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By Tom Mullen publisher@masoncounty. com im Repeta has spent his life serving those who love the links. ’ “It’s a marathon,” Alderbrook Golf and YachtClub’s (AGYC) new general manager told the Shelton-Mason Journal. ‘ “The most important thing for our team, and that’s golf, grounds, food and beverage, is to try to find ways to improve on a daily basis while being mindful and respectful of tradition but also to be , aware of being relevant. We want this to be our members’ favorite place to be.” And those geals, he said, make managing AGYC a team sport. ' Repeta said he got his start at Fountain Hills in Bellevue, Nebraska, where his father, a United States Air Force navigator of RV-66s, had been sta- tioned. an nus mu. 1 , Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-37 .“Serendipitously, my background was through the back of the house,” he said, recalling his time as an executive chef in’ Fort Worth, where he enjoyed two stints on the Texas Culinary Olympic Team, once as itscaptain'. He worked his way though the culinary arts there. “Dishwasher,- bus boy, whatever they needed, then to move from executive chef to clubhouse manager,” he said. He noted that he was given the opportunity to learn hospitality from the ground up, whichg'ves him perspective and insight on the service Alderbrook members have come to expect. “Our Executive Chef Leon does a great job. Now I’m here to do everything I can to fully support him and all of our department heads.” He said he was impressed by what he calls “the foundation of great tenure” at Alderbrook, pointing to the grounds su- perintendent who has worked at the course for 30- plus years. Repeta is just a few weeks into his new position Alderbrook Golf and Yacht Club’s new general manager, Jim Repeta, is P‘shown at the clubhouse in Union. Journal photo by Tom Mullen and he’s anticipating the arrival of his Wife, An- ‘drea, who is a regional director for Dianne’s Fine Desserts. ‘fBoth my wife and I continue with our passion for the out-of-doors. That’s something very, very exciting,” he said of his move to the Northwest. “Ultimately this is just an outstanding opportunity to further continue my career. ~ “We’re empty—nesters. Our daughter, Ellen, just received her master’s from the University of Texas at Dallas and she and her boyfriend, Matthew, are outdoors people. He’s from California so it was all just meant to be. Here we have the best of both worlds. You fish on the Hood Canal, climb up in the mountains and hike. You can have your own private time and still have friends to be around,” he said. According to a AGYC news release, Repeta is a certified chief executive and certified clubmanager with the Club Managers Associationof America. it it d her WOYTOWICH mean expert on anything. . et’s call the game for what it really is, OK? I get paid a few bucks every other . ‘V gbecause I trot'out a stream of " at least in the publisher’s opin- will (ta-there and mull them over, and who ‘ knows, in the very best scenario, say to your: self, “WellJ nev knew that,” or “I guess r ' ' tes of my attentio ' st a; ,‘TOIES. I rope a few words, d them'lik'e steers. It doesn’t mak “ So, in all humility, as one citizen to an— A ~tier out of your car, and van ‘knowfwhere ovenmk Parkiis? will beggetting back to it soon.) “ , other, I want to ask each of you: When was the last time you walked around downtown Shelton? Inmlast year, have any of you (Hold onto that thought for a moment; we This year is the second year that the Pre- vention Education Partners (PEP) Substance V .— A Abuse Prevention Coalition, an initiative of ‘Don’t Overlook nature; she's. right outside your door the Mason County Public Health Department, has printed a “Nature Remedies” calendar. Commonly called the “PEP Calendar,” the V32-page booklet makes a handy, colorful desk hderedrthe. Overlook Par 2330 you ' calendar designed to engage readers in the act of mindfulness. Listed for each month are seasonal things you can see, do or experience in Mason County. The mamas ' .. . contributoi‘saii . ' ' community.) ' see TRAIL, page A438