Thanks to the Grizzly's!

No not the species of bear, but rather the young men and women from the Grizzly Youth Academy. We were graced with the help of 5 young men who did a fantastic job assisting us with our renovation of the landscaping surrounding the entrance of Dairy Creek Golf Course. Adrian, Chris, Chris, Daniel, and Edgar helped remove old plant material, invading Bermuda and Kikuyu grass, tore out old stumps, and removed overgrown shrubs. The guys then raked and tilled the areas removing debris so that they could amend the soils and plant some annuals and spread mulch for the upcoming holiday parties that will be held at the facilities. This project is no where near completion, but the Grizzly's provided us a great jump start!

This program is a job shadowing program that provides the cadet's exposure to different organizations and careers. Our primary goal was to get started on our entrance landscaping project, but we did attempt to give the cadets a sample of our duties on the courses by talking about our irrigation pump stations, the different turfs that we grow and the differences between varieties, touring the facilities and discussing operations, and cutting some cups (and then reaping the benefits of our work by putting around a bit). Work hard and play hard!

If you are unfamiliar with the Grizzly Youth Academy, but may be interested in providing these fine youth a place to learn new skills or hone their current ones, please go to

http://www.grizzlyyouthacademy.org. We have experienced excellent results and met some really great individuals and will definitely be participating in this program in the future. The five guys that helped us out will be graduating in December and we would like to say, "thanks again guys and good luck!"

NO NEW FEES!! (well almost)

We are well aware of the economic situation everyone is experiencing recently and to help give people a recreational outlet during these times we have proposed no increases to green fees for next year and only a moderate increase to cart rental fees. The Board of Supervisors approved our lack of fee increases on Nov. 24th.

During these times of economic woe, it is important to relieve your stress with some form of outlet and what better way than smashing and chasing a little white ball with your friends or family! We have a rate schedule to meet any personal budget and these rates get even better with the purchase of a SLO Golf Card at any of our three courses. With the SLO Golf Card you receive even further reduced rates across the board. If you buy before Dec. 31st you receive an additional free round at the course of your choice. To help promote family togetherness, when you purchase an adult, senior, or volume card, you can purchase a spouse card for an additional $50 and get up to 4 junior cards. So for $185 your whole family can be golf ready for 2010! What a great idea for stocking stuffer's for the young golfers on your Christmas list!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

I'm back!

I hope that everyone had a great Thankgiving Holiday and got out to play some golf! I must apologize for the lack of posts recently, but I was busy tending to my family's newest golfer. My wife and I welcomed our new daughter, Julia, to the family on November 15th and I have been out of the office until today as we learned our new schedule.

County Women's Amateur Results

RESULTS

CHAMPION
SHERI HAUCH
158
NET CHAMPION
KAREN WILSON
145

FIRST FLIGHT
1st Gross
LIZ RADVANSKY [MB]
170
2nd Gross
ANN PAREDES [SLO]
173
3rd Gross
KAY COHEN [SLO]
181
1st Net
REGINA NEEL [ATAS]
146
2nd Net
DANIELLE FURDEN [ATAS]
152
3rd Net
LORIE DAVENPORT [ SLO]
159



SECOND FLIGHT
1st Gross
RHONDA GALYARDT [PASO]
185
2nd Gross
MAXINE LITTLEEJOHN [MB]
188
3rd Gross
MARY BRUGGERMAN [BL L]
190
1st Net
LORRAINE KERR [MB]
156
2nd Net
DEANNA RICHARDS [ L O]
157
3rd Net
NANCY BROWN [MB]
162



THIRD FLIGHT
1st Gross
JOSIE TOLL [SLO]
187
2nd Gross
SUE AN [PASO]
194
3rd Gross
JOANNE KLUCK [MB]
199
4th Gross
LEEANN SMITH [AG]
203
1st Net
RENA DAMBLEY [AVILA]
151
2nd Net
CLAUDIA DIGNAN [SLO]
155
3rd Net
SUSAN NAIL [MB]
159
4th Net
KIM FELGENHAUER
159



FOURTH FLIGHT
1st Gross
MARCIA STANGER [BL L]
214
2nd Gross
DELL WHALEN [BL L]
215
3rd Gross
DENISE KUDLA
221
4th Gross
DIANE WYATT [MB]
223
1st Net
KIMBERLY DOLATA [PASO]
159
2nd Net
JAYNE DONKIN [PASO]166
166
3rd Net
DIAN AXELSON [MB]
167
4th Net
PATRICIA JOY [MB]
168



FIFTH FLIGHT
1st Gross
JACQUELINE SHAW [AG]
226
2nd Gross
LYNNE PRITCHARD [SLO]
228
3rd Gross
ELLIE BROWN [MB]
231
1st Net
CHARLIE BRANDT [AVILA]
157
2nd Net
TANNY KOEPPELL [MB]
162
3rd Net
MARGE MCINTYRE [MB]
166

Storm damage repair

The netting along the 6th hole took quite a beating from the winds of the storm on October 13-14. Many small holes were ripped open and more concerning to me and my staff was the large hole that was nearly 20 feet high and 15 feet wide. This hole was a particular concern as it Shields the houses from errant golf balls on the right hand side of the fairway. A series of events following the storm (we do not own a lift, public works did not have the equipment available to us in the immediate future due to tree trimming that resulted from the same storm, rental availability, and unsafe windy conditions) prevented our immediate attention to this issue.

Our staff is full of highly skilled individuals that can operate and manipulate various pieces of equipment. In these photos you can see Joe Oles and Morgan Brockman manning the high lift using zip ties to repair all of the openings in the net. These tasks are fun for staff to tackle as it is a change from their normal job duties that they perform on the course.

We are looking into purchasing large areas of netting so that over time we can replace this net in sections. The net has been up for 15-18 years and still repels golf balls quite nicely. However, being a few shots away from the ocean, the salt air has taken its toll. We are looking into adding trees and other deterrents to the course to persuade golfers to attack the 6th hole from a more leftward direction to help protect the houses from any assault.