The Golden Star Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Star SPORTS
Dolphins flourish at meet
Pictured are swimmers from the Golden Dolphin Swim Club who won aggregate medals at the Revelstoke swim meet held on July 14 and 15. From left to right they are Meghan Oslund – Bronze Medal Div. 2, Zara Johnson – Gold Medal Div. 4, Josh Hiraoka – Bronze Medal Div. 5, Lochlan Noble – Gold Medal Div. 7 and Ben Arlt – Silver Medal Div. 7. Photo submitted
Golden District Rod and Gun start work on a new skeet range Darryl Crane editor@thegoldenstar.net The Golden District Rod and Gun Club has started work on a project that it feels will have a positive benefit for the entire area. John Stewart, President of the Golden District Rod and Gun Club, shared the news of the beginning of the proposed project. “We are pleased to announce we have started breaking ground on the new skeet range on the Rod and Gun Club property,” he said. The idea has been in the works for almost two years and the club has recently received a grant through Columbia Basin Trust. “We are truly grateful. We cannot thank them enough because without them we could not have started this project,” Stewart said. He added he felt the project was not only a benefit for the club, but also for the community as well. “We hope it will bring people from outside the area to shoot at the new facility and within the next year there will be more clay pigeon facilities as
well so we can have registered competitions here. This will attract hopefully between 60-100 people, which will be good for the club and the people in Golden,” he said. “Golden will benefit over time. By doing this and making more facilities for a new sport, we are hoping to attract more people who will come out and enjoy.” Stewart, who has only been president of the club since February, said it has been a busy time for the club. He explained that the beginning clearing of the range should only take a few weeks, and then the club will have to get into the area for a final clean up. Then marking of the range will begin. “Hopefully, if we can get a little more money and sponsors, we will get the houses built and we will be completed and running as soon as we can,” Stewart said. The club is open to new members or people who would like to help in some way with the project. Anyone interested in learning more can go to www.goldenrodandgunclub.ca.
President of the Golden District Rod and Gun Club, John Stewart, stands in front of a path created by an excavator (in the background) which is clearing land for a new skeet range being developed on the Rod and Gun Club property. This is the first stage of upgrades happening at the facility which was partially made possible by funding from the Columbia Basin Trust. Darryl Crane/ Star Photo
Columbia Basin Trust grant gives a hole-in-one to the Golden Golf Club Patrick Chury General Manager Golden Golf Club The Golden Golf Club gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Columbia Basin Trust which supports efforts by the people of the Basin to deliver social, economic
and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. CBT was instrumental in the Golden Golf Club’s purchase of a deep aerator in July of this year. Without CBT support, the Club would continue to hire a contractor to perform a deep tine aeration of our greens. The Club can now
conduct this important maintenance practice on its own thereby reducing the annualized cost to improve the overall condition and capacity of our greens to withstand the pressures from extreme weather conditions throughout the fourseasons. The mission of the Golden Golf Club is to
provide a valued golf experience in harmony with nature. For more information on the CBT support of the Golden Golf Club or of the deep aerator purchased, please contact Patrick Chury, General Manager, Golden Golf Club at 250.344.3646.