Illinois Valley Yacht & Canoe Club IVY LEAF February 2018 Super Bowl Sunday potluck! Sunday, February 4th Note: The bar will open this Sunday at 2 pm In addition to the big game - the IVY Club bar will have some great bar specials. Join us for our annual Super Bowl pot luck. Bring a dish to share, if you want, and enjoy the huge variety of game food fit for football and IVY fans alike. Even if you don t care about the game - come for the fun! Wednesday, February 14th - Valentine s Day Dinner Valentine s Day falls on a Wednesday this year, so bring your sweetheart down to the club for dinner. Menu choices for the evening: Appetizers Braised Pork Belly - served with crunchy Asian style slaw. $8 Frito Misto - Lightly Battered and Fried Onion, Peppers, Zucchini & Mushrooms served with a spicy aioli and marinara. $7 Grilled Shrimp Cocktail - Fresh grilled shrimp with house made cocktail sauce. $12 Entrees All Entrees served with Fresh Garden Salad, Baked Potato & Roasted Vegetables Grilled Sirloin of Beef - 8oz Grilled Sirloin cooked to order topped with a Blue Crab Béarnaise Sauce. $22 Prime Rib of Beef - 12 oz. of Prime Rib Seasoned and Slow roasted to perfection. $24 Pan Roasted Grouper - Fresh Pan Seared fillet served with Sundried Tomato Béarnaise. $22 IVY Fried Chicken - Crispy, Golden & Delicious 2 piece $11 4 piece $13 All White Meat add $2 Whole Fried Catfish - $16 Dessert Black Magic Cake Rich Chocolate Cake with a light Chocolate Mousse filling and Chocolate Ganache - $8 Inside This Issue Biggest Loser Competition 2 Fish Fry in the Bar 3 Soup Cook-off Winners 3 Attention Snowbirds 4 Events Committee Note 5 Bring your own board game 5 February Calendar 6 March Calendar 7 Bridge Notes 8 February Hours Dining Room Hours Wed., Fri., Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Dinner Wed. & Fri. 5:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. until Friday, Feb. 16th then 5:30-9 p.m. Bar Hours Thurs. 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wed., Fri., Sat., 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (except Sunday, February 4th the bar will open at 2 pm ) Taco Bar on Thursdays Taco s will be served in the bar every Thursday 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cost is: $1.50 a taco Page 1 Serving time will be from 5:30-8 pm. Every 3rd Thursday of the month will be a different sandwich option only.
Begin Your Own Transformation IVY s Biggest Loser competition starts with a weigh-in on Wednesday, February 7th. Check in with Anita and she ll do the honors. She ll be available from February 7 th until Saturday, February 10th, from 8am until 4pm. The final weigh-out will be on Friday, April 6th, from 8am until 4pm. It s $20 per person to compete. Half the money goes to Club entertainment and the other half goes to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The winners (or Biggest Losers ) are determined by the most percentage of weight lost. Be a Big Loser this year!!! Walking Points Put more POWER into your Power Walk with these calorie-burning Walking Points: Wear the right shoes Have a great play list to walk to Find a fun walking buddy Walk briskly and vary your speed Drink plenty of water Plan a route with a hill or two, find some stairs Walk sdrawkcab - backwards Swing your arms Walk every day Pasta Dinner/Stuffed Animal Sleepover in January The Pasta Dinner, Stuffed Animal Sleepover, Draw Down Fundraiser and Bake Sale was a great success and was a lot of fun for everyone that attended. This is a dinner that is put on by the Club members and Volunteers to help raise funds for the Entertainment we have at the club throughout the year. To everyone that made all of the pasta dishes, donated the fine variety of food, the pasta, sausage, salad, dressing, desserts, breads, etc...and to all did the set ups and cleaned up and washed the dishes contributed to this event - THANK YOU! A special THANK YOU To Pettet Jewelry for donating the beautiful ring that was silent auctioned thru out the evening. We all look forward to next year! CONGRATULATIONS to Barb Hoffman for winning the $500.00 grand prize. Page 2
What a great turnout for the Soup Cook-Off that was held on Sunday, January 21st. There were 10 entries in all. The top three winners went to: 1st Place - Marsha Cannon - Spicy Taco Soup 2nd Place - Mike Ford - Cajun Red Beans and Rice 3rd Place - Lisa Schrock - Mexican Corn Chowder Fish Fry Sunday, February 18th 12:00 noon Everyone is invited to the Fish Fry in the bar! Please bring an appetizer, covered dish, salad or dessert to share. Wine & Paint Night MISSING JACKET A member s black faux fur jacket with a hood went missing around Thanksgiving time. If someone accidentally took it, please return it to the club office. Thank you. Saturday, March 3rd Page 3
CRUISING CLUB The February meeting has been cancelled, but we will meet again on March 11th and also on April. 8th. The social hour starts at 2:00 PM in the Commodore Room at the IVY Club, followed by the program at 3:00 PM. Dues this season are $10/person, which includes beer, wine, or soda. You can bring snacks or appetizers to share if you d like. Contacts: Judy Moroz, Co-Commodore, 309-274-2684, jam@bradley.edu Betsy Field, Co-Commodore, 309-682-7572, efield@eureka.edu Kurt Field, Treasurer, 309-360-0826, kwf@bradley.edu PS: Cruising Club Burgees are available for $20 Please join us next month! St. Patrick s Day Dinner Saturday, March 17th Bring the Luck of the Irish to the IVY Club! We will be open for an Irish feast on Saturday, March 17th for St. Patrick s Day. Look for more information in next month s IVY Leaf. ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS Mark this date on your Calendar Thursday, March 15th. The 3rd annual IVY Club Old Salts Gathering at Watermark Community Center Ft. Myers, Florida Contact Don & Donna McLoughlin at mcloudj@therainbows-end.com to RSVP & receive details. Thank you! To all members who remembered the IVY Club and had booked the club for their Private Event. Cliff Myers - Office Christmas Party Bill Bishop - Employee Christmas Party Wendi Ramsay - Employee Christmas Party Terri Hall - Employee Christmas Party Gary Lasken - Sheriff s Auxiliary Christmas Party Also thank you to anyone else who used the club and was inadvertently left off this list. We appreciate your support. Due to the low attendance for Saturday lunches, the club will have one item available that will be served in the bar. February 3 - Italian Sausage Sandwich with fresh made chips - $7.50 February 10 - Sloppy Joe Sandwich with fresh made chips - $6.50 February 17 - Homemade Chili & Baked Potato Bar - $6.50 February 24 - Grilled Chicken Sandwich with fresh made chips - $7.50 The regular lunch menu will not be available during these Saturdays. Page 4
A Note From the Events Committee On behalf of the IVY Club Events Committee, we would like to introduce ourselves to you as the co-chairs of the Children s Events Committee. We are excited to serve in this role and look forward to an awesome 2018! We have created a tentative 2018 calendar of events and our goal is to host one children's or family friendly event per month (or so). February 23 (Friday): BYOBG Bring Your Own Board Game Night (new in 2018) March 31 (Saturday): Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch April 21 & 22 (Saturday & Sunday): Dock Days May TBD: Graffiti Party on the Pier (new in 2018) June 3 (Sunday): Sunday Funday Pool Days June TBD: Dinner with Dad (new in 2018) July 4 (Tuesday): Complimentary Ice Cream at the Snack Bar August 5 (Sunday): Sunday Funday Pool Days September 3 (Saturday): Labor Day festivities October 27 (Saturday): Halloween Party December 16 (Sunday): with Santa *There are other events that happen at the club throughout the year that children are also invited to attend. Thanks much and we look forward to seeing you at the IVY Club! Nicole Roberts (Linden's Mom) & Tara Pufahl (Brynlee's Mom) Looking Ahead Saturday, March 3 Wine & Paint Night Sunday, March 18 Burning of the Socks Saturday, March 31 Kid s Easter Egg Hunt & Breakfast Sunday, April 1 Easter Buffet Thank you to everyone who so generously donated to the IVY Club s Giving Tree in December. The hats, gloves, diapers and wipes were donated to the Children s Home. They were very happy to see these gifts for the children. Also, special thanks to the kids and parents for attending the Stuffed Animal Sleep Over. We had a great turnout and had raised some money for Crittenton to help with their needs. IVY Club is the Best! BYOGB - Bring Your Own Board Game Friday, February 23, 2018 6:00 p.m. -? Scrabble, Connect Four, Twister...whatever board games you can find - bring to the IVY Club. Children and adults are invited to dust off the board games for a fun night regardless of your age. There may even be a karaoke machine...so get out of the house for a while! Page 5
February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat For reservations call the IVY Club at: 682-5419 or e-mail Anita at: ajoffice1@comcast.net 1 2 3 4 Bar Hours 5 6 7 8 9 10 The bar will open at 2 pm for the Super Bowl bring a dish to share. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Fish Fry in the bar at 12:00 Bring a dish to share. 25 26 27 28 Pizza & Wings $15 5:30-8 pm Dinner 5:30-8 Valentine s Dinner Specials (see IVY Leaf for details) New Menu will be available New Menu will be available Board Meeting 7 p.m. (Sandwich option) BBQ $15 5:30-8 pm Stir Fry $15 5:30-8 pm New Menu will be available New Menu available BYOBG - Bring Your Own Board Game Night details in IVY Leaf Italian Sausage Sandwich with fresh made chips $7.50 Served in Bar (no menu will be offered) Sloppy Joe Sandwich with fresh made chips $6.50 Served in Bar (no menu will be offered) Homemade Chili & Baked Potato Bar $6.50 Served in Bar (no menu will be offered) Grilled Chicken Sandwich with fresh made chips $7.50 Served in Bar (no menu will be offered) Page 6
March 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Wine and Paint Night 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Cruising Club 2-4 p.m. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Burning of the Socks Event 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Board Meeting 7 p.m. (Sandwich option) St. Patrick s Day Dinner will be served Page 7
February 2018 Bridge Notes We made it through another Illinois January. Swimming apparel is available in stores and we are only 48 days away from spring. Outdoors is not an attractive option so why not bring family or friends to the club and enjoy a laugh or two. The view from any window is always a welcome sight. The club will be hosting a Super Bowl Party please bring a dish to share. Valentine s falls on a Wednesday so put on the red and we will see you on the 14 th. A full membership is the foundation for any private institution. Therefore we need each member to strongly think of someone they would like to bring in and become part of the IVY Club family. Whether you have been a member for a short time or for decades the IVY Club offers more than just boating. The first of February we have a whole new menu to enjoy. Sara has put together a selection for everyone to enjoy. Make a reservation now for a new taste sensation. Thanks to all who cooked, cleaned and supported the Pasta Party. Any additional revenue is always a welcome sight for our club. One last thought, we are one day closer to spring! Todd Schrock Mike Ford Jane Bertolino Commodore Vice-Commodore Rear Commodore Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (309) 682-5419 Sara Conant, Food, Beverage and Events Manager ivyclub@comcast.net Anita Johnson, Office Manager ajoffice1@comcast.net Ron Johnson, Harbor Master ivyharbor@comcast.net Chef Kelly Long ivychef@comcast.net