maybe a little flat, but hey - there's nothing wrong with a course where every hole is aceable! :)
The reason why you can't post large image attachments is because the BB is designed with people who are still stuck on slow-ass connections (like yours truely) in mind.
A larger image would take a long time to download, especially multiple large ones....
Well, thats interesting news...
I'm a little curious, tho.. last time I was at leagues, two weeks ago, there was a cop sitting in the lot the entire time... I wonder if
a) the police are aware of this rule from the parks
and
b) if we could get them to actually do anything about it within a reasonable amount of time (meaning, while there is still daylight)
I agree, this is a good idea... After all, if we didn't have something it would be our word against theirs....
So, the soccer players are there every day?
Yay! Too bad they won't get 'em out in time for mud-rasslin in the woods this afternoon...
Oh well, at least the soccer players (hopefully) won't be out there due to conditions.
Anyone want beer? I'm thinking of picking up a six on my way to the course....
Thats how I feel! I'm actually hoping to come across some Spotted Cow... I dunno what that stuff is made of, but its like crack to me! :D
This was originally posted by CE-Valkyrie under a different topic:
QuoteI was seeing if Jim wanted to meet me Saturday after Junior Leagues to start chain upgrades. I guess I should explain a little more. This discussion basically revolves around Junior Leagues. Jim, I thought we were doing the chain upgrades ourselves & seeing then if the park district would repair baskets in the winter. Also, I think the upgrades would be nice to have before the tournament.
...damn those moderators....
Sucky. Are they bees or wasps?
Regardless, I will try to remember my wasp & hornet killer spray on the 8th and we can dispatch them proper.
I agree about getting club members active in helping to do improvements. May I make a couple suggestions, however?
- Schedule the work days at minumum two weeks in advance. I probably would have helped yesterday had I had the opportunity to juggle my schedule around.
- Nobody really wants to do any kind of work before league play... Why expend the energy that could provide you with a great round picking up trash? I suggest doing the cleanup/improvement work after league. With weekly turnout at almost 20 if we got even half that number to help we'd be able to get some stuff done.
Oh, I'm excited as hell about the three new baskets! Do we have a target date for their installation?
I assume that 'a bead of chalk' is really a bead of caulk?
Just curious if the upgrades happened or if they got delayed...
Do you have the supplies for the chain upgrades already, or have they yet to be purchased?
I know Brett has bolt cutters, and I'd be willing to install the new chain...
Guess I'm just a little eager to get the upgrades done.
Uh yeah, if I get the chain Brett or whomever can get it any time. I will not be at league on Sunday so don't count on getting it then....
I guess thats up to you. I (apparently incorrectly) mistook your postponed indefinately post to mean exactly that. I thought when you said Tuesday you meant the 20th and not the 13th.
...Communication breakdown its always the same. I'm havin' a nervous breakdown .. drive me insane...
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Wait, so you are leaving the chain with me, or are you going to deposit it at Shawn's? You're so confusing!!!!
Heh, well this relates to Bevier so the topic police won't come out this time... :)
Yeah! Practice basket! :D
I plan on helping out next Saturday morning to do whatever is needed. What tools/supplies do we need?
U suck, BC. Actually, I wish I were going with you!
I have a hatchet that rides along in my trunk for occasions such as this, so we have that covered.
Brett - Yeah, I have a crapload of flags still as well as two half rolls of the fluorescent orange tape for marking pins.
The only tees we should be marking are the ones that don't get mowed... What's the point of using paint if its gonna grow & get mown?
Hmm... sucky turn of events.
I'm still planning on working Saturday morning, as are some other people - at least, nobody's backed out yet. I can't help tonight, and probably not tomorrow night.
However on Saturday I can bring my weedwacker, shovel, rakes, and hatchet. Maybe leave me a detailed email or something & I'll play straw boss on Sat?
Guess at the Widds we just say that hole B is 'safari-like' ;)
Oh, any news on the replacement #1?
Yeah Steve, you may be better off bringing a gas-powered trimmer if you have one.... Unless you don't care about the blade in your mower.
I think we're better off running old hole A (under the lines & across the stream) than scurrying to piece together the new B.
Besides, the old alternate would leave you a short little walk to the next tee. The fairway should be fairly unfriendly enough, especially for those who have just enough power to get to the stream and didn't fade dead on straight.
Thanks also to Greg from Lansing who noticed we were doing course work and pitched in.
A mighty fun round was had afterwards. SO good to have a basket back in 1 again!
Welcome to the 'hood, Chris.
You may be interested in playing in our fun, Sunday morning best shot league. The format is random draw, pro/am doubles.
$6 base entry plus $1 for Ace fund and $1 for weekly cash CTP.
Hope to see you out there!
Oh, most people say it 'Bee-vee-er' although I've been told the correct pronunciation is 'Bev-ee-ur'.
Hey, you're not in exile... you just choose to not make the 4+ hour drive every Sunday for league! :p
I think Jim meant that they cleared to the North of the treeline, not along the southern edge of the right of way.
Basically same hole, except the tee wouldn't be out of the woods - if I understood correctly.
QuoteCE-Valkyrie (07-23-2003 10:16 p.m.):
Someone threw the bridge in the water going from C to #9. At first I thought it got washed away but they also threw the 4 stone walkway squares in the water too. There isn't a chance in hell those got washed in. Can you say ASSHOLES! I think it's those pricks with the go karts & 4 wheelers. They are riding right next to the basket C & they even found their way to the fairway of A. Anyone have some barbed wire we can string across to take off their heads? :)
That SUCKS! were you able to get the bridge back up or is it sill in the water?
We should ask WPD what they feel about the ATV'ers who come through and damage park property...
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First, we were interested & remeasured #9. It is a whopping 286ft. I knew that sign was off but man, 46 feet.
Yeah, wasn't it decided in the past that the sign measurement is somwere on the opposite bank of the stream from the current placement?
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Can anyone make some NEXT TEE signs & get them laminated? It would be nice to have 3 of those since we now will have 3 holes no one knows about.
Whomoever can do it wanna make maybe 6 instead of three? That way we can also point folks back to the concrete once they're done with the alternate.
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Next, we went back & checked out the soon to be Hole B. We measured it from the regular tee location & it will be around 250FT. The long will play around 270FT. Not sure where the 3rd tee location is going to be. This hole is going to be much better than I thought. It may become the toughest hole on the course.
Are we keeping the whole as currently cleared by WPD? Sounds like that's what you're saying.
By the way -
Welcome Johnny! Hole 9 is pretty hard to get in during the summer becuase of the soccer players & the fans. Our weekly doubles league, Sundays at 10:30, has cut out hole 9 for the remainder of the summer or soccer season, whichever ends first.
We used to have our doubles league on Thursday evenings but permanently switched it to Sunday mornings because there were soccer players all over the park on Thursdays.
*hopefully* WPD is serious about moving all soccer in Waukgean to the sports complex they're building by the lakefront & we can get hole 9 back.
Your suggestion of moving the basket is a very good one & has been discussed in the past. I like it, and think it may end up being harder than the current placement.
Perhaps it should be thought about as a future to-do item, pending approval of Trigg & co.?
Thanks a bunch guys! Too bad league isn't there tomorrow....
Which field are you talking about?
I am tenatively planning on helping Saturday morning, but likely won't know for sure until Friday. If I can make it out I will bring weedwhacker & any other requested tools.
northwoods? you talking to me?
Going up for a long weekend the end of September, same weekend Myk & Joe are going.
If the club has funds available, it may not be a bad idea to invest in a couple bags of quikcrete and rebury A & B. If anything, the additional weight could help be a deterrent...
How hard would it be to etch a serial number or other identifying feature on the existing baskets in the park? If its a sure method of identification I don't see why WPD wouldn't allow/do it.
Brett just called me, he's at the park right now & has found the majority of basket C. the top assembly is nowhere to be found but the bottom half of the basket & pole plus collar and anchor still in concrete were found in the thick stuff by the creek.
More info when I call him back in a few.
Update -
The basket was found by the crossing for the old B hole, in the tall rough. Its possible that the top assembly is still out there.
Brett also says that it looks like the basket was dragged behind something and when he had his Explorer back there to take the remains away a kid on a three-wheeler came over the hill to the East, saw him with the basket, and took off.
Draw your own conclusions but this sounds like the work of our ATV kids.
Maybe not the ATV's alone, but perhaps in conjunction with damage to park property....
QuoteJon Brakel (08-27-2003 05:04 p.m.):
What's a curby?
What he said.
It makes sense they won't file an insurance claim, especially with a deductable so high. I wonder why they wouldn't want to call the cops, tho.
A new top assembly for the basket will run between 150 & 200. Maybe it could be a future good will donation from the club to the park department?
If the whole basket minus the assembly was recovered then you'd think that the assembly has to be somewhere out there..
About the new pin placement by the creek, I thought WPD didn't want to do that because the course map would be wrong. Have they changed their mind, or is that the reason for the 'maybe'?
QuoteJim (08-28-2003 11:52 a.m.):
Yeah, the WPD doesn't want to permanently move basket 9 because it would invalidate the legend/map at Tee 1. However.... Brett had an idea about adding another pin placement in front of the creek between the two birch trees. We could move the pin for leagues and tourneys, then move it back to the original placement when done. The map would still be correct, but we'd get what we want. I'll run it by the WPD this week.
I thought that was the whole point of the alternate placement, more of a summer thing for when soccer's so bad.
two baskets in there at the same time?
Scary. All the more reason to get our baskets engraved.
anybody know how long it takes quikrete to dry? basically I'm wondering if we could use the new placement for 9 on Sunday.
Guess we need to get a pole hole cover now so it doesn't get messed up by the lawn mower.
Shawn's points are valid, even though I've seen more cars hit by discs. :-) The Supt of Parks left me a message last week in which he said he'd be open to discussing adding permanent or practice holes. Last year, he spoke of moving the 9th basket. I've drawn up a few different plans to show him when we meet this week. I've taken the ideas of some members and tried to make them mesh with certain park district ideas/limitations. I plan to get as much info as possible and set up a plan stretching 3-5 years to continually upgrade the course - and/or add another. But I think it is possible to get three more holes by summer.
Also - I just finished the local sponsorship packet and will have copies available by the Jan 27th, the first Best Shot of the year. When clinched, the 1st Sponsorship Option would give us enough for a permament basket. The 2nd Option would be enough for a practice basket. Or teepads. Although the Park District seems to be willing to invest some money, it will be awesome to contribute some metal of our own. If you have not already, email the park district with positive suggestions. It helps if they receive written backup to what I'm telling them. Thanks! Let's turn the world on!
Waukegan Park District's email:
wkparks@waukeganparks.org
Please direct all emails to Mike Trigg, Superintendent of Parks.
Once again, thanks and keep those emails positive. We are SO CLOSE to really jumping into a long-term relationship. This Spring could be big, and the future could open up many new possibilities. Thanks for all the suport you guys are showing - both for the club and for the sport!
Texas? We have a couple of folks from the Lone Star state in our club! I have never played there, but I just spoke to a guy to helps run the Circular Productions Ranch near Austin. They have 2 great championship level courses there which I hear are FLY!
Glad to hear of new folks starting to play the best sport in the world. If you don't find what you need from http://discontinuum.org, try out pdga.com, disclife.com, and Scott Stokely's websites (pdga.com/vendors link). They will also help steer you in the right direction. Good luck! Please check back to our little Midwestern site because we are constantly updating it!
Also, Mr. Texan: to actually answer your questions:
Some simple things to keep in mind when throwing:
Follow-through your armswing motion.
Keep the disc level. try throwing straight from shoulder level. Then try it again from waist level - again throwing level (straight).
Remember snapping towels by the pool? Try to imagine your arm as the wet towel. When you release, you want to SNAP that sucker! Your wrist should be very loose. That will increase the speed and spin of the disc. Once you try it, keep doing it. Your distance will improve quickly, and accuracy after that.
Brett - what a cool idea! I never even thought of taking a picture of the tee signs! Although the pics seem a little dark, I can lighten them in PhotoShop and post 'em on da website. How very cooooool, dude! Upgrading the Bevier Park portion of the site is definitely near the top of my to-do list. Thanks for all the effort and help making our site look good.
I wonder if this Rene guy was speaking truthfully. Scott MacLean was so adamant about the park being a PUBLIC place, open to everyone! He actually said that we have no real alternative other than working it out with the soccer players ourselves. He said nothing about the police (whom he said are there primarily for baseball games' crowd control, etc.),
I will call Mike Trigg and demand an official answer from him. This is getting frigging ridiculous, especially if this Rene guy is telling the truth!
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the discs of our lives . . . . .
OK. I spoke with Mike Trigg just now. Here's a quick list of what Mike told me:
This Rene fellow files a formal complaint against the soccer players which Mike has forwarded to other WPD people to follow up on.
Mike Trigg now says that the soccer players may not obstruct the dg course, but may play in open spaces not on the course and must give ample room for errant throws.
Also, the police will be there every day (hired by WPD) there is a baseball or soccer game to to general policing.
Also, the soccer players in the Wkgn Adult Hispanic Soccer Assn do pay to be there - but only for official games on Sunday on the soccer field and that money goes straight into upkeep of that soccer field.
Mike says he will try to get the soccer players to give us a bit more space and to limit themselves to non-discgolfcourse areas.
I say we give it another week or two before we move league night to Friday. Let's see what happens. I'd rather not inconvenience our members, but I don't want a war with the soccer players either. Okey-Dokey?
BTW, Mike called me back BEFORE 8am today, and was very happy, polite, helpful, and eager to help us. He also said we can count on the wood chips for the WB.
Things are looking up......
That works for me; dunno about most other folks. I left a message for Mike Trigg and Scott MacLean to call me today. The more I think about this, the more irritated I get. There are acres of land right across the street (landfill) which Scott MacLean said would be perfect for soccer players; he also said he had no idea why Mike Trigg did not want people doing anything more than walking on that parcel of land. There is also room across Yorkhouse at McCall school. OK, Jim; take a breath. Calm blue ocean.......
If anyone gets out tonight and sees this Renee guy, please get as much detailed info from as possible about EXACTLY what the WPD said to him. I mean, come on, do we really need to get the police involved? If he is just blowing smoke and we ask cops for assistance, we could not only get the WPD pissed at us, but more importantly, get the soccer players pissed, which would most likely turn all this into a physical confrontation.
Anything but Crudweiser, please!
I just checked out the doppler radar, Yahoo weather, and the Weather channel: rain, t-storms, more rain. Who cares? Let's play!
Let's throw some mud onto Bill's van - THAT cud be our spotted cow. Sorry. Cudn't resist. Resistance is FUTON! Those microbrews from Stevens Point were EXCELLENT! Anytime anyone wants to take a day and play Token Creek and StevPoint, let me know. oooooh. I envision a commercial:
good beer ...... good friends ...... tacoed discs ......
must be WISCONSIN!
Mirth, feel free to cut this thread anytime....
Shaking and spanking are one and the same thing to SOME people . . . . .
I've updated the discgolf.com (via PDGA) course info TWICE since we installed the alternate tees! Someone names Lemontree Watson keeps changing it; I've emailed him, asking him to stop giving wrong info, but he has not responded - except by resending the bad info. Now that Marty Hapner is no longer the discgolf.com's webmaster, I'll ust have to keep changing it back. Thanks for checking!
We'll discuss chain upgrades at the meeting on Sept 29th. It is on the list of "To Dos", and we will vote on how we want our money spent. We have a limited amount of $$, and we are looking at spending money on:
chain upgrades
incorporation fees
insurance
club shirts
club discs
future events
juniors leagues
I've got 3 rolls of film ready to be loaded onto the site. Just takes a lot of time adjusting resolution, color levels, etc. And that's just from our morning photographer. I'll be receiving the main batch of images today or tomorrow (the ones available on CD). I'll be giving a preview of the CD at the club meeting this Sunday if you are interested. Sunday after Best Shot @ 1pm at Pizza Hut on Lewis and Sunset in Waukegan (2 mins away from Bevier).
Good suggestions. I'm waiting for Scott McLean to call me back to: (a) confirm that they now have the 3 baskets, and (b) set two or three dates for prep work, installation, and finalization.
I'm going to ask Shabu (Craig Shaub) if he can make a plaque to atttach to one of the baskets. It only needs to be about 4" x 3" and can fit on the outside of the basket or at the bottom of the pole. it will read simply: "Have FUN!!! - this basket donated by discgolfworld.com" That was Rick's only stipulation is giving us a basket.
I will definitely post these cleanups better with as much lead time as possible.
I spoke with Scott McLean at the WPD today. He said that they'd work more on the new Holes A, B, and C when the weather got better and when the baskets come in. He promised that everything would be complete before June.
he said nothing about the tree-trimming though......
I am VERY excited about these 3 new holes! I spent a lot of time thinking, thowing, surveying, and rethinking Hole A. I really like it, but it is too short. Moving the teepad back is the best option; if we move the basket farther away from the tee (farther East), we get too close to the fairways for Holes 7 and 16. Moving the tee back allows for a great turnover shot or a long straight shot as well. there will be a small (teeny) window for a big hyzer too. I've done a lot of work (about 12 hours true work time) on this hole, removing stumps, moving logs, lining up larger sticks, etc.
The same will need to be done for Holes B & C. Especially B. We will also need to clear a path to walk across the creek between Hole C and Hole 9. The WPD will move a few boulders into the creek as a natural bridge (they'll do this when they put the baskets in).
I will be talking to Scott McLean this week and meeting with him again soon to talk about specific cutting/removal we need them to do. The 3 new holes will add distance, woods, and more challenges to the current layout.
What we need from club member is HELP!!! When we schedule some dates to do this work, we need folks to get out and help!
What time will you be at Bevier on Wednesday? I will make sure I get them to you somehow unless Brett sees you first.
Shawn, I can't find your phone #. Have you already gone out to Bevier?
If not when will you be there? I can meet you later if needed.
Call me at work or home .......
calk, chalk, peter falk, whatever......
yes, shawn, let me know how much you need......
Yes, I just measured it and have exactly 30 feet of chain total. If we don't hook up before I leave for Standing Rocks, Kirsten knows where it is. Just call and drop by to pick it up, but maybe we can hook up tomorrow somewhere. What time do you get out of school? Do you have a game? Call me at work in the morning if you can.......
I'll be dropping off the chain with Mirth (or Brett today). I will also leave some $$$ for more chain if you think you'll need it right away. Lemme know ASAP.
I am leaving the 30' of chain with Mirth.
Regarding the chain, instead of doing multiple drop-offs and pick-ups, I'll just drop it off at Shawn's house early Friday am on our way up to Standing Rocks. I'll just leave it near your garage or truck, so as not to wake up you or Carolyn. OK?
Yes I Be!
I'll drop it off with Shawn. I meant to private email you, but forgot in my hurry to get to the County Recorder of Deeds to finalize the incorporation. Sorry. I'll be dropping the stuff off around 4pm today.
Thanks for doing the chains, Shawn & Craig!!!
I just called Mike Trigg and left him a message about Basket #1. Info to come . . . . .
I say we ask for a whole new basket to match the other 7 (#5 is still different).
Then we can raffle off the wounded basket at the Widdershins!!!
Shawn, how much does the club owe you?
#5 was the other oddball.
I spoke with Mike Trigg last night and he said that the WPD is VERY busy and prob will not have time or manpower to replace the basket soon. He also said he HOPES to get the 3 new baskets in before the Widdershins.
This was disheartening.
I will call Scott McLean and get the real scoop from the guy who's doing all of the labor. I will also call back Mike and really push for getting the 3 baskets in ASAP as well as replacing #1 before the event. I am planning on pushing hard because this stuff was supposed to be done LAST month.
PLEASE email Mike Trigg at:
mtrigg@waukeganparks.org
and let him know you are EXPECTING those 3 baskets NOW and also that replacing #1 is VERY important (and that we can use it as a practice basket).
EMAIL HIM TODAY!!!
I spoke with Scott McLean of WPD this morning. Mike Trigg is Scott's boss, but Scott is handling all disc golf course work. HE says that we can order a new top for crushed basket #1 today and bill the WPD. I will do that this morning.
The 3 new baskets have been recieved by WPD and they've already attached collars and anchors and sunk them in concrete. However, he says they might not have time to put them in the ground. He says WE can pick up the baskets at the WPD and put them in the ground ourselves. The sooner the better. So, I'm going to try to do this Saturday morning.
Brett or Shawn: I know the Round Lake work day is tomorrow, but if I can get one of you to help me simply get the baskets from WPD to Bevier around 7-7:30am tomorrow, before RL work begiins, that would be a tremendous help! I can dig and sink myself, but would miss RL work.
Opinions? Other truck volunteers?
Just talked to Rick at DGW. The price for just the top assembly is $200. Wow. So, I grew a pair and ordered a whole new Mach 5, minus anchor and collar (we can use the existing ones). The bashed basket will not go in as a practice basket. Period. Per Scott and Mike.
That's OK. We just got chain upgrades and we're sinking 3 new baskets. We can work on a bulletin board next and practice basket later this year or next year. The club can vote on what we will do with bashed basket.
with a little luck and some hard work from our members, we can make Bevier in GREAT shape by June 7th!!!
PLEASE check your schedules for the next 3 weeks and try to devote a few hours to course work. We CANNOT cut down trees (WPD will do that within next 1.5 weeks), but there is a lot to clean up on Holes B & C (some on Hole A). I will devise a detailed plan on what needs to be done on each hole. PLEASE make it out whenever you have time and do some work.
Primarily:
-Clean tee and basket areas on new holes
-Remove stumps or dangerous tree roots
-Remove garbage and small sticks
-Move and organize large sticks, dead branches, and misc rocks
THANKS for any help you can give - it WILL make a difference!!!
All new baskets, including the replacement for #1, are being paid out of the $3,400 Callahan donation fund, being managed by WPD.
Brett, can you help me pick up the baskets early Saturday before Round Lake work starts? I figure it will take us about a 1/2 hour. If we get there right at 7am, you could make it back to RL no later then 8:15.
Will you have time? Please let me know today. THANKS!!!
DIScontinuum members are EVERYWHERE!
While Brett and Jon were out at Fairfield, Paul, Chud and myself were sweating at Bevier.
Hole A: Nearly complete. Hole for basket is dug. We moved it as well - 75 feet to the left of where it was. This makes it a righty hole (dog-left), but not easy, even though it is still fairly short. We raked partial fairway and green. All major crap is cleared.
Hole B: Not nearly complete. This hole will require much more work. Hole for the basket has been dug. The tees need to be created (once the WPD clears the fairway) and much wood/dead branch moving must be done. There is a small pseudo-island where the fairway cuts left into the green. Today, we made two make-shift bridges (which the WPD may not allow to stay) and cleared and raked the basket area. This will be a long, tough, and well-guarded hole. The pro tee will be monsterous by Bevier standards. When done, it will be a very fun and tough hole, especially for lefties.
Hole C: We cleared the green better and improved the path leading to the other creek-crossing to get to the 9th tee. We also dug the hole for the basket. We still need to make the tees and line the fairways (plenty of big branches and logs available). This one is also near completion.
Please be available next weekend - Saturday morning around 9am - to help to get these holes into shape. THANKS - anyone who can help is needed!
We will need 1 shovel and at least 1 more rake. I will post as to when we can pick up the baskets from the WPD's warehouse.
Also, bring some garbage bags.
I'll supply some soda & water for those who show up. THANKS!
Good! On Saturday, making the tees for Holes B & C will be important. I have a hand axe, but another might help if we encounter tons of roots and stumps. I have a call into Scott Mclean (WPD) to see when they're going to get out and clear B's fairway.
I was thinking of making really nice tees for A, B, & C. We can't put down any perm teebox outline, so making them as smooth as possible, maybe even digging down an inch or two, then filling with wood chips. ON A, we have some large logs which will serve well, but on B & C, we'll have to do some work.
URGENT:
I just spoke with Scott McLean of the WPD.
he said we can pickup the baskets at the WPD on Saturday monring at 7am.
HOWEVER...
the baskets are UNASSEMBLED, but the poles are in 5-gallon buckets of concrete
AND
the WPD will NOT get out to mow the fairway on Hole B
OR
anything else!!!!
Scott claims that they are just too busy with too many timed projects (timed for govmnt grants) and the WPD budget cuts means more work with fewer people.
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED and ANGRY.
Scott says we still may not chop down anything taller than 2-foot tall.
What to do about Hole B? I see 2 options:
(a) we process as planned, we mow Hole B fairway ourselves somehow, wok like dogs and make it happen
or
(b) quit. bag it all up and learn soccer
Truthfully, (b) is not an option for me.
Most of my weekend has turned to poop since Kirsten will be away for 3 days and I have the kids and parents to take care of. So I will prob be out there tonight and tomorrow night doing what I can.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
can I get some help at Bevier at anytime?
If you need instrux, call me or post here.
We'll need rakes, shovels, weedwackers (bigtime) and lots of bodies. I'll be out there tonight around 5:30.
Thanks to all who will show up whenever!
Mowing now is better. Who knows if it will rain all week next week? Besides, if it is well-worn (how much can we really wear it out in 2 weeks?), it will be better for the event. By well-worn I mean no bad stumps, clean fairways, and crap-free greens.
The grass on B is nearing 3-ft high right now, so it will not be easy. PLus, tons of logs, branches, and rocks need to be moved/cleared. I'll update here tonight. THANKS AGAIN - see y'all Sat morning I hope!
Does anyone have a sickle?
Yes, I'm serious.
You're right, Brett. Hole B is NOT a "go". Without a major cutting machine (brush hog?), that stuff will be impossible. I looked for alternatives tonight, but nothing seemed plausible for a permanent hole. We might have to wait for the WPD to clear B's fairway; until then, we'll just have 11 baskets. I'd rather have 2 great holes than force a third. I am so disappointed with the WPD.......
Tonight, I worked on Hole A some more. I raked a wider green, pulled up tons of scrub-root-bushes, moved many pointy sticks, took down 2 dead trees, and started separating big, fairway-lining-type branches and other sticks. As for Saturday, I'm a maybe (Kirsten's out of town for the weekend).
What needs to be done:
Hole A:
-install the basket
-work on the 3 teepads
-remove the last of the dead crap just in back of the basket area
-line the walkway leading up to the tees better
-clear a path going from A's basket back to the Hole 7's tees
Hole C:
-install the basket
-make 2 or 3 teepads (marked with flags)
-spread woodchips (bring buckets or wheelbarrows)
-line fairway with big branches
-clear path from Basket C to creek crossing leading back to 9th tee
-improve "bridge" leading to 9th tee (cannot dam up the creek)
Bring shears, rakes, buckets, shovels, and wheelbarrows. I will be there at least to meet Brett at 7am at the WPD's offices (Brett, please meet me at the corner of GreenBay and Sunset at 7am - it's 2 blocks away from there) and we'll get the baskets to Bevier. Today, Scott told me the baskets are unassembled, so I'll bring some tools. He also said that the "bottoms" are in 5-gallon buckets of concrete. I'm not sure I understand, but we'll get it all on Saturday.
If all helpers can make it to Bevier around 8am at Hole A, that would be great. I'll try to remember to bring a coffee-ball. THANKS!!! Any questions, post here; I may get out again tomorrow night to work more, but unsure......
Excellent! Thanks, Brett. I asked Scott if they could at least drop 'em off, but he said no.
I asked about a chipper and/or more woodchips. He said no.
I will be out there for about 2-3 hours on Saturday, but not tonight.
I will bring coffee. :-)
So far we have Brett, Steve, Jon, Mirth, & me? Cool. Anyone else feel like breaking a sweat for a good cause?
About Hole B: I stopped and looked at everything again this morning on the way to work. I do not see how we can create the hole w/o major equipment. I also looked over to the East (empty thornbrush area closer to houses). Too flat, too thorny, too blah, too bad. Another wooded hole would infringe on Holes 7 & 16.
We'll get Hole B in when the WPD gets time. Until then, we'll set up another temporary basket for the Widdershins. Maybe we can do the old Blast Hole A. One day under the ComEd wires might not hurt....
That's cool, Steve, whenever you get there.....the coffee might be cold though....
Old Hole A (Blast-01-02) runs completely under the power lines, parallel with new Hole B. We built a shotty step-bridge and will have to make it safer. Paul nearly killed himself earlier this week... :-)
Maybe we can whack Old Hole A (let's just call it Hole B for the time being) with a weedwacker to make it just a little wider. The rough is unsane there. Lots of prickers and thorns (and still some discs from the last 2 years trapped in there somewhere).
Cool! Paul will be there as well.
I've never played Hole A...... yet.
This post might be premature, but when I left Bevier today, we replaced Basket #1 with a new Mach 5 (the WPD says they will fix the broken basket sometime this summer - or we can ask Kevin L to do it sooner), Hole C was fitted nicely with another beautiful Mach 5, wood chips, and possibly lined fairway, Hole A was being sunk (yes, a Mach 5) and the fairway's prior grooming was holding up nicely.
Brett, Paul, Mirth, Jon, Jason, Steve, Damon, and myself successfully worked around a WPD screw-up (the way they put the poles in concrete was ludicrous and new holes had to be drilled) and got a ton of stuff accomplished! THANKS guys! I hope the coffee held out......
Holes A & C played great today! But I'd still like to do one final clean-up before the Widdershins. The stumps are brutal, and plentiful. Some more small brush can be removed on A and the paths after each holes can be defined better. Other than than, I think we're golden.
How did they play for you guys?
Howdy Chris! If you see an old red Honda with disc golf stickers plastered on it, you know I'm playing.
I'm out nearly every Wednesday evening, Saturday morning for Junior Leagues, and Sundays for Best Shot Leagues.
I know the weather in SC is much nicer, but you'll still find people out playing in zero weather here. I hope to see ya and THANKS for all the kind words about our efforts at Bevier (can always be pronounced "Beaver" in a Beavis voice).........
1,2,3,4,5,6,A1,7,8,B1 (when installled), C1, 9
10,11,12,13,14,15,A2,16,17,B2 (ditto), C2, 18
19,20,21,22,23,24,A3,25,26,B3 (again ditto),C3,27
I will most likely be out tomorrow evening for Singles League. If my back is OK, I'll play. If not, I'll heckle everyone. :-)
hope to see you chris.........
We might have room for a small driving range in 4 more years, but it is not a huge priority. More holes and a practice basket are the goals.
AS FOR HOLE "B" . . . . .
Great googily-moogily! The WPD brushhogged the rough on Hole 7's right side, completely clearing alternate tees 16 and 17. There's not much in the way now.
They also brushhogged an area the worker must have thought was going to be Hole B's fairway. But it is on the wrong side of the treeline which separates the park from ComEd property. However, the area they cleared makes for a nice, short, wooded hole - and straighter than Hole A - and with a significant water hazard. The creek is wide there and kinda deep and forked as well. It would be about a 200-220 ft hole if we keep it, which we might. adrian has agreed to build a bridge for that crossing (leaving the bridge after Hole C and remove the one currently between Holes 8 and C. Adrian will make this bridge very large and sturdy, reinforced with metal brackets and longer than the creek is wide in case of more future flooding.
I need to talk to the WPD about their intentions (whether this was a mistake or whether they are fearful of the ComEd property right-of-way.
If this stays, it will be a fun wooded hole, but the long tees would be nearly impossible. This would be a 2-tee max hole. Go take a look and please give me your opinions.
THANKS to Adrian for building the bridges and completing more of the stump removal process. This will save us tons of time, money, and hassle.
Yep, understood correctly, but it makes it a totally different hole. Where it is now, there is a tunnel with a pretty complete ceiling running 90% of the length of the hole. No tomahawks unless we purposely clear windows up in the trees. It would be a sweet, but short, S-curve for righties and a hard very narrow straight shot for lefties. I really want to have a loooong righty hole with lots of obstacles for the course. However, I'm not giving up and will dog the WPD tirelessly.
But on the other hand, it is a true wooded shot, and we only have one other ("A"). The tunnel is cool; the water hazard is cool. Deuces will be tough, even if it is shorter. If we do have to settle for this new placement, it will still provide plenty of challenge. but we'll have to be VERY creative trying to set up 3 tees for this hole. as it is, the tee is pretty close to basket 8 (at least in line-of-sight).
also, i'm very excited to have Adrian working on a new bridge. It will add a lot to the course, to the park, and our credibility.
Welcome JB.
I'm not the head of Bevier, just the course coyote.
Hole A is in the woods to the right of the 6th basket. After that, the path leads back to #7. Hole C is after Hole 8. Continue through the woods to the clearing with the Comm Ed lines. Follow the path to the left and across the creek. The main tee is in between the pines up and to the left. The basket is down the wide path toward the soccer filed and off to the left in a deep alley. After that, follow the small path in the woods across the creek again to the teepad for 9.
Talked to Scott McClean briefly. He'd rather the hole go where they cut. SO let's take lemons and make a tunnel shot. Brett and I agree with 2 tee placments, but disagree of the third. He wants shot, I want long. We'll see. Either way, it will be a low and straight, or low and tight-S-curve. Plus, the creek will be a 10-12 ft. wide obstacle. The basket is slightly uphill and will be next to a very strange dying weepy treebush thang.
I'm still waiting to talk to Trigg and set a date for a sit-down with Brett and whomever wants to be there. I really don't know what he's gonna say about moving/adding a placement for #9.
Bushy bushy hey, bushy hey hey!
You Kenosha boys are EVERYWHERE! Thanks for the work. Bridge is still secure. I had another talk with the ATV riders about driving around the new holes. They said they'd be cool.
Hole "B" Update:
I spent about 4 hours out there today and cleared a lot of sticks, logs, roots, branches, and the like. Cleaned up the lining branches on #8 as well. Also roughly raked out 2 teepads. The third one, if it is decided that we have a longer teepad, will need a lot of clearing. BIG pile of dead branches there.
Still MUCH work to do. I never even made it to the basket side of the creek. Let's please have a date or two right after the IO to get this hole finished. It will be a sweet, dangerous, finesse-shot, and truly wooded hole
I plan to work on "B" on Tuesday after Workshop. If anyone wants to join me, meet me at "B" at 7:35pm. THANKS!!!
I now have left 4 messages for Mike Trigg at the WPD. Hole B needs a lot of work still. And I mean TONS of work. Several trees & bushes need to be removed, mainly on the basket side of the creek. Lots of bushwhacked stuff remains on the fairway and needs to be cleared. Rough needs to be cleared more on left and right sides. Sticks and fallen branches need to be mulched. Need to synch with Adrian about bridge timeline.
Hole C: too late for grass seed on fairway? Tee C-3 needs to be cleared again. Really overgrown.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30: BEVIER WORK DAY!!! PLEASE PLAN AHEAD!!! WE WILL WORK FROM 8AM UNTIL 3PM OR LATER TO MAKE SURE THE COURSE IS READY FOR THE BLAST AND THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
BRING SHEARS, SHOVELS, GARBAGE BAGS, RAKES, BUCKETS AND WHEELBARROWS. THANKS!!!!
OK........ MODIFIED.
I worked at Bevier for 4 hours on Saturday afternoon after the Fairfield cleanup. Maaaaaan it was hot! But I did clear quite a bit. At least 5 scrub bushes, 7 or 8 dead standing trees, over a dozen felled trees, and 2 small barely living scrub trees still standing. You can now see the bucket from the teepad, but I'd like to move the basket a few yards to the north from where the hole is now. Then it will be a straight shot. I'd like to avoid another lefty hole.
There is plenty of work to do out there! I spoke to Trigg today, FINALLY! He is going to check and make sure that there is no baseball/soccer/bologna happening on Sept 20th and will call me back by Wednesday. He also said he'd talk to the maintenance crew and see when further work was scheduled for Bevier.
I'd like have club members over to my house after leagues on August 17th for the club meeting.
Either I'll bbq or we can order pizza in. Lemme know.
Bevier Cleanup Day: Saturday, August 23rd.
The course needs a good trash cleanup and Holes B & C could use a lot of work.
Please help.
Checked out the work remaining for Hole B. Lots of it. Please come out this Saturday if you're not going to Rumbletown. I'll be out there about 8:00 Saturday morning. Please bring buckets, rakes, saws, shovels, shears, garbage bags, extra gloves. I'll provide the OFF. and the coffee. That early in the a.m. the mosquitos shouldn't be too bad.
I'm also bringing my mower to get the tees on "C". Lots of garbage on the wooded holes as well. THANKS in advance!
So far for Saturday:
Jim, Paul, Chud, Jason
If you can only help for an hour, please come on out! We'll be there from 8am-11 or noon.
OK, sorry for beating everyone over the head with this one, but
PLEASE HELP AT BEVIER TOMORROW, Saturday, August 23rd.
We needump on this NOW, because Scott McLean (from WPD) said he'll be out there on Monday to put all that extra wood through the chipper (Holes A, B, C) and install Basket B.
Mike Trigg has also informed me that the fieldhe at Bevier is no longer available for rentals or usage such as we have had been using it for. However, he said we can negotiate because we claimed it back in January. PLEASE come out if you can. YOUR help WILL mean a lot! Be a part of improving disc golf in your area!
Sorry, bad typing.
The fieldhouse (building).
The WPD is now offering a certified pre-school/daycare thang. New program. Takes precidence over most everything else. No longer a public-accessible facility, except for the bathrooms on the outside/northside of the building.
But Mike Trigg did say we'd talk about it after Labor Day. My issues with this are:
-convenience/professionalism
-computer/printer/food
-less chance of non-golfers strolling in and either stealing something or creating a nuisance
But after talking about it with a few club members and thinking through some logistics, we can make it work without the building (but I don't like it one bit). The patio tables (mini-shelters) just outside the building do have electricity and we can put up some tarps on the sides for wind blockage. but if it is raining, i would insist that at least some of our equipment (laptop, etc.) be utilized indoors without other opening it up to players.
I looked last night on the way home from Parkside and there's a ton of stuff in there. but I will be talking to Mike after Labor Day (setting up meeting for me, Brett, whomever). So, if you have any suggestions, lemme know.
Chud and I got out for another hour this afternoon and polished up "B" some more. We added a third tee, the Am tee Brett and Adrian suggested yesterday. We also added a couple of signs directing folks to the next hole.
The bridge is DONE! Painted green and well reinforced! Wow! The WPD should sink the basket tomorrow. With luck, they'll clear all the debris we generated over the past few weeks.
Nine hours of hard work have created a new hole!
Adrian, Al G., Brett, Chud, Jon, and myself accomplished so much, I can't believe it! Adrian's bridge is huge, strong, and secure! We also secured the bridge in back of Hole C, cleared out all 3 of C's teepads, relined some walkways, and completely cleared B's fairway AND green.
THANKS SO VERY VERY VERY MUCH for all the help!!! Brett's correct; this hole will make or break you into little quiverring pieces of noodle-armedness.
Did I say the bridge rocks?!?!!
Monday, 7:30am.
Just spoke with Scott from WPD. No basket today. They are putting concrete in a bucket today and will sink the hole later this week.
He tells me that a crew just left to remove debris and spread woodchips on holes B & C. I'll get out there late afternoon/early evening to survey what's what.
Brett told us what was up, so Chud, Adrian, and myself surveyed the damage. The WPD bobcat made some ruts which also need to be levelled. The B3 needs to be redone since the bobcat threw so much stuff around.
I agree with all of Brett's recommendations for A, B & C. Chud and I (and Brett?) will pick up the basket for B on Thursday and sink it ourselves. We'll also do some of the other work, but I'd like for everyone to put in a few hours again this Saturday (except for those lucky Northwoods fellas).
BEVIER WORK DAY
Saturday August 30th
7am - 12noon
Meet at Hole B
groovy
THANKS!
What happened to Northwoods?
yep
i thought were were going up there fer a week, which I assumed would include the Northwoods Open this weekend.
PLEASE READ:
Sometime last night or this morning, Basket "C" was removed. Wide, deep tire tracks indicate a truck was down there. A bunch of dead grass was also dumped on/near C's fairway. Nothing else was touched as of 7pm tonight.
I do not now if this was theft, or if the WPD took it for some reason without alerting us. But signs point to theft.
I left a message with Scott McLean (WPD) and will call again in the morning to confirm/report this. I will ask for a police report to be made with tire tracks possibly used as evidence.
IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, PLEASE POST IT OR TELL A CLUB MEMBER IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE!!!
This is so serious that, if it was theft, I will make sure no more baskets are installed at Bevier. THREE baskets have been stolen in FOUR years! I don't see basketball backboards being ripped off. Who else would steal it except a disc golfer? That makes me sick.
I am personally offering a $100 reward for the person who offers information to us, the WPD, or the police which leads to either an arrest or return of the basket. I can identify the basket without a doubt.
PLEASE do the right thing and report anything you might know. So many people have given up personal time, sweat, and cash to put these holes in the ground. Please don't disrespect the efforts of we who work so hard to give EVERYONE more disc golf pleasure.
Theft confirmed.
WPD says they did not take it.
WPD says they will not replace it or claim it on insurance, since the value is less than $1000.
WPD is as disgusted as I am.
Members and friends, please join me in the search for the basket and the thief. THERE IS A $125 REWARD FOR INFO WHICH LEADS TO THE ARREST OF THE THIEF OR THE RETURN OF THE BASKET. PLEASE HELP!!!
Dear Thief, if you play disc golf and I can access your name and address - anywhere in the surrounding 100 miles - we will be checking you out. Be afraid, because you will be caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. You will be sued by the WPD and by DISContinuum. You will never be welcomed at another course as long as you breathe.
Stop this hurtful, expensive stealing. Bring back the basket this week and we'll forget about it. You have until this Friday. What you might think is a small, cute, fun act of theft is threatening the potential for expanding disc golf in the area. I know I do not want to put in any more baskets, just so you can add them to your personal or favorite course. You are causing So MUCH inconvenience, and you are costing people money.
Great idea, mikey! Thanks for your support!
We can create a page strictly for donations to the club with paypal, but let me check out legalities first. I need to check to make sure that donations in this form are tax deductible. Jay, I will pm you later about this.
And yes, this thief will regret his actions. Once caught, we will make an example out of him so as to deter future theft.
Also, if anyone plays Adler, Fink, Danny Cunniff, or other area courses and happen to see a new basket, PLEASE contact me immediately @ office@discontinuum.org. Thanks!
Thanks Diron! Until it is recovered, would everyone PLEASE keep eyes and ears open.
Yes, Mirth, this Saturday, we will resink A, B, and maybe C. However, I am currently of a mind NOT to replace C until just before the Blast, but that's just anger talking.
We have been authorized by the WPD to use as much concrete as we want, as well as rebar.
Once again, I am asking people to sacrifice a Saturday to help out. what would have taken 4 hours will now take all day at least. BASKET THEFT SUCKS!
LO-JACK.
yes, please email indiana newsgroup. THANKS!
It is a new silver Mach V, no number plate.
there is a minor ID on basket.
Although I am VERY relieved that disc golfers didn't steal the basket, I'm still angry and frustrated with the incident. I will call Rene, who lives 1.5 blocks away from Bevier and has a view of the park, I believe. He'd be happy to keep an eye out.
I left two more messages with Scott McLean about this issue. The WPD may or may not tell the police. The WPD will NOT claim the basket on insirance because it is not worth at least $1000. The WPD has no immediate plan to replace the basket.
The old Basket #1 was rewelded by Kevin. Looks great! THANKS KEV! We will use that for "C" and the new basket for "B".
THIS SATURDAY, we will be doing as much work as we can. We will:
-dig up "A"
-resink "A", "B", and "C" with more concrete and deeper
-groom fairways for ABC
-cut stumps on A/C
-remeasure ABC
-spread woodchips on ABC
-put up as many ATV blockades as possible, esp near baskets B/C
-clean the creekbed
-maybe add another pin placement for Hole 9, short of the creek
PLEASE come out on Saturday if you can. This will be the most major, but last, Bevier work day of the year. Please make it if you can.
Bring:
rakes, buckets, gloves, shovels (the bigger the better)
chainsaw, weedwackers, extra gas
THANKS!!!
so far:
Jim Adrian Chud Paul Brett Mirth Jon Becky Danny(?)
more please please please please
I will check w/Adrian to see if/how much concrete he's bringing
BTW, thanks for finding the basket! I walked around back there for a while before I interrogated soccer players to see if they saw anything, but never saw metal. Good eyes! You must have been playing "Ludicrous C"!
Yeah, the WPD doesn't want to permanently move basket 9 because it would invalidate the legend/map at Tee 1. However.... Brett had an idea about adding another pin placement in front of the creek between the two birch trees. We could move the pin for leagues and tourneys, then move it back to the original placement when done. The map would still be correct, but we'd get what we want. I'll run it by the WPD this week.
Bevier Work Day:
Adrian is bringing at least 4 bags of 'crete. and some rebar. Holes ABC will be very difficult to remove after that.
If you're coming and you have a shovel, please bring it.
We're also painting the bulletin board at tee 1 white and updating all flyers then.
We're also possibly painting the bridge behind Basket C.
Lots of work, so please come early. I can bring water and pop /or/ coffee. Which will y'all prefer?
Brett, can you please stop by the Park District off of Sunset and pick up the new basket tomorrow morning? chud and I will be bringing the re-welded basket in his van. if you cannot, please let me know ASAP.
THANKS!!!
Just spoke with Mike Trigg. we can add an alternate pin placement on Hole 9! We will get together next week to discuss the Blast and 2004. I will post time and date of mtg later.
Holes A, B & C are finished!!! The Henry Pfau Callahan DGC at Bevier Park is now officially a 12-hole course. With 3 tees each, that's 36 holes!
Woo-hoo!
THANKS SO MUCH to all those who came out to help today and the past few weeks! Adrian, Mirth, Brett, Adrian Jr., Paul, Chud, Danny, Al G., Jon, Beck, and Maddison - THANK YOU!
Today, we:
-reset basket A
-sunk basket B
-resunk basket C
-reset basket #1
-spread woodchips
-wacked tons o weeds
-reinforced branches on walking paths
-cleaned out the creek
-removed stumps
-removed several bags of garbage
We used 10 bags of cement, added rebar, and more depth to the wooded holes, so that valdalism and theft will be greatly reduced.
THANKS to Kevin Lenth for re-welding old basket #1, which is now on C. Great job!!!
I am very proud to be a part of this. THIS is what promoting disc golf is about: putting in more holes for more fun and future generations of players! The course is ready for action and should play very well. Enjoy!
Thanks Brett. Below is a combo of what Brett did and (I finally found) last year's measurements. But this list switches some ABCs and will be in the order of play to be used in the Blast.
Accurate Measurements of Bevier
All measurements are within +/- 3 feet.
1. 193 feet
2. 302 feet
3. 250 feet
4. 179 feet
5. 260 feet
6. 163 feet
A3. 165 feet
7. 287 feet
8. 224 feet
B3. 168 feet
C3. 283 feet
9. 284 feet
TOTAL = 2,758 Feet
AVERAGE = 229.8 Feet
10. 248 feet
11. 359 feet
12. 312 feet
13. 224 feet
14. 285 feet
15. 286 feet
A2. 171 feet
16. 210 feet
17. 242 feet
B2. 241 feet
C2. 266 feet
18. 248 feet
TOTAL = 3092 feet
AVERAGE = 257.67 feet
19. 177 feet
20. 386 feet
21. 345 feet
22. 248 feet
23. 242 feet
24. 232 feet
A1. 181 feet
25. 395 feet
26. 154 feet
B1. 267 feet
C1. 304 feet
27. 331 feet
TOTAL = 3265 feet
AVERAGE = 272.08 feet
TOTAL COURSE (36 HOLE) DISTANCE: 9115 feet
AVERAGE HOLE LENGTH: 253.2 feet
yes, sorry. fixed now.
Jim is right. If you want improvements to the course, e-mail the park district. I have e-mailed several times. The more interest we show the better chance we have of getting something done. Jim-post the e-mail address again so everyone can e-mail them. Thanks
Later
Brett
Bill,
I didn't realize you lived in Tejas. How long did you live there? I lived in Houston for 2 years. We then moved here from Houston. I wish I had played disc golf while I lived there. Had no clue what disc golf was till I moved up here. Houston has a ton of course. Oh well.
Later
Brett
Bevier is the home of DISCONTINUUM. This is why it is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Test
I was checking to see how this picture looked on the forum. You can't put big files on so it is hard to make them look good. I would like to try to add 1 hole per week starting with #1 with a description of each hole if it works.
#8 sign
another try
well they need some work. i'll take tighter shots on a nice day.
Jim,
That sounds cool. I bought this digital camera from my dad last year & haven't had much time to experiment. I figured this would be a good way to learn. I'll keep working as well to lighten up the pics too. I love the websites that has a description of each hole & pics. Looks very cool.
Later
Chopper
Our club prez hard @ work. His office is a sweet yellow ride!!! Thanks for your hard work Jim!
Jim,
On the pdga page it states that the facilities are open summer open. I take that to be the restrooms. Others may think that is the course itself. You may want to change the description.
Later
Brett
Just thought i'd update this. Bevier has 27 Holes now but only 9 baskets. Each hole has 2 sets of alternate tees marked by stone circles. The first set runs 10 thru 18 & the second set is 19 thru 27. These alternate tee markers have really lenghtened the course. I think the big guns like this a little more. It has definitely made the course more challenging!
Jim[--On the PDGA Course Directory, it states the facilities are open summer only. I know this means that the restrooms are only open in the summer but I think many others might think the course is closed the rest of the year. You might also want update the 27 holes as well.
Chain Upgrades coming soon!!!!!! All course info on the PDGA Course Directory has been updated.
BEES on #9. I was cleaning out the stream on #9 today. There is a nest of bees on the south side of the stream. There is a hole on the side of the dirt that they are using for a hive. I was stung 4 times & it hurt like a mother!@#$%^.
BEES!
Jim posted after the Bevier Blast about the possibility of adding 9 baskets at Bevier or having the park district add another course. Well, Mike Trigg's son is a student @ Jefferson MS where I teach. He's not in my class but I see him every day in the locker room. I've been getting on him to play disc golf. He said he doesn't really like it. I told him I would teach him. I also told him to go home today & tell his dad we wanted a new 18 hole course with Mach v's. I'll have to wait & see what he says Monday when we get back to school.
arial photos
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Well, the park district did some major trimming to trees. It's really too bad. The trimming really made this course easier again. They trimmed the huge willow tree by #9. There are no longer willows hanging to the left of the basket. They cut major limbs off the willows by #1 as well. The flight path directly to the basket for #10 has opened drastically. I can't believe how many limbs they had laying in the park today.
I can't wait until we get those 3 holes done. Jim, once the summer comes, i'll be able to spend a few more hours out there. They will be sweet holes. I also agree with Mirth that cleanups & all that good stuff should be after leagues. Thanks for all the hard work Jim!
Shawn, I threw a pair in the car but I didn't see you this weekend.
I probably won't have a chance to see Shawn or drop them off. I have another busy week of games & practice.
I heard that you can crimp the S Hooks so they grab & stay in place. Thanks Shawn!
baseball season ends in a few weeks. if it is not done then, i'm willing to spend time after school installing the chains. jim, do you still have that spool of chain I gave you last year?
If they get a new one, can we get a Mach3? What kind of basket is #1?
Shawn,
Thanks for installing the chain!!!! We've talked about this for over 2 years & it's finally done. Can't wait to putt @ Bevier.
Brett
That's not a bad idea. How about getting a new basket & having the park district try to fix it & use it as a practice basket?
Jim,
I have a guy who sold me my Mach3 portable for $250.00. What kind of price did you get from DGW? Did you talk to SunKing on a price as well?
Later
Brett
Jim,
I'll be out there. All I have to do is get through next week. I'll start spending some time out there helping out. Just be patient & it'll all come together before June 7th.
Also, when the new basket comes in, we need to make sure players know it was paid for by DISContinuum. I would like to put something on the basket saying "paid & installed by DISContinuum Disc Golf Club".
I will be out @ Bevier on Saturday unless I can get the BobCat out @ Fairfield to finish the wood chips.
I have a case of orange field paint that I barrowed:) We can use this for tournies for now on. Mirth, do you still have flags? We can mark the tees for the widdershins.
I will be out there Saturday morning & most likely Jason. I'll be ready to do some work with play to follow.
I think holes A & C can be complete by the end of the day.
Jim, I think you are totally insane if you think we can clear B. That is some of the worst brush I have seen. Even the brush near the path tore up my weed eater & was hard to cut. A lawnmower can take out the grass but there is thorns & other thick brush. I just don't see getting that fairway cleared without a brush cutter.
I'll be there helping & will give it a try.
I'll be there @ & 7AM Jim. I know where whe WPD Building is.
Jason will be there. I talked to him last night.
I think getting A&C complete & waiting on B is a good decision. I'd rather have B worked on by the park district so we have a great hole instead of killing ourselves & having an average hole.
The old Blast Hole A is a good hole. When I walked back there on Sunday, the path was mowed. It's really not that bad & will take little work to get it set up.
Hole A is ready to go. The basket is in the ground & all 3 tee pads are done. The fairway needs some wood chips & the path leading to #7 needs some work but it is totally playable.
Hole C is also ready to go. The basket is in the ground. I totally love this hole. There is only 1 tee pad complete so we'll have to install the other 2 sometime.
I think we should # the new holes #A1, #A2, & #A3. & the same for B&C.
We need to measure & mark the tee pads somehow.
I love the Mach5 baskets. Bevier has improved already!
Chris,
Glad you like it & welcome to the area! It's a fun course & gets better each year. I'll see you on the course.
Brett
I wonder how many discs they found when they cleared #7.
Also, If they do allow us to use the other side of the power lines, that would be cool. That would open up some other possibilities for other holes as well.
If possible, i'd rather see the B you planned Jim, go in the ground. I don't think Bevier needs any more short holes at this point. I guess beggers can't be choosers though.
Jim & I had some fun tonight.
I'm going to start with the negatives. I played like poop again but that is not what pisses me off. Someone threw the bridge in the water going from C to #9. At first I thought it got washed away but they also threw the 4 stone walkway squares in the water too. There isn't a chance in hell those got washed in. Can you say ASSHOLES! I think it's those pricks with the go karts & 4 wheelers. They are riding right next to the basket C & they even found their way to the fairway of A. Anyone have some barbed wire we can string across to take off their heads? :)
Now, lets get to the good stuff.
First, we were interested & remeasured #9. It is a whopping 286ft. I knew that sign was off but man, 46 feet.
I'd like to reameasure all the holes out there. Anyone want to help me?
While i'm making the tee markers for Fairfield, i'm going to make stones for Holes A & C while i'm at it.
Can anyone make some NEXT TEE signs & get them laminated? It would be nice to have 3 of those since we now will have 3 holes no one knows about.
Next, we went back & checked out the soon to be Hole B. We measured it from the regular tee location & it will be around 250FT. The long will play around 270FT. Not sure where the 3rd tee location is going to be. This hole is going to be much better than I thought. It may become the toughest hole on the course.
Johnny B,
Welcome to the board! Sorry to hear about you problems with the soccer players. It's frustrating at times. Did you know there are 2 additional holes on the course? Hole A is in the woods after hole 6 & Hole C is to the east of hole #9. There is a path right next to the tee pad of #9 that leads to the basket of C. If you've only been playing a few weeks & you are scoring 30, you are doing pretty good. Keep practicing. Hopefully we can get that #9 basket move in front of the creek. That would be great to have 2 pin locations.
Mirth,
Jim & I tried to put the bridge back into place. We were able to get all 4 concrete stones out of the water. We did move the bridge slightly but it is not put back in the correct spot. We needed a few other guys to pick it up. We didn't feel like getting into the water & that is what it's going to take to put it back. It is crossable with the way it is laying now.
It would be nice to get an alternate pin placement for #9. Maybe we can start working on that ASAP. I still need to go with Jim to the WPD.
Jim is the head of Bevier. His plans are to put B where they cleared. It is going to be a bad ass hole. Can't wait until it is done.
Are you talking about the soccer field?
Hole B is ready to go! All the park district has to do is put the basket in & clear some of the piles of branches.
You guys won't believe the bridge that is out there. Adrian & Al did an awesome job!!! You'll crap your pants when you see it.
A lot of people are going to hate this hole with a passion. Tight long fairway with low ceiling. Any high shot will get bounced into the creek or into some thick rough. Oh yeah, & the pin is set protected to the right. There will be many bogies on this hole.
The crew removed all the debris. They spread some wood chips but not much. It didn't look like they did a whole lot. The wood chips they did leave need to be leveled.
Hole A-] Needs to be weed whacked & stumps need to be removed. There is still quite a bit of debris that needs to be removed from the fairway. Wood chips need to be spread on fairway.
Hole B-] Tee Pads need to be marked & measured. There is still quite a bit of debris that needs to be removed from the fairway. Basket needs to go into the ground. There is quite a bit of garbage near the creek. Wood chips need to be spread on fairway.
Hole C-] There is still quite a bit of deris that needs to be removed from the fairway. There is quite a bit of garbage near the fairway & creek. It would also be nice to paint the bridge green like the bridge on hole B. Wood chips need to be spread on fairway.
Creek-] Right now the creek is dry. What a perfect time to work on the creek. We removed quite a bit of debris & garbage from the creek. I'd like to see more debris & garbage removed starting just north of basket C and all the way south of basket b. This would really enhance the play of holes B & C. It would also be cool to put some nice sized rocks in the creek by holes B & C so there is a place to step if you do happen to throw you disc in the creek.
The holes are all playable the way they are now but it would be nice to show off 3 new great holes for the Blast.
BTW-] I am still amazed at the work that Adrian & Al did on the bridge for Hole C. WOW!! Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!
Jim,
I cannot make it out on Thursday. I have a dentist appointment in Vernon Hills @ 2:30PM. I am also going to the RLAPD Board Meeting @ 7:00PM to follow up on the Illinois Open.
Let's find this ****sucker & kick his !@#.
I will chip in $25.00 if it has been stolen & this guy is caught. So the reward is up to $125.00.
Again, if this basket was stolen, there a not a lot of people who even know that basket is back there. Besides league players, i've never seen anyone playing Hole C. Maybe we have a decent chance of finding this guy.
The good news is that Kevin Lenth has done a spectacular job fixing old basket #1 that was crushed by the tree earlier this summer. At least we have a basket to replace it with.
Maybe for 2004 we should start adding a $1.00 basket fee to all DISContinuum Tournaments. I figure we can get enough for 1 basket every year.
Man, what a crazy day. Here I thought the basket was stolen. I think i'm more pissed now than I was yestarday. I have the pole & basket at my house right now. The concrete is attached to the pole & the lock is there. It is in good shape, nothing bent or destroyed. I have no idea where the top assembly is.
Well, I think the list of suspects can be narrowed to the 4-wheeling bandits. I've never seen any other kids in that area by holes B & C.
First, the C Bridge was destroyed & the concrete stones were dumped in the water.
Second, someone destroyed the bench that was by hole C.
Third, Hole C basket was destroyed.
Obviosly these are not disc golfers. let's catch these bastards & hangem.
I'm going to try to make it from 7AM to 11AM.
Jim,
It may be tough to clean the creek now. When I was there last night, water has begun to flow slightly. The water has made it to Bridge C but not bridge B. We might be able to get some of it done though.
Jim,
I can pick up the basket. What time will they open the door? Let me know.
Jim,
Everything looking ok out @ Bevier this weekend?
The course is looking outstanding!!! The park district laid wood chips on the path from 6 to A & down A's fairway. They also laid wood chips on the east side of bridge of B's fairway & the path to C. They laid wood chips down around the opening by C's basket & to the bridge of C. They picked up all the garbage by C as well. It looks great!!
I also found out who destroyed the bench by C's basket. I was a couple of kids I know from school. They are both about 70lbs soaking wet so I don't think they could carry C's basket. They told me they destroyed the bench but have done nothing else. They are good kids & I believe they didn't do the other stuff. I told them there was a $125.00 reward for whoever finds the guys who did it. I also told them I would give them $25.00 if they found the upper assembly. They live right across the street. Maybe they will find some info for us.
Today the park district laid more wood chips on Hole B.
Jim & I will be out at the course tomorrow night moving some alternates & measuring them.
I did some work on the alternate tees today. Some have been moved slightly. Below is what I did.
#20 was moved forward about 5 feet to give more run up room.
#22 was moved to the west about 10 feet to give more room by #3 basket. It is much more of an anhyzer shot.
#24 was moved forward about 5 feet away from the slope by the sidewalk.
#16 tee pad was leveled.
#17 & #26 were flip flopped. Now that the rough by #7 is cut, there is no protection from shots that will be overthrown from #16. Hole #25 will be played while #26 will be the short wooded hole is played. There should not be any over throws from #25.
#18 tee pad was leveled.
Jim & I will be out @ Bevier on Thursday night to discuss holes 12-21, 14-23, & 25. There may be some slight changes to make a more tournament friendly layout.
No B3 or C3?
Accurate Measurements of Bevier
All measurements are within +/- 3 feet.
1. 193 feet
2. 302 feet
3. 250 feet
4. 179 feet
5. 260 feet
6. 163 feet
A1. 189 feet
7. 287 feet
8. 224 feet
B1. 267 feet
C1. 304 feet
9. 284 feet
TOTAL = 2,902 Feet
AVERAGE = 242 Feet
10. 248 feet
11. 359 feet
12. TBA
13. 244 feet
14. TBA
15. 286 feet
A2. 171 feet
16. 210 feet
17. 242 feet
B2. 241 feet
C2. 266 feet
18. 248 feet
TOTAL = TBA
AVERAGE = TBA
19. 177 feet
20. 368 feet
21. TBA
22. 248 feet
23. TBA
24. 232 feet
A3. 165 feet
25. TBA
26. 154 feet
B3. 168 feet
C3. 283 feet
27. 331 feet
TOTAL = TBA
AVERAGE = TBA
Jim,
I wasn't for sure if you were going to use those measurments that you found for holes 12, 14, 21, 23, & 25. You might want to hold off until Thursday night if you are going to update maps & scorecards. Some of those stone circles are off big time. Example, #11 was listed @ 320feet. It's 359 feet.
Accurate Measurements of Bevier
All measurements are within +/- 3 feet.
1. 193 feet
2. 302 feet
3. 250 feet
4. 179 feet
5. 260 feet
6. 163 feet
A1. 189 feet
7. 287 feet
8. 224 feet
B1. 267 feet
C1. 304 feet
9. 284 feet
TOTAL = 2,902 Feet
AVERAGE = 242 Feet
10. 248 feet
11. 359 feet
12. 296 feet
13. 244 feet
14. 291 feet
15. 286 feet
A2. 171 feet
16. 210 feet
17. 242 feet
B2. 241 feet
C2. 266 feet
18. 248 feet
TOTAL = 3,102
AVERAGE = 259
19. 177 feet
20. 368 feet
21. 324 feet
22. 248 feet
23. 302 feet
24. 232 feet
A3. 165 feet
25. 395 feet
26. 154 feet
B3. 168 feet
C3. 283 feet
27. 331 feet
TOTAL = 3,147
AVERAGE = 262
Jim, Adrian, & I made some minor changes to some of the alternates tonight. These changes were made to make them play safer & faster for tournament play. Hopefully it works. Bleow are the changes.
We moved #21 & 23 so they are no longer behind #2 basket. This will eliminate throws using #2 fairway to #3 basket. It will also eliminate the wait of a double tee.
Old #12 is now New #21. For the tournament it will be a mando to throw a hzyer right of the trees by #3 tee pad. You will not be allowed to throw thru the alley of trees on #4's fairway. For leagues, there will be no mando.
#12 is now 46 feet directly behind the #3 tee pad.
#14 ws moved up about 10 feet to a safer position. That tee is now protected from overthrows from #13.
#23 is 42 feet directly behind #5's tee.
#25 is still 395 feet from the basket. It was moved directly left towards the walking path.
Good luck & get some practice in before the 20th!
There is a possibility that you may end up on #2 fairway. Any straight long throw could end up there. Anthing to the right will be knocked down by the trees. This change will keep players away from #2 basket. It will also keep players from throwing directly down #2's fairway. This was a major hold up at the Blast last year.
Alternate holes that use #2, 3, & 4 baskets will be crowded with a 5'some on each hole. We feel these changes eliminate the use of other fairways intentionally.
These holes are fun. #23 is much more challenging. The flow will be better & safer.
It's good to see some Texan's checking out the web pages from Illinois. I grew up in Lubbock and played the course there (in McKenzie Park) on a regular basis. I'm afraid I don't know of very many other places to play outside the Hub city , though. Jim's the know-it-all around here for that stuff. I sure miss being able to play year round.
Adrian suggested, and I have to agree, that we should have something in writing from WPB like an e-mail or letter with a WPD letterhead on it, stating that soccoer practice or soccer games are not allowed on the disc golf fairways. That way, a copy can be handed to the police officer.
An interesting day yesterday at Bevier:
The weather was beautiful and I had some time to throw around 5:30, so I went. Adrian stopped by, then Jay, then Jamie (Jay's fiance'). So we all played 18. The soccer player's came out around 6pm, same old same old. Then, as we were playing alternate #4, this older guy comes accross thie field from #2 tee, not throwing very far, but certainly throwing right through the soccer player's who are now in the #3 fairway. It turns out this guy, Rene, wrote the parks district a letter about how there are people playing soccer on the fairways, and that they refuse to move. He had a meeting with the WPD people that afternoon, and they told him that the soccer players are not allowed to practice or play on the disc golf course. If they are practicing soccer on the course, don't confront them, call the police and have the police deal with it. The disc golf course is for walking and playing disc golf, not for playing soccer.
Anyway, Rene said that he will come by Thursday for the league. He's an older retired guy who just started playing this week, but lives within walking distance from the park.
.....my guess is that if we show a copy of the letter to the coach/manager of the group, then they will grudgingly leave and the police don't have to be bothered with something this stupid.
That's another thing: I don't think the soccer players practice every day. Adrian said that when he drives by on Fridays, the place is deserted. He was going to confirm that this Friday. Then if that's the case, maybe we could move Best Shot to Fridays - if this soccer thing doesn't work out.
Holy freeking cows!!! Man-O-Man, what the heck just happened??!! Can this be real? Am I still at home dreaming that I'm at work reading this? This is fantastic!! Party at Jim's house this weekend...all weekend!!
I don't get it. All this fun, and no one has even mentioned the word "spank". I beginning to think that you don't need to spank in order to have a good time.
That's it! I'm going clean. Cold Turkey man!! So if you see me with the shakes you'll know why.
After looking at them yesterday, I'm pretty sure they are the "Bold Faced" hornets, also called the "White Faced" hornets. They are a little bigger than bees and have those football sized nests that are usually in the park somewhere. They can sting repedetedly and there are probably thousands in the nest. Earlier this summer they had a nest on one of the trees going into #8. It was destroyed or knoked down somehow, and it's my guess that they just found the nearest thing possible for a nest, a.k.a the hole in the ground by the creek on #9. Anyway, a little bit of hornet spray probably won't do the trick. A ton of hornet spray might, though.
Boltcutter for chains? Anyone?
Craig is going to his moms to pick up a 4 foot bolt cutter on Friday, it should make it quite easy to cut the chain.. I am going to have to intall them on a dry day as I will have to put a bead of chalk on each side of the s hook so it will not shift to far.
So, hopefully have them done by leagues...I will need to be re-emburst for expenses on Sunday. Is that cool?
QuoteCE-Valkyrie (04-30-2003 05:04 p.m.):
I heard that you can crimp the S Hooks so they grab & stay in place. Thanks Shawn!
It is better to let them have some sway...I got this straight from Innova...so a dab of clear caulk on each side of the S hook is the way to go....at least they say.
Craig will be helping install them this coming Tuesday. Sorry for the delay.
Jim...262-948-3245 I will be in and out and then in again tomorrow, x 6...but will have phone nearby...leave number to get ahold of you if I'm in the out position....call me, we need to chat. Don't you know how to use the phone Jim? No soup for you..
delayed until further notice
I have no chain yet. Craig said that he would help me on Tuesday, but If you have chain and cutters let me know. I can help Friday morning until around 2 if you want to install them then. I have a big tool that makes bending the "s" hooks easy......so I got that going for me.
If you get some chain, It takes 24" from top to lower circle "0". If we loop them it will take 44" and we need 6 for each basket. I figured we could just get enough for 44"ers for all and If we use 24"ers we will have enough for other baskets.
OK so then... tomorrow or should I just plan on working with Craig on Tuesday? I will be at Mark Andrews wedding all weekend.
So is this coming Tuesday good? we should have started another thread just for this. I can shuffle my day tomorrow morning to work on it tomorrow. I'll be answering the phone after 8 tonight 262-948-3245 just call me and we can figure this out.
#1 got hit by a willow branch and the top assembely is bent bad and has cracked the welds.
#2-8 have more chain, #9 has 1/3 done. I ran out of chain. Jim gave me 20ft and I bought 150.
I will finish #9 next time I get down there. Maybe tomorrow for leagues.
#1 is barely playable at this time...
QuoteCE-Valkyrie (05-13-2003 07:19 p.m.):
If they get a new one, can we get a Mach3? What kind of basket is #1?
All that is needed is a new top assembely, not the whole basket. It most likely can be straighened out but the welds will have to be redone. Craig and I tried to straighten it but it only moved about 1/2".
#1 was the best basket, there are accually 3 different stlyes of baskets out of the 9. Can't remember which one was the odd ball, besides 1.
When I was a landscaper dude, we seeded until about 2 weeks from snow. It's not to late, may have to round-up some of the weeds first and then turn the soil a little.
What a hottie!! And look at that form. You'd think she danced ballet.
i found out that i will be unavailable this saturday and sunday. i made plans a while ago to go camping with some friends up north, and i completely forgot about them until we went out for drinks last night. sorry for the miscommunication.
I like that idea. Get a new one to match the others, and salvage the old for a practice basket.!!!!!!
Keep practing Johnny you'll get there. Keep practicing and if your able to practice by going out to an open field and throw all the discs you own over and over.
Also come out to a Sunday league if you ever get the chance, you'll learn a lot by watching the other guys throwing, I know I did anyways.
Im guessing he meant the fieldhouse
/me does the "I win the door prize" dance
and you all thought he was talking about the field *pbbbt
*note* Im tired, so please excuse my more than normal silliness
My conclusion is that I will personally give a curby to the punks that did it.
Ever seen American History X?? Think of the seen in the beginning where the guys try to steal the car from Edward Nortons place.....
Hey Jim, are there going to be some pics posted on the site from the Blast or are they only going to be available on the CD?
I love Blast Hole A, I hit chains on my drive at the Blast and it dropped right next to the basket for an incredibly easy deuce so of course I like it! :-)
Has there ever been any discussion about a DG driving range at Bevier? I played a course in Ft. Lauderdale where they had an area set up for practice drives and they had it marked off 100,200,300', etc. It was really cool. I don't know where it would go but it would be nice to have something like that.
Ugh...Soccer...Stinking Grass Fairies in the way of hole 9. I think it should count as an ace if you drill one of 'em.
Kyle and Steve and I moved the bridge today. I am not 1005 sure if it's exactly where it was but it'll work. Of course Steve and I both had to slip and fall in the mud to do it :-) Luckily for me, the mud I slipped in wasn't that wet and sloppy, Steve on the other hand....well let's just say it looked like he had an "accident".
Good call Damon!
That really does stink. I can't believe people have nothing better to do with their time than to destroy stuff. Hmmm....We know where these idiots drive those things right? Well, I'm sure if we strategically "dropped" a bunch of nails or tacks, it would probably keep them from driving them around there.
Try this instead:
[moderator edit.... for the sanity of the thread, the incredibly long URL was removed]
The course is in the bottom right quadrant made by the intersecting roads. The horizontal road is Yorkhouse and the vertical road is Mcaree.
I was planning on helping out Saturday. I have no weed whacking or mowing tools.
Jim,
It sounds like you have a clear vision on what needs to be done to make the holes ready for the widdershins. Since you're not going to be there on Saturday, can you give one of us a call and bring us up to speed on what still needs to be done. Unless, of course, someone who can help you on Thursday or Friday will be there on Saturday to let us know.
QuoteJim (05-22-2003 03:38 p.m.):
Does anyone have a sickle?
Yes, I'm serious.
Anyone have any napalm?
Yes, I'm serious.
A brush hog would be good also.
Chris,
I'm glad you had a good time and I invite you out to our leagues on Sunday morning. We have players with a wide range of abilities and we divide into upper and lower pools. Then each lower person gets paired randomly with an upper person and we play best shot doubles. Its $6 to play with a cash payout to the top two teams each week.
I look forward to seeing you there!
I'd like to see us have two basket placements for that hole so that we could move it around seasonaly or whenever soccer isn't in the way.
I'm going to the Midwest Open this weekend.
Is it illegal to ride ATVs in the park? Maybe we need to do a little bit of neighborhood watch and stake out Bevier and call the police when the ATVs come into the park. We'd have to check with the police and see if they would even care to enforce anything regarding the ATVs. Perhaps if they get busted a couple of times they won't come back.
What's a curby?
OK, now that we have a pretty good idea on who did this can we get the WPD to get the other WPD involved? Crack down on the ATVers?
Jim, can you contact the park district and let them know that we think we know who destroyed the basket? Find out if they have suggestions on how to proceed with the police.
Becky and I are going to try to fit in the work day into our plans for the weekend. Will bring gloves this time! :)
Perhaps we could work toward having two permanent baskets on that hole. Then if further expansion is done into the non-disc golf areas of the park in the future, we could use that basket then.
Quotemirth (08-28-2003 02:43 p.m.):
two baskets in there at the same time?
Yes.
I got the following e-mail today. Based on Jim's conversation with the MP guy and then this. It makes you think. We should take a good look at those baskets once the course goes in. I realize Bevier isn't one of them, but...
Jon,
In the last 2 weeks, I know of 5 missing baskets from Chicago courses. Hole #11 at New Lenox, #14 and #15 at Lockport and #2 and #9 from Plainfield.
Is the WPD going to do any kind of regular clearing on A and C? There's really been a lot of crap growing back up over the summer that doesn't look like it's going to wear down with traffic.
just curious...
QuoteJOsh (07-26-2003 04:03 p.m.):
Kyle and Steve and I moved the bridge today. I am not 1005 sure if it's exactly where it was but it'll work. Of course Steve and I both had to slip and fall in the mud to do it :-) Luckily for me, the mud I slipped in wasn't that wet and sloppy, Steve on the other hand....well let's just say it looked like he had an "accident".
At least it matches his car from a couple weeks ago....
I won't be able to make it Saturday since, against all logic, I'm playing Rumbletown this weekend.
I usually play fairly good practice rounds on a course before a tournament before crashing & burning when it counts. Since I blew up big time yesterday at Dretzka (my only chance to get up there lately, 92+ degrees and the most brutal pin placements...) I'm hoping the pattern will change this weekend.
Send good karma...
QuoteJim (08-23-2003 07:09 p.m.):
Did I say the bridge rocks?!?!!
I'm not sure that's the most reassuring description for a bridge, Jim.... ;)
pathetic. Basket #18 at Lombard has been ripped off this summer for the 2nd year in a row. I don't get it.
QuoteCE-Valkyrie (09-11-2003 08:52 p.m.):
We moved #21 & 23 so they are no longer behind #2 basket. This will eliminate throws using #2 fairway to #3 basket. It will also eliminate the wait of a double tee.
Old #12 is now New #21. For the tournament it will be a mando to throw a hzyer right of the trees by #3 tee pad. You will not be allowed to throw thru the alley of trees on #4's fairway.
But won't you still wind up on the #2 fairway?
Yeah, seriously, thanks for doing this Shawn! This is great!
I believe I will be available next Saturday morning as well. Do we need rakes, shovels, etc?
I am still in for Saturday morning. Rake, shovel, and hand axe ready to go. Unfortunately, I have other obligations tonight, so I cannot assist. Tomorrow night is a possibility, though I wouldn't get there much before 6 unless the "Powers-That-Be" let us out early Friday.
I don't see the Hole B fairway being a huge obstacle. I'll borrow a truck Saturday to get a push mower out there and mow it myself if I have to. Good excuse to get some sun and burn some calories. :) I am concerned about the following week, though. Wouldn't it make more sense to plan on mowing it May 31, a week before the Widdershins, instead of two weeks before?
Where is Hole B supposed to be located? Having a tight shot with a narrow (and unfriendly) fairway might be fun! But that's just me and my medication talking. I seriously doubt I can convince myself to get out there at 8am tomorrow, but I should be there by or before 9.
Hey, Y'all...I just played Bevier for the first time this weekend, and wanted to drop a line and introduce myself.
My name is Chris, I've DG'ed in Columbia SC many times with my brother (I graduated from Clemson and have resided in Columbia several times), and now Live in Waukegan (after five years on Addison in Chicago).
Well Bro came up this weekend bearing disks and it looked like Bevier was close and good to go (despite only having nine fixed holes)
We LOVED The course. Very open, not too difficult (I shot a six under, Matthew shot a seven) (over 18, the same nine twice, no alternative holes.)
So I just want to send a thank you to the group of folks who have maintained the course, designed it and made it their lifeblood. the course was awesome and I'm pleased to call it my new home course.
if anyone ever wants to play (I'm no pro, not ready for tournaments, I'm a disc duffer) on sat. sun mornings, please email me and I'll get you my number, and if you ever need help with maintenance, I am opening a landscape business in the spring, so I am good with my hands in this regard, and have tools....please ask and I will donate my services any time I am free.
Thanks again for such a dedicated group, to produce and maintain a very nice, albeit not impossible course.
and is it a french pronunciation, Bev-ee-ayy]? or some bastardized american bev-ee-air, bev-ee-err
???
the course smokes. especially when I'm on it.
8)
Why didn't they just get named 10, 11, 12? is it because of where they're placed? is it because of the alternate tees making 10-18 (27)?
how do you play these? Isn't B right after 8's basket? do you play your nine, eighteen or 27, and then mosey over to ABandC?
please enlighten me...Hyzer Hurth's, my new favorite company is delivering on Thursday, which Means my Frieday Flu is comin on strong.... and if I somehow find the strength to get to work on Frieday, then Satyrday I have to have my S@#T together when I tackle Bevier for the first time with my own disks.......
I love discontinuum so much, I've learned a lot so far, and I would LOVE to get my ass whooped by a board member, so I can ask TOO many questions, regarding throws, equipment, and the meaning of life.....
wish me luck, I am going down that chute, into the depths of disc golf from which I hope to never be brought out alive.
can u set up a paypal type thing for donations
and/or where can i send a small check (kid got green braces last month)
i still cant believe peolple think they can get away
with sh*t like this
a ching skill shot is like 120 bucks and is portable
playstations, xbox, gamecubes $ 200 ish
all the games and all the
dvd s that are out there cost 15 bucks a piece and who
now a days doesnt at least have 20-50
hell some gym shoes are a 100 bucks
golf clubs
bowling is epensive nowadays 2
i paid 70 for a cheap ball 40 4 shoes
between jim and brett this guy is so TOAST
my bet is student going back to school
pdga discussion board had/has
info to reinforce baskets
will try to post links
any reply to
"college student " theory
can there be an alert system to basket theft
thru email newsletter mailing list
can pdga due it also ????
i only heard of theft by reading bretts posts
ill email indiana guys newsgroup
also take pictures of all present baskets
it would help to have a pic (jpeg) of missing basket
and the type
10569
Hello all,
I'm a noob of about three weeks, the first two playing with whamo 130g disks. I purchased a 146g Gremlin and I'm beginning to like it. However my two friends that bought a Leopard and a Dragon are outdriving me by quite a bit. The last guy in our four-some from work has a Roc that he hasn't been throwing well until tonight. He nearly had an ace on #6 tonight! Missed by about 4-5 feet to the right and landed about 10ft behind.
Our home course is Bevier, since I can walk there in about 2 minutes, and another guy lives on the other side of BK. The other two live in Zion.
We played UWP a few days ago and can't wait to go back.
We've only been playing for a week and a half at Bevier and are already fed up with the rude people along the course, mostly at #9 where there were 4-5 people standing with their kids watching the soccer game and ignored our warnings to move back from the chains. It's possible that none of them spoke english. We had to have one guys go across and play defense in case a disk got away from us. We were thinking that the #9 would be better if the basket was on the other side of the creek. You'd still have a water hazard behind and to the left and less of the hassles that I'm sure most of us have had on busy days at Bevier.
There were also guys playing soccer south/southwest of the tennis courts that we were afraid of hitting.
Other than that, we love the course and usually play 36 holes when we go.
Our group best for the front nine is a 28, my best is a 30. Are we doing ok? I see a lot of serious players out there that must be getting a lot of two's and three's.
Well, I thought I'd check in and share a little. I have learned a ton from this site and the forums and wanted to pass along a huge "Thank You" from me and the guys.
Johnny B.
Quotemirth (07-24-2003 09:44 p.m.):
By the way -
Welcome Johnny! Hole 9 is pretty hard to get in during the summer becuase of the soccer players & the fans. Our weekly doubles league, Sundays at 10:30, has cut out hole 9 for the remainder of the summer or soccer season, whichever ends first.
We used to have our doubles league on Thursday evenings but permanently switched it to Sunday mornings because there were soccer players all over the park on Thursdays.
*hopefully* WPD is serious about moving all soccer in Waukgean to the sports complex they're building by the lakefront & we can get hole 9 back.
Your suggestion of moving the basket is a very good one & has been discussed in the past. I like it, and think it may end up being harder than the current placement.
Perhaps it should be thought about as a future to-do item, pending approval of Trigg & co.?
Thank you for the welcome. Moving pin #9 would be sweet. Most of the time, my foursome doesn't have a problem because we go at 3:30pm after work during the week. We play 36 holes though, so the last round is where we run into trouble.
Johnny B.
QuoteCE-Valkyrie (07-24-2003 10:13 p.m.):
Johnny B,
Welcome to the board! Sorry to hear about you problems with the soccer players. It's frustrating at times. Did you know there are 2 additional holes on the course? Hole A is in the woods after hole 6 & Hole C is to the east of hole #9. There is a path right next to the tee pad of #9 that leads to the basket of C. If you've only been playing a few weeks & you are scoring 30, you are doing pretty good. Keep practicing. Hopefully we can get that #9 basket move in front of the creek. That would be great to have 2 pin locations.
Thanks for the welcome.
We had more problem with the spectators than the players. We have had a few youngsters offer to retrieve our disks for us after we threw them. We politely tell them to leave it lie, but we get dirty looks like we are refusing their help.
We did play the hole after 6 once. It was brutal! I hit 3 trees with one toss! One guy in my group hit it in 2, he got lucky! We tried to find the one after 8 and could not. The one after 9 we found the basket, but no tee.
I need more practice for sure. The other 3 guys have scored a 2 on several holes, while my best on any hole is still a 3. =(
Johnny B.
:) #9 alternate basket placement went in the ground today. Adrian did a great job making an anchor & collar for the basket. We place wood chips around the basket as well. I have the key so we'll be able to move it back & forth with ease. Thanks Adrian!
a little shorter, but a fun hole! we'll use the short pin placement for the Ace Race, OK, Myk?
The relocation of some of the alternate tees was all suggested by Brett.
These are excellent changes (although some provide slightly less challenge, changing things around is good for the course) and will improve flow during the Blast.
This is heads up thinking coach!
:wacko: They took away my little smoker guy so I'm trying to find a good substitute. How's this one?
Jim,
I'm all for throwing from the short placement on 9 during the ace race. During the blast, I think it should be in the long though, if that's cool with you.
Quote:wacko: They took away my little smoker guy so I'm trying to find a good substitute. How's this one?
Hey, I can add as many emoticons as we wish... I'll try to get that one in a little later
We MUST emote!!!! 8)
I came back through here to re-read my original posts, thought I'd share how I've been coming along with my (our) game. Sorry about the long post. I'm feeling chatty tonight.
When I last reported, I had just bought a 146 DX Gremlin at Sports Authority.
I now own, in order (and grouping) of purchase:
168 DX Leopard
150 DX Eagle
148 DX Shark
150 DX Aviar Putt & Approach
180 DX Shark
175 DX Gremlin
172 JK Valkrie
167 DX Roc
And on order:
168 JK Valkrie
165 Champ. Eagle
168 DX Aviar Putt & Approach
Buying disks is addictive! I don't know when I'll stop!
I thought the 146 Gremlin was holding me back against my friends Dragons and Leopards, so I got the 168 Leopard. Had inconsistant results with that, so I decided to make another purchase. Did some homework online that night. Decided that lighter disks might help.
Enter the 150 Shark, 148 Eagle, and 150 Aviar putter. The Shark's rim feels funny in my hand, so I rarely use it, even though it is toted as the best all around disk on many sites. My Eagle became my primary driver, but was still shanking a lot of shots to the left. The Aviar putter is awesome! I use it on #4 and $6 at Bevier for those short, sweeping, right hand shots. However some of my putts blew off course with the light disk. Also picked up a small Innova game bag. Nice.
Picked up the 180 Shark at Sports Authority on a whim, due to a few reviews saying that they prefered a heavier Shark. I rarely use it.
So, now we have been playing Bevier and UWP for the last 2 months at least once or twice a week. Really stinking it up, shanking a lot of drives to the left. I'd been using a 4-finger grip for my drives up until a few weeks ago. Even the drives that do go straight, are much shorter that my friends' drives.
Started using a 2-finger grip as a goof one day. One of the guys in my 4-some has always driven like this, so I thought I'd try it. MY drives started improving. Straighter and much longer.
So, 2 weeks ago, I start really stretching my drives out ( I figure around 200-225' on a good drive) using this technique. However, I start driving my Eagle and Leopard hard right turn on every hard drive. They just keep turning right unless I back off a little. Every time I try to flatten a hyzer release, I shank it left.
So, figuring I have outgrown the lighter 150 Eagle and even 168 Leopard, I pick up a 172 JK Valkrie at Sports Authority the next day. Also picked up a 175 Gremlin to go with my 146.
I must admit, I almost sold the Valkrie the day I bought it. I couldn't throw it for nothing. But I stuck with it, and now I can drive at least 250-275' with it. I think that's pretty good for an overweight guy in his 30's that just started throwing in July.
Picked up the 167 Roc at Play it Again on the way to UWP Friday, and I love it!! Should have bought that instead of the 2 Sharks a long time ago. I use it for longer putts and windier conditions. Great disk!
Which brings me to my latest order. The 172 Valkrie still seems a little heavy for my noodle arm, so I ordered a cool purple 168 JK. I wanted a 165, but all they had was 168. I love the rim shape and size on my Valkrie, just wanted a little lighter version in a cool color. I will probably keep my 172 though.
I'm gonna sell my 168 Leopard and 150 Eagle to one of my friends, and replace them with the 165 Champion Eagle as a backup to the Valkries.
Also gonna sell the lighter 150 Aviar putter and replace it with a 168.
So here I am, 3 months into the sport with a bag full of disks and having the time of my life!
My current personal bests on Bevier's 12 are:
H1=2 (That willow tree messes with my mind!)
H2=2
H3=2
H4=2
H5=3
H6=2
HA=3
H7=3
H8=2
HB=4 (Very hard hole for me, temporarly lost my 175 Gremlin today on my drive under the bridge! Best drive ever for me on that hole, would have been a 3, but took a water penalty)
HC=3
H9=3
I'm still lacking that elusive ace though. Closest chances so far were on #4 and #6.
I want to close this huge post with a big thanks to everyone that frequents these boards. I read just about every post and take notes when I find some info that might help me. I try to get in a round or two every day that I'm free and weather permitting.
Sorry again for the long post. I hope someone enjoys my story. :unsure:
Johnny B.
That is great to hear! :D You sound just like me 2.5 years ago. I had just started play & got addicted. I had no clue what discs would work so I just started ordering. Good luck. Sounds like you are getting better every day.
Since I haven't been out there in 3 weeks, how does the course look? are the bridges holding up?
The course is in very good shape. Adrian's bridges are holding up fabulously! WPD graded, spread seed, and spread hay back on the fairway for hole C... some grass is already starting to appear! Next summer it should no longer be a muddy pit whenever it rains.
There will be patches that will need to be reseeded, but thats to be expected.
Are A, B, or C going to get concrete pads in the future?
I think the course looks great. We have played every day this week so far.
Johnny B.
It would be nice, wouldn't it?
Perhaps we should start a letter writing campaign to WPD....
^
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--- Said mostly tongue in cheek.
No cement tees until the final 18-hole layout (see 5-year plan posts) is approved in 2004 or 2005.
However,
2.5 years of asking, begging, bitching, complaining, pleading, and coaxing have paid off finally!
Within the next 2 weeks, a brand new (and very expensive) BULLETIN BOARD will be installed between the tee for Hole 1 and the creek. It will be permanent and lockable! The size is approximately 4ft x 6ft.
THANKS to Scott McLean and Mike Trigg of the Waukegan Park District for making this happen!!!
THANKS also to the CALLAHAN FAMILY for the fund from which this bulletin board was paid from.
SUMMARY:
In two short years, we've replaced 3 stolen/broken baskets, added 3 baskets, added 27 teepads, 2 bridges, chain upgrades, and now a bulletin board.
THANKS to everyone who has helped in any way to the improvements of Henry Pfau Callahan Disc Golf Course at Bevier Park!!!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
No shit?! We finally get a bulletin board! Woo hoo!!!! :D
AWESOME! :D
Very very very cool!!!
*looking forward to playing in the snow.... And coming out of hiding*
Any idea on when the bulletin board will be installed?
Quick course update. On Sunday, the water is the creek was very high. The bridge on B was holding up nicely. It looks like the height is perfect. Water was right under the bridge and I don't think it will rise any higher than that. Water had filled in the low areas to the right of basket B. There was no water within 10 feet of the basket. The bridge by Hole C may need some work in the future. The side closest to basket C was fine. The low side towards #9 had some water on it. We probably need to find a way to raise that side. Other than that, the course was looking good.
The WPD wants to move the bridge by Hole C 20 feet north (closer to basket C). They think the ground is a little higher and will not be in as much jeopardy.
The bulletin board should be installed this week, next week tops. It may even be in there now; I will check after work. I have color maps ready to go as soon as I pick up the key.
Bulletin Board is in.
Played the course this morning. The bridge between C & 9 is out, looks like the heavy rains from a week ago created a couple very large dams upstream from C's basket and when the dams overflowed the whole bridge got swept downstream about 15'. I didn't try moving the bridge so I don't know its salvagable......
Oh yeah, the flyers and info in the bulletin board look great!
That sucks about the bridge.
A temporary solution will be to walk to the bridge on hole B & then to #9.
Had we thought about it, we could have built the bridge that Adrian & Al built right between holes B & C using it for both holes. Hmm, wish I would have thought about that a few monthes ago.
We'll have to wait until the spring to fix that bridge. There is now way to get that bridge back into place withoug getting wet. It's a heavy SOB.
It might be easier to build a new one anyway. Jim, think the park district would build one? This is their slow time of year & the maybe able to whip one up in a few hours?
I will talk to Trigg right after the holidays.
We built 2 bridges on purpose for less confusion. The WPD wants to move the bridge between C and 9 anyway - they would like to see people cross over right in back of C's basket. I think that is a bad place because that's where many 2nd throws might go.
I love Adrian's bridges and would like to salvage them if possible.
Well, the bridge on B is very solid and doesn't need anything except maybe some shovelling and/or salt this winter.
The bridge on C, however, wasn't originally built long enough so an extension was put on. I think if we had a choice I'd pick build a new bridge that is long enough to span the creek and then some.
QuoteThe bridge on C, however, wasn't originally built long enough so an extension was put on. I think if we had a choice I'd pick build a new bridge that is long enough to span the creek and then some.
I would have to agree. I brought some of that wood from home for the initial bridge on hole C. It wasn't quite long enough. A new bridge that spans the bank will not move. I think the Bridge on Hole B will be there for years to come.
OK, I'll talk to Trigg. If tthey don't build a bridge, I'll set a date (early Feb?) and we can build one.
On the March Calendar page under Saturday, March 6th there is an entry for Bridge build/clean up day at Bevier. When you click on it, the message says Saturday, March 8th at 10 am. Typo, Jim?
Actually, typo Al?
I'll fix it.
Do the bridges have supports that reach all the way to the bottom of the creek? If so, we could drive a couple metal poles or stakes deep into the creek bed on each side of the supports and fortify the bridges that way. I never really inspected the bridges, so I'm not sure how they're built.
There is a support right in the middle of Bridge B. Adrian dug down to the clay but did not stake it in. That bridge is heavy & secured quite nice. I don't think we'll have a problem with it.
Yeah, the bridge for B is long enough to require a support in the middle. The span from C to hole 9 is 12-14' depending on where its positioned & shouldn't necessitate a middle support. If we wanted to add one it shouldn't be a problem with how I've got the new one designed...
Agreed.
A big part of the March 6th Work Day is clearing out a lot of the floating debris in that creek, near both bridges. It will probably have to be an annual thang.
Along those lines.... WPD isn't willing to kick in any lumber at all, or did we even approach them about it?
Mike and I talked about it briefly a while back, but not recently. I'll find out.
I spoke with Mike Trigg today.
He is checking with Scott McLean about wood availability, cost, and reimbursement.
Mike also told me that the BMX Park/Course across the street (to the west across McAree) IS going in this Spring/Summer. I will be speaking to him more about incorporating 6 more disc golf holes around that property.
***HOLE "C"***
Please refrain from playing Hole C until Sunday, April 4th.
The grass seed needs a chance to grow in order for this fairway to shape up properly. PLEASE be kind to your course. This way, the course will be even better in a few short weeks.
I will also post this notice at the course.
I went out to Bevier this morning and posted info on Wildwood Installation and request for players not to play Hole C. After walking back there, we should have closed Hole B as well. Talk about MUD! The water was touching the east side of the B Bridge, but it was solid. Bridge C was still downstream, collecting lots of debris.
I collected one full bag of garbage and cleaned up the logs/branches lining the basket 8/tee 9 area.
I've got a nasty cold but will try to make it to leagues tomorrow.
I took the liberty of rescheduling the next Bevier Work Day to next Saturday.
LET'S GET THIS WORK DONE! Woo-hoo!
I think having the workday is a good idea, but have you heard back from WPD yet about some bridge materials? I don't know what use I'll be if my back continues to be this bad...
IF the Wkgn Pk Dist gives us materials, we'll have to work with what's given us. If they want us to purchase the materials, then we can buy exactly what we need. If that is the case, I'd ask to be reimbursed. I hope to find out by Tuesday.
I hope you feel better!
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Make it out to Bevier this Saturday if you can. YOUR help is needed!
Although the bridge project might be on hold, we still need to:
1. Pickup garbage course-wide
2. Get debris out of creek
3. Spread woodchips (WPD to deliver) on Holes 6, A, 8, B, C, 9
4. Reinforce logs/branches along Holes A, 8, and B
5. Possibly removing some of the dead debris to the right of B's fairway
About the bridge.....
The folks at the Wkgn Park District are concerned about liability. and possible ADA implications.
We might need to come up with a new plan or perhaps they will. Maybe stones. Maybe concrete. As soon as I find out, so will everyone else.
But the other jobs need to get done, so volunteer for an hour or three and help keep the course looking and playing GREAT! questions? Email me at office@discontinuum.org or post here.
THANKS!
QuoteThe folks at the Wkgn Park District are concerned about liability. and possible ADA implications.
From what "my" lawyer tells me, park districts have no liability unless one of their employees willfully injures another during the course of their work and they do not have to be ADA compliant.
QuoteFrom what "my" lawyer tells me, park districts have no liability unless one of their employees willfully injures another during the course of their work and they do not have to be ADA compliant.
There goes my hopes of an early retirement. :(
QuotePLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Make it out to Bevier this Saturday if you can. YOUR help is needed!
What time are you planning on being out there?
QuotePLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
Make it out to Bevier this Saturday if you can. YOUR help is needed!
* * *
But the other jobs need to get done, so volunteer for an hour or three and help keep the course looking and playing GREAT! questions? Email me at office@discontinuum.org or post here.
THANKS!
Sorry, Jim, I would not have turn our casual round at Crystal Lake into an open event if I had known you had a work day planned. For some reason I thought the work day was last Saturday.
Why not pick up garbage during sunday league? Issue bags to every team and have a prize for the team with the most trash.
Saturday at 10am until 12 or whenever.
We will probably not be building a bridge Saturday, but there will be plenty of work.
THANKS for all those who will be coming out!!!
I can definately meet you there at 10:00 Jim, or perhaps even a little earlier.
I have to work at 12 this Saturday, but I'll try to show up around 10 and work for at least an hour.
I just set 10am as a time when lazy disc golfers like us finally roll out of bed.
I can be there as early as 6am.
Wanna make it 8-ish?
Ya know, the more I play disc golf, the more I feel like Dad. He gets up at the crack of dawn every day to play ball golf. I figure I'll be there in another year or two with disc golf.
How about 9ish?
I couldn't make it there earlier than nine, due to spousal restrictions.
I'll plan on getting there between 8 and 9.
Whatever time y'all can make it is jiggy with me.
BC, has your dad played disc golf?
Timmy, do you like movies about gladiators?
I brought my pin over to the parents place a few times. Dad wasn't to interested though. He's an old school golfer and doesn't really think this is a good sport for him. He's been extremely supportive of my efforts though. We talk about mindsets during tourneys and different approaches to different situations. It's nice because I hate ball golf, but we still have something to talk about.
That's so cool.
My 77-year-old father still asks me when I'm "gonna give up that crazy disco-golf".
Then he laughs and laughs.
He likes it more when I take the kids out with me...... :)
I have a meeting with our realtor at about 10:30. I can hopefully be there by 11:30. Will you still be there?
Most likely. I'll definitely be there until 12 or 1pm.
Realtor??? EXCELLENT!!! good luck Pat!
Thanks Jim. I will try to get there to help. Shouldn't take too long with the realtor I just have to sign some papers. Just waiting to see if the marks...um.......prospective buyers loan goes through.
Sorry I didn't make it out this morning. We had a party after work last night and I had a little much to drink. Needless to say, my head is fucking pounding!!
QuoteNeedless to say, my head is fucking pounding!!
Didnt know you could say that on this board. I thought it would [bleep] it or something.
Paul, Chud, Mirth, Pat and myself all showed up at various times, but we got a good amount accomplished. I think we worked from 8 until 1pm.
• The "C" bridge has been removed from the creek but not dis-assembled. We'll need 2 people, a crow bar (i have one), a sledgehammer (I have one), and a heavy-duty drill (don't have one) to remove the screws.
• We cleared several small 'dams' in the creek between Basket 9 and Basket "B". The huge dam just south of the "B"bridge will be a massive undertaking, and I will request the WPD's assistance with that.
• We cleared a bunch of garbage throughout the course (approx. 2 bags).
• Hole "B"s fairway has been cleared more on the south side, with minor branch obstacles removed or trimmed.
• Holes 8 and "B" have had the log/branch linings refortified.
• Woodchips were spread on the three tees for Hole A; tees for Holes 16 & 17 also woodchipped. A large pile of chips still sits very near Basket 6 and will be spread out over the next fews weeks.
MUCH THANKS to the few that showed up!!!!!!
After we worked our butts off, we played 22 holes. Mirth, Pat, and I each successfully defended our BagTags.
I hope that the turnout is stronger for the Wildwood installation days on April 17th and 18th.
^_^
Chud, Paul, and myself got out and did some work today.
We removed the bridge from the creek again and dismantled it completely. We used some of the wood for Tee 18, some for B1. We can dig and secure them in the ground if deemed cool. The rest will be removed from the park in a day or two.
Adrian built that sucker to last forever.....
The next job is to spread the rest of the woodchips on Hole 6.
Removed the bridge from the creek.... again?!
Yeah, both the "C" bridge, the 2sqft plywood, and some branches were thrown back in the creek.
Its all good now.
Damn kids.
As of 05-23-03, there are no soccer goals at the field by hole #9. I'm wondering if they will be playing games there this summer. The rest of the fields in Waukgan have the goals already.
Mirth & I will be meeting with Trigg on Thursday. We will be discussing Hole C bridge, wood chips, & some alternate pin placements.
Mirth & I had a good meeting with the park district. We walked the course with Mike, Scott, Kevin, & Oscar.
Hole #2 -> They will not be mowing under the big willow tree anymore. They will let the grass grow long. They will also let the willows grow to the ground creating a nasty trap.
Hole #6 -> Wood chips will be added. We have permission to install an alternate pin placement. They will be clearing a little pocket in the woods. It will be located to the east of current #6 in the woods. Once it is done, they will wood chip around that location as well.
Path to A will be wood chipped.
Hole A -> All 3 tee pads will be wood chipped & fairway.
Path to #7 will be wood chipped.
Hole #16 -> (Alternate to #7) They will not mow the rough to the right side of #7 fairway this year. They will be mowing a path from #16 tee pad to #7 basket.
Hole #8 -> Will wood chip the last half of the fairway.
Hole B -> Entire hole will be wood chipped.
Hole C -> All 3 tee pads will be wood chipped & they will start mowing the path to tee pad C3. They will also wood chip around C's basket.
Path to # 9 will be wood chipped.
C Bridge -> They will be installing a stone bridge. It will be cool!!
Hole # 18 -> (Alternate to #9) They are going to move the stone up a few feet and level the tee pad with wood chips.
Mirth, did I miss anything?
Already forgot. They will also be bringing in a machine that they will use to try to clear out parts of the creek by B Bridge.
Yeah, Kevin made it sound like he could get a backhoe in there & use it to clear the dam immediately after B's bridge.
They started laying wood chips on #6. They put way more than usual which is good.
Was thinking about playing the other night after I washed my car, but the soccer players had completely taken over holes 2&3. :(
The last time I tried to play through on a hole where guys were near, they were messing with us, pretending like they were gonna grab our disks and throw them in the road.
I just won't bother going to Bevier on the weekends or evenings I guess. Just too many bystanders some days.
Johnny B.
Is the basket on hole A being moved? Steve, Ian and I were playing last night and there was no basket in the normal spot. Is it deeper and we just missed it?
No....... Was it just hole A missing?
We didn't play B or C, so I'm not sure about those. The main 9 were all there.
Adrian and Adrian Jr. were also there, but I'm not sure if they played B and C though.
I just sent an e-mail to find out if it was stolen or removed by the park district.
i played all holes except A last night and everything else is fine. There sure are alot of wood chips out there.
Were there new wood chips on all of the holes? They are supposed to do that work. Also, is the bridge in on Hole C?
Brett, about basket A. The base is still in the ground, but the basket was broken off at lock collar. Collar and lock still there.
That is not good. Looks like we'll need a new basket :angry: .
Great, just purrrrrfect.
Any chance WPD maybe hit it with the woodchip spreader? Brett - Any reply from Trigg yet?
Any updates?
-JimKlem
Brett - any news from Trigg?
No word yet. I'm heading out to Bevier tomorrow. I'll try calling the PD instead of e-mailing.
I was able to contact Mike Trigg today of the Waukegan Park District. He said they did nothing with the basket so it's stolen. They are going to order a new one and replace it in a month or so.
I also talked to him about the bridge. They are going to put more rocks to make it easier to cross.
I told Mike I was concerned about the path from C to #9 leading in front of #9 tee pad. He wasn't sure why a new path was cut and he'd take care of it.
Good work, Brett.
Although the rock path across the water is a nice idea, it seems a little dangerous. We had a few slips in our group. Do you think they'll use those really big rocks that located by the baseball diamond (if they can get them over there)?
He said they would be using those rocks.
Nice!!
QuoteHe said they would be using those rocks.
Those are some nice rocks! :P
Good luck to them getting them over there. Heavy machinery I'm assuming.
I think Bevier is the hardest course in the world now! how else could it hold a doubles team of the caliber of mirth and myself to -3 and -4 on successive weeks. When u put so many chains in a basket that its more like a force field than a target, and u make the basket smaller than the bucket i carry my Halloween candy in, then it makes it tough to make a putt :P
trees, bushes, whatever have really filled in nicely. no question it makes thoes gaps a bit smaller, 7, 8, 9 for example
seems nate didn't have a problem with it :lol:
After leagues today I stayed and took some more pics of the course. I'm almost done. All I have are holes 9 & A when it's back in the ground.
I aslo put new flays & orange tape on the basket.
I have completed all pictures of Bevier except Hole A. Once A's basket is back in the ground, i'll upload them to the image gallery & have Jay get the Bevier page up & running.
QuoteI have completed all pictures of Bevier except Hole A. Once A's basket is back in the ground, i'll upload them to the image gallery & have Jay get the Bevier page up & running.
If you just took pictures of A as is, I'm sure Jon coul photoshop in a basket. :)
The shackles have been removed from the Bevier baskets. Thanks Adrian Sr. for cutting them out. We will be reusing the chains at Fairfield.
Thank you very much Adrian Sr.! That is very much appreciated.
QuoteThe shackles have been removed from the Bevier baskets. Thanks Adrian Sr. for cutting them out. We will be reusing the chains at Fairfield.
Sure....after Adrian Sr. does a little "schooling" in the White Division he goes and makes some changes...I see how it goes. Just another way for Illinois to keep Wisconsin down ;)
I was actually pretty fortunate with the chains. They were fairly nice to me. But the baskets...are you sure they're regulation? :D
Don't know if Sr. reads these, but thanks for all your help.
QuoteQuoteThe shackles have been removed from the Bevier baskets. Thanks Adrian Sr. for cutting them out. We will be reusing the chains at Fairfield.
Sure....after Adrian Sr. does a little "schooling" in the White Division he goes and makes some changes...I see how it goes. Just another way for Illinois to keep Wisconsin down ;)
I was actually pretty fortunate with the chains. They were fairly nice to me. But the baskets...are you sure they're regulation? :D
Don't know if Sr. reads these, but thanks for all your help.
It was a Wisconsonite that put them in there in the first place. It's not an Illinois conspiracy!
Hole #19 has been moved to the south side of the path. It's even with the tennis net. It's now 252ft.
Also, Hole #A1 has been moved back 10ft to get the tee away from the tree on the left. A left handed player that played the Blast hit his hand on the tree.
Nice! That'll make Hole 19 alot more fun. I think it was deuced by everybody at about a 95% clip in its old spot. :blink:
QuoteNice! That'll make Hole 19 alot more fun. I think it was deuced by everybody at about a 95% clip in its old spot. :blink:
...wonder how many deuced it at the Windershins? :P A guy in my group had a circle 6. :o
QuoteQuoteNice! That'll make Hole 19 alot more fun. I think it was deuced by everybody at about a 95% clip in its old spot. :blink:
...wonder how many deuced it at the Windershins? :P A guy in my group had a circle 6. :o
OUCH!!!! :o :o :o
QuoteQuoteNice! That'll make Hole 19 alot more fun. I think it was deuced by everybody at about a 95% clip in its old spot. :blink:
...wonder how many deuced it at the Windershins? :P A guy in my group had a circle 6. :o
Kelsey had a nice run at a black ace on that hole. Came within the neighborhood of basket I.
QuoteQuoteQuoteNice! That'll make Hole 19 alot more fun. I think it was deuced by everybody at about a 95% clip in its old spot. :blink:
...wonder how many deuced it at the Windershins? :P A guy in my group had a circle 6. :o
Kelsey had a nice run at a black ace on that hole. Came within the neighborhood of basket I.
And she made her par from over there.
Basket at hole 6 has been officially moved. Approx. distance is 232ft. B)
QuoteBasket at hole 6 has been officially moved. Approx. distance is 232ft. B)
SWEET!! Thank you guys!!
yeah, good work G-Unit. that'll be a much better hole.
All baskets have new flags & orange tape.
New #6 measurements.
#6-> 227ft.
#15-> 334ft.
#24-> 289ft.
There is a rock where the short pin placement sits.
We are going to have to play #9 short position at leagues. The soccer players are back. Here are the measurements to the short placement.
#9-> 213ft.
#18-> 176ft.
#27-> 259ft.
Attached is an updated description of Bevier
so we're moving the pin every week then moving it back?>
Quoteso we're moving the pin every week then moving it back?>
It really doesn't matter what we do. I have no problem moving it to the short placement until soccer season is done.
probably not a bad idea.... we should notify wpd that we're doing that
I've got to start getting to leagues more often before soccer season ends. There are only so many holes I have a chance of hitting. :D
Adrian Sr. and KVN (maybe others?) moved basket 9 to the short position today before league started. We almost didn't play it and were thinking of playing A instead because the plug for the short position was stuck. Adrian Sr. finally got it out and is going to replace the plug with a plastic one that he has at home. He is also going to lubricate all the locks on the course because they had trouble with the lock also. Thanks to everyone who moved the basket and thanks in advance to Adrian Sr. for the new #9 plug and for lubricating the locks.
Adrian Sr.: If you have to buy anything for the plug or lubrication for the locks, hang onto the receipt and the club will reimburse you.
Brett,
The work at Bevier on the stream is completed. We removed all the overhanging brush
and cleared the brush and trees back away from the stream bank, from the park bridge
thru to the power lines. We also removed all the debris from the stream and added
some larger stepping stones to the rock foot bridge. Some additional stone work was
done around the dam area to assist with water flow. On 7/27 my crew and I were down
there again after the rain and removed a lot more debris that had collected from the
recent rains. Everything is flowing good. Thank you for informing us of these
concerns and we appreciate your patience. If you have any questions and or concerns
please give Mike Trigg a call.
Kevin Boehm
Waukegan Park District
sweet, I can't wait to see it on sunday
This is what I posted on the members only thread a few days ago.
Just got off the phone with Waukegan Park District. It is a go for the expansion of 6 holes across the street. They want to meet to start designing the 6 holes. We are shooting for a fall finish but they said it could take until the spring of 07. Just depends on the workers & the ability to get dirt moved and shaped. All 18 holes will have cement tees & signs.
Finally, a 2nd 18-holer in Lake County~!
Played Bevier for the first time Sunday w/Mirth and a bunch of others who showed up for Best Shot. I really like this place & what the club has done w/extra holes. Good mix of open & tight holes. Didn't hurt that Mirth & I got paired up & won $. But I did take a dip into the pond water getting my disc from under the bridge.   :sign12: Made for a long, soggy ride home.
Tom S & I tried to move 9 to the short after league today. we were unsuccessful due to the lock being frozen, and the tab on the anchor had snapped off due to abuse rendered by soccer spectators. We threw the basket into the back of Tom S's truck & dropped it in my garage.
After letting some WD-40 do its magic I was able to get the lock off.
Brett - can you run the basket out to the park & put it in the short?
Until someone can run the basket out & install that hole is closed...
Dear Brett,
Please inform the DISContinuum Golf Club members that the Disc Golf Course
at Bevier Park will be closed due to a special event (American Cancer Relay
for Life) from Saturday, June 24, at Noon to Sunday, June 25, at Noon.
If you have any questions, please contact Steve Wikner at 847-360-4719.
Thank You
Nancy Vaseloff
Parks Secretary
Waukegan Park District
d'oh. do we postpone the start of best shot that week?
Quote from: mirth on June 20, 2006, 01:44:37 PM
d'oh. do we postpone the start of best shot that week?
No worries. IOS #3 is this weekend.
Oh hey, they said JUNE! First I read it I thought it was July.... excellent
Basket #9 is back in the ground. It's in the short position until soccer is done and the anchor is fixed.
Anyone ever go pond walking for discs here? Wondering how deep the pond is close to the shore. Seems like the bank by #5 would be good & also maybe by the bridge on #9.
never tried it but id be weary of fishing lures, im sure there's a fair amount in that pond...
Quote from: Drathe on July 25, 2006, 01:57:43 PM
Anyone ever go pond walking for discs here? Wondering how deep the pond is close to the shore. Seems like the bank by #5 would be good & also maybe by the bridge on #9.
If you do go be very careful. It gets mucky and sticky quickly. If you do go and you find my blue ace Wildcat behind hole #2 I'll pay you top dollar or trade to get it back.
me and my buddies go in regularly finding about 20-30 between the three of us every time. it gets deep pretty gradually so you can go in pretty far but then you sink into about 2 feet of goose poop. yeah you get a fish hook in the foot every now and again but it is worth it if you are cheap like me.
i should get the kids at the teen center to hop in there so we can get some discs. Hehe that would probably work.
I met with the PD this morning. There was some give and take with the design of the 6 new holes across the street. I was really disappointed with the basket to the final hole having to be moved away from the woods. They are starting to move dirt this week and there will be some elevation of tee pads and baskets. It's still going to take some time to get it done.
They started to move earth late last week. The elevated tee on the final hole is about 10-12 feet high. The basket will be elevated slightly. It will be a tough 3 to get. The elevated green is a decent size with various sloping. These holes will be pretty much wide open but long with some interesting greens.
Thanks Brett, this is exciting news. Can we get a nice big rock for that elevated basket like at Parkside? :P
Quote from: Chainmeister on September 25, 2006, 12:23:25 PM
Thanks Brett, this is exciting news. Can we get a nice big rock for that elevated basket like at Parkside? :P
It will be much different than the parkside rock. It will be an elevated green with a nice slope. It will be very large in diameter. There will also be some different moguls scattered.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on September 25, 2006, 02:00:27 PM
Quote from: Chainmeister on September 25, 2006, 12:23:25 PM
Thanks Brett, this is exciting news. Can we get a nice big rock for that elevated basket like at Parkside? :P
It will be much different than the parkside rock. It will be an elevated green with a nice slope. It will be very large in diameter. There will also be some different moguls scattered.
Sounds very similar to the tee for hole #13 at Bartlett. It's a giant grassy mound. That hole at Bartlett would be very interesting if basket and tee were swapped... Sounds like the new holes for Bevier will be great!
Thanks for all your hard work on this course Brett. I know that without your input the extras could be "filler" holes.
Wish Naperville would add more.... >:D
Off topic:
A temp. course designed by Brett would be awesome. We've got enough people with baskets, just need to find a decent piece of land.
Quote from: Drathe on September 25, 2006, 02:57:50 PM
Thanks for all your hard work on this course Brett. I know that without your input the extras could be "filler" holes.
Wish Naperville would add more.... >:D
Off topic:
A temp. course designed by Brett would be awesome. We've got enough people with baskets, just need to find a decent piece of land.
I have a place. Just need to set a date and time.
reminder to brett to contact wpd about fixing original 9's anchor.... replacing would be the best way to go as the hasp is totally broken off its weld.
fyi for brett that I have no keys to anything @ Bevier & discovered this yesterday when I tried to post updated points in the kiosk
Drove by Bevier yesterday at about 6:00 and the big willow tree that blocks the strait line flight path is down.Its too bad that tree pretty much made the hole. :'( At least the basket was not smashed
Quote from: MR.AVIAR on October 02, 2006, 02:37:00 PM
Drove by Bevier yesterday at about 6:00 and the big willow tree that blocks the strait line flight path is down.Its too bad that tree pretty much made the hole. :'( At least the basket was not smashed
which hole?
Quote from: MR.AVIAR on October 02, 2006, 02:37:00 PM
Drove by Bevier yesterday at about 6:00 and the big willow tree that blocks the strait line flight path is down.Its too bad that tree pretty much made the hole. :'( At least the basket was not smashed
i assume u mean the big willow on hole 1. Â that sux!!!
SORRY, HOLE ONE
damn willows. wonder what carnage was incurred at the park with the storm last night?
That is a shame. The willow was a cool tree and it gave the hole an identity. Now that its gone the basket may need to be moved. how about behind the big tree in the middle of the fairway or nestled in the row of trees along the walk towards #2's tee?
wait, was it the willow to the left of the basket from the tee's POV, or the last one in the line on the right? regardless its a shame to lose such a big tree.
those willows are time bombs tho...
Quote from: mirth on October 04, 2006, 06:53:31 AM
wait, was it the willow to the left of the basket from the tee's POV, or the last one in the line on the right? regardless its a shame to lose such a big tree.
those willows are time bombs tho...
Dunno. I assumed they were talking about the big one on the right in the middle of the fiarway that makes you go under or around. Tom, which one was it?
Quote from: mirth on October 04, 2006, 06:53:31 AM
wait, was it the willow to the left of the basket from the tee's POV, or the last one in the line on the right? regardless its a shame to lose such a big tree.
those willows are time bombs tho...
No doubt. We lost the one that was really protecting the basket a couple of years ago and it took out the basket also! We lost a good chunk of the one to the left of the basket maybe last year? That limb just missed taking out the basket again.
At work we lost our big willow in back of our Wheeling building during the storm. Willow trees are not very rugged.
IT WAS THE LAST ONE IN THE ROW ON THE RIGHT :'(
The six holes across the street should be playable by next spring. They have moved the dirt and planted grass. It's started coming in already.
These holes will be open and somewhat long. There will be some rough to the right on the 1st 2 holes. I was hoping to use the rough to the right on the final hole but they would not allow me to put the basket by the woods on the south side of the path. The elevated green on the 5th hole is very nice. The elevated tee on #6 is pretty high and will be a tough 3 to get when there is a head wind. Things did not work out they way I had drawn them up but it will do. The park district has baskets ready to go. I'm trying to get them to install cement tee pads and tee signs.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on October 27, 2006, 04:15:06 PM
The six holes across the street should be playable by next spring. They have moved the dirt and planted grass. It's started coming in already.
These holes will be open and somewhat long. There will be some rough to the right on the 1st 2 holes. I was hoping to use the rough to the right on the final hole but they would not allow me to put the basket by the woods on the south side of the path. The elevated green on the 5th hole is very nice. The elevated tee on #6 is pretty high and will be a tough 3 to get when there is a head wind. Things did not work out they way I had drawn them up but it will do. The park district has baskets ready to go. I'm trying to get them to install cement tee pads and tee signs.
Sounds great Brett. Thank you for all the hard work. I am looking forward to getting my ass kicked on some new holes around here.
Thursday night's storm did a bit of damage at the park.
The willow directly to the left of #1's basket is gone. It got partially uprooted & WPD came & cut it down. There is a stump for now but I'm sure it won't be there for long. The next nearest willow that has half a trunk is still standing.
Small branches and whatnot down back in the woods. Hole B has had the bridge torn from its anchor and pushed downstream about 15 feet. Its passable but not very stable. Other shule trees were down & 1 dead tree fell over into the fairway. The flooding also made it about 5' from the basket.
We didn't play C today so I can't comment on that hole.
Played Bevier last evening and discovered that some dweeb has trashed the goal on hole #7.
That one's been going for a while. I think it got hit by a lawn mower last year and the basket has been loose ever since.
the welds on the basket have been rusting for quite some time & it finally broke loose a couple weeks ago. you can lift the basket back up so it rests on top of the welds.
There is a meeting w/WPD today & hopefully this is one thing that will be discussed.
Well, you guys have restored my faith in humanity. I'm glad it wasn't vandalism and only the natural progression of things.
Brett & I had a meeting w/WPD this afternoon.
Basket 7 will be fixed soon. They're going to have their welder guy come out w/a portable & reattach the basket.
WPD will try to dig up the old style (small diameter) anchor by hole 1 to use to replace 9's original placement.
Woodchips all around in the woods will happen later this summer once we get a long dry period & the grass stops growing.
Schule on hole 6, 7, and 8 will be mowed down a bit to encourage regrowth of wildflowers & other native plants.
Mowing for additional holes will start this weekend & will be fairways & walking paths similar to Fairfield. Ideally the expansion will be installed by Labor Day. The club may coordinate a workday w/WPD to get the new holes installed.
WPD's going to put hole C back on the mowing schedule. That shit's thick back there!
Is there any chance that we can renumber the course when the expansion is done? It would be nice to have a course that is numbered 1-18. Since the current signs are wood, they could be replaced with a new wooden "plate" to be screwed in over the existing sign. An alternative method would be to grind off the hole number on the current sign and replace with a wooden plate.
If we had enough helpers, moving numbered baskets would be possible especially if WPD was there with something to tote them around in. I think it would entail moving 4 baskets.
tees, fairways, and greens for the additional holes have been mowed as promised. walked it today, looks good.
Quote from: mirth on June 24, 2007, 10:41:15 AM
tees, fairways, and greens for the additional holes have been mowed as promised. walked it today, looks good.
Has the grass started to come in where they did the work?
some places, yes. other places will need to be reseeded. scott mentioned that could be a potential workdate project for the club and a youth group to help out at.
the grass back in there is very thick tho, possibly worse than the rough at fairfield!
Across the street 4 of the 6 baskets are in. The 5th basket will be installed tomorrow and they ordered the 6th. Hopefully it will be in soon. 3 of the baskets need to be moved slightly. I have the tees marked and flags where the 2 missing baskets go. Orange flags for the tees & blue flags where the baskets go.
The club is going to order fly pads. The course will have 9 cement tees & 9 rubber tees.
Hopefully we can get the coruse renumbered & tee signs on all 18.
My goal is to have the course completed by the club invitational on August 17th.
The other two big willow trees on the right side of hole one have been totally removed.The big willow to the left of the basket was removed a few weeks ago. Now hole one is just a short totally open hole :'(
On the plus side it looks like they used mulch from the willows to mulch the fairways on holes 6,8,B,C,and 9.Hole B looks very nice with the mulch from the tee all the way to the path that goes to hole C.On hole C they mulched the tee and the area by the basket.With the new holes and recent course maintenance this course is looking and playing good. :toothy12:
sucky about the willows but we knew it was only a matter of time.
The new holes are great, guys! :D
Considering the terrain across the street is very rutty and weedy, you made the most out of the slight elevation that exists. Adding length to the new holes was absolutely necessary to add some challenge.
I am so glad to see that the Club followed up on the original 5-year plan that we forged back in 2002. Very well done, DISContinuum.
-jim klem
It's probably been a year or more since I shot a round at Bevier. Now I'm going to have to get down there this week and check out the new holes. Thanks for adding onto it.
How long is that last hole across the street? 600 to 650 or so?
Somethin like that.
Played two rounds here yesterday and on hole B(soon to be #16) all the trees in the center of the fairway have been cut down.It looks like it was done by the park district,I dont know if it was part of a plan or what but I think it sucks! the 12 holes on the east side of the road are playing very easy with all the willows on hole 1 down, the brush clearing on 6,7, 8 and hole 9 can only be played in the short pin placement. The clearing of the trees on hole B was not needed.I think holes 1 and 9 need new pin placements.I have some ideas if anyone cares to hear them.
geesh. that sucks. those 4 trees were what gave B1 & B2 its difficulty. did they at least move the bridge back?
fly pads have been ordered for the new holes & A-C. they're arriving early next week & may be installed in time for the invitational, depending on how trashed brett's arms, shoulders, and back is after this week.
Yes they moved the bridge back and it has lots of bounce to it :toothy10:
Since they cut those trees down when it comes time to choose a tee for that hole a vote for as far back as possible.
well, if they moved the bridge back then I guess I don't care as much then. Still sucks, but I'm glad the bridge is where it should be!
Quote from: Tenny Schimo on August 04, 2007, 05:50:20 PM
Yes they moved the bridge back and it has lots of bounce to it :toothy10:
You should go across with me sometime! :o ;D
had to go across the bridge 1 at a time today and pass bags & stuff so we could jump. creek was 2' past the bridge on the basket side. the missing trees on B make it an easier 3 but still requires a good shot.
Agree with Tom we should consider making B1 the official tee.
Bevier now has 18 good tee pads. 9 cement & 9 rubber. I'm hoping the final basket will be installed prior to the invitational next Friday. We moved 3 of the baskets across the street to their proper positions.
I have to thank Adrian Sr, Adrian Jr, & Tom S. for helping out today. The rubber tee pads aren't perfect but they are much better than I expected. They are are fairly level. We'll just have to wait & see what happens. Tom S. & I had no problem throwing off them tonight.
Also, Hole B is probably the best holes on the course now. The tee area has been cleared and there is a very nice fairway.
Thanks for all the hard work, guys!!! One of these days there will be a work day on a day I don't have to work and I'll be able to help. Can't wait to play Bevier now, haven't played it since March and haven't even seen it since then. I'll probably be out there Mon and Tues during the day if anyone wants to get a round or three in.
Nice job guys!!! I'm sure the new tees will work out great!
New hole distances.
5A-> 388ft.
5B-> 287ft.
5C-> 353ft.
5D-> 360ft.
5E-> 280ft.
5F-> 606ft.
Is there any chance we can get the hole distances marked on the score cards for leagues? I know last week everyone in my group kept asking how far the holes were. Thankfully Nick knew most of the distances.
Thats kinda the plan but is heavily dependant on your league commissioner actually doing it... =)
The rain from the last 36 hours has nearly reached the baskets on 8A & 8B (B & C). We ended up not being able to play them today & instead added holes 19 & 20.
Bridge is still there & passable but you'd have to wade thru 6"+ of water in order to get to any firm ground once across. The water was within 5' of 8B's basket & about the same distance from 8A.
How many players today?
9
If you are looking for a dry place to play Bevier is looking very nice. The entire park was mowed today. The only muddy area was on the east side of the wooden bridge.
sweet. did they mow a path from 5E's tee?
Quote from: mirth on August 27, 2007, 02:32:18 PM
sweet. did they mow a path from 5E's tee?
I talked to the guy mowing and he said he'd do it. I did not stick around to see if he did or not.
The basket has been ordered and should be installed in a week or so.
How did the bridge hold up? Any chance that the PD would put wood chips on the east side of the bridge?
Quote from: Tom McManus on August 27, 2007, 05:37:26 PM
How did the bridge hold up? Any chance that the PD would put wood chips on the east side of the bridge?
Bridge hasn't moved an inch. I'm sure they will. Just need to add that extension. If the chips are added close to the creek they'll get washed away. I'll get them to do the path.
Brett tells me that hole 5E has been installed. Yay! No more Skill Shot!
Then he went on to tell me that WPD messed up 6A (FKA hole A) while trying to pull the anchor out of the ground to relocate the position. The basket is at WPD's repair shop for probably the next couple weeks while they undo whatever damage they did to it. Boo, need to use the skill shot!
Thanks to Tom M, Dan M., Spike, & Mirth for working on the course today. We cleared the fairway to 6A & moved the tee pad to the long position. The basket will be moved to it's new position in a week or two. It will be a nice wooded hole with 2 routes. You can go left or right around the big tree in the middle.
We also cleaned up all the walking paths from hole to hole and the tee area by #8B.
Hole 6A is now back in the ground. Officially the course can be called an 18 hole course. I'm headed out there around 1pm to play today for a few hours.
Hole 5B's tee has a large hole in the middle w/lots of pieces of flypad near the tee. Couldn't really tell if it was a mower casualty, kids, or animals.
If we can't get WPD to front the cost of replacement, maybe we could get them to give us some letter of a donation.... WPD is most likely a nonprofit org & we could claim the cost of the pads on our taxes for the next few years.
Quote from: mirth on October 07, 2007, 03:20:20 PM
Hole 5B's tee has a large hole in the middle w/lots of pieces of flypad near the tee. Couldn't really tell if it was a mower casualty, kids, or animals.
If we can't get WPD to front the cost of replacement, maybe we could get them to give us some letter of a donation.... WPD is most likely a nonprofit org & we could claim the cost of the pads on our taxes for the next few years.
That's almost surely mower damage. Brett, can you talk to them about what Mirth said and also ask that they be careful about mowing around them?
Yesterday at league I noticed that the rubber tee pads on the west side of the park took a beating from the club challenge and are in pretty bad shape. I would not mind putting time in to maybe put some framing and a base layer for the pads but would not know where to get materials or if its even a possibility.
in oakbrook we built wood frames, and filled them so that pads would be flater and longer lasting, i would surmise that something similar would work in waukegan...
I agree with Jason - talk to whoever put in those pads at Oak Brook. I know that they dug into the ground a couple inches so that the wood frame would not be elevated, but then it was a really nice wood frame that was put together with the fly pads then attached all the way around to keep it firmly in place. They have held up VERY well.
Im not sure if anyone knows about this yet but i was at Bevier today and i saw the bridge that crosses the creek on the wooded hole after hole number 8 is broken almost in half . I was able to walk on it still but it is very unstable . It looked like one of the big logs that the top of the brige is nailed to is missing so the bridge is sitting half in the water .
Few updates.
All the baskets have been labeled 1 thru 18. I'm contacting the WPD to find out when the tee signs will be changed.
Tom S., Dave N., Dan M., & I picked up the course today.
Tom S., Chris J., & Deryk, S. did a great job with hole #13 (formally 6A) & hole #16 (formally 8A). They cleaned the fairways and cleared around the tees to give more seating areas behind the tees. They also have new paths leading to them so you walk up behind the tee.
Someone fixed the bridge!
I'm going to try to get basket #4 relocated back about 50 ft.
I'm hoping to get some trees planted on #1 or the basket possibly moved.
I'm trying to get a 2nd pin placement on #9 since the long pin placement is pretty much useless now. The pin would be tucked to the right across the creek.
Soo..... Are we still doing work out there tomorrow after doubles?
Met with the park district today.
Short term.
#4 basket will be moved. For those that played the club challenge it will be placed in the same location. Farther back & in the trees.
#9 will have a 2nd pin position. It will be located across the creek on the right side. The anchor will be placed on the side of the bank.
RC Track has been moved to avoid the tee to #10.
Long term.
Tee signs. Won't happen until 2009
Next tee signs. Won't happen until 2009
Trees on #1- Possible for 2009.
Sweet on the long term goals and I'm looking forward to 2009 for renumbering the course.
What about pushing #5 back?
Mirth,
Can you make a new map for Bevier. Something that can be enlarged & placed in the bulletin board?
I will try to find some time to get it done.
Brett called and asked I post that hole 9 has been moved. Its now across the creek on the bank. Its a turnover putter or flick shot. No word on when 4 will be moved.
There's been some ideas on declaring some ob on hole 5. I'll let Brett post his thoughts on that.
Thank you Adrian Sr. for the help. That guy is a machine!!
The basket is around the corner on the right hand side. It's across the creek on the bank. There is a nice path leading to the basket. We cleaned up the green around the basket.
You have several options.
1. Throw a lefty hyzer.
2. Throw a right forehand.
3. Throw a turnover shot.
4. Throw a straight/slight anhyzer safe then try to make a putt across the creek.
This hole is much tougher now. The tree to the left of the tee now comes into play. That thick rough on the right comes into play. The creek is now in play. As that area around the basket gets harder that green is going to get faster. Many putts that hit the bin will roll down the bank into the creek.
As for hole #5.
For league & tournaments I would like to see it played like this.
On the sidewalk & to the right out of bounds.
On the path & to the left out of bounds.
This tightens up the green and makes the over the top route much more of a risk/reward type shot especially when the wind picks up. This would start to bring the original route back into play. I'd say 90% of the shots are over the top at this point.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on June 06, 2008, 12:14:06 PM
As for hole #5.
For league & tournaments I would like to see it played like this.
On the sidewalk & to the right out of bounds.
On the path & to the left out of bounds.
This tightens up the green and makes the over the top route much more of a risk/reward type shot especially when the wind picks up. This would start to bring the original route back into play. I'd say 90% of the shots are over the top at this point.
i totally agree that would make that hole one of the best on the course.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on June 06, 2008, 12:11:36 PM
Thank you Adrian Sr. for the help. That guy is a machine!!
The basket is around the corner on the right hand side. It's across the creek on the bank. There is a nice path leading to the basket. We cleaned up the green around the basket.
You have several options.
1. Throw a lefty hyzer.
2. Throw a right forehand.
3. Throw a turnover shot.
4. Throw a straight/slight anhyzer safe then try to make a putt across the creek.
This hole is much tougher now. The tree to the left of the tee now comes into play. That thick rough on the right comes into play. The creek is now in play. As that area around the basket gets harder that green is going to get faster. Many putts that hit the bin will roll down the bank into the creek.
Thanks guys the new pin placement is AWSOME!!! :headbang:
Thanks to Brett and Sr. for moving the basket on hole number 18 (old number 9). If I didn't mind the mosquitoes and the two inches of rain and the lightning I would have played it today. Nice shooting Justin!
I like the new position. Its the perfect stratus shot, parked it for the ctp yesterday.
The tree off the tee closest to the fairway certainly adds in the pucker factor!
WPD is at the course right now. Brett walked around with Scott from the Park District and discussed some current and future plans for the course....
They're currently replenishing wood chips back in the woods and clearing out all the downed trees and brush that have fallen lately.
Hole 4 is being moved back near where the old alternate tee for hole 5 is located.
The original tee signs' faceplates will be removed within the next couple weeks and rehabbed. New posts will be installed across the street and sometime in late fall or over the winter faceplates will be installed.
I'm working on a map to give to WPD for use in replacing the old permanent map by hole 1, replacing the map in the message board, and for potentially printing up brochures with the course and club info on one side and maybe a scorecard on the other side.
If I've forgotten something or if there's additional information I'm sure Brett will chime in once he gets home.
There are some interesting plans for the park in the 3-5 year range, be curious if it happens as planned. There's a potential for additional holes....
Thanks for the post Mirth.
I'd like to thank the Waukegan Parks District. They are the best when it comes to making changes and getting work done. They will do pretty much anything asked if it's reasonable and in their budget. I wish all park districts were this easy to work with. Bevier has come a long way from the old 9-holer days. Thank you WPD!
Short Term Plans
Hole #4 is being moved today.
Old Hole #9 anchor is being removed. (The placement across the creek)
Wood chips in the woods. They are sticking to the new paths making the course flow better.
Long Term
New Map (Thanks Mirth!)
Hole #1 Addition of trees.
They are going to remove the face plates on the tee signs then repaint & refinish the poles to extend their life.
They are going to install new poles for the 9 holes that do not have tee signs.
New face plates will be installed.
Addition of next tee signs.
They hope to have the tee signs completed by next spring.
Longer Term
The soccer complex in Waukegan is scheduled to open in the spring of 2011. They plan on installling a pavillion and planting trees where the soccer field is now. Scott mentioned some possible expansion. We'll see what happens when that time comes.
nice jobs fellas, IMO best course in lake county thanks to you guys and WPD.
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Yes, a BIG THANK YOU to:
Mike Trigg, Scott McLean, and the staff of the Waukegan Park District!
as well as
Brett, Mirth, and Adrian Sr. for continually working to improve Bevier!
Maintaining and growing a disc golf course is WORK, and you all are doing a fabulous job!
Thank you for all the work to make this the best Disc Golf Course in Lake County, IL.
My son Daniel and I installed a simple bench on Hole B today.
Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to whomever cleared out behind the tee!
If you need it moved, just let me know.
Quote from: jimklem on July 22, 2008, 08:39:57 PM
My son Daniel and I installed a simple bench on Hole B today.
Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to whomever cleared out behind the tee!
If you need it moved, just let me know.
AWESOME work Jim! Thank you for your time & effort.
Thanks to Jim for the nice bench. Thanks to Brett for his continued hard work with the WPD. Thanks to Adrian Sr for the time he puts in at the course. Thanks to the Waukegan Park District for making the Bevier Course the #1 course in Lake County.
WOW!!! nice bench, Thanks Jim and son.
Hole B would that be hole 16 now?
Yep, Hole 16.
It is a small 4-foot long bench, 20" high, nearly 12" wide.
Legs are 17" in the ground, so it should be sturdy.
I will speak with Adrian about the possibilities of future bridge upgrades and/or more benches.
Awesome bench Jim, thanks!
Played the other day and saw that someone had already played strongman with the bench.
That made me realize just how small it really is.
I guess everything looks bigger in my shed. :o
Bench #2 is nearly ready:
twice the size, with a backrest, and will be much more sturdy.
The concrete fairy might also visit the benches soon. 8)
Question: Would folks rather have both benches on Hole 16 or should one be placed at Hole 13?
Somewhere else?
Hole 13 would be cool
I think 13 also. Thanks Jim!
If you want any help putting it in let me know.
If you want anyone to test sit on the bench, let me know. ;)
New bench is done.
My son is SUPPOSED to help me install it this Thursday (August 28).
We plan on being at the park @ 6:30pm if anyone would like to help.
New bench is on Hole 13.
It is not in the ground because we didn't get out there until 8 friggin pm and we did not bring pick axes.
The ground is rock hard and tree roots are everywhere.
We wet the ground with several gallons of water, but it was really tough, especially in the dark.
So, I am asking for some assistance to get this bench in the ground.
I will be out at Bevier this Saturday morning at 8am (tomorrow).
I will have 3 shovels, bug spray, and water.
With 3 people, we should be able to finish in under 2 hours.
If you can spare a little time and sweat, I'd really appreciate it.
Email me or call with questions:
klemrock@comcast.net
847-471-2169 cell
THANKS!!!
Jim,
I wish I could get out there to help. The in-laws will be here this weekend and i'm doing some work on the house. Thanks for all of your hard work!
Brett
.... If there were any way you could delay putting it in till Sunday I'm sure you could get all the volunteers you need, myself included, after doubles.
After doubles on Sunday is good for me. I was planning on staying to do a little work on hole #16 anyway. :Whaxatk:
Sunday after doubles would be fine.
THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!
I just hope nobody messes with the bench before then.
Also, I removed the small bench from Hole 16 to make some modifications to it (someone had thrown it back into the woods).
Does anyone have any concrete? Anything not cemented down will end up ripped out and thrown in the woods.
I believe Jim plans on using concrete for securing the benches this time....
Thanks to all who helped out today with installing the bench on hole 13. We used some of the excess dirt to level under 13's pad (and moved it back about 5'), we also cleared out the fairway of 13, 16's fairway and green area, and also took advantage of the dry creek bed to get some of the larger logs and other things out.
We had created quite a pile of garbage by the time we were done on hole 16, but didn't have a trash bag.
Here's a photo of the new bench. Sorry about the thumb....
Thanks for the pic, Mirth; more to come.
MUCH THANKS also to Chris, Brandon, Tom S., MIke C., and Mirth for enduring the heat and doing some mighty hard work. That bench is about 22" under ground with support.
The improvements to the teepad on Hole 13 make a HUGE difference.
Hole 16 is very different. Clean, pretty, but possibly easier (for an experienced lefty perhaps). ::)
LOTS of garbage picked up too!
I took care of the trash pile today. The bridge is broken again.
I saw it was broken last Sunday. The good news is that WPD will be building a replacement bridge. The bad news is its unknown when that will be.
hey everybody, what is the best way to get to Bevier park from lombard? greatly appreciated! O0
Whatever you got to get you to 294 north. Exit at Buckley Rd. and turn right. Turn left at Waukegan Rd (2nd light) and it will merge with 41. Shortly after the merge you will exit at Grand Ave. Ramp is in the LEFT lane. Turn right on Grand and then left on Green Bay Rd. Right on Yorkhouse Rd. Park is on the right after stop sign at McAree Rd. Park in the west side of the lot near the bridge to the tennis courts. Hole one is just over the bridge before you get to the tennis courts.
WOOHOO, Thanks man ;D better than mapquest anyday!
With the broken bridge and today's rain will we have a problem next Friday if the creek is no longer dry?
The pond was several inches low last weekend & if we don't get any more rain I suspect it will be dry enough to walk across.
Also, the bridge isn't unusable.... its in essentially the same condition as last spring where the left side is dipping down. Walk on the right side.
Quote from: mirth on September 04, 2008, 08:47:51 PM
The pond was several inches low last weekend & if we don't get any more rain I suspect it will be dry enough to walk across.
Also, the bridge isn't unusable.... its in essentially the same condition as last spring where the left side is dipping down. Walk on the right side.
Anyone want to walk across while I'm on it? ;D
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The bridge is gone, broken up into 3 or more pieces and washed downstream.
There is a wobbly makeshift bridge in the middle of the fairway but the next time it rains it'll be gone too.
If wpd can provide the materials I'm sure we could build a new bridge....
It may take some time but the park district has parts from an old bridge they plan to install.
Adrian has an ancor made for hole #4. Not sure when we'll install it but hopefullly soon.
Brett just called to report that WPD left him a message to let him know that in preparing for Scott's tournament this weekend a bunch of course work has been done....
Limestone work around the baskets
Mowed holes 6-11
Cleared lots of junk out of the creek
Built a new bridge :)
Three cheers for the Waukegan Park District!
Quote from: mirth on October 23, 2008, 01:37:36 PM
Brett just called to report that WPD left him a message to let him know that in preparing for Scott's tournament this weekend a bunch of course work has been done....
Limestone work around the baskets
Mowed holes 6-11
Cleared lots of junk out of the creek
Built a new bridge :)
Three cheers for the Waukegan Park District!
:icon_cheers: :wav: :icon_cheers:
Quote from: mirth on October 23, 2008, 01:37:36 PM
Brett just called to report that WPD left him a message to let him know that in preparing for Scott's tournament this weekend a bunch of course work has been done....
Limestone work around the baskets
Mowed holes 6-11
Cleared lots of junk out of the creek
Built a new bridge :)
Three cheers for the Waukegan Park District!
;D
Thank you Waukegan Park District! At least someone in Lake County gets it.
Jim Klem,
Do you still have the other bench that you built? We could pour it in place with some quikcrete. I could get a couple of bags. Now is a good time to dig some holes, with all the rain the ground has softened up quite a bit.
Let me know.
I got out to Bevier after school yesterday. As seen at many courses I painted part of the basket pointing towards the next tee. I'm going back out today to do some finishing work. By next spring there should be New tee signs for all the holes and some next tee signs as well.
We are still trying to get #4 basket moved before the ground freezes.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on October 30, 2008, 07:04:16 AM
We are still trying to get #4 basket moved before the ground freezes.
Well I better get up there right away with a bucket of challengers and finally ace that hole before you move it. ^-^
Quote from: CEValkyrie on October 30, 2008, 07:04:16 AM
I got out to Bevier after school yesterday. As seen at many courses I painted part of the basket pointing towards the next tee. I'm going back out today to do some finishing work. By next spring there should be New tee signs for all the holes and some next tee signs as well.
We are still trying to get #4 basket moved before the ground freezes.
Are you moving hole 4 farther out?
Quote from: Arok on October 30, 2008, 08:57:47 AM
Quote from: CEValkyrie on October 30, 2008, 07:04:16 AM
I got out to Bevier after school yesterday. As seen at many courses I painted part of the basket pointing towards the next tee. I'm going back out today to do some finishing work. By next spring there should be New tee signs for all the holes and some next tee signs as well.
We are still trying to get #4 basket moved before the ground freezes.
Are you moving hole 4 farther out?
Yes, It will be moved back into the grouping of trees about 75 ft.
Hey - a new bridge - GREAT NEWS!!!
Woo-hoo! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I do have that small bench - still haven't finished modifying it yet.
Let me see if I can get something finished by Saturday, then get it in the ASAP.
However, I've got a sick kid at home, so I cannot promise.
Does the new bridge span the thinnest part of the creek or did they place it where the old bridge was?
Can't wait to see it!
Quote from: jimklem on October 30, 2008, 12:33:59 PM
Hey - a new bridge - GREAT NEWS!!!
Woo-hoo! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I do have that small bench - still haven't finished modifying it yet.
Let me see if I can get something finished by Saturday, then get it in the ASAP.
However, I've got a sick kid at home, so I cannot promise.
Does the new bridge span the thinnest part of the creek or did they place it where the old bridge was?
Can't wait to see it!
The new bridge is a little bit south of where the old bridge was originally located.
Thanks for the scoop, Tom.
I have not completed the second bench and will not get to it this weekend.
The weather is just too nice not to get out and throw!
Quote from: CEValkyrie on October 30, 2008, 10:41:17 AM
Yes, It will be moved back into the grouping of trees about 75 ft.
sweet!
Quote from: Arok on October 31, 2008, 08:48:35 AM
Quote from: CEValkyrie on October 30, 2008, 10:41:17 AM
Yes, It will be moved back into the grouping of trees about 75 ft.
sweet! Ohh and BTW, the bench looks awesome!
i was at bevier 2day and on hole 16 the tree fell over so it was fun playing that hole
It was only a matter of time. Is it blocking the fairway now?
yea the fairway is blocked u can throw it under the tree but it has to get cut or moved
A lady I work with is a volunteer with the Waukegan Park District and they had some sort of banquet last Thursday where volunteers were honored.
She told me there was a plaque presentation for a volunteer, where they specified that this person has done alot of work at the disc golf course at Bevier Park over the past several years, expanded the course to 18 holes, and helped organize tournaments.
It didn't take a genius to figure out this was Brett Comincioli. Good work Brett and everybody else (espeically Adrian Sr.) who have apparently made a positive impression about disc golfers in Waukegan. Bevier has definitely come a long way since I first played the course in 2003.
FYI went there with Chris and some casual players were already working on it we gave then a hand and it is now clear.
Quote from: chaos on March 09, 2009, 07:24:13 PM
FYI went there with Chris and some casual players were already working on it we gave then a hand and it is now clear.
I assume you are talking about the tree covering 17's fairway. :rolleyes:
Thank you for the hard work!
No problem mike always glad to lend a hand when I know something is going on.
Updated the course map on disc golf course review.
Thanks to Jim Klem for the map!
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=676&mode=lf
Nice. Of course the picure of "hole 9" is actually depcting hole 18.
Quote from: Chainmeister on April 01, 2009, 01:21:39 PM
Nice. Of course the picure of "hole 9" is actually depcting hole 18.
New photos of the course are on the to do list this spring.
For those of you who have not been out to Bevier lately Mike Clark has added directional arrows to all the baskets. They look sweet and players who have never played the course will be able to navigate the course easily.
Congrats Brett and all the volunteers who work on Bevier and other courses!
You deserve much recognition and appreciation.
I attended on behalf of the club in 2002 when we received the 2002 Community Service Award.
I'm looking at the plaque right now.
DISContinuum is a club to be proud of.
Played Bevier yesterday with a couple friends... Didn't have enough time to get in all 18, but 14 out of 18 is better than no holes.
The cottonwoods, especially around hole 6 were in full effect... It was kind of pretty looking from afar until you get into it looking for somebody's disc. Could hardly breathe without sucking in floaties.
Liked the new placement of hole 4 and the new tee for hole 9.
Back in the woods, hole 13 has a tree almost down & blocking the end of the trail by the tee. I'm sure the next good storm or two that comes rolling through will finish knocking it down.
Hope this post doesn't offend anyone who plays here and I haven't played here in a month but myself and friends who came with me were NOT impressed with the holes across the street!
The front 6(?) were nice easy holes to play and so were the ones in the woods but across the street, it was all about power! No challenges except for maybe the wind and you have to have a strong wind. Throughout the entire time we were playing, we kept asking each other what will happen to those holes if the park district decided to sell the land or develop it to just have soccer fields etc. The mud and dirt was also really annoying to walk and play in though we did go there a day or so after it rained.
It was an alright course I guess but what we really need is a course that could be possibly close to a 5 star. Adler was that back in the day but thats the past. We need a course that is really enjoyable to play. Something how Parkside has been setup
This is coming from a guy who likes the lamest course in the state that being Mundeline...What a fool...
Quote from: discpro99 on June 16, 2009, 07:34:03 AM
This is coming from a guy who likes the lamest course in the state that being Mundeline...What a fool...
WOW....you've got to be kidding me...Mundeline?!?!?!?! Have you ever heard of such a thing as a disc golf course?
Its true they are wide open and maybe not the most exciting holes on the course, but there aren't really alot of other options seeing as there are few trees. If you don't like them, obviously you have the option of skipping them and heading straight from Hole 5 to Hole 12. That being said, those holes across the street will work your game and do provide a challenge for those that want to play them. From my experience, most courses around the country have atleast a few wide open holes. So get used to it and develop some distance!
A few things.
Until Bevier expanded to 18, Fairfield Park in Round Lake was the only 18 hole course in Lake County. Now there are 3 with the addition of Antioch. IMO I still believe Bevier is the best course in Lake County and will teach you how to throw a wide variety of shots. Although the course was pieced together like a puzzle it's decent. It would cost too much money to just scrap the cement tee pads and totally redesign the course. Each year Bevier has gotten better and we'll continue to work on it.
I would disagree holes 6 thru 11 are all about power. Holes 7, 9, & 10 are all under 300ft. Hole 11 is just over 600feet with an elevated tee pad. It has never been 2'd and is a par 4. Any player who can throw accurately 300ft can take a birdie 3. In May I saw a recreational girl throw pin high on hole 2 which is 302ft long. That leaves us holes 6 and 8. I'd agree hole 8 takes more power to get to but in these days of disc golf 350ft is not that far. Hole 6 is a true risk/reward hole at 390ft. It takes good power to get to that hole for a birdie opp. I see more 4's on that hole than 2's. Any smart player that doesn't have 400ft power is going to play a safe shot to the left, make a good upshot, and take a 3. There is a very wide scoring range on that hole.
I can tell you that land is not going to be devolped as it's owned by the park district. It's an old landfill and it's still settling so you will never see soccer fields on it. Waukegan Park District just spent millions of dollars turning a golf course into a soccer complex with tons of fields. They have even told me there is a possibility that the soccer field at Bevier could be used for the expansion of the disc golf course.
Of course we'd love a championship calibur course in the area. Find some land that isn't being used and we'll get to work on that.
Quote from: StrikerME02 on June 16, 2009, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: discpro99 on June 16, 2009, 07:34:03 AM
This is coming from a guy who likes the lamest course in the state that being Mundeline...What a fool...
WOW....you've got to be kidding me...Mundeline?!?!?!?! Have you ever heard of such a thing as a disc golf course?
I didn't say it was the best course out there. I was talking about how it can help you improve JUST your putting and midrange game.
As with Bevier, In MY eyes its really lacking across the street but hey... I thought this was the place to express our OPINIONS on what we thought of the courses we play. No reason for you all to get bent out of shape for my disagreeing with the Waukegan group who play there
Quote from: fathergod on June 16, 2009, 11:39:59 AM
Quote from: StrikerME02 on June 16, 2009, 08:05:47 AM
Quote from: discpro99 on June 16, 2009, 07:34:03 AM
This is coming from a guy who likes the lamest course in the state that being Mundeline...What a fool...
WOW....you've got to be kidding me...Mundeline?!?!?!?! Have you ever heard of such a thing as a disc golf course?
I didn't say it was the best course out there. I was talking about how it can help you improve JUST your putting and midrange game.
As with Bevier, In MY eyes its really lacking across the street but hey... I thought this was the place to express our OPINIONS on what we thought of the courses we play. No reason for you all to get bent out of shape for my disagreeing with the Waukegan group who play there
Im not in the Waukegan group who plays there, and I dont see why you would go to Mundeline to practice putts and your short game when there are plenty of other courses you could do it on. I appreciate your opinion though because mostly all I have heard about Mundeline is negative. AND in the first place it wasn't me who started the rumor about your favorite course is Mundeline. Try look at the post above the one of mine you quoted.
Bevier will be closed from noon today until 8am Sunday. The park district has an event going on thru the night.
Were people using tee pads and baskets for campfires again?
Quote from: mirth on June 29, 2009, 11:04:29 AM
Were people using tee pads and baskets for campfires again?
WTF?
In previous years the park district has had the event the participants I assume were using grills and left many nice circular burn spots around the walking path and ashes on some tees. campfires in the baskets was an exaggeration
Quote from: mirth on June 30, 2009, 09:48:40 AM
In previous years the park district has had the event the participants I assume were using grills and left many nice circular burn spots around the walking path and ashes on some tees. campfires in the baskets was an exaggeration
Lol Ok. At least the campfires in the basket part being an exaggeration is good news. I had a vivid picture of people just piling chopped wood from the trees throughout the course into the basket and setting it ablaze with a flamethrow. They have a picnic table area for a reason.
The picnic tables are not supposed to be burned either. :D
Does anyone know why the big bridge was moved on hole #16 at bevier? It was moved off into the woods on the right side. Played there today after not having played a full round since the fall and shot a 56.
Quote from: StrikerME02 on May 15, 2010, 05:16:13 PM
Does anyone know why the big bridge was moved on hole #16 at bevier? It was moved off into the woods on the right side. Played there today after not having played a full round since the fall and shot a 56.
It was washed out during Wednesday night's massive rain storm which swept it 40 or 50 feet downstream. Not the first time thats happened.
Holes 7,8,14,14a at Fairfield were unplayable still as of last night. I've never seen the water any where near that high at that course since moving here 7 years ago. It was at least knee deep from 8's green over to 15's tee.
My son and I drove down to play the Bevier Park course yesterday (we live in Kenosha) Bear with me, we're newbies to Disc Golf (although I've been throwing a frizbee around for 40 years).
Our first impression was what a nice course this was, tee boxes are great, holes clearly marked, great sign at the beginning of the course, baskets beautiful, it reminded me more of a golf ball course. On hole number 5, I noticed the park across the street also had a disc golf basket. Wow, two parks with courses together. We'll have to play that one too.
Then we came to hole #9 "The basket is gone" "Maybe were supposed to use # 18's basket - it's right over there" "18? The beautiful sign only showed 9 holes." " Well, if there's 18 holes here, where are they? Across the street in the other park?" "How does the 18th hole get over here then?" We were very confused. After a bunch of hunting, we found them all, played them all out of order, but played them all.
This brings up two questions:
Are there plans to move the tee numbers to the actual holes? ( I realize updating the pretty wood sign is a bigger task that would be done in the future) Are there plan to put tee numbers on the new holes?
And second (OK, it's actually my third question):
Par is marked differently on the signs than on the online scorecard. Pars marked on the signs were much more realistic for newbies (and those of us more advanced in annual cycles than most of you younger folks) Hey, I can't throw a disc 400 miles like you guys. SO my third question is this, is there some calculation for what par would be for a casual or newbie player as opposed to you more seasoned pros so that I can compare my scores to someone within my own ability?
Glad you came down to play the course.
It sounds like you figured it out eventually, but the park across the street after 5 is actually the same park and also a part of the disc golf course. After Hole 5 you cross the street to play 6-11. Then you cross back over for Hole 12 (which is labeled on the sign as Hole 6).
The course was originally designed as a 9 hole course which is why you see signs and cement tees for only Holes 1-9. The course gradually expanded to become a full 18 holes a couple years ago. The numbering has not yet been updated and I know others have experienced the same difficulty as you. A coworker of mine who is very new to disc golf went to play Bevier this past Monday on my advice. He was also using the Park Districts map from their website, but I warned him about the holes across the street. He still missed Holes 16 and 17 which are back in the woods. Following the little red wooden arrows underneath the baskets is intended to point you towards the next tee, however some of these have gotten twisted around.
As far as par goes...
In ball golf a par 4 is pretty much a par 4 whether you are Tiger Woods who makes a par or better 90% of the time or you are Dan Michler who would make a par or better 0.0001% of the time.
In disc golf, we would call every hole at Bevier a par 3, with the exception of the 650 foot Hole 11 which is a par 4. If you want par to be closer to your personal skill level, take the number of perfect drives it takes you to get within putting distance (lets call this 60 feet even though you aren't making many 60 footers) and then add 2 strokes. This is par.
As far as typical scores go....
A 'scratch' or 'pro' level disc golfer would average around a 48 at Bevier, higher of course on a windy day.
For a new recreational level player, I would aim for a score of about 68.
In comepetitive disc golf events we have various amateur divisions.
In the lowest division, a score of about 62 would probably be average. In the next flight up, 57. In the highest amateur division, an average score would probably be about 53. Most pros would be shooting 51 or better.
Thank you so much for the info Dan !
You've hit the nail on the head for scoring for me. I can hit a 68 on UW Parkside's course, and I scored a 67 at Lutvig Park in Janesville yesterday. But courses with extremely long holes like you mentioned I get a much higher score. I can sink a putt from 15 feet, but 60? Wow, that'll take a while. I can only throw adisc 200 feet or so and that's using a long distance driver so long holes are a killer for me.
SO bottom line, if I plan on one over par of 3 for each hole (multiple short throws to get near the basket or a bad putt here and there) I should be at par for a beginner...correct?
If I assume your maximum distance is about 220 feet, par would be about 67 at Bevier.
Go to an open spot where you can't lose a disc and just keep throwing as far as you can. Your distance will increase. Also, make sure you are gripping only the rim of the disc and not the disc plate. Focus on keeping the disc low and flat. If you keep at it, your scores will improve quickly.
Say, thanks for all the input. it is nice to hear advice from those much more advanced than myself.
Is there anyone out there willing to take some pictures of Bevier and put together something like the link below. The course is looking really good right now and i'd like to get some tee signs made this winter. The course could really use them. Here is a link to Streamwood. Juan Lopez did these.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/view_image.php?id=819&p=a8549a9c
I want to print 8X10 pictures. I'll laminate them then frame them. Any help would be much appreciated.
A big thanks to "Nasty" Nate Baron. He rescued old basket #1 that was stolen from Bevier several years ago.
I am going to install it in the short #18 position this afternoon. 18 will have 2 baskets in the ground for a while.
DISContinuum purchased a few items for Bevier.
All 18 baskets now have orange tape on the poles.
The added 9 holes have orange painted rocks.
Holes # 12, 14, 15, & 18 have brass #'s on the pole to identify them correctly.
Although basic, tee signs will be added to the 9 holes that do not have them. I'm hoping to have them installed on Thursday.
Posted a pic on my facebook page of one of the signs.
Played the Bev this afternoon. The park obviously took significant damage from the wind storm yesterday, however the course was pretty lucky. For the most part, I don't think the lines will be impacted much once everything is cleaned up (that could take awhile). The right side blocker on 18 is down, which does make that hole significantly easier. Otherwise, the course should eventually return to its original state.
This week gets a little better. I e-mailed my contact at the park district.
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Hello Brett,
It has been quite some time since we discussed disc golf issues. I would like, if I could, to meet with you to review items you listed. I would like to keep you in the loop of a possible Army Corp. Grant that may change the look of Bevier Park and part of the course. I would also like input from you on the old soccer field area; any ideas on how to reuse the area? At this point we are very early in the process; however I still would like to discuss the possibilities.
Based on your needs maybe we could put a work day together with district staff and disc gold club members. I will be out of the office from the 26th - 30th. I could meet the first week of April if that works for you?
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Some items I listed.
1. Add a hole between #16 and 17. The club has an extra basket to so
that is paid for. We'd need to define a fairway. Change the tee for current #17.
2. We'd like to build a small bridge from 17 to 18. We'd be willing to
build it and pay for supplies if the park district doesn't have the supplies.
3. We'd like to move the short basket on #18.
4. We'd like to talk about options to upgrade the 9 tees without
concrete to concrete.
5. Tee signs for those lacking.
I don't want to spread rumors or false statments but i spoke with someone who plays bevier on a daily basis and he said he ran into a gentleman from the park district that identified himself as a PD Supervisor. They talked about the disc golf course and apparently the PD Sup. said they are considering removing the forest and are in the process of estimitaing the cost of such a project.
Again i was not in the conversation but is there any truth to that?
Side Note
Your list is solid Brett. Some of the guys and i were going to make a list of improvements that could be made and see what you thought but it looks like you are way ahead of us! Interesting ideas on the hole changes too. Wish i would have seen this thread sooner
Also, some guys are rebuilding a structure between hole 8 and the first wooded hole using the downed tree limbs from last summers storm, its cleared up a few holes on the course.
I am not sure what's going to happen at the park. I did hear they are reworking some drainage. Hopefully it does not affect the course.
I saw the new hut on Thursday. I had no clue it burnt down. I hadn't been out there since last fall.
The hut burnt down in late January or early February. An improperly extinguished cigarette is believed to have been the culprit but who knows. The original builders of the hut went out and started rebuilding about a month ago. It's a work in progress. Nothing like the old hut yet... That thing was pretty awesome
So is the new hut going to have a strict no smoking policy as a result? :D
No other work or improvements will be done until we see what happens with the park.
They got a grant from the state. The creek from the spillway leadng to Bonnie Brook Golf Course is going to have major work done. the work is beng down to prevent floodng. It sounds like alll the woods down the creek line are going to be cleared. The soccer field is now closed for good. It might become a retention pond.
Major bummer.. Those tree holes added some good difficulty and versatility to the course. So it's JUST the wooded area along the creek which affect holes 16, 17, and 18 or are did he specifiy the entire wooded area.
Just the woods on 15/16/17/18.
He did say they'd like to clear the underbrush in the entire wooded secton. I don't think that s gong to happen but it might. Another possible bummer.
If they make the old soccer field into a retention pond, I wonder if they would consider making it a shape that could be used as part of a disc golf hole or two?
Ive come SO close to getting my first ace on 15!! It looks like I'd better get a move on before it no longer exists.
Quote from: CEValkyrie on April 03, 2012, 05:43:35 AM
...work is beng down to prevent floodng. It sounds like alll the woods down the creek line are going to be cleared.
More vegetative mass in the riparian zone equals less flooding. Should they decide they need to straighten and line the creek as well, someone needs to give them a good swift kick for pissing away tax dollars.
Found an alternate tee stone for "hole 16 "at bevier. It was layin at the end of the trail between 13 to 14. Not sure if it wil still be there.. Anyone know where it supposed to go. And on that note, is there a map in existence with the alternate locations for the course? Ive found a few but none for 7, 8, 9.
I believe it is where it supposed to be.
Wayback machine:
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=57
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=45&g2_itemId=3363
The picture doesnt show that the stone was completely plucked from the ground and laying in the middle of the path. But after checking out your maps, It appears to be pretty close to its home. Maybe the PD workers unearthed it when doing some brush clearing along the path a couple days ago.
Thanks for the map and text of descriptions!
Quote from: Clonan on July 11, 2012, 09:22:07 PM
Found an alternate tee stone for "hole 16 "at bevier. It was layin at the end of the trail between 13 to 14. Not sure if it wil still be there.. Anyone know where it supposed to go. And on that note, is there a map in existence with the alternate locations for the course? Ive found a few but none for 7, 8, 9.
Each of the 9 with cement pads had 2 alt tees.
Old hole 7 (now 14) had 1 further back, close to the walking path. There was also a shorter one in the woods that would be unplayable now as the brush has grown in so much thicker than it used to be.
Old hole 8 had 1 shorter to the right in the woods, making it an anhyzer putter shot. There was also one back and to the left, on the pond side of the walking path making it a hyzer shot.
Old hole 9 had 1 deep, between 8's bucket and 9's cement pad. The shorter one was just a little in front of the cement pad and in the woods on the left. Again the schule is so think there now you wouldn't be able to throw it.
The longer tees on 1 and 2 would probably be the most interesting with the way the course is now. 2 had one straight back from the cement pad and the other was back and to the left making you throw safe to the right of the tennis courts or a big annie over the tennis courts. It was a fun shot.
Quote from: Dan Michler on July 12, 2012, 06:54:23 AM
Old hole 7 (now 14) had 1 further back, close to the walking path. There was also a shorter one in the woods that would be unplayable now as the brush has grown in so much thicker than it used to be.
Ya the one in the brush is the one that i found layin in the path im thinkin. Good stuff, im excited to play the alternates, its fun to mix it up.
The alternate days bring back memories. I was showing Steven and Stank the alternate to hole #5. It's not too far from the basket to #4. You used to be able to throw down the alley to the basket. The trees have gotten so big there is no route to the basket. It's pretty amazing how big some of the trees have gotten at Bevier.
The Thunderdome is officially no more.
The park district tore it down late last week sighting excessive littering as the reason. The fort was cool and added some uniqueness to the course (not much but some) and was a nice break point on a casual round. But ya can't blame the Waukegan Park District for getting rid of it. The place was a nest for Milwaukee's Best and Boxer beer garbage, blunt wrappers and condom wrappers (people have been walked in on.. seriously.)
Sad to see it go, but thats what happens. As for the excessive littereing, majority of the cans come from a few adult individuals who don't seem to care. A damn shame.
Also noted, The park district removed a large tree infront of the basket on Hole 2, should make the hole easier. And they removed a tree off the Tee box of 13 as well as the wooden table for putting your bags on.
Some work day items.
Update Bulletin Board
Baskets
Orange tape
Orange flags
Paint rungs
Paint next tees signs
Tighten next tees signs
Secure #11 into the ground.
Move short basket #18 across the creek.
Tee signs
Paint Rocks
Stickers for distances
Pound them in more
Trim
#4--Couple of branches
Possible weed eating on greens of #6, 7, 8, 9, 10. & 11.
#9--Prune large plants blocking straight route.
#12--Massive clearing on right side. Open up left side.
#13--Take care of stump near tee--Clean up green area.
#14--Couple of branches
#15--Clearing large wood pile on right side.
#16--Clean up green area
#17--Clean up green area. Trim bush by tee pad.
#18--Clean up green area
AWESOME Brett! Did you have a project day in mind to get all this done? Any help with supplies? We could get a good group out there to help. Hollar!
Quote from: Clonan on August 02, 2012, 07:46:10 AM
AWESOME Brett! Did you have a project day in mind to get all this done? Any help with supplies? We could get a good group out there to help. Hollar!
The club can provide all the needed paint, flag, & tape supplies. We just need to find a date that we can get 10 to 20 people out there. With a good turnout it shouldn't take more than a few hours.
How about August 18?
I really like that date but I cannot make it. I'm helping a buddy do some work at his house :(
How does Sunday August 19th work for everyone? We could work from say 8 to 10 or 11 then play a round of bag tags. If there are 10+ I'm down. If it's just a couple of us we can play. I don't want this to be 2-3 of us showing up and doing the work.
I will be there.
I will be there.
I'm attending a Bachelor party the 18th, will do my best to get out and help! I have about 5 or so people not apart of the club who may be up for lending a hand, Could be a good opportunity to recruit a few new member in the process.
I met with my park contact at Bevier this morning. The good news for us is that the project that was going to alter the course near 15, 16, 17, & 18 is no longer going to happen.
They are going to clean up hole #12 on the corner that is blocking the right side. That should be done sometime next week.
I am writing up a proposal to make some improvments to the course. This includes the addition of a couple of holes and the modification of a few others.
Awesome news Brett!!
This is what I sent to the park district.
Here is a list of course improvement items we'd like to do.
I'll send a 2nd e-mail with a picture of the hole additions and
changes from my Iphone.
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Budget 21 tee signs once the course alterations are finalized. The
origanl 9 signs would stay in place. The new tee signs would be
installed on all 21 holes making navigation clear. Players could still
play the original 9 holes but have the option to play the entire 21
hole course without confustion of the layout.
Budget the installation of 7 cement tee pads in the futrue.
Add long tee on hole #1.
Convert rubber to cement on holes #13, 16, 17.
3 new holes would need tees.
*If this were done the club and volunteers would improve the tees on
holes 6 thru 11 across the street.*
Hole #1
We'd like to add an artificial elevated pin on this hole. I have
attached a picture. The club is willing to pay and construct this.
This takes the weakest hole on the course and add a new challenge.
After Hole 16 we'd like to install a new hole back in the southeast
corner. *The club has an extra basket that we would donate.* I have
added it to the diagram. Some clearing would have to be done and a
walkway to the next hole would have to be cleared too.
Current Hole #17 would have to be altered a bit. I have the new tee
area marked on the map. Some clearing would have to take place. This
hole would become one of the signature holes on the course.
After current Hole #18 we'd like to add a new hole that plays on the
edge of the old soccer field.
Depending on other long term future plans with the soccer field we'd
like to add a hole coming back across the soccer field back towards
the parking lot. The club would be willing to donate this basket as
well. We would like to do an elevated island type green.
*If all the work is done the club would be willing to purchase 12
number plates from DGA. This would cover all the baskets that do not
have them. This would help with navigation and would eliminate
confusion of hole numbers on the course.
http://www.discgolf.com/number-plate-conversion-kit/ They are $30
each and are pretty easy to install. We'd take care of the order and
installation.*
The park district did some necessary clearing on 12 and 13 which have made these holes MUCH more enjoyable. Also, the volunteers who helped out yesterday made the rest of the course look quite a bit nicer as well. This course keeps improving.
thanks for all the hard work !!!
always have enjoyed bevier when I get up north to play
Waukegan Air Show going on tihs weekend. Saw some awesome jets flying over school. Great site from Bevier.
Great news. The Park District is going to mow wider on holes 6 thru 11. He said he'd get to it sometime this week.
I'm meeting with them next week about possible changes to the course.
Nice!
Here is the reply I got from WPD today about the mowing on 6 thru 11.
We did some additional mowing today; In some cases not as much as you would like however better than before.
They did a really good job of expanding the mowed areas around all 6 baskets. Each fairway pretty much doubled in size. Its not perfect but way better than before.
Sweet! It was pretty frustrating to lose and search for a disc INSIDE 10 meters of the basket. Can't wait to play it
Quote from: CEValkyrie on August 14, 2012, 09:11:29 AM
This is what I sent to the park district.
Here is a list of course improvement items we'd like to do.
I'll send a 2nd e-mail with a picture of the hole additions and
changes from my Iphone.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Budget 21 tee signs once the course alterations are finalized. The
origanl 9 signs would stay in place. The new tee signs would be
installed on all 21 holes making navigation clear. Players could still
play the original 9 holes but have the option to play the entire 21
hole course without confustion of the layout.
Budget the installation of 8 cement tee pads in the futrue.
Add long tee on hole #1.
Convert rubber to cement on holes #13, 16, 17.
4 new holes would need tees.
*If this were done the club and volunteers would improve the tees on
holes 6 thru 11 across the street.*
Hole #1
We'd like to add an artificial elevated pin on this hole. I have
attached a picture. The club is willing to pay and construct this.
This takes the weakest hole on the course and add a new challenge.
After Hole 16 we'd like to install a new hole back in the southeast
corner. *The club has an extra basket that we would donate.* I have
added it to the diagram. Some clearing would have to be done and a
walkway to the next hole would have to be cleared too.
Current Hole #17 would have to be altered a bit. I have the new tee
area marked on the map. Some clearing would have to take place. This
hole would become one of the signature holes on the course.
After current Hole #18 we'd like to add a new hole that plays on the
edge of the old soccer field.
Depending on other long term future plans with the soccer field we'd
like to add a hole coming back across the soccer field back towards
the parking lot. The club would be willing to donate this basket as
well. We would like to do an elevated island type green.
*If all the work is done the club would be willing to purchase 12
number plates from DGA. This would cover all the baskets that do not
have them. This would help with navigation and would eliminate
confusion of hole numbers on the course.
http://www.discgolf.com/number-plate-conversion-kit/ They are $30
each and are pretty easy to install. We'd take care of the order and
installation.*
I just met with 2 of the main contacts at the course.
They really like all the ideas and want to go forward with them. Looking to start work early spring 2013. They are going to try to add concrete tee pads to the budget for all holes (old & new) on the regular park side. The budget could be an issue. The club is going to address the tee pads across the road.
Friggin. Awesome.
Epic and legendary!! Bevier can be one of the finest courses in the area. Here is an afro guy... O0
I'm looking at making the new altered #17 or new #18 a righty hyzer type shot. The other willl be fairly striaght or a slow left turnng hole. The end of the course (#19 & #20) will have 2 left to right turning shots. That is the current #18 and the temp hole that has been played from the soccer field to the Southeast corner.
I'm looking for ideas for hole #21 (The last hole). It will be somewhere on the soccer field playing back towards the baseball diamond/pond/pavillion etc... I'm considering an island type hole surrounded by rocks and filled with wood chips. Another idea I had was something simlar to the mound hole at Parkside. I'd prefer to get a hole over 300 feet since Bevier only has 4 holes over 300. I need to do some measuring to see if that is possible. The last idea I had was something similar to the bamboo hole at USDGC. I've seen bamboo and fence used for obstacles. Anyone have ideas? I'm looking for pictures.
One other thought. The short/straight pin on #18 will be relocated to #1. The orignal 9 will have the original baskets accept #5. The current Mach 2 that is #1 will be moved to one of the new holes.
I like the fence concept. Its a concept that I will use on my course once I win the lottery.
Drove by Bevier yesterday afternoon and noticed Hole 4 got a slight makeover. The cluster of gnarly trees to the right of the tee-pad were all removed opening up a new line. It looks like they made mulch out of those trees and spread it out on hole 12 , maybe some others.
This could be good and bad I think: Good b/c it opens up a new route, Bad b/c those trees saved my disc, and cars from its wrath, many a time.
Quote from: Clonan on December 17, 2012, 06:56:32 AM
Drove by Bevier yesterday afternoon and noticed Hole 4 got a slight makeover. The cluster of gnarly trees to the right of the tee-pad were all removed opening up a new line. It looks like they made mulch out of those trees and spread it out on hole 12 , maybe some others.
This could be good and bad I think: Good b/c it opens up a new route, Bad b/c those trees saved my disc, and cars from its wrath, many a time.
Wait, your saying the trees that forced a left-to-right shot are all gone and you can just throw straight at the basket now? If thats true, I'm not sure how its good in any way.
Steven sent me a picture the other day. Totally sucks. I have a feeling those trees were diseased and they had to be removed. I'll try to work on getting them to plant some new ones.
Tom & I met at Lowe's to get some price quotes on lumber and hardware.
We are going to need some help getting the tee pads and baskets installed. We'll try to get a work day scheduled as soon as possible.
You can see where the long tee on #1 will be. I marked it with flags and paint.
I was looking for a place to put the concrete tee on #13. The current tee is located near some large trees. A new concrete tee will now work. I need to talk to the park district about a new tee pad in that area. I want to turn #13 into an estimated 500ft par 4.
I marked off the wooded area that will be cut for the new tee pad on #17. You can see the pink/orange tape in the woods.
I also marked the section of woods that will be cut on new #18. That's located on the right side of current #17.
They are installing the framed rubber tee pads right now. I'm going to head out over lunch to check it out.
Thats great to hear! I may try to get out there today after work.
I went out there during lunch and they had long #1, 6, & 7 completed. They should have all 8 done today. They are doing a good job of leveling them and keeping run up room from behind.
Oh, I didn't realize that they were doing a long #6. I did notice that the tee pad at 18 was gone, though.
There will only be 2 long tees. That's #1 & current #18. Someone moved the pad that was on long 18 to 16. That should be moved back by the end of the day.
Holes 6 thru 11 across the street will all be the same.
Holes 1 long, 6, 7, 8, & 10 are done. They've done a great job leveling them out and filling dirt around. They've already planted grass seed too.
They are working on 9, 11, & 18 this afternoon. Hopefully the rain holds out and they are able to get them done.
WOO HOO!
They didn't get the last 3 done yesterday. If it doesn't rain too much today they plan on working Saturday.
All the framed rubber tee pads have been installed. Those include long #1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & long 18. Long 18 is not playable yet and needs to be cleared. Please try to stay off the dirt around the tee pads. They planted grass and hopefully it take quickly. Spread the word.
If anyone is feeling gung ho there are 2 rubber tee pads in the BMX parking lot that can be moved to #16 and #17 until the course is finished.
It really doesn't affect the play of the course but they've planted 6 or 7 new willow trees near the pond.
I just went out the Bevier to play a quick 18 over lunch. The new tee pads are sweet!!! The park district did a great job of getting them level. Once the grass takes there will be ample flat run up roo.
Can't wait for the concrete tees on the rest of the holes.
Making a list so I have it. Some wish list items.
Orange tape on all baskets.
Red tee signs 1 thru 21 for 21 hole layout.
Blue tee signs 1 thru 9 for original 9 hole layout.
Blue Basket Arrows for Original 9 hole layout.
1. Brick wall, Remove basket & replace with old basket from current 18. Tree planted left end of fairway.
2.
3. Tree right side of fairway.
4.
5.
6. Mow left side.
7. Mow Right side. Add OB stakes
8. Mow Right side.
9. Fix # plate so it faces the tee.
10. Fix # plate so it faces the tee.
11. Install large flag pole and flag on basket.
Mow left side of fairway. OB stakes. Mow N/S strips at 300, 350, 400, & 450.
Add basket arrow.
12.
13. Build frame for short rubber tee pad. Clearing for long tee. Concrete tee on long.
Clear a new walking path and block the old path.
14. Add basket arrow.
15. Fix chain that is out of place. Spray paint # plate that has been vandalized.
16. Fix # plate so it faces the tee. Concrete tee.
17. Concrete tee. Clear tee area and fairway. Install basket. Add basket arrow.
18. Concrete tee. Clear fairway.
Build walking bridge from 18 to 19.
Block the direct route to 19's fairway.
Clear the old path to 19's tee.
19. Clear the long tee fairway. Move basket to new green.
Purchase large flat rocks to make the creek crossing easier.
Add basket arrow.
OB stakes near creek.
20. Clear tee area. Concrete tee. Install basket & #plate. Add Basket Arrow.
21. Concrete tee. Install basket.
A disc golfer found a pair of Dodge Stealth keys at Bevier. If you know who owns them they were turned into the park district.
Adrian Sr. & I are headed out in the morning to fix the # plates that need fixed. We'll be there at 9am and plan on spending less than 2 hours on the small jobs.
Adrian is a work horse!!!
All baskets now have brand new orange tape. We tightened down all the bolts. All the number plates are fixed and facing the tees.
We added a nice flag pole to #11. Sweet!
May 27th
8am.
A few of us are meeting Monday morning to do some clearing. We are starting at 8am and want to be done no later than 11am. We know it's a holiday but any help would be appreciated. If you can only make an hour come on out.
Plans
Clear path from 13 to 14.
Clear tee area of new hole #17 and weed whack fairway.
Clear fairway and weed whack new hole #18.
Clear old path from new 18 to new #19.
Clear new # long 19 fairway.
Tools
Hand saws
Loppers
Weed whackers
It took less than 48 hours for someone to go out there and bend the pole. I had some 10 foot conduit pipe in the garage that we used. I was hoping it would be strong enough not to get bent. It was not strong enough. Does anyone have any stronger pipe laying around that is 10 feet or longer?
Brett, hopefully it was just the really strong winds we had yesterday and not some asshat with nothing better to do.
It was definitely some D-Bag that did it. It was hard just bending the pole back. I'm getting some pole from a plumber that can only be bent by a machine. That will take care of the problem.
Taking said pole and applying it to said D-bag would also be a nice solution.
Sunday June 9th
8am.
A few of us are meeting Sunday morning to do some clearing. We are starting at 8am and want to be done no later than 11am. Please come on out.
Plans
Clear the rest of #17's fairway
Clear path from 17 to 18.
Clear fairway and weed whack new hole #18.
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Tools
Hand saws
Loppers
Weed whackers
Some wish list items.
Orange tape on all baskets.
Red tee signs 1 thru 21 for 21 hole layout.
Blue tee signs 1 thru 9 for original 9 hole layout.
Blue Basket Arrows for Original 9 hole layout.
1. Brick wall, Remove basket & replace with old basket from current 18. Tree planted left end of fairway.
2.
3. Tree right side of fairway.
4.
5.
6. Mow left side.
7. Mow Right side. Add OB stakes
8. Mow Right side.
9. Fix # plate so it faces the tee.
10. Fix # plate so it faces the tee.
11. Install large flag pole and flag on basket.
Mow left side of fairway. OB stakes. Mow N/S strips at 300, 350, 400, & 450.
Add basket arrow.
12.
13. Build frame for short rubber tee pad. Clearing for long tee. Concrete tee on long.
Clear a new walking path and block the old path.
14. Add basket arrow.
15. Fix chain that is out of place. Spray paint # plate that has been vandalized.
16. Fix # plate so it faces the tee. Concrete tee.
17. Concrete tee. Clear ]tee area and fairway. Install basket. Add basket arrow.
18. Concrete tee. Clear fairway.
Build walking bridge from 18 to 19.
Block the direct route to 19's fairway.
Clear the old path to 19's tee.
19. Clear the long tee fairway. Move basket to new green.
Purchase large flat rocks to make the creek crossing easier.
Add basket arrow.
OB stakes near creek.
20. Clear tee area. Concrete tee. Install basket & #plate. Add Basket Arrow.
21. Concrete tee. Install basket.
Bevier Park work day Saturday June 15th. We'll be meeting at 8am and hope to be done by 10am. Plans are to install #17's basket and move #19 across the creek. A very small area for the green on #19 needs to be cleared. We hope to see you there. Please consider joining DISContinuum Disc Golf Club if you have not done so.
Thanks to all who worked on Bevier. I was able to get there Sunday and check it out. The new 17 and 18 are very cool. When the concretes go in I would love to see two of them wider than the current pads. On 16 and new 18 the pads are very righty centric. If the pad extended 6-12" to the left it would allow a lefty a much better look and much better opportunity to bend a shot around the trees. The course is looking good.
The plans are 6X12 tees on all the holes on the east side of the park. That would match the other concrete tees out there.
How did you like the rubber pads across the street?
Quote from: CEValkyrie on June 17, 2013, 06:43:39 PM
The plans are 6X12 tees on all the holes on the east side of the park. That would match the other concrete tees out there.
How did you like the rubber pads across the street?
I think the rubber pads are about 3 or 4 feet wide so a 6 foot concrete should allow a left more room to craft a shot on those holes.
I thought the pads were great. It was dry so I didn't test them in bad conditions. In any case, they felt great. The grass outside of the mowed fairway is pretty high. I actually threw ok (for me) on that side. I was playing two discs so I could get in 36 holes while walking 18. I had one 4 on 8 and two 5's on 11. 3 on everything else. However, I spent a LOT of time looking for discs even when I knew pretty much where they landed. At one point I spent about 20 minutes looking for a Katana. I finally found it, threw it again (on 11) and spent another 10 minutes looking for it again. I guess it was not the brightest idea to play two discs while alone. :P
Great work on Bevier. I can't wait to see what has been done at Fairfield.
Club members including a multiple term Illinois State Coordinator and World Jr. Champ have been spending a lot of time working at Bevier making course improvements. The club has also spent close to $2,000 on course improvements at Bevier. Please show your support by purchasing club bagtags. The money raised from bagtag sales goes directly back into course improvements.
Thanks.
I talked to the Waukegan Park District on Friday. They are looking at completing the course work late Sept.
I had a meeting with the park district this morning. Plans are for all the work to be completed by October 1st.
New Concrete tee pads. (Holes 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, & 21).
The park district is going to dig out the tee pad locations. They'd like us to frame them in for concrete. Once that is complete they'll pour the pads. I'll let everyone know what day we can get a work day going.
Hole #1 Green.
Originally we had an idea to make a nice landscaped circle around #1's basket. The park district had a really good idea and they have plenty of materials. The basket is going to be moved slightly northeast. They are going to bring in huge blocks and line the slope with them. It will make a retaining wall and significant drop off. I attached a picture of a similar wall. Hoping it turns out like this.
Tee Signs
All the tee signs are complete. They are going to install new poles on all the holes that do not have them. Once they are all in they will put the new signs up. They are basic signs with only the hole # but finally the course will be numbered correctly. The original 9 holes will have Blue signs labeled 1 thru 9 so the original 9 hole layout is still playable. Red signs labeled 1 thru 21 will be placed on all 21 holes. The red matches the red arrows on the baskets.
Course map near #1
There is an old map near #1. They are going to update the course map and move it closer to the bulletin board.
Thats great news!!! Any updates on Fairfield?
Please save the date. We could use your help Saturday Sept 28th. I'll give the exact time when it's locked down.
The Waukegan Park Dept needs help framing the new concrete tees. They plan on doing the rest of the work the following weeks and finishing before the IOS event.
Please help Saturday September 28th. We are trying to assemble a big group to help the Waukegan Park District with course improvements. This will be the last push to finish the course prior to the IOS event.
We could really use your help on Saturday morning. We are starting at 8am rain or shine. Goal #1 is to get the new tee pads framed. The park district is digging them out this week. They would like us to stain the existing tee sign posts on Saturday if the weather permits. I'd like to install the last 2 baskets as well.
Today they cleared holes #16 and 17 of stumps and debris. Now that is completed those areas will be added to the normal mowing.
The tee pad to #13 has to be moved up 15 or 20 feet. They cannot install it between the trees.
The tee pad to #16 has to be moved as well. They wanted to move it up but I refused to allow that hole to become an easy one. The tee pad will be about 15 feet behind where it is now. That hole is going to be a beast. It has a very fair gap but the distance makes it nasty.
8am Saturday
The park district will have all the materials for tee pads and staining of tee sign posts.
Items to bring
Tools--Drill guns with charged batteries
Install baskets 20 & 21
Shovel--Brett
Wheel Barrow--Brett
4 bags of concrete--Brett
Baskets, poles, & locking collars--Brett/Adrian
Intall directional arrows on baskets that do not have them.
#1, #2, #11, #14, #17, #19, #20
Brett has all the material
Blue paint/Brush--Brett (Paint the rungs blue on the original 9 hole course to match blue tee signs)
Chris Jordan & Dave Nelson were out at Bevier today. The park district dug the new tees and filled them with gravel. They tamped them down so they are flat.
Just got a text from the park district. They have installed the new tee sign posts across the street.
Saturday List
8am to finish ASAP. If we have 10-12 guys this should take no more than 2 hours.
Frame concrete tees of holes 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, & 21
Bring drills (charge batteries)--All other materials supplied PD
Stain the 9 old tee sign posts of the original course.
All materials supplied by PD
Install basket 19, 20, & 21 (remove old basket on #19)
Remove #21 number plate and move it.
Brett--Bring 2 poles, collars, & bolts.
6 bags of quick crete.
Install or repaint the red arrows on every basket.
Replace #5
Paint and brush supplied. Wrench supplied
Paint the blue rung on the original 9 holes.
Paint and brush supplied.
Clear small area in front of #16 tee pad
Clear the green on #19 (Not much left to do) Minor trimming of trees.
Clear stright shot on #9 (10 minute job)
Clear walking path from 13 to 14 (mimimal work)
Clear walking path from 18 to 19 (minimal work)
Shovel, wheel barrow, & concrete supplied. Bring cutting tools and weed whackers
Bring your discs. We will play after.
See you guys in the morning :sunny:
John C.
Thank you to everyone who came out today. We got a ton of work finished. Course is looking sweet. Park District is pouring the concrete tees this week.
Some wish list items.
Orange tape on all baskets.
Red tee signs 1 thru 21 for 21 hole layout.
Blue tee signs 1 thru 9 for original 9 hole layout.
Red arrows repainted or installed on all baskets.
Blue rungs painted for Original 9 hole layout.
1. Brick wall, Remove basket & replace with old basket.
Tree planted left end of fairway.
2.
3. Tree right side of fairway.
4.
5.
6. Mow pattern
7. Mow Right side. Add OB stakes
8. Mow pattern
9. Fix # plate so it faces the tee.
10. Fix # plate so it faces the tee.
11. Install large flag pole and flag on basket.
Mow left side of fairway. OB stakes. Mow N/S strips at 300, 350, 400, 450, & 500.
Add basket arrow.
12.
13. Build frame for long rubber tee pad. Clear fairway for long tee. Clear walking path. (Spring 2014)
Clear a new walking path and block the old path.
14. Add basket arrow.
15. Fix chain that is out of place. Spray paint # plate that has been vandalized.
16. Fix # plate so it faces the tee. Concrete tee.
17. Concrete tee. Clear ]tee area and fairway. Install basket. Add basket arrow.
18. Concrete tee. Clear fairway.
Build walking bridge from 18 to 19. (Spring 2014)
Block the direct route to 19's fairway.
Clear the old path to 19's tee.
19. Clear the long tee fairway. Move basket to new green.
Purchase large flat rocks to make the creek crossing easier.
Add basket arrow.
OB stakes near creek.
20. Concrete tee. Install basket & #plate. Add Basket Arrow.
Build rubber tee pad. Clear long tee area. (Spring 2014)
21. Concrete tee. Install basket.
Waukegan Park District is installing the concrete tees today and finishing the tee signs. We could use some eyes out there.
When r they starting?
I think what would be a great addition is one of the basket from Gillson Park as a practice basket.
Waukegan is closer to Wilmette than Round Lake basket will be closer to home. ;D
Park looking great.
Thanks for coming out John!
We ended up donating both baskets to Round Lake for practice baskets. Waukegan didn't have much interest in the practice baskets.
Holes #13, 16, 17, 18, & 20 will be open and playable sometime Friday afternoon. Those holes should have tee posts and signs on them by that time as well.
Thanks for guarding the tees Brett! I would have helped if the PD would have given you more notice.
Yeah Brett way to be there man! It would have been so lame to have gone through all that work to have some jags vandalize them. You da man!
Damon and I went to Bevier on Sunday. There was still orange plastic blocking access to the new tee pads. I do not recall seing posts on those holes. They were dry and we probably could have used them but decided to simply tee from right in front of them. The course looks great. I like the basket on 19 being back across the water. I plan to register for the Bevier Blast. I have not played a PDGA event since May. Will there be rope ob on 20 as there has been in past years when that was a temp basket?
I just got a text from the WPD a few minutes ago. With the rain last Thursday & Friday they decided to push off opening the holes until today. They are doing the work right now. They are taking the fences off and filling around the tees.
He said the 5 tee signs will be installed later this month. Taking longer than expected.
I talked to the WPD. He said they have the posts for the 5 holes without tee signs. Those should be installed before the event on the 19th.
I'm making arrangements to meet the mowers on Thursday. Hoping to open up the fairways across the street. Keeping fingers crossed.
This Saturday Adrian & I are meeting out at Bevier Park at 8am. We plan on working for an hour or less. Any help would be appreciated. Below is the job list.
Fix pole to #7/#14
Add sign to #5 basket
Clean up green to #9/#19 green.
Weed eat path from #18 to #19.
After we are done we are going to be playing some golf. Mike Krupicka is going to be in the house. Scott Pitner?
I will be out there Saturday to help.
I'll be there Saturday to help. See you guys then.
Quote from: JCleaveland on October 09, 2013, 09:51:17 AM
I'll be there Saturday to help. See you guys then.
Sweet!
Whadayaknow, I actually have that day off! See you all there at 8!
Awesome Tim!!
If anyone has a weed whacker please bring it. Mine is broken from the last outing.
I am very excited and somewhat bummed after today. I rushed out of work as soon as I could today. I met the workers across the street. I was out there directing them from 1:30 to 3:30. Quite a bit got cleared across the street and it's going to make it much more playable.
Prior to me arriving they cleared the fairway on #6/#12. That looks great. Unfortunately on hole #9/#19 he just went nuts. He literally cleared all the rough between #8/#15 & #9/#19. The rough will grow back in time but for now both holes have gotten somewhat easier.
It looks like we have a big turnout coming out. We are going to bust this out in an hour or less. That's the goal.
If you have a weed whacker bring it. Other tools that would be good would be loppers and anything to cut small stumps out on the green to #9/#19.
We plan on playing afterward. No groups larger than 4. I want to play with Scott P and Mike K to show them the course and map information for next year. The plan is a new course map and score cards at tee #1.
Look forward to being out there tomorrow morning!
Just wanted to thank all the hard work that everyone has put into Bevier this year. The course is looking great! Come out to the IOS event next weekend. Please consider joining DISContinuum Disc Golf Club. Without the club this course would be the standard 9 hole course.
Improvements for 2014. Hole #1 landscaping and switching back to original basket.
Hole #13 clearing of new long fairway and construction of tee pad.
Hole #20 clearing for new long tee and construction of tee pad.
Hole #21 design and installation of the final hole.
Stencil distances on tee posts.
Waukegan Park District will be installing the last 5 tee posts and signs on Friday.
Local disc golfers. Please write your hole in one shot on your disc and not tee signs, posts, or baskets.
The park district was out Monday afternoon finishing the final fall clean up. The park and course looks great. Someone decorated the pine tree back on #17. It looks pretty cool.
Got a couple practice rounds in yesterday. The bev is looking great! On a sad note the tree face on hole #13 is gone. :'( The tree face on #18 is still there for now. Also American flag on #11 gone.
Not sure what happened to the face on #13.
I was out there when the flag blew down last Saturday. The wind ripped it from the pole.
Someone either brought a screwdriver or ripped that face off the tree. Pisses me off. We'll have to bring a ladder and move the other face higher.
But the consistent vandalism over the years is exactly why I'm not installing the benches I've built for the course unless we can sink them in concrete.
On the bright side, leagues start next week!
I'll be out at Bevier to clean loose sticks and debris from the creek on holes 16 & 18. I'm going to start around noon and put in at least a hour. Anyone that wants to enjoy the creek stank with me is welcome.
Today 5-21-2014 at noon that is.
Wish I could, Tom. That's some icky stuff.
Thanks for doing this!
If you end up with lots of bags of garbage, I think the best place for them is next to the building in between the bathrooms. The Park District will probably be out there cleaning up in the next few days before the holiday weekend.
Daniel and I, and possibly Adrian, will be out there early on Sunday before leagues to re-stabilize the bridge.
Thanks for doing that!!
I spent about an hour out there and stayed by 18's green. In the recent week's someone has been building up small walls with sticks to block the creek behind the basket. I've been cleaning loose sticks and small brush to make that green as fast as possible and make the creek come into play more. Whoever keeps building walls please stop. It is a benifit for the course to have baskets around water, what is the point in blocking the creek?
Is the 21st hole built/in playing condition yet? On the page regarding the league at this course, multiple people have said you guys only play 20 holes even though the poster for the event (which looks awesome by the way) and the course page on DGCR says there's now a new 21st hole. Either way, looking forward to making it out to this course, which will only be my 4th ever course!
Hole #21 is not complete yet. Hopefully by the event.
Bevier needs your help!
Work Day
Saturday, July 19
8:00am-12noon (or sooner)
You will be getting dirty and maybe even wet. Dress appropriately.
1) Bridge work. We will be reinstalling the new bridge on Hole 18.
We are in need of a gas powered chainsaw and bring your cordless drills, please.
We will be making it higher and stronger so it will be impervious to nature and vandals.
2) Creek clean out. Removing debris and dams to help water flow.
3). Garbage pickup in woods between Holes 12 and 20.
Any time you can give is much appreciated! I will provide water and maybe some snacks. Show up for 30 minutes or 3 hours - it will make a difference! Thanks!
Any help you can offer tomorrow morning is greatly appreciated! We really need some manpower out there.
Anyone who shows up tomorrow gets a raffle ticket for a new premium disc to be raffled off at the Invitational on August 1st.
Please let me know if you are coming, so I can pick up enough donuts. :)
I'm hoping some folks can stay around after leagues and finish up the bridge work we started yesterday. HUGE thanks to Ryan A. for busting his hump for 5 hours yesterday!
We completed a cool, new, tunneled walking path to Tee 19, away from the creek but still have some tree/bridge work to do. Please help if you can.
Thanks for the hard work!!!
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and thanks to jim for organizing this effort!
Waukegan Park District is unhappy about the new bridge and the downed trees. They may dismantle and remove the bridge.
While this is disappointing, we would like to maintain a good relationship with the WPD, so please do not do any other building or rebuilding of any bridges. This is something we just have to accept for now.
We will have to see what they do, but I think we should plan on just using the existing rocks to cross the creek after Hole 18.
Going forward, we should keep our efforts focused on basic course maintenance and cleanup. Any possible future projects will HAVE to be cleared with (and perhaps done by) the Waukegan Park District.
I will be out at Bevier today between 11:30-11:45 to fix Hole 11's teepad and clean up some garbage.
If there's time, I'll play a round as well.
Anyone available?
Hole 11's teepad is fixed - and fixed well!
The rubber has lasted pretty well.
The frame was in good shape, but there were were three large rotting holes on the main board.
Those holes were cut out, supporting 2x4s were added, fill was added and compacted, and replacements boards were cut and secured.
HUGE THANKS to Ryan Farias and CamSham for showing up and helping get this done!
Pics are on the DISContinuum FB page.
Club members: Bevier Park Work Days.
(1) THIS Sunday, May 17th after 10am leagues - creek cleanup.
There are 3 large blockages in the creek. The park district really appreciates it when DISContinuum members help keep it flowing freely. It also helps avoid flooding around basket 19, which is starting to suffer from erosion.
(2) Sunday, June 7th after 10am leagues - garbage cleanup.
This will be the day after the Bevier fishing derby and there is always a ton of garbage. I will provide large trash bags. I also want to completely clean out all that garbage in the rough on holes 20 and 21. This alone is a multi-person effort as it has accumulated for years.
YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED and necessary to maintain a beautiful course and park. THANKS!
ALSO -
Just saw this on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/WaukeganParkDistrict/photos/a.158106921925.117767.152370036925/10153307696646926/?type=1&theater
There is a public Waukegan Park District meeting to discuss the future of the parks and open space program. The walking path through Bevier will most likely be on the agenda. Please attend this meeting if you can! I will be there.
Come out on Wednesday May 20th from 5pm to 6pm at the Belvidere Recreation Center at Belvidere Park (412 South Lewis Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085) to join the WPD Master Plan Committee in reviewing the plan.
Adam and I attended the WPD meeting last night.
The proposed walking path is being spearheaded by Lake County Forest Preserve. Waukegan Park District is a partner. It probably will happen within 18 months it seems. WPD will work with us in maintaining and improving the course. If it has to be changed a bit, we will be included in conversations.
Not terrible news.
They also mentioned Discontinuum several times in their Master Plan, so it seems we are considered a valued partner.
More updates as we get them.