To truly get in on all the inner workings of Toad Valley, you need to make a stop out to the clubhouse any week day at 8:00 a.m. when the Brady girls have their ritual coffee break. It all started back in 1973 when we opened our doors as a means for the ladies of […]
Sir Toad is in the HOUSE!
I think it is safe to say that we are probably the only golf course in possibly the world to have the name Toad Valley. It isn’t exactly what you envision when you think about a golf course. Most have a serene name that brings a mental picture of gently rolling hills and flowing creeks […]
Going for the Green. No. Not THAT Green.
Today’s post is brought to you by my mom, Fred. She’s in charge of all our Food and Beverage at Toad Valley. Author: Fred Brady (Kitchen Guru) For years now, I have ordered my food online from Sysco. I also make a weekly jaunt out to Sams on 8th Street in Clive. (I usually call […]
Six Degrees of Separation
At the end of June, our family has a big family reunion at my cousin’s farm. I love to be able to look across the sea of faces with a visible family tree. It seems like we meet a new relative or a person with some degree of separation every day at the golf course. […]
Running Scared Zombie Run’s Course
I thought I would offer a glimpse at the running course for the race that is taking place this Saturday, June 22. We have lots of beautiful areas in which to run. Check this out! Doesn’t this look like a Robert Frost poem? A nice fork in the road. When my kids were younger, they […]
A Tribute to Fred, My Mom
My mom, Freddi the Kitchen Guru, is one of the most hardworking people I know. Most weekends she cooks food that ultimately serves several hundred people. She keeps this golf course running with her energy and wit. There are many days that she spends countless hours washing dishes. I have never heard her complain. She […]
Tom the Trouble Maker
As mentioned here, my dad has planted basically every tree on the golf course. He has had some help from the birds and squirrels who forget where they bury their winter meal. Overall, however, they have all been planted by Tom and his tree spade. We ran into dad while we were filming our zombie […]
Running Scared Zombie 5K
Sometimes it pays to have a large family. Especially when it comes to rounding up zombies. Toad Valley is hosting a zombie 5K run on June 22 where we will be raising money for Shoes that Fit. It is an organization that helps kids who can’t afford something as simple as shoes. Before we can launch […]