A reader called to ask if motorized carts at Enger Park Golf Course would
suffer from neglect for being left out in the elements all winter long.
We took a short walk and sure enough found rows of the carts nearly buried beneath drifted snow at the Duluth golf course. So we checked around to see what the industry norm is.
Good news, taxpayers, we were told not to worry. Golf cart experts say the sturdy carts routinely weather the winter outdoors. Mark Carlson, general manager of the Nemadji Golf Course in Superior for the past 35 years, said he has more than 100 golf carts parked outside, as he does most winters. He assured us the machines make it through the winter just fine.
Likewise, Ray Schow, office manager of the Ridgeview Country Club in Duluth, said the club's carts are being stored on outdoor tennis courts this winter, as they have been in the past, with no ill effects.
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Reserve your short shorts
The Duluth Play Ground is hosting its annual Short Shorts Film Festival on Saturday, and you die-hard fans can
purchase tickets online so you don't have to worry about a sellout.
The series of five-minute shows starts at
7 p.m. at the Duluth Play Ground, 11 E. Superior St.
Tickets are $10, available at www.duluthplayground.org or through the box office, (218) 733-7555.
Speaking of indie movies
In the trailer for the 2009 documentary "The Horse Boy," the father of an autistic child says: "This is the story of how, as a family, we did something crazy. We went halfway across the world in search of a miracle."
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"The Horse Boy," which won the audience prize at SXSW in 2009 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, is playing this week at Zinema 2.
Go to www.zinema2.com for show times.
Muffin spotted but still on the run
Amber Kealer received some encouraging news this weekend about her missing dog, Muffin.
The small tan and white "peek-a-poo" was spotted Saturday on Mountain Road near Spirit Mountain. A resident told Kealer she provided the little scamp with some food and water.
Kealer is still trying to catch up to her canine companion after the spooked pooch took off following an April 5 house fire at 42nd Avenue West. The dog was credited with rousing Kealer and her roommates, perhaps saving lives during the early morning blaze.
If anyone catches sight of Muffin again, Kealer said she'd appreciate a call on her cell at (218) 213-7234.
