The Topeka Country Club

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1 TO P E K A C.C. The Topeka Country Club January 2014 Clubhouse Dates Wednesday, January 8 Partner s Bridge Wednesday, January 22 TCC Cooking Class Thursday, January 23 Annual Stockholder s Meeting Friday, January 24 Kid s Night Out Upcoming Events Saturday, February 1 Notte Italiana Italian Night Dinner Show Wednesday, February 12 Ladies Night Out Partner s Bridge Friday, February 14 Valentine s Day Specials in the Grille with Live Jazz Wednesday, February 19 TCC Cooking Class Friday, February 21 Kid s Night Out Happy New Year! Meet Cory Proehl Your New PGA Head Golf Professional Please join us in welcoming Cory Proehl, PGA, to the position of Head Golf Professional at Topeka Country Club. Cory was most recently the Head Golf Professional at Kissing Camels Club and Garden of the Gods Club. Cory has several years of experience in providing the highest service levels at a wide range of golf operations. Originally from Illinois, he has worked at Clubs in Phoenix and Iowa in addition to Kissing Camels. He possess extensive knowledge in customer service, teaching, management and motivational skills as well as knowledge in merchandising management, inventory control, tournament operations and communication skills. Cory s true passion is teaching, where he takes pride in giving quality instruction to adults and junior golfer of all abilities. Cory s most important goal is to empower the student with knowledge regarding the golf swing, rules of golf, etiquette and equipment. Cory and his wife, Melissa are enjoying their transition to Topeka. Cory s first day at TCC was December 20. Please feel free to stop by the Golf Shop and get acquainted with Cory. He looks forward to meeting all of our great membership! Let s give him a big TCC welcome!

2 Message from the President By Clay Meininger, TCC President & COO It s hard to believe that a year has passed already; and what a year it has been for The Topeka Country Club! I am coming up on my second year here at TCC, I want to thank all of our members and team for making my time here so enjoyable and fun! This past year, 55 new members joined our Club- an awesome recruiting achievement! And we have you, our members, to thank for introducing your family, colleagues and friends for your help in furthering our membership developments. Our team here at the Club works hard to provide the highest quality of service and amenities to our membership. TCC took pride in rolling out its new website this past year. It has added another dimension to recruiting and has made new tools available for our K members, such as an online membership directory, billing features and clubwide events calendar. Adding items such as the Outdoor Terrace with Fire Pits, ACH Withdrawal, Purchases to be made by Credit Card and Zumba Classes were just a few of the amenities we began offering to our membership in the past year. For 2014, we have planned some new and exciting events we hope will generate excitement for all of you! We are very excited about the New Year and the possibilities 2014 brings for continued growth of your Club. As you gather with your families this holiday season, I extend to you our wishes for a safe, happy and joyous celebration. Please know that on behalf of myself and the Executive team, we appreciate each and every one of you and everything you contribute to making TCC the amazing Club it is. Happy New Year! Message from the Chef By Marc Wilson, Executive Chef New Members We would like to welcome the following new members to the Club! Avery Munns Junior Tennis Welcome to the New Year from your culinary team!! We are really excited about 2014 for your team will be offering many fun and exciting changes over the coming year. Please look for more health conscious items featuring carrots, squash and figs. We are really looking to source local produce as well as meats from Kansas; to keep with the sustainability of Kansas. Also we are intently looking at recipe development to reduce the saturated fats and sodium amounts on the menu. This will afford all of us to be health conscious without sacrificing flavor. Also we ll be offering small plates to aid in portion control. Come visit us in the Grille Room and try out our new winter selections Your 2014 Culinary Team menu, beginning on Tuesday, January 7. Some of the new menu items include, Pan-seared Duck Breast, T-Bone Steak service for two, Spinach Spanakopita and much more! We enjoy offering new items and hearing your feedback, so please let us know your comments! The management team will be looking for many avenues to promoting the restaurant so all suggestions are welcomed. Please let us know what you would like to see in the restaurant or what you would like to see on the upcoming monthly features. This year we are striving for quality products prepared with balance of diet and flavor. Please join me on Wednesday, January 22 for a Cooking Class on Low Fat Cooking. I look forward each month to introducing our members to tips, recipes and more in our Cooking Classes! If you haven t attended a cooking class, please make it a goal of yours to attend this year- we would love for you to come! Did you know Kansas City, Missouri was named the 2nd Tastiest Tailgate City according to McCormick Grillmates as among the 32 cities with NFL teams! TO P E A C.C.

3 Golf News By Cory Proehl, Head Golf Professional I would like to start our first newsletter together by expressing how excited and humbled I am to serve as Topeka Country Club s newest golf professional. My name is Cory Proehl and as of December 20, 2013, I am your PGA Head Golf Professional. Please allow me to welcome you to Topeka Country Club s 2014 golf season. I look forward to having the opportunity and privilege to meet and get to know each and every one of you on a personal level. Our golf team s goal for the year is optimize your experiences and make Topeka Country Club a truly special place to be a member, and to entertain your guests at the highest service levels possible. Wishing you a Happy New Year! New Arrivals in the Golf Shop We have new items arriving often. Come visit us in the Golf Shop and check out some of our items featuring vintage labels! (shown at upper right) Zero Restriction Outerwear Dunning Golf Sweaters and Polos Fairway & Greene Polos Cutter & Buck Polos and Pullovers Ahead Hats and Stocking Caps Ahead Outerwear Greg Norman Wind Sweaters and Polos Ball above the feet -Ball will go left -Chunk Ball below the feet -Ball will go right -Top or blade the shot Winter Golf Tips Here are some great winter time tips on how to play from uneven lies. The underlined column on the left describes the position of the ball and the column on the right gives you the solution on how to solve it. Aim right or open club face. Shorten grip, make practice swing, weight on balls of the feet Aim left, or close club face. Sit deeper weight on the heels, make practice swing and stay down Uphill -Shot travel high and short -Shot pulls left and hit behind Downhill -Push shot or right -Hit behind or skull Aim right, take straighter faced club. Lean into hill, take practice swings, follow terrain. Aim left, or close the face position ball back, sit more in knees and follow slope. Women s Golf Association By Cindy Cooper, TCCWGA Chairperson Many thanks to Cathy McCoy for organizing our Annual Holiday Luncheon. What a great way to get the season started. Sally Zellers, Director for NET Reach, was the guest speaker. Her program was about the poverty and poor living conditions in the HiCrest Neighborhood and how NET Reach plans to offer the families help and hope. Her presentation was quite an eye opener. Our Golf Calendar is set for 2014 with many fun events and tournament starting April 1. We welcome any lady golfers to join us on Tuesday mornings for 18 holes and lunch. Or, if you are only wanting to play 9 and have lunch with the group we can work that out too. The Nine and Dine group plays on Tuesday evenings with dinner following play. Ann O Bryan and Julie Hejtmanek are in charge of Tuesday evening events. Have a Happy New Year! Cathy McCoy, Jan Wilson, and Pam Ferrell enjoying the Holiday Luncheon

4 2014 January Club Events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Dec New Year s Eve Specials in the Grille Room Closes at 3:00 p.m. New Year s Day CLUB CLOSED Winter Menu now being served! Stir-Fry Night Zumba 9:00 a.m. Spaghetti Night Partner s Bridge Stir-Fry Night Zumba 9:00 a.m. Spaghetti Night Stir-Fry Night Zumba 9:00 a.m. Cooking Class 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Spaghetti Night Annual Stockholder s Meeting 5:30 p.m Feb. 1 Stir-Fry Night Zumba 9:00 a.m. Spaghetti Night Notte Italiana Italian Night Dinner Show 6:30 p.m. Cocktails 7:30 p.m. Dinner Show Heritage & Terrace Room Grille Room Tuesday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Saturday- Sunday 11:30 a.m.-2:30p.m. Cocktail Lounge Tuesday-Thursday 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. Men s Grill Tuesday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Wednesday 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 a.m. Saturday & Sunday 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Tennis Center Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Maintenance & Pro Shop Monday after 12:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-dark Saturday-Sunday 9:00 a.m.-dark Main Office Monday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Accounting (Monday-Friday) 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

5 Tennis News By Junior Brown, Director of Tennis Well, here we go. I am closing in on finishing up my 1st year at Topeka Country Club as your Director of Tennis and I just want to give a very big Thank You to not only the members but also the staff here at TCC. You could not have made this transition any easier than it has been. I am looking forward to many more years as your Director of Tennis and more importantly a part of the Topeka Country Club family. Another year has past us by but we look to the future with much excitement and anticipation. Our motto is Fun, Fitness and Knowledge and with every lesson and event that takes place we are dedicated to making sure that is exactly what you take with you as well as lasting memories. January is also historically a time to set your New Year s resolutions so because of that I have come up with a challenge for our tennis players of all levels which I hope will help both your Mental and Physical games. It s Time to learn a new Trick! I know what you re saying; I can hear it now I can do it all! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just humor me and suppose for a moment if you will that there actually is something that you may be able to do just a wee bit better. Choose something and commit to mastering it over the next several months. Think of the 5 Dimensions Height, Direction, Depth, Spin and Speed. If you were to add any of these to any one shot in your game, how much better would you be? Learning a new shot or technique will not only make you a better player but it will also inject some excitement into your tennis. It s a great feeling to work hard on a new technique and then use it to win a match. Ultimately it is what makes the game more fun. Don t worry so much in what the scoreboard says. Enjoy the process. Enjoy the exercise, the fun and the knowledge you are learning to become a better player. Have a great year, play lots of tennis and I will see you on the courts! FREE FOR ALL Join us Saturday, January 11th for the FREE FOR ALL. This event is open to all members and is FREE. We will be doing clinics for Adults and Kids of all ages and abilities. Check in is at 1pm with event ending at 2.00pm. You can also try out some new racquets. Bring a friend. Sign up now!! AUSSIE OPEN DOUBLES TENNIS MIXER January 17th is your chance to pair up & play some mixed doubles with or without your spouse. Following play we will watch some Aussie Open action on the Big Screen in the Centre Court Lounge and enjoy great food, friends and drinks. Check in & warm up at 6pm. Play begins at 6:30p.m. & concludes at 9p.m. Cost is $24.95 per player. All court time and balls included. Sign up now as space is limited. KIDS NIGHT OUT Hey kids, join us January 24th for games, activities, tons of FUN & food. Check in is at 6:30pm, pick up at 10pm. $25 per child. Children must be 5 years or older. Bring a friend. Sign up now! News By Leo Pellant, Greens Superintendent With a new year upon us, the golf course staff will start preparing the golf course for the upcoming golf season. Some of the projects this winter include: Roundup application to all warm season turf: This application is made to all tees and fairways and some bunker edges and is needed to control cool season weeds such as annual bluegrass that germinates and starts to grow in the zoysia during the cool fall and winter months. This application is made while the zoysia turf is completely dormant and unaffected by the herbicide. Trimming trees: Low hanging limbs are being removed from trees resulting in several benefits such as increased turfgrass vigor under the tree canopy as well as increased irrigation efficiency. Removal of these low limbs also provide a safer environment for the golfer as well as the maintenance staff. Diseased and broken limbs are also removed from the trees during the trimming process resulting in an improved appearance for the tree as well as better health for the tree. Equipment maintenance: The maintenance staff inspects all mowing equipment and makes the necessary repairs required. After inspection all units are sharpened for the upcoming mowing season. Shop work: Each winter all benches, ball washers, trash cans and tee blocks are refinished. Traffic posts are also refinished and ropes replaced where needed. Greenhouse: Bedding plants are seeded and transplanted to provide fresh plant material needed for the spring planting season. Amaryllis bulbs are forced into bloom for display in the clubhouse during the winter months. Drainage: Drain lines emerging from the practice bunkers at the driving range will be connected to an existing drain line running along #3 fairway which should help eliminate water from these bunkers standing on the soil surface. Railroad Ties: In the past railroad ties were used for steps and retaining walls on some of our tees. These steps and retaining walls are now in a state of disrepair after being in place for several years. These ties will be removed and the areas returned to a more natural look with the slopes re-graded and replaced with sod. The golf course staff looks forward to seeing you on the golf course this spring. You are welcome to stop by the shop any time you have a question or concern about your golf course or if you just want to stop in and look around the shop or greenhouse.

6 Upcoming EventsInformation RSVP to any of the following events by calling the Clubhouse at TCC Cooking Class Wednesday, January 22 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Join us for a cooking class on Low Fat Cooking. Chef Marc will show the class how to start the new year off with instruction on healthy, low fat cooking! A great way to trim up after the holiday season! Don t forget to invite a friend! Lunch and wine provided. $18++ Join us for an Italian Night Dinner Show Notte Italiana Dinner Show Saturday, February 1 6:30 p.m. Cocktails ~ 7:30 p.m. Dinner Show Featuring music from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong and many more by performer Rudy C. Amato, this night will be one to remember! Come enjoy the ambiance of a candlelit dinner show at your Club. We can accommodate small intimate tables to large group seating. Reserve your spot today! The dinner will consist of an Italian Salad, Choice of Entrée and Dessert. Entrée Choices Include: Pork Osso Buco or Salmon topped Seafood Ravioli Only $35++ per person Clubhouse News Friday Appetizers Appetizers are complimentary every Friday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the Lounge. Zumba at 9:00 a.m. Every Wednesday, Zumba will resume the 9:00 a.m. time slot for class. Free to all members! Come join us! Kids Eat Free Wednesdays Children ages 12 and under eat free on Wednesday evenings in the Grille Room! Bridge Hosts Partner s Bridge Rudy & Catherine Wrenick Chuck Bunten Be on the Lookout for updates on our new 2014 membership initiative Coming Soon! December Employee of the Month Join us in congratulating Harley Cooke as TCC s Employee of the Month! Harley has worked at TCC for almost 11 years. He was born and raised here in Topeka. Harley enjoys target shooting and spending time with his family, especially his nephews. Thank you for your hard work at TCC!

7 ClubHappenings Breakfast with Santa Low-Fat Oatmeal Muffins By Becky Saysoff, Pastry Chef Ingredients Ladies Night Out 1 cup rolled oats (old fashioned oatmeal) 1 cup skim milk 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions 1. Soak oats in milk for 1 hour. 2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Ladies! Mark Your Calendars! Wednesday, February 12, 2014, for a light and fit Zumba-licious evening promoting heart health and cardio fitness at TCC. For those of you who love to dance, dance, dance, or want to learn about the fun of Zumba, TCC s Zumba instructor, Tamara McGinnis, will guide us through the how-to! Enjoy a CASUAL night, a healthy meal, and learn how to get and stay fit! Be watching your s in January for more detail. 3. Spoon into a muffin pan that has been lightly greased or sprayed with nonstick spray. 4. Bake at 400 F for minutes. 5. Variations: To make Oatmeal Raisin Muffins, Oatmeal Apple Muffins, or Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins, add raisins/chopped apples/chocolate chips to the batter.

8 TO P E K A C.C. The Topeka Country Club 2700 SW Buchanan Topeka, Kansas (785) PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID TOPEKA KS PERMIT NO. 011 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED January Features Thursday Night Family-style Fried Chicken Night Accompanying Items January 2: Barbecue Beef Brisket January 9: Chicken Fried Steak January 16: Cornmeal Dusted Catfish January 23: Roasted Pork Loin with Sun-dried Cherry Jus January 30: Barbecue Beef Brisket Wine & Cocktails Jayhawker Double Cocktail Decker Red $8 Blend Vodka, $28/Bottle Blue Curacao, $7/Glass Grenadine, Sour Mix Cortenova Pinot Grigio $28/Bottle $7/Glass Lunch Chicken Mignon with Smoked Gouda Melt and Tomato Relish $10 Baby Iceberg Salad with Diced Turkey, Dried Figs, Pecans and finished with Oil and Vinegar $11 Grilled Teres Major Beef with Mushroom Demi and Stacked Potatoes $20 Dinner Baby Iceberg Salad with Diced Turkey, Dried Figs, Pecans and finished with Oil and Vinegar $11 Grilled Teres Major Beef with Mushroom Demi and Stacked Potatoes $20 Broiled Tilapia with Herb Butter $16 Topeka Country Club is on Facebook! Visit our page and hit Like to receive updates!