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We’ve got several new clubs starting up at Cypress Cove. These are member run clubs brought to us by members, for members. If any of these interest you, come by and show your support!
Train club meets on Saturday, December 9th at 11 am on the Terrace.
Meditation Group NEW CLUB!
The First Meeting of the Meditation Group will meet Wednesday, December 13th at 3 pm in the Clubhouse. It’s a wonderful way to center and relax ones self. We’d like to start the practice at the Cove. We will discuss methods of focusing and quieting one’s mind and start with a guided meditation. Then we’ll have a period of silent meditation. Come join us!
Discussion Group NEW CLUB!
The First Meeting of the Discussion Group will meet Thursday, December 14th at 3 pm in the Clubhouse. We choose a topic one week and discuss and write about it (if we wish) for the next session. The topics discussed are NOT political, social, religious, economic, ecological, etc. The topics are, instead, more philosophical; topics such as: Habit; Love; How We Decide; Beauty; Memory; Compassion; etc. Come join us!
December 6th, 2006
The Golf Association is pleased with the results of the sodding of hole #9 with tiff dwarf grass and work is underway to sod the remaining greens with the same kind of grass. Many thanks to Sam, Ed, Ted & Ralph for working very hard to dig up the old greens and put the new sod down.
With the return of the snowbirds from up north, we hope to see an increase of use of the course, similar to last winter. Welcome back snowbirds!
November 29th, 2006
HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?
GOT YOUR PARTNER YET?
THE CYPRESS COVE ANNUAL CHARITY TENNIS TOURNAMENT IS FAST APPROACHING
Starting Wednesday, January 10th, and running through Sunday, January 14th , 2007, some of the most fun and exciting tennis to be played at Cypress Cove will be happening and you do not want to miss the fun.
Seniors (50 to 64 years of age), Super Seniors (65 to 74 years of age) and Super Super Seniors (75+ years) of all levels of play will begin showcasing their talents on the court beginning play on Wednesday, January 10th and 11th with Men and Ladies playing on the 10th and Mixed play on the 11th.
The Open Division, which includes all of the above players and the youngsters (49 years of age and younger), of all levels of play will be competing on Saturday and Sunday, January 13th and 14th with Men and Ladies playing on the 13th and Mixed play on the 14th.
A single fee of $15 covers entries in as many as four events per individual (Men or Ladies and Mixed in both Senior and Open Divisions). All participants receive a T-shirt and qualify for prize money totaling $1,000 in Cove Bucks for first and second places. Thursday night, January 11th, will be our fun cocktail hour celebrating all of the winners of the first 2 days of tournament play. Saturday, January 13th, will be our annual Tennis Banquet held at the beautiful Lakeside Restaurant overlooking the lake. The Tennis Banquet is open to all, even if you do not play in the Tournament.
So what are you waiting for? The Tournament Committee is waiting for you to come join us in this wonderful, fun charity event. If you do not have a partner, don’t fret, register anyway, and we will find you a partner. Special packages including tournament fees and rooms are available. Registration forms for the tournament are available at the tennis link.
November 16th, 2006
Calling all singles! It’s that time of year again to get together with your old and new single friends, right here at Cypress Cove. The next Singles Weekend will be Dec 1-3 and the theme is Angels & Devils, so get your costume on, and get ready to have some fun. We are going to try some new activities based on input from last singles weekend, so be sure to check it out.
The fun starts Friday with an extended Happy Hour with icebreaker games to get everyone relaxed. At 7 pm head over to the Streak at Cheeks with DJ Xavier playing all your favorite dance tunes.
On Saturday we will have some themed games, more icebreaker games, another early Happy Hour and a Dance with the Love Bugs playing all your favorite hits.
Now that I have your attention, I’d like to mention the Cypress Cove Singles Club. Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 5:30pm in the Lakeside Lounge, where we will discuss where our monthly singles outing will go. At 6:00 pm we have bar trivia, and at 6:30 pm we have a special singles dinner at Lakeside, which leads right into the Saturday night dance at 7:00 pm. If you are a single and want to come check out what we have to offer, we have free admission for qualified singles after 5:00 pm on the 2nd Saturday of the month. It’s been very popular so far and just seems to keep growing, so take a Saturday off and come check out this new club at the Cove.
Make plans now to visit the Cove and maybe meet someone new!
November 16th, 2006
The Camera Club has posted their online newsletter for October.
Old Business
The current show / competition display is to be taken down after today’s meeting. At future photo competitions no photos that have won previous ribbons can be submitted again. Any photo that has been submitted twice & not won a ribbon does not warrant being submitted again.
Members are reminded that photos are to have stiff backing as some of the photos submitted were bending & becoming unglued due to the length of time on display.
New Business
A Biker group photo shoot was set up for 10am on the sunning lawn behind The Terrace. Unfortunately the turnout was less than expected, but we did get a $15 donation for the 8X10 pics. We collected a total of $45.
The membership voted on the motion to use up to $280 from our funds for the new carpet and materials to expand our display boards in The Game Room.
New officer duties:
President:
Coordinate special events
Be the liaison to communicate to the Cove
Coordinate the photo shows
Be the liaison for outside communication
Vice President:
Coordinate monthly educational programs
Coordinate monthly photo shoots
Sort out & mail prints for the models
Secretary:
Take minutes at the meeting & send out newsletter
Coordinate publishing of the rules & regulations
Send out communications within the club
Club publications and brochures
Treasurer:
Collect & allocate dues
Track attendance & participation
Keep track of budget & fiscal activities
Coordinate the inventory & storage of assets
Reminder:
1. Dues are now being collected for the 2007 year
term through December 31st. ($20)
2. December is the election of officers. All members should consider taking on one of the officer positions to give everyone the opportunity to serve the club.
2006 Club Meeting Dates & Events
November 12th
December 10th - Election of officers for 2007
October 26th, 2006
Stop by the Terrace, behind the front office, at 1:00 pm to discuss the following books:
- October 26 - Alibi by Joseph Kanon
- November 30 - 1776 by David McCullough
- December 21 - Christmas Party! / Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
October 18th, 2006
The fall/winter sailing season is officially underway and our snowbird members are starting to appear around the Cove and more importantly we are starting to see their sailboats darting across Brown Lake. Our club continues to grow and we currently have 33 sailboats and 62 members.
Special Dates for 2006/2007:
- Welcome Back Snow Birds Pot-Luck Lunch - November 19, 2006
- Christmas Santa Claus Parade at Cove - December 16, 2006
- Christmas Parade of Lights - December 16, 2006
- Annual Roast Beef Dinner - February 14, 2007
- Sixth Annual Regatta - March 11, 2007
We continue to race on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month at 1 pm. We normally have our monthly meeting on the 3rd Sunday at 12:00 noon.
October 15, 2006
October 18th, 2006
Now that fall is fast approaching and our snowbirds are starting to plan their annual trip south, thoughts of our annual tennis tournament are formulating.
Cypress Cove’s Annual Charity Tennis Tournament will be held on January 10-14, 2007. Seniors will play January 10th and 11th with Men and Ladies playing on the 10th and Mixed play on the 11th. Age groups include 50-65, 65-75, and over 75 with A, B and C levels of play.
The Open Division is held January 13th - 14th with Men and Ladies playing on the 13th and Mixed on the 14th. A, B, and C levels of play are contested.
A single entry fee of $15 covers entries in as many as four events per individual (Men or Ladies and Mixed in both Senior and Open Divisions). All participants receive T-shirts and qualify for prize money totaling $1,000 in Cove Bucks for first and second places.
Over the past three years, the Tennis Tournament Committee has donated approximately $2,500 per year to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Osceola County, raised through the generosity of more than 20 major sponsors, as well as many individual donors of raffle items.
During the event, we hold two major social activities; a welcoming cocktail party hosted by Cypress Cove and a banquet held in the Cove’s Lakeside Restaurant, as well as award ceremonies at the completion of each event.
A commemorative CD of photos of all participants and most spectators is available for purchase as well, with the proceeds again benefiting the Children’s charity.
The Tournament Committee invites all interested players to come join us in this wonderful fun charity event. Special packages including tournament fees and rooms are available. Registration forms and a printable flyer for the tournament are now available at the Cypress Cove website tennis link.
Sponsorships are still available at either the Gold, Silver or Bronze levels as well as individual donations and raffle items. Please contact a member of the Tennis Committee at Cypress_Cove_Tennis_Committee@yahoo.com.
September 29th, 2006
Well, we made it through another summer and we’re still golfing at the Cove. Our next tournament is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th with sign-up at 9:30 and a 10:00 tee-time. Prize money will be the same and entry fees are the same: members $8.00 and non-members $10.00. We’ll have the usual soft drinks, beer and something to eat. Hope to see you there.
Hey, I am the last one to know but I’ve been praising Mike Joy for the work he has done on the ninth green. It turns out that Ray, Ron and Ed dug up the green and replaced it with excellent professional sod compliments of someone. It is great and we still owe thanks to the whole bunch, including Mike for the hard work they have done.
That’s about it. See you on the 14th and happy golfing.
BBB
September 28th, 2006
August 18-20, 2006 brought another successful Singles Weekend to Cypress Cove. Singles from all over attended, including some first time attendees. Festivities including a cocktail party, a meet and greet on Friday night at the Lakeside Lounge, and a Friday night Streak at Cheeks, were fairly well attended.
Saturday’s pool party with DJ Glenn consisted of some great music and games for the singles. Participants of the games received tickets for a drawing later that day at the cocktail party. The winner received a certificate for a free night in the Villas. That night, Regis and staff gave us a wonderful Toga party, which was also attended by a number of residents and non-singles, making for a wonderful time for everyone. It was nice to see a number of young nudists in attendance as well, one of whom was the winner of the Toga contest. A thank you and job well done to all, Regis our activities leader, wait staff and bartenders, Tabitha and Kara.
At Saturday’s cocktail party a discussion was held and a new group has been formed out of this Singles Weekend… the “Cypress Cove Singles”. Having been brought up at the Members Meeting the month before by Dee Nader, discussed and approval by Mr. Hadley, then presented to and discussed by the singles in attendance at this years weekend, we now have an “official” singles “club” at Cypress Cove. Dan Inman serves as the groups webmaster, Ruth Russel its volunteer “president” and Rene Ward its volunteer “secretary”. To date we have approximately 20-30 “members/interested singles” signed up and hopefully there will be others of you out there who might want to “join us” or at least contact us with an interest in finding out more. There will be meetings held monthly on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Lakeside Lounge, and we will be having a singles dinner at 5:30 pm at Lakeside. Please plan to attend, we want your ideas and input. Please contact Regis at the Cypress Cove office if you plan to attend so that he can inform the gate as well as have a count of the number of attendees Thank you all for your support and participation.
Rene Ward, Secretary CCS
September 28th, 2006
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