Moss Creek

April 2015

Issue Highlights: President’s Note

Special Olympics Announcement

2015 Nominating Committee Reminder

Upcoming Events

Advocate

Jerry Coghlan

2015 MCOA Board President

Community News

One of the major responsibilities of the MCOA Board is to ensure we are constantly maintaining and upgrading our primary assets. It’s critical we remain competitively relevant while enhancing the Member experience. In that vein, we will upgrade three of our primary amenities this year. We will renovate our North Golf Course, make additions to our Tennis Clubhouse and re-orient and upgrade Bostwick Point Park.

On Tuesday, March 24 we conducted the second Town Hall Meeting to review the planned renovation of the North Golf Course. For those Members who could not attend, here are the major points covered during the presentation. • All fairways will be re-grassed with Celebration Bermuda • All greens will be seeded with Champion Bermuda • Collars will be sodded with Tiff Grand • 8 greens will be enlarged to original dimensions; over the years, the surrounds have grown into the green area, reducing the size of the putting area • 13 greens will be re-contoured to reduce areas with severe gradient that are too extreme for today’s mowing heights (The revised contours will comply with current USGA guidelines.) • Greens 3 & 4 will be completely remodeled #3 will be enlarged from 1884 to 3926 sq. ft. # 4 will grow from 2211 to 5129 sq. ft. • A bulkhead will replace the current grass slope adjacent to #4 green • North Course inner loop – holes 1 thru 5 & 15 thru 18 will close May 1st (This is necessary due to the extensive work that must be done on #3 & #4.) • Outer loop – holes 6 thru 14 will close June 1 • Cost estimates can be found on our website

Please note: Both courses will be closed June 1 through June 5. The South Course will be aerified during this period. Heidi is working on reciprocal arrangements to minimize the impact of this closure.

In 2013, the Moss Creek Tennis Facility Advisory Committee was formed to “improve the total Moss Creek tennis experience by identifying necessary and desirable facility enhancements.” Several areas in need of improvement were identified. • Spectator seating & shading • Clubhouse meeting & social gathering space • Kitchen facilities • Outdoor porch size

The committee, led by Gary Moore, made a presentation to the MCOA Board seeking funding to underwrite their suggested improvements. After approval by the Board, new benches and seating were installed enhancing the spectator experience. In addition, a custom shade was erected over the benches on court 7. The major project, Clubhouse expansion, was approved and funded in the 2015 budget. After Memorial Day, construction will start to increase the size of the Clubhouse by approxi-mately 220 sq. ft. Improvements will provide additional kitchen and office space and expansion of the lounge area. Addition-ally, the existing porch will be extended by 300 sq. ft. With these improvements, our Tennis Center will be equal to or better than any facility in the area.

The Bostwick Point Park upgrade has already begun with the circle irrigation project. John Miller covered the details of the project in his March Advocate article. Once completed, the park will be re-oriented to the marsh side and provide added flexi-bility for multi-purpose use.

O’fishially Awesome March

You can nominate employees who do something special by completing an O’fishially Awesome nomination card to recognize his/her service. Cards are located at the reception desks at the

Fitness Center, Tennis Center, Golf Shop, Clubhouse, and

Administration.

Faye Barnard – Receptionist (4) Susan Brown – Administrative Assistant

Liz Burgueno-Arellano – Busser Kelly Clements – Administrative Assistant (2) Craig Denny – Community Services Supervisor

Alfred Jefferies – Golf Course Equipment Operator Chelsea Lavender – Clubhouse Admin. Assistant

Richard Oresic – Line Cook Barbara Pawlowski – Tennis Attendant (2)

James Townsend – Golf Course Equipment Operator Chuckie Tyson - Community Services Equip. Operator (2)

On March 3, The Board, Finance Committee and Audit Committee met with Ray Warco a partner of our Audit firm Web-ster Rogers to review the results of our 2014 audit. In the opinion of the firm, our financial statements were in order and it was found that our operating results and cash flow statements accurately reflected our financial position. Mr. Warco also made a point of indicating the high level of professionalism and cooperation demonstrated by our accounting staff led by our Controller Payman Shamlou. His team Nancy Aiken, Dawn Stanzione and Sally Wamsley provided accurate and timely responses to all inquiries made by the auditors during the review. I had the pleasure of working directly with the team last year in my role as Treasurer and I was impressed with their dedication to providing our community with a sound, efficient and accurate financial operation.

We also met with our insurance brokers that day to review our general liability insurance coverage. Due to the efforts of our Wells Fargo representative, we were able keep our premium increase under 5% even though our Building and Business Personal Property limits increased over 3 million dollars.

One of the challenges we have as a Board is to ensure we make Moss Creek a compelling place to work. An important component of that goal is to provide a competitive, inclusive benefits package for our employees. Linda Klingman, our Human Resources Manager, working closely with our benefits broker McLaughlin Smoke & Clarke has developed a comprehensive program for our associates that contains several options including medical, dental, vision, and life insur-ance, disability and an Employee Assistance Program to provide support to associates with difficult personal issues. Both John Miller and I believe, that through Linda’s efforts, we have taken another step to providing our employees with a meaningful, cost effective program.

I must recognize the Moss Creek Supper Club team of Peter & Susan Halsey, Mike & Helen Blevins and John & Bonnie Layton. Their incredible initiative and creativity combined with untold hours of planning made the Mardi Gras event a memorable evening for all who were able to attend. Their efforts are another example of the spirit and vitality of our Community!

Finally, a reminder that our Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21 at 4:00 pm in our Clubhouse. The agenda will include the President’s, General Manager’s and Treasurer’s reports along with some additional interesting topics. I encourage all to attend.

Silent Auction & Tennis Pro Am

Benefit the Special Olympics Silent AuctionSilent Auction——Friday, May 8thFriday, May 8th

Pro Am TennisPro Am Tennis——Saturday, May 9thSaturday, May 9th The Silent Auction will be held at the Clubhouse from 5:00 - 7:30pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served! Over 125 items for purchase have been donated by local businesses and individuals to include: original artwork by Moss Creek artists, golf packages at Hilton Head's premiere courses, tennis and golf lessons, dining certificates, resort hotel stays, personal services and much more! The Tennis Pro Am will start at 9:00am on Saturday at the MC Tennis Center and will include an exhibition by local Special Olympics athletes. Tennis professionals from the HH area will partner with Moss Creek tennis players for lively and entertaining competition. To partici-pate in the Tennis Pro Am, pick up an entry form at the Tennis Center or call 837-2240.

Community News

John Miller

General Manager

One of our core values at Moss Creek is to be responsible stewards of the natural resources and environment which pro-vide such a wonderful setting for this Community. At a recent Board meeting, I provided a summary of some of the steps MCOA has taken over the years to incorporate sustainability and environmental stewardship into our operations, and it was suggested that I share this information with the Community.

All of our departments are actively recycling waste materials. We have a dumpster at the Clubhouse that allows us to co-mingle a variety of recyclable materials, including cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum. We also have a small co-mingled container at the Tennis Center, and both a cardboard dumpster and co-mingled container at our maintenance facil-ity. Other departments are recycling materials based on the types of waste generated within the departments, e.g., paper recycling occurs in the Clubhouse, Golf Shop and Administrative Office. All in all, we are working to recycle a high percent-age of the waste product that can be recycled, and we are exploring opportunities to capture even more going forward.

We have also made changes to utilize compostable and recyclable packaging products for food & beverage service to mini-mize the amount of Styrofoam products that we use. Last year we changed our food containers to compostable products. This year we are phasing out the use of Styrofoam cups for hot and cold drinks, and instead will be using recyclable and/or compostable cups for beverages at the pool, on the golf courses, at the tennis courts and other outdoor venues.

In addition to the recycling efforts, we have a variety of other activities that promote sustainability and environmental stew-ardship. Some years ago we earned certification from Audubon International as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. This certification recognizes the steps we have taken to enhance the natural areas and wildlife habitat around our golf courses and community, along with maintenance practices that improve efficiency and minimize potentially harmful impacts of golf course operations. Some recent examples include participation in the Operation Pollinator program, which involves estab-lishing wildflower areas as habitat for bees and other pollinating insects. Other examples include the multi-year project we have underway to enhance wildlife habitat on Fording Island and the creation of an herb garden behind the Clubhouse. Our Director of Golf Course & Grounds, Mitchell Wilkerson, has served for three years on the Steering Committee for the Sus-tainability in Golf Program, which is an initiative to promote sustainability practices in the golf industry. We plan to present more information on the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary program and related activities at the Membership Meeting on April 21st .

Our use of treated wastewater for golf course irrigation significantly reduces the amount of potable water we use within the community, and should be listed among our sustainability initiatives. The residential brush pick-up program is also notable; the company we contract with to haul off the brush “recycles” much of the material as mulch, and does not place it in a land-fill. Finally, we recycle building materials when possible, such as the old concrete from the sidewalk we removed at the Fitness Center/Pool complex which will be recycled rather than placed in a landfill. In many cases, the environmentally sensitive solution is also a more economical solution, which is certainly the case with our use of treated wastewater for irri-gation and recycling of construction materials.

I have one final note, on a totally different subject. Moss Creek is a member of the Marsh Association, which is an organi-zation of private communities in Beaufort County. The purpose of the Association is to provide an opportunity for communi-ties to share information and ideas, and to be an advocate for member communities on issues of common interest. At our March meeting, we heard a presentation from the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the 2015 Census Test in the Savannah Area, which includes Beaufort County. The test is designed to promote and measure methods of encouraging online par-ticipation in the next decennial census in 2020; they indicate getting households to complete the census online could re-duce the cost of the census by billions of dollars. The Census Bureau is seeking help from communities to encourage resi-dents to participate in the test. Being the good citizens that we are, we will be sharing information in our publications over the next few weeks to further explain the initiative, and we will provide a site for any Members who wish to participate in the test online but do not have internet access.

Grounds & Golf Course News

Mitchell Wilkerson

Director of Golf Maintenance

We will begin our North Course renovation on May 4th. The work towards the renovation began last summer and con-tinues through April. We will spray our fairways out for the first time April 20th. The temperature at that time will dictate how quickly the grasses will start to die. Warmer temps mean that the grasses will uptake the chemical quicker result-ing in quicker death. We will come back a couple weeks later and spray again to eliminate any grass left on the fairways. Scalping, aerify-ing, verticutting, and rolling will follow in the weeks after the second spraying. This is the process we use to get ready for sprigging the fairways in early June. Check out course conditions on the TV and website for weekly updates during the North Course renovation.

MCOA NOMINATING COMMITEE 2015 HELP! We really need more good people to come forward! If you are willing to be considered for a position on the Moss Creek 2016 Board of Directors, we need to talk. Our Moss Creek Community is one of the best places to live in this area, yet we need to be assured that it continues to be just that . . . a great place to live! We can’t emphasize enough, how important it is to have qualified people on our Moss Creek Board, in order to keep our Community thriving and competitive in the market place. Our model for success will continue only if we find interested and qualified people to consider for election to the MC Board of Directors. In the Fall of 2015, three (3) new people will be elected to replace the three (3) outgoing Members of the Moss Creek Board. Your investment of time and talent and a little effort, will help to assure that our Moss Creek continues to remain Hilton Head’s best value, in people and in homes. Contact any of the following indicating your interest.

2015 MCOA NOMINATING COMMITEE

NAME Committee Phone E-Mail

Dave Neff MCOA 837-1311 dfn58@hargray.com Peter Halsey Golf Club 836-2151 admiralpgh@gmail.com George Barnes Tennis Club 837-2278 dorandgeorge@gmail.com Steve Strelcheck Yacht Club 836-2270 sgstrelcheck@aol.com Joy Gibbons At-Large 836-3603 joytaps@hargray.com Bob Rennicks At-Large 837-7331 robrenn13@msm.com Jeffrie Natale At-Large 837-4973 jeffrienatale@yahoo.com

Golf Corner

Heidi Wright-Tennyson

Director of Golf

Spring will be gone before we know it and the dog days of summer are just around the corner. By mid-April, we will publish a complete list of the private clubs who will be re-ciprocating with us for the Summer Private Club Recipro-cal Program. Many of the clubs have committed to ex-tending the reciprocal in the months of May and Septem-ber during the North Course renovation. All reservations for reciprocal play must be booked through the profes-sional staff and is available to Activity Fee Members. Low Country Intercollegiate a success!

Saturday and Sunday, March 21 & 22 we hosted our seventh Low Country Intercollegiate. This is a Division I Invitational women’s golf tournament hosted by Wofford College. This year there were fifteen teams including Wofford,

Princeton, SCAD, High Point, Bethune-Cookman, Rad-ford, Appalachian State, Indiana State, Gardner-Webb, Towson, USC Upstate, Navy, The Citadel, Presbyterian, and St. Francis (NY). Each team has five players with the low four scores counting each day for the team. The weather was great on Saturday and a little damp on Sunday, but we were able to complete the tournament. Wofford and Princeton tied with a two-day total of 618. The tie-breaker was the score of the non-counting fifth player on day two. We were pulling for the host team to win, but Princeton won the playoff and was named 2015 Champions. There was also a tie for low individual and they were named co-champions. Sofia Molinaro from SCAD and Jordan Lippetz from Princeton both shot 146. Sofia had low round of the tournament with a 2-under, 70, round two. Thank you to the Membership for volunteering and making this event special for the players and coaches. We had 50 Members donate their time as starters, player shuttle drivers, and hole-spotters. I cannot thank you enough for your time and enthusiasm in watching and supporting the players. The organization of the volunteer crew would not have been possible without volunteer coordinator, Melissa Nieberding, and her assistant, Bob Nieberding. Thank you SOOOOO much!

Although I know the event takes away one golf course for two days from the Membership, I feel hosting events such as this one is FANTASTIC and brings many benefits to the Club! The Mem-bership loves to get involved as proven by 50 volunteers. Each day 60 to 80 spectators are able to come watch great golf and see what a wonderful Community Moss Creek is. Who knows, good chance some of them will become future owners in Moss Creek. Moss Creek also gets highlighted in local newspapers with the posting of the tournament results and the event is a great revenue generator for the Club. Now with all the good this event brings, there are always some challenges. Saturday parking at the Clubhouse was difficult as the golf courses and tennis courts were packed. Many specta-tors came to watch the college event, and the Clubhouse was busy. I did a poor job communicating with Security and did not get all of the school vans/buses parked in one area; for that I sincerely apologize. Also, we are often questioned about the dress code and the length of the player’s shorts. Moss Creek does have a dress code for its Members and Guests stating shorts must be no more than four inches above the knee. This is communicated to all of the coaches and we do our best to have them wear the uniforms best matching our dress code. Unfortu-nately, a five inch inseam is the standard for college golf shorts, and most teams cannot afford to purchase special shorts to be ‘in code’ for one event. So to answer the question, yes, some of their shorts are shorter than what we typically allow, but they meet college dress code standards. We will continue to commu-nicate with the coaches and have them wear the longest uni-forms they have and trust me, on more than one occasion we have requested players to put on rain pants if we felt their shorts did not meet the college standard.

Thank you again for your tremendous support of college golf!

Jenny, Al Burns daughter, called me Sunday morning to inform me Al passed away the evening before, Saturday, March 29th. Al was a fixture on the driving range on Friday and Saturday mornings for many years as 'Starter Al'. His wit, smile, and bantering with the weekend groups will be truly missed. Condolences can be mailed to: Jenny Pillen 4502 Country Club Ln Stow, Oh. 44224

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Thursday, April 2nd

WGA Handicap Tournament Wednesday, April 8th & Thursday, April 9th

Twilight Golf Friday, April 10th

Sadie Hawkins Tournament

Saturday, April 11th

Ladies Nine Spring Fling Thursday, April 16th

WGA Challenge Friday, April 17th

Annual Men’s Member-Guest

Thursday, April 23rd—Saturday, April 25th

Men’s Day Shoot Out Lottery WGA Member-Guest Practice Round

Tuesday, April 28th

WGA 2-Day Member-Guest Wednesday, April 29th & Thursday, April 30th

VIM Tournament Recap

Moss Creek hosted The William P. Stevens, Jr. Pro-Am Classic presented by Volunteers in Medicine/Hilton Head Island on the South Course on Monday, March 2, 2015. There were 130 players in the field and after the fog rolled out it was finally a beautiful warm and sunny day in the Lowcountry! The format was net two best balls of five / shambles. Low professionals were Matt Stewart and Mark Teed with scores of 3-under, 69. The winning team with a score of 102 consisted of golf professional, Tim Sutherland, and amateurs Matthew Ramsey, Scott Slawson, Damon Williams and Bill Davoli. Thank you to all of the participants and sponsors for supporting this event and to all of the vol-unteers that made it happen!

Men’s Individual RR

The Men’s Individual Round Robin was played on the North Course Saturday and Sunday, March 14 & 15, 2015. The field was comprised of nine flights with six players in each flight. Five 9-hole matches were played off the low handicap of the match with a total of 10 possible

points per match. After completion of match five the nine flight winners competed in a sudden death playoff to deter-mine the overall champion off #1 North. Six players made it to the second playoff hole; Steve Welpott and Art Dunlap were the only two players standing after the second playoff hole. Steve Welpott made a slippery downhill slider for the win on the third playoff hole to become the Overall Cham-pion.

WGA Team RR

The WGA Team Round Robin was played on the South Course on Wednesday & Thursday, March 18 & 19, 2015. The field was comprised of four flights with six teams in each flight. Five 9-hole matches were played off the low handicap of the match with a total of 10 possible points per match. After completing day one with great weather our goal was to get at least nine more holes in before Mother Nature showed up. Mother Nature shortened the event to 27 holes.

2015 Men’s Governors Tourn.

The 2015 Men’s Governors Tournament began on Saturday, February 21st. There were 47 players in the field and the format is single elimination match play over several weeks. The field is divided into and A & B Flight by handi-cap index. Matches are then created by a random draw. Congratulations to Mike Wirtzberger and Don Muller for winning their respective flights and to Don Muller for be-coming our 2015 Men’s Governors Tournament Champion!

Tennis News

Tom Ruth

Director of Tennis

Summer Team Sign-Ups Sign-up sheets for the summer teams have been posted, this includes 40 and Over Mixed Doubles, 55 and Over Combo Doubles, and 65 and Over Combo Doubles. If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please stop by the Tennis Center. Court Resurfacing It is that time of year again for the annual resurfacing of the courts. All 7 courts will be resurfaced over the month of April. Courts 1-4 will be started on Thursday, April 16, and will be reopened for play on Monday April 19th. We will then start working on courts 5-7 on Thursday, April 23, and reopen Monday, April 27. This proc-ess will include the removal and replacement of all line tapes as well as adding 1.5-2 tons of Har-Tru material per court. Moss Creek Turf Wars The MCTC will once again be hosting the intra club “friendly” between the residents of the North Course and the residents of the South Course. The date of the event is Friday, April 10 from 4-7pm at the Tennis Center. Cost is only $10 for participants and $8 for those that will join us for dinner and drinks. This year’s format will be slightly different as all players will be playing 3 rounds in a round robin format against other players of simi-lar abilities. Bragging rights will be at stake to determine which area within Moss Creek boasts the best tennis players! Hilton Head Island Pro Tennis League The HHIPTL will return to Moss Creek on Friday, May 22nd. This is a chance to see high level tennis up close

and personal. Local pros from clubs around Hilton Head will participate in 6 doubles matches starting at

6:00pm. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the event.

Any tennis player that has played tennis for any length of time has had a coach tell them “don’t swing at your volleys.” This phrase can be heard at almost every club across the world! It is impor-tant that players remember volleys are hit with the legs. Players need to get into proper position with their feet to hit good volleys. In order to become better volleyers, players need to train their legs. One of the best training exercises is to perform lunges. Prior to playing or even on off days, try getting in a few sets of lunges to help improve your volleys. Remember, volleys are hit with the legs as much as they are with the hands and arms.

Tennis Tip: Volley

Fitness News

Spring has finally arrived in the Low Country and our swim-ming pools are open. Join us beginning Wednesday, April 1 for our new water aerobics class. Water aerobics class will be called Cardio Splash and will meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00am-12:00pm. in our heated lap pool. Do you know the benefits of aquatic training? One advantage of training in the water versus on land is the natural buoyance of water decreases the effects of gravity and reduces weight bearing or compression on the joints. This allows many peo-ple, who cannot exercise on land where they bear their full weight, can exercise comfortably in the water. Depending on the depth of the water you are exercising in, you can load or unload the pressure on the joints. In shallow water, standing at waist depth, you are bearing essentially 50% of your body weight. At chest depth you are bearing 25% of your body weight and if you are in the deep with your feet off the bottom of the pool you have 0% stress on your joints.

Another benefit of aquatic training is the resistance of water is equal on all sides of the body and is approximately 12 times the resistance of air. Most aquatic exercises are performed at about half the speed as on land. The key to using waters resis-tance most effectively is to use the resistance downward moves to overload the muscles. Cardiovascular exercises such as walking, jogging, cross-country skiing and jumping jacks are exercises that require large movements and should be performed through a full range of motion. These exercises require downward movement of the legs and are a great way to condition the body including the heart muscle and burn lots of calories.

Another advantage of exercising in the water is that every component of fitness may be trained in the water, such as bal-ance, posture, range of motion, flexibility, coordination, agility, strength, and cardiovascular endurance. There is no special equipment required when exercising in the water, however the addition of aquatic shoes and gloves will provide traction and assist with balance.

Water exercise is an excellent activity for individuals with ar-thritis, musculoskeletal conditions, and those who have cardio-vascular and neurological issues. I encourage you to try one of our aquatic classes and see for yourself the benefits of aqua training or a liquid gym as I like to call it!

New Class: Bands, Balls and Bars Starting in April, join Judy on Wednesday mornings from 10:00-10:45am. in the aerobics studio for our new Bands, Balls and Bars class. Class will utilize a variety of bands, balls and bars to build strength and flexibility while keeping the muscles guessing what is coming next. Class is low impact.

Complimentary Aqua Finning Clinics Come join Sharon and see and experience an Aqua Finning class. Finning is a great total body workout in the pool that is non-impact. Class utilizes fins, gloves, noodles, buoyancy belts, and kickboards, to increase your heart rate and build strength as you push and pull against the resistance of the water. We will be offering Finning Clinics on the following dates: Monday, April 13 at 12:00pm., Friday, April 17 at 12:00pm., Monday, April 20 at 12:00pm., Thursday, April 23 at 3:00pm.

Please call the Fitness Center to make a reservation for the class. This class requires a lot of equipment so each class will be limited to 10 participants. Eat This Not That Nutritional Program Join Chef Lenny and Sharon McDonnell, Fitness Director, on Tuesday, April 7 at 2:00pm in the Clubhouse for Eat This Not That Nutritional Program. The program will consist of a nutri-tional presentation, cooking demo and complimentary tasting. Event will be limited to the first 50 Moss Creek Members. Please RSVP to the Fitness Center for this event. (fitness@mosscreek-hiltonhead.com)

Sharon McDonnell

Fitness Center Director

Sunset Yoga Class Join us for a relaxing Sunset Yoga class on Thursday, April 30 from 6:30-7:30pm. The class will be held on the patio deck behind the Bostwick Pavilion. Class will be instructed by Bob Apfel, certified Yoga instructor. Feel free to bring your personal yoga mats or borrow one from the Fitness Center. Cost is $8.00. Please call the Fitness Center to register for this special theme class.

Clubhouse News

Jim O’Connor

Clubhouse Manager

I recently had a meeting with my staff to “get ready for the busy sea-son” here at the Club. One of my staff members said, “This isn’t busy?”. Looking back on that sarcastic comment, I guess they were right. In the past month at Moss Creek, we have had an Oyster Roast, a St. Patrick’s Celebration, Wine Tasting, and an “It’s your Birthday” Buffet which were all sell outs. These do not include 200+ Members for Trivia, a couple golf outings, the ever popular Friday nights and Sunday brunches and dinners at the Club. So yes, March was busy, but the next 45 days will be even busier.

April we will start with our sold out Easter Brunch followed by a couple of Member Guest golf tournaments, Trivia, Wine Tasting, a few more golf tournaments, a Kentucky Derby Party and a Tennis Pro Am. I look forward to this time of year because I get to see all the Members and their families at the Club and the pool. Yes, I said pool! We will open the Moss Creek Snack Bar on weekends in May up to Memorial Day. Mackay’s Creek Grill will open on the Saturday of Memorial Day Week-end and we will be having a good old fashioned Carolina Pig Pickin’ on Saturday, May 23rd to kick off the summer pool season.

So with all these events, I bring some exciting news! We have been looking at online reservation programs for a while now and we will be going live with this system April 1st. This system is already used by golf and will eventually tie in with tennis. There are a number of great things about this system. It all links together so it can show all your reservations on your very own master calendar. You also get con-firmed emails when you make a reservation, as do the people in your party, and it allows you to sign up for large parties at the click of a but-ton. You can always still call the Club, but this gives you another op-tion.

Now, the other exciting news story of the month. We have also talked about the ability to expand the Verandah Season at the Club and start-ing this month, we have the capabilities of doing so. Our wonderful Pinckney Crosby, who I might add is a genius, and his crew have in-stalled permanent outdoor heaters that turn on at the flip of a switch. These heaters will allow Members to sit outside on our still cool April nights and dine in the fresh air of the Low Country.

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Kids’ Movie & Game Night—FULL (Easter Fun)

Friday, April 3rd 6:00—8:30pm

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 4th 10:00am

Easter Sunday Brunch—FULL

Sunday, April 5th Seatings at 11:00am & 1:30pm

Eat This NOT That Tuesday, April 7th

2:00pm

Trivia Night Thursday, April 16th

6:00pm Dinner /7:00pm Trivia

MCOA Annual Meeting Tuesday, April 21st

4:00pm

Mixed Wine Tasting Wednesday, April 22nd

5:00pm

April Birthday Buffet Thursday, April 30th

5:30—7:30pm

Mother’s Day Brunch Sunday, May 10th 11:00am & 1:30pm

May Trivia Night Thursday, May 21st

6:00pm Dinner / 7:00pm Trivia

Carolina Pig Pickin’ Saturday, May 23rd

The Grill Room will be open for food and bar service following the

MCOA Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 21st.

The meeting begins at 4:00pm at the Clubhouse.

Clubhouse News

Lenny Giarratano

Executive Chef

It won’t be long now that the annual hunt for Cobia will be on. Boats will gather near Broad River Bridge and other local haunts where these large fish are known to feed during their migratory run. It is one of the many wonderful local seafood options, and in my mind it’s the one that really kicks off the summer season. Nothing says spring in the Low Country like a nice fresh Cobia steak.

This month’s recipe features a very flavorful salsa, but one that is light and refreshing and will not hide the outstanding fla-vor of this prized fish. Pair with a Spanish white wine, like Albarino or even a nice Pinot Gris like King Estates “Acrobat” for the ultimate refreshing summer dining experience.

Grilled Cobia With spicy apple-cucumber salsa

4 fresh Cobia steaks 2 Fuji apples, diced (peeled optional) ½ cup diced cucumber, seeds removed (peeled optional) Juice of 1 lime 1 TBL chopped cilantro 1 jalapeño pepper ½ cup diced red onion Salt and pepper to taste 2 TBL. olive oil, plus olive oil spray for grilling 1. Combine all ingredients except Cobia and let marinate at least one hour 2. Spray Cobia with oil, sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper 3. Grill Cobia over medium fire until done—if thicker than 1”, recommended to butterfly open 4. Serve fish topped with salsa over rice or cous cous 5. Garnish with lemon or lime for squeezing

Trivia Challenge

April 16, 2015 6pm Dinner / 7pm Trivia

Buffet Menu

She Crab Soup / Caesar Platter Fried Chicken, Catfish Medallions Rice Pilaf, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw

Three Bean Salad Bananas Foster or Cherries Jubilee

$26.80 per person Inclusive (Food: $17.95, Tax: $1.63, Service Charge: $3.23, Entertainment/Prizes: $4)

MCOA Board of Directors

Management Team

Member Services

Hours of Operation

Officers Directors President Jerry Coghlan Charles Eberly Diane Dahl Vice President Lawrence Taylor Peter Carlson Kay Doran Treasurer Lou Natale Barry Burgoyne Secretary Katy Myer

John Miller General Manager 836-6114

Suzanna Johnston Asst. to General Manager 836-6116

Payman Shamlou Controller 836-6102 Randy Connelly Chief of Security 836-6151 Jim O’Connor Clubhouse Manager 837-2234 Lenny Giarratano Executive Chef 837-2230

Heidi Wright-Tennyson Director of Golf 837-2231

Tom Ruth Director of Tennis 836-6131 Sharon McDonnell Fitness Director 836-6160 Pinckney Crosby Facility Maintenance Manager 836-6139 Mitchell Wilkerson Golf Superintendent 836-6136

Linda Klingman Human Resources 836-6101

Roger Ward Water Oak Utility Manager 836-6141

Gate Passes Security 837-2220 Dinner Reservations Chelsea Lavender 837-2230 Member Banquets Jim O’Connor 837-2234 Certificate/ARB/Marina Susan Brown 836-6112 Fax/Copies/Notary Faye Barnard 836-6113 Member Services/Publications Melissa Sheire 836-6121 Lot Maintenance Kelly Clements 836-6108

Statement Inquiries Nancy Aiken 836-6109

Administration Office Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm Friday 8:00am - 1:00pm Clubhouse Bar Tuesday 11:30am - 5:00pm Wednesday - Sunday 11:30am - 9:00pm Grill Room Dining Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday 11:30am - 5:00pm Dinner: Wednesday - Sunday 5:30pm - 8:30pm A la Carte Dining Breakfast: Sunday 10:00am - 1:00pm Lunch: Tuesday - Sunday 11:30am - 3:00pm Dinner: Casual Wednesday 5:30pm - 8:30pm Thursday Theme / Special Events 5:30pm - 7:30pm Friday 5:30pm - 8:30pm Sunday 5:30pm - 7:30pm Golf Pro Shop Daily 7:30am - 5:00pm Tennis Center Monday - Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm 2:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm Fitness Center Monday - Friday 6:00am - 7:00pm Saturday 7:00am - 4:00pm Sunday 9:00am - 2:00pm

Easter Egg Hunt

DJ MUSIC • EASTER BUNNY • SNACKS

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Egg Hunt: 10:00am Sharp

(Children 4 and under)

Location: Bostwick Playground Area

Egg Hunt: 10:15am Sharp

(Children 5-8 years old)

Location: Bostwick Leisure Trail Area

Games: 10:30am

(Children 9 and older)

Location: Bostwick Circle Lawn

Contact Melissa Sheire at 843-836-6121 or

msheire@mosscreek-hiltonhead.com.

~Reservations required to avoid

disappointed hunters.~

Easter Sunday

BRUNCH

April 5, 2015

Two Seatings: 11:00am & 1:30pm

Cost: Adult—$29.75++ Ages 5-12—$15.88++

(Children’s Menu Available)

Contact the Clubhouse at

837-2230 for reservations.

A 72-hour cancellation policy is in

effect for this event.