labor day - home - marina city club · repairing and renovating the pool areas and tennis courts...

A Publication of Marina City ClubA Publication of Marina City Club September 2014September 2014www.marinacityclub.net

Club CouncilNews

Maureen Hunt's socialcommittee has scheduled

some exciting events for the fall.Wednesday, September 10Tyrone Perkins will be performingwith his band to entertain us inthe 3rd floor restaurant as part ofthe campaign to "Help HealThrough Music." Many of youknow Tyrone as one of ourpersonal trainers, but did youknow he is also a very talentedsong and dance man? Makeyour dinner reservation to hearTyrone singing many popularstandards from 7-8:30 p.m. Laterin the month is member HermanJordan's birthday party onSeptember 19th, whichtraditionally attracts a full house.

Get out your best white outfitfor our "White Ball" coming inOctober. Jim Bisch is wearingwhite trousers he describes as"classic", Richard Rinejohn iswearing new tennis shoes withhis white ensemble. Carole Barlinsays she has a fabulous whitegown and hopes to win the BestDressed prize but Carol Simonoffsays she does not have achance to beat out her designerwhite pantsuit. There are prizesfor the Best Dressed couple,female, male, and most creativeoutfits and tuxedos areacceptable.

Club Council President DonMantarro is arranging for greatprizes for the Halloween party.Remember last year when theprize for best couple was two

LABOR DAYCELEBRATION

Doors open at Noon and we close at 4 p.m.

Monday, September 1by the oval pool

Music by

THE BELMONT BETTYS12:30-4:00 p.m.

Fresh Guacamole, Tortilla Chips and Hot SalsaTostada Salad Bar • Confetti Cole-Slaw

Grilled Corn & Vegetable Salad

Southern Style Baby Back Pork RibsGrilled Black Angus Tri Tip of BeefSouth of the Border Spicy Chicken

Build your own Ground Chuck BurgerKosher Beef Hot Dogs & Turkey Dogs

Baked Beans and Sweet Corn on the Cob

Fresh Seasonal Fruit • Brownies and CookiesIce-Cream and Much More

Buffet 12:30-3:30 p.m.Tickets sold in Dining room Monday-Friday, 5-9:30 p.m.

Reservations can be made via phone with credit card at Ext 215.

By-pass the line to pay and get right in with pre bought Tickets!!

CASH BAR

$25 per person • Kids $15 (5-12 years old)Children under 5 - FREE

(continued on page 2)

2

Restaurant NewsBy Candace Miller,

Food & Beverage Director

I love fall, don’t you?! Fall meansFOOTBALL and the start to theHoliday season! To reserve a table, please Call us at

Ext 215 to make your reservations andhave your credit card ready to hold thatreservation. We require a 24 hourcancelation or a $20 per person fee willbe charged. Please NOTE: all menus areavailable online atwww.marinacityclub.net

We will celebrate Rosh Hashanah onThursday, September 25th. Buffet opensat 6 p.m. for $26.95 plus tax and tip, kids12 to 6 $15.95 and under 5 are free.Please see the website and elevators forthe menu.

Monday Night Football returns on 9/8with opening night NY Giants vs. DetroitLions & San Diego vs. Arizona. We will bebringing back our Monday Night Slidersfor $3.50 each and happy hour all nightuntil 9 p.m. Early Bird and Half RoastedChicken specials will continue on Mondaynights as well. All TVs will be showing thegames in HD, but without volume.

9/10 – Special musical performanceby our very own Tyron Perkins from 7-8:30p.m. Please note that due to anexpected high volume of diners thatnight; we will only be serving our WeeklySpecials. This is to ensure your promptand efficient service from our staff.

A reminder again, to all our guestsand patrons that there is a Dress Code forthe Dining Room. Tank tops are notpermitted at the bar or at the tables atany time. Please also understand AthleticWear is not permitted on Fridays; businesscausal is preferred. We encourage youto join us before or after your work-outs,but be sure to bring a change of clothesas it may be offensive to other diners.Your cooperation is appreciated.

~The Restaurant & Café Staff

airline tickets to Hawaii? This year Don tells us he has evenbetter prizes, so put together your best costume and cometo the Halloween party on Friday, October 31st. You canwatch the highly competitive competition for the bestcouple between past winners the team of ChuckDaughterly and Debra Winkler against Stan and DebraBerman. And of course, contestants always have to worryabout the creative talents of the three Howards – Gitlin,Leids, and Kaiser.

ANNOUNCEMENTSLook for the upcoming auditions for Karaoke night.

Board member Tom Hallick will be the MC and PresidentMark Fleischman said he may sing Beseme Mucho inSpanish. The Club Council will be holding auditions so ifyou want to participate in the fun filled event contact anymember or look for the announcement. See you at theClub!

L.A. County Supervisor candidate Sheila Kuehl will bemaking a special appearance at the Marina City Clubduring a very informative fundraiser on Saturday,September 27th from 4-6 p.m. in the Monterey Room, EastTower.

Club Council (continued from page 1)

MCC’s AnnualHalloween Party

Friday, October 31

Don PaulMaster of

Ceremonies

Prizes!Best Couple,

Scariest, SexiestMost Creative,

and more!

Live Music!

from 7:30-11 p.m.

BuffetDinner

from6-9:30 p.m.

For Reservations, call Ext 215

Credit card required to hold a table reservation.Bar Area, First come, first serve.

3

MARINA CITY CLUB

4333 Admiralty WayMarina del Rey, CA 90292(310) 822-0611www.marinacityclub.net

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mark FleischmanPresident

Jerry SimonoffVice President/Treasurer

Carole BarlinSecretary

Tom HallickDirector

Milton CondonDirector

RESTAURANT CORPORATION

BOARD

Mark FleischmanCo-President

Marie RassmanCo-President

MCC CLUB COUNCIL

Don MantarroCarole BarlinVivienne VersaceTommie JacksonMike Pagani

MARINA CITY CLUB STAFF

Susan LarsonGeneral Manager

Catriona McCarthyAssistant Manager

Rose JudkinsDirector of Resident Services

Susan StohrerDirector of Fitness Center

Gene DesrochersTennis Director

Mark BaldusDirector of Engineering

Levood LopezDirector of Property Services

MARINA LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

Marina 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

e-mail:[email protected]

Message from the President

By Mark Fleischman, President of the Marina City Club Condominium Owners Association, Inc.

[email protected]

Dear Homeowners and Members,

My last message in the August issue of Marina Lifestyle talked aboutpositive improvements, many of which are in the works. Contracts forrepairing and renovating the pool areas and tennis courts are being

negotiated. Time Warner Cable is in the process of upgrading TVs in the publicareas, fabrics are being selected for seating in the City Café, our attorney’s areworking on necessary by law changes, a colorful brochure is in the works toattract new members to defray expenses, the social committee is busy planningactivities in the Fall, and Seabreeze is in the process of replacing the aerobicsfloor.

On a more serious note, the power outage at the beginning of August in theCenter Towers North and South awakened me to the possibility of what couldhappen if we had a major earthquake as a result of which we could loseelectricity and water for an extended period of time. As individuals, we shouldeach prepare for this eventuality with flashlights, batteries, battery poweredlanterns, food, water, and cell phone chargers that aren’t dependent on power –I just ordered one from Amazon.

Management has assured me that Property Services (Security), will have aguard in each parking structure to guide people to the staircases during any lossof electricity. Additionally, our Engineering Department will be directed to keepemergency lighting on in the garages and hallways throughout the evenings foran extended period of time. An emergency response guide for buildingoccupants will be distributed within the next month to all units.

That emergency guide references a floor warden or building representative inthe case of emergencies and it would be in everyone’s interest for us to havevolunteers acting as either a floor captain or a building warden to help othersduring emergencies. Naturally we will set up trainings at convenient times so thatthese designated people will know what to do in an emergency. I amvolunteering to be one of them and would appreciate hearing from others whomay be interested. To get more information or to sign up, email us [email protected].

the B-division, Diane Nathan securedthe most games. However, the mainfocus was sportsmanship/socializingand in these areas all the ladieswere winners!

O n July 12thwe hadour 2nd

Women's A-BPotluck with 16ladies eachforming a doublesteam of one A-player and one B-player. It was around robin formatwith rotatingteams so that bothlevels got to enjoya differentopponent and adifferent partner ineach round. Thewomen broughtfood, wine, drinks,and desserts foreveryone to enjoyafter the matcheswere complete. This event washosted by our very own GeorgieDinham. In the A-division,Jacquie Stultz wound upwinning the most games and in

4

M any peoplepractice theirserves (hopefully)

to make the stroke better,and that works. As I saidearlier in the year, if youcan practice your serve 2-3times per week, then youcan see improvement overtime. However, the otherproblem I frequently hear is, "Myserve has been great in practice,I'm nailing it! But, whenever I goto play a match, I tighten up andit's good-bye good serve, hellopusher serve." I makes me sad tohear that people cannot enjoytheir new toy, a better serve,

because they get sotensed up in a match.There is a way toduplicate the pressure ofa match when practicingyour serve by yourself. It'sa game you play againstan amazing playernamed Mr. Nobody.

Mr. Nobody is tough, but fair.When you play Mr. Nobody, youserve every point. If you getyour first serve in, you win thepoint and Mr. Nobody loses thepoint, every time. If you missyour first serve, but get yoursecond serve in, Mr. Nobody winsthe point and you lose the point.

If you miss both serves, you losethe game. Play sets. First try towin a set (regular scoring)against Mr. Nobody.

If you do that, then make thegame a little more difficult byrequiring that you hit your firstserve harder. You can do this bysaying, that the second bouncemust be past the baseline or itdoes not qualify as a first serve,so I either do it over or it's a faultand I'm on to the second serve.If you want to make both servesstronger, then put requirementson your second serve as well: It

Gene's Tip of the Month“Practice Pressure Makes Perfect”

Woman’s Potluck

Oh Calcutta!

October 10th - Auction

October 11th - Tournament

MCC's Most Exciting Event!

Contact Gene at ext. 326

[email protected]

$20 / player

Sign up today!

5

must also go over the baseline beforethe second bounce or it must haveslice on it. Each time, you can addthings to make the game harder, whileunder the pressure of trying to beat Mr.Nobody in a set or three. There areother ways to modify the basic formatif the harshness of losing games fordouble faults is too much at first, buteventually, you should make everyeffort to play the game as laid outhere to create the pressure of a realmatch.

If you are able to conquer Mr.Nobody 6-0, 6-0, week after week,then you should be on your way tohaving a match ready serve that isimmune, or at least less susceptible tothe whims of match nerves!

Courts 1 & 2Tuesday, September 2

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Court 3Tuesday, September 9

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Court 4Tuesday, September 9

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Courts 5 & 6Tuesday, September 11

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

TENNIS COURT WASHING SCHEDULE

Classical Concert Held at MCC

A classical concert by violinist Geoffrey Maingart and Marina City Club member Warren Peterson, who wasthe piano accompaniment, was held on Sunday July 13th. It was held in the West Tower G3 level, at theMarina Venice Yacht Club music series concert room. Twenty pieces were played to the attentive audience.

Welcome New Members

Amy BethardSusan Bursk

Kevin CallahanXiomara ComrieDenise DonahoeMary Donahoe

Lucille Hoyt

Nasrin KokaniRussell PattonShari SellersAnkur Shah

Diana SpeilbergerAndrew Steiner

Janelle Tiulentino

Prix Fixe Menu Specials

each week onTuesday & Thursday

$16.95plus tax and tip

6

Susan Stohrer, Fitness Director

www.marinacityclub.net

Refer a new qualifyingNon-Resident member and Resident Members

will receive up to $100 in MCC

Vouchers.

Non-Residentmembers

will receive up to onemonth free.

Promotion endsSeptember 30, 2014.

$$ $$

7

1 2 3 5 6

8 9 11 12 13

14 15 16

21 22 23 27

28 29

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Bridge Night

Early Bird Spec.$11.95++

Prix Fixe Dinner Specials

Bridge Night



Bridge Night



September 2014

10

201917

Dining &Dancing w/Stack of 45sHappy Hour5-7 p.m.(Bar only)

Bridge Night



26

Cardio Tennis8:30-9:30 a.m.Court 3

Early Bird Spec.5-6:30 p.m.


Club CouncilMeeting5:30 p.m.


18


2524

NY GIANTSVS. DETROIT

&SAN DIEGO

VS. ARIZONA

Dining &Dancing w/MichaelForbesHappy Hour5-7 p.m.(Bar only)

Dining &Dancing w/SummerwindHappy Hour5-7 p.m.(Bar only)

Early BirdSpecials 5-6:30 p.m.Monday NightFootball - $3.50sliders, Happyhour til 9 p.m.

Early BirdSpecials 5-6:30 p.m.

Dining &Dancing w/Sonny &FriendsHappy Hour5-7 p.m.(Bar only

4


7 Cardio Ten.8:30-9:30 a.m.Performance:Tyrone PerkinsOnly WeeklySpecialsAvailableCardio Tennis8:30-9:30 a.m.

Early Bird Spec.5-6:30 p.m.Jerzy PrzybylskiPianst 6-9 p.m.

Cardio Tennis8:30-9:30 a.m.Court 3

Early Bird Spec.5-6:30 p.m.

Bridge Night


Prix FixeDinnerSpecials


www.marinacityclub.net


CHICAGO VS.

NY JETS

PHILADELPHIAVS.

INDY

NEWENGLAND

VS. KANSAS CITY

30

Bella Mar SalonWelcomes

Isabella Bellinaso to our

styling team!

She is availableThursday-Saturday

and takes laterappointments for

your convenience.Call her direct at 310-619-6413

We are located downthe hall from the Gym

Salon Phone Number: 310-305-4009

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5

MCC Halloween Party Friday, October 31

SAVE THE DATE:


Third Floordining room

closed,however

City Café isopen from

7a.m.-3 p.m.!


closed,however


7a.m.-3 p.m.!


closed,however


7a.m.-3 p.m.!


closed,however


7a.m.-3 p.m.!

*

*

*

*

MondayNightFootballSchedule

4333 Admiralty WayMarina del Rey, CA 90292310.822.0611www.marinacityclub.net

Reservations Required with a Credit Card at Ext. 215

Rosh HashanahThursdsday, September 25th

Buffet opens at 6:00 p.m.

Matzo Ball Soup with ChickenRound Challah Bread with Sliced Apples, Honey, and WalnutsChopped Salad, Chopped Liver Pate with Lavash Crackers,

Gefilte Fish garnished with Lemons and Parsley

ENTREESOven Roasted Brisket of Beef (Cognac Demi-glace Reduction Sauce)

Baked Filet of Atlantic Salmon (Dill Caper Beurre Blanc Sauce)Crispy Herb Chicken Breast

Potato Latkes, Sour Cream and Apple SauceSteamed Seasonal Vegetables

DESSERTS:Baklava, Assorted Pastries, Coconut Macaroons and Honey Cake

Variety of Ice Cream and Fresh Seasonal Fruit

$26.95 per person(Tax and Gratuity Additional)

labor day - home - marina city club · repairing and renovating the pool areas and tennis courts...

Documents