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Sue Higbie
Sep 12, 20201 min read
Ladder League Wraps Up For the Year
It was a short one. Unfortunately, the ladder league suffered from a lack of daylight to continue further and only managed to get in 6...
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Sue Higbie
Jul 17, 20201 min read
A Green Green Again
Break out the cigars and champagne. We have grass growing on the green. It's not tall enough yet to bowl. But, it is a good start.
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Sue Higbie
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Planted
Yup. the seed is finally in the ground. The sand has been cultivated and rolled. The fertilizer has been added. The irrigation is back...
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Sue Higbie
Jul 7, 20201 min read
The Last Day of Construction
Tomorrow is suppose to be the last day of construction. What a month it has been. Here you can see Jesse doing some last minute leveling...
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Sue Higbie
Jul 3, 20201 min read
Almost There
The Island Team is closing in on the finish line. Here, team members are repairing and prepping the North East Corner for cement work to...
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Sue Higbie
Jul 2, 20201 min read
Bowling Started
As of today, we're back on the Green. Several members braved the cold weather to practice their bowling skills at our very first club...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Day -23 - In the Home Stretch
The Island Irrigation Team is getting close to finishing the construction phase of the Green Rebuild. Work is shifting to completing the...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 28, 20201 min read
Day 21 - I Didn't Do It! He did it?
On Friday night, the new green was a beautiful grey flat surface. Look what happened! In reality, this was a planned event. Under Dave's...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 27, 20201 min read
Day 20 - Getting it Right
Watch this amazing short video taken by Douglas Ford showing the laser guided grader doing its job on the green. This technology coupled...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Day 19 - Finishing Touches - Rainbow on the Green - Find the Problem
Yup, we are almost at the end of the month and the re-construction is in the final stages. Right on schedule. On the weekend we will be...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Day 18 - Irrigation, Sand and Boards
Below is one of the new irrigation heads being installed. The new irrigation system will work a lot like devices in smart homes. The...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 24, 20201 min read
Day 18 - Like Watching an Artist at Work
Watch Jessie moving the USGA sand around the green.
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Sue Higbie
Jun 24, 20201 min read
Day 17 - Two Pictures you will want to remember
First truck of 20 USGA sand loads being emptied on to the green. Mighty Cyprus backboards and plinths now all installed. Soon they will...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 22, 20201 min read
Day 16 - Just a Normal Day at the Club
Not too busy. Only six tasks worked on today. Compacting & leveling existing sand. 2. Making sure existing grading 3 3/4 in below plinth...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Day 15 - Turf Removal, Brackets and Boards
The Island team has been spending the last two days stripping the topsoil off the green and mounting ditch brackets and boards. The sand...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 17, 20201 min read
Day 12 - Watch Video of Concrete Pumper Setting Up
Douglas Ford put together this great video of the Concrete Pumper Truck setting up on Tuesday. Below, you can see Team Island using a...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Day 12 - Impressive Equipment
It was really something to see this impressive piece of equipment that was used to pump the cement into the ditches around the green....
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Sue Higbie
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Day 11 - All Square - Ready for Cement Tomorrow
According to Ross's chart below, our old green was a bit off square. Now they are perfectly square. I knew there was a reason why my lawn...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Day 9 & 10 - Trench Almost Ready for Concrete
Dennis, Jesse, David, Jeff, Liam and Chase were on site today working on finishing up the cement forms and placing the reinforcing rods...
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Sue Higbie
Jun 11, 20201 min read
Day 8 - Forming of the Ditch
Wednesday's work was all about getting the ditches prepared for pouring cement. Below you can see the 2 x 6 boards being installed in the...
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