Author: BGDC Webmaster
Join us for an in person club meeting and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 5/9/2023. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. We will also include a ZOOM meeting for those not able to be with us in person. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
Continue reading “5/9/2023 Club Meeting (In Person) – Program: Video about AKR. The destination for our upcoming trip to Roatan, Honduras”As of 5/1/2023 we have 8 divers signed up for the Roatan – Anthony’s Key Resort dive trip scheduled 8/26 – 9/2/2023. There are still plenty of bungalows available at the time of this writing.
Available as of 5/1/2023:
If you want to know more about Anthony’s Key Resort our program at the May 9th club meeting will be all about what Anthony’s Key Resort. AKR has updated their restaurant and lobby offerings since the last time I have visited, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
Details of this trip and Registration link are on the trip page here: Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Honduras club dive trip – 8/26 to 9/2/2023 | Bluegrass Dive Club
April 2023 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
Link to your April 2023 Undercurrents newsletter
In this months edition:
Link to the Index to previous Undercurrents newsletter
Next Club meeting will be May 9, 2023. In-person & Zoom.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Check out the Club upcoming calendar either at the end of the Undercurrents or online at Club Calendar | Bluegrass Dive Club.
The Bluegrass Dive Club has a dive trip and is returning to Anthony’s Key Resort on the island of Roatan, Honduras. The club last visited this resort and Roatan in September of 2015. There have been several club members and friends of the late Doug Geddes who made trips to Roatan since 2015 to visit Doug and Susan in their retirement home and enjoy their hospitality and let them share their diver’s paradise. The club plans to dive on the Doug Geddes memorial dive site, Doug’s Dream during this trip. New at AKR since 2015, AKR Ankor Seafood Grill on the waterfront.
Trip Registration is OPEN.
Continue reading “Anthony’s Key Resort, Roatan, Honduras club dive trip – 8/26 to 9/2/2023”Join us for an in person club meeting and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 3/14/2023. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. We will also include a ZOOM meeting for those not able to be with us in person. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
In Person Meeting location details:
Roosters (formerly the Chop House)
2640 Richmond Rd. [there are 3 Roosters locations in Lexington, this is the former Chop House restaurant location]
Lexington, KY 40509
– We will meet in their back event room.
– Full food and beverage service is available.
– Come early and have supper.
Program: Video for upcoming trip to Roatan, Honduras
Our program will be a video for an upcoming dive trip to Roatan, Honduras. In planning this trip we want to include a dive on the Roatan memorial dive site Doug’s Dream in memory of Doug Geddes, a founding member of the Bluegrass Dive Club who passed away in Roatan on October 2, 2020. Come to the meeting and register your interest for a fall 2023 trip to Roatan.
February 2023 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
Link to your February 2023 Undercurrents newsletter
In this months edition:
Link to the Index to previous Undercurrents newsletter
Next Club meeting will be March 14, 2023. In-person & Zoom.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Check out the Club upcoming calendar either at the end of the Undercurrents or online at Club Calendar | Bluegrass Dive Club.
November 2022 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
The BLUE oval thing above is a clickable link to your newsletter and works just like the hyperlink below.
Link to your November 2022 Undercurrents newsletter
In this months edition:
The BLUE oval thing above is a clickable link to your newsletter and works just like the hyperlink below.
Link to the Index to previous Undercurrents newsletter
Club Election meeting will be November 8, 2022. In-person & Zoom.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Check out the Club upcoming calendar either at the end of the Undercurrents or online at Club Calendar | Bluegrass Dive Club.
The BGDC Board has approved a nominating slate of officers for the 2023 elections. But it is missing something … YOU!!
If you want your club to travel more, meet more, do more for you and your diving community, then your club needs you NOW!!
Nominations for ALL positions can be made from the floor at the elections meeting on November 8, 2022.
We have 3 vacant positions for 2023 and existing officers who would consider a move in position to make room for some new ideas and energy.
| Officer Position | Nominee |
| President | John Geddes |
| Vice President | Kris Harn |
| Secretary | vacant |
| Treasurer | Dan Miller |
| Trip Director | Leigh Ann Bowe-Geddes |
| Newsletter Editor | vacant |
| Safety Information Director | vacant |
| Webmaster | Alex Fassas |
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Longtime friend and member of the Bluegrass Dive Club, Michael J. McCann passed away October 20, 2022. Michael brought the BGDC forward in its journey to more effectively communicate with its members and the dive community with the creation and introduction of the club’s website, online and email group email communication, and with online club trip registrations and membership. These are but some of the club centered accomplishments. Michael and Sherry were active in the club, its activities, fellowship, and its travel.
Michael’s family shared the following:
Friends and family: our beloved patriarch and my amazing father Michael J McCann passed away this morning peacefully after a short battle with lung cancer which had spread to his brain. We became aware of the tumors last Friday and were in shock as the day before he had been with his doctor and had been declared cancer free. He spent the last few days surrounded by his loving wife SherryJones McCann and his children and grand children.
October 2022 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
The BLUE oval thing above is a clickable link to your newsletter and works just like the hyperlink below.
Link to your October 2022 Undercurrents newsletter
In this months edition:
The BLUE oval thing above is a clickable link to your newsletter and works just like the hyperlink below.
Link to the Index to previous Undercurrents newsletter
Next Club meeting will be October 11, 2022. In-person & Zoom.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Check out the Club upcoming calendar either at the end of the Undercurrents or online at Club Calendar | Bluegrass Dive Club.
Join us for an in person club meeting and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 10/11/2022. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. We will also include a ZOOM meeting for those not able to be with us in person. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
In Person Meeting location details:
Roosters (formerly the Chop House)
2640 Richmond Rd. [there are 3 Roosters locations in Lexington, this is the former Chop House restaurant location]
Lexington, KY 40509
– We will meet in their back event room.
– There will be snacks provided at the meeting.
– Full food and beverage service is available.
– Come early and have supper.
Program: Diver Hand Signals
Our program will be presented by Bart Bertetto, Club Safety Information Officer. A review of information that we already know is never a bad idea. We are betting that when it comes to Diver Hand Signals, you will know some of them, have forgotten some, and will learn a few new ones. Come prepared to share your own special or unique hand signals.
The Trip Leader is: Alex Fassas and can be reached by telephone or text to (859) 582-1600, email to webmaster@bluegrassdiveclub.com or using the Contact Us and selecting Webmaster as your message recipient.
Any questions regarding this trip should be directed to the Trip Leader.
EFFECTIVE August 24, 2022: All restrictions for travel in to the Cayman Islands have been lifted. We look forward to welcoming all visitors back to Cayman–regardless of vaccination status.
Cayman Islands Travel Requirements (VisitCaymanIslands.com)
There may still be room for YOU on this trip.
Trip registration is still open.
Room space is not guaranteed, please verify that we have the requested room available before booking airfare.
Trip details are here:
Trip page: Compass Point, Grand Cayman club dive trip – 11/12 to 11/19/2022 | Bluegrass Dive Club
Compass Point website: Home (compasspointdiveresort.com)
Join us for an in person club meeting and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 8/9/2022. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. We will also include a ZOOM meeting for those not able to be with us in person. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
In Person Meeting location details:
Roosters (formerly the Chop House)
2640 Richmond Rd. [there are 3 Roosters locations in Lexington, this is the former Chop House restaurant location]
Lexington, KY 40509
– We will meet in their back event room.
– There will be snacks provided at the meeting.
– Full food and beverage service is available.
– Come early and have supper.
Program: History of the Bluegrass Dive Club
Our program for the meeting will be a trip down memory lane, guided by Billy Forbess, a founding club member, on the history of our Bluegrass Dive Club. For those that know Billy, you know that time in his company and stories will be entertaining. For those that don’t, here is your chance to be a part of an evening to remember. Celebrating 50+ years of supporting the love of diving with the Bluegrass Dive Club.
July 2022 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
In this months edition:
Next Club meeting will be August 9, 2022. In-person & Zoom.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Your club Officers will be considering a return to monthly in-person meetings when we meet next. How about that, having a meeting about meetings!!
Check out the Club upcoming calendar either at the end of the Undercurrents or online at Club Calendar | Bluegrass Dive Club.
Trip Registration is now OPEN for the club’s trip to Compass Point, Grand Cayman. The trip dates are November 12 to 19, 2022.
Visit the trip page for details and the trip registration link.
https://bluegrassdiveclub.com/2022/07/compass-point-grand-cayman-club-dive-trip-11-12-to-11-19-2022/
The Bluegrass Dive Club return to diving trip and a return to Compass Point on the East End of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Trip Registration is OPEN.
Any questions regarding this trip should be directed to the Trip Leader.
The Trip Leader is: Alex Fassas and can be reached telephone or text to (859) 582-1600, email to webmaster@bluegrassdiveclub.com or using the Contact Us and selecting Webmaster as your message recipient.
EFFECTIVE August 24, 2022: All restrictions for travel in to the Cayman Islands have been lifted. We look forward to welcoming all visitors back to Cayman–regardless of vaccination status.
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What: The Bluegrass Dive Club annual Pig Roast. 2022 Edition.
Extra attraction: Charlie Denham’s dive equipment yard sale.
When: Saturday, July 9, 2022 beginning at 4:00PM EDT
NO RAIN DATE. If weather threatens we will move into the garage.
Where: The home of Charlie Denham
1695 Adios Dr.
Lexington, KY 40511
Spindletop Estates
Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/odkhRHU2yRAHRyTK7
The last shindig at the Denham home before Charlie puts the property up for sale. Charlie is downsizing and staying in the Lexington, KY area.
Who: Current dues paid club members and their guest.
You may pay your dues at the event.
2022 dues are $10.00; this year only for all membership types.
What To Bring:
– Club is providing The Pig (BBQ from Sonny’s BBQ), sodas and water.
– Please bring a dish to share. Either an appetizer, side dish, or dessert. Plan for 12 servings.
– You may bring your own beverage.
*** Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post with your name and number in your party. Be sure to click Post Comment. ***
Join us as we return to in person club meetings and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 6/14/2022. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. We will also include a ZOOM meeting for those not able to be with us in person. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
In Person Meeting location details:
Roosters (formerly the Chop House)
2640 Richmond Rd.
Lexington, KY 40509
– We will meet in their back event room.
– There will be snacks provided at the meeting.
– Full food and beverage service is available.
– Come early and have supper.
Program: CONFIRMED
Our program for the meeting will be a presentation by Beth VanPelt, Store Manager of Diventure Dive Center, in Lexington, KY. She will share what Diventures and our local dive center have going on. Come feel the excitement for what is planned for the Lexington diver community.
May 2022 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
BGDC May 2022 Undercurrents newsletter
In this months edition:
Index to previous Undercurrents newsletters.
Next Club meeting will be June 14, 2022. In-person & Zoom.
Enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Check out the Club upcoming calendar either at the end of the Undercurrents or online at Club Calendar | Bluegrass Dive Club.
