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The memoir of an unwanted Chinese daughter
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A6 April 2025 Charbonneau Villager
Niners Book Club
By CATHY LOFFINK By KRISTIE KEIL
Professional lessons can take game to next level
Can you believe that the time has finally arrived for our 2025 golf season? Our last winter event at Top Golf was good preparation to get that
LOFFINK swinging motion loosened up. The Niners once again had an enjoyable day, no competitive pressure, just fun.
The Niners will open their season with a Welcome Back Coffee with golf following it, which is around the same time The Villager should be arriving. Therefore, I will have more on that event in the next issue.
Along with it time to clean our clubs, shine our shoes and get rid of all the accumulated items in our golf bags, we should also reflect on the dos and don’ ts for our golf game. For me that always brings me back to my earlier years of golf.
A beginner golfer has many things to have to learn all at once and having a good instructor can really help shape one’ s game. For me that instructor was often my mother; however the word“ good” was not an adjective I would always have used. One of the main pieces of knowledge she often shared with me was“ keep your head down.” This phrase was repeated on most every
Marsha Herron, Char Berkum and Jan Bliss waiting for their turn at Niner Bowling Day
hole, sometimes several times. The problem was, what did she mean? I always seemed to be in that position, neck bent, eyes looking at the white sphere on the ground. Was there more? She also would say as I started my swing,“ You’ re standing up.” Last I checked golf is a game played in a vertical position! So next time you try to help a beginner, keep in mind what you say may not always make sense to someone struggling with the mechanics of the game. It might be more helpful to say something like“ keep looking down at the ball even after you make contact” or“ keep your spine in position at impact.” Better yet recommend a lesson from a pro. What my mother did teach me was the etiquette of the game and to laugh with her when I made goofy shots. I guess that is why I continued to play with her.
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A few things to remember. Not only do Niners play on Tuesdays, but also on Thursday when they can opt in to play with specific ladies. Tee times start at approximately 10 a. m. In addition, our Niners first Scramble will be May 13. As usual Leesa Gango has come up with a crazy theme. For May it is“ It’ s Raining Cats and Dogs in Ninerville.” Watch for the signup email any day now.
Finally, in January, the Niners collected golf equipment donations for First Tee of Greater Portland. In March the CWGA asked for donations at its luncheon where Steve Marshall and Paul Herschel gave a presentation about First Tee. Both clubs together filled Steve’ s truck to the brim. Thank you to all the members of both clubs for their generosity. The course is in great condition so have it be your friend and keep golfing.
The memoir of an unwanted Chinese daughter
“ Falling Leaves”: by Adeline Yen Mah is our selection for April 8.
From the library“ About the Author”:“ Although Adeline Yen Mah was
KEIL born into a wealthy family in Tianjin, China in
1937, her childhood was an unhappy one. Born female in a culture that often devalues women, her situation was made worse by the fact that her family blamed Yen Mah for her mother’ s death, which occurred just after she was born. Her autobiography,‘ Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter,’ details the emotional abuse she suffered from her father, siblings and, in particular, her stepmother. Most notable was the fact that her family, fleeing to Hong Kong in 1948 as the Communist army gained control of China, initially left the 10-year-old Yen Mah behind, in a boarding school in northern China. Published in 1997, this is a moving and ultimately triumphant story of a girl’ s journey into adulthood.”
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