Show fH H G U Ur Urges r eS Golf Support We are truly sorry that there has been such a controversy reo re- regarding garding assistance to the local golf course This has always been a public golf course open to anyone wish wish- wishing ing to play a round of golf and green fees are standard for both members and non non members members The Country Club has maintained this public re re- re recreational facility for the past 16 years only with a great deal of help from local businessmen contractors the oil industry and a large number of people dedicated to the community who were interested in promoting another much needed form of recreation in this area namely golf There are more non memo nonmembers bers utilizing the course than members This is one of the very few municipal golf courses in the entire country that is not wholly or in a large part supported by city or county funds or both The Salt Lake City Commission recently approved payment of to Brigham Young Uni- Uni University University merely for the use of the Forest Dale Golf Course to keep it open to the public for ore year In addition the city staffed and maintained the course The county attorney and the state general attorney have given given en a legal opinion that it is per per per- to use public funds for maintenance operations of the golf course This golf course is a definite asset to Vernal City and Uintah County There are millions of golfers in the States since golf is one of the most rapidly growing sports A large percentage of tourists traveling across country are golf bugs and they purposely seek out towns with available golf facil Upon finding such a town the average tourist checks for two things is the course public and is it a nice looking course If both answers are affirmative they drive into a town in the early afternoon check into a hotel or motel and then proceed to the golf course They play their nine or 18 holes of golf return to town eat dinner spend the night eat breakfast and then hen are on their way They will wll irs in all probability purchase such as souvenirs groceries clothing etc Many thousands of f dollars are dropped Into our town by this method each year During the past year damage was sustained to the greens suf sufficient to jeopardize play for forthe forthe the entire season This was brought about by inadequate funds to spend to properly con con- condition the course for winter and also by a statewide fungus growth that was primarily res- res responsible responsible for closing several courses throughout the inter inter- intermountain intermountain mountain area Play was curtailed for the major part of the season and this shortage of revenue left the course in dire financial straits Equipment more than 15 years old also became obsolete and new machinery was a necessity Golf courses have been vital vitalin irs in the procurement of industries industries ries to an area an outstanding example in our area being the Carter Humble Oil Company several years back One of the basic reasons officials selected Vernal to house their district offices was the availability of the local golf course As you may remember this amounted to an additional lOG families moving into this area Golf is a needed much tion in any community It is a game that can be played from the cradle to the grave There Is no more beautiful setting than a well manicured golf couse Therefore it becomes an additional park area for peo peo- peo pIe in the community to admire and enjoy This is the only golf course between Denver and Salt Lake on highway 40 thus making it itan itan an ideal stopover for tourists We have records to substantiate that a large number of people have remained in Vernal sev sev- sev several eral days because of the avail avail- availability ability of the course Also many people have spent their vaca vaca- vaca lions here in order to enjoy the golfing golling A large segment of bus bus- mess Iness has been funneled into Vernal from outlying areas via the golf course We know that Vernal VerDal took bus bus- mess iness from Rock Springs and Green River during the of Flaming Gorge Dam because of construction workers bringing their families to Ver Ver- Ver I nal to shop while they played golf Rangely is the prime ex cx- cx ample of this business influx There are approximately 80 golf ers in Rangely This number can be quite a payroll when you consider the families involved Therefore when our course was ira in good condition these players came to Vernal to play golf and shop Last year with the course in a devastated condition this same group went to Rifle to play and undoubtedly to shop other people utilizing our course came from Roosevelt Ft Duchesne Craig Artesla Artesia Bonanza and Red Wash Therefore it is imperative that the Vernal Golf Course reo re receive this financial assistance in its battle for survival We have all helped build projects like the Little League ball park the swimming pool the tennis courts and the Bantam League Basketball Program The time has now come to help the Dma Dma- land Golf Course and keep those tourist dollars in Vernal SIGNED Ralph Ashton merchant Dr Dan Q Price dentist Come Corne As- As Asmus Asmus mus restaurant Jim Anderson cafe Ralph A motel Norm Asmus cafe Ken Sow Sow- ards tire industry Av Kay oil industry Les Miracle oil in In- In Industry |