Staff Profile: Victor Refalo

Victor Refalo, or Vic as we all call him, was hired on to Juniper Hill Golf Course in July of 1997. But as many of you know, has been with the club a lot longer. Vic was the very first JHGA Presidents back in 1961, and as been apart of the men's association ever since. Vic's primary duty on the golf course is mowing the greens, although he is usually not seen because he is the first out of the maintenance area and done before most of the golfers arrive. When needed, he has mowed tees, collars and approaches, some fairways, and as of this past summer, has stepped up and mowed a lot of green and tee banks. Vic has a lot of passion and desire for Juniper Hill Golf Course and takes a lot of pride in what he does as this golf course has become a second home to him. He has been a blessing to have of my staff, as he is very dependable, hardly ever misses a day, and can be counted on to get a job done, no matter the task. Vic has and will always be an assest to this course.

Staff Profile: Adam Curry

Born and raised in the City of Frankfort, Adam Curry has been with Juniper Hill Golf Course since August of 2003. He started out repairing the irrigation system, doing nightly watering cycles, and and filling in where needed. When I started in Feburary of 2008, Adam and I immediately began a great working realtionship and both had the same vision for Juniper Hill Golf Course. During the summer of 2009 Adam was given the title of Irrigaiton Technician even though it has become his baby since day one. With working on the irrigation system being a full time job, Adam wanted to learn more, so we squeezed in time to help him learn how to operate every piece of equipment we had and he has excelled at every turn. And during all of this (2003-2009), working a night time job. This proved to me how devoted Adam was to this golf course. In the spring of 2010, thru hard work and a passion for his job, Adam was given full time status thru teh City of Frankfort and I promoted him to Assistant Superintendent. Since then Adam has begun learning how to maintain the turf, learning all facets of the chemical side of golf course maintenance, and how to manage a crew. As I look at it, Adam will only keep succeding and is the greatest asset to Juniper Hill Golf Course.

1st Annual Greens Keeper Revenge

Last Friday we held our first annual 'Greens Keeper Revenge Scramble'. 22 teams showed up in support for Juniper Hill Golf Course and had a great time. All the money collected ($3027.00) went straight to the golf course to help continue the improvements that have been made over the past 3 years. PGA Professional Kirk Schooley happily donated the golf course in support of the cause. I personally would like to thank everyone that came out to support the golf course and I also would like to thank Bill Bell and his staff of helpers for putting this event together, as it has been a months in the making. To those who didn't play, I hope you can make it out next year and to those who couldn't play but still donated money, I thank you and we missed you on the course. I hope this will become an annual event because this golf course is a big part of City of Frankfort and it's community. Without you all, this course would not exist.