Wesley Taylor

What is your typical work day like?

There is nothing typical about my work day!

Generally, if there is an event, I come in and set-up or make sure we are ready to go for the particular needs of the event. Then it’s all about running the event… talking with the client and tending to any last minute changes, checking A/V equipment, making sure the service staff is ready and understands everything about the event, checking in with the kitchen and reviewing the timeline of what is supposed to happen and when, touch base with bar staff,

expedite the food, talk to the client (again) to make sure he/she is happy, connect with service and bar staff about any issues, expedite dessert & coffee, talk to the client one last time about the event, then clean-up and possibly set-up for the next event. On top of all of that, I have office responsibilities: answering emails and phone calls about booking banquets, inputting information for function sheets, draft room diagrams so maintenance staff can set-up for the next event, have planning meetings/tastings, and give tours of the banquet facilities to possible

future events.

How long have you worked here?

Just over three and a half years.

What were some of your previous jobs?

Server, bartender, caterer, and catering manager.

What did you want to be with you were growing up?

An artist. I actually have a diploma from the (then named) Pennsylvania School of Art & Design, which is what brought me to Lancaster. My focus was illustration. But there wasn’t any local demand for illustrators, and I needed to make fast money once I graduated, so I started serving in restaurants. Because the money was descent, I stayed with it.

Where is your favorite place and where would you like to go on vacation?

I enjoy going to the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts to go whale watching. My mother recently moved to Boca Raton, FL and I had the chance to visit and it was very nice. My dream is to go to China someday… or Japan... or just about any Asian country. I would love to be Anthony

Bourdain for a year and experience many different countries, cultures and food!

What are your interests and hobbies?

Art (as I mentioned before), but I don’t seem to have the time for it anymore. I like watching movies, Travel and History Channels. I’m trying to read more. I like golf, but I’m horrible at it. I also have an interest in model railroading (which I get from my father and uncle).

Do you follow any sports—or have any favorite teams?

Okay, here we go… I’m a huge Notre Dame fan! Which is not a good thing when you live in the “Nittany Lion State”. I like watching tennis… congratulations to Novak Djokovic for his first Wimbledon win! And again… golf.

NOTRE DAME IN ACTION!

What are some of your favorite bands?

Hmmm… I’m all over the place when it comes to music (thankfully, there’s Pandora). I’ll listen to just about anything from Dolly Parton to Beyonce. I like, “Great Standards” to Motown to movie soundtracks.

What are your favorite books?
The Harry Potter books, Dune, The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, and I’m currently reading some of Anthony Bourdain’s books

What are your favorite TV shows?
I really liked the re-make of Battlestar Galactica (I’m a big sci-fi dork, so also include all the Star Trek series), Modern Family, Community, Dexter, True Blood (just to name a few). I really liked Game of Thrones which just finished its first season.

What are some of your favorite movies?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter, “Comic Book” movies, Star Wars, the Kung Fu Panda movies, the Airplane! movies, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Avatar. I recently saw the third Transformers movie in IMAX 3D... it was visual comprehension overload, I needed a nap afterward.

Name something you would love to do one day.
Travel, travel, travel

What is the best gift that you've ever been given?
I don’t think I have a “best” gift. I have several that I really liked: a Notre Dame Fighting Irish driver head cover, a Titleist 60-degree wedge, a Star Wars Pop-Up book (don’t laugh… it’s pretty sweet).

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STAR WARS POP UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

What is the best compliment someone could give you?

“Wow! Are you losing weight?” (ha ha… the answer is usually, “No”). It also feels good when you are recognized for a job “well done”

If you could go back and give the teen age version of yourself advice, what would you tell him?

Save your money and travel. See the world! I think everyone should travel outside of the U.S. and get a different perspective on how the world works. Meet and relate to people of all races and cultures… and then come back and share the experiences with your family and friends.

Heather Wilson

What is your typical work day like?

When I come in I set up the bars, get ice, get the liquor out. We clean up, get the room ready, put the menus out, put crackers on the table. We have to make sure we're stocked, because lunch in the summertime is crazy. Then we do everything in the 19th Hole. We bus, we take orders and serve, make drinks, and at the end of the night we clean up and put everything away, so we can pull it out the next morning and start again.

How long have you worked here?

Just over a year, now.

What were your previous jobs?

I started out babysitting, I think most girls do, and then I became a pharmacy technician. That's someone who helps the pharmacist. We counted pills, took calls, input information in the computer and waited on people.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

A vet, a teacher, a pharmacist, medicine really interested me.

Where is your favorite place and where would you like to go in the future?

I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise to the Caribbean and it was awesome, it's so tropical, it was gorgeous.

I would love to go to Italy. I'm Italian, partially, and my relatives from there just moved to the US. Last summer I went to visit them when they came to visit my grandparents in Georgia, and it was awesome meeting them.

What are your interests and hobbies?

I like to be outside. I like sports and movies. I love to cook, and bake. I love to listen to music and go to concerts.

What are some of your favorite bands?

My favorite band is Disturbed. I also like System Of A Down, Lady Gaga. But I listen to everything. Rap, pop, rock, lots of music.

What is the best concert you've ever been to?

Disturbed, of course. I was in the second row, it was amazing! I started going to shows when I was 7 and I've been to more than I can count. My first concert was KISS!

What books do you like?

Mostly fiction, I like the Chelsea Handler books, the Harry Potter series, the Twilight series. I also really like ‘Fallen Angels’ by Walter Dean Myers.

What TV shows do you like to watch?

‘Criminal Minds’ - hands down my favorite. ‘How I Met Your Mother’. I love ‘Will and Grace’ and ‘Frasier’.

What are some of your favorite movies?

‘The Dark Knight’. I had that on my iPod and I used to watch it every day when I would commute back and forth to Philly, I think I can recite the whole movie. ‘10 Things I Hate About You’, ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Monsters, Inc.’, ‘Because I Said So’ with Mandy Moore, the Underworld series. ‘American History X’.

Name something you would love to do one day.

I'd like to go skydiving, because I hate heights, just to get over that fear (laughs). But I probably won't, I'm such a scaredy cat. I’d like to get married, have kids and be successful.

What is the best compliment someone could give you?

I'm giving, or ‘you're my favorite person’.

If you could go back and give the teen age version of yourself advice, what would you tell her?

Be more adventurous, and be more spontaneous.

Holly Ruof

What do you do at the club?

I work in the Flynn Grille, the bar and help out with banquets when needed.

How did you come to work at the club?

My daughter went to first grade, and before that I was a stay at home mom, for 6 years. The first day of school when the big yellow monster came and scooped her away, I went to Turkey Hill and bought a newspaper and looked in the want ads. There was an ad for the club and since LCC was the only golf course I had never played in Lancaster County I wanted to apply here. As a kid I grew up at Media Heights Country Club, and I've been playing golf since I was 8 years old. I thought - hmmm – I know how to serve because I did banquets when I was a teenager out at the Host Resort. I came in and filled out an application and said from the get go that I could start in the fall, but come the last day of the school year, I need to leave and take the summer off because we have a place down at the beach.

How long do you stay at the beach?

I leave the last day of school and my daughter and I stay down there until the day before the first day of school. My husband, Randy, comes down on the weekends. We live in Fenwick Island, Delaware at the Treasure Beach RV Park. The camp ground there is like every camp ground I grew up at as a kid.

Do you work down there during the summer?

Yes, I work at tanning.

What previous jobs have you had?

I was a purchasing agent for an investment casting foundry for 4 years, and prior to that, I was part owner of Lemoyne Sleeper for 12 years.

What is your favorite food?

Classic Asian food. Not Americanized Asian food. A good place to go is Lanviet, which used to be Lanvina and is in Bridgeport. It's actually Vietnamese and they are one of the few places in Lancaster that still has authentic dishes.

Where is your favorite place?

Number one has to be the beach. Number two is Florence, Italy.

Where is a place that you would like to visit?

The Grand Canyon, I've never been there I'd like to go to the west coast, someplace past the Mississippi River.

What are your favorite TV shows?

Monty Python's Flying Circus, Saturday Night Live, American Idol, Survivor, and Days Of Our Lives.

What are your favorite movies?

Young Frankenstein, Caddyshack, any Pixar flick, Hoodwinked, anything black and white. I like Cary Grant movies, Some Like It Hot, I love watching Turner Classic Movies.

What is your favorite music?

I grew up with jazz - but alternative jazz. I like early Steely Dan, Rush, Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, old standards. I'm not a big top 40 fan, I like classic rock - classic vinyl rock.

What are your favorite books?

Anything by James Patterson and Stephen King.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

An architect, I loved to use CAD to design when I was in school, and I loved to draw.

What is something that you would like to do one day?

Have dinner with Anthony Bourdain, actually breakfast, lunch and dinner. I think he's awesome.

What is the best gift you’ve ever received?

My daughter Maddy.

What is the best compliment someone could give you?

“You’re always yourself”. Someone once actually told me that "I was genuine and had moxy."

If you could go back and give the teenage version of yourself advice – what would you tell her?

Respect yourself, and respect your elders.

  

Matt Goudie

What is a typical work day for you?

During the season we run tournaments for the members, sell items in the shop, teach lessons.
It's usually a full 8 hour shift working either an early, middle or late shift, but some days we're here from sun-up to sundown.

How did you get interested in golf?

I grew up playing a little bit with friends, but when I got into high school all of my friends were on the golf team and I didn't have anything else going on, so I started playing. And then it just took off from there. I wasn't very good at golf in high school until my senior year when I got serious and started playing more. Before that, I just did it for fun since I had nothing else to do.

What previous jobs have you had?

I worked at Weis Markets in Willow Street. I worked at Cross Gates golf course, and Media Heights in college doing internships, and during college I ran a club repair shop, and worked at a couple of other courses as a part time job.

What is your favorite food?

Macaroni and cheese - the good kind. Not the Kraft version.

What is your favorite place?

Park City, Utah for snowboarding.

Where would you like to visit?

Scotland or Ireland, to play golf.

Do you have other hobbies or interests?

I hunt and fish, and snowboard in the winter. I do a little mountain biking from time to time and I also play hockey.

What are some TV shows that you enjoy?

Pawn Stars, hunting and fishing shows, Penguins and Steelers games - I try to watch every one I can.

What kind of music do you like?

I listen to Country music a lot.

When you were growing up what did you want to be?

An airline pilot.

What is something that you'd love to do one day?

I'd like to go heliskiing. It's where a helicopter drops you off on the top of a mountain and you ski your way down. That would top my list.

What is the best gift that you've ever received?

Probably my first shot gun.

What famous person would you like to meet for

dinner?

Dan Bylsma, coach of the Pittsburg Penguins. He seems like a really smart guy and an interesting personality.

If you could go back and talk to the teenage version of yourself what would you tell him?

Don't be too excited to get out of school because the real world is tough! (Laughs).
Try harder in school and enjoy it more.

Israel DeJesus

What was your very first job?

When I was a kid I worked in my dad’s grocery stores in New York. I worked as the cashier, stocking the shelves, everything that had to do with the store.

What place would you like to visit?

I'd like to go to China, although I have a fear of flying.

What are your hobbies or interests?

I like the martial arts. I like to do things around the house and I like spending time with my daughter, Mariana, 6 years old.

What are your favorite foods?

Seafood, rice, Italian food, Spanish food, (laughs) ALL food!

How did you get interested in cooking?

I got interested in cooking through my Grandmom, I was always in the kitchen with her. She was the best cook, so that got me interested in food. She would show me how she made things. Then when I came to the states, and started cooking in an Italian restaurant, they taught me how to make pizza. I was very young, still a

teenager.  Then I learned a lot of different dishes and I just enjoy cooking.

What was your favorite dish that your

grandmother would make?

I enjoy it all - but she had sweet rice that she would make and I always loved that. She would put coconut in it and it was delicious. It was like a dessert. She used to farm a lot, so all of the food was natural. It was straight from the ground. All different kinds of potatoes. That was a main dish that we ate a lot. When I was growing up we

didn't eat canned food, everything was from what she grew. There were a lot of us because she had 24 kids, and she raised 6 grand kids. She died at 98 years old, my grandfather died at 106.

Any favorite TV shows?

I used to watch ‘The Honeymooners’ with my dad.

What movies do you like?

When I rent a movie I like to watch action

movies, something to keep me awake. I like

movies with karate in them. I like western movies, movies with Clint Eastwood, those were the best.

What is your favorite music?

I like jazz. It helps me mellow.

What did you want to be when you were

growing up?

I wanted to grow up to be a detective. A drug busting agent.

What would you like to do one day?

I'm afraid of planes and flying but I'd love to go parachuting, just to get that fear out.

What is the best gift you've ever received?

When I get home and my daughter jumps on me and says "Hey Daddy!"

Are there any famous people, past or present that you'd like to meet?

Charles Bronson

If you could go back and give the teen age version of yourself advice – what would it be?

Stay in school and meet the goals that you really want.