Bill Bertera wrote:I'll try to get there either later on Saturday or earlier on Sunday. I can be on Weed-Wacking duty, should I bring my own extra gas, or does someone bring a big tank for the chainsaws I could poach?
Bill,
The weedwacking is really just clearing a path up the center of the fairway through the low brush - mainly low ground blueberries or some other type of berry bush. It comes towards the end of finishing holes, so your timing either way is good. Think heavy duty, though. It's not grass that is being trimmed.
Ruthless Pragmatism. Team Lefty Team Devens NEFA #1157, PDGA #42074
Bill Bertera wrote:I'll try to get there either later on Saturday or earlier on Sunday. I can be on Weed-Wacking duty, should I bring my own extra gas, or does someone bring a big tank for the chainsaws I could poach?
Bill,
The weedwacking is really just clearing a path up the center of the fairway through the low brush - mainly low ground blueberries or some other type of berry bush. It comes towards the end of finishing holes, so your timing either way is good. Think heavy duty, though. It's not grass that is being trimmed.
Have holes 1-4 been done yet? I can start on those when I show up, and work my way to the new holes. I can clear the path more too, I seem to remember some saplings. Its pretty heavy duty, should be able to wack through decent sized brush.
I got about halfway up hole 6's fairway before the head on Bill's weedwacker started coming loose. Still lots to do up there but I got a pretty good jump on it.
Pete Nevius wrote:I got about halfway up hole 6's fairway before the head on Bill's weedwacker started coming loose. Still lots to do up there but I got a pretty good jump on it.
oh yah, I forgot to tell you how to tighten that, and leave you the wrench...
That's cool by me, I just want to help out, I love Devens, plus this is the closest I will ever get to getting my name engraved on anything . Jimbo, tell me what you want to do and I'll paypal whoever is collecting.
I'd be a lot better if those trees didn't get in the way.
Ok Devens, another work weekend is before us. If we get done what we plan to do, we could see baskets in the ground real real soon. So clear your calendars and get rid of those well-worn excuses and come on out. Here is the plan:
Saturday – finish cutting in fairways on last 3½ fairways. The usual chainsaw people will be there (right?). Everyone else, work gloves and help clear debris off the fairways. We will meet at 9am to start. If you come later and want to meet us, early on you can follow the road below the current course hole 9. Later morning onward take the road left past current hole 6 and look to the left or downhill from hole 7 basket/8 tee.
We will also be clearing smaller brush areas on already cut holes after we finish clearing the new holes.
Sunday – Vic is arranging to bring in a wood chipper to process the woodpiles. Meet at 9 am to start. We need people to bring wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes to move woodchips to the pin areas. If you have these supplies, but need a way to get them to the course, please post and I hope those with pickup trucks can swing by. If we get done with piles on the new course, we may be able to chip on the current course to add woodchips below a number of worn basket areas (1,18, 10 would be great). This could really help out the current course so try to get out to help.
We will also be setting the new basket sleeves in the ground for the existing holes.
We also need some clearing of the high tree ceiling on hole 7. If anyone can climb and cut branches, we need you now. This work requires about 10 limbs that are too high for a pole saw to come down. Someone experienced is needed.
The weather is looking like it is going to cooperate. Look forward to seeing a lot of people this weekend. It may be the last large-scale work effort before this course is playable.
Ruthless Pragmatism. Team Lefty Team Devens NEFA #1157, PDGA #42074
We need to change the title of this thread to The Hill and The General because Devens now has two separate 18 hole courses on Shepleys Hill. The Hill remains the same. The General is a new 18 hole layout adjacent to The Hill and is now open for play. Thank you to all the volunteers that made this possible in such a short time. More details to follow or find details on the Devens Blog( http://devensdg.blogspot.com/ ) or Facebook page.
The General is in Red. The Hill is in Green. Path to The General hole 1 is the red dotted line and starts to the right of The Hill hole 4.
Ruthless Pragmatism. Team Lefty Team Devens NEFA #1157, PDGA #42074
read the first post of this thread....2005 devens was trying to get the hill a DG course...fast forward just 8 years and now there is 2...great job Devens past and present warriors
Just finished my first round out on the General. Josh St. Denis and I tied John Buon and Aaron with 59s, playing doubles. Amazing what can get done in just 2 months with a dedicated crew. Plays pretty damn well even with the roughed in tee boxes. Thanks to everyone who put in the time and effort to get this thing in. Looking forward to seeing what I can do playing singles on Sunday!
Ken Gary wrote:Rob, I did these in Powerpoint. They are just our temporary signs.
Well, they still look pretty good, and the price is right. I'll have to mess around with powerpoint and see if I can do something for Otter. Are you going to have them laminated?
I'd be a lot better if those trees didn't get in the way.
They are laminated and mounted on plastic corrugated board (like the roadside political signs). I hope they stand up to the weather for a few months. If you like them, I bought plenty of the plastic corrugated, so you can definitely have some.
Ruthless Pragmatism. Team Lefty Team Devens NEFA #1157, PDGA #42074
. Jimbo, tell me what you want to do and I'll paypal whoever is collecting.
