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EACC NEWS
Club Hours
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300 Girdle Road, East Aurora, NY 14052 716-652-6800 www.eastauroracc.com
Message from the President
As we turn the page on another calendar year, it is important that during this Holiday Season, we give thanks for all that we have and all that we look forward to.
Having just completed the 100th Anniversary of the East Aurora Country Club, it is important to reflect on
our Club’s history and all the contributions and memories of past and current members that have made East Aurora a special place.
As we now proceed into 2017 and the next period in our history, I firmly believe that we are positioned to continue to build on the foundation of our Club’s first 100 years. The support and involvement of the membership has always been the catalyst for our Club’s success.
I would like to thank our departing Board members, Rich Day, Gary Toomey and president, Bryan Smith, for their dedication, contributions and service over the past 3 years.
I would like to welcome our new Board members, Dave Finn, Jay Hoagland and Frank Trzepkowski and look forward to their participation throughout their term.
I am fortunate to continue to serve on the Board along with the counsel provided by John Holder, Doug Marky, John McKenna, Dick Hillegas and Vince Rowland.
We are also fortunate to have our managers, David Jones, George Mintzer and Drew Thompson manag-ing the principal areas of our Club.
The Annual Member Business Meeting, held on Saturday, December 17, was well attended. It outlined and summarized the accomplishments and challenges of the Club over the past year. If you were unable to attend, we plan on uploading the entire presentation onto the Member’s Portal of the East Aurora web site for your viewing.
It is my honor to serve as the president of the East Aurora Country Club in 2017 and look forward to working closely with the entire membership.
Rudy Ruschmann, President
East Aurora Country Club Member Newsletter— January, 2017
Board of Directors
Rudy Ruschmann
President
Human Resources
Doug Marky
Vice President
House Chairman
Human Resource Chair
Vince Rowland
Treasurer
Grounds Chairman
Finance Co-Chair
Dick Hillegas
Secretary
Grounds Co-Chair
Membership
John Holder
Membership Chairman
John McKenna
Golf Chairman
Finance
Jay Hoagland
Golf Co-Chair
Dave Finn
Finance
Frank Trzepkowski
House Co-Chair
Upcoming Events
Club reopens for
Wine Down Wednesday, Wed. Feb 1, 2017
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2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT - Rudy Ruschmann
VICE PRESIDENT - Doug Marky
TREASURER – Vince Rowland
SECRETARY – Dick Hillegas
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CO-CHAIR* & MEMBER
HOUSE Doug Marky Frank Trzepkowski*
GOLF John McKenna Jay Hoagland*
GROUNDS Vince Rowland Dick Hillegas*
MEMBERSHIP John Holder Dick Hillegas
FINANCE Jon Zach Vince Rowland*
Dave Finn
John McKenna
HUMAN RESOURCES Doug Marky Rudy Rushmann
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Clubhouse News
I would like to wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the members of the East Aurora Country Club from the entire House staff. It is our pleasure to serve you and thank you for your support throughout the past year.
Along with my staff, Steve, Pat and Frankie, we are working on ways to continue to make your House experience special and enjoya-ble. Piano Saturdays will continue in the months of February and March and we will be creating weekly Thursday specials that we hope will peek your interest. And of course Wine Down Wednesday’s will be back for your casual social experience.
Just as a reminder we will be closed for the entire month of January. However, we will be using this time to work on numerous House projects to prepare for the upcoming season. Look forward to seeing you at the Club in February.
George Mintzer, House Manager
CORRECTION:
This paragraph was inadvertently omitted from the December Newsletter with regard to Honorary Memberships:
Future nominees for these awards will be con-sidered on an annual basis – letters of recom-mendation should be submitted to the Board of Directors no later than July 1
st of each year.
Grounds With Drew:
2016 Holiday Lottery Results (Page 8)
As they say "a dollar and a dream".......but, unfortunately not every-one's ticket can be drawn. A special "Thank You" to all of the members that purchased one or more of the 104 Lot-tery tickets that were sold prior to the drawing on New Year's Eve.
Your support of the Club is truly appre-ciated.
Congratulations to all of the win-ners ....... and to the rest of us as they say "better luck next year"!
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News from the Golf Shop:
Dear Member,
I trust that you’ve had a great holiday season and are equally as excited to return to the links as I am. Only a few short weeks left! Hopefully Mother Nature remains kind and allows us to keep the snow blowers in the garage…where they belong!
I had a wonderful Christmas sale and was successful in moving some inventory and collecting some dona-tions for those less fortunate. We gave an additional 10% off the sale price to anyone that brought in an old shirt for donation. We collected over 50 items! Everyone won. Another benefit is that it made a tremendous amount of room for the 2017 inventory.
In January I will be attending the PGA show with Kevin and Brandon. This is the largest trade show in the world and offers golf professionals a chance to see what’s new for the upcoming season. I have been going for over 20 consecutive years and have yet to see everything there is to offer. This is a great opportunity for you to let me know of any specific requests. I always do my best to make sure your wants are met. It works best for both of us that way.
On that note, please don’t hesitate to send me a note if you have something in particular you’d like to see in the shop next season. I can’t guarantee I will be able to bring it in, but it is always nice to try. (Some compa-nies have ultra high minimums)
Stay safe and healthy!
Dave
Send merchandise requests to: [email protected]
MULLIGANS NEWS:
The Mulligans would like to congratulate and thank Don Hayes for his leadership in 2016. Great job!
As we move into the new year we welcome new members and remind everyone that we meet every Friday for lunch even when there is no golf. On Fridays in January we will be meeting at Wallenwein's and will be back at EACC starting February 3rd.
Lastly, don't forget to send a Post Card if you are missing for three meetings. It is important that we hear from our missing Mulligans.
Bob Tait, 2017 President
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EACC Social Bowling
Come join us for some fun and socializing. Get to know other club members.
Bowling is open to everyone, members, guests, couples or singles.
You can bowl one month, two months or every month, you pick the dates.
Bowling is at the 11th Frame (formerly known as Victoria Lanes),
206 Main St. East Aurora at 4:00 PM.
On the following dates: Jan. 14, Feb. 11 & Mar.11.
Dinner for January will be held at Tony Rome’s Globe Hotel
There will be a choice of 6 entrees. The cost will be $32.00/pp dessert included.
To sign up for January, please email [email protected] or [email protected]
by Thursday, January 12th.
If you need further information please contact:
Jack & Mary Hinners (662-4706) or
Dave & Judy Smith (655-5945)
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Associate Board
January Newsletter
The Associates Board is excited and eager to start the 2017 Season.
I would like to step back into 2016 and thank Cathy Melas for her wonderful year as the Associate Board President. She did a fantastic job and her shoes will be hard to fill.
The Associates Board ended 2016 with Breakfast with Santa. The response was overwhelming and it was enjoyed by children of all ages. Thank you for your continued support of this fun event.
We would also like to thank everyone that contributed to the Giving Tree. The donations were deliv-ered during Christmas week, & the Family Justice Center also thanks you.
As for the 2017 Season, the Board is working on a variety of social engagements that we hope will spark the interests of the ladies of EACC (golfers & non-golfers.) Please keep your eyes open for our next social gathering in March.
The Board welcomes new ideas & suggestions from all club members.
The 2017 Associate Board consist of:
Jennifer Dean Emily Obrist Debbie Kane Amy Wagstaff Jill Ervin Cathy Melas
We would like welcome: Jody Marshall LuAnn Burghardt
Caryn Bartnik Charmaine Kaes
We are looking forward to 2017.
Jennifer Dean, Associate Board President
Emily Obrist, Associate Board Vice President
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IJM Update - January
On behalf of the IJM Committee I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and the best of everything in 2017! Just one update for everyone. It was announced at the annual member meeting in December, but for those who were unable to attend, I wanted to let you know that beginning in 2017, the IJM champion will receive an exemption into the Porter Cup field. This effort has been ongo-ing for a few years and finally came to fruition thanks to a meeting I had with the Porter Cup Tournament Director in November. Many thanks to Frank Ziolkowski for his assistance in set-ting up the meeting. We are thrilled to have our champion play in such a prestigious amateur event and are very confident that this will help us to further strengthen our field this year and in the years to come. The IJM planning process is in full swing. Please see me, Paul O’Brien, Ron Olson or Frank Ziolkowski if you want to assist us this year. Jeff Kamien IJM Tournament Director
NINE HOLE NOTES
Happy New Year! As January begins, those of us still in Western New York are wrack-ing our brains trying to come up with creative ways to work on our swings and perfect our putts in frigid temps! Others are enjoying a warm weather getaway, hopefully with the golf clubs in tow! Looking to the 2017 season, our league will be chaired by Caryn Bartnik, with Donna McKenna and Carol Smith as her co-chairs. Some of our members have already expressed an interest in helping out with various activities for our upcom-ing season, and please continue to share your thoughts and time through the off season to assure a good time once we are back out on the course. All women golfers are welcome and encouraged to join us in the 9 Hole League. We golf every Thursday morning, teeing off at 9AM, from April through September. If you are interested, and would like more information, please contact the pro shop or any 9 hole player.
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EAST AURORA COUNTRY CLUB
2016 HOLIDAY LOTTERY
DECEMBER 31, 2016 DRAWING WINNERS
Prize Member Name Ticket Number
1) 2017 FREE MEMBERSHIP 1 Winner: $5,000 in credits applied Charles Kettner 100 to Single or Multiple season’s dues, depending on category. 2) $700 Season Cart Pass 1 Winner PLUS $500 House Credit Raymond Niceforo 062 3) $700 Season Cart Pass 1 Winner OR $500 House Credit Dean Smith 034 4) $250 House Credit 3 Winners Dan Flaherty 092 Ron Torgalski 042 Jon Zach 097 5) $100 Pro Shop Credit 6 Winners Paul Dugas 091 Kevin Fischer 068 Brian Gliss 039 Emily Obrist 003 Lori Potter 090 Dave Roetzer 015
