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Jennifer’ s approach to staying on top of all of this is simple: treat people like they’ re family.( Some of them actually are: her and Ben’ s three children have grown up around the retreat, and are expected to help out; their oldest son, a business major, even has plans to take over Salt Creek’ s operations someday.) And to Jennifer,“ The managers and staff here are so great. My assistant is my right hand, my everything,” she says.“ We try to treat everybody pretty well, and give people the chance to move up. A lot of them have been here for years.”
The family philosophy extends to customers too, says Jennifer. When they book Salt Creek’ s space for events, she helps them plan each step in the process to ensure that they’ re satisfied.“ I really
GET OUT AND GOLF! enjoy that part of the process. I love people,” she says.
Treating people like family is especially critical in the time of COVID-19 for Jennifer, and she says the folks at Salt Creek are doing everything they can to keep customers and employees safe while making the retreat as enjoyable as possible.“ We follow all the safety guidelines, and we’ ve had to make adjustments, which is a challenge sometimes. But because so much of our activity is outdoors, and the units in the lodge don’ t share hallways or elevators, people feel safe coming here. Some of them say it’ s the first time they’ ve felt normal in months.”
In fact, Jennifer says, Salt Creek has had“ a fantastic year” despite the pandemic.“ We’ re very lucky. Event booking has taken a hit, but golf has been a huge positive for us.” People aren’ t taking big out-of-state trips, she explains, so they’ re going to places closer to home like Brown County.
But Salt Creek is just one part of the Brown County experience, says Jennifer, and everything else there is to do here adds value to her customers’ stay.“ We train our staff to recommend shopping in Nashville, places to eat, so they can tell people what’ s here. The Playhouse, the Brown County Music Center, the State Park, that’ s all huge for us.” she says.“ This community is special, and we’ re going to be here forever. We need everybody in order for our business to work.”
More information on Salt Creek Golf Retreat can be found at < www. saltcreekgolf. com > or at( 812) 558-5944. •
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At the corner of Main & Van Buren Street( near the stoplight / courthouse) 812.988.2355
Family Friendly Menu Cooked from Scratch Breakfast( till 11:00) • Lunch • Early Supper
Open daily at 8:30 am till slow( Closed Wed. & Thurs.) Build your own sandwich, burgers & dogs, daily specials Tex-Mex menu items, delicious desserts
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