Congratulations to the Club! We have stepped into a new chapter for the Bluegrass Dive Club. A record attendance of 40 people attended our meeting on 11/11/2025 at Roosters Restaurant, Bar & Grill. 31 people in person and 9 via ZOOM.

There were 6 new recently joined members who attended their very first club meeting.

We are excited that our new officers and their experience and roots in the dive community will make for more engaging programming for the club. Put more FUN into the dry land part of what we do. If the excitement at the meeting was any indication, then 2026 is going to be a great year.

Beginning in 2026 your Club Officers are:

• President – Kathryn Bowers
• Vice President – Walter “Butch” Mellott
• Secretary – David Carr
• Treasurer – Dan Miller
• Trip Director – Priscilla Mellott
• Safety Information Director – Dr. Bill “Doc” McGrady
• Newsletter Editor – Scott Newby
• Webmaster – Alex Fassas

Michael Steven Cobb, 59, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

Full obituary and arrangements can be found here: https://www.bettsandwestfuneralhome.com/obituaries/michel-cobb

Longtime club member, Russ Tucker, passed away on May 7, 2025. His visitation will be on Tuesday, 5/13/2025 from 6:30PM – 8:30PM at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Lexington, Kentucky. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 5/14/2025 at 12:00PM at the church as well. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The obituary and full details of arrangements can be found at this link:
https://www.kerrbrothersfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Russell-F-Tucker?obId=42390552

The regularly scheduled club meeting on Tuesday, 5/13/2025 will be postponed and possibly rescheduled. We will send out a notification for a new date soon.

The Bluegrass Dive Club is seeking interested members to join our Dive Committee. The Trip Director is working on trip planning and needs a committee to provide trip ideas and feedback. The committee will be limited to about 6 people. Currently there are 0 members. This is your chance to shape the future of BGDC travel. The time commitment will be limited to periodic Zoom meetings and whatever time you spend on researching a dive trip destination (which you were going to do anyway).

We are placing a group order for embroidered BGDC logo hats. Cost is $22.00 each. Deadline for ordering is May 14, 2024. Last chance is at the Dive Club meeting on 5/14/2024 at Roosters. Available in khaki or white color. Payment due when hats are received or earlier if you prefer.

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Let us find out who you are & where you want to go.

The Bluegrass Dive Club at its meeting on 11/12/2023 has elected its club officers for the 2024 year.

• President – Kathryn Bowers
• Vice President – Kris Harn
• Secretary – Charlie Denham
• Treasurer – Dan Miller
• Trip Director – Natasha Bowers (Maplewood, Minnesota)
• Safety Information Director – Bart Bertetto
• Newsletter Editor – John Geddes
• Webmaster – Alex Fassas

Please join me in welcoming our new officers who will serve for the 2024 year.

You can communicate with our officers using the Contact Us form.

Whether replacing a worn hat or shopping for just the right gift a BGDC logo hat will always be welcome.

We are taking orders for new dive club hats. The expected cost will be about $22.00 each. Available only by pre-order. Use the Contact Us form to the President to place your order.