by Steve Wetzler | Mar 1, 2018 | Characters and Critters, Home Page Slider
Great Blue Heron Wins Battle With Cottonmouth Water Moccasin By R.J. Smiley As golfers, we play this wonderful game for a variety of reasons. But, when asked the question, “Why do you play golf?” Most golfers would never mention, “To get close to Mother Nature.” One...
by Steve Wetzler | Mar 1, 2018 | Characters and Critters, Home Page Local Golf, Home Page Slider
Colonel Laura Ludwig By R.J. Smiley Proof that dynamite comes in small packages. Standing only 4’11”, Colonel Laura Ludwig stands tall in the pursuit of her goals. Laura is loyal to her friends and colleagues and very dedicated to her well thought out beliefs. She is...
by Randy Korus | Nov 29, 2017 | Characters and Critters
Crazy Chicken From Hell By RJ Smiley No matter what the critter – a mother’s instinct is to protect her young. It certainly was for the enraged Ruffed Grouse Hen who built her nest behind the par 3 green at a wooded resort golf course. As we casually...
by Randy Korus | Nov 29, 2017 | Characters and Critters
In & Out By RJ Smiley The volume on the bragging rights discussion had increased continually during the 3-hour drive up north to our annual men’s golf getaway. Over cocktails around the on-course condo grill, we hashed and re-hashed handicaps and the teams...
by Randy Korus | Nov 29, 2017 | Characters and Critters
Javelina In Heaven – A Hog Is Still A Hog! By RJ Smiley Growing up in western Kansas our garbage man, “Slop” Johnson, used to come through the neighborhood three times a week and collect table scraps and garbage in a five gallon bucket. Mr. Johnson...
by Randy Korus | Nov 29, 2017 | Characters and Critters
Señor Alligator By RJ Smiley Hector, the small, obviously poor, maintenance worker at Club De Golf Palma Real in Ixtapa, Mexico pulled his over-loaded cart up next to our cart in the middle of the 5th fairway. He proudly displayed a clear plastic bag of beautifully...
