*2021 A3Disc TWIZBEE Singles Travel League*

Steve Nolff    August 30, 2021 at 6:45pm

Hey league members. Our league winners will be playing each other for the most desired recognition! Winner of the "Bastard Cup" . Please come out and join the gallery to cheer on our winners at Hudson on Sunday Sept 12.
See attached info.
https://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/A3Disc_Tournament_of_Champions_2021

brad chartier    August 18, 2021 at 12:50am

And another Lost and Found Round is in the books. Ben Demory took home this year's edition of the Lost and Found Bowl with a blistering 44. Well struck sir, well struck. In the process, TWIZBEE raised $668 for course enhancements at North Star Reach. We WILL break a grand next year. Now, the collecting begins for next year.

And TWIZBEE is done for another year as well. In spite of some of the restrictions in place, somehow we managed to pull it off. I'd like to take a few hour ... more

And another Lost and Found Round is in the books. Ben Demory took home this year's edition of the Lost and Found Bowl with a blistering 44. Well struck sir, well struck. In the process, TWIZBEE raised $668 for course enhancements at North Star Reach. We WILL break a grand next year. Now, the collecting begins for next year.

And TWIZBEE is done for another year as well. In spite of some of the restrictions in place, somehow we managed to pull it off. I'd like to take a few hours to thank some people, businesses and groups who helped to make this whole thing possible. Don't worry Trevor, I'll be as brief as I can.
First, my wife, Pat. Steve Nolff and his wife Carolyn. Discmania, DGA, Prodigy, Ben Calhoun and the Throw Shop. Jimmy Jean, Eric Lab and Roma's Back Door in Owosso. Blom Meadworks, Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger, Ray's Red Hots, the Shake Shack. Garden Fresh Gourmet, Taylor Farms, Bright Farms. Marshall Street Disc Golf. Milkmeansmore.org. Canada and Iceland. Sabra. A3 and the A3 board. That is all I can remember right now. I apologize if I missed anyone.
I hope you all come back next year. You have to. I have the 2022 and 2023 Lost and Found Bowls already selected. Thanks again.

brad chartier    August 11, 2021 at 10:49pm

Lost and Found Eve. It should really be a holiday.

Steve Nolff    August 11, 2021 at 6:39pm

I am missing a scorecard for Alex Shane, Dalton Stetsko, Joe Johnson and John Wilson for 7/29 at Lakeshore.

brad chartier    August 10, 2021 at 1:23am

Just a quick reminder. Lost and Found Round. Open to ALL! Thursday August 12. Mary Beth Doyle Park, Ann Arbor. $20 gets you two discs, a bag and a shot at a 50/50 ace pool. Plus, TWIZBEE is kicking in $268 to the ace pool. IF nobody hits an ace, all that money will go to North Star Reach for their disc golf course development.

Oh, and did I mention that there will be a CTP per card per hole? If you have something you would like to donate for the CTPs, it can literally be anything, please bring it out on Thursday. Hope to see you all there. Thanks.

brad chartier    August 4, 2021 at 12:22am

one more thing about the Lost and Found Round. We just received the OK to offer up HALF the TWIZBEE ace pool for the Lost and Found Round. So, not only do you get a share of the 50/50 ace pool for the event, you will get half of the TWIZBEE ace pool which sits right now at over $600, but, you would only get half of that. And that is all the more reason to come out THIS week to Bandemer and help that ace pool grow.

brad chartier    August 3, 2021 at 1:52am

Old business. Last week old as a matter of fact. Our cash CTP was NOT Steve Nolff. Dalton Stetsko is now $15 richer after taking the cash on hole 1. The mystery CTP, the Twin Pines package of a Milky the Clown T-shirt and an autographed photo of said clown was won by Joe Johnson. He has no idea who Milky the Clown is but we hope the photo is on the wall with the rest of the family mug shots and that he wears the shirt with pride. Alex Shane will get his choice of a disc from our dwindling ... more

Old business. Last week old as a matter of fact. Our cash CTP was NOT Steve Nolff. Dalton Stetsko is now $15 richer after taking the cash on hole 1. The mystery CTP, the Twin Pines package of a Milky the Clown T-shirt and an autographed photo of said clown was won by Joe Johnson. He has no idea who Milky the Clown is but we hope the photo is on the wall with the rest of the family mug shots and that he wears the shirt with pride. Alex Shane will get his choice of a disc from our dwindling stock for taking home the disc CTP.

And, the hungriest man on earth must be Tyler Kinley. He won BOTH food related CTPs out at Lakeshore last week. He won the $25 gift card to Ray's Red Hots, the official sponsor of TWIZBEE'S Hot Dog Month Celebration. AND, he won the gift certificate to Roma's Back Door in Owosso for some splendid Italian cuisine. What else would you give out on National Lasagna Day but Italian food. I'd like to thank Eric Lab, the owner of Roma's and Jimmy Jean, the best facilitator ever, for making that prize possible. Tyler, we need some information from you so we can get the certificate in your hands.

We attempted to give out state berths last Thursday. I need to hear a yes or no from Paulie Whitmore on his berth acceptance. John Wilson accepted a berth. But we still have two more to hand out. We need to hear from Dan Connochie and then Marc Prud'homme as to whether they want a berth. Then, well, we move on down the list.

This week we will be at Bandemer. It is the OOPs round. You will earn points for NEXT YEAR just by having out of production discs in your bag. Although, what is the point in carrying them around if you're not going to throw them. I mean. C'mon. Throw 'em. Can't really do any worse. Maybe even better. Anyway, hope to see you all at Bandy on Thursday. We'll let you decide what courses to play. It's late and I'm tired.

brad chartier    July 29, 2021 at 12:10am

Just a quick reminder. Tomorrow we are at Lakeshore to play the Ponds course.

State berths will be handed out. We have 4 to give away. It would be nice for all to stick around after the round because I think some of you have a berth and some of you don't want a berth, so, stick around to see who gets one.

We have a ton (for us) of CTPs. Cash will be hole 1. The Mystery will be hole 8. The disc will be hole 14 and the Hot Dog will be hole 18. We also have another one for Nat ... more

Just a quick reminder. Tomorrow we are at Lakeshore to play the Ponds course.

State berths will be handed out. We have 4 to give away. It would be nice for all to stick around after the round because I think some of you have a berth and some of you don't want a berth, so, stick around to see who gets one.

We have a ton (for us) of CTPs. Cash will be hole 1. The Mystery will be hole 8. The disc will be hole 14 and the Hot Dog will be hole 18. We also have another one for National Lasagna Day. Youse guyz can pick that one.

Also, next week is the OOPs round. Bonus points for next year with Out of Production discs in your bag. We should be back at Bandy for that one, so, no need to be afraid to pull our the Maverick or Barracuda and give it fling.

The Lost and Found Round is the last round on the 12th. I know we were at Hudson Mills last year, but, I'm thinking we just keep to our rotation and play MBD. For $20 you get two discs and a bag. The money goes to the course at North Star Reach. MBD is a straightforward course so I think 2 discs should be plenty. Yeah. MBD it is for the Lost and Found Round, 2021 edition. See you all at Lakeshore.

Steve Nolff    July 27, 2021 at 6:59pm

On a second note. Please do not take a state berth if you have no intentions of going. We would like to send a TWIZBEE contingent and have four players represent the motley crew.

Steve Nolff    July 27, 2021 at 6:57pm

Ok, final points for state berths is up and posted. [FTMDGO]. These berths are going to trickle down, several places or MORE. Please try to get out to Lakeshore to collect your berth!!

brad chartier    July 25, 2021 at 11:32pm

This is the week. The week we hand out state berths. If you have one already, please let us know. We will hand them out at the conclusion of our round this week at Lakeshore. This will give the archer and the torch team time to get set for the lighting of the TWIZBEE Flame.

We want to thank all that came out last week at MBD and took advantage of the first ever TWIZBEE Sundae Bar courtesy of Milkmeansmore.org. Without their help, well, to be honest, we wouldn't have bothered. We ... more

This is the week. The week we hand out state berths. If you have one already, please let us know. We will hand them out at the conclusion of our round this week at Lakeshore. This will give the archer and the torch team time to get set for the lighting of the TWIZBEE Flame.

We want to thank all that came out last week at MBD and took advantage of the first ever TWIZBEE Sundae Bar courtesy of Milkmeansmore.org. Without their help, well, to be honest, we wouldn't have bothered. We would have settled for the ice cream truck with the creepy driver that circles the neighborhoods all summer. Milkmeansmore.org made it a very special occasion. So, drink milk and eat ice cream. It does a body good. Except none for you Paulie.

Last week was also Rat Catchers Day. Joe Johnson not only took home the disc CTP but also the Rat Catcher CTP of a Rat (actual disc), rats (plastic) and a rat trap. I hear he is working on a kids game right now with the rats and trap. Good luck to you Joe!!!

Seth was the closest guess to Paulie Whitmore's score and went home with a sweet ice cream maker. And Steve won the cash CTP, again. He must have a metal detector on that disc the way he is always hitting the coinage.

This week at Lakeshore, The Ponds course, we will be somewhat celebrating National Lasagna Day. So wear somethin with Garfield on it and walk away with bonus points. But, the points will carry over to next year. Berths are being awarded that night. So too little too late for the bonus points for this year. But, there is always next year.

The following week we will be back at Bandy for the OOPs Round. Out of Production discs earn you extra points, again, for next year. We have a list. It has to be a disc that is no longer made, period. Our final week, August 12, is the Lost and Found Round. The $20 fundraiser for the course at North Star Reach. I was thinking about Hudson Mills, as we did last year, but I could be persuaded to have it at the Gulch. Let me know what you think. OK, gotta go, my ice cream is starting to melt.

brad chartier    July 25, 2021 at 11:09pm

Well another DGLO is in the books. Congratulations to all the A3 players and their tremendous level of play. I apologize in advance if I missed anyone. I'm like Trevor, it was a looooonngg list of names. Just a lot of words to get through.

So, congrats to:
Trevor Staples (he is first so he doesn't have to read so much)
Ryan Cook
Brian Guo (although he left us for Chicago, he still counts)
Craig Splitstoesser
Don Bush
Paul Feeny
Diane Racicot
Brad McMillin
Amy Gentry
... more

Well another DGLO is in the books. Congratulations to all the A3 players and their tremendous level of play. I apologize in advance if I missed anyone. I'm like Trevor, it was a looooonngg list of names. Just a lot of words to get through.

So, congrats to:
Trevor Staples (he is first so he doesn't have to read so much)
Ryan Cook
Brian Guo (although he left us for Chicago, he still counts)
Craig Splitstoesser
Don Bush
Paul Feeny
Diane Racicot
Brad McMillin
Amy Gentry
Jared Ooms

Again, I apologize if I missed anyone. It is almost time for a Sunday Sundae. Yeah, wait till you get old. You won't be able to focus on much either.

brad chartier    July 21, 2021 at 1:11am

It is happening again. The 2021 Lost and Found Round. August 12. The bowl for this years winner is having the finishing touches put on it as we speak. Same as last year. $20.00 gets you a paper bag with two or three discs in it. Those are the only discs you can use for the round. $5.00 of your entry fee goes to a 50/50 ace pool. No ace hit during the round, weelll, that is just more money for the disc golf course at North Star Reach.

The OOPs round is the 5th of August. You get bon ... more

It is happening again. The 2021 Lost and Found Round. August 12. The bowl for this years winner is having the finishing touches put on it as we speak. Same as last year. $20.00 gets you a paper bag with two or three discs in it. Those are the only discs you can use for the round. $5.00 of your entry fee goes to a 50/50 ace pool. No ace hit during the round, weelll, that is just more money for the disc golf course at North Star Reach.

The OOPs round is the 5th of August. You get bonus points, for next year, for having out of production discs in your bag, and, hopefully, throwing them as well. I have a list. Probably not a complete list, but a list just the same. We can use this list for now and expand on it for next year. It it works out this year.

Now, more to the present day. This Thursday, at Mary Beth Doyle, the event you have all been waiting for. Thanks to Milkmeansmore.org and the helpful folks at Washtenaw Dairy, the first ever TWIZBEE Sundae Bar!!! It will be set up after the round, so, please, stick around. My freezer is only so big.

It is also Rat Catchers Day. We will have a Rat Pack Mystery CTP. (not the real Rat Pack, we couldn't come to terms with the estates and the attorneys). We will also have a Free For All CTP courtesy of Ray's Red Hots. It is still National Hot Dog Month, after all. We are also doing a Guess Paulie's Score Contest for a free ice cream maker. This would be the score that is closest WITHOUT going over. I just hope I can remember all this for Thursday. So, come on out. Eat some ice cream, catch a rat, and guess Paulie's score. What else do you have to do? TV is all re-runs and cheap summer fillers anyway. See you at MBD. Thanks.

brad chartier    July 19, 2021 at 12:06am

One thing is for sure, I cannot predict the weather or even follow a forecast.

Old business. When last we met up with our plucky band of discing desperados, they were at Bandemer. We had a double winner, John Wilson won both the cash and the disc CTPs. Steve won the Zeppelin (it was the birth anniversary of Ferdinand Zeppelin after all) and Trevor won the Led Zeppelin mini and the blow-up Goodyear blimp. Huzzah.

This week, at MBD, is going to be a busy one. First, there WILL be the ... more

One thing is for sure, I cannot predict the weather or even follow a forecast.

Old business. When last we met up with our plucky band of discing desperados, they were at Bandemer. We had a double winner, John Wilson won both the cash and the disc CTPs. Steve won the Zeppelin (it was the birth anniversary of Ferdinand Zeppelin after all) and Trevor won the Led Zeppelin mini and the blow-up Goodyear blimp. Huzzah.

This week, at MBD, is going to be a busy one. First, there WILL be the sundae bar after the round, courtesy of MILKMEANSMORE.ORG and with the help of our friends at Washtenaw Dairy. I'm not really concerned about rain this week. The hell with it. It rains, it rains.

It is also National Hot Dog Month, so this week and next week we will have a FREE FOR ALL CTP for one gift card per week to Ray's Red Hots,629 E University Ave, A2. They are our official TWIZBEE Hot Dog Sponsor. Even if you don't win the gift card, stop in and say hi to Phil and the staff. Get your picture taken, bonus points are at stake.

It is also, I don't make this stuff up, Rat Catchers Day. You know, like the Pied Piper. There will be a $3.00 CTP for a pile of prizes.

Next week, the 29th, I will have the list available for the OOPs round on August 5th. Oh yeah, and we will also be handing out our 4 state berths as well. Can't forget about that. Please let us know in the meantime if you have already secured a berth to the state tournament. It makes things a little easier. Also, we will need a place to play on the 5th of August. We are open to any and all suggestions. And that about does it for now. Gotta get this out before Trevor nods off. Thanks.

brad chartier    July 14, 2021 at 9:53pm

Milky the Clown and the Moo Kids on the Block have some bad news for tomorrow. We are going to push tomorrow's round at Mary Beth Doyle with the sundae bar to next week. Who wants to get their ice cream all wet. So, tomorrow's round is canceled and moved to the same course next week. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

brad chartier    July 11, 2021 at 11:59am

Good morning Trevor. I hope you are well rested, you have your glasses, your tea and your seat belt on, 'cuz you're in for a long and bumpy read.

Last week at Bandemer we had our Mid Season Championship awards ceremony. I want to thank those of you that stuck around for it. It's because of you, the following list will be shorter for Trevor. The following players on the list have until the end of the calendar year to contact us to receive their trophies:
John Wilson
Dan Co ... more

Good morning Trevor. I hope you are well rested, you have your glasses, your tea and your seat belt on, 'cuz you're in for a long and bumpy read.

Last week at Bandemer we had our Mid Season Championship awards ceremony. I want to thank those of you that stuck around for it. It's because of you, the following list will be shorter for Trevor. The following players on the list have until the end of the calendar year to contact us to receive their trophies:
John Wilson
Dan Connochie
Mike Magner
Dalton Stetsko
Tyler Kinley
Joseph Johnson
Doug Park
Nick Haskins
Seth Ellis
Joe Pavlovich
Anthony Vasquez
Chris Dunkel
Floyd Hamp
Ben Thauland
Brian Guo
Sean Dietrich
Don Bush
Ben Demory
Paul Feeny
Dave Setty
Lyle Downing
Chris North
Jonas Cook
Now, I will not have all the awards with me all the time. That would be silly. So contact me so I can bring your award to a drop zone of your choice. Thanks.

JULY is National Ice Cream Month and with the help of the good people at Washtenaw Dairy and Milkmeansmore.org, we are going to have the first EVER Sundae Bar this coming week at Mary Beth Doyle. The ice cream and toppings are scheduled for a 7 p.m. pickup and setup. So, please , as much as I love ice cream with all the toppings, I do not want to take melting ice cream home. Stay and enjoy the bounty.

JULY is also National (you still with me Trevor? Good) Hot Dog Month. Some time this month we will have two CTPs for $25 gift cards provided by our National Hot Dog Month sponsor, Ray's Red Hots. You should remember them as the food vendor at No Foolin' earlier this year. And as always, bonus points for TWIZBEE for a selfie taken with a Ray's Red Hots employee, either in-store or at one of their carts around town.

Since I am on a tear and Trevor is still awake, don't forget our upcoming events. We will have another Lost and Found Round in August to benefit North Star Reach. It will still be $20 for the bag of two discs, maybe 3, for a round at a course TBD. Last year we were at Hudson Mills The Original. This year I'm thinking the Monster. But let me know your thoughts.

We are also toying with the idea of an OOPs round. You will get a bonus point for every Out Of Production disc in your bag. We have a list. This will probably be the week before Lost and Found. And, I'm guessing a week AFTER we award our 4 berths to States. I guess your OOPs bonus points will have to carry over to next year. How about that, starting the year with points in the bank. Yeah I like that idea.

I can see that Trevor is starting to nod off so I should wrap this up. Hope to see you all Thursday at Mary Beth Doyle for the Sundae Bar. Thanks.

brad chartier    July 7, 2021 at 10:07pm

Another quick reminder. Tomorrow is the birth anniversary of Ferdinand Zeppelin. I think you can guess what he is famous for. Not so much a mystery, but, we will have a CTP that will pay down two places in his honor. $8.00 all in tomorrow at Bandemer.

brad chartier    July 7, 2021 at 12:13am

It has been done. The trophies have been assigned to their rightful owners. I hope that everyone comes out to Bandemer this week to join in the celebration. Thanks.

Steve Nolff    July 6, 2021 at 6:26pm

Thanks to everyone for coming out to Lakeshore last Thursday.

A splendid Canada day. Thanks again to Scott White for his swag swap.

We had 5 CTP's last week

Cash for 20 bucks went to Anthony Vasquez
Our Canadian CTP #2 (a disc) went to Sean Dietrich
The Canadian CTP #1 was taken down by Chris Dunkel (disc and 12 pack of Canadian Dry)
The Mystery Canadian CTP (15 dollar Tim Horton's GC, disc and misc swag) was won by Sean, as well
Alex Shane won the last disc CTP

Congrats to all

brad chartier    July 6, 2021 at 12:30am

welcome back everyone. This week, according to my reckoning, we are at Bandemer. We are going to up the game a little this week, a round from the Blue tees first and then a round from the White tees. I think we are ready for the upgrade.

July 8th is also the birth anniversary of Ferdinand Zeppelin, affectionately called Led by his friends and family. Word on the street was the he wasn't the sharpest crayon in the box. We will have Zeppelin themed CTPs.

Also, it is the that tim ... more

welcome back everyone. This week, according to my reckoning, we are at Bandemer. We are going to up the game a little this week, a round from the Blue tees first and then a round from the White tees. I think we are ready for the upgrade.

July 8th is also the birth anniversary of Ferdinand Zeppelin, affectionately called Led by his friends and family. Word on the street was the he wasn't the sharpest crayon in the box. We will have Zeppelin themed CTPs.

Also, it is the that time of the season we have all been waiting for. MID-SEASON AWARDS NIGHT!!! We seem to have a few more players this year than in past years, so the trophy payout is going to go a little deeper this year. We have 29 trophies and two medals to give away. So, please reach out to all the people you have played TWIZBEE with this year and remind them to please show up THIS THURSDAY to take home the gold, or silver or bronze or green. And also, if someone could get in touch with Steve and remind him to update the league from last week, that would be great.

We also need to know how many of you are going to show up for the TWIZBEE Sundae Bar on July 15. We will be at Mary Beth Doyle that week, and since parking is limited, you may want to get there early to get a space. As an added bonus, one of the CTPs will be an ice cream maker, which could be our new logo for next year as well.

One last thing. Don't forget our Lost and Found Round on August 12 to raise funds for the Northstar Reach disc golf course. For those of you that participated last year, you will remember that for $20 you get a paper bag with 2 to 3 lost and found discs. These are the only discs you can play with during the round. And, we also give away a lot of left over TWIZBEE inventory from this past season. And did I mention the LOST AND FOUND BOWL?? This year's edition of the bowl will be welcome in anybody's trophy case.

That about does it for now. I see some of you (Trevor) starting to nod off. Hope to see a lot of you at Bandy on Thursday. Thanks.