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September 2012
CLUB NEWS
General Manager’s Letter
New Members
Roster Revisions
Catering
SPECIAL EVENTS
Labor Day Regatta
Labor Day Fireworks!
Cornerstone Wine Tasting
Razorback Watch Parties
Tailgate Take-Out Menu
GOLF
Championships Results
Men’s Member-Guest
TENNIS
Junior Tennis News
Collegiate Championship
Ace for the Cure
Fall Team Tennis
FITNESS
Walking Lunge
Classes
General Manager’s Letter
Blaine A. Burgess, CCM
General Manager/COO
Wes Hardin,
Clubhouse Manager
On the
Cover
Build your cardboard
and duct tape sailing
ship and join us for
the Second Annual
Labor Day Regatta.
Plus, don’t miss our
end-of-summer
fireworks display! The
poolside event, buffet
and fireworks will be
great fun!
With the last bit of summer humidity slowly
dissipating, we begin the annual transition to
our fall and winter seasonal schedule. Despite
the somewhat extreme summer weather we
have experienced, it has been a wonderful
season, with many of you regularly taking
advantage of all that your Club has to offer.
I do hope many of you have constructed
your vessels and plan on participating in
our Second Annual Labor Day Regatta! The
Regatta will feature teams or individuals in
several categories who have assembled a boat
utilizing only duct tape and cardboard. The
Club will provide paddles, and there will be a
series of race events to fittingly close the pool
for the season, and as a fun way to end the
summer with some good laughs, great friends
and great times!
We have also rescheduled our Fourth of
July “burn banned” fireworks display for our
Labor Day festivities with special guests from
the Little Rock Central High School Marching
Band performing on the front lawn while
introducing the fireworks display with their
rendition of the National Anthem. What more
could one ask for as we close out the summer!
The college football season is right around
the corner and the Club will once again be
televising all of the Razorback games available
to us through cable, satellite and/or pay-perview. You won’t want to miss a minute of the
action! Game coverage will be available in the
Men’s Grill, Centennial Lounge, President’s
Lounge, and also in the Mixed Grill for family
viewing. Chef Brian will be offering several
options for game-day cuisine. You can dine
here, or dine in the comfort of your own home
with our popular Tailgate Take-Out Menu,
featuring many of your tailgating favorites
packaged for you to take on the road, or to
your living room as you enjoy a full schedule of
college and pro games throughout the season
and through the Super Bowl. A copy of the
order form is included in this issue of columns
and can also be downloaded at
www.CCLR1902.org.
Believe it or not, October is right around
the corner with our annual “Halloween
Spooktacular and Trunk-or-Treat” kicking off
the fall, holiday and Christmas seasons. Before
you know it, it will be time for the Fall Festival,
Thanksgiving Feast and ever-popular Christmas
Dinner Dance, before ringing in another New
Year in style. I encourage each of you to pay
close attention to our calendar of events in each
issue of Columns and at www.cclr1902.org
to assure that you have all of the information
necessary to enjoy this special time of year at
your Club.
The Club’s holiday banquet and event
calendar is also filling up quickly with a
continued interest in and requests for banquet
space. I would encourage all of you to please
contact Debi Davies at 664-1531 as soon
as possible to discuss your holiday event
plans, whether for a social gathering, family
celebration, employee appreciation party, or
business-related meeting or event. Chef Brian
will be happy to work with you to customize a
menu to suit your needs, while Debi can help
you with everything from decorations to audio/
video equipment and overall coordination
of your event, assuring that it will be one to
remember!
I would be remiss if I did not take a
moment to thank Ina Cobb and her staff of
awesome lifeguards and pool attendants for
what has been a wonderful summer at the pool!
I have been told by many of you how wonderful
the staff was poolside this year and that the
consistency of the staff this year definitely made
a difference.
Hats off to Chef Brian and the snack bar
culinary team for a wonderful summer as well.
Together with our team of servers we were
able to deliver exemplary resort-style service
to our many patrons enjoying the renovated
pool pavilion. Kudos one and all! I look forward
to seeing many of you back on our Member
services team next year.
I truly appreciate all of the positive
comments and words of encouragement I
receive from so many of our Members. In
addition to the respectful and constructive
criticism I receive from time to time, I am better
able to initiate the necessary improvements,
which enhance the Club experience for all
Members and their families. My door is always
open and I encourage you to please contact me
at any time I may be of assistance.
I look forward to seeing you at the Club!
Blaine A. Burgess, CCM
General Manager/COO
CLUB NEWS
Welcome New Members
It is our pleasure to introduce our new
Members:
Deborah Tipton
382 Ripplebrook Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Fax: 901-766-1898
Cell Phone: 901-216-1111
[email protected]
Chef’s Recipe
Eliza and Alec Gaines
4921 Hawthorne
Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Phone: 681-7154
[email protected]
Eleanor Louise Dickinson
2710 North Fillmore
Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Phone: 425-5889
Business Phone: 603-9460
[email protected]
Debi Davies,
Catering Director
How
Closely Do
You Read
Your
Columns
AND the
Website?
Find your member
number in this issue
or on the Club website
and receive a special
brunch for two in the
Garden Room. Call
Heather at 664-1531
to claim your prize!
CeCe and J. Howard
Martindale
4700 Club Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Cell Phone: (214) 668-0012
(Howard); (214) 534-5939 (CeCe)
[email protected]; [email protected]
2012 Roster Revisions
The following are current updates,
changes and corrections brought to our
attention:
Olivia Hussman – New Address: 5705
Scenic Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
G. Brett Barnett – New Address: 2222
Cottondale Lane, Suite 200, Little Rock,
Arkansas 72202
Betty and Wally Landrum – New Address:
5315 Hawthorne, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Quinci and Scott Lee Johnson – New
Address: 2808 North Taylor, Little Rock,
Arkansas 72207
Eggplant Ricotta Bites
Ingredients
1 medium eggplant
Kosher salt
All-purpose flour, for dredging
2 large eggs
¾ cup breadcrumbs
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin
olive oil, plus more as needed
2 large plum tomatoes, diced
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 cup ricotta cheese
Shredded fresh basil, for topping
Directions
Thinly slice the eggplant into rounds and season
with salt. Pour some flour into a shallow dish.
Beat the eggs in another dish. In a third dish,
mix the breadcrumbs and parmesan. Dredge the
eggplant in the flour, then dip in the eggs and
coat with the breadcrumb mixture.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet
over medium heat. Working in batches, cook the
eggplant until golden, about 2 minutes per side,
adding more oil between batches, if necessary.
Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
Toss the tomatoes with the remaining 2
teaspoons olive oil and the vinegar in a bowl.
Spoon some ricotta onto each eggplant slice. Top
with the tomato mixture and basil.
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Executive Chef,
Brian Kearns
Peyton and Bill Woodyard, IV – New
Address: 1914 Shadow Lane, Little Rock,
Arkansas 72207
Betty and Heber Helvenston – New
Address: 23101 Chenal Valley Drive #102, Little
Rock, Arkansas 72223
Martha Hill – New Email Address:
[email protected]
CLUB NEWS, cont.
Catering
Imagine a cool evening with a
roaring fire in front of the fireplace on
the North Patio. This venue, complete
with lounge furniture and dining tables,
is the perfect place to host your friends
for a cocktail social or your dinner club
for an outdoor meal. September is also
the best time to book your Christmas
party! Please call me, Debi Davies at
664-1531, extension 104, to plan your
Autumn event.
She went on to say there was never
a day that he did not look forward
to coming to work, which is certainly
a testament to his co-workers and
also the Members who he served for
so many years. I ask that you please
offer your prayers for Curtis and his
family, as well as for the many long
term employees who are grieving
the loss of their friend and colleague.
His memorial service was held on
Saturday, August 25, at the Premier
Funeral Home here in Little Rock.
Blaine A. Burgess
Special Events
Reservations Requested
For all special events listed as
Reservations Requested, please RSVP on
the Club’s website at www.cclr1902.org,
or call the office at 664-1531. A 48-hour
cancellation policy on events listed as
Reservations Requested is in effect.
Tennis Center
6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Kids join us for a Kids Night Out,
while your parents enjoy dinner at the
Club. Activities to include games, arts &
crafts, movie and tennis.
Friday, September 7
Tennis activities with the Pros from
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Bring your racquets! Dinner will include pizza, cookies and
popcorn. Friday,
September 14
Movie – “Open
Season 3”
Dinner will include
hot dogs, chips and
popcorn.
Curtis Turner
1954-2012
We are sad
to announce
that long-time
employee, Curtis
Turner, passed
away this week
after being
rescued from his
burning mobile
home after the
recent storms that moved through
our area. The cause of the fire is still
under investigation. Curtis was an
employee of the Club for nearly 25
years, working in the dish room and
assisting with various food preparation
tasks as necessary. His daughter
conveyed to me how much he loved
his job and how proud he was to work
at The Country Club of Little Rock.
Kids Nights Out
Live Music
Friday Nights
Centennial Lounge
7:30 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.
September 7 – Dell Smith
September 14 – Preston
Palmer
September 21 – Ben Byers
September 28 – Rob Moore
and Tyndall Jackson
Local musicians will be
performing in the Centennial Lounge
as you enjoy our Tapas Menu, in
addition to select wine features, or one
of our specialty cocktails.
Friday,
September 21
Movie – “The
Adventures of
Milo and Otis”
Dinner will include
chicken tenders, fries,
fruit cup and popcorn.
Friday, September 28
Tennis activities with the Pros from
6 p.m.-7 p.m. Bring your racquets! Dinner will include mini corn dogs,
chips and popcorn. $15 per child
Reservations Requested
Special Events, cont.
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Razorback Watch
Parties
Saturdays in September
Centennial Lounge,
Mixed Grill
and Men’s Grill
Join your fellow Razorback fans for
a truly special game-day experience at
the Club. We will offer drink and tapas
specials during each Razorback game
in September.
September Schedule
September 1,
Jacksonville State at Fayetteville, 6 p.m.
September 8,
Louisiana-Monroe at Little Rock, 6 p.m.
September 15,
Alabama at Fayetteville, 2:30 p.m.
September 22,
Rutgers at Fayetteville, TBA
Tailgate Take-Out
Menu
See our Tailgate Take-Out Menu
inserted in this issue. Let the Club
provide all your tailgating provisions
for Razorback home and away games.
The menu service will be available
throughout the college and NFL
seasons. Please turn in your menu
form to the Club office 48 hours prior
to game day.
Cornerstone
Cellers Wine
Tasting
Labor Day Regatta
Monday, September 3
Pool Activities, 2-4 p.m.
Regatta Contest, 4-6 p.m.
Buffet, 6-8 p.m.
Fireworks, 8:15 p.m.
Members are asked to construct
their own watercraft using only
cardboard and duck tape. Vessels
can be any size or shape desired.
The Club will provide the paddles.
Because there is limited space for
vessel construction, Members are
encouraged to bring their finished
boats to the Club. Competitors will
be challenged not only to keep their
boats afloat, but also to successfully
cross the finish line first. The Club
Receiving department is collecting
cardboard for any Member who needs
materials. Prizes will be awarded
for winners of each regatta in the
following categories: Employees (with
entries from various departments
demonstrating the first race), Kids
(through 8th grade), High School
students, and Adults.
We will have special guests
from the Little Rock Central High
School Marching Band performing
on the front lawn while introducing
the fireworks display. They will play
their rendition of The National Anthem.
Join us as we close out the summer
with a bang!
Reservations Requested
Thursday, September 13
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., Drop-In
Tasting
7 p.m., Dinner
Drop in on an exquisite wine
tasting in the Centennial Lounge
featuring Cornerstone Cellars.
Vintner Hal Lewis and Proprietor/
Founder Dr. Michael Dragutsky will
be in attendance in a laid back and
informative setting to discuss their
fantastic wines. Chef Brian Kearns will
pair a selection of hors d’oeurves for
this early evening event.
Immediately following the tasting,
Chef Brian will be presenting a
fabulous pairing menu to accompany
some our Vintners more select
offerings. During the dinner, Dr.
Dragutsky and Mr. Lewis will bring us
further into the “library” of Cornerstone
wines. The Cornerstone Cellars dinner
will be limited to the first 25 Members
to make reservations.
Tasting only: $25 per person
Tasting and Dinner: $100 per person
Planning It
Forward
Grapes on the Green
Wine Tasting
Thursday, October 11
Halloween Spooktacular
Sunday, October 28
Men’s Steak and
Wine Dinner
Thursday, November 8
Family Fall Festival
Sunday, November 11
GOLF
Club Championships
Junior Club Championship
Darrell Shelton,
Head Golf Professional
August 9-10
Nine-Hole Division, Ages 12 and under
Eighteen-Hole Division, Ages 13-17
Defending Champion: Conley Hurst
Women’s Club Championship
September 4-5
Play begins at 8:30 a.m.
Defending Champion: Melissa Rutledge
Men’s Club Championship
Jeremy Jones,
PGA Professional
Scott Mason,
Assistant Golf Professional
Sunday, September 2 – Qualifying
(Championship only); play in your own groups
Thursday, September 7 – Calcutta in the Men’s
Grill, 6:30 p.m.; casual dress
Friday, September 8 – First Round, 1 p.m.
shotgun start; cookout and hors d’oeuvres
following play
Saturday, September 9 – Second Round, 8:30
a.m. shotgun start; breakfast starts at 7 a.m.
Sunday, September 10 – Continental Breakfast,
7 a.m.; semi-final matches, 8:30 a.m. shotgun
start; finals at 1:30 p.m.
Defending Champion: Chris Bell
Men’s Member-Guest
Tournament
Friday, October 19
We will begin with lunch in the Pool
Pavilion at 11:30 a.m. Then, formidable formats
ensue as you and your guest begin play at a 1
p.m. shotgun start for the first two of five, ninehole matches. As is our custom, refreshments
will be provided throughout the course of play.
Your team will have the opportunity to compete
with five other teams using handicaps
The Golfer’s Opening Celebration follows
play at 6 p.m. You and your guest will enjoy
convivial cocktails, aromatic cigars and fine
fare as we serve dinner in the Garden Room,
enlivened by introductions of our welcomed
guests. Coats are required (ties, optional).
Saturday, October 20
Breakfast will be served beginning at
7:30 a.m. in the Men’s Grill. Two, nine-hole
matches in a Round Robin, Match Play format
will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Boxed
lunches will be available between the second
and third matches.
We welcome the ladies for a fabulous
Cocktail Supper with musical entertainment
and dancing in the continental setting of the
Garden and Centennial Rooms, with the best
view of the City. The mixed couple event begins
at 7 p.m. Coats are required (ties, optional).
Sunday, October 21
Cory Willett,
Assistant Golf Professional
Following a hearty breakfast presented at
7:30 a.m., your fifth, nine-hole match will begin
with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. A cookout at the
scoreboard for golfers and spouses or dates
will precede the Championship Shootout finale
beginning at 1 p.m.
Dolphins Swim Team
Back-to-School Pool Party
September 2012 Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
razorback
watch
party
2
Champagne
Sunday Brunch
Garden Room
Chef’s Table Brunch
Prime Rib and
catfish buffet
Mixed Grill
9
Champagne
Sunday Brunch
Garden Room
Chef’s Table Brunch
Prime Rib and
catfish buffet
Mixed Grill
3
4
11
12
Southern fried
chicken in garden
room & mixed grill
Clubhouse Closed
18
19
13
Garden Room
25
26
20
30
21
22
Collegiate
Championship
Collegiate
Championship
TENNIS
27
28
Kids Night
Out
oct. 1 2
Southern fried
chicken in garden
room & mixed grill
3
razorback
watch
party
TENNIS
Kids Night razorback
Out
watch
centennial lounge
party
music and specials
Collegiate
Championship
Clubhouse Closed
razorback
watch
party
centennial lounge
music and specials
TENNIS
Chef’s Table Brunch
Prime Rib and
catfish buffet
Mixed Grill
8
15
Out
Southern fried
chicken in garden
room & mixed grill
Clubhouse Closed
14
Wine Tasting
Drop-In and
Kids Night
Dinner
Men’s Club
Championship
Champagne
23Sunday
Brunch 24
Tennis
centennial lounge
music and specials
Golf
Chef’s Table Brunch
Prime Rib and
catfish buffet
Mixed Grill
7
Kids Night
Out
Southern fried
chicken in garden
room & mixed grill
Clubhouse Closed
Champagne
Brunch 17
16Sunday
Garden Room
6
Funshine in the
Sunshine
labor Day
Regatta,
Buffet and
fireworks
10
5
29
Tennis
Ace For The
Cure
centennial lounge
music and specials
4
5
6
G O L F, C o n t.
Turf Talk
As I am writing this article
in mid-August we continue to battle
through unusually dry conditions, with
less than 4 inches of recorded rainfall
since May 1. Compared to an average
year, that puts our yearly total about 8
inches below normal during this time.
This weather pattern has impacted
our water usage and the overall
condition of the turf, especially on
fairways and in rough areas. Irrigation
requirements for turf are based on
total water loss through evaporation
from the soil surface in addition to
the amount of water the plant uses,
better known as evapotranspiration
or ET. Humidity, temperature, cloud
cover and wind speed all effect the
ET. During late July and early August
we consistently had ET readings of
.25/day or higher. In our situation, to
replace all the moisture lost at an ET
of .25 we would need to apply over
850,000 gallons of water on our turf
areas. Our system is only capable
of applying around 600,000 gallon
during a normal night water cycle.
To compensate for the deficit, we run
some irrigation heads during play
and hand water dry or “hot spots” with
hoses. This helps reduce the deficit
but we lose some ground each day.
Our irrigation system is excellent but
as all systems installed in areas which
normally receive 40+ inches of rainfall
a year they are designed to carry the
landscape between rain events and
not compensate for a severe drought
such as we are experiencing. I hope
this gives you a better understanding
of why we are watering during the day
and there are still numerous dry spots
throughout the course.
During September we will begin
to apply our fall Zoysia Patch control
applications. Even though it has been
hot and dry, it is critical that these
fungicide applications are applied
on schedule to prevent disease for
occurring once we start to receive
the normal fall rains and cooler
temperatures. I anticipate we will start
this work by mid September. Since
these fungicides require watering-in
immediately following application to
be effective, my staff will monitor golf
traffic to minimum disruption to the
golfers whenever possible.
In addition, we will do the fall
greens aeration sometime in mid to
late September. This is different from
past years when this program was
completed after the Member-Guest
in early October. A schedule change
moving the Member-Guest to October
19-21 does not allow adequate
time after the event to complete the
process, and allow the greens to
completely heal before the end of the
growing season. As in past years we
will alternate closing the front and
back nines for the entire day on a
Monday and Tuesday to complete this
work. Once a window of opportunity,
good weather, presents itself I will post
the actual aeration dates.
Look forward to seeing everyone
on the course this fall!
Keith Ihms, CGCS
Tennis
A Note on Fall
Junior Tennis
Clinics
In order to offer greater
convenience and options for our
parents after school this fall, we have
made some schedule changes to
junior clinics. All classes will now run
Monday through Thursday. Each day,
beginning tennis for our little ones will
be offered from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Immediately following, we will move
into our junior clinics for our older kids
from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Parents may
choose the days they wish to attend
by committing to any two days, three
days, or four days. This will be billed
monthly. At the beginning of each
month, we need to know for staffing
reasons which option you select. Again,
advance registration is required.
We are excited about the upcoming
offerings, and hope this provides great
after-school convenience for
our parents.
Cardio Tennis
Mondays and Fridays, 8 a.m.
Thursdays, 6 a.m.971
We have a wonderful Cardio
Tennis program and our classes run
during the fall! Cardio Tennis is a
great way to get and stay in shape.
If you haven’t tried a Cardio Tennis
workout yet, you don’t know what
you’re missing. Anna Kournikova is a
spokesperson for Cardio Tennis and
has said, “Cardio Tennis is a fun way to
a healthy heart, and it is all about the
workout, not the competition!”
T E N N I S , C o nt.
CCLR Inaugural
Collegiate
Championship
September 21-23
Blake Starkey,
Director of Tennis
John Meincke,
Assistant Tennis
Professional
Matt Brewer,
Assistant Tennis
Professional
Join us at the Tennis Center to watch some
of the best NCAA Division I women’s college
tennis in the nation! We are very fortunate
to host Arkansas (#22), Ole Miss (#18),
Oklahoma (#39), and Texas Tech (#20), as they
will be here challenging each other in a threeday “hidden dual” event. Over the past two
years, all of these teams have been ranked in
the nation’s top 25. There will be a reception for
the visiting teams Friday, September 21, where
you’ll have a chance to meet and possibly hit
with some of these amazing young ladies. Please join us to take in great tennis, talk to
the players, and watch these amazing athletes
compete! The schedule of play is as follows:
Doubles Friday, 10 a.m. - Texas Tech vs.
Arkansas, and Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss
Singles Friday, 12 p.m. - Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss
Singles Friday, 3 p.m. - Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Doubles Saturday, 10 a.m. - Arkansas vs. Ole
Miss, and Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma
Singles Saturday, 12 p.m. - Ole Miss vs. Texas
Tech
Singles Saturday, 3 p.m. - Arkansas vs.
Oklahoma
Doubles Sunday, 9 a.m. - Oklahoma vs. Ole
Miss and Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Singles Sunday, 11 a.m. - Texas Tech vs.
Oklahoma
Singles Sunday, 2 p.m. - Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Funshine in the
Sunshine Back to
School Bash
Friday, September 7
It is time for another “Funshine in the
Sunshine” for our ladies! We are celebrating
the beginning of the school year, and the
plan is simple: On Friday we will have a large
“doubles morning.” Blake, John and Matt will
make all the doubles pairings, and everything
will be laid out for you. Just show up, bring your
racquet and sense of humor, and we’ll take
care of all the rest. This is a 100% social event.
Doubles will start at 9 a.m. An early lunch will
be served at 11:15 a.m. This will be a blast and
should lead into a wonderful weekend!
Ace for the Cure
September 29
The Fifth Annual Women’s Doubles Tennis
Tournament “Ace for the Cure” benefiting the
Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the
Cure is back! Tennis, food, drink, and fun will
be served throughout the day. First matches
begin at 8 a.m., and the last matches of the
day will go on around 5 p.m. Exhibition play
will start around 3 p.m. To enter, go to
www.aceforthecure.com. All proceeds go to
the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For more
information, contact Marcie Palecek or
Alexis Sixbey. Fall USTA Team Tennis
If you are interested in captaining or
playing on a USTA Team this fall, please let us
know. We have several teams that play out of
CCLR, but we believe we have room for more
teams. We help organize weekly matches
as well as weekly team practices. For more
information, contact the Tennis Shop.
Fitness
Yoga
Walking Lunge with a Twist
Krissa Thoreson,
Fitness Director
Ronnie Stone,
Personal Trainer
The walking lunge with a twist is a great
overall conditioning exercise. For the golfer, it
serves to integrate the leg/torso/arm pattern of
force and power generation. 1 Stand with a 6-20 pound medicine ball by
your right side.
2. Step into the lunge with your left leg and at
the same time swing your arms in an arc
over your head. The movement of the arms
should be timed so that it concludes at the
same time as the lunge movement of your
legs.
3. Once you are at the bottom of the lunge with
your left leg forward, your torso should be
rotated to the left of your hip. Continue the
same motion in the next lunge and twist
cycle. As you are walking forward, your
momentum should carry you into the next
lunge. When you come up from the bottom
position, your arms should swing to the right
as your right leg steps forward. Sunday, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday,
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
If you are experiencing stiffness or want
to improve your flexibility for golf, tennis, or life,
come try this class. All levels welcome!
Boot Camp
Mondays and Thursdays
6 a.m.-7 a.m.
Golf Conditioning Class
Monday and Wednesday,
3-3:45 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday,
12-12:45 p.m.
Cycling Classes
Monday
8:45 a.m.-9:35 a.m.
5:30 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
Tuesday
6-6:50 a.m.
Wednesday
8:45 a.m.-9:35 a.m.
5:30 a.m.-6:20 p.m.
Friday
6-6:50 a.m.
Saturday
8-8:50 a.m.
Chet Wessman,
Personal Trainer
Pilates
Daniel McPherson,
Personal Trainer
Functional Strength, Core,
and Cardio!
Monday and Wednesday,
10-10:45 a.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Drew Payne,
Personal Trainer
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
9 a.m.10 a.m.
Whether your goal is to increase your
fitness level or get started in a fitness program,
this class is for you. The cardio will help keep
your heart rate up while integrating core and
functional strength moves during the class.
Senior Strength and
Conditioning
Monday and Wednesday, 1-1:45 p.m.
Develop better balance and strength!
Call Krissa at 907-5507 for more information on all
classes.
Classes $60 per month
President’s Letter
Tom Baxter,
President
Although the busy summer is winding down,
there are still a number of scheduled events
available for Members to enjoy at the Club. The pool will close after Labor Day, Monday,
September 3, with the highlight that day being
the Labor Day Regatta. Participants are asked to
construct their own watercraft using only cardboard
and duct tape. Spots are still available so be sure to
sign up in the Club office for this popular event. Ina Cobb and her lifeguards have done a
wonderful job at the pool this year. The snack bar
crew and attendants are also to be congratulated
on their efforts, and the outstanding service they
provided in the pool area throughout the summer. September and October will be busy months
on the golf course with the Men’s and Women’s
Club Championships in September and the Annual
Men’s Member-Guest scheduled for October 19
through 21. Sign up for these events in the Golf
Shop. Thanks again to Keith Ihms and his staff for
the great job of keeping the course in wonderful
shape during the hot summer months. Blake Starkey and his staff have also had
a busy summer at the Tennis Center and have
scheduled a number of activities and events this
fall. Our pros will host tennis activities and dinner
for our younger players on selected Friday nights
during September. Fall Junior Tennis Clinics
are also scheduled and additional information
is available in the Tennis Shop. The Club is also
hosting the first CCLR Collegiate Championship
September 21 through 23 with NCAA Division I
women’s teams from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Oklahoma
and Texas Tech participating. This is a great
opportunity to enjoy three days of outstanding
college tennis. More details and schedules are
available at the Tennis Center and in this edition of
Columns.
Football season is here and the Club will again
host watch parties for the Razorback games in the
President’s Lounge, Centennial Lounge, Mixed Grill
and Men’s Grill. Please contact the Club office for
details and reservations. Also, the Club is again
offering a convenient take-out menu throughout the
football season, which was a hit with tailgaters last
year. As Mr. Burgess noted in his recent second
quarter report to the Members, activity remains
strong at The Country Club of Little Rock with a
positive forecast for the remainder of the year. It is
great to see the membership using and enjoying
the Club.
See you at the Club.