October 2017 Newsletter

Oxbow Country Club Newsletter

October 2017 - HOURS OF OPERATION -

IN THIS ISSUE...

General Manager Message…………………………………...Page 2 October Calendar of Events……………………………..…….Page 3

WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR UPDATED HOURS AS THE WEATHER GETS COLDER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS

Event Update..…………………………………………………….Page 4

Monday - Friday

Food & Beverage Update………………………………...Page 5 & 6

RESTAURANT HOURS Monday Tuesday - Friday Saturday Sunday Kitchen opens at 11 AM daily.

Golf News………………………………………….………….…...Page 7 News From The Fairway………………………………………...Page 8 Jack-O-Lantern Tournament………………….……………….Page 9

Oktoberfest Party….…………………………………….……..Page 10 October Date/Movie Night………………………………….Page 11 OxBOO Halloween Party…….……………………………….Page 12

Save the Date

GOLF SHOP HOURS Monday Tuesday—Friday Saturday & Sunday

9 AM - 5 PM 11 AM—9 PM 9 AM - 9 PM 8 AM - 9 PM 8 AM - 8 PM

11:30 AM –6:30 PM 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM 8 AM - 6:30PM

Friday 12.1.17

Stag Party & Auction FOLLOW YOUR CLUB ON

40 Clubhouse Drive Oxbow, ND 58047 | 701.588.4666 | oxbowcc.com

SEDI HALVORSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GENERAL MANAGER September was a terrific month here at Oxbow! Thank you to all of our members who participated in some really fun events. We crowned our League champions, as well as our Men’s Day champion at the end of September. We had a truly great night for Couples’ Glow Ball, with over 40 couples enjoying a beautiful night at the club. One of my favorites, Outdoor Movie Night, was a tremendous success!

BILL SHORT—PRESIDENT SCOTT DIFFERDING –VICE PRESIDENT KEVIN HARRISON—SECRETARY/TREASURER

ROGER CAMPBELL

MIKE PODOLAK

CHRIS CHAMP

DJ RIEGER

BRITTON MATTSON

RANDY SCHNEIBEL

MANAGEMENT STAFF SEDI HALVORSON GENERAL MANAGER SEDI@OXBOWCC.COM JAKE HUGHES ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER JAKE@OXBOWCC.COM DAVID WOOD SUPERINTENDENT DAVIDW@OXBOWCC.COM ALISON MOLONY DIR. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT & EVENTS ALISON@OXBOWCC.COM JOHN DAHL, PGA DIRECTOR OF GOLF JDGOLF@OXBOWCC.COM

As we transition in to October, we still have some nice golf days in store. The Jack-O-Lantern Tournament will be the first Saturday of the month, so get signed up with the Golf Shop for this fun, two-person event! Oxbow’s annual Oktoberfest celebration will be on Friday, October 13th, featuring great German food and drink, as well as live music! We also have more great family events coming up this month, with Date/Movie night on the 27th, and the OxBOO Family Halloween party on the 29th. There are lots of fun ways to enjoy membership this month at your club! I hope everyone has received a digital or print copy of our Fall Event Guide, which Alison distributed at the end of September. This is a great way to know all of the events and activities coming up over the course of the next few months.

We will be launching the new menu in the restaurant later this month. Some of your offseason favorites will return, and we unveil some new selections for you as well. Chef and his team are working hard to create menus that the entire membership will enjoy throughout the fall and winter months.

A quick golf course construction update: the ring levee is still being constructed, and the contractors are currently in the process of moving the golf course dirt up against the levee to form new Holes 3 and 14, as well as features for a couple of other holes. We are currently planning on how to proceed for the rest of the season, and hope to have most of the course seeded yet this fall. This time of year, weather plays a big part of how much can get done, as well as the continued ring levee construction. You will continue to see lots of activity on the north side holes, with bunkers being finished, remaining features being completed, and hopefully seeding where we can. Some of this will carry in to the spring of 2018. Construction will go for as long as possible in to November.

KYLE CHRISTENSEN, CPA ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNTING@OXBOWCC.COM

The golf season is beginning to wind down, but there are still many golfing days left this year. On top of that, we have many fun events and activities planned for everyone! We have a great October in store for you, at your club!

HOLLIE GRANDE CATERING EVENT COORDINATOR HOLLIE@OXBOWCC.COM

Sedi

PEGGY SOLA GOLF SHOP MERCHANDISER PEGGY@OXBOWCC.COM

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SUNDAY

MONDAY

SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 AM –2 PM VIKINGS GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS

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SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 AM –2 PM 8

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

TWINS WILD CARD VIEWING PARTY

NATIONAL GOLF DAY

1/2 PRICE BOTTLES OF WINE 4 PM—9 PM

POT O’ GOLD DRAWING 8 PM

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1/2 PRICE BOTTLES OF WINE 4 PM—9 PM 18 19

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1/2 PRICE BOTTLES OF WINE 4 PM—9 PM 25 26

SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 AM –2 PM VIKINGS GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS 15 SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 AM –2 PM VIKINGS GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS 22

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SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 AM –2 PM OXBOO PARTY

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JACK-O-LANTERN

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1/2 PRICE BOTTLES OF WINE 4 PM—9 PM 11 12

VIKINGS GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS 9

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SATURDAY

BISON GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS 6

OKTOBERFEST PARTY POT O’ GOLD DRAWING 8 PM13

POT O’ GOLD DRAWING 8 PM

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BISON GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS 14

BISON GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS

20 DATE/MOVIE NIGHT POT O’ GOLD DRAWING 8 PM 27

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BISON GAME 2 FOR 1 DRINKS 28

TRICK-OR-TREAT AT THE CLUB! 30

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BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY AT OXBOW! Dates for Holiday Parties are going quickly.

Get your date before it’s gone!

Contact Alison for availability: Alison@oxbowcc.com.

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UPCOMING EVENTS Alison Molony Director of Member Engagement & EventS NEW EMAIL FOR RSVPS: We have created a new email address for you to use when signing up for events: RSVP@oxbowcc.com. Whether it be Date/Movie Night, Santa Brunch, or Stag, you now can register for everything at one simple address. Using this registration system will ensure that our staff doesn’t miss any RSVPs, as well as helps us communicate better internally. You can always call the Clubhouse (701.588.4666) to register for events as well!

SAVE THE DATE: We have SO much fun in store for the rest of 2017. You can find a full listing of our November & December events below. We hope that Oxbow becomes a frequent destination for your entire family this “offseason”—not just once a month to fulfill your food & beverage minimum! Between our event schedule and the fantastic weekly specials in the restaurant, we love coming up with ways to keep our members coming back for more!

Save the Date Thursday November 2nd

-TAPAS & WINE NIGHT

Saturday & Sunday November 4th & 5th

-CLUBHOUSE 1ST BIRTHDAY Your New Clubhouse is turning ONE!

Friday November 10th

-DATE/MOVIE NIGHT

Thursday November 16th

-HOLIDAY LADIES’ NIGHT OUT

Saturday November 25th

-HOLIDAY GOLF SHOP HOURS BEGIN More details on Page 7.

Friday December 1st

-MEN’S STAG PARTY AND AUCTION

Sunday December 10th

-SANTA BRUNCH

Friday December 22nd

-DATE/MOVIE NIGHT

Sunday December 31st

-CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR AT YOUR CLUB

6:30 PM | $40/Person Enjoy an evening of Spanish food & wine!

Free cupcakes in the restaurant all weekend!

7 PM | Complimentary Dine while your children watch a child-friendly flick. This month’s movie: Free Birds.

6:30 PM—9 PM | $25/Lady Kick-off the holiday season with hors d’oeuvres, beverages, local vendors, and MORE!

5:30 PM | $100/Person It’s the party of the year! Mark your calendar now!

Seating times at 10:30 AM & 12 PM | $26/Adult, $12/Child 6—12, $6 Child 5 & Under

7 PM | Complimentary Dine while your children watch a child-friendly flick. This month’s movie: Happy Feet.

New Year’s Eve Dinner For 2 - Reservations 5:30 PM –8 PM | $100/Couple New Year’s Eve Family Party - 7 PM—9 PM | $15/Person 4

FOOD & BEVERAGE UPDATE SCOTT MOTSCHENBACHER Executive chef This month is an exciting one! We have a few new things that will be coming to an Oxbow near you—first is the new menu. This has many member favorites, with the addition of some new dishes that I hope you will like. Some new items are a grilled halibut steak and a salt-baked trout. A lot of you have expressed your love for seafood, so I am trying to deliver on that. Another thing I am really excited about is using locally raised beef. In September, I got the chance to tour Ditterich Family Farms. It is located just outside of Vergas, Minnesota. DuWayne Ditterich is the proprietor of the farm and he gave me a tour. I was able to “MEAT” some of his cows in person. I don’t know much about livestock, but these were some healthy-looking cows. He went over how he feeds and raises his cattle. From an ethics stand-point, he is doing it right. I have had the chance to sample some of his products, and can say that they are something I will be proud to serve you and your families.

We are also updating our Sunday Brunch Menu with some fun new options, such as a Pumpkin Waffle and a Breakfast Flatbread. I hope to see you all out at your Clubhouse this October for some of the fun events Alison has planned. See you around the club!!

PUMPKIN CRÈME BRULE For this month’s recipe, I thought I would keep it Cooking procedure: seasonal. I am going to share my pumpkin crème brule recipe. This is a very easy and tasty recipe. In a mixing bowl, add egg yolks, sugar, spices, and pumpkin. Mix thoroughly.

Everyone likes pumpkin!!

In a sauce pan, add cream and vanilla and bring to a slight simmer. ( Just enough so that it is just barely bubbling.)

Ingredients: Remove from the heat and slowly add to your mixing bowl. If you add the hot cream too fast, ½ pint heavy whipping cream it will turn it all into pumpkin scrambled eggs. ½ cup sugar Once all is incorporated, pour into soufflé cups about 3/4 full. Place these into a large 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract baking dish and add enough water to come up half-way on the cup. Place in 350-degree 6 egg yolks oven for 30-45 minutes. You will know they are done when just the center is a bit wobbly. ½ cup pumpkin puree Remove from the baking dish very carefully and store in your refrigerator to cool, about two 1 teaspoon nutmeg hours.

1 teaspoon cinnamon For the next step, you will need a torch. You can pick one up at the local hardware store. If that is a little too aggressive, stop by Creative Kitchen. They have multiple torches that work great for the kitchen! Once you have your torch, add raw sugar or white granulated sugar to the top and melt with your torch. Be sure to keep the torch moving or you can very easily burn the sugar.

Let it set for 2 minutes and break open with a spoon. Enjoy!!

Join us for

- BRUNCH Sundays 11 AM—2 PM Reservations: 701.588.4666 5

FOOD & BEVERAGE UPDATE Jake hughes ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER Good things to come in October!

We will be debuting our new fall menu on Monday, October 16th. Chef Scott has some of your favorites coming back to the menu, including Lobster Corns Dogs, the Hot Turkey Sandwich, and Roasted Brussels Sprouts. He also has some of the specials he has tried on the membership in the month of September coming to the menu. Chef Scott will be making some additions to our Sunday Brunch menu, which runs from 11 AM –2 PM every Sunday. Be sure to make reservations in advance so you have a spot to sit!

Sign up for the Oktoberfest Party in the bar on Friday, October 13th! Festivities start at 5 PM with German food specials and $20 all-you can drink draft beer, which comes with an Oxbow Beer Stein (while supplies last). There will be live music by Oxbow’s own Eldon Johnson and fun and games to play.

Our last wedding of the season is coming up on October 14th, leaving weekends available for members to start booking employee/family Christmas parties. Please contact Alison at alison@oxbowcc.com to reserve the space today. Remember, no room rental fees for members!

WEEKLY SPECIALS

Thursdays: 1/2 Price Bottles of Wine | 4 PM—9 PM Fridays: Pot O’ Gold Drawing | 8 PM Pot O’ Gold is a progressive jackpot for food and beverage credit that increases by $25 every week. All members are entered into the drawing each week and you must be present to win.

Sundays: Brunch Menu Available | 11 AM—2 PM

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Golf News September was a great month for golf at Oxbow!

We held the Ladies’ Invitational on September 6th. Betsy Jackson and Terry Hanson finished 1st in the Gross Division with a 76. In the Net Division, Cassie Huesman and Mary Johnson finished 1st with a 61.

Couples’ Glow Ball was September 8th. It was a great event with a record number 45 couples participating on an illuminated course. The winners were Mike and Janell Adams, Paul and Lindsey Hilt, and Austen and Jena Ellenson. Plan to play next year for a fun night.

Oxbow’s Club Championship was held on September 10th. Champion in the Men’s Gross Division was Perry Piatz in a play-off with Taylor Fontaine. Men’s Net winners were Bill Short and Taylor Fontaine. Men’s Senior Gross Division winner was Kevin Harrison.

Men’s Senior Net winner was Wayne Sanders. Super Senior Gross winner was Tom McCormick and Super Senior Net winner was Jim Larson. Women’s Gross winner was LeeAnn Townsend, with Wendy Frappier winning the Net Division. Junior Gross winner was Sam Henke, and Net winner was Max McQuillan. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone for participating in a great tournament!

September 16th was the Hot Ball Tournament. Despite the weather, we had a good turnout with 13 teams playing in the fun format. The winning team was Chuck Townsend, LeeAnne Townsend, Dennis Smith, and Lank Larson.

League Play-offs were completed on September 12th. Men’s League 2017 Winners were The Putz’s: Paul Hilt, Ross Uglem, Mark Adams, Mike Adams, and Tyler Holland.

Men’s Consolation Winners were Grip It & Sip It: Jordan Cook, Josh Benson, Mike Dragosavich, and Nick Schommer. Ladies’ League 2017 Winners were the Golf Bags: Wendy Frappier, Jane Mattson, and Sheri Champ. Ladies’ Consolation Winners were Blondies and Birdies: Sandi Piatz, Lexi Piatz, and Janell Adams.

The Men’s Day Shoot Out was held on September 28th. Congratulations to the winner, Jim Tallakson. We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who came out to watch and play! We look forward to another successful Men’s Day in 2018.

I n October, we will have the Jack-O-Lantern on October 7th. This is a 2-Person Alternate Drive Scramble. It’s a 10:00 AM Shotgun with lunch following. Plan to play and call the Golf Shop to sign up: 701.588.4669.

Stop in the Golf Shop when you are out at the club to: 1.) Spend your credit, 2.) Check out catalogs for spring, 3.) Order gifts for Christmas.

2 Holes-In-One in ONE DAY! Congratulations to Shelley Kappes and Alex Kuznia!

HOLIDAY GOLF SHOP HOURS Make Oxbow your one stop shop for holiday gifts! Gift wrapping will also be available.

Saturdays

12 PM—5 PM

Sundays

12 PM—5 PM

November 25th December 16th November 26th December 3rd December 10th December 17th

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23rd NEWSANNUAL FROM

THE FAIRWAY

DAVID WOOD, SUPERINTENDENT Phase two construction continues on the north nine golf holes. The green cavities on Holes 13 and 14 have been filled with root zone mix. Tee boxes on 2, 6, 7, 8, and 13 have been shaped and filled also. Cart paths have been installed on Holes 2, 8, and 13, with work continuing on Holes 6 and 7. There are a lot of changes every week as this construction moves forward and Landscapes Unlimited gets closer to beginning the dormant seeding process.

Levee construction through the golf course by Meyer Contracting this past month has been on schedule. A large portion of the center and north levee has been completed with work continuing on the southern portion. The levee that has been completed has allowed the start of the tie-in work with the golf construction. The tie-in work includes the fairways on Holes 3 and 14, and tees on Holes 4 and 6. The levee is still on pace to be finished by mid-October.

This fall, we will begin to mow down and remove the native grasses on the south golf holes. This is done to keep the seasonal die back material from smothering out the new growth in the spring. Plus, it will help weed management in the spring and early summer.

With the potential for frost on the grass in the mornings now, I would like to remind everyone to keep their golf carts off the course if temperatures are in the 30’s. Please check into the Golf Shop before going out to play the course or the practice green. Frost can form on the grass even if the air temperature is above 32 degrees.

See you on the course, David Wood

Golf Course Architect Bruce Charlton was onsite in September to oversee construction.

New Cart Path Construction

JACK-O-LANTERN TOURNAMENT

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OKTOBERFEST PARTY

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DATE/MOVIE NIGHT

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OXBOO FAMILY HALLOWEEN

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