UPDATE: New "Tent"

The new "tent" / pavillion is almost complete now.  Only a few minor details remain.  This will allow us to stop using the yellow and white tent for our tournament half-way house.  Having the new structure located off of the drive area will also provide room for visiting carts to park out of the main driveway when they stop to grab a bite.

Thanks to member Sam Willcut who donated his labor to construct this nice addition.

New "Tent"

Take a good last look at the yellow and white tent that we've used for a halfway house the past several years.  The canvas is starting to rot and storms have not been kind to the metal framework, so this week we started construction on a new, permanent "tent".  The "tent" will have it's own concrete floor with partial walls on the front and back, plus a nice roof.  It will not be a full-on building with running water, stove, etc., but more a permanent "tent" to hold our grills and coolers.  Expect a front counter, probably poured concrete, and not a lot of fanciness. 

You'll notice that the slab and building will be off of the driveway.  This will allow cart traffic to park in the area that was occupied by the tent, leaving more room for vehicle traffic in the drive.

RAIN!!!

Woohoo!  After teasing us and going all around us the last few days we finally got about 1/2" of rain overnight.  This will not make up for the extreme heat and drought we've had for the past month but it is a good start!

UPDATE 7/12/12:  Alex reported at our Green Committee meeting last night that we have now had 1.6" of rain since the end of April.

Fireworks!

As of Monday afternoon, July 2, 2012 we are still planning to have our July 4th Fireworks Display as usual.  Mid-County Fire allowed Kinderhook to have theirs on Saturday night, so we should fall under similar conditions (irrigation system available; controlled area; etc.)