columbia view park is open

[Acerbinky]

Columbia View Park, 9 short technical holes with some elevation.
Pads & Bentley baskets are in.

No drinking or smoking, hall your trash out.
Next door to school. please respect neighbors.

MAP (http://maps.google.com/maps?rlz=1C1GPCK_enUS407US407&q=columbia+view+park&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fJWNT7K0KYagiAKf3IGICA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CBYQ_AUoAg)

[Simmeltron]

Might want to redo your MAP url.. that does not find the park...

[Adam Schneider]

Try this: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Columbia+View+Park,+Gresham,+OR

[Sausage Fingers]

Columbia View Park, 9 short technical holes with some elevation.
Pads & Bentley baskets are in.

No drinking or smoking, hall your trash out.
Next door to school. please respect neighbors.

MAP (http://maps.google.com/maps?rlz=1C1GPCK_enUS407US407&q=columbia+view+park&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fJWNT7K0KYagiAKf3IGICA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CBYQ_AUoAg)

:trophy:very nice job on the layout, i had a great time running through quickly on Sunday.:cheerleader:

:cheers:thanks to all who helped get this in the ground:cheers:

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[Adam Schneider]

I had to go to Gresham today, so I was gonna check it out, but then I ran out of time. :(

[Jaemes]

Played this course on Friday afternoon, in my opinion this is probably the best short course I have played yet.

Well laid out good distance, Great flow and excellent use of the space.

[spectralmonkey]

we played four rounds today its really a fun layout. nice use of space and some good practice holes... not suuper challenging but fun for an afternoon round. got a few birdies, and almost aced a few. :)
unfortunately a little birdie said they might be taking it out soon due to neighbor's complaints.

id recommend anyone going to use this point as Tee #1 . theres also a practice basket.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=45.529973,-122.489189%20%28Columbia%20dgc%20%29
at first we parked by the school and the gate was locked so we ended up starting at hole 6 but since the flow is such that you could start anywhere and end up where you started.
get out there while we can!

[jeffmonty]

we played four rounds today its really a fun layout. nice use of space and some good practice holes... not suuper challenging but fun for an afternoon round. got a few birdies, and almost aced a few. :)
unfortunately a little birdie said they might be taking it out soon due to neighbor's complaints.

id recommend anyone going to use this point as Tee #1 . theres also a practice basket.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=45.529973,-122.489189%20%28Columbia%20dgc%20%29
at first we parked by the school and the gate was locked so we ended up starting at hole 6 but since the flow is such that you could start anywhere and end up where you started.
get out there while we can!

Yeah, I heard it was getting pulled soon, too. I played it last week while I was in town and I thought it was a fun neighborhood course. DGCR already shows it as "extinct" and it's dropped off their site. Don't know what the neighbor's problem is, but I didn't notice any holes close enough to a residence to be a danger. They probably just don't like the increased use of what looked like an under-utilized park. It's a threat to their own "private Idaho".

[HuckU]

I heard that school officials saw some 420 and drinking during school hours, so the course is pulling stakes this week. Too bad a few members of the green party could not keep their pre-throw ritual to the vehicle, it was a really nice course compared to RW and Lance.

[Sausage Fingers]

I heard that school officials saw some 420 and drinking during school hours, so the course is pulling stakes this week. Too bad a few members of the green party could not keep their pre-throw ritual to the vehicle, it was a really nice course compared to RW and Vance.

I had a great round Sunday afternoon, it's a shame to lose this park...:bricks:

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[Jeff Hemmerling]

Yeah, I heard it was getting pulled soon, too. I played it last week while I was in town and I thought it was a fun neighborhood course. DGCR already shows it as "extinct" and it's dropped off their site. Don't know what the neighbor's problem is, but I didn't notice any holes close enough to a residence to be a danger. They probably just don't like the increased use of what looked like an under-utilized park. It's a threat to their own "private Idaho".It is directly related to drug & alcohol use. I don't want that in my front yard either.
'Nuff said.

[Sausage Fingers]

It is directly related to drug & alcohol use. I don't want that in my front yard either.
'Nuff said.

Then don't buy/rent a house across the street from a park...just sayin'!:shocked:

On the other hand I did notice a new sign posted at the first tee stating the park rules. I'm gettin' kinda old and maybe it was there when I first started playing the course...:chinscratch:

I had to just about punch out my long time friend when I told him he couldn't bring his bag full of beers out onto the course when we played it during the World's Biggest Disc Golf Weekend in May...:bricks:

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[cefire]

Then don't buy/rent a house across the street from a park...just sayin'!:shocked:


or buy that house and call the cops when you see those activities in the park... :wink2:

[Sausage Fingers]

or buy that house and call the cops when you see those activities in the park... :wink2:

sure because the cops got nothin better to do...:whistler:

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[Jason Philips]

sure because the cops got nothin better to do...:whistler:

:pirate:


You'd think but would you rather as an officer pursue a someone giggling and laughing or someone methed out who will eat your face if they find the bath salts?

In the meantime things like open smoking and use will cause problems for neighborhood parks plain and simple. Not everyone believes the cannabis is a good thing for this world and those are the people who will complain.

Sad to hear about a course being pulled but it does sound like it was warranted no matter how I feel about the politics behind it.

[Sausage Fingers]

You'd think but would you rather as an officer pursue a someone giggling and laughing or someone methed out who will eat your face if they find the bath salts?

In the meantime things like open smoking and use will cause problems for neighborhood parks plain and simple. Not everyone believes the cannabis is a good thing for this world and those are the people who will complain.

Sad to hear about a course being pulled but it does sound like it was warranted no matter how I feel about the politics behind it.

Do not mistake my remarks as an agreement with those that break the "laws" in our parks. I am all for disc golfers, in particular, going above and beyond to keep it legal in public. I nearly came to blows with one of my oldest friends when I told him he couldn't bring his bag full of beers onto the course a few weekends back.

But I still stand by my comment, the police department has better things to do than be "on call" for some neighbors who do not like other people in their private park across the street.

Now, if the school calls about a problem during school hours, then all bets are off and the offenders should be fined heavily. But I still think that the response time for this call will not be very fast...

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[Snoopy]

It is directly related to drug & alcohol use. I don't want that in my front yard either.
'Nuff said.

From one Jeff to another- amen brother!:yay:

[Flash]

Is there an official date that the course is being pulled or has that already happened?

Now if someone would have approached Hauton B Lee Middle School about increasing their physical activity program with disc golf then this would not be an issue. I am willing to bet that Stumptown, Edge, Disc Golf Depot, Next Adventure all would be willing to help buy them discs to use and I am sure there are people on here humble enough to go show proper technique and course etiquette surrounding the game. It just takes someone with some initiative to step forward and take the reigns.

Kindness is a great way to amass allies!

[Str8MaxW8]

Is there an official date that the course is being pulled or has that already happened?

Played the course for the first time today..

It was a fun and technical course, and going to be a shame if it gets pulled.

[HuckU]

I think the concerns are more school related than neighborhood related. I am on the fence on this one: Everyone knows the connection between player consumption (various) and disc golf, you would be naive if you were considering a DG park and did not. On the other hand, if your loop is small enough and you state your rules and reasons clearly, you would think that players would respect the local restrictions and would forgo consumption for the 45 mins - 1 hour it takes to play. Lunchtime tried to be adamant about this, and now the garbage cans are overflowing with empties and last time I played there was a pickup truck selling weed to players walking by. There is a line to draw at any course, and a cost to enforcement, but I don't think there are easy answers either way. I guess I respect their decision to pull the park based on school and neighborhood proximity, but would have liked to see them try one round of working with the DG community before pushing what seems like a knee-jerk reaction to one or a few incidents.

[PhilStomp]

We (Disc Domination) are pulling the course out on Saturday.
There are many reasons that we have to pull the course. Very open drug & alcohol use, litter, loud noise (cussing across the park at a buddy) and my favorite, pissing on a tree near hole one. That one was caught in a picture and I'm trying to get a hold of it and make that guy a poster child of how to get a Disc Golf course pulled.

We were going to buy the school a basket and had plans to assist with discs for a PE class but never got that far.

For the record, we worked for over a year to get that course put in. We had to go through the community Board, the community vote, the school Principal and Gresham P & R. Disc Domination Disc Golf Club held fund raiser tournaments. Donations were gathered from businesses and players. All the baskets were paid for by four people, all funds raised paid for Tee pads.

I am hopful that the loss of Columbia View is a wake up call and a lesson we can learn from.

I want to thank all the Guy's of Disc Domination and every one that helped us get the course put in. There were many golfers that played it clean at Columbia View. There were many who picked up litter and some who even called out on those who were too open with smoking and drinking. I thank you all, as well.

Sincerely,
Phillip Kurtz

[Bruce]

A sign may have helped as far as the drinking thing goes, not going to lie I drank a beer there the one time I played it, and asked other people there if drinking was okay, and was told yes. Just my 2 cents.

P.s. Just read the rest of the thread, and didn't realize there is a sign there now. Oops!

[cefire]

Thanks for all your hard work on this Disc Domination and others - sorry to hear that a few ended up ruining it for everyone :blush:

[spectralmonkey]

we had a great time today.

[HarrisonH]

You'd think but would you rather as an officer pursue a someone giggling and laughing or someone methed out who will eat your face if they find the bath salts?

Was going back and reading about this closure, and just noticed this quote. I just want to say, as a tax paying citizen, I for damn sure want police officers both mentally and physically prepared and on the hunt for those who want to eat my face, not those who are giggling and laughing.

Your statement basically infers that police officers should be lazy and fearful, which is the behavior of police officers that makes most people hate all law enforcement. Lazy cops that pursue disc golfers with open containers/pipes pissing in the trees pretty much rate on the piece of shit scale as high as disc golfers who have open containers/pipes, pissing in the trees, IMO. I guess at least they give each other something to do, and could be doing way worse...