Adult
Softball/Kickball Registration Is Here
Registration is here for the 2010 adult spring/summer
softball and kickball leagues. Teams returning from
the spring 2009 season can register online for the
same league from February 1-15. Contact your athletic
coordinator to obtain your PIN and ID numbers. Walk-in
registration for returning teams will be February
16th from 6:00pm-8:00pm and new team registration
will be February 18th from 6:00pm-
8:00pm at the parks administration offices. The
fees for softball are $455 and for kickball the
fees are $250. The leagues will have a minimum 14
game season and the season begins in mid-March.
Winter
Open House At Wright
Join
the Natural Resource Management Unit of the Cobb
County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department
at the Wright Center for a Winter Walk in the Woods.
This is an open house for the Jean
& Elwood Wright Environmental Education Center
located at *2661 Johnson Ferry Road Marietta, Georgia
30062. The open house will be Monday, February
15th from 10:00am to 2:00pm. *Please note
parking for the center is located on Post Oak Tritt
Road behind Chestnut Ridge Church. For more information
or directions please contact Kaye Wilson at (770)
528-8824 or kaye.wilson@cobbcounty.org.
Cobblestone
Improvements Planned
We
are pleased to announce the Board of Commissioners
has approved funding for major renovations to Cobblestone
Golf Course. The goal of this work is to recapture
the look and quality of play which made it one of
the premiere public courses in the southeast.
Specifically, with assistance from Affiniti Golf,
we will begin in July to renovate the greens replacing
the bent grass with Champion Bermuda. This hybrid
grass has proven to be a very good putting surface
and will be much more tolerant of heat and traffic
than the bent grass. As this work is done, we will
bring back to original size all the greens on the
course. To support the greens grow-in and continued
care, we will be cutting some of the trees to allow
full sunlight on them. And yes, we will have year
round “green” greens with the help of a little paint
during the dormant period.
All bunkers and traps will be completely renovated
with new drainage, liners and sand. This will bring
back the great look and play of fluffy white sand
which has not been present over the last few years.
With this work will come installation of a new irrigation
system to produce the much needed supply of water
for the greens grow-in and general course maintenance.
The work outlined is anticipated to take about nine
(9) weeks. This means with work beginning on or
about July 1st, the course will be fully playable
by mid-September. Please note that we plan to keep
the course open and playable using temporary greens
during the construction and grow-in period. Rates
will be reduced during this time. However, we also
recognize that some of our loyal customers may wish
a complete golfing experience not available while
the work is being done. To address this, we have
asked Affiniti Golf to offer Cobblestone rates at
some of the other courses they manage in the area
and they have agreed to make this happen. We will
provide a listing of these courses and rates on
the Cobblestone web-site when work begins.
Thanks to all of you who have continued to play
at Cobblestone. Come mid-September, we hope and
believe you will be very pleased with the new look
and play on a course which will once again be one
of the best in our area.
Photo
Contest Winners Selected
The 2009 Fun in the Park Photo Contest was a success
with many great photos submitted. The judges had
to make difficult choices in selecting the winning
photos, but the winners have been selected. To view
the winning photos for 2009, follow
this link.
The contest
will be back in 2010 - be sure to take your camera
to all your park activities and submit your best
photos for next year's contest!
2010
Encore Schedule Announced
The
Jennie T. Anderson
Theatre has announced its 2010 Encore Series
schedule. As in the past, a variety of quality
shows will be part of the Encore series. To order
tickets, call the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Box
Office at (770) 528-8490 or order your tickets online
at www.Ticketmaster.com. See the Encore Series schedule
below:
| February
13 |
8:00pm
|
The
5th Dimension |
| March
6 |
8:00pm
|
Julianne
Hough |
| March
13 |
8:00pm
|
The
Osmond Brothers |
| March
27 |
8:00pm
|
Frankie
Avalon |
| April
10 |
8:00pm
|
Vicki
Lawrence and Mama |
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