April 2012
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Happenings Club Staff
A Message from Doug Egly, General Manager
Doug Egly General Manager degly@blackdiamondranch.com 746.3440
Dear Member: An unseasonably warm winter was ddunnigan@blackdiamondranch.com certainly welcomed, but brought with it 746.3440 a few challenges. As you read in recent Members News and in Jay’s column this Peggy Gleason month, we have a bumper crop of mole Accounting crickets. In a normal winter a few hard pgleason@blackdiamondranch.com freezes greatly reduces the mole crocket 746.0254 population in the spring. This winter Bryan Richard it was a double edged sword for us at Director of Golf Black Diamond, the winter weather was brichard@blackdiamondranch.com great – we all loved it, but so did the 746-3446 mole crickets. See Jay’s column for our eradication plan. Zach Klemm Our “season” is rapidly coming to Executive Chef a close. However, we are ending the zklemm@blackdiamondranch.com season with a number of big events. 746.3449 The recent Canadian Seniors event was a huge success and everyone enjoyed JAY MULLEN the perfect weather and our courses. Director of Golf Course Operations Thanks to everyone involved who made jmullen@blackdiamondranch.com the event one to remember. Likewise, our 746.0404 Women’s Skills Challenge was a terrific day and certainly helped identify what Mary Napolitano each participant needs to work on over Fitness Center mnapolitano@blackdiamondranch.com the summer months. 746.3385 Our Men’s Member-Guest is one of our Club’s biggest events and we have Kerry ROSSELET many more teams than in past years. Membership Director It will be a terrific few days to show off krosselet@blackdiamondranch.com Black Diamond and the hospitality of our 453-5473 members. We have a wonderful group of members who work for months to make Merideth Rossetti these events special. Please take time to Food & Beverage Director thank them for all their hard work. Dianne Dunnigan
mrossetti@blackdiamondranch.com 746.3440
JENNIFER STAUFF POA Manager jennifer.ncpm@wildblue.net 465.6933
RACHELLE URBAN Sales & Marketing rurban@blackdiamondranch.com 746.3440 page 2
Welcome
New Black Diamond Members German and Patricia Buitrago
As I mentioned in a recent Member News email, our Director of Golf, Andrea Knox is leaving Black Diamond and accepted the position of General Manager with Diamondback Golf Club in Haines City, Florida. We are sad to see her go, but we are thrilled that she has this opportunity. Her husband, Rick, will also be working at the club, so it is a great opportunity for both of them. We have promoted Bryan Richard to Director of Golf. Bryan is well deserving of this title and he has big plans for our golf operations. You may notice a bit more activity on the range in the coming weeks. We are proud to announce that the John Jacobs Golf School & Academy is coming to Black Diamond. We will have two full-time dedicated instructors to help our members with every aspect of their game. They will bring the latest in technology and audio visual equipment with their instruction. In addition to providing lessons to the members, they will be hosting golf schools throughout the year. This is a great opportunity to showcase our community. I have been asked what the impact will be on tee times and on the range. I can assure you that we took every consideration in account to make sure that the class sizes, etc. will not detract from the member experience. If you have any questions, please feel free to come by and talk with me about it. Lastly I would like to talk about service in our Food and Beverage operations. I am extremely proud of the staff we have and their enthusiasm to provide you with excellent service. Providing Member Delight is one of our core values and we are embarking on a new training program to improve in this area. We are committed to providing five star service each and every day. I would like your feedback, both good and bad, in the coming weeks to see how we are doing. As always, I welcome your feedback!
Happenings
From the Director of Golf — Andrea Knox
My husband Rick and I recently had the good fortune to travel to the Cornerstone Club in Montrose Colorado for Escalante Golf. Located in the San Juan Mountain range on the south western slopes of the Rockies, Escalante Golf was retained in early 2012 by Salt Lake City-based, The Cobalt Companies, to manage operations. This ultra-exclusive 6,000 acre community features a Greg Norman designed golf course that was named by Golf Digest as one of the top 5 new private golf courses in 2009. The community has also received numerous accolades including Travel & Leisure’s top 25 Golf Communities in 2009. Cornerstone also boosts access to some of the best skiing in the state through their Mountain Club located at Telluride. Short lift lines, great snow and a unique Alpine Village atmosphere make Mountain Village a very popular ski destination. Into fishing? There are numerous opportunities whether you’re a spinning or fly rod enthusiast on pristine mountain lakes and streams including the Uncompagre and Gunnison Rivers; known hot spots for trophy trout. Numerous other activities abound for the outdoor enthusiast. With elevations ranging from 5,000 feet in the city of Montrose to more than 9,000 feet at Cornerstone Golf Club and over 13,000 feet at Telluride; it was tough to decide if it was the altitude that made your heart race or the sheer
magnitude of the surroundings. Unfortunately for us, golf was out of the question due to a very impressive blanket of snow which was keeping all the skiers quite happy. Having not seen snow in almost 25 years, it was both fascinating and scary (we drove through a snow storm one day and watched several cars acquaint themselves with the ditch). Heaped along the road ways and roof tops like a mountain range of their own, the snow was so bright that it completely illuminates the night sky and demands a pair of dark sunglasses by day. Staring out at the snow capped peaks I could almost visualize myself dropping out of one of those heli-ski copters onto the pristine blanket of powder making effortless maneuvers that would even make Franz Klammer take notice. Um, well, maybe not. Being a fairly proficient skier as a teenager, intuition tells me it’s not such a good idea now. I think I’ll stick to golf. Golf season won’t actually begin until early summer in this corner of the world, but as an Escalante Club member, consider adding Cornerstone to your summer reciprocal travel list. Plush and well appointed rental cabins are available right on property for your convenience. Golfer or nature lover, you’ll be happy you made the trip!
Acceptability of Scores: To Post or Not to Post A Player’s Responsibility The following are acceptable scores and must be posted for handicap posting purposes:
score for handicap purposes (e.g., failure to sign a score card).
This does not mean all holes must be physically completed (see Section 4-1).
• Post scores when at least seven holes are played in accordance with the principles of “The Rules of Golf” (7-12 holes are posted as a 9-hole score; 13 or more are posted as an 18-hole score). Holes not played are posted as par plus any handicap strokes to which the player is entitled.
• Post scores made in an area observing an active season.
• Do not post scores made on a golf course in an area which an inactive season established by the authorized golf association is in effect (e.g., New York in December).
• Post scores on all courses with a valid USGA Course Rating~ and Slope Rating·. • Post scores in all forms of competition: match play, stroke play, and team competitions where players play their own ball.’ Check with the Committee to see if the score is posted as a tournament (T) score. • Post scores played under the Local Rule of “preferred lies.” • Post scores when a player is disqualified from a competition but still has an acceptable
The following are unacceptable scores for handicap posting purposes:
• Do not post scores when fewer than seven holes are played.
• Do not post scores when scores are made on a course with no USGA Course Rating or Slope Rating (e.g. on an international golf course that has not been licensed by the USGA to utilize the USGA Course Rating System”).
• Do not post scores made when a majority of the holes are not played in accordance with the principles of The Rules of Golf. • Do not post scores when the length of the course is less than 3,000 yards for 18 holes (or 1,500 yards for nine holes). • Do not post scores when, as a condition of the competition, the maximum number of clubs allowed is less than 14, or types of clubs
are limited as, for example, in a competition that allows only iron clubs.
• Do not post scores when a player uses nonconforming clubs, balls, or tees. • Do not post scores when an artificial device or piece of unusual equipment (as defined under Rule 14-3) is used during the execution of a stroke (e.g. a towel placed under the arms during the execution of a stroke) or when equipment is used in an usual manner during the execution of a stroke. page 3
Happenings
2012 COUPLE’S MEMBER-GUEST
Ron & Linda Green — Cathy & Mike Horrocks Overall Gross - Score 291
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Bob & Jo Hershey — Pat & Steve Roth Overall Net - Score 253
Golf News We made it through one of the mildest winters since I’ve been in the industry. The weather was great for growing grass, but also great for growing weeds and keeping the mole crickets active. A few more frosts would have helped us kill some broadleaf weeds and keep the mole crickets from causing so much damage. Weeds and insects are two of the biggest problems we face on the golf course every year. Unfortunately, these problems will be worse this year. Constant attention and well timed chemical applications will allow us to control these issues. We have already applied our spring pre-emergent on all courses to prevent new weeds from germinating, and we will have to continue our daily spot spraying to clean up the weeds that are already there. It will take some time to get all the way around the courses, and most of the post-emergent chemicals we use take about two weeks to see results, but know that we are working diligently to take care of them. Mole crickets typically hibernate in cold temperatures, but it wasn’t consistently cold this year so they continued to burrow and tunnel throughout the season. We’ve been able
2012 BLACK DIAMOND GOLF SCHEDULE
JAY MULLEN
Director of Golf Course Operations
to keep the greens mostly clean with monthly applications of insecticide. Trying to kill adult mole crickets wall to wall is an expensive endeavor, but worth the effort. The most important window to control mole crickets is shortly after they hatch, typically early May for the area, but probably sooner this year. We use soap flushes until we see nymphs come to the surface to find that window. With the window of freezing temperatures behind us, we can start transitioning the courses from cool to warm season turf. To do this we will be verticutting, lowering mowing heights, and cutting back on watering. The earlier we get rid of the Rye and Poa Trivialis the healthier the Bermuda will be this summer. As long as we keep Mother Nature from taking it out all at once, there will be no issues with playability. There will, however, be some wilting and brown areas from the cool season grasses checking out. We appreciate your patience as we try to take care of these issues. We will be doing everything we can to continue Black Diamond’s tradition as one of the finest golf communities in the Country. Thanks and enjoy your golf.
Black Diamond Bikers
April 10 Rally for the Cure April 15 Hole in One April 18-20 Ladies’ Member-Guest May 28 Memorial Day Golf Tournament
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A Note from....
Marie-Anne Salvio, President
Spring has sprung at Black Diamond. I can’t believe we are six months into the 2011-2012 BDLGA year. I am impressed with the accomplishments of the hard working board members and the enthusiasm with which the members have responded. Ladies’ Day participation has continued to be high at an average of about 70 players per week. Participation in the Memorial Tournament and Skills Challenges during March was outstanding. April brings the Rally for the Cure and the Ladies’ MemberGuest tournaments. As many of you will be leaving for cooler summer weather and more family time we look forward to seeing you all back in the fall to finish up the year with the final President’s tournament.
2012
LADIES’ MEMBER-GUEST APRIL 18th, 19th & 20th
All ladies and gentlemen are encouraged to participate in our annual Rally For The Cure Tournament benefitting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation and the BDLGA Citrus County Screening Program.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! “Golf Outside The Gates”
April 4, 2012 Denim and Diamonds Tampa Bay Golf & CC 10641 Old Tampa Bay Dr., San Antonio, FL 34576 April 16, 2012 Southern Woods Magnolia Invitational 24 Ryewood Circle, Homosassa, FL 34446 Carol Hoke: President — cainfl@tampabay.rr.com • 352-382-0495 April 23, 2012 Ladies’ Spring Invitational Skyview at Terra Vista 2100 N Terra Vista Blvd. Hernando, FL • 352-746-3664 May 1, 2012 Lady Bug Invitational Heritage Pines Country Club • 727-861-7784 ABCD Foursomes May 1, 2012 Innisbrook Woman’s Golf Association Rain or Shine Garden Party Island Golf Course $80.00 per player includes 7:30am Continental Breakfast 8:30am Shotgun Start Lunch & Prizes Entry Deadline April 16th — Mail Checks to: Nancy Garzillo 36750 US Highway 19 North, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 • (727) 942-7140
Ladies’ Day Events April 3, 2012 Game: 1 BB On Even Holes, 2 BB On Odd Holes, Team: AA/BB; CC/DD, Course: Highlands To Highlands. April 10, 2012 Rally For The Cure No Ladies’ Day page 6
April 18-20, 2012 Ladies’ Member-Guest No Ladies’ Day April 24, 2012 Abcd Team Event 2 Best Balls Quarry Course
Helping the Hungry in Citrus County Hungry? Many people in Citrus County are. The need is great with a 10.9% unemployment rate which is higher than the state average of 9.7%. Thirty-eight per cent of our school children are on free lunch and 54.5% of all students on “free or reduced price” lunch. There are at least thirty programs throughout the county providing food for children, adults and families. These programs are supported through the generosity of individuals, churches, businesses, charitable organizations and government agencies. The Black Diamond Foundation has made family assistance a priority in our annual grant distribution, allocating from 30-50% of the grants for food distribution, depending on need. Typically 30% of the grants are distributed over the year to agencies that have a long record of service to children and families and depend on the Foundation for part of their annual budget. Most of the money goes directly for food, but funds have also supported items that enable safe and efficient food distribution, such as walk-in freezers, trucks/ vans, storage facilities, and even gardening supplies and equipment. Black Diamond funds support the following food and family assistance programs in the county: • Blessings in a Backpack, a program supported by the Citrus County Harvest, is the special project of our outstanding Black Diamond Junior Volunteer Corps. Children in the Citrus County Schools who qualify for free and reduced lunch are given backpacks with food to carry them through the weekend. Many of these children were coming to school on Mondays ravenous, because they had had little or no food over the weekends. Our Junior Volunteer Corps, whose membership consists of youth who are residents of Black Diamond and their friends, pack backpacks once a month and have begun a 5K Walk/Run event which has raised over $50,000 for the program in the past 2 years, enabling the addition of three more county elementary schools to the program. • CUB, Citrus United Food Basket, is located in Inverness but serves all county residents. In February, CUB distributed 7,427 pounds of food to 1,097 individuals which represented a 15% increase from the month before. • The Citrus County Family Resource Center, located in Hernando, gave 10,926 people food in 2011, adding 946 new families. So far this year, 1,590 people have been given 26,235 pounds of food. At this rate 180,279 pounds of food will be needed and distributed in 2012. • The Daystar Life Center located in Crystal River and supported by the Catholic Churches in the county distributed 166,841 pounds in 2011 which includes the annual Thanksgiving program at the center. An average of 717 families was served per month. Responding to increased need, 129 households per month were added in the last six months of the year. This year the Black
Diamond Foundation will fund a new storage building which will provide an expanded, more efficient storage and distribution facility for the center. • The PATH helps homeless and displaced men, women and children overcome addiction, strengthen family ties, develop productive work habits and rebuild lives. PATH distributed 20,000 meals in 2011. The PATH has also developed an innovative farm project, “Harvest Hope,” which involves residents in growing organic vegetables. The vegetables are used by the PATH mission to feed the residents and also distributed to 33 other food programs in the county. In 2010-11, the farm yielded 20,000 pounds of vegetables. In 2012 a tilapia fish farming operation was purchased which will support 200-300 fish at a time adding a significant protein source to their program. The Black Diamond Foundation funded a pole barn and a water cart for the farm. • The Salvation Army provides food assistance along with many other services and in 2011 distributed 21,045 pounds of food to 1,025 people. • SOS Ministry supported by the Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Unity Church, the House of Power and the House of Peace distributed 181,900 pounds of food to 4,943 people in 2011. The program moved to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church so facilities were renovated, a walk-in freezer and refrigerator were purchased as well as a storage shed. Grant funds were also received from the national Lutheran Church to support the move. Plans are in place to start a hydroponic garden to provide fresh vegetables and hopefully teach clients how to grow their own food. • The Thanksgiving Alliance is a coalition of the Black Diamond Foundation, the Church Without Walls, the Salvation Army, the Family Resource Center, the Daystar Life Center, the SOS Ministry, the Church of Latter Day Saints and various county churches. In November, the Alliance distributed food for family Thanksgiving dinners to 1,400 families in the parking lot of the Inverness Wal-Mart. Many of the dry and canned goods were provided by the Church of Latter Day Saints. Volunteers, many of them young people from Black Diamond Junior Volunteer Corps, the Church of Latter Day Saints and other county churches and organizations, packed 1,500 boxes of food for the event at the Salvation Army headquarters. It is indeed a community wide effort to insure that all families in our county can gather around their tables to celebrate the holiday. Food distribution and family assistance is one of the priorities of the Foundation. With less than a one per cent overhead, the Foundation is able to distribute almost every dollar donated to agencies and programs that improve the quality of life in our county and enable families to continue caring for their children, expand their education and vocational skills, find jobs and resume productive roles in the community. page 7
2012 Black Diamond Rider Cup
usa Guys & Dolls - 256 British Ladies & Gentlemen - 246 With thanks to USA Captains Skip and Echo Wilson and British Captains Stephen and Patsy Davies, the 2012 Rider Cup was completed with all the fun of team colors, music, and flags, trail mix, Boddingtons and great food. Thank you to Merideth Rossetti, Chef Zack and staff who satisfied our British Pub thirst and hunger in a first class manner. Congratulations to June Cushing for the best British outfit, Joan Beasley for the best USA outfit and Jerry Lingerfelt for the best cart decoration. Starters Phyllis Lingerfelt, Cathy “The Queen” Viner and David Flam set a great example of spirited fun with their fellow members. Next year’s visiting country will be Canada, with Captain Michael Zatzman, an accomplished consumer of East Coast seafood, music and hospitality. His opposing USA Captain will be Tommie Park, everybody’s favorite member. With these leaders there will be nothing but fun.
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April Calendar of Events 2
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Breakfast
Ladies’ Bible Study 9:30 am
8:30-11:00am
No Dinner Service
Mahjong 12:30 pm Canadian/ Michigan Dinner
8Easter Brunch 9 11am - 2pm
-12 Noon Easter Egg hunt with the Easter bunny Reservations required No Dinner Service
Ladies’ Bible Study 9:30 am
Mahjong 12:30 pm Club Closed
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Ladies’ Bible Study 9:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-11:00am
Hole-in-ONE Tournament Mahjong 12:30 pm No Dinner Service
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Club Closed
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Ladies’ Bible Study 9:30 am
Breakfast
8:30-11:00am
No Dinner Service
Mahjong 12:30 pm Club Closed
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Breakfast
3
A la Carte Reservations Required
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Rally for the Cure
A la Carte
5:30 – 8:00 pm Reservations Required
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No Dinner Service
Night
5 pm - 7 pm Spaghetti and Meatballs
5:30 – 8:30 pm DUPLICATE BRIDGE 6:30 PM
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Dinner for Two
5:30-7:00 pm Game Starts 6:30 pm Buffet
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Nine and Dine Memorial for Bruce Soule
Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp
5:30-7:00pm
Good Friday
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5 pm - 7 pm
Dinner for Two
Chopped Steak with Sautéed Mushrooms & Onions
5:30-7:00pm
Kosher-Style Passover Reservations Required SLIDE BOTTOM GIN: 6:30 PM
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5:30 – 8:00 pm Reservations Required
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Ladies’ Day
A la Carte
Poolside Happy Hour 5pm - 7pm
Roasted Herb Chicken w/Rice DUPLICATE BRIDGE-6:30 PM
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5 pm - 7 pm Beef Pot Pie
Club Closed
Weekend Celebration
14
Prime Rib of Beef
No Dinner Service
19
Reservations Required
20
Ladies’ MemberGuest Dinner
26
Reading & Discussion Group 4:00 pm
No Dinner Service
21
Dinner for Two
Veal Chop Chasseur
5:30-7:00pm Reservations Required
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Dinner for Two
No Dinner Service
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Zuppa D Pesce Over Pasta
Turkey Buffet
5:30-7:00pm
5:30 – 8:00 pm SLIDE BOTTOM GIN 5:30-7:00pm Reservations Required 6:30 PM
Mahjong 12:30 pm
7 Easter
Reservations Required
LADIES’ MEMBER-GUEST
A la Carte
Ladies’ Bible Study 9:30 am
8:30-11:00am
Ladies’ Day
5 Trivia 6
4
Reservations Required
No Dinner Service
Lunch Schedule Daily - 11 am - 3 pm BD Investment Club to meet the 3rd Wed of ever y month at 4:30pm in the Board Room
Trivia Night Winners - March 1st 1st Place: MENTALLURGISTS $229.50 Split Steve & Janice Barnes Rodney & Pat Pierce Milt & Sharron Rosenberg Linda Youell
2nd Place: BRAINS ON THE WANE $160.65 Split Leicle & Jan Chesser John & Diane Collick Dave & Nicole Ragaini Kent & Nan Rinker Dean & Cathleen Spaulding
3rd Place Tie: BRIDGERS $68.85 Split Lorraine Carrier Joe Glazer Don & Jewel Hasek Ellen Hinsenkamp Tom Mangold Bill Taylor Anil & Veena Ram page 9
Happenings
Hours of Operation
Congratulations Hole-In-One
Driving Range Monday – Saturday: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Golf Shop Monday – Sunday: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm ForeTees Internet: 24-Hour Access
Dianne Buck
on her Hole-In-One on #5 of the Ranch Course on Tuesday, March 13th. Witnessed by Mr. Buck.
Tennis Courts Monday – Sunday: 7:00 am – 9:00 pm Clinics: Wednesday: 10:00 am Saturday: 3:30 pm Pool Monday – Sunday: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Pool temperature maintained at 84° Fitness Center Open 24/7 with use of Access Code Horizons Breakfast: Sunday: 8:30 am – 11:00 am Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Dinner: See April Calendar - Page 9 Take-Out Window: Tuesday – Sunday: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Pat Rueff
John Gunn
on her Hole-In-One on #5 of the Ranch Course on Tuesday, March 13th. Witnessed by Kooky Lucas, Lisa Campbell & Diane Engelberg.
on his Hole In One on #17 of the Quarry Course on Tuesday, March 20th. Witnessed by Joe Tumlin, David Morrison & Russ Moore.
Gail Fowler
on her Hole-In-One on #5 of the Ranch Course on Friday, March 9th. Witnessed by Nicole Ragaini, Pam McLaughlin & Susie Steinour.
Men’s Lounge Tuesday – Friday: 12:00 noon – 12:00 midnight Saturday: 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm
Roger Smith
on his Hole In One on #2 of the Highlands Course on Saturday, March 17th. Witnessed by Phil Pletcher, Skip Wilson & Mike Knowlton.
Marcia Taormina
“Hole in One Tournament"
for Hole in One Club Members April 15th! Check the bulletin board by the Golf Shop for details and to sign up!
Reading & Discussion Group
on her Hole In One on #5 of the Ranch Course on Thursday, March 15th. Witnessed by Lisa Campbell, Valerie Briley & Nicole Ragaini.
Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly explores one of the most dramatic events in US history. It will be discussed by the reading group on Thursday April 26th at 4 pm in the boardroom. Future selections will include The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter and The Sharper Your Knife The Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn. For more information contact Faeth Houle.