A Publication of Marina City ClubA Publication of Marina City Club July 2011July 2011

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Starters:Patriotic Potato SaladThree Beans Salad

Traditional Caesar Salad

Entrees:Jerk BBQ Baby Pork Ribs

Caribbean Style BBQ Chicken

Fresh Grilled Hamburgers

Kosher Beef Hot Dogs& Turkey Dogs

Grilled Black AngusTri-Tip of Beef

Baked Beans and Corn on the Cob

Desserts:Seasonal Fruit and Ice Cream

Baked Cookies and Chocolate Brownies

And Much More!

Face

Painting

Adam

Marsland's

Chaos Band

1:30-4:30 p.m.

Pool

Games

Bean Bag

Toss

Adults$35all inclusive

Buffet1-5 p.m.

Beach BoysLuau

Beach BoysLuau

Kids(12 & under)$15(5 & under)FREE

Adults$35all inclusive

Buffet1-5 p.m.

Kids$15

FREEBean Bag

Toss

Face

Painting

Adam

Marsland's

Chaos Band

1:30-4:30 p.m.

Pool

Games

Bean Bag

Toss

Author’sCornerThursday, July 21st

8 p.m.

We will be opening theGalaxy Room monthly for anyof our talented members whoare authors, to discuss with us

a book they have written.Please call Candace at

Ext 240 to schedule your dateif you would like to speak.

with authorHerman Edel

featuring his third book

Scrambled Eggs andMashed Potatoes

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Fourth of July BBQ by the Oval is sure to beanother successful event. We love hosting

these events for you, so thank you for yoursupport.

In July, we plan to continue ourcomplimentary cup of soup or small salad withentrée purchase on Monday nights, and areextending it to include Wednesday night as well.This offer is good for Dine-in purchases only.

We are excited to continue our All NightHappy Hour on Wednesday to help get youthrough the “hump day” and keep your weekexciting.

We are also very pleased to announce thebeginning of “Author’s Corner” on Thursday, the21st at 8pm. We encourage you to come to therestaurant and enjoy dinner before thediscussion, and afterward, you’re welcome toenjoy a cup of coffee and/or dessert. We willbe opening the Galaxy room monthly for any ofour talented members who are authors, todiscuss with us a book they have written. Pleasecall Candace at Ext 240 to schedule your date ifyou would like to speak.

Our first author is Herman Edel. Herman haswritten his third book “Scrambled Eggs andMashed Potatoes” and is all about having theguts to look in the mirror and laugh. “No roomfor self-pity in this world of turmoil; if we don’tsmell the roses or see the beauty that abounds,what’s the purpose of hanging around?”

Herman has a wonderful sense of humor,and has been performing for large, sold outgroups all over the country. He is pleased tospeak to the members of MCC about his book,life, travels and promises to bring some laughter– which we all can use, and maybe even a tear.His book will be available for sale that night, butif nothing else, just come down for a lovely nightof discussion and enjoyment with othermembers.

We look forward to seeing you all in theRestaurant and the Café in the coming summermonths.

~The Restaurant and Café Staff

RestaurantNews

By Candace Miller,Food & Beverage Director

Elisabeth Ferrell

Scot & Andrea Hoffman

Adrienne Holland

Kevin Johns

Cynthia Powers

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MCC Memorial DayMCC Memorial Day

MARINA CITY CLUB4333 Admiralty WayMarina del Rey, CA 90292(310) 822-0611

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nate HoldenPresident

Tony LiefVice President

Jerry SimonoffChief Financial Officer

Marie RassmanSecretary

Elyse FildermanDirector

MCC CLUB COUNCILElyse FildermanPresident

Sue LiefFitness/Membership

John Marshall & Ernie FinoTennis

Sandy AbouafRestaurant Committee

Bill BerkovitzNon-Resident Representative

MARINA CITY CLUB STAFFSusan LarsonInterim General Manager

Catriona McCarthyAssistant Manager

Rose JudkinsDirector of Resident Services

Gina AmmiratoDirector of Property Services

Susan StohrerDirector of Fitness Center

Gene DesrochersTennis Director

Diane BrooksTennis Coordinator

Mark BaldusDirector of Engineering

MARINA LIFESTYLE MAGAZINEMarina Lifestyle Magazineis a monthly publication ofthe Marina City Club. For editorial information,please contact the Executive Office:

phone:(310) 822-0611, Ext. 236

fax:(310) 578-4905

Dear Homeowner:

Many of you have been asking questions “How to reduce your ground rent,”“How do you get the Board of Equalization to eliminate possessory interest taxand relieve the homeowners of double taxation,” and “When can we negotiatewith the County of Los Angeles to extend the lease for an additional 20 yearshere at the Marina City Club?” These issues are important to you. That is why Iarranged for the LA County Tax Assessor John Noguez and or his representativeand Steve Napolitano of Supervisor Knabe’s office to attend the HOA meeting ofMay 24, 2011.

These questions have been lingering in the minds of homeowners for years.Most recently I have been bombarded everywhere I go on the premises:restaurant, gym, by the homeowners wanting to know when the questions wouldbe answered and when the problems would be solved. Mark McNeil – DivisionChief Major Real Property Division, Paul Olvera – Principal Advisor, and DanHanna – Local Appraiser, confirmed that they would attend the May 24thmeeting. It was important that we have a large turnout so that these officialscould hear the questions raised directly from the homeowners.

In order to get a large turnout we posted notices in the elevators and byeach unit door, hoping to get an overflow crowd. I’m ashamed to say, we hadless than 40 people in attendance. It’s almost as if they didn’t really care. Therepresentatives from the County Tax Office and Supervisor’s Office indicated tome that they were also disappointed with the turnout. They were expecting tospeak to more homeowners about these very important issues. Government willwork for you but you must work with Government to facilitate the process. At theend of the meeting, as I walked to the restaurant, four or five homeownersconverged on me asking questions like, “What about my ground rent,” “Whatabout my taxes?” Then they were saying to me “I was having dinner so Icouldn’t attend the meeting.” My response was “If you were truly interested inhearing the answers from the horse’s mouth you would’ve been in attendance.”Personally, I believe we can have the government solve our problems but it’sgoing to be a team effort and we must work together to accomplish our goalsand objectives. As they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

When the time comes to address our concerns directly to the Board ofSupervisors you must be prepared to attend the meetings. You cannot be heardfrom your living rooms. It’s always nice to have someone on the frontline workingand fighting for you; however, there are times you must join in that fight tobenefit your cause.

Good News Now for the good news! “Yelp” reviews on the Marina City Club have us as

five star and more impressive than the Ritz Carlton who received four stars.Comments include: ‘A friend of mine said if I’m going to be in LA I better be [atMCC which is] near the water.’ “This place has a restaurant on the premises!!! Ican order room service or lounge at one of three pools---I especially love the baron the property-great place to come home to, have a drink and then goupstairs to sleep. Can’t recommend highly enough!!!!!” and seven people foundthis review useful. Others commented “I highly recommend checking this placeout….” and “Great service and food!”. These reviews should be anencouragement for you to bring your friends here for dinner and ask them tobecome outsider members to enjoy our beautiful facilities.

Nate HoldenPresident, Homeowners Association

Message fromthe President

By Nate Holden, President of the Marina City Club

Homeowners Association

www.nateholden.com

Saturdays

1-2 p.m.

Live Ball

with GeneFREE!

Court 3

By Rick Grant

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Men’s Doubles ChampionshipT he Marina City Club hosted its annual Men’s Doubles

Championships this past weekend (May 14-15, 2011). Thetournament had six teams of men ranging in age from 18-85 years oldand all levels from 2.5-4.5! An amazing cross-section of our club turnedout. There were two divisions: The Championship and The Gold. Thefinals were held at noon on Sunday May 15th on courts 1 and 2.

The Gold Division was won by Lamont Cosby and Allan Bledstein overJohn Marshall and Richard Barry, 6-3, 6-0. Congrats to Lamont andAllan for a well-played final on court #2.

The Championship Division featured a finalbetween Stephen Hall and Steve Cezus versusMike Levitt and Alan Koshkin. The match wasextremely competitive with a “crowd” of 20on-lookers, Cezus and Hall captured the firstset in convincing fashion6-2, with over-poweringgroundies and bigserving. However, as thesecond set began, itbecame evident thatKoshkin and Levitt were

crowd favorites asunderdogs. Koshkin and

Levitt kept sneaking out games with smart, steady,aggressive play and took a commanding 5-2 leadbefore closing out the set 6-4. The final set was awar, with games going back and forth on serveuntil 4-4. Hall served and at 30-all, hit big shots tostay on serve 5-4. It was now Koshkin’s turn tohandle the pressure. At 30-30, Koshkin hit a solidsecond serve, but Steve Cezus hit an aggressivereturn to put his team in a winning position. On their first match point,Hall and Cezus made it count, closing out the final set, 6-4 and winningthe 2011 Marina City Club Doubles title. Congrats to all participants.The tournament featured a players’ raffle with Steve Cezus’ namecoming out of the hat to win a 6-racquet Nike bag.

Alan Bledstein and Lamont Cosby

2011 Men’s Doubles Players:Ted Giattina, Rick Shane, Mike Levitt,Michael Pridgen, Herman Edel, JohnMarshall, Richard Barry, Alan Koshkin

Stephen Hall andSteve Cezus

WelcomeP lease welcome our newest staff tennis pro,

Chris Hausman! Chris hails from the BerkeleyTennis Club. He has a men's open ranking inCalifornia and is USPTA Certified. His fee is $75 /hour or $40 / half-hour. He is available on Sundaysand during the week for hitting or drill style lessons.Come by and say "hello" at the tennis desk.

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The lovely league ladies of MCC hosted afinal, final going away party for ouresteemed tennis director, Rick Grant, onMay 15th. There was cake, wine, laughter,gifts, and tears, as Rick rode off into theSeattle sunset to start a new adventure tothe north. We wish him all the best!

Clockwise from Top: Sheelagh Boyd, GailHaller, Mori Taylor, Linda Fuller, CandaceMoyer, Lee Saxon, Danielle Bishop, LoisRawitt, Royce Younger

Debra Winkler celebrates a birthday with special friends at MCC

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LeagueLuncheonT he B2 Ladies recently

gathered at the WestsideTennis League's 2010-2011AnnualWestside League Luncheon at theRiviera Country Club. The B2squad played tough all seasonand had some good wins overrival clubs. With continuedcommitment to clinics andpractice, our team has gottenbetter and better with eachseason. If anyone, including non-members, is looking for a leagueteam, you won’t do any betterthan the fightin’ MCC B2s! Seeyou next season!

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AdultSwim Clinic

Saturday, July 9th11:30 a.m. • Lap Pool (East Tower)

Hosted by: Sue Stohrer – competitive and master’s swim coachReview stroke techniques to make yourswim workouts more effective and fun.Sign-up at the Fitness Center Front Desk

Susan Stohrer, Fitness Director

Member Spotlight:Howard Gitlen

A t the young age of 85,he is an inspiration to us

all! This year on MemorialDay, Howard signed up asone of the contestants in theMuscle Beach InternationalClassic Bodybuildingcompetition held in Venice.Howard is not new to thiscompetition as seven yearsago he set the bar to showwhat was possible well intohis 70’s. However, this yearwas extra special since hehad to overcome severalhealth issues, during the past three years, to get him to apoint where he could be a competitor again.

Howard is now well on the road to recovery and hethanks his personal trainer and nutritionist, Tyrone Perkins forhis success. Tyrone has put Howard on a three day a weekexercise program and has created a personalized menu forhim as well, to insure healthy eating and to promotestrength. At 85, Howard remains very diligent aboutfollowing the new regimen and has made remarkableprogress in becoming a healthier, more fit, stronger andfitness educated individual.

Howard is an inspiration not only to his generation, butalso to those 20 years his junior. He is a WWII Veteran, havingserved in the U.S. Navy with Rank QM 3/c in the SouthPacific Theatre. Howard’s reinvention and what he hasaccomplished because of his age should truly be anincentive for everyone to take the next step toward theirown healthy, active lifestyle. In Howard’s own words, “Life iswhat you make it.”

NewClasses

Group Cycling ClassesNow offered here at the Fitness Center.

Tuesdays @ 7:00 am

Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm

Thursdays @ 11:00 am

Saturdays @ 9:00 am

• Classes limited to10 participants per class• $2.00 to reserve your space in class one

day in advance• Sign-ups start 30 minutes before class times

on a first come, first serve basis.• Pick up your number at the Fitness Desk

before getting your bike set-up• If you are more than 10 minutes late to

class you will forfeit your spot to the nexton the waiting list. No refunds given if youare late even if you paid to reserve yourspot.

• Must be willing to wipe down the floorunder your bike when class is finished

Hoop Fit ClassMondays @ 6:30 pm

Bring back the excitement into yourfitness routine by hula hooping your way intoshape with this fun, energetic exercise class.

Dining &Dancing w/Mystic NightTrio

Happy Hour5-7 p.m.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Movie NightThe Tourist

Bridge Night

Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

Bridge Night

Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

July 2011

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HappyHourAll Night6-10 p.m.

Comp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*

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Dining &Dancing w/ Summerwind

Happy Hour5-7 p.m.

Bridge Night

Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

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Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

Bridge Night

Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

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Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

Author’s Corner with

Herman Edel8 p.m.

Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

2120

Dining &Dancing w/ The BelmontBettys (returningfrom MemorialDay!)Happy Hour

Dining &Dancing w/A stack of 45s

Happy Hour5-7 p.m.

CardioTennis 9 a.m.Movie NightLove andOther DrugsComp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*

CardioTennis 9 a.m.

Movie Night – How do youKnowComp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*CardioTennis 9 a.m.

Movie Night – BurlesqueComp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*

CardioTennis 9 a.m.

4th of July BBQ“A Beach BoysLuau”featuring:

Adam Marsland'sChaos Band

Dining &Dancing w/ Michael Forbes

Happy Hour5-7 p.m.

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Prix Fixe DinnerSpecials

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HappyHourAll Night6-10 p.m.

Comp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*

HappyHourAll Night6-10 p.m.

Comp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*

HappyHourAll Night6-10 p.m.

Comp. Soup or Saladwith Entrée Purchase*

WatersEdgeSpa

Adult SwimClinic

11:30 a.m.Lap Pool

* Dine In Only

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Summer skin and hairneed extra TLC.Come check outour products!

July Special:Buy one bath or hair

product and get one of equal or lesser value

half off.

Phone: 310-305-4009

Hours:Tuesday-Saturday 10-5

4333 Admiralty WayMarina del Rey, CA 90292310.822.0611

MovieNightat the

Polo Clubhouse!

Friday, July 25Feel like a kid again as you watch

“Grease”under the stars at the Polo Clubhouse.

$12 for adults$9 for kids(includes lots of sweets!)

July 5(Tuesday)The Tourist

July 11Love and Other Drugs

July 18How do you Know

July 25Burlesque

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES

7:30 P.M.

WednesdayNight

HAPPY HOURFROM 6-10PM

$4 House Wine, Domestic Beer and Well drinks

available during regular business hours, at the bar, and at the dinner tables.

Dine in only, room service drinks

not available.