Fourth of July Crew

July was a busy month for the grounds crew. I would like to thank (back row L to R) Hector, Wayne, Jeff, Vance, Quaid, Brian, Wayne, (Front row L to R) Jake, Jackson, Emma, and Derek for doing a great job keeping the greens safe on the 4th of July.

We are converting the area between the 6th green and 5 tees into a native area. When it rains, this area always floods making it almost impossible the grow grass, so bring on the native plants that like it wet! Phase one saw us planting 7900 plugs, half on July 3rd and the other half on July 16th. Everyone was a little tired and muddy, but we got it done. Thanks to volunteers, Doug Ranney and Tom and Marcia Segreto for helping with this enormous project. We couldn't have done it without you.

On July 21, friends and family of the late Chris May gathered to dedicate the new flower beds on the 8th tee. Chris's first love was of course his wife Annette, with Pottawatomie Golf Course coming in as a really close second. He played here since he was a kid, riding his bike to the course with clubs in tow. He always said "Pottawatomie is like Cheers without the beers", everyone knows your name. Always happy to be here, never a complaint and he Loved the flowers, and yes, loved with a capital "L". All flowers were beautiful to Chris, but the red ones were extra special. So with the money donated in his honor, Annette and staff decided to build the flower boxes and as the plaque states the flowers will be "forever red". He was great guy, and is dearly missed.

Lastly, an update on the Monarch project - to date, we have released 65 monarchs and are still working toward beating last years record of 142!