Newsletter
Volume 2, Number 1, July 2005
Third
Annual WGST Classic, July 25 at Millwood
Kathy
Whitworth again headlines a group of golfing legends from the
women’s senior circuit. Also returning to play in the classic
are Mary Bryan, Shelley Hamlin, Diane Daugherty, and Barb Scherbak.
Joining them are Allison Finney, Heather Drew, Shirley Furlong,
Mary Beth Zimmerman, and Janet Anderson.*
Events that benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks
will kick off at 7 p.m., Sunday, July 24, at Twin Oaks Country
Club with the pairings party and auction sponsored by Smith Barney.
The popular Clinic with the Pros will be held Monday, July 25,
at 9 a.m. at the Millwood Golf and Racquet Club. There will be
a drawing for prizes including golf school with Rick Grayson;
round of golf for four at Rivercut; round of golf at Island Green;
Golf Speed Stick with video and special drawing for kids.
The shotgun start of the tournament, sponsored by Reliable Hyundai,
will occur at 10:30. Women’s, men’s, and mixed teams
may compete. Activities will wrap up immediately after play at
the awards party sponsored by Professional Answering Services,
Inc.
Volunteers are the key to the event’s success. If you can
help, complete the form on page four and return it to Becky Morgan.
[volunteer
form omitted]
Remembering
Bee Payne-Stewart
by Laura Scott
 |
Bee
enjoying time with her daughters Susan Daniel (left) and
Lora Thomas |
One
of the great promoters of women in sports has crossed the finish
line with grace, dignity, and courage. On May 4, after being diagnosed
with lung cancer in January, Bee Payne-Stewart, 86, passed away.
The disease did not deter Bee’s interest in helping others.
Among her last acts of kindness was paying to install lights for
the SMS softball field and to train equine assisted therapy instructors
at Branderosa Ranch in Nixa.
Bee was a devoted member of WIN, outspoken on Title IX, and instrumental
in the rise of the Lady Bears basketball program. The mother of
the late pro golfer Payne Stewart, Bee often gave away treasured
memorabilia to raise money for the causes in which she believed.
She financed the Harmony House for the Family Violence Center,
helped Planned Parenthood, and was active in PFLAG.
Bee was the first woman to serve on the Springfield Park Board
and, as a young woman, she aspired to be president of the United
States.
Instead, family and motherhood intervened, and Bee became the
wife of Bill Stewart and mother of Susan, Payne, and Lora. She
channeled her ambition into helping others, and it was an energy
that never let up, even during her final days.
We will never know Bee’s full impact on our community, as
many of her deeds were done anonymously. We do know we will miss
having her fighting for what is right and just.
In
Brief
•
WSGT auction items must be in by July 15. With each donation,
include the donor’s name, phone number, and value of the
item. We also need to know any stipulations or expiration date
on the item. We are getting some really exciting items.
Items for the players’ packets are needed too.
• Under the leadership of Olympian Lori Endicott-Vandersnick,
the CODP has added volleyball as its third sport. The first clinic
for girls ages 10-14 has been held. The volleyball venue is Doling
Family Center.
• On Your Left, WIN’s biking group, will be doing
the Frisco Highline Trail in July. Meet and go Saturdays at 9
a.m.
• Lisa Tinkler and Jodie Adams are working on Springfield’s
bid to bring NCAA Division II Sports Festival for women to our
community. Sports included are softball, golf, tennis, and lacrosse.
• October 7 will be WIN Night at Missouri State’s
volleyball match.
• Court Talk for area women’s basketball coaches will
meet at 12:30 p.m., every other Tuesday during the season at Ryan’s
Family Steak House, 1950 E. Kearney.
• New WIN shirts and pins are available. Contact Suzette
(scrutcher@ci.springfield.mo.us or 864-1047) to order a shirt
or pin.
Corporate
Sponsors
ACR
Communications
Julie's Chewies
Pizza House
Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Springfield Business Journal
Yocum Silver Mine, Inc.
Debra Wixson Agency, Inc.
Springfield-Greene County Park Board
Our
Mission:
To
recognize and support girls and women's amateur and professional
sports competition and their participants in the Greater Springfield
Metropolitan area.
Officers:
Reba
Sims, president
Jodie Adams, past president
Cindy Deskin, president elect
Linda Dollar, secretary/treasurer
Beth Perine, vice president of events
Suzette Crutcher, corresponding secretary
Judy Duerkop, historian
Advisory Members:
Roseann Bentley
Barb Cowherd
Holly Hesse
Becky Quinn
Leslie Peck
Kim Reser
Mary Jo Wynn
Springfield
WIN
Women's Intersport Network
1923 N. Weller
Springfield, MO 65803
