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Wegenke also was a
basketball official who
worked Division I college
games.
Having his father get his
first-in-one in more than
six decades of playing golf
made it an emotional day
for B.J.
B.J. didn’t play in the
outing, but he stopped by
the outing hospitality tent
afterwards to congratulate
his father, who had called
him to give him the good
news about the hole-in-one.
“I think B.J. was more
excited than anyone about
my hole-in-one,” Rycus
said. “B.J. would tell me
good luck on getting my
first hole-in-one every time
he learned that I was going
to play golf.”
Ron Rycus is a 10
handicap golfer. He’s also
a good bowler. He also
started bowling around the
time of his bar mitzvah.
“I’d say bowling is my
No. 1 sport because you
can bowl year-round,” he
said. “You can play golf
in Michigan for what, six
months a year?”
Rycus has three perfect
300 games on the lanes.
They came in 2010 and
2017 at City Limits East
Lansing Sports Grill
& Bowling Center in a
now-defunct B’nai B’rith
league and 2023 in a UAW
league at Spare Time
Entertainment Center in
Lansing.
Asked the age-old
question of what’s tougher
to do, bowl a 300 game or
shoot a hole-in-one, Rycus
had an answer.
“I’d say a 300 game,” he
said. “You have to have 12
straight good shots. You
have to be consistent the
entire game. You need to
have one good shot and
perhaps some mazel (luck)
for a hole-in-one.”
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The details of Ron
Rycus’ hole-in-one
are written on the
flag for the hole.
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parents, Nancy and
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Pearl of New York City, are
delighted to announce their
recent marriage in Detroit.
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
officiated.
Eden and Josh were blessed
to have grandparents, family
and friends from all over the
world join in celebration. The newlyweds reside in
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heldon Sucher of
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celebrated his 90th
birthday on May 12, 2024. He
enjoyed a wonderful weekend
of events, including a party
at Pine Lake Country Club.
He was surrounded by many
friends and family who came
from near and far to honor
him. It was a very special
weekend for the entire family.