The Tee Times

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Winter 2011

Holiday Wishes to everyone!

We hope everyone enjoyed theirgolf season and we thank all ofyou for making The Dunes a partof your year.

We would also like to thank ourstaff for their dedication.

Enjoy your Christmas season, welook forward to walking the fair-way with you again in 2012.

– Rob Neil

President’s Message

Pro Shop HoursMonday - Friday: 8 am - 5 pmSaturdays:Dec 3-10-17: 11am - 3 pm

40% Off ProShop Clothing20% Off ALLGolf ShoesGift Cards and Green Feepasses make great Christmasgifts for the golfer on your list!

Book us:• Tournaments• Banquets• Corporate Functions• Meetings & Seminars• Christmas Parties (dates still

available for 2011. Call NOW!

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Another Season has come to a quiet,frost delayed end. I would like to thankall our Members and Public golfers formaking this year a busy one. Even withall the rain this year everyone still cameout to the Dunes in good spirits andthat made this year enjoyable.

I would like to take this time to thankJackie, Leanne and Rhona for all theirhard work on our host tournaments thisyear. With new blood and new sponsorsall of this years Dunes events were asuccess.

From Opening day, to the above men-tioned frosty end the course looked andplayed great. My thanks to Shelly, Brianand all the maintenance crew for alltheir hard work. Especially during therainy weeks. A lot of water was pumpedby a hard working crew.

The Marshalls and the Backshoppershelped keep the course runningsmoothly again this season. My thanksto them for all their help. They quietlydo their jobs well and make my job somuch easier. I look forward to havingthem all back next season.

The Pro Shop had a lot of new faces thisyear. Adam, Mike, Peter, Eric, Kyle andMckenzie all got their rookie seasonunder their belts. I big thank you toAlex, Zac and Meagan for helping trainthe new crew. They all worked hard andwe had a few laughs along the way. Mybest to all of those that are back inschool and to those who returned totheir real jobs for the winter.

The Pro Shop is open for all your Christ-mas needs or if you just want to stop byand say hello.

As usual, I know you are waiting for mygolf game update from the season. Itwas a better year, except for that 99 firstround in the Men’s Open. The 99 wasn’tso bad as the 82 in the second roundwhich drew many chants of sandbagger.I can assure you I worked much hardershooting 99 then I did 82.

All the best for the holidays. Stay warm,drive safe and eat lots. I know you are allhappy my hockey team is back so I willfinish with GO JETS!

– Scott Smith

Director of Golf Operations Tournament CommitteeThanks to our 2011 Dunes Golf andWinter Club hosted event sponsorsand our golfers who bought 50/50’s,gambled on tee draws, bought aWest Jet ticket and bid on silentauction items we were able to raisejust over $6000.00 for our DunesJunior Program.

The Dunes recognizes in today’seconomy it may not be easy forsome of our Jr. community to par-ticipated in the game of golf, sotherefore we wish to make thegame of golf more accessible byproviding , golf camps, transporta-tion, memberships, green feepasses and lessons. We believe golfencourages fair play, sportsmanshipand self confidence. And becauseyou supported us we are taking astep in the right direction.

Merry Christmas and Thank you.

– Leanne Wolfe. Rhona Lawand Jackie Wallan

Hole-In-One Club

Hole #3: Crawford James, WallyGniewotta, Steve Schollaardt andKen Smith

Hole #8: Brent Bevan

Thank you to our hole sign sponsors

Prairie Coast, Orbit Hydraulics, GT’s Hauling, Neufeld’s Petroleum, Blastaway, SunlifeFinancial, Neil & Associates, Dobko & Weaton, Harley Davidson, Ken WilsonContracting, Wild Bill’s, GP Fire Extinguisher, Boston Pizza, Albright Refrigeration, KalTire, Maxim Storage, Windsor Plywood, InLine Valve, Reed Energy, Epic Mortgage andPredator Oilfield Rental

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Food & Beverage

Looking back, this past golf seasonseems like a bit of a blur. I never man-aged to get out for as many rounds as Ihad dreamt of, but I did manage to seemost areas of the golf course at least acouple times. There were many experi-ences and challenges this year that I willbe able to draw upon for knowledge inseasons to come. I am already lookingforward to the next golf season, and

find myself growing jealous ofanyone reading this letter in

the warmersouthern cli-

mates. I justmight have

to make atrip

somewhere this off season to make suremy clubs still work. However, as an avidsnowboarder, I am also looking forwardto the light fluffy stuff.

As we all know, the holiday season isjust around the corner. The holiday sea-son means different things to differentpeople. For me it is a time to spend withfriends and family. Whether it be seeingfamily members who I don’t see oftenenough, or catching up with highschool friends who now live in differentcities. The holiday season is about holi-day cheer. This holiday season, I hopeeveryone has the opportunity to eat,drink and be merry. I know I will.

– Mike Bowen

Maintenance

Tis the season to reflect on the yearpast. For us in maintenance it was awonderful season with many goodthings, with only a few less then desir-able events. All the rain this season defi-antly presented us with challenges…But at the same time we learned a greatdeal about our drainage systems, as wellas provided us with plenty of water forour irrigation pond.

We were certainly spoiled this year, withthe arrival of several pieces of newequipment, making our jobs faster andmore efficient. This year also gave us anew irrigation system, which wasneeded and definitely appreciated! Notsure how many noticed, but we hadvery few irrigation breaks this year, nowthat is something to be grateful for! Wewould also like to thank all of our dedi-cated, hardworking staff. You know whoyou are!

The golf course is ready for winter, withour irrigation lines empty and ourgreens put to bed. Let’s hope it’s a mildwinter with average snowfall. We wouldlike to wish everyone a safe and happyholiday season. See you all next year!

– Shelley Hoffman and Brian Bittner

Small Engine RepairGet your snowblowers tuned up for

winter along with your other equipment.

Call Brian at 780.532.8715Maintenance DepartmentCompetitive rates at $70/hour

We are going green!

This will be our last newsletter in print.We will be changing to an electronic for-mat starting with the Spring 2012 issue.Please contact Leanne at 780.538.4321or email lwolfe@thedunes.ca to addyour email address to our list.

Golf Carts for Sale2007 Club Cars$3500 each

Split windshield, coverand charger.Call Scott Smith at780.538.4333

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MembershipsSingle $1,805.00Couple $2,405.00Family (includes 2 children 18 & under) $2,740.00Extra Children $225.00Students (23 & under) $685.00Junior (unattached) $475.00Junior (attached) $350.00Driving Range $215.00Attachment Discount(On single, couple and familymembership listed above) -$450.00

Green Fees 9 Holes 18 HolesRegular Rate $32.00 $50.00Midweek- 6 am to 10 am $27.00 $39.00Junior $15.00 $30.00Twilight Sat & Sun $27.00 $39.00Day Rate: Second Round ½ Price

Power Carts 9 Holes 18 HolesRegular Rate $20.00 $34.00

Cart Membership Single Seat $495.00Full Cart Membership $895.00Couples Upgrade $240.00Trail Fee $200.00

Prices do not include GST.

2012 Rates

Pass Booklets9 Hole Book X 10 passes $288.00 (per book)

18 Hole Book X 10 passes $450.00 (per book)

18 Hole Book X10 passesw/Single Seat$603.00 (per book)

*Passes are not accepted fortournament play.

Driving RangeBucket $6.00

Storage FeesLocker Room $30.00Club Storage $100.00

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Thank you to the sponsorsof our 2011 events

Anodyne Chiropractic

Blackman’s Butcher Shop

Bonnett’s Energy Corp.

County of Grande Prairie No.1

County Disposal

Culligan Water

Irons Design

Kia Motors/GP Mazda

Kinetic Transport

Kjemhus Marine & Auto

Klean-Rite

MNP LLP

Modern Decore

Neil & Associates

Neufeld Petroleum

Nevada Bobs Golf

Norlan Chrysler

Prairie Coast Equipment

Q99

Rentco Equipment

Rock 97.7

Sportswear Plus

Superlube/South 40 Shopping

The Dunes Golf & Winter Club

Wapiti Valley Reclamation

Westjet

Windsor Ford

Cascade Services, John Perkins InsuranceSean Gillis/Remax, Standard Roofing

HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

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LEAGUES

Ladies Match PlayI would like to thank everyone who par-ticipated in The Dunes Ladies MatchPlay this year. It was a great year evenwith the weather. The winners this yearare Darlene Van Nieuwkerk and BrendaGomes.

I would like to take this opportunity towish everyone a very Merry Christmasand a happy, fun and prosperous NewYear in 2012. I look forward to seeingyou in the 2012 golf season.

– Brenda PickardStyles and Smiles Hair Design

Proud sponsor of The Dunes LadiesMatch Play for the past six years.

Couples LeagueThe 2011 Dunes Couples League waswon by first year couple of Ed & CarlaLetkeman, congratulations. Our yearend wide up was a great turnout withthe food being outstanding. I would liketo thank our sponsors from City Furni-ture Harry and Amar Sandhu. I wouldlike to thank all the couples who joinedthis year and hope you all had fun. Nextyear we are planning a sign up nightwhen the Dunes opens. Again thankyou all and have a great, safe winter.

– Troy and Joan Suddaby

2011 Ladies’ ChallengeL-R: Rhona Law, Alyshia Suleman and Shirleyand Ralph Hanson of Pure Home Design

2011 Men’s OpenL-R: John Scheideman, Tyson Beaupre andTanner Coffey

2011 Couples ClassicL-R: Brad Jarvis, Robyn Jarvis and Mark Ungof Boston Pizza

2011 Ironman Cash ScrambleL-R: Linda Side, Kurt Woodward, MattAlbiniti, Scott McFarlane and Scott Taje.

2011 Junior Open BoysL-R: Scott Smith and Michael Basco

2011 Junior Open GirlsL-R: Janais DeJong and Scott Smith

2011 Seniors’ Classic LadiesL-R: Ruth Kufeldt and Scott Smith

2011 Seniors’ Classic MenL-R: Doug Hennigar and Scott Smith

Are you interested inbecoming a tournamentsponsor for the 2012season?

Call Jackie or Leanne at TheDunes 780.538.4333 to dis-cuss the various opportunitieswe have available.

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2011 TOURNAMENT WINNERS

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