Garden Club photos

June 27, 2011
Submitted by Nancy Brunzos

The Garden Girls at Mimosa Morning

Plant exchange at Alpen Haus

Plant exchange at Alpen Haus

Mimosa Morning

Cypress lake Florids

NATURE VENTURES TRIP TO ROAN MTN-June 21st

Marge Bailey has been leading Nature Venture trips for the BMC for over 20 years! This trip to Roan Mountain Gardens was outstanding. The Catawba Rhododendron's were in full bloom. It was a beautiful sight. Lunch followed at Mad Martha's, one street over from 19e, and we also made a stop at Johnson's Fruit Farm. Make sure you check in the Club Trips section of the "News and Notes". They are much fun and a good way to meet other BMC members. Nancy Raymond

TENNIS STADIUM CHRISTMAS UPDATE

It's Xmas, and Santa (along with builder Bill Dacchille and architect David Morton)  brought us 96 seats to watch top flight tennis next summer!!

How's that for a nice Xmas present??

Now the stairs and trim are going on!

Debbie

Tennis Stadium Update - December 2010

December 20, 2010

Photos and comments provided by Walter Gassner

Hi BMCTA members; The snow came, the blizzard came, and still the stadium is being built!

Seats are being installed after the snowed was cleared off...

Winter at the Beech Mountain Club

December 14, 2010

It was a beautiful day at the golf course today.

Open areas like the putting green appear to have little snow, but the wind blew so hard we wound up with 4" in some places and 6' drifts in others.

10th tee - simply stunning

A view of the distant mountains to the east

The snow drifts were built up so high I could not get down the steps without the snow going above my knees

The icicles on the Clubhouse Dining Room almost reach the ground

3rd fairway from Grassy Gap Loop

Tennis court construction is on hold for now

Tennis Stadium Update

November 21, 2010

Photos courtesy of Carol Parent

 The latest pictures of the new tennis stadium work.  Looks like things are moving right along.

 Many thanks to Carol Parent for providing these updated pictures.

 Won't this be a great way to enjoy all of the tennis events in 2011!

Note:  If anyone has any other BMC Club pictures you want included over the winter, please email them to me at debbiecanady@gmail.com and I'll be glad to get them in.  That saves the multiple emails to various people before I get them.  Kathy, Nancy and May will be contact points in the spring and summer but I am here all year so feel free to send me whatever you think is blog worthy.  :)

We are expecting some snow on Thanksgiving but it doesn't appear to be anything of significance at this point.  Hope you all have a very blessed Thanksgiving.

Late Post on New Snow

Pictures taken November 6th

Our first snowfall of the season was very welcome.  Winds were light and the snowfall soft and constant for a day and a half.  We wound up with about 4" overall and it was beautiful.

 Looking over the putting green at the cart barn.

 Country Club shot taken from below.

 Bird's eye view

 A quiet, snowy and beautiful day.

The trees were coated at such a slow pace that some looked like feathers.  Our next snowfall is expected to begin Thanksgiving night but little accumulation, if any, has been predicted so far.  Stay tuned....

Tennis Stadium Update

November 10, 2010

Contributed by Walter Gassner, BMCTA

Finally, after all these weeks, we have resumed the construction of the tennis stadium.

During the past several weeks, we have designed, redesigned, and re-redesigned the trusses that are needed to hold up the stadium. They had to undergo rigorous engineering specifications, and finally they have been designed, manufactured, and delivered.

Then, the first snow of the season came.... BUT, this WILL GET DONE!!!

Attached are some of the pictures of the concrete foundations that were put in about 2 weeks ago, and the girders that were placed on them today, in preparation for the placing of the trusses. First picture shows girders and support beams installed, second pictures shows the trusses that have been delivered to support the planking on which the seats are installed, and third picture shows the seats, still boxed, but ready to be installed!

The fence has come down, and construction should go rapidly once the planking gets started.

CORRECTION ON BANNER ELK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BEECH MTN SERVICE

The service will not be held on Oct 9. It will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16th at 5:00 P.M, inside at the Buckeye Lake Recreation Center.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Nancy Raymond

TWO NEW THINGS ON BEECH

1) The Banner Elk United Methodist Church has changed their Beech Mtn location and time. The new location will be inside the Town of Beech Mtn Rec Center, and the service time has been changed to 5:00 P.M. on Saturday evening.

2) Ellie Lempke just informed me that she received very good service to pick up her son from the Tri-Cities Airport from Toby Vanderbilt, 387-2916.
Nancy Raymond