Salutations Saucer Slingers,
The disc golf course at Hellyer Park is looking sharp after the recent weed-cutting expedition by the Park & Recreation Department of Santa Clara County. You can help the course look even better by participating in the WORKDAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH, 10AM - 2PM. Join us and bring your chain saws, weed whackers, gloves and a friend. We'll do general clean-up and work specifically around some tee areas to make the place even prettier. The next scheduled workday (workdays occur on the 5th Saturday of a month that has 5 Saturdays) is August ~ However, that Saturday falls on Labor Day Weekend and we will NOT have a workday on August 31st See you at the end of November, maybe, as that Saturday is on Thanksgiving Weekend. We'll have another newsletter out before the end of the year to keep you posted.
Looking back at the elections that were held in February, 2002, the 5 incumbents retained their positions and 2 new Board Members were added to the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Disc Golf Club. The newest members are Jef Wind and Eric Stachnick. They join existing Directors Jim Challas, Doug Koms, Scott Van Tyle, George Marinos and Mark Bruce. Jef and Eric have formed the Willow Glen High School Disc Golf Club (they're art teachers at Willow Glen High) and have helped to make the course at Hellyer a positive experience for many players.
The Monthly Tournament conducted by Mark Bruce continues to be a success
in
developing players as well as developing our bank account. We currently
have about
$1,600 in our checking account and we average about $150 per month
in income from the
Monthly! Thanks everybody.
The most recent Hole Sponsorship is coming from Play It Again Sports, hole #11. Play It Again Sports has new discs for sale at their store on Camden Avenue in San Jose as well as their store in Mt. View. Welcome our latest hole sponsor with a visit. There's just one remaining hole available for sponsorship, lucky # 13. Hopefully, next year, we'll have the other 9 holes available for sponsorship.
We're sketching out plans for a bridge to cross Coyote Creek so that we'll be able to at long last open the remaining course at Hellyer. The bridge will be temporary and can be placed in use from mid-April through mid-October. Our design must meet the satisfaction of the Park & Rec Dept. and then we must acquire approval from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, State of California Fish & Game Department and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to cross Coyote Creek without altering the stream bed. Cost for the bridge is about $3,000, the remaining course costs are $5,000 and we'll spend about $4,000 on tee pads. Get your wallets ready for next year!
See you at the course.
BOD
