Panorama Lions golf tournament boosts player prizes

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It’s only a few weeks until the 2019 Pan-orama Lions Charity Golf Tournament is upon us, and much of the planning and preparation has been checked off. Now the emphasis shifts to player recruitment. In order to entice the area’s finest golfers to this March 30 event, the tournament com-mittee has boosted prizes for the winning teams by almost 100% over last year.

Instead of golf merchandise this year, PGA Tour Superstore gift cards will be awarded. The winning First Place team in the men’s and women’s divisions will receive $300 each per player ($1,200 per foursome). The Second Place teams will receive $250 per player ($1,000 per four-some) in both divisions. A Third Place team will be recognized in the men’s division with gift cards worth $150 each ($600 per foursome).

Jim Modeland is serving as liaison with the Panorama Golf Club, and will help get your player team signed up and scheduled. You can call Jim at 936-777-4360 or sign up online at www.panoramalions.com. Brochures are also available at the PGC Pro Shop.

Lots of door prizes and raffle items will be presented at the post-tournament luncheon, plus goody bags for every play-er. Sandra Whiteker is heading up the

door prizes and raffle items. If you have something to donate, please call Sandra at 830-570-0586. Past-president Judy Trosvig is once again in charge of goody bags. Please call Judy at 936-444-3401 if you have anything to contribute for that.

And the Lions are still actively seeking hole sponsors for $100 each. Call Vicki Modeland at 936-524-4881 by March 13

if you’d like to be a hole sponsor.Special thanks to Sam and Wynn Dee

Baker at First Financial Bank for agreeing to sponsor our breakfast service. We’ll be offering hot breakfast tacos, sweet rolls and pastries, plus coffee and juice at the Pavilion across from the clubhouse beginning at 7:15 am.

General Election CancelledSince we received no candidate filings for City Coun-cil, it will not be necessary to hold a general election on May 4. Councilmen Nichols, Engler and McEntire will be re-elected without opposition, and will each serve another 2-year term.

(Left to right) Tim Welbes and Heath Melton, representing the Woodlands Hills residential devel-opment are congratulated by Royce Engler, president of Panorama Lions Club and Lynn Scott, Mayor of Panorama Village, for serving as Title Sponsor of the 2019 Panorama Lions Charity Golf Tournament. Shown in the background is the 10,800 SF, multi-million dollar Woodlands Hills Activity Center now under construction.

Cookies, anyone?It’s Girl Scout cookie time, and the members of Troop 107022 would love to satisfy your sweet tooth. Troop 107022 meets at the home of John and Jennifer Greer on Winged Foot Drive under the direction of Jennifer Greer (back row right) and Brandi Stephenson (back row second from left). Call Jennifer at 936-828-1455 for more information.

Final trash collection town hallOur final town hall meeting to explain the new trash col-lection program will be held on Tuesday, March 19 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at the clubhouse. Representatives from Waste Management will describe the do’s and don’ts of recycling, and pass out guideline instruction sheets.

While out on the golf course the other day I wondered what was happening around Hole #23. The area near the bridge is covered with sand on both sides of the water and the area up near the green has a water area that appears to need repair.

I contacted Mayor Scott to ask what was going on with those areas. He said that the city has been negotiating with FEMA since the fall of 2016 and we are in the final stages concerning damages to the golf course during the Tax Day Disaster and Hurricane Harvey. The issues include the areas mentioned and the lake that had been dredged six months prior to the two disasters. During the flood and Harvey, twenty years’ worth of silt filtered into the lake from North Montgomery County via Stewart Creek. That occurred in just a few months.

Mayor Scott proposed a retention pond be built to keep the silt from continuing to fill the lake in the future. FEMA referred the Mayor to a remit-igation group to see if we qualified. The group met with the Mayor and our engineers, examined the situation and decided we did qualify, as the problem was substantial and a retention pond across the fairway would catch the silt and debris before it gets into the lake.

To qualify it had to be shown that this procedure would be significantly

less expensive than re-dredging the lake periodically. FEMA agreed to mit-igation as a good idea, in fact a neces-sity. We are waiting for a Hydraulic & Hydrostatic (H & H) Study to proceed. FEMA will pay for the study.

It is important to note that FEMA enabled us to put this under the Har-vey disaster. As a result we will only pay 10%, not the 25% usually required. The total of this will be approximately $280,000 and we will pay $28,000, not $70,000. We will be able to do this in the 2020 budget year and include in the 2020 budget. Plus, the sand and silt will have value and can be mined and sold. This work will widen Stewart Creek to 50 – 60 feet across, 5 feet deep and possibly 110 feet across the fairway and will be a picturesque water feature.

The other water area nearer the green will be kept and cosmetically improved. Historically, Stewart Creek has caused problems across the 23rd fairway from deluges, such as those in 2016. A great deal of manpower has been expended to remedy the damage and that took money and time. With the retention pond completed it will retain 248,000 gallons; nearly a quarter of a million gallons!

I thank Mayor Scott for taking time to give me this information and working with FEMA to receive the best contract possible for this work.

ON THE TEE BOX With Ruthie McGrath

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Mar 1 Panorama Ladies Association at the clubhouse featuring a fabulous style show from the Assistance League of Montgomery County. Registration at 10:30 am followed by the show and lunch. Cost is only $15.00. Call Olga Graham for details 409-718-7935.

Mar 5 City Council meeting, 6:00 pm at City Hall.

Mar 14 Liberty Belles Republican Women at the clubhouse. County Judge Mark Keough will give his “State of the County” presentation. Check-in 11:30, program and lunch at noon. RSVP at www.libertybellesrw.com.

Mar 16 St Patrick’s Day Party in the clubhouse 6:00-11:00 pm. RSVP at 936-856-5531.

Mar 19 Trash Collection Town Hall at the clubhouse, 6:00 pm.

Mar 21 Panorama Garden Club field trip to Arbor Gate in Tomball. Meet in clubhouse parking lot at 9:00 am and carpool.

Mar 27 Panorama Lions Club in the club-house at 7:00 pm. Lindy Bingham will speak on the 2020 U.S. Census. Open to the public.

Mar 28 Talk to the Mayor at City Hall, 6:30 pm.

U P CO M I N G E V E N T S

Friday Food SpecialsMar 1 Club closed for private eventMar 8 Chicken fried chicken $11.50Mar 15 No special – regular menuMar 22 Pasta night $6.95 children,

$13.95 adultsMar 29 Fish fry $10.50

Yard of the Month Clifford and Leslie Barnett 64 Greenbriar Drive

St Patrick’s Day PartyJoin us on Saturday night, March 16 for a gala St. Patrick’s Day dinner party at the clubhouse from 6:00 to 11:00 pm. An Irish buffet dinner will be served from 6:00- 8:00 pm for $30 per person. All-you-can-drink green beer is included, and there will be music for dancing and carrying on. Seats will not be reserved at this event. Tickets must be purchased at the clubhouse by 3/14 at 1:00 pm.