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
March 1 -- Lapham Peak State Park
Take I-94 west to Hwy. C, then turn left to the 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; 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.
March 8 -- Hoyt Park via Menomonee River Pkwy in Wauwatosa
Meet in the parking lot of Collectivo Coffee or inside the coffee shop, 6745 W. Wells St., Wauwatosa. Park in the parking lot or on the street. Arrive at 1:30 p.m. The hike will be 4+ miles, from the coffee shop to Hoyt Park and back.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
March 15 -- Minooka County Park
Meet at 1:30 in the parking lot on Sunset Drive in Waukesha, just west of Hwy. Y (Racine Avenue) and just east of Hwys. 164 and 59. 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.
March 22 -- 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 and drinks. Hike Leader: Betty Riley, (262) 888-9978.
March 29 -- Glacier Hills County Park
Drive north on 41/45 to Hwy. 167 west (Holy Hill Road). Turn left (south) onto Friess Lake Road (look for the Fox & Hounds sign), then left to the park entrance. The daily entrance fee is $7. Prepay online or get a mailin envelope at the entrance. This is a moderate-level hike: hilly, with gravel, grass, pavement and mulch trails. Maybe muddy, wear proper hiking shoes; hiking poles optional. Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the parking lot near the main building. Restrooms should be open.Hike from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m., then meet at the Sawmill Inn & Pub, 1729 Wolf Road, Richfield, for food and drink. Hike leader: Gary Kovach, (414) 712-3897.
Weekly one-hour walks
Our Thursday-morning walks are suspended for winter. They will resume in April.
Bowling • march 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.
Golf Leagues
Fridays at Sunny Slope June 12 – Aug. 28
(no golf July 3)
5285 S. Sunny Slope Road, New Berlin
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.