Disc Fanatics of Kansas   July 10, 2013 at 7:11am

Fairmont Course Expansion Update - July 9, 2013.

Remember this day in history!

Thanks to the continued hard work and dedication of your Manhattan area club, Disc Fanatics of Kansas, THE INNOVA DISC GOLF EQUIPMENT WAS ORDERED TODAY for the Fairmont Course Expansion project.

The Innova equipment order consisted of the following:
10 Innova Discatcher Pro Permanent baskets, complete with 10 ground sleeves.
16 additional ground sleeves for alternate pin placements throughout the entire course.
(That means there will be 34 playable pin placements, plus one practice basket near the new main sign).

Also taking place today, Riley County Parks staff worked on the following:
Some additional spraying of poison ivy in the expansion area, with a special focus on fairways #2 & #6.
Cutting of the standing trees we marked (months ago) on #2 & #6. Many of these were dead & dangerous "leaners".
Cutting of the downed trees, aka logs, laying in fairways #2 & #6. Many of these will be used to define fairway boundaries & trail edges.

The Innova equipment will be here before we know it. Stay tuned for more details about pending club workdays to get the new course equipment installed. At this point, it is looking like those workdays will be on some of the following days: July 27th & 28th, and/or Aug. 3rd & 4th.

Yes, there will be other equipment installed as part of this project. However, the focus of this News is on the baskets.


Sincerely,
Rick Petrie

p.s. Feel free to post any questions you may have.

William Mitchell   July 9, 2013 at 11:42pm

That's great news!!!! Definitely keep us posted Rick. Especially on work days. I would love to help out as much as I can. Congratulations to DFOK! Is there a date on tee pads?!

Rick Petrie   July 10, 2013 at 12:40am

I think congrats are in order. Be sure to high five the next DFOK member you see.

Rick Petrie   July 10, 2013 at 1:01am

Regarding the Tee Pads, I do not have a date. All I know is that Riley County Parks agreed to pay for them and get them installed. Last I heard, the Parks staff is waiting on their Public Works concrete guys (bridge maintenance staff) to fit it into their schedule.