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WE AT FIREWHEEL GOLF PARK, TODAY, FIREWHEEL CONSISTS OF ABOUT 600 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL PARK LAND.

WE OPERATE 63 HOLES OR THREE GOLF COURSES. FIREWHEEL CONDUCTS OVER 100 TOURNAMENTS A YEAR.

WE PROVIDE GOLF SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND GOLFERS EVERY YEAR AT THIS FACILITY.

FIREWHEEL IS A WONDERFUL ASSET FOR THE CITY. FIREWHEEL DRAWS IN GOLFERS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION AND IT'S A WONDERFUL FACILITY AND A BIG DRAWING CARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR OVERALL ECONOMY. WE HAVE ABOUT 30 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND 30 TO 50 PART-TIME AND SEASONAL EMPLOYEES AT FIREWHEEL THAT MAINTAIN OUR GOLF COURSE.

WELL, WE START IN THE MORNING AROUND 5 A.M . MOWING SOME FAIRWAYS, GREENS, TEES, RAKING BUNKERS, THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF HAS BEEN HERE, WELL OVER 15 YEARS, EACH ONE OF THEM.

AND THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD KEEN EYE FOR DETAIL, EACH ONE OF THEM, SO IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF EYES, A LOT OF BACKS AND THEN QUITE A BIT OF LABOR.

[MUSIC] WHEN I COME TO WORK EVERY MORNING AND I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND I COME OUT TO THE GOLF COURSE AND GET TO SPEND HALF MY DAY ON THE GOLF COURSE YOU KNOW AND BEING IN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK AND EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY AND IT'S JUST A PEACEFUL PLACE TO WORK AND A BEAUTIFUL SETTING.

[MUSIC] IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT EVERYONE THAT WORKS OUT HERE ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE QUITE A BIT OF RESPONSIBILITY KEEPING THIS FACILITY IN THE CONDITIONS IT'S IN BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FOLKS TO BE IN.

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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.