I was contacted recently by a gentleman who grew up playing golf on our course. He was interested in playing around with a few flyovers with is drone. Here’s a look at number two. I told him that I’d be dumb to say no. Here’s the footage he took. His company is A Solutions out […]
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If you’re looking to fulfill your New Year’s Resolutions, look no further! Toad Valley is now hosting Blue Lotus Yoga instruction. Here is the class schedule. Tuesday 6-7 pm – All Levels Wednesday 9-10 am – All Levels Thursday 6-7 pm – Basics Friday 9-10 am – All Levels 10:15-11 am – Gentle Basics – Designed for those new to […]
Please tell me I’m not the only one. I had countless printer problems today. As in, I finally kicked the printer (literally). Although kicking the printer solved the problem that it wouldn’t close, it did cause a small piece of it to fall off rendering the printer completely useless. Sometimes, I fantasize pushing the entire […]
Theresa and I recently attended the NGCOA (National Golf Course Owners) Annual Conference in San Antonio. Part of the conference includes attending the Golf Industry Show which has loads of anything related to golf. I like attending this show because unlike the Iowa State Fair, there are no hot tub vendors and they don’t pull […]
A few weeks ago, I made my annual pilgrimage to the NGCOA (National Golf Course Owner’s Association) Conference. It’s a great way to network with fellow golf course owners to get their opinions and trade secrets about what they are doing to help grow the game of golf. In previous years, I was able to […]
Part of the fun of living in our community is that feels like a small town. Except. It isn’t. Most small towns don’t have amusement parks and Bass Pro shops. My dad grew up in Altoona. His childhood home still stands along with the first pool in the city of Altoona which happened to be […]
On Saturdays, it isn’t uncommon for us to work more than fifteen hours. We have nicknamed these days Super Saturdays because that makes them seem more fun. (Yeah. Right.) It isn’t as bad as it sounds. I don’t sit at a desk for fifteen hours. The job is constantly changing and evolving as the day […]
We like to lease our golf cars. They are something that we turn over frequently because, let’s face it, golfers are pretty hard on carts. I won’t go into details, but let’s just say golfers definitely don’t treat the carts like their own. Typically, we trade out our carts about every five years. A variety […]
When you grow up in your family’s business, it feels more like home than an actual business. It’s a hard feeling to describe. There’s just a familiarity about it. Every once and awhile, we’ll do something that seems pretty upscale. It’s something you’d find at a big corporation and I feel like we’re a real […]
For the last couple of days, I’ve been sharing all of my golfing adventures with you while I attended the National Golf Course Owner Association’s (NGCOA) annual conference. Here’s the golf course tour of Shingle Creek and here’s a view of the Golf Industry Show just in case you missed it. I must admit. […]