11-15-2024
The Annual Pickleball/Tennis Club Christmas Home Tour
The Annual Pickleball/Tennis Club Christmas Home Tour will be Tuesday, Dec 10 – tickets – $10 donation each – will be available in the office, at Coffee , or call Laraine Roberts @ 517-230-2331 or Colleen King @716-450-1633
This year there will be 6 homes and an Afterglow Party in CH 3. You must have a Home Tour ticket for the Afterglow – it all begins at 6:30pm.
CREATIVE WRITERS GROUP
You don’t need to be a writer to join the fun and fellowship of our Creative Writers Group.
Monday mornings the Apache Clubhouse will be full of amazing stories, biographies, poems and lots of memories.We enjoy listening to tales told by our old friends and some new folks who have joined our Creative Writers in recent years.
Although we come from widely diverse backgrounds, we often find that we have many experiences in common to share with each other. Some of our group are busy writing their life stories for their own children and grandchildren to remember them by. And others just want to share their love of a good story and enjoy writing it in their own words. We even supply writing prompts if you’re suffering” brain drought!”
So, we would be happy to have you join us on any Monday morning from 9:00-11:00 am in the White Room of Apache Clubhouse.We know it is early, but we are all in good spirits as we share our words with one another. Come and enjoy sharing and reminiscing with us.
Golf
Happy to announce that starting Monday morning at 7am the Gold course will no longer be cart path only. Please use the 90 degree rule to approach your ball!
Night golf has been cancelled for Friday 11/15/24.
Attention all you twig pickers. There is another clean up scheduled for this Thursday @ 8:30 am. You will be working on the Blue course so they can start mowing. Bring your Rakes!!
A big thank you for all your hard work!! As an added bonus, there will be treats provided. Bring your own coffee.
Don’t forget to get your Breakfast tickets for the December 7th Pancake & Sausage Breakfast. Please note the time change. Breakfasts are now 8am to 9:15 am. and Make sure to get your Talk Turkey Luncheon Tickets for Wed, November 20th. The last date to get them is this coming Sunday the 17th as we are going shopping then. Tickets will be available @ Tuesday coffee, the office and by calling the breakfast lady AKA Marilyn @ 269-352-0844.
After much coercion, Judy Gearsbeck is allowing us to use this venue to pay tribute to her and say thanks for all her years of service in the kitchen. So, make sure you get your tickets as there will not be any sold at the door. We will be having a couple of door prizes, homemade rolls and some unique photo opportunities as well as having the opportunity to tell Judy thanks for all she has done.
We also need many more volunteers to step up, so if you want to help out please let me know. Terri Williams 269-501-4752
Terri Williams
Golf Communications Director
PREVIOUS EDITIONS
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11-08-2024
Harry Taylor Celebration of Life
A Celebration of live for Harry Taylor will be held next Wednesday (Nov 13th) from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Clubhouse #2 Annex
IF YOU BELONG TO ONE OF THESE CLUBS…..
Thank you to the Betmar Clubs that have completed their 2 minute 2024 Web Review. If you belong to one of these Betmar Clubs or Organizations, please remind your leaders that they have just a few days left to report completion of their Annual Web Review. The deadline is Nov 15. As it stands right now, the following web pages will be deleted if these reviews are not completed. It is important that the Betmar website reflect accurate information. Without review, this is impossible. This notice has appeared in both Friday Notes and the Coffee News for almost a month now. You must notify me when you have completed your review.
Creative Writers
Betmar Travel
Dance Club
Dance Club. On Saturday November 9th the dance club will hold our annual Veterans dance . Music will be provided by Bill D. Williams and the doors open at 6:00 p.m.and dancing from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Come and support our Veterans
GOLF
Friday, November 15th is Night Golf – Check in @ 4:30. We missed our Halloween Dress Up – So, surprise us with your best “Fall” outfit.
Don’t forget the Talk Turkey Luncheon. Wednesday, November 20th 11:30 to 1pm. Your standard Turkey Day Menu, plus my favorite sister in law strong armed me into making homemade rolls. So we really hope to see you there. Get your tickets now before they run out. They are available at Coffee Hour, The Office and you may call Marilyn AKA “The Breakfast Lady” @ 269-352-0844. We are still looking for helpers for the Luncheon, so if you can spare a couple hours let me know . Terri 269-501-4752
A big thanks to Paul/Mike for setting up the Electronic Golf Sign @ the Club House. It’s pretty cool.
November 25 is the Golf Membership/board meeting. 9 am CH2
Thought for the Day.
Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life – Jackie Chan
Betmar November Bulletin
The November bulletin is available in the Main Office and Communications Office.
https://betmar.org/betmar-bulletin/
11-01-2024
OnSpot Dermatology
OnSpot Dermatology is returning for another season to Betmar. OnSpot Dermatology is a full service, mobile dermatology practice that is bringing its state-of-the-art medical clinic right onsite to Betmar Acres.
NOV 19 and DEC 10, they will be offering what they call a Pop-Up clinic in Apache Clubhouse White Room from 7:30 to 3:30.Call 941 444 0011 or go to onspotdermatology.com/Betmar Acres to make an appointment.
Communications Office will be closed
The Communications Office will be closed until further notice, thanks to Milton. I will be working from home and the office phone has been forwarded to my personal phone. If you have any questions please let me know.
Bonnie Coutz
Betmar Communications
MARK YOUR CALENDAR CHANGE..Betmar Web Symposium DATE CHANGE
Due to a conflict with Travelers going to St Augustine we have changed one of the associated Symposium dates.
The new date at times are:
December 11th 9:00 AM
and
December 12th 1:00 PM.
Both will take place in the Clubhouse #2 Annex.
Any Betmar resident can attend, however it is MANDATORY that a representative from each Club and Organization attend one of these dates.
Annual Betmar Club and Organization Webpage Review
The following Betmar Clubs or Organizations have not yet reported the results of their 2024 Webpage Review. Deadline is Nov 15. Failure to complete this requirement will result in decommissioning your web page.
Aquatic Club
BINGO
Chorus
Creative Writers
Dance
Game
Hospitality
Shuffle
Tennis/Pickleball
Theater
T.O.P.S.
Vespers
Video Productions
Betmar Travel
Betmar Communications (Electronic Calendar, Electronic Bulletin Board, Calendar, Bulletin)
Betmar Policy and Procedures
GOLF
No Golf events or Leagues until at least 2 courses are open.
Don’t forget Breakfast this saturday 8-9:30 am CH2 Elaine’s cooking!
Be on the lookout for Talk Turkey to me Luncheon. November 30th 11:30 until 1pm. Tickets available starting November 5th or whenever the breakfast lady gets them done Love you Marilyn!
Terri Williams
Golf Communications Director
If everything goes well, we will have Night Golf on November 15th – Check In at 4:30pm. We missed our Halloween Dress Up Day so, impress us with your favorite “fall” outfits! There may be a prize!
Betmar Calendar—We’ve made it BETTER !!
If you’ve clicked into the Betmar Calendar lately, you may have noticed that we made it even better. Still the same default “agenda” view, but now a little easier to follow. Up by the month, you can use the arrows to move forward a day at a time, and it will show a week out from every point.
But here’s the BONUS…. If you click on any event that you want to attend, it offers a “Copy to my Calendar” option…this places the event directly onto your personal calendar you use on your phone or computer….and just that event, not the entire Betmar schedule. This allows you to personalize a calendar to YOUR plan.
Creative Writers Group
Creative writer’s Group meets 9 to 11 every Monday from November through April at the
Apache Clubhouse. We would love to have any Betmar resident join us. If you enjoy writing poetry, short stories, articles, or even keeping a journal you have all the skills you need. At the meeting we each take a few minutes to read our writing and then share memories of similar occasions in our lives or comment on the thoughts it inspired in us or the original ideas the writer shared. Most of us rely on our own imagination or experiences, but occasionally suggestions are offered for future scripts. Feel free to come to our first get-togethers for this season and see if it would be of interest to you. Our first meeting this autumn will be November 11th. We look forward to meeting you.
If you have any questions please contact Conne McCormick.( group facilitator)
Phone: 724-584-7420
37246 Lakewood Drive
Zephyrhills, FL 33542
10-25-2024
Golf Breakfast, etc
Just a reminder about the upcoming Breakfast by Elaine – Egg Sausage Casserole, Cinnamon Roll, Coffee and Juice on Saturday, November 2nd from 8:00am – 9:30 am in CH#2. Tickets are being sold at Coffee Hour next Tuesday, the 29th, the Betmar Office, or contact Marilyn@269-352-0844. Tickets are $7.00 in advance and $8.00 at the door.
We also have tickets for our Golf Membership Drawing – $5.00.
1st Prize – Free 2025 Golf Membership,
2nd – Cart Trail Fee and
3rd – $25 Pro Shop Gift Certificate – all for only $5.00!
The Golf Board Meeting will be held Monday, October 28th at 9:00am
Marilyn & Terri Williams
Golf Activities Directors
Betmar Notes
We have a large gator lurking in Memorial pond. We are just going to watch and see if he goes away thru our waters. But, be cautious walking around the pond especially with your little dogs. I heard they can move fast. If we leave them alone, they will leave us alone. If he stays too long and is a nuisance we can have them relocated.
Lots of talk about building permits. Go to planning@mypasco.net, click on services, then click on construction. A list is posted as to when a building permit is NOT required. They are waiving initial fees for permits. A resident can hire anyone they want but; it should be a licensed contractor, as they will carry the liability for the repairs. A homeowner can pull a permit; but, it takes a long time to get the permit. Have the contractor pull the permit as it takes them one day. Do they have to wait for a permit to start work? Her answer is “well they are supposed to”. You can pull a permit after the fact and I asked if the fees will be doubled as is the normal procedure and her answer was “May Not”. They realize a lot of repairs are going on and their large focus will be on roofs. So as we have said all along make sure your roofer is licensed in Florida and they pull a permit. This is required by insurance also.
Marsha Frain
Betmar Dance club
Betmar Dance club will hold it’s annual Halloween dance this Saturday night Oct. 26th in clubhouse # 2 from 7:00 to 10:00. Doors open at 6:00. Please come and enjoy the music and dancing. Costumes are optional but we will have prizes for the funniest, scariest, and most original. We are open to the public so please bring your friends and support Betmar. BYOB and snacks. For more info contact Janet Blair at 813-476-2915
Bingo will resume Monday, October 28th.
Betmar was built on Volunteers, we need Volunteers more now than ever. Milton has caused devastation to many, Betmar is one of the thousand affected. Bingo brings in much needed revenue, but it also is a pastime that is a stress relief for many. We all want to help in some way…this is a way.
George Ferrari ~ President
Kitchen Band
Welcome back members of the band! This Friday Oct 25th will be our first practice! I am very excited to see everyone! For non members who don’t know about us… everyone is welcome to join and no talent is needed. We play kazoos and entertain residents at local assisted living facilities! The residents enjoy it so very much! They smile and sing with us! We meet every Friday at 9 am in clubhouse 3. We carpool to the facilities! We will provide the kazoo! Please come check us out!
Thanks
Rhonda Pomerleau secretary
801 941 1797
10-18-2024
Chorus
Chorus WILL be practicing on Monday, October 21 @ 12:30 in Clubhouse 3.