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Good years continued until 1942 when the war took its toll. The gross income for <br /> golf and concession in 1943 was $745.90; in 1944 it was $573.15. The course was <br /> "maintained" during those years by Ruth and Bob, both barely teen agers. Immediately <br /> after V.J. day, August 15, 1945 gas rationing was lifted and golfers swarmed back to <br /> play on what was left of Orono. The damage done to the course was repaired, extra <br /> tees were built, the 4th and 5th fairways were raised and the ponds were dug to supply <br /> the fill. The deep well was drilled in 1954 and the water system extended. <br /> Play increased so much during the post-war years that the Orono facilities were <br /> • no longer adequate to meet the requirements of so many golfers. The decision to have <br /> the Orono course sponsor a new one was carried out and thus the Medina Public Golf <br /> Course came into being. <br /> For many years our score card carried the slogan "The little golf course with <br /> the faaiiy atmosphere". This apt phrase not only applied to the fact that many families <br /> from grandparents thru grandchildren played their golf at Orono, but the operation <br /> was' strictly a family affair. Florence played a most essential part in the operation, <br /> being in fact office and pe_sonnel manager. Ruth and Pat managed the concession at <br /> various times for several years as wel.. as oftimes lending a hand at the grounds <br /> maintenance work. Bob and Dave were both indispensable it. the operation, literally <br /> cutting their teeth in the golf business. Both are still actively engaged in golf, <br /> Bob as president and manager of Medina Golf Course and Dave as Superintendent of the <br /> Honeywell CountryAub. <br /> Enough has been said of my own activities except to say that health problems <br /> necessitated a •zove to a more gentle climate. In 1964, exactly _orty years after <br /> the founding of Oronc golf course, we turned the management over to Tom Wasgatt who <br /> lived in the old home until It was sold to the Village. <br /> Part 3---Notes of Interest <br /> Orono Golf Course, originallYcalled Orono Orchards Golf Course, was the first <br /> - 8 - <br />