Denny Andrew and Senator Don won the B-Flight with a respectable score of 62. Senator Don Miller's political career nearly came to abrupt end as a 3 iron nearly decapitated him on the 3rd hole. Read on to for more eyewitness news regarding the senator's head job.
Bob Turner and Marc Neil shot a 60 to win the C-Flight. This victory was very impressive since the day before, Marc was in the doghouse for losing his mother in-law's (granma) birthday present, a large rattan couch. According to his son Matt, his dad went booney bouncing in the desert on the way to granma's and lost the couch. If anybody from the Annual Partee finds a rattan couch in the desert, please call Marc.

Winners:
Fred Buelna – Closest to the pin
Phil Lolmaugh – Closest to the pin
Ron Thurston – Closest to the pin
Tim O'pry – Closest to the pin
Bob Turner – Closest to the pin
Ron Thurston – Longest putt
Karen Behrens – Longest drive (women) 285 yd
Paul Ruth – Longest drive (men) 355 yd

Granma Loretta tried to ease son in-law Marc's pain by buying him some hot wings and fries. Club members (Ben, Harley, Bob Turner, Marc Postovit) who heard about the lost couch were not happy with Marc for losing granma's couch, ate all the wings before Marc could get some.

Many Thanks to Tim O'pry hanging out with granma and consoling her about her lost couch, and for being the designated driver.

Karen Behrens stood guard over the Laptop to make sure it doesn't walk off on it's own. She had that secret service look like she was going to kung fu your ass if you even looked at the laptop.

Per Bob Turner, Brett Tope and Jeff Jarvis could definitely play some golf. They were hitting the ball far and straight. Well, obviously it couldn't be that far and they obviously didn't dip their clubs in steroids like the body builders Stewart Bates and Paul Ruth.

If you had winnings coming to you in 2004 that you didn't collect, then Annual Partee staff thank you for buying the round of drinks at the Gold Canyon. We appreciate your contributions.

Fellow Par Tee members, I would like to Thank You and Congratulate You All for another excellent year of golf. Special Thanks to our Annual Partee staff for making 2004 very special and very successful. These folks are Harold Kraver, Karen Behrens, Tim O'pry, Phil Lolmaugh, Denny Andrew, Ben Cartago, Harley Cogswell, and Sol Vaita. Special thanks to Bill McCullough and Debbie Williams for stepping up when needed. I'm looking forward to 2005 because we're going high tech, and because we keep improving and getting better with each tournament. Oops, the high tech slipped out. Ok, now that it's out, we're talking website, Internet, and much more. Our newest staff member Jim Nibali is creating the Annual Par Tee website: www.AnnualParTee.com Meanwhile, I just wanted to say God Bless, Merry Christmas and have a Safe and enjoyable Happy New Year to you and your families. Ed.

Annual Newsletter Recognitions:
Team of the Year: Debbie Williams and Tim O'pry. Debbie with her smile will brighten every morning before a tournament and Tim offers,,,, well when I think about it, I'll write it in the next newsletter. This team played every tournament this year and they are usually paired against club throwers, cuss specialists, and complaint artists. Tim and Debbie always maintain the best demeanor. In President Ed's opinion, Debbie and Tim are very special. Their attitudes personify the professionalism we try to promote in the Annual Partee Golf Club.

The Coolest: Denny Andrew for holding together the side action betting even though his partner Ed kept trying to screw it up.

Most Improved: John Vaita who started playing golf in 2004. Shot over 120 in his first tournament in February, then shot an 83 in the October tournament at Bear Creek. Golf genes must run in the family.

Number One: President Edward T. Anderson for another job well done in 2004. The Club played

New newsletter section in 2005:
The Annual Partee Newsletter in 2005 will have a section that will critique restaurants. During the months of February and March, we will be searching for the best Mexican restaurant in the valley. The newsletter staff will comb the valley looking for the best Mexican restaurant and we will publish our findings. Afterwards we will find the best Italian, Chinese, Japanese restaurants and so forth. Note: the best as in best tasting food regardless of price. If you think you know of a great Mexican restaurant feel free to let us know. TLP will be our best rating and BDS is our worst. Contest – The first person that guesses what TLP and BDS stands for by January 1st 2005, the newsletter will pay that person's green fee for the February tournament. The Annual Partee staff and their family members cannot participate in the contest.

Letters to Sam Owen

Dear Sam,
You think you're so smart, answer this question. What is the secret of life? Singed: Gotcha

Dear Neil,
Your question like your golf game is like wine that comes in a bottle with a twist off cap. You need to put a cork on it and let it age. Everybody knows that the secret of life is, “'you have to be one with the universe.'” Your question should be, “'what is the universe?'” I will answer in the next newsletter Grasshoppa.

Dear Sam
The Annual Partee Golf Club need to move into the techno age with a website that members can access online to check handicaps, newsletters, and other information. Signed MoveFoward

Dear Mofo,
Read President Ed's note (above). A computer geek, one of our own stepped forward and said, “ digital highway here we come.”