Submitted by Michelle McKinnon and photos by Brenda Moody, Rita Jones , Kathy Downer, Mary Ann Gifford, Lynn MacDonald. Videos Betmar Video Club
April 23, 2024
TUESDAY AT COFFEE:
MICHELLE’S MESSAGE
Do you hear that??? Neither do I, it is so quiet here from the Snowbirds heading home. When I went to the pool today, there were only four other people there. So hey, those of you here, please keep coming to coffee hour and reading coffee news to find out what is happening this summer. Get ready for fun activities and food! Betmar is a great place to be all year round! I love this place!
VOLUNTEER SHOUT OUT
*from Maine
*a singer for music and entertainment
*works countless hours with Mini Golf
*teaches aerobics in the big pool three days a week
WHO IS SHE?
DEBRA REITCHEL
ACTIVITIES
*FYI-NO FISH FRY this Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church
*Clubhouse Reservation forms are now PURPLE
*Sue Flynn put new bins in the back for recycling and if there’s one back there with the name of what it is, she is collecting it for the summer, and you can put the items in there. She put all the new bins in that are blue and labeled so it should work- give it a whirl. Thank you.
*check out the Zephyrhills Newspaper-Betmar Rocks!
*Upcoming Blood Drive: Betmar Acres
May Gifts-$20 egift card/Oneblood Short Sleeved T-Shirt
Drive Date: May 7th
This link you can give to donors so they can schedule their donation time↓
https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1431130
Betmar Acres is SAVING LIVES !!!!
ART CLUB
There will be no Beginners Art tomorrow 4/24. We will resume Art on 5/1 at Apache Club house blue room. No teaching, bring your works in progress. 1pm.
BETMAR TRAVEL GROUP
Betmar Travel is trying something new, an evening show. Friday, May 10, bus leaves at 3:00 to go to Clearwater to see the show “Bell, Book and Candle.” The previous show “Moonlight and Magnolias” has been changed to this new title. For $99 you can join us. The price includes bus ride, a delicious dinner and tips for driver and dinner.
I am working on summer plans to be announced in May. Sandy Bedingfield
BOUNTIFUL BLESSSINGS
Still up and running during the summer!!
DANCE CLUB
Saturday Night Dance – Karl Sapp is playing this Saturday, April 27. This is the last dance until next October.
The dance is 7-10 pm and doors open at 6 p.m.
Line dancing classes continue Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through April 30th.
Summer classes will be held on Mondays only beginning on May 6th, 10:30-12:00, in the Clubhouse 2 Annex.
Please contact Line Dance Director/Instructor, Joyce Smith, 207-944-7335 for additional information.
GAME CLUB
Summer Bunco begins Thursday May 2nd at 6:30pm. Come earlier for a seat; bring one dollar to play. I’m asking everyone to start this Summer Games fun by
1) Making sure you’re a member of Game Club. $15 a year, and
2) Please wear your Game Club Membership card in a lanyard or pinned where everyone can see it.
3) Apache Clubhouse in the Blue room🎊🎉🥳
Looking forward to another great summer playing Bunco together! 🎲 🎲 🎲
Any questions let me know ❤️ Melinda Graves
Military Whist Saturday 6:15 CH3
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GOLF CLUB
Membership Raffle tickets will be available at the Pro Shop and with Mike Williamson throughout the Summer. I will be leaving for the summer and would appreciate any help with sales during this time and during the fall. Tickets are $5. 1st Place Prize is a 2025 Golf Membership 2nd Place Prize is a Cart Trail Fee 3rd Place Prize is a $25 Pro Shop Certificate. The drawing will take place at the 2024 November Golf Board Meeting. Please message me or contact Mike Williamson if you would like tickets to buy or sell.
Golf Properties:
White 9 closed-use gold 9 if you still want to play 9 holes
Blue course is open – Bridge to #7 green is still closed, use #6 Blue bridge. Pasco County will be back Tuesday 4/23 to finish filling dirt over the new tubes and on 4/30 will be laying sod. Bridge on #5 Blue is delayed for 1 month as Pasco County has a safety issue elsewhere they have to correct. We will give notice when they are returning for #5 Blue.
White lines will not be until the fall – Regulations state golf carts should be at least 15 feet from the edge of the green.
Gold course – green ball marks are not being repaired. If your ball hits on the green, there is an 80% chance there will be a ball mark. Unfixed marks cause grass to die plus create an uneven surface.
Activities: A big shout out to Doris Richardson for providing the Quilt for the Golf Fundraiser. Thank you Thank you Thank you
From the President: Punch cards will be available during the summer months. Please see the Pro Shop or Mike Williamson if you wish to purchase one.
Congratulations on your Hole in 1!!!!
Jim Ritchie Hole in 1 White #1 4/4/4
Mark Beck Hole in 1 Gold #3 4/5/24
Doug Baker Gold #9 4/9/2024
Sue Cates White #9 4/16/2024
The Betmar Pro Shop is wrapping up a successful season. We hope you found the items that you need and want when you have visited the shop. Share the Fun Certificates? You can still use them now and in the fall when you return to Betmar.
The Pro Shop was open approximately 33 hours this winter, thanks to our awesome volunteers, but, our hours are decreasing as our volunteers return home. Our summer hours are posted on the shop door.
If you need that special item, please call Phil Hawkins, Brenda Moody,or Carol Sambol.
Their phone numbers are posted on the shop door.
Thank you all for supporting the Betmar Pro Shop this season,
LIBRARY
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”– Toni Morrison
Good Tuesday morning from the Betmar library! We are still in the 14-day window waiting on Pasco County before we can start remodeling.
The kiosks will be in place and loaded with good books by Tuesday the 30th of this month. Please come down to Club House 2 and visit our new lending library. We do not have much room so please keep the donations to less than 10 years old.
Thanks to all our Betmar Residents for your continued support and patience during this remodeling process.
PROPERTIES
Good Morning Betmar. What a fast week that just went by and I have to say thank you to those that took the time to be apart of our test of Service / Maintenance Request. For the most part things went smoothly, we with the help of the Office were able to expand the ability to have a person call the office with a request as they found the form very user friendly. So if your not comfortable with the PC or Phone links options, please feel free to call the office with your request. Thank you to Jeff Warner and all your support on tackling this endeavor, and Bob Coutz who keeps answering his phone when I call.
Thank you Betmar for all your support!!!
Properties
Mac McKinnon
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 last half of April is blocks C & D (Betmar Drive, and its side-streets).
Schedule for this period follows:
Sat 4/27 8 am Last Dance (major)
Mon 4/29 8 am Bingo (major)
For questions, contact Tom Brown
TENNIS/PICKLEBALL CLUB
Congratulations to Gary Penfield and his pickleball partner, Fred Drilling, who won silver medals in Men’s Doubles, age 80+, 4.0 skill level at the US Open in Naples, Florida this past week. Way to go, guys!
WHAT NOT BARN
You have two more Tuesdays to shop ,,Betmar shoppers ,before the Barn goes to being open Fridays only. Clothes are still only$1.00. We also need some help on Fridays for pick ups. It’s only 9-12. You get to work with friendly people AND you get a donut. Just through the summer….think about it. We need you.
JOKE OF THE DAY
TWO OLD LADIES SITTING IN CHURCH:
ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS “MY BUTT FELL ASLEEP.”
THE OTHER SAYS, “YEAH, I THOUGHT I HEARD IT SNORE A COUPLE OF TIMES.”
ANNIVERSARIES
Danny and Carrie Gaves 23 years 4-28
Verne and Jane Dumaw 56th wedding anniversary is April 28th
Randy and Lorna Bradstreet Who would of thought that that blind date would result in 49 years of marriage .April 26, 1975
Carrie and Danny Graves celebrates their 23rd wedding anniversary on April 28, 2024
BIRTHDAYS
Verne Dumaw celebrates his birthday on April 20th
Jim Shaw April 25th
Cindy Hensley As of April 15th, it became her Diamond birthday- plans on having a Diamond great year this year!
Frank Jones 4-30 89 years
Danny Lee from Betmar Bandstand has a birthday on April 22nd!! Please wish him a very musical birthday!!!!
SICK BAY
Deb Torrey
Dewey Coon
VISITORS
Mark and Kelly Garrett have their daughter and son in law Shannon and Ben Gonzalas from Michigan
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