The Holiday season is upon us and the New Year will be here before we know it.  We have a busy next couple of months scheduled here at the club so please call and make reservations if you know ahead of time that you will be dining at the club.  We have planned some wonderful events for November and December.  Thanksgiving feast, surf and turf, and Small Office Christmas Party are some of the highlights.  Please take a look at the upcoming events so everyone can take advantage of all the amenities of the DC Country Club.
   November brings Sunday Night dining back to the club.  The lounge will be open until 8:00 pm on Sundays serving a limited version of our lounge menu.  We will also bring the ever popular hamburger special back starting Sunday November 9th.
   Last month I announced that we were looking for a new golf course superintendent.  Although we had over 30 applicants we didn’t have to look too far to hire Jeff Kippes.  Jeff comes to DCCC from Southwind Country Club in Garden City where he was the Head Superintendent for 8 seasons.  Jeff has been on staff now for ten days and has been busy familiarizing himself with the golf course.  If you see a new face around the club please say hi and make Jeff feel welcome.
   Finally I want to remind all of the members that we want to host your next meeting, anniversary, birthday, or Christmas party.  Please give the staff at DCCC an opportunity to make your special event a success.  As always remain positive as the club continues to strive and remember to promote the club.

Sincerely,

Cole Wasinger
General Manager
cwasinger@dccountryclub.com

  I want to start out by thanking everyone for giving me the opportunity to be your golf course superintendent.  It is an honor and a privilege to be here at Dodge City Country Club.  Here is a little bit about myself.  I have been in the golf course industry for over 15 years, having worked in Kansas City for six years and most recently at Southwind Country Club in Garden City for the past 8 years as the golf course superintendent.  My family consists of my wife Stephanie of 5 years, daughter Riley 3 years old, son Connor 3 months old, and my sidekick Bunker, who goes to work with me everyday.  Hopefully we can be moved over here to Dodge City before the New Year.
           

  As for the course, I have just completed my first week on the job and the weather hasn’t been all that good for getting a firm game plan as to what needs to take place on the course. Hopefully by the next newsletter I will have a better understanding of the projects that need to be completed, both short and long term.  I will be doing some investigations on the bunkers to see what kind of work needs to be done to them, as well as some irrigation projects that were in the plans from years past.  As for the short range maintenance of the course, the staff and I will be putting down some late fall fertilizer to the greens, tees, and fairways.  The soil tests that I took a couple of weeks ago look pretty good, so we should be prepared for the unpredictable Southwest Kansas winters.  We will also be mulching some of the leaves up so it won’t be too hard to find those balls that don’t always find the fairways.  Hopefully the weather will stay warm enough so I can meet many of you on the course this month.

Thanks for the opportunity.
                                               
Jeff Kippes
Golf Course Superintendant

Dear Members,

I would like to remind everyone again that all golf shop credits will expire December 31st of this year. Stop in and check out our selection of winter apparel and other great winter items to keep you warm. We also have great items for stocking stuffers and other Christmas gifts. Yes I said Christmas. Isn’t that hard to believe the holidays are here already. We will be having a sale sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so keep your eyes and ears open. There will be deals that can’t be beat.
At the end of this month you will see the 2009 golf schedule. I have some great new ideas with Junior Golf and other Golf Events. I wish all of you a GREAT NOVEMBER AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Please take note that the golf shop does not open until 9:00 am.  The winter can be very challenging to stay busy so stop in and say hello.

Doug Glenn
Head Golf Professional
620-225-4242
dglenn@dccountryclub.com

Swing down the slope

On a downhill chip, always choose the most lofted wedge in your bag. Take a wide stance for stability and align your shoulders parallel to the angle of the slope. Make a normal backswing with your arms, then swing down, continuing the club head down the hill well after impact. The ball will come out lower and hotter than normal, so play for more roll.

Golf Course Superintendent

Chef Notes

Greetings from the Culinary Staff,
   Can you believe it Chef Eric has been here a year, what a year it has been and looking forward to making 2009 as successful as 2008. 
   October has been a good month; Oktober fest went well had some good response to it.  Seafood buffet was a great success.  But when we have specialty nights like that it is imperative that reservations are made with in 48 hours so I can properly order the appropriate amount of food and we can properly staff.  We will not longer take any reservations for special events closer than 48 hours out, for these types of events I order food according to reservations, so please make them early. 

   Coming up in November not a lot going on but of course at the end of the month we are having our Thanksgiving Feast coming up.  Please make reservations early.  Thanksgiving will be a lot of the traditional fare and a few new items; we will post the menu soon.  Then coming up in the first weekend of December is the small office party, which the menu will be posted soon.  December will be a busy month with New Years Eve, Christmas and holiday parties, we are excited and getting ready for the busy season. 
   By now you have noticed that we have made a few changes to the menu, we have taken a few items off that just don’t sell.  Food prices are still holding steady I am hoping with the fall in gas prices that costs will start to come down, we are doing our best to keep the same quality of product and keep prices reasonable. 

We would like to congratulate Cole and Neely and there new happy and  healthy baby girl. 

Eric Brandstetter
Executive Head Chef

Thursday, November 27
10am-2pm $20 adults

An array of seasonal toppings on our salad bar.
Butternut squash soup

Carved items
Dijon crusted pit ham
Prime rib with burgundy mushrooms and horseradish cream

Buffet
Traditional Tom Turkey with giblet gravy
Cranberry orange relish
Traditional Dressing
Roasted shallot smashed potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes with maple and marshmallows
Green bean casserole and corn soufflé

Desserts
Grandmas pumpkin pie
Apple Spice Cake
Snickerdoodle cookies
Pecan pie

SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET

Every sunday from 11:00 am-1:30 pm
Breakfast Buffet begins at 8:30 am
Reservations Please!

Belgium Waffles and Omelets Cooked to Order Salad Bar
Fresh assorted salads, pasta, tossed fresh greens, assorted dressings and garnishes, and fresh fruit salad
From the Chafers...
Various Entrees, Vegetable and Potato du Jour, Carved Entree, Assorted Breads and Rolls, Dessert Bar

HEARD IT FROM THE GRAPEVINE
Five Rivers Cabernet Sauvignon

BEER OF THE MONTH
Sam Adams Winter Lager

DRINK OF THE MONTH
Apple Peach Cider

1st   Dorothy Durr
       Francis Stanley
2nd  Carl Hornung
3rd  Leon Frazier
      Rick Shirley
      Nancy Walker
      Dr. Tanya Williams
4th  H.M. Skaggs
       Susan Otterstein
5th  Mona Ackerman
       Daniel Harris
       Gary Konrade
       Betty Muncy
6th  Cindy Malek
7th  John Harding
8th  Lowell Brakey
       Terry Rabe
9th  Ashley Hatfield
10th  Derrick Harding
         Paul Kornechuk
         Bob Wetmore
11th  Leon Brady
         Joni Heath
        Paula Ripple
        Sandra Stanley
12th  Dave Kalscheur
        Jack MacNair
13th  John Walker

15th  James Kerschen
         Nichol Magouirk
16th  Kala Bogner
17th  Thomas Cutcliffe
         Travis Heath
18th  Michael Estes
         Jeff D Lopp
19th  Kay Cummings
20th  Dr. Rob Christensen
         K.C. Preisner
21st  Jeff Oliphant
         Candace Zimmerman
22nd  Jason Byer
23rd   Le Ann Russell
24th   Ben Zimmerman III
          Gloria Wolf
25th   Eileen Jewell
26th   Murry Eckles
27th   Rita Schnitker
         Stephen Stein
28th   Beverly Blew
         Randy Stauth
29th   Sherrie Fischer
         Jean Koelling
         Shawn Anderson
30th   Dr. Win Kyi

6th  Darrell & Beverly Blew
8th Russell & Cleo Fischer
10th Randy & Becky Bredfeldt
16th Scott & Coree Metzger
17th  Dennis & Betty Nelson

Dinner Bridge Hosts

November 16th- Jean Koelling & Judy Fraley

Ladies Bridge Hostess

November 6- Jean Koelling
November 13- Shirley Lewis
November 20- Peggy Melcum
November 27- Thanksgiving

Staff

Cole Wasinger
General Manager
Phone: 620.225.5231
Email: cwasinger@dccountryclub.com

Doug Glenn
Head Golf Professional
Phone: 620.225.4242
Email: dglenn@dccountryclub.com

Jeff Kippes
Golf Course Superintendant
Phone: 620.225.0025

Eric Brandstetter
Executive Chef
Phone: 620.225.5231

Board of Directors

Doug Moore-President
Diane Tabor-Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer-Chris Rostetter
Jim Geis
Frank Goedeken
John Oldham
Dave Kalscheur
Brian Winter
Todd English