January also went by very quickly as John, Chris, Kenny, James, Tina and myself did some renovations in the clubhouse.  We removed the old carpeting and painted all the walls in the main area and hallway going to a nice brick red color, adding some warmth to the area.  The ceiling was given 2 coats of paint and a new sub-floor was installed followed by some new carpet and vinyl floor that looks awesome.  New lights were installed throughout the building and the bathrooms also got some new paint and fixtures.  The older style wallpaper in the main entrance was covered over with two good coats of paint and the new furniture really tied it all together.  Unfortunately there are no pictures as I was too tired to take any.  Kudos to everyone for putting in a strenuous three weeks, especially Chris and John for masterminding the renovations.

It' hard to believe that it's almost March and another winter has flown by very quickly.  Things tend to move quickly when you are busy and it was a busy and enjoyable off-season.  The winter months are always a great time to participate in a multitude of educational activities and the first event is the Alberta Golf Superintendent's Association Property Manager's Conference that was held in Red Deer at the end of November.  Each year the Association presents the Distinguished Service Award to a superintendent in Alberta and I was certainly touched when I was chosen to be the 2011 recipient of the award.  Jason Clouston, my good friend from Olds GC made the presentation:

For the entire issue of the magazine http://www.albertagsa.com/external/documents/December%202011%20Final%20Copy.pdf