Carnation, WA - New Courses

Getty · #1 July 30th, 2010, 10:40 AM

As a few of you know I've been working some angles to get a 9-holer here in Carneypatch. I'm dealing with a municipallity that has no money but a couple of promising parks. Yesterday, I strolled both parks with one of the city councilmen and he's putting me up first on the agenda at the next meeting on Tuesday. He's totally bought into the idea of disc golf in Carneypatch, but I still need to sell it to the rest of the council.

I'm working in tandem with a local Eagle Scout prospect to get this sucka into the ground. The kid has managed to schmooz a manufaturor-to-be-named- later out of 9 free baskets, organized a work party at whatever park I can get and is already talking to the area merchants about donating concrete for the sleeves. I'll worry about the tees and signage after we get the go-ahead.

The wheels of city government turn very slowly out here, but with some luck look for a 2-3 star beginner/intermediate course to go into Valley Memorial Park or Loutsis Park (my preference) by the end of the year!

sillybizz · #2 July 30th, 2010, 10:57 AM

Way to go Getty!! See you at Lake Stevens soon!

Ken Smith · #3 July 30th, 2010, 05:46 PM

Nice! Good stuff. Thank you.

Cajun · #4 July 30th, 2010, 08:35 PM

That's great Getty! Keep us informed. We should be able to round up a decent work posse when the time comes.

SWEET!

Cajun

rockhound · #5 August 1st, 2010, 08:21 AM

What about tolt macdonald park, theres enought parking for about 60 cars,tent camping rv camping sites 1/2 of the park does not even get used.

Getty · #6 August 1st, 2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by rockhound

What about tolt macdonald park, theres enought parking for about 60 cars,tent camping rv camping sites 1/2 of the park does not even get used.

Let me get this one in first. TM is a county park so I'd be dealing with the county instead of the city. I've been scouting around there quite a bit lately and see the potential for something similar to White River.

JR Stengele · #7 August 4th, 2010, 07:02 PM

This sounds great. Keep up the hard work!

cefire · #8 August 4th, 2010, 08:36 PM

Awesome work Getty! Let us know if/when you need help with anything.

Getty · #9 August 11th, 2010, 08:31 AM

UPDATE:

I met with the parks committee last night at city hall and they absolutely love the idea of a disc golf course in Loutsis Park! It turns out the city manager was instrumental in getting a course into the ground back in Kansas, and the rest of the committee was excited about a very low-cost attraction one minute from downtown. I speak in front of the full city council Tuesday the 17th for what should be rubber-stamp approval to move forward. We plan on having it up and running in October.

Not one dime will come out of the city coffers for construction. There's a portalet and a mutha-flippin' kiosk already in place. There will be a mixture of tight throws throw a skinny-tree forest and some more open hucks. We're still working out the details for tees and signage.

PM me if you ever want to see the layout sometime.

LakeStevensBA · #10 August 11th, 2010, 10:07 AM

Great job Getty! You should be proud!

Let us know when you need some bodies for a work party. I've never been to Carnation. Where is it? Do they have paved roads there? Running water?

sillybizz · #11 August 11th, 2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by LakeStevensBA

Great job Getty! You should be proud!

Let us know when you need some bodies for a work party. I've never been to Carnation. Where is it? Do they have paved roads there? Running water?

You need a mule and a Sherpa guide to get there.

JR Stengele · #12 August 11th, 2010, 08:33 PM

I will guide you BA... just follow your heart and you will be on the right track.

The Ombudsman · #13 August 12th, 2010, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by LakeStevensBA

Great job Getty! You should be proud!

Let us know when you need some bodies for a work party. I've never been to Carnation. Where is it? Do they have paved roads there? Running water?

It's almost as bassackwards as Lake Stevens

rockhound · #14 August 13th, 2010, 08:18 AM

:I hear theres a wagon trail from fall city to carnation but its a little overgrone, or you can take a boat

rockhound · #15 August 13th, 2010, 08:22 AM

I hear theres a wagon trail from fall city to carnation but its a little overgrone, or you can take a boat. But eather way count me in.

sillybizz · #16 August 13th, 2010, 08:50 AM

I hurd peeple tocking about this person who dubble posts everything with bad english

Toby Puttzinski · #17 August 14th, 2010, 10:24 AM

I heard about this dill-weed that always chimes in with some smart ace comment about someone else's post... rarely coming up with something original to say that has any substance... what a chump!

Good luck on Tuesday, Getty... please keep us posted.

Getty · #18 August 17th, 2010, 08:14 PM

It is with great joy that I'd like to announce the passage of a motion to the Carnation City Council to install a 9-hole disc golf course in Loutsis Park at approximately 7:20pm PDT August 17, 2010. I will announce details soon as to who our generous benefactor is, but I'd like to thank the city council for their far-sightedness in embracing the game and Eagle Scout candidate Joe Stoudt for doing the leg work to get the targets, sleeves and collars. He will start raising funds soon to get the concrete so we can plant the holes. I'll be working this weekend on the final design so we can draw up the signage. More disc golf on the Eastside...you gotta be happy with that!

cefire · #19 August 17th, 2010, 09:14 PM

WOOOHOOOO!

Ken Smith · #20 August 17th, 2010, 09:45 PM

Nice job Getty!