Volume 30, Issue 9 | September 2023 The Seven Oaks Scene
Golf Courts Food Fitness Family Friends Fun
From the President by Paul Miller, President, Board of Governors
I have a few updates on the Grand Island gym complex. The club has ordered a new 26 ton air- conditioning unit to replace the antiquated system currently in place. This new unit will power the entire gym complex, and also handle the new pro- posed expansion of the building that is to house the Club’s fitness groups. The new unit should be on the property in about two weeks. Installation will take a few additional weeks after the unit is delivered. I want to thank everyone who uses the Grand Island Gym for their patience over the summer as we work to improve the cooling system so we do not have air-conditioning outages in the future. As you may remember a new “Pelican” air-condi- tioning control system is being installed in the Club House. It should be fully installed and operational in two weeks or so. To recap, this new system will give us the ability to control 36 different regions in the main Club House, and to monitor and control air flow through the system. This should allow us to optimize efficien - cies and accrue costs savings. Select Staff will then be trained on the system by the vendor. In other news, the Club’s Rules and Regulations are being updated to reflect current law and to ensure congruence with the recently updated Bylaws. This process should be complete in the next month or so.
It is great to see everyone back at the Club after summer vacation. I have a number of updates for the membership.
The architect on the Mixed Grille project presented drawings to the Board at the Governor’s meeting on August 31st. Next steps were discussed and it was determined the target date for beginning the project will now be in January. This date will allow members and their guests to enjoy the Club through the Christmas season with the Mixed Grille in full operation, and will allow sufficient time to take care of all of the prelimi - nary business necessary prior to the Board considering awarding the project to a contractor. I will keep the membership posted on our progress on this exciting membership approved project. If all goes according to plan, work on the solar project will begin in January or February. The contractor selected to build out the project will be first to commence work. As I believe I mentioned in a prior President’s message, we are in the unenviable position of waiting for PG&E to complete their utility upgrades necessary for the project. They have provided a range of possible start dates encompassing June through December of 2024. Our contractor will have all our preliminary work done prior to the earliest possible start date for PG&E, to insure that we are not the cause of any delay(s) going forward.
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Clubhouse Tuesday - Sunday 6am - 9pm Oak Room Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 9pm Sunday Brunch 10am - 2pm The Grille Tuesday - Sunday 7am - 9pm
Golf Course Tuesday - Sunday 7am - 7pm Tennis & Pickleball Monday - Sunday 6am - 10pm Tennis Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm
Oaks Snack Bar Tuesday - Sunday 7:30am - 2:30pm
Grand Island Pool & Gym Mondays 5am - 3pm Tuesday - Sunday 5am - 9pm Grand Island Snack Bar Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
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Welcome Our Newest Members
Rica Goldberg, Chase & Fabiola Goodvin, Thomas Hardt, Rodney Loveall & Sayoko Johnson, Jason & Kimberly Mason
(President's Message continued) With the start of school and cooler weather on the horizon, Tennis and Pickleball activities will start ramping up again with Junior Tennis Clinics and Adult Tennis and Pickleball Social events. Make sure to save the date and start practicing for our Pickleball Club Championship, scheduled for October 20-21! To allow members to settle into their Fall routines, we are taking a small break from social events in the month of September, but will still be featuring our monthly Candlelight Dinner menu on Thursday, September 7th
and will continue to kick off the weekends with Friday Night Live music on the Oak Terrace. October starts the Holiday Season with an abundance of events and activities for all to enjoy. Keep an eye out for more information on upcoming Winemaker and Cigar Dinners and Halloween Fun in your weekly email update and in the Club Calendar on our mobile app.
I hope to see everyone at the Club soon!
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On the Courts
JUNIOR 'ROGY' TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 4pm to 5:30pm
by Dave Krueger, Tennis Director
ADULT TENNIS SUMMER LIVEBALL DRILLS Advanced with Jonni (4.0 + USTA rating) Thursdays 7am - 8:30am
High School Drills Tuesdays & Thursdays 4pm - 5:30pm
Intermediate/Advanced with Jason (3.5 + USTA rating) Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8pm
On court drills will include point play, dead ball drills, fitness drills and mental toughness skills. Match play focuses on players using tactical and technical skills developed during practice.
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Fitness Schedule September 2023
Monday
8:00 - 9:00am Total Body Workout Norma ES 7:00 - 8:00am Weights & Strength Aida GI
5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike ES
4:00 - 4:45pm TRX Mike ES
4:45 - 5:45pm Yoga Lynne ES
Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Allison ES
8:00 - 8:50am Circuit Allison GI
9:00 - 9:50am Aqua Fitness Allison GI
10:00 - 11:00am Aqua Fitness Allison GI
11:00am - 12:00pm Zumba Fitness Mike ES
4:00 - 5:00pm Circuit Aida ES
Wednesday
5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Mike ES
7:00 - 8:00am Stretch/Pilates Aida ES
8:00 - 8:50am Circuit Mike GI
9:00 - 10:00am Zumba Fitness Norma ES
4:00 - 4:45pm Step & Strength Aida ES
4:45 - 5:45pm Yoga Lynne ES
Thursday
6:30 - 7:20am Weights & Strength Aida GI
4:00 - 5:00pm Total Body Workout Norma ES
5:30 - 6:20am Boot Camp Aida ES
9:30 - 10:20am Aqua Fitness Allison GI
10:30 - 11:30am Aqua Fitness Allison GI
11:00am - 12:00pm TRX Mike ES
Friday
5:30 - 6:30am Boot Camp Alex ES
7:00 - 8:00am Zumba Toning Aida ES
8:00 - 8:50am Pilates Aida ES
9:00 - 9:50am Abs & Glutes Aida ES
9:30 - 10:20pm Aqua Fitness Allison GI
10:30 - 11:30am Aqua Fitness Allison GI
11:00 am - 12:00pm Zumba Fitness Mike ES
Saturday
6:00 - 7:00am Boot Camp Mike ES
7:30 - 8:30am Yoga Lynne ES
8:30 - 9:30am Zumba Fitness Norma ES
Reminder: Guests and/or Outside Personal Trainers are not allowed in the Gyms or at Fitness Classes
Class Locations GI - Grand Island Pavilion ES - Exercise Studio at the Tennis Pavilion TP - Tennis Pavilion Pool
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October 19 $110 ++ per person
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S.O.W.G.A.
by Barbara Beaty, S.O.W.G.A. Vice-President
Thursday Play Results:
8/3 1st Gross
Claire Boone Ace of the Month / 1st Net
Pam Reynier
2nd Net
Kay Bardin
Closest to the Pin
Pam Reynier
8/8 ~ Nine & Dine 1st Place Pam Reynier, Valeri Lee, Tracy VanFossen, Mariana Nelson 2nd Place Gabby Guiness, Cassi Wells, Claire Boone, Kelli Wells
8/10 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net 3rd Net 8/17 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net Chip-In 8/24 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net 3rd Net Chip-In 8/31 1st Gross 1st Net 2nd Net 3rd Net Chip-In
Karyn Engel Kay Bardin
Annette Warmerdam
Josephine Shih
Karyn Engel Cindy Shih
Josephine Shih
Cindy Shih, Karyn Engel
Closest to the Pin
Karyn Engel, Kay Bardin
Karyn Engel Cindy Shih
Tracy VanFossen
Claire Boone
Debbie Green, Annette Warmerdam, Valeri Lee
Closest to the Pin
Josephine Shih
Cindy Shih Karyn Engel Valeri Lee Myrna Pelle
Sharold McBride, Cindy Shih
Closest to the Pin
Karyn Engel
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Links News
by Tom Lipscomb, Director of Argonomy
Next season, I would like us to consider spraying to kill the Poa-annua in the fairways early in the summer, as we did this year on the Teeing surfaces. The Poa-annua comes in with the grass seed that is used for winter overseeding. I can tell you that it does not matter what seed is used for overseeding, it is impossible for the seed production fields to keep 100% of the Poa seed out! Winter Overseeding Preparation: Speaking of the winter overseeding, we have started our first of many spray applications to the areas that will be overseeded. These applications will continue on until the last week of September and are very important to the success of winter overseeding. We will put all of the dates up on the mobile app under the Club Calendar, but we also ask that you contact the Golf Shop in advance to inquire about any shut downs. We will do our best to keep you informed of any closures, in advance. Rough: We tried something new by mowing three distinct levels of rough. It ended up not working out the way we hoped, so we are now back to just two levels of rough height and a much more pleasing and enjoyable course to play. Thank you for your patience during this two-week period and thank you to those who gave me their feed- back. I do believe that if we were able to get at least two cuts a week on all the different rough heights it would have looked much nicer. So don’t go out and stock up on golf balls, you should now be able to find the ball you teed off with. One last note concerning the Rough; we do not (or at least try not to) cut grass once the day time temperature reaches the one-hundred-degree mark. This can be very detrimental to the health of the turf. As a result, we lose eight hours a day of rough mowing… (4) rough mowers with two less hours of mowing every time it hits one-hundred degrees = 8 hours less a day of mowing. I promise to have the rough back to a more enjoyable height quickly!
I hope that everyone has had a great summer. I wanted to take some time to give you a few quick notes about the golf course.
Weed Control: I believe we are finally making head-way on our weed reduction program. When I arrived at Seven Oaks, I was surprised to find the weed population was running rampant! It has taken three solid years of persistent weed spraying to finally see the fruits of our labor. This does not mean we are completely weed free, but it does mean we now have more grass than weeds. I am happy thus far with our weed reduction program, but we are still a way off, from my personal standards. But don’t worry… we will get there! Fraze Mowing on the Oaks Nine Fairways: The Fraze mowing went well and the fairways are healing back nicely. This type of maintenance, as with the other eighteen fairways, is way overdue. Dethatching the fairways should have been a regular practice to ensure the best possible playing surfaces, but unfortunately it was not. As a result, we had to resort to extensive Fraze mowing. It was an EYE OPENER to see the amount of thatch removed from these nine fairways. I want to APPOLOGIZE to those members that I told that 100 roll-off dumpsters of thatch were removed; I misunderstood what was told to me. The true number was closer to fifty and not one hundred. Either way, it’s still a freak load!!! I’m sure that everyone will agree that the Oaks fairways recovered extremely fast and are outstanding to play on. I hope that you are enjoying the result of the work that was done. ‘Thin’ Areas & ‘Voids’ : We are and will continue to sod thin areas on the golf course, noted by the amount of sod removed from our nursery behind #6 Lakes green. At the same time, areas in the fairways where Poa-annua has died and left voids have been Verti-Cut and sanded and extra fertilizer has been applied. We are happy to see that these areas are recovering well.
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Greens: Verti-cutting and light topdressing (sanding) of the greens on a regular basis (every two to three weeks) is absolutely critical to ensure firm, thatch free, super smooth and consistently fast greens. This practice removes unnecessary leaf tissue that causes the slow, spongy, bumpy greens that are sometimes seen at other courses. The light topdressing helps mitigate thatch accumulation and smooths out any imperfections on the putting surface. The practice of Verti-cutting and light topdressing of the greens should not be done during periods of high heat (95 degrees plus) or during extreme cold periods (40 degrees or less, for several days in a row). We just completed our first V-cut and light Topdressing of the greens since mid-June, and will do one more of these applications prior to our Fall aeration of the golf course. Once we have healed completely from our Fall aeration, we will resume our every two to three week V-cut and light topdressing program until the hot weather returns in the summer of 2024. To the many, many members and guests who have stopped to tell me how nice the golf course is, THANK YOU.
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