..... and the unveiling of a Dean Martin statue.

Hey pallies, likes there's more 'citin' Dino-news from our Dino's playground 'Vegas baby 'Vegas.  In the month February in the year of our Dino 2019, the month that ilovedinomartin has lovin'ly tagged Dino-amore, a new, swankest of swank statue of our most beloved Dino was unveiled at a golf course in Las Vegas with news of it reported at the 'net home pad of "LAS VEGAS NEWS-JOURNAL.

Scribed by Mr. Brian Hurlburt, this hugely heart warmin' Dino-tribute was recorded in the article below tagged "New Las Vegas Country Club owners embrace history, look to future."  Likes as youse will read below the club has been under new ownership since 2017 and recently " re-introduced the private club during a media event that included " the unveiling of a Dean Martin statue.  Seems that our Dino  "played the course regularly in the early days" and these wise owners have seen fit to hugely homage our King of Cool with this tremendous tribute of a life sized statue of our most beloved Dino with golf club in hand.

Likes youse can read on the pertinent patter below, and on the morrow we will share 'nother Dino-gram that features less patter, but more images of our great great man includin' one that shares the wondrous words of Dino-adulation that appears on the plaque below the stunnin' statue of our Dino.
Words simply can not describe our delight in yet 'nother exuberant example of lastin' love for our one, our only Dino.  We salute the new owners of the Las Vegas Country Club for this huge honorin' of our main man Dino, and we thank Mr. Brian Hurlburt and all the pallies at the "LAS VEGAS NEWS-JOURNAL for sweetly spreadin' the news.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-message.

We Remain

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters


New Las Vegas Country Club owners embrace history, look to future



On hand (l to r) for the unveiling of a Dean Martin statue at the private Las Vegas Country Club were former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, club president Baik Lee, ...On hand (l to r) for the unveiling of a Dean Martin statue at the private Las Vegas Country Club were former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, current Mayor Carolyn Goodman, club president Baik Lee, head professional/interim GM Jason Edmiston and KLUC 98.5 FM radio host Chet Buchanan. (LVCC/Ana Photography Studios)

Brian Hurlburt

February 19, 2019 - 4:18 pm

The Las Vegas Country Club was founded in 1967 by former Boston Celtics owner Marvin Kratter.

In 1970, a group of members led by Irwin Molasky, Moe Dalitz, Allard Roen and Merv Adelson bought the club and it remained member-owned until Dec. 30, 2017, when it was purchased by South Korea’s Samick Music Corporation, led by chairman J.S. Kim, a regular club guest for decades. Samick is a premier piano and guitar manufacturer.

Last Monday, the new owners re-introduced the private club during a media event that featured current Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman and former mayor Oscar Goodman, who previously were members. The festivities included the “mayors” receiving an honorary membership and the unveiling of a Dean Martin statue. The Rat Pack star played the course regularly in the early days.

Martin was invited to play by the mercurial Arthur Nightingale, the club’s first head professional, and routinely was part of a six some that included Las Vegas notables Tony Frabbiele, Bo Wininger, Don Cherry, Myron Friedman and Minny Cardillo.

“We believe the history of the Las Vegas Country Club is an asset,” club president and former Samick CEO Baik Lee said. “We had two goals when we purchased the club. One was to preserve and embrace the club’s history and the other was to modernize the facility and operations.”

The new owners have invested substantially in the club, and in a day and age when Las Vegas historic buildings and golf courses are imploded regularly, the course, indoor tennis pavilion and architecturally-unique clubhouse will remain.

A strict deed protects the golf course from development and many areas of the clubhouse were renovated including the locker rooms, kitchen and other behind-the-scenes and public areas.

LPGA teaching pro honored

Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Alexander was given the Ladies Professional Golf Association Teaching and Club Professional President’s Award during a ceremony held during the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando in January. Alexander is a site director for the LPGA/USGA Girls Golf program and an instructor at Las Vegas Golf Club.

“To be honored is incredible,” Alexander said. “I was truly surprised. I love being an LPGA TCP member. We have so many talented members who continually inspire me.”