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Official Publication

of the

Fort Washington

Golf & Country Club

10272 N. Millbrook

Fresno, CA 93730

Phone: 559/434.1702

Business Office Fax:559/434.6160

Pro Shop

Phone: 559/434.9120

Fax: 559/434-1350

OFFICERS

President: Larry Wapner

Vice President: Ray Steele

CFO: Dean Pryor

Secretary: Norm Clark

DIRECTORS

Past President: Larry Wapner

Tournament: Gregg Tonneslan

Membership: Scott Laird

Human Resource: Jeff Aoki

House: Scott Buss

Social: Mike Springer

Long Range: Ray Steele

Legal Counsel: Jim Burnside

Greens & Pro Shop: Bob Duley

MANAGEMENT

Clubhouse Manager: Ali Peyvandi

Assistant Manager: Sean Morley

Executive Chef: Steve Hogan

PGA Director of Golf: Alan Ehnes

Course Superintendent: Jose Alvarez

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Pro’S CORNERAlan Ehnes, Director of Golf

PRO TIP: Now that temperatures are falling, there are a few things to think about to keep your golf game sharp during the winter months.

First, as the temperature drops and the air get gets colder, your golf ball will not fly as far. The easiest way to compensate for this is to simply play a less lofted club. Secondly, switch to a softer golf ball. For example, if you play a Pro V1x switch to a regular Pro V1. The softer ball will allow you to compress it more easily, giving you more distance. Thirdly, give yourself more time before you play to stretch and warm up. It’s easy to pull a muscle in the cold weather, possibly preventing you from playing for several months. And finally, invest

in some good rain gear. Even if you

don’t anticipate playing golf in the

rain it is always good to have and it’s

some of the warmest outerwear you

will own. And just a final tip, keep a

hand warmer in your pocket to help

keep those hands warm.

TOURNAMENTS: The first

tournament of the year is scheduled

for Saturday, March 5th. The Junior/

Senior & Father/Son has become a

very popular golfing event and will

fill up quickly. It’s a 9:00am shotgun

start and the game is a 1 better ball of

partner. The cost per team is $30.00.

There will be an optional skin

game for teams wishing to add more

excitement to the day.

Currently we have not received the tournament schedule for NCGA tournaments. As soon as the schedule comes out I will send out an email letting all members know the selected dates for the Two man and Four ball qualifying.

In your February bill you should find a 2016 Fort Washington tournament calendar. If you do not have one in your statement please call the pro shop and we will get one out to you right away.

GREEN TALK: El Nino has shown up as forecasted. At the time of this writing Fort has had over 8 inches of rain and the forecast for February and March is calling for even more rain. This rain has already helped the course in diminishing very high salt levels thru out the golf course. We all have seen a lot of redwood trees on the golf course that are really struggling to survive due to high salt amounts caused by the four year drought. Other good things is the Bermuda grass in our fairways is starting to show some signs of coming out of dormancy. It’s an early and very positive sign that our fairways will be in great shape this spring. Thank you for helping keep your cart driving out of the fairways when the weather has been so wet. This really helps to get the fairways moving out of dormancy earlier. When the grass is coming out of winter dormancy it is very weak. We can help this delicate transition by not running carts over it through the winter months. Please have patience, fill in your divots, and repair your ball marks on greens so that everyone can enjoy the course the same way.

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outdid himself (but as some say that is very easy).

This is not yesterday›s Senior Board - this is an aggressive and inventive group led by President Kurt Smith, Tournament Chair Mike Hurst and Treasurer Woody Alexander (representing my era), Irwin Nishimura, Bob Korsinen, and Peter Zeitler. The purpose of the meeting was to announce the forth coming 2016 schedule of Senior events - Senior Eleven Schedule: April 13 Copper River CC; April 15 Merced CC; May 13 San Joaquin CC; June 9 Kings River CC; July 12 Kings CC; August 2 Fort Washington; August 18 Belmont CC; September 1 River Island CC; September 20 Madera CC; October 11 Visalia CC and November 1 Sunnyside CC. (As Mel pointed out, there are 11 Country Clubs participating - thus the name Senior Eleven is easy to remember)

April 21 and 22 will be finest Senior event in the Central Valley our own Senior Invitational. Hurst etal are

Senior’s just puttin’-’roundMike DurkinCloudy skies, wet grass, course and driving range

shutdowns might suggest that the Seniors would be huddled down, in some worm environment over a Hennessy or two, reminiscing about events, courses played and past conquests. But that would not be the Fort Washington Seniors who decided that on a cold January night, a Saturday night at that, they would hold a formal dinner at our Fort, to announce their Plans for 2016. Many the naysayers who counseled caution as it might be a weak presentation to a less than concerned hibernating crowd. But low and behold, last Saturday night, January 23, brought out a banner crowd to a great evening. Lenny played his heart out, Rich Rodriquez knocked them dead with a his Master of Ceremonies chores (funny and emotional) and a special introduction to Fort Seniors past (1940s roots) presented by Tom Nast. The cocktails flowed and good cheer prevailed. By all accounts, Ali

working on «how can we possibly make this tournament better than last year». (They’ll find a way) Sign up early.

The first addition to the above schedule is April 26 - this will be a Bus Trip to the prestigious Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield. An all inclusive and ideal bus trip. Then on May 3 the Seven Oaks Club travels to the Fort to sample our hospitality.

September 23 will be the annual kickoff of our Home and Home event with Del Rio CC.

Make sure you are signed up and a participating in your Senior Club - this will be our best year ever!

Want Up-to-date Information About Your Club? And The Menus? And The Functions?Simply Sign Up at the front desk with Ali for E-mail Updates

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Fax: 559.439.0290Direct: 559.438.5724

Cell: [email protected]

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Senior Vice President

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HOUSE CALLS! Ali Peyvandi,Clubhouse Manager

Welcome to 2016!We had a very exciting December here at the Fort. Our New Year’s Eve dinner was great. It was a fantastic turn out with members and guests enjoying a five course dinner. They were able to eat at their special place to bring in the New Year.

The Kid’s Christmas Party on Dec. 6th went very well. Santa arrived in style via helicopter. A special thanks to Santa for visiting us at The Fort. Santa was very happy to be here and can’t wait till next year!

Our Annual Karaoke Dinner was great. I would like to give a special thanks to our host, Mr. Mitch Akbiyikian for all his hard work and effort. This year’s winners were: 1st place: Jim Turpin, 2nd place: Rich Rodriguez

We hope all our members and friends

had a wonderful holiday season.

We have many fun and exciting activities in February and March. Please mark your calendars and make YOUR reservations.

The highlight of this month is our

Valentines Dinner and Dance

on Sunday February 14, 2016 with a live band. The staff and I have planned an outstanding Valentines evening for you and your spouse. We will start with served hors d’oeuvres and no host bar from 6:30-7:30pm A special filet and lobster tail dinner with all the trimmings will be served at 7:45 followed by a mouth-watering dessert.

Then dance to...

“The Crocodiles”

$155.00 ++ PER COUPLE

NO CHILDREN PLEASE

A LIMITED NUMBER OF SMALL TABLES ARE AVAILABLE

We have one Friday Night Dinner

planned this month on Feb. 19th. It is a great way to entertain. Chef Steve, and the staff have made Friday Night Dinner at the Fort the place to be. There is always a different appetizer, a unique salad, a tasty sorbet, four special entrees, great side dishes and a dessert table to die for. And to top it off, we have an outstanding wine list!

Prime RibNight

Two Prime Rib DinnersWednesday, February 3rd & 10th

6:00-8:00pmAdults: $19.95, Kids $9.95

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It’s never too early to make your reservations for our popular

EasterSundayBrunch Sunday, March 27th

We will take reservations on the hour.Adults: $26.95, Kids $13.95

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CRAB FEEDThis is MORE than JUST a CRAB FEED!You don’t want to miss this event!

FRIDAY MARCH 4, 2016

6:00-8:00PM

There is more than just all the crab you can eat, we offer a variety of salads, seafood, including oysters, shrimp, and scallops, pasta station, carved prime rib, and dessert station

KEG BEER AND HOUSE WINE INCLUDED. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY!

ADULT $57.00++ • CHILDREN $28.50++

Hey Sales Team!!!We have space available. If you or someone you know is planning a function, please have them call me. You, the members, are my sales force. Please mention us to your family, friends, and business acquaintances. We have very competitive prices on banquet, wedding, social, and business functions.

Sean, Chef Steve, the Staff, and I appreciate your support.

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Couples Club Tee Times

Ladies’ Guest Day Shotgun, 9:00am

Men’s Board Tournament Shotgun, 9:00am

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COUPLE’S CLUB Barbara Graham

We started the New Year off with

our annual Couples Club Bash on

Friday, February 5th with a Beach

Party theme. We congratulated

and toasted our 2015 Couples

Club Champions: Tom and Linda

Moody - Low Gross and Dennis and

Barbara Graham - Low Net. Their

names have now been added to the

Couples Club Champions Trophy on

display in the lobby trophy case. We

also announced the 2015 Couples

Tournament Point Winners:

1st Place

Cliff & Judy McNabb . . $150

2ndPlace

Don & Hilda Duckering $125

3rd Place

Bill & Linda Moore . . . . $100

4th Place

Kurt & Marcy Smith . . . $ 75

5th Place

David & Sue Thomas. . . $ 50

A BIG Congratulations to everyone

and thank you for participating.

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Our first tournament of the year is

scheduled for Sun., Feb. 21st. This

one is tee times and the sign-up

sheet is posted in the Pro-Shop. It

will be followed by a variety of fun

tournaments for the year including

our Harvest Invitational on Sat.,

Oct. 1st.

There are no tournaments scheduled

for the month of August. This was due

primarily to the heat and vacations

causing low participation.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS:

Sunday, February 21st . . . .Tee Times Sunday, March 13th . . . . .Tee Times Thursday, April 14th . . . . . . . . . . . .Twilight - 5:30pm Shotgun Sunday, April 24th . . . . . .Tee Times

Make sure you mark your calendar for all events. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Pro-Shop for each Tournament.

We thank you for all of your support in 2015 and are looking forward to seeing you on the golf course this year. If you have any questions, contact any of our board members: Jim Rodgers, Barbara Scott, Phil Lozano or Barbara Graham.

SPONSOR A TREE• As a gift or in memory of a special person.

• For $150 you receive: A name plaque on a tree limb and a plaque on a special brass tree in the clubhouse.

• Get one while they last!

For more information please contact Alan at the Club Pro Shop.

Dominic D’InnocentiSenior VP of Sales & Marketing

Sieg FischerPresident/CEO

Mike SchillingVP of Operations

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Happy New Year! With all of the rain and cold weather we’ve had,

it has been tough to get out and golf; however, spring will be here before you know it. So be sure to get out there and swing the club. We have lots of great golf activities planned for the ladies this year.

WGANC Pins Susanne Brocks, Lisa Braun, Becky Loudenslager, Ginger Lozano

We ended 2015 with Party Day on December 8th, Golf & Bridge followed by a nice lunch. $840.00 was raised for Junior Girls Golf. Way to Go Ladies!

AWARDSHole-in-One: . . . . . . . . . . . Becky Scott Broke 100 from Combo Tees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ginger Lozano

Most Improved . . . . . . Deborah Brooks

WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES DEBORAH J. BROOKS

2016 Women’s Board Captain - Joan Montague Secretary - Michelle Bayer Treasurer - Ginger Lozano Tournament - Jeannie Trippel & Sandie Ford

Handicap - Becky Loudenslager Nine Hole Group - Judy McNabb Social - Denise Zeitler Publicity - Deborah Brooks Ambassador - Debra Duckering

2nd place - Ding Burnside 3rd place - Ronda Fanning

2nd FLIGHT 1st place - Susanne Brocks 2nd place - Marcy Smithe 3rd place - Barbara Scott

3rd FLIGHT 1st place - Jane Quiring 2nd place - Sue Thomas 3rd place - Barbara Scott

COMBO ECOverall winner - Marcy Smith

1st FLIGHT 1st place - Katherine Mar 2nd place - Marge Rodgers 3rd place - Ronda Fanning

2nd FLIGHT 1st place - Judy McNabb 2nd place - Barbara Graham 3rd place - Kris Oliveira

Special Thank You to Hilda Duckering for serving many years as Open Day Chair

GOLD EC Overall winner - Jillian Gregory

1st FLIGHT 1st place - Jeannie Trippel

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2nd place - Susie Dendauw 3rd place - Jill McGuire

2nd FLIGHT 1st place - Barbara Graham 2nd place - Lisa Braun 3rd place - Katherine Mar

3rd FLIGHT 1st place - Kris Oliveira 2nd place - Susanne Brocks 3rd place - Marcy Smith

Upcoming Events

• Valentine’s Day Tournament (9am Shotgun, Make your own pairings. Sign up in the pro shop! This is the First WGANC Pin day in 2016. We will get everyone together and have a formal lunch to kick off the New Year!)

• Informal Guest Day Feb 23rd

The Divot Doc New research suggests taking Vitamin D supplements can help women to significantly increase their muscle strength and reduce loss of muscle mass for at least 12 years after menopause. Women receiving the supplement had a 25% increase in muscle strength

compare to a 6.8% loss in the placebo group. Women not receiving the Vitamin D supplements were twice as likely to fall (this confirms previous research). I recommend at least 1000-2000 IU of D3 per day for all adults. Low levels of Vitamin D have been associated with osteoporosis,

heart disease and several cancers. Vitamin D is technically a hormone and not a vitamin, and one’s level can be easily checked with a blood test. (Source worldhealth.net/news 11/18/15) Dr. Wingert

Preserving Muscle Mass in Menopause.

3rd FLIGHT 1st place - Jane Quiring 2nd place - Adriana Valdivia 3rd place - Ginger Lozano

RED ECOverall winner - Ronda Fanning

1st FLIGHT 1st place - Jeannie Trippel 2nd place - Deb Duley 3rd place - Debra Duckering

2nd FLIGHT 1st place - Katherine Mar 2nd place - Barbara Graham 3rd place - Kris Oliveira

Birdie Tree 1st FLIGHT 1st place - Ronda Fanning

• Individual Low Net Feb 25th (9am shotgun from the Combo Tees $3 entry fee)

• Women’s Board March 3rd

• Guest Day March 10th

If you are new at golf or just getting back into the game the 9 hole group may be a great place to start. Judy McNabb is the new welcoming chairperson. Be sure to reach out to her if you are interested. The day has changed from Thursdays to Tuesdays beginning March 22nd.

Watch for emails or signup sheets in the ladies locker room for further details on all events. In addition check out the website www.fortwashington.org members only section under the women’s club tab for up to date information.

President Larry Wapner called the meeting to order at 5:55PM. All Directors were present. Also present were Clubhouse Manager, Ali Peyvandi; Director of Golf, Alan Ehnes; Legal Counsel, Jim Burnside.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:• MSC (Steele/Buss) – December 16,

2015 regular meeting and executive session.

CORRESPONDENCE:• Congratulation letter from Senator

Tom Berryhill for “Best Golf course To Take a Client” award.

• Appreciation letter for participating in Business Journal’s Best of Central Valley Business event.

PRESIDENTS REPORT• Thanked Director of Golf and

Clubhouse Manager for the extra effort put forth by their staffs during the hectic holiday season.

• Advised in process of obtaining bids for adding rain gutters to the solar canopies to allow for more effective run-off.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

MEMBERSHIP - COMMUNICATIONS – Scott LairdResignations: Jim Knoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOCRobert Eiland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOCTim Bone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YBPSam Flores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YBPJim Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REG

Resignations final: None

Posting to active: Craig Capriotti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-F

(Cencal Property Management)

Applicants to be posted: Stephen Parson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOC Chad Seiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOC

Transfers:

Jeff Sperling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-F to REG Allan Caeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . IPP to REG

Leave of Absence: NONE

• Club has 8 Proprietary members waiting to resign. The total of Bylaw allowed playing memberships is 440 - currently at 431.

MSC (Laird/Aoki) - membership report approved as submitted.

FINANCE – Dean Pryor• Over-all financial operations for the

fiscal year continue to perform better than budget. Gross revenue up $36,000 with expenses only up $3,000 for 1st 3 months of fiscal year compared to same period last year.

GREEN & PRO SHOP – Bob DuleyDECEMBER: Average daily rounds–65; total rounds – 1,677; YTD rounds – 32,506

• Have removed 24 drought stressed trees from the intial inspected quartile of the course.

• Installing dry wells in 5 bunkers.

• Practice putting green at range and surrounding areas showing signs of thinning due to shade from solar canopies.

• Well behind #4 green scheduled for efficiency test this month

TOURNAMENT – Gregg TonneslanMEMBER TOURNAMENTS – NONE for January.

OUTSIDE TOURNAMENTS – NONE for January.

• 2016 golf tournament calendar to be included with this month’s billing statement.

• 2016 JGANC Tournament originally scheduled for 8/15 & 8/16 been moved to 6/27 (Mon.) and 6/28 (Tues.).

LONG RANGE – Ray SteeleNONE

minutes OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DirectorsFort Washington Golf and Country Club • January 19th, 2016

HOUSE – Scott Buss• MSC (Pryor/Springer) – Order 60 new

chairs for the bar. Cost $47,600.

• Selected Suzanne Byrnes of Facilities Designs as long-range design coordinator for the ultimate implementation of of coordinated long term design plan for lobby, dining room and banquet room carpet, and banquet and dining room chairs. Will meet with House committee in next several weeks.

• Exploring means of allowing utilization of credit cards for member bill payment and on-site club guests.

SOCIAL – Mike Springer• Saturday, 2/6 – Fort Concert night.

Dinner 6:00 – 8:00PM. Music by the “4HIRE BAND” at 8:15PM. A “jeans” event.

• Sunday, 2/14 – Valentine’s Dinner.

HUMAN RESOURCES – Jeff AokiNone

OLD BUSINESSNone

NEW BUSINESS• Discussed expanding available times

for complimentary guests requested by member at Annual Meeting (Per current policy, each member may host 6 complimentary guests per calendar year on Tuesday, Thursday and after 1:00PM Saturday). Deferred decision to next meeting after Director of Golf surveys other area clubs regarding similar policy.

The Board went into executive session at 7:15PM

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 6:00 PM.

Norm ClarkSecretary

Note: These minutes have been prepared by the Secretary but have not been approved by the Board of Directors.

THE PARTING SHOT... Larry Wapner, Board PresidentWelcome back from the holidays. Hope all of you enjoyed some special times with family and friends.

It’s been a wet winter so far and predictions for the remainder of the season are looking to set records for rain. The Pro shop sends email blasts out regularly to inform us of course conditions and cart status. If you are not receiving these please call the shop, get on their email list and stay tuned.

In this month’s billing you will receive the 2016 Tournament Schedule Card. There are additional cards in the Pro shop.

The Board at the next meeting will be choosing a Nominating Committee for the upcoming elections. If you are interested in serving let us know.

Next month the second installment of the solar assessment will be due.

The Greens Committee has marked and our crew has started to remove trees that didn’t make it out of the drought. The plan is to work around the course in quadrants, as not to disrupt the entire course all at once. Please see the postings for the schedule and trees marked for removal.

The House Committee has chosen an Interior Decorator to help design the future look of the interior of the clubhouse. Bar chairs have been ordered and should arrive within the next few months. A sample chair will be on display in the clubhouse.

Fort Concert Night, Valentines Dinner, Bingo, Prime Rib Night and Sunday Brunches are all events you don’t want to miss. Make your reservations early.

There will be a 1st and 10th Tee Renovation meeting on February 24th at 5:00pm in the clubhouse. This meeting is open to anyone interested in serving on this Tee Renovation

Committee. If you have some thoughts or just want to participate, I strongly urge you to come sit in and get involved in this process. We’ve been discussing this renovation for the past few years and it’s time to get the ball rolling. Looking forward to seeing you there.

See you at the club!

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