Halloween Parties

The Pradera Press
October 2011
Kids & Adults
Halloween Parties
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October 29th
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The Club at Pradera
5225 Raintree Drive, Parker, CO 80134
(303)607-5700
Chips Shots
With shorter days and “somewhat” cooler weather in
place, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our
Advisory Board of Governors and our many outstanding
committees for all their hard work and effort through the
2011 golf season.
heads for their work in the execution of the Advisory
Board and Committees vision for the Club at Pradera.
It is through this kind of continued dedication that we
continue to make Pradera that “special” place that we have
all come to love.
Over the past few months, I have received feedback and
recognition from many of you with regards to The Mystic,
The Celtic, The Club Championships, and the numerous
other events that the Club hosts throughout the year.
These events would not have been as successful if it were
not for the efforts of both the Men’s and Women’s Golf
Committees. I would like to extend a special thankyou to Matt Kellogg; Chair of the Advisory Board of
Governors, Rosalyn Rosenthal; Chair of the Women’s
Golf Committee, and Tom Tarasoff; Chair of the Men’s
Golf Committee for the dedication and leadership
throughout this past season. I firmly believe that it is
their work and the work of their committee members
throughout the year that truly make our events special,
unique, and often imitated throughout the local golf
market.
Over the next few months, Club management will be
working with our Advisory Board on the implementation
of several exciting initiatives that are being developed
based on the most recent membership survey. We look
forward to sharing this information with you, beginning
in mid-October. Until that time, please do not hesitate to
contact me if there is anything that I can do to assist.
In closing, I look forward to a wonderful fall and winter
and an even better 2012. Thank you all and I look
forward to seeing you at the Club.
Best Regards,
Chip Hierlihy, PGA General Manager
Chierlihy@brightstargolf.com
303-607-5671
I would also like to recognize the work of our many
Pradera team members and most notably our department
The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera invites you to enjoy this special offer:
Need a quick and easy romantic local getaway… a time to recharge between the hectic
summer and holiday periods? Get up to The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera and see the
leaves change and snow begin to fall.
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December Deal Members can Stay 2 nights and get 3rd night free and Sunday-Thursday stays only will include
breakfast for 2 each morning.
Mention “2 night 3 free” deal and “Pradera” at reservation time to receive your discounts.
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Wildlife Wednesday
The Club at Pradera recently
hosted its annual Wildlife
Wednesday & Fishing
Derby. The cool weather
didn’t dampen the spirits of thirteen
club families who enjoyed fishing for
largemouth bass and channel catfish
while the golf course is closed for
aerification. Those who aren’t fishermen
opted to partake in our wildlife viewing
which includes a guide of species to look
for in the Pradera neighborhood and a
Golf Cart to tour the course in.
Congratulations to 2011 Junior Winner Olivia Garvis for
catching a 24 ¼” Catfish.
Congratulations to 2011 Adult winner Dan Henry for catching a 24” Catfish.
Each winner received a $25 Bass Pro Shops Gift Card!
Other noteworthy catches included Dylan Kolbus with a 24” Catfish, Andrew
Henry with a 151/2” bass, and Tim Kolbus with a 23” catfish, and Dan henry
with a 14 ½” bass.
Congratulations and thank you everyone who participated and look forward to
Wildlife Wednesday in the fall of 2012!
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Club Events
Kids Halloween
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Sat. October 29th, 10 to 1:00
New for 2011 – Kids will choose a pumpkin from the
Pradera Pumpkin patch!
Join us on the event lawn and show off your best carving skills.
Advance registration required by noon Thurs. 10/27!
$15 Per Child includes: Breakfast,
10 am to 11am – Breakfast Buffet
Pumpkin, Contest, & trick-or-treating
11 am to noon – Carving on the Event Lawn
Adult Breakfast $10
Noon to 1 pm – Votes counted & trick-or-treating
1 pm – Winners are announced and prizes awarded
6th Annual
Adult Halloween Party
And Costume Contest!!
Saturday, October 29th, 8 pm
DJ Music • Light hors d’oeuvres • Drink Specials
Prizes for:
Best Dressed Female • Best Dressed Male
Best Dressed Couple
Please register in advance On-line
Or by calling (303) 607-5700
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Upcoming Events:
2011 Winter Park Season Pass Purchase Event
Wednesday, October 19th, 5 pm to 7 pm
The Club is pleased to partner with Intrawest Sports and Winter Park to offer
our members Corporate pricing for the 2011- 2012 Ski Season.
Wednesday October 19th, 5 pm to 7 pm in the Clubhouse Main Lobby
Checks, Cash and Credit Cards Accepted. Please visit the Pradera Website to
view the 2011 / 2012 offers or pick up a flyer at the clubs front entrance.
NEW Event at the Club at Pradera!!
Social Game Night
With BUNKO!
Saturday, Oct. 8th, 7 pm
A perfect night for you to meet & get to know other members!
This simple dice game encourages chatting & meeting new people with
every rotation.
$5 per person, all goes into the BUNKO pot!
Please register in advance so we know how many to set up for,
either on-line or by calling (303) 607-5700.
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HEAD PROS CORNER
Rick Ellefson
Head Golf Professional
Fall is the one of the best times of the year to play we would love to see you out at the Club.
Since the days are becoming shorter, t-times have been moved to a later start than summer.
We are still offering the Tuesday guest special of $55 through the end of the season. If you
would like to bring more than a four-some, please let us know so we may arrange the times
for you in advance.
If you have saved all your event winnings through the summer, just a reminder that the
credit book will expire by October 31st. We have just received new shipments so be sure to
check out some of the new fall merchandise we have to offer! The golf shop staff has been
busy preparing for next season already! We have begun to meet with the equipment and
apparel vendors and the new products look very exciting for next season.
The Women’s and Men’s Golf Committees have been meeting to discuss the 2012 Calendar
of Events. We hope to have the event schedule finalized by mid-November.
The GHIN handicap system will stop taking local scores November 14th. If you play on
facilities that are currently “in season”, you are required to post those scores into the GHIN
system throughout the winter. Please let the golf shop know if you need assistance in
posting away scores.
I hope you enjoy the Fall and hope to see you at the Club!
Turf Care Corner
From all of us at the Pradera maintenance facility, thank you
for another wonderful season of golf. We are currently in the
middle of our course aerification and would like to thank you
for your patience. Aerification is the key to our long term
success of the course conditions. In addition to relieving soil
compaction from the constant traffic, it gives us an opportunity
to incorporate amendments such as seed and fertilizer into
the soil profile which enhances our turf density, fertility, water
holding capacity and compaction resistance for the upcoming
golf season. Aeration is beneficial in many ways, improving
water penetration into the compacted soils and through the
thatch layers, improving fertilizer movement to the turf roots,
allows greater levels of oxygen to reach the soil in exchange for
carbon dioxide and other gases, enhances turf grass shoot and
root development and reduces water runoff. It is of the utmost
importance that we prepare the course for its winter dormancy
period; this is a time when the course is most vulnerable to
desiccation, compaction and the inability to recover from any
damage or wear. Fall has arrived and winter is in the air and with
the change of season come a few changes on the course.
continue to water our surface areas .50 inch of water however
we have reduced our frequency of irrigation. In the heat of the
summer our surfaces areas only receive water every three days
and as the temperatures decrease we are able to increase the
number of days to four and then five and even seven or eight
days before we water again. This encourages deep root growth
and helps the turf survive long dry winters which we may have
this year. So over the last month or so you should have been
cutting back on your watering frequency. By the time many
of you read this letter you should have someone scheduled to
winterize your sprinkler system, if you haven’t you can call the
maintenance facility and Brad may be able to help you. The first
week in October we applied a winterizer fertilizer to the entire
golf course. A winterizer fertilizer is a custom blended fertilizer
that is high in potassium and contains a slow release nitrogen
source. Potassium makes the plant tougher and encourages
root growth and the slow release nitrogen slowly feeds the turf
throughout the winter.
Thanks again for the wonderful season of golf. We hope that
you can get some good golf rounds in this winter but remember
how much fun you can have off the course in Colorado during
the winter months. Arapahoe basin opens around October 15.
Prior to winter coming we will be doing a few cultural practices
in conjunction with aeration to help the turf survive the winter
and these are a few things you should be doing for your home
lawn as well. Water management is the most important tool to
help your turf survive the winter and thrive in the spring. We
Thank you,
H. Dean Lindsey
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Fitness:
Free Training Drawing – Visit the display inside the clubs main entrance
or Fitness Center and drop in your business card to win a weekly drawing
for 3 free personal training sessions and a 30 day membership to the
IMPACT360 Live online fitness coaching. Pradera trainer Jim Reynolds is
eager to help you achieve your health and fitness goals. Drawing to be
held every Thursday morning and winners will be announced in the Pradera
Thursday E-Bulletin.
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Faces
in the
Crowd
New Female Trainer – Anastasia Hadwiger
Anastasia Hadwiger comes to us with 5 years’ experience in the
fitness industry. Her professional certifications include AFAA
Personal Trainer Cert, NETA Group Fitness Instructor, CPR
and First Aid certified. Anastasia’s passion lies in seeing the
improvement of confidence, inspiration and self-esteem in her
clients as their physical transformations take place.
The trainer has created training packages especially to help Pradera Members meet your goals.
These packages include:
~Total body assessment (weight, body fat, and measurements)
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• Pantry Raid
• Accountability for fitness goals
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Hours of Operation
Food and Beverage:
A la Carte Breakfast
Saturday and Sunday, 8 am to 11 am
Lunch and Bar
Tuesday through Thursday
11 am - 9 pm
Friday and Saturday
11 am to 10 pm
Snack Bar
Closed for the 2011 Season
Dining Room
Thursday and Friday, 5 pm to 9 pm
Contact Information
Clubhouse
(303) 607-5700
Bar/grill/take out order (303) 607-5682
Golf shop
(303) 607-5678
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Food & Beverage - Clubhouse