Gentlemen:

Member/Guest Tournament:

By now you should all know that the OTMGC Board has voted to cancell the 2007 Member/Guest Tournament.  This was a difficult decision but one that was determined to be in the best interests of all concerned.  Joe has recently e-mailed most member to explain the reasoning so I do not need to duplicate that effort.

A number of our membership had put in significant time and effort in preparation for the M/G.  That includes, but is not necessarily limited to, all members of the board of directors, John Mihelich, Gene Thurman, Bruce Lockway, Duane Gore, and Gary Morton.  We thank them for their time, energy, and willingness to put themselves forward in behalf of you Club.

Fund Raiser:

We will soon have flyers posted around to emphasize the two events which will be held on the M/G dates.  Guests will be welcome to participate but must have an established handicap.  There will be a skins game that Friday and a Pinehurst on Saturday.

If you observed the Treasurer's report you will note that we had a successful two day fund raiser, in the form of our annual pancake breakfast, on the 4th of July weekend.  We again want to thank Dick Taylor and Jim Ingersol for doing an excellent job.  We again had great support from volunteers of both the Men's and Women's Golf Clubs.  This event could not beheld  without such support.

Projects:

We are behind schedule with the develaopment of the "short game practice area" located south of the driving range.  This is in part due to weather but also because the weed killing spray has not been applied.  Most of you may know that Mike Greer was in a serious auto accident with injuries.  The result, as it effects our project, was that the doctors restricted him from operating the machinry required for spraying and he is the only person licensed to use that equipment.  However, Mike is now arranging to have the area sprayed without use of the motorized equipment.  About ten days after the spray is applied we will begin completing the grading work.  We now have access to an adequate amount of dirt to allow contouring the area for water flow control and diversity in "lies" from which to  practice hitting.  

We express our appreciation to Bob Nessa for bringing his equipment on site and mowing the area better than a month ago.

Hope to see you on the course.

Submitted by,

Gil Crook

Pres., OTMGC