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Discounted Golf
The popular
TickeTrack program is back for 2010. Prepay for green fees and cart
rentals and receive discounted rates. A great idea for corporate use or
for those that wish to play at our course a few times a year. These are
transferable and can be shared among groups of individuals. Purchase before
April 30, 2010 to avoid paying HST. Click
here for full details.
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MGCC Alcohol Policy
A part of our business is selling food and
beverages in a bar, restaurant, banquet hall and golf course setting.
We are dedicated to our customers’ pleasure
and satisfaction. However, when it comes to the sale and service of alcohol, by
law, we will not permit drunkenness. Nor will we serve patrons who
are troublesome, dangerous or under the legal drinking age.
Our staff are Smart Serve trained in the
legal and safe service of alcohol.
They recognize signs of intoxication and know how to intervene to keep customers
safe.
The Mitchell Golf & Country Club hopes you
have a fun, safe and enjoyable experience on every visit.
If you have any questions or concerns,
please ask to speak to the manager.
We invite you to review our house
policy
pertaining to responsible alcohol service and consumption.
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BANQUET
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The Mitchell Golf & Country Club
takes great pride and pleasure in providing top
notch service for many family and company events and
golf tournaments every year.
We
currently have
openings available for the banquet facilities to be
used in conjunction with a golf tournament or for a
non-golf-related celebration.
If you're planning a personal or
professional function, we invite you to contact us.
We would be pleased to help you make your event a
success.
See our web site for
Banquet Menu details and
Room Rental information.
MGCC Alcohol Policy
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Mother Nature is begging us to get out
and play!
The course is
open and the long weekend forecast could not be better!
I'd like
to welcome back all of our members and extend a special welcome to our new members. We look forward to
meeting you and encourage you to take part in our tournaments and other
special member events throughout the season.
If you have not already
done so, please stop by the Pro Shop to pick up your 2010 bag tags and
member information packages. To stay informed about golf course news,
please visit our web site
and, of course, keep reading your monthly newsletters.
Finally, whether you have a
question, concern or comment, I welcome your input, so feel free
to email me any time.
Please watch the website ticker for club updates throughout the year.
Please also
follow us on
Twitter and/or join us on
Facebook. We've created these accounts to communicate with you real
time and encourage you to create accounts for yourself, if you have not
already done so, to stay up-to-date on club activities.
We're looking forward to a great golf season and hope that for each of
you, this is your best yet!
Tim Ertel, Manager
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SPRING
SEASON SPECIAL
New product arriving
daily throughout April.
Clearance on 2009 merchandise including
a selection of clothing at 50% off.
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Welcome back to
another season of golf. Let's hope that
the weather we are having now continues
well into the spring.
The course has faired
the winter relatively well and if we
have a normal spring it should be in
peak condition within a few weeks. The
exception to this is the “fusarium” or
pink snow mold which decided to make a
home on several of the greens during the
winter, most notably numbers 7 and 2.
This is a common patch disease which
thrives under the snow. It turns the
leaves of the grass brown but in many
cases does not adversely affect the
plant crown or roots. Therefore, with
proper maintenance and good growing
weather, this issue will eventually
resolve itself. Most grasses are
susceptible to snow mold but it is most
visible when it appears on a short mowed
putting green.
We have started an
earlier than normal maintenance program
on the greens in order to see recovery
as soon as possible. Weather will be a
major factor, but in all honesty we
don’t expect the turf to be “good as
new” until late May. You might
experience playability variances on the
affected parts of the greens as they
grow in, and we apologize for that. Rest
assured, these greens are our top
priority. Since this disease was
diagnosed in mid March, we have been
doing everything possible to speed their
recovery. We have also implemented a
strategy to reduce the risk of this
pesky disease affecting us in the
future. If you would like further
information, please pick up the
information sheet we have provided in
the Pro Shop or speak to the Greens
Superintendent (me) or Randy McCord, the
Greens Committee Chair.
Thanks,
Fred Schmoelzl, Golf
Course Superintendent
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Ladies Welcome
I hope everyone weathered the winter
well and is keen to begin the 2010
season.
At
the ladies closing event last September,
60 questionnaires were distributed which
sought feedback on the season and input
to this years format. A whopping 60 were
completed and returned.
We will have had an
opportunity to review the feedback and
thank all those who provided direction
for the new executive. We plan to hold a
general meeting on the first night of
ladies golf to share the feedback,
review the 2009 financial statement, and
discuss options for the 2010 season.
Please plan to come to the meeting which
will be held after dinner on Tuesday May
4th. The meeting will be held
in the lounge. Even if you don’t plan on
golfing that day, please attend this
meeting which will, among other things,
determine what the league will look like
for this season.
Your 2010 ladies golf
executive is as follows:
Bonnie McKee
Treasurer
Donna East
Secretary
Respectfully submitted by
Mary Louise LaBerge, Captain
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Note from the President
A new golf season is almost upon us
again and I cannot wait to get out on
the course.
For the members who do not know me, I
have am a Certified General Accountant
practicing in tax and small to medium
sized businesses mainly. I have been on
the board for 14 years in many different
positions. I'm married with two young
boys who already truly love golf.
My philosophy is to have great
communication from members throughout my
term and is one reason for this new
section in our newsletter. The content
in this will vary from month to month.
One big issue to discuss is the watering
charges that were laid. As discussed at
the annual meeting, there were 49
offences levied from the Ministry of
Environment regarding varying issues
from 2003 to 2007. The charges varied
from missing agreements, information not
provided in a timely manner and more
water taken than our permit allowed.
Well versed in dealing with the Ministry
of Environment, our legal counsel
suggested that we negotiate a settlement
with the MOE instead of fighting the
charges. In the end the crown attorney
and our lawyer agreed to 5 charges at
$5,000 each. Agreeing to settle allowed
us to reduce the number of charges
against the club down to only 5, but
also prohibited us from refuting
claims made by the MOE, despite our
strong convictions that particular
claims were flawed.
The majority of the charges
stem from 2007 when we had one of the
driest summers on record. Watering was
done to keep the golf course turf alive.
The club is in the process of looking at
all our options for watering the course,
from purchasing water from West Perth to
drilling our own well. We are still
researching all the possibilities as we
proceed into the year.
If at any point throughout the year you
have questions regarding changes you
would like to see at the club, or about
club operations, etc., I invite you to
contact me via email
rsteinbach@sjmitchell.ca, or phone
519-275-7742.
Thanks,
Rob Steinbach CGA,
President
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Lounge Hours of Operation
Our lounge is
open to the public beginning April
1st. The lounge hours of operation
are as follows:
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Mon - Fri |
10 am to close
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Sat & Sun |
7:30 am to close |
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May-September: |
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Mon - Fri |
10 am to close
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Sat & Sun |
7 am to close |
Visit
our web site to view our full
lounge menu.
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