November 2022 Diamondhead News

From the desk of the President

By ErniE Knobloch

out of character or present ing with any of the signs NOVEMBER 2022 www.diamondheadms.org VOL. 39 NO. 11

This information includes top ics as of October 12, 2022

After about 1.5 years of supply chain is sues, the new float ing dock is actually partially installed. The only thing left to do is for the work barge to insert the poles to hold the floating dock in place. Hope fully, this will have been completed by the time you read this article.

If you haven’t been to the marina area lately, consider driving there, talking to the Harbor Master and enjoy the view. If you currently have your boat at the Marina and interested in relocating to the new pier, make sure you have called, and your request has been noted. If you want a slip, there is a waiting list and paperwork needs to be filled out to be placed on it. Either the POA office or the Marina has the form.

The Ship store’s in side has been updated and freshly painted. On display is artwork by a local Dia mondhead artist, Penny Crawford, which can be pur chased there. In addition, new logo shirts, baseball hats, sunglasses from Raze,

beer, soda, water, ice, frozen shrimp, snacks, and some fishing tackle are sold there.

Harbor Master Dianne would like to have a fish ing class for kids and hold a monthly get together for adults to share fishing tricks and stories of great catches. If you are interested, please call her at 228-216-9059. This is a perfect location to watch a beautiful sunrise with a fresh cup of coffee.

Although the POA is not involved with the November 8th election, other than us ing part of the Club as a vot ing precinct, everyone is en couraged to vote. Based upon personal experience, one vote CAN make a difference.

Inflation is having a neg ative effect on each of us and the POA is affected also.

Examples of averaged increased cost are: wine, liquor and beer (16%), chick en wings (40%), fries (10%), ground hamburger (22%), 6 oz filet (21%), shrimp 26/30 per pound (7%) and chicken breasts (19%). We will have to increase the cost of food and drink to reflect the infla tion costs. However, the good news is there will NOT be an increase in POA monthly dues for 2023.

WildlifE ManagEMEnt

We’ve had several proper ty owners contact the POA about residents who feed fe ral and other wildlife here in DH. Neither the POA nor the City, from what I know, have any specific restrictions concerning this situation. However, below is some in formation that has been pro vided by the Woodside Wild life Rescue Organization, located in Pass Christian. This group provides services to our community. Below is a quote from that organization.

“We picked up another raccoon this morning suffer ing the ill-effects of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV).

Please make sure your dogs are up to date on ALL their vaccines. If you are un certain, confer with your vet erinarian.

CDV came from domestic pets and jumped to our wild canids.

Coyote, fox, skunk, otter, and raccoon populations are at high risk of contracting this virus and the virus can jump back to unvaccinated domestic dogs.

The signs and symptoms of Distemper are: green mar bling in the eyes- an unusual odor - thick yellow-to-green

ocular and/or nasal dis charge- hind leg weaknessunusual gait or walking in circles-dry/cracked nose & foot pads seizures.

The Diamondhead News is the ONLY official voice of the Diamondhead Country Club and Prop erty Owners Association, Inc. As such, it is solely responsible for its content. The Diamondhead Prop erty Owners Association, Inc. will maintain sole con trol of the editorial content. A monthly publication by the Diamondhead P.O.A.; offices are located at 7610 Country Club Circle, Diamondhead, MS 39525

Email: dhnews@dhpoa.org

Telephone: 228-332-2282

Editor: Karen Flores

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• BUSINESS

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE CLUB AT DIAMONDHEAD AND PROPERTY OWNER’S ASSOCIATION, INC.

September 19, 2022

A meeting of the Board was held at 5000 Diamondhead Circle, Dia mondhead Mississippi. President Knobloch chaired the meeting and called it to order at 6:00 P.M.

Present were President Knobloch, Vice President Gillen, Treasurer Becker, Secretary Sislow, Director Blackwood, Director James, Direc tor LaFontaine, Director Ramirez, and Director Tauzin. Absent: Director Nutting, and Ex-Officio Marthouse. Also present were GM Abadie, Legal Assistant Kinsley and 8 members.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Min utes of the meeting of 8/15/22 were approved by e-mail vote completed 8/23/22.

APPROVAL/AMEND MEETING AGENDA – A motion to approve the agenda was made by President Knobloch. The motion passed unan imously.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Presi dent Knobloch provided his report.

COMMITTEE REPORTS – Safety Committee had no report. Ad ministration Committee reported reviewing purchasing and bid policies. Golf Committee reported reviewing costs, time, and labor reports, successful tournaments and up-coming events are discussed. Golf shop revenue and merchan dise sales have increased. House/ Club Committee reported review ing special events agreement and revenue; exploring refreshment cart needs; asking large parties to plan with Latitude 30 for best staffing and support., and asked that children not use the dance floor to assure safety of all. Recreation Committee reported reviewing facilities assess ment with some work orders placed and beginning to explore food/ beverage options for East Rec and other areas. Futures Committee re ported review of legal requirements. Airport/Marina Committee reported pilings for new dock received with plan for October completion; new runway lights being installed and asking all POA members to no use runway for recreation. Budget Com

mittee reported being on schedule for 2023 budget for approval. Fa cilities reported touring facilities and identifying corrections with plans.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

– GM Abadie gave his report includ ing financial data.

POA MEMBERS COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS – None

REGULAR AGENDA –

2022-21 – Motion to approve purchase of Ballroom plate ware for not to exceed $6,000 was made by Director Tauzin and seconded by Director Blackwood. The motion passed unanimously.

2022-22 – Motion to approve Sec tion 12 of the DR Horton Declaration of Covenants was made by Vice President Gillen and seconded by Secretary Sislow. The motion passed unanimously.

2022-23 – Motion to approve install of permanent kitchen entry wall and column to match other Latitude 30 decor for not to exceed $5,000 was made by Director Tauzin and seconded by Vice President Gillen.

The motion passed unanimously.

2022-24 – Motion to repaint direc tional arrows to original size and install one-way and speed limit (15 mph) signs at both entrances to Country Club Circle was made by Director LaFontaine and seconded by Director Blackwood. The motion passed unanimously.

POA MEMBERS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – None.

NEXT MEETING – The next sched uled meeting will be the required Open Board Meeting on Friday, Oc tober 21, 2022, at 6:00 P.M. at the Diamondhead City Hall Chambers.

ADJOURN – A motion was made by Director James and seconded by Director Tauzin to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:41PM.

Respectfully submitted, Nancy Sislow POA Board Secretary

Approved on10/13/22

or symptoms listed above, please contact the Wildlife Rehab facility nearest you. www.woodsidewildliferes cue.org 228-223-0430

If you are feeding wild life, now is a good time to stop it. By leaving food outside - whether it be for feral cat populations or for your pets, or you are filling bird feedersyou will draw in wildlife. Whether you know it or not, you are creating a congrega tion area for wildlife. Please be mindful. One sick animal coming to feed will contami nate the masses.

Seeing wildlife out during daylight hours does not au tomatically mean the animal is sick.

- Nursing mothers are out foraging by day to maintain her milk supply.

- During winter months some leave their dens by day to hunt because it’s warmer.

- And youngsters come out by day to explore while their mamas are sleeping.”

As you probably know, the hotel in the front of DH was shut down due to a variety of safety issues. The hotel was then purchased by a new owner who is repairing and updating the facility. I and other Board members met with the new owner and were impressed with his background in the hotel business and his vison for a remodeled hotel in our com munity. We explained that the POA can help by offering golf and wedding packages and he said he is definite ly interested in a positive

relationship with the POA. The hotel will remain under the Ramada umbrella with a projected opening next Feb ruary or March. The supply chain continues to have a negative effect on building or repairing just about every thing. This development is good for our community.

IMPORTANT: If you are a member in good standing, you will need to order a new POA ID card from the concierge desk in the foyer of the Club during normal business hours, including Saturday mornings from 9-12 noon. The new card is a different color than the old one and your POA member number is clearly written on the front. You can use the picture that the POA al ready has or use an updated picture. The new card has a

magnetic strip on the back which allows us to verify your standing with the POA. This will ensure that only members in good standing receive the 15% discount as sociated with food and bev erage, discounts with regard to golf and tennis operations as well as admittance to swimming pools. There is no charge for the new card. You will need to pick up your new card by the end of November, at the latest.

As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, we should be thankful for the unique community we live in.

Deadline for the December 2022 issue of Diamondhead News is November 17th

2022 VIOLATIONS AND COMPLIANCE

• COMMUNITY

by Mary gobErt

Halloween is over, all the skeletons are back in the closet (you did put all of your skeletons back in the clos et, right??) and we are into Turkey Time.

Things are starting to get hectic, so take some time for yourself and enjoy a good book, movie, or activity cour tesy of our fabulous commu nity library!

Senior Strength and Flexibility is back! Join us in the meeting room on Tuesdays at 10:30 and get that body moving! This was a very popular program

pre-Covid and now you can once again work out with your friends or meet new ones. The program is doable and fun.

Acrylic Painting Class for Adults meets on the first and third Monday of the month and you need no painting experience to participate!

This month we look forward to seeing you on November 7 and 21 from 2-3 in the afternoon.

Acrylic Painting Class for Kids meets on Thurs days, so this month bring the kiddos in for a great learning activity on Novem ber 3, 10, and 17 from 3:30

to 4:30.

Crafty Chicks are still going strong! If you’re look ing for a fun, chill group, this is it.

After working on their individual crafts, the ladies find a great local restaurant for lunch. If you head to the library around 10 on Satur days, you can be part of the fun!

Storytime for our pre schoolers is every Mon day at 10:30. Don’t miss out on this awesome learning and socialization opportuni ty for your little one! Good to Know, the library’s long-term pro gram of rotating topics

featuring guest speakers continues this month with the theme of Family. Call the library at 255-4800 for details on when our speak ers will address this all important topics.

Virtual Author Talks also continues this month. Register online for some interesting conversation with bestselling authors. Slated for November 2, Lisa Napoli, Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie will discuss their book, The Extraor dinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR. November 10th and 15th offer two different authors, Bonnie Garmus

and Kwame Christian, so check them out as well!

HO, HO, HO! Are you ready for the Christmas Tree Gala??

Last year East Hancock Library hosted their first ever Tree Gala and it was fantastic!

East Hancock Library offers fall classes for kids & adults Happy Thanksgiving!

by toni grEy

This year is flying by and already it is almost Thanksgiving. The S.P.C.A. of Diamondhead wants to take this opportunity to say thanks again to the many people who have generously donated to us including the City of Diamondhead, the Cool Cats, and the many residents of Diamondhead.

We want to thank the Veteri narians who tirelessly help us take care of the animals of Diamondhead including The Animal Hospital of Diamondhead on Kapalama Drive, The Riverbend Animal Hospital on Leisure Time Drive, and the Gulf Coast Veterinary Emergency Hospi tal in Woolmarket (Biloxi).

Many thanks to the Diamondhead residents who volunteer to help us by trapping cats and taking them to the Vets to be spayed/neutered and vaccinated.

Special thanks to the volunteers

who pick up the stray/loose dogs and try to find their owners and return them.

And now, we are extremely grate ful to be partnering with Petsense.

Thanks to them we have a facility to offer Diamondhead cats that need to find loving homes through adop tion.

It has been another tough year for many people, but there is much to be thankful for. We live in a beau tiful, friendly city. May the blessings of this season fill your hearts and homes.

Trees will be going up between November 28 and December 2 and then there will be a proper celebration on Thursday, December 8 with refresh ments and a visit from Santa!

More details will follow in the December Diamond head News. Until then… See you at the library!

• CHURCHES

CHURCHES SERVING DIAMONDHEAD

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

5303 Diamondhead Cir Diamondhead, MS 39525-3203 (228) 255-9213 mail@stthomasdiamondhead.org

WORSHIP TIMES

Sunday 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Sunday 10:00 am Holy Eucharist

DIAMONDHEAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 5305 Noma Dr. 228-255-6888 www.diamondhead-umc.org

9:00 am – Heritage Worship Service

10:00 am – Life Class

11:00 am – Harbor Worship Service

4:00 pm – Youth Ministry with dinner provided Pastor Allen Regan

DIAMONDHEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH 5301 Diamondhead Circle (288) 255-5556 dhcommunitychurch.org

Weekly Schedule

Sunday

Morning Worship 8 am & 10 am

LIFELINE Discipleship Classes for all ages – 9 am Adult Christian Education Class – 9 am.

**** WIRED ****

5:30-6:30 pm

A new fun & dynamic activity for grades K-7 in singing, playing, & learning to read music for all aspects of worship Wednesday Youth Group5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

MOST HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH www.mhtcatholic.org www.facebook.com/mostholytrini tyms

Phone 228-255-1294

Daily mass -- 8:00 am Mon day-Friday; held in the chapel Eucharistic Adoration –40 hours each week; check the website for specific hours Saturday masses -- 4 and 6 pm—held in the church Sunday masses -- 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am and 7 pm

The MHT gumbo Festival will be held on the church grounds in early November.

JACOB’S WELL BAPTIST CHURCH

29554 Vic Faye Road, Pass Christian, MS 39571; 228-2552555, jacobswellms@aol.com

Worship times on Sundays: 8:45 am Worship, 10 am Sunday School, and 11 am Worship

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH 5370 Kiln-DeLisle Rd. Kiln, MS

39556 (228)255-1800 www.annunciationkiln.com Masses: Saturday Vigil 4:00pm; Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am; Weekday 8:00am (Chapel) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat urday 3:pm to 3:45pm; Sunday 9:45am to 10:15 am and other times by appointment. Adoration: Tuesday 8:30am to 8:00pm; Friday 8:30am to 9:30am.

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE PINES

309 Highway 90 Waveland, MS. 39576 Pastor Brock Cain Services every Sunday morning are at 8:30 and 10:30. All members and visitors are cur rently asked to wear masks. Every Wednesday we offer Bible study at 1pm.

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WinE club

The Diamondhead Wine Club is dedicated to the explo ration and enjoyment of wine. At each monthly tasting, we sample at least six different wines and learn a little about their history and origins. The Club is open to any who are interested in enjoy ing and learning about wine.

Join us at our upcoming tast ings:

Thursday, November 17th - Blends versus Varietals7:00 P.M. at the Club

For a long time, American vintners seemed to produce mostly varietal wines, e.g. Cab ernet, Chardonnay, etc. In re cent years, blends have become much more popular. We’re going to try some blends and, hopeful ly, compare them with a vari etal from the same AVA and/or winery. We hope to understand the differences and similarities between the two. Something dif ferent!

Cost is $40 for DWC members and $50 for guests. Please make your reservations by mailing you check payable to DWC to: P.O. Box 6523, Diamondhead, MS 39525 or by emailing Lou at louertel@aol.com or Marshall at mekygs@ mail.com.

Wednesday, December 14th - High End Reds - 7:00 at the Club

Our annual celebration for the Holiday Season featuring a special selection of wines. De tails on the wines selected will be out early in November. We think it will be out best line up ever! Cost is $80 for DWC mem bers and $100 for guests. Please make your reservations by mail ing you check payable to DWC to: P.O. Box, 6523,Diamond head, MS 39525 or by emailing Lou at louertel@aol.com or Mar shall at mekygs@ mail.com.

diaMondhEad gardEn club

Fall is truly with us now. Halloween is past and we are all thinking about Thanks

giving, and should I begin my Christmas shopping now? You should. If you are like me though you write checks. One size fit’s all and the color is always right.

The Diamondhead Garden Club will meet on November 16th at 9:30 for social time with the meeting starting at 10. Our program for the month will be Chestnuts. Do you remember the Christmas song that begins “Chestnuts roasting by an open fire”. Did you ever wonder about that? Jon O’Regan will tell us everything you ever wanted to know about chestnuts, growing, roasting, and using them.

Chestnuts can be used in a variety of ways. They can be roasted and eaten that way or made into a paste that can be used in baking just as you would use almond paste. It can be purchased premade in a tube. Probably not here, try Amazon.

Come and join us, bring a friend, learn something new.

Brierley Acker 255 2697

diaMondhEad WoMEn’s club

At our October meeting we were joined by the First Responders of Diamondhead. Firefighters Captain Greg Allen, Seth Hayes and Aus tin Clark. Along with EMT’s Steve Emerson and Austin Noe. Thank you for joining us at our meeting.

The program for the Novem ber 2nd meeting at 11:00a.m. will be “Medicare? Supplement? Or Advantage?” Presented by Lisa Ladner.

Please join us for our Christ mas Celebration Luncheon It will be held Wednesday, De cember 7th at 11:00 a.m. at the Diamondhead Country Club in the Emerald Ballroom. Please RSVP by December 1st to Ei leen Boudoin at 985-373-0850

The upcoming Glitz event will be held on April 18th 2023 at the Diamondhead

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Country Club. For donations, to volunteer or to find out more information about this wonder ful fund raiser, please contact Victoria at vcmagers@gmail. com.

The theme for our 2022-23 season is the Celebration of Women. Please join us at our meeting in Supporting and Celebrating Women.

The objective of this club shall be to promote an informed active interest in the civic, social and moral welfare of the community: to serve the com munity through the dedication of time and energy from worth purposes and to undertake and complete one or more chari table, humanitarian or social welfare projects each year.

Our meetings (we do not meet in June, July, or August), are held the first Wednesday of each month beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Diamondhead Coun

try Club, Emerald Ballroom. Membership is $20.00 and is open to all women.

Dates and times for up coming meeting, events, and fundraisers to be announced in

upcoming issues of this publi cation and you can follow us on FaceBook.

For more information about the Diamondhead Women’s Club or any of our events,

please contact Marilyn Lott @ 601-528-3336

diaMondhEad nEWcoMErs club

The Newcomers Club had a spooktacular time on October 14th at The Club at Diamond head. Members dressed in cos tumes or festive garb while lis tening to Halloween music.

The group had two awesome guest speakers. Tom Koger, lo cal Allstate Agent, who has an office here in Diamondhead, who spoke to the ladies about the ser vices he provides; and David De preo, who spoke about veterans needs in the area, and how the community can get involved.

Next event will be held on Friday, November 11th. Wear your red, white and blue as the Newcomers Club observes Vet erans Day. Also, this month is the most stylish event of the Newcomers Club calendar, and one of the members favorites, the Fashion Show, courtesy of Exit 16. So, if you are interest ed in having fun with the New comers Club, call or text Leanne Guidry at 504-919-5763, email them at diamondhead.newcom ers@yahoo.com or check out the club’s Facebook page, www.face book.com/diamondheadnewcom ersclub.

The Newcomers’ ask for all members and guests to RSVP by the Monday prior to each event.

duplicatE bridgE

The Diamondhead Duplicate Bridge Club meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Diamondhead United Meth odist Church at 1:00 p.m. Our bridge club holds a sanction with the American Contract Bridge League that allows us to award ACBL masterpoints. Our club is a member ACBL’s Unit 180, which covers clubs along the Coast. All bridge players are welcome, regardless of your level of experience. We also wel come all visitors to the area who want to play a friendly game of bridge. If you have a question or

need a partner, call Mary Galvin (228) 216-4929. The winners in Sept. were:

Monday, Sept. 5 -1st Henrietta Parnigoni & Alice Ladnier

2nd Sharyn Mann & Robert Burnaman

Monday, Sept. 12 -1st Marie Picou & Alice Lad nier

2nd Janet Parker & Art Phil lips

Monday, Sept. 19 --

1st Caroline & Daryl Fisher

2nd Henrietta Parnigoni & Betty Jones

Wednesday, Sept. 7 -1st Julia Cavalier & Betty Allen

2nd Marilyn Galus & Perri Mann

Wednesday, Sept. 14 -1st Barbara Gibbens & Judy Cook

2nd Kit Barksdale & Gary Meece

Wednesday, Sept. 21 -1st Bobo Shearer & Douglas Coleman

2nd Kit Barksdale & Gary Meece

Wednesday, Sept. 28 -1st Marilyn Galus & Sheila Bosarge

2nd Eileen O’Brien & Terry Sullivan

Friday, Sept. 2 -1st Betty Jones & Bruce Stinson

2nd Marilyn Galus & Bill Warren

Friday, Sept. 9 --

1st Caroline & Daryl Fish er

2nd Marilyn Galus & Bill Warren

Friday, Sept. 16 --

1st Caroline & Daryl Fisher

2nd Betty Allen & Wendell Cavalier

Friday, Sept. 30 --

1st Henrietta Parnigoni & Alice Ladnier

2nd Keith & Sue Moody

Please contact Mary Galvin at 228-216-4929 for informa tion about the lessons and other planned club activities.

Diamondhead Women’s Club: Diamondhead Firefighters Captain Greg Allen, Seth Hayes and Austin Clark.

EMT’s Steve Emerson and Austin Noe.

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ladiEs bridgE party November PARTY

The date for our November party is Friday 17, 2022 at the Country Club. Arrival time is 9:15 and we shall begin play ing bridge at 9:30. If you have any questions regarding Ladies Bridge Party, please contact Terre Settle at 255-9892 or Gay Young at 255-1528.

The winners of the Septem ber Party were Carrie Perkins. First Place and Linda Naron. Second Place. Our Special Prize went to Jerrie Guidroz.

ddpia

Diamondhead Democrats, Progressives, Independents Al liance will hold their monthly meeting at The Club at Dia mondhead on Thursday No vember 17 10:00 am. We begin with a social time prior to the business meeting, followed by an informative guest speaker. Come hear details from the No vember 8 midterm elections and outcome of our November com munity service project. Consid

er staying for lunch at The Club and visiting with members.

diaMondhEad lions club

Month’s Review at Diamondhead Lions Club October and November is an active period for the Diamond head Lions Club.

In October, a White Cane Day on October 15 was proclaimed by the city of Diamondhead and the Diamondhead Lions Club.

The White Cane, which every blind citizen of our state has the right to carry, demonstrates and symbolizes the ability to achieve a full and independent life and the capacity to work productive ly in competitive employment.

The white cane, by allowing every blind person to move free ly and safely from place to place, makes it possible for the blind to fully participate in and con tribute to our society. Every res ident should be aware that the law requires that motorists and pedestrians exercise appropri ate caution when approaching

a blind person carrying a white cane and to help if needed for

new or unusual surroundings not visible to the blind.

In addition, October was Li ons Membership Month, and many people that were interest ed in being involved in charity efforts were invited to attend a meeting and to join the Lions if interested. If you didn’t get an invitation personally, check with Lion Sherry as noted in the last paragraph. We welcome all charity-minded people.

Also, the Diamondhead Lions is sponsoring another Thanks giving Basket with chances sold for $1 each or 6 for $5. Chances are still available at the original Neco’s Market on the days when the club is displaying the bas kets. To find out when available, call the number for Lion Sherry at the end of this article. The basket(s) are filled with almost every item needed for several Thanksgiving dinners – except for the turkey. A $50 cash card for Neco’s market is also part of the prize so the winner can buy a fresh turkey and other trim mings. Last sale day is Novem

ber 17, and the lucky winner will be called shortly after 4:00 PM.

All Lions Club causes are supported by the dues paid by all Lions, contributions by other residents of our local area, and by grants provided by the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). For Disaster Relief the current emphasis is support of the people of the Ukraine. Sup port by community Lions Clubs and other Lions Clubs around the world is providing aid and comfort of the displaced or homeless people of Ukraine.

In addition, the Diamond head Lions Club supports many local charities and organizations that need the help that we can provide, as well as individuals that need help with eye care or other needs.

Find out more about the Li ons Club of Diamondhead.

In a future meeting, be our guest at one of our regular club meetings in the near future. Our next meeting is Friday, Novem ber 18 for Lunch, at 11:30 AM

The Newcomers Club had a spooktacular time on October 14th at The Club at Diamondhead.

The DH Geaux Hiking Club recently hiked in the Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge.

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in the Diamondhead Country Club. Future meetings are on the Third Friday of each month. Let us know when you can come – we will save a seat for youcontact Lion Sherry Necaise at 228-256-3226 (senecaise@yahoo. com).

thursday linE dancing

Lessons and dancing, led by Molly, will be held from 10:00 -11:00 am on THURSDAYS at the DIAMONDHEAD COMMU NITY CENTER. New solid floor ing and a huge space. Plenty of room for social distancing. Everyone is welcome.

Great exercise, great fun, $1 room rental per person, per ses sion.

FOR DETAILS OR CAN CELLATIONS see our web site: https://sites.google.com/site/ getmoving12345678/

dh gEaux hiKing club News for November, 2022

Well, we’re sneaking up on the end of another year… and it has been a doozie! But the club still managed to get in some se rious/cool/adventuresome hikes (in addition to a few “walk & talks”).

Our recent hike in the Sand hill Crane Wildlife Refuge fea

tured beautiful weather, many lovely flowers (some of them predators… yep! Carnivorous plants… um meybbe ya don’t wanna put yer finger in there…) We also spied a spider and a lil’ lizard, but, sadly, no cranes (sigh...) And, of course the hike was followed by lunch at the Country Gentleman… where the dessert case is irresistible…

The overnight trip to St. Francisville included a chance to explore the acres of gardens and statues at Hemingbough; PLUS ghost-hunting at Myrtles Plantation and a serendipitous discovery of the beautiful, se rene and historic Grace Epis copal Church cemetery (yep… we slept good that night…) This adventure was beautiful ly chronicled by the leader and photo-journalist, Debra James. Check out her pics on our DH Geaux Hiking Facebook page. Ok! No kidding… on Novem ber 10 we’re really going to hike Red Bluff. It will be cooler… and probably drier…Bring wa ter and a picnic lunch/snax; and maybe a change of shoes/clothes (or, for those who don’t want to work that hard, chairs and a book.) Leader: Johnnie Phillips

We also added a hike to the newly re-opened Gulf Islands National Seashore National Park, near Ocean Springs on Saturday, November 19; to be led by Kat Norton. Lunch at the Rib Crib. More information on the November hikes will be pro vided at our November planning meeting Tuesday, November 1.

Looking back through our year, we can mark a few mile stones. For example, we ven tured to Cheaha, Alabama, for our first “over-nighter” (and, happy to say, we all made it back to DH). We also learned a bit about D’Head history when we “hiked” around St. Joseph Cemetery, led by the caretakers, Dorty Necaise and Breezy Bice. We also roamed around the Kay ak Launch trail and made sever al trips to the Crosby Arboretum for various programs.

Kat led a Spring trip to Bell ingrath Gardens in Alabama; and we also enjoyed touring Beauvoir, the Ohr-O’Keefe Art Museum, and a canoe trip to Okatoma, too! (but don’t ask Tammy about that one… um… no)

The next Geaux Hiking planning meeting will be Tues day, November 1, 2022, Kana ka Room, DH Country Club 6:00pm.

KrEWE of olyMpus

Krewe of Olympus is delight ed to announce the crowning of its King and Queen for the 2023 season. All Hail King Zeus XV, Wayne Ponthier, and his Queen Hera XV, JoAnn Ponthier!

King Wayne and his Queen are thrilled about their upcom

ing reign. The royal couple’s Mardi Gras Ball theme “Fire and Ice”, along with the selec tion of their Royal Court was revealed during the coronation held on September 17, 2022. In keeping with tradition, King Zeus XV chose Dr. Arien” Ken” Griffey to be his Apollo, and Queen Hera XV invited Angela Griffey to be her Aphrodite, to complete Olympus’ royal court.

King Zeus XV, Wayne Pon thier is a native of New Orleans, and has been successful in the world of Cosmetology for over four decades. He’s a graduate of Kennedy High School in New Orleans and studied Business Administration for two years at LSU. Wayne graduated in 1974 as a Cosmetologist of Kenneth Smith Beauty College in New

Orleans, and then two years later becoming a Cosmetology Instructor of Moler Beauty Col lege. He was inducted into the Official Hair Fashion Committee of the Louisiana Cosmetology Association in 1985. Voted in as the President of the 1986 Loui siana Cosmetology Association year. In 1988, the National Cos metology Association, inducted Wayne into the prestigious Of ficial Hair Fashion Committee called Hair America. With this designation, he traveled the United States teaching the lat est hair fashions as a Platform Artist and Instructor in all 50 states. Throughout his career not only did he work for Glem by Corporation and J. C. Penny Corporation, but Wayne owned and operated five successful sa

DH Geaux Hiking Club member Kat Norton at Bell ingrath Gardens.

Queen Hera XV, JoAnn Ponthier and King Zeus XV, Wayne Ponthier

November 2022 Club News

by c hris rahaiM club ManagEr

Can you believe it’s No vember? The year has flown by, but it’s not over yet! We have some ex citing events still to come in November & December.

thursday night sEafood plattEr spEcial

Includes Fried Shrimp, Oysters, Catfish, 1 Stuffed Crab, a Stuffed Shrimp, French Fries, Onion Rings, Cole Slaw, & Hushpuppies. $32

c ayMus VinEyards

Wild

gaME tasting dinnEr noVEMbEr 5

This is going to be an in credible evening featuring Caymus wines and a deli cious Wild Game menu pre pared by Chef Ricky. Call 228-255-2918 ext. 3 to make your reservations.

thanKsgiVing buffEt noVEMbEr 24

Our Thanksgiving Buffet is one of our most popular events and sells out quickly! Call 228-255-2918 ext. 3 to make your reservation.

bourbon & cigar tasting noVEMbEr 26

Join us for a fun night on The Patio from 5:00 – 7:00! You’ll enjoy light appetizers and a custom selection of rare and unusual bourbons and cigars. $40 per person, plus tax & gratuity.

The price includes two drink tickets, one cigar tick et, and appetizers.

Please call 228-255-2918 ext.3 to reserve your spot.

tuEsday night bingo

With brigittE & sylVia

Every Tuesday is Bingo night in Latitude 30 from 6:00 – 8:00! One free card per person. One additional card per purchase. No cash entry, no cash prizes.

WEdnEsday night triVia

Every Wednesday is Triv ia night in Latitude 30 from 6:00 – 9:00. Gather your team & get competitive. Eat, drink, & tease your brain!

thursday night KaraoKE

Every Thursday is Ka raoke night in Latitude 30 from 6:00 – 10:00 with Ray Walters!

stEaK housE fridays

The menu is updated weekly. Multiple selections of steak and seafood

saturday night royal rEds

1/2 or 1 pound of peel & eat Royal Reds with pota toes, corn, & mushrooms.

1/2 pound - $12. 1 pound$20

End of prohibition party dEcEMbEr

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Fun night to celebrate in Latitude 30 with a costume contest, live music, and drink specials from 7:00 – 10:00!

New Year’s Eve Party and $10,000 Drawdown

This will be a fun night with Live Music by Razoo, Cash Bar, Chef’s Buffet & Carving Station, AND a $10,000 Drawdown!

Advanced ticket purchase is required. Stop by The Club at Diamondhead office to purchase.

Official rules in the Club office.

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lons. In addition to Cosmetolo gy, Wayne became an Ordained Bishop with the Church of God in 1991 after receiving the call to join the ministry.

King Wayne and Queen JoAnn live in Diamondhead. On November 23rd, 2022, this won derful couple will celebrate 37 years of marriage. Their great est hobby is singing Karaoke with friends and neighbors.

Queen Hera XV, JoAnn Pon thier, has had a successful Real Estate career for 47 years. This New Orleans native is a gradu ate of Francis T, Nicholls High School and Delgado Community College. Her accomplishments as owner/broker of Ferman-Ponthi er Realtors in Louisiana include an array of achievements. The National Association of Realtors awarded her with the presti gious Emeritus award. She was also selected to be treasurer for the Women’s Council of Realtors and honored by the Louisiana Association of Realtors Execu tive Award, Multi-Million Dollar Awards.

JoAnn also enjoys a life of service to her community and family. She was a designated speaker and founded of the first Gilis De La Tourette Syndrome organization in Louisiana for many years.

In addition to her work with Tourette Syndrome, she has held several positions at Amaz ing Grace Fellowship in Arabi, LA and then at King of Kings Fellowship in Slidell, La. Queen JoAnn and King Wayne have 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Her great est love is Jesus Christ, family, friends and singing.

Apollo XV, Dr. Arien “Ken” Griffey, is the Stennis Space Center (SSC) Assistant to the Director for Center Operations. He earned a Doctorate in Busi ness Administration (DBA) from the University of Phoenix with international honors, a summacum-laude MBA from Brenau University, and a bachelor’s de gree in Electronics with highest

honors from Southern Illinois University. He also completed the 2011 Gulf Coast Business Council Masters Leadership Program, the 2010 Leader ship Hancock County, earned a NASA Exceptional Achieve ment Medal in 2010 and oth er NASA awards. Has earned more than 25 military awards and decorations during 14 years of Army service, has lifetime memberships in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW, served as Commander, Chaplain), Amer ican Mensa, and the American Legion. Ken serves the Com munity as a member of the Di amondhead Water & Sewer Dis trict (DWSD) and is the CEO of Griffey Enterprises, LLC. Dr. Griffey and his wife Angela have 4 sons, 1 daughter, 3 daughtersin-law, 2 granddaughters and 1 great granddaughter.

Aphrodite XV, Angela Griffey, is an oncology nurse for Slidell Memorial Hospital, and has 25 years’ experience as a nurse in oncology, paranesthe sia, surgical intensive care, legal nurse consulting, and clinical documentation. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at the University of Holy Cross in May 1997 graduating with honors and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. She earned her license as a Registered Nurse (RN) passing her board exams in June 1997.

Angie was a Certified Paran esthesia Nurse (CPAN) from 2007-2013 and in 2021. Angie is an active member of the North shore Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. She stays busy with her granddaughter Eve lyn, supporting the VFW, and memberships in two krewes. Currently, she lives in Diamond head, MS with her husband Ken, Apollo XV.

Olympus’ Mardi Gras Ball will be held on January 21, 2023, and the krewe looks for ward to an exciting season with their new royalty. Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Diamondhead Golf

by c hris altEsE dirEctor of golf

We have seen more than our fair share of golfers the past couple of months. Guests are raving about The Club, the course, and the service. We appreciate everyone here that helps make this hap pen.

Both golf courses are in fantastic condition. Be sure to take advantage of the great weather and come play golf. Booking online at www.TheClubatDia mondhead.com the fastest and easiest way to book tee times!

We have several groups of golfers of various skill levels that welcome newcomers with open arms. Check with the Golf Shop staff if you are interested, and we will be happy to assist you. Golf is fun and meeting new friends along the way makes it even better.

Christmas is right around the corner which means holiday shopping! Don’t forget that the golf shop is receiving new items regularly.

Please stop by and check out our inventory. We might just have something you are looking for.

Diamondhead Property Owners should take advan tage of their 20% discount on all regularly priced apparel in the golf shop.

We also have select apparel items on sale now for up to 50% off! Your Golf Shop is open Monday through Sunday.

Top apparel brands are

available such as FootJoy, Diamondhead Private Label, Callaway, Puma, Haus of Grey, Cutter & Buck, and more.

The 2022 Member-Mem ber was held over Labor Day weekend. This format is one of our favorites. A six team round robin match play for points to determine the win ners. Below are our flight champions…

• Nicklaus Flight – Jack Lawson/Mike Lawson

• Snead Flight – Danny Foy/Bob Neal

• Hogan Flight – Don Schwander/Tom Amedee

• Palmer Flight – Tommy Hopper/Jeff Wair

• Watson Flight – Ronnie James/Jerry Jones

• Langer Flight – Don Crosby/Lenny Fontenot

• Irwin Flight – Tom Woolbright/John Bunce

• Lopez Flight – Liz Bell/ Amy Swint

We also hosted the 22nd annual Diamondhead CP Four Ball in early October. We had a full field of 54 teams participate again this year. The weather was per fect for an enjoyable week end on the golf course.

Congratulations to our champions, George Byrd & Robbie Russell, on their victory! Here is a list of our flight winners…

• Championship Flight –

upcoMing EVEnts…

November 12 Armand Cantrelle Golf Classic

November 16 Seabee Golf Classic

November 19 UA Junior Tour November 20 Veteran’s Golf Association

November 23 Last Day to Spe cial Order to Use Shop Credit

November 24 Thanksgiving Day (all play 9am shotgun; must reg ister for hole assignment in golf shop; golf shop closes 1pm)

November 26 The Gobbler Golf Classic (open to all; 3-person scramble; register in golf shop) December 3-4 Kelly Gibson

Junior Tour Allstate Fall Series Event

December 6 12 Days of Christ mas Sale Begins December 10 DMGA Play Day December 17 12 Days of Christmas Sale Ends & Last Day to Use Shop Credit

George Byrd/Robbie Russell

• First Flight – Ed Brant ley/Steve Brantley

• Second Flight – Dwayne Braud/Billy Meighen

• Third Flight – Tom Beg ley/Mike Bossier

• Fourth Flight – Norwood Landreneau/Vince Altese

Please be sure to fix two ball marks and fill two divots every hole...any two will do! It’s your golf course so let’s all take care of it! We look forward to seeing you “PLAY MORE GOLF.” Let’s all get out and enjoy our beautiful golf courses and practice fa cilities. As always, let us know how we can help.

• SPORTS

DWGA

by collEEn JonEs

September’s weather was nice and dry so we played every Thursday in Sep tember. We started off Sep tember 1st with our monthly Trophy Day Net Scoring on the Cardinal Course.

There was a tie for Overall winner between Rita Durham and Georgeanne Luxion with a score of 68. The First flight winner was Jeanne Hudgins with a score of 70 and second place was Bet Bowen with a score of 73. Second flight winner was Dianne Ackerman with a score of 71 and second place has a tie between Joanne Fried and Terri Woolbright with a score of 77. Birdies were had by Jeanne Hudgins and Margie Pittman. Closest to the pin were Joanne Fried on hole #4, Joyce Teerling on hole #13, Liz Bell on hole #7 and #17.

September 8th we played on the Pine Course and played a new game called Pick Your Partner. In this game you choose a partner and your com bined net score is used to deter mine the winner. One person may be on more than one team but only the person picking the team wins the money. There was a tie for first place between the teams of Bet Bowen who picked Amy Swint and Amy Swint who picked Dianne Ack erman. There was a three way tie for second place, the teams were Liz Bell who picked Amy Swint, Joanne Fried picked Terri Woolbright and Lotti Williams picked Amy Swint. Third place team was Dianne Ackerman who picked Colleen Jones. Chip-ins were had by Rita Durham, Joanne Fried and Terri Woolbright. Closest to the pin were Becky Stritzel on hole #2, Terri Woolbright on hole #6, Margie James on hole #13 and Joyce Teerling on hole #15.

September 15th we played

on the Cardinal Course and we played Even holes on the front nine and Odd holes on the back nine. The winner was Lottie Williams. Second place was Joanne Fried. There was a three way tie for third place be tween Dianne Ackerman, Marta Wald and Liz Bell. Birdies were had by Liz Bell and Mary Lou Czaplicki. Closest to the pin were Marta Wald on hole #4, Liz Bell on hole #7 and #13. September 22nd we played a team game of ABCD were you take the best gross and best net score on the team. This was

played on the Pine Course. The winning team was Liz Bell, Colleen Jones, Lotti Williams and JJ Skinner. Birdies were had by Colleen Jones and Liz Bell which she had two. Chipins were had by Liz Bell and JJ Skinner. Closest to the pin were Tammy Lippon on hole #2, Lin da Metz on hole #6 and Colleen Jones on hole #13.

September 28th and 29th we started a new annual Ladies’ Member-Guest Tournament. We had 14 teams. The first day there was a 9 hole par 3 tour nament on the front of the Pine

Course. Gross Score winners were Margie James & Pam Mi nella. Second place was Therese Mauterer & Karen Messick. Third place was Trish Wright & Debra York. The Net Score winners were Janice Murray & Charmayne Purvis. Secod place had a tie between the teams of Colleen Jones & Deb-b Kopp and Kim Knight & Catherine Kett. Closest to the Pin winners were Liz Bell on hole #1,#2, & #8, Marta Wald hole #3, Deb-b Kopp hole #4, Tee Mauterer hole #6, Charmayne Purvis hole #7, and Debra York hole #9. On Thursday we played a 18 hole best ball tournament. The first flight winners were Marta Wald and Elsa Foley with a net score

of 65. Second place team was Terri Woolbright and Marina Benigno with a net score of 68. Third place was team was Amy Swint and Mary Edith Dressel with a net score of 69. The Sec ond Flight winners were Tam my Lippon and Pam Langdon with a net score of 67. Second place team was Tee Mauterer and Karen Messick with a net score of 68. Third place team was Colleen Jones and Deb-b Kopp with a net score of 69. It was a great time and hope to bigger next year. One last thing one of our members, Denise Bergeron, got her 1st hole in one in North Carolina at Connestee Falls Golf Club. She used a 8 iron on hole number 5.

Rita Durham & Georgeann Luxion Overall winners on Trophy Day. Marta Wald & Elsa Foley 1st Flight winners in Member-Guest.

Pam Langdon & Tammy Lippon 2nd Flight winners in Mem ber-Guest.

Denise Bergeron with 1st hole in one.

by gEnE dEMEdicis

When this article is pub lished we should be on the eve of a critical midterm election. Please make sure you vote.

In the ABCD Two Best Ball competition on September 14 the team of Billy Stroud, Marion Rotolo and John Bunce won with a score of minus 18. Second place went to the team of George Thibodeaux, Lee Kormondy and Tony Holt with a score of minus 16.

Three teams tied for third with a score of minus 15. Gene deMedicis, Ron Davis, Joe Murray and Ernie Knobloch tied with the team of Sam Lee, Bernie Breen and Al Mast. Also sharing third place was the team of Norman Bowley, Erie Hebert and Dutch Vandervort.

Closest to the pins were won by Kevin West, Sam Lee, Dave Barbato and George Thibo deaux. Closest shot of the day

was Kevin West who almost aced number 2. His shot was only 4 inches from the cup.

The format for the game on September 21 was Peers Points. Capturing first place was the team of John Speed, Gary Hava and AJ Dilley with a score of minus 5.

In second place was the team of Lennie Crawford, George Thibodeaux, Norman Bowley and Sam Lee with a score of mi nus 9. Two teams tied for third place with a score of minus 10.

The team of Jan Vest, Gene deMedicis and Dave Barbato tied with Erie Hebert, Byron Gandy and Lenny Alphonso. In fifth place was the team of Den nis Tauzin, Joe Murray and Al Mast with a score of minus 11. Individual low net was shared by three players with a net score of 70. Those three players were Gary Hava, Dave Barbato and Al Mast.

Closest to the pin winners were Marc Beddoe, Gene de Medicis, Don Crosby and Sam Lee. Closest shot of the day was made by Gene deMedicis. He hit the pin on number 7 and his shot came to rest 4 inches

from the cup. Two weeks in a row that an ace was almost recorded.

In the ABCD Points competi tion on September 28 the team of Renny Pangan, Dave Barbato and Pat Jarrell won with a score of minus 9.

Finishing second was the team of John Lee, Marion Rotolo and Al Mast with a score of minus 12. In third place was the team of Sam Lee, Lee Kor mondy and Dennis Tauzin with a score of minus 13.

Finishing fourth was the team of George Thibodeaux, Tony Holt and Ronnie Austin with a score of minus 16. In fifth place was the team of Gene deMedicis, Erie Hebert and Ernie Knobloch with a score of minus 17. Individual low net was won by Gary Hava who shot a net 68.

Closest to the pin winners were Al Mast, Don Crosby, Morrison Wilkins and Renny Pangan. Al Mast had the clos est shot of the day at 2’1”.

The format for the comple tion on October 5 was ABCD points. Finishing in first place was the team of Gene deMedi

cis, Dave Barbato, Bill Merna and Larry Popovich with a score of minus 5. In second place was the team of Mike Cavataio, Kevin West, Val Miller and Al Mast with a score of minus 9. Finishing third was the team of Tom Amedee, Morrison Wilkens, John Bunce and Pat Jarrell with a score of minus 11. In fourth place was the team of Sam Lee, Lee Kormondy and Gary Hava with a score of minus 13.

Two teams tied for fifth place. Low individuals with a net score of 68 were Mike Cav ataio and Bill Merna.

Closest to the pin winners were Gene deMedicis, Morrison Wilkens and Jan Vest who won two pins. Closest shot of the day was Jan Vest at 2’10”.

In the ABCD Two Best Ball competition on October 12 the team of Tom Amedee, Lee Kor mondy, John Bunce and Larry Popovich won with a score of 23 under par. Finishing second was the team of George Thi bodeaux, Marion Rotolo, Tony Holt and Pat Jarrell with a score of 20 under par. In third place was the team of Norman

Bowley, John McLaughlin, Chuck Ingraham and Gary Hava with a score of 18 under par. Four teams tied for fourth place at 13 under par. The shot of day was made by Ron Davis on hole number 16. He hit a pitching wedge in the hole from 114 yards out for an eagle. Ron wins $50 from the DMGA for his excellent shot.

Closest to the pin winners were Tom Amedee, Lenny Alphonso, Sam Lee and Ron Davis. Tom Amedee had the closest shot of the day at 4’6”.

Leading money winners at the end of the third quarter are Norman Bowley, Erie Hebert, Gene deMedicis, Al Mast, AJ Dilley, Bernie Breen, Dave Bar bato, Sam Lee, Lennie Craw ford and John Benus.

Third quarter closest to the pin leaders are Norman Bowley(10), Gene deMedi cis(8), Marion Rotolo(8), Frank Morrow(6), Lennie Crawford(5), Tom Amedee(5), Don Cros by(5), Renny Pangan(5), Jerry Brock(5),Berni Breen(5), George Thibodeaux(5), and Dutch Vandervort(5).

I’ll see you on the course.

DWGAN Golfing News from September

by shirlEy haltErMan

I wish to start off this article with an apology to two of our Nines gals — Kim Knight and Dinah Knobloch. Apparently, when I transmitted the infor mation for the August article something went wrong with the photo of the Third Flight win ners of the Electic Tournament preventing their photo from be ing included in the article. Still don’t know exactly what hap pened but regret the pic being omitted.

Now on to the month of Sep tember which proved to be as toasty as August. However, we are not easily dissuaded and managed to play to play golf on each of the four Tuesday morn ings. September 6th, found us playing our usual first Tuesday of the month Trophy Day. We tackled the front nine holes of

the Pines Course. The Low Net winners were:

First Flight - 1st Place, Liz Bell, 2nd Place, Judy Tauzin, and 3rd Place, Therese Mauter er. Second Flight - 1st Place, Toni Rossol, 2nd Place, Janice Murray, and 3rd Place, Kathy Jones. Third Flight - 1st Place, Sue Hebert, 2nd Place, Shir ley Halterman. and 3rd Place, Brigitte Becker. The following scored the Lowest Putts: Flight 1 - Therese Mauterer, Flight 2 - Kathy Jones, Flight 3 - Dinah Knobloch. Closest to the Pin honors were taken by Flight 1 - Judy Tauzin, Flight 2 - Trac ey Garriga, and Flight 3 - Bri gitte Becker. Kathy Jones had a Chip-in on Hole #3 and Judi Brannan scored a Birdie on Hole #9 while Nancy Sislow did the same on Hole #6.

With the improving weather conditions, 28 gals signed up

to play “Add Par 4s” on Tues day, September 13th. The back nine of the Cardinal was the chosen course for the day. The low net winners of this event were: Flight One - 1st Place, Toni Rossol, 2nd Place, Therese Mauterer, and 3rd Place, Tony Lippon. Flight Two - 1st Place, Tracey Garriga, 2nd Place - Jan ice Murray, 3rd Place, Nancy Sislow. Flight Three - 1st Place, Margaret Sherwood, 2nd Place, Shirley Halterman, 3rd Place, Pat VanDervort. And, last but certainly not least, Flight Four - 1st Place, Mary Craig Murray, 2nd Place, Beryl Laird, and 3rd Place, Sylvia Corban. When it came to the Low Putt competi tion, Flight One - Ton Rossol had only 8 putts. However, in Flight Two - we had a three-way tie with Kathy Jones, Janice Murray and Nancy Sislow each scoring only 10 putts. Dinah

Knobloch took the First Place honors in Flight Three with only 8 putts. The winner of this event in the Fourth Flight was Mary Mizell with only 11 putts. Margaret Sherwood scored a Chip-in on Hole #11 while Mary Mizell did the same on the very same hole. Great golfing gals!

On the third Tuesday of Sep tember, we played the front nine holes of the Pine Course using only irons or hybrid clubs. For this event our winners were: Flight 1 - 1st Place, Judy Tauz in, 2nd Place, Toni Rossol, and 3rd Place, Therese Mauter er. Flight 2 - 1st Place, Kathy Jones, 2nd Place, Nancy Sislow and 3rd Place, Carroll Gothie.

Flight 3 - 1st Place, Carole Griffin, 2nd Place, Pat VanDer vort, and 3rd Place, Brigitte Becker. Both Marilyn Galus and Judy Tauzin had Chip-Ins on Hole #7 plus Judi Tauzin

scored a Birdie on Hole #2.

For the final Tuesday of Sep tember, the 27th, we played a Scramble on the Front Nine Holes of the Cardinal Course. Twenty-Six gals turned out to play. The First Place Team was made up of Liz Bell, Cheryl Saak, Margaret Sherwood and Pauline Singer posting a score of 38. The Second Place Team comprised of Cathy Gesell, Jer ry Ingraham, Kathy Jones and Therese Mauterer came in with a score of 38 while the Third Place Team with Beryl Laird, Barbara Linville, Toni Rossel plus a ghost produced a score of 40. Tracey Garriga scored a Chip-In on Hole #8.

Since we managed to dodge the last hurricane, the weath er is looking very promising for October, and we look forward to keeping you informed of our Fall golfing adventures.

Diamondhead Aviator: Let There Be Light

by paul gilbErt

The new LED runway lights have been installed and they are such a wel come improvement to our field. We are always looking for ways to improve safety and anyone who has flown into 66Y at night will tell you the old lights were barely visible. The brighter lights improve safety not only by making the runway easier to see but they will help pilots see any animals that have wandered onto the runway.

Taking that first flight— and beyond

“I’ve always wanted to learn how to fly.” I hear this so many times that it makes me wonder what stops some people from taking that first flight. Lack of funds is the most common reason. Many others just don’t know where to start or who to speak with about the process. Then some start training but somehow fall short of earning their certification. In this article I list some of the more common hurdles to earning that certifi cate and some ideas for success.

Finances

Lack of funds is a problem not exclusive to flying. There will always be bills to pay. Al ways more demands on the bank account than funds going in. With a little planning and smart financial strategy, flying can be affordable for many people.

You can either pay as you go or secure the funds prior to starting training. The main dis advantage of paying hourly is flight time is limited to available funds. We learn best through repetition. Flying only once or twice a month allows skills to get rusty. A part of each lesson is wasted on reviewing previ ous lessons. With the funds in place, it may be possible to get a block rate for the aircraft. More efficient training and a cheaper hourly rate will help keep the costs down while completing the training in minimal time.

Medical issues

There are a few conditions that can keep you from obtain ing a medical certificate. Insulin dependency, epilepsy and other major issues can limit a per son’s flying aspirations but most people will be able to obtain at least the third class medical. The point here is just to get the exam done early so you don’t get halfway through training to find you’re unable to hold medical certification.

Fear

Fear does strange things to people. Some become physically ill while others are just unable to focus on the lesson. This is often cured by spending more

time in the aircraft to allow those fears to fade away. As you gain a better understanding of aircraft control and all the safe ty measures built into aircraft, confidence and competence over come the uneasiness and you find yourself wondering why you were nervous at all.

Beyond the first lesson

Even after the first lesson, there will be challenges for each phase of training, but with plan ning and study, the training should be an enjoyable experi ence.

Finding the right instructor

Personality differences and teaching styles will be differ

ent for each instructor. A little time spent interviewing each in structor will help you determine which one is best for you.

Although some pilots are ca reer instructors, instructing is the first career step for many others. It’s not too uncommon for an instructor to be building time to get an airline or corpo rate jet job. During the inter view, ask the instructor how close he or she is to making the jump to another job.

Flying often is important but small breaks help

A post by a new pilot stated he had taken a few days off from training and his next flight was extremely disappointing. What could have been done different ly? Many people commented that he should fly more. This is usually good advice, but small breaks in training may actually be beneficial.

Repetition helps reinforce skills and understanding. Long breaks in training can allow skills to erode, but many stu dents report improved perfor mance after a day or two away. I have personally experienced this phenomenon. After a par ticularly bad training session when it seemed I did everything wrong, I went home thinking I’d never be able to become a pi lot. Poor weather kept me away from training for a few days and

I worried the delay would make my next lesson even worse. To my surprise, the next lesson went very well. How did this happen?

Recent studies by the NIH and MIT have shown that during rest periods, the brain rapidly and repeatedly replays the activity. The studies suggest that this replay of activities is a way for the brain to organize the memories being placed into longterm memory while also linking muscle memory to the technical aspects of that particular task. For best results, flying as often as possible is important but there has to be a balance. After about an hour, performance and information intake degrades. A one or two day break allows our minds to rest and regroup and be better prepared for the next lesson. A lesson once or twice a week works well for most. There is nothing wrong with accelerating this schedule. Fly ing a couple of times a day with two or three hours between one hour flights is how many flight schools schedule professional pilot programs. But they also schedule the two or three day breaks when performance starts to degrade.

Lack of structured training

Many times when a student just can’t seem to ‘get it’, it’s not the student but the instruc tor who needs to work harder. We all learn differently. These are new concepts we’re trying to learn. If someone doesn’t understand what it means to set up a crab angle, it does no good for the instructor to tell him to increase the crab angle. Miscommunication will happen so don’t be afraid to speak up when something is unclear. Ex plaining a concept in a different way can usually clarify the idea in the student’s mind. The best

NEW ARRIVAL --It’s always exciting when a new aircraft is added to our community. Shane and Betsy Miller are the proud owners of this beautiful Mooney and we’re looking forward to seeing them at events and flying with them to our fly-out activities.

Photo by Paul Gilbert

Photo courtesy Airplane Flying Handbook

The Marina at Diamondhead

By Dianne Simonson Harbor Master

Ahoy Mates, I’m pleased to be able to announce that the new Pier is under construction!

The contractor feels it will be completed close to the end of the month

It’s not every day you can watch a pier being built – stop by and check out this great one with a view!

Welcome aboard to our new est employees, John Jeandron & Bob Crist.

You might recognize them from the golf course as they work for the Pro Shop too! And Gage Labonte.

For those on the waiting

list for a Slip, make sure your insurance and lease are ready to be submitted.

Current slip renters have priority to move to the new pier – if you would like to be added to the list, please call me at 228-216-9059.

I would also like to start having a Slip renters get-to gether, “Know your Port and Starboard Neighbor,” on the last Saturday of each month at 10:30 am. More details to follow.

Finally, mark your calen dars for 6:00 pm, Wednesday, November 9! Sonny Schindler, of Shore Thing Charters will be with us sharing his tips during a fishing seminar.

You don’t want to miss this!

Sunset at the Diamondhead Marina.

Building the new Diamondhead Marina pier.

• NOTA BENE

DSFA to Perform ‘The Nutcracker’ as its third Theater Program

The Diamondhead School of Fine Arts announced their third theater program scheduled for November 4 th and 5 th at 6pm and Sunday Nov. 6th at 2pm.

The theater department of DSFA will be performing “The Nutcracker,” a one act comedy with musical theater showcases.

The Diamondhead School of Fine Arts is very proud to present Juan Rodriguez in the role of “Father” for this production. Juan is a beloved member of the ASL community and is excited to sign and speak his lines for the audi ence. Interpreters will also be on site for the Sunday show.

DSFA Executive Director Sarah Shel ton said, “We are so excited to be able to bring something different for both chil dren and adults to Hancock County with this traditional holiday story. We hope that the community enjoys the play.”

While DSFA is best known for their dance, yoga, and ballet classes, the ever expanding school has blossomed to almost 900 students in a variety of academic and cultural pursuits.

According to Shelton, “Our art de partment for both children and adults has grown quickly. Foreign languages are always a hit. And we look forward

to serving many public forums with our graduates of American Sign Language.”

Tickets are on sale now and will be available until the event at The Randolph Center or online at www. DiamondheadSchool.org. Cost is $15 per person. Doors will open thirty minutes before event. A silent auction will also be held at all events.

The Nutcracker, a one act comedy

The Randolph Center 315 Clark Ave., Pass Christian, MS 39571

November 4 th , 5 th at 6:00 PM with doors opening at 5:30 PM

November 6 th at 2 PM with doors opening at 1:30 PM

The Diamondhead School of Fine Arts is 501c3 nonprofit that encourages our students to imagine, create, act, and discover their potential as artists. Participation in theatre, dance, music, education, and the cultural arts requires discipline, pride, and respect for oth ers and provides students with many opportunities for growth as performers, technicians, and lifelong learners.

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instructors tailor the instruction to that student’s past experience to help them grasp concepts. If things just aren’t pro gressing, a flight or two with another instructor is a great way to clarify some misunderstandings. FAR part 141 flight schools are required to follow a training syllabus. Part 61 instruction should use them too, at least as a guide. Under standing WHY we practice certain ma neuvers is nearly as important as under standing the maneuver itself.

We practice ground reference ma neuvers to learn to fly a specified path over the ground, compensating for wind

and changes in groundspeed. This skill directly translates to flying the traffic pattern when practicing landings. With out a solid understanding of ground ref erence maneuvers, landing practice will suffer. This is just a small list of the rea sons why people have never started or failed to complete their flight training. If you don’t know where to start, drop me an email and I can suggest a flight school near you. If you’ve started and haven’t been able to complete training, seeking a second opinion from another instructor may be able to get you back on track. Good luck with training and I hope to see you on the flight line.

If you have stories or comments, reach me at: aviatorandwriter@gmail.com.