News - August 7, 2009

Remember to sign up for our upcoming events. Volume 2, Issue 10, August 7, 2009

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

As I write this we are about half way through our = busiest three week stretch of golf events here at the club. Two weeks ago we had the last Jeff Mann ev= ent and a good time was had by all. = This week we had the Crossings Classic, on Saturday is the CCMH ev= ent, Monday is our annual Senior Event,&n= bsp; then on Tuesday is the “Rally for the Cure” and fi= nally it is the Women’s and Men’s Club championship. Plenty of opportunities to participat= e in some golf here at the Crossings.

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If you have not been out to the course lately, I m= ust ask “Why?” T= he weather has been spectacular and the course is playing as well as it ev= er has. Get out here and enj= oy the course before the summer is over.&= nbsp; Check out the calendar and make some time to enjoy the course= and then stop and let Gary and Kari serve you supper. See you at t= he course

“I’ve had a good day when I don’= t fall our of the cart.” - Buddy Hacket (also Sheryl Mann)=

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The summer is flying past as it is already the fir= st week of August. We are gl= ad to get out of July without a wind storm like last year. Our big project for the month was moving th= e white tee box and we expanded the blue tee box on hole #12. The new tee box should be ready for pl= ay by the 12^th of August, just before the c= lub championship. We still a= re planning on raising up the red and gold tee box on #18 this year. It will happen as soon as we can = secure a skid loader for a couple of days after the club championship week= end.

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We are working on aeration of the fairways and tee= boxes. We got some of them = done last week and will continue into the next few weeks. We will be doing the greens the first couple= of days in September. More = information on that will follow. See you on t= he course.

The winner of this years Cros= sings Classic was Andy Jacobson, Steve Beals, Robb Sachariason and Jack Ca= sey with a score of 58. This= years winner of the “A” player event was Andy Jacobson with a= score of 67. Thanks to all = who participated in this event. This years event featured 24 teams and the highlight of the event was = a hole-in-one on #16 by Eddie Orzania.&nb= sp; The shot took place during the scramble and was witnessed by bo= th teams. =

The 2nd Annual CCMH (Chippewa County Montevideo Hospi= tal) Golf Event and Community Picnic will be held on Saturday, Aug= ust 8th. Shotgun start at 12= :30 p.m. All of the money ra= ised will be used to benefit the CCMH Capital Campaign. Please click on the following link to see the = informational flyer (CC= MH LINK) or the flyer is also availa= ble
in the pro shop and throughout the club.

On Monday, August 10th will be the annual <= span style=3D'font-weight:bold;language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Senior Tournament.
The Rally for the Cure Tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, Au= gust 11th this year. We need= to get started in planning the details of this event. If anyone is interested in being involved with = this committee this year, please respond and let me know. This event has been a success in the past an= d many are looking forward to it again this year. Contact Kari at 320-269-6828 or ka= ri@montegolf.com .
The Crossings Club Championships for Men and Women will be held on Saturday, Aug= ust 15th & 16th. Look fo= r the registration information in the pro shop next week. Information can also be found at our web sit= e, www.montegolf.com
and then click on the link on the home page. Set aside this weekend and come out to play in the even= t.

= Name: Ga= ry Luckow     &n= bsp;          <= span style=3D'text-decoration:underline;text-underline:single;font-weight:bol= d; language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Family: Cor= ey      &nb= sp;        Occupation: Chef/cook at the Crossings
Handicap: 24=        = ;      Member at “The Crossings” = since: 1997   =          Career Round: 38 on back 9 in 2002
My favorite club in the bag is<= span style=3D'language:EN;mso-ansi-language:EN'>: 9 wood  &nbs= p;            Least favorite club: 3 iron
Fondest memory playing golf: Holeing out on No. 7 from 150 yards for a par.
Favorite hole at the Crossings is: #7   &n= bsp;       Why? It= is challenging and I usually do well on that hole.
Favorite golf course you have played &Why? I have only played 7 courses, but t= he Crossings is still my favorite.
My ideal foursome wou= ld include: Opie, Country, and Wheels .     How many golf shirts do you own= ? 2

We continue to get in some ne= w items and in the next week or so we will be getting in some of our ̶= 0;cold” weather gear. = Stop in and check out what we have to offer. We also have a couple of the Cleveland Launcher Drivers l= eft that we have been using as demo’s in the pro shop. If you are interested in purchasing one o= f these demo clubs, please see Kari or the staff in the pro shop.

= This one is = a must see. Great shot, Phil= - http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction/article/0,28136,1907535,00.html=

We would like to take a few lines of t= he newsletter and publicly make some “Thank You’s”. When a project gets completed ou= t here it is usually because a member has taken the time to loan our groun= ds crew some equipment. The = new tee boxes on number twelve is a perfect example. Both Denny Larson and Bob Laurtisen loaned us the= re skid loaders and Heartland Electric loaned us their trencher to dig in = the new water lines. We also= need to thank Dewey Pyle for fabricating some metal pieces for one of our= machines so that our new rollers will work even better. Thanks goes out to Sheryl Mann also for the d= onation of the three umbrellas for our deck tables.

Entry sheets are up in the cl= ub house for the club championship weekend on August 15^th and 16^th. Give the pro shop a call or stop in to sign up. Join in on the fun of “Champi= onship Weekend”. If yo= u are not interested in playing, come on out and join us for supper on Sat= urday night and then come out on Sunday and follow some of the groups arou= nd and see who claims the title this year. If you are a member and do not have a cart, we will be maki= ng them available to members who wish to follow the championship. Just stop in the club house to get a= key. Come and enjoy the gol= f on Sunday.

We would also like to thank the group = that financed and installed the new “rock” sign. They include; Sheryl Mann, Tom Reeves, Mi= tch and Dave Collins, Dennis Larson and Joe Rongstad. They each had a part in this project and we than= k them
for their efforts. We have= been told they are looking into a new decorative light post and fixture t= o complete the project.

Without memb= ers and their support, our golf course would not be in as fine of shape as= it is today. Thanks to all = for your help.

This year has been a tough year to be on our groun= ds crew and I know many have asked about our missing works. First off this spring, Punk Anderson suffe= red a stroke. Punk is home a= nd is recovering with a goal of getting back out to the course to play.
The last week in July, Bart Huntley had open heart surgery to repair a b= ad valve in his heart. Surge= ry went well and Bart is on the road to a full recovery. He is hoping to be cleared for work around th= e 1st of September.
On Tuesday of this week, Dan Mohn also went to see a heart doctor as he = was not feeling well. He wil= l need to have valve surgery in the near future.
Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they recover or prepare= for surgery.

Congratulations to Bill Gordon who got= his first hone-in-one on Saturday, July 25th in Marshall. A 7-iron on hole #9.

Eddie Orzania had a hole-in-one using = a driver on hole #16 here at the Crossings during the Crossings Classic Ev= ent.

Sunday

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Tuesday

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Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Aug 2

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day=

Clubhouse open

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Crossings Classic

Clubhouse open

Crossings Classic

Clubhouse open

Class of 1989 = Golf 11 am

CCMH Golf -Shotgun start @= 12:30 pm

Wohlleber 50th
Anniversary @ 4:30 pm

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Clubhouse open

Seniors Tourney
Shotgun start
@ 9 am

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day
Rally for the Cure

Clubhouse open

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Clubhouse open

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Clubhouse open

Men's & WomenR= 17;s
Club Championship

Aug 16
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Mens’ & Women’s
Club Championship

Clubhouse open

Ladies Day=

Clubhouse open

Men’s Day<= /o:p>

Clubhouse open

American Legion
Golf Outing

Clubhouse open

Aug 23
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Couple / Couple of Fr= iends Tournament

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Ladies Day=

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Men’s Day<= /o:p>

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Hazel Run Golf Tourna= ment

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