I’m fully aware that this post might be the most divisive post I have ever written. I’ll just preface the whole thing by saying that I went to the University of Iowa. Hopefully that will help all of those hard core fans not hate me for enjoying my time spent with Iowa State fans. Iowa […]
The Caring Caricos
Our family feels fortunate to be the host to about forty fundraising golf outings each year. It never ceases to amaze me that there are so many great causes out there that need help. I have featured several of them here on our website. If you’d like to check them out, you can click here, […]
Polar Bear Open
Six years ago, I had a group of men approach me and ask if they could have a Polar Bear Open at our golf course. They had never planned a golf outing before, but as graduates from North High School in Des Moines, they had a strong desire to raise money for Dollars for Scholars […]
S-A–T-U-R–D-A-Y Night!
Sing it with me! We are a highly seasonable business. For the most part, we are a pretty hopping place for about 3 months out of the year. There are 52 weekends in a year, so we make the best of them. That is, those twenty weekends in the summer months when our Iowa weather […]
Altoona Chamber’s Wine Tasting
Several years ago, the Altoona Chamber began putting on a wine tasting for the community. In the last decade, the wine industry in Iowa has experienced tremendous growth. There are many local wineries popping up all over our state. Some of that growth is because of the experimentation with wine in recent years. Iowans are […]
O’Donnell & Friends Open
This was the 20th year for the O’Donnell family to host their annual golf outing at our course. Their golf outing is cleverly called O’Donnell and Friends Open. What started out as a small family gathering has turned into a huge charity drive every year. The O’Donnells consist of Dan & Dee O’Donnell, their 10 […]
Rally for a Cure
Every year, our Women’s Club holds a Rally for the Cure. This is a Two Gal Best Shot tournament that raises money for breast cancer. We work with the Komen Foundation here in Des Moines. The proceeds to this event go to helping to pay for breast cancer screenings. It’s a great opportunity to honor […]
Tribute to Dan O’Donnell, Sr.
Back in 1994, we hosted a golf outing for the O’Donnell family. It was the first one which served as a family reunion of sorts. About 40 golfers were present. The family which included Dan & Dee O’Donnell, their 10 children, spouses and grandchildren had a great time and plans were made for another family […]
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
In case you live under a rock or outside of our great state of Iowa, we’ve had a pretty ugly spring. So ugly, in fact, that it actually snowed. In. May. Yeah. Let me tell you that I have no doubt this will definitely be one of those springs you talk about for years. As […]