Dacey Community Fields

[Anthony Maressa]

I agree with the weeknight working, as I don't think I'll be able to make it out this coming weekend.

[Jay Melllo]

Any opinion on work for this weekend? Saturday or Sunday? We'll work whichever day people are free.

Grip it and rip it.

[Anthony Maressa]

Maybe saturday I could, but don't plan around me. I know Friday evenings aren't exactly the best but I might be able to get out early (like 3) on Friday and help out until dark.

[Jay Melllo]

I'm heading to Dacey after work tomorrow. Planning to be there for 5. Come down and bring a friend for some week night clearing fun.

Saturday will be the work day this weekend. 9am start time. Bring 3 friends for this one.

[Anthony Maressa]

Nice. I'll try to be there for half a day. make NJE come!! And fix the Billy goat

[Jay Melllo]

Hole 3 fairway cutting is done thanks to some help from one Mr. Kovo. Now who's showing up Saturday?

[Anthony Maressa]

Me at 10 AM hopefully for 4 to 5 hours.

[Jay Melllo]

See everyone at 10!

[Jay Melllo]

Work yesterday was a grind, but the progress was excellent. Hole 3 is essentially good to go. Hole 2 needs a lot of clearing and limbing. One nasty brush area left too. Thanks to Matt, Louis, Tony and Ryan for the hard work. Still on pace for 6 baskets by June if we keep this up.

Looks looks like Saturday next weekend...

[Jay Melllo]

Busy weekend with Mothers Day. Short work party from 7-10 on Saturday. If anyone has experience with brush mower maintenance, I could use your know how.

Still working for 6 baskets by the first weekend in June. Come help make it happen.

[Jay Melllo]

The brothers Willey, Louis, and Greg took care of the hole 5 green on Saturday AM. Damn was that thing thick. Looks great now. Thanks for the hard work. Got the brush mower going again too. All better now (kind of).

Impromptu work party this evening. Two men and 3 hours later, hole 4 is 90% ready to go. Just have to clear the brush piles.

I'd like to say thanks to Tony for really stepping up and contributing a lot. He's been around almost every week since we've started and we'd definitely be way further back if it wasn't for him.

There is a good amount of brush clearing that needs to be done on 2, 4, and 18. If anyone has free time to help get our fairways clear this weekend it would be huge. More info on exact time and date later in the week. If we keep working at this rate I'll be pouring concrete on Memorial Day.

We're still on track for a 6 hole loop with baskets by the first weekend in June, but we need everyone's continued support to do it. This place will be great when it's done. Let's get it there.

[Anthony Maressa]

No problem. Like I said I'd like to help out as much as I can now while I have free time. Plus the hardest thing is getting started, after that its rolling with the momentum. Any plans for Thursday?

[Jay Melllo]

There will be a work party this weekend on Saturday morning from 7:00 - 11:30AM. The hole 1 tee extension and hole 2 fairway both need to be cleared out. In my absence, Brett Willey will be at Dacey this weekend to provide guidance as to what needs to be done.

On Memorial Day weekend we wil make the final push to complete holes 1-5 & 18. We will be working part of Saturday, Sunday and Monday that weekend, with basket foundations being poured on Monday.

Please come out and give us a hand. Two more weekends of hard work and we will be rewarded with 6 playable holes.

[Jay Melllo]

Only a two man crew this past weekend, but the hole 1 extension was cleared and hole 2 looks a hell of a lot better. Thanks for the hard work guys.

I'll be at Dacey around 5 tomorrow. If you can make it, feel free to come check out the course.

We'll be working all 3 days this coming weekend. Come down and give us a hand.

[Jay Melllo]

Big effort this weekend at Dacey. Work parties are scheduled for Saturday (7-12), Sunday (7-4), and Monday (7-12). Plenty to do to get 1-5 ready for baskets.  An Eagle Scout Project will also be underway clearing hole  10. Play through of 1-5 on Monday with a portable basket if we make enough progress. Still looks like we'll begin setting baskets Monday. Come out and help make it happen. 

[Anthony Maressa]

I might be able to do Monday, got a busy weekend. If not, then sometime next week if your doing a weeknight event.

[Jay Melllo]

Great work so far this weekend. Craig's project has gone great and the work parties got a lot done. We're going to start at 9:30 tomorrow and go until about 1:30. See you at Dacey.

Pictures to follow after work tomorrow...

[Jay Melllo]

Working down at Dacey tomorrow night starting around 5:30. Swing by for some after work course construction.

[Jay Melllo]

Big weekend last weekend at Dacey. Thanks to Matt, Greg, Pete, and Louis for the hard work. Serious work done to make hole 2 a reality (its finally playable!!!). Craig's Eagle Project went great as well. He planned to clear hole 10 and damn did he do a good job. Probably nicest hole on the course right now.

Worked for a few hours with Brett and Tony Wednesday night. Thanks for helping get the hole 6 fairway started guys. Pete also stopped by and installed some temporary bucket baskets.

Here's how things stand right now:

Hole 1: Bucket basket installed, needs touch up weedwacking

Hole 2: Bucket basket installed, needs remaining brush cleared and wood piles moved

Hole 3: Bucket basket installed, needs touch up weedwacking

Hole 4: Needs wood piles chipped, posion ivy sprayed, some additional brush clearing, and some fairway extension work near the tee

Hole 5: Bucket basket installed, needs remaining trash pile moved, and touch up weedwacking

Hole 6: Fairway under construction, bucket basket installed

Hole 10: Bucket basket installed, Needs some additonal fairway clearing near pin

Hole 18: Needs additional fairway clearing, brush removal, and wood piles chipped

With the bad weather forecasted for this weekend we are not working on Saturday. Sunday is still up in the air. Update on potential work Sunday tomorrow evening.

[Anthony Maressa]

I'll work in showery weather I don't care! Chainsaw chains will be sharpened tomorrow, hopefully in the morning.

[Jay Melllo]

Work party tomorrow at 10. Come help out.

[Jay Melllo]

Despite the rain, more work by Craig and the boy scouts on hole 10 on Saturday. Looks excellent.

Tony and I worked yesterday afternoon and finished cutting out the hole 6 & 7 fairways. At this point we have 9 of 18 fairways opened up.

Some simple "next hole" signs were put up and access paths for holes 4, 6, and 7 were cut. Bucket baskets are in place on holes 1-6 & 10 as well.

We're going to take some time this week to better define the tee areas and put up some simple hole maps. Work this weekend will be on Saturday.

[Anthony Maressa]

and drag brush off fairways, maybe some weedwacking and billygoating, move the trash pile

[Jay Melllo]

Clearing the hole 8 fairway tomorrow night starting around 4:30. Come play the buckets and help put a new hole in.

[Anthony Maressa]

10 holes cut!

[Jay Melllo]

Tony, Mark, and I cut hole 8 on Wednesday night. Nice big uphill shot. Hole 10 is now hole 9. As of Wednesday night, 10 fairways have been put in.

Work tomorrow from 7am to 1pm. Going to be getting holes 6-8 all prettied up. Come give us a hand.

[Jay Melllo]

El duderino and I took sometime Saturday morning and cleared off hole 8. Just like hole 9 (formally hole 10) except uphill. Extended hole 6 about 60ft as well.

I met with another scout named Austin who will be completing an eagle project at Dacey. He is planning to clear two fairways!

Played 1-3, 5, 6, 8, & 9 with temporary baskets. Lots of variety and tons of fun.

We'll be working tomrrow night from 4 - 8:30 clearning downed trees from holes 6 and 7. I'd like to have both clear for the weekend. If you've helped before you'll be impressed with the progress we've made. If you've never been down there you'll be surprised by what Dacey has to offer. Either, come give us a hand.

[Anthony Maressa]

8 looks awesome, I think we'll have all the fairways cleared before we know it

[Jay Melllo]

There is something big happening this weekeend at Dacey...

Can you say baskets? Who likes baskets? I do I do!!

We're planning to set baskets on 1-3, 5-9 and 17 this weekend. There is still a lot to do to bring these holes up to speed though. I will be working at Dacey every night this week to get 6,7, 17, and the redesigned hole 1 (now with water hazard) cleared for the weekend. I need as much help as I can get both this week and Saturday/Sunday to make this happen.

Work will start around 5:00PM Tuesday-Friday and 7:30AM on Saturday and Sunday. Come give us a hand. Tony and I can't build this place all by ourselves.

[Anthony Maressa]

Any hands are useful! Even to drag brush!