The staff has been busy this week with leaf cleanup and the removal of undesirable plants around the ponds. We want to encourage a natural buffer of native aquatic plants around our ponds including sedges, rushes and cattails. All of these plants have to be managed and any hard woods have to be removed to stop the ponds from re-foresting themselves.
We are now trimmed down to our winter staff. We have eight full and part time employees that will work through the winter months on the golf course. With a smaller crew, all of our time in the morning is devoted to golf course set up with the afternoons being utilized for project work. Next week, we will begin the work of adjusting bunker depths. Our team will check all of the bunkers for the proper sand depth and add, remove or move sand accordingly. This is a labor intensive process that has to be done every year. Sand is constantly shifting in and out of the bunkers due to play, wind, rain and the removal of contaminated sand after heavy storms. Please bear with us as our goal is to finish this work by January 20, 2012. Once bunker work is complete, tree work, drainage installation and other winter projects can commence.
On a final note, the club was kind enough to host a lunch for our staff today to thank them for all that they do. Our team greatly appreciates it and the staff loved the opportunity to eat a great meal prepared by the culinary team. A special thanks goes out to Mrs. Bliley, Mrs. Hable, and Mrs. Williams for all of the wonderful desserts. We didn't let any of your hard work go to waste. Thank you for lunch and thank you to all of our Veterans. Remember to thank a Veteran for everything they have done for this Country. Happy Veteran's Day.
