It's Sunday morning. The first day of May is this coming Thursday. The
forecast tomorrow is calling for anywhere from 5 - 15 cms of snow. In spite of
all of this, I am thinking about golf.
There are a couple of reasons for these thoughts. Firstly, like many of you
who have endured the historically long and cold winter, I am ready for to get
outside and enjoy some nice weather for a change. Even with the crap that is
forecasted early this week, it is supposed to get better soon.
The second reason that I am excited about golf is the fact that I am going
for a walk on the course this morning. Not the whole course mind you, but part
of it at least. Specifically, I will be leaving my car on Highway 42 by the
fourth tee box and walking up the fairway and into the bush on the west side.
Four of us from the golf club executive are heading in to get the lay of the
land for a possible camp ground development that we are planning in conjunction
with the municipality. The basic plan is to have full-service seasonal
campsites adjacent to the golf course for 2015. While there is lots of work to
be done we are excited by the possibility of developing both the golf course
and our town.
If you want to hear more about the campground plans, the golf club is
hosting our annual general meeting this Thursday evening at 7:00 pm at the club
house. In addition to our regular business, we will also be recognizing Cecil
Smith for his long term service to Lakeside Golf Club Inc.
In terms of golf plans for this year, we already have three tournaments
booked. The Lions Club will kick it off on June 7th followed by the annual
fundraiser on July 5th and the Horse Race tournament on July 26th.
For anyone thinking about paying their fees, the Golf Club has held them at
2013 levels. So whatever you paid last year for golf and shed rental is what
you will pay this year. Fees are payable by June 1st. This year wee will be
introducing an instalment payment option. More information regarding this will
be available following our AGM.
Well that's it for now. In the next week or so I will update the information
for this year's Mens' Night. You will know what our format will be, when we
plan on starting, and what the skins' are for the first evening. I need to get
going. I have to take my winter clothes and boots back out of storage for my previously
mentioned morning walk on the golf course.
