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OAK HILLS
HAPPENINGS
from OAK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
October 2021
A Note From The General Manager Club Staff
Greetings and Welcome to October…one of my most Mike Zadalis
favorite times of the year! As I’m writing this, we are PGA General Manager
just hours away from starting the 2021 Ryder Cup. This Chief Operating Officer
is one of my all-time favorite sporting events of the year
(well every other year anyway). I was fortunate to attend Bobby O’Keefe
two Ryder Cups in my lifetime and they are some of my PGA Director of Golf
greatest memories. Go USA USA USA!!! Also, this time
of the year is the thick of the College football season, Jonathan Mielke
NFL, High school football (Friday Night Lights), and High PGA Director of Instruction
school and College Volleyball. Add some of the best
weather and best course conditions and how can you not Justin Herron
love this time of year! Head Golf Professional
I would like to take this time to personally THANK all the Sam Martin
members that volunteer their time, expertise, and many
First Assistant Golf Professional
hours helping to make Oak Hills be as great as it is! The
Dan Maddox
Board of Directors, all the member committees, WGA, Director of Grounds
MGA, TMGL, Ladies leagues, Inner clubs, Rally for Cure,
Divot Filling Parties, Swim meet timers, and so many Andy Rhylander
other volunteers that donate their time to help make all our events successful! To say we Golf Course Superintendent
appreciate you so much is an understatement. THANK YOU!
Ashley Dougherty
Our August financials went a little bit backwards as some timing issues on expenses caught up Director of Membership & Marketing
to us, but we are still doing well. Please click here for more details on financials.
Olivia Lynes
I would also like to thank our core staff and management Team as we are so short staffed with Office Administrator
over 75% of our total staff going back to school and no longer able to help us. The Team has
rallied together, worked longer hours, helped each other out, and busted their tails to make Becky Rohwer
sure we are still able to deliver great service, great quality, and well executed events. Please Systems Facilitator
take the time to tell them Thank You – your appreciation goes a long way in keeping them
motivated. Brian Shields
Director of Food & Beverage
We have completed all the big projects for the year with the exception of 3 more weirs (dams)
in the creek on #13/#17/#10 that will be completed this Winter. The new tennis viewing deck
Candy Mapes
Events Manager
looks fantastic and will be multi useful for the pool as well, the new drop-down wind screens
on the patio will be a great new addition along with the heaters that will greatly extend your Jacob Wuestewald
ability to enjoy the patio for several more weeks/months. We are almost done with the Capital Assistant Food & Beverage Director
Improvement Budget and projects for 2022 and once approved by the Board I will be happy to
share with the entire membership. Zach Chingren
Executive Chef
Your feedback is always welcome and encouraged, and if your experience isn’t perfect or up to
your expectations, please ask for a manger on duty right away and give us the opportunity to Wilfred Ambrosio
fix it or improve it for you. Please don’t wait for two weeks to notify us, because by then there Sous Chef
isn’t anything we can do to make it better.
Tom Lilly
Thank you and looking forward to a great Fall and Winter seasons! Head Tennis Professional
Sincerely, Jacob Whelan
Co-Director of Aquatics
Alex Jones
Mike Zadalis Co-Director of Aquatics
PGA General Manager
Brad Sauser
Building Maintenance Supervisor
Dan Zadalis
Services Manager
The Board President Letter
Welcome to the official start of the Fall season. I personally think the summer went pretty well! We were
able to get back to some normalcy and hosting a lot of golf and social events. All these events were well
attended, and the staff did a good job executing them. The pool was packed all summer long and I heard
many comments and compliments for both the lifeguard staff and the food and beverage pool service.
Thank you to all the members for your support, patronage, and participating in all the events, you are
what keeps this Club going and successful.
We have a great grasp and plan on our Capital improvements and projects for 2022 that we will share with
you once the Board approves it, as well as some other good plans for operational upgrades and improve-
ments. We are all very excited for the future of Oak Hills. Membership is still completely full with both Golf
and Social membership waiting lists at more than 35 people waiting to join our fun Club.
The Board of Directors is making a big push to get the entire membership on automatic monthly pay-
ments. You have two options with either setting up direct ACH payment through your bank, or you have your credit card automatically
charged each month. The credit card does come with the 3% convenience fee, but you also get to benefit by getting your points, miles, or
cash back depending on what credit card you use. With either option you will still get a monthly Club statement sent to you that you will
be able to look at and verify all the charges and as always contact the club office to question or contest any charges. Please click here to
complete the Automatic Payment form or stop by the main office.
Please always be professional, courteous, and respectful of all staff and fellow members each and every time you are enjoying the Club.
It’s our people and the laid back, fun, non-pretentious, and respectful culture that makes our Club so special!
Looking forward to a great Fall and Winter season! Hope to see you soon and often at the Club.
Sincerely
Congratulations on their September Holes in
Todd Carey One to Ingrid Delaet on #4 and Scott
Oak Hills Inc. Board President Voorhees on #2!
WELCOME TO OUR SEPTEMBER NEW MEMBERS!
Joal and Jordan Sochor
Member Testimonials Hi Mike, My family have been members at Oak Hills for the last 5 years and I want to take a moment to commend the pool servers this summer! They were excellent — always on the spot to ask if I needed a drink or food at my pool chair and to serve it quickly with a smile and fun attitude. I know how hard it is to find good summer help at times for jobs like these, and I just wanted to say that this summer’s group was by far the best since we’ve been with your club. Most definitely a job well done! Julie Good morning all, Just wanted to say thank you again for the invite to this event. I appreciate the thought. Really had a good time. See you all around the club! Thanks, Craig Mike, I just wanted to say thank you for a great summer pool experience! I went almost every day for my lunch hour and just enjoyed the staff and life guards. They were great! Today I finished off the season by bringing my two grandchildren and we had a blast! Thank you so much! Sincerely, Donna Tom, It's been such a wonderful experience meeting you and your wife and playing tennis at Oak Hills! I enjoyed it so much. Everyone is so lovely and welcoming and kind! You've worked so hard this summer! I wish you well in your upcoming Creighton year - I hope you had enough of a rest in New York last week. Thank you so much for all you do! I had a great summer playing tennis! :) Sincerely, Donna Mike: Just a brief note to let you know that we had a very successful golf outing and dinner yesterday thanks to the OHCC staff. Bobby and Sam were a big help in putting the golf together and the meal afterwards was great. There were many positive comments about the food and Heather did a great job with the service. I’m sure you hear complaints when things don’t go just right so I thought you should also hear about something that went exceptionally well. My compliments to everyone involved. Fred
News From your Oak Hills
Management Teams...
Golf: Don’t put the clubs away just yet, October is one of the best month’s to play golf and now that aerification has been
completed, the course is healing and conditions will be perfect for fall golf. With that being said, it is extremely important to
continue to repair ball marks on the greens and fill your divots with sand in the fairways. As the temperatures continue to
go down, these areas that are not fixed or repaired properly will show come spring.
One area that I would like to re-iterate to our membership is regarding pace of play policies at our club. I am bringing this
up again as a reminder since daylight hours are getting less and players are wanting to finish in a reasonable time. A good
rule of thumb for those that walk and don’t have the pace of play notifications from the GPS units like our carts have, is
you should be completed through hole #5, one hour from your tee time and through hole #6 in 1 hour and 20 minutes. The
same would hold true on checkpoints on the back nine. Players should be completed through hole #14, 3 hours into your round. Again, these are
checkpoints to help guide you through your round and are put into place so everyone can enjoy the day. One last tidbit, always look ahead of you,
never behind you. Players that get tired of waiting will just fall back and the pace of play becomes a domino effect and worsens. Thanks for your
cooperation.
As always, please stop into your golf shop to see all the new fall apparel. Some of these items include but not limited to our local sports teams
with new Nebraska and Creighton gear for Men and Women and some great holiday gifts ideas are coming in soon. Be sure to watch for informa-
tion coming out soon on end of the year liquidation sale which always seems to be well attended.
Last but not least, congratulations to Steve Williams and Mark Suing for winning the First Annual Sr. Member-Guest, “Old Hickory” event. Appreci-
ate everyone playing this year, and it will be even bigger and better next year!
Bobby O'Keefe
PGA Director of Golf
Food & Beverage: Hello to the best members in town! First off, on behalf of all our staff I want to say thank you
for an amazing summer. We introduced a few new events and the response to them was amazing.
Fall is now here and we can’t wait to finish the year off on a strong note. The addition of our new wind screens and
heaters on the patio will increase more days for patio seating this season, so take advantage of that!
Make sure to sign up for our upcoming events, you won’t want to miss out on the fun. Bourbon & Cigars, Murder Mys-
tery, Booze & Boos adult Halloween party and the kids Halloween party are just some to save the dates for!
Cheers,
Jacob Wuestewald
Assistant Director Food & Beverage
Grounds: Fall is here and we’re still having some 90-degree days, but overall it is beautiful and very appreciated. I have
been receiving emails concerning the overall quality of our rough. Yes, there is an issue with the amount of knotweed grow-
ing and I would like to share what it is and our plan to improve the rough.
First, knotweed prefers dry, hard packed soils. We see it along cart path edges, cart traffic areas and in some shade. Once
turf grass declines, knotweed will take over. The best solution is to grow a thick stand of grass along with proper irrigation,
soil compaction relief and pre and post emergent chemicals. The timing with these chemical applications is very import-
ant. Knotweed is an annual weed and germinates in early March, basically after the snow melts. The best timing of the
application will be in November with Barricade, a pre-emergent herbicide. This is a long- lasting chemical and will be in full
concentration in March, ready to control the germinating knotweed seed. Plus, any break- through knotweed will be controlled with a post emer-
gent broadleaf herbicide. Then in the fall, we’ll continue to overseed areas with fescue to produce a thicker rough.
Currently, we have been aerifying and seeding the large patches of knotweed and in late November, we’ll apply the pre-emergent herbicide. This
includes the areas we seeded and all the smaller patches throughout the golf course.
Other programs for the fall include top dressing greens, tees, and fairways, spraying for broadleaf weeds, deep tine aerification on tees and fair-
ways, sod and seed bare spots through-out the rough, repairing bunker faces with new sod, tree pruning, stump grinding, and removing the stone
curb on 4 tee cart path.
Hope everyone enjoyed the summer, and we look forward to a beautiful Nebraska fall.
Stay healthy.
Dan Maddox
Director of Grounds
Chef Notes
Its October, the leaves are changing and the temperature is starting to cool off. Fall is my favorite season, the
cooler days are opportune for afternoon motorcycle rides through the hills in iowa, or to spend the evening
sitting around the fire pit. Football season is in full swing and the huskers are either well on their way to a
great season or breaking our hearts again. October is also the time when we change our menu and shift into
more fall and winter cuisines. Look for the changes coming soon. There will be a lot of new dishes but your
favorites will still be available. Make sure you get out and enjoy all the wonderful fall events the club has to
offer.
Here is a good fall recipe for Pumpkin Bars:
Zach Chingren
Executive Chef
EMPLOYEE
SPOTLIGHT
Our October employee spotlight is PGA Intern, Ryan Terry!
Do you have any pets? Yes, I have two dogs and a cat.
3 Favorite things to do in your free time? I enjoy Golf, Video Games, and day drinking with my
friends!
Previous jobs and expertise you would like to share? My first and only job has been as a Bag Boy.
How did you hear about the job at Oak Hills? I was recommended it by a friend who had been a
long time employee at Oak Hills.
What are your future plans? To graduate and continue working in the golf industry.
Accomplishments you are most proud of? I won most attractive on my lacrosse team 3 years in a row!
Please make sure to say hi to Ryan when you see him in the Golf Shop!
Murder Mystery Dinner
You’ve received your invitation & this is where your story begins...
Friday, October 8, 2021
6 p.m. Clues & Cocktails
7 p.m. Dinner
$25 per person
The House of Groove Discotheque...
The annual Disco
Fever Contest...
Dance Duos wrapped up in
scandles & rumors...
RSVPs required
Online | 402.895.3636 | admin@oakhillsomaha.com
48-hour cancellation policy on all reservations.
You’re
Invited!
New Member Reception
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
5:30 - 7 p.m.
On the Patio
Bring the family out and enjoy some light appetizers,
meet and connect with other new members and
management staff, learn more about Club activities
RSVP’s required.
Register online, call 402.895.3636
or email admin@oakhillsomaha.com
Spooktacular Halloween
Sunday, October 24 | 4 p.m.
$25 Adults | $15 Kids
Calling All superheroes and princesses, witches, and
ghosts. Everyone is invited for a fun-filled
afternoon of Halloween fun!
Parents: We will have drink specials
available to enjoy!
4:00 p.m. | Dinner Buffet
House salad
Mac & Cheese
Mini Corn Dogs
Chicken Parm Sliders
Pasta with Alfredo or Marinara
Mini Meatballs & Grilled Chicken
5:30 p.m. | Stations
Spooky story teller and make
your own ediible mud cakes
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Halloween kid friendly dance
and games with DJ Ben from
Image Entertainment
RSVPs required.
Online, 402-895-3636 or admin@oakhillsomaha.com.
Halloween Twilight UNCORKED
Friday, October 29, 2021
WINE
3:30 p.m. shotgun
dinner
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Spend an intimate evening at
Oak Hills exploring exciting
food and great wine!
$80 per couple (Golf Members) 6 p.m. | Quaffing (wine tasting)
$92 per couple (All Guests and Social Members) 6:30 p.m. | Dinner & Presentation
(cost includes golf/cart, prizes and dinner) $75 Per Person | Dinner and Wine Included
Golf members advanced sign up 30 days prior.
Social members sign up 20 days prior.
Rsvps required as there is limited seating.
RSVPs required. Online: oakhillscountryclub.org
Register: Online | 402-895-3636 | proshop@oakhillsomaha.com
Phone: 402-895-3636
You’re registered for both golf and food functions unless you Email: admin@oakhillsomaha.com
provide different instructions.
WGA Stagette
Fall Wine Tasting
Taco Ride
2021 Board of Directors Golf Shop Hours
Todd Carey Board President Tuesday-Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
John Lapour Vice President Monday Closed
Justin Clements Treasurer
Carla Whittaker Secretary
Karen Goughnour Social/Swim/Tennis/Jr. Golf Club Office Hours
Bruce Henderson Golf Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Jeff Athy Grounds Saturday & Sunday Closed
Eric Bergquist Food & Beverage 12325 Golfing Green Drive
Omaha, NE 68137 Monday By appointment
Scott Wright Facility Enhancement
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bingo Book Club Murder Mystery
MGA Stag Dinner
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Bingo New Member Meet Bourbon and MGA Alternate
& Greet Cigars Shot
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Bingo Booze and Boos
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Spooktacular Bingo Twilight Wine Dinner
Happy
31 Halloween!
Event details, including dates/times, are subject to change.
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