My Two Cents

The Miklus Foundation will be hosting a Mini-Golf Extravaganza on July 11 at the Trumbull Library from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to raise funds for the construction of an indoor training center for young golfers at the Tashua Knolls golf course. Adults and children of all ages are welcome to play for just $5 per person.

On July 10, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., there will be a wine tasting event, also at the Trumbull Library. A limited number of tickets are still available.

Donald Miklus worked behind the scenes for more than 40 years on Tashua Knolls and the executive 9-hole course, Tashua Glen. When Don passed away in 2008 at the age of 67, the Miklus Foundation was created to help support youth golf. Don was a Junior Champion at Fairchild Wheeler, where he learned to play.

The Foundation’s main goal is to establish an indoor golf training center for youth golfers to be housed in an old Tashua Knolls storage facility. All money raised at this event will go exclusively toward the extensive renovations required, including installing electricity and building classrooms, as well as indoor driving bays and a putting green.

The Miklus Foundation, an approved 501(c)3 organization, is committed to encouraging young golfers to grow and learn through all aspects of the sport.

For more information about the Mini Golf Extravaganza or Wine Tasting, contact Chris Plumeau at Tashua Knolls (203) 452-5188 or Kristine Miklus (203) 209-2647. Or visit the Miklus Foundation at miklusfoundation.com, or miklusfoundation@gmail.com.

I was Fairfield University on Tuesday to speak with baseball coach John Slosar, who is going to be retiring next spring after 35-plus years with the university when I also bumped into a very familiar face.

Greg Nero.

Yes, Stag Nation, Greg Nero and let me tell you, he looked great.

He told me that he was back to his playing weight – 225 pounds – and had been playing basketball (and dunking all over his brother). He said there have been no ill effects and he is excited as all heck to get back on the floor again.

As for the illness: Nero told me that he had come down with mono while playing during his junior season and he just kept playing. It got so bad in the 2009 MAAC tournament that he doesn’t even remember playing against Manhattan in the quarterfinals, or fouling out, for that matter. That after the game, his heart rate was so high that he went to the hospital. Incredibly, he played in the semis the next night against Siena. But by that point, the virus had completely damaged his immune system and it’s taken these past 18-plus months to recover.

But he has recovered. And he wants to play for Fairfield.

Keep your fingers crossed Stag Nation that Nero can once again put on No. 44. He deserves it.