The Course that cannot wait to BE

The lure to play is almost too much to resist as the course begins to green and bloom now that spring has fully sprung.  While we haven't really opened the course officially, we are already seeing a lot of folks from all over the area that can't wait to get started.  To accommodate the eager, stay tuned and we will try to post a course map to help keep you all from getting lost along the way...

This is what your view of the basket on sixteen will look like as you prepare to make your second throw (assuming of course you were able to make that precise drive with just enough fade to avoid the big cedar waiting on the right and not so much as to put yourself in the blackberry brambles on the left).

While the Easter holiday and Mother's day have slowed our progress on tee box installation, with a little luck we could have another half dozen of them installed by the end of the month.

April Progress on Disc Golf Installation

Several weekends worth of work by a small cadre of volunteers has produced major returns.  All of the new baskets are in place.  Additionally, five tee pads have been installed.

The above is the Tee Pad on the fifth hole which bends to the right after crossing the small valley beyond the trees.  True to the new course name, Cedar Sentinels, a player will need to clear the cedars on the right before bending this shot to the basket that they block from view.  The basket itself is on the opposing embankement and is flanked by and has more cedars as backstop upslope to envelope a shot gone long.

Progress towards a new disc golf course.

This weekend we made huge strides towards installation of County Farm's first major new improvement.  The full set of baskets have arrived and been assembled.

 

 

Sunday brought more help and we succeeded in constructing all 18 tee box boundary frames.

 

 

All in all a very good start!

 

Stay tuned for next weekends schedule of action.

Sawyer Saturday

The Park Board will be busy with Logs 2 Lumber this Saturday at the County Farm Park Garage facility next to the YES Home.  Anyone wishing to help out or just curious about the operation is welcome to stop by.  We will probably be at it for most of the day!

Timber Salvage of Tornado Damaged Stand

Thanks to a Boy Scout hiking event at the beginning of Nov. 2011 we discovered some tornado damage from late July of that year to a stand of timber at the remote southern end of County Farm Park. The extent of the damage was significant. Approximately three dozen mature trees were uprooted, toppled, or shattered.












It is the Park Boards intention to attempt to salvage as much timber as may be feasible to help minimize the cost of future structures that may be erected at the park (bathrooms, etc.). With the help and expertise of Board Member Richard "Woodsy" Bower, we have determined that there are nearly 8000 board feet of Ash, Oak, and Cherry to be had. We are currently looking into bringing a portable saw mill on site to do the job, assuming we can garner the required financial support from County Council.

Park Board to Meet with 4H Executive Board

On September 28th at 7:00 pm, the Dearborn County Park Board will be hosting a special joint public meeting with the Executive Board of 4H at the Dearborn County Fair Grounds.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Park property planning relating both to the current effort at updating and generating a new Five Year Plan as well as a longer vision of the goals of the Board for Park development and how those goals may affect youth organizations in general and 4H in particular.

New Appointment to the Board

The Dearborn County Parks and Recreation Board is pleased to announce the appointment of a new member.

Jim Redelk of Manchester Township will be assisting in the ongoing effort to provide high quality rural parks to augment those provided by the cities of Dearborn County.  Please join us in extending congratulations on the appointment and thanks for his commitment to community service!