From Dale Hodge: 

Joining up with our youngest son and family in England - and it is freezing. Very pretty but not all are prepared for it so our rental car could not get up the icy roads in the Peak District.  Although Manchester just north had hardly any - almost balmy!  About to collect the kids off the ferry from Ireland at Holyhead. 

Christmas lunch looked like a great success - sorry to have missed it. 

Cheers to warm houses!😁. Dale

The rebuilt tee on #8 is looking great, even on this cold fall day. It might be easier hitting over the pond right now!

Yes, that's ice!!

Traveling this winter?

Many of you told me you enjoyed the pictures on the Blog last winter that other members sent of their travels. If you would like to share your photos, please email them to me (in as large a format as you can) and I'll post them here.

It was great to see so many out on Friday for our annual Women's Section Christmas luncheon. The food was good and the camaraderie was terrific!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

8th Tee Update

After leveling, the sod went down for both the rough surround and the teeing area. Some finishing work still is to be done to fill sod lines and rolling when the weather co-operates.

And a picture from Pete Wangen - he says the teeing area is about 30 feet wide by 24 feet deep.

A big improvement! 

Red tee on #8

Here are pictures from Tyler of the work being done on #8 red tee. Some of the excavation around the outside will be covered with bluegrass (rough), but the tee will be more than twice the size of the original tee.

The message from Tyler to the greens' advisory committee: "Sod was stripped this morning and work was started on the tee.  The sprinkler head was moved and leveling has begun.  We anticipate that the rough grade will be completed today and finishing grade work will be done tomorrow (if temperatures allow as we are expecting temps below 0C tomorrow). Sodding should be completed prior to the weekend." 

Looks fantastic, doesn't it? By the way, this is part of your $50 capital fee at work!

Great news:  The greens' advisory committee has approved work on our "favourite" red tee on #8. It will be leveled, enlarged (by more than double), and resodded. If all goes well with fall and spring weather, the tee should be in use for play by Opening Field Day. We will use a temporary tee before then. You might to be able to see the vague outline of white paint below to show the proposed size.

Notice anything different from the red tee on #7? 

A closer view.

The huge poplar came down in a windstorm earlier this week (mostly into the field to the left). 

The other tree is still there and may be even healthier now!!

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If you are booking online for the VOS Theatre "Christmas at Dalewood", choose table 5 and let Barb or Sandi know you have purchased tickets. Everyone will be sitting together that way.

Girls' Night Out

Interested in attending Christmas at Dalewood - Friday, December 1? The cost is $50 for dinner and show. The show features local talent from the VOS Theatre group, including Fiona Milner, Ene's granddaughter!!

If interested, contact Sandi MacDonald or Barb Pemberton to reserve a seat. Order your own ticket online at vostheatre.com. One table has been booked, but more seats will be available, if needed.

Order your ticket online and let either Sandi or Barb know you are coming.  The Festive Dinner is turkey, like our closing dinner...yum!

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And don't forget to let Jeanne know if you are coming to the annual Women's Section Christmas Luncheon on Friday, Dec 8 - 12:30 - $19.95++.  

Now that Halloween is over, we can start talking Christmas. 

Our annual women's Christmas Luncheon is booked for Friday, Dec 8 at 12:30 (meet for drinks at 12, if you wish). I have reserved 2 tables, but more may be accommodated. Please let me know by Friday, Dec 1 if you are coming, by sending me an email (jbeaith@sympatico.ca). I will send a return email confirming your attendance. The cost is $19.95 + tax and gratuity for a traditional Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.

Happy Hour

As the season comes to an end, what better way to finish it than to have some drinks and appetizers at Lynn and Mary Lou's newly renovated home? Thanks to Barb for supplying some pictures.

More than enough tasty "appies".

Not sure these folks were ready for the picture!

Share the joke, please.

"And the ball went in the hole, what can I say?"

Save the date: Friday, Dec 8 for our annual Christmas Buffet. Details to follow.

Look out Ireland!! Linda Isaac, Shirley Harrison, Barb Pemberton, and Barb's friend Lucia were ready for Ireland last night at Pearson. Have fun, ladies!

Congratulations to Dale Hodge and Bridget Smith for winning the final of the Doris Mitchell Doubles Match over runners-up Sharon Klan and Janet Hull 1 up. Sounds like a close match!

Locker Room Fundraising:

Many thanks to all of you who participated willingly again and again this year! And thanks to Shirley Harrison for the generous donation of the 2 chairs and to Susan Meldrum for her countless hours of time and expertise.

 

You will see from the Bottom Line we surpassed the $1500 Goal! And we have reserves to carry on.

Many thanks to Diane Moffat, Ene Milner, and Joy Vogt for all their time, input, and wonderful selling skills! Many hands make light work, as the saying goes! 

Respectfully submitted,

Sandi MacDonald

 

P.S.  We have 86 Fantasy Golf Cards left over. A few more games in the Spring??

Thanks to Barb Pemberton, our games captain, and the rest of the executive for a terrific Closing Field Day. It was one of the warmest days of the year, but we had a great time as usual. (Not complaining about the weather - it will be gone too soon.)

Thanks to Lynn Attley for giving us a target on number 10, and yes that really is Linda Isaac's shot next to her. Ann Hall, Ene Milner, and Patty McDonald are pictured with the Scarecrow.

Closing Field Day Results: 

First Place: Annabel Thorpe, Jeanne Beaith, Linda MacDonald, Barb Pemberton

 Second Place: Lynda Rennick, Yvonne Shannon, Tracey Bodashefsky

 Third Place: Lynn Marie Johnston, Carol MacGregor, Donna Todd, Diane Moffat

Trophy Winners

18 Hole Match Play - Sharon Klan

Mickey Ayres Putting Competition - Jeanne Beaith

Brent Trophy - Most Improved Handicap - Betty Bright 

Doris Mitchell Doubles Match Play - Dale Hodge, Bridget Smith

 Bulger Alternate Shot - Tracey Bodashefsky & Annabel Thorpe

Mary Buckley Eclectic - Betty Bright  

 Greta Phillips Better Ball - Tracey Bodashefsky and Janet Hull 

And the Winner of Harry for 2017: Bridget Smith