Vagabond Sporting Activities

Sporting Activities
Mary Beth Braun

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Sunday Hikes
Hike for the Fun – or Just for the Health – of It!
Meet at 1:30 p.m., hike from 1:45 to 3:45
We welcome volunteers to lead hikes in the future months.
Please contact Robert Patzwald at (414) 791-8775 or email Betty, betty.riley1947@gmail.com to have your questions answered.

Scheduled hikes without leaders will be canceled.

Oct. 5 – Minooka County Park
Meet at 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot on Sunset Drive in Waukesha, just west of Hwy. Y (Racine Avenue) and just east of Hwys. 164 and 59. A county sticker for park entrance fee is required to enter with a vehicle and park within the park. Optional parking is just outside the park entrance on a side street.

Hike from 1:45 to 3:45, then to Michael's Restaurant, 1400 S. Grand Ave. in Waukesha, to eat and drink. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.

Oct. 12 – Nashotah County Park
Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Park and Ride Lot at Hwy. 16 and Cty. C, Exit 179. We will shuttle in from the Park and 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 are mulch, grass and/or gravel. They are a combination of flat, gradual and rolling terrain 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. Hike Leader: Gary Kovach, (414) 712-3897..

Oct. 19 – Whitnall Park
Meet at the golf course parking lot along S. 92nd St. (south of College Avenue).

Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m., then head to Open Flame at 5081 108th St., Greenfield. Hike Leader: Jean Dueling, (414) 321-0258.

Oct. 26 – Milwaukee Lakefront
Meet at the Gift of Wings Kite Store, 1300 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive (inside Veterans Park on the lakefront). Route: We will hike 4-plus miles from the lakefront to Kilbourn Reservoir Park, by crossing Milwaukee River to Lakefront Brewery.

Dinner afterward at County Clare Irish Inn and Pub, 1234 N Astor St. Hike Leader: Jay Zinn, (414) 708-1663.

One–hour walks – Thursdays

Meet at 10:50 a.m.; walks start at 11, followed by an optional lunch at noon. Our one-hour walks are every Thursday morning from 11 to noon at various parks and other area locations. If you have a favorite place you would like to take us, please contact organizer and leader Sherry Dobson at (262) 498-4067.

Oct. 2 –The Sanctuary located in Wauwatosa on 87th Street
Drive on Watertown Plank Rd to 87tth Street and turn north (past Wisconsin Athletic Club, Eddie Martini's and Market City) to the end, about a half-mile. We will walk through parts of the former hospital area. This is not the same area we walked on Sept. 11.

Oct. 9 – Fox River Trail on Sentry Drive, Waukesha
Meet about 6 blocks north of Sunset Drive on Sentry Drive. We will park on the street. Unfortunately, this trail is not clearly marked, so look for a tall, gold building with a white top at approximately 901 Sentry Drive. Look for Sherry with a flag. We will walk west on a paved path, partly along the Fox River, to Sunset Drive farther west and back to our cars.

Oct. 16 – McCarty Park in West Allis
Park in the lot off of 84nd Street and Cleveland Avenue. We will gather in the parking lot near children’s area. We will walk on paved surfaces.

Oct. 23 – Village Park in Elm Grove
Located at 13600 Juneau Boulevard, west of Legion Drive. Drive to the back of the parking lot and park near the tennis courts. We will walk on paved surfaces.

Oct. 30 – Sharon Lynn Wilson Center in Mitchell Park, Brookfield
Meet in the Wilson Center parking lot on Mitchell. We will walk west to Fox View Park.

Bowling
Our fun, monthly bowling league started Sept. 19 at New Berlin Bowl. We bowl on the third Friday of each month from September through May.

Practice begins at 1:45 p.m. with games starting at 2 p.m.

Substitutes are encouraged to sign up also; they pay $12 each time they bowl. League secretary is Dee Holstein-Pizur, (262) 227-6322.

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.