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| Big River News | | January 2011 | Volume 1, Number 1 | | In this issue:· 2011
Preview· New,
White, Sand!· Event
Calendar· January
Birthdays – Free Gift!· Joke
of the Month Big River Golf Course709 Willamette AvenueUmatilla, OR 97882 Phone:(541) 922-3006 Fax:(541)
922-5311 E-mail:megan@golfbigriver.com | Welcome to BRGC 2011…
Although the new year just started, there are many exciting things already underway. Most importantly
I would like to welcome all of our annual members, both returning and new, to another year at Big River! We
truly appreciate your support and we will do everything we can to make this the best season yet.
So far this winter Mother Nature hasn’t been as friendly towards us as in years past. We will
be open all winter as long as conditions allow. You can golf, if you are brave enough, when the greens
are frozen but not when they have frost. If you would like to check the conditions before making the trip
to the course you are welcome to call in the morning for the daily schedule.
During the snow days this winter we had time to remodel our ladies locker room. It was in rough
shape before but now the BRGC ladies will have a freshly textured and painted area for all your meeting and bulletin needs.
Our most exciting improvement
this year will be…. Check out our New Arrival –57 Tons of Pure, White Sand! The
bunkers at BRGC have not had new sand in at least a decade and now will get the love they deserve. We now
have on hand 57 tons of the purest, white sand that is used in all the best courses in the Northwest. According
to Gunner Olsen, BRGC superintendent, this sand will be used in each of the bunkers on the front nine and #15, with the exclusion
of the large bunker on #5. Additional sand will be brought in at a later date to finish the bunkers on
the back nine holes. Once weather allows and the bunkers are able to be prepped, the dispersal of the sand
will begin! The sand, or lack thereof, in the bunkers has been an issue at the course for a very long time
and we are very grateful that it can now be repaired. To learn more about the new sand you will hopefully never have to play
out of, read the following from the manufacturer:UNIPAR ® bunker sands are produced from high quality quartz sands, and designed to
provide ideal playing characteristics. UNIPAR ® blends produced of highly angular silica sands will
help solve the maintenance problems associated with steep faced bunkers, wind or water erosion and excessive rainfall, while
offering players the highest penetrometer values for improved playability. All UNIPAR bunker sands are designed to deliver
excellent drainage without crusting, be physically compatible with the adjoining greens, and provide glare free color contrast
to the surrounding turf. | | Big River Golf Course709 Willamette AvenueUmatilla, OR 97882 Phone:(541) 922-3006 Fax:(541) 922-5311 E-mail:megan@golfbigriver.com Big River Golf Course709 Willamette AvenueUmatilla, OR 97882 Phone:(541) 922-3006 Fax:(541)
922-5311 E-mail:megan@golfbigriver.com | Event Calendar·
There are no events scheduled for the month of
January· February Events:Saturday the 12th- Annual Valentine’s Massacre18 hole, individual score tournament where
the course is set up as hard as possible. Not for the faint of heart!Saturday the 19th- “Wild Thing” Cross Country Tournament18 hole, 2 person tournament, with the course
being reconfigured to make it WILD! This event will be limited to the first 26 paid teams.Flyers detailing all the information on these
tournaments will be out shortly. Please save the dates! In
December, we held our Annual Christmas tournament to raise food, toy, and monetary donations for the Hermiston Police Department
and the Umatilla Fire Department. This year was our largest turnout and the donations received were more
than our other three years combined! We want to extend a huge “Thank You” to all those who
played and participated, as well as those who generously donated to the event. Please see the attached
list of sponsors and donors who helped make this event so successful!
During the month of January we will be scheduling all of our events for the 2011 season. If you
are interested in scheduling an event, such as a fundraiser or company party, please contact Megan Olsen as soon as possible
to make sure you are included. Returning events will receive priority in scheduling while new events will
be accommodated on a first come first serve basis. If you have any ideas for new events or tournaments
that you would like to see, please let us know! Happy Birthday!
Big River Golf Course January Birthdays:
· Susan McHenry Jan
2nd · Carolyn Peterson Jan 7th
·
Don Daggett
Jan 10th · Bev Miller
Jan 12th · Max Renick
Jan 13th · Dave Olson
Jan 17th · Greg Loftus
Jan 18th · Sandra Pankey Jan
24th ·
Larry Bishop
Jan 25th· Sandra Keyser Jan
30th |
FREE
GIFT for BRGC Annual members with a January Birthday-Bring in one guest anytime in the month of January and their greens fee is on us! If we do not
have your birthday listed it is because we don’t have it! Please let us know when it is as we love
to celebrate any chance we get.
Jokes of the month… The
Perfect ShotA
guy stood over his tee shot for what seemed an eternity, looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind
direction and speed... driving his partner nuts.
Finally his exasperated partner says, "What the hell is taking so long" Hit the damned
ball!"
The guy answers, "My wife is up there watching me from the clubhouse.
I want to make this a perfect shot."
"Give me a break! You don't stand a
snowball's chance in hell of hitting her from here." Christmas GolfFour old-timers were playing their weekly game
of golf when one of them commented on how nice it would be to wake up on Christmas morning, roll out of bed - and without
an argument, and go directly to the golf course to meet his buddies for 18 holes. All three of his friends unanimously agree,
"Let's do it! We'll make it a priority, figure out a way and meet here early Christmas morning!"
A few weeks
later its Christmas morning - and they are all standing next to each other on the first tee box. One friend exclaims "Boy
this game cost me a fortune! I had to buy my wife such a huge diamond ring, she can't even take her eyes off it." Another
friend says, "I spent a ton, too. My wife is at home planning the cruise I gave her. She was up to her eyeballs in brochures."
The third friend replies "Well, my wife is at home admiring her new car and reading the manual." Silence from the
fourth guy.
The other three friends in the group look puzzled, while the final guy
in the foursome is staring at them like they must have lost their minds. "I can't believe you all went to such an expense
for a round of golf. I just woke up, slapped her on the butt and said, "Well babe, Merry Christmas! Golf or sex, what's
it going to be" and she said "Take a sweater." If you have received this newsletter in error, we apologize for the inconvenience. If you no longer
wish to receive these emails, please contact Megan Olsen at megan@golfbigriver.com or 541.922.3006. | | Big River Golf Course709 Willamette AvenueUmatilla, OR 97882 Phone:(541) 922-3006 Fax:(541) 922-5311 E-mail:megan@golfbigriver.com | |
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