Mira Vista Country Club August 2018 4 5 7-8 9 10 12 What s happening in August Dive - In Movie featuring Coco Burgers, Brats & Brew @ the Pool Live Music by JD Cobb Jr. Club Golf Championship LGA Interclub FNL Prime Time Band Thomas Cup 17 17-19 19 24 25 31 FNL Big Mike & Ginny Mac Kids Club BTS Dance Party Men s Golf Club Championship Burgers, Brats & Brew @ the Pool FNL Collin Hauser & Stevie Jo Member Appreciation Bash Party FNL The Three Amigos
iphone Users 1. Launch the App Store. 2. Tap the magnifying glass on the bottom right of your screen. 3. Type in your search query and tap the search button. 4. Search Mira Vista Country Club. 5. Tap Get 6. Place your finger on the Home Button to activate Touch ID or type In your Apple ID password to install. 7. Once it s downloaded enter your MVCC username and password, allow Push Notifications. 8. Enjoy! Android Users 1. Launch the App Store and swipe left until you find play store icon. Tap it. 2. Tap the magnifying glass on the top right of your screen. 3. Type in your search query and tap the search button. 4. Search Mira Vista Country Club. 5. Tap 3 dots on the right 6. Once it s downloaded enter your MVCC username and password, allow Push Notifications. 7. Enjoy!
LETTER FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Board of Directors Gary Miller President Mark Walton Vice President Josh McNamara Treasurer Kent Snodgrass Secretary Kim Dignum Linda Janiak Joe Maly Roger Marcincuk Tim Miller Contacts Accounts Receivable Patty Villavicencio 817-294-6677 Administration 817-294-6600 Controller Francie Walker 817-294-6633 General Manager Greg Hatch 817-294-6642 Golf Maintenance 817-294-6615 Golf Shop 817-294-6666 Membership Shauna Fenn 817-294-6654 Member Relations & Event Director MaryEllen Ford 817-294-6640 Men s Locker Room 817-294-6644 Reservations 817-294-6600 Pointe 817-294-6606 Security 817-294-6627 Sunset Grill 817-294-6699 Tennis Shop 817-294-6690 Dear Members, On behalf of the staff, we hope that you are enjoying your summer. Our summer Mira Vista Bash Celebration is set for Saturday, August 25 th. All Members are invited to join us for this fun appreciation event to honor our new Members and their Sponsors. This year, the Boot Scootin Bash theme is western so come in your boots and get ready to boogie to live music with the Keith Mitchell Band, who plays country & dance party music. Chef James will have an amazing spread of food stations and we ll have casino gaming tables and get ready for some mechanical bull action for those who are brave enough to ride! All Member Sponsor names will be put in a drawing for the trip for two to either the 2019 Masters or 2019 Tennis US Open along with eight (8) drawings for club usage credits of $500 each. There will be many memories to be shared so don t miss out on participating in this great event. Have you downloaded our Mira Vista Phone App? If not, then grab your phone and visit the Apple App Store (iphone) or Google Play Store (Android) and search for Mira Vista Country Club. This a great tool to enhance our ability to communicate with you about important news, announcements, events, and activities taking place at the club through Push Notifications which are available to you immediately if you download the app and enable the setting. To access the app, you will use the same Username and Password you use to access the website. The app will keep you logged in, so you don t have to retype information each time you use it. For reference, unless you ve personally changed your website password, your Username is your Member Account Number and your Password is your last name. Your spouse will also have their own login (same as the website) with the Username being their Account Number -1 and the Password is their last name. Your password can be updated through your profile on both the website and the app, if you choose to do so. Our Friday Night Live events have been a continued big success. If you haven t attended one of these fun evenings with live entertainment then please take this as an invitation. Our member, Mr. Brock Stevens, has done an outstanding job in booking some very talented entertainers for our club. We don t take reservations, so come early enjoy dinner and stay for the show. Entertainment is from 7:30pm 11pm. I look forward to seeing you in the Club! Greg Hatch, General Manager Vision Statement Creating exceptional memories that last a lifetime. Mission Statement Make each and every experience for our members, their families and their guests, a fun and memorable event. Greg Hatch General Manager
Membership Please join Mira Vista in extending a warm welcome to our New Members! Shauna Fenn Membership Director Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stevens Sam is a professional golfer. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ruehle Mike is a Senior Principal Development Engineer for Illumina Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Scott Matt is a Landman with Stronghold Resource Partners and Lauren is a Florist with her own company Thistle and Rose. Dr. and Mrs. Dustin Derrick Dustin is a Plastic Surgeon. GRAB YOUR HATS AND JOIN US FOR THIS YEAR S BOOT SCOOTIN BASH! Saturday August 25th Your invitation is in the mail! Don t forget to RSVP with the Receptionist. All new members and their sponsors are invited to attend this event complimentary. Who will win the drawing for a trip to the 2019 Master s or US Tennis Open? Additional drawings this year for: $1000 usage Credit (2) $500 usage Credit (2) $250 usage credit (4) See you there!
Mira Vista Golf Ladies Club Champions Courtney Connell PGA Golf Professional August 1-2 Solheim Cup 4 Callaway Ball Fitting 7-8 Jr. Club Championship Results 1st Gross - Sylvia Andrews 1st Net - Karen Backus One Day Member-Guest Results 1st Gross : Ed Brooks Tim Harper 2nd Gross: Kevin Pedigo Les Ledingham 3rd Gross: Tim Miller Todd Chappell 4th Gross: Ryan Hancock Wes Jones 1st Net: Dennis Curnyn Kassim Kahn 2nd Net: Quaid Cross Steven Law 3rd Net: Mike Roessler Steve Stooksberry 4th Net: Brian Priddy Kevin Garman 9 LGA Interclub 12 Thomas Cup 17-19 Men s Club Championship 20 Aerification We look forward to seeing you and your family out on the Course. Contact the Golf Shop to reserve your tee times at 817-294-6666 5th Gross: David May Ty Cox 5th Net: Kent Snodgrass Doug Hughston
Thomas Cup Sunday. August 12 Parent-Child Tournament 18 Hole Flight Best Ball Gross & Net 9 Hole Flgiht Scramble Format 5 Hole Flight Scramble Format $75.00 per team includes Banquet following play Junior Club Championship August 7th & 8th FORMAT: Stroke Play, with flights determined by age, and separate boys and girls divisions within each flight. Tee Times begin at 10:30 each day AGE GROUPS / TEE ASSIGNMENTS Championship Flight Ages 15-18 Boys 36 Holes, Gold Tees 18 each day Girls 36 Holes, Red Tees Nelson Flight Ages 12-14: Boys & Girls 18 Holes, White Tee Day 1: Front 9 holes Day 2: Back 9 holes Hogan Flight Ages 11-Under: Boys & Girls 9 Holes, Junior Friendly Day 1 5 holes (1-5), Day 2 4 holes (6-9) 2017 Thomas Cup Champs
2018 Leagues & Tennis News ADULT FALL LEAGUES (Eight-Week leagues) With the popularity of the Mira Vista CC Leagues increasing, all leagues will be limited to 10 people per league. This will allow the players to play more often. To sign up for leagues it will be a first come first serve basis, so please contact Scott & Colin for Ladies Day Leagues and Austin for Men s evening seasonal. Tuesday Ladies 3.0 rotating league 9:00-10:30 a.m. Begins 8/21/2018 Ladies 2.5 rotating league 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Begins 8/21/2018 Men s 3.5-4.0 rotating league 7:30-9:00 p.m. Begins 8/21/2018 Thursday Ladies 3.5 & up rotating league 9:00-10:30 a.m. SUMMER SPORT CAMPS Tuesday - Friday 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Camp Optional Addition of swim and lunch: 9:30am 3:00pm Only 2 camps to go!! Tennis Camps August 7 10 from 9:30 12:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. Brad Ibbott Director of Tennis UPCOMING EVENTS August 28 Ft. Worth Ladies Interclub starts August 31- September 3 US Open Tennis Trip September 5 MVLTA Summer Nights under the Lights September 7 Ladies USTA season begins September 8 9 Adult & Junior Doubles Club Championships October 6 Mira Vista 21st Annual Tennis Pro/Am October 21 Mira Vista Fall Parent Child Tournament Tennis & Camps August 14 17 from 9:30 12:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. To sign up, please call Brad or Paula @ 817-294-6690
SEASONAL INDOOR COURT TIMES AVAILABLE THIS IS HOW IS WORKS: If you have a group of players that you play with on a regular basis, you may book the indoor courts on our seasonal court reservation system. This is how it works: A seasonal court time may be booked for a period of sixteen weeks ( beginning the week of September 5). All you pay is $136.00 plus tax per person (based on four people), and the court is guaranteed at that time for 16 weeks. After the 16 weeks, you may rebook under the seasonal court time contract or let that time go to someone else. As an added bonus, if you bring guests and you are on the seasonal contract, there will be no guest fee charged. CALL THE TENNIS SHOP 817.294.6640 AUGUST KIDS PIZZA NIGHT 3 & 17 Format: Tennis Clinic 5:30 6:30p.m. Supervised match play and games from 6:30 7:15p.m. Pizza and drinks served at 7:15p.m. Pick up at 8:30p.m. or 9:30p.m. (pizza and play) NOTE: Sign up policy Early sign up deadline for Pizza Night is anytime before Thursday 5:30p.m. If you sign up at this tim e the following fees will apply $20.00 for the clinic and $7.00 per hour for pizza and play. (normal and current pizza night fees.) Late sign up for Pizza Night is anytime after Thursday 5:30p.m. If you sign up at this time the following fees will apply $22.00 for the clinic and $7.00 per hour for pizza and play. TENNIS LOST & FOUND Throughout the summer, the tennis shop establishes a lost and found. It is now completely full and we welcome any members that have participated in our programs to come by during normal business hours and look through the pile for their belongings... In an DEMO RACKETS USE MEMBERS & GUESTS It has been policy at the Tennis Shop to allow members and their guests to use tennis racket demos at no charge. This policy will remain the same. However, in an effort to control the number of demo rackets walking out the front door and not returning, all demo rackets must be logged out at the front office and if the racket is not returned in 24 hours, the cost of the demo will be charged to the member s club account. This will range from $75.00 to $150.00. If your club account has been charged, and the racket is returned in normal condition your club account will be credited for the full amount. Thank you for your support. MVLTA LADIES S U M M E R N I G H T S UNDER THE LIGHTS US OPEN MIXER Wednesday, September 5 The Mira Vista CC Ladies Tennis Association will be hosting the annual Summer Nights Under the Lights at the Tennis courts! If you missed last year s event make sure you don t miss out again!! It will be Wednesday, September 5 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. We ll have hors d oeuvres drinks and a lot of fun!!! Cost is $20.00 per person. Call the Tennis Shop TODAY to sign up!
Golf Course Maintenance Howdy Folks, The golf course is ready for your next shot. The staff has been busy addressing irrigation issues and working on general maintenance. Water management is one of our top priorities during this time of rainfall shortage. During our peak growing season, the staff has been very busy keeping the golf course watered. Watering is one of the most important aspects of how well a golf course plays and performs. We use two basic methods, large turf Mike Epps Golf Course Superintendent irrigation heads and hand watering. We have a little over 140 acres that can be irrigated through our irrigation system. The golf course irrigation system is controlled by a computer in my office that has a robust software package on it that does a lot of calculation to run over 980 stations on the course. On average, each station usually has at least two large irrigation heads on it. The green boxes you occasionally see on the golf course are called satellites and have as much as 48 station switches inside them. The stations are switched on and off by the irrigation computer for a given period of time to achieve a certain amount of precipitation. We are in the peak season for high evaporation rates. In the green industry, the term evapotranspiration (ET) rate refers to the water that is evaporated or transpired through a plant. According to the USDA the normal peak months in Dallas/Fort Worth are July and August. The USDA has the normal average ET for July at 11.55, and August at 10.09. What that means is an average of a little over a third of an inch evaporates a day. That s a lot of water when you consider the lake on holes seven and eight has 5.2 surface acres. The ET rate is calculated using a mathematical formula and years of research. The high and low temperatures have a great effect on the ET rate. As you can imagine high or hot temperatures can cause a high ET rate. We use ET rates as a base for our irrigation needs on the golf course. The goal is to water enough so that the grass stays alive, playable and not over water. We try to do the bulk of our watering at night to reduce evaporations. From time to time we do need to run sprinklers during the day to hand water dry spots. We also do a lot of hand watering on the fine turn areas, flowers and sod work. Hand watering allows us to spot water more accurately than the large turf irrigation heads that may have as much as an eighty foot radius. Thank you for your time. Mike Epps Golf Course Superintendent For your home lawn irrigation there is a great web site you should check out. https://waterisawesome.com/ is a web site that has great information how to water and how much to water your home lawns. Thank you for your efforts on using the purple top entry exit stakes on the golf course for cart traffic. By using this system, we have greatly reduced the need for yellow rope and stakes on the course. I hope to see you out on the golf course soon. Don t forget to give Mira Vista Landscaping Inc. a call 817-294-6617 for your landscaping needs. I appreciate your time and comments. If you have any questions or concerns please call or e-mail me (817-294-6615, mepps@miravistacountryclub.com ) or come ride the course with me. Employee Spotlight Caidyn Griffith Meet Caidyn Griffith! You will see her behind the bar whipping up some delicious cocktails for our Members! She has been working for Mira Vista for almost a year now and is a great contribution to our team! She grew up in Granbury, TX and attended Weatherford College for their Pharmacy Technician Program. When Caidyn is not bartending she enjoys spending time with her niece and vacationing in Florida or anywhere on the beach! A few questions we asked Caidyn: Random Facts about you: I love eating hot fries with cold ketchup, my niece is my world and my music is always extremely loud. What aspect of your role do you like best? Of course, the Members and making fun drinks that the Members love! Bartender Favorite Menu Item? Lemon Pepper Chicken Sliders