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Gentlemen of the BTC
 April 30, 2026

UPDATE-5/5/26:

Golf is on for today, starting at 10 AM but it will be CART-PATH ONLY.  The Opening Day dinner will be hosted at 3 PM at Silver Lake CC.

Bowling season is over, and now it’s time for golf.  It’s not the greatest weather forecast for Tuesday but nothing that should scare anybody away.

Getting back to Bowling, I had money on Paliga's team, but I also had money on Anthony's team. You might say the odds were in my favor. I'm supposed to golf Tuesday with the club officers as a tradition Getting back to the Calcutta, at 2 to1 I guess many broke about even. Anthony’s team only lost by 3 stinking pins to the Calcutta champs Team Paliga (John Paliga, Paul Kleinpaste, Joe Eppilito and Mike Breier).

Tennis playoffs also wrapped up this week.  Congratulations to this year’s Tennis Champions Tom Cleary and Al Baldermann.  Second place went to Lee Kosek and Rodriguez while Rob Rollins and Bob Schaefer rounded out the top three. 

Magee out. 

Tim Magee – BTC Secretary        .

May Birthdays: 

Jim Day (7), Arnie Carlstrom (9), Bill “Zeke” Zupan (9), Frank Reichenberger (14), Jim Moretti (17), Les Swintek (19), Ken Pencak (23), Les Podlasek (24), Larry Lloyd (25), Corey Rob (28), Ken Wisniewski (30), Ron Abramowicz (31)

Let Anthony know if there are any birthdays missing or incorrect.

From The President: 

Now that another successful year of BTC bowling and tennis has concluded, I want to say thank you to Al Baldermann (Tennis Chairman) and Keith Tadevich (Bowling Chairman).  We have a great club and one of the reasons we have such a great club is because we have great men like Al and Keith who year in and year out do a phenomenal job organizing and running these sports for us.  We all get to show up each week and enjoy these games without ever thinking about what goes on behind the scenes.  It takes plenty of time and effort.  When you see these guys make sure you let them know how much you appreciate their hard work.     

Anthony Serritella – BTC President

 

(CLICK HERE for the Dues Notice)  (Click Here for Online Payment Link).

TEXT and EMAIL updates of golf course cancellations, etc are available, but each member has to sign-up, and it only takes 2 minutes .  Click on this link, http://builderstee.com/TextMessageSignup.html, and follow the instructions.

Chairmen, Greg Lewis & Rich Schroeder, can issue the notices, so contact one of us, when needed.  If it's a general notice, it will also appear on our website, near the top of the current newsletter page.  On occasion, a notice may need to refer you to the website, for more information, as the text notice is limited to 100 characters.  Let Rich know if additional information needs to be posted to the website.  Currently there are 139 members signed up for Golf notices thru this service.

SOMETHING NEW FOR OUR MEMBERS - We are going to put a video, etc. on the web site, that's "in the news" or good for your tennis game (Click Here) or for the bowlers (Click Here).  Here's also the bonus link, to help get your golf game in shape for next season.  If anyone has photos or videos to share, of our Club in action, please email them to Webmaster@builderstee.com.  If your screen ever displays out-dated information, try to Refresh your PC first (F5 key).  The website has recently been updated to be more "mobile-device friendly".  Try visiting us from your tablet or smart phone, and send us your feedback.

Also, remember to check the "Other/Fleamarket" page for golf-related equipment for sale & upcoming golf events from our members.  Advertising here is FREE, for members only.  Click HERE for bowling scores & stats.  Click HERE for current golf handicaps & Full Season Golf Schedule.  Last year's financial report as presented by our Treasurer (click here).   Click Here to sign up  for Rained-Out text messages (click here for instructions). 

(CLICK for the 2023-2024 Bowling season rules)

The 2025 ITALIAN DAY PHOTOS have been published to BuildersTee.com.  To see them CLICK HERE or go toEvents, Event Pictures, from the website menu at the top of this page.

 

 

 

Opening Day:  We currently have 111 golfers signed up.  If you want to golf and haven’t signed up yet you can still sign up for opening day by calling the BTC Golf Hotline (815-242-1597).  The opening day sign up sheet is attached so you can make sure you are signed up if you intend to golf.  Click HERE to see the Opening Day golf signup sheet

There will be a separate golf email sent out this weekend with additional opening day information.  Please keep an eye out for that email.

PEORIA:

*** Golf has to be prepaid so please bring your Peoria golf and daily game money to opening day at Silver Lake.  Golf each day in Peoria will be $56 + $20 each day if you want to be in the daily game,  $152 total ($112 if not in Daily Game).  If you are not going to be at opening day, contact Anthony or Scott to make payment arrangements.***

We have special rates for the hotel, but they can only guarantee availability for a limited time so book your room soon. 

Use the following information to book your room.

Call 1-800-547-0711 or 309-699-7711 reference code BTCF26C

OR

Book online by going to this EXACT web address https://paradice.boydgaming.com/groups-and-weddings/group-reservation scroll down and enter code BTCF26C

Guests will then need to select BOTH check and click on Check out date. (the block will default to checking in on Sunday, checking out Monday). Rate displayed will show $107 plus $7 resort fee.

If you have any questions, please call Scott or Anthony.

Golf Chairmen,

Anthony Serritella (630) 430-5742

Scott Lee (312) 340-4171

Click HERE to download the golf season schedule to your calendar program

Click HERE for the 2-Man teams report

Click HERE for the golf schedule

Gentlemen-

Another Builders Tee Club Bowling Season is officially in the books! Our last week of bowling concluded with our Annual Andy Zilis Memorial Calcutta Tournament. We had 10 teams of 4 bowl this year and the tournament ran very smoothly. Congratulations to Team #7 – John Paliga, Paul Kleinpaste, Joe Eppolito, and Mike Brieir. Who took home the $3,100.00 top prize. Team #2 – Anthony Serritella, Jack Brown, Hal Eberling, and Rob Conners finished in second place and won $2000.00. Our third-place prize of $1000.00 was won by Team #6 – Greg Lewis, Joe Rymsza, John Guarnieri, and Dan Raymond. Our High out of the Money winners were A Player with 964 - Jeff Dinga ($150), B Player with 960 – Derrick Bay ($135), C Player with 901 - Roger Stewart ($150), and D Player with 971 – Dennis Samoska Sr. ($165) (full pay-out listing in the newsletter). In all this one-day tournament paid out an impressive $7,100.00 in Prize Money, not including the $1,320.00 that was wagered on our para-mutual betting. Thank you to all of our bowlers, who continue to support the club and this awesome tournament. I would like to send out a special thank you to Jerry Jasinski, and Jeff Quilici who handled and tabulated all of the scores, while I had my hands full running the para-mutual wagering.

After the Calcutta we had our end of season banquet, I tried to “change it up” by putting out a Mexican buffet. The usual Pizza, Chicken, Beef, and Mostaccioli I thought was getting a little redundant, I truly hope you all enjoyed this change! We enjoyed a 2-hour open bar after dinner, while I handed out all of our bowling awards and prize money for this season. Finally, I would like to thank you all for allowing me to be your Bowling Secretary and am always looking for ways to keep our league competitive, fresh, and fun. So please let me know of any and all ideas to make every season better than the last.

Hit them Long and Straight this summer! 

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Builders Tee Club Bowling League, please call or text me at 708-912-8831.       

Keith Tadevich – Bowling Secretary

 

 

 

Amount Won

Total Pins

1st Place

$3,100.00

Team #7

2,777

2nd Place

$2,000.00

Team #2

2,774

3rd Place

$1,000.00

Team #6

2,709

A,B,C,D

$400.00

(see below)

 

Team High Gm

$600.00

(see below)

TOTAL PURSE

$7,100.00

 

Teams

Handicap Game

Game 1

$100.00

Team #2

934

Teams

#2

Game 2

$100.00

Team #2

962

Teams

#2

 

Game 3

$100.00

Team #7

970

Teams

#7

 

Game 4

$100.00

Team#9

930

Teams

#9

 

High Out of the $$

Pins w/ HDCP

A

$150.00

Jeff Dinga

964

B

$135.00

Derrick Bay

960

C

$150.00

Roger Stewart

901

D

$165.00

Dennis Samoska Sr

971

 

         
         

The BTC Tennis season has come to a close. The Championships have been played.

 

Results:

1st Place      Tom Cleary and Al Baldermann      2026 Champions

2nd Place      Kosek and Rodriguez

3rd Place      Rollins and Schaefer

4th Place       Darabaris and Kees

5th Place       Heraty and Schiera

6th Place       Johnson and Ganz

7th Place       Clark and Vizdal

8th Place       Kahlhammer and Schroeder

9th Place       Reschke and Bewley

 

After tennis, 21 of us went to Social 45 for our annual year end banquet. A rousing good time was had by all.

 

Thanks to the BTC for the financial support.

 

Here’s to next year! On to golf.