News - July 22, 2008

Lots o= f upcoming events so watch your calendar. = Volume 1, Issue 9, July 22, 2008<= /p>

The past couple of weeks, we have been working on re-wiring the upper= half of fairway on Hole #5. = I would like to thank Lonny Tostenson for giving up a whole day to help us = and for the use of his tractor. Also, thanks to Heartland Electric for letting us use his wire puller. The use of that kept the trenc= hing to a minimum. We still h= ave a couple of smaller runs of wiring to fix and will get to them at a lat= er time.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be trenching in some water lines t= o the new tee boxes.
For the most part, the overall health of the greens is good. The older holes still require a lot of = time and water, but we are getting some new grass to grow in the few bare s= pots.
The entire grounds crew would like to thank Carol Mulder for buying us lu= nch last week. It goes withou= t saying, we like to eat. See you on the course.

July 20, 2008 to Aug 3= 0, 2008 - The Clubhouse is open Tuesday - S= unday at 11 a.m.
Happy Hour is from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with dr= ink specials.

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Other than the high winds on Saturday, = the only way to describe the Men’s Cub Championship would be to say, = “It was spectacular.” We had 67 players compete in the event on Sunday and a big thank you g= oes out to everyone that played and made the day so much fun. Thank you to the Mulders and the Flemings = and the rest of the Tournament Committee for organizing and making the even= t run smoothly.
Congratulations to our new Men’s Club Champion, Jeff Anderson. His final round match against last year= ’s runner up, Bill Gordon, was flawless. If my scorekeeping from the gallery is correct, he had fi= ve pars, two birdies and one bogie in the finals. I did learn a new term from this weekend, a “Doc= ” up and down. It is a = drive down the fairway, then a chunk chip, another chip on to the green and= a one putt for a par. Congra= tulations, Doc, and feel free to park that four-wheeler in your new parking= spot.
Congratulations also goes out to our new Senior Men’s Champion, Sheldon Kittelson, who defeate= d Mike Fleming in the finals of the Seniors Division.
Plans are already in the works for next year’s Men’s and Wome= n’s Club Championships. Mark your calendars for next July 11th and 12th as we will be having a gre= at members weekend at the course.

“Columbus went around the world i= n 1492. That isn’t a lo= t of strokes when you consider the course.”
Lee Trevino

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ATTENTION: The eating of sunflower seeds has been = banned from The Crossings....due to the fact that people continually spit t= hem on the greens and elsewhere. &nbs= p; It is “our” course.&= nbsp; Let’s keep it clean.

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Happy Hour from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, = Friday, and Sunday with drink specials.&nb= sp;

Bar & Dining areas open to the publ= ic. Clubhouse open at 11 a.m.= Tuesday - Sunday. Quick lunc= h specials daily.

SPECIAL= : Stop for lunch on Tuesdays OR Thursdays between 11 and 2 = and receive a free token for a bucket of range balls.
Check out the features menu on the website calendar or the home page for = weekly specials/features. A f= ull menu can be found under the Club House button on the website. It is very tempting .

Several of us have been asked, “H= ow is the course doing this year?”&n= bsp; So, at the half way point, we thought we would hit the highligh= ts of the first six months.
It goes without saying that our course has never played better from tee t= o green than it has this year.
For that, we want to thank Jeremiah and his crew for their hard work out = on the course. Overall
memberships are off this year by 10 units vs. last years memberships. Overall rounds on the course
are down close to 1000 rounds with most of this coming from the cold and = wet April and first half of May. Our clubhouse revenue is about even, but the last couple of months have= been behind last year. Like = everyone else, our expenses are up, repairs to equipment to fuel for the mo= wers and carts have
seen about a 12% increase in our expense line. Our bottom line of off about 20% vs. the same period la= st year.
The board would like to encourage you to remember the course when you are= going out for supper or meeting friends for a drink or two. Make us your preferred meeting spot. Kari and Gary have been
running some great nightly specials and their staff is ready to serve you= . When you get the email with= the weekly specials, please forward this on to your friends that are not m= embers. All are welcomed at t= he clubhouse for lunch or supper. Better yet, invite them out for a round of golf and then supper.<= /o:p>

If you have any questions, please feel = free to give a board member a call.

Friday, July 25th, is the Junior Jeff Mann Memorial Event and the= n on Saturday, July 26th is the Jeff Mann Memorial Tournament. Again, you can find all of the event in= formation at the bottom of the homepage at www.montegolf.com or call the pr= o shop at 269-6828.
Thursday, August 7th is the Crossings Classic. Registration forms can be picked up at = the pro shop.

Please mark your schedules for your mak= e up dates. There will be lea= gue play on Monday, August 11th (make up for June 5th) and on Monday, Augus= t 25th (make up for June 12th).
League scoring and results are now posted on the web site and will be upd= ated at the beginning of each week.

<= span style=3D'text-decoration:underline;text-underline:single;font-weight:bold; language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Name: Jef= f Anderson      <= /span>Family: Thre= e children - Paxton, Marti Jo, Pamela plus 4 grandkids.
Occupation: Optometrist&n= bsp;      Handicap: 8           Member at “The Crossings” s= ince: 1976   &n= bsp;
Career Round: = 67 during qualifying for club tourney 15-20 years ago.
My favorite club in the bag is: Putter   =      Least favorite club: Any Chipping Club
Fondest memory playing golf: Winning Club Tournament
Favorite hole at the Crossings is: #13   <= /span>Why? It = is challenging.
Favorite golf course you have played: Murfield Village, Dubling Ohio
Why? : It i= s a beautiful Nicklaus course.
My ideal foursome woul= d include: George Bush, Bullet, Paxton & Coach= K.
How many golf shirts do you own<= span style=3D'language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>? 10
How many times were you in the finals o= f the Club Tournament? 5 or 6 !!??

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Clubhouse open

Ladies Gold Cup

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day

Clubhouse open

Men’s Day=

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League

Clubhouse open

Jeff Mann
Memorial Golf Tournament

Clubhouse open
Jeff Mann
Memorial Golf Tournament

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League
Scheduled Day

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day

Clubhouse open

Men’s Day=

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League

AUG 1

Clubhouse open

Clubhouse open

Class of ‘98

Clubhouse open

Ladies Club
Tournament

Clubhouse open

The Crossings
Club Classic

Clubhouse open

The Crossings
Club Classic

Clubhouse open

Clubhouse open

Class of ‘58

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League

Make up day

Seniors
Tournament - 9 am

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day

Rally for The Cure

Clubhouse open

Men’s Day=

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League

Clubhouse open

Mutt Cup - 10 am

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day

Clubhouse open

Men’s Day=

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League

Clubhouse open

Royal Tire Event

Clubhouse open
Parkview Ford
Tournament

Clubhouse open

Couples/Friends
Tournament

Clarkfield League

Make up day=

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day

Clubhouse open

Men’s Day=

281

Clubhouse open

Clarkfield League
Last Day
Turkey Growers
at Noon

Clubhouse open

Clubhouse open

Niemeyer/White
Wedding reception