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MUSIC YOU CAN DANCE TO Local duo Lemolo inspires dance troupes to join in MUSIC: Olympic Music Festival MOVIE: ‘White House Down’ ART: Sock puppets get the kicks off its 30th season offers good, dumb fun monkey off her back

FRIDAY JUNE 28, 2013

81˚ 55˚ Infrastructure loans may be pulled Sunshine mixing with clouds and warmer 12A ■ Projects here reached a budget deal Thurs- solid-waste and recycling Quick Read day morning but wouldn’t projects. It’s funded by inter- might be held to discuss details until mem- est rates of 0.25 to 2 percent Transportation OK’d bers could vote on it, they per year on the loans, taxes balance budget hope before state employees on utilities and real estate By Rachel La Corte on a 51-41 vote and now BAINBRIDGE MAY leave work today. sales. Associated Press heads to the Senate, where CUT WATER RATES By Ed Friedrich Local lawmakers con- Senate Majority Leader it is expected to face re- The Bainbridge Island [email protected] ﬁ rmed Thursday that the Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue, OLYMPIA — A day after it sistance. On Wednesday, City Council is considering 360-475-3792 Public Works Trust Fund said Wednesday that nego- was voted down, a $10 bil- the measure had failed to another drop in rates for will be raided but had yet to tiators agreed there will be lion transportation revenue receive the required 50 city water customers, this OLYMPIA — Loans commit- be briefed on how much and “substantial transfers” from package that includes a votes, a rare bill failure in time cutting the rate by ted to several local sewer for how long. the account. House Capital 10½-cent increase inthe gas the Democratic-controlled 30 percent. and water projects might be The trust fund makes low- Budget chairman Hans Dun- tax was approved Thursday House. pulled back and used to bal- interest infrastructure loans shee, D-Snohomish, said they by the state House. LOCAL,3A ance the state budget. to local governments for wa- The measure passed See TRANSPORTATION, 5A House and Senate leaders ter, wastewater, road, bridge, See BUDGET, 5A PARISAIRSHOW 30 YEARS YOUNG Kitsap

IMMIGRATION PASSES SENATE takes On a bipartisan vote, the Senate passes legisla- tion offering hope of world citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America. NATION, 9A stage ■ Local leaders network with aviation people By Rachel Pritchett [email protected] 360-475-3783

LOCAL CLUB STILL BREMERTON — There they GOLD STANDARD were — three dusty Kitsap leaders amid the sparkling With Columbia Hospital- chandeliers and heavy ity overseeing things, the drapes of the Swiss em- courses at Gold Mountain bassy in Paris — telling a Golf Club continue to Swiss aviation supplier how garner nationwide praise. great it would be to expand SPORTS, 1B to the South Kitsap Indus- trial Area. “This was as exclusive BOSTON BOMB of a meeting that you could DETAILS EMERGE have,” observed Kitsap PHOTOS BY MEEGAN M. REID / KITSAP SUN County Commissioner Josh As the Docent Barbara Lawrence-Piecuch leads a tour Thursday at the Suquamish Museum. Brown, now back from the 30-count 50th International Paris Air indict- Show, which he attended ment ■ Suquamish Museum marks anniversary with films along with Port of Bremer- against ton Chief Executive Officer the Tim Thomson and Kitsap alleged By Brittany Patterson Economic Development Boston [email protected] Alliance Executive Director Marathon 360-792-9239 John Powers. “I don’t think bomber that could have been a more unfolds, details of the SUQUAMISH — On Saturday, the Suqua- successful meeting.” suspect come to light. mish Museum celebrates its 30th an- There was no deal that NATION, 12A niversary, but according to Director evening with Ruag, which Janet Smoak, “It’s more of a ‘It’s 30 is exploring opening a already?’ atmosphere than anything maintenance plant in North else.” America. But the encounter Contact us The museum, which since its begin- began a relationship that — ning has incorporated multimedia into who knows? — could some- its exhibits, will screen the award-win- day put Kitsap on the aero- SUBMIT YOUR ning 1983 documentary “Come Forth space map. RELAY PHOTOS Laughing” and the six documentaries Repeat that scenario doz- produced about Suquamish culture ens of times last week with Did you participate or are during this year’s SuperFly program. dozens of international you planning to join one of SuperFly, founded eight years ago aerospace suppliers and the the local Relays for Life? by Tracy Rector executive director chances don’t seem quite as The Kitsap Sun is looking of Longhouse Media in Seattle in Devon Sellers, 11, of Shoreline, wanders through the Suquamish Museum on Thursday. remote. for participants to submit conjunction with the Seattle Inde- “I believe we’re in the photos from any of the pendent Film Festival, is a program “fly” fi lmmaking program, which the Suquamish community, includ- game, and I believe this will events for publication in that brings 50 native and nonnative happens annually at SIFF, but Rec- ing the museum’s board members, to lead to opportunities,” Pow- the newspaper and online. youths together into a diff erent tribal tor added “we upped the ante to the brainstorm more than 100 story ideas, ers said. Email them by noon community each year. The youths extreme.” which were then whittled down by Time and again, Brown, Sunday to sunnews@ are split into teams and given 36 This year, for the fi rst time, the tribal elders and assigned to the youth Powers and Thomson pro- kitsapsun.com. hours to storyboard, shoot and edit group was asked to make documenta- teams. moted the vast and unde- a short fi lm that then screens at SIFF. ries as opposed to work from a script. veloped SKIA and all of It’s a play on the well-known 10-day Rector and her team collaborated with See MUSEUM, 6A Kitsap as having hard-to- For the record fi nd “green fi elds,” or unde- veloped land on which new MEETING DATE: A story companies could build from Thursday incorrectly PortOrchard is recipient scratch. stated the date of a public They talked up the skilled hearing on a proposal to local workforce that springs change Port Orchard’s of anonymous art donation from the defense industry. government structure. “Our workforce ... we’re Hearings were held June top-notch,” Brown said. The 11 and Tuesday. ■ Metal sculpture year. Boysen declined problem is few in the global to say how much the aerospace community know is work of local artist donor paid for it, but about the Kitsap workforce Index when it was part of an “because they’re inside the By Chris Henry earlier display at Col- fence,” he said. [email protected] lective Visions Gal- And they promoted Kit- CLASSIFIEDS 1C OBITUARIES 6A 360-792-9219 lery in Bremerton, sap’s proximity to The Boe- COMICS 10B OPINION 7A Nike’s price tag was ing Co. and Kitsap’s good DEAR ABBY 9B PUZZLES 9B PORT ORCHARD — The city has re- Boysen $5,600. fortune to be in a state that’s HOROSCOPE9B STOCKS 10A ceived an anonymous donation of The city’s public home to a global concentra- NATION 8A TELEVISION 11B public art. property committee tion of 1,250 aerospace-re- The 6-foot-tall, metal sculpture by has discussed the offer. On Tuesday, lated companies. local artist Karsten Boysen is called the City Council followed the com- All last week, the three For home delivery, call “Nike,” in reference to the Greek god- mittee’s advice to accept the sculp- members of the new pro- 360-792-9222 dess who personifies victory. The ture. A suitable location hasn’t been motional group Kitsap piece is meant to honor the city’s vet- identifi ed, but Boysen has said he will Aerospace and Defense CONTRIBUTED PHOTO erans and to signify the city’s many store the artwork a few months while Alliance endured long bus This sculpture by Karsten Boysen, “Nike,” connections to the military, Boysen the city decides. rides from their hotel, sti- was purchased by an anonymous benefac- said. Options recommended by Boysen fl ing humidity, long dashes tor and given to Port Orchard. City leaders The piece, created in 2008, was haven’t decided where they will put it. on display in Olympia for the past See STATUE, 6A See PARIS, 6A

Section B

■ Cavaliers take UNLV’s Bennett as surprise No. 1 pick at the Sports NBA Draft. 6B

Friday, June 28, 2013 GOLDEN HOSPITALITY JIM LITKE

VIEWPOINTS What part ofshutup didA-Rod notget?

The instructions were so simple it makes you wonder what part of “just shut ... up” Alex Rodriguez didn’t understand. Yankees GM Brian Cash- man’s directive the other day was calibrated for maximum effect, sure. He knew exactly what he was doing. It’s why he tucked a profanity in the middle. But Cashman also knows better than anyone that for better or worse — probably worse, and certainly for the foreseeable future — the ballclub and A-Rod PHOTOS BY LARRY STEAGALL/KITSAP SUN are stuck with each other. Gold Mountain has hosted several large tournaments, such as the West Coast Conference tournament in April. Bottom line, all he asked for at the moment was a little peace and quiet. ■ Seattle company gets Like the majority of Yankee fans and just about into swing at Bremerton everybody else up and down the club’s chain of command, Cashman prob- By Chuck Stark there on a regular basis who ably wishes A-Rod would Special to the Kitsap Sun are getting that loyalty rate just retire, preferably to a are stealing something. I talk mountaintop retreat. Or BREMERTON — The fan club about it being one of the best else beg for a trade, maybe for the Olympic Course at values in the country all of to Rodriguez’s hometown Gold Mountain Golf Club al- the time.” Marlins, but ideally to a ways seems to be expanding. Gold Mountain’s original ballclub on the other side of Matt Ginella of the Golf Cascade Course, as beautiful- world, say Japan or Korea. Channel recently sang the ly maintained as its younger But Cashman can’t do a praises of Bremerton’s mu- sister and a little cheaper to thing about it. nicipal course during a play, has never lost its luster. Rodriguez has a surgi- radio show. It’ll probably end up hosting cally repaired hip and a le- Asked about some of his more rounds than the Olym- gally binding contract. The favorite regional courses, pic. Yankees desperately need Ginella started with the John The 18-hole courses, more offense, especially Harbottle-designed layout among the busiest in the state, with Mark Teixeira now that opened to rave reviews are on pace to host more than out for the rest of the sea- and is still getting them 17 80,000 rounds between them. son with a bum wrist and years after it burst on the None of this is breaking Rodriguez’s replacements Northwest scene. news — the locals have un- at third hitting a combined “I love the Olympic Course derstood for a long time that Gold Mountain Golf Club general manager Daryl Matheny (right) has worked on squeezing more .240, with just four hom- at Gold Mountain,” said the golf doesn’t get much better money from the popular course. ers and 23 RBIs through travel insider who writes for than what’s available to them Wednesday. GolfChannel.com and ap- at the mountain — but it has ‘IT’S GOING GREAT’ his resignation in mid-May had zero interest in listen- If A-Rod comes back pears weekly on the network’s been nearly seven months Scott Alexander, the pre- to give the city ample time ing to potential bids from after the All-Star break as “Morning Drive” program. “I since Columbia Hospitality vious director of golf who to fi nd a replacement. nationally-acclaimed com- planned, and manages at always talk about what a great took over operation of the was so instrumental in turn- There were more than a panies who managed golf value it is. It’s such a beautiful place, and with the prime- ing Gold Mountain into one few raised eyebrows when courses. That didn’t sit well See LITKE, 2B setting. time golf months sneaking of those must-play courses Bremerton Mayor Patty with some residents, but “And it has sort of a driv- up on us, it seems like a good for out-of-state visitors, Lent aligned herself early the City Council went along able par-4 18th hole that’s time to see how the arrange- stepped down after 28 years. with Columbia Hospitality, with the mayor and awarded FITNESS downhill. It’s a fun way to end ment is working out. His last day on the job was which manages the Bremer- the day. The people coming Dec. 31, but he announced ton Conference Center. She See GOLF, 5B Port PUMASNOTEBOOK Bad behavior prompts letter to league Gamble to host ■ Team claims opposing coach was “headhunting” players, and that Rilatt ap- regarding Rilatt’s comments, plauded when his players suc- said he considered pulling his By Jeff Graham Pumas head coach James “He wasn’t making it a se- cessfully committed fouls. team off the fi eld at one point [email protected] Ritchie and Rilatt were cret,” Pumas assistant coach “I’ve never heard a coach to protect his players. races 360-792-8566 both ejected from the game, Andrew Chapman said. so blatantly go tell his play- “If anybody gets hurt, which saw 37 fouls, eight yel- Chapman said he heard ers to go hurt or injure other we’re walking off the fi eld,” Kitsap Pumas owner Rob- low cards and four red cards Rilatt tell one of his players players,” said Chapman, who he said. ■ Newest event in Waite said his club submit- handed out. to “go staple” one of Kitsap’s has coached Peninsula Col- Chapman and Brimbelieve ted a letter to the Premier De- During the game, Ritchie players. That translates to “go lege’s men’s program the past Rilatt’s actions may have been brings county velopment League this week and assistant coaches put the studs (on the bottom 10 years. in response to Portland losing regarding what it believes Andrew Chapman and of your cleats) into someone,” “You don’t see headhunt- top forward Mark Sherrod total to three was inappropriate behavior Dustyn Brim claim Rilatt Chapman said. ing too often in this game,” to a head injury. When the by Portland head coach Jim openly directed members of Brim said he heard Rilatt Brim added. two teams played on June 1, By Alan Sylvestre Rilatt during last week’s 1-0 his team to target and injure use the phrase “go break him” Ritchie, who talked to a [email protected] loss in Portland. Kitsap players. in another command to his linesmanand a fourth official See PUMAS, 4B 360-792-9231

Poulsbo Running will host the inaugural Port Ackley ready for second run with Mariners Gamble Marathon and Half- marathon on Aug. 4. It’s the third marathon in Kitsap ■ Former No. 2 with the Rainiers. Many of County. MARINERS his outs were line drives. After pulling the Root pick likely He went to left, center and Rocks 50-kilometer from AT A GLANCE right. Mostly, he says, he un- their schedule, Poulsbo to be in outfield Today: Chicago Cubs cluttered his mind. Ropes to Running created the mara- (Wood 5-6, 2.85) at all fi elds followed. thon so local runners still By Todd Dybas Seattle (Iwakuma 7-3, “I think I probably chilled had a long-distance compe- Tacoma News Tribune 2.26) out more mentally, is really tition. Time: 7:10 p.m. what it comes down to,” Poulsbo Running owner SEATTLE — After Franklin TV: ROOT Ackley said. “I think there Chris Hammett is coordi- Gutierrez’s outfield workout Radio: 710 AM was so much going on in my nating the event as he does didn’t go well Tuesday after- head before, I don’t really with the Roots Rock Trail noon, the Seattle Mariners think it was a major swing Running Series. were forced into yet another INSIDE thing. The race will start and roster move. “I think it was less my finish just south of Port Summoned from Triple-A Mariners to fl y rainbow fl ag swing and more what was Gamble off Highway 104 and to replace Gutierrez, Dustin Sunday. 2B going on mentally, just get- runners will loop through Ackley packed his stuff, ting up to the plate and men- the Pope Resources Tree bolted Cheney Stadium .205 average in tow, Ack- ASSOCIATED PRESS tally worrying about mak- Farm. and began the uphill battle ley was coming back to the Seattle Mariners’ Dustin Ackley waits for a pitch during an at-bat ing the fi rst out on the fi rst “The goal is to promote that is I-5 North traffic after clubhouse most fi gured he in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Friday, May 24, pitch or whatever it was, and the trails. Those are on pri- 4 p.m. would never leave after ini- I think once I separated that vate property and all that is He may have been Tues- tial arrival. foul line in time for the na- the Mariners, but is likely and just started this tunnel up for sale,” Hammett said. day’s happiest commuter. Ackley, head freshly tional anthem. He’s only to be in the outfield Friday. vision on what I needed to “There’s a group that’s with After being sent down to shaved and beard well-griz- pinch-run during the two He tore up Triple A. Ack- the minors May 26 with a zled, was on the fi rst-base games he’s been back with ley hit .365 in his 25 games See MARINERS, 2B See MARATHON, 2B

KITSAP SUN «Friday, June 28, 2013 « 5B sports

NotebooK Aussie tames Gold Mountain’s Olympic Course

By Chuck Stark (79) and Central Kitsap’s No. 1 player in the R&A mornings at ESPN 710 AM. Special to the Kitsap Sun Andrew Hansen (80) were World Amateur Golf Rank- It usually airs at 10 a.m., norThweST Golf CAlendAr among those who with- ings on Wednesday. unless it conflicts with the Australia’s 15-year-old drew. Taylor, now playing on Mariners’ pregame show. ... July 1-3: Sahalee Players Aug. 23-25: Champion’s Ryan Ruffels shot impres- Ruffels, from Mel- the Canadian Tour, was No. Palouse Ridge Golf Course Championship, Sahalee Tour Boeing Classic, TPC sive rounds of 69 and 67 on bourne, was coming off a 1 for 21 weeks as a Husky in Pullman is hosting the Country Club, Sammammish Snoqualmie Ridge the Olympic Course earlier seventh-place finish at the senior. Williams, No. 1 for John Harbottle III Pro-Am July 6-11: PNGA Men’s Aug. 29-31: LPGA this week to top the U.S. Ju- World Junior Champion- most of the last two years, on July 26-28. Harbottle, Amateur, Bandon Dunes Golf Safeway Classic, Columbia nior Amateur qualifier at ships in Nagoya, Japan, turned pro last week, finish- who designed Palouse Resort, Bandon, Ore. Edgewood, Portland Gold Mountain Golf Club. and will play in the Calla- ing tied for 30th in the Trav- Ridge and Gold Mountain’s July 11-12: Suquamish Sept. 5-6: PNW Senior PGA Ruffels’ 8-under-par 136, way World Junior Cham- elers Championship. Olympic Course, died sud- Clearwater Resort and Trinity Championship, Oakbrook in less-than-ideal condi- pionships in San Diego Pan, a native of Taiwan, denly last year. He was Academy Celebrity Classic, G&CC, Tacoma tions, was nine strokes next month. His parents, went from No. 5 to No. 1 af- posthumously awarded White Horse Golf Club Sept. 9-11: PNGA Women’s better than his nearest Ray and Annamaria, were ter finishing second among the 2012 Northwest Golf (Warren Moon, Dave Kreig Senior Team, Sunriver competitors. Cole Madey both professional tennis amateurs at the U.S. Open. Media Association “Lo- and Kenny Easley among the Resort, Bend, Ore. of West Linn, Ore. (76-69), players. Pan, who has three wins cal Legend” award. ... The celebrities) Sept. 16-17: Kikkor UW Houston’s David Lee (74- during his Husky career, 109th Northwest Open will July 15-19: PNGA Women’s Husky Invitational, Gold 71) and Kirkland’s Frank Kwon finishes 15th will be a junior next season. be played Aug. 19-21 at Wine Amateur and Mid-Amateur, Mountain Golf Club Wine Valley CC, Walla Walla Sept. 18-19: PNW Pro- Garber (73-72) tied for If he is still No. 1 at the end Valley GC in Walla Walla. July 17-21: Rosauers Open second at 145. Jordan Lu Women’s State Am of the summer, he will earn Wine Valley, which opened Amateur Championship, Invitational, Indian Canyon, Salish Cliffs GC, Shelton (73-73) of Vancouver, B.C., Bremerton’s Brittany exemptions to the 2014 U.S. in 2009, is rated No. 84 in Spokane was another stroke back in Kwon finished in 15th place Open and British Open. Golfweek’s 2012 list of Best Sept. 18-20: PNGA Men’s July 30-Aug. 1: Senior Senior Team, Sunriver fifth. at the Washington State Williams, the Hogan Modern Courses. ... Jim Oregon Open Invitational, Madey and Lee, who Women’s Amateur on Award winner, shot 71-68- Sutherland of Vancouver, Resort, Bend, Ore. Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Sept. 28-29: Dave Williams has signed to play at SMU, Thursday at Tw in Lakes 69-69 at the Travelers and B.C., has written a new golf Pendleton, Ore. Best Ball, Gold Mountain survived the playoff for Golf & Country Club in won $32,584. Richard Lee, novel, “Stack and Tilt,” a Aug. 5: National Car Golf Club the second and third spots Federal Way. another ex-Husky and for- comic story about golf and Rental PGA Assistant Sept. 30-Oct. 1: PNGA and will join Ruffels at the Kwon, 12, ended the tour- golfers. ... Brian Jung of Cor- Championships, Chehalem mer Bremerton City Am Senior/Super Senior Glenn GC, Newberg, Ore. U.S. Junior Amateur, which nament at 28-over (244). She winner, also tied for 30th. vallis, Ore. (68), James Feutz Women’s Amateur, will be played July 22-27 at shot 86 on Thursday after Lee has had two top-10 and of Tacoma (69) and Seattle’s Aug. 12-15: PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur, The Links Arrowhead Golf Club, Martis Camp Golf Club in carding rounds of 77 and 81 five top-25 finishes in 17 Sandy Vaughn (70), who Molalla, Ore. Truckee, Calif. Gold Moun- the first two days. tournaments and is 78th on survived a four-man play- Club, Post Falls, ID Aug. 12-16: PNGA Junior Oct. 1-3: PNW PGA tain hosted the 2011 Junior Silverdale’s Katie Lee the money list ($712,370). off, earned spots to the July Professional Championship, Am, which was won by placed 30th at 49-over, while 1-3 Sahalee Players Cham- Boys’ Amateur, Bear Mountain Resort, Victoria, Meadow Springs GC, Jordan Spieth, who is now Bremerton’s Leslie Guzman Good deal pionship during Monday’s Richland playing on the PGA Tour. tied for 33rd at 54-over. qualifier at Sahalee Coun- B.C. Aug. 14: 18th annual Kitsap Oct. 24-25: 65th Hudson For Garber, it’s the sec- Mallory Kent of Tukwila You can join the Rolling try Club in Sammamish. Cup Matches, Pumpkin ond straight year he’s been won the tournament, shoot- Hills Golf Course Men’s Bainbridge’s Carl Jonson, Mental Health Services Golf Classic, Gold Mountain Ridge and Witch Hallow, Club, the most active in the an alternate during the Ju- ing 8-over to edge Jordan the 2012 PNGA Amateur (scramble on Olympic North Plains, Ore. nior Am qualifier at Gold Ferreira of University Place area, for $60. The first round medalist and runner-up Course) Mountain. by a stroke. is free if you’re joining for a year ago, is also in the Aug. 15: PGA Champions The 36-hole qualifier the first time. It immedi- strong field, which includes Tour Qualifier, Druid’s Glen To add local tournaments was supposed to be held Another No. 1 ately makes you eligible for several top NCAA golfers. GC, Kent to golf calendar, please Tuesday, but because of for Huskies all of the weekly nine-hole Jonson and Feutz play at Aug. 19-21: Northwest email sunsports@kitsapsun. weather delays from heavy Wednesday events. And if UNLV. Jonson missed the Open Invitational, Wine com with dates and contact rain and some lightning Let’s play a little Jeop- you have 10 rounds posted Washington State Amateur Valley CC, Walla Walla information. and thunder, most of the ardy. over the last 12 months at earlier this month at Cham- players only got in 27 holes. Nick Taylor, Chris Wil- Rolling Hills, you would bers Bay because of an el- Only 39 of the 59 golfers liams and now Cheng- have been eligible to play bow injury. Feutz placed in the field returned to fin- Tsung Pan. in 19 tournaments this year. fourth at the state am and shot 4-over 75 on the Rope Junior Golf Association, ish Wednesday. That would be the an- at this year’s Bremerton Rider Course. Bainbridge’s which used to hold an The top local finisher swer to the question: Name Also City Am, which he won as a Neal White tied for 21st event at Trophy Lake Golf was Central Kitsap’s Au- the three University of 16-year-old. He was third at with a 77. Bellevue’s Tom & Casting in Port Orchard, brey MacKenzie, who shot Washington golfers who Jim Moore, who writes last weekend’s Tacoma City Brandes (69) and Lake- is returning to the state this 79-79—158. CK’s Christo- have been ranked the No. 1 a weekly Monday column Amateur. ... Bainbridge’s Ed wood’s Tom Hale (70) were year. The inaugural Ryan pher Kwon carded 84-78— amateur golfer in the world for the Kitsap Sun, hosts Jonson, Carl’s father, tied the two qualifiers to the Moore Junior Champion- 164 and Olympic’s Trent over the last four years. the weekly Pacific North- for 15th at the U.S. Senior July 11-14 U.S. Senior Open ship will be played July 2-4 Ferris 85-86—171. Bain- Pan, a junior-to-be at the west Golf Show along with Open qualifier at Suncadia at the Omaha (Neb.) Coun- at RMG Club at Oakbrook bridge’s Sam Warkentin UW, was named the new Shon Crewe on Sunday on Tuesday in Cle Elum. He try Club. ... The American in Lakewood.

GoLF marketing strategyand what can be re- GolfrouNduP from 1B vised. We’ll have a better idea of what kind of growth potential we have.” Park 2nd a three-year contract to the company GeTTinG CreATive wiTh feeS whose headquarters are on Pier 66 This gets back to the top of the in Seattle. story, where the Golf Channel’s Matt to friend “Yes, there was a risk,” said Lenny Ginella talked about Gold Mountain Zilz, Columbia Hospitality’s vice presi- being one of the best values around. dent of marketing. “I don’t think it was “We get golfers in here from at Open for us necessarily. We knew we’d suc- California all the time and they ceed. But certainly it was a political tell me it would cost $200 to play risk.” Is Columbia Hospitality, which the Olympic Course if it was in By The Associated Press specializes in hotels, resorts, confer- their state,” said Faulk, the super- ence centers and cruise ship terminals, intendent who deserves so much SOUTHAMPTON,N.Y.— South Ko- succeeding with its first golf venture? credit for the facilities’ great reputa- rea’s Ha-Neul Kim upstaged By all accounts, things are sailing tion. friend Inbee Park to take the along about as sweet as a Fred Couples As Ginella pointed out, Gold first-round lead at her first swing. Mountain’s regarded as one of the U.S. Women’s Open. “We’re very pleased,” Zilz said. best bargains around, but it is a busi- Kim shot a bogey-free “Through the end of May, we were do- ness and the revenues have dipped 6-under 66 on Thursday at ing well and June seems to be tracking in recent years. Matheny and head Sebonack to lead Park by the same way. We started off the year pro Mark Knowles, who previously a stroke. The top-ranked behind, but we’ve caught up, which is LARRY STEAGALL/KITSAP SUN worked as an assistant pro and with Park is trying to make his- great.” Daryl Matheny, the former head A nice spring has helped increase the rounds played at Gold Mountain. Alexander’s golf cart business, ana- tory by winning the first pro under Alexander, was retained as lyzed the overall greens fees struc- three majors of the year. general manager. Ed Faulk, the greens ture and they came up with a plan to superintendent who contracted with Gold MoUnTAin Green feeS squeeze a little more money out of PGA Tour the city in the past, was also retained. Cascade Olympic the rounds. Faulk has been a fixture since 1984, Monday-Thursday: $33 $45 “It was like an onion, peeling apart Castro leads at and like all of the employees at Gold Friday: $36 $50 all these layers that had to be looked Congressional Mountain, he now works for Columbia Sat-Sun-Holiday: $40 $65 at and revised in some respect,” Ma- Hospitality. Weekday twilight (3 p.m.): $23 $25 theny said. “Knowlsy and I spent BETHESDA, Md. — Roberto “Individually they’ve left it to us to Weekend twilight (3 p.m.): $26 $27 hours and hours combing through it. Castro didn’t qualify for just run the place, which is good,” said Juniors Monday-Thursday/Fridays We didn’t want to just come in and the U.S. Open this year. He Faulk, whose budget (around $1 mil- weekends after 3 p.m: $13 $22 raise rates and assume that would do felt as if he played in one at Carts: $32 $16 (2 riders/1 rider) lion) and manpower (22 employees) Current special: $85 for two rounds in one day the trick.” Congressional on Thursday are about the same as before. For annual and punch card premiums and other passes, go to Besides, it probably wouldn’t be in the AT&T National. “Not much has changed for me. It’s well received by the golfers who play goldmountaingolf.com chAmPions Tour probably a little different for Daryl. Also: Gold Mountain hosting Junior Golf Camp, July 8-12. Cost: $100 there on a regular basis. Everything goes through Daryl now. So they kept daily rates the same I used to be my own boss and work ($33 Cascade; $45 Olympic, Monday- Huston on top for the city. Now Daryl’s the general bring to the table.” year throughout the golf world.” Thursday; $36/$50 on Friday; $40/$65 at Senior Players manager. He’s the boss right now. Matheny said one of the major Under the three-year contract Saturday/Sunday in peak times), but I’m an employee of Columbia. That’s changes working for a company such signed with the city, Columbia Hos- they tinkered with the prime-time PITTSBURGH — John Huston the difference.” Matheny admits that as Columbia Hospitality is the number pitality receives a management fee fees for golfers who buy punch cards shot a 5-under 65 on Thurs- there was a little fear in the begin- of meetings he now participates in. — 5 percent of Gold Mountain’s gross and annual fee passes. day to take the first-round ning. “Compared to what we used to do, revenues — and 20 percent of any net Normally, a golfer pays $40 to play lead in the Senior Players “Honestly, going in nobody knew it’s anexorbitant amount of teleconfer- operating revenues over $600,000 an- the Cascade Course in prime time (8 Championship. what the hell to expect. It was more ence meetings and setting up meetings nually. a.m. to noon, Saturday/Sunday/holi- Fred Couples, Duffy Wal- like we were all kind of guessing how with the team here,” he said. “But you The city took out a $5 million bond days from May to September). dorf, Fred Funk and Russ it would go down,” he said. “But I think know, it’s great because everybody to build the Olympic Course in 1996, Because of all the golfers using Cochran were a stroke back it’s going great. knows exactly what’s going on. Ev- and a $3.1 million bond to build the punch cards and annual fee passes, or in the third major on the “As we met and mapped out what we erybody is in the loop.” clubhouse, which opened Septem- employees getting free golf (course Champions Tour schedule. were doing going forward, they told us, He said they’re still trying to figure ber 2004. For a few years, the facility marshals for instance) it brought the Tom Pernice Jr. had three ‘Hey, we’ll support what you do. We’ll some things out. When it comes to the generated enough money to pay the average rate down during that prime straight birdies to start his see if there’s a better way to do it. They food-and-beverage part of the busi- debt, but that hasn’t been the case for time to the high $20s, said Matheny. round and led a group of looked at us as the ones in the industry ness, he said, “There’s a few things a while. The debt has been refinanced Golfers who pay annual and punch players at 67. with the expertise and to lead the way. kind of gray on how we’re doing and a couple of times, but the payment is card premiums now pay an additional They said they were going to give us how we’re doing it going forward.” close to $280,000 this year and it will up-charge of $8 to play the Cascade EuroPEAn Tour huge support going forward and that’s When Alexander announced he be closer to $400,000 for 2014 with during prime time on weekends and what they’ve done.” was leaving, the job of booking spe- yearly increases until 2018. It won’t be holidays. McIlroy shoots Liz Ogle, the retail manager of the cial events such as weddings and paid off until 2028. The goal, Matheny There has always been an up- 74 at Irish open pro shop, said Columbia has made her group bookings was nonexistent, said said, is to generate enough revenue to charge ($26) on the Olympic Course life easier. Matheny. As a result, that part of the “pay the debt and have some rollover for weekend and holidays. MAYNOOTH,Ireland— Rory Mc- “We’re able to implement our ideas business dropped off significantly dur- money in our capital account. And “We were shooting ourselves in the Ilroy shot a 2-over-par 74 in because they do have such a large sup- ing the first six months of this year. we’re well on pace to do those things foot,” Matheny said. “With the $8 up- the first round of Irish Open port team,” she said. “If I want an ad, I “But the revenue is still trending and then some.” If there’s a year they charge, it’s still a 20 percent discount. on Thursday and says he feels give them the information and they do close to what we had budgeted, and don’t make budget, the idea is to have We thought that was reasonable. And “a bit lost” in what has been a it. That allows us to spend more time we’ve got a lot more scheduled for the “still have enough in the capital fund you can still play before 8 and not pay difficult year. with the customer.” last half of this year,” Matheny said. to take care of the debt,” Matheny said. it; or play after noon.” The world’s No. 2-ranked Zilz said the team at Gold Mountain “That’s the whole goal. That’s what we As expected, that change was greet- golfer again struggled with has bought in to Columbia Hospital- GoAl: PAy off The deBT want to try to accomplish.” ed with some moans and groans. his driver and managed just ity’s philosophy and is taking advan- Mostly because of a good spring in Zilz said they’ll have a better idea of “We had some feedback,” Ma- two birdies on a wet, over- tage of its business strategy and vast which there was less rain than usual, what to expect for the long term by the theny said. “But we’d gone so cast day at the Carton House marketing sources. Gold Mountain is ahead of what it end of the year. far the other way, offering only course on the outskirts of “Daryl’s a great leader,” he said. “He budgeted in money generated from “We’ll carefully look at our perfor- discounts. You’re still getting a Dublin. has a great marketing mind and they’ve green fees, carts and driving range. mance,” he said. “Right now we feel a 20 percent discount playing a golf McIlroy is seven shot embraced our philosophy of customer Matheny said the facility is holding real strong relationship with the city course that’s always rated among the behind clubhouse leader service. They’re a delight to work with its own in selling merchandise “even and they’re pleased. We’re starting to top 8-10 values in the country ... and and playing partner Shane ... we recognize the expertise they though it’s been a bad merchandise plan now for 2014. We’re looking at that’s off our rack rate.” Lowry.