town & country club's december membership newsletter
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Newsletter published for the members of Town & Country Club, St. Paul, MN.TRANSCRIPT
300 Mississippi River Boulevard North ● Saint Paul, MN 55104 ● 651-646-7121 ● www.tcc-club.com
A Town & Country Club Newsletter December 2013
Magical Moments at Town & Country Club
Christmas Tea Party
Sunday, December 1st
Gingerbread House Decorating Tuesday, December 10th
126th Annual Meeting
& Dinner Dance Friday, December 13th
Holiday Puppet Show
Tuesday, December 17th
Christmas Carolers December 17th, 18th & 20th
Children’s Christmas with Santa
Saturday, December 21st
Christmas Day Brunch Wednesday, December 25th
Rockin’ Family New Years Eve
Tuesday, December 31st
Read details on all of these signature events inside this newsletter or online at www.tcc-club.com
President
Thomas H. McCarr
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT STAFF
It is amazing how quickly a year goes by! The 125th year of
Town & Country Club has been a great one, with many
significant accomplishments including: the fantastic changes
occurring on our golf course, the renovation of the bathrooms in
the Clubhouse, and the rejuvenation of our caddie program. In addition, we
continue to maintain a strong membership and we are in solid financial shape which
sets us up well for the future.
All of this could not have been done without the efforts of many people. I want to
thank our outgoing Board members: Jack Grace, Dick Berens and past president
Jim Moar for their years of dedicated service to our Club. I would also like to thank
the rest of the Board of Directors who contribute a lot of their personal time for the
betterment of our Club. I also want to thank our fine staff (led by our General
Manager, Vince Tracy), who continually provide us with a great experience each
and every visit. Finally, I want to thank all of the members of T&C for your ongoing
support of our Club. T&C is a special place and I’m convinced that one of the
reasons why T&C continues to be a healthy and vibrant Club is because our
members and staff truly care about our Club and its future.
I look forward to seeing everyone at our 126th Annual Meeting on December 13th
and I wish you all the best this Holiday Season and the New Year!
Tom
Officers
Thomas H. McCarr President
Francis Neir III Vice-President
Theresa Fleming Treasurer
Paul S. Moe Secretary
James H. Moar Ex-Officio
Directors
Richard J. Berens 2013
John B. Grace 2013
Nora McGuire 2013
Devin P. Rice 2013
Michael B. Daugherty 2014
Christine Meuers 2014
David Nassif 2014
Kendall B. Smith 2014
Rocky Berndt 2015
Thomas R. Hughes 2015
Daniel McGrath 2015
Daniel J. O’Brien 2015
Vincent J.C. Tracy, CCM, CCE, General Manager [email protected]
Michael Ostlund, Assistant General Manager [email protected]
Julie Lee, Controller [email protected]
Liz Schoenecker, Membership & Mkt. Director [email protected]
Brooke Pope, Special Events & Catering Mgr. [email protected]
Ryan Rindels, PGA Golf Professional [email protected]
William Larson, CGCS, Turfgrass Director [email protected]
John Kain, Executive Chef [email protected]
Reminder: The Clubhouse will be
closed for the 2014 Annual
Maintenance Break February 17th - March 3rd, 2014
CLUB HOURS OF OPERATION
Reservations recommended - please call the Front Desk
Front Desk & Member Dining 651-646-7121 Breakfast (Clubhouse Closed on Mondays) Tuesday - Sunday 7:00am-11:00am Sunday Brunch 10:00am-2:00pm Lunch (Clubhouse Closed on Mondays) Tuesday - Saturday 11:00am-5:00pm Sunday 11:00am-2:00pm Dinner (Clubhouse Closed on Mondays) Tuesday - Saturday 5:00pm-9:00pm Please note that last call for alcohol in the Clubhouse is 12:30am as the Club’s liquor license ends at 1:00am The Golf Shop Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm Last day of business is Saturday, December 14th. Locker Room / Exercise Facility Tuesday - Saturday 5:00am-9:00pm Sunday 6:00am-9:00pm Monday 6:00am-2:00pm Direct Dial Numbers Accounting 651-659-2543 Bag Room 651-659-2560 Bake Shoppe 651-659-2557 Caddie Master 651-659-2550 Catering 651-659-2556 Fax Number 651-646-7126 The Golf Shop 651-659-2549 Kitchen 651-659-2541 Main Clubhouse 651-646-7121 Membership 651-659-2547 Men's Locker Room 651-659-2546 Pool Manager 651-659-2554 Pool/Tennis Desk 651-646-0490 Tennis Pro Shop 651-659-2551 Turfgrass Director 651-646-6743
Member Website Login Information The default username is: Member number followed by the relationship code - 0 primary member 1 for secondary member The default password is: first initial last name For example, Member John Smith with member number 4567, would login as: Username: 45670 password: jsmith
www.tcc-club.com
MEMBER FOOD ALLERGY LIST Do you or someone in your family have a food allergy? We not only want to serve you better, but we want to serve you period! This year we worked hard to bring the awareness of food allergies to our staff and even bought food allergy
bracelets your children can wear to help alert staff. We now would like to compile a comprehensive list of everyone who suffers from a food allergy and of course what foods they are allergic to. This list will be kept at the Front Desk and in the Kitchen. If you would like to be included on the list, please email me at [email protected] or Mike Ostlund at [email protected]. ANNUAL DINNER You will be wowed at this year’s 126
th Annual Meeting and Dinner Dance. You
never know if you might even see F. Scott Fitzgerald himself. Reservations are filling up quickly, so please make your reservation today! Remember, due to space constraints, we are restricted to tables of 10. If you are attending another elegant soirée that evening, please make plans to join us for desserts and dancing after 9:00pm. ANNUAL CLOSEDOWN Mark your calendars for the 2014 annual closedown. The Club will close on Monday, February 17
th and reopen Tuesday, March 4
th. Our annual Pirates,
Princesses & Superheroes family event on March 11th is a great way to welcome
back families to the Club! During closedown, we plan to perform our usual painting and deep cleaning, along with installing our new computer software.
General Manager
Vincent J.C. Tracy, CCM, CCE
The gates to the course have been locked, snow is in the air and the Holiday Season is right around the corner…. welcome to winter. Now is a great time to remind everyone about the Club’s award winning wine program. Wine list markup is minimal on some of the greatest vintages from some of the world’s finest wineries.
Case in Point…the annual Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of the Year list was recently released. Of this year’s Top 100 wines, Town & Country Club offers 12 (of the top 100) including three selections in the top 10:
#3 Domaine Serene, Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir #4 Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon #9 Lewis Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Other selections include: #12 Turley Dusi Vineyard Zinfandel, #17 Alexana (by Revana) Pinot Noir, #31 Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir, #49 Failla Chardonnay, #64 Rodney Strong Rockaway Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, #72 Shafer Relentless, #83 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, #87 Grahams 20 Year Old Tawny Port and #97 Louis Roederer Brut Champagne. Don’t forget that on Wednesday and Friday evenings bottles on our Wines By The Glass list are offered at ½ price. So next time you're enjoying one of our seasonal menu offerings, don’t hesitate to ask for the wine list or a recommendation from our staff. Make sure to pay close attention to January’s Newsletter as we will again be offering the member wine sale to help clear out the cellar! Stay tuned…
Cheers and I will see you around the Club.
Assistant General Manager
Mike Ostlund
News From Your Golf Pro
Ryan Rindels, PGA Head Golf Professional
A Wonderful time of year for Club Review
This is a great time of year to take note of all your clubs and address any issues which may have been a problem this past season. It's very possible that you can improve your game without even swinging your clubs.
Callaway, TaylorMade, Titleist, Odyssey and Scotty Cameron all design and manufacture great clubs. The R&D is top notch and the manufacturing processes they utilize are extensive. In the end, these clubs all look fantastic and can perform at exceptional levels. In order for that to happen though, subtle improvements are often helpful.
For instance, putters can be shortened or extended, as can drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges. Loft and lie angle can be adjusted in putters, irons and wedges. Woods and hybrids can be repainted and/or touched up to improve their look. Shafts can be changed in any club. The grips can be replaced no matter the club. Also, it may be helpful just to find out the exact specifications (length, flex, weight, swing weight, loft, lie) of your clubs to make sure they are complimentary to each other.
The high tech world of golf clubs provides us all with excellent options for clubs. It's up to us to make sure they perform at their best by making subtle modifications when necessary. Be sure to talk to the great staff in the Golf Shop with any questions. We'll make sure your club(s) are ready for your next round and/or trip out of town.
Men’s League 2nd Annual Holiday Party Wednesday, December 4th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
President’s Room
Reminder: The Golf Shop closes on Saturday, December 14th.
William R. Larson, CGCS
Turf Talk
Please enjoy the article below from The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota.
SAVE THE DATE - NEW WINTER EVENT
T&C Medallion Hunt
To honor our Winter Carnival roots, T&C is introducing a medallion hunt.
Clues will be given through the week of January 26th, 2014, culminating with a party
on Friday, January 31st. The member who finds the medallion wins $500 in Club
food and beverage credit.
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Please extend a warm T&C welcome to our newest members: Corporate Mr. David and Mrs. Jenny Keil Christian (22), Evan (18), and Kelly (15) The wait is over! After several months of a waiting list, we currently have five Social Memberships
available. T&C is offering a Fall/Winter Special for new Corporate Members. Join now and pay no dues or assessments until April 1
st,
2014. Now is the perfect time to recruit new members to the Club. The festive holiday events calendar and magnificently decorated Clubhouse create the perfect opportunity to showcase your beautiful Club to friends and family!
Membership & Marketing
Liz Schoenecker
Happy Holidays to one and all! I hope it is a safe and happy season for all of you this year. Thanksgiving was a great success again and thank you to all who shared their family gathering with us this year. Holiday To-Go orders were vigorous for Thanksgiving and I would like to encourage you to take advantage of this service for your Christmas gatherings. Order Forms are available online, at the Front Desk or in your November statement. Simply mail, fax, or phone in your order and we’ll handle the rest.
At this time of year, the Clubhouse is very busy with multiple catering events almost daily; however, please continue to enjoy the dining facilities, as we enjoy catering to our members the most. We have some great specials and events planned throughout December and I look forward to seeing you around the Club. I will continue my local vendor spotlight this month with Chieftain Wild Rice. They supply our gourmet rice blends and of course, wild rice as well. I have used this company for at least fifteen years and many of you have enjoyed their products on our menus. I have included an excerpt from their website to further explain their services.
Since 1957, Chieftain® Wild Rice has provided a distinctive, high quality wild rice to our customers. What began as a small operation out of a garage has flourished into one of the leading wild rice producers in the industry today! Contributing to Chieftain’s® success is that we grow, harvest, process and distribute our wild rice. This gives us complete control of the process and assures the quality of our products. Additionally, we are able to use environmentally friendly practices and strive towards sustainable farming. Our wild rice is grown on a family farm in Aitkin, Minnesota. Headquarters are based in Spooner, Wisconsin. We rotate crops in the fields to increase soil fertility. Rice stalks from previous harvests are plowed back into the ground to help as a natural fertilizer. The wild rice crop is ready for harvest each year around Labor Day. After curing, the rice is processed in small batches. Dry Roasting is a centuries old processing method that produces a rich, distinct flavor. Instead of parboiling the rice, which adds moisture and can result in a musty flavor, Dry Roasting reduces the water left in the kernel. As a result, from our farm to your kitchen, you are guaranteed a natural, flavorful wild rice. At our headquarters in Spooner, Wisconsin, our wild rice is blended and packaged. With approximately 20 employees; Chieftain® prides itself in offering a work environment that supports flexible schedules for families with children or oth-er outside interests.
John Kain, Executive Chef
Chef ’s Corner
Christmas Day Grand Buffet Wednesday, December 25th
Seating times: 11:00am | 1:00pm | 2:30pm
Make your reservation online or with the Front Desk at 651-646-7121
Sunday Champagne Brunch Every Sunday in December 10:00am - 2:00pm
Appetizers & Hors d’oeuvres Handcrafted Soup du Jour
Assorted Salads Fresh Seasonal Fruit
Brunch Entrées Chef Cooked to Order Omelets Hot-off-the Griddle Pancakes
& Belgian Waffles Gourmet Desserts
Bloody Mary Bar Mimosas & Champagne Service
Make your reservation at the Front Desk.
Adults: $22++ Children 11-15: $15++ Children 5-10: $10++ Under 4: Free
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, December 7th 6:00pm Social Hour
7:00pm Trivia
Card Room Happy Hour Menu Specials
RSVP with the Front Desk Come alone or bring your team...for guaranteed fun!
It’s Back...
Town & Country Club is proudly joining the Upper Midwest CMAA Chapter in the 2013 Toys for Tots campaign in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corps. Over the past eight years, the Upper Midwest CMAA Chapter has collected nearly 21,000 Toys. Toys for Tots has been one of our chapter’s top community projects.
Last year’s collection of 2,560 toys was a huge success with the Upper Midwest Chapter receiving both local and national recognition for these efforts. Let’s make it even bigger and better this year . . . our chapter goal this year is to donate 3,500+ toys.
Father-Daughter
Winter Ball
Friday, January 24th 6:00pm - 10:00pm
6:00pm DJ 6:30pm Dinner
We encourage you to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Front Desk at Town & Country Club, by Sunday, December 15th.
December
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Family Celebration
Tuesday, December 31st Club opens at 5:00pm
6:00pm - 9:00pm
DJ Family Bingo Dinner Buffet
Dancing Balloon Drop at 9pm
Fun for the entire family!
Register online or at the Front Desk.
JOIN US FOR A NEW
YEAR’S
EVE
2013
Spend the Holidays at Town & Country Club
1 Christmas Tea ● 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults: $15++| Ages 5-12: $8++ | Ages 4 & under: Free
3 Kid’s Dinner & Movie Night ● 5:00pm - 8:00pm featuring The Polar Express Members under 12 dine complimentary from our kids buffet.
10 Gingerbread House Decorating ● 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Adult Buffet: $12++ | Kids Buffet: Free | Gingerbread Houses: $20 each
17 Kid’s Dinner & a Holiday Puppet Show ● 5:00pm, show at 6:00pm
Members under 12 dine complimentary from our kids buffet.
17, 18 & 20 Christmas Carolers entertain members and guests ● 11:30am - 1:30pm
22 Children’s Christmas with Santa ● 9:30am - 1:00pm
Buffet * Live Reindeer * Coloring Contest * Cookie Decorating * Visits with Santa & Dancing!
Adults: $18++ | Ages 11-15: $14++ | Ages 5-10: $10++ | Ages 4 & under: Free
25 Christmas Day Grand Buffet ● Seating times: 11:00am | 1:00pm | 2:30pm
Adults: $32++ | Ages 11-15: $14++ | Ages 5-10: $9++ | Ages 4 & under: Free
Adults: $22++ | Ages 11-15: $14++ | Ages 5-10: $9++ | Ages 4 & under: Free
T&C EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Date started at T&C: November 2009 Position held: Judy is T&C’s Front Desk Receptionist Extraordinaire! Any given morning, you can find her answering phones, greeting guests, tracking reservations, and keeping things running smoothly around the Club. Judy is the go-to person when Members, guests, and coworkers need answers. If she doesn’t know, she will find someone who does!
Memory from the first day of work: On her first day, Judy remembers feeling an instant sense of belonging at T&C. It never felt like a new job, it felt like home.
Fondest T&C memory: Judy’s fondest memory is seeing Susan Johnson walk through the front door for the first time on her new prosthetic legs. Also, seeing members, coworkers, Susan’s family and friends come together to help during a difficult time makes Judy proud to be part of this community. This generosity and spirit of support is what T&C is all about. Plans to retire?: No plans to retire yet. In fact, Judy plans to keep on working until she can’t hear anymore! Best part about working at T&C: Judy’s favorite thing about working at T&C is that it’s a family. It’s a good feeling to know that everyone always has her back. Family: Judy’s family is her favorite hobby and pastime. She has two sons, Troy (Laurie) and Jamie (Tonya). Judy has six grandchildren, Tyler (18), Daden (13), Laney (12), Nick (15), Cici (13), and Nate (9). Thank you Judy for your continuous dedication to being a warm welcome to T&C members and guests!
Judy Roy Front Desk Receptionist
2013 Holiday Clubhouse Schedule
Monday, December 23rd Clubhouse Closed
Tuesday, December 24th Clubhouse closes at 3pm
Wednesday, December 25th Join us for Christmas Brunch
Thursday, December 26th Clubhouse Closed
Friday, December 27th Clubhouse Closed
Saturday, December 28th Traditional Saturday Hours
Sunday, December 29th Traditional Sunday Hours
Monday, December 30th Clubhouse Closed
Tuesday, December 31st Clubhouse opens at 5pm
Wednesday, January 1st Clubhouse Closed
1888 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2013...
As we celebrate our 125th Anniversary of Town & Country Club, we hope you will enjoy as we share a bit of T&C Club history in each issue of our newsletters throughout 2013. We also encourage you to leisurely review and admire our unique and storied history as illustrated throughout the walls and trophy cases in the Clubhouse.
Derived from the St. Paul Winter Carnival civic leaders longing for social festivities to last year-round, proudly known as the Birthplace of Minnesota Golf; today, Town & Country Club stands strong, thriving as a national leader in the private club industry. On February 13th, 2013, members of Town & Country Club gathered to celebrate the 125th anniversary of our special club, and the celebrations continued throughout this past year. Perhaps the most significant reflection of 125 years of success, is the commitment to continuously enhance the Club’s amenities, including the Bunker Project. A capital improvement project that will forever change the original golf course of Minnesota for the better; to be the best. Hole-by-hole, members have witnessed these historic changes on their beloved course, which will continue into 2014 and provide a lasting impression for many years to come.
Hole #1: Before Hole #1: After
Hole #3: During Renovation Hole #3: After
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