Amador County – The Amador County Recreation Agency has received a sponsorship from Jackson Rancheria to build part of a 9-hole flying disc golf course at Mollie Joyce Park in Pioneer. The Jackson Rancheria Casino Hotel & Conference Center has sponsored part of the project with $2,800, said Matt Nestor, recreation specialist with ACRA. The fund will be enough to purchase 8 holes, and Play-It-Again Sports of Jackson will sponsor the 9th hole for $350. ACRA has a sponsorship of concrete from the Lowe’s home center, and Kam Merzlak of Merzlak Signs will donate course signage. Nestor planned to pick up the 9 baskets today (Friday, June 25th) from the Disc Golf Association. DGA is giving ACRA a 10% discount on the “Mach 5” baskets because ACRA is a public agency. The 76-acre park was deeded to ACRA by Fred Joyce on February 5th, 2008, on condition that the park be maintained for public recreation use. Agency Executive Director Tracey Towner-Yep and program specialist Matt Nestor approached local disc golfers about placing a disc golf course at the park. Volunteers helped design the course around Mollie Joyce Park’s hilly and wooded terrain, where Pete Staple of ACRA maintenance cut fire breaks in the scrub brush. Staple has also brought the two Little League Baseball fields at the park up to pristine condition, and ballgames have become a regular fixture at the park again, after years of non-use, when Sacramento School District discontinued its science camp there. Disc golf is played like golf, except a Frisbee or flying disc is used instead of a ball. The discs are thrown at wooden poles or at steel poles with baskets and steel chains hanging from them. Right now, Molly Joyce Park has 18 holes marked out with wooden posts, which must be struck by the disc to complete each hole. ACRA hopes to have the 9-hole basket course completed by July, and it is still seeking sponsors for the other 9 holes, to have a complete 18-hole course. Volunteers meet to discuss it’s the disc golf course layout 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 30th at Mollie Joyce Park. Mollie Joyce Park also hosted a “Music in the Park” series last week, featuring live music by Electra Road on Friday (June 25th) with beer, wine & refreshments. For info, call ACRA’s Matt Nestor at (209) 223-6373. Online see www.goacra.com. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 28 June 2010 06:05
Jackson Rancheria Sponsors ACRA Disc Golf Course at Mollie Joyce Park
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Amador County – The Amador County Recreation Agency has received a sponsorship from Jackson Rancheria to build part of a 9-hole flying disc golf course at Mollie Joyce Park in Pioneer. The Jackson Rancheria Casino Hotel & Conference Center has sponsored part of the project with $2,800, said Matt Nestor, recreation specialist with ACRA. The fund will be enough to purchase 8 holes, and Play-It-Again Sports of Jackson will sponsor the 9th hole for $350. ACRA has a sponsorship of concrete from the Lowe’s home center, and Kam Merzlak of Merzlak Signs will donate course signage. Nestor planned to pick up the 9 baskets today (Friday, June 25th) from the Disc Golf Association. DGA is giving ACRA a 10% discount on the “Mach 5” baskets because ACRA is a public agency. The 76-acre park was deeded to ACRA by Fred Joyce on February 5th, 2008, on condition that the park be maintained for public recreation use. Agency Executive Director Tracey Towner-Yep and program specialist Matt Nestor approached local disc golfers about placing a disc golf course at the park. Volunteers helped design the course around Mollie Joyce Park’s hilly and wooded terrain, where Pete Staple of ACRA maintenance cut fire breaks in the scrub brush. Staple has also brought the two Little League Baseball fields at the park up to pristine condition, and ballgames have become a regular fixture at the park again, after years of non-use, when Sacramento School District discontinued its science camp there. Disc golf is played like golf, except a Frisbee or flying disc is used instead of a ball. The discs are thrown at wooden poles or at steel poles with baskets and steel chains hanging from them. Right now, Molly Joyce Park has 18 holes marked out with wooden posts, which must be struck by the disc to complete each hole. ACRA hopes to have the 9-hole basket course completed by July, and it is still seeking sponsors for the other 9 holes, to have a complete 18-hole course. Volunteers meet to discuss it’s the disc golf course layout 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 30th at Mollie Joyce Park. Mollie Joyce Park also hosted a “Music in the Park” series last week, featuring live music by Electra Road on Friday (June 25th) with beer, wine & refreshments. For info, call ACRA’s Matt Nestor at (209) 223-6373. Online see www.goacra.com. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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