Picacho Idol - Picacho Hills Country Club

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2nd Annual!!!
Dinner & Show
Saturday
February 26th
5:30 pm $25
Reservations Required
Daniel Natividad, General Manager
February typically means the weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and the grass
is getting greener. February promises to be a busy month at the Club so be sure to check your
calendars.
First and foremost I would like to announce our Employee of the Month, Nathan Blackham. Nathan
has been with us for about six months now and is assistant to our Sous Chef. He attended Le Cordon
Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is a great addition to our team! Please join me
in giving Nathan a great big PHCC High Five!
Included with your February statement will be a letter from ownership and management, proposing
future projects and our long term goals here at the Club. Please take the time to read this letter over,
your timely response is greatly appreciated and necessary as we move forward. Please direct any
questions you may have to me personally.
On Saturday, February the 26th, PHCC will host our second annual “Picacho Idol” a dinner, talent
showcase, and dance for all members who wish to showcase a special talent and or just want to have
a great time. This event had great reviews last year. A panel of members will act as the judges for
these performances and the Club will be offering some generous prizes for the top three contestants.
A special Thank You goes out to Jack Hokanen and our Advisory Board for putting this event
together. Please contact an Advisory Board member or the front office for more information.
This year we will also be changing our Valentines Day dinner format. Being that Vday falls on a
Monday, and being that we are typically closed on Mondays in the restaurant, we will have a special
Three Course Steak, Lobster and Champagne dinner offered Thursday thru Saturday prior to
Valentines Day. Please call us and we will gladly take your reservation.
“I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on
my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a deadly weapon. “
-Anonymous
As always, See you at the Club.
Valentine’s Dinner
Thursday, Friday & Saturday ~ February 10th, 11th & 12th
Steak, Lobster & Champagne
$80 per Couple
~ RESERVATIONS REQUIRED ~
From the Advisory Board...
The Advisory Board met Thursday, January 13, 2011. Hope everyone in the club is enjoying
the activities and facilities at PHCC, and some of the best weather in the Southwest.
It was reported to the board that the divot mixture box discussed last month has been ordered
and will be in use as soon as it arrives and can be set up for membership use…I hope everyone
one will take advantage of this setup.
Picacho Idol Evening has been set for Saturday, February 26, 2011, and Jack Hokkanen our
vice president of the board, will be coordinating the event. Jack and your board will be busy
recruiting new talent for this year’s event. The acts for the evening will have a time limit of 6
to 7 minutes. Performing members can include non-members in their act. Look for upcoming
promotions of the event through e-mail, the news letter, posters and signs. Sign up early as the
capacity for the evening will be at 70 people…following the competition there will be a DJ
with Karaoke.
Everyone needs to mark their calendars for The Picacho Hills Country Club Annual Meeting;
to be on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Having our annual meeting on Wednesday evening, the
Club’s full services will be available to the membership (dinner, cocktails, etc.). We hope that
this will encourage the membership to attend and take an active roll in our club. We will be
electing two positions to serve on the board; if you are interested see Jeanne DeArment or one
of your board members. The board serves as a liaison between the ownership and
management and its members. We really would like to have a representation from a cross
section of the membership.
Look for a letter from the ownership and management, which will invite members to review
two or three projects the Club would like to carry out in addition to its long term plans. Please
direct any questions you may have concerning this matter to Daniel Natividad.
Just a reminder that the Club’s guidelines for special functions at PHCC…the club’s facilities
can be secured for private events: anniversaries, birthdays, and memorials (celebrations of
life). Religious ceremonies are not permitted.
See you on the Hill!
Welcoming Picacho Hills
Country Club’s New Members
Chris Drumm
David & Wendy Dever
Gary Noble, Head Golf Professional
Last year’s snow and ice is only a memory and although
this year has given us numerous frosty mornings, we
know that Spring is coming fast and with it the
warming and longer days that make our lives here in
New Mexico so enjoyable. Bring a friend, come out to
the Club and enjoy them!
Our tournament plate has two great February events on
it, the Couples’ Valentine tournament and dinner on
Saturday, February 12, and the Men’s Golf Association
Two-Man Scramble on February 26. Both are scheduled
for 9:00 am starts, although Jack Frost may have his say
in it.
The Golf Shop has some new arrivals, with the
ever-popular Annika Collection for women from
Cutter and Buck, and our new logo is featured on men’s
long-sleeved mocks from Heritage Cross.
Callaway and TaylorMade have sent some demo irons
for you to try. Callaway features the Diablo Edge irons,
and TaylorMade introduces the Burner 2.0, a great looking iron that has many game-improvement features in a
traditional looking head. Try them out and we will order just what you need to get your game in gear.
Looking ahead, March comes in like a lion around here,
and so do the great events here. Look for flyers
announcing the Adopt-a-Hole program for 2011, with a
meeting and burger cookout on March 4. The
traditional O’Blarney Catholic Schools fundraiser is
scheduled for March 14, and the Sun Country Amateur
Golf Association presents their first major of 2011 with
the New Mexico- West Texas Stroke play on March 19
and 20 right here at PHCC. The Beat the Wind event
will challenge four-player teams on March 26, and the
month ends with the LGA Member-Member on the 28th
and 29th of March. The Dona Ana High School Classic
golf tournament will also be contested on the 28th in the
afternoon following the ladies’ event.
So much is going on, come out and enjoy!
Gary Noble, PGA Head Golf Professional
Polar
Bear
Classic
Results
1st Flight
Dan Duran, Doug Eddings,
Chuck O’Donnell, Dave Warren
2nd Flight
Dick Burton, Fred Hess,
Terry Wood, Aaron Pierce
Ladies’ Flight
Jean Butler, Patty Wood,
Janice Newman, Jan Ludtka
MGA Annual Meeting
Mixer Results
1st
Dan Duran, Brian Weidauer,
Warren Russell, William
Hett-Dobricky
T2nd
Mike Anderson, Robert Nelson,
Jeff Everett, Ed Nelson
T2nd
Phil Giles, Eddie Gaines,
Jim Robinson, Bill French
February Couples Golf
“That’s Okay Honey”
Saturday , February 12th
12:30 pm Shotgun $30 per Couple
Includes Dinner Discount & Prizes!
LADIES GOLF
ASSOCIATION
Sandpiper Bits
Well, I should never have mentioned how beautiful our
golf weather was in December! January started with our
first Tuesday having a frost delay until after 11 AM and only
playing 9 holes. THEN, the second Tuesday had a forecast
so poor that we canceled (not done very often). Those
brave souls who did play received a point towards their
year-end payouts.
Our third Tuesday was beautiful, but then again on our
important Jill of the Hill Tuesday, it was pretty cold (but
sunny). Of course, the weather didn’t deter our first Jill of
the Hill for 2011 – Kaye Frye.
Just a reminder to our members, there are lots of things to
sign up for at the beginning of each year – Ringer ($5 to
Naomi Rupp), Hole-in-One ($2 to Mary Struss), Border
($15 to Tina Clayton), Seniors ($15 to Dee Dillon).
The 2011 Directories are available in the golf shop– thanks
to lots of work from Jeanne DeArment. Copies should
be distributed in the next week and after that they are
available from the Pro Shop. As usual, an extra copy is
available to you for the amazing price of only $1 – see
Jeanne DeArment.
We are trying to catch up with the 21st century! Thanks to
Naomi Rupp, we have a website www.phlga.weebly.com
which contains the latest information about our
organization. Our PHLGA Directory contains the schedule
as we knew it at the time of printing, but there are always
changes and additions – these will all be on the website.
Also, we will be keeping a copy of our constitution (for
those who really get into this type of thing (like yours
truly). Information about our tournaments and some
outside events will also be available.
We will also be doing our annual scrapbook electronically
this year. That doesn’t mean you have to go online to see
any pictures – they will be on the website, but also will be
printed out for a hard-copy scrapbook. It won’t be as fancy
as previous years, but we hope it will be more economical.
We have many talented members and three of them –
Donna Wood, Jeanne DeArment and Rosemary McKeown,
will be part of “For the Love of Art” on Sunday, Feb. 6th at
the Picacho Mountain Visitor’s Center. They would
welcome your support.
We would like to welcome our new members for 2011 –
Rita Bureman ,Wendy French and returning
member Judy Folkman. Marlys Kleppe will again be our
Membership Chair, so anyone interested in joining our
Tuesday 18 hole group may contact her at 527-5138.
In February, we are looking forward to the Valentine’s
Tournament on February 10th, hosted by the Sandpipers
and “Take Out Tyler” – our version of Beat the Pro – on the
15th.
Thismonthispinkallover,withourFebruary10
Sandpiper/LGAInvitationalGolfScrambleand
Valentine’sDaysoonafter.Oureventwillbeherebefore
weknowit,sosignupbyFebruary3‐‐thesheet’sinthe
lockerroom.A$16chargewillbeappliedtoyourPHCC
account.
Whatwillourdaylooklike?Registrationbeginsat9:00
AMwithacontinentalbreakfast,followedbyourteeoff
at10:00foraStep‐AsideScramble.Bringsomeextra
fundssothatyoucanbuymulligansandparticipate
inthe50/50!
Luncheonwillbeservedat12:30,suretobeahitwith
oneofChefDarrel’sfinecreations.Ifyouneedaspecial
lunchbecauseofhealthconcerns,pleasecommunicate
withthediningstaffaheadoftimetomake
arrangements.And,sincewealwaysplanahead,ifthe
weatherpreventsusfromplayinggolf,wewillhave
anotheractivity,somakesureyoudon’tmissthisfun
time!Questions?CallJulieGerberat647‐2051.
Mary Rita Chapman
President, PHLGA
Yoursfromtherough,
MargieHerberger,Secretary
OurgameresultsforJanuarywereasfollows:
January6–BestBallplusTwoThrees‐winningteam
wasPattyWood,CindyOheim,EllenMartinandDiane
Nelson.
January13–Bingo,Bango,Bongo–JohanneGolcherwas
ourbigwinner.
January20–StepAsideScramble–SueDueland,Cindy
Oheim,andWendyFrenchtookthehonors.
January27–AlphaandOmega‐thewinnerswere
WendyFrench,SueDueland,MerrileeSoules,andMargie
Herberger.
InFebruary,welookforwardtoplayingThreeBlind
Mice,1‐2‐3BestBall,andHate‘Em.(Mustbeabout
thosebunkers…)Intrigued?SeeyouonThursday!
NotaSandpiperyet,butwanttoplay9holeswith
pleasantcompanions?TryusoutoninformalTuesdays–
justaskintheGolfShop!
BRIDGE
LADIES BRIDGE WINNERS
Sherry Smith
Kathy Cully
Virginia Taylor (2)
Jodie Bixby
Jackie Shipp
Barbara Kingsley (2)
Nancy Fuller (2)
Freddie Olhausen-Finkner
Sharron Stepro
LADIES BRIDGE SLAMS
Virginia Taylor & Jodie Bixby
Barbara Kingsley & Sharron Stepro
Virginia Taylor & Kathy Cully
Virginia Taylor & Carol Eberhart
Virginia Taylor & Moira Stephen
Sharron Stepro & Nancy Fuller
Nancy Fuller & Sharron Stepro
Jodie Bixby & Nancy Fuller
Moira Stephen & Carol Eberhart
MIXED COUPLES BRIDGE WINNERS
Virginia Taylor
Ed Smith (2)
Penny Salome
Noel Rooney
Jim Eberhart
Bob Ross
Freddie Olhausen-Finkner
MIXED COUPLES BRIDGE SLAMS
Sandra Hodgson & Bob Ross
For information concerning Ladies Bridge
on Wednesday afternoon , you may call
Carol Eberhart at 526.1804.
To sign up for Thursday Evening Mixed
Couples Bridge or for more information, you
may call Larry Goforth at 527.1707.
A FRIENDLY REMINDER…
PHCC
MASSAGE
Want To Give The Perfect
Valentine’s Day Gift???
Sweetheart Gift Certificates
Are Available!!!
DENIM IS NOT PERMITTED IN
THE DINING ROOM AFTER 5 PM,
OR FOR SUNDAY BREAKFAST
OR SUNDAY BRUNCH.
Board Game Day
Friday February 4th
Lunch 12 pm Games 1 pm
Call for lunch reservations or just bring your luck at 1!
Here are a few games to choose from:
Mexican Train, Sequence, Backgammon,
Mancala, Scrabble, Checkers and Dix Mile.
You can also bring your favorite game
and teach it to us.
Dear members, looking into 2011 I am glad to see you all out on the courts constantly playing and having fun. Both junior and adult programs are back on schedule following the holidays. Congratulations to junior tennis player Anastasia Joyner on play‐
ing finals at the level 2 national tournament in Arizona. She has worked extremely hard and is able to battle with the top juniors 12 & under in the country. In addition, PHTA is hosting its annual Battle of the Clubs Tournament the last weekend of January. The Battle of the Clubs is an annual fundraiser for the PHTA and will be participated by over 150 players from all over New Mexico, and the Greater El Paso Area. I will provide a further event follow up in the next issue of the newsletter.
The schedule for the spring semester at PHCC Tennis is as follows: Tiny Tots ‐4 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Intermediate Juniors‐ 5 pm Wednesdays and 3 pm Sundays
Adult Cardio Tennis‐Wednesdays 5:30 pm.
Tuesday Night men’s doubles league 6:15 pm (by signup only)
Wednesday morning ladies league 9 am (by signup only)
Adult development tennis 9 am
Thanks for all your support and see you on the courts.
Sincerely, Roman Stoisavljevic, PHCC Tennis Director
Thank You to the 2011 Battle of the Clubs Sponsors
US OPEN SPONSORS
Dan A. Duran, D.D.S. - H. Myrle Schwalm, CPA - Schwalm, Martos & Co - Las Cruces Bulletin Laura Smart – Arbonne - Malooly’s Flooring Company - Wells Fargo Bank NA
WIMBLEDON OPEN SPONSORS
Cash Express - Del Valle Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation - Las Cosas Kitchen Shoppe Valley Cold Storage & Transportation, LLC
FRENCH OPEN SPONSORS
Able Sign Co. - Biad Chili LTD Co. - Fred Andersson, CFP – Morgan Stanley Picacho Hills Country Club - UMP 88—World Gym
BUSINESS AUSTRALIAN OPEN FANS
Elaine Brown & Laurie Beougher Re/Max Classic Realty - Caliche’s - Citizen’s Bank - The Game Sports Bar & Grill La Posta - Mesilla Valley Insurance Group - Mesilla Valley Kitchen, Inc. - Jan Severson - Silver Assets Software Solutions for Business, Inc. - Western Insurance Consultants
THANKS TO ALL OUR VALUABLE IN-KIND SPONSORS
INDIVIDUAL AUSTRALIAN OPEN FANS
Floyd Barnhill - Jan & Lamar Harrison - William & Sible Tharp - The Berger & Dethlefs Family Elaine Reeves & Darby Whalen -Thomas Wark - Bill & Pat Bigard - Sam & Sandi Resch Chuck & Lonnie Wilson - Emery & Jamie Borsodi - Noel & Sharon Rooney - Dale & Karen Woods Nancy Dowdney - Bruce & Jan Shackelton - Marilyn Hansen - Bob & Mary Talamini
We ask that you support these donors with your business!
Net News
Battle of the Clubs – January 28 – 30. A huge thank you to all the sponsors, players and volunteers who helped make
the 12th Annual Battle of the Clubs our most successful ever. We had eighteen teams and over 160 players participate
in the two day tournament. The winning teams will be announced in the March newsletter.
PHTA elects new officers for 2011. At its January meeting, the PHTA elected its new officers: Emery Borsodi,
President; Marilyn Hansen, Secretary and Candyce Berger, Treasurer. Candyce Berger, Toby Collins and Allen
Takeshita were chosen at the Annual Meeting to replace three outgoing board members, Fred Andersson, Rosemary
McKeown, and Karen Woods. The Tennis Association is grateful for their hard work and dedication to improving both
PHCC’s tennis programs and tennis facilities over the last 3 years.
Remember - Raffle tickets for the Battle of the Clubs Gourmet Dinner for 8 will be on sale through February 6. For
tickets, please contact Jamie Borsodi at 575-647-9906 or by email at jlborso@yahoo.com
A look at what’s happening
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Picacho Hills Country Club
6861 Via Campestre
Las Cruces, NM 88007
Club Staff
General Manager
Head Golf Professional
Tennis Director
Grounds Superintendent
Executive Chef
Office Manager
Hours of Operation
Daniel Natividad
Gary Noble
Roman Stoisavljevic
Gil Martinez
Darrel Smith
Kathy Wise
Owned and Operated by
Organ View Properties, LLC
Telephone Number 575.523.8641
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Dining Room Lunch Service
11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Tuesday thru Sunday
Dining Room Dinner Service
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Wednesday thru Saturday
The Pub
Monday - Closed
Tuesday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday thru Saturday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Snack Shop Hours
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
First Tee Time, Golf Shop & Driving Range
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tee Times taken one week in advance
Tennis Courts
7:00 am - 10:00 pm, Daily
Advisory Board
Gregg Martin
Jack Hokkanen
Kathy Rodger
Bob Crowley
Jeanne DeArment
Dining Room Breakfast Service
8:00 - 10:30 am, Sundays
President
Vice President
Secretary
Director
Director
Swimming Pool
Closed for the Season
Administrative Office
9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday