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Mayor’s Roots Fuel Passion for City Growth

By Donna L. Robinson news@kirtlandchronicle.com

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From left, Mayor Doug Davidson, Gina, his wife, Clare and Kayla, his daughters, and Clayton, his son, pose by the entrance of the Kirtland City Hall.

Doug Davidson has been living and breathing the City of Kirtland since the moment he first inhaled.

In fact, the Davidson family has been steeped in all things Kirtland for nearly 120 years, when state Route 306 was just a dirt road — a spirit of community that would eventually pave the way for Doug to become mayor.

Growing up on Russelhurst Drive, Doug, 51, recalled having “plenty of space” to play and roam and child.

“As long as we got back to our houses before dark,” he said. “I don’t think we’d be doing that with our kids now…we’d be calling them

on their iPhones.”

Raised by Marilyn and Wayne Spease, who lived on Tibbets Road in Kirtland, Doug has both Scottish and German ancestry on his dad’s side, and English and Irish ancestry on his mom’s side. His ancestors settled in the Kirtland area in 1903.

Graduating from Kirtland High School in 1986, Doug said he not only had a good education, but developed some “great” friendships during his time in the school district.

“I appreciated the staff, the teachers and the coaches. Coaches Dan Kukura and Jeff Wilcox made a positive impact on me when I played football as guard and linebacker,” Davidson said. “The last See Davidson • Page 4

Kirtland Fire Dept. Retakes Trophy in Trivia

By Magdalene Pesch news@kirtlandchronicle.com

For the second year in a row, Kirtland Fire Department took first place in the high school Key Club Trivia Contest June 13 during the annual Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival.

Kirtland High School Key Club students circulated through the spectators, collecting money bets on the potential winners. Bettors for the winning team split the proceeds of their team’s pot with the Key Club.

“For the second year in a row, the fire department wins the coveted nowhere-else-can-be-found Strawberry Festival Trivia Trophy,” said Emcee Stan Nerderman.

The four team that participated were: • The Kirtland Police Depart-

ment, comprising Chief Lance Nosse, officers Cassia Phillips and Clyde Null, and clerk and dispatch supervisor Amy Buchanan; • The Kirtland Fire Department team, comprising Chief Tony Hutton, Cap. Doug Bode, and firefighters Tony Catania and Dan Samf; • The Kirtland Schools coaches’ team, comprising tennis coach Brian Harvey, cross country and girls’ track and field coach JP Moran, boys’ track and field coach Greg Sayle, and boys’ soccer coach John Valentic; • The Kirtland School Administration/Kirtland Kiwanis team, comprising high school Principal Scott Amstutz, Assistant Principal Dave Leone, Superintendent Bill Wade, and City Councilman and See Trivia • Page 7

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On June 13, at the Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival Key Club Trivia Game, to finish round three, firefighter Dan Samf, left, and 6 – 8 Assistant Principal Dave Leone performed the “Carlton Dance.”

Coffee with Council The next Coffee with Council is scheduled for July 13, 9-10 a.m., at Kirtland City Hall.

For more information, contact Kevin Potter at kpotter@kirtlandohio.com or 440-429-0293

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A Note from the Mayor Dear Kirtland Residents, and was also a fiscal review recommendation.

Summer is finally here, along with more The roads require a permanent levy. rain than we really want. The flowers are in • After a road levy and plan by Mayor bloom, and, unfortunately, politics has taken Marcopoli circa 1980, the city operated withover Kirtland City Council. Putting politics out a road levy and used general funds for ahead of our city’s interest, four members of repairs. After the cut by the State of Ohio to council (Potter, Lesnick, Lowery and Smolic), Local Government Funds, the General Fund have kept you from having a say on could no longer support any signifthe future of our roads and police deicant paving. partment. While this is disappoint• The voters rejected two road ing, it is similar to their behavior levies, one in November of 2012 last year, when they tried to fire our and one in May of 2013. police dispatchers and outsource • In November of 2014, Maydispatch to people who are not faor Tyler, the city council and resmiliar with the city. That effort was idents cooperated to pass a 5-year stopped only after these same four road levy and working together, council members were confronted Mayor Doug they made it happen. by angry residents who realized that Davidson • The estimates given to the outsourcing dispatch would not actumayor at that time were for resurfacing, but ally save the city money and would lead to lon- the need was now for reconstruction of many ger response times from our police and fire. roads because we got behind in maintenance Not surprisingly, these four are also our least and resurfacing in the years prior. experienced council members.

• I ordered a $20,000 road plan from Our three most experienced, indepen- CT Consultants just as Mayor Marcopoli had dent councilmen, Skrbis, Schulz and Kirek ordered from the city engineer in 1980. The (the first two are certified financial planners fact is, the first year of our new plan would and the third is a CPA) voted to let you have cost $1,193,700. The city does not have that your say on the levies because they know that kind of money nor the appetite for a levy or without them, our roads will continue to debond of that size. What I recommended to teriorate and the safety of our city will be put council was a renewal of the existing levy at in jeopardy. $480,000, combine it with the $180,000 we Despite their reckless actions, the juwill receive from gas taxes, and combine it nior councilmen continue to lob accusations with every grant method at our disposal from against the city administration regarding OPWC funds to stormwater funds, to changtransparency and our roads. I want you to ing our paving techniques to improve our know the facts: The City of Kirtland is transparent and roads. The political maneuvering that has taken over council has ensured that we will open in its finances and operations.

• Everything from the monthly fund bal- be unable to afford any substantive repairs in ances to the budget is available for the public 2020 and that when we finally do address this and council to review on the Finance Depart- issue, the resurfacing and reconstruction will cost even more. ment portion of the city website.

The City of Kirtland has never before ex• The city makes reports to and is auditperienced such politically driven decisions ed by the Auditor of the State of Ohio every from council and it is having real costs for the year, and the results of those audits are pubcity.

While we know there is an election for lished for all to see. mayor and council this fall, we need all of our • This mayor commissioned and wrote officials to rise above their own interests and the mission statement for the Fiscal Review work for the interests of Kirtland.

Task Force, whose recommendations on exFinally, this month, stepping away from penses and revenues are available to review the battle over the direction of the city, I want under the Finance Department link on the to congratulate and commend Fire Capt. Dale city website. The recommendations from our Grinstead, who will be retiring soon after 42 citizens include both cuts in expenditures years of service to the City of Kirtland, its and enhancements in revenues. residents and his fellow firefighters.

Captain • I appointed a new finance director and Grinstead served honorably and well, and assistant finance director who are in the proundoubtedly impacted hundreds of residents cess of installing new government accounting software called “VIP” to replace our labor in- during his tenure. I’m also sure that we imtensive “Sage” software, which was outdated pacted him. Thanks Dale.

Warm Regards from City Hall, and not government accounting friendly. This Mayor Doug Davidson should make our operations more efficient

Genealogical Society Meets July 25 Have you wanted to learn how to research and find your ancestors and create your family tree, or even find some distant relatives? Please join us as we share information on all the different places to use for research and how best to use them from society members and local genealogy experts.

On July 25, from 5-9 p.m., LCGS will hold its annual potluck dinner at the Perry Community Center, 2800 Perry Park Road.

During the potluck, Carla Ciegelski will discuss “Digital Ohio: Researching Buckeye Gems.” Buckeye Gems are small local history and genealogy collections that are often unrecognized and underutilized.

In the Buckeye State, many colleges, public libraries and genealogical societies are working together to get these valuable collections online. Ciegelski will help you learn how to find and access these unique online resources, or Buckeye Gems.

LCGS meetings are typically held on the last Thursday of the month from 10 am. to 12 p.m. in the Morley Library basement at 184 Phelps St., Painesville. There is no August meeting. Visit www.lcgsohio. org for any changes in meeting date/time/ location, or call Dave at 440-209-1639 or Cynthia at 440-951-0914 for more information.

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two records our team was 8-2. I also wrestled.

I think that football is one of the great team sports for Kirtland High School. I also enjoyed Jim Pilewski, my English teacher, who also made a positive impact on me, particularly in reading and writing.”

Doug went on to Kent State University after high school, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in transportation and logistics management in 1991.

One of the biggest highlights of college for Doug, however, was watching the woman who would eventually become his wife play softball.

Gina was also in the business school at KSU as a finance major, and graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in finance, Doug said.

They married on March 13, 1993.

Starting his senior year of high school, and over the course of the next 20 years, Doug was part of the U.S. National Guard.

“That afforded me tuition for college and in training,” he said. “I was an enlisted soldier for eight and a half years and then I went to officer candidate school and served the rest of my time as a commissioned officer.

My units were in Painesville, Sandusky and Stow, and when we actually mobilized, I spent a year in Iraq in 2005.”

When Doug was deployed to Iraq in 2005,

it was a scary time for his entire family, Gina recalled.

“But especially our children,” she said.

“However, we knew this is what Doug lived for — a chance to defend our country and make it better.”

After his military service, Doug worked at Perfection Corp in Harpersfield as a shift supervisor.

“The best part about that job was it allowed Gina to stay home and raise our children,” Doug said. “She had been working in banking until then. It was the same time we purchased our house in Kirtland.”

The couple, at one time, owned Zeppe’s Tavern and Pizzeria in Chardon for six years and Doug currently works at Lafarge in Cleveland, where he has been for 13 years, as a dock operations manager.

Doug was elected to Kirtland City Council for four years prior to running for mayor in 2015, he said.

“After I retired from the National Guard, I wanted to continue serving our community in some capacity,” he said. “I’d wanted to improve, learn and work with the other council members. I enjoyed the conferences and legislations and hearing different points of view. During all that time, Bob Umholtz was council president, and I enjoyed working with Bob greatly. I learned a lot from him. He was a very thoughtful man.”

His desire to make “a positive change” as well as getting certain tasks done prompted Doug to run for mayor, he said.

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Kirtland Mayor Douglas Davidson busy at work in his office in the Kirtland City Hall.

“At the beginning of my term, I spent some time looking at developing the park property we have on (state Route) 6 and getting an additional joint park done with Kirtland Hills,” he said, adding his goal was getting the general fund healthy and sustaining high quality services such as police, fire and city services, as well as keeping the city on sound financial footing.

“We looked at a lot of positive things like a fiscal review task force, with each of the councilman and myself, to see what can be done better in the city,” Doug recalled. “I modeled that mission statement with what Mayor David Anderson did in Willoughby. I wanted to continue serving and wanted to

make a positive impact on the direction that we were heading. Community investment was one piece of legislation that was important and a tool for economic growth.”

Doug said his favorite part of being mayor is working with department heads and getting them the resources they need to provide quality services to the community.

“When the fire chief identified two years ago that we needed to rotate out a 25-year-old fire engine to rotate a new one into the fleet, we worked to get that through council, to get it funded to be a front-line engine,” he said.

“We also got a new ambulance. I feel I am the biggest cheerleader to get things done in the right direction for the city.”

Doug shared some short and long-term goals he has for the city, including growing Kirtland in a way that is consistent with its land-use plan and with the community.

“So we need growth, but not growth at all costs,” he said. “We also need some growth in businesses and to build the downtown area, and have a sewer system to support the city services and also the improvements for the residents. One of the ways we are implementing our goals is with economic development manager, Monica Drake, that we share with Willowick and Wickliffe.”

As much as he loves being mayor, between that and his regular job, Doug said his wife, Gina’s, support helps him juggle everything he does.

“We have a good division of labor. I have See Mayor • Page 5

The Kirtland Area Service Council is once again supporting our local schools by “STUFFING THE BUS” with school supplies.

Many Kirtland students need help getting themselves ready for school and getting all the materials they need.

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Lake Historical Society Lake County History Center is located at 415 Riverside Drive, Painesville Township.

Call 440-639-2945 for more information.

Ladies Who Lunch Series

Suffragettes: Fight for Women’s Rights.

July 18 • 12-2 p.m.

No matter the cost, local women were up for the challenge to fight for equal rights and Lake County played a vital role.

Lunch includes chicken salad with lettuce served on slicer rolls, tomato cucumber salad, and vanilla ice cream with berry sauce.

Cost is $16 for LCHS member and $19 for non-members.

Haunted Evening Tour

July 18 Escape into the eerie past of the Lake County History Center building, formerly

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from page 4 certain things I do and Gina has certain things she does, but she makes it pretty easy on me,” he said. “She’s a constant source of great support for me. I think her contribution is managing our portfolio, our household and our social calendar. We team up on a lot of things. Last year, we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, so we are into our 26th year of marriage with three children.”

Their children are Kayla, 23, a chemical engineer for Parker Hannifin; Clayton, 21, a recent graduate of Ohio Northern who is a mechanical engineer; and Clare, 12, who will be a seventh-grader in Kirtland Middle School.

“Our children and I are very proud of him for always putting his country and city as one of his top priorities in his life,” Gina said. “Many time’s he can’t attend a family function, our kid’s games, even a family vacation … but we know he is doing something he truly loves and that is working on behalf of

known as the Lake County Poorhouse, where our volunteers will lead you through the unlit halls and normally off-limit spaces.

Our guides will use basic ghost hunting equipment as they try to capture some paranormal encounters for your entertainment.

Children under the age of 18 are not permitted. Only 20 spots open each night.

Cost is $25 per ticket; cash, check or credit card accepted. Call for tickets.

Behind the Scenes Tour

July 25 • 6:30 p.m.

415 Riverside Drive • Painesville Twp. Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Lake County History Center. Our 143-yearold structure has been the home of the Lake County Poorhouse; be the first to see artifacts that have not yet made it into our museum.

Cost is $25 per ticket; cash, check or credit card accepted.

the people of this city.”

Gina said her husband is one of the most positive, levelheaded, nicest people she knows.

“He is very humble, a great listener and is very responsive to resident’s questions, whether they like the answer he has or not,” she said. “He doesn’t micromanage his department heads or staff. He lets them do their jobs without him getting in their way.

Doug is the type of person that would go out of his way to help a resident, For instance, one Sunday afternoon a resident called complaining of horse droppings on their road.

Instead of waiting until Monday when the service department got in, Doug left with a bucket and shovel and picked up the horse droppings himself. That is the type of person my husband is.”

Doug said residents’ comments, concerns, feedback — and even handwritten thank-you note — mean the world to him.

“Our administration, the council and the city employees work hard to get their jobs done to improve and use the resources we have to do the best job we can,” he said.

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Kirtland Resident Sews On with ‘Dress a Girl’ Organization

By Magdalene Pesch news@kirtlandchronicle.com

A Kirtland resident is using her passion to “give back.”

Debbie Henry, who divides her time between Kirtland and Florida, is bringing to Kirtland the nonprofit organization Dress a Girl Around the World.

“I started making mission dresses in The Villages (in Florida) (with a) Saturday morning craft group,” she said. “(Some dresses) went to Africa. From January to March, our group made over 300 dresses. Originally, the members donated material and labor, but after a local newspaper article in (“The Villages Daily Sun”), donations of supplies and money for supplies came in.“ Henry, however, was unwilling to leave her benevolence in Florida.

“When I returned to Kirtland, I wanted to continue my involvement and started researching if there was a group I could join. Through Facebook, I found Dress a Girl Around the World. There are six ladies in this core group.

The public is welcome to join us.”

The organization is a campaign under Hope 4 Women International, also a nonprofit organization, that “brings dignity to women around the world since 2006,” according to its Facebook page. Hope 4 Women International is

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Kirtland’s Dress a Girl Around the World chapter met at Kirtland Public Library June 28. From left are members Kim Gilbride, Margo Saikaly, Charlotte Mix, Patty Paine and Debbie Henry.

a nondenominational independent Christian organization.

Michelle Berkes, Ohio ambassador for Dress a Girl, wrote in a June 25 email to the “Kirtland Chronicle,” “Since January,

we have sent out 2,536 dresses and we currently have requests for 500 dresses before September. The Ohio group has sent dresses to Honduras, Cuba, El Salvador, Congo, Haiti, Ghana, Zambia, Malawi, Liberia, Bolivia, Southern Mexico, Uganda, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

“I would ‘guesstimate’ that I have around 70 active sewers on a regular basis and another 50, who are sporadic contributors,” Berkes continued. “I am willing to teach groups how to make the dresses.”

Berkes said Dress a Girl started in October 2009 and the Ohio chapter provides all-inclusive dressmaking kits to those who are unable to furnish their own dressmaking supplies. Many participants also donate material.

“Many missionaries send me pictures of little girls wearing the dresses and I post them on a regular basis on our Facebook,” wrote Berkes. “It’s fun to see the creativity See Dresses • Page 7

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people put into their dresses.”

Henry added, ”We need sewers, ironers and cutters. Any material donations are gratefully accepted.”

Berkes said anyone interested in volunteering to sew or donate items or dresses can join the group.

“This organization is nonprofit, so every-

Trivia

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The winning team received $25 per player. The other teams received $10 per player.

Each round posed 10 questions to the participants, with 10 points awarded for correct answers and 10 points deducted for incorrect answers.

After the first round, the fire department team’s score of 30 points roundly squashed the police team’s score of negative 20, and

Slovenian Sausage Festival is Sept. 11 Submitted Polka your calories away at the 16th Annual Slovenian Sausage Festival, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, Sept. 11, from 1-8 p.m., at SNPJ Farm in Kirtland.

More than 50 accordionists and musicians are scheduled to appear. Bring your own squeezebox and join a jam session.

Sample sausages from each vendor and then pick the winner. Prizes are awarded in the People’s Choice and the juried Best of Fest categories. The top sausage-maker supplies the Thanksgiving Polka Weekend at the Marriott. Winners are presented at 6 p.m.

SNPJ Farm is at 10946 Heath Road. Advance tickets are $10 each, available at the Polka Hall of Fame, 605 East 222nd St., in Euclid; or $12 day of the event. Under 18 free.

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thing is done on a volunteer basis,” she said.

Those interested can meet at Kirtland Public Library’s Deloris Parsons Room on the four Friday of July and August from 1:304:30 p.m. If you plan to attend, contact Debbie Henry at 440-221-9598.

Visit https://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com for more information or the Ohio chapter Facebook group called Dress A Girl With Hope. Contact Berkes at Dressagirlohio@yahoo.com or visit http://picdeer.com/ dressagirlwithhope. bumped the fire team up to the next competitive bracket.

In the second round, the school coaches and administration/Kiwanis teams competed with the administration/Kiwanis team earning 40 points and the school coaches’ team earning 20 points.

The third round saw the fire department team and the school administration/Kiwanis team battle for dominance.

The fire department team finished with 60 points and the school administration/Kiwanis team finished with 30 points.

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Kirtland Public Library The Kirtland Public Library is located at 9267 Chillicothe Road. The library will be open Sundays from 12-4 p.m. starting Sept. 9. The phone number is 440-256-7323 and the web address is www.kirtland.lib.oh.us.

Library Events Next time you visit the library, check out the west courtyard, facing state Route 306.

The flower beds were recently redone by Isabelle Reynolds, a 2019 graduate of Kirtland High School.

Also, you can enjoy the new gazebo that was given to the library by The Deloris C. Parsons Endowment Fund and installed by members of the Kirtland Kiwanis Club. Sit in some comfortable chairs, read and relax.

Summer Concerts at Gazebo Green!

Bring chairs, blankets and maybe a picnic to Gazebo Green and enjoy an evening of music. This year, the Friends of the Kirtland Public Library and the City of Kirtland present four concerts: • Wednesday, July 17: The Chardon Polka Band • Wednesday, July 31: Plaid Sabbath • Wednesday, Aug. 7: The Debbie Gifford Band • Wednesday, Aug> 14: Denny Carleton and Friends These concerts are funded, in part, by a Community Grant from NOPEC, the North East Ohio Public Energy Council.

A Universe of Stories

Summer Reading continues through the month of July for readers of all ages. Adults and kids can read books and enter raffles to win great prizes. Kids should complete their reading logs by Saturday, July 20, so they can register for the End of Summer Reading Party.

Community Yard, Bake & Book Sale

Aug. 3 • 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Each year the Friends of the Kirtland Public Library have a large variety of goods for sale from approximately dozens of families. The cost for a 12-by-12 space is $25.

There is also a Kids Corner, where kids can buy a space for $5 and sell their own

stuff. The number of Kids Corner spaces is limited.

The Friends will sponsor a bake sale with lots of sweet treats; there is something for everyone’s taste.

The book sale is held in the Book Cellar (in the basement) and has plenty of books and audio books. This sale is a great way to find treasures or perhaps you would like to sell some things that you no longer use.

The yard sale has a lot of foot traffic and plenty of parking. We do the advertising for you and you don’t need to worry about a permit.

Visit the library to sign up and pick your spot. For more information, call 440-2567323.

Mental Health First Aid Training

July 15 • 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

July 16 • 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Bridge Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid training at the library. This program is being made available to our community by a generous grant from the State Library of Ohio and The Institute of Museum and Library Services in conjunction with the Kirtland Public Library.

This groundbreaking eight-hour training course gives people the tools to identify when someone might be struggling with a mental health or substance use problem and to connect them with appropriate support and resources when necessary. Participants must attend both sessions.

One in five Americans has a mental illness, but many are reluctant to seek help or might not know where to turn for care. Unlike physical conditions, symptoms of mental health and substance use problems can be difficult to detect. For friends and family members, it can be hard to know when and how to step in. As a result, those in need of mental health services often do not get them until it is too late.

Mental Health First Aid prepares participants to interact with a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental Health First Aiders learn a five-step action plan that guides them through the process of reaching out and offering appropriate support.

For more information or to participate in this Mental Health First Aid training, contact the Kirtland Public Library at 440-256- 7323 or visit bridgehealthservices.com

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On June 13, at the Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest, Team 2011 — from left, Tim Blankenship, Neil Ribelli, Christian Hauber and Erick Zuberer — carried the day.

Football Champs Chomp Down on Competition

By Magdalene Pesch news@kirtlandchronicle.com

At this year’s Kirtland Strawberry Festival, the Kiwanis gave a new twist to the traditional strawberry shortcake-eating contest.

Competing were four-person teams representing four football championship years for Kirtland.

Team 2011 won, netting itself a cash prize of $25 per contestant, with a very, very close second finish by 2018.

“I’d like to thank Kirtland City Tavern for being the sponsor for this [contest],” said Stan Nerderman, who emceed the contest.

He also thanked Kirtland football coach Tiger LaVerde for “putting it all together…

Thank you all, guys, for participating. It’s a lot of fun.”

The contestants had two minutes to eat as many shortcakes as possible. Kiwanian judges hovered behind the teams.

Nerderman asked the crowd to cheer and clap their votes for which they thought would win. The crowd cheered its favorites.

To end the contest with a flourish, everyone dramatically counted down the remaining seconds from 15.

On Team 2011 were Tim Blankenship, Christian Hauber, Neil Ribelli and Erick Zuberer.

Team 2011 ate 10 shortcakes, and a remainder that settled the tie between that team and 2018.

On Team 2018 were Brayden Adkins, Kalid Alabsi, Mike Alfieri and Andrew DeMarco.

Team 2018 ate 10 shortcakes and also a remainder, but just less than 2011’s.

On Team 2013 were Mike Cymbal, Matthew Finkler, Matt Grazia and Sam Kukura.

Team 2013 ate seven shortcakes.

On Team 2015 were Joey Bates, Evan Madden, Vinny Matticoli, and Alex Weaver, who provided an assist from year 2018.

Team 2015 scored zero shortcakes.

Teams 2011 and 2018 tied with 10 shortcakes each. Their unfinished dishes were compared.

“Tiger, they’re competitive! Who would’ve guessed?!” joked Nerderman.

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