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2008
A Message from the Board of
Directors From LVGC Secretary
of the Board To: All
Members Subject:
Recovery Plan Update May 2008 We
undertook a difficult journey in January of this year, and while we have a
long way to go, we have made considerable progress. In the following I will
attempt to update you as to our status so you will have accurate, up to date
information. $107,000.00
was raised to pay off old bills, delinquent payments, back rent and judgment
from C&J Law suit. All of these were paid; the loan for the “new nine” was
rewritten with a more favorable interest rate; the land rent for 2008
($35,000.00) in being paid by a member. Our attorney (at no cost) negotiated
a lower settlement with C&J Leasing saving us $16,000.00. This coupled
with the donation (forgiven overdue notes $15,000.00) and some other
donations allowed us to put $35,000.00 in to a CD for the 2009 rent. In
addition we have $10,000 in savings and we have money in checking!! We hope
“to live” the rest of the year on income generated from the course. The fundraiser
to work on paying the “new nine” debt is being developed and will begin this
fall. Some of the
previous staff members have resigned and others have expressed a desire to
continue working. Kathy will continue working in the Clubhouse; Dustin will
continue his duties as Course Superintendent and Aaron Cluver,
has been hired as Lincoln Valley Golf Facility Manager. He brings to the
position nine years experience as an assistant or head Aaron is
developing an inventory management system and other best practices for
clubhouse operations. These should increase the level of accountability we
all want and expect. The club house is now “smoke-free”. The Board
has begun the process of developing Employee Policies for all who work for
Lincoln Valley Golf Course. Some twenty policies have been approved and are
now in effect. If you want to review these or have any other suggestions on
additional area where a policy is needed just visit with Aaron. At the
present time we are actively recruiting members—both past and new. The good
news in this area is we have reached our goal for 2008. We currently have 280
members—up from the 200 we had last year. (These numbers reflect lifetime,
social and youth memberships for both years). We intend to review the
membership rooster to see if reinstating the “9-Mile” has contributed to this
increase. We have
begun writing job descriptions for all employees. We hope this will clarify
for employees what is expected of them. Aaron, who
has some experience in promotions, will develop a marketing plan and help the
Board develop some goals, a schedule and so on in this area. Aaron, with
guidance from our accountant and the Board is developing an operating budget
for LVGC; putting together plans for youth golf camps and (with the help of
the club associations) is looking at scheduling social functions. We have
made positive progress, but realize we have just begun; there is a long way
to go. Thanks to all for your generous donations and support to keep LVGC
open!!! A
message from the Get to know your new General
Manager / Golf Professional First off, I would
like to thank the Board of Directors and those members I have already met for
making me feel welcome in joining the To help you get to know
me better, I would like to give a little background on where I come from and
my work experience. I was born and raised in After high school, I
attended the I also would like to
take this opportunity to let you know that I will be offering private and
group lessons. With the absence of a driving range it will be a bit of a
challenge, but I believe we can make it work. I also will be con-ducting at
least 1 junior golf camp this summer. Details will be out soon. The beginning
of the year is also a good time to re-grip your clubs. I will be offering
this service as well in the coming weeks. Thank you and I hope to see all of
you out on the links. A Word from Your Superintendent,
Dustin Eggers It has been challenging to get the
golf season going this year. A long, harsh winter followed by the cool wet spring
has made it a slow process. Hopefully the weather will start cooperating
soon. The course has its ups and downs
after the winter. The greens held up reasonably well and should get better
with warmer temperatures. Some tee boxes did not make it however. The dead
grass on many them is perennial rye-grass. Perennial ryegrass does not
survive well under prolonged conditions of extreme cold, wind, snow, and ice
cover. Decisions will have to be made on how to bring them back into playing
condition as quickly as possible. Fairways and roughs have good and bad areas
as well. We need to improve drainage in some areas, seed other areas, and
minimize cart traffic as much as possible for optimum results. It is simply
going to require some time and patience for the course to recover from this
past winter. As a reminder, please keep golf
carts on paths around greens and tees and follow the 90 degree rule in the
fairway as much as possible. The course has a lot of wet areas and this will
help to minimize traffic damage. Also, there has been a lot of volunteer work
at the course this spring. Thank you to everyone for your efforts. It is
greatly appreciated. New Policies for 2008
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