JANUARY 2019

5101 S.E. Miles Grant Road Stuart, FL 34997 | 772-286-2220 | www.milesgrantcc.com

MGA9 Sam Miles Cup

Wed. Jan. 2nd and Fri. Jan. 4th

MGA9 Joe McHugh Classic

Wed. Jan. 9th

MGA18 Member/Member

Wed. Jan 2nd and Fri. Jan. 4th

Mixed Couples Club Championship

Sat. Jan. 12 and Sat. Jan. 19th Welcome Back Brunch

Sunday, January 6th

“Rod Stewart” Dinner Show

Saturday, January 12th

Ladies’ Nite Out

Tuesday, January 22nd

WGA18 Member/Member

Tues. Jan. 8th & and Tues. Jan. 15th

MGA9/18 Snowbird Scramble

Fri. Jan. 11th

WGA9 President’s Cup

Tues. Jan. 15th and Thurs. Jan. 17th

MGA9 Club Championship

Wed. Jan. 16th, Fri. Jan. 18th & Wed. Jan. 23rd

MGA18 President’s Cup

Wed. Jan. 23rd, Fri. Jan. 25th & Sat. Jan. 26th

Woods & Whites Sat. Jan. 26th

Rain Date: Sun. Jan. 27th

Chinese New Year Dinner Dance Saturday, February 2nd

February 14th Celebration Surf or Turf

Thursday, February 14th

Patriotic Brunch Sunday, February 17th

Daryl McGill Show Tuesday, February 19th

Welcome Reception for General Manager

and

Food and Beverage Supervisor

Wednesday, January 30th

Super Bowl Party Sunday February 3rd

MILES GRANT COUNTRY CLUB - STRATEGIC PLAN

VISION

To be the focus of the Miles Grant community area as a dynamic, financially stable,

private, full-service club.

MISSION

To provide high quality programs and personalized service for the Miles Grant members.

To ensure financial integrity and stability.

To be a center for social activities for the expanded Miles Grant community.

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MGCC Board of Directors

OFFICERS: President—Bill Kimball

Vice-President—Cindy Burbine

Treasurer—Jack Cecil

Asst. Treasurer—Arnie Gunderson

Secretary—Sylvia Tobin

DIRECTORS:

Vito Iudice Brenda Malone

Bob Stonebridge Tomas Silva

MGCC Phone Numbers 772.286.2220 Then Dial Extension or Option:

Golf Shop & Tee Times Opt 1

Administration/Membership Opt 2

Dining Reservations Opt 3

Executive Chef Opt 4

Samuel Miles Tavern Opt 5

General Manager Ext. 102

Accounting Ext. 103

Member Billing Ext. 104

Front Desk/Webmaster Ext. 101

Golf Course Maintenance 772-708-9795

Wow! It’s already January, 2019 and I wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year. I’ve been on board for a total of two months now and

our new F&B Supervisor, Carol Hanna, has been on board for a total of two weeks. We still have a lot to learn but have been absorbing

information and learning more about the events, the club and the members. As we move forward through 2019 our goal is to streamline

and tailor new programs and develop a plan to grow the golf membership base and the social membership at Miles Grant Country Club.

This is truly a hidden gem at the end of Cove Road and should be explored by more people to discover what we have to offer.

To recap December, the Tree Lighting Dinner was a great night to see the members and enjoy all the work by Cindy Burbine, Sue Anne

Saleeby and all the elves assisting in decorating the trees.

Also, the Ladies Holiday Luncheon was a huge success with about 150 people in attendance, a much larger turnout than the previous year.

Upcoming Events in the month of January include:

New Year’s Eve party on Monday Dec. 31st

Welcome Back Brunch on Sunday, January 6th

Rod Stewart (Impersonator) Dinner Show on Saturday, January 12th

Ladies’ Night Out on Tuesday, January 22nd

As always, the management team from Miles Grant looks forward to seeing you around the club as we kick the season off into high gear!

Ian Nicoll

General Manager

General Manager’s Message

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Winter in Paradise Welcome Back Brunch

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Reservations between:

10 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

$16.95

Social Member Event

Menu

All of the regular Sunday Brunch Menu plus:

Coffee Cakes

Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

Cheese Blintzes with Strawberry Sauce

Eggs Florentine Benedict

French Toast filled with Cream Cheese & Bananas

An Evening with Rod Stewart

Entertainment: George Orr as Rod Stewart

Saturday January 12, 2019

Cocktails: 5:30 PM

Dinner: 6:15 PM

$29.00

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Social Member Event

MENU

Bread Rounds with Cold Spinach Dip, Hot Artichoke Dip,

Salsa and Chips, Vegetables and Crackers

Garden Salad

Roast Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Caramelized Onions and Apples

Carrot Soufflé and Green Beans

Apple Pie Ala Mode

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WOODS AND WHITES TOURNAMENT

Saturday, January 26th

(Rain Date, Sunday January 27th)

1:00 P.M. At Our Har Tru Courts

Please Join Us to Play Tennis the Old Fashioned Way with Our Wooden Rackets......

Croquet Will Be Played Too!!!!

Guaranteed To Be a Fun Day to Play or Watch

4:00 BBQ at the Clubhouse - $15.95

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs with All the Fixins!!!

Sign-Up Sheets Will Be On the Bulletin Boards at the Tennis Courts and Tavern

You Can Sign Up To Play Tennis, Croquet or Just To Eat and Socialize

There Will Be Prizes For: Best Dressed For Men and Women

Other Surprises Too!!!

Don't Miss Out On This Fun Afternoon At Our Beautifully Renovated Tennis Complex

Tournament Fee Will Be $10

UPTOWN FUNK LADIES’ NITE OUT

January 22, 2019

Music by N-TUNE

6:00 pm Cocktails 7:00 pm Dinner

Cheese Balls with Crackers, Grapes and Strawberries

Martha’s Vineyard Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Herbed Chicken Medallions with Boursin Cheese Sauce

Wild and Long Grain Rice Pilaf

Grilled Asparagus with Sautéed Cherry Tomatoes

Strawberry Mousse Parfait

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR JANUARY 2019

Every Monday The Grille Room is open 11 am - 5 pm; Lunch 11 am - 2 pm Every Tuesday The Grille Room is open 10:30 am - 5 pm; Lunch 10:30 am - 2 pm Game Night 6:00 pm Every Wednesday The Grille Room is open 11 am - 9 pm; Lunch 11 am - 2 pm Small Lunch, Dinner 2 pm - 7 pm

Dinner in the Dining Room 5 - 7 pm; proper golf attire required

Trivia played 1st and 3rd of the month

Bingo Night 2nd and 4th of the month Every Thursday The Grille Room is open 10:30 am - 5 pm; Lunch 10:30 am - 2 pm Every Friday The Grille Room is open 11 am - 10 pm; Lunch 11 am - 2 pm Small Lunch, Dinner 2 pm - 8 pm

Drink Specials in the Grille Room 4 - 7 pm; Music 6:30 - 9:30 pm $1.00 off Wine and Well Drinks

Dinner in the Dining Room. 5 pm - 8 pm; Reservations required; proper golf attire required Every Saturday The Grille Room is open 11 am - 5 pm; Lunch 11 am - 2 pm Check Events Calendar for Specials Every Sunday Miles Grant’s Fabulous Brunch Buffet from 10 am - 1 pm; Grille Room open 10 am - 5 pm Small Lunch Menu 1 pm - 2 pm

In Memoriam We extend our sincere

condolences to the family:

Curtis Coutts December 20, 2018

Frank Covino of Phase I

December 23, 2018

Reception for Ian Nicoll and Carol Hanna

Open to Members

A Welcome for Our New General Manager

and Food and Beverage Supervisor

Menu: Cheese Display, Crackers, Crudités, Wine/Beer

Date: Wed. Jan. 30, 2019

Time: 4-5 pm, Followed by Albert's Italian Night @ 5:00

Dress Code: Smart Casual

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS SOCIAL WALLACE & LANA HARPER COUNTRY CLUB COVE

KENNETH & KATHLEEN LAVIN PHASE I

RONALD NOVAK PHASE III

BETTY & ROBERT SYBESMA PHASE I

PLATINUM/SOCIAL ROBERT & SHIRLEY BISHOP NON-RESIDENTS

GOLD/SOCIAL WILLIAM & KATHLEEN WALSH PHASE III

Fairway Ladies Our Annual Christmas Scramble with the Miles Grant Ladies WGA

18 was rained out after two or three holes. Disappointing because so

many had a good game going. Perhaps we play better in the rain.

After getting soaked, we went home, dried our clothes and returned

to enjoy a delicious lunch together arranged by Norma Rumbaugh.

Our President’s Cup is coming up January 15 and 17. The following

Thursday, January 24 is our Miles Grant Golf Invitational. Please sign

up in the Lady Bug Room and deposit your check in the envelope

attached.

Also, several golf invitationals are coming up in January and February.

Check the bulletin board in the Lady Bug Room to sign up for those

you are interested in attending.

Barbara Campbell

Court Report

Miles Grant Country Club’s 9 Hole Invitational

Thursday, January 24, 2019

8 a.m. Continental Breakfast followed

by Shotgun Scramble

$60/person – 2 Mulligans available per person

Luncheon Included

I hope you have had a healthy, happy summer. Our first meeting of

2019 is January 7 at 3:45. We will discuss Before We Were Yours

by Lisa Wingate. This is based on actual history and is a very popu-

lar, good read. Books for February book club will be distributed.

Please feel free to invite new people to join us.

See you soon,

Sue Bull

SAVE THE DATE

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COVE READERS

PEG ANSBRO REPORTS:

Our annual WOODS and WHITES tournament will be held on

Saturday, January 26th with a rain date of Sunday, January 27th. The

fun begins at 10 am and is open to all MG Social and Tennis

members. Please join us to play tennis the “Old Fashioned Way.”

The Tennis Association will provide the wooden rackets. Croquet

will also be played on our croquet lawn. This year our tournament

will be to honor the memory of two wonderful men who gave so

much to Miles Grant. The tennis tournament will be in memory of

Curt Coutts who was so influential in our tennis program. Our

croquet tournament will be in memory of Herb Rumler who ran our

croquet tournaments. We will miss these two men and hope many

of you will come to this very special Woods and Whites event.

Just come in your finest “whites” to capture a prize! There is a $10

fee to play tennis or croquet. An “Old Fashioned BBQ” of

hamburgers and hot dogs will follow at 12:30 at MGCC. The cost

will be $15.95! .

The Women’s Tennis team is in full swing. It is fun having our

snowbirds back playing with us.

Dave Coutts, our tennis pro, is conducting tennis clinics several days

during the week and is always available for lessons. Just call Dave at

410-980-6222 or email him at couttstennis@gmail.com . Dave also

conducts PICKLEBALL games/lessons every Thursday from 3 to 4:30

at the Club tennis courts. It is so much fun! Come over and enjoy a

great sport!

The Tennis Association extends best wishes for a new year full of

good health and happiness!

PETER HAUTH REPORTS:

Miles Grant Tennis is starting another new season. On December 6

the Men’s B-2 3.5 season started with our home match against the

Monarch Country Club. We lost a close match by a 5 - 6 score. The

next match against North River Shores was rained out and had to be

rescheduled.

We had a great and active Summer Tennis Season with over 50

seasonal members participating. Most of the players on our teams

are seasonal members and this certainly improves our program as

well as our standing as a Miles Grant Community. We continue to

have our weekly early morning games on Mondays, Wednesdays and

Fridays at 7:30 am.

During the summer, we further improved our guest area by buying

new windscreens which are adorned with the new Miles Grant logo.

To save some money, we cut, sawed and assembled the tables and

benches ourselves.

We also will continue our Senior Tennis program and continue to

look for players. The Senior Tennis League will start in the New

Year.

Commemorative Bricks! We are selling commemorative bricks.

If you are interested, please see Jill Register at the

Club Office.

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

NEW MEMBERSHIPS CARDS ARE

NOW AVAILABLE. PLEASE SEE

JILL IN THE CLUB OFFICE.

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Mah Jongg Cards Again this year, we are ordering Mah Jongg cards.

Janet Festa has said she would collect the checks for me. If you are interested in ordering your card, please do the following:

1. Write a check, payable to Barbara Campbell. The standard card is $8.

The large print card is $9. Place the check in an envelope.

2. Give the check to either Janet Festa or leave with Marsha in the Miles Grant Office.

3. If your address has changed, please indicate the correct mailing address for your card.

4. The deadline to participate is Friday, January 21, 2019.

5. The new 2019 cards will be mailed out from The National Mah Jongg League about April 1.

By sending in one order for all of the cards, we receive a check for a charity. Last year we received a check for $89 which went to Hope

Center for Autism, which is located on Indian Street in Stuart.

If you have any questions, please contact Janet or me:

Janet Festa Barbara Campbell

772-283-8426 772-708-0572

waltfest2@gmail.com bobbarb22@gmail.com

Thanks for your participation

Game Night - January 8th - $9.00

Fresh Garden Salad Bar with Assorted Vegetables

and Dressings

Pasta with Meat Sauce

Game Night - January 15th - $9.00

Fresh Garden Salad Bar with Assorted Vegetables

and Dressings

Fresh Assorted Baked Pizzas

Game Night - January 29th - $9.00

Fresh Garden Salad Bar with Assorted Vegetables

and Dressings

Beef Quesadillas with Sour Cream and Salsa

Game Night Menu

WGA18 News Golf’s New Rules start 1/1/2019. Some new changes will be: how to drop a ball under the rules, time for lost ball

search, repairing spike marks on greens, leaving the flagstick in the hole and relaxed rules in Penalty Areas. Some

current rules are still in effect. See yah on the course.

Joanie Robbins, Pres./Treas.

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Philanthropic Report We would like to thank the following for their generous donations to the Miles Grant Philanthropic Fund

and for the Ladybug Room Project:

In memory of Richard Gallivan Linda Rumler

Keith Maund

Jane Quickel

Warren & Sandy Nickerson

In memory of Kay Fortescue-Kavasansky Norma Rumbaugh & Vince Piazza

Frank DiCarlo & Loretta Lentini

Betty & Rick Weed

In memory of Ed Cole Warren & Sandy Nickerson

Norma Rumbaugh & Vince Piazza

Grace Thomas

Betty & Rick Weed

In memory of Pat Kenney Warren & Sandy Nickerson

Miles Grant 9 Hole Woman's Golf Assoc.

Peggy Ansbro

In memory of Joe Baxter Warren & Sandy Nickerson

In memory of Richard Crane Jane Bush

In memory of Nancy Thompson Peggy Ansbro

In memory of Pete Landry Judy Landry

In memory of Elaine Maund Judy Landry

For the Ladybug Room

December Ladies’ Christmas Luncheon Barbara Shepard

Carol Richards Alice Ashenfelter

Kathy Lupoli Rhoda Owren

Anne Scaduto Patricia Wagaman

Marge Robaton Marie Jaffe

Sylvia Tobin Rita Gauthier

Diane Candon Chris Wilson

Pat Babcock Laura Smith

Jo Helen Cobb Barbara Campbell

Mary Lou Connelly Judy Mollon

Ann Lavin Brenda Rosen

Frances Massolini

For Tennis JaneAnne Smith

This is such a wonderful way to honor our family, friends and neighbors.

The Philanthropic Committee:

Betty Weed

Norma Rumbaugh

Chris Wilson

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GOLF CLINICS FOR ANNUAL MEMBERS

(PLATINUM ONLY)

1ST MONDAY OF THE MONTH - LADIES

1ST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH - MEN

BEGINNERS CLINIC

WEDNESDAY, 9:00 AM

$15 FOR ALL GOLFERS

ATTENTION NEWLETTER CONTRIBUTORS:

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ARTICLES ARE DUE

THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH.

THIS ALLOWS US TIME TO HAVE THE

NEWSLETTER PRINTED IN A TIMELY MANNER

THANK YOU

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

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Activity Date & Time Location Contact

YEAR ROUND ACTIVITIES

Aerobics M-W-F 8:30 a.m. Activities Room East Ginny Cecil 210-2445

Art Mon. 9:00 a.m. Activities Room West Sandy Nickerson 508-941-1257

Bridge Tues. & Thurs. 1:00 p.m. Activities Room West

Duplicate Bridge Mon. 12:30 p.m.

Wed. 9:00 a.m.

Activities Room West Marion Stahle 287-5407

Marilyn Rodgers 286-3327

Ladies’ Gin Rummy Wed. 1:00 p.m. Activities Room West Grace Thomas 221-2196 (H)

Cell: 323-8519

Men’s Gin Rummy Tues. & Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Activities Room West

Mah Jongg Wed. & Fri. 1:00 p.m. Activities Room West Barbara Campbell 708-0572

Judy Lloyd 919-1272

Men’s Poker Tue. 1:00 p.m. Activities Room West

Needlecraft Fri. 9:30 a.m. Activities Room West

Tai Chi Wednesday All Levels - 10:35 a.m. Activities Room East Jean Lahey 546-5143

Trivia 1st/3rd Wed. 6:00 p.m. Dining Room

Yoga with Linda Thurs. 2:00 p.m. Activities Room East Linda Iseminger 772-260-1881

Yoga Mon. 9:30 a.m. - Rick Fiore

Wed. Fri. 9:30 a.m. - Elaine Case

Activities Room East Rock Fiore 631-5480

Elaine Case

SEASONAL ACTIVITIES

9 Hole Mixed Beginner

Golf

Wed 9:00 a.m. Golf Course Contact Pro Shop

Bingo (Jan-Mar) 2nd/4th Wed 7:00 p.m. Activities Room West Peg Ansbro 220-0399

Bocce Sign-up on Bulletin Board Dave Coutts 410-980-6222

Cove Readers Book Club 1st Monday of month 3:30 p.m. Activities Room East Sue Bull 220-2220

Croquet Check Bulletin Board for Dates

and Times

Sign-up on Bulletin Board

Game Night Every Tues. Jan - Mar;

2nd/4th Wed. Apr - Dec

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Activities Rooms

Line Dance Lessons Monday - Starts November 5th

Beginners - 1:30 p..m.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Mary Moody 834-4473

Mixed Pickle Ball Thurs. 2:00 p.m. Lessons

Open to everyone at other times

Courts next to

Clubhouse

Jim & Pat Duffy 219-3479

Recreational Tennis Tues, Thurs 9:00 a.m.

Nov-Apr

Courts next to Clubhouse

Water Exercise Mon,Tue,Thur,Fri 10:00 -10:45

$4.00 per class

Swimming Pool next to

Clubhouse

Alex Taylor 207-632-8428

PARTICIPANTS IN THESE ACTIVITIES MUST BE SOCIAL MEMBERS OF THE CLUB