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Good Morning, This past week we hosted Hy Vee for their employee holiday gathering. We have two more events scheduled for the next couple of weekends. It’s nice to have people that don’t play golf take advantage of our clubhouse. The clubhouse is closed during the offseason unless there is a scheduled event or the […]
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Good Morning, This past week a lot of time was spent cleaning in the clubhouse facility. All of our beverage inventory was updated in preparation for events we are hosting over the next four weeks. It’s always nice to have the opportunity to have people use our facility for a non golf event. We generally […]
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The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week our temperatures have started to return to the normal range in comparison to the upper 50’s we experienced the prior week. The warm temperatures are definitely enjoyed by our normally cold Iowa winter bones. However, these temperatures don’t instantly create golf weather for the enthusiast seeking a […]
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The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week the pumphouse renovation started with Dakota Pump and Control on site. They spent a couple of days placing the new 75 horsepower turbine in the wet well followed by the 5 horsepower jockey pump. The turbine will maintain the system when the irrigation is in operation of 835 gallons […]
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Good Morning, The rainfall has helped add a little moisture to the surface of the golf course. It’s interesting to see how the precipitation effects the turfgrass sensors we have installed in our practice green for the University of Minnesota. I have participated in the winter turfgrass research for each of the four years it has been established. […]
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Good Morning, Last weekend I started to experience some extreme pain in my left ankle. I had surgery on this left toe in early October. On Monday I went to the Emergency Department at the hospital and discovered I had an infection present. I spent the week trying to figure out how to get everything […]
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The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week the 2024 golf season came to an end. We had a dozen or so golfers out playing one last time on Sunday, November 24. It was a pretty nice day to play golf considering it is the end of November. On Monday we removed the flagsticks and cups […]
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Good Morning, This past week we were able to complete the winterization of the irrigation system. On Monday we used a 250 CFM air compressor to blow out the irrigation lines. We start blowing out the main lines of the irrigation first then go through each individual station to remove all the water from the […]
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The golf course maintenance staff has been working on quite a few projects as we near the close of the 2024 golf season. Here is a list of some of those items: This should cover the majority of the main topics at the golf course. It has been a very busy golf season even though […]
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The Muni Update Good Morning, Staff have been very busy working on the irrigation system the past several weeks. The majority of the repairs have been on the lateral line side of the valve and also cleaning out diaphragms. The most obvious sign of leaking lateral lines is a saturated valve box and green grass […]