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August 2010
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WHAT AGREAT TIME TO SHOW OFF YOUR CLUB!
Weekday Guest Fee with Lunch $35 Guest Fee: Tuesday - Friday
Includes Cart Fee, and Buffet Lunch from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm for both member and guest
$29 Guest Fee Saturday and Sunday after 12:00 $40 Before 12:00
FREE GOLF GUEST FEES ON THURSDAY August 12th & FRIDAY August 27th
Do you have a copy of the current club bylaws?
If not, come by the club and pick up a copy
Upcoming at Thorntree Cocktails With The Council
Thursday August 12th Bring Guests and enjoy
Free Cocktails & Hors D’ Oeuvres
$7.95 Dinner Buffets Includes Salad, Entrée & Dessert
Tuesdays August 17th & 31st Mexican Buffet
Tuesday August 24th Fried Chicken
Breakfast For Dinner $6.95 Thursday August 26th
Seafood Buffet Every Friday Evening in August
Pot-O-Gold Every Wednesday Evening
BINGO Tuesday August 3rd
LABOR DAY POOL PARTY!! Say goodbye to Summer at our annual Pool Party
Monday September 6th, 11-4
Ladies Club Championship Saturday & Sunday August 7th & 8th
Mens Club Championship Friday, Saturday & Sunday
August 13th & 15th
Hackers Golf Saturday
August 28th
Parent / Child Golf Tournament Saturday
September 4th
MGA 6-6-6 Tournament Saturday
September 11th
Ladies Night Tuesday
August 10th & 24th
MGA Every Wednesday at 1:00
Chair’s Corner
I was privileged to join Scott Carter at the Arnold Palmer Golf Management and Century Golf annual partners’ meeting at Latrobe Country Club last week. Hosted by Arnold Palmer, it was a great experience as board chairs and general managers from clubs around the country had the opportunity to share their clubs’ status, challenges, opportunities, plans and programs. The common thread at virtually all clubs is the challenge of adding new members and retaining existing members. But like here at Thorntree, the future looks brighter as membership at most clubs has stabilized and is now on an upward trend. Which reminds me to remind you… this is a great time to bring your guest to the Club and introduce them to our many sports, social, and dining events -- as a “family-friendly” country club, we’re a great value for the whole family to enjoy.
Hope you and your family are taking advantage of the summer weather and spending some tan-time at our pools. Of course many of us are on the golf course and some are also enjoying tennis. Whatever you’re doing outdoors, remember to stay hydrated with plenty of water and/or sports drinks.
54 players enjoyed the MGA Championship tournament which took place July 10th and 11
th.
Congratulations to the overall gross champion, Michael Lord; and to overall net champion, Jody Reese. Other flight winners were Hardy Browder, John Tufts and Rick Mills.
The Junior Club Golf Championship was also held in July – Karsten Green, 12, and Jake Henderson, 8, won their age divisions. Congratulations!
Upcoming golf events in August include the Ladies Club Championship on August 7th and 8
th
and the Men’s Club Championship on August 13th – 15
th. Be sure to sign-up in the golf shop.
And don’t forget there’s a Junior Sports Camp being held Tuesday – Friday August 3rd
– 6th.
If your company, organization, church, school or family reunion is looking for a fun activity, they can sponsor a tournament at Thorntree. Contact the golf shop for to set a date.
Mark your calendar for Thursday August 12th
at 6pm – it’s “Cocktails with the Council” featuring complimentary appetizers, beer & wine, prizes, and socializing. Please bring a prospective member as your guest… it’s a great way to introduce them to your Club. Also if you’re a golfer, your guest can play complimentary golf on this special day and Friday August 27th! C139
Rhonda Whisenant, membership director is looking for your referrals… let her know of any friends, business or church associates that you think would be a prospect for membership… she’ll take it from there. Don’t forget -- there’s a special bonus if you sponsor the most new golf members: you win a free trip as a member of the Partners Championship golf team that goes to Florida. I look forward to seeing you at the Club – bring a prospective member as your guest!
Bob Libbey 214-649-8728 or [email protected]
Board Of
Governors
Board Chair Bob Libbey
Immediate Past Chair By Laws Committee Chair
Sherry Boles
Vice Chair Scholarship Committee
Hoyt Sexton
Secretary By Laws Committee
Sondra Swan
TWGA Representative Carol Rose
MGA Representative By-Laws Committee
Gulzar Rana
Golf Committee Chair Jeff Cannon
Tennis Representative Social Committee Chair
Alice Rana
Finance Committee Paula Easter
Scholarship Committee Chair Gary Davidson
Ambassador Coucil Chair Linda Fredrikson
Scholarship Committee Gary Davidson
Finance Committee Chair Randy Crews
By-Laws Committee Joe Johnson
Chair Appointee Scholarship Committee
Lorenzo Brown
Thorntree
Staff
General Manager Scott Carter
Head Golf Professional Robert Dugger
Membership Director Rhonda Whisenant
Club Accountant Joyce Wagoner
Director Of Tennis Lisa Burleson
Golf Course Superintendent Jeremy Johnson
Executive Chef Joel Bueno
Service Manager Nestor Sanchez
Thorntree Travel Club
LAST FULL MONTH for booking at prices and stateroom choices! Our
Thorntree Cruise is next February 13th, 2011 sailing round trip from Galveston to
Grand Cayman, Montego Bay and Cozumel. Inside cabins are $ 541.77 per person, ocean
view cabins are $ 661.77 per person and balcony cabins are $ 831.77 per person. A refundable deposit of $ 250.00 per person will hold your
cabin. We will be releasing our remaining cabins soon. Please call now. 972-291-9990!
Watch this newsletter for new opportunities. To suggest a destination, or get information
about the Travel Club, contact Donna Johnson at 972-291-9990 or [email protected]
Thorntree Board Minutes Bob Libbey called the meeting to order at 6:30.
Attending: Hoyt Sexton, Paula Easter, Randy Crews, Carol Rose, Alice Rana,
Gulzar Rana, Gary Davidson, Joe Johnson, Sherry Boles, Linda Fredrikson,
Lorenzo Brown, Sondra Swan, Scott Carter, Rhonda Whisenant, Robert
Dugger. Absent: Jeff Cannon.
The June minutes were approved via e-mail.
Bob welcomed Chair Appointee, Lorenzo Brown.
Social Committee, Alice Rana.
July, Luau
August, Gourmet Dinner
September, Martini Party
Doc Gibbs performs every month.
Every Friday night is Family Night at the pool, weather permitting.
Membership, Rhonda Whisenant.
Currently there are 318 Golf Members, 62 Tennis Members and 200
Social Members.
New membership is growing and keeping pace with attrition.
Initiation fee is waived for potential new members that are sponsored by a
member.
Rhonda Whisenant and Gary Davidson are starting a program to invite
area HOA‘s to have a meeting at Thorntree. The HOA meeting will
be provided with a light appetizer and non alcoholic beverages. In
exchange the HOA‘s will participate in a short presentation
promoting membership at Thorntree. Gary is sending an invitation to
the top 6 HOA‘s in Duncanville.
Ambassador Council, Linda Fredrikson.
July 8 is Cocktail with the Council from 6-8 P.M. The theme is ―Flip
Flops
are Fun‖.
Members are encouraged to bring potential members to these events.
By Laws Committee, Sherry Boles
There will be a meeting within the next 6 weeks to discuss a member‘s
concern.
MGA, Gulzar Rana.
Areas around the ball washers are currently under construction.
MGA Championship is June 10 & 11.
Golf Update, Robert Dugger.
Participation in events is down. This corresponds to the decrease in
membership.
The Police Olympics will be taking place in DeSoto in June, 2011. They
are looking for a place to hold a golf tournament for up to 200
people, on Friday, June 17. Lorenzo Brown moved that they be
allowed to hold their tournament at Thorntree. The motion was
seconded by Sherry Boles. Motion passed.
Robert is also going to explore potential revenue producing opportunities
offered by the Super Bowl in January 2011.
Scholarship Committee, Gary Davidson.
The Committee will be meeting in the next few weeks to discuss the
guidelines for this years scholarship candidates.
General Manager, Scott Carter.
Status of the bumper stickers is pending.
The possibility of a new cart fleet is also pending.
Old Business
The turtle problem on number 8 is an ecological issue and will not be
pursued.
New Business.
Cigarette and cigar butts discarded on the greens and tee boxes are a
concern. The stones in the median of the upper parking lot are an eyesore
and a hazard.
The men‘s restroom at the turn needs to be cleaned up and painted.
Touch up painting around the club will be done during the next month.
Meeting adjourned at 7:15.
Respectfully submitted, Sondra Swan
Thorntree Book Club Aug 5 - Alice Rana, host
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Sept 2 - Edna Bolinger, host
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Oct 7 - Jamie Head, host
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet‘s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Nov 4 - Leilani Salisbury, host
The Big Rich: The Rise & Fall of the Texas Oil Fortunes
by Bryan Burrough
7-8:30 pm. New ladies are always welcome!
The Help (Aug 5): Set in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, this page-turner
focuses on white Southern households and the black domestic maids who
toiled in those households. The white characters range from ―politely rac-
ist‖ Junior Leaguers to matrons who openly despise and mistreat the very
maids who help them raise their children. Speaking primarily through three
voices (regal black maid Aibileen‘s, and sassy cook Minny‘s, as well as 21-
year-old Old Miss graduate Eugenia ―Skeeter‖ Phelan‘s), the author writes
of a room "full of cake-eating, Tab-drinking, cigarette-smoking women"
planning a fundraiser for the "Poor Starving Children of Africa.‖ Author
Kathryn Stockett doesn‘t hit us over the head with the ironies inherent in
these 1960‗s situations. She does, however, get her point across, all the
while portraying her characters - whether black or white - with insight and
humor. DreamWorks Studios recently announced a film version of the
"The Help.‖
Labor Day (Sept 2) : In a review of her coming-of-age book Labor Day,
author Joyce Maynard states that the idea for Labor Day came to her in a
dream. She wrote the book in 10 days, for she was eager to discover how
things would turn out for her characters. By Maynard‘s account, the book,
set in a small New Hampshire town in 1987, contains many of her ―own
obsessions: being a single mother, the loneliness of being a boy who is
trying to be the man of the family.‖ The story focuses on 13-year-old
Henry, whose chance encounter with an apparent drifter named Frank for-
ever changes Henry‘s life - and the life of Henry‘s mother Adele.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet‘s Nest (Oct 7): Late Swedish writer Stieg
Larsson‘s final novel in his Millennium Trilogy is said by reviewers, once
again, to be an exhilarating demonstration of ―Larsson‘s mastery of the
unexpected.‖ Lisbeth Salander, the unorthodox young computer hacker
involved in a long-distance (online) relationship with publisher Michael
Blomkvist, lies in her hospital bed, recuperating from serious injuries she
received during events at the end of Larsson‘s previous novel. From this
hospital bed (where she spends most of the third novel), Lisbeth puts her
brilliant mind to clever use in outwitting the long arm of the Swedish Secu-
rity Service, her silent but most mortal enemy. The film version of Hor-
net‘s Nest enjoyed a popular European debut in November 2009.
Either Kathi, Doris, or the host will email directions (along with a reminder to RSVP) before each meeting, so if you wish to be on the mailing list, send your information to Doris ([email protected]) or Kathi ([email protected]).
Bridge Groups If you are a bridge player and haven't tried one of our groups yet, please give one of the representatives a call.
2nd and 4th Tuesday Couples Contact Sharon Schuller 214-942-5551
1st and 3rd Tuesday Ladies Contact Pinky Sullivan 972-641-4120
2nd Thursday Evening Ladies Group Contact Kathi Ackermann 972-223-3045
4th Friday Bring A Partner Bridge Contact LeiLani Salisbury 214-376-7609
Duplicate Bridge Contact Jimmie Wade about playing in a duplicate bridge group on the 1st Wednesday of the month ………………... 214-546-9532
WANT TO LEARN TO PLAY? Contact Lois Griffith 972-937-5896
11 Lessons $50
Around The ClubAround The ClubAround The Club
$7.95 Dinner Buffets
Includes Salad, Entrée & Dessert We want to say Thank You and give you the best value
for your membership. Check the calendar for discounted dinner buffets
2010 Junior Golf Program
Junior Play Days Every Wednesday from June through August
Play begins promptly at 8:30 am and finishes at 10:30 am Juniors will play 9 holes under the supervision of the golf shop staff. This is a great
way to acclimate juniors to golf course play and understanding rules and eti-quette.
Participants must be able to carry their own clubs for 9 holes. Drinks and snacks will be provided each day.
Junior Golf Clinics
Junior Golf Clinics are held on Saturdays from the first of April through the end of Septem-ber. Newsletters, club emails, and sign up sheets in the golf shop will
indicate the most up to date schedule and availability. Clinics will run an hour long and will focus on all aspects of the game of golf
including etiquette and rules.
All Sports Camps Golf, Tennis & Swimming
August 3rd
-6th (Tuesday – Friday) 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Pot-O-Gold Come for dinner and you could win dinner for two, an appetizer or the Pot-O-Gold Jackpot!!!
The Pot-O-Gold Jackpot starts at $250 and has been as high as $1100! Every Wednesday in the dining room. D84
Drawing is at 7:00pm, you have to be present to win
Some of this years winners
Bruce Benson - Glenda Henderson - Sandi Ciarochi - Ed Curtis -
Suzy Bradford - Susan Dunn - Sherry Boles - Pat Rogers -
Marlene Ball - Pat Shannon - Ranell Wolf - Joyce Libbey - Mike
Bradford - Laurie Hale - Dena Mooney - Jim Cavender - Jean
Seed - David Thomas - Kathy Benson - Don Dismore - Libbey
Crews - Mike Ackermann - Sam Murphy - Sandi Gerigk - Clay
Briggs - Donna Johnson - Tracy McBride - Barbara Douglas -
Mike Manning - Joe Johnson - Ann Cavender - Carole Walker -
Hoyt Sexton - Pam Tedder - Joel Staehs - Mary James - Hal
Brown - Lucy Carroll - James Bolinger - Randy Crews - Pat
Shipley - Valera Abright - Kathi Ackermann - Dave Fredrikson -
Bette Moncrief - Hardy Browder - Annette Curtis - Gary Ball -
Jamie Head - Bob Libbey - Kathy Smith - Robert Head - Jimmie
Wade - Pam Walker - Rob Dunn - Glen Smith - Leslie Byron
Pot-O-Gold Jackpot Winners! James & Edna Bolinger $550
James & Sandra Brandon $950
Gary & Jeanette Davidson $400
Earl & Glenda Henderson $450
Members who could have won, if they were here
Walt Oxford $300
Andre Byrd Sr $350
Lorenzo Brown $650
Greg & Wendy Whiteman $550
John & Jan Hart $800
Troy & Kimberly Furguson $850
Don’t give up, you can still win in the future!!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Sunday Brunch
Adults $17.95 Seniors (65)$13.00 Kids (5-11) $9.95 4 & Under Free
2
Club Closed
3
Please Reserve Early
$9.95 Dinner Buffet
4
Pot-O-Gold
MGA Golf
Best Ball
5
6
Seafood Buffet
7
Golf Ladies Club Championsip
8
Sunday Brunch
Golf Ladies Club Championsip
9
Club Closed
10
11
Pot-O-Gold
MGA Golf Blind 9
12
Cocktails with the council
13
Seafood Buffet
Mens Club Championship
14
Golf Mens Club Championship
15 Sunday Brunch
Golf Mens Club Championship
16
Club Closed
17
Mexican Buffet
18
Pot-O-Gold
Jr. Play Day MGA Golf
Quota
G19
20
Seafood Buffet
21
22
Sunday Brunch
J23
Club Closed
Greens
Aerification
24
25
Pot-O-Gold
Jr. Play Day MGA Golf
Skins
26
Breakfast For
Dinner
$6.95
27
Seafood Buffet
28
Hackers Golf
29
Sunday Brunch
30
Club Closed
31
Mexican Buffet
September 1st
Pot-O-Gold
Jr. Play Day MGA Golf
Best 9
2
3
Seafood Buffet
4 Parent / Child Golf
5
Sunday Brunch
6
LABOR DAY
POOL PARTY
11-4
7
Please Reserve Early
$9.95 Dinner Buffet
8
Pot-O-Gold
Jr. Play Day MGA Golf
Skins
9
Cocktails with the council
10
Seafood Buffet
11 6-6-6 Tournament
Clubhouse: 972-296-2146 Golf Shop: 972-296-7317
Tennis Shop: 972-298-0117 www.ThornTreeCC.com
Reservations are not required but are requested, so we can
serve you the best.
Happy Birthday! Come to Thorntree anytime during your
birthday month and enjoy dinner on us!
(excludes alcohol & service charge)
With the Purchase of an adult meal, kids eat free from the kids menu. Kids Eat Free! Every Thursday Night.
August 2010
Fried Chicken!
Golf Guests Play Free
All Sports Junior Camp
Golf Guests Play Free
Golf Guests Play Free
Golf ActivitiesGolf ActivitiesGolf Activities
Golf Guests
Weekday Guest Fee with Lunch $35 Guest Fee: Tuesday - Friday
Includes Cart Fee, and Buffet Lunch from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm for both member and guest
$29 Guest Fee Saturday and Sunday after 12:00 $40 Before 12:00
Keep Thorntree Beautiful Help keep your course clean and beautiful.
Please remember to put your cigarette butts and trash in the provided trash cans
Tournament Results Junior Club Championship
Karsten Green – Champion 9-13 yrs old
Jake Henderson – Champion 8 & Under
MGA Championship
Flight 1 Flight 2 Flight 3 Flight 4 Flight 5
1. Michael Lord 1. Rick Mills 1. Hardy Browder 1. Jody Reese 1. John Tufts
2. David Shin 2. Glen Smith 2. Gary Davidson 2. Hoyt Sexton 2. Terry Wilkerson
T1.David Hightower – Net 3. Steven Rose 3. Jon Rose 3. Lorenzo Brown 3. JL Stanley
T1 Jason Morris – Net
Michael Lord was the Overall Gross Champion
Jody Reese was the Overall Net Champion and Jody Reese also won the Flight Winners Shootout
Congratulations to these 2 Aces last month!
Jack Easter - #7 July 3rd
Don Delman - #14 July 4th
Couples 9 Hole Golf Every Friday at 5:30pm Everyone Participating in
Couples golf gets 1/2 off
the Friday night Seafood Buffet
in August
Hardy Browder Jody Reese
Michael Lord
John Tufts Rick Mills
Michael Lord
Karsten Green Jake Hendersen
Upcoming Golf Events
Weekly Golf Events
Guests are welcome!
Friday Night “Couples” 5:30pm
Tuesday Evenings August 10th & 24th - “Ladies Night”
Every Wednesday – MGA Golf 1:00pm Junior Play Day 8:30am
Every Thursday – TWGA Golf 9:00am
Every Friday – Rana Game 1:00pm
Every Saturday and Sunday – Men’s Games 8:45-9:15am
Every Saturday – TWGA Golf 10:00am
Every Sunday – Couples Golf 10:00 am
TWGA News Ace of the Month winners:
Saturday Ace of the Month, June – 1st Ann
Cavender, 2nd Sherry Boles
Thursday Ace of the Month, July – 1st Edna Bolinger, 2nd
Paula Easter
DWGA (Dallas Women‘s Golf Association) results:
(June 15th Playday at Grand Oaks CC):
Sondra Swan – 1st Flight, 3rd gross
Joyce Libbey – 2nd Flight, 2nd gross
Paula Easter – 3rd Flight, 1st gross
(June 22-23rd 4-person Team Tournament at Los Rios CC &
Eldorado CC):
Charlene Wilson & Joyce Libbey – 4th Flight, 2nd place (with teammates Cathe Schmitt & Donna Gamble from Canyon Creek)
(July 6th Playday at Stonebriar CC – Fazio):
Sondra Swan – 2nd flight, 2nd gross
Charlene Wilson – 3rd flight, 3rd gross
Laurie Hale – 4th flight, 2nd gross
The SLGA (Suburban Ladies Golf Association) playday on June
29th at Whitestone in Benbrook was cancelled due to rain. We
were glad to learn that the 3 Thorntree gals who traveled all the
way out there that day (Carol Rose, Collette Diedrich & Jan
Hart) were given participation credit toward the Championship
in October!
The following 8 Thorntree TriClub participants are to be
congratulated for competing against 20 Walnut Creek players on
their home turf on June 30th, and keeping Thorntree in the
running in this interclub. Kudos to our Thorntree gals!
Kaye Askew... Leslie Byron… Sandi Ciarochi… Jeanette
Davidson… Collette Diedrich… Sandra Luke… Carol Rose…
Eileen Sexton
Several of our gals were winners at the WTGA (Women‘s Texas
Golf Association) 4-ball Tournament at Stonebridge CC-Dye
course in McKinney on June 28-30:
Sondra Swan & Charlene Wilson – 3rd Flight, 1st net Laurie Hale & Joyce Libbey – 5th Flight, 1st gross
On June 30th while many of our gals were playing in away
competitions, Sherry Boles ―held down the fort‖ at Thorntree
where Metroplex Interclub was being played. As of July 7th,
Thorntree is in the lead in Metroplex Interclub. Go team!
Beat the Pro events are scheduled at Thorntree during the month
of August. Check your directory calendar and be sure to sign up
to play. Ladies… let‘s give Robert and Zach a ―run for their
money‖.
It’s not too late to join TWGA this year! We have playdays at
Thorntree every week into November, as well as other golf events
on the calendar. And the December 10th Christmas party will be
here before we know it! D102
August 3 - 6
Junior Sports Camp
August 7 & 8
Ladies Club Championship
August 13, 14 & 15
Men’s Club Championship
August 23rd
Greens aerified — This will be the final aerification of the
year to the greens. Recovery time is usually between 10 –
14 days.
August 28 Hackers Club – Designed with the beginning golfer
in mind. This is a 4-person scramble format over 9
holes, for golfers with a 20 handicap or more. Entry
is $10 per person, plus cart. Players may choose one
member to join on a team with the remainder of the
team selected by the pro shop. S158
Free Guest Fees Thursday August 12th & Friday August 27th
Junior Golf Play Day: Every Wednesday at 8:30am
Clinic: Every Saturday at 10:00am
BINGO
$5 Per Card
Prizes
Straight Bingo (5 games) - $25 Each Game
“T” Bingo (1 Game) - $25
“Frame” Bingo (1 Game) - $50
“Last Person Standing” Bingo (1 Game) - $75
“Blackout” Bingo (1 Game) - $100
Buffet Served at 5:30pm Bingo Starts at 7:00pm
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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Win Sunday Brunch For 2 Search this newsletter for
your member number. If
you find your member
number listed anywhere,
contact Joyce at the club
to claim your gift
certificate for a Sunday
brunch for two.
Do We Have Your Email Address?
Each month we send emails to the Thorntree Membership with information about activities at the club. If we don’t have your email address then you’re missing out!
TIME-SENSITIVE MATERIAL – DO NOT DELAY
It's Cocktails with the Council The "Ambassador" Council that is!
"Hot FUN in the Summertime!"
Thursday, August 12 6-8PM
Cocktails with the Council The Ambassador Council that is...
Don't miss the FUN, MUSIC, FREE Hors d'oeuvres, Margaritas & Wine!
Wear your Favorite/Funky Sandals, Shorts &/or Silly Shirts!
Prizes, too!!!
It's the perfect time to invite prospective members to show off YOUR club! Sponsor New members and you could win BIGGER Prizes!
Please let Rhonda Whisenant (Membership Director) know if you are bringing a "new" member.
No Denim Please.
www.thorntreecc.com
825 W. Wintergreen
DeSoto, TX 75115
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