10 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER
Charbonneau
Book Club
By DOROTHY HOCHHALTER
Upcoming stories sure
to provoke discussion
We finally scheduled a love story
for the month of February Valentine’s
Day. We will discuss the memoir
“Temperance Creek” by Pamela
Royes.
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true pioneer in the golf course man-
agement industry. Vincent recog-
nized the need for additional leader-
ship and supervision at a golf opera-
tion, and built a company and team
based upon his own personal experi-
ences as a multi-talented golf execu-
tive with expertise in all facets of
development, management and op-
eration of golf facilities.
Named a Top 100 Business in Golf
by the National Golf Foundation in
2018, OB Sports is proud to have
roots in the Pacific Northwest,
where it held a corporate office from
1994 through 2001 at nearby Lang-
don Farms Golf Club. The compa-
ny’s executive team, construction
division and John Fought Design all
conducted day-to-day operations
February 2020
Royes is a rest-
less young girl,
not ready for col-
lege, when she
meets a Vietnam
vet, Skip. He in-
vites her to join
him on a horse
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back trip from the
wilderness of the
Wallowa country to the Snake River
Canyon in Idaho. Along the way they
meet snakes, wild animals, outlaws
and learn the tasks required of a
sheepherder. You will want to join
them as they hit this remote trail and enjoy nature. Life is hard, living off
the land and getting to know this
stranger that is your companion. Pam
and Skip later get married and live in
Joseph, Oregon with their family rais-
ing cattle. We will review this book on
Feb. 11 and we welcome visitors.
It has been our practice to read a
classic book at least once each year.
On Feb. 25 we will be discussing “The
Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wil-
de. He was a prolific writer of plays,
poems and short stories, but this was
his only novel. First published in 1891
(considered the decadent era) it was
treated with hostility by the British Press for its subject of morality and
art. The book became the center of a
trial that ended with his imprison-
ment in 1895. A broken man, he died in
1900. The contrast between the two
books should provoke a lot of conver-
sation. We meet twice a month on the
second and fourth Tuesday from 1-2:30
p.m. at the Charbonneau Counttry
Club. We enjoy a casual discussion led
by one of our members who do some
research into the author. Everyone is
encouraged to join into our discus-
sions. Feel free to call or email me at
[email protected] if you have
any questions.
from Langdon Farms. Vincent is a
native of the Northwest and re-
mains a resident to this day.
Over the years, OB Sports has
managed, developed or consulted
for more than 140 golf course proj-
ects nationwide. Today, OB Sports
manages more than 60 golf proper-
ties nationwide, while expanding its
international footprint to include
Royal Blue Golf Club at Baha Mar in
Nassau, Bahamas, and Dumbarnie
Golf Links in Fife, Scotland, which
opens in May of 2020. Over the past
45 plus years, OB Sports has shown
steady growth, which has been well-
controlled and has enabled the com-
pany to always provide hands-on
and personalized attention to golf
course clients.
OB Sports is known for its compre-
hensive and personalized services,
and is widely recognized as an indus-
try-leader in boutique-style golf
course management. With tremen-
dous experience with all types of golf operations, including private and
semi-private clubs, upscale daily fee,
resort and public courses, the team
of experts includes specialists in all
aspects of golf and club operations,
course maintenance, food and bever-
age, merchandising, sales and mar-
keting, human resources, accounting,
and golf course construction.
Currently, Oregon facilities man-
aged by OB Sports include Charbon-
neau Golf Club in Wilsonville, Lang-
don Farms Golf Club in Aurora, and
Tetherow Golf Club in Bend. This
past September, OB Sports acquired
Seattle-based Premier Golf Centers,
LLC. The Premier Golf management
portfolio currently includes 11 golf
courses within six municipalities in
the Puget Sound region, joining
Gamble Sands and Mill Creek Coun-
try Club as Washington state facili-
ties managed by OB Sports.
Acquired by Troon in March
2019, OB Sports is a division of the
world’s largest golf management company. Troon provides services
at more than 465 locations around
the globe, including managing 510
18-hole equivalent golf courses,
with properties located in 45 states
and 33 countries. In addition to golf,
Troon specializes in homeowner as-
sociation management, private res-
idence clubs, estate management
and associated hospitality venues.
Troon’s award-winning food and
beverage division operates and
manages more than 400 food and
beverage operations located at golf
resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf
courses and recreational facilities.
For more information about OB
Sports, visit obsports.com or call
480-948-1300. You are also encour-
aged to follow OB Sports on social
media platforms for the latest news,
stunning photography and instruc-
tional videos. All of these multime-
dia assets can be found on Face-
book, Twitter and the OB Sports
YouTube channel.
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