Fairfield Park

[Guest]

lol that would help the course  

[Dan Michler]

I think it was Brett's idea that we have a giant balloon dinosaur as an obstacle on Hole 1 for the tournament.    

[Mangler]

Round Lake is in the middle of a Construction Boom Right Now.. Houses are being built and that means that parks will have to be built. Money will be appropriated for playgrounds and all of the other things that go with it.
Round Lake will have to address expansion in the Park District Soon.
One piece of Playground Equipment could be more Cash than the entire budget spent on Fairfield Disc Course in The last year alone.

An appealing part of disc golf is that you get a very large bang for your buck.

A Layout like Fairfield will look very appealing when the budget is dwarfed by the new parks that will be built.

Also I wasnt clear in one instance. If Round Lake is for letting outside parties enhance course. if yes...than.

concrete forms could be built  ----Free
concrete could be donated.-----Free
flat work done.-----Free
trees could be planted from donated sources.

Plus other things.

Very Possible.

[CEValkyrie]

Mike & I put inner chains on 9 baskets yesterday. We'll get the other 9 done in the next few weeks.  

[Jon Brakel]

Mike & I put inner chains on 9 baskets yesterday. We'll get the other 9 done in the next few weeks.

Very cool! Thanks!

[Bruce Brakel]

Mike & I put inner chains on 9 baskets yesterday. We'll get the other 9 done in the next few weeks.

Very cool! Thanks!

Discatchers with inner chains are as good as any target there is.  

[CEValkyrie]

I painted all the baskets with writing on them yesterday. #14 basket is quite high right now. Someone pulled it out & it filled up with wood chips. Those need to be taken out to the get basket in the ground properly.

Hopefully Mike & I will be able to get the chains done in the next couple of weeks.

[CEValkyrie]

Someone last Thursday busted down a tree on #16.

Today I played & there is another tree busted down on #17.

The park rangers said to dial 911 & tell them what park you are at. They will respond immediately. Get license plates if possible.  

[mirth]

I hate people

[Jon Brakel]

I hate people

Me too.

[Dan Michler]

i guess people must LOVE holes 1-5 at fairfield, cuz they keep trying to make the rest of the holes look exactly like them.

[CEValkyrie]

Mike, Dan, & I finished the chains at Fairfield today. The club had to purchase $40.00 more chain & s hooks to finish the job. There is approximately $250.00 to $275.00 worth of chain out there that club members have donated thru the years. That includes the six 1.5 lenghts of chain on each basket & 12 S-hooks. Mike Clark donated the equipment for the rings which are approximately $1.00 costing $18.00. Thanks to everyone that continues to support the club.  

[Cannon Boy]

Thanks Brett, Dan, and Mike they look sweet, all shiny and new looking.  I very much appreciate you doing that.  I will be out tomorrow, maybe I will see you there.  

Thanks again

[CEValkyrie]

The park district did some work on the course this week. They worked on the tee pads & put down a ton of wood chips. The course looks good.  

[Mike Clark]

I just left the course and the park district was back out today. They were compacting the lime stone tee pads. I talked with Mike, one of the guys doing the work, he will not be able to compact all of the tee pads today some are just too wet. I was watching him try to compact 1's tee pad and the compactor just sank into the tee pad   ... He said that he will be coming back after the rain stops to finish what can not compact today and to apply weed killer under the baskets. We were also talking about the size of the tee pad and I told him that 6x12 behind the tee markers was good. He was also talking about coming back at some point and cutting out new tee pads and replanting grass around the tee pads. Seems like they are really interested in improving the course. Sweat!

[Chainmeister]

Seems like they are really interested in improving the course. Sweat!

Yeah, it does seem like hard work, toil and sweat.  Its also pretty SWEEEEET!!    

[discmonkey]

I agree, they are doing a great job so far on the baskets and the tee pads.  The wood chips along some rutted areas are really nice as well.

However, I was playing a couple of days ago and someone had put about a 12' long tree branch through the basket on 17.  Any idea what the penalty is for putting the jackass that did it through the basket???

I live less than 5 minutes from the park, so if you all ever need help with maintenance, cleanup, or whatever, and I'm not working count me in.  What's the rule about adding our own enhancements???  Things like tee signs, hole flags, next tee markers, alternate tees, etc. would be relatively low cost and I'd definitely put in time and money on stuff like that.

[CEValkyrie]

Just got the word that lame hole #8 is going to be moved this weekend. It's about time!!

Also, i'm working on getting a practice basket installed between basket 18 & 1 tee.  

[roman]

Hole #8 surprised me when I played there about 2 weeks ago. I'm really liking the new location. Great job.

[CEValkyrie]

I attended the Round Lake Area Park District Board meeting tonight. DISContinuum was awarded with a service award tonight. I want to thank all those who have helped over the past 3-4 years pick up trash, work the tees, spread wood chips, install the brick tee markers, paint the baskets, add inner chains, line fairways with logs, & put together the course page. Even though Fairfield isn't the greatest course, it's come a long ways from what it once was. Thank you everyone for your help. Please help police Fairfield. Tell people to throw away their garbage. Call the cops if they break down trees.