KEEP UP TO DATE ON TOWN INFORMATION

All BMC members are Town of Beech Mtn tax payers. Lee Wittmann has developed a town information site, that is very informative. One of the items covered this month is the cost of the Buckeye Recreation Center, which according to Lee is $626,160. Income is $128,950 from 200 individual and family members. And, did you know that 3 of the 5 Town Council Seats are up for relection. (most of us can't vote) Two of those seats voted for the tax increase. To check out this site http://us.mc386.mail.yahoo.com/mc/showMessage?fid=Inbox&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&.rand=1976878715&midIndex=17&mid=1_4854188_AEF9v9EAAE7uSIY1cgxcWS939eo&eps=&prevMid=1_4854907_AD59v9EAAYU2SIY7sQFZ218MWPY&nextMid=1_4852574_AER9v9EAALX%2FSIYxsAdrFTkiXSk&m=1_4857815_AD99v9EAAJTqSIZ0mwQ9gxwH8Fs,1_4857195_AEV9v9EAATd3SIZiqwTqjBnnFqw,1_4856744_AD59v9EAAVOPSIZXBwhzaUZJEJo,1_4855441_AD59v9EAAGmTSIZEBwiO0QZ3TcI,1_4854907_AD59v9EAAYU2SIY7sQFZ218MWPY,1_4854188_AEF9v9EAAE7uSIY1cgxcWS939eo,1_4852574_AER9v9EAALX%2FSIYxsAdrFTkiXSk,1_4853663_AD99v9EAAGm1SIYx1QxlSBgp6IA,1_4851862_AD59v9EAAUnGSIYYlA1inwMDLMI,1_4851293_AD99v9EAAIB8SIYVRwpv5DEica4,1_4850720_AEV9v9EAAFtMSIYTAQBmh1gTd8w,

Or to be on the mailing list of the Beech Mountain Monitor, E-Mail Lee at lwittmann@skybest.com

BMLGA 2ND ROUND OF MEMBER-MEMBER RINGER TOURNAMENT

This is a very fun tournament. You choose another member to be your partner. You play two days, and try to better your score from the first day. Next week is our very fancy Member-Guest. If you are a golfer with a handicap index of 37.1 and below, call our President, Joan Wichman @ 387-3656 to find out more information. Our two day Championship Tournament, begins on Monday, August 11th. This group is composed of very nice ladies, who are pretty good golfers, and enjoy playing with different members every week.

GARDEN AND HERB SOCIETY MEETING

This is a very interesting group that individually are involved in many other activities all over the mountain. Their common bond is flowers and herbs.

Candyce Scherer, co-chairman, discussed the proposed Butterfly Garden. She is standing beside a Butterfly Bush plant, holding a delicious Butterfly Ginger-Bread Cookie. The next meeting will be held on August 4th at 10:00 A.M. in the Pavillion, near the pool. We will be making special plant markers. Call Suzanne Powell for details at 387-9250.

BEECH MTN ART GUILD 5TH ANNUAL SHOW

This was a club sponsored event and all participants are club members. What talent we have on the mountain! Four members of the association head the group. They are Maureen Reed, Karen Brett, Jerry Olsen and Jack Dickerson, who can be reached at 387-4152 for more information. If you see a painting, that you would like to purchase, call Jack. He will be able to identify the artist for you.

2008 MOUNTAIN CUP TENNIS TOURNAMENT

These pictures were taken by Walter and Shelly Gassner at the Mountain Cup Tennis Tournament held at Grandfather Mountain on Friday, July 18th. We appreciate the pictures, Walter and Shelly, and if any of you tennis players take pictures of various tournaments, please send the attachments to me, and I will put them in the BMC BLOG. My name is Nancy Raymond, and my address is captjandn2@yahoo.com. Or if you're involved in other BMC activities, we'd love to receive pictures from you.

TWILIGHT GOLF HAD A FULL FIELD PLAYING!

It was a beautiful evening, and lots of golfers on Beech, decided the golf course would be a perfect place to be. Afterwards, we all had a delicious dinner at the Clubhouse. Is this a great mountain, or what?

If you want information on how to sign up for this event, call the Pro Shop at 387-2372.

NEW BEAR ORDINANCE ON BEECH

Please go to Debbie Canady's BLOG site http://www.beechmountainnews.blogspot.com/
She has all the information. Apparently, someone on N. Pinnacle Ridge has been feeding 13 bears. Learn how to do your part, with your trash, and bird seed, so wild annimals are not attracted to your home. Thanks Debbie for posting this information. Debbie also works on our BLOG, and especially posts items on BMC building projects during the winter.