oxbow country club newsletter october 2013
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130 Oxbow Drive ● Oxbow, ND 58047 ● 701-588-4666 ● www.oxbowcc.com
Oxbow Country Club Newsletter October 2013
Saturday, October 5th
9 AM Shotgun
Lunch to Follow
4 person teams
$35/Member
$50/Guest Register with the Golf Shop
701-588-4669
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MANAGEMENT STAFF
Happy Fall! It was a great September at our club! From our largest couple’s glow ball night to a healthy schedule of private events, it was a
fun place to be all month long! The golf season isn’t over. I am excited for two new events this month; the “Hot Ball” and Cross Country Scramble! Keep those clubs handy and take ad-vantage of all the beauty fall golf provides! The golfing window is becoming noticeably shorter, but that makes us savor our time on the course even more. The date for our annual Men’s Stag Party and Auction has been set for Thursday, November 21
st! This year’s proceeds are be-
ing earmarked for new greens and grounds equipment. Last year’s event was the most successful in club history and we are looking forward to an even bigger and better year this year. Our fall wine dinner is also coming up Friday, November 8
th.
Our food and beverage team has spent time gathering feedback on past dinners and attended two wine dinners to learn from the best; one locally and one in the Twin Cities. Our goal is for our wine dinner to be considered one of the best as well. We hope you can join us! We are already in the planning process for next year. Dates are being set for club events, work has begun on the 2014 member-ship marketing strategy, and booking outside events is a priori-ty. A large part of the planning process requires us to look back at our performance this past year. Department heads along with our committees will review accomplishments, problem areas, systems, procedures, budgetary items, and membership feed-back. Preliminary departmental budgets and goals will be devel-oped and advanced to the board over the course of the next two months. As always, we value your feedback. If you have any ideas, sug-gestions, comments, or concerns please don’t hesitate to con-tact me anytime. We look forward to providing you with an ex-ceptional club experience! See you at your club, Joel
General Manager
Joel Livingood Chris Holland President
Dave Campbell Vice-President
Tami Henke Secretary
Jay Bartley
Jeff Olson
Tom Baumgartner
Mike Andrews
DJ Reiger
Britton Mattson
Joel Livingood General Manager [email protected]
Sarah Lavelle Dir. of Member Engagement & Events [email protected]
Torey Ostlund Executive Chef [email protected]
Brittany Boedekker Food & Beverage Manager [email protected]
Tom Keppel Controller [email protected]
John Dahl, PGA Head Golf Pro [email protected]
David Wood Superintendent [email protected]
Landon Lang Pool Manager & Head Lifeguard [email protected]
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Oxbow Hot Ball Saturday, Oct. 5th 9AM Shotgun
Lunch to Follow
Date Night &
Kids Movie Night
Friday, Oct. 11th 6:30 pm Showtime
Cross Country Scramble Saturday, Oct. 19th 10 AM Shotgun
Tailgate & Game Day
NDSU & UND
Saturday, Oct. 19th Starting at 9AM
Kegs & Eggs
Wine Dinner Friday, Nov. 8th 5:30 Social Hour
6:30 Dinner
Men’s Stag Night Thursday, Nov. 21 Registration/Social-
6:30pm
Silent Auction-
6:30pm- 8:30 pm
Live Auction-
8:30 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
CLUB HOURS OF OPERATION
Clubhouse: 701-588-4666
Joel Ext. 29
Tom Ext. 10
Sarah Ext. 12
Brittany Ext. 11
Torey Ext. 22
Administration Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9 am - 5pm
Pro Shop & Tee Times: 701-588-4669
Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm
Sunday - Saturday 8 am - 6 pm
Bar & Grill Hours
Monday - Friday 9 am - 9 pm
Saturday 8am - 9 pm
Sunday 8 am - 8 pm
The Bend at Oxbow Hours
Wednesday - Saturday 4 pm - 9 pm
For general comments or questions and event or
membership inquiry please contact Joel or Sarah
For billing or payment questions please
contact Tom
Friday,
November 8th $50 Includes: Golf with cart & lunch
*Valid Monday,
Tuesday & Wednesday now until the end of the season
*Lunch constitutes any grill entrée up to $10
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As the leaves begin to change colors that means fall is on it’s way! There is still plenty of activities and events going on at your club in the months to come. We will be hosting our monthly date night on Friday, October 11th. Be sure to bring the kids to watch Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph while Mom & Dad enjoy din-ner in The Bend.
Come cheer on the Bison & Sioux at our Tailgate & Game day on Saturday, October 19th. There is something for the whole family! We will start off the day at 9AM with kegs & eggs followed by our new tournament, The Cross Country Scramble with a 10 AM shotgun. Let us take care of lunch with a burger/brat grill out following the tournament. We will also have a games galore obstacle course from 1pm to 5pm. Don’t miss out on great food, drink specials & game day with friends & family at your club! We will be holding our annual wine dinner on Friday, November 8th. There is limited seating and guests are always welcome! To reserve your seat call or email me at 701-588-4666 or [email protected]. Menu details to come! The holidays are just around the corner. Oxbow is the perfect place to host your holiday dinner, gath-ering or party for family, friends & co-workers. No group is too small or big! Remember, room rental fees are waived for all members and their companies! To reserve your date please contact Sarah. If there is anything I can help you with please don’t hesitate to call, email or stop by my office. My door is always open! See you soon! Sarah
Dir. Of Member Engagement & Events
Sarah Lavelle
When did you start at Oxbow CC? July 2012
What is the best part about working at
OCC? Playing the Oxbow Challenge in the
fall
Position: Grounds Crew
What do you like to do for fun outside
of work? Tailgate, watch football, & spend time
with my lovely wife
Fun fact about Jesse: My favorite sandwich is peanut butter
& pickle
Food & Beverage Manager
Brittany Boeddeker
Executive Chef
Torey Ostlund
Fall is in the air! With the changing season, we are looking to modify a few things around the club. Member feedback is greatly appreciated as we look to spruce up our menu and wine list. We will have a wine tasting soon and we encourage all of you to help us decide what will work best with our new menu options! Keep an eye on our upcoming club events as we are also planning to incorporate more live music at the club.
See you soon, Brittany
I’m excited about our upcoming fall & winter menu. Below is a “sneak peek” of a few items that will be on the new menu debuting Friday, November 1st. If you have a request for something that you’d like to see on our new fall & winter menu please contact me! In addition I wanted to thank everyone for the great summer. I would love to hear feed back from you about this summer. Your feedback is an important part in designing our menu. Please email me at [email protected] with requests for the new menu as well as feed back about this summer! -Chef Torey
Appetizer Swedish Meatballs 5 meatballs, cognac wild mushrooms, toasted baguettes & garnished with baby arugula Meats New York Strip Bone-In Ribeye Tenderloin Bone- In Pork Chop Additional Preparations Parmesan Pepper crusted with Gorgonzola cream Balsamic wild mushrooms Chimi churri (tarragon vinegar, garlic, butter, oregano, parsley, cayenne, pepper)
Bacon Béarnaise
Butternut Squash Bisque Ingredients ~1 tablespoon canola oil
~1 tablespoon unsalted butter
~1/2 cup diced onion
~3/4 cup diced carrots
~3 cups vegetable stock
~1/2 cup heavy cream
~salt & pepper to taste
~ground nutmeg to taste
~4 cups peeled & cubed butternut squash
Directions Heat oil and melt butter in a large pot over medium heat
Cook onions in butter and oil mixture until tender
Mix in carrots & squash into the pot
Pour in vegetable stock and season to taste with
nutmeg, salt & pepper
Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer until vegetables
are tender.
In a blender or food processor, puree the soup mixture
until smooth
Pour back into pot & stir in heavy cream
Heat through but DO NOT boil again.
Serve warm & Enjoy :)
Save the Date Friday, November 8th
Join us for our annual
Wine Dinner Featuring Mollydooker
Space is limited. Guests are welcome with a member.
5:30 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm Dinner
$100/person
Reservations: 701-588-4666 or [email protected] Menu Details coming soon!
NDSU BISON & UND SIOUX TAILGATE DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
2 PM Game Time
9 AM Kegs & Eggs Bloody Mary Bar Available
Cross Country Scramble 10 AM Shotgun
9-hole cross country scramble 3 person teams
Burger & Brat grill out to follow
$35/Members $50/Guests
701-588-4669 Call to sign up!
Not playing in the scramble?
$10/person for kegs & eggs $10/person burger & brat grill out
Fun for the whole family! Games Galore
Obstacle Course 1pm-5pm
GAME SPECAILS $4 House Wine $3 Pounders $2 Rail Drinks $1 Jello Shots
Enjoy. . . Great Food
Drink Specials &
GAME DAY
9 AM Kegs & Eggs
Bloody Mary Bar Available 10 AM Shotgun 9-hole Scramble 3-person teams
Scoring: Gross & Net Burger & Brat Grill Out to
follow
$35/ Member
$50/Guest
Call the Pro
Shop to sign
up!
701-588-4669
Mom & Dad enjoy dinner
No need to call a sitter! Let us take care of the
kids We’ve got the popcorn!
Date Night & Kids Movie Night
Friday, October 11th
630 pm Showtime
John Dahl, PGA
Head Golf Pro
Fall is officially here and September has been a great month for golf so far! League concluded this month and we want to congratulate our Men’s Champions, “Team Noonan” who edged out the “Dew Sweepers” and ladies champions, the “Golf Bags” who defeated the “Fairway Gals.” Congratulations to all teams that made the playoffs and everyone who made league a success again this year! We look forward to another exciting season next spring! If you have any suggestions on how we can make it better, please let us know.
September also played host to our newly formatted Ladies Invitational which included several mem-bers and guests from all across the Dakota’s and western Minnesota. The format was a two person best ball and our own LeAnn Townsend and her partner Sue Kenney took home the win. We would also like to congrat-ulate and thank all of the ladies that represented our club well in Inter Club this year; Shelley Kappes, Wendy Frappier, Sheri Champ, Carol Morlock, Cindy Fisher, Dee Sandvig, Jane Mattson, Kristina Mattson, LeeAnn Townsend, Mae Tonsfeldt, Mary Johnson, Marie Talley, Rhonda Grenyo, Kerry Brothers & Rhonda Menze. Ox-bow won the summer long event for the second year in a row! It was Kristina Mattson’s first year playing in inter-club and she encourages other ladies to sign up next year. She said “Interclub gave me an opportunity to play courses I had never played & was also a great way to meet members from other clubs. I thoroughly en-joyed my first year experience, & hope those who have considered playing will join us next year.”
Our popular couple’s glow-ball tournament was held on September 13th with over 90 participants who came out on a beautiful evening. Congratulations to the winning team of Bryce & Kristina Mattson, Jim & Cas-sie Huesman and Kim & Shelley Kappes! The evening was a success with were no casualties and lots of good fun! On the 16th and 17th Oxbow played host to NDSU’s Erv Kaiser Golf tournament which was won by the Uni-versity of Manitoba. NDSU finished second as a team with Oxbow’s own Bill Carlson taking home the individual title! He was the only player in the field to finish the three round event under par. Congratulations Bill!nSeptember also featured the end of the year “Stag Day Derby.” Paul Benson defended his title holding off strong contenders Paul Hilt, and Bill Sholl who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Congratulations to all of our top ten finishers! Remember to get your team together for the Oxbow Hot Ball this weekend! Stop in or call the pro shop for more information and to sign up! While you’re in check out the new fall lineup of Paige & Tuttle orange and navy pullovers and polo’s featured on our front table. Don’t forget to use your credit before October 15th! Finally, congratulations to Paul Hilt for making a hole in one on hole #1 this past week! It is the first recorded hole in one on a par 4 in Oxbow’s history!
See you on the course!
Play Well, -JD
Oxbow
Country Club Annual
2013 Thursday November 21
ST
Registration & Social 6 p.m.
Silent Auction 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Heavy Appetizers 7 p.m.
Live Auction 8:30 p.m.
Tickets - $100 / Person
Your Ticket entitles you to:
1. Free Food and Drink all evening
2. Complimentary 18 holes of golf
at Oxbow (cart not included)
3. Chance to win a 2014 Oxbow
Country Club Membership!
I DON’T ALWAYS GET
NEW EQUIPMENT,
BUT WHEN I DO, I GET A
WOODY.
Tickets can be purchased in the Bar & Grill, The Bend, or from any Stag Committee Member. Oxbow Stag Committee and Members are earmarking the proceeds from the event for new equipment for Woody and his staff.
David Wood
With staffing levels low this time of year our focus will be on mow-ing and mulching the falling leaves. The growth rate of the grass has started to slow down with the shortened day light hours and the leaf cleanup will keep us busy for the first half of October.
Winter preparations for the course will also begin soon. At the end of the month irrigation lines will be purged to prevent any ice damage from occurring. This pro-cess normally takes two days for a thorough job to be done. After the irrigation system is winterized. Snow mold protectants will be applied to the greens, tees and the fairways to help prevent fungus from causing damage during the snow cover. Sand topdressing will be applied to the greens to help insulate the crown of the grass plants from desiccating winter winds. Snow fence will be erected around all the exposed greens to collect snow for additional cover. The Board of Directors has approved the purchase of a winter green cover for the putting green. The last two springs we have had large areas that did not survive the winter. This cover will be large enough to cover the new and old part of the green. The upcoming Men’s Stag Night is always a great event for the club. This year’s proceeds will be allocated towards new equipment for the Grounds Department. Please come out and help by donating and purchasing some of the great items. We still have some great days for golf; hope to see you out here. David Wood
Superintendent
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