Construction and Expansion Update

"Guests at the Tower at Turning Stone are very pleased with the amenities there, patient with the construction still going on, and eager to see the finished product, according to front desk employees. The Tower opened five room floors Oct. 1 and welcomed about 40 guests its first night. so far, the comments have been positive; guests like the modern feel of the Tower and the spaciousness of the Winter Garden, andthe unique double rotating Grohle shower heads inthe rooms are generating lots of positive comments. Employees at the Tower are fielding lots of questions about when the new restaurants in the Winter Garden will open. Crews continue to work on the new and expanded buffet area, which will be housed on a terrace off the main floor of the Winter Garden, and on the new Brazillian steakhouse, which will be on the second floor. A new Opal's also will open on the main floor of the Winter Garden near the Smokin' wing of the resort. The connector between the parking garage and the Winter Garden is open to the public, and construction areas in the Tower and Event Center are hidden from public view with drapes and posters depicting the expansion. The escalators and elevators are open for guest use. Outside the Winter Garden, work continues on landscaping around the rock formation near the main entrance. Stone work on the exteriorcolumns under the port cochiere also continues. Flowers, pumpkins and gourds have been placed outside near the revolving door to celebrate the fall season. In the Event Center, workers are cutting a fast pace to prepare the facility for a MAINES trade show in mid-October and the annual fall meeting of United South and Eastern Tribes at the end of the month. Most of the work that remains is finsihing work such as painting. Crews are scheduled to begin applying a top coat of asphalt to all roads and parking lots around the resort this week. Curbing and and extension of the third lane at the resort entrance also is scheduled to begin this week. The new clubhouse at Atunyote is coming together, with more fixtures in the pro shop area, a gas fireplace installed in the dining room, and most of the tiling and fixtures installed in the locker areas. Crews are finishing the ceiling molding around the bulding and installing stoves and other appliances in the kitchen." katie said she heard on the news this morning on her way to work that the Tim McGraw show that is scheduled for the 5 of Dec was already sold out. not too much of a suprise there though. talk to you later joe FYI: Britian was the first country to register a patent on polyester