Stacie Rawnsley picked up the game in 2019 and decided to pursue pro status after she lost her job during the pandemic.
FISHERS, Ind. — Fishers native Stacie Rawnsley has always liked throwing things. She was a pitcher for the Fishers High School softball team, went on to play at the next level and also picked up ultimate frisbee in college.
Just two years ago, she turned her attention to disc golf.
“There’s just something so beautiful about flight of disc,” Rawnsley said. “Once you see one fly with like an ‘S’ shape and just see how far it can really go, you’re just so ecstatic about it. It brings so much joy to you and you don’t know why.”
Rawnsley was first introduced to the sport back in 2019 when a friend brought her to a disc golf course. She admits she was a little skeptical at first.
“I was like ‘no, disc golf is gonna be lame’ and then I got a disc to fly correctly for the first time and I just became absolutely hooked on it.”
Rawnsley picked it up quickly because of her background in softball and Frisbee. In the beginning, it was really just for fun. Then, during the pandemic in March of 2020, Rawnsley lost her job as a pet store manager in Indianapolis. That’s when she decided to take the leap and go pro.
“I had two months because you could social distance while playing disc golf. You just don’t putt into the baskets so I was able to practice a ton for the two months everyone was on lockdown, so I was like ‘why not?’”
Now a rookie on the Professional Disc Golf Association Tour, Rawnsley has spent the last few months competing in events all over the country. She travels the country solo in her Honda Element with a small camper attached to the back.
“I sleep in that and I literally just travel across the U.S. in a car and sleep wherever I want. I mean, that’s an adventure right?” she said.
It is an adventure and Rawnsley is succeeding along the way, currently ranked in the top 20 in the PDGA standings. This week, she’s competing in the Disc Golf World Championships in Ogden, Utah.
“My goal is to achieve top 30, which I think is very doable,” she said.
Rawnsley said she plans to join the tour again next year and hopefully beyond. She also says she wants to buy a bigger camper.
“I have goals to get a touring van and deck it out to live in something much more livable than my car and little pod. So yeah, I’m definitely going to be doing this long term.”
America’s SBDC at Tarleton State University’s presents an upcoming webinar titled “Use Youtube to Grow Your Business” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Learn how to use YouTube and the power of video to promote your business or brand.
In this workshop we’ll cover:
• Creating and organizing a YouTube channel
• Adding videos and streaming with YouTube Live
• Video ad formats
To register, go to register.gotowebinar.com/register/692259536711535628
Center hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Doctors Medical Center, a primary care health clinic, located on the main campus of the Comanche County Medical Center (CCMC) offers COVID-19 vaccines and boosters every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Moderna vaccines are customarily administered 10-11:30 a.m., Pfizer vaccines from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Get on the schedule by calling the clinic at (254) 879-4910.
Doctors Medical Center is located at 10201 Highway 16 North, Comanche (midway between De Leon and Comanche).
Hearsay hosting live music, comedian
Hearsay Wine Bar, 270 W College St., is hosting live music and comedy at its new patio bar from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23.
Come join us on the patio and listen to the Immediate Blues music and stand-up comedian Bill Muncey. Hearsay Wine Bar is open 4-10 p.m.
For more information, call (254) 434-2244.
Senior Center hosting Chili Cookoff
Stephenville Senior Citizen Center, 164 E. College St., is hosting a Chili Cookoff at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, for National Chili Day.
Setup will be from 10-10:45 a.m. with judging beginning at 11 a.m.
This is for amateur cooks only and individual entries, no teams. Contestants may be of any age.
There is a $5 entry fee.
For more information and specific rules, contact the center at (254) 918-1288 or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/stephenvilleseniorcitizencenter/
Volunteers sought to plan Dublin Easter Egg Hunt
Would you like to be involved with planning and holding a community Easter Egg Hunt in April? Dublin DQ’s manager Shanna Phelps, has stepped up and offered to lead a group of volunteers to make an event happen here in Dublin.
Join volunteers at the Dublin Texas Chamber of Commerce, 110 S. Patrick St., at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 to flesh out ideas and plan the event.
We need your help to make this event happen for our community.
Homelessness Help hosting free lunch
Homelessness Help is hosting a free lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Family Center of Graham Street Church of Christ, 375 Graham St.
The organization will continue this on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.
Homelessness Help is dedicated to preventing, reducing and combating homelessness in Erath County by ensuring that an effective system of care and services is in place.
For more information, call (254) 595-3646 or email [email protected]
Open house to benefit fishing team
Outdoor Specialties, 10402 IH 20 Access Road, Eastland, is hosting its second annual open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26.
There will be raffle drawings for the following: Raptor X 42” Zero Turn Mower; Tracker Off Road 300 4Wheeler; and a 2022 Bass Classic XL w Mercury Motor
Tickets are $25 each or five for $100. You do not have to be present to win.
The event will feature door prizes, giveaways, pro staff seminars, and a food truck.
To purchase tickets, call (254) 629-8877 or stop by Outdoor Specialties.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Eastland County High School Fishing Team.
CASA hosting informational sessions
CASA for the Cross Timbers Area is providing online informational sessions on Tuesdays through March 29.
Dates are: March 1, noon-1 p.m.; March 8, 6-7 p.m.; March 15, noon-1 p.m.; March 22, 6-7 p.m.; and March 29, noon-1 p.m.
These are no-obligation introductions to CASA and its mission to provide abused and neglected children in foster care with CASA volunteers who can speak up for their well-being.
Join CASA staff and current Advocates as they discuss what it means to be a Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, the increasing need for additional volunteers, and how community members can help make a difference in the life of children in foster care.
All sessions will be held via Zoom. For more information or to sign up for a session, visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/www.CASAfortheCrossTimbers
Clark Gardens, 567 Maddux Road, Weatherford, announces a new month-long event, “Grow at Clark Gardens”, highlighting nature-based activities while encouraging healthy lifestyles.
Throughout the month of March, “Grow at Clark Gardens” will host events, both weekdays and weekends, designed to enrich the lives of our local citizens and tourists through art, wellness, gardening, and other nature-based activities.
Each week will wrap up that week’s topic with a weekend vendor market. There will be vendor booths with locally made goods and local services offered. Vendor markets will be Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For weekly topics, visit www.clarkgardens.org
General admission is $7 for seniors 65 and older; $9 for adults; and $5 for children ages 4-12. In addition, optional fees will be available for purchase through vendors and professional events located throughout the garden.
For more information, contact Nigel Benavides at (940) 682-4856.
Senior Center hosting country dance
Stephenville Senior Citizen Center, 164 E. College St., is hosting a country and western dance from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 1.
Dust off those dancing shoes and come boot scoot to music by Cowboy Country Productions, sponsored by Andy’s Tires.
The center hosts a dance each first Tuesday of the month.
Entries sought for St. Patrick’s Festival parade
The community of Dublin is gearing up for its annual St. Patrick’s Festival and is seeking parade entries for the event.
The parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 12, with check-in beginning at 9 a.m. at the corner of North Post Oak and East Clinton streets.
Judging of entries will begin at 9 a.m. with awards presented before the parade begins.
There is no entry fee, but an entry form must be filled out. No candy or other objects are allowed to be thrown from vehicles.
For more information or to enter the parade, visit the Dublin Chamber of Commerce at 110 S. Patrick St., email [email protected] or text (254) 300-6263.
Shamrock Shootout part of St. Patrick’s festivities
The Shamrock Shootout 2022 disc golf tournament will be held in conjunction with this year’s St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin.
The tournament is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Dublin City Park, 216 N. Highland Ave.
Hosted by the Dublin Disc Golf Club, this doubles tournament is a bring-your-own-partner event with entry fee of $25 per person.
There are three divisions: beginner, advanced and open. This is a two-round, 19-hole course.
For more information or to join the tournament, find the Dublin Disc Golf Club on Facebook.
Shamrock Shuffle 5K part of St. Patrick’s event
The Shamrock Shuffle is scheduled for Saturday, March 12, as part of the St. Patrick’s Day Festival in Dublin.
Race time is 7:30 a.m. and starts at the Dublin Public Library, 206 W. Blackjack St.
Entry fee for the 5K is $25 before March 1 and goes up by $5 after March 1. Children younger than 10 are admitted for $15. T-shirts are guaranteed for entrants who pay the fee before March 1.
Race packet pickup is 3-7 p.m. Friday, March 11 at Titan Fitness.
Race day registration is from 6-6:45 a.m. Awards will be given after the race for the top three male and female age divisions and to the overall male and female winners.
5K division include: 5 and younger; 6-10; 11-15; 16-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-69; 70-79; and 80 and older.
For more information or an entry form, contact Titan Fitness at (254) 445-3001, http://www.titanfitnessdublin.com/ or via Facebook.
Senior Center hosts monthly Book Club meeting
The Stephenville Senior Citizen Center has lots of fun upcoming books as part of its Book Club.
The Book Club meets each first Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the center, 164 E. College St., to discuss the book.
Upcoming books include:
• March 3: “Welcome to the Departure Lounge” by Meg Federico
• April 7: “The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer
• May 5: “The Spiral Shell” by Sandell Morse
• June 2: “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir
• July 7: “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles
For more information contact the center at (254)918-1288.
Foster’s annual auction set for March 5
Foster’s Home for Children, 1779 N Graham St., will host its annual auction on Saturday, March 5.
The Outdoor/Silent Auction begins at 9 a.m. The indoor auction begins at noon with vehicles, etc., to follow.
A barbecue lunch will be available for $5 beginning at 11:30 a.m.
You can support the children at the Foster’s Home either by donating an item or bidding on an item.
Contact Lacy Barton at (254) 968-2143 to donate an item.
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WARREN — Warren city schools will keep its mask-wearing mandate for students and staff in place for now until there is more changes in the COVID-19 numbers, school officials said.
School Superintendent Steve Chiaro said at Tuesday’s school board meeting that masks mandates will remain in place for Warren schools, but he and other superintendents are watching the case numbers, which have been decreasing lately.
Board member Jenna Daugherty said some school districts have gone from “mask required” to “mask recommended.”
Chiaro said Trumbull County and Warren city health officials still are advising to keep the mask-wearing requirement in place.
“I listen to the local health officials on what they recommend. We are watching the data and number of cases locally to see what we will do in upcoming months,” Chiaro said.
He said at least eight or more Trumbull County public schools are requiring masks for students and staff.
“The first of the year the (COVID-19) cases were very high. We have been seeing a reduction since then and hope that continues. After that we will discuss adjusting the mask mandate, Right now we will continue to closely monitor the numbers,” Chiaro said.
Chiaro said he and other local school superintendents are meeting this week with county and city health officials to discuss the upcoming months of classes.
“it has been a trying time for everyone in the schools and community,” said board member Julian Walker who asked families to be patient.
In other business, Chiaro said the porch remodeling project on the old Harding High School facade has been temporarily delayed due to the recent heavy snow and cold weather.
He said the project, which costs over $100,000, is set to begin again once the weather improves.
“With weather like we have been having, we can’t pour cement or do what we need to do to fix the porch. We are getting close to getting the project done, but the weather has put us back a little,” Chairo said,
In other action, the board:
• Learned from Chiaro that the district has received a $234,090 grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation to be used to help buy three school buses.
• Learned from Chiaro the district will receive a donation of golf disc nets from Young Run’s Disc Golf Course in Champion He said the Champion course received a grant from the Disc Golf Association to replace equipment there. The older equipment will be given to Warren for setting up three courses near schools.
• Reported the McGuffey School Titonics robotics team — led by parent Amanda Colbert and others — will compete March 6 at state championships in Dayton, marking the second time the team has reached that level of competition.
February 22, 2022 by Charlie Eisenhood in News with comments
JomezPro founder Jonathan Gomez. Photo: Alyssa Van Lanen — PDGA.
After six months of negotiations, the Disc Golf Pro Tour and JomezPro signed a contract yesterday, granting the YouTube media company rights to produce and distribute lead card MPO coverage at DGPT Elite Series events and select PDGA Majors for two years for a $500,000 fee.
“Our goal for the last few years has been to secure a multi-year deal with the Disc Golf Pro Tour,” said JomezPro founder and owner Jonathan Gomez. “And we’ve worked really hard to get to this point.”
JomezPro, which leads disc golf channels with more than 360,000 subscribers on YouTube, will produce next-day post-produced MPO lead card coverage at all DGPT Elite Series events in 2022 and 2023, along with MPO lead card coverage at PDGA Pro Worlds and the PDGA Champions Cup, both majors. They will return to the US Women’s Disc Golf Championships to provide lead card FPO coverage as well.
This is the first time that Jomez has paid a significant sum for rights to film and distribute disc golf. Recent deals with the DGPT have been focused around advertising trade; past arrangements even included the PDGA and DGPT paying Jomez to cover their events. “We always knew there would be a time when we had to put up significant investment to secure rights to MPO lead card coverage,” said Gomez, who noted that the effort that Jomez has put into elevating the profile of disc golf online helped turn the property into a valuable one.
“The terms that we agreed to with the Pro Tour was a really good middle ground for both parties,” he said. “[The rights fee] really helps us show the sport how committed we are to ensuring the growth of the sport. And in terms of the DGPT, it helps them increase purse sizes and continue to elevate their strategy as well, which is why we’re here.”
“The value generated through media, in 2022, will be put right back into event support, continued purse growth, and another record-breaking DGPT Championship payout,” said DGPT CEO Jeff Spring in a statement.
Gomez said that JomezPro now has nearly 20 employees and that this multi-year DGPT agreement makes it easier for the company to build towards a long-term media strategy and increase the quality of the product and content ideas. “Things cost more, but, fortunately, the disc golf community continues to support us in larger numbers and even just by watching videos,” he said.
The contract with the Pro Tour, who also controls media rights to select PDGA majors (but not the USDGC or European Open), also includes some advertising for the DGPT and PDGA.
The future of post-production coverage on YouTube remains uncertain. The DGPT is increasingly emphasizing its own live coverage platform, Disc Golf Network, which generates hundreds of thousands of dollars in subscription revenue. The DGPT is also working with producers GK Pro and Central Coast Disc Golf to put Silver Series post-produced content on its own YouTube channel in 2022.
“I’m actually really excited that I don’t know what it’s going to look like two years from now,” said Gomez. “…All we know is that if we continue to feed our energy and resources into it, it’s going to continue to grow.” He added that JomezPro plans to be involved in disc golf media no matter what the landscape looks like.
Jeremy “Big Jerm” Koling, Nate Sexton, and Paul Ulibarri — dubbed ‘Big Sexy Barri’ by fans — are set to return as commentators for Jomez in 2022. As for any changes to the production? “People are just going to have to wait until Friday,” said Gomez, referencing the release of the first round of Las Vegas Challenge coverage on YouTube.
Tilden residents enter the city library, bundled up against the cold. They greet each other between sips from their thermoses, then take a seat. Jordan Grummert-Rasmussen and Amanda Kowalewski, extension educators for Rural Prosperity Nebraska, welcome the attendees and begin the first meeting of the Entrepreneurial Communities Activation Process program.
Through a series of surveys, townhall meetings, and the creation and execution of locally designed projects, the ECAP program helps rural Nebraska communities revitalize their towns through entrepreneurship and business development.
“ECAP provides communities the space to reflect on their successes and assets, and in turn learn from and leverage these capacities to improve the quality of life for residents,” Grummert-Rasmussen said.
ECAP has two aims: to strengthen already existing assets and introduce new vitality to communities. The aims are defined by community members, who lead the discussions, set goals and complete projects.
Marilyn Schlake, co-lead for Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Community Economic Development team, which heads ECAP, emphasizes the focus on each community’s individuality.
“It takes about two to three months to do this process,” she said. “Then (residents) have a plan to start moving forward. But the community decides all that.”
Molly Navratil, a Tilden City Council member, attended the inaugural ECAP meeting with hopes that moving forward didn’t mean abandoning the community’s culture.
“I hope that Tilden keeps its strong, awesome, positive identity,” she said, “but is able to grow in the things that it needs to leap into the future.”
Tilden is taking its first steps in the program, but communities across the state have already seen major improvements by participating.
In 2018, Plainview began the process with a communitywide survey that asked questions about housing, child care, food access, and community culture and vision. Within three years, it welcomed 19 new businesses and created 75 new jobs, remodeled its city park, received multiple federal grants and created a $200,000 revolving loan fund.
“Our main street is full. I have no buildings left,” said Susan Norris, director of Pierce County Economic Development. “ECAP focuses on the positive. It’s such an organic process.”
Plainview is only one example. Auburn is working on downtown revitalization efforts. Osmond is upgrading communitywide broadband service. Hadar created a disc golf course in its city park and is developing a 93-house subdivision.
While Tilden was beginning the ECAP process, just up the road, Atkinson residents were holding the “graduation” session of their year-long program, and they had much to celebrate. Participants reminisced about the progress their community has made, from expanding child care options to updating the community welcome packet — which is delivered to new residents in person — to creating a service-based website, which will launch in the coming months.
“Atkinson has benefitted from the ECAP program because I feel like we were comfortable, and this program came in and challenged us,” said Pam Winer, general property manager of the Sandhills Hotel and president of Atkinson’s Chamber of Commerce.
The crowning event was a career fair for high school students to explore opportunities in Atkinson, which resulted in many students earning employment and internships at local businesses.
Some people participated in the program for personal reasons, like Patti Skrlda, who promised her deceased father she would help “keep Atkinson alive,” she said.
Others joined the team from a professional standpoint, like Sheryl Hiatt, who works for the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
“The ECAP process really lays the groundwork for economic development and community development,” she said. “My thing tonight is, I really want to know what’s next.”
A lot falls under that umbrella of “community development,” whether it’s a new restaurant, better child care centers, expanded housing or a revitalized main street. Either way, the spirit of ECAP is in its name — it’s a process.
From completing the first survey to cutting the ribbon on opening day, locals continually strengthen the economic climate in their communities long after the program is “finished.” Atkinson understood this concept, as the final slide of their celebratory presentation asked, “Ideas for future projects?”
After seeking public input, Fish Wildlife and Parks met with the Headwaters Advisory Board to review the Missouri Headwaters State Park master plan on Friday.
Members of the advisory board and the public shared their thoughts on future development in the state park.
Missouri Headwaters State Park is 532 acres of land dedicated to preserving cultural and historical landmarks while providing recreational opportunities for visitors.
Though many associate the area with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Native American tribes used the land in and around the park for hunting, gathering and fishing centuries before the famous duo arrived.
While visitation of the park continues to increase, the public made it clear that it is more important to preserve and maintain the cultural and historical heritage of the area rather than develop it.
Marsha Small, a cultural preservationist and member of the Headwaters Advisory Board, encouraged FWP to update existing signage using accurate Native American history. She even suggested renaming the park (or areas within the park) to reflect the area’s native heritage.
Small also suggested that each tribe select a spokesperson to comment on FWP’s master plan for Missouri Headwaters State Park. Another advisory board member, Sara Scott, recommended that FWP make ongoing efforts to include tribal members in park discussions.
Many comments made by advisory board staff and the public focused on developing the park as little as possible.
“Keep what we have out there and make it better,” Gene Townsend said on behalf of the Three Forks City Council.
While many were against developing, there was some discussion about responsible growth in the park.
Potential developments discussed at the meeting included a visitors center, more camping sites, and a disc golf course.
Ron Pannesi, a member of the Headwaters Disc Golf Club, spoke in favor of adding a course to the state park.
According to Pannesi, disc golf courses have minimal impact on the land. He said the course would give visitors a new way to enjoy Missouri Headwaters State Park.
Alec Humphries, another disc golfer, said that local disc golfers care about preserving the land.
Humphries and Pannesi agreed that a disc golf course would attract more visitors. Because disc golf is an inexpensive sport, even low-income families can enjoy it.
“I’d like to see it (disc golf) grow in a sustainable way,” Humpries said.
Fish Wildlife and Parks will review the current Master Plan draft and consider the comments made by the public and advisory board members before publishing the final draft in the next two weeks.
FWP officials emphasized that the master plan is not the be all end all script for Missouri Headwaters State Park. They will continue speaking with the public before implementing any significant projects.
“The finalization of the master plan is not the end of the conversation,” Hope Stockwell, a member of FWP, said.
Saturday, June 26, was the finale of the Disc Golf World Championships in Utah. It was also the day that Joshua Luiz’s son Clayton was born.
Clayton’s mother, Samantha Thurman, was two weeks past due when she and Luiz checked into the hospital that morning. Thurman was induced and Luiz was exclusively focused on her health and well-being. (Don’t worry, this is not one of those stories where an absent-minded father is neglecting his partner or newborn to watch DA BIG GAME.)
Clayton was born at 1:51 p.m. the new parents basked in the presence of their big boy — 10 pounds, 6 ounces! — and then mom drifted off to sleep.
So Luiz held his newborn, and yes, he put the World Championships on his phone. The games had been canceled last year because of COVID-19, and Luiz was pumped to tune in while he passed the time with Clayton.
“I really got into disc golf in the last year,” he told me Monday from McKinleyville, California, where he and Thurman live. “This is the first time I’ve been able to watch the championships live. I wasn’t planning on watching it, but the way things worked out, he was born at the perfect time and we were hanging out in the room when it happened.”
“It” is in italics for a reason. I do not follow disc golf closely, so I am partially relying on Luiz’s narration here, but I also watched the clip in question, and it is indeed one of the wildest sports scenes I’ve ever witnessed.
The world championships came down to two players: Paul McBeth, whom Luiz refers to as the Tom Brady of disc golf, and James Conrad, the underdog. On hole 18, Conrad basically had to nail a 247-foot birdie to stay alive. “It seemed like McBeth was walking away with it,” Luiz recalls. Conrad released his Hail Mary attempt. “It just floated,” Luiz says, “and the whole time it was in the air I was saying, ‘Oh no, no way!’ When it went in, I went, ‘Oh my God! Oh my God!’ I had my son in my hands and a couple of nurses came running in asking if everything was OK.”
Or, as he texted a friend: “It was insane bro. Best worlds ever… I screamed when it went in [and] all the nurses came in thinking something was wrong.”
Nothing was wrong. Most importantly, he did not wake up Clayton or mom Thurman, who does not remember any of this.
McBeth and Conrad are playing off right now. Watch live here: https://t.co/P2hGISEaDQ pic.twitter.com/Rtqf27Vhqu
— Disc Golf Pro Tour (@DiscGolfProTour) June 27, 2021
Conrad went on to win the title. The family is back home; Thurman is doing well, and so is Clayton. Luiz would love for Clayton to give disc golf a try someday — if he’s interested in it, anyway. And even if he isn’t, his dad’s disc golf freak-out will almost certainly be brought up for years to come.
Plus, Luiz can now make an unusual, difficult-to-disprove claim: He is the first person to ever alarm hospital workers because he was yelling about a disc golf shot.
“I’m sure they didn’t quite understand the moment,” he says. “I’m just very glad I didn’t wake up mom, because she definitely would not have understood what was going on.”
A photo of Clayton Joshua Luiz, born on June 26, 2021.
WILTON — Wilton is moving forward with renovations at some parks & recreation facilities funded by Judith Bjorn’s $100,000 donation.
The Wilton Select Board authorized Parks and Recreation Department Director Frank Donald to spend up to $38,600 on renovations for the basketball courts at Kineowatha Park.
Donald was authorized to spend the funds on purchases of poles, backboards and paving for the court.
Donald anticipates they will enlist students at Foster Career and Technical Education Center to build the six poles. The town has previously enlisted Foster Tech students for other projects.
Donald said this is a plus for the students, town and community.
For the town, it saves quite a lot of money, Donald said in an interview. And it allows those kids to get some practical experience, take on different kinds of projects, he added.
Donald said that it gives the students “a sense of pride in the community.”
Bjorn donated $100,000 to the town’s parks and recreation department in December.
Bjorn told the town that she wanted the money “to be used to support your expensive programs for youth and families” and “enhance and continue [the parks and recreation department’s] excellent programs.”
The parks and recreation department then conducted an online survey to gauge what community members wanted the town to spend Bjorn’s donation on.
Donald said that of the 87 responses, 29 voted to renovate the courts and 27 voted to build a pavilion in the center of Kineowatha Park.
Other options included maintenance funds for upkeep on the disc golf course and lighting for the tennis and pickle ball courts. Some respondents also suggested work to improve the steep hill leading to the beach at Kineowatha — though Donald said there are some complications with that idea.
Donald currently has full approval for spending on the courts — barring some limits on paving.
He anticipates the new poles and backboards will be installed by late May and hopes the paving will be completed by the end of August.
Donald will return to the board in the future with solidified ideas and quotes for work on the pavilion.
In other business, Wilton is reopening the Share Shack at its transfer station. The announcement was made at the Select Board’s Tuesday, Feb. 4, meeting.
Selectperson Tom Saviello anticipates the Share Shack will reopen April 1. The date of the opening hinges on approval of a set of rules for the shack by the select board.
The Share Shack first opened in 2010 with the intent “to take usable items out of the waste stream for individuals who need them.”
The Town of Wilton’s website currently states that acceptable items include wooden furniture, housewares, tools, building materials and children’s toys. Among unacceptable items are air conditioners, dehumidifiers, glass doors, grills, large appliances, mattresses and box springs, stuffed or upholstered furniture, televisions and computer monitors.
The town closed the shack down at the beginning of the pandemic due to restrictions. It reopened in 2021 and closed again in November 2021 due to concerns of misuse.
At the board’s Nov. 11 meeting, Public Works Foreman John Masse explained the station has had issues with people dropping off “unacceptable items” and creating “pretty much a disaster” despite having “posters everywhere saying what you can and can’t put in.”
At the November meeting, Selectperson Tiffany Maiuri also said she’s seen people “hoarding” items, selling them at yard sales.
The board decided then to close the shack, review the policies, clean it out and figure out how to move forward.
Saviello told the board at the Feb. 15 meeting that the recycling committee is going to write up a set of rules that put limitations on donations and usage.
Saviello told the board the anticipated rules include barring more than one visit to the shack a day and the donation of items that are wrapped in boxes. He also suggested a policy that they clear out items that have been in the shack for a prolonged period of time.
However, Saviello was clear to say they would not to do anything to prevent Share Shack items from being taken and sold at yard sales.
Saviello added in an interview that the committee also plans to have a town employee oversee and approve what people put in the shack.
Saviello will return to the board with rules to approve at some point in March.
The second highest-rated player in Europe will be on tour in the US this year.
February 22, 2022 by Bogi Bjarnason, Jesse Weisz and Steve Andrews in Interview with comments
This is the the third of our Q&A interviews in our European Re-Open series that highlights European disc golfers as international travel reopens in 2022.
Outside the sizzling hotbed of disc golf talent that is Finland, where every single citizen is within three degrees of separation from a four-digit frisbee flinger, you have European countries where the sport is definitely big, yet a single MPO player absolutely dominates.
KJ Nybo and Simon Lizotte were early pioneers of this concept in Denmark and Germany, respectively. In Estonia, Albert Tamm outpaces the competition by a decent margin, and in Iceland, Blær Örn Ásgeirsson took the concept all the way to the moon on the July ratings update last year when he opened up a 67 point gap on his closest rival.
In Sweden, however, that guy is Linus Carlsson, and not only does he treat the kingdom of Sweden like a mere doormat at the gates of the international tournament scene, at 1035, he’s also the second highest rated player in Europe behind Marvin Tetzel. He’s set to play the majority of the US tour, with Las Vegas Challenge, The Memorial, WACO, Texas States, Open at Belton, Music City Open, Jonesboro Open, Dynamic Discs Open, Masters Cup, OTB Open, Portland Open, and the Beaver State Fling already on his calendar with more to come later in the year.
The interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Ultiworld Disc Golf: If you have toured the US before, are there any lessons that you learned that will help prepare you for this year?
Linus Carlsson: I was on tour for about a month in 2019. I would say: don’t put too much pressure on myself and have fun.
How is it different than playing in Europe?
Almost everything is different. The biggest difference is the level of the players. In Europe, there are a few players at every tournament that are 1000+ rated, but in the US on the tour, almost everyone is. The courses are different too — it’s usually warmer and for me the feeling is also different.
Which event are you most excited about?
I would say DeLaveaga [Masters Cup] because of the nostalgia, and I feel like that’s my type of course.
Who are you touring with?
I’ll be touring with Discmania sponsored player Max Regitnig. He’s a chill guy who I think I’ll get along with well, and he can be my translator if needed. My friend Alexander Eketrapp is also tagging along until DDO.
How will you get around and what will your accommodation be like?
Our plan is to buy a RV and tour with that.
How are you funding this tour?
My sponsor Latitude 64° will support me a lot.
What would you need to accomplish on this tour for you to consider it a success?
I would say play consistent and stay in the top. But my main goal is to win at least one big tournament and qualify to USDGC and the DGPT Championship.
What has been the most difficult aspect of preparing for this tour?
Starting my own company and all the planning that goes into touring. I’ve got my Mom to thank for all the help because I suck at it.
Of the three tours this year (DGPT, European Pro Tour, PDGA Euro Tour), which are you most focused on?
The DGPT.
Outside of disc golf, are there places or sights in the US you plan on visiting?
Might be some cool places but nothing I’ve got in mind. What I will do, though, is get a gym membership to be able to stay in shape and be healthy.
Congratulations on your new manufacturer sponsorship deal. It does seem fitting that Sweden’s premier player be sponsored by Sweden’s leading brand, especially when the contract seems to support a full touring schedule. Can you tell us about the timeline leading up to this switch and how your new sponsorship agreement allows you to tour full time in the coming season and beyond?
Thank you. One of Latitude’s employees, and also a great disc golfer, Johannes Högberg came up to me at the Swedish Championships and asked if I might be interested in joining. I said that’s not impossible — send me a deal and I’ll look at it. That’s how it started, and I’m very happy he asked because it feels so right and I’ve been welcomed very well by them. The fans seem to love it as well.
The last couple years, especially 2020, have been pretty quiet for you on the tournament front, yet your rating has gone up an impressive 21 points since autumn 2019 and your performance at Nationals and the European Championships were truly inspiring. What are some of the challenges you faced as a professional disc golfer during COVID in Sweden? Did they help or hurt your development as a young player at a critical juncture in your career?
Yeah, so I think I was actually planning on playing the first couple of tournaments in the US but COVID came and said no. I was a bit sad, but at the same time, I had fun spending a lot of time at home, and when the restrictions allowed me, I was hanging out with some friends and playing disc golf. It was just a long off-season for me, but I did play the Swedish Championships both individually and doubles. I finished first place in both tournaments, so I guess the long off-season paid off.
