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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Golfers successful Fresno celebrated 40 years of a section family-owned play people connected Saturday.
Hank Bocchini Jr. the proprietor of Hanks Swank Par 3 Golf Course, says his passionateness for play started successful 1965, moving for his begetter astatine their Shields and Maple people portion helium was successful precocious school.
"I got down determination astatine 5:45 successful the morning. It was transportation black, raining cats and dogs, and I was walking wrong the pro store whistling due to the fact that I knew aft the 3rd time this was it. This is my life. And it has been ever since," Bocchini Jr. said.
Through the years, Bocchini Jr. says his wife, Nancy, who is besides an owner, helps support the people thriving.
"She's been the guiding airy astir here. And everyone volition archer you that I mean, a batch of radical that don't adjacent cognize me, but they cognize Nancy. Oh, that lady, that blonde lady. You cognize that Nancy. Well, well, she's the 1 who greets the customers," Bocchini Jr. said.
He says without the enactment from the community, household and friends, the play people would not beryllium the same.
"Without your customers and friends, you wouldn't, you wouldn't beryllium there. You wouldn't beryllium here. And, you know, we admit that much than radical would recognize due to the fact that similar I said, I got large grandkids successful my ain kids and successful between. And we're each here. And it is done their support," Bocchini Jr. said.
Bocchini Jr. says the 40-year day lawsuit is simply a mode to accidental "thank you" to the community.
