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!
Please 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 future months. Please call or text Robert Patzwald at (414) 791-8775 to have your questions answered. Scheduled hikes without leaders will be canceled.
Meet at 1:30 p.m., hike from 1:45 to 3:45
Feb. 1 – 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 p.m., then head to Michael's Restaurant, 1400 S. Grand Ave. in Waukesha, to eat and drink. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
Feb. 8 – 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. Wear proper hiking shoes, as there may be ice or snow on the trails.Afterward, meet at Open Flame restaurant, 5081 S. 108th St., Greenfield, for food and beverages. Hike Leader: Gary Kovach, (414) 712-3897.
Feb. 15 – Lapham Peak State Park
Take I-94 west to Hwy. C, then turn left to park entrance. Meet at the middle parking lot, which is called Homestead Hollow: type “Homestead Hollow, Delafield WI” on Google Maps. From the entrance, go up the main road 0.7 of a mile, the parking lot is on the left. This is where we usually stop for bathrooms. This significantly reduces the number of hills for the hike.We will hike approximately 3 miles, from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m., then head to Revere’s Wells Street Tavern, 505 Wells St in Delafield, for food and drinks. Hike leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
Feb 22 – Whitnall Park
Meet at the golf course parking lot at the corner of Whitnall Park Drive and S. 92nd St. 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 and drinks. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
Weekly one-hour walks
Our Thursday-morning walks are suspended for the winter months. They will resume in the spring.
Bowling • Feb. 20
New Berlin Bowl
Our monthly bowling league needs substitutes. We bowl on the third Friday of each month, starting at 2 p.m. Sign up online.
You pay $12 each time you substitute. 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.