Creek Tales - Saddle Creek Resort

In this issue:
• Member Account Breakdown
• Friday Night Wine Bar
• Hole in Ones
• New Coffee Menu
• Spring Parks & Rec Classes
• April Calendar
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March 11, 2006—A Rare Scene
H
appy Spring to all! Outside of some rain and snow in March, our winter was really quite
pleasant with many picture-perfect days for golf or most any activity. I look forward to
the warm and sunny days ahead including one of April’s finest traditions, “the Masters.”
Before touching on April news, I want to thank all who attended our St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and
Comedy Show. The headliner gave new meaning to our beloved bungalows and brought the house
down in laughter with good old fashion fun. Chef Whipple prepared a traditional dinner of corned beef
and cabbage with class—Saddle Creek style. It was a great evening of fun for all. As I write, we are
preparing for a recital by Italian opera soprano, Alexis Magarò. It is truly a pleasure to work with such
a talented team at Saddle Creek, especially Linda Beck and Linda Bond, who bring these zany ideas
to life with the flare and class you would expect for an event at Saddle Creek. Come join the fun and
spend time with the Saddle Creek family.
Speaking of traditions, the team at Saddle Creek has been working on a special night for all members to
enjoy and embrace. Beginning Friday, April 7th, the club will feature a special wine tasting bar every Friday
evening between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in our Fireplace Foyer. This social affair will feature complimentary
hors d’oeuvres and the sounds of our new piano. Each week we will feature treasures from our collection in
addition to our regular wine by the glass selection. Prices will vary from $5 to $12 per glass.
Recently, we began splitting each member folio to account for all family members. Previously, spouses
and children under the age of 23 were assigned to one account number. In the new system, this number,
less the dash, will become the master number. Each active family member will have their own number,
which will be made up of the master number and an Alpha character—“A- Husband” and “B- Wife.” All
will come as one bill with the total of each sub-member falling under the master number. This system will
allow us to keep profiles on each individual member. In addition, you will be able to make a tee time or
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Spring Events
April 8, 2006 • Food and Wine
Presentation, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
April 11, 2006 • Members’ Nine-Hole
Scramble & Buffet Dinner, 5:00 p.m.
April 14, 2006· *Walk with William,
7:30 a.m.
April 15, 2006 • *Easter Egg Hunt,
Sports Club 1:00 p.m.
April 16, 2006 • Traditional
Family-Style Easter Supper,
11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
April 21, 2006 • *Winemaker’s Dinner,
6:00 p.m.
April 22, 2006 • Copperopolis Town
Square Groundbreaking, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
April 25, 2006 • *Members’ Nine-Hole
Scramble & Buffet Dinner, 5:00 p.m.
April 29, 2006 • *Copper Valley Trail
Company Open House, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
May 9, 2006 • *Members’ Nine-Hole
Scramble & Buffet Dinner, 5:00 p.m.
May 14, 2006 • Mother’s Day Champagne
Brunch, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
May 18, 2006 • *Members’ Twilight
Golf & Potluck, 5:00 p.m.
*Members event. To RSVP, call the
Concierge Desk: 209.785.7410
Chef’s Corner
First, we want to thank Larry Gove
for the fantastic Pacific Rim cooking
demonstration/guest chef last month.
It was enjoyed by all.
Hole #12
March 11, 2006
On Sunday, April 2nd when the clock
springs ahead Saddle Creek Restaurant
will return to regular hours—7:00 a.m.
through 9:00 p.m., seven days a week.
Saturday, April 8th we are offering the
monthly focused Food and Wine Pairings
from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the
Members’ Lounge which will feature a
gourmet sampling of culinary treats and
hand-selected wines. We will finish off
this evening with a live bagpiper and
after dinner cordials.
Beginning in April our Members’
scramble and buffet will be held twice a
month. On April 11th our dinner feature
will be three kinds of meatloaf, and on
April 25th the dinner will be traditional
Southern style fried chicken with all the
fixings.
On Sunday, April 16th from 11:30
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. we will offer a
traditional Easter Supper complete with
tableside carving of Caggiano Ham and
slow roasted Niman Ranch leg of lamb.
On Friday, April 21, at 6:00 pm we are
offering a Winemaker’s Dinner. It is a
five course menu that will feature hand
selected wines from the Napa Valley.
We will finish up this month’s
highlights on April 26th with a preview
tasting of our New Spring Menu
beginning at 6:00 p.m.
From the Chef’s Corner:
April is an exciting time in the kitchen
as a whole new crop of fresh fruits and
vegetables become available. We will
begin to see artichokes, asparagus,
snap peas, fava beans, all varieties of
carrots, and several types of gourmet
mushrooms. Rhubarb, strawberries,
mangos, cherries, and many kinds of
stone fruit will soon follow. Remember
to choose the highest quality products
and you really can’t go wrong.
Sincerely, Chef Whipple
Upcoming Classes & Programs
There are several new Parks & Recreation classes beginning this spring in Copperopolis. Some
of the new classes include bocce ball, water aerobics, beginning quilting, a two-day straw
bale construction class, a kids’ summer day camp for a week, and Classic Movies in the Park.
Saddle Creek will host Bocce Ball beginning in April. Tournaments will take place at
the Sports Club on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, starting April 26
through June 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $3 per session. To register by
phone, call 209.785.8013. Stop by the Concierge Desk to pick up a liability release form.
Adult Water Aerobics classes will begin on May 22 and consist of three six-week sessions on
Monday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $45 per six-week session.
Stop by the Concierge Desk for a registration form. Class size is limited so sign up early. The
three session dates are May 22 – June 28, July 10 – August 16, and August 28 – October 4.
Linda Bond, Concierge
Updates from the Golf Shop
April 2006 marks our first ever “Putter Month.” Check out our new selection of putters:
Titleist, Cobra, Mizuno, Ping Taylor-Made, Aserta, MacGregor, and the very popular 2Ball Odyessy and receive our “How to Putt” brochure written by your golf shop staff. If
you purchase a new putter, receive a FREE 15 minute putting lesson from the golf shop
Staff. Come and improve your game.
April 25th will be the second of two Tuesday Scramble hit and giggle events. We will
be having a Cobra/Titleist Closest to the Pin contest on hole #4. Every participant will
get 1 DT So/Lo to hit. You will choose a Cobra golf club and the closest man and the
closest woman will receive one dozen Titleist DT So/Lo’s compliments of Saddle Creek
Golf Club and Titleist/Cobra Golf.
Hole in Ones Needed: If you or any member has had a hole in one since the opening
of Saddle Creek, we need your name, date of ace, and which hole for the perpetual
plaque going up in the Members’ Lounge.
Ladies Club!!! Thursday, April 6th will be the first Ladies Sweeps. For a $5.00 buy-in,
you will play each week for golf shop credit. Call the golf shop to sign up.
Ladies Eclectic will start in April. Sign up fee is $10. You will have the opportunity to
improve your score on a hole-by-hole basis between April and Labor Day weekend. Your
$10 entry fee gives you six eclectic cards. Contact Vicki Robinson to sign up.
Saddle Creek
Golf Club
Acapulco Trip,
March 2006
Barbie Marsden, Tighe
Hammam, Heather Kay
and Karen Lamb
Dear Friends,
We have a great new coffee menu coming out in April. Allie has brought her expertise from
a major coffee house to introduce Pete’s Coffee to us. We will feature a full array of drinks
from espressos to flavored lattes and all will be served hot or cold depending on your
preference. Traditional fresh brewed French press Pete’s Coffee will now be available at your
table. Coffees will be available during regular business hours so please stop by and see us.
And on another note, the Chef and I are on a continuous mission to upgrade our wine
list. Our goal is to have the best wine list in the Mother Lode. We are constantly trying
new wines and beginning to do pairings of food with wines to make the perfect dining
experience for you. We hope to see you in the lodge. We are always open to your
feedback and comments about our choice of new wines.
Sincerely, Azzo
Green Report
Greetings! What a wet month we’ve had! The rains have delayed both the bunker renovation
and the driving range project. The bunkers are finished and Johnson Construction has been
able to continue the driving range. Look for more updates in the next newsletter.
We are beginning a new phase of equipment acquisition here at Saddle Creek. This
coming year we are leasing a new tractor and aerifier that will help alleviate some of
the drainage issues we face in the fairways and roughs. We are leasing a new greens
aerifier that is state of the art. We will be also leasing new utility vehicles that will help
support our normal maintenance practices.
Art Walk News
Since Saddle Creek is a community of AVID
readers as well as TALENTED artists, it seems
appropriate to offer some of our GENTLY read
books for sale at the 2nd Annual Art Walk in
October. Donations of paper and hard cover
books in EXCELLENT CONDITION would be
greatly appreciated. All proceeds from their
sale will go to Copperopolis Elementary School.
Books remaining after the sale will be donated
to the Copperopolis Library. Call Valerie
Newman, 209.785.1713 to arrange a donation.
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dinner reservation by spouse or family member.
Also, purchases will be assigned to a specific
designee of each membership. By splitting
each account into family designees, we hope
to build better individual preferences for
each member and assist you in reconciling
monthly charges.
You can greatly assist us to build our photo
library of members by visiting our concierge
desk to have your picture taken and entered
into our point of sale system. In addition to
this process, we have some questions that will
help our staff to know and serve you better.
In the next few weeks, Linda Bond will begin
the process of developing a members’ directory
that will be placed in the lobby for all to see
and use. This is just the beginning of a very
in-depth member service program we are in the
process of implementing throughout the facility.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 209.785.3701 or email at
[email protected]. I would be happy to publish your questions and answers in
upcoming articles.
On Sunday, March 12th, I had the pleasure of
meeting with several members who make up our
new Food and Wine Committee. We discussed
a wide range of topics, including menu pricing,
menu items, quality, special family dinners
and the charter by which the committee will
operate. The committee established a goal to
offer a more moderately priced menu without
impacting food quality. Our Spring menu will
debut on Thursday, April 27th with a special
tasting on Wednesday, April 26th. Please mark
your calendar and call the concierge desk to
sample the latest menu items. I hope you will
join us in bringing a Saddle Creek “Signature”
to our culinary operation.
See you on the course! Scott
Warm Regards, Bill
Over the winter we changed some of the mowing patterns around the greens and
approaches. We are walk mowing them with the same unit we use on the tees. This will
give us a more defined look and help alleviate some of the compaction as well. This is a
work in progress, and changes may be made later.
Sand bottles are now standard on all the rental carts and the golf shop is installing them
on all member carts as well. Please contact the golf shop to have yours installed free of
charge. Next to one and ten tee complexes are sand bottle replacement boxes. If you have
an empty bottle, take a full one and leave the empty one there. Also, on holes 5,8,12, and
13 there are sand bottles next to the landing areas for those of you who walk.
What’s Happening in April
Calaveras Follies, April 1, 2006—Join
in the fun of the now famous Calaveras
Follies at Frogtown in Angels Camp.
The Calaveras Follies is an outrageously
hilarious, cabaret-style, musical review
starring local community celebrities
imitating well-known artists lipsynching popular show tunes and
songs. It is a fundraising event for the
Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program.
Tickets are $50 per person and are
available by calling Frogtown at
209.736.2561.
Fashion Show—Copperopolis, April 8,
2006—Spring Into Fashion is the
theme of the Copperopolis Friends of
the Library annual fashion show at
Black Creek Park featuring fashions for
the whole family by Gottschalk’s of
Sonora and modeled by local residents.
1001 Saddle Creek Drive, Copperopolis, CA 95228
800.611.7722 209.785.7400 Fax 209.785.6859
A Castle & Cooke Community
RETU R N S E R V I C E R E Q U E S T E D
In addition to the fashion show there
will be a lunch, raffle prizes, a “pamper
yourself” door prize and musical
entertainment. Saddle Creek Resort
Executive Chef, Richard Whipple, has
created a special menu.
Easter Egg Hunt, April 15, 2006—The
Saddle Creek Easter Egg Hunt will be held
at 1 p.m. at the Sports Club. Bring your
children & grandchildren to meet the
Easter bunny & join in our egg hunt. The
Easter bunny will have toys & bunnies
for all. Open to members’ children and
grandchildren up to 10 years of age.
Don’t forget to bring your baskets!
Antique Appraisals at Ironstone
Vineyards, April 15, 2006—Annual
Antique Appraisals at Ironstone
Vineyards. For more information,
please call 728.1251.
Traditional Family Style Easter Supper at
Saddle Creek Resort, April 16—Caggiano
Baked Ham & Slow-Roasted Niman Ranch
Lamb Carved Tableside. Yukon Gold Mashed
Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Sugar Snap
Peas & Carrots, House-Baked Dinner Rolls
and Homemade Soup Served Family Style.
Desserts-Carrot Cake, Angel Food Cake, & Hot
Fudge Sundaes. Coffee, Soda, & Iced Tea.
The Easter Bunny will be here with a special
treat for your children so be sure to bring
your cameras! 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. $26.00
per person plus tax & gratuity for adults.
Ages 5–12, pay your age; 4 and under are
complimentary. Seatings every half-hour from
11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Reservations required.
209.785.7400.
Copperopolis Town Square
Groundbreaking April 22—12:30 p.m.
Watch for your invitation in the mail.
April 2006
A Castle & Cooke Community
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
Sun
Mon
2
3
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4
5
6
7
8
Wine Tasting Bar
Food & Wine
Presentation
14
15
Walk with William
Easter Egg Hunt
Course Closed,
1:00 p.m.
9
10
11
12
13
Members’ 6-Hole
Scramble & Buffet
16
17
Traditional
Family-Style
Easter Dinner
Course Closed
Course Closed
West Coast College West Coast College
Stroke Play Men’s
Stroke Play Men’s
& Women’s
& Women’s
Championship
Championship
23
24
Tiger Tournament
18
25
Wine Tasting Bar
19
20
21
22
Winemaker’s Dinner Copperopolis
Town Square
Groundbreaking
26
New Menu Tasting
Members’ 6-Hole
Scramble & Buffet
27
28
29
New Menu Begins
Wine Tasting Bar
Copper Valley
Trail Co.
Open House
30
To sign up for events call or email the Concierge • 209.785.7410 • [email protected]
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