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Have to disagree - I don't believe location is an issue at all. Both Ballyneal and Dismal require an effort to get there, and the travel time is pretty much equal if flying in to North Platte. People will join where they feel they fit. Most members will be national, just like our neighbor Sand Hills. Dismal is bigger than Ballyneal - simply, we have more beds. For Ballyneal to expand from where thay are, it will require a substantial investment. We have alot of people who enjoy stopping by Ballyneal as part of a trip, and we would love to work with them.
John Curlander has gone, for some, from "villan" last week, to some doubting members now seem to be willing to give Ballyneal another shot. That is wonderful! I don't know John personally but know he did a good thing and it couldn't have been easy. That is a good thing for a great place. I don't know enough about the situation but John and his team have my full support as I know the difficulty of the task they face. I have said many times that we support Ballyneal and that has always been the case. The business isn't easy these days, and Ballyneal should have every chance to reach its potential. If we can help them, we will. John needs support. He has mine.
I know alot of people think we are, or should be, competitors. That is incredibly short sighted. Both places are different and very good, both have good people, and both are fun. The fact remains, we don't compete with each other...we compete with everything else.
Jim Colton is an advocate for Ballyneal, always has been. She will need more people like Jim to succeed.
Let's all support John's efforts. It is good for Ballyneal and good for the game.