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M A Y & J U N E 2 0 1 5
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Every Thursday: Burger & Brew Night
Every Wednesday & Friday: Kid’s Night Out
June 3: Wet & Wild Wednesday
June 4: Free Guest Day, Men’s Match
Play Begins
June 5: Tennis Cookout
June 6 & 7: Sunfish Regatta
June 10: Wet & Wild Wednesday, Cardio
Tennis Begins
June 13: Sunset Cruise with
Gull Lake Marine
June 15: Junior Tennis Lessons Begin,
Kid’s Camp Begins, Swim Lessons Begin
June 16: Adult Sailing Begins
June 17: Wet & Wild Wednesday
with Gull Lake Marine, Junior Sailing Begins
June 18 & 20: Men’s Invitational
June 19: Complimentary Kid’s Tennis
Kick-off Party, Margarita Tennis Mixer
June 20: Summer Sailstice
June 21: Father’s Day Brunch and
Live Entertainment
June 22: Lessons with Gull Lake Marine
June 23: Chef’s Table
June 24: Wet & Wild Wednesday
June 24—27: Junior Golf Camp
June 25: GLCC Ladies Interclub
June 26: Twilight Golf—80’s Night
June 28: Couple’s Golf
Every Thursday: Burger & Brew Night
Every Friday: Kid’s Night Out
May 1: Summer Kick-off Tennis &
Pickleball Mixer
May 2: Golf Polar Bear
May 6: Women’s Fun League Begins,
Cardio Tennis Begins
May 7: Free Guest Day, Adult Tennis Drills
Begin
May 9: Live Entertainment
May 10: Mother’s Day Brunch
May 16-17: Tulip Tune-Up Regatta
May 20: Gardening with Lorraine
May 23: Couple’s Golf
May 25: Memorial Day!
Cookout, Shotgun and Handicap
May 27: Chef’s Table
May 29: Twilight Golf, Tennis &
Pickleball Cookout
May 30: New Member Golf &
Cocktail Party
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What a great time of year! With the recent rain and warming weather, we can practically watch every-thing turning green. Golf season is here. The course came through a difficult winter with just some minor damage on four greens. Many trees on the course have been trimmed and Jesse Shaver and his team have the place looking great already. Also, check out the new furniture at the tennis courts. This is a nice improvement to go along with the fun that Kelly creates during the summer. It’s not just fun for the kids. Cardio tennis class is a fun way to get exer-
cise as well as work on your tennis game. All levels of players are welcome. There is a great selection of new clothing and equipment at the Pro Shop. Stop in and say hi to new dad, Ryan Reynolds, and meet Josh, our new Assistant Pro. I hope to see everyone soon, enjoying all that GLCC has to offer.
MIKE ROSSEN General Manager
KRISTIN KUBALL Assistant Manager
JESSE SHAVER Head Ground Superintendent
RYAN REYNOLDS Head Golf Pro
ADAM STACEY Executive Chef
LISA POMINVILLE
Controller [email protected]
MICHELLE KRAMM Membership & Marketing [email protected]
LISA ZENTZ
Accounts Receivable [email protected]
KELLY MONAHAN Racquet Director
TOM LECHOTA Adult Sailing Director
SARAH MATTHEWS Beachfront Director [email protected]
PAMELA BARDEN Kid’s Camp Director
DAVE CRANDELL President & Grounds Co-Chair
BJORN GREEN Vice-President, Racquet Chair
& Membership Co-Chair
HENRY HOLLAND Treasurer
BOB TAYLOR Secretary
BLAKE CROCKER
Membership Co-Chair
BILL ENGLISH GLYC Chair
JOHN KITTREDGE
Junior Programming Chair
LINDSEY SPLENDORIO House Co-Chair
JEFF O’BRIEN
Golf & Grounds Co-Chair
MIKE TURLEY
Golf & Grounds Co-Chair
MARK WEISHAAR Long Range Planning Chair
BILL SIKKEMA House Co-Chair
RACHEL WORGESS Waterfront Chair
JENNIFER WOZNIAK Social Chair
DR. DAVID CRANDELL
President
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Dear Members, After a quiet, yet successful winter season, we’re ready to dive into the spring and summer months here at the Club! We are excited to have already added new members to the GLCC family this year. We know these members will all be a welcome addition to our commu-nity and a big part of a great summer to come! Speaking of summer, the summer programming guide should have arrived in your inbox. This guide will be your reference to all of the classes and activities we
have going on throughout the season. It is the best resource for information re-garding sailing, kid’s camp, golf, tennis or swimming so be sure to keep it handy. If you’re looking for an extra copy, you can always find them on our website as well. We’re pleased to announce that we have a good number of familiar faces returning to the club for summer sports and activities. Kelly Monahan is ready to get back on the courts with all of our tennis players, while Ryan Reynolds has already launched into another promising golf season. Tom Lechota is returning as our Adult Sailing Instructor, with Mike MacQueen returning to man the helm for the Junior Sailing program. Pamela Barden returns as our Kid’s Camp Direc-tor. Pamela has been working hard to prepare a fun season for the kids so get excited for another active and educational camp experience. This year Sarah Matthews joins us as our Beachfront Director. Sarah brings years of experience managing swim and beachfront activity. Looking to stay more in the loop with club events? If you haven’t already, make sure you find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for club updates. You can also verify your email address with Michelle to ensure you receive our biweekly emails and be sure to check the Gull Post on our website at gull-lakecc.com. We’re also introducing a new app to the club - “Clubster”. Michelle will go into more detail about it in her article. The club is full to the brim with activities, events, classes, food specials, parties and so much more during our summer months, so we want to keep you as informed as possible so that you don’t miss out. We look forward to seeing everyone at the club this summer!
MIKE ROSSEN General Manager
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Dear Members and Friends, Greetings from the grounds staff! This has been a wonderful and productive Spring so far with many nice changes and additions to your club. This season is off to a slower start than we have become accustomed to ex-periencing, the sun has been shining for many of the days but the air was still quite chilly. However, this did not stop many of our more determined members from polishing their early season golf games. The grounds team has been working very hard to get the golf course and club grounds into shape for the season. With the capital projects and renovations coming to a close for the sea-son, everything is growing in nicely and looking beautiful. The new tee renova-tions were a much needed update to the course and I think you will find them to be very beautiful with an amazing playing surface for many seasons to come. The seedhead control on greens, tees and fairways was good this season without much discoloration and bronzing. We received about 40-60% control of seedheads on the greens, which is about average for the state of Michigan. Con-trol of seedheads on turfgrass is a necessary evil and provides a much more con-sistent putting surface during the Spring months along with more healthy turf for the entire summer golf season. Please remember to do your part to keep GLCC special by fixing ball marks, filling divots, raking bunkers and keeping your carts 30 feet from the greens whenever possible. It is important to remember that after you rake a bun-ker, please place the rake back into the bunker. Also when you take a divot from the fairway it is important to remember that if the chunk of turf has soil still at-tached please replace that; and if the divot ends up in pieces, that’s when you fill with the provided green sand. The club is in fantastic shape and lets all do our part to keep it that way. As always, if there is anything my staff or I can do to make your experience more enjoyable, please don’t hesitate to call. See you on the course. Best Regards,
JESSE SHAVER Grounds & Facilities Superintendent
[email protected] 269-998-4407
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RYAN REYNOLDS Head Golf Professional
269-629-9311 [email protected]
Dear Members, The April showers have done their job and greened up the golf course in record time. Last year we were not golfing until the last week in April, this years opener was almost 4 weeks ahead of last year. Jesse and his crew have been hard at work waking the golf course up and getting it ready for a busy 2015 schedule. The Golf Shop is packed with new fashion from Vineyard Vines, Tail, Adidas, Straight Down, Dunning, Greg Norman and more! We have more demo offerings in both Men’s & Women’s then we have ever had before with great companies like Titleist, Taylor Made, Callaway, Ping,
Adams and Bridgestone. Stop in to be fit for the newest products and to get outfit-ted into the latest fashions!
Both Men’s and Women’s Leagues are off and running, if you are just arriv-ing from the south, you certainly have plenty of time to sign up and participate in leagues all summer long. The Men’s Thursday Night Match Play league begins on June 4th, so get a team together or ask the Pro Shop to find you a partner today! Beginning on Sunday, May 24th and continuing through August 23rd, we have the new Couples League. The league will consist of 9 holes, team best ball with stable-ford points awarded to the teams. The league will be 13 weeks long (two 6 week halves & Championship) we will count your best 4 weeks of the 6 for the half win-ners. Dinner will be available in the Boat Bar following play. All couples league par-ticipants will receive 25% off of their entire first purchase in the Pro Shop following sign up for the league (excludes equipment).
The last Friday of every month we will be hosting Twilight Golf. The events will each have a theme, on course events, food & beverage stations as well as gifts for the champions. The cost will be $25 per person or $50 per couple, which in-cludes on course food, a complementary beverage station, gifts for the winners & cart fees. Costumes and fun are always encouraged! Our Monday outing schedule once again remains extremely busy. Most of the outings take up the golf course until at least 5 pm, so please try to call ahead before heading out on Monday’s to make sure that the course is available for play. On Thursday, May 21st we’ll be hosting the Junior Achievement Golf Tournament. The course will be closed from 12—5 pm. We will do our best to find you alterna-tive options for play that day at local area clubs if you had planned on playing on May 21st.
We look forward to an incredible and memorable summer in 2015!
Men’s Invitational June 18th—20th Various times
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KELLY MONAHAN Racquet Sports Director
[email protected] 920-254-6964
Dear Members, Summer time is almost here! I am excited to be back for my fourth summer at GLCC. I will be available full time starting Monday, June 6th. If you haven’t al-ready joined us on the tennis court this season, grab your tennis shoes, dust off your tennis racquet and come out and hit! For those of you who’ve never played, I strongly encourage you to make this summer the one to start playing tennis or pickleball. Even if you’ve never picked up a racquet and are scared to death to do it, just give it a try! You’ll enjoy playing both tennis and pickleball on the beautiful GLCC courts. The month of May kicks off our Wednesday night cardio class at 6 pm and our Thursday morning adult drills. If you are unsure what level you would fit into, please contact me to set up an evaluation. I am always available for private or group lessons and if I’m not available, rent the ball machine for an hour and get a great hit in. Make sure to take advantage of all of the summer tennis programs that are offered, before the summer passes you by. Ten weeks of junior tennis classes Interclub junior matches against Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Country Club’s Weekly adult drop in drills Cardio tennis twice a week Two lined pickleball courts on Court 4 with access to paddles and balls Friday night adult tennis and pickleball mixers Access to the ball machine 24/7 Please contact me if you have any questions!
Cardio Tennis start Wednesday, May 6th
6:00—7:00 pm
Adult Tennis Drills start Thursday, May 7th
Advanced Drop-in: Thursdays 8:30—10 am Beginner Drop-in: Thursdays 10—11 am
Intermediate Drop-in: Thursdays 11 — 12 pm
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Dear GLCC members, Spring has sprung and it’s finally getting a little bit warmer out. The docks will be in before we know it and the club will be bustling once again. I’m looking forward to my first summer at GLCC and to see many of you who have been down south for the winter. First of all, I would like to welcome some of our newest members: Michael and Sara Blow and their sons; Mason, Luke and Ethan, Ed Cunningham Sr. and his daughter Ella, Ed Cunningham Jr. and his children; Kaitlyn, Hannah, Emilie and Jackson, John and KT McCann and their sons; Evan and Liam, David and Kristine Briggs, Ken Brown and Cindy Lowell and their daughters; Sara and Samanta, Mike and Kari Van Ryn and their kids; Annika and Nate, Brian and Lau-rie Klok and their kids; Jacob and Alaina, and Emily and Jonathan Boyer and their daughter Grace. If you see them around the club, please introduce yourself and welcome them to the GLCC family! Secondly, we have some exciting news on the membership services side! In the past month, I’ve been working with a company called Clubster which spe-cializes in developing apps for many private clubs across the country. We’ve de-cided to customize our own “app” through this company and are looking to launch it to the entire membership on May 1st. Everyone will receive an invitation via email to join and it’s a very simple process from there. On this app you will be able to make dinner and event reservations, see what events are coming up, get up-to-date information about the golf course, tennis lessons, etc. It’s very user friendly and I think you all will find it very useful. Please look out for the email invitation and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
MICHELLE KRAMM Marketing & Membership
Hello Members, We are gearing up and getting ready for fun and adventure at Summer Camp which starts on Monday, June 15th and runs until Labor Day! I’m looking forward to spending my summer with the kids. We have lots of fun things planned including new and returning guests! Please take a look at the Summer Programming Guide for all of the details. If you have any questions about how to sign up or the cost of camp or special events please feel free to contact me. PAMELA BARDEN
Kid’s Camp Director 269-501-2683
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TOM LECHOTA Commodore
Ahoy all! Spring is here, ice is gone from the lake,
and it’s time to look forward to summer.
New this year for the juniors will be a change of
instruction days in order to coordinate with the golf, ten-
nis and swimming camps. It will be Wednesdays and
Thursdays this year with Fridays open for the advanced
students to attend regattas. For 2015, Gull Lake is on the schedule Friday, June 26th to host
the West Michigan Youth Sailing Association regatta. We will have junior sailors from 8 sailing
programs in West Michigan attending. The Western Michigan University Sailing Team is out
and sailing! Their spring season is so short with WMU out in mid-May—they have to get sailing
while they can!
The Yacht Club spring season started with the “Burn Your Socks” party in March and
now looks forward to the Star Fleet 63rd annual “Tulip Time Regatta” the weekend of May 16-
17. This regatta is lead event for Star sailors in this region of the US and is always well at-
tended with Star boats from near and far. Following the Tulip Time will be the Memorial Day
Handicap on Monday, May 25th for ALL the local sailors...and begins the summer sailing sea-
son!
At this writing there is no word on installation of the docks just yet. In addition, there
will be some heavy equipment around the launch area as we are having the channel dredged
to allow better access under the “gin” or mast pole. We have been told this will be completed
by May 1st. Please hold off on bringing your boat out until after the docks have been installed
as they need a large area to move the sections in place and float them out. Moorings will go
in once the docks are complete.
A last note, new Michigan law lowers the boating blood alcohol limit to .08 and follows
along with the “Don’t drink and drive” automotive campaign. Also, be aware there is a state
law on “operation of vessels in counter-clockwise fashion” (324.80149). This is for the power
boat side of the house in that sailboats don’t get much say in how the wind blows! We have
heard talk of this over the last couple of years but haven’t heard of reports of issuance of
tickets.
The grounds are greening up, Lorraine has flowers going in the ground around the
buildings, sun is staying up longer. It’s a great time to come out, have dinner and stroll around
the grounds and enjoy the pleasant spring events. See you on the water...soon!
Gull Lake’s Sunfish Fleet is growing and invites you to join in our fun races. Sunfish will
be fun racing starting Wednesday, May 20th (weather dependent through the end of Sep-
tember). Sunfish may be sailed singlehanded or doublehanded. We have our Season Series
and also our Island Series which is comprised of the fall Island Race(s) we choose. The Fleet is
also hosting the 4th Annual Michigan Open Championship Sunfish Regatta on June 6-7,
2015. Our regatta is known for being fun and lighthearted, while at the same time having
some really good sailors participating. Visit our Fleet Facebook page for updates:
www.facebook.com/GullLakeSunfishFleet704. Have questions? Contact Sunfish Fleet #704
Captain Gail Turluck, [email protected], 269.998.6353.
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KRISTIN KUBALL Assistant Manager
There is plenty of play and fun to be had this upcoming summer in and around Gull Lake. Our committees, departments and staff have all been concentrating on making the
summer of 2015 to be the most memorable one ever. We have many enjoyable events already going strong and some just heating up. Among these are Family Fun Nights, Wet & Wild Wednesdays, Thursday’s Burger & Brew Nights and select Sunday menus. Enjoying wonderful events are not mandatory at the club, but they can certainly be key for you and your family. Check your Gull Post or calendars for more information and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. Numerous opportunities are presented to meet and socialize with friends along the way. These events can also bring a chance to meet the new faces we are welcoming to the club. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight a few dates in the months of May and June. May 10th is a very special day at GLCC as we pay tribute to all the wonderful mothers by hosting a delicious brunch where moms do not have to cook or clean. This event fills quickly, so please get your reservations in. Then, join us for the over-the-top fun on Memorial Day weekend, where we meet to help welcome the beginning of summer - expect lots of food, games and activities. Looking ahead to June 21st, we will be celebrating Father’s Day with a brunch or the option to join us for live music in the Boat Bar that evening. If you are feeling ambitious, join us for both! These events are just a few I took the time to point out in this article. I guarantee you will find much more to suit you and your families wants and wishes. In concluding my article, I would like to send out a warm hello and welcome to all new and returning members to GLCC. This is going to be a “fun-tastic” sum-mer and I am looking forward to seeing everyone enjoying the club. Warmest regards,
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”
- Charles Bowden
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1 gallon of water 1 cup of Kosher salt 3/4 cup of brown sugar 1/4 cup of your favorite rub
BASIC BRINE RECIPE FOR SMOKING CHICKEN
Prepare smoker for smoking by heating it up and making sure smoke is rolling before
putting chicken in smoker. I recommend smoking at 240 degrees. Rub your chicken with
your favorite rub (I like to use lemon pepper or lemon rotisserie). Place chicken in
smoker and cook until the internal temperature is 160 degrees because when you brine
the chicken it acts like a cure. The chicken will also raise another 5 degrees or so after
you pull it out of the smoker. Please let it rest 10 to 15 minutes before eating as the juices
need time to settle in. Pulling or poking at it before it rests will make the juices rush to
that spot and leave the rest of it a drier texture. When you brine chicken you cannot
really over cook it, so relax, have fun and enjoy your favorite beverage!
Mix all ingredients together, making sure it is dissolved all the way
Marinate for 3-4 hours Rinse chicken thoroughly be-
fore smoking
My name is Sarah Matthews and I would like to introduce myself as the new Beachfront Director. I am a graduate from Central Michi-gan University with a degree in Recreation Administration, and have worked at multiple country clubs in the Grand Rapids area. The waterfront staff will be offering private lessons and five differ-ent sessions for group swim lessons. We will be having a swim clinic in July focusing on a different stroke each day and an inner club swim meet, ages 5-17 are welcome to participate. There will also be open swim lanes starting at 9 am for lap swim Mon-day– Friday. Looking forward to this summer season. Please contact me with sign-ups, questions, and concerns and remem-ber to check out the bulletin board for upcoming events!
ADAM STACEY Executive Chef
SARAH MATTHEWS Beachfront Director
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Sunday, May 10th in the Lakeview Room Reservations at 11 am, 11:30 am, 1 pm & 1:30 pm
Make your reservations early as this is one of our BIGGEST
brunches of the year!
Adults $28.95 Kids 12 & Under $12.95 (under 3 are free)
5:30—9:30pm Every Friday Night in May
Every Wednesday & Friday in June $10 per child plus the cost of dinner
Kid’s Night Out Events: Scavenger Hunt—Friday, May 15 Animal Critters—Friday, June 12
May 2nd Polar Bear Shotgun
May 6th Women’s Fun League Begins
May 24th Couples League Begins
May 25th Memorial Day Shotgun
June 4th Men’s Match Play Begins
June 24th-27th Jr. Golf Camp
Jr. Golf Camp June 24th—27th July 15th—18th Drop-in Golf
Fridays—July 3rd—Aug. 28th PGA Jr. League
Various dates in June & July
*please see Summer Programming Guide for details
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Saturday, May 30th
Golf at 1 pm—Open to All Social & Golf Members
All GLCC members are welcome to join us for Complimentary Wine, Beer, Pop and Hors D’oeuvres
from 2:30—4:00 pm
KNO Available from 1 pm—4 pm Sign up at 269-629-9714
The Official Kick-Off to Summer!
Monday, May 25th
Wednesday, May 27th Wednesday, June 23rd
Dine in the GLCC kitchen with Executive Chef, Adam Stacey!
Five course dinner $45 per person Add three glasses of wine to pair with your dinner for $20
Make reservations at 269-629-9714
Memorial Day Shotgun
Breakfast—7:30 am Shotgun Start– 8:30
Memorial Day Cookout
11:30—2:30 Lunch Buffet, Games, Races, Prizes & More
Adults $14.95 Kids 12 & Under $9.95
(under 3 are free)
Memorial Day Sailing Handicap
2:00 pm
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Thursday, June 11th Come out to the Club
for a dinner buffet and show! This is a one-of-a-
kind event at the Club— make your reservations today!
$35 per person
Wet & Wild Wednesdays are Back! Every Wednesday beginning June 3rd, come down to the
Pavilion for dinner by the lake!
Enjoy an incredible grilled menu created by Chef Adam & Chef Joe!
Join us June 17th to try out complimentary kayaking and paddle boarding—brought to you by Gull Lake Marine!
6:30 pm—please call for reservations! 269-629-9714
Saturday, June 21st—Lakeview Room
Celebrate the fathers in your life with brunch! Reservations available from 11 am to 1:30 pm
Cookout from 5-8 pm—Boat Bar & Patio
Please call to reserve a spot at either event 269-629-9714 Adults $24.95
Kids 12 & under $12.95 (under 3 are free)
Saturday, June 13th Pontoon launch at 7:00 pm
Sit back, relax and enjoy beautiful Gull Lake!
Includes hors d’oeuvres and special beverages
$45 per person *maximum of 6 people*
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Monday, June 22nd New to GLCC this summer!
We’re teaming up with Gull Lake Marine to bring some new and excit-ing things to the club! Gull Lake Marine will provide boats and instruc-
tors for wakesurfing and wakeboarding lessons. Lessons begin at 11:00 am
Sign up with Michelle at 269-629-9714 $100 per person
May 29th—Margaritas & Mulligans June 26th—Totally 80’s Twilight
6:00 pm—Arrival 6:30 pm—Shotgun
No Guest Fees!
Wednesday, May 20th at 6:30 pm Does your green thumb need some help? Lorraine, from the grounds
team at the club, is a master gardener and will be here to give you some great ideas and tips!
She will be covering 4 different topics—container gardening, small space gardening, raised beds and what you
should be doing right now!
$20 per person—includes dinner buffet Make your reservations at 269-629-9714
May 9th - John Chamberlin May 30th -John Chamberlin June 21st - Steve Kamerling
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Halibut
2 Halibut
3 Club closed
4 Club closed
5 Tamales Fajitas & Chile Rellenos
6 Fish & Chips
7 Burger & Brew Night
8 Osso Buco
9 Osso Buco
10 Club closed
11 Club closed
12 Meatloaf
13 Chicken Alfredo
14 Burger & Brew Night
15 Prime Rib
16 Prime Rib
17 Club closed
18 Club closed
19 Flank Steak
20 Frog Legs
21 Burger & Brew Night
22 Soft Shell Crab
23 Soft Shell Crab
24 Club closed
31 Boat Bar Open!! 5-8
25 Memorial Day!
26 Pot Roast
27 Liver & Onions
28 Burger & Brew Night
29 Walleye
30 Walleye
Tuesday—Saturday 5:30—8:30
or last reservation
Tuesday—Sunday 5:30—8:30
or last reservation
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Club closed
2 Fried Chicken
3 Short Ribs
4 Burger & Brew Night
5 Scallops
6 Scallops
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8 Club closed
9 Brisket
10 Mahi-Mahi
11 Burger & Brew Night
12 Opakapaka
13 Opakapaka
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15 Club closed
16 Country Style Ribs
17 Blue Gill
18 Burger & Brew Night
19 Prawns
20 Prawns
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22 Club closed
23 Pulled Pork
24 Seafood Stew
25 Burger & Brew Night
26 Crab Legs
27 Crab Legs
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29 Club closed
30 Flank Steak
Beginning May 1st Tuesday—Sunday 11:00 am—3:00 pm
*weather permitting
May 23rd, 24th, 30th & 31st 11 am—5 pm
Every day starting June 5th Sun & Mon: 11 am—5 pm
Tues—Thurs: 11 am—7 pm Friday & Sat: 11 am—8 pm
*weather permitting*
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