Highbridge work party

[Wobbly Bob]

HIGHBRIDGE WORK PARTY

Saturday, June 9, 2012 @ 8:30 am

Meet at Hole #2's Tee-Box

We will be building platforms up to Hole #2's green to aid accessibility and control erosion

TOOLS WE WILL NEED

Pick-up Trucks
Work Gloves
Drinking Water
Trash Bags
Shovels - Spades, Flat & Scoop
Rakes - Leaf & Garden
Sledge Hammers - Small & Large
Cordless Drills
Camper Size Generator
Wheelbarrows
Pry Bars
Tampers
Tape Measures
Levels - 2 ft - 6 ft

Call 216-4929 to RSVP or for more info

[bstullis]

is there any hope to fix any of the tee pads that have drop-offs in front of the tee pad? holes 2, 8, 9, 10, 13 (especially 13), 15, 16? they all have ankle breakers at the end of the rubber tee pad.

[Wobbly Bob]

is there any hope to fix any of the tee pads that have drop-offs in front of the tee pad? holes 2, 8, 9, 10, 13 (especially 13), 15, 16? they all have ankle breakers at the end of the rubber tee pad.

Saturday we will be working on the Spokane Parks Foundation Project for accessibility and erosion control. If you wanted to show up and help, you could be in charge of getting the ankle breakers filled. We'll have gravel.

[Gordy #21004]

The generator will be on the truck.:shooting:

[special K]

I would like to thank the volunteers that help build the stairs on 2 John, Edger, Dave, Joe, Jerrome, Don, Gordy, Leslie, Jamie. Thank you Jamie for buying burgers for everyone. Thank you Lisa for bring food and Leslie for bring coffee. Thanks everyone for surviving in the rain all day and enduring the wind to help put all those stairs in. There will be more work parties to come at High Bridge and hopefully next time it wont be pouring rain. :biggrin2: :biggrin2: :biggrin2:

[dbcooker57]

And thank you for all your efforts and organization to get the job done. It was a pleasure helping out. A job well done !

[Dadio!]

Had fun. glad to be part of a project I have been hoping for a while. Now SDGA member to boot(also been meaning to for a while). Good to meet Joe, Kevin ,John and everyone else. Great to work with Joe and Dave(we did a fair chunk of the 1st run, then they helped with second 2. I put my ocd to good use tamping. :-)
Everyone who showed was way cool and busted their butts in the rain to improve the course. I'll be proud to be able to look at those for years and know I helped.

[Lyounger]

The progress a dozen dedicated, positive, cooperative, constructive people can make is just down right amazing. Kevin you did a very fine job as a foreperson getting everyone involved and keeping the tasks moving forward so well. It was HARD work and the rain was misereable...however, I'm so happy I was able to put 3 and a half hours in. My hat is off to the rest of you who worked solid for over 8 hours.

This was a remarkable work party and I can't wait to see the finished product.

I'll definitely have a new smile everytime I climb those stairs on hole 2 in the future...

Thank you EVERYONE!!

P.S. I sent the pictures I took to Bob...and Joe if you did get a pic of me swinging that sledge hammer, you can go ahead and delete it!! :-)

[Lyounger]

So I cruised by the park last night when I got off work. I couldn't believe how FULL HighBridge was at 7:00 on a Monday night!! I took some photos of the finished steps. I gotta say that it had to be a herculean effort to get the rest of that project done. I left at 1:30 and the upper stairs were marked off but no digging had begun. Did you guys stay there all night?

It looks magnificant!! Truly amazing. I'm so proud I had a small hand in helping out on that project.

:bowing:

[Dadio!]

Everyone but me went up to those about then. Finished by about 4 or 4:30. Had process worked out so went quicker than 1st 2.

[Wobbly Bob]

So I cruised by the park last night when I got off work. I couldn't believe how FULL HighBridge was at 7:00 on a Monday night!! I took some photos of the finished steps. I gotta say that it had to be a herculean effort to get the rest of that project done. I left at 1:30 and the upper stairs were marked off but no digging had begun. Did you guys stay there all night?

It looks magnificant!! Truly amazing. I'm so proud I had a small hand in helping out on that project.

:bowing:

Please send me photos of finished project. Maybe from the top looking down.

[Wobbly Bob]

Working on the lower set of platforms.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1442&d=1339537151

And staying out of the rain.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1443&stc=1&d=1339537262

Assembling platforms?

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1444&stc=1&d=1339537490

In the rain. Check out the new SDGA Generator.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1445&stc=1&d=1339537612

Did we make enough of these things?

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1446&stc=1&d=1339537612

[Wobbly Bob]

Let's drive these up to the next level.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1447&stc=1&d=1339538314

Perfectly laid out.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1448&stc=1&d=1339538314

Maybe we should go play a hole?

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1449&stc=1&d=1339538314

No the third tier is waiting for us.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1450&stc=1&d=1339538314

Back filling the second tier.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1451&stc=1&d=1339538314

[Wobbly Bob]

Kevin hiking it up the hill.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1452&stc=1&d=1339539240

I'm short one of those platforms, where did it go?

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1453&stc=1&d=1339539692

A mini ramp leading to the platforms.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1454&stc=1&d=1339539240

All it needs is the gravel.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1455&stc=1&d=1339539240

Wow, it turns half way up!

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1456&stc=1&d=1339539240

[Wobbly Bob]

Same ramp.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1457&stc=1&d=1339540022

We're almost finished.

http://www.nwdiscgolfnews.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1458&stc=1&d=1339540022

Feel free to download any of these attachments.

[General Scales]

I've said it once and I'll say it again. All involved did an awesome job. After 2's steps, what's the next phase of erosion control?

[ScottW]

That looks amazing! Nice work SDGA and all who helped. Looks so nice I may have guessed the NIDGC did it.:biggrin2:

[Wobbly Bob]

I've said it once and I'll say it again. All involved did an awesome job. After 2's steps, what's the next phase of erosion control?

The climb up #9, the climb down #6 and the climb up between #7 & #8.

[Stimpi]

Climb on #9 is the worst, imho, and should be considered for the next attack.

[Lyounger]

Please send me photos of finished project. Maybe from the top looking down.

Bob,

I'm emailing the 7 pics I took Monday...

Thanks for posting :-)

[Yoduh]

The stairs look great. Nice job to the Kevin and company for grinding it out in the rain!

[special K]

The next work part at High Bridge is going to be on July 7th. This Saturday starts at 8am! :) :yay: We will be putting stairs into hole 6 and 9. More will be posted later. Meet us at hole 6. :) Hope to see you guys out there! :yay:

[special K]

HIGHBRIDGE WORK PARTY
Saturday, July 7, 2012 @ 8:30 am
Meet at Hole #6's Tee-Box

We will be building platforms up to Hole #6's green to aid accessibility and control erosion

TOOLS WE WILL NEED
Pick-up Trucks
Work Gloves
Drinking Water
Trash Bags
Shovels - Spades, Flat & Scoop
Rakes - Leaf & Garden
Sledge Hammers - Small & Large
Cordless Drills
Camper Size Generator
Wheelbarrows
Pry Bars
Tampers
Tape Measures
Levels - 2 ft - 6 ft

We need donuts, lunch and drink donation for workers
Please call me if you can bring food donation

Call 216-4929 to RSVP or for more info

[bstullis]

this is the second work party where I will be working my paying gig. I will try to show up with doughnuts though. I wish I could help construct the steps, but I work nights and need my sleep.

[special K]

thanks ben there will be a table out 4 the food

[Gordy #21004]

I will bring the two 5 gallon SDGA water coolers, well-iced.:chug:

[special K]

I will put cups on the list :chug::chug::chug:

[Lyounger]

Sorry, I can't make this one :-(

[special K]

Hey just a reminder to everyone bring thin clothes it will be 94 tomorrow. Also bring water. :) If anyone has pop up covers please bring with you. Were putting in 64 steps. I hope lots of people show up we are going to need lots of help to get all the steps in.
Hope to see you tomorrow! :yay:

[special K]

We had 13th people come out to put in stairs!  Thank you everyone who came in put there time in. Eric Brown, Randi Suiter, Joe Barnett, Lisa M., Jamie and Gordy Crafts, Jon Verbarg, Cory Davis, Tim Nevins, Greg Firpatrick, Ron W., and myself. It was nice to have team Chimp out there supporting us. We got all the stairs in at hole 6 and 9. It was very hot but thanks for surviving the heat. The job was not able to get finished 6 and 9 will still need more work. If anyone has anytime during the week or next weekend please call me at 216-4929. Thanks to everyone who brought food. 

[psychodwarf]

Here are the pics I took of the work that was done
http://s1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg533/Lisa_Mcelyea/HighBridge%20work%20party/

[coryreu]

team Chimp 

Lol

[Whippetbrown]

Either you are being funny or that's a spelling mishap, maybe your just being a DUCK! Wait was duck a typo??:rockon:

[Gordy #21004]

I thought 'Team Chimp' was the new name for SDGA work parties. Uh uh uh, eh eh eh, ah ah ah , oh oh oh. When I reached for my banana it was baked.:rockon:

[Big Red]

Well stuart and I played highbridge yesterday morning and the stairs were a very welcome addition. they look and work great! Id be more then happy to help on the next wp, though i do sweat in 55 degrees, so watch for Big Red puddles :P

[coryreu]

I thought 'Team Chimp' was the new name for SDGA work parties. Uh uh uh, eh eh eh, ah ah ah , oh oh oh. When I reached for my banana it was baked.:rockon:

Mine melted.

[special K]

We had 13th people come out to put in stairs!  Thank you everyone who came in put there time in. Eric Brown, Randi Suiter, Joe Barnett, Lisa M., Jamie and Gordy Crafts, Jon Verbarg, Cory Davis, Tim Nevins, Greg Firpatrick, Ron W., and myself. It was nice to have team Chimp out there supporting us. We got all the stairs in at hole 6 and 9. It was very hot but thanks for surviving the heat. The job was not able to get finished 6 and 9 will still need more work. If anyone has anytime during the week or next weekend please call me at 216-4929. Thanks to everyone who brought food. 

thanks to dave cook for helping out over the weekend i missed his name somehow it must be the heat:yay::yay::yay:

[special K]

the next work party is on sat. 21 at 800:yay::yay::yay:

[special K]

thank you Dave cook for working on the stair and thank you four donating some gravel see you all on saturday:yay::yay::yay:

[bstullis]

the next work party is on sat. 21 at 800:yay::yay::yay:

Always on weekends I work. Things are looking up for an awesome "back to the City Cup." Go work Party People!!!

[Wobbly Bob]

Always on weekends I work. Things are looking up for an awesome "back to the City Cup." Go work Party People!!!

Joe has been asking for help at Downriver (with the chipping project) this Wed, Thur & Fri. and Mon. & Tues. of next week. Start time 9:00 am.

[special K]

weather is going to be nice this weekend hope to see you all at the work party:yay::yay::yay:

[bstullis]

weather is going to be nice this weekend hope to see you all at the work party:yay::yay::yay:

Need pix, and just wondering if there were enough doughnuts? Hope to see you at Farragut on Aug 11th. :jumpspin:

[special K]

good morning a big thanks to all my workers Eric Joe Edger Gordy Jerome TIM Dave Oggy thank you bob for the free disc it mod evaded the troops number nine is very steep the being difficult and thank you Ben four the doughnuts :yay::yay::yay:

[special K]

WOW a big thanks to Dave cook for finishing number 9:yay::yay::yay::yay::yay

[special K]

I like to thank the volunteers that worked on number 7 stairs dave cook tom gordy john jerrome joe thank them when you see them

[Dadio!]

Please post here when work parties are gonna happen, I want to help. Very glad to see improvements happening. :-)

[bstullis]

I like to thank the volunteers that worked on number 7 stairs dave cook tom gordy john jerrome joe thank them when you see them

Didn't know it was going on:bricks:, would have helped if available, provided doughnuts (or other sustenance):jumpspin: if unavailable due to work:headbang:. Let me know when the next one is. . . let us all know. I troll these pages often enough and haven't seen the SDGA website updated in forever.:headbang::explode:


Thanks
BenT

[special K]

there will be a work party on Saturday 25 at 830

[dbcooker57]

Didn't know it was going on:bricks:, would have helped if available, provided doughnuts (or other sustenance):jumpspin: if unavailable due to work:headbang:. Let me know when the next one is. . . let us all know. I troll these pages often enough and haven't seen the SDGA website updated in forever.:headbang::explode:


Thanks
BenT

Finishing the steps was a work detail completing what the work parties began. Thank you for your interest, it's great to have good help. :cheerleader:

[Gordy #21004]

I can't resist. Bring the Doughnuts and I'm in. I'll bring the nails and the rebar. Jon and I will get the steps from #14 up to #15 started. Kevin will take the lead getting loose rock in the park transported to the roughed=in stairs. Joe is the man to top up and finish off the installations with the gravel. This grant project is in the last phase and then we'll forward our report with pictures and arrows to the Foundation for their approval. Everyone who has taken a part in this Highbridge access effort is now a part of something that Spokanites will enjoy for many years to come. Thank You.:chug: Let's have another!:chug:

[Dadio!]

Will steps down from 18 be part of this project or have to wait until next phase?

Oh, and thanks for letting us know, should be out. :-)

[psychodwarf]

Will steps down from 18 be part of this project or have to wait until next phase?

Oh, and thanks for letting us know, should be out. :-)

18 is still in the process of being reworked PLUS still working on the Parks Dept to get more parking in ..

[Whippetbrown]

Where's the work going to take place at tomorrow I might join in on the fun again.

[psychodwarf]

Where's the work going to take place at tomorrow I might join in on the fun again.

hole 14

[bstullis]

hole 14

sorry to all for dropping the doughnut hole, I just finished 4 days in a row, all night shift work and missed the posts. . . then over the weekend the site was down and. . . . . . . . to say the least, I haven't lived up to my end. Please let me know when the next one is (as long as it isn't the 31st-33rd, night shift is dabomb:explode: )

I am loving all the great work going in at this course. kudos :bowing::bowing::bowing: to all those who have been working to make it better.

BenT

[Dadio!]

Had fun again improving course, thanks to all that are planning and heading these up. Look forward to new 18, suspect will be next year. Keep us posted when you are working on either course, Joe, will help! :-)

[special K]

happy labor day I would like to thank ever one how labored for me, Joe, Lisa, Eric, Jamie, Rand, Tom, Leslie, Cory, Tim, Greg, Ron, Edger, Jerrome
:cheerleader:, Kim, Don. and special thank to gordy Dave and partner john v phase 1 is down. This was the biggest project that the SDGA has ever done! :yay: It was completed and thanks to all the people that came out and helped us complete this project. Now i know how to build stairs! :)
:cheerleader: :yay: :cheerleader::yay::cheerleader::yay::cheerleader:: yay::cheerleader::yay::cheerleader::yay:

[Dadio!]

Hey Kevin, glad to help. Gotta get out and play now that it's done, still haven't caught a round on it yet.

Please let us know as projects on both courses move forward, plenty of people willing to help.

[Yoduh]

The stairs are awesome. WIll be excellent in the winter especially! IThink it would be cool to put a pin right at the base of the hill of 18 and play from 17's tee. And get a new hole from 4's pin to fives tee instead of walking even further in the wrong direction on a hole that most don't play as 1 or 18. I know the Parks has said no to this proposal in the past but they sort of dropped this playground on our heads and making us walk a long way the wrong way plus doing a ton of clearing of some pretty nasty stuff for a hole that will be decent... Concessions have been made at Camp Sekani but with almost everyone we've made we have got something in return. If this was approached the right way we could cut out two giant walks that really break up High Bridge and make it play really weirdly.

[dbcooker57]

A sincere thanks to the Spokane Parks Department, The Spokane Parks Foundation, and the Spokane Disc Golf Association for providing the means and a way to get this project done.

[Yoduh]

A sincere thanks to the Spokane Parks Department, The Spokane Parks Foundation, and the Spokane Disc Golf Association for providing the means and a way to get this project done.

Ditto!

[prospect]

Ditto!

I think "indian giver" may be on the wrong side of the PC fence. I'm not defending db's jab at you, but remarks like your's don't help your cause. Just sayin...

[Gordy #21004]

Haven't heard that one since I was in the 3rd grade in 1963. I think a transaction over a Baby Ruth or a 5th Avenue was the issue. I was so much younger then, I'm older than that now.:nono::nono:

[Parks]

I believe that the politically correct term is actually "Native American giver."

[special K]

there was a small work party today number 6 and number 8 tee boxes were moved thanks dave cook and gordy still need help if anyone has time :yay::yay::yay::yay:

[General Scales]

there was a small work party today number 6 and number 8 tee boxes were moved thanks dave cook and gordy still need help if anyone has time :yay::yay::yay::yay:

Whoa, wait, where were they moved to?

[Gordy #21004]

The generator the Club bought was finally recalled by the manufacturer. We got 100% of the purchase price refunded to us and it's back in the SDGA account. .... All those holes we drilled.....Now they know how many holes it takes to build the High Bridge Wall. I'd love to tuuuuurn youuuu on. (but we don't have a generator anymore:D) Gordy

[Sean Johnson]

Whoa, wait, where were they moved to?

Unless it changed in the last two weeks or so:

Six is moved back to that alt placement that is back and to the right (about 20 feet?). Not sure if it was ever used or when, but I remeber seeing it marked off for a while before the new pad went in.

On 8, it is also moved to the back and right (when facing the basket). Its a RHFH or RHBH turnover shot over the top of those saplings to the right of the gaurdian trees. I might have seen an alt pad where the old placement was as well.

[bstullis]

Unless it changed in the last two weeks or so:

Six is moved back to that alt placement that is back and to the right (about 20 feet?). Not sure if it was ever used or when, but I remeber seeing it marked off for a while before the new pad went in.

On 8, it is also moved to the back and right (when facing the basket). Its a RHFH or RHBH turnover shot over the top of those saplings to the right of the gaurdian trees. I might have seen an alt pad where the old placement was as well.

I played both of these before the weather turned slippery and found that the alt placement of 6 was great for me (closest I have ever come to aceing the short pin). I was very confused with the placment of 8 though, noting the only thing that would make the change meaningful was if the arborist was a little pissed about the 2-4 trees "bleeding" sap for betweenn 5&20 feet on the tee pad side because of the many (mmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnyyyyyy) errant throws into those trees. I can easily 2 the hole now, and always had to try harder for the accuracy when the pad was in the further back position. (it is the only hole I have unofficially aced since the only person around didn't see the ace, just heard the chains. I am sure to ace it again now it is in the short position.

[General Scales]

There is a long pad too for hole 8. It's behind where the pad was by the road, towards the middle of the fairway among a grouping trees. That pad placement makes it a much more difficult hole to play.

[Gordy #21004]

You're right about the damaged trees. The choice was to move the tee or loose the trees. The tree peeps may take the trees anyway..... As the old rubber gets changed out for new we might try wrapping some of the old pads around vulnerable trees. We're always open to ideas to protect trees if you've got one........The pad in the long position on 6 is just rubber on dirt for now. The snow and ice have brought our retrofitting efforts for the season to a close.:waaah:

[General Scales]

You're right about the damaged trees. The choice was to move the tee or loose the trees. The tree peeps may take the trees anyway..... As the old rubber gets changed out for new we might try wrapping some of the old pads around vulnerable trees. We're always open to ideas to protect trees if you've got one........The pad in the long position on 6 is just rubber on dirt for now. The snow and ice have brought our retrofitting efforts for the season to a close.:waaah:

I think wrapping the old destroyed fly mat around the more vulnerable tree's is a great idea.

[ScottW]

I saw a really interesting idea used at L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park DG course west of Portland were someone took long 1 x 6's or 8s and wrapped those around the front and sides of frequently hit trees. They were held together with some kind of metal band that seemed to be kind of crimped to hold tight. They looked kinda funny, and the sound when hit what a deadening "thud" that virtually killed all disc momentum, but they really seemed to work pretty well. They had a lot of them up too. Just a thought.

[bstullis]

There is a long pad too for hole 8. It's behind where the pad was by the road, towards the middle of the fairway among a grouping trees. That pad placement makes it a much more difficult hole to play.

I'll have to look for the new farther tee pad when the snow clears thanks for the info.
The only problem I could think of for what ever wrap was used involved keeping the bands adjustable for growth, have to expand them every year or so to keep from strangling the growth, otherwise I think the old rubber is the way to go IMHO. If they do decide to kill the trees, ask if they can just top them, and make intentional posts. Was watching DG Live on youtube with the Helsinki tourney and their tunnel shot was an interesting "hazard."

one of my goals for this year would be to get out for more work parties. My frustration level was elevated every time I found a major (or minor) work party was being held on the weekend I work. felt like a schmuck playing on the backs of those who worked to make highbridge look as good as it does.

Thanks for all you guys do. I will still bring sustenance if needed on days I am working, just let me know what you want (non ETOH beverages only though, teetotaler here)

[Yoduh]

If they are going to cut them than why not just leave them anyway...