KenwoodKenwoodGolf and CountryClub

July2006

President: Todd ChamberlinGeneral Manager: Stephen SmithClub Manager: William Worrell

www.kenwoodcc.net 301-320-3000

Celebrate the 4th at Kenwood

II hope you are having a spectacular summer and that Kenwood is a big part of your

fun-filled days and evenings.We have a whole bunch of newness to

wade through these days. I thank you foryour continued patience as well as yourcontinued input.

We are settling in, slowly but surely,with the new fitness center, but changes of

FROM THE PRESIDENT

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Editors: Nancy D. RudyPatsy Weaver

this magnitude take time – hang in there.With the new fitness center, the bowlingalley redesign, the new 17th hole and thenewly designed snack bar at the pool, weare experiencing a lot of change at once,and that can take a toll, even though it isthrilling. Like I said, your continued inputis crucial.

One helpful change on the way is weare going to give the Members more noticeon things that will affect their membershipand their enjoyment of Kenwood. Weprimarily communicate with Membersthrough email and this newsletter and tosome extent posters in the lobby. So keepyou eyes peeled for helpful information.Enough said on newness, come on over andenjoy all of the old and the new!

Todd Chamberlin ★

Coming EventsJuly 3 thru July 14

KidFit Summer CampSecond Session

Tuesday, July 44th of July Celebration

Wednesday, July 5Junior Triathlon

July 17 thru July 28KidFit Summer Camp

Third Session

Saturday, July 22Camp Out on the Golf Course

7pmSOLD OUT

Wednesday, July 26Rock Climbing Wall

12:30-8pm

Monday, September 4Labor Day Picnic

AN ANNOUNCEMENTFROM THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORSAll future monthly

dues increases will

become effective

January 1

of each year in lieu

of April 1.

HOURS OF OPERATIONJULY 4TH

RESTAURANTBreakfast – 7:30-10:00 amLunch – 11:00 am-2:00 pm

Restaurant Closes at 2:30 pm

Driving Range Closes at 2:00 pm

Golf Course Play Ceases on the 18thHole at 3:00 pm

Outdoor Pool Closes at 3:00 pm

Fitness Center Closes at 7:00 pm

4th of July Festivities begin at 5:00 pm

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WWe are officially half-way through the year, time certainly flies. It is so nice

to see all the activities in full swing. Thepool area is full daily and the fitnessfacility is busy and appreciated by all whouse it.

We are pleased to announce that Mr.Brendon McReady, the Outdoor PoolManager, has accepted the full timeposition of Fitness Center Pool Manager.Brendon is a very familiar face to many; avery easy going chap who enjoys Kenwoodand his work, so please welcome himaboard when you see him around the club.

I mentioned in my last article theimportance of making reservations. We hadto turn many away for our Memorial DayCarnival. It is very difficult toaccommodate one hundred plus people whodecide on the day of the event that theywant to come. So please, for all events,make reservations well in advance so thatyou are not disappointed. We had awonderful turn out for Memorial Day. Theweather was great and a good time was hadby all.

Have a great summer!See you around the Clubhouse.bill@kenwoodcc.net ★

BILL’S CORNER A TREE GROWSAT KENWOOD

We call your attention to this article written by Mr. Lin Steinko which appeared in last month’s Newsletter. Please note that any contribution made to this tree program will NOT be tax deductible to you.

We regret any confusion this omission might have caused.

Please note; effective June 26, 2006 Kenwood Country Club extended the use of the Child Care Facility located in the FitnessCenter.

To better accommodate the needs of the Club membership, use of the Child Care Facility (Kid Fit) will be extended to providechild care service for up to a maximum of 41/2 hours.

Parents and guardians will no longer be restricted to the fitness center complex while their children are in attendance at KidFit.However, it is absolutely necessary that you remain on the club premises while your child/children are in attendance at the ChildCare Facility.

Persons leaving their children at the Kenwood Child Care Facility will note that the rate for this extended service will increasefrom $5.00 to $7.00 per hour for children over the age of two and the rate for infants will increase from $7.50 to $9.50 per hour. Thenew rate increase goes into effect after the initial 2 hour minimum has been reached. Email address: kidfit@kenwoodcc.net.

ATTENTION MEMBERS

The World WelcomesRiley Brooke Chamberlin

who was born on Wednesday, May 31 at 10:37 p.m.Congratulations to proud parentsTodd and Cyndi and big brothers

Riggs and Corbin.

KGA

By Bob Ott

TT he KGA’s Member Guest Tournament was held on May 20 with a field of 82 players.

Vince Desiderio did an spectacular job ofmaking the arrangements for this event, andthe weather was great. The member/guestteams were divided into eleven flights, eachnamed for a classic golf course. The way ofplay was best ball for three nine-holematches, with one point awarded for eachhole won, 1/2 point awarded for each holehalved, and an extra point awarded for eachmatch won. The winning teams were asfollows:

Merion FlightG.P. Penati and Ron Rhodes

Oakmont FlightJohn Nunez and Tad Shields

Inverness FlightTom Burdeshaw and David Hull

Newport Golf Club FlightDick Crone and Jim Wilcox

The Country Club FlightDavid Levine and Jay Taylor

Oak Hill FlightChris Huebner and Steve Edwards

Pebble Beach FlightPaul Mogin and Lon Musselwhite

Congressional FlightJonathan Moore and Aaron Thomas

Baltusrol FlightJeff Werthan and Rick Graf

Pinehurst No. 2 FlightBob Jenets and Mel Hardy, Jr.

Winged Foot FlightGene Johnson and Eric Core

The overall winners, based on thehighest team score, were Tom Burdeshawand David Hull. Most of the raffle prizeswere won by Vince Desiderio.

Kenwood’s B-Team’s season got offto a strong start under Captain BernieNunez. In its first match against Argyle onMay 13, the team was dominant, winning12 1/2 to 5 1/2. Contributing to the pointtotal were the home teams of Steve Smithand John Phillips (2 points), BernieNunez and Chuck Larson (2 1/2 points)and Jim Guidera and John Joncas (2points). Contributing from the away teamswere John Nunez and Scott Mortimer (3points) and Dave Markey and Nick Park (3points). After due consultation with theteam captain, we have decided not to reportthe names of the team members who didnot score any points (i.e., were “skunked”).

The B-Team continued its winningways on June 13 with a solid victory over atenacious Bretton Woods team, by a scoreof 13 1/2 to 4 1/2. Our team won five out ofsix matches overall with all three awaymatches in the win column. Contributing tothe point total were the home teams ofChris Huebner and Bob Cullen (3 points)and John Nunez and John Phillips (3points). The away teams were Steve Smithand Nick Park (2 points), Dave Markey andBill Maher (3 points) and Bill Todd andChuck Larson (2 1/2 points). Thecomposition of the last team--the one thatwas skunked--led to an interestingphilosophical debate. Should thenondisclosure policy apply in a case wherethe identity of one of the losing members(such as the team captain) was obvious bythe omission of his name from the list ofwinners? To obtain guidance on this topic, Iconsulted with the KGA President, theKGC Competition Chair and numerousfriends of the team captain. We ultimatelydecided that the rule about not disclosingthe losing team members should apply evenin this situation.

The KGA has two tournaments in July.The first is the Club Championship, which

will be held on Friday-Sunday, July 14-16.As in past years, players will be flightedbased on their handicaps, except for theChampionship Flight, where members mustqualify. The Championship Flight will beplayed at scratch and the other flights willbe played on a net basis. There will be 18-hole matches on Friday afternoon, startingwith a 1 pm shotgun. All players willcontinue into a second 18-hole match onSaturday, the Friday winners continuing intheir flight round and the Friday loserscontinuing in a consolation round for eachflight. The finals for each flight andconsolation will be held on Sunday, withthe players in the Championship Finalplaying 36 holes. The Championship Finalis always an exciting event, and I encourageyou to walk the course and watch thecompetition.

Later in the month, on Thursday, July20, the KGA will hold its WeekdayAfternoon Member/Member/Member/Guest Tournament. Players can sign up asmember/member teams or member/guestteams. Members can bring up to threeguests and participate with each guest as aseparate team. Scoring will be the betterball of the two team members with awardsfor low gross and low net. This is a greatopportunity to pay back multiple guests inone outing at a price--$40 per guest--that isabout half of the regular guest fee atKenwood. Refreshments will follow theevent. ★

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Winners KGA Member-Guest TournamentMay 20, 2006

(L-R): Tom Burdeshaw, guest David Hull, head pro Rod Thompson

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KWGA

By Ann Ittner

TT his last month has been a busy time for KWGA with lots of tournaments and the main event,

the Member-Guest on June 7th. I will try tomention all the winners and significantpeople involved, but if I miss someone,please call me and I will get you in nexttime.

A small field showed for the annualDogwood Tourney, which is no longerconnected with MS. The day was pleasantand the winners were Dana Peterson lownet Class A and overall winner with a 74,followed by Lilli Ray and Betty Churchill.There was a three way tie with 74 but Danawon in an extra hole playoff. Harriet Mosswon low gross with a 97. Class B was won

by Sue Shapirowith net 75,(matched out)2nd place wasMaria Masutti,net 75 and 3rdCynda Wilcoxwith a net 77.Class C was wonby Verna Larashwith a net 82,won in a playoffwith AnnBergquist and2nd wasShakuntala Dhirwith a net 74,

unable to win because of a lack of posting20 scores. Note: Harriet Moss is notpictured because of leaving early. I’ll catchup to her soon with my digital.

The Kenwood District Golf team wonsecond place in the IV division - matchesstarted on April 18 finishing on May 18.The team played against Bretton Woods,Country Club of Fairfax, Indian Spring,

Lowes Island and Washington Golf. In thelast match against Washington Golf,Kenwood eeked out a victory by one. Lastyear Kenwood won Division V.Representing Kenwood were CarolynClewell, Harriet Moss, Kaye Mopsik(captain), Dana Peterson, TheresaShingler and Sally Von Summer. Congrats

to these womenfor such a greatshowing. Hopeto have theirphoto in thenext newsletter.Also a photo ofthe MPG team IIwill make it too.

The AzaleaBowl or WorkingWomen’s Tourneywas played onSunday, May 21with 25 womenparticipants. A

good time was had by all and ended withcocktails and light fare upstairs. Thewinners were Ann Bergquist, HeleneFreeman and Sue Shapiro(and a blind draw) with a126. Second were SusanPeterson, Camilla Rothwell,and Mary Woodford (also ablind draw) with 128 andThird, Sandy Guidera, TamiMcMinn, Kaye Mopsik andJoanne Valdes with 134. Thenext Working Women’s eventwill be a 5 p.m. twilight 9hole event on Thursday, June22nd.

Twenty four golfersparticipated in the RyderCup on May 31. This is a two team matchbetween the black team and the orangeteam. The black team won 591⁄2 to 481⁄2 forthe orange. Teams were Carolyn Clewelland Mary Mayberry; Judy Perry and MariaMasutti; Judy Reidy and Mary FrancesHavenstein; Sue Shapiro and LiviaJohnson, Rene Fenton and Joan Perrin andShakuntala Dhir and Pat Browne. A photo

is included in this article. In the front rowis Maria Masutti who is a new member thisyear and was mentioned in my Junecolumn.

In a recent inter club match at BrettonWoods, Mary Frances Havenstein won twoevents - closest to the pin and closest to theline on her drive. Kenwood came in secondin the event.

In an informal ringer tourney over theMemorial Day week end, where you couldbetter your score with two days of play, AnnBergquist was the winner.

On June 7th Kenwood hosted 84players for our mainMember-GuestTournament. Under thecapable leadership ofKaye Mopsik andRoseanne Rafferty, thetournament started withbreakfast on the patiounder a cloudless sky.After everyone had eatenthere was an 8:30shotgun start. Everyonefinished in good fashionand then proceeded to

the upstairs dining room which wasbeautifully decorated with pink baloonsand gorgeous plants on each table (latergiven out in a raffle). Each woman, besidesa goodie bag in each cart, received a usefultote bag with the Kenwood logo. There wasa huge raffle and practically everyone cameout a winner.

Low Gross WinnersMember Guest – June 7

(L-R): Jane Wilson, Celia Platt, Theresa Shingler, Dianne Galloway, Washington Golf

Winners Low NetMember Guest – June 7

(L-R): Marie Werthner, Kaye Mopsik,Sarah Watson, Dana Peterson

Dogwood Class C WinnerMay 17

Verna Larash

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Low Net WinnerDogwood Tourney – May 17

Dana Peterson

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And now the winners: 1st low net witha 119: Kaye Mopsik, Dana Peterson, SarahWatson, Bethesda and Marie Werthner,Avenel. (Kaye had a 80 on her own ballbesides running the event) 2nd net went toEster Cohn, Indian Spring, Joan Perrin, LizDunst, The Woods Resort and MarilynStarr, 125 3rd Susan Pepper and FranButch, River Bend and Linn Woloshin,Washington Golf and Roseanne Moncure ofPiankatank River, 126 4th Shakuntala Dhir,Reeti Bedir, Avenel, Maria Masutti, Sunita

Kaul, Avenel, 127 5th JoannieGolden, Jessica Bavinger,Chevy Chase, Rene Fentonand Lynn Choquette,Columbia, 134, 6th IolaAbood, Jane Fitzgerald, ChevyChase and Cynda Wilcox andSally Herren, Chevy Chasewith 134 (matched out for 5th)

Low Gross with a 158was taken by Theresa Shingler,Dianne Galloway, WashingtonGolf, Celia Platt, Lakewoodand Jane Wilson, Avenel, 158.

Straightest Drive -Member Cynda Wilcox andGuest Amy Wyncoop, Aveneland Closest to the pin on #15 member andguest Jane Fitzgerald, Chevy Chase.

Thanks to all the committee members,who were commended at the lunch and ofcourse to Kaye and Roseanne for a fabulousday.

Up coming events for July will be aMini Member/Member/Member-Guest on the 12th and the Women’s ClubChampionship round 1 on July 19 withchampionship and handicap flights. Soremember (have I ever said this before) signup. It’s like a broken record!! ★

KWGA(continued from page 6)

Ryder Cup Winners – Black Team – May 31Carolyn Clewell, Mary Mayberry, Judy Perry, Maria Masutti,

Judy Reidy, Mary Frances Havenstein, Sue Shapiro, Livia Johnson, Rene Fenton, Joan Perrin, Shakuntala Dhir, Pat Browne

Winners Working Women’s TourneyMay 21

(L-R): Sue Shapiro, Ann Bergquist, Helene Freeman

Come and join a family event under the stars at Kenwood. Pitchyour tent on the golf course and enjoy an authentic camp cook-out with a camp fire, roasted marshmallows, s’mores and somuch more. Complete your camp-out experience with a fullbreakfast buffet served on the Patio.

This has become a Kenwood tradition that gets better each year.

Games supplied. Please no scooters or field game equipment.

Book early to avoid disappointment; limited to the first 75 people.

Kenwood’s Annual

Camp Out on the CourseDate: Saturday July 22

Time: 7:00 pm$40+ for Adult and Child

Additional Parent or Child $15

Call Debbie at 301-320-3000 ext. 1214 for reservationsSOLD OUT

KSGABy Dick Crone

DON’T MISS THE SENIORS’ ANNUALMEMBER-GUEST TOURNAMENTTUESDAY, JULY 25GET YOUR GUEST PARTNER NOW!

AA fter the season-opening events in April and May, the Kenwood Seniors’

schedule of events kept rolling along.Following are the results for the

Seniors’ events from May 11 to June 10, inwhich the following Seniors led theirgroups to celebrity:

MISGA Mixer at Walden - May 11 - atough course with intermittent drizzles

1st - Bill Bauer & Cris Smith, withtheir group, net 1292nd - Derwin Kim, 64

MISGA Mixer at Bretton Woods - May17 - a long course on a nice day; no excuses

1st - Bill Bauer & John Bohraus, withtheir group, net 1272nd - Ray Theim, 129

3rd - Bob Berish & Joe Angel, 1294th - Dave Markey, 1295th - Jack Lauroesch, 132MISGA Mixer at Kenwood with

Hobbits Glen & Argyle - May 23 - Hole#17 rocks

1st - Jim Kasab & Ed Reidy, with theirgroup, net 1312nd - Allan Small & Mac Howard,1343rd - Bob Rudy & Dick McBride, 1344th - Dave Ward & Len Pasek, 1345th - Cris Smith, 135MISGA Mixer at Norbeck - June 1 -

always a challenging, interesting course1st - Art Zeizel & George Donkin,with their group, net 1012nd - Bill Bauer & Ray Theim, 1013rd - Dave Ward & Scott Bush, 1044th - Mike Urquhart, 1055th - Cris Smith, Bob Ghormley, BudBernton, 105

Closest to the pin, #6 - Cris Smith -17’ 9”Mixer at Kenwood with River Bend &

Washington Golf - June 6 - guestsappreciate #17

1st - Ken Pepper, with his group, net1212nd - Mike Urquhart & RogerHalbardier, 1233rd - Earl Gayler & Rudy Arkin, 1274th - Dave Ward & James Angel, 1305th - Bill Noonan & Frank Harden,130 Congratulations to all of the winners in

these May and June events!(Did you notice how many times Bill

Bauer was in the mixer money -- either firstor second?)

Roger Halbardier, the winner of theSeniors Dutton Trophy on May 9 (with hisnet 64 score!!), appears in a nearby photo.Congratulations again, Roger!

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Winning TeamJune 6 Mixer at Kenwood

with River Bend and Washington GolfKen Pepper (far right) and teammates

Winning TeamMay 23 MISGA Mixer at Kenwood

with Hobbits Glenn and ArgyleJim Kasab (far left); Ed Reidy (third from left)

and teammates

Wining Team MembersMay 17 MISGA Mixer at Bretton Woods

Bill Bauer, John Bohrans

Winning Team MembersMay 11 MISGA Mixer at Walden

Bill Bauer, Cris Smith

Art ZeizelWinning Team Member(with George Donkin)

June 1 MISGA Mixer at Norbeck

Roger HalbardierWinner – Dutton TrophySeniors Individual StrokePlay Tournament May 9

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KSGA(continued from page 7)

Note the upcoming Seniors events:Tuesday, July 18 - MISGA Mixer atMontgomeryTuesday, July 25 - SENIORSMEMBER-GUEST TOURNAMENTTuesday, Aug. 1 - MISGA Mixer withBretton Woods, Holly Hills, &Montgomery VillageTuesday, Aug. 8 - MISGA Mixer atWest WindsWednesday, Aug. 9 - MISGA Mixer atNaval Academy

Golf quote:

“They call it golf because Black Holeof Frustration and Despair Money Pitwas too long.”

— author unknown (seen as a caption on notepaper

in a stationery store) ★

Candidates To Be Considered For Membership

Candidate Sponsor

Lyndon K. Boozer David J. MarkeyFrancis P. Creighton Malcolm B. HollensteinerMichael A. O’Sullivan Sarah FuntMurat Ozgu Victor P. Abdow, Jr.William C. Miller Christine N. Bragale Keith D. Reuben Howard J. YoungCheri P. Shervin Louis LehrmanThomas E. Thomason Robert W. Kasten, Jr.

The Admissions Committee and Board of Governors earnestly requests your assistance in providing pertinentinformation concerning the qualifications of the candidates and their families. Send all letters or correspondence to:

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEEc/o Patsy Weaver, Membership Secretary

In MemoriamOur sympathy is offered to the family of the following deceased member:

Mr. Talcott W. Seelye

Massage and spatreatments are

available atKenwood’s spa.

For more information call

Bob, Spa Director,301-320-0397.

By Anne Marie Albertine

DD espite a Thursday morning with somewhat nasty weather conditions, a group

of hardy and intrepid Niners made theirway around the back nine for the annualThree Way competition on May 11th. Infirst place was the team of Barb Nevins,Madeleine Schaller and Pam Wincup. And Iknow you’ll recognize those names fromtheir numerous appearances in this columnas “big money winners”! And, once again,there was money enough for possibly asmall appetizer in the grill! But the Ninersspirit is about the play, not the pay!

NINERS

The event on the 18th was our “ Beatthe Pro” and the Pro to beat this years wasSteve Papanek. While 21 players gave it theirbest, only four managed to beat Steve’s scoreof 37, played earlier that day. Our Pro-levelwinners were Emily Collins, Alice Dewys,Susan Pearce and Sue Tolchin. I do believethat Ms. Emily is among the winners justabout every time she plays! And the otherladies are no strangers to top performanceseither!

The Azalea Bowl is underway withseveral first rounds having been played atpress time. More details to come in the nextedition. And the weather forecast for thisThursday is looking might fine so it will beanother great day to ...............

Take Time for Nine!!!! ★

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MIXED GOLF

TT he Mixed Golf season got off to a great start when the Isabelle Kelley May Bowl was played

on Sunday May 7. Eleven foursomescompeted for the trophy on a beautiful day – finishing just in time to beat anadvancing rain storm.

The trophy for two net best balls fromthe foursome was won by Susan and KenPepper, Lucy Keker and Jim Kasab.Runners up were the team of Camilla andTony Rothwell and Cynda and Phil Wilcox.

Theresa Shingler, Larry Martone, Ruthand Jim McInerney won low gross.

Our first 9-hole Twilight event on June2 had to be postponed because ofthreatening weather. It has beenrescheduled for July 28th.

One of the major Mixed Events of theseason – the Member-Guest is set forSunday June 25. 2pm shotgun startfollowed by dinner and the awardsceremony. ★

Wednesday, July 26

24’ Rock Climbing Wall

12:30 until 8:00 p.m.

Purchase your ticketat the

Fitness CenterReception desk

or call301-320-0397

By Christine Nyirjesy Bragaleand Heather Watkins Walsh

AA s this column goes to print, the ladies are celebrating their spring victories, and

the juniors have taken over the courts.

Mark Your Calendars…For the Davis Cup – Kenwood’s

perennial favorite – on Saturday, July 15.The deadline to sign up for this round robinis July 12, and each player will be assignedto a team… Peg Philleo and Rebecca Conleyare bringing back the Women’s MemberGuest on Saturday, July 22. Plan forafternoon play, followed by drinks and food– details will be announced in July.

From the Tennis ShopKenwood welcomed Emmanuel (Rich)

Richter to the teaching professional staff inMay. Rich hails from Ghana, and has taughtat Bullis and Westleigh. Be sure to stop bythe Tennis Shop and say hello!

The junior tennis program will run untilJuly 21. Inter-club matches are scheduledfor:

June 19 Girls @ Edgemoor / Boys @Kenwood

June 26 Girls and Boys @ Chevy ChaseJune 30 Girls and Boys @ CongressionalJuly 3 Girls @ Kenwood / Boys @

ColumbiaJuly 10 Girls @ Kenwood / Boys @

Bethesda

All matches begin at 1:00 p.m., andplayers should remember that all-whitetennis attire is required at the three “C”clubs – Congressional, Columbia andChevy Chase.

As a reminder, the annualKenwood Junior Open will be heldJuly 31-August 4. During this week,no courts will be available before6:00 p.m., although members areinvited to watch the stars oftomorrow!

WHAT’S THE RACKET?

In the Tennis NewsCongratulations to Kenwood’s Red C

and Blue C teams for another victoriousseason! Both teams won their divisions, butfell in playoff matches to move “up.” Intheir first foray in the Red A division,Kenwood women finished in third place,proving they absolutely belong in the topranks of the Inter-Club League. Red Bfinished fifth in their league. A special noteof congratulations should be extended toMichelle Bryan and Pam Mosko, the onlyKenwood pair of all the divisions to beundefeated, winning seven team matchesPLUS the playoff. For stats on teams andplayers, visit http://sportsdigest.net/published/ladies_interclub_tennis/index.html.

The evening POWTEL league playsuntil the end of July. So far, Kenwood I

(3.5) has won two and lost two. Kenwood II(4.0) proudly defeated Kenwood I (4.0) intheir first contest of the season (there will bere-match later). As always, everyone was awinner in the Kenwood bar. We’ll give you afull update on all four POWTEL teams oncethey have completed their season.

Now that the “day” team tennis isfinished, ladder play is picking up… MariaBurka is on track to win a prize for mostmatches played on the singles ladder.Interested players may join both the singlesand doubles ladders at any time during theoutdoor season. Simply send an e-mail tochristine@bragale.com.

The men’s doubles tournament had notfinished by our deadline, but we promise theresults in our next column. The women’sdoubles tournament had to be postponedbecause of a lack of participants, but will bere-scheduled in the fall.

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Men’s Woody Tournament Players

(L-R): March Coleman, Otis Barnes, Chris Furnas, Hadi Boustani, Fred Drilling

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WHAT’S THE RACKET?(continued from page 10)

Ask the ProWe invite you to send questions about

tennis rules or techniques. You can dropthem off at the front desk in the TennisCommittee box, or e-mail tochristine@bragale.com.

In a doubles match yesterday, thereceivers kept stopping the serve by sayingthey weren’t ready. Does the server have towait for everyone to be ready to receive?

The server must wait for the receiver tobe ready to serve the ball. But, the receivermust play to the reasonable pace of theserver. According to the rule, the server mustserve the first serve within 20 seconds of theend of the last point, and serve the secondimmediately.

Can the server hit the serve just as thereceiver looks up after getting in readyposition?

No, the receiver must have a second ortwo to make eye contact with the serverbefore the server may serve.

An overhead bounced on the other sideof the court and hit my opponent, sending itback over the net. Does this count as a goodshot for the opponent since it did not hit theracket?

According to Rule 24, the point is lostif the ball in play touches the player oranything the player is wearing or carrying,except the racket. In other words, the playerwho hit the overhead won the point.

From the Tennis CommitteeIf you have an idea for a tennis event or

would like to volunteer, please know that wewelcome your effort! Don’t hesitate tocontact Richard Humbert, Christine Bragale,Heather Walsh or Cecil Hornbaker with anyquestions or comments.

We look forward to seeing you at DavisCup and the Women’s Member Guest. Untilthen, we leave you with a Tennis Thoughtfrom Bill Cosby: “The serve was inventedso that the net could play.”

See you on the courts! ★

Kenwood Board of Governors presents

2006 Junior TriathlonWednesday, July 5, 2006

CHOOSE THREE EVENTS:

Tennis, Swimming, Bowling, GolfAwards, Snacks and Fun!!!

Ages 14 and underSign-up at the respective activities

or sign up at registration at 8am on the day of theevent, outside the golf shop.

TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE CONTACT

Heather Watkins at heather.watkins@us.ibm.com

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By Monica Barry

TT he summer schedule is in full swing at the pools and both swim and dive teams are in the

mist of heavy competitions. As this goes topress, there are over 200 swimmers anddivers registered for our programs.Practices are very well attended and themeets are exiting to watch.

On Memorial Day weekend, theweather was sweltering! It did not take longto have the “First-in-the-Pools” winners.Forrest Conley was the winner by an inchin the Diving pool, Brendan Riley Conleywas all alone as the winner in the Northpool and Megan Myers splashed her wayinto being the first in the Baby pool!Congratulations to all of our winners. Theweekend was a success for all aspects of theclub. More than 1000 patrons used thepools over the first three days and we hopethat more of them come and join us in ourmany programs.

June 3 proved to be a chilly day tostart swim practice. We had over 60 teammembers hit the lanes for work-outs thatwere the start of training that will lead theteams to success in late July, With the

KENWOOD SWIMMING/DIVING

just lap swimming and getting a greatcardio workout that is fun, come join thegroup! All levels of swimming ability arewelcome.

Swim and Dive team members shouldbe on the watch for sign-ups for the annualteam beach trip to Rehoboth Beach onFriday, July 14. A luxury bus leaves theKCC parking lot at 7:00 am on Fridaymorning and returns to KCC by 7:00 pmthat evening. All children 12 and over mayattend without a chaperone. Any teammember under12 must have chaperone atleast 16 years of age to watch over them asthey swim in the ocean, play Putt-Putt, ridethe rises at Funland, shop and EAT, EAT,EAT! It is a great day for all!

Look for results for our many meets inJuly in next month’s article. Please be sureto have all team members from both teamspresent at the Team Pictures on Tuesday,July 11 at 4:00 pm. All team members musthave a team bathing suit to be included inthe pictures. Suits are available for purchaseat the Shop at the entrance to the outdoorpools.

Have a great July! Hubba Hubba! ★

temperature in the low 70’s, many of ourteam members modeled the new teamssweats on the deck. Barbara Bollman isputting together one more order for theseason. If anyone wants to order the sweats,please see a member of the staff for anorder form and return it to Barbara quickly.

Check the bulletin boards around thepool areas for information about fun andgames on July 4th. This is a great familyday and members to not have to be on theswim team to participate in the manygames and relays. Moms and Dads, bringyour suits and goggles as well! Everyoneraces and the competition has been fierce inrecent years. Look for the members todefend their title against the staff in theannual Ashcan Lifeguard Relay Challenge.It is the race of the season!

Masters swimming has been a greatsuccess for the past 16 years at Kenwood.If anyone is interested in joining our groupof dedicated adult swimmers, please contactChris Lynch or me at the pool. Thepractices are run Monday, Wednesday andFridays from 6 to 7:30am through August 4.If anyone is interested in stepping up from

BOWLING

By Russ Tilley

SS ummer is here, the days are long, the kids are in camp or active in outdoor activities like

swimming, tennis, golf, field trips, hikingand other things I haven't even thought of.But what about that last bit of energybefore bedtime? Remember that theBowling Alley has a summer schedule tohave fun with your kids in the evening,when it's dark and there's nothing to dooutside.

Here's the schedule.Friday - 4-9pm Member's only - No parties

Saturday and Sunday - 12 noon to 9pm

Keep theBowling managersentertained thissummer — getyourselves tuned upfor the long winterahead — bring yourfriends — have aparty.

Of note — onthe first day of thesummer Bowlingleague, the team ofMarge Tibery jumpedinto the lead bywinning three games

and the point. Tom Lynch had a game of141 and a set of 381.

Ten of the bowlers met before thegames and had dinner on the cabaña terraceoverlooking the pool. They all recommendthe food and the ambience. ★

Mixed League, Thursday Night Bowling Winners

Most Improved Bowler,Thursday Night League,is Diana Saum receiving

her trophy from Dr. Russell Tilley.

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by Madeline Griffin

TT he House Committee has planned its annual Fundraiser to benefit the local charity

H.E.R.O.E.S once again this year. As mostmembers of the Club know by now,H.E.R.O.E.S means “Honor EveryResponsible Officer’s Eternal Sacrifice”.H.E.R.O.E.S provides financial aid, collegetuition to the surviving children, funeralexpenses when needed, professionalcounsel and other emergency expenses toother surviving family members of lawenforcement officers and firefighters whohave been killed in the line of duty.

In the past, members of KenwoodCountry Club and members of the area’sbusiness Community have been verysupportive by way of donating prizes andmoney for the Fundraiser Events. Last year,

ON THE HOUSE

for example, the House Committee had avery successful Caribbean Night Eventfeaturing a silent auction, raffle and a steeldrum band in which we raised more than$30,000. However, this year the plan is tohave a “Cybernetic” Extravaganza in whichprizes of vacation spots, great restaurantsand sport events will be auctioned throughthe internet. Kenwood members will thenbe able to log on to the Kenwood CountryClub’s website to review and see what theywould like to bid on. Kenwood members’will be able to place their bids withMadeline Griffin, House CommitteeChairman and Fundraiser atmadelinebrolg@hotmail.com

The “Cybernetic Event” will takeplace from July 15, 2006 throughSeptember 15, 2006. In July and August,

the House Committee will be acceptingdonations of great area restaurant dinnersor lunches, vacation spots and sportspackages only. Then, from September 1,2006 the bidding for these items will startand end on September 15, 2006. The HouseCommittee will also accept checks (payableto H.E.R.O.E.S) which are tax deductibleor cash donations. The House Committeewill provide proper recognition of yourgenerosity on Kenwood’s website. TheBoard of Governors at Kenwood CountryClub, the House Committee andH.E.R.O.E.S. encourages all members ofKenwood CC and the local Community toparticipate in and support this exciting anddifferent kind of fundraising event. ★

MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC

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By Nancy D. Rudy

HH aving recently seen a Ferris wheel at a local carnival I began to wonder how the

structure came about. The Ferris wheelsthat we ride on at our amusement parks orcountry fairs are about 50 feet high andhave 12 to 16 two-passenger seats. Not sowith the first Ferris wheel.

The design that gave these popularamusement park attractions their name wasan unbelievable engineering feat, createdespecially for the 1893 World’s ColumbianExposition in Chicago. The organizers ofthe Chicago Exposition were so impressedwith the new 984-foot-high Eiffel Tower atthe Paris Exposition of 1898 that theychallenged the American civil engineers tocome up with a structure that would be asunique and daring as the creation ofAlexandre Eiffel, and, of course, somethingthat would cause attention and bring peopleby droves to Chicago.

George Washington Gale Ferris, ayoung Pittsburgh bridge builder, welcomedthe challenge and presented a design for agigantic revolving wheel with passengercars. He wanted a wheel that was 250 feetin diameter holding 36 wooden passengercars, each carrying 60 people. At fullcapacity the structure would carry 2,160people.

People laughed at the plan, but Ferriswas persistent even thought the country was

in a depression. Some how he managed toraise enough money to finance the FerrisWheel Company. However, constructioncould begin only four months before theopening of the exposition when the contractwas finally signed. Since the Ferris’company could not handle a project of thismagnitude in the time available, they had touse a number of companies to get the jobdone on time. On June 9, 1892, the wheelwas ready to make its initial test runwithout cars. Everyone held their breath asthe gigantic structure began to movewithout any difficulties. After 36 woodencars were added the wheel was ready tocarry passengers. Fair-goers flocked to thewheel which was the talk of Chicago. Whenthe exposition closed, one and a halfmillion customers had ridden on the mostthrilling amusement park ride in history.The wheel was supported by two 140 footsteel towers; its 45 foot axle was the largestsingle piece of forged steel at the time inthe world. The wheel itself had a diameterof 250 feet, a circumference of 825 feet,and the maximum height was 264 feet. Itwas powered by two 1000 horsepowerreversible engines. The Ferris wheelgrossed $726,805.50 during its short timein operation, at 50 cents per ride.

The success and popularity of theFerris wheel was short lived. Due to thehigh transportation and re-erection coststhe profit realized was small. After thewheel was moved to St Louis for the

Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the wheelwas left unused to become an eyesore. InMay of 1906 the wheel was sold to awrecking company and dismantled with200 pounds of dynamite!

However, the end of the original Ferriswheel was not the end of the “World’sGreatest Ride.” Engineers all over theworld were trying to duplicate and improveon the original concept. In 1906 anAmerican, W.E. Sullivan, a Chicago bridgebuilder, came up with a smaller portablewheel modeled after the original Ferriswheel. He founded the Big Eli BridgeCompany, which manufactures most of theFerris wheels operating today. ★

LOOKING BACK: FERRIS WHEELS

S U N DAY M O N DAY T U E S DAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY F R I DAY S AT U R DAY

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KenwoodMen’s

Championship

Buffet

Kenwood Men’sChampionship

Davis Cup

Brunch

Kenwood Men’sChampionship

Clubhouse and All Activities

Open9am Tee Times

Clubhouseclosed

Clubhouseclosed

Clubhouseclosed

July 4 Celebration

See page 2 forschedule

Kenwood Bridge

KSGAMember/Guest

NINERSTwo Lady Team

Jr. Triathlon8am Registration

KWGA Open Play

Clubhouseclosed all day

Kenwood Women’s ClubChampionship

KWGAOpen Play

NINERSFlag Day Tourney

KGA

Adult/JuniorTwilight 5:30

KenwoodWomen’s ClubChampionship

KenwoodWomen’s ClubChampionship

Camp OutOn course

Main Line 301-320-3000Banquet Office 301-320-7453Fitness/Spa 301-320-0397Golf Shop 301-320-3605“T” Time 301-320-4653Tennis Shop 301-320-3491Fax 301-320-3006

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Kenwood Golf Committee

Family Tourney2:00

Brunch

Buffet

Grill HoursMonday ClosedTuesday 11:30 am-9 pmWednesday and Thursday 7:30 am-9 pmFriday 7:30 am-9:30 pmSaturday 7:30 am-9:30 pmSunday 7:30 am-9 pm

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Monday, July 3Clubhouse and All Activities Open

Tuesday, July 4th CelebrationWednesday, July 5 – Clubhouse ClosedAll Activities Scheduled Will Be Held

FREQUENTLY USED EXTENSIONS AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES:

MAIN # – 301-320-3000PRESS “O” FOR FRONT DESK – GUEST HOUSE

RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION

DEPARTMENT Name/E-Mail EXTENSION#

ACCOUNTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tae Rhim, Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1212tae@kenwoodcc.netViviana Duran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1208Miriam Meza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1213Pat Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1207

BANQUET OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen Clancy, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1216kathleen@kenwoodcc.netDebbie Lamb, Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1214debbie@kenwoodcc.net

BOWLING LANES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jennings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1293CHEF’S OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Billenstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1270CHILD CARE (KIDFIT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1234 or 1235

kidfit@kenwoodcc.netCLUB MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Worrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1318

bill@kenwoodcc.netFITNESS DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237FRONT DESK MANAGER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Mosny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1001GENERAL MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1211

Stephen@kenwoodcc.netMEMBERSHIP OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patsy Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217

patsy@kenwoodcc.netPOOL MANAGER (Indoor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1238POOL MANAGER (Outdoor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 2540POOL SNACK BAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1271RESTAURANT MANAGER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hassan Rostami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1205

hassan@kenwoodcc.netRESTAURANT - RESERVATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003

Todd Chamberlin, President, ext. 1220 tdcinfla@aol.com

DIRECT LINESBANQUET OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 7453CHILD CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 0396FITNESS & SPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 0397GOLF SHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 3605TEE TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 4653TENNIS SHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 3491FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 320 3006