News and Announcements
I’m writing with information for you in preparation for the Annual Meeting on August 19, when your Board expects to ask members to vote on a proposed purchase of the “Bambrough Property,” offered at a nominal cost of $10 (ten dollars) by the Carter Brown Legacy Preservation Fund which currently owns the parcel. Among other…
When: Tuesday, August 1st – 5:00 p.m. Where: North and South Tennis Courts (all courts will be in use after 4:30 p.m. for this event) Come enjoy a rekindled tradition of fun competition with our Macatawa neighbors and see who takes home the “Beker” trophy. 4 men’s, 4 women’s and 4 mixed doubles matches will…
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice practice. To get started, you’ll want to sing your heart out at the Labor Day weekend Sing-a-Long! A reprise of last year’s event, we hope you’ll all join in. To help everyone warm up for the evening, there’s a newly revised songbook below via Apple Music…
I’m compelled to return today to something I mentioned in my message as we approached the July 4 holiday: the critical importance of golf cart safety. When the Castle Park “grapevine” alerted me to a Vero Beach, FL, accident involving a golf cart, a three-year-old “driver” and a seven-year-old who was struck and killed, I…
Annual Women’s Book Exchange Join us for one of the summer’s most anticipated events for book lovers – good food, great company, and the opportunity to share our favorite reads and expand your summer reading list! Please bring an appetizer/dessert, your preferred beverage, and a new wrapped book you can recommend. Wednesday, July 26 Eb’s…
Midsummer News from the Sustainability Committee: Friday, July 21, we have another fantastic barbecue at the Castle. This will be a zero-waste event, meaning that we encourage you to bring your own cutlery and serving ware or use the products provided which are totally compostable. Alert tennis players: Please donate your used tennis balls at…
Roberta Rubin, Trustee and a founding board member of the American Writers Museum in Chicago and former long time owner of one of the top 10 bookstores in America, will lead a discussion of our 2023 Summer Book Pick “The Pioneers” by David McCullough. Please join the Library Committee with this fascinating discussion on Tuesday,…
