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Conestoga Country Club Newsletter - January 2015
CLUBHOUSE ACTIVITIES
By Robert Leeman, General Manager
Special Events Schedule
The activities committee has been busy planning events for 2015! The following
activities are scheduled for January and February. Please plan to join us!
Thurs. Jan 22
Thurs. Jan. 29
Sat. Feb. 7
Sun. Feb 8
Thurs. Feb. 12
Sat. Feb. 14
Sat., Feb. 28
General Trivia
7:00 – 9:00
Ladies Re-gifting Party 6:00 – 8:00
Ugly Sweater/DJ Dance 8:00 – 11:00
Couples Gin Tournament 1:00 – 4:00
Music Trivia
7:00 – 9:00
Valentine’s Dinner
5:30 and 7:30
Wine and Tapas
6:00 – 9:00
Winter Clubhouse Closing
January 1 thru January 14
The clubhouse will be closed for the first two weeks of the New Year. There will be limited
access to the 19th Hole Tuesday thru Sunday. The Pro Shop will be open from 9am to 4pm
daily, based on weather and course conditions. Please keep in mind that No Alcohol may be
brought into the clubhouse at any time.
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Pasta Nights
January 15
February 5 & 19
March 12 & 26
Come out and enjoy Todd’s homemade Pizza and Stromboli, as
well as, Tony’s cooked to order pasta with our selection of goodies! Reservations will help us serve you better, so please call
Susan at 394-0664.
Sunday Brunch
January 18
February 22
March 22
Join us for Brunch on Sunday with fresh homemade omelets,
fixings and all from 11am to 2pm. Reservations are required
and can be made by calling Susan at 394-0664.
Steak Night
Saturday, January 24
Todd will have a variety of different cuts of meat for you to select
and enjoy. For reservations or more information please call Susan
at 394-0664.
Valentine’s Day Dinner
Saturday, February 14
5:30 and 7:30 seatings ONLY
Make your reservations now for an evening of fun with that special someone. Todd will be
offering a limited menu for the night with some great seafood and steaks. This night always
fills up quickly so call Susan now @ 394-0664. Remember: only 5:30 & 7:30 seatings available.
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2015 Golf Season
Officers met recently to set the schedule for the 2015 golf season. Following is a preview of some
of the important dates. We hope you can join us!
Re-gifting Party
Golf Rules with Pro
Opening day
Pro Shop Fashion Show
Member-Guest (1 pm shotgun)
Match Play Championship
Meadia Challenge
Chip-in-for-Breast Cancer
Closing Day (1 pm shotgun)
Couples Tournaments:
January 29
March 26
April 22
May 19
June 24
TBD
October 3 & 4
TBD
October 7
Tentative Dates: May 24, June 28, August 30 and
October 25
There may be other exciting, new events so please watch the CCC website and calendar for more
information. The CCC Women’s Golf group extends a warm welcome to any CCC female members who would like to join our association or just participate in any event. Please contact Diana
Roberts at 717-917-1037 or the Pro Shop at 717-394-8411.
Trial Membership Opportunity
We would be pleased to extend a warm welcome to your friends and family on a
trial basis with our new Winter Membership Offering. Registrants will enjoy free
membership for the rest of the winter!
Since November 1, 2014, we have been accepting new membership applications
under this program to anyone who has not been a CCC Golfing Member since
March 31, 2012:
• No dues are paid from application date until March 31, 2015
• No Food Minimum or Assessments
• New applicants must commit to maintaining a golfing membership from April 1,
2015 thru March 31, 2016
All food and beverage will be charged 18% gratuity
Prices:
• 35 and under – $220/month (individual); $300/month (family)
• 35 and over – $305/month (individual); $425/month (family)
For registration or more information please call Susan at 394-0664.
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Corporate Membership Program
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Corporate Members and their families have full use of the swimming pool and dining facilities.
Keep in mind that we do accept credit cards in all dining areas of the club, but we do not accept cash. There is an 18% gratuity charge added to all Food and Beverage charges.
Corporate Members are able to participate in all club sponsored activities. Examples of this
include Wine Dinners, Brunch with Santa, Mexican Nights, Pasta Nights, etc.
Corporate Members have full access to the golf course at any time.
Corporate Members can join the MGA
Each Corporate Members will receive their own locker.
We offer an annual range plan for $160 per person or $200 for family.
You may purchase items in the Pro shop and either bill them to your house account (Golf Pro
bills separately for pro shop merchandise) or pay with cash or credit cards.
Guest fees are $50 per person and include carts.
Guests are always welcome and cost $50 per person including carts.
Tipping is allowed in the dining areas but NOT required. Tipping of the cart barn staff is appropriate.
You will receive two separate bills each month from Conestoga C.C. The first will be from
Conestoga and will include a summary of all your house and Food & Beverage charges.
That bill is due in 30 days. The second will come from Robert Leeman and that will be for
any Pro Shop merchandise that you might have purchased.
If you have any questions please contact Robert Leeman at 394-8411 or Susan Mills at 3940664 and we will be happy to assist you.
There are different groups to play with on the weekends of your choice. Contact the Pro
Shop for the contact information of the person in charge of that group.
We are pleased to introduce Tomlinson Bomberger , our newest
CCC Corporate Member
We are happy to welcome you into the Conestoga family and look forward to serving you. If there is
anything that we can offer or do to make your time at Conestoga more enjoyable, please do hesitate
to ask any staff member.
Robert J. Leeman, General Manager & Golf [email protected]
Susan Mills, Membership & [email protected]
Todd Smith, Executive [email protected]
Jared Riehl, Food & Beverage Service [email protected]
Matt Turner, Superintendent--------------------------matthew.turner.mst@gmail.com
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Happy New Year! As we close the 2014 season, we want to share with you the latest projects that
are happening on the golf course. These projects are: the building of a pond next to the driveway,
constructing a retention pond left of #4 near the property line, moving the sewer line (LASA) away
from the creek behind #10 Green, and rebuilding the tee on #6.
The first project for 2014 was the pond project. That pond is now completed but it wasn’t easy. We
had a very wet spring thus making it very difficult to construct a pond. Also, it didn’t help with the
ground water table being high during that timeframe because the underground water was seeping
into the pond during the construction. The company had to pump water out quite often, and they
also had to wait many days for the soil to dry out enough so they could excavate it. This project
took long enough; that’s what happens when we cannot control Mother Nature. The pond holds
roughly 675,000 gallons of water which is superb! Our target was 400,000 to 500,000 gallons.
The second project was to build a retention pond on the left of #4. This pond was constructed in
November and will not be completed until about May/June 2015. The purpose of this pond is to redirect storm water that comes from the housing development on the left of #3 and #4. The water is
supposed to collect into that basin and then redirect water towards #3 green in that open land area
rather than across #4 fairway. This open land is supposed to help infiltrate water into the soil. The
entire area from #3 green towards the pines on the left of #4 is going to be a meadow/wildflower
area. This wildflower area will not be mowed, it will be similar to the left of 12th hole. This meadow
area will help slow down the water and allow the ground and vegetative absorb the water before
crossing the 4th hole during a typical thunderstorm, not a deluge event.
In December, Flyway Excavating started another project on the golf course behind 10th green.
There is a sewer line that runs from the development left of #11 to the main line which runs parallel
along with Little Conestoga Creek. In the spring, LASA was completing sewer line inspections and
discovered the sewer pipe was exposed from creek bank erosions. There’s probably about 6 feet of
earth carved out by raging water on a sharp bend. It was just a matter of time before the pipe was
exposed. LASA awarded Flyway Excavating (they did the creek restoration project back in 2011) to
move the sewer line away from the creek into the golf course. This project does not alter the golf
course at all. LASA is also having Flyway “restore” or stabilize the creek bank that was severely
eroded to help us and to protect their lines from getting exposed again.
Lastly, we are in the process of shifting #6 tee towards the fairway, instead of the trees. We pretty
much got the rough grade for now. We wanted the rough shape done before the ground freezes so
that way we can let the ground settle all winter long. As of right now, we have the area roped off
due to muddy conditions. Coming from #5 green, you can either drive down #1 fairway over to #6 or
go around #10 tee, around #18 green and then cross #18 fairway over to #6 temporary tee area.
Finally, we had to spray our greens for snow mold protection early due to a couple of snow events in
November. We couldn’t delay spraying the greens for this mold because we didn’t know what the
weather would be like in December. If we had significant amounts of snow in Dec. and had not
spray the greens, we would be up the creek and that’s the risk we couldn’t take. Since we sprayed,
we have not been able to mow the greens because it will remove the mold protection off the grass.
If we mow the greens, we would have to spray 5the greens again and this chemical is not cheap.
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Matthew Turner, Course Superintendent
Member and Guest Safety
AED update
The old AEDs had become obsolete and the battery packs were no longer available
so new AEDs were acquired. One is located in the lobby by the Pro Shop golf computer. The plan for a second unit is to locate it near the maintenance building and, during pool season, it will be located at the pool office. The traveling unit is stored in a red
pelican case to protect the unit. We are looking into training during the winter months
for staff and interested members.
Employee Dedication
We are pleased to have several employees that have many years of service with our
Conestoga family. The following are those who have been with us for more than fifteen years. Be sure to congratulate them for this accomplishment!
• Junior Kellenberger 61 years
• Judy Smith
36 years
• Lenny Brown
27 years
• Susan Mills
26 years
• Rick Baker
26 years
• Ozzy LeFever
21 years
• Todd Smith
19 years
• Robert Leeman
16 years
Thank you for your dedication!
Board of Governors
Officers
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Bob Devenney
Matt Carlson
Jim Adams
Paul Gimeson
Committee Chairs
Membership
Greens
Important Phone Numbers
Club Office: 394-0664
Pro Shop: 394-8411
Online: www.conestogacc.com
Food & Beverage
Technology
Financial Secretary
Special Projects
Golf
Marketing
Communications
Property
Pool
Insurance
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John Weber
Dennis Steinmetz
Jim Adams
John Weber
Matt Carlson
Matt Carlson
Kent Gardner
Denny Gingrich
John Weber
Vickie Hainbach
Val Korman
Bill Lane
Joe Savoca