Living on the Edge | December 2021 by samantha

Living on the Edge

Ocean Edge Member Newsletter December 2021

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Club Manager Membership Golf Director of FUN! Activity Highlights December Calendar

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Fitness Fitness Calendar Wellness Recipe The Beach House Spa Agronomy Contacts

CLUB MANAGER Happy December Everyone! We hope that you and your families had a great Thanksgiving and that everyone is staying safe and healthy. Every time I sit down to write these monthly updates, I can not believe how fast time has flown by. We are just a couple of weeks away from Christmas and 30 days away from 2022! That is crazy to think about. The golf course will be closing for the season on Sunday, December 5th. Craig and his agronomy team have some winter projects and preparations to get the course ready for the potentially harsh temperatures and snow for the next couple of months. These agronomic practices help us to protect the course so that we have good conditions once we reopen in March. We are working on finalizing the 2022 social calendar and are excited about the events for the upcoming season. We will be sending that calendar out at the beginning of January so everyone can start to save the dates for their favorite events. We are working to have a balanced calendar so that we have a little something for everyone! Our new Director of Fun, Brandon Kovshoff, is working hard to put together some great off-season activities for both adults and kids alike. Please check out the calendar that is located on the website and see if there is something you might enjoy attending. From trivia, movies, music, storytelling, painting, and art classes, we have a little bit of everything in the month of December. Please feel free to check it out. If you have not met Brandon yet, he definitely lives up to the billing of Director of Fun! While we are officially heading into the off-season, we will still be around to help with anything you might need. Don't forget to take advantage of the Troon Prive and Troon Advantage programs when you are traveling. You can visit www.troonprive.com to find courses where you might be heading and send in your requests for tee times. All club facilities, including pools, will be closing at 3:00pm on Friday, December 24th, and will reopen for normal hours of operation on Sunday, December 26th. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you and thank you all for your support this past season. We are excited and looking forward to an amazing 2022! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you and your families! Sincerely, Chris Thomas

membership As the year is winding down and we look ahead to the holiday season, there is much to be thankful for from the past couple of years at the Club. We have gained an entirely new perspective on the friendships and the bonds that have been made at the Club with respect to friends, family, and the ability to enjoy the many outdoor activities and social gatherings our Club provides. Not taking for granted the importance of our social connections at the Club, it was great to see the Fall Wine Dinner with the great turnout of Club Members and for Executive Chef Phil Flath to show off his talents and the talents of the culinary team behind the scenes. This popular event was missed in 2020 and was a welcomed return this past October. Also returning this season was a very well attended Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the Mansion, kicking off the holiday season! Throughout the holidays, our Activities Team will be hosting a series of crafts and events for the whole family to enjoy; please refer to the December Activities Schedule for happenings throughout the month. It is an exciting time of year, as we head into the New Year, I do wish to thank all of our Members who referred friends to the Club. Member’s referring friends is the best way to build the Club camaraderie and to provide opportunities for expanded social engagement and to make new connections. We continue to welcome new member referrals to the Club and please feel free to contact me at your convenience for assistance in welcoming your friends to the Club. Looking ahead to 2022, I believe we will see a much-expanded social calendar, welcoming back some of our most cherished events, such as the Clambakes and our weekly Friday Nights & Wine Down Wednesdays, as well as some added summer socials for all to enjoy. As always, we will adjust as needed for the safety and health of our Members, but certainly, plan on a robust 2022 calendar! Please be sure to welcome our newest members of the Club by clicking on the link below: https://www.oceanedgeclub.com/member-home/welcome-new-members Also, for anyone interested in being part of the new Ambassador Committee, please send me a note to learn more or to sign-up! We look forward to sharing all that Ocean Edge has to offer with our new members. Thank you for being a part of the Ocean Edge family and I look forward to seeing you around the Club! Sincerely, Michael Medeiros

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Director of F U N Good December to you all! If you haven’t met me yet I am Brandon the Director of Fun! Here at Ocean Edge! We have a lot of stuff going on this month so come out and be a part of all the fun activities that will be had at the resort! 3 amazing artists will be here to entertain you through their artwork and one will be a Glass Etching class that you can be a part of as well! The door decorating contest for New Year’s will be for everyone that is staying at the resort. The letters to Santa are every Wednesday this month in the Mansion lobby. Storytime with me will be happening throughout the month as well! Our sports trivia’s at Bayzo's Pub will get more and more intense as we could have some really really great prizes for the winners as well as the pub quizzes too! Every Wednesday we will have card games for those who like either Gin rummy, Bridge, or Euchre! If you want to party like it is the summer make sure you check out my fun Pool Music Trivia Parties that highlight certain decades! This month we will be doing 80’s, 50’s, 60’s, and a holiday-themed one on the 29th! It is going to be a blast of fun and a great time here at Ocean Edge and I am here to provide all the fun that I can! And of course, don’t forget our big balloon drop on New Year’s Eve as we ring in the New Year! Make sure to add a NYE Resolution into one of our balloons the day before in the Lasallette room! Have a fantastic Holiday month everyone! Happy Holidays! Brandon Kovshoff

ACTIVITY

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New Year’s we will have a door decorating contest starting on December 28th! The winner will be announced on December 30th.

New Years' Eve Balloon drop will begin at 11:00pm in the Mansion lobby. (That time could change depending on guests and if we want to make it earlier for the balloon drop.)

Don't miss out on Storytime with the Director of Fun! December 11th, 16th & 22nd

Chef Tastings $20 Roscommon Room December 7th & 14th (There will be a sign up for that) Max 14 people

'Artists of the Cape' Series

December 3rd – Jan the Card Lady – Art Exhibit

December 10th – Elizabeth Natale – Workshop – Etch Glass Making $20 pp | 15 Person Max | SIGN UP TODAY!

December 17th – Michelle Simpleton – Art Exhibit

December 2021 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1 Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Mixology | 4pm Roscommon $35 80's Music Trivia Party Bayside Pool Karaoke | 8-10pm 6:30pm - 7:15pm Bayzo's Pub

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Build a Bear | 10am

Fitness Night Classes 4:30pm

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Chef Tasting 2pm | $20

Gin Rummy Fun 1pm | Mansion

Sports Trivia | 7pm Frost Bar

50's Music Trivia Party Bayside Pool 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Build a Bear | 10am

Fitness Night Classes 4:30pm

Chef Tasting 2pm | $20

Astrology Moment Geminids Meteor Shower

Sports Trivia | 7pm Frost Bar

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Build a Bear | 10am

Fitness Night Classes 4:30pm

21 Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am "Elf" Movie | 1pm Ocean Edge Room

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Build a Bear | 10am

Fitness Night Classes 4:30pm

60's Music Trivia Party Bayside Pool 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Xmas Ornaments Lasallette | 1pm Story Time | 5pm

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Art Exhibit | 5-7pm Build a Bear | 10am Jan the Card Lady Nature Walk | 2pm Pub Quiz Night 8pm | Frost Bar

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Mixology | 4pm Roscommon $35

Workshop| 5-7pm Etch Glass Making

Karaoke | 8-10pm Bayzo's Pub

Pub Quiz Night 8pm | Bayzo's Pub

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Mixology | 4pm Roscommon $35

Art Exhibit| 5-7pm Michelle Simpleton

Story Time | 5pm

Pub Quiz Night 8pm | Bayzo's Pub

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Saturday

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am Bridge Card Fun 1pm | Mansion

Sports Trivia | 7pm Frost Bar

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

Friday

Closed

Christmas Eve

Astrology Moment 12/22 Last Meteor Shower of the Year!

Closed

Astrology Moment Super New Moon

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am Build a Bear | 10am Xmas Ornaments Lasallette | 1pm Story Time | 5pm

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am Build a Bear | 10am Xmas Ornaments Lasallette | 1pm Karaoke | 8-10pm Bayzo's Pub

25 Christmas Day Closed

Christmas Trivia 8pm | Frost Bar

Daily Puzzles Mansion | 10:00am

New Years Door Decorating Contest

Euchre Card Fun 1pm | Mansion

Sports Trivia | 7pm Frost Bar

Holiday Music Fun Bayside Pool 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Daily Puzzles New Years Eve Mansion | 10:00am Party! Balloon Drop 11am Balloon New Years Resolution 11am-2pm New Years Door Decorating Contest Winner announced

Letters to Santa 10am-3pm Every Wednesday Mansion Lobby

FITNESS 10 tips to help prevent weight gain over the holiday season! Keep to your meal routine. Try to eat at roughly the same times each day. Go reduced-fat. Choose low-fat foods when possible. Walk off the weight. Aim for 10,000 steps each day. Pack a healthy snack. Choose fresh fruit or low-calorie yogurt instead of chocolate or chips. Look at the labels. Check food labels for fat and sugar content. Caution with your portions. Don’t heap food on your plate, and think twice before having second helpings. Up on your feet! Stand up for 10 minutes every hour. Think about your drinks. Choose water or calorie-free drinks, and limit alcohol. Focus on your food. Slow down, and don’t eat in front of the TV or on the go. Don’t forget your 5-a-day. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

Friendly Reminder: There will be no Fitness Classes held from Friday, December 24th Monday, January 3rd. Happy Holidays! Heidi Vanamburgh

WELLNESS

Instead of loading up this comfort food side with tons of brown sugar and marshmallows, we have turned to sweet spices, vanilla, and inherently sweet dried fruit to enhance the natural sweetness of the sweet potatoes. A topping of pecans and pepitas replaces traditional marshmallow topping to keep it healthy and add texture and color for a beautiful casserole. Enjoy! - Heidi Vanamburgh

No Sugar Added Sweet Potatoe Casserole Prep: 15 minutes Total: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

7 cups cubed peeled sweet potatoes (2 pounds) ½ cup reduced-fat milk 5 tablespoons butter, melted, divided 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground pepper ½ cup chopped pecans ¼ cup pepitas ¼ cup chopped dried fruit, such as cherries, dates, raisins or currants

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Step 2: Bring an inch or two of water to a boil in a large pot fitted with a steamer basket. Add sweet potatoes, cover and steam until very soft, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the basket and discard water. Return sweet potatoes to the pot. Add milk, 4 tablespoons butter, salt, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, and pepper; mash until desired consistency. Transfer to a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Step 3: Stir pecans, pepitas, dried fruit, and the remaining 1 tablespoon butter together in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the top of the sweet potatoes. Step 4: Bake casserole until hot and the nuts are lightly toasted, 20 to 30 minutes. Tips: To make ahead: Prepare through Step 3 and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 8 | Per Serving: 1/2 Cup 217 calories; protein 4g; carbohydrates 20g; dietary fiber 3.6g; sugars 8.6g; fat 14.5g; saturated fat 5.5g; cholesterol 20.3mg; vitamin a iu 13518.2IU; vitamin c 13.9mg; folate 9.5mcg; calcium 59.4mg; iron 1.2mg; magnesium 54.9mg; potassium 455.5mg; sodium 324.4mg; thiamin 0.1mg.

AGRONOMY Our fall season on the golf course has been one of ups and downs that have coincided with the weather. While most of the fall weather has been warm and enjoyable, we have been dealt a few blows with storms moving through. The end of October brought us a tough nor’easter that caused extensive clean-up throughout the course. The Agronomy team worked extremely hard to clean up all debris and have the entire course re-opened in a few days. The more enjoyable weather provided us the ability to continue to build for the 2022 golf season by completing a few very important cultural practices to the golf course. Fairway and approaches were aerated and verticut. This process helps us remove thatch build-up as well as alleviate compaction from a busy 2021 golf season. We also worked on improving our soil pH. Creeping Bentgrass prefers soil pH in the range of 6.0-6.8. Our fairway soil reports came back with a pH on average of 5.2-5.5. This is much lower than the optimum range above. When soil pH ranges get more acidic it becomes harder for plants to take up vital nutrients as they become bound in the acidic soils. This inhibits the effectiveness of our fertilizer applications from being used most efficiently by the plant. In order to correct this, we did an application of dolomitic limestone to fairways. This will start to raise the pH of the soil to more acceptable levels. Sincerely, Craig Sullivan

Pictures 1-4 of the destruction and clean efforts that took place Snapped branches are being cleaned up on the 1st tee complex The pine tree snapped at the 7th forward tee & a massive pine tree snapped on the left side of 5 fairway Treetops snapped behind the 4th green Picture 5: 2nd fairway being hollow tine aerified Picture 6: 1st fairway receiving a Dolomitic lime application

C ON T A C T S oceanedgeclub.com

2907 Main St, Brewster, MA 02631 Club Manager: Chris Thomas 774-323-6019 christopher.thomas@oceanedge.com

Director of Membership Development Michael Medeiros 774-323-6220 michael.medeiros@oceanedge.com

Director of Golf Shayne Sakson 774-323-6020 shayne.sakson@oceanedge.com

Member Sports Club Manager Heidi VanAmburgh 774-323-6054 hl.vanamburgh@oceanedge.com

Director of Tennis Jim Leahy 774-323-6060 jim.leahy@oceanedge.com

Director of Agronomy Craig Sullivan 774-323-6147 craig.sullivan@oceanedge.com

Member Relations & Communications Manager Kaitlin Saint Laurent 774-323-6021 kaitlin.saintlaurent@oceanedge.com