Amador County – Amador County Recreation Agency staff met with local and regional enthusiasts earlier this month and agreed to pursue the building of a flying disc golf course at Mollie Joyce Park in Pioneer. 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. On April 3rd, Towner-Yep and Nestor met at the park to discuss the course with Charlie Callahan, a long-time professional disc golfer, who is also the Recreation Director for El Dorado County’s District 2, where he lives. Also at the meeting were local disc golfers, Paul Dalmau of Raley’s in Jackson, and Brandon Wedge, co-owner of Play It Again Sports in Jackson. The group hiked around Mollie Joyce Park’s hilly and wooded terrain, where Pete Staple of ACRA maintenance had 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 a team practiced as the group hiked around the property. Callahan told Towner-Yep that the property could potentially house a 27-hole disc golf course. And he told her about an El Dorado County course that had purchase 18 baskets, used to set up a course, but the course was not going to be installed, so the baskets may be available for sale. Towner-Yep said one basket for the Mollie Joyce Park already had been sponsored, by Upcountry Pool. She said the course would cost about $10,000 dollars to install, and would require finding sponsors to raise the funds. Callahan and the local disc golfers agreed to help with the design and installation of the course, and to help get sponsorships. For information, call ACRA’s Matt Nestor at 223-6373. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.