Just a note to get the Club started on its 2009 way! We have a new slate of members to help guide our club through another successful golfing season in 2009. The road has been well-paved by the boards that have volunteered to take on this job before us. They have done such an excellent job that it should make this board's work much easier. Many of those past board members are serving on this year's board and have always been willing to show the newer members "how it's done", so we're looking forward to a great year!

To get to meet with other members on a social basis I'd recommend that you sign up with Frank Frankhauser (the Social Chairman) for our Club's Valentine Day Dinner Dance. It's a great get-together, wonderful food (the steaks are as big as a roast!), excellent bar and a superb music combo! If you wish, your foursome can sign up together and Frank will put your entire foursome at the same table.

We plan to stick pretty much with our usual "tried and true" formula but there is one adjustment that should be mentioned. As you probably know, when a holiday falls on a Monday we have automatically shifted that Monday game to the following Thursday. The course contacted us a month or so ago and advised us that they wouldn't be able to give us that Thursday spot this year and that when a holiday falls on a Monday this year (there are only 4 such occurrences this year) we would automatically be moved to Wednesday. After some negotiations we agreed that on the first two Mondays that are holidays our normal "Monday group" will be moved to Wednesday and our usual Wednesday group will play at our usual 0730 time on Thursday. On the last two Mondays that are holidays there will be no "Club event" on Thursday. To spell it out for you, on Jan. 19th, Monday, M. L. King holiday, of course, there is no game. That game will be moved to Weds., Jan. 21st. The game for the smaller group, that usually plays on Weds., will be moved to Thurs., Jan. 22nd. The same routine will occur on President's Day, Feb. 16th. But for both Memorial Day week, in May, and Labor Day week, in Sept., there will only be one Club game, on Weds., in each of those weeks. With those four exceptions our Monday - Wednesday routine remains as it has been.

One last little note. We should all "talk up" our club to our friends and relatives if we want it to continue on in the healthy fashion that it has. In looking at the year-end number of rounds that we've played, from a high of 6,100 in 2003, we have slipped year by year to a total of about 4,700 in 2008. We should all make an effort to interest more of our senior, golfing friends to join us!

Here's to a "rewarding" golfing year for you and a Happy & Healthy 2009!!

Sid Cantwell

President