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The Beacon April 2015
18392 Country Club Drive ~ Kemp, Texas 75143 ● www.cedarcreekcountryclub.com ● (903) 498-6761 ● est. 1967
April 1, 2015
Volume 48, Issue 4
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST:
Message from the President
Membership
Director of Golf
Golf Course
Superintendent's Report
MGA & WGA
Announcements
Food & Beverage
Property Owners / Yard of
the Month
Saturday, April 18th
7-11 P.M.
$10 Per Person ~ $8 Seniors (60+)
Including Keg Beer and Hor D’oeuvres
LIVE MUSIC
Call Pro Shop for more Details
(903) 498-8419
Calendar of Events
April 25 - 26, 2015
Open 2 Man Scramble/Shamble ~ Pre Flighted ~ $270/Team ~ Limited to first 72 teams
Players pool available for $20 per team
EMAIL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sign up with the
Membership Department
to be kept informed of
upcoming events, pro shop news
& weekly dining
specials!
[email protected]
Breakfast With The Easter Bunny
Saturday, April 4th
Breakfast at 9:00 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 a.m.
Easter Brunch
Sunday, April 5
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
By Reservation Only
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2015
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Bob Relyea
Dana Reagan
Raymond Shackelford
Lance Herell
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
Wow! Has it been a month already? Time flies when you’re having fun and stirring up dust. There’s never a quiet moment.
The Fitness Room is up and ready to go for all Social and Golfing members. It ‘s not Planet Fitness, but it is a starting point. We are
proud to be able to offer this benefit to our members. We welcome your comments on how we can best improve on what we have.
You will need to sign a waiver releasing the Club from liability and Cara or one of the admin staff will give you the magic code to
have access. Enjoy!
The playground area is coming along and will be opened soon. Dana Reagan and her team are doing a fantastic job.
The golf course is beginning to sprout and it is looking good. I want to congratulate all of you for staying off the fairways during the
dormant season. I feel that you will benefit greatly for your efforts this summer and the condition 14801 of the fairway will be the
best we’ve had in years. We have several golf tournaments this month, starting with the Master Pro Am on the 11th, Guys and Gals
on the 18th, and the Annual Tom Green Memorial on the 25th and 26th. Throw in a couple of MGA Skins games and you’ve got a
full plate. I would think with all of these choices, the golfers should have plenty to choose from. .No excuses for not playing!
We are excited about the Club Celebration on the 18th as well. It’s spring and the lake is up. Your involvement in the Club
activities have made CCCC what it is. Please plan to join us.
I know that with the changes we are making at the Club, along with some major oversights on our part, there seems to be an
undertone of dissatisfaction and apprehension on where we are going, why are we going, and what will it look like when we get
there. Those of you who have read the book Who Moved My Cheese may find more comfort knowing that we are doing something
to make this happen in a positive way. If we are standing still we are stagnating. Competition in the country club industry is furious,
but we are different than many of our competitors. We are resilient largely due to the community involvement with our Club. It’s a
family matter! I’ve come to understand the emotional aspect of this Club. When there is change within our boundaries, it creates an
emotional upheaval that not only affects individuals, but many more. With the close ties this Club brings to the communities, it
affects many families. It brings emotional tension for nearly every member of this Club. Trust me, these changes are not intended to
cause trouble, but to bring forth a different direction and purpose for this Club. We have many things within our Club that are
changing and with time these changes will become a part of our daily lives. Let’s keep everything in it’s proper perspective. We
will get through this and there will be other changes that will occur. This is what moving forward is all about and, maybe it is
backward, but in the long run we will learn what not to do. It’s been said my someone smarter then me that failure is the fertilizer to
success.
Many of you may not know that our beloved Administrative
Manager, Donna Baker, has had several mini strokes within the
past couple of days and is being evaluated at the Tyler Hospital. I do not have much detail at this time and, as they become
available, we will let our Club family know. Your prayers and
thoughts for Miss Donna would be greatly appreciated. Please
be patient with the admin staff. We are scrambling to figure
out all the processes that Donna performed for us with ease.
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
& COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Finance
Golf
Greens
Membership
Tennis
Clubhouse
As we celebrate Easter let us give thanks for all we have been
blessed with and share those special moments with family and
friends. Life moves on at a rapid pace and we never know
what lies ahead. Live for the 3845 moment.
I’m still whistling, Bob
Bob Relyea
Jason Hardy
Brad Moody
Kim Stratta
David Lindsay
Darrell Petty
If you would like to volunteer to serve on a committee,
feel free to contact any of the chairs.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dear MembersAs many of you know, the Board held a vote related to our house rules regarding whether our
clubhouse should be a smoke-free facility. The vote carried and a new house rule was formed.
In accordance with Section 2. (c) 4, the Board "is the final authority and is responsible for:
Making and enforcing Club policies." On March 19, 2015, the Board was presented with a
request that the Members have the opportunity to vote on the smoke-free issue. There is no
guidance within our By-Laws for a Member vote as to house rules, only amending the
By-Laws within Article V. However, based on the 4434 sensitivity of the smoke-free issue, the
Board held a vote to allow all dues paying Members to cast a vote on the smoke-free issue. As
such, all dues paying Members will have an opportunity to vote on the issue by 5:00pm April
20, 2015. There will not be a meeting and only cast ballots will be counted. Thank all of you
for continued participation and support.
Fitness Room Is Now Open!
We have finished furnishing the fitness room, and it is
now available to our social and golfing members
and guests. We have a variety of exercise equipment
for you to use:
treadmills, bicycle, elliptical, ect.
You will have to sign a waiver form that is available
via email or the front office. Return the waiver
form to Cara, and she will provide you with the
4-digit code to the fitness room door. There will be
a sign in sheet to register you and, if any, your guest.
There is a $5 fee per guest. We hope you enjoy this
benefit and look forward to your comments!
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MEMBERSHIP & PROPERTY OWNERS
ADVERTISING SPACE
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In loving memory of
Newsletter Advertising Space
Business Newsletter Inserts
Raymond Adams
Sponsor Board
Golf Course Benches
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Well, we had our first membership committee meeting in March and I have to say I'm excited about the participation!
We have 22 members on this committee and are working diligently on the 2015 membership strategic plan. To start,
the group is re-evaluating the social membership and dining membership packages to make sure we are in alignment
price-wise and feature wise with our competitors and to make sure that our membership program is the best it can
be. I know there are a lot of questions right now about the dining & social memberships. Those will all be answered
this month, so keep your eyes open for updates! Special thanks to the group of dedicated members helping with this
project!
On the fun side - We are looking to start re-implementing a social calendar with activities that will appeal as many
people as we can. I love bingo Thursday and can't wait to get started on additional social activities to draw this great
group of people together on a more frequent basis. Looking forward to seeing you all at the club soon for some great
fun! If anyone has specific questions or advice for me, as always, email me at [email protected],
Kim Stratta, Membership Chair, Board of Directors
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PRO SHOP, COURSE & TOURNAMENTS
FROM THE GOLF SHOP:
Well the Masters is finally here! For many that is
the unofficial start of the golf season. We have
begun the start of our tournament season with our
CCCC Match Play championship. This should be
an exciting event and I would encourage you all to
follow this event as the results are posted just
inside the golf shop door. In addition to this event
we also have kicked off the MGA Skins game, we
had a nice turn out for our first event. With a nice
pot that continues to grow, I would expect the
crowd to grow as well.
SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT:
Looking forward to Spring! Everything is starting to turn
green. Fairway aerification went well despite some much
needed rainfall. It is now time to get all our mowing
We have a new tournament scheduled for April
11, the Masters Pro-Am. This event will pair you
with a professional that is playing on Saturday of
The Masters. This will be a 9:00 start and we will
blind draw a partner for you before you tee
off. We will have lunch following play and
encourage you to stick around and watch as your
partner finishes on TV.
equipment back onto the course to keep it nicely manicured
for your golfing experience.
April is also the month we will be applying our fertilizers
and preemergence to the entire course. If all goes as
planned, we will be fertilizing sometime between the 1st and
the 15th of this month, if not sooner. We will have notices
posted in the Pro Shop on the exact dates. I ask you to
Finally, we will end the month with the Annual
Tom Green Memorial Tournament slated for April
25-26th. This is a two man shamble which will
start at 10:30 each day. Please contact the pro
shop for more information on all events!
please keep your carts on the paths until we can thoroughly
water the fertilizers and preemergence into the soil.
Now just to briefly touch on a little housekeeping. You may
have noticed a few cigarette butt receptacles placed around
the course. They are there for now as a friendly reminder to
Jason Hardy, Director of Golf
place your cigarette butts somewhere other than your golf
[email protected]
course. They are unsightly and do not decompose.
-D
[email protected]
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
April 7
Eustace HS District Tournament
8:00 A.M.
April 18
Guys & Gals
12:00 P.M.
April 11
April 23
April 25 & 26
Masters Pro-Am
WGA East Tx Ladies Guest Day
Tom Green Memorial
9:00 A.M.
8:00 A.M.
8:00 A.M./ 4:00 P.M.
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MENS & WOMENS GOLF ASSOCIATION
MGA President’s news
and Announcements
WGA
NEWS
[email protected]
Ken Cates, President/Darrell Petty, Vice President
David Cary, Secretary/Treasurer
It’s shaping up to be a great golfing season already! The
grass is greening up, the lake is full and the weather is all
ABOUT golfing! Come on out and support our Club and
your Association. Our MGA sponsored Skins Game is
back on for 2015 and we already have a pot of over
$400.00 just waiting for the stars to line up for some lucky
Saturday afternoon team. We tweaked the rules just a bit
this year to insure that CCCC members have a priority
spot on the waiting list once we reach our limit of 45
players. Spots are still open so sign up and join us at
3:30pm for the Skins Scramble Team Making and 9 hole
play.
The MGA has selected a couple of work projects that we
would like to get underway as soon as possible with our
members help. First, we need a small work crew to
rebuild the wooden bridge railing on Number 13/14 and
then we need to assemble two separate work crews (one
for the front & one for the back) to rebuild the water
cooler boxes on the course. If you are willing to help,
please email me or any of the MGA officers and we will
organize a work schedule to kick off our 2015 efforts.
Additionally, we have been asked to support the
replacement of the range picking equipment that is badly
needed by the Club. We expect to soon be able to make a
donation in the name of the MGA and we are working with
Bob Relyea at the Club to sort out the details.
As we all know, lots of moving parts and some changes are
in progress at the Club but regardless, without all our
support and patronage, this Country Club has a difficult
time ahead. The MGA and its members are a big part of
CCCC and your Association officers stay engaged with
Club leadership and especially with those board members
whose nomination and election we supported in a
continuing effort to be a positive resource for member
input. Please don’t hesitate to let us or the Board directly
know your concerns, issues or constructive feedback as
our Club transitions and moves forward.
Well, we thought March of last year was bad
with all the sleet, but this year March covered us
with snow. Texas weather is always a surprise,
of course we did need the rain.
Our first play day did not get off to a good start
again, but take heart Spring will take over and
we will be enjoying beautiful weather soon.
Please remember we sign in at 8:30 and tee off at
9:00, cards at 10:00 if we cannot play golf.
We will have East Texas here on May 21st.
Contact Rhonda Brooks for information.
We need to continue to remember our friends in
recovery and rehab. Wishing everyone a
beautiful Easter.
“Your own sky will lighten, if other skies
you brighten by just being happy with a
heart full of song.”
Ripley D. Saunders
Our next meeting will be April 16th after play.
See you on the course,
Becky Lenamond
Continue to support YOUR Club, support YOUR MGA
events and lets all have a great golfing season. Thanks to
all our association members that do so much for the MGA
and for our Club. 14703 Drive ON!
Respectfully,
Ken Cates
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TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Well the Tennis Courts are scheduled to be resurfaced as soon as the weather
permits. Not only the top has to be dry but the cracks and under the foundation
must be dry as well otherwise the water underneath will work its way to the top
and can damage any new resurfacing. I hope this will give the club added value
to new and existing members but will greatly improve our appearance or for the
HGTV watchers our (Curb Appeal). We are currently reaching out to find a tennis
coach for lessons, summer camp and to schedule some tournaments.
Game-Set-Match
David Lindsay, Tennis
[email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Steak Night
THURSDAY NIGHTS
April 2nd, 16th & 30th
Every Friday Night
Bingo Games begin at 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy your choice of cut and size, along with two
Cost is $5.00 ~ Additional Cards $1.00
sides and salad bar
Club Celebration
April 25 - 26, 2015
Saturday, April 18th
7-11 p.m.
Open 2 Man Scramble/Shamble ~
Pre Flighted ~ $270/Team ~
Limited to first 72 teams
Players pool available for $20 per
team
$10 Per Person ~ $8 Seniors (60+)
Including Keg Beer and Hor D’oeuvres
LIVE MUSIC
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FOOD & BEVERAGE
CHEF’S WEEKLY DINING SPECIALS
Tuesday:
April 7
April 14
April 27
$6.95
$7.50
$8.95
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Reuben Sandwich
Catfish Po Boy
Thursday: April 2
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
$9.95
$8.95
$9.95
$12.95
$9.95
Fried Shrimp
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Fried Steak
Pizza
Catfish
Friday:
$8.95
Lunch Buffet 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Steak by the Ounce Night ~ Have your steak cut &
cooked to your specifications.
Every Friday
Every Friday
CHEF'S NOTE:
Spring is here! Come join us for Breakfast With the Easter Bunny and our Easter Brunch, or just come
and sit on the patio and soak up the pretty weather. We have specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Come on down and enjoy!
Brian Allen, Chef
5:00 - 7:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Discounts on Beer, Wine
&
Cocktails!
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April 2015
SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
BNI
BINGO NIGHT
Breakfast Buffet
ROTARY MEETING
Lunch Buffet
7-8:30
11:30-1
Breakfast with
the Easter Bunny
9:00 A.M.
Egg Hunt
10:00 A.M.
STEAK NIGHT
5
6
7
Easter Brunch
11:30 A.M. to
1:30 P.M.
Club Closed
Eustace HS
District
8
9
10
11
BNI
BOARD MEETING
ROTARY MEETING
Eustace Prom
Lunch Buffet
Club Closes at
STEAK NIGHT
Masters Pro-Am
Breakfast Buffet
11:30-1
7-8:30
Tournament
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13
14
15
16
17
18
BNI
BINGO NIGHT
ROTARY MEETING
Club
Celebration
Breakfast Buffet
19
20
Lunch Buffet
7-8:30
Club Closed
21
22
11:30-1
23
BNI
Club Closed
Club Closed
26
27
Tom Green
Memorial
Club Closed
Club Closed
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Cedar Creek
Ladies Luncheon
6:00
Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30
WGA Ladies
Guest Day
Guys & Gals
24
25
ROTARY MEETING
Friends of the Animals
Lunch Buffet
11:30-1
STEAK NIGHT
29
30
BNI
BINGO NIGHT
Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30
9
7-11 p.m.
STEAK NIGHT
Club Closes at 5:00
Tom Green
Memorial
May 2015
SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
1
2
ROTARY MEETING
Lunch Buffet
Skins Game
11:30-1
Couples Night
STEAK NIGHT
9 Hole Scramble
3
4
5
BNI
Club Closed
10
11
Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30
12
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BOARD MEETING
ROTARY MEETING
Nite Golf
CHAMBER
LUNCHEON
Lunch Buffet
11:30-1
Skins Game
STEAK NIGHT
15
16
Kaufman Chamber
BNI
BINGO NIGHT
ROTARY MEETING
of Commerce
Breakfast Buffet
Guys & Gals
18
Club Closed
Hack n’ Scratch
8
14
25
11:30-1
STEAK NIGHT
19
Ladies Luncheon
20
21
22
BNI
FRIENDS OF
THE ANIMALS
BRIDGE
ROTARY MEETING
Breakfast Buffet
7-8:30
WGA Guest Day
26
23
Lunch Buffet
Skins Game
STEAK NIGHT
Hack n’ Scratch
11:30-1
27
28
29
30
BNI
BINGO NIGHT
ROTARY MEETING
Stuart
Wedding
Breakfast Buffet
Club Closed
Lunch Buffet
7-8:30
Cedar Creek
24
7
13
Club Closed
17
6
7-8:30
Lunch Buffet
11:30-1
STEAK NIGHT
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CLUB HOURS OF OPERATION
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
OFFICES
RESTAURANT
LOUNGE
PRO SHOP
Closed
9 am - 2 pm
9 am - 5 pm
9 am - 5 pm
9 am - 5 pm
9 am - 5 pm
Closed
8 am - 7 pm
Closed
8 am - 9 pm
7:30 am - 9 pm
8 am - 9 pm
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8 am - 11 pm
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7 am - 6:30 pm
Closed
7 am - 6:30 pm
7 am - 6:30 pm
7 am - 6:30 pm
7 am - 6:30 pm
7 am - 6:30 pm
Your Staff….
Jason Hardy / Director of Golf
[email protected]
Dewayne Eads / Superintendent
[email protected]
Donna Baker / Accounting
[email protected]
Cara Allison / Membership
[email protected]
Jan Austin / Event Coordinator
[email protected]
Brian Allen / Chef
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE:
If you have an announcement for the upcoming newsletter, send it via email to
[email protected],
no later than the 15th of the month.
Don’t forget to look for your hidden member number in this newsletter.
If you find your membership number, notify us before the end of the month.
You will receive a $20 Restaurant Gift Certificate
18392 Country Club Drive
Kemp. Texas 75143
Tel:
(903) 498-6761
Pro Shop: (903) 498-8419
Fax:
(903) 498-6089
Visit us on the web at
www.cedarcreekcountryclub.com
Tim Lilly
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