Under the Oaks VOLUME 33, ISSUE 1 | JANUARY 2026 FAMILY • FRIENDS • FUN
Club Hours
JANUARY 2026
Clubhouse
Tuesday - Sunday 6am - 9pm
Welcome Our Newest Members... Jacob & Brittni Garber, Dami Oluyede & Munyal Zira
The Oak Room
Tuesday - Friday
Dinner 5pm - 9pm Saturday Dinner 5pm - 9pm Sunday Brunch 10am - 2pm Dinner 5pm - 9pm
The Tavern
Tuesday - Sunday Breakfast 7am - 11am Saturday, Tuesday & Wednesday All-Day Menu 11am - 10pm Thursday & Friday All-Day Menu 11am - 11pm Golf Course Tuesday - Sunday 7am - Dusk Tennis & Pickleball Monday - Sunday 7am - 10pm Tennis Pool & Exercise Studio Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm Oaks Snack Bar
Let’s get Social!
Tuesday - Sunday 7:30am - 2:30pm Grand Island Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm Grand Island Snack Bar Friday - Sunday 9am - 4pm
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Manager's Message by Enrique Contreras, CCM,CCE GM/COO
I can’t believe that 2025 has come and gone! It was a huge project, but the transformation of the old Mixed Grille to The Tavern was successfully completed and we have received many compliments on the atmosphere, menu and service. Chef Richard and his team are working on a new dinner menu for the Oak Room and we are looking forward to rolling that out very soon. As a reminder, our Annual Election is beginning, and all equity members will be receiving your ballots via USPS and through email – please don’t forget to vote for our new Board of Governors before our Annual Meeting on February 22nd. This month we will also start taking letters of intent for all out the Club’s standing committees. Please contact our Member Services Director, Eryn Urban at eurban@sevenoakscountryclub.com for information regarding our committees.
One of my personal goals for 2026 is to continue to provide the best service and quality products to our members. As our management team continues to improve, we will work together to accomplish these goals and provide an exceptional member experi- ence in all areas of the Club. Another one of our goals is to bring some fun, new member events, activities and experiences to our members. Keep in tune with our monthly newsletter, weekly email updates and our mobile app and club website for information on all of our upcoming events. Thank you again and on behalf of the entire staff of Seven Oaks Country Club, I would like to wish all of our members a very Happy New Year. We truly hope that your 2026 is filled with much health and hapiness.
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On the Courts
by Dave Krueger, Tennis & Fitness Director
ADULT TENNIS
WOMEN’S DRILLS Wednesdays 7:30am - 9am
LIVEBALL DRILLS Intermediate/Advanced (3.5+) with Jason & Marc Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8pm
FITNESS January 2026
Monday
Tuesday
5:30am Boot Camp Mike - GI
5:30am Boot Cam Mike - GI 7am Weight/Core Aida - GI
7am Stretch
Aida - ES
8am Total Body Norma - ES
8am Circuit
Norma - GI
ES - The Exercise Studio at The Tennis Pavilion GI - Grand Island Gym
9am Circuit
11am Zumba Fitn Mike - ES
Mike - GI
4pm TRX
4pm Circuit
Mike - ES
Aida - GI
Unauthorized Guests and/or Outside Personal Trainers are not permi ed in the Gym or at Fitness Classes
4:45pm Yoga
Lynne - ES
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
mp 5:30am Boot Camp Mike - ES
7am Strength
5:30am Boot Camp Alex - GI 7am Zumba Stretch Aida- ES
6am Pickleball Cardio Mike - ES
Aida - ES
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6:45am Stretch Aida - ES
9am Stretch & Abs Mike - GI
7:30am Yoga
Lynne - ES
8am Circuit
10am Circuit
8am Circuit Aida- GI
8:30am Zumba Fitness Norma - ES
Mike- GI
Mike - GI
ness 9am Zumba Fitness Norma - ES
4pm Total Body
9am Abs & Glutes Aida - ES 10am Zumba Fitness Mike - ES
Norma - ES
4pm Zumba & Abs Aida - ES
4:45pm Yoga
Lynne - ES
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The Seven Oaks Book Club
The Seven Oaks Book Club meets each month to discuss books on a reading list which is created by mutual consent of the Book Club members. All members of SOCC are invited to attend. Our selection for January is.. . The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions of becoming “lion women.” But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering
betrayal will have enormous consequences.
“Reminiscent of The Kite Runner and My Brilliant Friend, The Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing tale” (BookPage) of love and courage, and a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 28 th at 11:30am.
Please email Shannon Ericsson at jshannonericsson@bak.rr.com
to receive information on joining the meeting.
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Chef‘s Kitchen
BECOME A COMMITTEE MEM In March, the Board of Governors will assign members to replace co whose terms have expired. If elected to serve on a comm your term of o ce will begin in March 2026. ALL COMMITTEE TERMS ARE TWO (2) YEARS, EXC THE GOLF & GREENS COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THREE Each committee and their responsibilities are as follo HOUSE & SOCIAL COMMITTEE (MEETS THE 1ST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH) ✴ Recommends annual social calendar based on input from the membership. ✴ Recommends format of each social event. ✴ Works with members to encourage attendance and participation. ✴ Assists in administration of social events. ✴ Works with management to review clubhouse/food & beverage operations. ✴ Makes recommendations regarding clubhouse/food & beverage services base membership.
by Richard Brown, Executive Chef
Apple-Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
• 4 lbs. butternut squash, peeled and cubed • 2 tbsp. of olive oil • 3 tbsp. of ginger, fresh, minced • Salt and pepper to taste • 1 ea. small yellow onion, diced • 2 ea. Honeycrisp Apples, peeled and diced • 1 tbsp. curry powder
GOLF & GREENS COMMITTEE (MEETS THE 2ND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH)
• 4 ea. garlic cloves, minced • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
✴ Recommends annual member tournament schedule based on input from the ✴ Assists in administration of member tournaments and handicap committee. ✴ Reviews condition of golf course with management and golf course superinte ✴ Makes recommendations regarding playability and improvement of golf cou ✴ Works with membership to encourage proper golf etiquette and care of the g
• 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock • 1 ea. (13.5 oz.) can coconut milk
Instructions
COURTS & FITNESS COMMITTEE (REGULAR MEETING TIMES TO BE DETERMINED)
1. Toss the butternut squash in the olive oil with the ginger and a touch of salt and pepper and mix thoroughly. Then roast in preheated oven at 415 degrees for approximately 15 minutes. Once the squash gets a little color and tender then they need to be removed. 2. In a soup pot, combine the apple, onion and garlic on medium high heat and sauté lightly until the onions are translucent. Add the roasted butternut squash, stock, curry powder and cayenne pepper. Cook on medium low for 30 minutes. 3. Using an immersion blender, blend the soup directly in the pot until completely smooth, about 2 minutes. Add a touch of salt and pepper to your taste. Add the coconut milk and stir to combine. 4. Ladle into a bowl and top with a drizzle of coconut milk and freshly cracked pepper.
✴ Works with management to review swim, tennis/pickle ball & tness operati ✴ Makes recommendations regarding leagues, clinics, tournaments and other on input from the membership. ✴ Recommends improvements to facilities, based on available budget. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE ✴ Works with management and membership director to promote membership ✴ Makes recommendations regarding admission standards and practices. FINANCE COMMITTEE (MEETS THE 3rd TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH) (MEETS THE LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH) ✴ Reviews membership applicants for acceptance. ✴ Works with management to understand and review monthly nancial repor ✴ Educates members on the club’s operational issues and nancial success. REQUESTS TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE MUST BE SU NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28, 2026. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SUBMIT YOUR R TO SERVE, PLEASE EMAIL ERYN URBAN AT eurban@sevenoakscountryclub.com
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S.O.W.G.A.
ACE OF THE MONTH:
by Valari Lee, S.O.W.G.A. Vice-President
DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
12/4 ACE OF THE MONTH: Josephine Shih 2nd Net: Annette Warmerdam 1st Gross: Pam Reynier Closest to the Pin: Pam Reynier
JOSEPHINE SHIH
12/11 TEAM BEST BALL 1st Gross:
Annette Warmerdam, Susan Guerard, Sharold McBride, Josephine Shih
1st Net:
Sayoko Johnson, Claire Boone, Barbara Beaty, Valari Lee
12/18 CHRISTMAS SCRAMBLE 1st Gross:
Cindy Shih, Ginette Brock, Claire Boone, Louise Arreola Barbara Beaty, Annette Warmerdam, Josephine Shih Valari Lee, Margie Meador, Pam Reynier, Jan Drew
1st Net:
2nd Net:
HOLE-IN-ONE !!!
Pam Reynier Lakes #3 December 18th
Join Us In 2026! SOWGA dues are now payable in the Golf Shop. We look forward to playing with you!
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