Morningside Newsletter Spring

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The Club at Morningside | 39033 Morningside Drive | Rancho Mirage, Ca 92270 | clubatmorningside.com | 760.324.1234

2018-2019 BOARD OF GOVERNORS ADMINISTRATION
Monday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
PRESIDENT GOLF
David Mindell Lyle Langlois Tuesday thru Sunday:
8:30am - 9:00pm
TREASURER/FINANCE SCHOLARSHIP
Ron Taylor Dr. Marc Mariani GOLF PRO SHOP
Open Daily:

7:00am - 5:00pm

SECRETARY/MEMBERSHIP FITNESS/TENNIS TENNIS SNACK BAR
Shelley Zien Dr. Paula Perich Open Daily:

HOUSE GREENS 7:00am - 3:00pm
Ali Gustavson Jack Porter
LOUNGE
LEGAL Monday: 7:00am - 3:00pm
Bill Rand
Tuesday thru Sunday:
CLUB STAFF MEMBERS 7:00am - 8:30pm

ADMINISTRATION CONTROLLER/HR HOME DELIVERY
GENERAL MANAGER Teri Wilson Tuesday thru Sunday:
Greg Harris
5:00pm - 8:00pm

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR ASST. CONTROLLER
Ashley Scott Amy Whelan

RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FRONT DESK/
Brooke Ruiz RESERVATIONS
Joan Kolins 760.324.1234

GOLF PRO SHOP GOLF MAINTENANCE GOLF SHOP/TEE TIMES
DIRECTOR OF GOLF GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT 760.321.1555
Joey Glander Tyler Tang
FITNESS & SPA CENTER
DIRECTOR OF RETAIL FOOD & BEVERAGE 760.770.5158

Liesel Philipp-Heffner EXECUTIVE CHEF TENNIS SNACK BAR
760.770.5131
FIRST ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL Luke Patterson
LOUNGE
Zack Ziembo FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR 760.770.5111

TENNIS Julio Castellanos HOME DELIVERY
760.861.2996
DIRECTOR OF TENNIS SOUS CHEF
MEMBERSHIP
Nigel O'Rourke Alex Lopez 760.770.5109

FITNESS & SPA CATERING SUPERVISOR
FITNESS & SPA DIRECTOR Alicia Hapner
Mark Joseph Kandarian
DINING ROOM MANAGER
Charlie Sotomayor

2 PRIVATE EVENTS
760.770.5104

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David Mindell, Club President

Dear Fellow Morningside Members, music in the Lounge is a pretty We hope to see you at the Annual
popular night, so please call for a Club Meeting on Saturday, April 6th.
Welcome to the Spring edition of reservation and continue to enjoy For more information about the
The Morningside Newsletter. your Club. Speaking of dining… not meeting, call the Front Desk.
only do I feel we have one of the
As we begin this half of the season, best restaurants in the desert, but I I would like to take this opportunity to
we do so following a great start to want to comment on the great staff thank our Committee Chairs and
the early part of our year. It began we’ve enjoyed again this season in Committee Members for their
with a fantastic Opening Ball, a our food and beverage operations excellent leadership in handling the
record setting attendance at the as well as throughout the entire club. everyday issues that arise at our fine
Wine Fair, Pickleball is fast This is no easy task in today’s world, Club. When you see them give them
becoming a major part of our and Greg and the department heads a well-deserved acknowledgement.
Racquet Program and our Golf & deserve our well earned gratitude
Fitness facilities are getting for enhancing the Morningside You can still find me on the Driving
enthusiastic use. In fact, Golf set a experience. Range and would appreciate being
record number of rounds played distracted by your thoughts and
during the holidays! We've had great success with feedback on anything other than my
booking the guesthouse through the golf.
Many good days remain in this golf end of April. As a reminder, if you
and social season, so don’t miss out on have friends or acquaintances that Best regards,
the beautiful weather, fantastic golf are looking to join a club or are in
and amazing events still to come at the beginning stages of finding a David Mindell
Morningside! home and country club in the desert
please contact Membership Director,
If you haven’t done so yet…stop in Ashley Scott and she will send them a
the Lounge or in our newly renovated personalized invitation for our 7-day
Main Dining Room for breakfast, Experience Morningside Trial.
lunch and/or dinner. Chef Luke has
some amazing new items on his menu
this year! Our Thursday night LIVE

Message From the Club President 3 Chef Luke’s Good Eats 7 Staying Healthy & Fit 12
From the GM’s Desk 4 Upcoming Events 8&9 Tennis News 13
Membership News 5 Golf at Morningside 10 Scholarship News 14
The Social Scene 6 On the Course 11 Member Services 15

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Greg Harris, General Manager/COO

The 2018-2019 season is off to a tremendous start, tennis, pickleball, casual dining and cards, we must
with record breaking revenue in both the golf and dedicate more Club resources to these areas of
the food and beverage departments in November operation. Golf as an industry, on the other hand, has
and December. We worked frantically to bring the been flat for more than a decade. Although we are
clubhouse renovation to completion, finishing the day seeing some growth in golf at our Club, it is nowhere
before the season started on November 1st and that near the growth we have experienced in other areas.
frantic pace has carried on into the first two months Golf operations now represent only 38% of our
of the season. If November and December are any expenses while all other areas have grown to 62%
indication, we are in store for an extremely busy yet we rely on golf memberships to generate over
peak season as the golf course has been consistently 80% of our dues revenue. While I cannot say for
busy despite less than ideal weather and the Lounge certain that the current trends are permanent, I feel
has more often than not, been booked solid for strongly that they will continue for years to come. If
dinner. this is true, then it will be imperative that the Club

FEB. 26TH | MARCH 2ND | APRIL 13TH
WINEMAKERS EVENT COUNTRY NIGHT CLOSING PARTY

The renovation to the Main rely less on golf and more on other types of
Dining Room has proven to be money well spent, as membership to generate the dues revenue necessary
we are now serving about 35% of our dinners in that to operate a world class club.
area. The Main Dining Room offers a much more
quiet and spacious atmosphere to enjoy a great In any case, I am thrilled with the beginning of the
evening with guests or friends and of course, a great season and the increased activity in all areas of the
meal. This has been especially important this season Club and hope it continues throughout the season!
as use of the outdoor deck has been extremely As always, please feel free to contact me at any time
limited due to the cold nights. We still need to add a if I can be of service in any way.
few finishing touches to these areas such as plants
and a few accessories, but it has been well received Greg Harris
nonetheless.

One trend that has been evident in the Club industry Please join us for our Annual Club Meeting
for some time that I also see at our Club, may present on Saturday, April 6th at 4:00pm.
a challenge for us in the future, and is worth
monitoring closely. As we continue to experience Meeting to be held in the Main Dining Room.
aggressive growth in member activity in non-golf
related areas of operation, such as fitness, spa,

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Shelley Zien, Membership Chair

Although it’s still early in our season, Campaign 225 is off to a good start. We are delighted to announce
6 new Golf members and 6 new Social members so far this year. Please extend a warm welcome to the
newest Members of our Morningside family:

Golf Members: Social Members:
Robert & Margaretmary Puchniak Richard Read, Rancho Mirage, CA

Winnipeg, MB Robert Marsh & Richard Young,
Matthew Casey, Vancouver, BC Rancho Mirage, CA

Howard & Henriette Pechet, San Diego, CA Jack & Sue Jacobus, Elm Grove, WI
Steven Piano & Lynn Praver, Michael Smith & Carl Gilmore,
Los Angeles, CA Rancho Mirage, CA
William & Marilyn Timoney,
Pebble Beach, CA Jim & Andrea Sheya, Carlisle, PA
Harlen Douglass & Jerri Via,
Jason & Elba White, Rancho Mirage, CA Rancho Mirage, CA

Welcome our
New Members!

Our membership outreach efforts incorporate a social buddies at home and we’ll invite them to

marketing component designed to build brand “Experience Morningside” with a 7 Day Trial at no

awareness and reach membership prospects with our cost to them.

Club at Morningside story. That story includes features Go Team Morningside!
that uniquely combine to distinguish us from any other
Shelley Zien, Chair
club in the desert: the only Full Family Golf
membership that includes four (yes, four!) generations, Dr. Shep Secter Bill Rand
Dennis Runnoe Andre Wilke
the camaraderie and inclusiveness that only a Corinne Zajac
boutique private club can offer, the highest level of Larry Pollock Bill Power
service in a non-tipping environment, where the staff Sheila Lang Larry Nathanson
Rick Moran Jill Mazursky
all know you by name.
Chris Davies

Our “click-through” impressions on various social Dr. Mark Schonfeld

media platforms including Facebook and Instagram

and our “search performance” results on search

engines such as Google continue to grow, with the

month of December alone resulting in 19 leads. These If you have friends or acquaintances who are
efforts are generating a pipeline of membership looking to join a club or are in the beginning
prospects, all at different stages of the private golf stages of finding a home and country club in the
club journey, each with our Club on their list. desert please contact Membership Director,

Even so, the vast majority of our new memberships Ashley Scott and she will send them a
over the years have come from referrals by existing
members. We count on you. So please pass on to personalized invitation for our 7-day 5

Experience Morningside Trial.

Ashley Scott, or any one of us, the names of your golf

Ali Gustavson, House

Welcome to 2019! We continue to try and keep up

The House Committee would like to wish everyone a with being modern and forward
very Happy New Year! thinking from food to decor. I
know many members did not care

From the Opening Ball to the ball dropping on New for the move to paper straws but
Year’s Eve the club has been very busy with events as you can see from my recent
full of glitz, glamour and fabulous food! picture of Mexico, paper straws
have become the norm from BC

The new dining room has proven very popular with ferries to Mexican vacations!

more and more members making use of the more Valentine’s Day is next up and Chef is working on an
formal and quieter space. amazing menu. Don’t forget to make your

We appreciate all the feedback from the members reservation!
about the new entry, lobby and dining room. We are
Ali Gustavson, Chair

continuing to “tweak” these areas and should have House Committee

everything finished soon. Brandi Dow, Margaret Evans, Rosemarie Herold,

Leslie Langlois and Bert Weaver

Huneeus Family Winemakers Event

Join us Tuesday, February 26th and
enjoy a special event featuring action
food stations paired with the exquisite

labels from Quintessa, Flowers and
Illumination.

Enjoy lite hors d'oeuvres at 6:30pm
followed by the action food stations.

Reservations | 760.324.1234

The Club at Morningside Grab Your Cowboy Hat & Boots and
mosey on over to the club for our
Cordially invites you to our
Country Night event!
Valentine’s Day Dinner & Dance
Enjoy Chef Luke's famous
Enjoy a romantic evening at the Club this Valentine’s Day barbecue and all the fixings,
while listening to the sounds of
Thursday, February 14th
The Jonathan Lee Band.
Reservations beginning at 6:00pm
Reservations | 760.324.1234
$75 per person
$62
Cocktail Attire, Jacket Required per person

6 Guests Welcome Dress Code: Country Casual, Your Best Denim & Boots
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Luke Patterson, Executive Chef

Greetings Members! number of small plate items and of course our prime
steaks, seafood from all around the world, fresh pastas
It’s hard to imagine we’re halfway through the and game. I’ve been able to explore the Palm Desert
season! Farmers Market every week and purchase items from our
local farmers. Great relationships are being made with
We’ve had a great and busy start to our 2018-2019 our local farms so our members can enjoy all of the local
season! The culinary team and I appreciate all your dates, greens, root vegetables, peppers and everything
support in our various food & beverage departments. else that the Coachella Valley agriculture has to offer.
The culinary department strives to accommodate all of
The Lounge menus have been very well received and we our member’s dietary needs with our gluten free,
continue working hard on updating and trying out new vegetarian and vegan options available. So please stop
items this year. If you haven’t had the opportunity to try into the Lounge to try out our new offerings.
our newest breakfast item, stop in the Lounge and enjoy
the Valencia Orange Pancakes with a cranberry relish, Thank you all again for your support! If you have
orange curd drizzle and dusted with powdered sugar. questions about the menu or have any requests, feel
They are quite tasty! One of our biggest sellers this free to contact me directly! I look forward to seeing you
season have been the power bowls during lunch; they around the Club.
pack in lots of healthy fats and protein. Don’t forget to
stop by and see Gloria and Marianne in the Snack Bar, Bon Appetite,
as we’ve added fresh pressed juices, salad boxes and Chef Luke
protein packs to the Snack Bar menu. Our dinner menus
have a new look and format this year, which include a

Private As you begin to think about returning home for the summer, consider hosting a
Club “bon voyage” reception on or off property. The Club would be happy to assist you
Parties
with all of your party planning needs!

Contact Alicia Hapner, Catering Supervisor, 760.770.5104,
should you have interest in hosting an event!

The Club at Morningside Hop on over to the Club for our egg-stravagant Easter Brunch!

invites you and your family to our Reservations made on the half hour
10:30am - 3:00pm
Passover Seder Dinner
$65 Adults | $32.50 Children 12 and Under
Friday, April 19th at 6:00pm For Reservations Call: 760-324-1234

Join us and celebrate the first night of Ladies: Spring Attire
Passover with a warm, traditional and Gentlemen: Dress Slacks & Collared Shirt

communal atmosphere featuring a (Jacket and/or Tie Optional)
Passover ceremony led by Member, Please No Denim, Shorts, or Collarless T-Shirts
Dr. Robert Goldschmidt, and a dinner
A la Carte Closed at 10am
in the Main Dining Room. Clubhouse Closed at 5:00pm

$64 for Adults | $32 for Children under 12, No Home Delivery
guests are welcomed!
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For Reservations, 760-324-1234

R N R SES— for the —

Monday, February 25th, 2019

Enjoy live music EVERY Join us in our newly renovated Dining Room every other
Thursday in the Lounge at 6:00pm. Sunday, for our Casual Buffet Dinners.

Reservations recommended. Reservations beginning at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Contact the Front Desk to make your reservations,

760.324.1234.

*Check the Club Calendar for dates and the
E-Bulletin for the themed menu.

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NINE, Wine

&

Meet the Easter Bunny & join in on the hunt for candy filled Join us for Bocce every
eggs on Sunday, April 21st at 9:30am on the Croquet Lawn Tuesday beginning at

Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket! 3:30pm on the
Sign up with the Front Desk, 760.324.1234
Croquet Lawn. 9

Joey Glander, Director of Golf

Dear Members, in the dining room for the awards luncheon. The MWGA
continues their guest day schedule with a very fun
As they say, “time flies when you’re having fun.” It seems “We Will Rock You” theme, in honor of both Queen and
like only yesterday that we opened the golf course for the outside services team at “The Rock.” Every season our
the 2018-2019 season. As we approach the bulk of our marquee events highlight the month of March, starting
tournament season, I would like to take this time to recap with the Vern Fraser Couples Club Championship on
some recent events and preview the upcoming events on March 3rd. Defending champions Ron & Kathy Kolar
the golf calendar. (Gross) and Carl & Lianne Hoyt (Net) look to repeat as
the power couples of Morningside. Invitational season
Tournament Corner then continues with the Ladies Classic on March 6th-8th
The Majors have begun with the recent completion of the when we set sail on a “Three-hour tour” for the Castaway
Men’s Member-Member Tournament. Congratulations to themed event. The Men’s Invitational follows on March
George and Greg Yen on their victory. Winners of the 20th-23rd as the premier event on the Morningside golf
Ken Venturi Flight, the Yen’s held off a late birdie charge schedule. Be sure to get your sign ups in as soon as
by Bob Trowbridge and Bill Rand with a clutch par putt possible for these events as they tend to sell out with a
on the final hole of the Shootout. The Yen’s made 4 waitlist. The tournament season then wraps up with the
straight pars in route to their first Member-Member Ladies Member-Member on March 26th & 28th followed
Championship together. Hats off to all of the Flight by the Men’s Venturi Cup March 31st-April 3rd.
Winners this year:

FEB. 12TH - FEB. 17TH | MARCH 6TH - MARCH 8TH
CLUB CHAMP WEEK LADIES CLASSIC

Ken Venturi Flight | George Yen & Greg Yen The Morningside Golf Academy
Jack Nicklaus Flight | Tom Bradley & Tim Duffy Be sure to look for the new and improved Golf Academy
Claude Harmon Flight | Bill Rand & Bob Trowbridge section of the website and e-bulletin. The YouTube
Arnold Palmer Flight | Jim Burrington & Ron Kovitz channel has been launched where you can see the
Vern Fraser Flight | Hal Greene & Ron Kolar Golf Professional staff give you a tip of the week.
Bob & Debi will also be featuring their weekly clinics this
We have plenty to look forward to for the remainder of spring covering a wide array of topics ranging from short
game, full swing, course management, and ball striking.
the golf season here at Morningside. Club Championship Please sign up with the golf shop. Bob’s clinics are
Wednesdays at 2pm and Debi’s Ladies clinic takes place
week is always one of the most special events on the on Saturday’s at 10:00am. There will also be a 1-day
golf camp on March 1st that will be available for the first
tournament calendar. Each year we crown the Champion 8 students to sign up. The camp will cover full swing,
short game, and get you dialed in with TrackMan and
golfers of Morningside on Championship Sunday, AimPoint Express. For more information, contact the golf
shop if you are interested.
10 February 17th. We encourage all members to
come out and watch the final matches and join us Let’s make 2019 a great year of golf at Morningside!

Best wishes,

Joey Glander, PGA
Director of Golf

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Tyler Tang, Golf Course Superintendent

Greetings Members, get a nice flush of growth after a rain event. The
caveat to wishing for rain at Morningside is that
As we begin the New Year I wanted to give you a unsettling feeling of having the wash run causing
quick update on some of the activities out on the much unwanted work for my team and I. We are
golf course. keeping our fingers crossed that we escape

MARCH 20TH-23RD | MARCH 28TH | APRIL 7TH-10TH
MEN’S INVITATIONAL LADIES MEMBER/MEMBER VENTURI CUP

This past month we fertilized the golf course wall to another season without flooding. I also want to thank
wall for winter color and growth. It is extremely everyone for your support, comments, and notes to
important to feed our course with a quick source of the crew. They appreciate hearing your gratitude
nitrogen while temperatures are cold and growth is and I always make a point to read your letters to
minimal. We have also vibratory plate tamped them out loud and post them in our break room.
every bunker on the course to help firm up the sand Enjoy and please feel free to stop me anytime with
and avoid plugged balls. The greens are running concerns or comments.
truer than ever before, I am very pleased with our
staff and the job they have done this year. I Tyler Tang,
understand the difficulty on playability for all Golf Course Superintendent
handicaps and believe this year has been
enjoyable for all our players at Morningside.

The last thirty days have been very interesting with 11
several frost delays and much needed rain that our
desert soils need to flush out all those unwanted salts
that accumulate over time from our irrigation water.
Rain has an acidic PH that helps flush salts and help
release normal tied up nutrients in the soil that are
not always available to our plants, which is why we

Mark Joseph Kandarian, Spa & Fitness Director

Hello Members, Wellness News:

We are full into our season and excited to be working with so If you have tight or sore muscles and have not yet had a massage
many members to improve their health, strength, flexibility and or stretch session with the G-5 Therassist Machine, using the latest
cardiovascular ability. If you haven’t yet started your program to advancement in percussion technology sign up now or ask me for a
quick demo. The G-5 Therassist Machine is ideal for stress
get healthy or you’re not quite sure how to start, give me a call
and I can help get you started in the right direction with the best reduction, myofascial release, sports rehabilitation, deep muscle
wellness plan that works for you. therapy, trigger point reduction and treatment of muscle spasm.
Our “Core Challenge” has been a big hit in the Fitness Center! If

I want to extend my thanks and appreciation to our members for you can do a plank and want to take it to the next level and have
supporting our Health & Wellness Fair event this past November. not done the latest most innovative way to work your core, the
This was the most attended Health & Wellness Fair in the history of Stealth Plank Board will get you to the next level. Ask me to demo
Morningside and we’re busy planning for next year’s event. Our and you may never go back to doing a regular plank again!

Backpack Workout for Charity to help feed the hungry was a huge Upcoming Lecture Topics & Dates:

success once again. This year our members contributed 390lbs of Don’t miss out on our three part health speakers series with

food during our food drive. The food was donated to the FIND Dr. Joseph E. Scherger. Tuesday, February 12th at 5:00pm on

Food Bank as well as 20 backpacks. The donations are used to “How to Reverse Cognitive Decline”. Thursday, March 28th at

distress the homeless and extremely impoverished. Thank you for 4:30pm on “How to live a healthy lifestyle” and

your participation and to help make a difference in the community! Thursday, April 18th at 4:30pm on “How to be lean & fit for life”.

Due to the success of our November food drive, the Fitness Center Sign up with the Front Desk, 760.321.1234.

will be holding another food drive for charity in the spring. Before

you leave for the season clean out your pantries and drop off “non Also, don’t forget to join Membership Director, Ashley Scott as she

perishable items” to the Fitness & Spa Center and we will donate leads our monthly hikes. Our February hike will be located at the

to the FIND Food Bank. Look for an announcement in the e-bulletin Ladder-Painted Canyons Loop in Mecca, CA on February 10th and

in the spring. March’s hike is not one to be missed, with the hopes that we

encounter another SUPER BLOOM. Join us as we hike the

Last Minute Gift Ideas? White Water Preserve, Sunday, March 17th.

Looking for a last minute gift for your loved one or a birthday gift?

Fitness & Spa gift cards are always available for purchase in the I look forward to seeing you in the Fitness Center!

Fitness & Spa Center.

Mark Joseph Kandarian,

Spa & Fitness Director

12 For more information or to make your reservation, Special Offer begins April 1st
contact the Spa & Fitness Center, 760.770.5158
& Expires April 30th

It’s time to freshen up and enjoy
a relaxing Anti Aging Facial with

a complimentary 15 minute
Foot Reflexology for only

$110.00

For more information contact the Spa & Fitness Center, 760-770-5158

Nigel O'Rourke, Director of Tennis & Pickleball

Dear Members, Triple Crown

The Triple Crown is an annual competition with our friends

Its been a great autumn and start to the 2018-2019 from Tamarisk and the Springs CC. This year we have

Tennis/Pickleball season. It started off with a great turnout included Pickleball as part of the competition. If you are

for our Opening Night Exhibition & Mixer, and continued interested in representing Morningside in either Tennis or

right into 2019. More and more Morningside Members are Pickball, please contact the Tennis Pro Shop.

using the courts, playing loads of tennis, and learning the new Friday Night Lights

game of Pickleball. We anticipate this excitement and Join us for Friday Night Lights on every first Friday of the

enthusiasm will continue throughout the rest of the season, month in the season at 4pm. Whether your game is Tennis or

especially with some of our most popular events coming up in Pickleball come out for an evening of friendly competition

the Spring. and great fun! No advanced sign up required. Just rock up!

Club Tennis Championships – Register Today! BNP Paribas

Each year the Club reserves a suite at the BNP Paribas Open
Our annual Club Tennis Championships begin in February – one of the biggest events on the ATP and WTA calendars
with the Women’s Singles & Doubles Championships, and a staple on the sports/social calendar in the Desert.
culminating with the Men’s Singles in late March. Here is the Tickets include entry for both day & night sessions, valet
schedule for the Championships with the
parking, a great menu throughout the day, and more. The
defending champion listed:
dates we have reserved are Tuesday, March 12th, and

Friday, March 15th. If you’re interested please contact
Women’s Singles Championships | Saturday, February 9th Pamela ([email protected]) to reserve your
Defending Champion, Corinne Zajac
spot.
Women’s Doubles | Sunday, February 10th
Pickleball 101 and Drop-in play
Defending Champion Corinne Zajac & Sue Macdonald Come out and join us for weekly Drop-in Pickleball on
Mixed Doubles | Saturday, February 23rd
Wednesdays from 2pm-3pm, and Sundays from 9am to
Defending Champion Brian Yorke & Corinne Zajac
10:30am. Wednesday’s play will be preceded by a
Men’s Doubles | Sunday, February 4th
complimentary Pickleball 101 class for Members brand new
Defending Champion Mark Maclean & Jake Kerr
to the game who want to know the rules, and why this game
Men’s Singles | Sunday, March 31st
is taking the country by storm.
Defending Champion Cameron Hunter
I hope to see you on the courts!

You can’t win it unless you play! Nigel O’Rourke,
Director of Tennis & Pickleball

Meet Nigel O’Rourke on the Pickleball courts at 1:30pm
every Wednesday for a complimentary intro to
Pickleball lessons.

Drop in Pickle Ball:
Every Wednesday at 2:00pm &

Every Sunday at 9:00am

13Call the Tennis Shop for any additional information,
760.321.7131.

Dr. E. Marc Mariani, Scholarship Chair

Morningside Scholarship Fund - January 2019 Donations can be made any time during the year
either by notifying the club of your intentions or
The Morningside Scholarship fund continues to do sending funds directly to the Desert Community
well thanks to the generosity of our members. Foundation specifying a gift to the Morningside
Scholarship Fund.
Scholarships are now fully awarded and
adjudicated through the Desert Community Thank you for your support of the Morningside
Foundation with the cooperation of the San Diego Scholarship Fund.
Foundation.
Sincerely,
We currently have 14 well deserving employees
and/or their family members receiving scholarships E. Marc Mariani
to help them realize their educational goals. Chairman of the Morningside Scholarship Fund

Our 2018-2019 recipients are: Morningside Scholarship Fund December 7, 2018

Ariana Arias Dear Morningside Members,
University of California Irvine – Psychology
Stephanie Ceja The Morningside Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 to award scholarships
College of the Desert – Liberal Arts to our valued employees and their families. These funds are given to qualified
Daniela Gonzalez applicants to help them realize their educational goals. Through the years, many
University of La Verne – Communications have benefited from your generous donations. Currently, we have fourteen
Abree McCabe recipients who are receiving scholarships.
College of the Desert – Biochemistry
Juan Angel Perez During this season of giving, please consider a donation to the Morningside
College of the Desert – Kinesiology Scholarship fund. All donations and awards are now processed through the
Juan Jesus Perez Desert Community Foundation. Please use the enclosed donation form
College of the Desert – Business Administration and envelope.
Karla Sanchez
University of California Riverside – Paralegal Studies Thank you for your generosity.

Our prior recipients still receiving grants are: Best wishes to you and your family for a joyful holiday season and
blessed New Year.
Adrian Castellanos
University of California Irvine – Mechanical Engineering Sincerely,
Julia De La Torre | University of California
Riverside – Business Administration E. Marc Mariani
Susan P. Montes de Oca | Accounting Chair, The Club at Morningside Scholarship Fund
Brooke E. Ruiz | College of the Desert –
Business Administration
Vianca E. Viruete | California State University
San Bernardino – Biology/Medicine

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MEMBER SERVICES

GOLF LESSONS
ALL GOLF PROFESSIONALS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR GOLF LESSONS

By appt. book in the Golf Shop
760.770.5118

Photo courtesy of E. Nicholas Mariani FITNESS
PRIVATE TRAINING
AN INVITATION TO BECOME PART OF THE MORNINGSIDE FAMILY! Golf Fitness TPI, FST (Fascial Stretch
Therapy), MST (Muscle Stretch
We have two programs designed to introduce you to the Club… Training) and Private Pilates
our 7 Day “Experience Morningside” Trial and our Preview Membership. available in:

7 Day “Experience Morningside” Trial 30 minute sessions
Under our 7 Day Trial you can sponsor a friend to experience Morningside "as if they were a 60 minute sessions
member" for a period of 7 consecutive days, without payment of any initiation fee, dues or
green fees. They can take advantage of unlimited golf, utilize the bar and dining facilities, By appt. book in the Fitness Center
play tennis, work out at the fitness center, book a spa treatment, and participate in all social 760.770.5158
events… all at their convenience during this 7 day period.

Preview Membership SPA
Under our Preview Membership a friend can join the Club as a Preview Member and Massage:
pay preview dues only, with no initiation fee, for one season. Like our unique Full Family Golf Relaxation, Light Pressure, Medium
Membership, our Preview Membership allows family members (parents, children of any age
and grandchildren) to also have access to golf, tennis, fitness, spa and all dining facilities. This Pressure, Deep Tissue/Trigger Point
is a perfect opportunity for your friends and their families to try out the Club and all it has to Therapy, Reflexology, Hot Stone
offer. As an added bonus, if by the end of the season you convert your Preview Membership Massage & Aromatherapy
to a Full Family or Associate Golf membership, we will offset the preview dues you paid
against the applicable initiation fee… and thus your Preview Membership would essentially Facials:
be at no cost. Relaxing & Resculpting, Anti-Aging,
Pre-Party Glow, Hydrating,
If you would like to learn more about our 7 Day Experience Morningside Trial or our Soothing & Healing
Preview Membership, please contact Membership Director Ashley Scott directly at
760-770-5109 or [email protected]. Body Wraps:
Hydrating Body Wrap and
Detoxifying Body Wrap

The perfect gift is 60 minute sessions $100
waiting for you right 90 minute sessions $140
here at the Morningside
By appt. book in the Fitness Center
Fitness & Spa 760.770.5158
Center!
HAIR
Gift cards are available for JOE HERNANDEZ
purchase in the Fitness & Spa Center. Saturday 9am-3pm.
Buy a gift card for your loved one and spoil By appt. call direct at 760.964.1427
them with a fabulous spa treatment or even a
training session as a thank you to a friend! HOME DELIVERY
Tuesday thru Sunday
5:00pm-8:00pm
Call 760.861.2996

CAR WASH & DETAILING
Monday,Wednesday & Friday
Call direct at 760.770.5124

MAILING SERVICES

Includes sending and receiving USPS,

FedEx and UPS

Contact the Front Desk for more

information. 760.324.1234 15

2018 - 2019 SEASON AT A GLANCE

Social Events Golf Events Tennis Events

*LIVE Music in the Lounge EVERY Thursday* February 4th: MWGA Solheim Pairings Party February 9th: Women’s Singles Championship
**Ladies Night out Every other Wednesday
February 5th & 7th: MWGA Solheim Cup February 10th: Women’s Doubles Championship
February 8th: Chinese New Year
February 14th: Valentine’s Dinner & Dance February 9th: Men’s Guest Day Choose Up February 16th: Triple Crown @ The Springs
February 25th: Guest Card Game Day
February 26th: Winemakers Event February 12th , 14th & 17th: February 23rd: Mixed Doubles Tennis Championship
March 2nd: Country Night MWGA Championship
March 22nd: Italian Night February 15th - 17th: Men’s Club Champ February 24th: Men’s Doubles Championship
April 13th: Season Closing Party February 21st: MWGA Guest Day March 1st: Friday Night Lights Tennis Social
April 19th: Passover Dinner February 22nd: Couple’s Nine & Wine March 9th: Wimbledon Woods Whites
April 20th: BBQ Buffet February 28th: MWGA Odd’s & Evens March 30th: Triple Crown @ Morningside
April 21st: Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Brunch March 3rd: Couple’s Club Championship March 31st: Men’s Singles Tennis Championships
May 5th: Cinco de Mayo Buffet March 6th - 8th: MWGA Classic April 5th: Friday Night Lights Tennis Social
May 12th: Mother’s Day Brunch April 12th: Tennis Closing Mixer
May 27th: Memorial Day BBQ
March 16th - Men’s Irish Tuff Fitness Events
March 20th - 23rd: Morningside Invitational

March 26th & 28th: MWGA Member - Member February 10th: Local Hiking Trail:

April 4th: MWGA Shamble & Awards Luncheon Ladder Canyon-Painted Canyon Hike

April 6th: Morningside Stakes Finals February 12th: Lecture Series on

April 7th-10th: Venturi Cup “Reversing Cognitive Decline” with Dr. Scherger

April 20th: Junior Golf Clinic March 17th: Local Hiking Trail :

Whitewater Canyon Loop Trail

March 28th: Lecture Series on “How to live a

healthy lifestyle” with Dr. Scherger

April 18th: Lecture Series on “How to be lean &

fit for life” with Dr. Scherger

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