Dateline: - Friday, January 01, 2010

Best wishes for a very Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

Dateline: - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Dateline: Hamlin ME - Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Luc Violette holding great-great-granddaughter Kimberly Dubay, with mother Tiffany Dubay. Second row: Lynn Dubay, grandmother, Juliette Ayotte, great-grandmother

Juliette Ayotte, VFA #1135, sent us the photo in this story and is proud to share the five generation gathering in her part of the Violette clan. Her father, Luc Violette celebrated his 80th birthday on the same date and the family gathered at Juliette's in Hamlin ME for the party.

Juliette's daughter, Lyn Dubay, was there as was the baby's mother - Lynn's daughter Tiffany.

Dateline: - Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ron Violette, VFA #351, will be Line Umpire at the USOpen this year

If you are watching the US Tennis Open in late August-early September 2009 look for Ron Violette of Concord NC. He will not only be there, he will be a Line Umpire! Ron has been interested in tennis for many years, having started officiating in junior tournaments in Memphis TN in 1980. He officiated at the USOpen from 1983 to 1994 and then got out of officiating totally in 1994. He returned to officiating several years ago, after he retired, and worked the Open last year again.

Ron got into tennis officiating when he saw an ad for tennis officials about 1980. Since he had officiated basketball, baseball, and volleyball he thought he would try tennis. He attended a training session, and was put to work at the US National Indoor Tournament.