After the warmest January on record, we had another round of record-tying temperatures Friday. JohnElliottTV hit the links to find people who traded snow shovels for 7 irons.
"Love playing in February," Doug Fornelius said."We had no idea this was going to happen. It was a big surprise. We're really happy," one child said."I got my first birdie on the second hole ... This is definitely one of my best games I've ever played."
"This is absolutely the earliest we've ever been able to open," Twin Willows golf owner Jeff Ward said. The early opening was so impromptu, Ward didn't even have time to stack the shelves in the clubhouse with inventory.For Ward, there's really no downside for no snow; it's all about liquid equivalencies. In fact, all the heavy rain events we've seen this winter have helped him recover from last summer's drought, and it's helped fill up the water hazards, too.
"Last year, we spent about $54,000 on salt. So far this year, we've spent about $4,000," Lincoln Park Borough Administrator Perry Mayers said."If you're in the snow plowing business, this winter has been devastating for snow plowing guys," said Joe Fede, with Fede Construction.
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