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Ontario Golf Club undergoing changes



Jessica Hilton | argus observer Later this month the Ontario Golf Club will provide a snack bar for hungry patrons after the closure of Mr. Louie's Grill.
JESSICA KELLER ARGUS OBSERVER

ONTARIO

The Ontario Golf Club is changing its food arrangements with the closure of the club's restaurant.

Mike Arocha, who ran Mr. Louie's Grill at the golf club, closed the restaurant, which had been open for two years. He informed city officials he would be unable to complete the third year of his lease agreement with the city. Arocha said the contract with the city officially ended within the last week.

Arocha said while he enjoyed running the restaurant, it did not live up to expectations.

“It really wasn't working out financially,” he said. “It really wasn't making the money that we were hoping that it would. It was nice and fun while it was going but it wasn't enough to make me leave my regular job.”

Arocha said he was sorry the restaurant was unable to stay open, and even though it created jobs for three other people, the unstable revenues were unable to offset the time it took away from spending with his family. Arocha said he was thankful for all the people who supported the restaurant while it was open and City Manager Scott Trainor, who he said helped him as much as possible.

With the closure of Mr. Louie's Grill, food services will now be provided by Ontario Golf Club personnel in the pro shop, manager Chuck Tate said. Rather than a restaurant, he said, food services will be provided in the form of a snack bar.

The plans, however, are in limbo at the moment, Tate said, as he is in the process of getting his food and liquor license so the snack bar can open.

The Ontario Golf Club is modeling its snack bar after a successful snack bar at the Riverbend Golf Course in Idaho.

“All the foods are self-served, and they will be fast and easy to prepare, very convenient and simple for us to operate,” Tate said. “That's a key part.”

The food, however, will be filling and will include “nice and hearty hot dogs,” Tate said. A selection of sandwiches, chips, beverages, candy and gum will also be served. The Ontario Golf Club has arranged for beer to be provided through Echanis Distributing, Tate said.

Revenues from the snack bar will be recorded as food sales as part of pro shop sales, Tate said, and a percentage of the gross sales will go into the city golf course maintenance fund.

“Our primary goal is to keep labor costs under control and provide convenience for the people who play golf out here,” he said.

The snack bar will be convenient, Tate said, because golfers will be able to “grab a sandwich, chips, drink or hot dog and be back on the golf course in five minutes,” Tate said.

He said he thinks the arrangement will be preferable for the local golfers who want speed and convenience when getting a bite to eat during the day, rather than sitting down for a full meal.

Tate said most golf courses are shying away from having restaurants in favor of snack bars, or are converting to snack bars, with the exception of private clubs.

“It just has not been economically feasible or practical to maintain a full-service restaurant,” Tate said. “It all comes down to personnel costs and the size of the crowd that wants to eat there.”

Catered meals, however, will still be available for large groups, Tate said. He said the golf club has arranged for catered meals with Larry Matsumura of Matsy's to provide catered services. A meal has already been catered through Matsy's, for the ladies golf association who meet at the Ontario Golf Club monthly, Tate said, and served 40 to 50 people.

Tate said the snack bar is due to open the weekend of March 18.

Jessica Keller is a reporter for the Argus Observer. She can be contacted at (541) 889-5387, Ext. 415 or by e-mail, JessicaK@ArgusObserver.com.




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" May 16, 2008

Here is something that we should all read. This is a letter from an angry woman in New Jersey regarding the War in Iraq and all of the war’s negative publicity. Pay attention.

'Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?

Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania?

Did nearly three-thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?

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I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia .

I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.

I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.

I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.

I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

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If you don't agree, then by all means quit reading. Should you choose to do so, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:

'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem' -- Ronald Reagan

I have another quote that I would like to add

'If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.' Also by.. Ronald Reagan

One last thought for the day:

In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.'

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
Important for us all!!!!
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM. AMEN!’


I hope you take this woman’s viewpoint into consideration. It closely parallels my own. As I begin my journey in becoming a soldier of the greatest country in the world, hearing this woman’s words sets my heart at ease. It is warming to know that there are people in this great country who still care about those men and women who have no choice.


Cody W. Ables
U.S. Air Force Academy 2012
"


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