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CRYSTAL LAKE COUNTRY CLUB UPDATE November, 2016

Crystal Lake Country Club UpdateCrystal Lake Country Club Update November 2016

November FeaturedDining Events

Speakeasy DinnerNovember 12th

Crab Leg NightNovember 16th

Seasonal Feast of Giving ThanksThanksgiving Day November 24th

Prime Rib NightNovember 26th

SpeakeasyDinner

Saturday November12th

6:00 p.m. Entertainment

Begins at 7:00 p.m.

This is a 1920’s themedparty. Come dressedin your favorite roaring20’s garb and enjoyspecial entrées fromour amazing Speakeasymenu. Best of all enjoythe entertainment ofWindy City DuelingPianos.

Date Night Friday November 18th 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Drop the children off in our Gleneagles fun house, andenjoy a night with your significant others and friends.

Trivia Game NightSaturday November 19th 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Do you know someone that has a ton of uselessknowledge? Bring them!! This is your chance to

compete against other teams of Members for somegreat prizes and serious bragging rights.We will be hosting Trivia Night completewith an amazing food and dessert buffet.

Seasonal Feastof Giving ThanksThursday November 24th 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Join us at the Club for the best Thanksgivingfeast you have ever attended. We will be

offering our Thanksgiving carry-out packagesfor those of you that enjoy a catered meal.


Crystal LakeCountry Club

721 Country Club Rd.Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Club Phone NumbersClub House 815-459-1237Golf Shop 815-459-1068Pool 815-459-7130Tennis Courts 815-459-7210Ground Supt. 815-459-7240Email [email protected] http://www.clcountryclub.com

Board of DirectorsCliff Jackson PresidentJerry Zich Vice PresidentJohn Piumbroeck Secretary/Treasurer

Standing CommitteesSteve Slack FinanceTom Kierna GolfDave Lenhard GreensPat Morehead HouseJerry Zich Member Promotion & DevelopmentRoly Izquierdo MD SocialSteve LeFevre Tennis/Swim

Club ManagerJeff Ashton

Assistant ManagerWill Herman

Executive ChefNeil Steiner

Golf ProfessionalCasey Brozek

Golf Course SuperintendentSteve VanAcker

ControllerMary Bartosh

UPDATE, the Newsletter of Crystal LakeCountry Club, is published monthly

February thru December

CLCC Family

“I’m pickin’ up good vibrations / She’s giving me excitations”. In 1966, thisBeach Boys song hit the charts and cemented that California vibe like noone else. And they are still out there touring, still singing that song. Thoseguys are MY age but the crowds who pay to see them range from teens toseniors. Just goes to show you that a good product, well presented, withrespect toward the audience, never goes out of style. It strikes me that ahealthy percentage of our Membership was not even born in 1966!

Our facility is in the process of a transformation that I believe will givethe entire Membership “excitations”. The Patio Expansion is in progress.When finished you will all enjoy a gorgeous, upscale addition to our foodand beverage operation, while enjoying fresh air and a colorfulenvironment. The Main Bar Expansion into the existing Screen Porchwill be started right after January 1st, with completion in time for theClub opening in February. The New Poolside Screen Porch will becompleted in time for the Pool Opening in May 2017. This entire projectwill enhance the “Member Experience” in a significant manner, andthat is the main goal of your Board of Directors.

Much has been accomplished in the last two years. I am excited aboutour 2017 and beyond! Membership Levels are up, and our new andimproved facility will heavily contribute to that. I envision those summernights listening to music on the Patio, enjoying excellent food, finespirits, and great friends. Yes indeed, I will absolutely be “pickin’ upgood vibrations”!

Cliff [email protected]

President’s Message

Fellow Members:

The year is slowly winding down; however the weather is being kind to us.Tennis and Golf are still in full swing (ha ha) and just being outside is awonderful experience.

The excitement within our membership is growing and CLCC will gain as aresult. Our yearlong promotion has already gained momentum as we haveseveral current members looking to introduce new members to our club.

It’s been proven time and time again, that our best way to attract newmembers is through word of mouth. Who knows this club better than themembers?, so let’s make that effort and show a friend, neighbor or familymember what we already know; CLCC is the best club in McHenry.

Thank you for your support

Jerry [email protected]

From The Member Promotion& Development Chairman


Clubhouse HappeningsDear Club Members,

Over the river and through the woods… Can it reallybe that time of year? It feels like just yesterday thatthe pool was packed with sun kissed Members, thegolf course was buzzing with tournaments, and Christhe Tennis pro was yelling “move faster”. This seasonhas blown by, and I’m looking forward to what iscoming next. So without further ado, let’s discuss theupcoming happenings in the Club House.

Friday November 4th – Burry Scurry GolfTournament – With room for 9 foursomes we will behosting our first annual Burry Scurry GolfTournament. This is a relay style golf tournamentthat will have a shotgun start at 4 p.m. on November4th. The sun will be setting at 6 p.m. that night, sowe need the golfers to scurry along and get as manyholes in as possible. We will be providing 9 differentwarm cocktails, one for each hole to handle the burryside of things. You will also be getting a Burry Scurrylogoed stocking cap to fight off the chill. After thegolf and cocktails on the course, the participants willbe welcomed back into the Clubhouse for a comfortfood buffet that will warm them to their souls. This isthe first of its kind, so hopefully the Members thatparticipate will really enjoy one of the final golfevents of the year. The price to participate in thisevent is $50. This covers golf, carts, on-coursecocktails, dinner buffet and stocking cap. Greatprizes will be awarded to the two top teams.

Saturday November 12th – Crystal Lake CountryClub Speakeasy Dinner – This is going to be an eventto remember for all who attend. This is a 1920’s,Great Gatsby’s, Speakeasy, Gangsters and Dolls,themed party. Come dressed in your favorite roaring20’s garb, select special entrées from our amazingSpeakeasy menu, enjoy retro cocktails, and best of allenjoy the entertainment of Dueling Pianos. WindyCity Dueling Pianos will be here to entertain andamaze our Members. This event will begin at 6 p.m.and the entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. Club willbe closed to regular dining in the evening, so makeyour reservations soon!

Wednesday November 16th – Crab Leg Night – Wewill be featuring our house favorite King Crab Legs asa Chef special. Please call ahead and make yourreservations so we know how many pounds of crab

to prepare. This is a special culinary evening that youwon’t want to miss.

Friday November 18th – Date Night – Okay parents,our first ‘Date Night’ was a huge success, so makereservations. Drop the kids off in our Gleneagles funhouse from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., and enjoy a nightwith your significant others and friends. Reservationsreceive a complimentary bottle of red or white wine.Kids cost $15 for the entire night.

Saturday November 19th – Trivia Game Night – Doyou know someone that has a ton of uselessknowledge? Bring them!! This is your chance tocompete against other teams of Members for somegreat prizes and serious bragging rights. We will behosting Trivia Night from 6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.complete with an amazing food and dessert buffet.Make your reservations at the Club. The cost of thisevent including buffet is $30 per person.

Thursday November 24th – Seasonal Feast of GivingThanks – Our Thanksgiving meal has changed namesthis year because we will be preparing the bestThanksgiving feast you have ever laid eyes on. Thiswill be bigger than you have ever had, and morememorable. We will be offering our Thanksgivingcarry-out packages for those of you that enjoy acatered meal. Make your reservations soon for thisamazing meal, or call in your order for our incrediblecatered Thanksgiving meal. Thanksgiving menus willbe sent and available to all Members the first weekof November.

Saturday November 26th – Prime Rib Night – I’msure you will all be sick of eating leftovers, so makeyour reservations for our succulent, signature primerib served with horseradish cream sauce and jus.

Just a reminder to all members; The Clubhouse willbe closed on Sundays beginning in November. Ourhours of operations will also be changing onTuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We will onlybe open till 8 p.m. Halfway house will also be closingin November for the season. I know Kate will beexcited to see everyone next year!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Jeff AshtonClub [email protected]


CLCC OnlineVisit www.clcountryclub.comto access your monthlystatements, member rosterand club calendar.

If you have problems loggingin to the website call theClub office and they will behappy to assist you.

Grounds & Greens

Course Update

Our fall grounds season is normallyas busy as our spring season. Butthis year’s fall maintenance was ourbusiest season in terms of workload. A complete aeriation coupledwith two large course enhancementprojects that included theconstruction of the stone wallaround 6th green side pond and thereroute of the 18th fairway has keptSteve and his crew working longhours. But all of this has been donewithout interruption of memberplay. A testament to Steve and hiscrew; way to go guys!

Final, Final

Last year the BOD proposed, issuedand through member vote, passed aresolution that shifted the CLCCcalendar year to start on Nov 1 andrun through to Oct 31. This wasdone to help committee’s betterplan and prepare for “the nextyear”. So with that said, it looks asthough my tenure as Greens Chairhas come to an end. With the rapidand ever evolving shifts in socialmores, sometimes I think we heapon to much positive or negativeshyperbole in our world. I believe itcamouflages the true and mostdeserving heroes. But in this case, Ijust can’t resist. I want to take ourlast opportunity here in thenewsletter to talk about two finegentlemen; two people that havedone extraordinary work on behalfof Crystal Lake Country Club.

Bob Lohmann is a renown andaward winning golf course architect.Lohmann Golf Designs has designedmany courses from the ground up aswell as done many redesigns ofexisting courses. And we are nottalking Pat’s Par Three here. We are

talking about some of the mostprestigious courses around ourcountry. And lucky for us, he is afellow member here at CLCC. Bobhas lent his services to CLCC indesign, equipment, personnel andmaterial, not to mention a hugeamount of time. Without Mr.Lohmann’s generosity and donationto this membership, some of theproject we have recently completed(and many other projects datingback to the mid 1980’s) would nothave been possible. Bob, thank you!We are truly indebted to you.

And finally a special thanks to myfriend Steve Van Acker. Manymonths ago we had an opportunityto write about and encourage ourmembership to participate in clubactivities that included committeevolunteerism and even becoming adirector on our board. There aremany obvious positives that you getout of becoming engaged here atCLCC, but I also spoke about theunexpected personal developmentone receives. Out of a long list ofthose unexpected benefits toparticipation for me was thepleasure to watch our HeadSuperintendent at work. The levelof craftsmanship, dedication andcomplete commitment into makingour golf course and grounds thevery best it can be has been ajourney of inspiration. I wish Icould craft the words to describejust how valuable Steve is to ouroperation. But since I cannot, I willsimply say thank you to a job donewith excellence!

Thank you to all who havecommented and helps us on theGreens Committee in 2016.

Dave [email protected] Chairman

Fellow Golfing Members:

As the Golf Season winds down, wecan report another successful year.

The focus of your Golf Committee thisyear was to strengthen all of our GolfPrograms and the golf experience atCLCC. Overall I believe weaccomplished our mission.

This fall, with an unwavering focus onproviding our members with a best ofclass golfing experience, your GolfCommittee will perform a completereview of our golf guidelines andplaytime matrix. That, and a review ofour member tournament scheduleand formats.

As always, we welcome ideas and inputfrom our Golfers about any of ourprograms (tournaments, Ladies Golf,Junior Golf, TGIF and golf in general),so please do not hesitate to send meyour comments or suggestions as wedive into our review process.

Finally, I would like to thank Casey,Andy, Dan and staff for their dedicatedefforts in continuing to bring a topnotch golf experience to CLCC.

Tom Kierna [email protected]

From The Golf Chairman


Casey’s Corner

GREEN FEE SPECIALS

We are offering 18-hole green fee specials(9-holes is half):

GUESTSWeekends reduced to $70Weekdays reduced to $60

RELATED GUESTS(Mother/Father, Brother/Sister, Son/Daughter,and in-laws of each)

Weekends reduced to $50Weekdays reduced to $40

BURRY SCURRY!

Have you signed up for our fun cool weather golfevent? It is a new event on Friday, November 4th.Get your foursome together! Shotgun start at4:00 p.m. Limited daylight. Fast format. Golfrelay race. Player one hits the drive, player twohits the second shot, player three hits the third,and so on. Nine holes. Jeff’s beverage vendorswill be on every hole. Fun contests will beoffered. A nice burry scurry winter cap will bethe tee prize. Buffet, cigars, and a bonfire tofollow. $50 per person includes golf, cart, prizes,buffet, and drinks on the course.

RANGE CLOSED FOR SEASON…BUTSTILL GOLF TO BE PLAYED

The range officially closes for the season at 4:30p.m. on Sunday, November 13th. The puttinggreen will remain open. Looking ahead at theforecast, there is still some golf to be played.Think about how January and February will feeland how you will wish you played on that one dayin November when it was “cold” outside. Comeon out to enjoy some end-of-the-season golf.

WHEN WILL THE COURSE CLOSE?

The timing of when we close the course is allweather dependent. We will continue to sendcarts out until the first snowfall. At that time,Steve will likely move the flags to the temporarygreens and our carts will be stored for thewinter. Keep your fingers crossed for no snowand 40+ degrees!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

The Golf Shop AND BAGROOM will be closed onThanksgiving Day. Members will have access toplay and walk the course if weather permits.Please plan ahead with regards to your clubs ifyou hope to play on Thursday, November 24th.The Golf Shop will be open 8-5 on Wednesday,November 23rd and Friday-Saturday for golfersand “Black Friday” shoppers.


Casey’s Corner

HANDICAP SCORE POSTING CLOSED

October 31st was the last day to post a scorefrom courses played in the “snow belt.” If you aretravelling south, it is expected that you log intowww.cdga.org to post your winter scoresthroughout the winter. You can easily do this bylogging in and posting your away “south” scoresthrough “my caddie.” If you have any questions orproblems getting your scores in, please do nothesitate to call the Golf Shop.

THORGUARD LIGHTNING SYSTEMSHUT DOWN FOR SEASON

We have shut off the Thorguard Lightning systemfor the season. If there is questionable weather,please use your best judgment in playing. In theabsence of our automatic system, the golf staffwill be on hand to inform golfers shoulddangerous weather be approaching.

GOLF COURSE BATHROOMSCLOSED FOR THE SEASON

Steve and his staff have blown all the water out ofthe pipes on the golf course to get ready forwinter. With this, the bathrooms are closed.

NEW GOLF SHOP HOURS

NovemberTuesday – Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pmSunday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

when course is open

Sunday Closed if the course is closed

BLACK FRIDAY SALE AT CLCC

1. Avoid the lines, don’t set your alarm to awake atridiculous hours. Shop at your golf shop instead.Support your golf shop, shop in privatecomfortable atmosphere, get guaranteed service.These are all reasons to come out for our BlackFriday sales! We too are offering crazy markdowns, specials, and blowout prices. We evenkeep ours going all weekend long for yourconvenience. “Black Friday” will start onWednesday and continue on Friday and Saturday.Don’t miss out…

Men’s & Ladies Apparel SAVE up to 75%•

Hats & Socks BOGO•

In-Stock Junior Clubs all under $100!•

Buy an in-stock wedge, get a FREE lesson•

Men’s Bobby Jones apparel, 45% OFF•

CLCC sweat proof tumblers BOGO, while•supplies last

Select Titleist balls on SALE, while supplies last•

All gloves, including FootJoy StaSof, Buy 3,•Get 1 Free

2. Make your money work for you. Why get upearly, go out and fight the crowds when you canget everything you need for the golfer in your lifefrom the convenience of your own computer?Email us and we will put together a certificate foryou. Buy one, and you get free credit on yourcredit book for next year OR give the smallerFREE certificate to someone else for the holidays.


Casey’s Corner

Here is a preview of the Hot Deal we are offeringduring our Black Friday sales…

Buy a $300 gift card, get a 2nd gift card FREE•(value $75)



Golf shop merchandise only. Sorry, no lessons.

HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS

Custom Fit Golf Club(s), Series of Golf Lessons,Golf Bag Travel Cover, Awesome Men’s & LadiesOuterwear, CLCC Etched Glassware, JuniorClubs, just to name a few.

NEW ARRIVALS IN THE GOLF SHOP

Cleveland 588 RTX-3 wedges•

Mizuno Hot Metal Irons and 900 Series•Drivers, Fairways, and Hybrids

Oxford Sweaters for men•

Ladies Golftini skorts•

Bushnell Range Finders•

TITLEIST SPECIAL OFFER

OFFER #2: Holiday Personalization Offer•

Take advantage of Titleist’s holiday offer to take•care of that special golfer in your life atChristmastime. Get FREE personalization onthe golf balls!

Choose any type of Titleist Golf Balls•

Choose the imprint (name, saying, etc.) that will•go on the side of the golf balls

Choose the ink color (black, blue, red, green, or•pink)

One color per personalization•

Maximum of 17 spaces per line, up to 3 lines •

Minimum order is 1 dozen (shipping costs apply)•

Orders received by 12/4 are guaranteed to•arrive by December 21st

Call the Golf Shop at (815) 459-1068 to placeyour order.


Ladies 18-Hole Golf

The Women’s Golf Association received a graciousthank you letter from Centegra Gavers Breast Centerfor our 2nd annual donation. Debbie Oakley and MaryRiordan organized our fundraising event for thiscommunity-based health care system. Thanks again andagain, Debbie and Mary! We are so pleased to continueto support our community with this event.

The Challenge Cup was held at Boulder Ridge CountryClub on September 25th. We congratulate our teamfor putting up a great fight, but the cup was handed offto Boulder Ridge. It was a competitive day and a lot offun. Let’s get it back next year!!!

The Halloween Open was held Tuesday, October 4th!All women golfers were welcome to attend! Buckets ofcandy treated the golfers at many holes! It was abeautiful day in the sun and the trees were beginning toshow their colors!

Our many committees and chairperson positions for2017 have been filled! Thanks to all who stepped up tosupport our league!

2017 Board

Chairperson: Janet Priez Co-Chair: Kathy SaldanTreasurer: Candy Bobrowicz Secretary: Diane SteversonAdvisor: Suzy Costigan

2017 Committees & Chairpersons

Birdies & Chip-Ins: Jan SarbaughBulletin Board: Ellen EbannClub Championship: Janet PrieszCWDGA Team Play: Margaret NewsomDirectory: Diane SteversonGreens: Karen Franz & JoAnn MaloGuest Day: Co-Chair & A FlightHandicap/Challenge Cup: Barb NotteMatch Play: Amy HolzNew Members: Suzy CostiganPrizes: Barb MacGregorGavers Day: Jean Turek & Carol HofferRingers: Ellen JacksonRubies & Sapphires: Sue McArdle & Donna LebdaRules: Candy BobrowiczSenior Team: Corinne DrewSunshine: Leslie RueckertSwing Club: Aimee Day & Alice ZichWeekly Events Chair: Julie Nelson

The Women’s Golf Association Closing Dinner onOctober 4th was special! Numerous awards werepresented.

Match Play awards were presented to the winners ineach of four groups:

Division 1: Barb Dowling & Margaret NewsonDivision 2: Nancy Winkelmann & Barb NotteDivision 3: Aimee Day & Debbie OakleyDivision 4: in a 4 way tie for 1st Place wasJean Turek, Carol Hoffer, Mary Riordan & Rose Traxler


Ladies 18-Hole Golf

Barb MacGregor enjoyed a terrific round on golf duringWomen’s Golf Association play and broke 90 this seasonwith an 88! We also had 5 players that broke 100. DianeSteverson, Debbie Oakley, Donna Lebda, Sharon Haggeand Alice Zich. These events are celebrated with a golfball marker or pin commemorating these milestones.Congratulations ladies!

The Women’s Golf Association had 50 Birdies and 50Chip Ins this year. Julie Nelson had the most Birdieswith 11. There was a 5 way tie for Chip Ins. SharonHagge, Janet Priesz, Leslie Rueckert and Kathy Saldaneach had 4.

We also celebrate the Ringers in each division. Division Awas Candy Bobrowicz with 54. In Division B was BarbMacGregor with 52. In Division C was Kathy Saldan with46 and in Division D was Sue Costigan with 44.

Low Net winners for the season in each division were:Division A: Julie NelsonDivision B: Barb MacGregorDivision C: Donna LebdaDivision D: Suzy Costigan

Way to tear up the course, Ladies!

Our club Championship Winners:

Championship DivisionClub Champion: Margaret NewsomRunner-Up: Julie Nelson

Division AFirst: Barb DowlingSecond: Karen Franz

Division BFirst: Janet PrieszSecond: Nancy Winkelmann

Division CFirst: Alice ZichSecond: Diane Steverson

Division DFirst: Suzy CostiganSecond: Mary Riordan

The MOST IMPROVED GOLFER of the season wasDebbie Oakley! What a fantastic season Debbie hadand we are all so happy for her. Debbie, we all willmiss you!

Thank you to all the 2016 officers and committee andchairpersons. You helped the Women’s GolfAssociation run smoothly! I appreciated your unendingsupport! Thanks to Casey and Andy who support ourefforts at playing the challenging game and helping usachieve our best! Thanks again and again to Jeff and allthe CLCC staff who support the ladies in so manyways! We appreciate YOU!

The only thing missing for the 2017 season of TheWomen’s Golf Association is YOU!!!!! The officers aimto make each outing FUN! Plan on joining the fun nextyear now!!! Join the Women’s Golf Association, CLCC.Women’s golf day is every Tuesday unless holidays orspecial events conflict; then Thursdays are used as analternate. There is a shotgun start for the 18-holersevery week. JOIN NOW! Call Mary in our office at(815) 459-1237 and indicate that you want to join theWomen’s Golf Association! See you in 2017!!

Lamb ShankSlowly braised with rosemary and red wine

$26

CorvinaPan sautéed Corvina presented

with a creamy crab sauce and red crab meat$28

November Chef’s Specials

Crab CakeJumbo lump crab cake over wilted spinach, arugula and apple with bacon sour cream

$13

Entrees

Appetizers

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