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By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post<\/p>\n
Work continues at the former Stone Ridge Golf Course on the
\nnortheast edge of Great Bend. Many in the public have been curious about the
\nprogress being made at the course, but Great Bend Rec Enrichment and Activity
\nCenter Director Garet Fitzpatrick asks the public to stay on the roads when
\ntaking a peek.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a work zone,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are ditches being dug
\nfor drainage. There are holes being built for the sprinkler system, for irrigation,
\nor whatever. Please stay off the golf course. You don\u2019t know where a hole is
\ngoing to be. You don\u2019t what you may be damaging that we\u2019re working on right
\nnow.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first employee at the golf course started on Monday.
\nEthan Swartzman has been the head golf course superintendent at the Salina
\nMunicipal Golf Course for approximately five years. He has also spent time at the
\nSmoky Hill Country Club in Hays, as well as at courses in Dodge City and in other
\nstates.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick said while work continues to clean up greens and
\nfairways, and bunkers are currently being built, the push for donations also
\ncontinues.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more money we can raise, the more we can do with the
\nmoney on the golf course and make some improvements we\u2019d really like to do,\u201d he
\nsaid. \u201cIt comes to a point where the budget is what we have to watch out for.
\nThe more money we can raise, the more features we can put in to do things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sprinkler-system installation at the course is expected to
\nbegin at the end of September and into October. If all goes well, the full
\nsystem will be completed by February 2027. New turf will be installed after the
\nirrigation system is installed. <\/p>\n
Anyone interested in donating to the renovation is
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