Hit the beach, con't.

Hit the Beach, con't.

HARRY GAGNE PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK

Betty Harrison told me, the sad news, that Harry Gagne passed away this week, in Winston Salem. I know many of you will miss him greatly. He was always very interested in the Beech Mountain Club.

I'm sure Faye will appreciate hearing from you. Her address is:

3620 Westgate Center Circle #3N
Winston Salem, N.C. 27103

Nancy

More info about Adobe Elements & Corel Painter Two Day Workshop

Kim Barley sent me this information from his ship, which is currently heading back to London.

"The teacher, Jane Conner-Ziser, works with Canon as an expert printer person. She travels for Canon and gives talks on how to best print professionally. She is also an advisor with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. She teaches both to professionals and amateurs of varying depth. She is an international recognized speaker and teacher, as well as being an accomplished artist. She will show us how she does it and wet our appetite to want to learn how to greatly improve our photo taking and "developing" abilities. She will also invite everyone to learn about Corel Painter. This software allows artists to do their work with a computer and a stylus board. This board translates drawings and brushing using a stylus and hundreds of applets, like brushes, paints and many self made templates to create real art, whether painting a photo or water coloring art of palettes of heavy paint to pencil; drawing and allowing us to print this art on any kind of paper, canvass, shirts, or how to paint for a purse. She may show us how to upload our art to a professional printer company, and have the finished work professionally printed on the desired media and returned in just a few days. She is truly an inspiring teacher!

Once an artist sees Corel Painter in action, they cannot resist the desire to try it!!

The Workshop will be held on August 14 and 15, 9am-5pm. $25 per day.

ALL RESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MADE BY AUGUST 10TH!

SPECIAL DIGITAL PHOTO CLASSES!

Adobe Photoshop Elements and Corel Painter Essientials on August 14&15th 9-5, $25 per day.

Day One: Photoshop Elements will cover workspace set up, image acquisition, image adjustments, layers and retourching.

Day Two: Corel Painter will help you to create your own workspace for retouching and painting, using masks, filters, and special effects.

ALL RESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS MUST BE MADE BY AUGUST 10TH!

Call the Recreation Department for more information and to sign up: 387-4208 Ext 229.

Nancy

SUSIE O'CONNELL WINS AWARD!

She was presented the "Great Idea Award" for her suggestion to make the Crossnore logo, a sterling silver pin that represents the school mission. O'Connell received the very first such pin at the trustee event.

The pin can be purchased at Crossnore Weavers & Gallery: A Working Museum. Susie and her husband Paul are longtime friends and supporters of Crossnore and are instrumental in many programs that directly benefit the children.

Thank you Jack and Anita Dickerson for letting the BMC Members Blog know about this. If anyone else has information that would be of interest, please E-Mail Nancy @ captjandn2@yahoo.com.

Vote for Jim and Beech

Here is a photo of Jim Abbott teeing off on the 10th hole at the BMC. Please give him a vote in the Ray's Weather Calendar Contest. The address is: http://www.averyweather.com/Photo+Contest/Summer The photo's for each month are chosen only by the most votes received. The picture was taken by Nancy Raymond, your correspondent, who would also appreciate your vote.

BMLGA Pictures

More Pictures from the BMLGA Member-Guest

Here are some of the winners. The pictures are from Mae Dahl.

Nancy

BMC Low Impact Hikers Canoe the New River

The Hikers arrived at Zaloos on the New River, and got ready to board the canoes. You can see how beautiful the river is.

There are more pictures and information below.

Nancy

BMC Low Impact Hikers (con't)

On the trip, we crossed under a large bridge, stopped for a rest on a sand bar, and, of course, did what all BMC members love to do, had a fun lunch and got to know each other better.

Call the BMC Recreation Dept at 287-4208 for more information on trips like this.

Nancy

New Survey on the Town of Beech Mtn Site

Go to: http://www.townofbeechmountain.com/ The Survey is called the Sanitation Customer Survey, but is actually a survey on road conditions. Please list your favorite pothole. Mine is at 311 Pine Ridge Rd. I have reported it, at least twice, starting 2 months ago. Please let the town know of your complaints. We pay taxes, and they are supposed to repair problems.

Nancy

Here are some more BMLGA pictures

Donna Halvosa is standing beside John, instructing us on our flight. There are several pictures of our Members and Guests, listening to the rules, and eager to play. Everyone enjoyed the beautifully decorated tables, at the Clubhouse.

Nancy

BEECH MTN LADIES GOLF ASSOC MEMBER-GUEST

We had a wonderful time at "Around the World in 18 Holes", chaired by Charlotte Tyner. We actually had sunshine for the entire tournament. Here are some pictures of Members and Guests checking in, and some of the various outfits that were worn.

Nancy

HAIL STORM HITS BMC!

It started to rain, the warning horn went off, and then there were loud booms of thunder, and then both hail and rain fell in large amounts from the sky. Here are some pictures. There was a very wide stream, flowing through the Recreation Center parking lot.

Nancy

Do BMC Members Care?

Absolutely! Look at the number of members at the Recreation and User Fee Committee meetings. The Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 1st at 3PM. All members are welcome to attend. Put it on your calendar.

Nancy

THINGS TO DO ON BEECH

Dan Patry, one of the four golf Pro's at the BMC is teaching a putting lesson on the #1 green. The group lessons are completed for the year, but contact the Golf Pro shop @387-2372 for a private lesson. They will soon be available at the beautiful new Practice Facility.

Nancy

Golf Committee

The Golf Committee is in charge of giving direction to the Golf Staff and Management. John Carrin, Golf Pro, is 3rd from left. Joan Wichman and Jack Dickerson, on the committee, are the presidents of the BMLGA and BMMGA.

Nancy

GOLF MEETING DAY AT THE BMC!

The Grounds and Greens and Golf meetings were held on Tuesday afternoon, in the beautifully redecorated Recreation Room. A couple of the pictures are of the interested golfers, who attended.

Brian Barnes, G.M., showed the drawings of the proposed new Cart Barn, which you can also check out. Brian is a familiar face, but the other gentleman in the picture is Matt LaVigne/CFO.

BMC Committee Meetings are open to members, and are a wonderful way to express your opinion and learn what is going on. Check out the schedule and attend them.

Nancy