Tuesday, May 25, 2010

June Newsletter

From the President:

Its official, summer is here, or at least the kids are out of school. As the weather starts heating up, the swimming pool will be ready to go for the Memorial weekend. We have had a few minor issues with the pool but I have come to expect that every year. We will have 3 new life guards as well as two from last year. One new addition I am working on is getting a water slide for the pool. It will not be a new one but gently used. Texas Blue Lake pool is looking for a cheap one for us and hopefully we can have something in the near future. We have 5 commitments for the swimming pool membership and one or two others still interested. If you know of anyone that might be interested have them contact Courtney.
Everything around the course is looking great; Mikel, Javier and Paul (new employee) are doing a fantastic job as usual. Casey as always goes above and beyond in his duties in the Pro Shop; we also have a new employee in the Pro Shop James Josserand. While I am at it, let’s not forget any of our employees, they really go out of their way to help us out. Remember to give them a big Thanks the next time you see them.
As most of you have noticed we did some limited patching on the roads and in the parking lot. This is just a short term fix, which will hopefully get us through another year. We are still hopeful that some of these grants will come through. We have not heard anything official about any grants being awarded to us, but were keeping our fingers crossed.
Remember we have several golf tournaments coming up as well as the member’s scrambles, so sign up and come out and play. If you can’t remember when something is scheduled, check us out the internet at canyontxcounrtyclub.com. I hope you all have a great summer and we will see you on the course.
Jerry Neufeld – President

From the Golf Shop

Thank God for the rain. What a difference a year makes. We have had substantially more moisture this year than last. The golf course is coming in very nicely. As always we ask you to stay on the cart paths as long as possible. The less cart traffic we have on these old bermuda fairways the better they will look.

I would like to thank Bob Lang for his donation of cart tires (always need a few) and to Dick Archer and Roger Senter for putting in our new emergency phone line by the pool. This phone dials (and only dials) 911. So, heaven forbid, we ever need it, just open that box by the grill door and dial 911. This is a handy device to have, just in case we need it. Thanks again, guys

CHS Booster's Day/Night Fundraiser

The CHS Booster Club's Day/Night Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, June 5th. This tournament was postponed due to the weather. The course will close at 6:00 p.m. The proceeds from this tournament benefit the boys' and girls' high school golf teams here in Canyon (which is a very worthy cause).

Members Scrambles

The scrambles have started and are in full gear. This is a great way to meet new members and have a lot of fun with the ones you already know. Remember, the scrambles start at 6:00 and the deadline to sign-up is 4:00. The dates for the scrambles are:
June 4th – Friday
June 11th – Friday
June 18th – Friday

Grandmother’s Tournament

The Grandmother’s Tournament will be held on June 3rd The tournament starts at 9:00 a.m. with breakfast starting at 8:00 a.m. The course will open around 2:00 p.m. that day. To sign-up for the tournament please call the shop.

Frank Self’s Pig Roast / Kids Inc. Day – Night Tournament

Frank’s annual Pig Roast will be held on Saturday, June 20th. After the Pig Roast – the annual Kid’s Inc. Day-Night Tournament will start at 6:00 p.m. The course will be closed all day for these two events.

Doubles Couples Scramble

The Doubles Couples Tournament will be held on June 26th and 27th. We will be accepting the first 32 teams. There will be an 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. shotgun start on both days. On Saturday, there will be a meal following play after both rounds. To sign-up, please call the golf shop.

Upcoming events in July
July 6th – NTPGA Jr. Tour
July 9th - 11th – Roadrunner Invitational
July 14th – Hi-Plains Ladies Golf Association
July 24th & 25th – Club Championship