News from THE TURTLE POINT YACHT COUNTRY OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2013 MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT Charles Crow Club President Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Menu PEEL AND EAT SHRIMP IMPORTED DOMESTIC CHEESE, WAFERS PETITE PASTA RICE WITH MARINATED ARTICHOKES TRUFFLED DEVILED EGGS FRUIT COMPOTE CRANBERRY ORANGE JELLO SALAD WALDORF SALAD MARINATED VEGETABLE SALAD CRISP LETTUCE, ASSORTED TOPPINGS, DRESSINGS ROASTED TOM TURKEY WITH CRANBERRY DRESSING AND GIBLET GRAVY OVEN ROASTED NEW YORK STRIP, SHALLOT MUSHROOM SAUCE SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN FRESH BAKED SALMON FILET, TOMATO CRÈME MASHED POTATOES SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE CORN PUDDING FRENCH BEANS CAULIFLOWER FLORETS, CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE Thursday, vember 28nd 10:30 am - 2:00 pm RESERVATIONS BEING ACCEPTED AT 50 GUESTS PER HALF HOUR $26 ADULTS $11 CHILDREN (5 AND UNDER COMPLIMENTARY) Baked Goods and Desserts HOMEMADE ROLLS PUMPKIN BREAD GRAND ASSORTMENT OF HOMEMADE PASTRIES Join us to celebrate OcktoBEERFest Art Wine Weekend (Details Inside) It is indeed hard to realize that this will be my last letter to the membership as President of the Board of Governors! I certainly appreciate the opportunity to serve the members of our Club in this capacity for the past two years. I have had an outstanding Board of Governors to work with during my tenure. Our Board and management have worked hard over the past couple of years to improve all facets of the Club s operations, all the while maintaining and hopefully improving the Club services for you as a member. We have been able to make some improvements in the financial operation of the Club during that period and, hopefully, you have seen member services improve as well. Bill Howard will be succeeding me in vember as President of the Board of Governors and will do an outstanding job in that capacity. Bill has served as a Board member, member of the Executive Committee, Vice-President of Finance and Executive Vice President of the Board over the past several years so he is very well experienced in the operation of the Club. I also believe that we have an outstanding management staff in place for Bill and the Board to continue to work with to make our Club a better and even more enjoyable experience for our membership. Bill will have four new Board members to be elected formally at our official meeting in vember. Those nominated to serve are Gary Hill, Bob Cox, James E. Mallette III and Lee Nichols. Stan Tomblin, Kenny Swindle, Mike Johnson, Marty Barnes and Jimmy Hughston will rotate off the Board in October. We all appreciate their willingness to serve the Club and their contributions to the governance of the Club during their tenure. Please express your thanks to them when you next see them. In closing I would like to encourage each of you to attend our annual membership meeting scheduled for Thursday night, vember 14, 2013 at 7:30 pm. This is an important meeting in that all committees give their annual reports and we review the Club s financials for the membership. I hope that you will take the time to attend this meeting. Again, it has been a pleasure and a great experience serving as your Club s President, and I look forward to enjoying our fine Club along with you for many years to come. See you at the Club!
TENNIS NEWS Mike Claiborne USPTA Tennis Professional MEN S LEAGUE IMPROVED The program I am most excited about is our Men s League-Thursday evenings. We have really worked hard to try and increase member participation and have succeeded. Mark and I are playing in each week, and we will have an overall men s league champion for the first time. We have a league scoreboard on hand and all games are recorded weekly. Additionally, three show points are awarded just for being there. The overall champion will be announced in early vember. MARK JOHNSON Mark has been our Assistant Professional for a little over six months. We appreciate all he has brought to the club during that time. He is already greatly valued here at Turtle Point and has attracted a strong lesson clientele. Originally from Plymouth, England, he became an official resident of Killen after he built his home nearby. Mark works on weekends and welcomes any calls. LADIES LEAGUE Thursday mornings look pretty good with a total of 26 ladies committed. For the first time, all ability levels are on the same morning. Additionally, the 2.5 group has finally developed enough that we have a group of 10 with a few rotating out on byes. Many are going down to lunch after play. Thursday mornings is a fun day of tennis. CARDIO TENNIS Our most consistent program over the past six months or so is Cardio Tennis. We offer this fast paced exercise class to music every Tuesday and Friday morning at nine o clock. We must be doing something right! Ladies who wear their cardio watch are burning around 600 calories in one hour. Awesome! Best of all, the games and drills are fun. Come join the action. LABOR DAY WINNERS TIPS ON TENNIS I think we have a terrific junior program with many up and coming juniors active in the sport. Many are playing tournaments on their own and have achieved a state ranking. Our number one goal as a team right now is to get our kids to come out on their own and simply spin the racquet and play a competitive match. Almost every junior I know only plays a match at a tournament. What about practice matches at home, on their own, between tournaments. 1ST PORTER MITCHELL, SUZANNA WYLIE AND MOLLY KALLIATH. 2ND KENDA RUSEVELYAN, SANDY RUDD, AND TONY KALLIATH. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED. WE HAD A FULL HOUSE. Mark s Tip of the Month: Since I have started working here, I have noticed a trend. Lots of the kids come out for lessons and groups, which is great and is making us have a great junior program, however, the kids do not come out and play matches among themselves. Everyone plays matches in USTA, Shoals Junior Circuit or school so in order to take your game to the next level, it s our goal as a team here at Turtle Point to play more matches. Take what you learn in a lesson or group and apply it in a practice match. 10 ADVANTAGES OF MATCH PLAY 1. Learn to assess your opponent s strengths and weaknesses.. 2. Be conscious of swings and changes in momentum during the match and change your game if necessary. 3. Determine what a big point is and how to play big on these points. 4. Play someone you consider weaker than yourself and take all that pressure and still win. 5. Learn from your losses. 6. Play more matches and be in tight situations. 7. Playing a lot of practice matches will help you identify what type of player you need to be in order to be successful (grinder, attacker, net rusher, etc). 8. Competitors like to compete. 9. Many players become overly nervous during tournaments. Practice matches will help you develop confidence. 10. You learn from experience, but you only get experience from playing and putting yourself in these match situations where you could feel the pressure; get nervous; and be more comfortable with it so you don t choke. TPYCC TENNIS (256) 757-0205 e: turtlepointtennis@yahoo.com w: turtlepointtennis.usptapro.com
GOLF NEWS Les Holcombe PGA Master Professional LADIES EVENTS Ladies Day Winners! July 16 July 23 July 30 August 6 August 13 August 20 August 27 Mary Jane Creel Mary Jane Creel Joanne Powell Marg Webb, Kelly Morton, Judy Moore, Mary Blue Beth McKinney, Kay Mitchell Martha Cook, Judy Moore, Kay Mitchell, Beth McKinney Judy Moore, Kay Mithcell, Beth McKinney BEAT THE PROS!!! Hard Course-Easy Course Days On Saturday and, vember 2-3, you may wager to beat the professional score. Saturday will be difficult hole locations and Blue Tees and will be easy hole locations and Red Tees. You can bet from $10 to $75 each day. Paul will play one day and Les the other. If The Pro beats you you get your wager in Golf Shop credit! If you beat The Pro, you get double your wager in Golf Shop credit. You cannot lose!! Also, your score is handicapped! Sign up that morning at the Golf Shop. FINAL LADIES LUNCHEON The Final Ladies Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, October 24. A special golf event will be held at 9:30 with the lunch following at noon. Please sign up in the locker-room or call the Golf Shop. Hope to see everyone there! 2013 CELEBRATE TURTLE POINT SHAMBLE RESULTS August 10, 2013 First Flight 1st - Don Lambert / Chris Lambert 2nd - Al Ford / Whitney Ford 3rd - Jimmy Corder / Bill Jeffery Second Flight 1st - David Whitten / Steve Bevis 2nd - Sue Raines / Bill Raines 3rd - Tommy Ward / Dennis Winters Third Flight 1st - John Thomas / Mac Fraser 2nd - Gary Hill / Carl Bailey 3rd - Tommy Glasgow / Dennis Morgan Fourth Flight 1st Eugene Sak / David Shipper 2nd - Larry Osborne / Dick Blue 3rd - John Rusevlyan / Greg Watson CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 1st - Andrew Rasch / Woodard Watkins 2nd - Steve Lee / Bo Haddock 3rd - Brian Lambert / Rhett Lambert CONTESTS #2 - Cal Stanford #3 - Cal Stanford #4 - Steve Bevis #8 - Carl Bailey #10 - Brian Lambert #12 - Don Lambert #13 - Bo Haddock #14 - Fred Marmann FALL MEMBER-MEMBER RESULTS September 15, 2013 LOW GROSS 1st - Bo Haddock Steve Lee 2nd - Jim McClary Bill Jeffery 3rd - Ronnie Campbell Dustin Wright 4th - Tom Ross Dennis Winters 5th - Jack Saunders Delbert Brown PATRIOT DAY 2013 RESULTS LOW GROSS 1st - Delbert Brown 70 2nd - Tom Ross 71 3rd - Ray Rikard 72 LOW NET 1st - Eugene Sak 67 2nd Tie - Mike Webb 69 2nd Tie - Carl Bailey 69 Due to inclement weather, we did a blind draw for the final 4 payouts and the results were as follows: Each blind draw winner will receive $15 in Shop Credit!!! Dick Blue Steve Bevis Jim Belew Bo Haddock Thank you to all who participated in Patriot Day this year. All together, Turtle Point has made a donation of: $650 LOW NET 1st - David Whitten Steve Bevis 2nd - Ken Edmundson Brian Lambert 3rd - James Belew Rick Wardlaw 4th - Jim Wesson Rusty Trapp 5th - Gary Smith Jeff Quillen Closest to Pin #8 - David Whitten Closest to Pin #10 - Steve Lee Longest Putt #3 - Tom Ross Longest Putt #12 - Jim McClary CONGRATULATIONS! DR. MEEKS SHOT 2 UNDER HIS AGE! (HE SHOT 81!!) CHARLES CLARK SHOT 2 UNDER HIS AGE! (HE SHOT A 70!!) BOB LARSON SHOT 5 UNDER HIS AGE! (HE SHOT 82!!) GOLF SCHEDULE OF EVENTS October 11-13 FRIDAY-SUNDAY ALABAMA SENIOR FOURBALL Course Closed on Friday Saturday until about 2 PM. Course Closed on until about 1 PM. Thursday is practice round day. Course is open but will be very busy. October 17 THURSDAY FOOT-JOY SALES REPRESENTATIVE 4-7 PM JOIN THE FUN! Join the fun and see the exciting new shoes and apparel Foot-Joy is offering. He will have all the samples for men s and ladies shoes and apparel. Beer tasting event is also being held with appetizers! Special discounts offered with orders placed during event! October 21-22 MONDAY-TUESDAY TVA-UNA COLLEGIATE CLASSIC Course opens Tuesday around 1:30 PM. Time could change depending on weather conditions., October 20 is practice round day. The course is open but will be very busy! vember 2-3 SATURDAY-SUNDAY HARD DAY EASY DAY December 6 FRIDAY GOLF SHOP HOLIDAY HOUSE TPYCC GOLF (256) 757-2155 e: lesholcombe.tpycc@hotmail.com
FOOD BEVERAGE James Crocitto Director of Food Beverage What a grand time everyone had at the Labor Day celebration. The band Rebel Yell was very well received, and we hope to have them back in the near future. Over 15 juniors participated in the Fishing Tournament with 3 lucky winners coveting the prized Nerf Blasters. The Biggest Fish, at 13.5 inches, went to Gavin King; the Smallest Fish at 4.25 inches went to Lauren Hamner, and the Ugliest Fish (with just one eye) went to Carolyn Johnson. Congratulations to all the winners and of course all the participants. I would also like to send out a special thanks to our staff member Clark Burns who made the fishing tournament a huge success. His kindness, patience and sense of humor made this event memorable. Thanks for your help Clark, and our prayers are with you. Looking forward, the Club will be celebrating OktoBEERfest throughout the month of October with imported beers at just $3.00+ all month long. We have brought in numerous specialty beers from around the world for your discerning palates to enjoy. We have also added beer tasting to the Meet the Artist Wine Taste event on Thursday, October 17th. While we are on a roll (wait for it) how about $2+ beers during the Speed Limit on October 24th as well. That brings us to vember and on Friday vember 8th Cajun Night is back. This popular event will feature all of your favorites from the Big Easy. And, of course what would vember be without the Thanksgiving on Thursday vember 28th. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Many years back my mother was in the middle of some pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving afternoon when she was rushed to the hospital to welcome a bouncing baby boy to the family (me), so every 7 years my birthday falls on Thanksgiving Day. Can you guess how old I will be? Once again, we will be accepting reservations for Thanksgiving Day on the half hour from 10:30AM until 2:00PM. Reservations are limited to 50 guests per half hour, so call early for your preferred time. Best Regards, James Crocitto CCM CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARTY BRIDGE WINNERS THIS MONTH 9/12/13! BO OSBORN AND SHIRLEY SELF PARTY BRIDGE CATERING CORNER Party Bridge will continue to be on the second Thursday night of the month, starting at 6:00 PM. New Players Welcome! Call 256-757-2153 and we will add you to our Bridge Players List! Join us for Party Bridge August 8th and September 12th! Althea Caperton Catering Special Event Coordinator althac@tpycc.org Fall is in the air, and Football season is in full swing. Don t want to cook for that Saturday get together with friends and family? Give me a call and allow me to customize a Tailgate menu everyone will appreciate. Our December calendar is rapidly filling up with Christmas Parties and Holiday Events. We still have a few Private Banquet Rooms available and ready for booking. I look forward to working with you! HOUSE HOURS *All orders must be in at least 1/2 hour before closing. TUESDAY 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. ( Lunch or Dinner Service) WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. FRIDAY/SATURDAY 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. SUNDAY 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. ( Dinner Service)
TURTLE POINT S NEWS FEATURED EVENTS TURTLE POINT Welcomes NEW MEMBERS n-resident: Lee and Judy Piovarcy: Member Sponsor: Ben and Shelly Boston Associate: Randal and Jessica Fuller: Member Sponsor: Randy and Lynn Coleman n-resident: Scott and Margaret Turner: Member Sponsor: Rob and Caroline McNeilly Art Wine Weekend O C T O B E R 2 0 1 3 Join us for these fun events! A portion of art sales will benefit local charities. Thursday, October 17 Meet the Artists Wine Beer Tasting 6 pm - 8 pm $15+ Come meet the artists. Hors d oeuvres, Beer, and Wine! Friday, October 18 Sip n Paint 4 pm - 6 pm Limited to 12! Includes: Dinner, Wine Supplies Members $30+ n-members $40+ Saturday, October 19 Share the Vine 4 pm - 6 pm Limited to 12! Includes: Dinner, Wine Supplies Members $30+ n-members $40+, October 20 Artist 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Adults $19.95+ Juniors $8.95+ 5 and under complimentary Featuring: The Shoals Strings Classical Female String Trio
HOUSE NEWS EVENTS FROM THE MANAGER Bill Colloredo General Manager Fall is a great time for golf, and I warmly welcome this cooler season. I have enjoyed seeing all of the activity around the club this summer! We have had successful golf tournaments, beautiful weddings, and fun family nights. The fun isn t ending though! We have many events already planned for this fall season. For the entire month of October, we will be celebrating OktoBEERfest with $3.00 Import Beer! Our Oktoberfest will be on October 11th. Also, October 17th October 20th we will be having some fantastic events: Art and Wine Weekend, Beer and Wine Taste, and Trunk Show. We are lucky to have such talented artists here in the Shoals! October 24th will be our monthly Speed Limit. You don t want to miss any of these amazing events that we have planned! When it comes to your social events, remember your club. We can take your stress away with planning the event and providing excellent service to you and your guests. We will also be having the Annual Membership meeting on Thursday, vember 14th at 7:30pm in the Room. Be sure to make your reservations now to join us for our traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner. I would like to extend a special thank you to our outgoing Board Members: Mike Johnson, Dr. Marty Barnes, Stan Tomblin, Dr. Kenny Swindle, and Jimmy Hughston. Also, a special thank you needs to go to Charles Crow for his term as President. We appreciate your years of service and dedication to TPYCC. Hope to see you at your club soon and often. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Fall is finally here and the weather has been really nice so far. The turfgrass growth has finally slowed down, and the tree leaves have started to fall. The grounds staff moves from mowers to blowers in their efforts to keep the course looking as nice as possible. Over the last month, we have overseeded all of the fescue areas on the golf course. We do this every year to improve our existing stand of turf. The practice tee has been overseeded with ryegrass, by doing this we should have nice green grass to hit off of all season long. Overall it s a great time to be on the golf course and when the leaves start to change colors, I expect the views to be spectacular. Glen Junkin, GCS Golf Course Superintendent The Green Committee requested that I talk about course set-up in the Voice this month. The hole locations are changed and tees are moved on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and s unless a storm or something has occurred that doesn t allow the crew to maintain their normal schedule. On the days that the hole locations are changed, we rotate between the 1, 2,and 3 pin positions. The hole locations will be in those positions on each green unless there is problem on a green that is preventing the pin to be in that location. If there is a problem with a certain area of a green, we will adjust the pin locations accordingly to protect the green. If you ever have any questions about course set up, please feel free to contact me at the club or by email at glenj@tpycc.org. AS ALWAYS WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING GOLF AT THE I NEED YOUR HELP TO: 1. Fix your ball mark and one other. 2. Use the 90 degree rule and obey the cart signs 3. Fill your divots with the sand provided.
FROM THE BRIDGE Allan Neill Commodore Things were really busy in the month of August with the Turtle Point Boaters! We had three members make their way to Key West, FL with their boats in August. It is a fabulous trip. You can leave Turtle Point Marina and make your way to Key West and many other destinations. Key West has lots of history being the largest city in Florida in the late 1800's. Being a large port city at the time and one of multiple homes of Ernest Hemingway makes Key West a great stop. Knoxville for a UT ball game, Nashville for a Titans game or Tuscaloosa for a Bama game can all be destinations by water. Just take the time and enjoy. Looks like another great football season this year! Labor Day for our boats is all about tradition and the tradition lives on. Every Labor Day, Guntersville Yacht Club puts on a blowout party. They had a Tuxedos, Touchdowns and Tailgates party this year. Their club is just 100 miles by boat from our club. Six yachts and 28 Turtle Point members made their way to Guntersville for a great time of fun and fellowship. Guntersville has a member that has his own band and they put on a show to remember. Most of them joined us by boat for our M.A.S.H. party in July. We have enjoyed their fellowship and hospitality! I've enjoyed seeing the TP boaters continue the tradition of our relationships with Guntersville, Chattanooga, and Ft. Louden Yacht Clubs. Guntersville is where we all come together and it is always a good trip. It is always a trip to look forward to and then to remember fondly. It's been a fast year being Commodore, and time to let our next Commodore take over. Thank you for giving me this great opportunity. I am looking forward to seeing you on the water and around the club. Happy Boating TPYCC Key West, Guntersville, and Beyond! 2013 OFFICERS Charles Crow, Club President Mike Johnson, Past President Bill Howard, Executive Vice President Marty Barnes, Vice President of Finance Chip Rasch, Vice President of Membership Dennis Morgan, Treasurer Mike Tanner, Secretary BOARD Delbert Brown James Hughston David Jeffery Becky Mauldin Tom Minetree Bill McGuire Lee Nichols Robert Pride Kenny Swindle Stan Tomblin Bud Ward MANAGEMENT STAFF Bill Colloredo - General Manager billc@tpycc.org Mike Claiborne, Tennis Professional Glen Junkin, Course Superintendent glenj@tpycc.org Les Holcombe, PGA Master Golf Professional Mark Jaquette, Executive Chef James Crocitto, CCM, Director of Food Beverage jamesc@tpycc.org Jorgé Trejo, Food Beverage Senior Manager Althea Caperton, Catering Special Events Coordinator althac@tpycc.org Sam Goss, Accountant samg@tpycc.org Club House: 256-757-2153 Tennis Shop: 256-757-0205 Golf Shop: 256-757-2155 Golf Maintenance: 256-757-4192 Fax: 256-757-9387 Security Guard: 256-810-4258 www.tpycc.org
TURTLE POINT YACHT COUNTRY 1000 DRIVE KILLEN ALABAMA 35645 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID FLORENCE, AL 35630 PERMIT NO. 43 Follow us on: OCTOBER 2013 NOVEMBER 2013 at Turtle Point SUN. MON. TUES. WED. THURS. FRI. SAT. SUN. MON. TUES. WED. THURS. FRI. SAT. 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 AL Senior Fourball Sip n Paint PARTY BRIDGE Meet The Artist, Beer Wine Tasting and Foot Joy Van 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AL Senior Fourball Octoberfest AL Senior Fourball Share the Vine 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SPEED LIMIT S BUFFET ARTISTS at 1:30 with SUNDAY $2+ Beers BRUNCH 5-6:30 PM ONLY T VA - U N A 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hard Day Easy Day Golf PARTY BRIDGE SPEED LIMIT BUFFET 5-6:30 PM ONLY Thanksgiving 10:30 am to 2:00 pm 1 2 CAJUN Sip n Paint 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Hard Day Easy Day Golf