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August 2012

A Tradition Since 1903


Welcome to the Club!

It is our pleasure to welcome the Hess Family to the Club. Ken Hess first appeared here when son, Eli, decided to participate in the Kids Klub Golf Program this June. Both Ken and Ceann decided to become members and play a lot of golf since so many golf balls end up in their front yard. Guess that makes sense, because the Hess live across the street in between holes 7 & 8. Ken says he has lived here FOREVER and is a retired Hannibal Police Officer. Wife, Ceann, originally hails from Unionville and currently is a Social Worker Supervisor for the Childrens Division. Their hobbies include photography, swimming, boating at Thunderhead, and tailgating at Missou games. Glad to have you here!

Congrats to our 2012 Club Champions!


2012 Club Champion - Dominic Whiston with a score of 148. Mens A Flight Champion - Jim Harris Mens B Flight Champion - Dan Nelson Mens C Flight Champion - Jeff Bross 2012 Ladies Champion - Doris Nichols with a score of 179 Ladies Net Champion - Debi Wooten

Ladies Day Luncheon


Wednesday, August 15 at Noon

TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ITS BACK!


The sauce has been revised slightly and the members have been impressed.

Were celebrating the hot days of summer with a lighter, lady luncheon. Jan Schanbacher, Rosie Raible and Dolly Athman have chosen to serve a beautiful ripe tomato from the Meyers Garden stuffed with chicken salad. Along side this sunshine split tomato will be haricot vert green beans, crusty bread with dipping oil and lemon pie to finish. The hostesses are looking for this function to be the largest of the year so please call soon with your reservations.

$12 Ribs Basket

Great for Dine In or Take-Out!

F the President rom

The golfers and everyone else who normally admire our golf course do not need to be told that we are again experiencing problems with the fairways. The extraordinary heat and drought that we have experienced for several weeks have been a factor in this. Larry and Henry have for weeks been working long hours seven days a week to compensate for the extreme conditions. Our water bills reflect the tremendous amount of water applied. Despite this, deterioration of the fairways started some weeks ago. The Greens and Grounds committee have been working with Larry since the first indication of the problem to identify and control the cause of it. Regular core samples are taken to determine moisture levels. Soil temperatures are being taken to determine if temperatures are being reached which can damage roots. Additional water was used at times to limit soil temperature. When problems were first noted contact was made with the University Extension Service to obtain assistance in addressing our problems. This has been a slow and frustrating process which finally culminated in the arrival this past Friday of a knowledgeable turf specialist. He came equipped with microscopes and I believe the experience gave us credible assistance. He identified three sources of our problem; heat stress, leaf spot melting out disease, and Pythium blight. The chemicals we were using were somewhat effective against these diseases but not the best in his opinion. We will switch to his recommendations to prevent further deterioration this year and to better maintain the course in the future. We are seriously investigating converting our fairways to Zoysia grass. Some of the benefits of Zoysia grass are: Heat tolerance Requires approximately one half the water as does blue grass Requires less chemicals Requires less frequent mowing You can see that the various volunteer patches of Zoysia grass around the course are thriving whether they are covered by the sprinklers or not. The Zoysia plugs we inserted in the middle of #4 fairway last spring are doing fine with everything around them dead. A complete conversion to Zoysia grass will probably be cost prohibitive. It is more likely we will convert one or two fairways at a time. We will communicate our recommendation when we have identified the best course within our budget. Anything we would do with Zoysia grass would not be done until next spring at the earliest. We will be seeding this fall with a bluegrass variety more resistant to the diseases identified. ~ Mike Mechlin

Mark Your Calendar


Aug 11 Pairs & Spares Yellow Ball at 1 pm Entertainer Chuck Munson performs at dinner Aug 12 Mens Golf Pick-A-Partner at 9 am with breakfast Aug 15 Shores Pool Party for 20 at 6 pm Aug 18 Ladies Golf 2 person Scramble at 9 am Aug 26 Pairs & Spares Battle of the Sexes at 1 pm Steak or Hotdog Cook-Out to follow Aug 31 Calcutta Auction at 7 pm Sept 1 Ladies Bombay - Lunch Included Sept 2 & 3 Mens Bombay Sept 3 Labor Day - Last Day for the Pool Sept 4 Club Closed Sept 8 Wedding for 300 Sept 15 Wedding for 150 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mike Mechlin, President Ralph Shaw, Vice President Andrea Scott, Secretary/Treasurer Dolly Athman Buddy Tarleton Warren Barrett Jim Harris Jim Behrens Joel Booth Jeff Bross Sally Poole Steve Carroll Mac Fisher COMMITTEE CHAIRS Pairs & Spares: Dan and Rita Nelson Entertainment/Membership: Robyn Williamson Greens & Grounds: Buddy Tarleton & Ralph Shaw House & Property: Bruce Athman & Bob Chriscinske Ladies Golf: Doris Nichols, Janice Shaw, Vicki James Mens Golf/Stag: Warren Barrett Finance: Mac Fisher Press Liaison: Mary Bailey Marketing: Sally Poole Pool Liasons: Lisa & Kristin Shores Pool Manager: Greg Asmussen Hospitality: Joel Booth Entertainment: Darlene Oliva, Megan Liter, Lana Link Club House Manager April Kent 573.248.1123 clubmanager@hannibalcountryclub.com PGA Class A Golf Professional Jeffrey Kent 573.221.0629 golfpro@hannibalcountryclub.com Course Superintendent Larry Naggatz 573.221.5202

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