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18 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER CWGA Q From Page 17 naments and other activities. Our slogan for this year is “Get Involved” and that means everyone should do something. Winter luncheons keep us connected Thanks to the Membership Commit- tee, led by Jean Czubin, and including Janet Ferguson, Pat Struckman, and Maryanna Wiese, our members have been staying connected this winter, en- joying the monthly luncheons at The Turn. New and prospective members have joined in the fun, giving them a chance to become acquainted and get a feel for our friendly, welcoming group. The final luncheon of the winter is scheduled for Thursday, March 19. De- tails for pre-ordering will be sent to members via email. Civic Affairs By WAYNE RICHARDS Seeking involvement I was so delight- ed to have raised $2,000 at our Jan. 29 Chess Tourna- ment and for the community sup- port. As you know, RICHARDS every cent went to Friends of French Prairie to help with their legal costs protecting our valuable farmland from developers. March 2020 Information on the New World Handi- capping System will continue to be rein- forced during the luncheons and through- out the season in the hope that we all be- come comfortable with it and understand the new processes. Handicap Chair Diane Meyers reminds us to load the new GHIN app on our smartphones and enter our scores immediately after play, whether it’s here at Charbonneau, or on other courses. The app makes it easy to enter your hole-by-hole scores and automatical- ly tallies the totals and maximum scores using the new “Net Double Bogey” sys- tem. You may still post on the pro shop computer or on your home computer, but remember to post immediately, as our handicaps will be revised nightly. For Day’s Play with CWGA, the Scoring Com- mittee will post all scores. How will I receive my daily update for my Handicap Index? You will not receive a daily Handicap Index update email from USGA GHIN. The information will update automatically on the system and Thanks to the Rotary’s efforts. The age range was 90 plus to two 10 year olds and one 12! The young chess players did exceptionally well! Most of you know that Charbonneau started on Exclusive Farm Use Land in 1973. It caused quite a stir. Governor Mc- Call and the Legislature passed Senate Bill 100 so that the protection of our farm- land was iron clad. The bill also added 19 Oregon State Land Use Goals. As a com- munity, for the last 47 years, we have been one of the strongest supporters of Senate Bill 100. With all the rancor and choosing sides etc., we’re not against the airport. We un- derstand that it’s an economic engine, that it supports local business, that life you will have to retrieve the information yourself, by either looking at your phone app, or checking in on the website, on your home computer or the club comput- er at GHIN.com. CWGA will not post up- dates for Course Handicaps this year in the club room, but your GHIN Numbers will be posted for the season, April 1 to Oct. 31. Oregon Golf Association is sending out a bi-monthly Handicap Update Newsletter, and all OGA GHIN members should receive one. The newsletter has your GHIN Number, Handicap Index for that day, and articles about golf. If you did not receive the email newsletter Feb. 1 and 15, contact Diane at dianedavis- [email protected]. Many thanks to Men’s Club member (and CWGA spouse) Bill Moir, for taking many hours of his time to train our members on how to use the Golf Genius program that pro shops and clubs are us- ing across the country. Chris Bensel has used it to set up our scrambles and tour- naments and the Men’s Club adopted it two years ago to set up all their games and handle the scoring and posting of their club’s matches. Thanks to their positive experiences, CWGA and the Niners have both opted to use it to set up games and handle the scoring. The pro- gram allows us to set up the day’s game, print the scorecards, enter the scores, print out the results and post to GHIN. As of this writing, the games have been set up, just waiting to plug in the golfers and course assignments. We’ve been do- ing practice rounds and gaining confi- dence, so keep fingers crossed that by April, we’ll be true “golf geniuses.” Be sure to thank the two teams who have worked to set up and become confident with the program: Diane Meyers, Cathi McLain, Brenda Hankins, Kathy Gib- bons, Ginny Moir and Laura Noffke. flight is stationed there. They still have some work to do on noise abatement and they understand that. Many Charbonneau residents have said they’re OK with the airport, just not a bigger one. A bigger one means more noise, more pollution, more surface traf- fic, challenges to our exceptional proper- ty values and Exclusive Farm Use land. Just keep it the same size and it’s a total- ly different discussion. Safety? There were four fatal accidents this month on the roads surrounding the airport. How is adding several hundred cars and trucks a day to an already stressed road system safer? How is letting jets that are rated for longer runways land now so that later they can claim a need for a run- way extension in the name of safety? Finally, if anyone is interested in help- ing out with our active Civic Affairs Committee we are looking for diverse, thoughtful insight into many issues com- ing up this year. This is the grass roots understanding of the Legislature’s ac- tions that effect our community. Char- bonneau is formidable as a voting group. Whether it’s the protection of our river banks, affordable housing, our choices as voters, the Willamette Falls locks, our transportation and traffic issues, water, and literally etc. etc. We usually meet once a month and have real discussions about these issues. Come help or sit in on a meeting. Scoring and Day’s Play committees become ‘Golf Geniuses’ 503-422-7413 Senior Discounts • Free Estimates • Financing Available Specializing in cedar shake tear off using Owens Corning or CertainTeed Shingles Roofing Maintenance: Gutter Cleaning and Moss Removal Roof Repairs: Cedar or Composition Licensed-Bonded-Insured- ccb# 186827 /LNHS Construction, Inc.