Newsletter - October 2021

Newsletter - October 2021

Volume 28, Issue 10 | October 2021 The Seven Oaks Scene

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

Message from the President by Mike Burton, President, Board of Governors Hello Fall, good bye Summer... and what a summer it was! I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but in some ways it has been theslowestandfastest3monthsofmy life. Iam

I hope that you all have big plans as we begin to move into our holiday season. This time of the year is so great, spending time with family and friends. Membership is at an all-time high with over 964 members. It is very important, as you all prepare for upcoming events and parties, that you reach out to Marie or Eryn for your reservations. Some exciting things are in store for Halloween! Renovations are under way at the Pro Shop and both of our clubhouse locker rooms. Upgrades to our HVAC, and our communications system have been completed. In addition, we are looking at new payroll/ human resources technology. None of this could be accomplished without our wonderful membership, our staff and the leadership of Enrique and his team. Thank you for all that you do. We were dark in August but we are full engines ahead through the rest of our calendar year. The Board of Directors appreciates the opportunity to volunteer our time to do the best we can to serve your family’s requirements. If we have not met, I look forward to meeting you soon. You are all welcome to reach out to any of our board members. We will be looking soon for new volunteers for both committees and Board of Directors. If you have a passion for improving things for our members and would like to get involved, please let Enrique know.

thankful for the Country Club that we are all members of, and the support from all of you.

Well, we’ve had quite a last few months in Bakersfield and at Seven Oaks. With the heat and air quality at all-time highs, you all still continued to support our wonderful country club. Golf tournaments started back up in September with Bakersfield Christian HS and our annual PPGA event. Basque Night on Sundays and Friday Night Live are still a big hit and our Wednesday Pasta Night is always a full house. Our Justin wine dinner received great reviews and we had wine sales of over $8,000.00. There is a lot to look forward to as we move into October, which includes our Journey tribute concert. This October 2nd event is already at over 250 attendees, but there is always room for more, so call the Club as soon as you are done reading this so you don’t miss out on all the fun! The West Nine golf greens have grass growing and we have started over seeding. I understand that all of this is an inconvenience to our members, but I am confident that the rewards will be well worth the short time off. Our two new Pickle Ball courts are now complete and the new lighting is amazing for all of our night time play. Monday night play continues to be a full house with all tennis and pickle ball courts occupied and members waiting to play. We conti- nue to focus on improvements for the entire facility, including fitness and swimming.

Stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy October. See you all soon.

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

Let's Get Social!

"LIKE" Us on

Capture & Share your Seven Oaks memories with us! instagram.com/7oaksccbako

Contact the Reception Desk to get your invitation!

facebook.com/soccbakersfield

Board of Governors

Committee Chair

E-mail

Mike Burton

President

[email protected]

Scott Howry

President-Elect House/Social

[email protected]

Paul Miller

Secretary

[email protected]

Jay Ericsson

Governor

Finance

[email protected]

Clarine Gilliam Governor

Tennis/Pickleball/Fitness [email protected]

David Mettler

Governor

[email protected]

Ryan Newman

Governor

Golf/Greens

[email protected]

Dianna Prather

Governor

Membership

[email protected]

Jeremy Brehmer

Past-President

[email protected]

John Pitre

CFO

[email protected]

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Phone Directory

Golf Shop

664-6474 664-6490

Tennis Office

Reservations

Reception Desk

664-6404

Take Out

The Grille

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

Oak Room

We are restarting our quarterly

Grand Island Snack Bar Oaks Snack Bar @ Tennis

Wine Clubofferings! Wewill be sendingour October 2021 offering out to existing Wine Clubmembers onOctober 8th. If youwould like to join theWine Clubor would like toget more information, email Eryn Urban at [email protected]

Accounting

Jeanette Rangel Judith Sandoval

664-6056 241-5919

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

664-6421

664-6038

664-6418

General Manager Enrique Contreras, CCM 664-6254

Car Wash Services Drop your car off next to the Tennis Pool area or give your keys to the Golf Shop and we will do the rest! $25 for Cars $30-$35 for Trucks/SUVs Cash payment can be left with the Car Wash staff or you can charge it to your member account* * There is a $5 convience fee for charging to your member account Saturdays, starting at 9am

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Nicholas & Lara Ambrosini, Kenny & Deanna Blaise, Lisa Bowman, Mike & Edith Coates, Adrian & Becky Cruz, Aaron & Amy Holloway, Phillip & Caitlyn McCullum, Othman & Islam Madih, Mark & Trisha Manns, Steve & Anita Matejka, Mirella Reznic & Justin Hyne, Carlos & Lindsay Reyes, Steve & Marla Roach, John & Shonna Shearson, Chuck & Leigh Smith Welcome Our Newest Members

Seven Oaks Book Club The Seven Oaks Book Club meetseach month to discuss books on a reading listwhich is selected by mutual consent of the Book Club members. All members of SOCC are invited to attend.

Our selection for October is… Body in the Orchard by Phyllis Wachob

It wasn’t unusual to find a dead body in the orchards surrounding Bakersfield, California. So when Vermilion Blew reads in the local paper about yet one more corpse dug up by a backhoe, she dismisses the discovery. That is, until the revelation that the man had a ticket in his pocket for a movie that she had attended with her fiancé, thirty-seven years before. And that movie was the last time she had seen Frankie Monroe, the evening before her nuptials. Very has gone on with her life, or so she believes, until a slippery slope of events pushes her into a painful and mostly repressed past. When new evidence emerges about the body in the orchard, Very plunges into the murky world of identifying and tracing missing persons, and she discovers a new profession, skip-tracing private investigator. Our next meeting is October 28th at 5pm at the Club Please email Bee Barmann at [email protected] to receive information on joining the meeting.

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by Joe Haggerty, PGA Director of Golf From the Golf Shop

Seven Oaks Country Club’s Rules for Good Golf Etiquette

1. Respect Other People’s Time It is very important that all players check in with the golf shop. If you will be tardy or a no show for your starting time, please let the golf shop know before. 2. Look Good, Play Good Good players are meticulous about their appearance. Always obey the dress code of any golf course that you are playing. At Seven Oaks, we require all players and their guests to adhere to our dress code. 3. Golf Cart Rules To keep our course in tip top shape year round, it is important that golf carts stay on the cart paths, especially around all teeing areas and greens. Keep carts away from wet areas on the fairways. 4. Repair the Ground You Play On Use the sand provided on the golf carts to repair your divots in the fairways. If you are walking the course, please pick up a sand bottle before you tee it up. On the greens, please fix your mark plus two others. 5. Keep Your Temper Under Control Throwing clubs, sulking, and yelling profanity makes the whole group have tension and feel uneasy. Channel your frustration in an inoffensive way. 6. Lend a Hand When You Can One of the easiest ways to lend a hand is watching your playing partner’s errant shots so they don’t turn into lost balls. The time limit for searching for lost balls is THREE MINUTES. 7. Don’t Be the Slowest Player Our pace of play expectation is 4 hours and 10 minutes or less. One of the staples in maintaining a steady pace of play is to play “ready golf”. You should find yourself right behind the group in front of you several times throughout your round.

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S.O.W.G.A.

by Cindy Shih, S.O.W.G.A. Vice-President

Most improve player on August is Julie Kim. ACE of the month for September is Donna Scurlock.

Thursday Play Results

9/2 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

9/16 Quarterly Scramble 1st Gross

Cindy Shih

Ellen Hurst, Gayle Tape and Kay Bardin Mary Argyle, Donna Scurlock and Janice Best

Donna Scurlock

2nd Net

Claire Boone Closest to Pin Sharold McBride Chip In Claire Boone

3rd Net

Cindy Shih, Barbara Beaty and Carreen Hinds

Closest to Pin Carreen Hinds

9/9 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

Cindy Shih Sun Song

9/23 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net

Sheri Williams Carreen Hinds Sharold McBride

Lori Ochoa Closest to Pin Linda Hoff Chip In

Linda Hoff, Sun Song and Sheri Williams

Closest to Pin Julie Kim Chip In

Sheri Williams

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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 6:30pm - 8pm

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.

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.

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.

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New Pickleball Court Opening !! A full house of 36 picklers came out to officially christen the courts with some hard-core "put aways" and "cross-court dinks" at Twilight Pickleball on September 28th.

Thankfully thereweremore "OPA!"s than "Falafels" - we just hope that nobody got "Pickled"!

September Winners

(clockwise from top left) Tish & Dwayne Roach, Ian & Maria McGilvray, Ruth & Bruce Burton, Masoud Bashirtash & Allen Mossaei

PICKLEBALL PADDLE ROTATION & THE 'PICKLEBALL SADDLE'

Scenario: All 4 Pickleball Courts are full and a foursome is now waiting for a court.

Solution: All 4 courts are now part of the Pickleball Paddle Rotation.

The group of 4 who just arrived put their Pickleball paddle into the “Pickleball Saddle”. The first court that finishes their game (up to 11- win by 2) will come off the court and place their pickleball paddle in the Saddle and the foursome waiting for the court now heads over to the open court and plays their game up to 11. At most, a few minutes will pass before another court will open and the foursome waiting will now head over and play. The foursome who just finished puts their paddle in the Pickleball saddle and waits for the next open court. During this time, only doubles is allowed, no singles play. If a group comes with 6 players, they will rotate in and out the same as a foursome. Once players leave and there is no waiting, you go back to continuous play without leaving your court.

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Pickleball Tournament & Party

Event Schedule Friday ~ Mixed Doubles 6pm Saturday ~ Men’s Doubles 8am - 11am Women’s Doubles 11am - 2pm ** Check-in is 30 minutes prior to start of play Friday & Saturday, November 5 th & 6 th

Open to SOCC Members & Guests, Skill Level 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 ~ F ORMAT ~

Put on your Hawaiian Shirt & Flip-Flops and join us for our Cheeseburger in Paradise Party November 6th 5pm - 8pm We’ll have Island Inspired food and drinks (cheeseburgers & margaritas, of course) & great music! Not playing but still want to party? $ 35 ++ per person RSVP at 661-664-6404

D OUBLE E LIMINATION FOR MOST MATCHES . All Main Draw Matches will be 2 out of 3 games to 11 pts. Consolation Bracket will be one game to 15 pts, win by 2 $ 75 per player includes tournament & party Members of SOCC may charge their member accounts. Non-members: please make checks payable to Seven Oaks Country Club Sign Up Early Tournament entries will be limted! Entry Deadline is September 10th For more information or to register, call Dave Krueger at 661-343-4174

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Fitness Schedule ~ October 2021

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Saturday

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike GI 8:00 - 9:00am Total Body Workout Norma ES

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Allison GI 6:30 - 7:30am Zumba Fitness Mike ES 8:00 - 9:00am Swim Stroke Technique & Conditioning Allison TP 9:00 - 10:00am Aqua Fitness Allison TP

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike GI 8:00 - 9:00am Pilates Stretching Allison ES 9:00 - 10:00am Aqua Fitness Allison TP 9:00 - 10:00am Zumba Fitness Norma ES

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

5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Aida GI 6:30 - 7:30am Zumba Toning Aida ES 8:30 - 9:30am Pilates Stretching Allison ES 9:30 - 10:30am Aqua Fitness Allison TP

6:00 - 7:00am Boot Camp Aida GI 7:00 - 8:00am Yoga Lynne ES

6:30 - 7:30am

TRX Mike ES

4:30 - 5:30pm

7:00 - 7:50am Total Body

8:00 - 9:00am Zumba Fitness Norma ES

Zumba Stephanie ES

Circuit Allison GI

8:00 - 9:00am Swim Stroke Technique & Conditioning Allison TP 9:00 - 10:00am Aqua Fitness Allison TP 4:30 - 5:30pm Total Body Workout Norma ES

4:30 - 5:30pm Circuit Aida ES

4:30 - 5:30pm Zumba Fitness Aida ES

4:30 - 5:30pm Zumba Fitness Mike & Norma ES

5:30 - 6:30pm Yoga Lynne ES

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

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

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