Country Club

With snowmen, reindeers and other signs of the holidays, it was Christmas in July for dozens of children who competed in the Rancho Murieta Country Club Junior Putting Contest Sunday afternoon in spite of 100-degree heat. The contest is sponsored by the Rancho Murieta Women's Golf Club.  The weather forecast calls for temps to back off a bit, into the mid-90s, for the coming week.

Saxophonist and recording artist Mark Maxwell returns to the Rancho Murieta Country Club Saturday for the first Supper Club event of the season. Maxwell specializes in the romantic sax style and also plays every kind of jazz and the blues. The event begins at 6 p.m. with no-host cocktails in the Terrace Lounge. At 7 p.m., a buffet dinner featuring oven-roasted prime rib au jus and herb-roasted chicken will be served. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the Murieta Room. The cost is $24.95 per person and reservations are required. Call Cheryl at 354-3400 for reservations.

Easter is just around the corner, and here's information about the community's Easter Egg Hunt and the Country Club's holiday brunch.  Read more »

The Rancho Murieta Country Club board’s request for special assessments over four years to help the organization through the difficult economy has won decisive approval from members, the club announced Saturday.  Read more »

The Rancho Murieta Country Club board of directors opened a series of six meetings Tuesday, asking members to address the club’s budget woes by approving a special assessment through 2013.  Read more »

The Country Club says it will address the problem of Canada geese on the courses again this winter.  In an e-mail to members, the club reported it has again hired Dog and Whistle Goose Control of Auburn and its trained border collies to keep geese on the move through March.  Members have complained about goose droppings.  RM.com did a video story about the effort last winter.  See it here.

The eighth annual Coat Dinner at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church was one of three community events that weren't dampened by Friday night's rain.  Hundreds of coats and jackets and some sleeping bags were collected for Loaves & Fishes to distribute to the homeless. In exchange for their donations, everyone received a homemade chili dinner. Also part of Friday night were the Community Church's "December Evenings" event and the Country Club's first "holiday concert."  Read more »

The Rancho Murieta Country Club held its annual Santa brunch Sunday. Everybody wore their Sunday best and were on their best behavior for their meeting with the jolly old fellow. Two-year-olds Olivia Polk and Axel Spanner were among the many children who enjoyed the club's hospitality.

Later in the day, the Rancho Murieta Women’s Club “Ring in the Holidays” home tour offered members and their guests the chance to see how seven Murieta homes are decorated for the holidays.  There were refreshments afterwards at the Rancho Murieta Association Building.  Special holiday dishes and the glow of candles, above, bring the holiday theme into the dining room of the home of Janet and Doug Waldie.  See 20 more photos from the home tour here...  Read more »

The Country Club's 11th annual Susan G. Komen golf tournament, "Tee Up Fore a Cure," took place Sunday. After golf, it was time for silent and live auctions and dinner at the club. Last year the event raised nearly $60,000 for the cancer foundation.