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July 2020 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 23
Women’s
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Police chief continues to be
concerned about theft
By COREY BUCHANAN
PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP
Crime in Wilsonville was slightly
less prevalent in 2019 than 2018, according
to the Wilsonville Police Department’s
annual report.
The report shows that the total number
of calls for service dropped from
8,571 to 8,271 (a 3.5% decline) and the
and even with loosening restrictions,
there will be visible differences from
our normal summertime activities.
Tennis players are playing on the
courts), and the shimmering pools look
ready for swimmers, but as of this writing,
we’re still waiting for the county to
allow the pools to open.
Even then, the pools will likely be
missing the grandchildren and other
guests that usually populate the pools
during the summer, at least at the beginning
of the phased openings that
will be our new reality.
As we move forward with our CW-
GA season, we’re feeling our way with
COVID-19 restrictions, missing the camaraderie
we usually enjoy with our
monthly scrambles and luncheons,
and the opportunity to meet new
members and reconnect with old
friends. Our Social Committee, cochaired
by Carol Sletta, Linda Owen
and Ann VanDomelen, had plans in
place for our monthly luncheons,
which are now on hold, waiting patiently
until we get the word that we
can have larger gatherings, and that
we feel safe in doing so.
Our competitions will proceed as
planned, but the usual post-game
meals may be missing. In the interest
of safety, we will continue to make our
tee times through the Pro Shop, but
once a month, Day’s Play will let Golf
Genius make the pairings and set the
tee times. It will be a chance to mix it
up a bit and give us a chance to play
with new members. Scrambles will be
eliminated for the year.
We are unsure about the possibility
of holding our Member-Guest Event,
scheduled for July 29-30, so watch for
number of calls resulting in reports
dropped from 1,276 to 1,218. However,
the city’s population increased by 1.5%
during that time.
Police calls reporting theft also declined
from 639 to 529. However, Police
Chief Rob Wurpes still sees theft as a big
issue.
Traffic crashes also declined, going
from 393 to 366.
As far as crimes, there were no murders
in 2018 (although there was one attempted
murder) and the murder of an
emails and announcements in the
coming days.
Handicap Competition July 9 and 10
Sign-up information will soon be
available for the Handicap Competition.
This is a two-day event, and one of the
most important of our season. Even if
you have no thought of winning, you
might, like I did two years ago, have two
of your best-ever rounds and actually
win the event! This is the tournament
where a high handicap might help.
employee at Heritage Speciality Foods in
November was the lone murder in 2019.
“The shooting death, we had luck was
on our side (from a law enforcement perspective)
that day. The SWAT team was
in town. They couldn’t have been any
closer than they were. That helped bring
this to a much faster close,” Wurpes
said.
The other major case last year, the
fire at a condominium building in Villebois
in March, has yet to be resolved
but Wurpes said the investigation could
Drop zones and COVID-19 rules
CWGA policy is that if drop zones
are not clearly marked, players must
follow one of the options in Rule 17.1.
The Golf Club will make every effort to
have clearly marked drop zones on the
water holes for pace of play. The player
has the choice of using the drop zone or
following one of the options in Rule
17.1. If there is no marked drop zone,
the player must follow one of the options
in that rule.
CWGA has approved options for players
to use while the course bunkers are
not maintained. When a ball lands in an
unmaintained area of the bunker, players
may “Lift, Smooth and Replace”
which means the player may lift his or
her ball, smooth the sand to ground level
(flat, not teed) and replace the ball back
on its original spot or take relief to an
undisturbed area elsewhere within the
bunker.
The USGA requires players to hole
out on every hole. While hole modifications
remain in place, it is often difficult
to make all putts go into the hole and remain
at rest or to have a portion of the
ball remain below the level of the green
within the hole. CWGA has determined
that questions about whether or not the
ball was holed and just would not remain
in the hole will be the responsibility
of the player.
Enjoy a wonderful July 4 with a renewed
awareness of what it
symbolizes.
Wilsonville police annual report shows slight decrease in crime
conclude soon.
Other data points in the report included
aggravated assault crimes jumping
from four to 12 and robberies declining
from 10 to five.
Wurpes said citizens should take
yearly report data with a grain of salt.
“The one thing I try to warn people
about on those numbers is without a scientific
study then we’re just guessing,”
Wurpes said of whether data signals a
legitimate trend. “We don’t really
know.”
CHARBONNEAU
VILLAGER
Inside the
Villager
New year, new
management
— Page 2
Thank you,
Cindy! — Page 10
Singles club
goes all
female — Page 15
Changes
for board
nominations
— Page 8
Plus Event Calendar,
all club reports and
more!
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