The Bow: August 2021

THE BOW Oxbow Country Club news, Events and more

august 2021

IN THIS ISSUE AUGUST 2021 August Event Calendar

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Managers Message

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Membership & Marketing Update

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Youth Coordinator Update

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New Member Welcome

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July Happenings

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Clubhouse Update

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Food & Beverage Update

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Event Coordinator Update

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August Events

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News from the Fairway

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Chef's Corner

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Recipe of the Month

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Golf Shop Update

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Profile Partnership

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Member Birthdays

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Staff Information

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Kids Camp

Best Ball Patio Music: Rick Adams

Americana Wine Dinner Rush Week

Rush Week

Rush Week

Adults Only Pool Party Rush Week

Best Ball Pool Party: Pirates & Mermaids

Kid's Night: Dive In Movie

Rush Week

Parent/Child Tournament Women's Bus Trip

Ladies Themed Scramble: Mar-Tee-Gras

Vegas Night: Couples Golf Patio Music: Guys & Dahls

Oxbow Fitness: HIIT & FLOW

Family Bingo

From the General Manager July always seems to go way too fast here at Oxbow. I hope everyone was able to get out and enjoy some time by the pool and on the golf course, which is in magnificent shape! As we turn to August, please read through your newsletter this month, as we have so much going on throughout the month for you. I know many of our members begin thinking about back to school this time of year, but we still have lots of fun left yet this summer for all members! Please take time to review the calendar in the newsletter, as well as the event flyers all throughout this month’s newsletter, so that you are able to fully enjoy all that we have to offer. Additionally, please remember to check out upcoming events online on the website, as well as the Oxbow mobile app.

Membership We have had a great year for membership, and so far this year we have welcomed 69 new member families to Oxbow. I want to thank every member who has referred their friends and colleagues to the club. We also have Rush Week coming up shortly, which will give referred members an opportunity to experience some of the fun that we have here at Oxbow. If you have any questions, please contact Aja or me at any time.

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MANAGER'S MESSAGE Sedi Halvorson Sedi@oxbowcc.com

Your Oxbow Team This is the time of year where we say goodbye to many of our teammates for the season, as many go back to school, whether it be attending high school or college, or teaching. I want to thank all of our teammates for doing such a tremendous job this summer. For those that have departed for the year, we wish them much success, and hope to see many again next summer.

Guest Policy Just a reminder to everyone that local guests (F/M area) are welcome once per calendar month as a guest of a member. It does not matter which member brings out the guest. If a non-member has joined us at the pool or on the course as a guest, that is their one time per month.

There is still tons of summer left, I hope to see you enjoying your club!

Sedi

PROFILE BY SANFORD

We are excited to start offering H2 energy, wafer protein bars and shakes from Sanford Profile. Get them in the poolhouse!

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Membership & Marketing Update AJA NYQUIST

AJA@OXBOWCC.COM

Wow, how can it already be August! Summer sure is flying by, but don't worry we still have a lot of sunshine and beautiful weather left to enjoy! Make sure you check out the great events we have planned for this month!

Membership Rush Week Our first annual "Rush Week" kicks off August 4th and goes through the 8th. Do you have friends/family that you have been after to join? This is the week to do it! See page 7 for more info on this! And remember if you refer someone who signs up as a golf member you get a $500 credit! As always thanks for your help growing our membership!

Events for the Whole Family We have events this month for everyone! For the kids we have a pool party, dive-in movie, bingo and the parent-child golf tournament and for the adults we have our American wine dinner, adult-only pool party, couple's golf (including Vegas Night) and more! Make sure head to the app/website and get registered for the ones you want to attend. Check out all the great events coming up on pages 14-16.

Fall/Winter/Spring Events: Help Needed I am currently in the process of working on the "off-season" schedule, so make sure that you let me know if there are any events you would like to see implemented. I am using survey results from earlier this year to help me in scheduling events so expect to see some new events as well as some of your favorites returning!

With that, I am wondering about trying to offer more "date-night/kid's night" type evenings where the adults are able to enjoy an evening at the club and the kids are able to be watched after. Would there be any interest if we could find local teens who would essentially come in and watch the kids in a group setting? The teens would get compensated and the kids would get to have a fun evening with their friends while the parents also get to enjoy an evening with theirs. Again, this is just a thought, there would be a lot of moving pieces to get this implemented. However we would like to first get feedback on this, both good and bad. So please email me at aja@oxbowcc.com with your thoughts!

Updated Information Have you had a kid recently? Have you moved? Gotten married? Switched jobs? Please make sure your member profile is up to date. You can either login to the website or on the app and make these changes yourself, or feel free to email me and I can make the changes for you. Having accurate information on file ensures we can continue to provide exceptional and individualized service.

Remember, if you have any fun ideas you want implemented, have member referrals you want me to reach out to or anything at all you can email me at aja@oxbowcc.com -Aja

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Youth Activities Coordinator Update ALEE SEARLES

Crazy to think we’re already almost done with summer and August is upon us! It’s been such a great summer working with all of the kids and getting to do lots of fun activities. As school will be starting, I’m sad to say my last day here will be August 20th! With that being said although my last day is the 20th we will still have one more week of activities that Aja will be doing August 23rdAugust 27th. I will also hopefully be back throughout the school year to do some kids nights!

August Weekly Themes: Every Activity is held at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. ·Shipwrecked Week: August 2nd – August 9th ·Dinosaur Week: August 9th – August 13th ·Jungle Week: August 16th – August 20th ·Disney Week: August 23rd – August 27th

Reminders: We post daily in our Facebook Group – Oxbow Jr. Youth Programming, with reminders of the activities we have going on every day and updates to our schedule. Inside of the pool house is a bulletin board with a calendar of our activities along with a flyer that shows the weekly theme and the activities for that theme. If there’s something you would like to see us do this summer or in the future don’t hesitate to talk to Aja or myself. Aja has been working hard on the calendar of events for the off season and she’s up for any and all suggestions for kids and family activities.

Looking Ahead: We have our last kids camp the first week of August so be sure to sign your kids up if you still would like them to attend! August 6th is National Water Balloon Day so we will be having some fun activities to go along with that. We have a pool party August 8 which is a Pirate and Mermaid theme. Our kids’ night in August will be a Dive-in movie on August 13th. Lastly, we have Family Bingo on August 29th in Family Dining!

I would like to thank all of you for an amazing first summer here at Oxbow! I hope you had just as much fun as I did doing the activities. It was great getting to meet all of the awesome families out here and getting to hang out in the pool house! I can’t wait for next summer!

-Alee Searles

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NEW MEMBER WELCOME

KENT & SARAH SANNES CLAIR, SCARLETT & LANDON

MEGAN & ERIC DION JACK & LENNA

RYAN & MAGGIE CAPOUCH

TOM AND LAURA BAUMGARTNER BRIAN & CARRIE NELSON TREVOR & KAYLA STILES BEAU & COLLINS BRADY KAPPES CLAYTON & TORI WEISBECK JAY FORNESS

SETH & HOLLY ROONEY

HUNTER HALVORSON 9

JULY HAPPENINGS

A LOOK BACK AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH

CLUBHOUSE UPDATE Kyle Millar Clubhouse Manager kyle@oxbowcc.com

I think I say this on every newsletter, but where did the month of July go?? I still feel like I am still recovering from the 4th of July festivities, but that was three weeks ago. Funny how the time gets away from us all this part of the year. Even though this month feels like its gone by in the blink of an eye, we still made sure to pack it full of great events.

As mentioned before, we started the month out with a bang! The 4th of July celebration was kicked off with an Adults only pool party which was great for all the Friday night couples league players. It was a bit of a slow start up until they finished their round, but once they got back inside and enjoyed a cocktail or two and some food, the party really got into full swing! We have another coming up in August and I hope to see more of you out there. Then on the 4th, we started out with our annual Best Ball tourney in the morning, tons of pool activities all afternoon long, a backyard buffet to die for, and a rockin band. This was then all topped off with an incredible fireworks display! Now, I may have already been asleep for these fireworks, but a lot of people did tell me they were amazing.

Music on the patio has been a big hit all through July! Besides the 4th, we also had music on the 9th, 17th, and 23rd. Each act offered a ton of variety for everyone to enjoy, country, rock, pop, you name it, they played it! We have a few more coming up in August, so make sure and join us on the patio.

The biggest event of July had to be Derby though. Couples Derby night was a lot of fun! We had some great drinks and appetizers out on the patio before everyone took off to get their 9 holes in. Once they finished up, we had a small buffet and drinks ready. Everyone including the staff seemed to have a wonderful time. Then bright and early on Saturday was the official Derby. Teams joined us for a delicious breakfast on the patio by Chef and his staff accompanied by a hosted Bloody Mary/Screw-Up bar thanks to Mike Bindas. It was a gorgeous, albeit hot, day for golf. Once the teams finished up their 18, they enjoyed a fantastic taco bar as the scores were being tallied. Then it was off to the shoot out! It finished quite dramatically with an extra hole needing to be played. Congratulations to Mark Adams and Travis Ingstad! After that, the night finished quietly with everyone heading home for some well-deserved sleep. Lies! All Lies!! Everyone ate and drank to their hearts content! Then partied and danced all night with the band on the patio! Tons of fun!

-Kyle 12

Food & Bev. Update TEDD MERRILL FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER TEDD@OXBOWCC.COM Well, I survived my first Derby here at Oxbow Country Club and had a great time with it. Thank you to everyone that came out and I hope everyone had a wonderful as well. Wedding season is upon us and we have some beautiful weddings and also, some really fun events coming up over the next few weeks.

Looking ahead for the Food and Beverage Department, we have some exciting events coming up starting with the Americana Wine Dinner on August 4th. If you haven’t signed up for that yet, make sure you don’t miss out on this one. Music on the Patio has had great turnouts and some awesome music and we look to continue the fun on August 6th and August 20th.

It’s also getting to be back to school time, which means we’ll, unfortunately, be losing some of our staff. Never fear, we’ve been planning for this for a while. You will still see a lot of familiar faces and maybe a few new ones here and there.

-Tedd Merrill

Events Coordinator Update THERESA KEIMIG

THERESA@OXBOWCC.COM Hello Oxbow!!

Wow, I can’t believe how fast the summer is flying by. July was a great month at Oxbow with all of the activities going on from the many golf events, several member wedding ceremonies and receptions, bridal showers and birthdays, we even threw in a couple corporate events. But the summer isn’t over yet, we still have plenty of time to plan your next event!!

It’s never too early to reserve space for your fall and winter holiday parties. Let me know if you’re ready to reserve space in the ballroom, restaurant or on the pool deck.

Enjoy the beautiful days ahead.

Theresa 13

AUGUST EVENTS WHAT'S COMIN UP THIS MONTH RSVP FOR EVENTS AT WWW.OXBOWCC.COM/GROUP/PAGES/CLUBCALENDAR MONDAY-FRIDAY AUGUST 2ND-6TH, 9AM-4PM KIDS CAMP

$225/week

Join us for our last week of kids camp which will feature swimming, golf, games, stem activities and much more! Non-members are also welcome to attend with your kiddos!

WEDNESDAY- SUNDAY AUGUST 4TH-8TH RUSH WEEK

FREE

During our 5 day membership preview, your guests will have access to everything Oxbow Country Club has to offer. They will be able to play the course, enjoy the pool, dine with us and have access to exclusive events and activities. Their only cost during the membership preview will be food and beverage charges as well as any add on charges such as pro shop purchases.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4TH 6:30PM AMERICANA WINE DINNER

$80/Person

Join Chef Scott for five amazing food courses, paired with wines hand selected from our wine list. Attendees will also learn about the wines, as well as pairings.

Event starts at 6:30PM, cost is

$80/person. Reservations Required.

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FRIDAY AUGUST 6TH 7PM-10PM MUSIC ON THE PATIO: RICK ADAMS

Complimentary

Join us for music on the patio from 7pm-10pm. This week's featured musician is Rick Adams

FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH 8PM-11PM ADULT ONLY SWIM PARTY

Complimentary

Adult Pool Party: Join us for an evening in the pool with no kids.

Guys and Dahls will be performing an acoustic set. This relaxing, evening atmosphere is the perfect time to enjoy the pool. Please RSVP. A $12 Buffet will be available.

SUNDAY AUGUST 8TH 2PM-5PM PIRATES & MERMAIDS POOL PARTY

Complimentary

Welcome summer with this awesome luau-themed pool party, featuring a live DJ, inflatable games, and MORE! Please RSVP in the app or on the website. Reservations Appreciated.

FRIDAY AUGUST 13TH 6:00PM KIDS NIGHT: DIVE-IN-MOVIE

$10/Person

Grab a floaty and a friend to watch a movie at the Oxbow pool!

Dinner starts at 6 followed by games and then finishing with a movie in the pool. Children must be potty-trained in order to attend..

Reservations required. Parents must remain on site.

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18TH 5:45PM LADIES THEMED SCRAMBLE: MAR-TEE-GRAS

$40/Person

$40/person (includes dinner, specialty cocktail and prizing) Join us for a special themed ladies night! Join us for a social and themed cocktail at 5:45 and then join us for a scramble and dinner!

Reservations Required.

FRIDAY AUGUST 20 TH 5:30PM COUPLE'S GOLF: VEGAS NIGHT

$60/Couple

Take a chance on this fun Couples' Night with a lively 6-person scramble format, extra casino-themed activities, and awesome buffet! Reservations Required-Contact the Golf Shop

FRIDAY AUGUST 20TH 7PM-10PM MUSIC ON THE PATIO: GUYS & DAHLS

Complimentary

Join us for music on the patio from 7pm-10pm. This week's featured musicians are Guys & Dahls.

SATURDAY: JULY 28TH 7AM HIIT AND FLOW OXBOW FITNESS

$10/Person

We're putting the fun in fitness! Join us at 7am for a great HIIT Flow workout, led by Becca Murphy. Reservations Required

SUNDAY AUGUST 29TH 5PM BINGO

Complimentary

Bring your family to the club and enjoy a few fun rounds of bingo!

Games will vary and prizes will be awarded.

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NEWS FROM THE FAIRWAY David Wood Superintendant david@oxbowcc.com

We talk about many cultural practices that happen throughout the year to the greens: aeration, vertical cutting and topdressing. Sand topdressing of greens is one of the most important, there are several reasons why this practice is important. Golfers will notice the smoothness of a greens surface that is regularly topdressed.

From an agronomic side there are two additional reasons: diluting organic matter (O.M.) and thatch management. Diluting O.M. is important to maintain the water percolation rate of the sand medium, preserving oxygen levels and enabling root development. Thatch management is needed to prevent scalping the grass plants. Plus helping with the firmness and ball mark damage.

The frequency and amount of sand applied is to match the growth rate of the plants. This season we have made an effort to incorporate more sand into the approaches to improve these surfaces also.

See you on the course.

-David Wood

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Chef's Corner SCOTT MOTSCHENBACHER EXECUTIVE CHEF CHEF@OXBOWCC.COM

Hello, Oxbow! I hope you have been enjoying your summer at your club. We had a GREAT July! Now we get to look forward to August. One of the first things that we will have is our Americana wine dinner. This dinner will be capped at 30 people. Be sure to sign up ASAP. We were not able to do many wine dinners last year. So, we are going to make up for it this year! We still have plenty of openings for our kid’s camps. I was very fortunate to be able to judge a kid’s Iron Chef competition this year. They decorated sugar cookies. The secret ingredient was cheese! Have you ever had the opportunity to have a sugar cookie with whip cream, chocolate chips, blueberries, and shredded cheese?? I have!! It’s an absolute MUST😊 the kids were super pumped on it! They all did a great job! All the kid’s camps that we have hosted have been great. This year though, the kids seem to enjoy it more than ever. Get those kiddos signed up!

I want to talk about member satisfaction. I recently had someone get an order to-go. The order was beyond wrong when it was sent out. The person that had ordered it felt the need to call me and let me know. I was shaken to say the least. The person that prepared the order was at the time my second in command. After a little investigating I found there was a ton of negligence on his part. Therefore, I had to take the action of terminating his employment with Oxbow. I hold our culinary staff to a higher standard than anywhere else I have been employed. The bottom line for me, is, if it’s wrong it’s wrong. I hold myself and my staff accountable for our mistakes. That being said, if you ever feel that your food is not up to the Oxbow standard… Send it back. Please, please, please give me the feedback. You don’t get to have a sub-par culinary experience at your club. This is very important to me. If we are going to have the best course in North Dakota we are going to have the food to match! My email is chef@oxbowcc.com

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Recipe of the Month: Candied Bacon For this month’s recipe I want to share my candied bacon recipe. I was recently called out about a particular sandwich we had on the menu last summer that had candied bacon. The chipotle chicken sandwich. I owned that mistake. If you order the sandwich, ask for it with the candied bacon. You won’t be disappointed!

Ingredients: Strips of bacon (however many you want) 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 pinch of cayenne pepper 1 pinch of kosher salt Procedure: On a lipped sheet tray lay a piece of parchment paper and add your bacon. Sprinkle the brown sugar, cayenne, and salt on each strip. Bake for 15-18 minutes at 350 degrees.

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GOLF SHOP UPDATE Corey Herlickson Head Golf Professional corey@oxbowcc.com

Another successful summer at Oxbow in 2021, but it isn’t over yet! The next 6 weeks are some of the best weather days of the year. Even though COVID has really slowed down the rounds on the golf course haven’t. See below for rounds played in 2021 vs 2020. Please see the chart below: Month

2021

2020

April

1277

1027

May

2052

2372

June

3167

2649

July (as of 7/26)

2614

2155

Last year was a record for rounds of golf and this year we are 907 rounds ahead of last year’s pace. We are glad you are taking advantage of the club! We are very glad to see smiling faces coming into the golf shop because you are playing more!

We have several tournaments coming soon. We have the Oxbow Best Ball on August 7th & 8th, and it is already sold out!

We also have the Parent-Child Tournament coming on August 15th. You can call the golf shop or sign up in the golf shop.

You get to set your own tee time for this event.

Vegas Couples is on August 20th. It is a great night for fun for all involved! You might even see Elvis hitting tee shots! All adult members are welcome to participate in this Couples Event.

-Corey 20

CONGRATULATIONS We would like to congratulations the Oxbow Ladies Interclub team for their 1st place finish this year!

Kelsey Dragosavich Marie Talley Wendy Short Sheri Champ Tami Henke Rhonda Menze Briena Goldsmith

Mary Johnson Deb Schneibel Mae Tonsfeldt Shelley Kappes Cassie Huesman Rhonda Grenyo Cindy Fisher

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MEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Make sure to wish your fellow OCC members a Happy Birthday this month!

1: Cheryl Hysjulien

9: Sophie Kochman

Shane Evert

16: Marty Livingood

24: Brian Walters

Pat Grenyo

Amie Ressler

Camden Caraveau

10: Kelsey Schommer

Krista French

Liam Pavek

Jerrell Bailey

Hudson Dinger

Ashton Kilde

Beau Stiles

Nyla Skoy

William Hamm 25: Elizabeth Assel

3: Terry Benson

17: Emily Potter

Jaxon Parker

Kelly Cooper

11: Matthew Johnson

Anna Meland

Kennedy Vettel

Matt Johnson

Jolee Dahl

26: Michelle Feland

Ava Niedermeier

Jason Mack Peter Ochsner

18: Rachelle Lee

27: Tim Jaehning

Khloe Meland

Colin Bond

William Muldoon

4: John Austin

Hawkins Nyquist

Michelle Johnson

19: Faith Clark

Cambelle Novak

12: Max McQuillan

Dexx Nelson

28: Robert Meyers

Lumen Blankinship

Maxwell McQuillan

Tesla Furstenau

Tenley Braunagel

Rylee Seavert

Collins Stiles

Maggie Klein

20: Bill Kuzas

29:Cathy Anderson

13: Brenda Entz

Jasmine Vasichek

Pat Nolte

Jordan Weir

Zachary Rohleder

Sara Van de Streek

Izzy Bercier

Stella Larson

Lauren Steffen

14: Rock Messerschmidt

21: Kennedie Dingmann

30:Kadin Olson

5: William Brooks III Stefanie Saucke

6: Lisa Carlson Theresa Keimig Trinity Anderson

Lucas McCormick

Matt Murphy 7: Dean Tomlinson

Chance Johnson

22: Brittany Jaehning

Larissa Kunde

Drew Evanson

Martin Langemo

Brock Benson

31: Dean Tonsfeldt Jim Ingstad

15: Steve Roth

23: Suzanne Goerts Haen

Kathleen Barth

Tristan Van de Streek

Kerry Fernholz

Anne Keller

8: Brent Tehven

Tori Worner

Kristopher Alberts

Michelle Bradley

Jacob Whiting

Alec Hamm

Christina Graalum

Terrance Fish

Adrian Parker

Hunter Barth

Claire Lee

Carter Ottmar

Your Team.

SEDI HALVORSON General Manager Sedi@Oxbowcc.com

DAVID WOOD Superintendent Davidw@Oxbowcc.com COREY HERLICKSON, PGA Head Golf Professional Corey@Oxbowcc.com SCOTT MOTSCHENBACHER Executive Chef Chef@Oxbowcc.com STACEY FETTAccountant Accounting@Oxbowcc.com AJA NYQUISTDirector of Membership & Marketing Aja@Oxbowcc.com THERESA KEIMIGCatering Manager Theresa@Oxbowcc.com KYLE MILLARClubhouse Manager Kyle@Oxbowcc.com PEGGY SOLA Golf Shop Merchandiser Peggy@Oxbowcc.com TEDD MERRILLFood &Beverage Manager Tedd@Oxbowcc.com

Hours of Operation.

Monday Practice facility open at 11AM Tee sheet open at noon Golf shop open 11:00AM-8PM Food and beverage service begins at 11AM Kitchen open 11AM – 9:30PM

Tuesday-Friday Practice facility open at 7:30AM Tee sheet open at 8AM Golf shop open 7:30AM-8PM Bar service open 7:30AM Kitchen open 11AM – 9:30PM

Saturday& Sunday Practice facility open at 7:00AM Tee sheet open at 7:30AM Golf shop open 7:00AM-8PM Bar service open at 7:00AM (Alcohol available at 8am Sunday) Kitchen: 7AM – 9:30PM Saturday 7AM – 8PM Sunday (Brunch menu available Sunday 10AM – 2PM)

President: Tami Henke Vice President: Paul Benson Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Johnson Director: Mike Vipond Director: Brandon Pittenger Director: Craig Rise Director: Denise Johnson Director: Mike Lorz Director: Matt Mueller

Board of Directors.