Eagles Mere Country Club March/April 2020 From the General Manager It is hard to believe that March is here already, Mark which means spring is just around the corner! Though this winter has been unseasonably warm, your it still will be nice to see the spring flowers bloom. We are busy working on calendar of events for this calendars! summer. You can view it from our website, and see a few of the events listed in this newsletter. We will be bringing back Friday night Grill Nights with corn hole and a fire pit, which are always a great way to spend a summer evening. We will also be hosting Tuesday Theme Nights, from A 1920s party is being Taco Tuesdays to Philly cheesesteaks, where Chef Scot will show off his deli- planned for cious family-friendly recipes. Chef Scot will also be preparing a Dinner-To-Go August 19, 2020 menu, featuring family-style meals to help with the lazy days of summer. Dan to benefit the also has also set the 2020 golf calendar; it is listed on our website. Kim will be including all these events and more in our EMCC Summer Guide, which will Eagles Mere Museum. be mailed to all members in early May. We will also email more detailed infor- It’s sure to be a roaring mation about events as they near. good time! We will be printing a membership booklet this summer which will list all mem- bers and their contact information. Currently, it is listed on our web portal. If you have recently moved or would like to update your email or phone number, please send the new information to [email protected]. Spring and summer are great seasons to bring along family and friends to EMCC that may be interested in a membership of their own. The future success of EMCC depends on building our membership, and the best way to do this is through your prospect referrals. If you know of anyone you wish to be con- tacted, please pass along their contact information and we will be happy to send them an informational packet. As a reminder, we give a $300 credit for referring a social member and a $500 credit for a full. Enjoy your March and April! Marge NextNexT Generation Gen Golf 2ndEvent Annual July 3rd at 3 :00 Annual Picnic immediately following Watch for details. Do you own a business? Have you considered hosting a Fourth Friday at EMCC? Fourth Friday is a business sponsored cocktail hour open to all members and their guests. Those in attendance will enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a signature drink thanks to the $500 donation of the supporting business. Donors will have their business names and logos included in marketing in our newsletter, through our email campaign, and on our facebook page. They are encouraged to bring advertising materials to set out during the cocktail hour if they would like, and they are welcome to bring their business associates for the evening. These evenings are a chance for ou,y as donors, to gain exposure for your business and to potentially introduce new people to our community here at Eagles Mere Country Club. If you are interested in sponsoring a future event, please call (570)525-3475 ext.3 or email [email protected]. French Toast Casserole Ingredients The holidays are behind us and we are looking -1 pound French bread cut forward to an early spring! We are very happy to into 1 inch cubes have Chef Scott on board at EMCC. The staff and -8 eggs I have been hearing a lot of positive remarks for -3 cups heavy cream the food and presentation of your meals. Please -2 Tablespoons sugar make an opportunity to have dinner at the Club -1 teaspoon vanilla and enjoy the fine dining experience. -3/4 teaspoon salt Spring will soon be here, and the staff will be Instructions Topping -3 Tablespoons brown sugar preparing for Easter on April 12. Look for 1. Place bread in a greased 13x9 -1/4 cup melted butter announcements for Easter and all special events as baking dish. they are happening. The staff is working hard, and 2. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, Thanks to Chef Scott for I am certain you will have a pleasant experience. cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt. sharing this delicious 3. Pour over bread, cover, and recipe with us! This was a Please be sure to make your reservations at the refrigerate overnight. hit with the whole office time you wish to be seated for your meal. 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. and my 3 year old- a new 5. Brush melted butter over top family favorite. Katrina Wilkins, Chair of bread. Kim’s tips: Don’t skimp 6. Sprinkle brown sugar and on your bowl size for the cinnamon over top. eggs! A little syrup on top 7. Bake for 40-50 minutes until makes it extra tasty. golden brown. Your Morning Coffee From the House Committee Golf for Non Golfers written by a non golfer, edited for accuracy by a professional golfer Taking a Drop You chase down your ball, and there it by rule, allowed to try. In this case, you’ll is... in an impossible spot, right on top of take a drop as well, unfortunately, it will a sprinkler head or on a cart path. There’s cost you one penalty stroke. When your no way you can play from there. What to ball lands on/in a natural obstruction like do? a tree stump or pond or when your ball is Take a drop! This isn’t dodgeball, don’t impeded by out of bounds markers like a hit the deck. If your ball has landed where fence, you’ll have to make a choice between your ball, swing or stance are impeded by a playing the ball as it lies or announcing man made obstruction, golf won’t penalize an unplayable lie. By announcing an you for that. Without costing you a stroke, unplayable lie, you may now drop within you can pick up your ball, find the nearest two club lengths of the spot the ball is/ place of FULL relief (the nearest place you where it entered the penalty area, you may could drop, no closer to the hole), drop it return to the spot you last hit, or you may (from knee height) so that it is within one turn 180 degrees from the line of the ball club length of that spot, but no closer to and flag and drop anywhere on that line - in the hole, and continue play. This is an all cases not moving closer to the hole and example of FREE RELIEF. taking one penalty stroke. What if your ball lands in, on or near a This is just the beginning of what can be natural obstruction, for example, next some very complicated rulings that are to a tree or in (or on) the pond near hole difficult even for seasoned golfers, but now 18? It is not advisable to walk out onto you are one step closer to understanding. thin ice just to save a stroke, but you are, Next edition, we’ll explore the Range! The Road to Eagles Mere Each month we’ll get to know the membership a bit better in this new feature. Hugo Hilgendorff I became involved in Eagles Mere Country Club when I met my wife Carrie in the 1990s. Her family (the Craig/Haenn Family) had been coming to the mountain for about fifty years at that point and were members of the club. Carrie and I had our wedding reception at the club in September 1999 and we became members shortly thereafter. Other than the course itself, my favorite thing about EMCC are the members. It’s a small and close community of folks who know and care about each other and like to have fun together. The member-member golf tournament in late July is my favorite event. It’s always great to compete and have fun with other guys you may not spend a lot of time with on the mountain. From the Clubhouse Manager We enjoyed a wonderful Presidents Day weekend on the Check our calendar for all of our mountain. It was great to have a packed house for the upcoming events. I would like to Valentine’s dinner. Thank you all for attending our dinner remind everyone the importance service on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. We are open of calling ahead early to make your still every other Saturday evening in March. Please check the reservations as soon as possible, as schedule. many of our events have filled up The staff and I are eager to get the season started and look very fast and to make realistic dining forward to seeing everyone here at the club hopefully with reservations for the time you wish some warmer weather and sunshine. We are busy refreshing to be seated as we will ask you to the clubhouse for the upcoming season. We are also starting be seated at your requested time for to put our events for the season together in a booklet for you dinner to ensure great service and to to refer to. give the kitchen staff proper time for preparing your meals. Your delay in being seated creates a problem for the diners Chef Scott has been preparing his new and delicious entrées following you. Thank you in advance for this courtesy. If you so stop by and enjoy one of our Featured Meals.