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Our fun started before summer   

April 19, We said good by to John "Magoo" Landry

May 11, We had a record number of Duffers, SODs, GODs, a DOD and a GGOD

Jeff Lopez made a Short Version Duffer Video at our last game

Saturday June 16, Commander Ken set up a White Sox Tail Gate Outing

July 20, 2018, One Duffer and Two Duffer GODs hunted for Trolls

June 24,  The Czar organized a Golf Outing  (No pictures were available)

July 25, we a had a group outing at the Kane County Cougar Game 

 August 25, We had 18 Duffers at the August Golf Outing 

August 9, just 2 days before the Duffer Picnic, I took my grandson Michael to the city to visit a fence eating tree that we visited in 2003 when he was a in preschool.  The tree is still there and doing well. These pictures are posted on the Earth Science Picture of the Day website,

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Tree and boy

Today and every Saturday Earth Science Picture of the Day invites you to rediscover favorites from the past. Join us as we look back at these intriguing and captivating images.

Provided by: Greg Lopatka
Summary authors & editors: Greg Lopatka; Jim Foster

2004 (top): Remember that tree that would eat Charlie Brown's kite every spring? The photo above shows a tree that evidently craves iron. It was taken in an IHOP parking lot in Chicago, Illinois. Trees have an amazing ability to survive seemingly very inhospitable habitats, such as this manmade environment of rusted steel and asphalt. In addition, city trees have to endure high levels of pollution, in the air and in the water. However, any tree with this little fella's (Michael) arm around it would have to feel a bit better about the mess it's in.

2018 (bottom): Here's how this tree looks some 14 years later and fully leafed out in mid summer (inset photo) and with Michael fully grown. As you can see, the tree, with the fence still running through it, and Michael are doing just fine.

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We had a nice turnout for John's farewell party on April 19th

It was nice to see slime dog and Papa Joe.

More Pictures at: http://www.lopatka.net/2018-05-18/index.html

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Steve the Hammer provided us with some great food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SewZ1f_6cmY&feature=youtu.be

Commander organized a tailgate party at Sox Park on June 16

The Hammer claims he got poisoned

On July20th, one Duffer and 2 Duffer referees, Carmela and Lennie, went on a Troll hunt at the Morton Arboretum.

   

July 25, we had 5 duffers show up for our annual Cougar outing.

Tommy Z hosted the Duffer picnic on August 11th

Tweedy brought the meat and told Tom how to cook it

Harvey was presented with the Klinger Krash award for his locker room fall while removing his pants.

Beak accepted the Tim "Basketball Jones" Smith Perfect Attendance for Brian "Fuzzy" Stewart who was towing a car. 

Steve "The Hammer" Hamerquest received the Meaningless Award.

John Koss brought a Duffer shirt that was autographed by many Duffers including Tony, Donny, Cammi, Rob, Joe and Brinks.

18 Duffers showed up for the Holy Trinity High School golf outing

Geno can teach anyone how to golf except me

This goalie Mom couldn't wait to send this picture to her son

This is the all Lopatka foursome

Coach Granato gave Luke a Blackhawk golf ball

We have 4 generations in this picture

Luke out drove his grandpa Beak 80% of the time.

Grandpa Ken got the best dressed award.

The kids love driving the carts

This was our best turnout for our weekly Duffer lunches

Stan Mikita signed my helmet at a Cammi Granato fund raiser in 2001.  I wore that helmet when I put Keith Magnuson in the box for speeding. Stan passed away on August 8th, so we toasted his great life at lunch. You can see more pictures of the Cammi fund raiser at:  http://www.lopatka.net/8-1a-01.html

 

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2017 Duffers Summer Fun

The Duffer Picnic was Saturday July 29th at Tommy’s House

Morton Arboretum Origami

August 1; Kane County Cougar Game

August 6; Parkinson's Fund Raiser

August 18; Summer Game

August 21; Total Solar Eclipse

August 26; Golf Outing

September 1; Muzzy passed away. He gave us more laughs than any other Duffer.

He was born on May 20, 1935.  My son Dan was born on his birthday in 1970. 

We shared a lot of Muzzy pictures in the last Newsletter.

This was 1997 when we brought up Robby Granato to give the Bombers 2 Illinois ringers.  We filled most of the coach seats and avoided a fun tax.  This is the year that Muzzy shocked Hayward church goers when he came out of the church and boarded the bus with toilet paper streaming out of his pants. Read More....

Read the lyrics to "Wayward in  Hayward" by Jim Coughenhour

 

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Mike won 11 awards for his artistic creations at the Tattoo convention in Champaign.

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(Above) Mike's work of art on Joe Mazzarella III's leg.

(Above) Mike's work of art on Joe Mazzarella III's ribs.

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Ben Oskroba's First professional goal for the Peoria Rivermen

Drago's Hockey Lessons

Here is a video, thanks to Perry and Paula on How to be a Hockey Player 

 

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Michelle Spillman

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Michelle hits a 2 run home run for Romeoville High School in a 3-0 victory against Joliet Catholic Academy.

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Michelle Spillman hit a 2 run Home run to beat Joliet Catholic on April 18, 2012. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman and Romeoville High School. ...

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Michelle Spillman hit her 4th homerun on April 21, 2012 to beat Hershey High. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman "outdoor sports" ...

 

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Michelle hit a triple to help beat Highland Park High 8-5 on 4/21/2012.

 

Patrick Kane Stickhandling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAqCB9vfbU

Brandon Bollig Stickhandling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3B8v_ZHA10