This week in Rainberry Bay: 8/14/26

Updated event info: Myrainberrybay.com (click on Calendar) or Beacon

 

INFORMATION CONTAINED BELOW: (changes in bold).

 

In your last water/sewer/garbage bill, Delray Beach shows a new bill-pay system.  If you are already set-up with a check debit, there is nothing you need to do.  If you have questions -561-243-7100 x 2, Mon-Fi 8-5. There is an option for them to call you back if the wait time is long.

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THIS WEEK: Ed Show canceled tonight, movie, STORM/CERT

 

OPERA / MOVIES

COMMITTEES: Green Committee, STORM/CERT, Library

CLUBS:  ON STAGE/Ed Show, NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB, WOMEN’S CLUB, FOODBERRY

ALL SPORTS: PICKLEBALL, BOCCE, TENNIS CLUB & COMMITTEE, PICKLEBALL, TABLE TENNIS

CLASSES:  MIXED MEDIA DATE CHANGE, NIA, CURRENT EVENTS, EZ FITNESS, GENTLE YOGA, FLOWERS/ARTS & CRAFTS, CARD-MAKING, CLAY, CANASTA, Crafts with Babs, MAHJONG, LINE DANCING

POOL INFO – No glass is allowed

MISC. INFO    - BOWLING, OFFICE HOURS, GARBAGE PICKUP Tuesday & Friday - recycling Tuesday morning – bulk Friday morning. OUTSIDE RB events- Election and Voting Information, Butterfly Garden.

 

BOARD:

Board Meetings: All meetings will be hybrid meetings (clubhouse plus zoom). Please do not wear perfume to the meetings as some people have allergies. Thanks. Recordings of meetings will be made available on the myrainberrybay.com website. Click on The Videos Link –contact the office for the password if you do not have it. 

 

Meeting dates & times:

 

Master: 6pm August 20 – special assessment.

 

MOVIES:

 

Opera/Ballet, Michael Cantwell:

t/b/a

Monday, 7pm, TH David Kulick:

Aug 16 – “Song Sung Blue”

 

CLUBS

 

NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB – Allan Trust Ctrust371@comcast.net

 

Our book schedule for the next few months is as follows:

*September 8th- Best State Ever - Dave Barry- Carrie Trust 

*October 13th- The JFK Conspiracy- Summary & Anxieties * - Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch- Cliff Guinyard 

* November 19th- A book about the early history of Florida. Presented by a Panel including Stephanie, Cliff, Barry Nosowitz, and Allan.

Copies of most books will be available at the Hagen Ranch Rd or Rainberry Bay Library.

Newcomers always welcome.

Meetings are at 11AM, on the second Tuesday of the month in the clubhouse.

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FOODBERRY, Marlene Elmowitz rbfoodberryclub@gmail.com

Let’s break bread together, Challah making just in time for Rosh Hashanah on September 10 at noon in Theater kitchen. While we wait for dough to rise, braid and re-rise we will enjoy a light lunch. Free for Members. RSVP as space will fill fast. 

Thanksgiving will also be here before you know it. Pencil November 22nd 3pm, Theater kitchen, to share recipes and cook together.

December 20th with our amazing Holiday dinner party in Theater. If want to join Foodberry for 2027 join us for our Holiday party to meet new friends and neighbors.

Our   Email is  rbfoodberryclub@gmail.com , Teamreach code Food33445 or join our Foodberry Rainberry clubhouse see flyers as well as our Facebook page to see all event happenings..

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RAINBERRY WOMEN’S CLUB IN ACTION - TEAMREACH CODE: JoinUs2HelpOthers

Get ready to Salsa! Dust off your dancing shoes—Salsa is coming to Rainberry Bay!

Once again, join our very own Robyn Lobe on Wednesday, September 23, at 1:00 PM to learn fun, easy-to-follow Salsa steps. $15 includes: Refreshments & tasty snacks PLUS one raffle ticket for great prizes.

Tickets are on sale Mondays & Thursdays at 4:00 PM. Reserve your spot and dance the afternoon away. Please deposit your $15 check in our mailbox at the Clubhouse.

All club events support local nonprofits, including Eat Better – Live Better, among others.

 

ON STAGE - onstage.rainberry@yahoo.com

Ed Band is not performing tonight.

ON STAGE is always looking for new members

We want to train for people to help backstage and with staging, spotlights, operating computers and projectors and many other tasks…we are planning ahead, so please contact us now.

 

SPORTS CLUBS & COMMITTEES

 

TENNIS CLUB – Anne Barron

We’re very green! The Tennis Club successfully completed the on-line court reservation system with Yourcourts and we are now eliminating using paper and ink! Yourcourts now has an App as well.  Residents are be able to reserve courts through the website or App.  Yourcourts.com.

Thanks to all participants and helping the Tennis Club and Rainberry Bay go GREEN!

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TENNIS COMMITTEE – Pat Peppard

Angelina will now be the full time Tennis Pro at Rainberry . She will be in charge of the day-to-day operations and responsibilities. She will also be available to teach Tennis lessons to residents and club members.

 

BOCCE CLUB – Katy Mitrani

Club Play Schedule
The Bocce Club meets to play every Monday and Thursday evening at 6:00 PM, and on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. We meet on 29th Avenue in front of Pool 2.

 

PICKLEBALL (wear court sneakers) No dogs are allowed on the courts.

Open play Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please use courts 7&8. The times are: 8:00 am and 5:30

 

TABLE TENNIS CLUB – rbtabletennis@gmail.com

We play on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Fridays from 10-12 are usually for singles play although it’s more lightly attended. **Please note that we sometimes break earlier depending on attendance so coming earlier is best. We have extra paddles and balls for you to borrow. Remember to bring a drink and wear shoes you can move in that are not too “grippy.”

 

STICKBALL

Wednesday afternoons at 3:45 PM at the 3-sided concrete enclosure at the back of the tennis center.  Please join our RB stickball players for a fun time pitching and hitting with no running. 

 

COMMITTEES

 

LIBRARY

We have a new puzzle for August in the library, please feel free to go in the library anytime and try placing a few pieces.

Are you a reader?  The summer library bingo contest has begun.  Bingo sheets are available on the desk in the library.

 

We will be having training for new volunteers in September.  Volunteer as a substitute or take a weekly 2-hour shift. Let Karen Aprill know if you are interested.

Happy summer

 

CERT/STORM

When:   Tuesday August 18th at 7pm 

Where:  The Clubhouse Auditorium

What:    We will have a review of first aid and triage for emergency situations. This is an important review for all CERT members. It will also be a great introduction for any volunteers who might wish to assist CERT in these efforts. We hope that you will attend. As always, how and whether you choose to assist during or following an emergency is a personal decision. 

 

Please rsvp on TeamReach in either STORM group. 

CERT members respond in the CERT TeamReach.

Click on the calendar icon.

Or email stormrainberrybay@gmail.com

 

GREEN COMMITTEE:

The Green Committee has decided to extend our eyeglass collection until the end of August!  This mission will help people overseas who can't afford prescription glasses.  Please help our committee to share something we would discard by giving to others.  Reduce our landfills one pair of eyeglasses at a time!

Our next scheduled meeting will be Thursday, August 27th at 4pm in the Clubhouse.  please join us for an insight into what we can do to....

Rethink- Reduce-Reuse- Recycle

 

Our Clubhouse is getting an UPDATE!  We are re-naming the rooms.  We welcome all ideas from all of our residents.  The Green Committee is leaning towards Native plant name but are welcome to any ideas.   Thank you all for your participation!

Please submit ideas to Carol Unger - Greenis41@aol.com

 

FITNESS CLASSES

 

NIA CLASSES - Helen Sohne – Niadelray@gmail.com

Nia classes will be on vacation until September.

The next class will be on September 1st at 10:00am in the clubhouse

For more information about Nia or to connect, please email Helen Sohne:

Niadelray@gmail.com

 

EZ FITNESS CLASSES – Muscles in Motion – Madeleine Bochner

M W F 9:00 –10:00.  CH Aud.

 

GENTLE YOGA with Deb Mayes – Mayesda1@gmail.com   

Saturdays 10am, bring a mat.  Mondays 10am Chair Yoga, no mat needed.  

$20 month for all classes or $5/class – ch card room

 

CLASSES – Joyce Poses & Marlene Elmowitz

 

MIXED MEDIA-

Our class will be offered from 4 to 6 pm on Wednesdays.  The cost is only $5 per class.  Participation is limited to 12 people. No walk-ins!

Please contact Karen Miller at karenjkm@yahoo.com or Joyce Poses at joyceshawk57@bellsouth.net for more information and to register.

 

MAHJONG – We finished the learn- to- play mahjong classes.

For those newer players and seasoned players, we now have every Wednesday - Open play Mahjong 1pm - 3:30 come by to play or even watch clubhouse men card room. The seasoned players play for $ ($5 pie) and newer players for no money.  It is helpful for players to use Teamreach code RBmahjong-33445 to RSVP YES on calendar, so we know the players coming. Mahjong is played as 4 but can be played as 3 or even 2 Siamese Mahjong. 

 

CLAY STUDIO

Fridays 10-12, craft room.

 

CANASTA

Canasta Lessons Every Monday at 12:45 in the MCR

See Helen Antoniou - just show up, Classes are FREE. Regular play is at 1:00 PM 

 

Crafts with Babs: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 10am in the crafts room. Learn to make interesting embellished photo frames and various other crafts.

 

CARD-MAKING WORKSHOP - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 10:15, clubhouse craft room. All supplies provided. Supply fee - $4.  Any questions – Madeline Hincken mhincken@gmail.com

 

POOLS

Please shower before going into the pool. Only pool noodles are allowed in the pools, no floats. Please check the posted rules. Do not go into the pool/spa unaccompanied. Anyone with incontinence /diapered (child or adult) should not go into the pools.  Only licensed Service Animals are allowed in the pool area. No others are allowed, by law. 

Pools #1-4 open from dawn until dusk (there is no set time as this changes seasonally). Pool #5 is open from dawn until 11pm, adults over 18 only. 

 

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

CALLING ALL RAINBERRY BAY LEAGUE BOWLERS . . .

 

Hello Rainberry Bay Bowlers and those interested in joining our Rainberry Bay Bowling League for 2026-2027.

 

Our League will be starting up again a few short weeks from yesterday, on Thursday, September 3 (before Labor Day).  Our League will bowl for a total of 31 weeks between September 3, 2026 and April 29, 2027.  The week after our League concludes, a Luncheon will likely be held where we will recognize our bowlers for their achievements during the entire Season.  Money for a Luncheon will not be collected until we start the new year 2027. 

 

We bowl every Thursday beginning at 3:00 p.m.  We start on time so you are requested to be ready to start your practice session by 2:45 or 2:50 p.m.  The cost is $13 per week and gets you three games of play.  Shoes are separate and can be "rented" from the Front Desk.  More specific details will be provided to those who sign up in advance of our September start.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact League President, Fern Katronetsky either by Cell # or email, both of which are included in the 2025 Rainberry Bay Directory.  See you all soon!!

 

 

You can use either the Envera site or the call-in number for guests:  

Customer Service 877-936-8372 – or https://www.myenvera.com/#/signin or: Email or call the office with your guest list request; we will verify and make the change for you.

• Allied Universal, is our new security provider (guardhouse & Rover). The Rover's new phone number is 728-209-3621.

 

Pest Control appointments – Bryant Pest Solutions – 954-873-5375.

They come to your home Mon/Wed/Fri – 9am – 1:30pm (15 appointments per day)

 

-The office hours are posted on the door to the office: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 8:30-4:30, they close for lunch 12 – 12:30. On Wednesdays the office closes at 12:30pm, reopening Thursday at 8:30am.

-No soliciting of any nature is allowed in RB – see something, say something! 

-Bulk pick-up items are picked up Friday mornings. Do not block any dumpsters because the garbage truck will not empty the bin. You could receive a violation/be subject to a fine. If you have items to be picked up before Friday, call for a pick-up.

Problem with the garbage pickup? call Waste Management at: 561-202-2463. 

 

“Open House” or ‘For Sale signs” are not allowed in Rainberry Bay. Please read the most current set of Rules. It is the owner’s responsibility to be sure your realtor is aware. The Rules also require that everyone wear a cover-up to and from the pools. Thank you. 

 

-Debris pickup: On Monday and Wednesday, place palm fronds at your curb for pick up by our landscaping and/or our management companies Friday is the day large amounts of debris from trimmed trees will be picked up by Waste Management. Please DO NOT put any debris on the circle.

All construction debris must be removed by whomever is doing the work. All boxes must be broken down (flattened) before putting them into recycling bins. (3x3) Where there are dumpsters, do not block the dumpsters. The truck will not remove the bulk items OR the garbage in the dumpsters. Bulk pickup is Friday morning.  Please put your bulk debris out Thursday but not before.

 

OUTSIDE RAINBERRY

The Green Cay Nature Center plans 3 programs about butterflies. They will be naturalist talks and tours of the butterfly garden at 9:30 a.m. on August 15th, August 29th, and September 19th. The fee is $5 per person and a reservation is required: www.pbcnature.com. For more info: 561 966 7000.

 

• Shred Day - August 22nd, 9 AM - 12 PM at Delray Beach City Hall

 

• DBHS Lecture: 100 Years of Surfing in Delray Beach & Beyond - August 25th, 6 PM at Delray Beach Historical Society Bungalow

 

• Sounds of the Set - August 27th, 5:30 - 8:30 PM at Libby Wesley Plaza

 

• Full Moon Yoga - August 27th, 6:30 - 9:30 PM at Old School Square Amphitheater

 

• Party in Paradise: Delray's Tribute to Jimmy Buffett - August 28th, 5 - 10 PM at Old School Square

 

Have you signed up for “vote by mail”?

www.votepalmbeach.gov – 561-656-6208

(you can track your ballot, mail in or drop off).

Important 2026 Primary Election Dates & Deadlines

 

August 8th - August 16th: Early Voting

Vote at any Early Voting location from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Visit VotePalmBeach.gov for locations and wait times, or to make an appointment (optional).

 

August 18th: Election Day

Last day to vote in person and the deadline for Vote-by-Mail ballots to be in our Main Office by 7:00 p.m. On Election Day, you must vote at your assigned polling place. Election Day polls are open from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

3 Ways to Vote

 

Vote-by-Mail

• Return it: Return your Vote-by-Mail ballot using pre-paid postage or drop it off inside any of our four offices during business hours. You may also drop it off at designated drop off locations starting August 8, 2026. All Vote-by-Mail ballots must be received by 7:00 p.m. at our Main Office, or by 5:00 p.m. at one of our branch offices, on Election Day, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, in order to be counted.

 

• Track it: You can sign up for BallotTrax at VotePalmBeach.gov to get alerts via email, text (SMS), and/or voice message with updates about the status of your ballot or if there is an issue so that it can be corrected right away.

Early Voting

Saturday, August 8, 2026, though Sunday, August 16, 2026

• Palm Beach County offers 28 Early Voting locations that are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Registered voters in Palm Beach County can vote at any Early Voting location. Visit VotePalmBeach.gov for Early Voting locations, directions, wait times, or skip the line and make an Early Voting appointment (optional).

 

Election Day

Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• On Election Day, you must vote at the polling place that is assigned to your precinct. Polling places may change! Visit VotePalmBeach.gov to confirm your polling place before you go vote.

When mailing bills or votes, please note the PO no longer stamps it the day it’s received.  It is stamped when it goes out.

 

Free Parking Wednesdays are coming to Downtown Delray Beach this summer!

Every Wednesday | All Day • All Night | June - August

 

From June through August, parking will be free every Wednesday, all day and all night, in City-owned downtown garages and surface lots. Free parking is available at the Old School Square, Federspiel, and IPIC garages, and the Roy M. Simon, Village, Gladiola, Veterans Park, and Banker’s Row lots.

 

👉 Please note: on-street parking and private lots are not included.

 

 

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Monday thru Saturday, 9AM - 8PM. Sunday 10AM - 6PM