THE BOW Oxbow Country Club news, Events and more
March 2021
IN THIS ISSUE MARCH 2021 March Event Calendar
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Managers Message
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Membership & Marketing Update
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Profile Partnership
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February Happenings
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Kids Camp
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March Events
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Event Coordinator Update
14
Clubhouse Update
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Chef's Corner
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Recipe of the Month
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Weekly Specials
18
Golf Shop Update
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News from the Fairway
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Member Birthdays
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Staff Information
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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March is finally here! It is exciting for most of us to put January and February in the rearview mirror, as we look forward to warmer weather and hopefully get close to opening up the course. After a few very long winters, we hope for a return back to openings in early April, around the Masters. In the meantime, we have much going on at your club, as you will see in the following pages of the newsletter.
From the General Manager
New Bylaws Our bylaws committee and board of directors has approved the first set of revisions to our bylaws since 2014. These bylaws will be sent to all members this week. I encourage all members to read through them, as there have been many changes, especially for certificate holding members. If you have any questions on the bylaws, please contact me directly.
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MANAGER'S MESSAGE Sedi Halvorson Sedi@oxbowcc.com
Stag Guys, as a reminder, our annual Stag Party and Auction will be held on Friday, March 19th. Doors will open at 5:30pm. You can register on the website, mobile app, or by emailing rsvp@oxbowcc.com. Ticket prices this year are $150, and includes all the usual all you can eat and drink, and also includes entry into most raffles/boards. We have over 100 items already lined up, and don’t forget to bring your guests for a chance for one of them to win a free membership at Oxbow for 2021! It’s one of the most fun nights of the year, we hope to see you there! Mobile App The Oxbow CC mobile app will switch over to a newer version on March 1st. We are excited for this change, as it will enable our members to do much more on the app, as well as allow us to communicate better with you. You won’t need to do anything on your end for this change to take place, other than you will have to re-login again at some point. When you do, you will see a new layout, that is much more user friendly. A new feature we are excited about is the feed, which is similar to Facebook in layout and use. There you can see emails the club has sent, view events and sign up information, all based on your profile and what you want to see. We will also be able to send real time notifications to you as necessary. If you are not using the app, or are having trouble logging in, please reach out to myself or Aja. Membership As we get closer to spring, it is once again that time where we start receiving more membership inquiries, from non-members, and from members who are looking to refer their friends. We have had more membership inquires in February than I can ever remember. As I state each year, we advertise in publications and mediums, but by far the majority of our new members come from referrals from current members. We believe Oxbow to be the best value in club membership, especially with all that is included in your dues. Coming off of a strange year to say the least, we are looking forward to bringing back many of our traditional events, as well as creating new ones. Please reach out to Aja or me if we can assist in helping you recruit a new member to the club. Aja has created some wonderful pieces that do a terrific job of giving prospective members all the reasons in the world to join Oxbow. I hope everyone is excited for March, as we get closer to more time outdoors and fun in the sun. I hope to see you soon, at your club! Sedi
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Membership & Marketing Update AJA NYQUIST
AJA@OXBOWCC.COM
Wow it's already March, it's going to be summer before we know it and I, for one, cannot wait! I would like to start off by thanking everyone for filling out our event/activity survey that we sent out in February. It gave us great insight into what events and activities you want to be done at the club and we are excited to implement them! We have already begun incorporating your thoughts and ideas into the upcoming spring and summer month activity calendars and we look forward to being able to do even more of them this next off-season as well. Some things you can expect to see soon are bands on the patio on select Friday evenings this summer, continued fitness classes, a weekly day camp for kids in July & August (see page 10) and more! If you ever have any thoughts or ideas on events that you would like to see at the club you can always shoot me an email at aja@oxbowcc.com as well! Looking into the Month of March, we have some great events coming up including cooking class, kids night, a beer dinner, mini golf tournament, Stag and more. At the end of the month we are going to have our spring EGGSTRAVAGANZA carnival that will be filled with games and activities for the kids, the Easter Bunny may even make an appearance! Looking even further ahead into April/May, we have the return of Ladies Night Out and we are moving it to a Friday (TBD), so that we can all have a little bit more fun :) I am looking for vendors to bring in for the event, so if you would like to be a vendor or have any suggestions for vendors you would like me to reach out to, please shoot me an email at aja@oxbowcc.com and I can get that taken care of! We have had a big number of membership inquiries this last month which is great and many of them are from member referrals so keep it up! On that note, I would like to welcome our newest members, Dan & Mariko Dahl and their 3 children: Vivian, Madeline and Elliana. It's going to be a busy month full of events and excitement as we get closer to opening up the golf course for the season. If I haven't met you yet please stop by my desk and say hi!
-Aja 6
OXBOW COUNTRY CLUB ANNOUNCES HEALTH PARTNERSHIP WITH SANFORD PROFILE Who is Sanford Profile: As a health and wellness organization, Profile offers personalized health, wellness, and weight loss coaching. As a business partner, we help to support the health and wellness of the member base at the country club. We work alongside the country club to provide wellness initiatives that are fun, encouraging, and member focused! We will provide onsite and virtual health and wellness education, develop healthy menu options and healthy snack options, bring in fitness personnel to the club and encourage overall wellness for the club member base! That’s just the beginning! As we work together and develop a relationship with the country club member base, we can add on more events and opportunities to suit your needs as club members. The best part, you don't have to be a Profile member to take part in all we have to offer through OCC. Being an Oxbow member gives you access to all the fun events, healthy options, and wellness support we offer through this partnership! The goal of the partnership is simple: to support and encourage a healthy environment at OCC and to offer members another great benefit to their membership.
Stay tuned for more information on what's coming up with our Sanford Profile partnership including some lighter menu options.
Abby Richardson Oxbow's Profile Rep. 7
FEBRUARY HAPPENINGS
A LOOK BACK AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH COOKING CLASS - KIDS NIGHT - TRIVIA NIGHT - FAMILY BINGO
WINE DINNER- MUSCLES & MIMOSAS- CHARACTER BRUNCH
MARCH EVENTS
WHAT'S COMIN UP THIS MONTH RSVP FOR EVENTS AT WWW.OXBOWCC.COM/GROUP/PAGES/CLUBCALENDAR TUESDAY MARCH 9TH 6PM COOKING CLASS
$40/ Person
Everyone could use a little more education and confidence with their cooking, and there's no better teacher than Chef Scott. More details to come! Limited to 12. Reservations required.
THURSDAY MARCH 11TH 7PM-9PM SPORTS LOVERS TRIVIA NIGHT
FREE
Bring your knowledge and a group of friends to the club. This month we are featuring sports trivia. We will host 3 rounds of trivia and prizes will be awarded. The evening's overall winners will receive a $100 food and beverage credit.
FRIDAY MARCH 12TH 6PM-9PM KIDS NIGHT MOVIE: FINDING DORY
$10/Child
Enjoy a quiet meal in the restaurant while your children get treated to an evening of fun featuring bingo, games and the movie, "Finding Dory". Price includes dinner. Children must be potty-trained in order to attend. Limited to 30 kids. 6pm-9pm. Reservations required. Parents must remain on site. Enjoy dinner & drinks and let us take care of the kids!
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MARCH EVENTS SUNDAY MARCH 14TH 11AM-7PM MINI GOLF TOURNEY
FREE
Kids, bring mom, dad or a guardian and get some competition going with a Family Mini Golf Tournament! 2-person combined scoring with prizes awarded for each age division. This is a FREE event!
TUESDAY MARCH 16TH 6:30PM-9:00PM BEER DINNER
$80/person
Join Chef Scott for five amazing food courses, paired with beers from local brewery. Icewind Brewing.
Attendees will also learn
about the beers, as well as pairings. Reservations required.
FRIDAY MARCH 19TH 5:30PM STAG
$150/person
It's the party of the year! Support your club and bid on sports tickets
and
memorabilia,
golf
items,
trips,
and
more!
Tickets-$150/person (men only). Your ticket entitles you to: All you can Eat & Drink Complimentary guest pass for 18 holes of golf in 2021 ($100 Value) Entry into 5 Raffles (including a rifle, handgun, and more) Entry into cash drawings Free rides home! Over 100 silent and live auction items. There will also be a nonmember drawing for a 2021 Oxbow membership.
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MARCH EVENTS SUNDAY MARCH 21ST 5PM FAMILY BINGO
FREE
Bring your family to the club and enjoy a few fun rounds of bingo! Games will vary and prizes will be awarded.
SATURDAY MARCH 27TH 10AM-11AM MUSCLES & MIMOSAS
$15/adult
We're putting the fun in fitness! Join us at 10am for a great HIIT Flow workout, led by Becca Murphy and then join us in the bar for a mimosa. Please bring your own mat. Limit of 20 people. Reservations required.
SUNDAY MARCH 28TH 2PM-5PM EGGSTRAVAGANZA
FREE
Join us for a spring kick-off party! The Easter bunny will be on hand and we will have a variety of games and activities.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 31ST 6PM WOMEN'S GOLF 101 SEMINAR
FREE
This event is to assist beginning golfers on everything from how to book a tee time, understanding golf equipment, and what to do when you come to the golf course. After this event each attendee will be comfortable with most things you need to know to go golfing for the first time. This event will also help those who are golfers but have not golfed much in the past few years.
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Events Coordinator Update HEATHER NELSON HEATHER@OXBOWCC.COM
Hello everyone! Happy March! I hope that everyone had a great month besides the cold weather we had. I am glad that it is getting nicer out now and that means we are getting even closer to wedding and golf season!! The arcade will be coming to an end this month since we are getting closer to summer and starting to plan more events for all the members at the club. We do still have a few weeks left of the arcade, please feel free to reach out if you have been hoping to host a party or social gathering in the arcade before it is gone! I am very happy with how the arcade turned out this year, we had tons of members having parties with us and I am excited that we will be bringing it back next year for everyone to enjoy again! I am getting very excited for wedding season. I have gotten the chance to meet and start planning with a lot of my brides and grooms. I love the planning process because everyone is always so excited and it is fun to share that with them. Please reach out if you are looking for a venue or if you know someone that is looking for a venue. We have some 2021 dates still open and we are already booking for 2022! As always please reach out to me at heather@oxbowcc.com or 701-598-1115 if you are needing event space and I will be happy to help! I hope everyone has a great month of March. Stay healthy and warm! Thank you, Heather Nelson
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CLUBHOUSE UPDATE Kyle Millar Clubhouse Manager kyle@oxbowcc.com
Brrrrrrrr!!!!! February was so cold! Thankfully there was a lot of fun to be had at the club this month to help us push through. We finished the month of January with a Kids Night, and boy was that a fun and crazy night. The kids got to cut loose and the parents got to relax for the evening. I think that was a win-win for both sides that night. We followed that one up with another on the 12th of February during the start of the cold snap but still saw a great crowd of members! Our Super Bowl Party was a great time as well. Tom Brady and the Patriots did it again! Oh wait, it was the Bucs, new team, same Tom. Chef put out a delicious spread that evening and members enjoyed seconds, thirds, fourths and even a few fifths. Even though the game wasn’t that exciting, tasty food, cold drinks and good friends made for a terrific night. The last week of February brought on our Wine Dinner. It was a French themed dinner and Chef provided some excellent cuisine. Thomas Thiel, from Republic National Distributing Company, was nice enough to join us for the evening. He provided the wine pairings for the meal and entertained our members with stories of the wine they were enjoying. It was a lovely evening. Looking ahead to March, there are a few things that excite me. First is this wonderful uptick in the weather we are enjoying after so many cold days in February. Second is our Beer Dinner on the 16th of March. Icewind Brewing from Mapleton will be providing the beer for the evening and Chef is already hard at work figuring out the menu. It should be a great time to come out and enjoy some new beers! The third is obviously Stag. The entire time that I have been here it has always been on my mind. Getting to see and be a part of everything that goes into the evening has been really fun. It's amazing to see the amount of time and energy that gets put into this event, not only by our staff but the members on the Stag committee. Its going to be a great evening! -Kyle
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Chef's Corner SCOTT MOTSCHENBACHER EXECUTIVE CHEF CHEF@OXBOWCC.COM
Hello, Oxbow!! We are getting closer and closer to golf season! I am super pumped for this season! I have been working on some new grab n go options. One I am really excited about is Chinese steam buns. These are soft, and delicate little buns that are filled with grilled pork belly, fresh vegetables and a variety of sauces. I think these are going to beat out the grab n go tacos. Another thing I will be adding is a variety of bratwursts, sausages, and hot dogs. I am going to be working with the NDSU meat lab on this one. I also want to expand on our rice bowl and poke bowl. These have been a huge hit even in the off season. I am also happy to announce our partnering with Profile by Sanford. Our spring/summer menu will have options from Profile’s diet program. Several of the members are already enrolled in the plan. This will be the first partnership of its kind in the entire nation!! This month we will have some fun events planned. Stag being one of the most fun events of the year. We will also be hosting a beer dinner. We are partnering with Icewind Brewing for this one. They have so nicely given me lots of beer samples to pair the food. This should be one of the best dinners we have hosted. The biggest change as of late is our pizza. I have struggled with getting the best possible pizza at Oxbow for 4.5 years. I can safely say I feel really good about the newest version. I completely scrapped what we were doing previously. We have a brand new sauce, cheese, crust, sausage, even our pepperonis! If you have not yet tried the new pizza, please do! I would stack this pizza up against some of the best in the area. That’s just me though. Come find out for yourself! 16
Recipe of the Month: Whipped Potatoes For this month’s recipe I want to share my whipped potato recipe. I know it sounds weird to just do a whipped potato recipe. This came from our last wine dinner. I had one of the guests ask me to explain how we do it. As I was explaining I noticed not just one guest was listening,
rather
ALL
of
the
guests
were
listening. Which got me thinking… do people really
not
know
the
proper
way
to
make
whipped potatoes?? So here it is… Ingredients 2lbs Russet Burbank potatoes (the brown ones you use for baking) 1/4lb unsalted butter 1 cup heavy whipping cream Salt to taste
Procedure: Peel your potatoes all the way. Any dark spots or blemishes need to go!! Do not skip the dark spots. To me there is nothing worse than getting a scoop of potatoes and there is a dark spot in them. Ruins the whole thing for me. Automatically losing my appetite. A very crucial step is cutting the potatoes. You want uniform cuts. You want all the potatoes to cook the same and finish at the same time. Place your potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. The water should be at least and inch over the top of the potatoes. Start them on a medium high heat. Bring them to a boil and let simmer until they become fork tender. Remove the potatoes from the water and place back into the pot you boiled them in. Place the pot back on the heat. You want to cook the moisture out of the potatoes. While on the heat stir them gently. Once the steam starts to dissipate add them to your mixer with the whisk attachment. In a separate pan melt your butter on the stove. Add the butter to the potatoes and begin whisking. Slowly add your cream until they have reached your desired consistency. Add some salt and taste. Once you have added enough salt and you like the way they taste turn your mixer on high. This is where we will begin to really whip the potatoes. After whipping for 2-3 minutes turn off the mixer and serve. Top these with a little extra butter and enjoy! 17
SLAICEPS YLKEEW
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SLAICEPS DNEKEEW
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GOLF SHOP UPDATE Corey Herlickson Head Golf Professional corey@oxbowcc.com
We are starting to look like the golf course is ready to be open with the forecast for the next 14 days. However, I always say that we need to make it thru the March 21-28 stretch. Typically, that is when the last snow storm comes that gives us a significant amount of snow. If it the snow comes heavy it will delay the opening. This 7 day stretch is what makes the difference for opening early or a normal opening. Stay tuned! Since we are talking about the golf course getting closer to opening, we want to make you aware of the resource we have spent a lot of time on, which will help you schedule all of your golf plans for the summer. We have created a golf guide to give you all of the information you will need to know for the golf season. It covers all of the programming as far a lessons, juniors, etc. It also has descriptions of all of the leagues we offer at the club over the golf season. Every tournament is described in the golf guide as well, so you can see what tournaments tickle your fancy. The golf guide is like the event guide but on steroids. We will be sending it out via email in early March. Please save the guide and refer to it as often as you would like. It is pretty substantial so we will have some copies you can look at but we will not be printing a ton of them out. Director of Instruction, Ben Walker, has already begun some golf programming in hopes of increases swing speeds of our members. The program is SuperSpeed Overspeed Training. We have two sessions that are working with Ben. We will be keeping track of the progress of the students in the class and we will be putting the results out for you to review. We think this class will be one that many more will participate in and we will come out with more classes in April or May. Registration for our Member-Guest, the Battle at the Bow, will be coming up soon. We will send an email out to all eligible golfers for this event. You will have almost a month to register and we will host a lottery drawing on Thursday night of the first round of The Masters! -Corey 20
TRACKMAN HOURS Tues.- Fri.: 11am-8pm Sat.-Sun: 10am-6pm
NEWS FROM THE FAIRWAY David Wood Superintendant david@oxbowcc.com
As we approach the upcoming golf season, we are working on finalizing a few details for a busy 2021 season. Equipment maintenance is in its final stage, all the cutting equipment has been sharpened and checked over. Supplies are all ordered and ready for delivery. Staff hiring is underway and will continue until all our positions are filled. The snow fences installed last fall around the greens and bunkers will be removed so not to accumulate additional snow. Our snow fall total for the season is 23”, this is about 14” below average. We will look at all the fence locations and note what has worked and where they need to be added in the future. Our winter preparations, completed last fall, went as planned, so we are confident that everything survived the winter. With the recent warm temperatures, I know everyone is excited to be outside and is ready to enjoy the early spring. Please do not take your golf carts out onto the golf course. Frost will be coming out of the top soil making the turf extremely vulnerable to damage. Drain lines are froze and not allowing water to escape the collection areas. The frozen drains in the cart paths can hold water making them impassible. Taking golf carts off the paths will cause damage to the grass and our newly seeded areas. We are monitoring the course and will keep everyone informed as to possible opening the range or golf holes as soon as conditions allow. Please be patient and enjoy a nice walk instead of a drive. Looking forward to an early course opening. David Wood
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MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Make sure to wish your fellow OCC members a Happy Birthday this month!
March 1 :Stacy Stenerson
March 8: Kyza Millar
March 15: Vanessa Alberts
March 24: Aaron Brakke
Jessica Baumgartner
Erik Bakken March 16: Kory Bartels
March 25: Emry Kish
March 9:Mark Fitzloff
Nick Goeser
Quincy Blazek
March 2: Sandi Piatz
Veronique Walters
Kierra Parker
Noelle Bosch
Stephanie Bakken
Bergen Olsgaard
Lincoln Meland
Molly Trout
Maribel Hamm
March 26: David Hauff
Jordan Cain
March 10: Taryn Vettel
March 17:Anita Rise
Dave Barge
Cole Jungberg
Melissa Campbell
Tim Milius
Lisa Stevens
Yamaya Schnabel-Sosa
Hope Ottmar
Matt Parker
Nicole Bercier
Maranda Jacobsen
Ethan Bradley
Hannah Ding
Cambria Ressler
March 3: Dan Wogsland Peg Knutson
March 11: Deb Schneibel
Andy Thomas
March 4: Daniel Macintosh
Judy McCormick
Griffin Blankinship
March 28: Gavin Vig
Rachel Olson
Amy Bjerke
Kaylin Goldsmith
Graham Glasoe
Brandon Pittenger
Jaimee Schaff
Violet Trenbeath
Mataya Stenerson
March 18: James Hove
March 29: Zach Fluto
Oliver Larson
Matthew Skoy March 12: Jon Vikander
Maiya Pederson
March 5: Peter Mathison
March 30: Rick Hall Dale Dingmann
Jennifer Helland
March 13: Wyatt Andvik
March 19: Becca Murphy
Noah Pauley
James Boulger
Payten Boseck-Andvik
Stephanie Richman
Jeremy Knight
Derek Drege
Brekken Benson
Porter Seidel March 6: Johnathan Gates
Maxim Komanetz March 20: Dee Krieg
Jack Nelson
March 14: David Miller
Nancy Kochman
Malachi Anderson
Erin Keller
Scott Bleth
Brenden Hunt
Greg Goldmith
Charlotte Althoff
March 7: Ralph Llewellyn
March 15: Keith Lingle
Liza Trenbeath
Vivian Thingelstad Jamie Pederson
Liam Regan March 31: Brittany Pavek March 21: Brent Williams
March 8: Brady Seavert
Maja Stoneberg
Brian Potter
Eva Hanson
March 22: James Parker
Aaron Olson
Sophie Pundsack
Erin Tomlinson
Kylie Johnson
Roger Kish
Brooke Kuznia
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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 HEATHER NELSONEvent Coordinator Heather@Oxbowcc.com KYLE MILLARClubhouse Manager Kyle@Oxbowcc.com PEGGY SOLA Golf Shop Merchandiser Peggy@Oxbowcc.com
Hours of Operation. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS Mon– Fri 10 AM - 4 PM MEMBER DINING HOURS Mon—Tue CLOSED Wed—Sat 11 AM—9 PM Sun 10 AM—8 PM (Brunch 10 AM—2 PM Lunch Starts 11 AM) GOLF SHOP/TRACKMAN Mon CLOSED Tue—Fri 11 AM—8 PM Sat-Sun 10 AM—6 PM
President: Tami Henke Vice President: Bill Short Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Johnson Director: Paul Benson Director: Shannon Campbell Director: Craig Rise Director: Denise Johnson Director: Brandon Pittenger Director: Mike Vipond
Board of Directors.