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President’s Message 1

Membership 2

Golf 3-12

Tennis 13-15

Around the Club 16-27

Manager’s Corner 28

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Winter 2007A Publication of the Pine Lake Country ClubFran ValentineTerry Desmond, Kathy Desmond BarrAnthony DiVergilioSteve HaslerDonald MuenkAnnette KeebleGary GlotzhoberPeter KarmanosJohn WilliamsonJohn DarinGerry and Jan BurkeJohn and Bridget ApapPam GranataTerry ShookJohn FarhatStephen HaydenDavid HuttenlocherRichard HuttenlocherTodd LewisAnne and Keith MayerMike KojaianLarry GutowskyJohn LazarusCarol GeisslerJoan StantonJohn CanavanJohn BourbeauRoger LoughranDoug CallowayCarolina NakiriLinda CrookPam and Tom DennisStephen ValentineVictoria ValentineFrank HamiltonPhil MularoniKen KellnerGary ReizianJohn WochEileen Young

AdGift CompanyA.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home

DiVergilio Fine Homes & RenovationsAvery Hasler & Associates, Inc.

Cataract & Eye Consultants of MichiganCamelot Realtors

Colliers InternationalCompuware

Cranbrook InsuranceEnglish Gardens

Hannett, Wilson & Whitehouse Realtors

Stephen H. Hayden, D.D.S.The Huttenlocher Group

Johnston Lewis Assoc. Inc.Just Add Water Florist

Kojaian Management CorporationLarco Industries, Inc.

John A. Lazarus, D.D.S, M.S.Max Broock Realtors, Inc.

Right Angle EngineeringRight Management Consultants

SeventhStreet Snyder, Kinney, Bennett & Keating, Inc.Snyder, Kinney, Bennett & Keating, Inc.

Staffco Services, Inc.Valentine & Associates Law OfficesValentine & Associates Law Offices

The Original Pancake HouseTJ Imports

Ultimate Marble & GraniteUptown Catering

Wachovia Securities LLCWeir, Manual, Snyder & Ranke Realtors

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We are looking forward to an outstandingyear in 2008 at Pine Lake. While we areconstantly reminded of the depressedeconomic environment in SoutheastMichigan, and while you face the chal-lenges in your own businesses, beassured that our COO Jim Farhat and thededicated Pine Lake Staff are committedto providing an environment, where weas members, can look forward to enjoy-ing our club each and every day.

We can leave behind us everyday chal-lenges and enjoy the camaraderie, friend-ship, golf, dining, cocktails, pool, tennis,boating and social environment. How for-tunate we are. Pine Lake possesses greatcharacter - an expression of our member-ship, our staff, and our management team.

Please welcome our new HeadProfessional, Paul Lehnert. Paul's enthu-siasm, energy and innovative thinking onbehalf of our golf program will be visiblethe moment the club re-opens. I'm suremany of you know that Paul's back-ground included eight years as AP atTravis Pointe Country Club underMichael Areddy. Paul was awarded the2007 Assistant Professional of the Yearfor the Michigan Section. He brings withhim a firm background in customer serv-ice, merchandising, tournament opera-tions, teaching, and junior golf programs.I am also happy to announce that BillyBallew and Jeff Rachar will continuewith us this coming year to develop agreat golf professional team.

Our committee activities form the back-bone of our club. A sincere thank you toall committee members and chairmenwho have served previously for theirefforts and leadership. I'm sure our newcommittee chairpersons are hard at workforming new and exciting strategies forthe New Year.

John Shasky has assumed Chairmanshipof the Membership Committee withSteve Read's new position on the Board.Membership will be among the top chal-lenges for our Club. As Roger Loughranhas so eloquently emphasized, new mem-bers are everyone's responsibility. OurMembership Committee is committed tothe challenge of exceeding last year'sgreat results. Every member's involve-ment in this endeavor will be needed.

Look for new, enjoyable and challengingevents for 2008 from our Golf Committeeand it's Chairman, Jeff Grant. It is notgoing to be "same-old-same-old". I thinkyou will find the golf schedule interesting,challenging and worthy of your support.

Finally, we are fortunate to have a dedi-cated hard working Board. These gentle-men you have elected to represent you,show up for every meeting, are conscien-tious regarding the issues of concern, andtry to make decisions in the best interestof Pine Lake. We always look forward to hearing from you the members. In this regard, look for a Town Hall meeting in the Spring to go over fresh andexciting membership initiatives for thecoming year.

The theme for this year is one of just"enjoying our Club". No major assess-ments are planned for the coming year.Your Club is financially stable and wellrun. I hope everyone enjoyed a fineChristmas season and I wish you andyour families a healthy and happy 2008.It is an honor for all to serve on theBoard and a special honor to serve asPresident.

PLCC SSTAFF AAND MMANAGEMENT

Board LiaisonPeter Treboldi

EditorBill Case

ProductionKathy Howe

Chief Operating OfficerJim Farhat

Executive ChefDarnell Richardson

ControllerTed Krugler

Golf Course SuperintendentTerry Poley

Golf ProfessionalPaul Lehnert

Caddy MasterTedd Stephens

Tennis ProfessionalDon Egler

Head Swim CoachDarin Abbasse

Beach & Pool DirectorTom Eschmann

Director of CateringNoémie Ringgenberg

Maintenance SupervisorVern Deaton

PresidentPeter J. Treboldi

Vice PresidentRay V. Cook

TreasurerKevin C. McAlister

SecretaryDonald W. Keeble

DirectorsPaul E. BrakoraTodd W. LewisStephen H. ReadJeffrey J. ShandlerRobert J. Williams

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OFFICERS

PINE NNEEDLE CCOMMITTEE

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MEMBERSHIP

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TransfersA. Perry Hascall -

Life to Life SocialLois Motzenbecker -

Life to Widow of LifeRichard Najarian -

Intermediate to Stock

ResignationsTerry Barr - Life SocialMalcolm Graham -

Life SocialDan Hinckle - Non-Legacy

IntermediateJay McCutcheon - SocialDrew Paterson - SocialCharles Sower - SocialMary Richardson - Life

Social

DeathGeorge Motzenbecker -

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The Board of Directors andManagement are pleased to announcethat we have hired Mr. Paul Lehnert asHead Golf Professional. Many of youalready know Paul as he has worked in

the capacity of Interim Head Pro andAssistant Head Pro for us since April of this year.

Paul comes to us with extensive background and experi-ence. Before arriving at Pine Lake, Paul was the Assistant to Mr.Michael Areddy, Head Golf Professional at Travis Pointe CountryClub, where he honed many of his skills. Paul became a Class-A member of the PGA of America in 2003 and was named 2007Assistant of the Year for the Michigan Section. In addition, he isproficient in computer networking and several computer applica-tions including V1 Digital Coaching System and K-Vest systemfor teaching.

Paul’s enthusiasm, attention to customer service, businessmanagement, merchandising skills, and teaching ability qualifyhim well. During his short tenure here at PLCC, he has provenhimself as a worthy choice and we are pleased that Paul hasaccepted this position. We are sure he’ll be a great asset, bringinghigh standards and improvements to our already wonderful pro-gram here at Pine Lake. Please welcome him to our PLCC fami-ly.

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TThanks to the atypically dry weather thisSummer, the Fall League was played in five consecutiveWednesday nights as originally scheduled, ending

September 19th. This year, thirty two-man teams com-peted in five flights. The format was straight match playat full handicaps off the low ball in each foursome.Chef Darnell and the kitchen staff provided a deliciousbuffet spread after each evening’s play.

The 2007 Men’s Fall League Champions were Mike Brede and Eric Clark with 43.5 points.

Flight winners were:

Flight 0 Drew Johnson and Cary VandenAvond +40

Flight 1 David Doyle and Jeff Shandler +36

Flight 2 Todd Lewis and Steve Read +36.5

Flight 3 Kevin Heinl and John Dick +37

Flight 4 Mike Brede and Eric Clark +43.5

This year we had a good

Toughman tournament. The windswere 30 mph with 40 mph gusts,it did rain for about a half hourand the temperature dropped to

about 50 degrees. The golf coursewas set up as par 71 with #6 play-ing as a par 4, and some new teeboxes were created to make thecourse as long as possible. If a

player was brave enough to wearshorts for the entire round, hereceived an extra shot for the

round, and these brave but crazysoles were:

Brad Andrezejewski, Jeff Beckett, Russ Carniak, John Darin, Scott Eaton, Marty Fisher, TomFlickinger, Bob Gimby, Rich Greenwald, Keith Greuling, Robert Groves, James Guidone, Mark

Haase, Chris High, Roger Loughran, John Low, Phil Lowman, Greg Marshall, Scott Moore, MartinPakideh, Richard Puttfield, Jim Rivard, Paul Robertson, Chuck Scrafano, Duke Scrafano, Tim

Shannahan, Doug Thaxton, Fred Tinsey, Joe Toth, Pete Treboldi, Tony Treboldi, Jim Whitney, MikeYoung, Trevor Young.

Results1st Place – 65 – Jim Rivard & Scott Eaton

2nd Place – 68 – Bob Zuliani & Tom FlickingerMid Place – 74 – Roger Loughran & John Darin

Last but not Least – Paul Robertson & Scott Moore

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2007 Tough Man Contest

Mike Young, Trevor Young,Greg Marshall, Marty Fisher

Russ Carniak, Scott Petrovich,John Williamson, guest

Mark Haase and guests

Tom Esper, Dave Huttenlocher,

Ron Clements

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James Guidone and guests

On the right Jeff Beckett and guests

Chuck Scrafano and guests

Harry Lomason III, guest and Griffen Hock

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Tough Man Contest

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Ben VanSwearingen, Don Keeble,Terry Scheurer, Keith Greuling

John Woch, Fred Tinsey, Roger Loughran, John Darin

Tony Treboldi, Pete Treboldi, Harris Osborn, Martin Pakideh

Guest with John Low andguest with George Sinanis

2007

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2007 Tough Man Contest

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ZulianiZulianiJohn Catalano &Duke Scrafano

Eric Clark, guest & Rich Greenwald

Guest of Paul Robertson,guest of Scott Barr

Bob Gimby, Phil Lowman

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May 3Hole #44 Iron 1Sean Friel

August 8Hole #12

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September 2Hole #14

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September 5Hole #47 Iron

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WDGAWDGA closing luncheon and meeting for 2007was held at Pine Lake on Tuesday, September 11,2007. There were 124 golfers, plus 4 more forlunch.

WWomen’s District Golf Association was formedin 1920. There are 34 member clubs in thegreater Detroit area, including Flint, Grand Blancand Ann Arbor.

WWe play on Tuesday mornings throughout theSummer - alternating play at the member clubs. In addition to the weekly play dates, there arestroke and match play tournaments on alternatingyears.

OOur membership consists of about 265 activemembers (which include 22 life members and 8 -50 year members) and 35 non-active members.At the current time, in order to qualify forWDGA, a U.S.G.A. handicap index of 10.5 or less isrequired. So this is a group of top-notch golfers!

Cheryl Bowman

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On June 10th, 2008, Pine Lake will host the MichiganSenior Women’s Tournament. Here is a little history ofthis fine organization. Anyone wishing to become a partof this established group should speak to LoisMotzenbecker for the application. You must be 55 yearsof age and have a 32 and under handicap.

Established in 1956, the Michigan Senior Women’sGolf Association was the brainstorm of three WashtenawCountry Club members: Doris Greenstreet, MaryNelson, and Fern O’Hara. These three wanted to offerwomen golfers who might not play at the same level asyounger players, an opportunity to compete in a tourna-ment of their peers. The idea was an instant success.

Eighty-four entrants from all over Michigan competedin the inaugural tournament. (A special competition forwomen of 46 years and over had been initiated a yearpreviously at the Washtenaw Country Club under thedirection of Mrs. Clark M. Greenstreet.)

At the tournament’s business meeting, Mary (Mrs.William) Nelson from Washtenaw Country Club waselected the Association’s first president. Mrs. ReedNesbit, Barton Hills Country Club was elected vice-president, Mrs. E. L. Thrilby of Traverse City, secretaryand Mrs. Frank Bush of Flint, treasurer.

In the 1956 tournament, the field’s Class A groupingincluded 19 women over 55 and a Class B group of 26entrants aged 50 to 54. The Class C group held 36entrants of women between 45 to 49 years.

The age limit for tournament participants was raised to47 in 1958 and by 1960 the limit was 49. Now womenwishing to participate in this annual tournament must be55 years or older. The current Association boasts 265active members.

One hundred forty-four women make up the field eachyear in the two-day tournament that rotates among host-ing Michigan golf courses. Age groupings in the eventdepend on the ages of the contestants; the 80+ group is aconstant.

Member-CaddieGolf Tournament

Saturday, August 18

1st Place

Connor Davis – Dave Buckner

2nd Place

Adam Cheslin – Zach Stein

3rd Place

Brent Hertz – Steve Hasler

4th Place

Mike Franczyk – Doug Calloway

Closest to the Pin

#4 Larry Allingham

#17 Don Keeble

Thanks to all of the 16 members

who took the time to participate in

this event.

Respectfully submitted by:

Tedd Stephens

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OOn Wednesday, October 24, 2007, one hundred

caddies and parents were treated to dinner in the MainDining Room as part of Pine Lakes annual CaddieBanquet.

To reward their outstanding dedication to PineLake’s successful golf season, each of the caddiesreceived a jacket, tickets to a sporting event and a cashbonus. Also receiving gift certificates were….

Honor Caddies, Nathan Chapman, Ty Glenday,Cameron Bell, Shane Klein and Peter DeFrain. Tobecome an honor caddie, they must be recommended

by a member which means they have excelled at theirjob. Also receiving a gift certificate were Rookette ofthe year – Shannon Gorman and Rookie of the year –Connor Davis. The final gift certificate was awarded toLibby Gorman as the 2007 Caddie of the Year.Congratulations to all of these fine young men andwomen and thank you for your hard work.

Thanks also go to the Board of Directors, CaddieCommissioner and the Members for all of your helppromoting our Caddie Program.

Tedd Stephens

2007 Caddie Banquet

2007 Caddie of the Year - Libby Gormanwith Caddie Master Tedd Stephens

2007 Rookette and Rookie of the Year Shannon Gorman and Connor Davis

with Caddie Master Tedd Stephens

2007 Honor Caddies LtoR: Nathan Chapman, TyGlenday, Cameron Bell, Shane Klein, Peter DeFrain

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Len Dillon, Bill Hall, Pam Dillon, Don Egler, Susan Hall,Joe Slavia, Anna Lisa Sokal, Justin Sokal and Christian

2007 Indoor 2007 Indoor TTennis Halloween Mixerennis Halloween Mixer(Short on Scary - Big on Fun!)(Short on Scary - Big on Fun!)

USTUSTAA TTeam Seam Still Going Still Going Strong!trong!

This past October, The United States TennisAssociation (USTA) held its National ChampionshipTournament in Tucson, AZ. Congratulations to twoof Pine Lake’s mens’ teams who earned the priv-iledge of competing in the tournament by winningthe Michigan State Championship and the RegionalChampionship in Indianapolis.

Jeff Peck captained and played on theSenior Men’s 4.0 team with other Pine Lake mem-bers, Robert Sparks, Brian Geissler, Tony Earley,Larry Haddock, Jack Yeaton, Mark Garcia, and BillWahlstrom.

Ray Cook captained and played on theSenior Men’s 3.5 team with other Pine Lake mem-bers, Robert Sparks, Brian Geissler, NelsonSherburne, Robert Breitman, Dave Ravid, and JeanMallebay-Vacqueur. Neither team was able to winthe title this year but gave a valiant effort to show-case Pine Lake’s Tennis program.

But the Club’s championship drive is notover yet. The Pine Lake men’s Super Senior 7.0team of Nelson Sherburne, Robert Sparks, andBrian Geissler won the Michigan StateChampionship on December 2 and will advance tothe Regional Championship tournament inIndianapolis. Congratulations to them and keepthe drive alive.

Ray Cook

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Valentines Day Mixer

Friday, February 15th

St. Patrick’s Day Mixer

Friday, March 14th

Men’s Tennis Invitational Tennis Tournament

Saturday, April 5th

VVic Braden Clinicic Braden ClinicFriday, Saturday, and Sunday

April 11th, 12th, and 13th

Two 3-hour tennis clinics on Saturday andSunday plus a Banquet on Saturday nightwith Vic Braden as the “guest speaker”.

Men’s Member/Guest Tennis Tournament

Saturday, May 10th

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VVIICC BBRRAADDEENN CCOOMMEESS TTOO PPIINNEE LLAAKKEE!! !! !!April 1April 11th, 12th, and 13th1th, 12th, and 13th

VVic Braden is a longtime sports science researcher andlicensed psychologist who has helped countless individualsrealize their full potential in tennis as well as their profes-sional lives. Most noted for his unique ability to produceamazing results in short periods of time, Vic has had a handin nearly every facet of the game of tennis and has madeimmeasurable contributions to sports instruction as a whole.After many wonderful years in Coto de Caza, Vic has estab-lished the Vic Braden Tennis Colleges at premier resortsacross the country.

Vic has written and produced over thirty books and videos. He has been a commentator forESPN, NBC, PBS and CBS and has been featured in Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, PeopleMagazine, and the New York Times. Vic has been a guest on NBC Today Show, ABC GoodMorning America, CBS Good Morning, ABC Nightline, 20/20, the NBC, CBS and ABC eveningnews and Hollywood Squares. He is considered by many to be the best tennis coach in the world.

Vic received his Bachelor of Arts from Kalamazoo College, his Master of Arts from LosAngeles State College and his degree in Doctoral Studies from USC. He has done additional gradu-ate work at the University of Toledo and UCLA.

Major Awards:Contributing Most to Tennis in America (USTA) Orange County Hall of Fame Lifetime AchievementAward (Sportswriter)Coach of the Year Award (USPTA)

BE A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE!

Vic will be running two three-hourclasses on Saturday and Sunday from 9 to12 and 1:30 to 4:30. He will be assisted byDon Egler, Chris Willingham, Tim Lotz,Keith Cullen, Lee Keeting, Gilbert Rincon,and many other local pros. Saturday nightwill bring a banquet with Vic Braden as theguest speaker. Lesson packages will beavailable for adults and juniors. For moreinformation, please call the tennis houseor go on line at www.pinelakecc.com andclick on “tennis.”

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GOODFELLOWS CHARITYTENNIS MIXER BIG SUCCESS!

Sixteen participants were in attendance for our 3rdAnnual Good Fellows Christmas Mixer on December 7, 2007. Guest appearanceswere made by President Pete Treboldi and wife Cathy as well as Vice President RayCook and Secretary Don Keeble.

All players and guests brought a gift to be donated to a boy or girl, a total of 35gifts were given to Optimist Club of Bloomfield Hills. Each year this event gets alittle bigger and better and this year was no exception. Watch for this special eventin 2008 and be a part of it.

Don Egler

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Cathy and PeteTreboldi

Ann Marie & Paul Asker withLinda & Tom Dekar

Don Keeble andPete Treboldi

Tom & JackieFoot

Don Egler &Paul Asker

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Goodfellowsenjoyed

Dinner andDrinks aftertheir hardworkout.

Celebrating the big 94!Frank Read knows how to do it right!

Blonde BombshellsWhen Life Member Frank Read was asked byhis daughter-in-law Renee what he wanted for

his 94th birthday he couldn’t think of anythinghe really wanted or needed so he jokinglyreplied “How about a Blonde?” to which Reneeresponded, “Be careful what you wish for!”

Renee quickly went about the job of grantingFrank’s wish, but in a much bigger way thananyone could imagine. Her first task was tobuy five blonde“glamour wigs.”She then hit thephones in an

attempt to fill them with five willing accomplices. It didn’t take long to findthe required number of females who were eager to go along with the gag.

Early last November all were invited to a dinner at Pine Lake in celebration ofFrank’s birthday. Upon arrival at the club the men were directed to a table in

the Mixed Grill while all the “futureblondes” excused themselves presumablyto “powder their noses.”

Their entrance into the Grill was nothing short of hilarious as the othermembers will attest. Everyone stared in wonder and amusement as five“Blonde Bombshells” complete with feather boas began their approach toFrank’s table, much to his pleasure and surprise. After dutifully receiv-ing a birthday kiss from each Blonde, he remarked, “This is the bestbirthday I’ve had in 94 years…I can hardly wait to see what next yearwill bring!”

Frank joined Pine Lake almost 45 years ago in 1963 and still plays golfin addition to visiting a local health club several times a week. Whenasked what his secret is to living such a long life he quickly stated“blondes and exercise” in that precise order. “Get the blonde, the exer-cise will follow!”

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Cooking with the Pros at Pine LakCooking with the Pros at Pine Lake Countre Countr y Cluby Club

Celebrity Chefs from LtoR: Chef Darnell, Jack & Louise Bratten, Mike Kukes, JuanCarioni, Terry & Dorene Halverson, Bea Carioni, Ann Christ, Sara Roman, CarolynDoyle, Heather Johnson and Jim Farhat. Seated LtoR: Angie VandenAvond,Joanne Kukes, Sue and Marty Fisher

Juan and Bea Carioni on KP?The Chefs receive their orders.

Suiting up are Heather Johnson and Jack Bratten

The Instructors LtoR: Sous Chef -Christina McKinnon, Head Chef Darnell

Richardson, Chef De Cuisine - Nick Lundberg, and Sous Chef - Taz Dirul-Islam

Head Chef Darnell Richardson

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The Doyle’s prove there can only be one head chef

Intense work by chef’s Jackand Louise Bratten

Marty Fisher receives instructions fromwife Sue while supervisors Ann Christ and

Sara Roman stand by

Chef Darnell gives a lesson to Kim Bickersteth on Mushrooms

Students Jack & Louise Bratten, HeatherJohnson and Angie VandenAvond, pay close

attention to Pastry Chef Patricia Duda

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This could be dangerous!

Dorene Halverson gets in themix while hubby Terry helpswith the final preparations

Enjoying the fruits of their labors

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The ghouls and goblins all came out for the annual HalloweenHayride at Pine Lake on October 21, 2007. Characters from literature, history,

Disney and the movies were in attendance. A total of 651 party goers enjoyed thescariest of haunted houses, the spookiest of hayrides and the best of buffets. Special

features for our youngest set included a happy hayride, a train ride and a little lessspooky house with a treat at the end. The Haunted House was created and manned

by Vern Deaton’s staff in just a few weeks time. The weather was perfect for this years hayride and Terry Poley and crew made the haunted hayride a big hit with the

traditional donuts and cider at the end. Wanna see all of the pictures? Go to the website at www.pinelakecc.com!

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AROUND THE CLUBThe 2007 - 2008 Board of Directors

Christmas Dinner

Standing LtoR: Kevin McAlister, Jeff Shandler, Bob Williams, Karla Williams, Todd Lewis, President Peter Treboldi, Cathy Treboldi, Ray & Jan Cook,Steve and Renee Read, Paul & Marianne Brakora, Don Keeble, Jennifer Shandler

Seated LtoR: Roger Loughran, Debbie Lewis, Annette Keeble, Marion McAlister (on right) Jim & Pat Farhat and Karen Loughran

Past President, Roger Loughran,trying to let go of the reins

President, Pete Treboldi and wifeCathy, enjoying the gift exchange.

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Meeting once a month at Pine Lake through-out the 2007 season, books were read, discussed andenjoyed.

The last three books on the club’s reading listwere... in October, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” byBetty Smith, in November there were two choices,“2nd Hand” by Michael Zadoorian and “AThousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (alsothe author of the “Kite Runner”) and for the lastbook of the year in December, “The Gift” by RichardPaul Evans.

So now going into January and February asthe Club is closed down, what will they do? Theymet at The Harbor House in Keego Harbor inJanuary. If you would like to join them for theFebruary meeting they will be at The Heathers. Thebook for February will be “World Without End” byKen Folloett. If you would like to join them, call TheHeathers (the reservation in under Ritsema.)

Coming up in March is “Suite Francaise” byIrene Memirovsky and in April “Thunderstruck” byErik Larson.

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Did you miss it? The closingwine tasting party could not have beenbigger! Bobbie Sliper put together a widevariety of wines and champagnes byinviting nine vendors from Viviano,Vintage Wine Co., Decantor Imports andElite Brands of Michigan to name a few.

With her “Top Notch Staff”, theyentertained about 200 members and theirguests. By all estimations, it was a hugesuccess and everyone got an opportunityto taste wines from around the world.For the amateur or the pro, there wassomething for everyone.

In April, Veterinarian Sara“Sherburne” James will enlighten uson our pets. Questions and concerns

will be answered.

Please join us May 7th for aninspiring story about survival dur-

ing WWII as Eva Wimmer recountsher experiences. From a Polishghetto, to a concentration camp,

and finally liberation and asylum inSweden, you will be enthralled!

The EntertThe Entertainment Committee isainment Committee iscooking up some fun for 2008!!cooking up some fun for 2008!!

First on the list is the Opening Party slated forMarch 29, 2008, so mark your calendar today.Appearing at this “Get the Summer StartedParty” is that lively group “50 Amp Fuse”. So ifyou love to dance or just want to tap your toesin your chair, this is the party to be at!

Watch your E-mail for other great new eventsfor the season!!

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CHILDREN’S CHRISTMASCHILDREN’S CHRISTMASPPARARTYTY IS FOR IS FOR ALLALL OF THEOF THE

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Pine Lake members and their chil-dren bring the joy of Christmas tomany, many, many boys and girls inthe area. When asked, our PineLake Family answers and as youcan see, they answered for so

many children. Donations weresent to The Boys and Girls

Club of OaklandCounty, Volunteersin Action and TheBaldwin Center ofPontiac.

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November 10, 2007 was the dateof the President’s Ball at Pine Lake toHonor Roger and Karen Loughranand his term as President. It was alsothe event at which Roger formallyturned over the reins and the roses toPete Treboldi and wife Cathy.

With 101 people in attendance,the staff welcomed the guests into thedining room in their usual white glovesfashion...and the fun began.

Speeches were made, flowerswere given and dances were danced.Anyone wishing to order the picturesshould contact the club to be certainthe proofs are here.

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Barbara Barbara YYoung Given Special oung Given Special AAwardwardAt PrAt President’esident’s Balls Ball

As his last official act, outgoing President Roger Loughran had the honor of present-ing a Certificate of Appreciation and a pin to Barbara Young, wife of Life memberJohn Young. The Youngs, with their five children have been members since 1963.

“Barb” was an active parent over the years in the Youth swim, tennis and golf pro-grams and wrote many articles about these activities for the Pine Needle. She hasserved on the Club’s entertainment, beach and tennis committees; has been chair per-son of the ladies golf Invitational on two occasions; and has been a participant inmost of the committees involved with ladies golf.

Other members recognize her as a major planner and participant in the home-growntalent show staged here in the 1970’s. With her musical talents, Barb has helped planmany Pine Lake social events.

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I wisha HappyNew Yearto all ourPine Lakefamiliesandemployeesand I hopethat every-one had awonderfulholidayseason.On NewYear’s Evewe served

275 dinners which was a record number for us. Itwas our pleasure to help so many usher in theNew Year. May it be a healthy, prosperous onefor us all!

Thank you so much for your sense of char-ity with gifts for the needy during the Children’sChristmas Party. Due to your generous support,we were able to make many others happy forChristmas by donating to The Baldwin Center inPontiac, The Boy’s and Girl’s Club of OaklandCounty and Volunteers in Action. Hopefully, thenew format worked well for those visiting Santa.In addition, we are very grateful to our membersfor their generous support in giving to theEmployee’s Christmas Fund. They wish to extendtheir most heartfelt thanks and appreciation to you.

The month of December was a busy onefor PLCC with brunches, Christmas parties, theChristmas Ball and lots of business and familygatherings. We received numerous compliments

on the outdoor Christmas lighting which madedriving up to the Club look like a “WinterWonderland”. Compliments go to Mr. VernDeaton, our maintenance supervisor, and to Mr.Terry Poley, our golf course superintendent andtheir staffs for constructing the beautiful display!

During the club shutdown in January andFebruary, our department heads will be busy atwork. Menus will be updated, schedules forevents will be planned and extensive cleaning,repairs and painting will take place. This is alsothe time when most of the staff will enjoy a muchdeserved time off.

2007 was an excellent year for Pine LakeCountry Club as was reported at our AnnualMeeting. However, Michigan continues to experi-ence difficult economic times which are keenlyfelt in the private club business. Therefore, 2008will bring many challenges for us so we will focusa great deal of energy toward retaining currentmembers and recruiting new ones. In doing so,we especially need the help of our membership inthis endeavor. The Membership Committee,chaired by Mr. John Shasky, is busy working onplans for promotions to have in place by the endof February. Last year’s Preview Program waswell received and brought in 16 new member-ships. We hope to exceed that number this yearwith your help and through innovative approachesthat will spotlight PLCC as the most desirablefamily club in the metropolitan area.

In closing, we look forward to serving youagain beginning on Friday, March 7th. As always,it is our privilege and pleasure to serve the finefamilies of Pine Lake Country Club and the bestto you and your loved ones for 2008.

MANAGER’S CORNER

ADVERTISER MEMBER

President’s Message 1

Membership 2

Golf 3-12

Tennis 13-15

Around the Club 16-27

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CONTENTS

Winter 2007A Publication of the Pine Lake Country ClubFran ValentineTerry Desmond, Kathy Desmond BarrAnthony DiVergilioSteve HaslerDonald MuenkAnnette KeebleGary GlotzhoberPeter KarmanosJohn WilliamsonJohn DarinGerry and Jan BurkeJohn and Bridget ApapPam GranataTerry ShookJohn FarhatStephen HaydenDavid HuttenlocherRichard HuttenlocherTodd LewisAnne and Keith MayerMike KojaianLarry GutowskyJohn LazarusCarol GeisslerJoan StantonJohn CanavanJohn BourbeauRoger LoughranDoug CallowayCarolina NakiriLinda CrookPam and Tom DennisStephen ValentineVictoria ValentineFrank HamiltonPhil MularoniKen KellnerGary ReizianJohn WochEileen Young

AdGift CompanyA.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home

DiVergilio Fine Homes & RenovationsAvery Hasler & Associates, Inc.

Cataract & Eye Consultants of MichiganCamelot Realtors

Colliers InternationalCompuware

Cranbrook InsuranceEnglish Gardens

Hannett, Wilson & Whitehouse Realtors

Stephen H. Hayden, D.D.S.The Huttenlocher Group

Johnston Lewis Assoc. Inc.Just Add Water Florist

Kojaian Management CorporationLarco Industries, Inc.

John A. Lazarus, D.D.S, M.S.Max Broock Realtors, Inc.

Right Angle EngineeringRight Management Consultants

SeventhStreet Snyder, Kinney, Bennett & Keating, Inc.Snyder, Kinney, Bennett & Keating, Inc.

Staffco Services, Inc.Valentine & Associates Law OfficesValentine & Associates Law Offices

The Original Pancake HouseTJ Imports

Ultimate Marble & GraniteUptown Catering

Wachovia Securities LLCWeir, Manual, Snyder & Ranke Realtors

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