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December 2015 Issue
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CLUB CONTACTS
Craig Sloane, ext. 220General Manager
Diane Hough, ext. 208CFO & Director of HR
April Bergen, ext. 218Member Services Director
Tracy Hamagiwa, ext. 206Director of Food & Beverage Operations
Sandy Phermsangngam, ext. 219Director of Catering & Special Events
Matthew Zboray, ext. 209Executive Chef
Fred Guerra, ext. 227Tennis Director
Ceci Hozaki, ext. 203Accounting Supervisor
Kelly Bash, ext. 202Office Manager
Ashley Owens, ext. 213Restaurant Manager
Stephanie Duran, ext. 204Catering Sales Manager
Maria Munson, ext. 201Banquet Manager
Liz Carpenter, 626.390.1117Junior Tennis Director
Danny Jauregui, 626.755.0129Head Tennis Pro
Paul Click, 626.437.9672Tennis Pro
Andre Feliz, 626.354.3151Tennis Pro
Jennifer Masuda, ext. 212
Kids Klub Supervisor/ Lifeguard Supervisor
2290 Country Club DriveAltadena, CA 91001
T: 626.794.7163 | F: 626.798.2877www.altaclub.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Club Contacts
Board of Governors
Message from the President
Committee Chairs
Message from the General Manager
Club Hours
Food & Beverage Committee Report
Dining News
Upcoming Events
ATCC News
Youth Corner & Swim News
Tennis News
Schedule of Events
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Reid LesliePresident
Hunt TurnerFirst Vice President
Social [email protected]
Valiere ByrnesSecond Vice President
Youth LiaisonTennis Liaison
Bob AltmanTreasurer
Finance [email protected]
Pat AmsbrySecretary
Membership [email protected]
Paul Catherwood Swim Liaison
Julia McCallin Food & Beverage Liaison
Vivian Rescalvo LRP Liaison
Jenni Pancake House & Grounds [email protected]
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTby Reid Leslie
I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to serve as Club President this year and look forward to working with our talented and committed Board of Governors, dedicated staff as well as with our im-pressive Committee Members. I am entering my third year on the Board following service on the Food & Beverage and Long Range Planning Committees. My main goal is to continue to strive to make ATCC the best Club it can be - as measured by the satisfaction of its members. I’d like to thank Julia McCallin, outgoing President for her hard work and dedication, she is going to be a tough act to follow. It has been a privilege to serve on the Board with her and I look forward to continuing to seek her counsel as Immediate Past President. I’d also like to thank Board members who have completed their terms and are rotating off, Chipper Pastron, Amy Lyford, and Barry Segal. While their counsel will be missed, we are also welcoming three talented incoming Board members: Pat Amsbry, Paul Catherwood and Vivian Rescalvo. We are fortunate to have Craig and his wonderful, friendly team - I hope you all realize how lucky we are to have such a great professional staff. They are what really makes ATCC such a special place. For those of you who don’t know me, my wife, Kris, and I joined Club in 1997 and we, along with our three sons, Ryan (23), Michael (20) and Robbie (17) have enjoyed it ever since. A couple of them have even worked here during college. In the time we have been members we have witnessed a dramatic transformation in the Club – from the physical plant to the tennis program - a transformational remodel of the Players Lounge, adding a wonderful gym, to a big improvement in the quality of the food – it really has come a long way.
You can often see me on the tennis courts, swimming laps in the pool, using the gym or enjoying a delicious dinner in the Players lounge. I look forward to meeting those of you I don’t know. Feel free to say hello and let me know your thoughts on the Club and how to improve it. Land Acquisition UpdateYou may have heard the good news by now, but on November 17th, the Altadena Town Council approved our purchase of the land from the golf course by a 12-2 vote! I’d like to thank Craig and all of the mem-bers of the Board of Governors and Long Range Planning Committee who have worked so hard to get us this far. I’d also like to thank all of the Club members who came out to support our effort. We still need to get approval from the County Board of Supervisors but I feel we are well positioned to do so. If we purchase the land, we will need to get a new Con-ditional Use Permit (CUP). Our CUP regulates our hours of operation and elements of our banquet business. Getting an acceptable CUP is critical. This will be a very challenging task and is expected to take 6-12 months. I will keep you appraised of progress going forward. We also are making great progress on the Master Plan and will be ready to share it with you in the next few months.
Don’t forget to make your reservations now for the upcoming holiday events – Brunch with Santa, the Gingerbread House Making Party, A Christmas Carol Dinner and of course, New Year’s Eve. I look forward to seeing you there!
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Happy Winter Holiday Season. So much going on at ATCC, from gingerbread houses to Dickens dinners, Santa Claus to hol-iday carolers, food drives to tennis luncheons.
This time of year, we also see a changing of the guard (not the Tin Soldier kind), as we bring on three new board members and have elected a new Club President, Reid Leslie. Reid is no strang-er to Club affairs, as he was the face and voice of ATCC during our public meetings to gain approval to purchase the golf course land. Reid takes over the reigns from our former President, Julia McCallin, who did an excellent job leading this adventure over the last 12 months.
While I’m on the topic of recognition, I wanted to announce that Robert DeBlasis was bestowed the Swafford Award for outstand-ing volunteer service at the November committee dinner (see photo). Robert has selflessly served this Club for two decades, and is a very worthy recipient of this honor.
This year, we are trying something different for New Years. In-stead of a large affair that goes late into the evening, we are instead going to offer a fine dining experience from 7:00 pm-10:00 pm, with the opportunity to stick around and enjoy a pia-no bar style evening from 10:00 pm-midnight. With so many of our families involved in the Tournament of Roses, or with young children, this seemed like a better alternative. I hope you’ll give it a try.
In closing, I want to remind every member that this is your Club and you have a voice. If you have a suggestion, concern or com-pliment, please pass this information on to management or to the respective committee for discussion. You’ll find all of the email addresses for the committee chairs on page 3 of every newsletter.Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
David MooreHouse & Grounds
Robert KaminsSwim
Darren HeldFood & Beverage
Ricardo BeinerTennis
Andrea Falabella
Jacqueline SamolsMembership
Tim McDonnell Long Range Planning
Rhonda StraussSocial
MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGERby Craig Sloane
From Left to Right:
Former Swafford Award recipients
LeAnn Healy (1999), Greg Hoxworth (2011),
Anne Fahey (2010) and our 2015 Swafford
Award recipient Robert DeBlasis.
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CLUB HOURSMonday & Tuesday
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday9:00 a.m. to Midnight
Sunday
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
DINING HOURS
Brunch ServiceSunday Brunch Buffet
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Lunch ServiceWednesday, Thursday, Friday,
& Saturday12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Happy HourWednesday, Thursday, Saturday
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday & Sunday3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Dinner Service Monday & Tuesday
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday, & Saturday6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
FITNESS CENTER HOURS5:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.
POOL & JACUZZI HOURS6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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FOOD & BEVERAGE COMMITTEE REPORTby Darren Held
DINING NEWS
Greetings of the season, club members. It’s time to get your holiday on! We have much holiday-ing to do – a brunch with Santa (yes, he is real) on Sunday, December 6, as well as the Dickens Dinner on Sunday, December 13. We enjoyed last year’s Dickens event—scrumptious food and wonderful interactive entertainment. I am hoping that Tiny Tim will be able to join us this year. Also not to be missed is the New Year’s Eve Prix-Fixe menu. We will not have a separate New Year’s event but I’m certain the special menu will be great.
Please check your calendar for the Heitz Wine dinner on January 23. Expect some great Cabernets from this Napa winery. Space is limited.
The new fall/winter cocktail menu will debut this month, featuring a new Darjeeling-infused Gin, Pasadena’s Stark Rum and Gypsy Eats Artisan Syrups - also made locally. Yes, please.
As you’re dining here this month, be sure to try the new ramen dish, the Korean Biminbop (hard to spell but so good to eat) and the Pork Schnitzel with spätzle. You will not be disappointed.
As the year draws to a close, we food committee members wish you and yours a delicious and spirited holiday and a gastronomically delightful new year.
Reminder
All of our dining menus can be
found online at www.altaclub.com.
Reservations
626.794.7163
or email the Front Desk at [email protected].
Don’t forget to call in for your take-out!
We can take your phone order during dining hours by calling: 626.794.7163.
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UPCOMING EVENTSDecember 2015
Brunch with SantaDecember 6th
see page 5
Holiday Wine & Cheese Tennis MixerDecember 6th
see page 5
Birthday NightDecember 10th
see page 5
Gingerbread House Making PartyDecember 12th
see page 7
Dicken’s DinnerDecember 13th
Kids’ Night OutDecember 18th
see page 7
New Year’s Eve DinnerDecember 31st
see front cover
January 2015
Kids’ Night OutJanuary 8th
Birthday NightJanuary 14th
Heitz Wine DinnerJanuary 23rd
1st Annual Poker TournamentJanuary 29th
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
MEMBERSHIP WAITING LISTMember input regarding any of the applicants is encouraged by contacting
the General Manager or the Membership Committee. Regular Equity1. Ed Rounds &
Callae Walcott-Rounds2. Kristin & Bryan Cook 3. Nikolette & Daniel Boland4. Stephanie & Gregory McLemore5. Jared Becker & Maureen McGrath6. Rajesh Gade & Nirupa Ghai7. Antonio & Kate Rangel8. Erin & Todd Dubester9. Jen & Robert Gustafson10. Christina & Dan Joyce11. Mary Grant & Douglas Harvey12. Jennie & Chris McNulty13. William Davis14. Katie & Doug Dickinson15. Mary & Tom Bristow16. Amy & Mark Munger17. Lina & Issac Haddad18. Deborah Hirt &
James “Skip” Phelan19. Janet Chunn & Enrico Gnaulati20. Linda McLain & Matthew Butteri
21. Stephanie & Kenneth Eversfield 22. Emily McGrath & Mike Cardullo23. Allison & Patrick Jeffries24. William Hearst II25. Kimberly & Lee Blaine26. Steven & Begonya DeSalvo27. Jackie & Russell Bryne28. Jennifer Jenkins & Kyle Riddle29. Matthew & Kimberly Bickell30. Jessica McConnell & Zachary First31. Kristin Bertell & Scott Patridge32. Katie & Paul Soter33. Jennifer & Mark Gunn34. Lisa Quinn & John Ramos35. Julie & Michael Christensen36. Carlyn & Phil Piccinini37. Debbie & Todd Mokhtari38. Kenneth Bowman39. Clotilde Fourvier-Facony
& Omar Facony40. Blair Fetter & Chamonix Bosch41. Erica & Robert Yopps42. Andrea & Habib Balian
43. Aaron & Melanie Woolner44. Andrew & Tracey Spiegel45. Grace & Peter Mellis46. Karen & Matthew Lencioni47. Brandy & Mark Mayer48. Jane & Scott Uffelman49. Timothy & Nicole Fox50. Catarina Lam & Matthew Ediger51. Adriene & Liam Lynch52. Kristin Windell & Charles Martin53. Julie & Burt Hara54. Marisa & Erza Callahan55. Aryind Raja & Priya Swamy56. Jacqueline & Rion Zimmerman57. Polly & Rob Johnsen
Social1. Catriona & Simon Waters 2. Peter Mackie3. Claude & Francis Logan
Junior1. Katy & John Lukes
GREETINGS NEW REGULAR EQUITY MEMBERSLet’s extend a warm welcome to the following members who have joined our Club community:
Julie & Jim Schnieders Marcia & James Burnett
GREETINGS NEW SOCIAL MEMBERSLet’s extend a warm welcome to the following members who have joined our Club community:
Jane & Scott Uffelman Teresa & Joseph Hernandez Adriene & Liam Lynch
Member SpotlightSacred Heart Tolog Varsity Team wins Sunshine League title for 2nd consecutive year after 30 year gap – ATCC’s Ariana Saigh and Camille Katz lead the way! Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (FSHA) had another phenomenal tennis season! For the 2nd time in 30 years, the Varsity Tennis Team, won the Sunshine League Champion Title. Now, they have brought the title home for a second consecutive year!
Key members of the FSHA Varsity Tennis Team were ATCC’s very own Ariana Saigh ‘18 and Camille Katz ‘16. Camille, a member of the Varsity Tennis Team since her freshman year and co-captain of the team, held the #1 singles position throughout the season. Together, they helped the team accomplish the victory of League Champions.
Ariana Saigh, also a member of the Varsity Team since her freshman year at FHSA, had an exceptional season with her doubles partner, Ruby Wellen ‘16. Together, they went undefeated in the league season all the way through two rounds of the CIF play-offs as a skillful and powerful set. This included a run-ning stretch of 41 consecutive match wins and 0 losses beginning in the pre-season, post-season, and throughout the CIF play-offs!
At the FSHA awards ceremony, both Ariana and Camille were honored with the All League Tennis Team Award, an award voted on by all the coaches in the League, to select the season’s top players. In addition, Ariana was a recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) for the 2015 season.
Over the years, both Ariana and Camille, have been extremely active ATCC tennis members. They have participated in the Tennis Academy, USTA Teams, and have taken private lessons from Liz Carpenter and Danny Juaregui. Congratulations to FSHA, Ariana, and Camille on another outstanding tennis season!
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Week 1: Holiday Prep
Dress up your home with these handmade holiday decorations.
Fruit Loop Candy Canes:
Traditional candy canes are overrated. These adorable decorations will bring some much needed color to your garland and tree.
Snow Globes:The shimmering magic of snowfall is
almost transfixing, whether it’s outside your window or inside this classic toy.
Week 2 Ho, Ho, Ho-Lot of Fun
Let’s commemorate the man very few children would argue is the most important visitor on Christmas Eve!
Santa Grahams:
This themed Christmas creation is perfect for any holiday occasion. Leave a few for
Santa and he is sure to be impressed.
Santa in a jar:This is the closest you will get to keeping Santa to yourself.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week 3 Gifted
Put the little elf in yourself to work by making these great holiday presents!
Cup Cakes:
A coffee mug filled with the fixings for a delicious, near instant cupcake for one. This will be a special
treat for anyone with a sweet tooth.
Candy Sleighs: These candy loaded candy cane sleighs will not only
make great gifts for your kids’ friends, but will probably make you the most popular kid on the block.
Week 4
Snow DayDo you want to build a snowman? Bring
the snow indoors with these snowman ideas.
Sock Snowman Use all of your mismatched socks and give winter boredom the boot with this easy snowman craft.
De-Frosty the Snowman
This wistful snowman is made from a puddle of white candy, we have a feeling he’ll
soon disappear altogether.
KIDS’ KLUB SCHEDULE
Kids’ Night Out: Holiday Night Friday, December 18th
See page 7
YouthCornerFind out all the fun activities
we have planned for our Youth members in December!
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TENNIS NEWS
Greetings Altadena Town and Country Club members! November in Southern Cali fornia has brought us per-fect tennis weather! We are for tunate indeed to l ive in this glorious place and to be able to play tennis at our beauti ful Al tadena Town & Country Club! Thank you Fred, Danny, Paul, Liz and Andre for al l that you do to make our club and tennis program so s tel lar! You al l do a t remendous job! We are very for tunate to have you!
We had a hugely successful Team Tennis Tournament in early November. I t was very competi t ive as 12 teams came out to compete for the t i t le. There were some very close matches. Congratulat ions Team Altman and Team de Csepel for making i t to the f inals! You fought hard and we are so proud of the level of tennis you gave us. The date for the f inal match is Sunday, De-cember 13th beginning at 12:30 p.m. Come out and cheer the teams on.
The Tennis Bal l this past November 21st was an evening to remember! Laughter, good food, mu-sic and dancing were enjoyed by al l . Awards were given to the fol lowing players:
Honorary Tennis Commissioners: Sue Kim, Mike Lanzarot ta, Robert Deblasis , Kevin Strotz,Vivian Rescalvo and Jul ie ThomsonRookie of the Year: Matt KelseyMost Improved: Amy CatherwoodSportsmanship: Ashley GuerraBest Wheels: Al f red Navarro and Beth AltmanGolden Hanger: Dan Thein and Wendy CrumpBest Line Caller: Brad Childers and PamelaRosenbergBest Grunter: Rick Brandley and Joy Chen
To see pictures of the Tennis Bal l event go to our ATCC Tennis Facebook Page at ht tps: / /www.facebook.com/groups/337922856302442/
Congratulat ions to al l the winners! You deserve to be recognized! Upcoming we have the Ladies Holi-day Luncheon on December 16th. Come on out ladies and enjoy some tennis, lunch and a gi f t exchange. I t should be a lot of fun to play tennis and celebrate the holidays courts ide. We wil l email you the detai ls . Another fun event coming up is the Wine and Cheese Mixer on December 6th. What could be bet ter than my two favori te things? Tennis and wine! This year the Wine & Cheese Tennis Mixer wil l be a canned food drive to support the Altadena Food Bank and also the Altadena Sheri f f ’s Stat ion.
Enjoy your holiday season with f r iends and family. See you on the courts!
MESSAGE FROM THE TENNIS COMMITTEE by Amy Whist
For more information, or to sign up for any of these events, please contact our Tennis Director, Fred Guerra, at
Holiday Wine & Cheese Tennis Mixer see page 5
Potluck MixerSunday, January 3rd
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bring all those holiday leftovers and share them with your fellow ATCC tennis players. Fred will
run the Sunday drop in for anyone who wants to play!
ATCC Men’s & Women’s Club Doubles Championship
January 23rd & 24th$30.00 per team
Play will be Men’s and Women’s doubles levels 3.0 to 4.5 NTRP. All players will be allowed to enter the category reflecting their USTA rating. Players without USTA ratings will be placed by the tournament committee. We really want to
encourage all tennis players, especially our new members to enter this tournament.
Good competition and also a good way to meet new members.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: DECEMBER 2015SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1Yoga
8:30 a.m.
2 3Yoga
8:30 a.m.
4 5 Yoga
9:00 a.m.
6 Yoga
8:30 a.m.
Brunch with Santa 10:00 a.m.
Holliday Wine &
Cheese Tennis Mixer 2:00 p.m.
7 8Yoga
8:30 a.m.
9BOG Meeting
6:30 p.m.
10 Yoga
8:30 a.m.
Birthday Night6:00 p.m.
11 12 Yoga
9:00 a.m.
Gingerbread House Making Party10:00 a.m.
13Yoga
8:30 a.m.
A Christmas Carol Dinner
6:00 p.m.
14 15Yoga
8:30 a.m.
16Ladies Holiday
Luncheon 10:00 a.m.
17Yoga
8:30 a.m.
18Kids’ Night Out
6:00 p.m.
19 Yoga
9:00 a.m.
Academy Junior Tennis Holiday Party
1:00 p.m.
20 Yoga
8:30 a.m.
21Holiday Camp
Holiday Tennis Camp
22 Yoga
8:30 a.m.
Holiday Camp
Holiday Tennis Camp
23Holiday Camp
Holiday Tennis Camp
24 Clubhouse Closes
at 3:00 p.m.
25Clubhouse Closed
26 Yoga
9:00 a.m.
27 Yoga
8:30 a.m.
28Holiday Camp
Holiday Tennis Camp
29Yoga
8:30 a.m.
Holiday Camp
Holiday Tennis Camp
30Holiday Camp
Holiday Tennis Camp
31New Year’s Eve
Dinner6:00 p.m.
Notice:
Afterschool Junior Tennis Program will
not be running December 7th -
January 3rd.
Get your tennis fun in during our
two-session Holiday Camp!
Afterschool clinics will resume their
regular scheduling on January 4th.
2290 Country Club DriveAltadena, CA 91001