Newsletter -March 2022

Newsletter -March 2022

Volume 29, Issue 3 | March 2022 The Seven Oaks Scene

Golf  Tennis  Food  Fitness  Family  Friends  Fun

From the President

Dear Members,

by Scott Howry, President, Board of Governors

Acting in my capacity as secretary of the corporation, SOCC Inc. I oversaw the counting of the ballots for the 2022 election. I was assisted with the count by member, Peter Warmerdam. This report is to provide the Membership with the official results of the election on February 27, 2022. As per the SOCC bylaws, we used procedures to confirm that only votes from equity members were counted. The total number of equity members eligible to vote was 468. This means that 235 votes are required to achieve a quorum. A total of 302 votes were cast. Under Proposal A, the following individu- als received the highest number of votes and were elected to the Board: Mike Anderson / Jim Varner / Kyle Wigley The Addendum Poll regarding the Board's plan for renovations to the Bunkers on the Oaks course in 2022 received 237 responses, with the following results: Yes 193 No 44

• West Nine renovation of greens and bunkers • New Tee Line for driving range • 3 New filtered ice/water stations on the golf course • Oak Room Renovation • Banquet Room Renovation • Locker Room Renovation • Pro Shop Renovation • New Restroom on West Nine (almost complete) I thought I would take this opportunity in my first message as Board President to briefly summarize some of the highlights of our Annual Meeting this past Sunday, for the benefit of those members who were not able to attend. In addition to providing a financial report, the Board highlighted some of the accomplishments we have made over the past couple of years. While we are not yet where the club needs it to be, the financial report showed that appreciable progress has been made fiscally, and that the club is in a substantially better financial position than it was at the beginning of last year. This is good news for sure, but it is tempered by the fact that there is still important work to be done to further strengthen our financial position both on an operating cash flow basis, and on our capital reserve position. Below are a few of the accomplishments that were highlighted at Sunday’s meeting:

Sincerely, Paul Miller Secretary, SOCC Inc.

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Club Hours

Clubhouse Tuesday - Sunday 6am - 9pm Oak Room Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 9pm Sunday Brunch 10am - 2pm The Grille Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm Saturday & Sunday 7am - 9pm

Golf Course Tuesday - Sunday 7am - Dusk Tennis & Pickleball Monday - Sunday 6am - 10pm Tennis Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm

Oaks Snack Bar Tuesday - Sunday 7:30am - 2:30pm

Grand Island Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm Grand Island Snack Bar Friday - Sunday 9am - 4pm

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Phone Directory

Accounting

Jeanette Rangel Judith Sandoval

664-6056 241-5919

Golf Shop

664-6474 664-6490

Catering & Events Marie Joseph Membership Sales Tonya Bower Member Services Eryn Urban

Tennis Office

664-6421

Reservations

Reception Desk

664-6404

664-6038

Take Out

The Grille

241-5910 241-5900 664-6069 241-5930

664-6418

Oak Room

General Manager Enrique Contreras, CCM 664-6254

Grand Island Snack Bar Oaks Snack Bar @ Tennis

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(From the President, continued)

• Replaced Kitchen Equipment in the Mixed Grille • Two New Pickle Ball Courts • Replaced the Club’s entire computer system • Replaced nonworking Camera System • Improved food & beverage and established a very popular Basque Night each Sunday • Improved Overall Membership by over 50 new members While this is a list of significant improvements that the Board is proud of, there are a myriad of other projects that need to be completed going forward. Seven Oaks Country Club is over 30 years old, and facilities depreciate and need to be replaced and/or repaired over time. This year we are working on a 10-year plan that will assess the Club’s assets useful life so that we can, as a Club, be proactively prepared for those expenses before they materialize in the future. As part of this process, we will be sending out a survey in the near future to get feedback from the membership to assist the Board with its decision making and to help prioritize projects. The plan will identify projects that may be best characterized as necessities, and others that may be more aptly described as aspirational in nature. The Board also gave a report on Sunday on the solar project, which is in the planning phase as I write this. Much thought was given to the ascetics of this project, and the Board is very pleased with the fiscal savings on power that this project will accrue to the Membership going forward. I hope this summary gives you all more information about the Club’s recent history and where we are going. I am looking forward to this next year with optimism and I hope to see you all often around the Club, enjoying everything it has to offer!

Laura Arredondo, Sergio & Noemi Arredondo, Dan & Judy Bebout, Danny & Mallori Bebout, Christy & Michael Brown, Michelle & Kyle Calloway, Dora Cardenas, Lynette & Joey Chavez, Jacob & Alyssa Cross, Ali & Alicia Dhain, Chad Ferola & Melissa Mercado, Welcome Our Newest Members

Noe & Rachel Flores, Magen & Bart Hegarty, Anthony & Dawn Huizer, Oscar & April Jimenez, Elena & Gilbert LaRoque, Ted & Donna Nighbert, Scott & Kara Reynolds, Brian & Christina Richardson, Mike & Anglea Wyatt

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Seven Oaks Book Club The Seven Oaks Book Club meets each month to discuss books on a reading list which is selected by mutual consent of the Book Club members. All members of SOCC are invited to attend. Our selection for March is… The Violin Consiracy by Brendan Slocumb In this riveting page-turner, Ray McMillian is a Black classical musician on the rise - until a shocking theft sends him on a desperate quest to recover his lostfamily heirloom violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world. This “galvanizing blend of thriller, coming-of-age drama, and probing portrait of racism … will do for classical mssic what The Queen's Gambit did for chess” (Booklist). Our next meeting is Thursday, March 24th at 4pm Please email Bee Barmann at [email protected] to receive information on joining the meeting.

Manager's Message

by Enrique Contreras, General Manager/COO

I would like to thank all of the members that ran for the Board of Governors, in the recent election. Please join me in congratulating our newest members to the Board of Governors: Mr. Mike Anderson, Mr. Jim Varner and Mr. Kyle Wigley. I would also like to congratulate Mr. Scott Howry for being nominated as the new SOCC Board President. Thank you to our Past President, Mike Burton for a great year and your service to the Club and Dianna Prather, Ryan Newman and Jeremy Brehmer for their service on the Board of Governors and to the membership over the last 3 years. We are very happy to be able to bring events back to the Club! Friday Night Live still proves to be a popular event and we will be continuing with various entertainers throughout the year. Events for March include, Heitz Cellar/Brendel Wines Wine Dinner on Friday, March 4th, Ladies ‘Mad Hatter’ Luncheon & Fashion Show on March 16th and Cigar Night on March 24th, featuring a fantastic 3-course dinner, Rocky Patel cigars and scotch tasting with Johnny Walker. We hope you will join us. We are also in the final planning

stages for some great golf and family events that are coming in April – check your Weekly Update email on Thursdays for more information over the next few weeks. One of our main goals at Seven Oaks, is to provide exceptional service to our members and anticipate their needs. If you would like to see something new or different on the menu, let us know. Beginning in April, we will also be implementing monthly recipes into the newsletter, created by Chef Jorge, for you to enjoy on your own and to share with friends and family, if you wish.

Thank you for your continued support and loyalty and I look forward to seeing you at the Club!

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Links News

by Tom Lipscomb, Director of Agronomy

After many months of hard work (and a little prayer), we are pleased to announce the reopening of the Main Chipping Area and the West Nine Course!

Main Chipping Area The area will be open for full usage, starting Tuesday, March 1st. Please refrain from continuing to use the Lakes and Oaks practice greens for chipping practice. West Nine A ‘soft opening’ of the West Nine will begin on Tuesday, March 15th. This ‘soft opening’ means that until about mid-April, the West Nine will be open for play on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.

With the reopening of the West Nine, we ask that you please keep the following items in mind:

• Be aware that the greens on the West Nine are extremely young and tender and cannot be mowed to the same height as the greens on the Original 18; this means that their speeds will be a little slower. Our #1 goal is to nurse these young greens through the heat of the summer so that after our heavy aeration in fall, we will be able to mow them to the same height as the Original Course. We ask that you please help us take care of them by fixing ball marks - those that you make, and/or those that you happen to see unrepaired. • As you may know, we have experienced many obstacles in the regrowth of the #8 green. To prevent any further delay in the reopening of the West Nine, we will have a temporary green in play on this hole until further notice. If you overshoot the temporary green and your ball lands on the #8 green, please carefully remove your ball, drop it on the approach, at nearest point of relief, and finish the hole. DO NOT PLAY ANY SHOTS OFF OF THE #8 GREEN !!!

• Remember to enter and exit the bunkers at their lowest point.

We appreciate your patience during the construction project and we hope that you all will be very happy with the outcome of the work.

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S.O.W.G.A.

by Myrna Pelle, S.O.W.G.A. Vice President

January's Most Improved Player - Sharold McBride! Ace of the Month for January - Annette Warmerdam!

Thursday Play Results:

Jan 24th 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

February 10th 1st Gross

Cindy Shih Claire Boone

Josephine Shih Jennifer Christi

1st Net 2nd Net 3rd Net Chip-in

Donna Scurlock

Annette Warmerdam

3rd Net Chip-in

Linda Hoff

Sheri Williams

Linda Hoff & Donna Scurlock

Tracy Vanfossen & Kay Bardin

Closest to Pin

Annette Warmerdam

February 3rd 1st Gross

February 17th 1st Gross

Josephine Shih

1st Net 2nd Net 3rd Net

Annette Warmadam

Ellen Hurst

Kay Bardin

1st Net 2nd Net 3rd Net Chip-in

Sheri Williams Claire Boone Barbara Beaty

Carreen Hinds

Closest to Pin

Annette Warmerdam

Annette Warmerdam & Barbara Beaty

We are very proud to say that SOWGA donated $500 to Casa Esperanza - THANK YOU to all of our ladies for their generousity !!

From the Golf Shop by Brad Streza, PGA Head Golf Professional

Senior Sessions are on Thursdays and our Junior Sessions are on Saturdays, now through early April. See the Full Schedule on page 8. We are continuing the Wednesday and Thursday afternoon Junior Golf Sessions, beginning at 3:45pm each day. As we’re all excited to have the WEST/ISLAND 9 reopen in the middle of March (and the 3rd Short- Game Green too), we still have a high demand for daily play on the Original 18. You can make Starting Times two weeks in-advance by calling the Golf Shop (661) 664-6474. Please inform the Golf Shop of all the Players in your Group upon checking-in, plus cancel any Starting Times you’re not able to make as we have a daily list of other Members looking to get out and play when we get openings on the Tee Sheet. We are doing our best to always accommodate Members looking to get onto the golf course even if we have a full Tee Sheet.

Let the March Madness begin! We have quite the list of Demo Day/Fitting Experiences at the Club in March: an ‘Elite

Eight’ of them. Custom Fitting Appointments can be reserved directly in the Golf Shop plus online via certain Golf Manufacturer’s Fitting Day Links! We had an impressive turnout with 104 Players competing in our February 13th Super Bowl Tournamentearlierthismonth. Congratulations, toall theGrossandNetWinnersplustoallwhoparticipated! We have two new SOCC Golf Cart Agreement Lease Options now available for those of you who play a lot of golf and use our SOCC Cart Fleet. Inquire with the Golf Shop regarding those two Agreements.

Our 2022 “Spring-Training” Golf Clinic Series have begun. Women’s Sessions are on Tuesdays. Men’s

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The 2022 Women’s Tri-Club Tournament is taking place the first eight days of March with SOCC hosting the 2nd Round on March 3th. 2022 SOWGA Team Play begins in March as well with their first Event on March 16th. We’re still shooting for Spring Golf Course Maintenance March 28th-31st. We will communicate those details as we near that week later this month. The 2022 Men’s Member-Guest Tournament is April 21st-23rd! Tournament Details and Official Registra- tion information is coming SOON!

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Fitness Schedule ~ March 2022 ~

Monday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike ES

8:00 - 9:00am Total Body Workout Norma ES

4:00 - 4:45pm TRX Mike ES

4:45 - 5:45pm Yoga Lynne ES

Tuesday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Allison ES

8:00 - 9:00am Total Body Circuit Allison ES

9:00 - 10:00am TRX Allison ES

11:00am - 12:00pm Zumba Fitness Mike ES

4:00 - 5:00pm Circuit Aida ES

Wednesday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike ES

9:00 - 10:00am Zumba Fitness Norma ES

4:00 - 4:45pm Zumba Fitness Aida ES

4:45 - 5:45pm Yoga Lynne ES

Thursday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Aida ES

8:00 - 8:50am Total Body Circuit Allison ES

11:00am - 12:00pm TRX Mike ES

4:00 - 5:00pm Total Body Workout Norma ES

Friday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Alex ES

7:00 - 8:00am Zumba Toning Aida ES

8:30 - 9:30am Pilates Stretching Allison ES

11:00am - 12:00pm Abs & Glutes Aida ES

4:00 - 5:00pm Zumba Fitness Mike or Norma ES

Saturday

6:00 - 7:00am Boot Camp Mike ES Sunday 8:30 - 9:30am Zumba Power Alex ES

7:30 - 8:30am Yoga Lynne ES

8:30 - 9:30am Zumba Fitness Norma ES

10:30 - 11:30am Body Challenge Alex ES

11:30am - 12:30pm Latin Dance Aida ES

Class Locations GI - Grand Island Pavilion ES - Exercise Studio at the Tennis Pavilion

Reminder: Guests and/or Outside Personal Trainers are not allowed in the Gyms or at Fitness Classes

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On the Courts

by Dave Krueger, Tennis Director

Junior Tennis

JUNIOR 'ROG'

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 4pm to 5:30pm

High School Drills Tuesdays & Thursdays 4pm - 5:30pm

On court drills will include point play, dead ball drills, fitness drills and mental toughness skills. Match play focuses on players using tactical and technical skills developed during practice.

Adult Tennis

Women's Tennis Drills Wednesdays 9 – 10:30am.

This is the best way to get in to tennis. If you don’t have a racquet or you feel your racquet is outdated, don’t worry, we have plenty of Demo racquets you can try out. Live Ball Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8pm This program is a fast moving, very intensive hitting and drilling course. Must have a USTA rating 3.5 and above. Call Jason at 661-717-4217.

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