Submitted by Michelle McKinnon and photos by Brenda Moody, Rita Jones , Kathy Downer, Mary Ann Gifford. Videos Betmar Video Club
Jan 14th, 2025
TUESDAY AT COFFEE:
COFFEE NEWS JANUARY 14, 2025
MICHELLE’S MESSAGE
Gear up for the time capsule reveal!! Monday January 20th at NOON. A ticket is needed if you want lunch. If not, please come and watch to see what is in it!! Have you thought about what might be in it? Remember Y2K?? Some thought we would be in a heap of trouble going from 1999 to 2000. Boy were they wrong as here we are in 2025! Please start to think about what we can put in it this year to have revealed in 2050.
VOLUNTEER SHOUT OUT
Thank you, Melinda Graves, for organizing a awesome Newcomer Fair. It went very well!!
Thank you Johny Ellis for the amazing song last week!
Thank you, Comfort Cover, for the donuts and coffee today!
Perfect 10 Charity with greatest appreciation thanks Betmar Acres for their dedication and hard work supporting the East Pasclo Toy Drive
ACTIVITIES
*SISTER AND SISTER IN LAW LUNCHEON IS THIS SATURDAY-JANUARY 18TH 11:30AM CLUBHOUSE 3 $3 DONATION PLUS BRING A DISH TO PASS-TICKETS IN THE OFFICE OR FROM MICHELLE MCKINNON
*Time Capsule Reveal January 20th at Noon in front of CH2. If you would like a FREE lunch, you must have a ticket. Still come if you don’t want lunch or don’t have a ticket! What is in it??
*Thank You for hosting a blood drive on January 7th atBetmar Acres and sharing your power to save lives! Words can not express how proud and happy I am !!! You all are a blessing. We were able to collect 17 units of blood. Each blood donation can SAVE up to THREE LIVES so that means that 51 patients will benefit blooddonations from the lifesaving efforts of blood donors at Betmar Acres Mark your calendar, your next blood drives is: March 4th 2024 Totals Collected–75 Pints Lives Saved-225
*The 5+ State picnic will be February 8 at 11:00. We will have a meeting for those interested in helping on January 21 after Coffee
*Kitchen Band meets every Friday at clubhouse 3 at 9:00. We practice our songs and then go to a local assisted living facility to entertain the residents! They love it and so will you! This is a no cost club and we will provide a new kazoo! Come check us out! I guarantee you will be smiling! Kitchen Band is holding a yard sale at 37208 Lakewood Dr on Jan 31 and Feb 1. If you are interested in donating items for the sale you can see a member or drop it off on the 28th or 29th. Thanks so much for your support!
*Canadian Picnic 2025 This year’s Canadian Picnic will be held in Clubhouse 2 on January 30. The Social Hour from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. will include several fun games providing everyone an opportunity to meet new people. The Potluck dinner will be 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Groups of 8 or 16 are encouraged, but any singles will be placed at a table where they can share their meal and meet new friends. Every table will have a Host who will help in organizing the food for their table. Every guest should bring their own place setting and preferred beverages.
Jesse Derringer will be providing entertainment from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 and will be on sale before coffee hour until the event or until they are all gone! Donations for prizes would be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Rob Belland (587) 338-9792 or Janet Shaffer (807) 221-9259.
*Sending a great big hug to everyone who came out in support of our Newcomers Fair this year. Thank you to All of our Board of Directors, Trustees, Clubs and Events and soooo many volunteers that came to decorate. It takes a village to do anything we accomplish here in Betmar for the greater good of our beautiful community. We had a hundred newcomers for lunch in the annex Denise Rader our Betmar Communications Director made the most delicious Hawaiian Chicken & Rice and Laraine Roberts our Betmar Secretary made the best pineapple cupcakes!
Everyone had a wonderful time walking around the beautifully set up club and event tables, awesome music with entertainer John Perry, Mary Ann Gifford and her team did an amazing job photographing our newcomers and presenting their pictures on the screen on stage, so many very generous people who dug deep and gave great prizes for the many many beautiful gifts 🎁 given out in our raffles again this year. Also a special shout out to Chorus and Game Club who each gave $50 towards defraying the cost of the newcomers fair this year, adding to their gift items already given.
Several Newcomers from 2023 also gave very generously toward our raffles to bless our community.
We brought in almost a thousand dollars! Thank you ALL so very much for making our Newcomers feel very welcomed and special. Y’all are the Rockstars of our beautiful paradise we call Betmar. ❤️😍🤗👏
Thank you too, to Nancy Kraft and Robin Hahn in the Kitchen Bistro for delicious homemade vegetable beef soup and Hawaiian rolls given out to those manning their tables! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Blessings, Melinda
*Schedule your appointment for Stroke Prevention-Thursday January 30th in the Annex. Call 1-888-667-7587
*Betmar Memorial-This coming Sunday, January 19th in clubhouse #2 at 2:00 p.m. if you would like a picture posted of someone you lost you can take it to communications ASAP and it will be on display. Please put name of deceased and your name and phone number on back of picture. We could really use some cookies or bars for refreshments after the Memorial.
*Teeny Weenie-Kelly and I will be gone starting the 2nd week in July and not returning until Sept 1st or there abouts. I would like to recruit another couple to help us out during that time we are gone. (approximately the 2nd week of July to the last Wednesday in August). In the event we do not get anyone to help then Teeny Weeny will end when we leave in July. If many of the folks are unhappy or do not like this arrangement, then Kelly & I will step aside & let someone else take over. Just to clarify our personal circumstances have changed since we took over Teeny Weeny.
Best regards! Mark & Kelly Garrett
*Some Indiana residents are wanting to find out if there is enough interest to hold a picnic for Betmar IN residents sometime in March, 2025. If you are interested in attending an IN picnic, please contact Fran Shumaker @ 317-446-4672 or Denise Craney @ 812-486-6119. Please leave your name & phone number. We are just beginning the planning process depending on the level of interest. Thank you.
*Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 1, 2025, for the New England picnic. If you would like to serve on the committee, there will be a meeting on Friday, January 17 at 2 PM at the golf clubhouse. More information to follow in the upcoming coffee news and on Simply Betmar.
BETMAR BANDSTAND
On Wednesday, January 15 we are pleased to have Rockin’ Ron and his band offer up some 50’s and 60’s music. Great dancing music and I’ll bet many can sing along with the lyrics. 6:00 at Clubhouse 2. While you’re there you can also buy your tickets for the January 22 Lasagna dinner show featuring our very own Jam Bandits. We have them for sale in the Annex this morning as well.
BETMAR SECURITY
Looking for a Security Captain/Chief for Betmar
BETMAR TRAVEL GROUP
Jersey Boys show & lunch Wednesday, January 15 Bus arrives at 10:00 Clubhouse 2 Return approximately 4:30
BINGO BISTRO
January 20th, pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, hot dogs, hamburgers, and sandwiches
CARPORT CONCERT CLUB
It’s STILL winter in Betmar!! We rescheduled AGAIN!! See you NEXT WEEK 1/23/25
Same place and time!!! Come on out to 37300 LAKEWOOD DR from 4-6pm!! And let’s party it up for a happy afternoon concert!
COMPUTER
Come to the Computer class today at 1:00 to learn about the new QR software program Betmar will be using. We will also finish our class for Iphone and Ipad on Notes and Reminders.
At 2:00 bring your device to class and we will help you to solve any problems you might be having.
DANCE CLUB
The monthly dance club meeting will be held in Apache clubhouse Tuesday January 14th at 3:00 P.M. Please come and support your dance club. This coming Saturday night our dance music will be provided by Charles Williams. Mr. Williams plays a wide variety of music for your dancing pleasure. Doors open at 6:00 P.M. and dancing from 7:00 till 10:00M in clubhouse #2 .Come and bring your friends. BYOB and snacks. $5.00 donation at the door. Linedance classes continue Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10:30 till 12:00 noon. Clogging classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 till10:15, and couples pattern dance classes are Fridays from 1:00 till 2:30. All dance classes are held in clubhouse #3 and are open to the public.
DART CLUB
Thank you to those that attended the Dart Fundraiser
GAME CLUB
Cornhole games will start on Friday January 17 at the horseshoe pits. After that it will be Tuesday and Friday from 1-3 at the horseshoe pits. You must be a member of the game club. Come on out and have some fun.
HOBBY
Hobby meets every Tues here in the annex at 1:00. Our club is a no cost club! If you are a crafter,we would love to have you join us! Maybe you could show us how to do something, or we can show you how to do something you have always wanted to do but don’t know how! Don’t forget we have a bazaar coming up on Feb 6th and 7th! You won’t want to miss it!
LIBRARY
Read because reality is overrated.
At our January meeting it was decided that February 23, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be our open house. We are hoping for a great turnout. Please come and check out our new and improved Library.
Our February meeting is on Thursday the 13th at 9: a.m. Everyone is welcome.
We have a lot of new books and some new to us books. Come in and check them out.
We will be leaving our kiosks in Club house 2 as a continued Book exchange option. Please do not leave trash or old books stacked on the units.Toni
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Clubhouse #3 at 7:00 p m. Ed Holtzhouse is your host with a lot of music lined up for your enjoyment.
$1.00 donation at the door.
TABLE AND CHAIR SET UP
Block assignments for Table & Chair volunteers are published in each month’s Betmar Bulletin. Blocks are mapped out on page 28 of the phone book. The block assignment for the second half of January is block U (east half of Kimela, Kiowa & Tara).
Schedule for this period follows:
Wed 1/15 8 am Bandstand
Thu 1/16 8 am Betmar Dinner
Sat 1/18 8 am Dance
Sun 1/19 8 am Memorial
Mon 1/20 8 am Bingo
For questions, contact Tom Brown
TENNIS/PICKLEBALL CLUB
Who: Pickleball Beginners
What: A clinic to teach you the basics, have fun, and make new friends! You’ll have lots of patient support from our club members. We’d love for you to give it a try!
Where: Courts behind Apache Clubhouse
When: 11:00- 12:30, M-F, 1/20-1/24
Details: The clinic is free. All you need is a pair of athletic or court shoes. We even provide paddles if you don’t have one.
If you attend all five sessions and decide to join our club, we’ll waive the $25 initiation fee.
Please call, text, or email Darlene Paine if you have questions or would like to attend. (I like to have a headcount.)
Darlene Paine (207) 779-4948 dadapaine@gmail.com
THEATRE
Dessert Theater tickets will be sold before coffee every Tues.! Performances are Jan 31 7p Feb 1 2pm and February 2 at 7pm. Tickets are $7.00 with dessert included.
Come join the fun and laughs! Or call JoAnne Steppler for tickets @ 585-334-8344.
TRIVIA
Trivia came back to Betmar with a bang this Sunday, with three teams neck and neck until the final round. It was great fun! Trivia quiz starts at 6.30 every Sunday in clubhouse 3. Up to 4 per team. Great prizes, why not come and join us!
WHAT NOT BARN
The whatnot Barn is open Tuesdays and Fridays until the big sale on the 14th and 15th of February. We’re happy to take all your donations. We still have lots of comforters and bedspreads for $5. Some beautiful couches and recliners. Come over after coffee and see what we’ve got that you just can’t leave without. Always happy to see you at the what not Barn.
Sale:
Department Heads, please contact the volunteers on your list to see if they are still available. Once you determine how many more volunteers you need, let us know. We will not be sending any volunteers to your department unless you inform us of your needs. Please let us know if you are all set as well. Volunteers
Here is the current list of where we need additional volunteers. This list will be updated weekly.
| HELP WANTED (volunteers needed for the February 12-15th What-Not Sale) Number & lengths of shifts flexible Department | Additional volunteers needed |
| ANT MARCH – need all able-bodied persons (anyone who can carry a box) to help unload the What-Not Barn at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb 12th. No need to get your name on a list. Just show up and we will direct you, PLEASE!!!!!! | 200+ |
| GOODIES FOR HELP 2/12/25 8 AM | Betmar Bakers |
| CRAFTS | 4 |
| FURNITURE | 2 |
| HARDWARE & TOOLS | 2 |
| PLASTICS / KITCHENWARE | 1 |
| SHOES / PURSES | 4 |
If you would like to sign up to help in these areas, please notify Diane (Dee) Brown.
Email: tomdianebrown@yahoo.com
Diane’s cell phone: (call or text) 603-534-3304
JOKE OF THE DAY
A woman died and found herself standing outside the pearly gates, being greeted by Saint Peter. She asked him ohh is this the place I really think it is- good? It is so beautiful. Did I really make it to heaven? To which Saint Peter replied yes my dear these are the gates to heaven but you must do one more thing before you can enter. The woman was very excited and asked of Saint Peter what she must do to pass through the gates. Spell a word Saint Peter replied. What word she asked? Any word answered Saint Peter, it’s your choice. The woman promptly replied then the word I will spell is love L-O-V-E. Saint Peter congratulated her on her good fortune to have made it to heaven and asked her if she would mind taking his place at the gates for a few minutes while he went to check on something. I’d be honored she said but what should I do if somebody comes while you are gone? St. Peter reassured her and instructed the woman simply have any of the newcomers in the Pearly Gates spell a word as she had done. So, the woman is left sitting in Saint Peter’s chair and watching the beautiful Angels soaring around her when lo and behold the man approaches the gates. She realizes it is her husband. What happened she cried? Why are you here?
Her husband stared at her for a moment and then said I was so upset when I left your funeral I was in an accident and now I am here? Did I really make it to heaven? To which the woman replied, not yet, you must spell a word. What word he asked? The woman responded Czechoslovakia.
ANNIVERSARIES
Rosalind and Paul Reed-celebrated their 68th anniversary on 1-12
Kelly and Mark Garrett-45th wedding anniversary on 1-19
BIRTHDAYS
Janet Send. January 26, 81 years young
Johnny Ellis Jan 18th
Holly Hefner Jan 18
Jeanne Casby 71
Judy Harding 79 Jan 19th
Paul Reed Jan 11` 87
Wanda Leas 75
Jan Provencha 1-13
Dewey Coon 89 Jan 20th
Ellen Marvin 1-15 83 years old
Jo Anne Stepler Jan 19; 79 years old
SICK BAY
Debbie Torey
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