I didn't realize until this week that my last update was during the Rock at the end of September. It's been a busy few months for me both on and off the course so posting to the blog had been neglected. My goal is over the next few months to get back to updating regularly to catch up on what we've been up to and what is planned for 2015.
The first snow of 2014
The course has been put to bed for the winter. The irrigation system was blown out before Thanksgiving and we are currently working on the snow mold applications to protect the fine turf over the winter. Over the last few weeks we have been working on bringing in the course furniture, mowing brush and fescues and most importantly decorating for the holiday season. Over the next few months we have a number of trees marked to be taken down when the weather permits and along with that we will be working on inside projects around the shop getting the behind the scenes items taken care of.
For this post I figured I would touch on some of the stuff beyond the maintenance of the course that we've been up to since the Rock. The first big fall event outside course maintenance was preparing for the Haute Hoedown and we were asked to turn the cart barn into a barn! It took a bit of planning and a lot of cooperation with the golf staff but we were able to turn our nice modern shed into something that resembled a western setting fit for the event.
A panoramic shot of the Haute Ho Down
Seemingly the jail cell saw a lot of action!
And I also now know the price on my head when I topdress!
The next event is one that we look forward to every year and one where all the staff throughout the club help out to make it happen. The Monday after Thanksgiving is holiday decoration day and the maintenance staff are called in to help create the decoration theme for the year.
This year the tree is the centerpiece and the vision was to create 'lighted curtains' to enhance it and draw your eye in. This took quite a bit of work as we had to construct a box to contain the lights so they could fall from the ceiling. Thankfully the project went well and without any hiccups! Thank you to Mrs. Beth Carson for inspiring our vision this year.
The scaffolding is up to get started
The dining room from above - we also the opportunity to change the light bulbs
Building the lighting structure
The first test - thankfully it worked!
Painting the trim
The lights before being tied back
It turned out great!
We also resurrected our old Poinsettia tree for the lobby
So that is a little glimpse of what the staff do to decorate for the holidays. Once maintenance had our part done, the clubhouse staff along with Deb the club's horticulturist/florist/decorator did a fantastic job with decorating the buildings.
So for now I'll leave with a picture of the course from the fall to remind us all what awaits come the spring! Enjoy the holiday season!
