk is on paved surfaces.
April 9 – Hart Park in Wauwatosa
Along the Menomonee River: Meet in the parking lot of the Wauwatosa Senior Center, 7300 W. Chestnut St., just off State Street. The walkways are paved. Lunch options will be discussed.
April 16 – Lime Kiln Park, Menomonee Falls
Meet in the public parking lot behind the former O’Brady’s, N88 W16495 Main St. (next to “the falls”).
All trails are asphalt, with no hills. The park is a lovely walk among trees and a “bubbling brook” with the history of the lime kilns.
April 23 – South Mitchell Park, Brookfield
Meet in the Coffeeville parking, 2825 N. Brookfield Road (corner of Brookfield and River roads).
The trail is paved and has no hills. Option afterward to dine at Coffeeville.
April 30 – Scout Lake
5902 W. Loomis Rd., Greendale
Meet in the parking lot of the main entrance. The path is paved asphalt, with some hills as we walk around the lagoon. Optional lunch after.
Golf Leagues
Fridays at Sunny Slope June 12 – Aug. 28
(no golf July 3)
5285 S. Sunny Slope Road, New Berlin
Tee times begin at 1 p.m.
We have different options to choose from:
Option 1: Full-time golfer walking, 9 holes of golf. Fee $151. Cart is $9 per person weekly.
Option 2: Full-time golfer includes the cart rental in the total fee at the start of the season. Fee $250.
Option 3: Sign up for part-time golf on the Vagabond website $5, and weekly golf is $16 per game for walkers, and $26 for golf plus cart per session. You pay directly to Sunny Slope before beginning your golf session.
We are not including an after-season pizza party cost.
You can sign up as a single or as a twosome; singles will be matched with a partner, and each week there will be mix up of twosomes so we will get to play with everyone. If you have a particular partner you would like to play with, specify their name on the registration form.
Sign up online in Wild Apricot. Subs, please sign up online $5.
Subs pay $13 for walkers and $22 for golf plus cart for each round of golf directly to the person they sub for, and the cost is according to how the golfer is registered.
Sign-up starts April 1.
We play READY golf; players need to be alert and ready to strike the ball!
League captain is Jean Dueling, duelingj@gmail.com, (414) 321-0258.
Golf Leagues
Wednesdays at Songbird Hills May 27 – Aug. 19
Songbird Hills is a beautiful, rolling golf course just south of County Line Road in Hartland. The fee for 9 holes of golf will be $245 for 13 weeks. This includes an end-of-season party, hole event prizes, and raffle. Golf carts are $10 per rider. An option to play 18 holes is available for an extra charge. Tee times begin at 1:30 p.m.
Experienced golfers can sign up as a single, twosome, or foursome. Foursomes will be put together, and you will play with the same foursome each week. Contact Suzanne if you have special requests for your foursome.
The fee for subs to sign up is $6. Subs pay $16 to the person they are playing for. Subs can attend the season-ending party if they wish for an additional $25. (Guests are also welcome for $25.)
Sign-ups begin April 1.
The event leader is Suzanne Wiedner, (262) 305-8444. Text or call her with questions.
Any questions? Contact Mary Beth at (262) 443-7291.
State park admission
Vehicle admission passes for Wisconsin state parks are now valid for 12 months from the time of purchase (rather than just the remainder of the calendar year).The fee is $28 for a vehicle with a Wisconsin license plate, with a senior rate of $13 annual, or $3 daily. To buy a pass online, go to yourpassnow.com/ParkPass/wi
Have an Idea?
If you would like to do something this spring or summer that doesn’t involve participating in a sport, please share your ideas and help make it happen with your fellow Vagabonds.
We can’t do it without you! Contact Mary Beth at 262-443-7291 or MBBraun4@wi.rr.com.