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The Charbonneau Villager
January 2014
Happy New Year!
Charbonneau Washington State. Geoff has
been involved with golf for 58
Men’s Golf
years and has belonged to several
Club
private golf clubs. Since moving
Tom Taylor to Charbonneau in 2012, Geoff
has been a regular in Men’s Club
events.
Happy New Year everyone!
Charles Johnson grew up in
I am writing this article in early
South Dakota and spent his career
December, and it was 10 degrees
as a foreign service officer with
in Charbonneau last night. They
the U.S. Agency for International
are forecasting freezing rain for
Development. He was stationed
tomorrow. Hopefully by the time
mainly in Chile and Indonesia,
you read this, the weather will
with short-term assignments
have improved or you have headin Latin America, Asia and the
ed to warmer climates.
Middle East. Charles moved to
It is my privilege to be your
Charbonneau this summer from
Charbonneau Men's Golf Club
Virginia, where he belonged to a
(CMGC) president again. This is
private club. Overall, he has been
my second time, as I was presiaround golf and private clubs
dent in 2006. I would like to say
since he was in junior high.
I am back by popular demand; but
The 2014 CMGC Board of Diactually, no one wanted the job.
rectors is made up of the followSo, here I am and, like it or not,
ing officers and directors:
you are stuck with me for another
Tom Taylor - president
year.
Joe Kremers - secretary
This year should be fun as we
Jean Brault - treasurer
have a great Board with some enBubba Heard - social and inthusiastic new members. Before
vitational chairman
I introduce them to you, I want to
Randy Christiansen - memexpress my appreciation to those
bership chairman
members who have fulfilled their
three-year term on the Board.
They are Dan Wilcox and Bob
Christiansen.
Our newest CMGC Board
members are relatively new to
Charbonneau, but have been playing golf for a long time and have
a lot of experience with clubs outside of Oregon. They will bring
fresh, new ideas to Charbonneau.
Dan Greenspan comes from
California; and for 20 years, before retiring in 2008, he served
as general manager for a large
southern California automobile
and truck dealership. Dan has
played golf in the United States
and abroad during many vacations, corporate outings and in
tournaments. He currently lives
in Tualatin and has made Charbonneau his course of choice.
Geoff Knudsen grew up in the
Bay area of California and has
had a successful career as an attorney in California, Guam and
Capaciousness Hickok ( l ) and Jake Jessen receive their
Charbonneau Golf scholarship awards.
Mike Murray - handicap
chairman
Dan Greenspan - publicity
chairman
Geoff Knudsen - tournament
chairman
Charles Johnson - assistant
treasurer.
If you happen to see any of
these members, be sure to thank
them for their willingness to serve
on the CMGC Board.
One final note - 2014 CMGC
membership dues are now due by
February 28, without penalty. Ap-
plications may be obtained from
the Men’s Club desk in the member room or online at charbonneaugolf.com.
Charbonneau Golf
Scholarship
The CMGC has joined with the
Charbonneau Women’s Association Golf (CWGA) and the Niners golf club to offer scholarships
to applicants who have worked in
the Charbonneau Golf Club Pro
Continued, see Golf,
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