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Healthy greens, twisted course still recovering
By ERIC VICCARO
Several years ago, the former Top O’ The Lake Country Club was in rough shape.
The facility went through a couple of ownership changes, and it was ravaged by a tornado on May 15, 2013.
However, and for the good of the community, golf has survived – and now thrives under the new name of Twisted Oaks Golf Club.
The club opened its redesigned nine-hole layout in late May, and the golfing experience is more pleasurable.
“It’s been a lot of work, and everyone has been involved,” said superintendent Chad Thummel, who was hired last year and graduated from the prestigious golf course management program at Kansas State University.
Thummel said the greens had issues with fertility.
“The rains we’ve had the past two years have helped,” he said. “The greens are coming in and they are showing more maturity.”
To help combat keeping greens healthy in the future, the course now uses Bermuda grass – which Thummel said needs both sun and heat.
Read the full feature in the mid-week News.
Pictured, a player in the scramble makes a shot at Twisted Oaks Golf Course. (Photo by Eric Viccaro)
Bubble painting and baking soda painting will be on tap for the 10 a.m. June 10 summer reading program this week.
It is open to children ages 0-12 and these free programs will be at the Bowie Community Center at 10 a.m. every Tuesday in June and July excluding July 1. Children will be given a reading log to bring with them to each program. Each child also receives a book at the end of the series.
Texoma’s Homepage reported former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall was arrested in Sulphur Springs after her appeal bond was revoked. Click on the above link to read the story.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 10 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the city manager’s report on meetings with the engineers on the Rock and Pillar Street repairs, budget preparation and substation transformer work.
In new business there will be resolution for allocating funds for a park enhancement project from 4B funds to build pickleball courts in Pelham Park. A pair of planning and zoning recommendations for a replat will be reviewed. Public comments conclude the agenda.
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