Category: News
Information that is relevant to our club, its members, and activities.
Join us for an in person club meeting and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 9/12/2023. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. There WILL NOT be a ZOOM option. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
Continue reading “9/12/2023 Club Meeting (In Person) – Program: Hand Signal Review For Fish and Sealife”Join us for an in person club meeting and program. Meeting is Tuesday, 7/11/2023. Social time starts at 7:00PM, Business meeting and program at 7:30PM EDT. There WILL NOT be a ZOOM option. Meetings are open to members and non-members.
Continue reading “7/11/2023 Club Meeting (In Person) – Program: Video of interest to our dive community.”Longtime club member, friend to many, Hans “Kit” Hudson, has passed away. Kit leaves a legacy of other Hudson family members who have also been a part of the club for many years. Kit not only enjoyed diving with the club but served as it’s Treasurer and Newsletter Editor over the years. His daughter Kim has shared his obituary information for those who wish to honor him.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Military Honors will be at Rose Crest Cemetery following the Memorial Service. The link to the full obituary is below.
https://www.blackburnandward.com/obituaries/Hans-Kit-Hudson?obId=28294157
Many of our club members have fond memories of George Fleischmann as a diver, friend, and fierce advocate for the Bluegrass Dive Club. George was instrumental in the creation of the strong infrastructure, financial stability and recordkeeping that have allowed our club to thrive for 50 plus years.
His obituary can be found here: https://clarklegacycenter.com/tribute/details/318252/George-Fleischmann-Jr/obituary.html#tribute-start
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
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.
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 |
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.
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.