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Sunday, December 31, 2017

LAST DAY OF 2017

What a year it has been. Not that I am "thankful" for the tornado, but what followed the destruction of May 16, showed how much Elk City loves Elk City, and how much members love their golf course and their country club. We're living in the right place.
You think a tornado is going to keep
friends from gathering to share
a good time? Not in Elk City!

After the tornado, we missed a few tournaments, as we were still recovering, but in general, we tried our best to do business as "usual", including a club championship that crowned a new champion in young Logan Gore who beat the strongest field in years, including four-time champion Joby Gray.

Get me in the picture!
It was truly amazing that just 15 days after the tornado, we were able to host the annual Oil & Gas tournament in its 49th year without interruption. None of this would have happened without the help and support of so many members.

Debbie Smoot, a member of Elk City Golf & Country Club, and head of the Oil & Gas Tournament Committee said, "I never had a
doubt that the efforts of our fellow members would be fruitless. There was no way we would cancel or postpone". She was right. And, with all that, it not only helped our golfers, members or not, realize that golf would continue to be a part of our daily activities, as the golf course itself, even with 250 trees less, was still there, in very nice shape, waiting to challenge our personal best, but also gave everyone some hope and optimism.

Not the background they
would have planned for!
Missing a couple of tournaments was understandable, as was missing all of the scheduled parties we had in our schedule. On top of the list were a couple of parties that I was truly looking forward to: a 50th Wedding Anniversary (how rare is that!) and the only wedding reception we had in the schedule thus far... Aaron Kauk and the future Kara Kauk, who after their wedding agreed to pose for a picture in front of the (destroyed) clubhouse that would have hosted their reception.

L-R Kinsley Hall (Runner-Up) and
Ann Cowan (Women's Champion)
The last few months have been busy in many ways: dealing with insurance, dealing with plans to re-open and to rebuild an efficient clubhouse, and of course, dealing with daily operations, which, even without a clubhouse, must be taken care of.

Loga Gore... closed with a
flawless 64, never missing
a green!
Even with the help of so many members, something that was not short of amazing and something we are all so grateful for, our recovery has not been without controversy and differences of opinions (understandably, it would be difficult to have over 200 people agree on the same exact idea), but thankfully, it has all been civil and the process will continue and I am looking forward to the rebuilding of our clubhouse.

The last "News Maker of the Year": Rick Rex with his Hole in One on #7 on December 16.

Though we can all "start" something any time of the year, I am no different than all of you in the sense that a new year brings a "start" and we all try to make plans or have a "wish list" for the new year. Here are my top three things that I want for 2018...
I still remember doing this with my
daughters!

  1. Go to church and read my Bible more often. There is no question that both are a source of wisdom and inspiration.
  2. Visit and talk to family more often.
  3. Play more golf, starting with our youth (I truly miss the good times with them!). This year I played the least I have ever played -and my game shows it.

Leading byu example: Paols & Jeff
always make time to visit family.
Of course that there are other things that I wish to do, but for now, I'll stick to those that I know I can do for sure.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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