| march 2017 | the unicornfiles.constantcontact.com/3ae7da69001/ad593102-c740-4d98-83c4-… · 2...
TRANSCRIPT
The UnicornThe Official Publication of Friendly Hills Country Club
| March 2017 |
AROUND THE CLUBIN THIS ISSUE
Around the Club 2 Upcoming Events 3 Ladies Golf 4-5 Food & Beverage 6 Men’s Golf 7 Social 8-9 Tennis 10 On Course 11 Kid’s Club 12 Membership 13 Social Calendar 14
FHCC STAFF
Russ Onizuka, PGAGM/COO
Gail HeinsController/HR Director
Brittany KuramotoDirector of Sales & Marketing
Brandon MorganFood & Beverage Director
Peter PhanExecutive Chef
Lisa KrivchukEvent Sales Manager
Michael Wolpoff, CGCSGolf Course Superintendent
Jay Prestella, PGAHead Golf Professional
Charles ReevesMaintenance Supervisor
2 March 2017
Congratulations toChandler Ornelas
for participating in the SCPGA Junior Tour
tournament at Westchester Golf Course. He shot 3
over Par and took home second place.
Way to go!
Say “hello” to Whittier College’s Assistant Head Golf Coach &
Ladies Swing Coach.Congratulations to FHCC’s
very own, Paul Gomez!
Check Out Paul’s New
Bag!
Employee Anniversaries
Raj Samra 5 YearsIan Kovac 2 YearsEsperanza Gallardo 9 YearsSergio Quinonez 22 YearsJoshua Hsu 1 YearIsrael Hurtado 5 YearsAlex Leon 4 Years Anthony Gardea 1 YearJustine Bobadilla 1 YearChristian Penilla 1 YearStephanie Vasquez 3 YearsDavid Vejar 1 Year
SAVE THE DATE!FHCC is hosting an Open House!Wednesday, April 12 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.mSwing by and introduce your friends, family, and associates to Country Club living.
RSVP with Brittany at x. 302 or at [email protected]
FHCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Corey Ford, PresidentRick McGill, 1st Vice PresidentDavid Esgro, 2nd Vice President
Eric Cheng, SecretaryDavid Gomez, Treasurer
Clifton Albright, DirectorMitch Carty, DirectorJohn Gilboy, DirectorR.C. Harlan, DirectorLuis Michel, DirectorCarl Miller, Director
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
David Gomez, FinanceJohn Gilboy, Greens
Luis Michel, Golf Shop & TournamentDavid Esgro, House
Mitch Carty, Membership, Marketing, & Communications
Carl Miller, Sports & EntertainmentRick McGill, Long Range Planning
R.C. Harlan & Clifton Albright, Legal & Bylaws
CLUBHOUSE HOURS
Lower Level DiningBreakfast
Tuesday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Saturday - Sunday 6:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
LunchTuesday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
TerraceTuesday - Friday & Sun. 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday3:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m.
Snack BarWednesday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Upper Level DiningThursday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Golf ShopTuesday - Sunday closes at 5:00 p.m.
Administration OfficeTuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Accounting OfficeTuesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE Don’t Miss These Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 15Egg Hunt & BBQ
Sunday, April 16Easter Brunch
For questions or RSVP’s, please stop by or contact your Club Concierge,Evelyn Perez at (562) 698-0331 or email: [email protected]
Friday, March 31Spring Wine Tasting
3 March 2017
Wednesday, April 12Open House
Online Reservations
Will Be Available Beginning
Wednesday,March 15.
See Page 12 For More Details
Ladies GolfFHWGA
by Alice Chen
Alice Chen
MEETING DAY RESULTSA-Flight1st net: Masako Igushi, Michi Yoshida, Linda Sarnecki, Barbara Carty2nd net: Susan Ly, Dominga Hong, Kim Shanahan, Sang Katayama Lee3rd net: Louise Wong, Joanne Leong, Blind Draw, Blind Draw
B-Flight1st net Ching Chen, Shirley Berres, Fran Brant, Sarah Samayoa2nd net Linda Milano, Marilyn Ghysels, Alice Chen, Betty Chen3rd net Lanis Peterson, Nidia Gomez, Kay Wimer, Sun Park
Since we had many much needed rainy days this past month, we had to cancel three Eclectic tournaments and one Guest Day Tournament. When we were finally able to play on January 31, everyone was happy to enjoy the lush green beautiful course and nice sunny weather.
FHWGA PAST PRESIDENTSWe would like to thank the hard work of all the past FHWGA presidents who are still actively contributing to our ladies group. They put their heart and soul into making all our activities fun every year. We appreciate it very much.Many of them have shared with us some fun facts and pictures.
- Janet Osborn has a big family with son, Jim Osborn actively involved in the club.- Nancy Shields (1994) with Diane Robson (1995) had a hole-in-one, with Nadine Pierandozzi on the right and Donna Forlizzi on the left. Welcome back to the ladies group this year, Diane.- Kathy Kow (1996) The fiscal year of FHWGA was changed from June – May to January - December that year. She was president for an extra 6 months.- Karen Johnson (2006) That year, the board reviewed and up-dated the By-Laws and Standing Rules, created a database of all FHWGA members and established Locker Assignment Rules.- Barbara Carty (2014). Her son Mitch Carty is actively involved in the club. She won President’s cup with Karin James in 2014.Ching Chen (2015, 2016). She first joined Friendly Hills in 2004.
Janet Osborn (1991) with Masie Saisho, Kathy Kow and Lenore
Garman (right to left).
Thank You, Past Presidents
Barbara Carty (2014) with her husband Don and
grandchildren.
Ching Chen with her guests on the very first Guest Day
Tournament
4 March 2017
Senior ChampionshipFebruary 21, 2017
Overall Low Gross: Nancy Shields 87A Flight Superseniors Gross Net1st Louise Wong 97 Kathy Kow 74 2nd Michi Yoshida 97 Fumiko Kumoda 763rd Ching Chen 100 Fran Brant 774th Keiko Yoshida 103 Joanne Leong 79
B Flight Seniors Gross Net1st Sun Park 88 Mary Campbell 702nd Masako Igushi 91 Karin James 733rd Kay Wimer 97 Susan Shimiu 794th Dominga Hong 108 Linda Milano 80
C Flight Preseniors Gross Net1st Stephanie Ford 90 Susan Ly 772nd Yin Bihr 101 Sarah Samayoa 783rd Nidia Gomez 106 Marie Brown 81
UPCOMING EVENTS:Member/Member Tournament – March 7 & 14, 2017Spring Team Play – starts on March 16, 2017. Sign-up sheets inside the locker roomGuest Day – March 28, 2017We hope to see you there!
Louise Wong & Alice Chen Shirley Berres & Nancy ShealsBarbara Carty
with her broken wrist
Ladies Golf
5 March 2017
Food & BeverageIN THE KITCHEN
by Peter Phan, Executive Chef
Peter Phan
I would like to share with you my Baked Potato Soup recipe. This recipe yields about 20 cups -
3 lbs Idaho Potatoes, skin on½ lb Butter, unsalted
¾ lb Yellow Onions, diced½ lb Celery, diced
1 TBS Dried Thyme1/3 cup All Purpose Flour
12 cups Chicken Broth2 Cups Whole Milk
1 TBS Salt½ TBS Black Pepper
½ lb Sour Cream
Place whole potatoes on a sheet pan and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 60 minutes or until fork tender. Set aside to cool. Then peel the skin of the roasted potatoes and dice the flesh of the
potato into ½ in pieces and set aside
In a large sauce pot, melt the butter and add onions, celery, garlic, and thyme. Cook the vegetables on medium heat until the vegetables are translucent (about 6-8 minutes). Then slowly add the flour and be sure to mix
well. Cook that for ab out 3-4 minutes to form a roux. The mixture should pull to the center of the pot. Add chicken broth and stir until the roux is dissolved. Bring to a simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes,
milk, salt and pepper and simmer for another 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sour cream. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve the soup and top with shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and chives.
Upper Dining Specials
6 March 2017
Ahi Tuna PokeSeared Scallop
Men’s GolfOFF THE TEEby Jay Prestella, Head Golf Pro
Jay Prestella
A JUNIOR SUCCESS
This past week Kris and Raj from the Pro Shop hosted the first Junior Clinic of the New Year! Hosting 10 juniors of all ages, they taught them the fundamentals of the game we all love. The kids had a blast learning the grip, full swing, chip shots, and putting. Having contests like play-ing chip tic, tac, toe were some of the many fun games they participated in (all of the kids won of course). The clinic will continue on for another 3 weeks leading into future clinics, summer junior camp, and junior team play.
Thank you for participating!
Junior Golf Camp
7 March 2017
Duplicate BridgeRecent masterpoint winners at Thursday evening bridge are as
follows: Judy and Joel Sandberg, Fran and
John Brant, Carol and Ron Copley, and Michi Yoshida.
Congratulations to all!!
Duplicate bridge is held every Thursday evening . Starting time is
6:30.p.m. We usually finish by 9:30 p.m. Card fees are $5.
Bridge tip: Do not sacrifice with a flat hand.
Bridge Director, Steve Sturm 657.216.2134
SocialTake A Look Into Life At Friendly Hills Country Club
Valentine’s Day Dinner & DanceSaturday, February 11
8 March 2017
SocialTake A Look Into Life At Friendly Hills Country Club
Family NightWednesday, February 15
SAVE THE DATE:Join Us For A Pre-
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration FAMILY NIGHT
Wednesday, March 15From 5:30 - 7:30
9 March 2017
Tennis
Despite the rain, the Friendly Hills Women’s Tennis Association has managed to enjoy some fun competition on the courts. We kicked off February with a day of love... Ladies Day was hosted by Carole Macaulay and Debbie Bratton. First place went to our newest member, Kim Johnson, second Place went to Melanie Lyons and third place went to Crista Lantz. Congratulations ladies! In Team Tennis, Carolann’s Cougars are pulling into a strong first place position with 9 matches won for the year. Lora’s Panthers have 6 matches won so far, but there is still plenty of time to catch up.
We are always looking for new members to join in the fun! Feel free to join us the first Wednesday of each month for Ladies Day.
10 March 2017
COURTSIDE
by Missy Reyna
Missy Reyna
WELCOME NEW TENNIS INSTRUCTOR -
QUINN CALDARON
Quinn began his tennis career in 2002 as the Director of Tennis for his alma mater,
California Lutheran University where he facilitated their Tennis camps with over forty partici-pants and coached nationally ranked
juniors. Quinn also served as Moorpark High School’s Varsity and Junior Varsity’s Head Tennis Coach, as well as California
Lutheran University Men’s Assistant Coach. In
2015, Quinn was named the Tennis Director and Head Men’s
Tennis Coach at Whittier College where he recruits and trains college players in addition to managing the entire tennis
operation. Although Quinn has remained busy, that didn’t stop him from building
Caldaron Academy where he offers group instruction, clinics and individual instruction.
With six distinguished awards under his belt, including ITA West Region Assis-tant Coach of the Year in 2012, we are
thrilled to see Quinn Caldaron enhance our Tennis
program here at the Club. He will lead all tennis programs including clinics, junior
camps, player development initiatives, group
instruction and private instruction at FHCC. Please join us in welcoming Quinn to the
FHCC Family!
Please contact Quinn directly via phone at (805) 907-2700 or
[email protected] for any tennis instruction inquiries.
Golf
ON COURSEby Michael Wolpoff, Golf Superintendent
Michael Wolpoff
It may seem like this is a long way off, but the days and weeks speed by, especially when several days are lost to rain.Our spring aerification commenced on Monday, February 27th and continued through that week. During that time we implemented a deep tine aeration ofthe greens, followed by the DryJect Maximus and a standard core aeration. Each of these processed does something a little different and they all contribute to the overall improvement of the soil properties of the greens. The deep tine aeration will help to fracture the soil and the layer that exists at approximately 4.5” which will allow deeper sand injection by the Dryject Maximus. The standard core aeration will continue to help manage the organic matter in the upper rootzone.I will be working with our Head Golf Professional Jay Prestella and Taylor Stewart to begin producing some short educational videos related to the golf course. Topics will include ball mark repair, how to fill a divot, aerification processes and other course related educational opportunities. So keep an eye out on the website for these videos coming soon.
Thank you for your support!
Hello from the Golf Course Maintenance Department! Well, this is La Niña… So far, since October 1st, 2016 we have totaled over 11” of rain. This has been the most consistently wet winter in my time in Southern California. The constant flow of precipitation events has resulted in our staff working some interesting hours in order to squeeze certain agronomic practices in between events. To their credit, they have been very helpful in these endeavors. With this wet, cool weather comes high pressure for disease occurrence in the fairways. Brown patch is a particularly aggressive disease on kikuyugrass in this weather. Thus far, our plant protectant program has been successful with only a few small outbreak areas.The rain has aided in the recovery of the drill and fill process that took place last fall. As I had mentioned in the previous article, while it has only been one drill and fill application so far, the results are quite positive as it pertains to moving water off of the greens surface. We do still see standing water on greens following excessive rainfall, but that water takes longer to build up and dissipates more rapidly than in the past.Our eyes are now starting to turn toward items we would like to address prior to the Member Guest events at the end of April.
11 March 2017
Kid’s Club
12 March 2017
UNICORN SWIM & DIVE TEAM
SIGN UPSSunday, May 7
from 3:30 PM - 6:00 PMMake Your Reservations Online orWith
Your Club Conceirge, Evelyn Perez
Siete De Mayo
KID’S CLUB
by Brandon Morgan, Director of Food & Beverage
Brandon Morgan
It has been almost one year since the Friendly Hills families all gathered together for the launch of the Kids Club and Family Nights on March 9, 2016! Families and friends have participated in exciting events such as, Reptile Night, Build Your Own Pizza, Gingerbread House Decorating, Trick Your Golf Cart, the Polar Bear Plunge and many more! We encourage all members and families to come create memories and join the camaraderie on every third Wednesday of the month. Keep your eye out in the Buzz or around our Club for any upcoming Kid’s Club/Family Night events - we have many great events in store!
SAVE THE DATE:Wednesday, March 15th will be our St Patricks Day Scavenger Hunt at 5:30pm in the Fireside Room. Adults: $18.95+ | Kids: $6.95+
Starting March 15, you will be able to book your dining or event reservations
ONLINE!
We will be assisting you with a step-by-stepguide to lead you through the process of making a
reservation on our website.
Brandon will be available at ext. 312 if you have any further questions.
MembershipPLEASE WELCOME FHCC’S
NEWEST MEMBERS
A Gift For Your Referral For those new members sponsered by a Regular member, both the sponsering member and new
member have their choice of one of the following:-$599 Club Credit
-20 Complimentary Guest RoundsIf you would like to bring a guest to one of our
upcoming events or schedule a private tour, please contact Brittany at Ext. 302 or
email: [email protected]
13 March 2017
Mr. Jon Brennan & Family – Equity Jon and his wife, Lindsey enjoy the beauty of FHCC as their backyard, and have two daughters, Addison (5yo) and Brooke (8mos). Mr. Brennan is a Regional Manager with Clearman’s Restaurants and is very interested in entertaining associates and friends on course and at the Club. The Brennan’s are excited to be able to introduce their girls to the family fun and kids activities.
Mr. Luis Martinez, Jr. & Family – Junior Class II
Luis and his wife, Jacquelin reside in nearby Pico Rivera and share three young chil-dren. The Martinez’ were introduced to the Club several years ago by their Uncle, Raul Martinez, and were recently married right here at FHCC in early February this year. Mr. Martinez is the Special Projects Manager with L.A. Restaurant Group and can’t wait to watch his family become a part of the FHCC family. We send our congratula-tions and look forward to seeing the Martinez’ on the course and at the Club.
2017 Social Events
Family Social Polar Bear PlungeJanuary 14
Lunar New YearFriday, January 27
Valentine's Dinner & DanceSaturday, February 11
Hines CupFriday, March 24 &Saturday March 25
Spring Wine TastingFriday, March 31
Egg Hunt & BBQSaturday, April 15
Easter BrunchSunday, April 16
Mother's Day BrunchSunday, May 14
Twilight Golf #1Friday, May 19
Summer SocialSunday, June 11
Twilight #2 & Dive-In MovieFriday, June 16
Father's Day BBQSunday, June 18
Twilight Golf # 3Friday, June 30
4th of July CelebrationTuesday, July 4
Twilight Golf #4Friday, July 14
Campout & ConcertSaturday, July 22
Twilight #5Friday, July 28
Summer SocialSunday, August 6
Twilight #6August 11
ClambakeAugust 18
Twilight # 7Friday, September 1
Twilight Golf #8Friday, September 15
Twilight Golf "Oktoberfest"Friday, October 13
Fall Wine TastingFriday, October 27
Food-Drive & Twilight GolfSunday, November 12
Thanksgiving BuffetThursday, November 23
Holiday Lunch BuffetFriday, December 8
Breakfast with Santa BuffetSaturday, December 9
Holiday Sing-Along BuffetThursday, December 14
Holiday Dinner BuffetSunday, December 17
New Year's Eve Dinner & DanceSunday, December 31
Stay in touch for other event announcements.Please Contact your Club Concierge, Evelyn Perez for details and [email protected] or call 562-698-0331
15 March 2017