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T E E T A L K

Our Special General Meeting scheduled for Saturdaymorning on June 20 started at 9:30 a.m. This was an im-portant meeting because it was the answer to theBoard’s promise to lower dues if the March Membershipdrive was successful (and it certainly was). There weresome members who would have preferred to leave thedues structure alone and build up our cash reserves. Andthere was a group who would have preferred to lower thedues by half of the Board’s proposal. Ultimately, the ma-jority preferred the 20+% reduction originally shown.In addition, the membership approved capital expendi-tures for new Tee signs, 10 additional golf carts, an ex-tension of the terrace with new furniture and a newCushman cart. After the conclusion of the meeting therewas a presentation showing what the members mightwish the Country Club to be in future years.

And The Dues Went

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INSIDE THIS ISSUEPage 1

Special General

Meeting

Page 2

Greens Committee

Membership Committee

From the President

Golf Committee

Page 3

What’s Going on in

the Office

Page 4

Sunshine

Junior Golf

Treasurer’s Report

On the WebGo-Go Winners

Ladies Golf

Page 5

Dining Room Calendar

Page 6

Friday Menus

Refurbished Terrazza

GREENSCOMMITTEEAt last, the

rains are here. The Golfers thatdo not like the heat, but LOVEGOLF, can play in the rain ifthey want to, very soon.Let’s hope we get a good rainyseason, which will happen with-out damage to property.Greens Committee, Feliz Meraz

MEMBERSHIPCOMMITTEEAt present wehave no golfingmemberships available; we arecompletely subscribed at 175golfing memberships. Our newest golfing memberssince the “Membership DriveCampaign” finished in mid-April, are: Claude Napier andMargaret Anne Pye. Our social membership ex-pansion program is headed inthe right direction with, as oftoday, 37 total social members,and at only $100 mxp/year wewill continue to expand thismembership category and addnew members. Our newest social membersare: Barbara Colbert, BillEwing, Brian Vant, WolfgangMartischewski, and Perry King,we would like to extend ourwarmest welcome to these newmembers and theirspouses/partners.(It will be of special interest toour older members that this isthe first time in the history ofthe Club that the golfing mem-bership roster has been full.)Greens Committee, R. Belair

From thePresidentThis past monthhas seen changesin many areas. Some for thebest and others - well! Maybefor some a positive but maybenot for the clubs bottom line. Wehad our Special G.M and thedues reduction was passed somembers will see a credit intheir accounts next month. Thereduction means less money inthe bank to cover the expensescaused by many emergencies inthe first 6 months. Because ofthe impact of our new member-ship we will see more changesin the future. The board had tobe proactive in areas where weneed to upgrade our equipmentand facilities. With Capital weare purchasing new reliable golfcarts, building an extension onthe Terrace with new furnitureand purchasing new signage forthe golf course as just part ofour needs to upgrade and beau-tification. You can get all the in-formation on our web site andin the minutes of the specialmeeting. There has been a smallamount of rain to date this yearbut what a difference it hasmade to the golf course. I amnot overstating the fact that Ihave never seen the courseoverall look so good. I know ithas to do with all the work overthe past few years and a bigthanks to the greens committee. We are having our best yearever in the dining area. I havenever seen so many membersand guests show up at this timeof the year for Friday dinners.Thank you everyone. A big “well

done” to Ernie Sowers and hiscommittee.Our finances have neverlooked so good, so YES! We canafford our latest expenditure’s,and it will be a must to keepupgrading our facilities to mini-mize problems arising again.Thanks to Earl and his team. July we will start withCanada/USA celebrations onthe 3rd of July. I hope everyonehas a great day. Last but not least we have inour hands our new water per-mit which will start January1st, 2010 and will run for 10years. We like to try and beproactive with all our plans sowe are 6 months ahead ofschedule with this importantdocument. Thank you, Esther,for all your hard work withC.N.A.

GOLFCOMMITTEEThere are threeitems in thismonth’s Tee Talk relevent tothe Golf Committee. The first ison the front page when the pur-chase of 10 golf carts was ap-proved.The second is about the Jun-iors Program. The third is thatthe new Golf Policies and Rulesare now on the Web.Due to software problems theTee Time program has been de-layed. It is hoped it will be inplace before the return of theSnowbirds.Lastly, you can call the proshop at 6:30 any morning for arecording on whether the flag isup or down.Golf Committee,Mike Garvey

our office staff. He worked for11 years at Banamex and leftas Assistant Manager to cometo us. He, too, has much officeexperience and his specialty isin computer applications.Not shown is Arturo Duranwho is our Accountant. He is aprivate contractor but spendsthree days each week in our of-fice.Receiving your funds fordues, giving you change foryour large bills, posting yourmonthly statements, and an-swering your questions aredaily tasks for this trio. Officehours are listed near the top ofthe right column on page 1.They are working very hardat updating and improving alloffice procedures in the shortterm and for the future.

employees and outside suppli-ers are also in her expertise.She has also been willing to as-sist individual members whenthey have problems. (Pleasenote that she and the Club takeno legal responsibility for suchadvice.)Antonio’s previous experienceincludes 20 years at Banamexgiving him much experience toour benefit in checking and pay-ing invoices, billing, updatingour Membership Directoriesand general office matters. An-tonio is well known for his hon-esty, integrity and loyalty.Pepe is the newest addition to

We’ve featured the Pro Shopand the Library in Tee Talk.Now is the time to get ac-quainted with the people in theoffice and the jobs they do. Esther Solano is pictured onthe left. Antonio Aceves is in thecenter and Pepe Rodriquez is onthe right. They will be quick totell you that they do not observetitles - they work as a team.Esther’s background is as alegislator in the State of Jalisco.Therefore, she is well-qualifiedto advise on procedures andlegal matters that affect theClub. She reports directly to ourClub President. Contracts with

WHAT’S GOING ON

In The Office?

SUNSHINEOur thoughts this month go toJorge Gallardo and ChristineDavis. Jorge is still undergoingtests to determine exactly whathis problems are. We know he’dappreciate hearing from hisfriends.Chris spent some time thismonth in the hospital inGuadalajara. She is back atLakeside now and presently isat Donna and Don Kolody’shouse.

JUNIORGOLFWe’ve haddiscussionin the past

about setting up a Junior GolfProgram. Discussion was allthat came of it for we had onlyshort-term visiting grandchil-dren who would be applicable.With our new members wenow have young golfers as wellas children who will want tolearn golf.Ramiro has set up a programfor them which will offer les-sons each Saturday at 3 p.m.The initial program will be for 5weeks starting July 4. Theselessons are only for children orgrandchildren of members. After their lesson the stu-dents may wish to have lunch.The three special menu optionswill cost no more than 60 pesos.Choices include a hamburger orhot dog with fries, or a chickenbreast sandwich. All come withdrinks and ice cream.There is a hand-out sheet inthe Pro Shop along with addi-tional information.

TREASURER’SREPORT

Generally, our finances aregood. We have made a signifi-cant decrease in dues as a re-sult of the SGM. We have beendirected by the membership tomake some improvements atthe club, such as terraza en-largement, 10 new cart pur-chases, new tee markers and anew Cushman cart. Our newmembers have made this possi-ble and we appreciate theirmembership.

On theWebThere are sev-eral new thingson our Website for you to pe-ruse. The first among them isour By-Laws. They werechanged late in the year 2008but the updated version nevermade it to the Web. Now you’llbe able to read them and printthem out for your records.The second item is an updatedversion of our Golf Policies andRules. If you open our Websiteyou’ll find Golf on the top MenuBar. Click on Golf and the nextscreen that comes up will havea Menu Bar running down theleft side. Click on Golf Policiesand you’ll get the update.

GO-GO WINNERSJune 11th

Steve Griffin, Barney Leader,Suzanne Wolf, Rebecca Cum-mins

June 25thErnie Sowers, Doug Archer,

Katherine Vine, Nancy Ayerton

Ladies Golf

June

June 2 - NoseA 1st Connie Walton

2nd Susie DeGiovanniB 1st Yvonne Temple

2nd Karen Rowell

June 9 - Mod. Stableford1st Maggie Gaudet, Sheila

Margellos, Bertha Aimar, Suzanne Wolf

2nd Kathryn Vine, Connie Walton, Jean Cofell, Sue Campbell

Closest to Pin#4 - Jean Cofell#17 - Susan MalisBreak 100 Pin -Susan Malis

June 16 - 3, 3, & 3A 1st Sheila Margellos

2nd Maggie GaudetB 1st Maria Palomino

2nd Karen RowellC 1st Camela Magallanes

2nd Juanita CearnalClosest to Pin

#17 - Maria Palomino

June 23 - Best Two Balls1st Susie DiGiovanni, Susan

Malis, Lesley Archer2ndKathryn Vine, Juanita

Cearnal, Sue CampbellClosest to Pin

#4 - Sheila Margellos#17 - Cindy Chitwood

June 30 - Ace of the MonthACE Maggie Gaudet2nd Sheila Margellos3rd Jean Cofell4th Fran Smart

Closest to Pin#4 - Maria Palomino

Chapala Country Club House Calendar – July 2009Menus on next page

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

PLEASE Make Your Friday Dinner Reservations By 5:00 PM Thursday. Marco buys thefood and schedules the staff on Friday mornings. With a more accurate count he canserve us better and more effectively manage costs.

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Men’s DayLuncheon

2

CouplesGolf andComida

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Mid-dayJuly

Fiesta

No EveningDinner

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5 6 7

LadiesDay

Specials

8

Men’s DayLuncheon

9

Go-Goand

Luncheon

10

Thanksgivingin July

On the Terrace!!!

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Marco’sSundayBrunch

13 14

LadiesDay

Specials

15

Men’s DayLuncheon

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CouplesGolf andComida

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Marco’sMexicanBuffet

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19 20 21

LadiesDay

Specials

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Men’s DayLuncheon

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CouplesGolf andComida

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Fish Fryand

SteakNight

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LadiesDay

Specials

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Men’s DayLuncheon

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Go-Goand

Luncheon

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BBQandNOE

July’s Menus

Brunch 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM July 12th

� Marco’s Marvelous EGGS BENEDICTFrench Toast, Baked Ham and more. Plus fresh fruit & juice bar, muffins & croissants… Only 125 Pesos.

� Special Bloody Marys & Bloody Caesars & Screwdrivers. . . Just 25 Pesos.

� Now serving Cappuccino – 25 pesos.

� Check out Marco’s Specials on the front page of the menu.

� July 3 – Fiesta in the afternoonBurgers, Dogs, Chicken, and more11:00 AM ‘till 2:00 PM – 100 pesos

� July 10 – Music To Be AnnouncedThanksgiving in July; Roasted Tom Turkey, Pork, and all the trimmings – just 135 pesos

� July 17 - Music To Be AnnouncedMexican Buffet - 100 pesosCheck Selections in Dining Room

� July 24 - Music To Be AnnouncedFish Fry; Shrimp, Calamari, Fish Fillet or NY Strip Steak – 135 pesos

� July 31 - Music by Noe & CompanyAll U Can Eat BBQ Night – 135 pesos

Come out andenjoy your newCCC terrace.Improvements onthe terrace are nowcomplete.And when thesnowbirds return itis anticipated thatthe current terracewill be inadequate.At the June 20 SGMmeeting fundingwas approved to en-large the terrace.The addition whichis not yet scheduled,will go out towardthe golf courserather than to theside.