News - May 5, 2008

Come = play with us. = ; We want to see you. &nbs= p; Volume 1, Issue 5, May 5, 2008

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The other day, I was asked when we were going to “plug” = the greens. The practice her= e at “The
Crossings” has been to do the aerification the end of May or first= part of June. This year we = will
wait until the last week of August.&nbs= p; Two reasons I believe for waiting until August; the first being<= br> heat and rain. The warmer the weather, the faster the= greens recover and in August it is usually
a little drier so the process is not slowed down by rain and then we can= control the water that is
placed on the greens. The = second reason is interruption of play is minimized as by the end of
August, we see less play on the course.= I do plan on renting a water injecting aerification unit and= use it the first part of June.
Thank you for your patience this spring as we continue to work on the ir= rigation system and fixing some leaks in the piping. As always, the greens need your help. Please try to keep carts 30 feet or mo= re from them and please repair all pitch marks. See you on the course.

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May 4, 2008 to June 7= , 2008 Clubhouse open at 11 a.m. Tuesda= y - Sunday starting May 13th.

I am so sorry. I made a comment about being out of the major snow = season and “Bam”, we get hit with another 6 inches of snow. I will never say another thing= about the snow season.
It has been hard trying to get everything wound up and running at the co= urse. We were open two or th= ree days and then closed due to snow for a few days. Please bear with us as we try to get up to speed.= It is tough to schedule new= employees for their training and then not be open or be so slow because o= f the weather.
As you begin playing this year, please note some of the major tree trimm= ing that was done this winter and spring.= As the course dries out, the crew will get to a few more are= as. We are also looking at s= ome big tree removals on several holes to help speed up play and provide b= etter site lines off of the tees. <= /span>Please bear with us also as we fix some of the irrigation lines and = sprinkler heads. Each repair= takes a few days to fix as first it needs to dry out then be fixed and th= en filled back in and seeded.
One other thing you might notice as the spring and summer months go by a= re areas that we are not going to mow as often as in the past. With rising fuel prices, it is in the = best financial interest of the course to try and conserve fuel wherever po= ssible. A couple of examples= would be the hill side on #1 and into the hill on #9. Also the area in front of the tees on #5 up to = the beginning of the fairway will be allowed to grow up more than in the p= ast. We also have a large ar= ea to the north of #15 and east of #14 fairway. Every little bit should help us in the long run.

Hope to see you at the course.

“One of the advantages bowling has over golf= is that you seldom lose a bowling ball.” Don Carter

The Todd Brown Memorial Golf Tournament is to Commemorate the life of= Todd Brown. He was an extre= mely well liked person by everyone, a wonderful family man, a great husban= d and

father, a best friend to many, a remarkable athlet= e, and much, much more! Beca= use Todd was such an incredible person, there will be many people there to= play in the golf tournament and celebrate his life. The tournament is filling up fast, but anyone wis= hing to play in the tournament can call or email Eric Means to sign up. His email address is meanse@willmar.k12.mn.us and his phone number is 320-= 841-0642. The entry fee is $= 100 and includes golf, lunch, dinner, cart, a chance to qualify for the pu= tting contest and shootout, and donations to the Brooke Brown Foundation a= nd the Todd Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund! Everyone has a chance to win over $3000 in Prize Money (*= based on 120 players). There= is also a plan to begin installing a Memory Path next to the putting gree= n sometime in the next month.
For non-gol= fers, stop in for buffet at 6 with a DJ to follow at 8 p.m.

The Crossings is stil= l looking for kitchen help for this season. If you know anybody who would be interested in a summer= job, have them contact Kari at 320-269-6828 or email kari@montegolf.com. Ap= plications can also be found on our website at www.montegolf.com. = ;

Please remember to pa= y for your GHIN Handicap cards if you have not done so. They are deactivated if they are not paid for.=

Questions or comments? E-mail us at Ma= rkJ@food-n-fuel.com or call 320-269-6424 (KMJ Convenience Co).

Over the last month, we have been working on the w= ebsite and updating a few of the links.&n= bsp; One area we would like to expand on is pictures of our past &#= 8212; the older, the better. If you have a picture you would like to share, here is how you can do it.= If you can, scan it into yo= ur computer, then forward to us at Loretta@food-n-fuel.com. Please include a

description of who is in the picture and when it was taken.<= /p>

· To the 12:10= p.m. Wednesday group for the fountain this is now in our pond. Thank you, Mitch, Dave, &n= bsp; De= nny, Tom & Joe.

· Also thank y= ou to Don Schutz and the Homestore for the donation of the paint for strip= ing our parking lot.

· Thanks to th= e Drexlers (Jeff & Jesse) and American Surplus for the use of their mi= ni excavator on repair
work for our irrigations system.

· Thank you to= Denny Larson for the donation to the club of a power washer.

Name: Barb Huntley Occupation: Office Support—Western Coop Transport <= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>

Family: Husband, Gary; Son, Mike & w= ife, Lori; Daughter, Kim; 8 grandkids.

Handicap: 23 <= /span>Member at “The Crossings” = since: 1988 = Career Round: 82 in 2005

My favorite club in the bag is: Putter Least favorite club: Any long iron—Mainly 3 iron

Fondest memory of play= ing golf: My hole in One on #15 and Ladies Club Championship in <= o:p>

2004 (I caught Carol Mulder= on a bad day!)
Favorite hole at the Crossings is: #1 &n= bsp; Why? Gr= eat Expectations for having a great round.

How many golf shirts do you own? 10=

Favorite golf course you have played? Su= perior National at Lutsen, MN = Why? Th= e spectacular views of Lake Superior = ;
My ideal foursome wou= ld include: My husband, Gary and Greg & Carol = Mulder or I could dream and = it would be Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Anika Sorenstam.

** Mothers’ Day Buffet—May= 11, 2008 11:00 a.m. t= o 2:00 p.m.

Menu:= Oven baked chicken, bbq pork = ribs, meatballs, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, glazed carrots, tossed

salad, fruit, dessert table, beverage of choice -<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> $11.95 for adults, $5.95 for= ages 5 - 12, free for under age 4.

Call for reservations: 269-8600= starting April 28th. Please leave a message including yo= ur name, phone

number, time of reservation and how many for dinne= r. You can also email = to crossings@montegolf.com

for reservations.=

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1) Does anyone have a “Harly Rack” that the cour= se could use this summer as we begin to work on a few new tee boxes??=

2) We are looking for several 5-= 7 foot pine trees to put in the rough between holes 12 and 13. If you are interested in
making a donation or have the trees, please see Jeremiah.

Over the last several years, a majorit= y of our flower areas have been maintained by Al Rysdahl. Al’s main helper in the past is unable= to help him any more. If yo= u have a couple of hours a week, please contact Al. His number is 320-669-7216.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

May 4

Clubhouse open

Men‘s Day

WCC= girls 2:00 pm =

18 hole event

= 9.

Clubhouse open

Jan Wenaas
50th Birdthay
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Clubhouse open

Mothers’ Day
Buffet (see below)<= /span>

JV = golf 4:30 pm

Clubhouse open

Men‘s Day

Clubhouse open

Todd Brown Memorial T= ournament ***

Clubhouse open

Board Meeting at 5 p.= m.

Clubhouse open

Men‘s Day

Clubhouse open

26=

Memorial Day:

Open to public

Clubhouse open

Ladies Opening Party<= /span><= /span>

Clubhouse open

Men‘s Day

Clubhouse open
Clarkfield League begins

Clubhouse open

Weckwerth =

Graduation Party<= /span>

June 1

Clubhouse open

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Clubhouse open

Ladies Day

Clubhouse open

Men‘s Day

Clubhouse open
Clarkfield League

Clubhouse open