This week in Rainberry Bay: 3/21/2025

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

INFORMATION CONTAINED BELOW: (changes in red/italics)

 

IMPORTANT ROAD NEWS:

Ranger is paving the circle and tennis parking lot.  Be careful going around the community.

 

COMING SOON:

Brightview will be holding a workshop meeting on March 26th at 6:30pm. 

The workshop is to teach residents about Brightview Connect which will be the new program for residents to submit irrigation and landscape work orders.

Please be patient as they rework the schedule for irrigation – days/times will change.

 

The board of directors thank all the volunteers serving now and in the past.

Committee Chairs – you will remain in your current position until reassigned or replaced, no need to resign, but please resubmit your name for consideration.  Submit your request to chair any committee(s), send it to Rainberryboard@yahoo.com

 

Please check the Beacon or myrainberrybay.com for the list of committees.

 

BOARD

CERT

MOVIES

 

CLUBS: ON STAGE, NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB, WOMEN’S CLUB, FOODBERRY, YIDDISH HERITAGE CLUB,

COMMITTEES: Directory, Green Committee Garden Tour March 23

 

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

CLASSES: FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION, NIA, CURRENT EVENTS, MEDITATION, EZ FITNESS, WATER AEROBICS, GENTLE YOGA, FLOWERS/ARTS & CRAFTS, CARD-MAKING, CLAY, CANASTA, Crafts with Babs, WATER AEROBICS, BEADING

POOL INFO – No glass is allowed

 

MISC. INFO    - TOLL SCAM, OFFICE HOURS, GARBAGE PICKUP Tuesday & Friday - recycling Tuesday morning – bulk Friday morning. New red/blue reflector program – see info from the office/forms in the clubhouse lobby. General Election mail-in voting info.

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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:

Homes – April 1, 7pm

Master – April 9, 7pm

Villas – t/b/a

 

Envera (gate entry company) – orientation April 7 (morning session) and April 8 (evening session). Zoom will be made available.

 

Bug Off Exterminators, Inc. – Direct calls (only)

Phone number to schedule pest control: 954- 772-8338

Rainberry Bay's Schedule is: Mon., Wed., and Fri. between 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, a total of 15 appointments per day.

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MOVIES - Theater

Saturday, April 19 r@ 2pm – Wicked

Please note day/time change (it’s a 3 hour movie). Visiting children are welcome.

 

CERT

DBFR CERT program is being reinstituted. Next goal is to set up classes and get budgeted.

 

As always, we need you to consider joining this "neighbor helping neighbor" program. This does not only apply to hurricane season.

CERT team needs your expertise!
Are you proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access (Office 365), and Adobe Acrobat? We need volunteers to help us revamp our spreadsheet and database systems with user-friendly entry and search features?   Contact Van Kushner at rainberrybaycert@gmail.com.
 

CLUBS

ON STAGE - onstage.rainberry@yahoo.com

TRIVIA NIGHT…IS SOLD OUT we look forward to seeing you on April 5th at 6:30 P.M. in the Rainberry Theater (trivia will start at 7:30 P.M.).

If you have not yet picked up your tickets, contact us at onstage.rainberry@yahoo.com 

If you want to choose a name for your team and have not yet let us know, please email the above address.

 

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Krush Party Band will be back on September 20. Watch out for ticketing information. Advance reservations will be available in July.

 

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

*On April 8th, the book selection is 101 Tips for a Zero Waste Kitchen, by Kathryn Kellogg. Debbie Peters, Stephanie Braunstein, & Karen Aprill will be the lead facilitators. We’re doing this in cooperation with the Green Committee, during Earth Month.

* On May 13th, Ken Didsbury will present The Code Breaker, by Walter Isaacson. 

*On June 10th, Etana Finkler will present I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With Yyou by Miranda Hart.

Copies of all books are available at our Rainberry Bay library, as well as the Palm Beach County libraries.

*All meetings begin at 11AM, at the clubhouse. Newcomers always welcome.

 

FOODBERRY

Put these dates in your calendar for upcoming food fun we have planned:

 

• March 24th, Tuesday 11:30 – 1:30 –Taught  by  Professional Chef, teacher and author Victor Begun  we will finalize our Humus Masa bacha followed by a delicious Mediterranean lunch

• April 19th, Saturday night –House crawl and appetizers & dinner pot luck – Foodberry members only.  3-4 host homes we will start with appetizers, then switch homes and friends. We will finish in clubhouse with more potluck dinner and dessert. Email if interested FREE

• May 4 Sunday- Cinco de Mayo (a day early) Mexican feast of tacos and fixings. Cost $5 members only

 

We will have other cooking events scheduled with Chef Vic in April and May so more cooking fun to come. 

Someone sick need some home cooked soup or meal, please email the club so we can assist.

Email rbfoodberryclub@gmail.com any ideas, questions, or comments.

Donations are welcome for club – cleaning products, paper goods and containers welcomed.  

 

WOMEN'S CLUB

The Women’s Club held its first of a kind Luncheon/Auction/Game Play afternoon this past Tuesday which was quite the success.  Approximately 25+ items were on display and “silently” auctioned to 36+ individuals who signed up to attend the Event.  All who were there had the opportunity to purchase as many raffle tickets as they wished. Some were fortunate enough to win more than one prize and then share the wealth with other attendees.  As President of the WC, I would like to thank my team of Club Board members, as well as the many volunteers for attending and bringing with them both family and friends to join us for the day.  It was a fun-filled afternoon of food, surprises, and game play. 

 

Most importantly we would like to acknowledge and express its appreciation to Debbie Arrigo and Mix ‘n Mingle for their generous donation of the many items that we were able to include in our auction.  Without these items and the monies received from raffle sales, we would not be able to continue to increase the number of annual gift cards we give out as part of our Holiday Drive each year. These are given to the students and families of the Pine Grove Elementary School here in the Delray Beach Community.  In addition, WC will also be donating this year to a Summer Camp organization that welcomes children and teens (ages 7-16), from all over the state of Florida, and that has made it possible for these children with serious illnesses to enjoy a camp experience in a safe, medically- sound environment.

 

For the next two weeks, Women's Club will be selling tickets for its END OF SEASON EVENT OF BINGO, which will take place on MONDAY NIGHT, April 7th.  Tickets are being sold on March 24, 27, 31 and April 3.  SIGN UP EARLY!!  Snacks and refreshments will be provided, as usual.  But there won’t be enough if you don’t sign up in advance!!

 

FINALLY, on SUNDAY, APRIL 6, WC will be hosting its first FREE BREAKFAST FOR MEMBERS ONLY in the Clubhouse Auditorium from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Bring a friend who is not a WC member and, for $7.50, they can have breakfast with us as well.  HOWEVER, if they pay an additional $7.50 (for a total of $15 for the day), they can become a Member of the WC for 2025-2026 that day, AND participate in ALL WC Events for the coming Season at Member Rates.  NOTE:  IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE FOR THIS BREAKFAST, AND DO NOT HAVE A TICKET TO ENTER THE CLUBHOUSE AUDITORIUM, YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN ACCESS TO ENTER!!

 

If you have any questions, or are willing to VOLUNTEER to help us with any of our Events, please contact Fern Katronetsky directly at <f.katronetsky@verizon.net>.  Your offers to help us are much appreciated.  We would like to add members to both our WC Board AND Committees.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in serving on our Club Board, as well as any of our Committees, PLEASE CONTACT Fern Katronetsky, or any of our other Women's Club Board members.  If you don’t know who they are already, our Board comprises Beverly Librescu (Ways & Means), Gloria Nissinoff (Membership), Sue Ragovin (Hospitality), Claire Saltz (Treasurer), Carol Shore (President Emeritus, and Hospitality), Chris Walsh (Secretary), and yours truly (Fern Katronetsky as your President).  All Board members can be found in the 2023 Rainberry Bay Telephone Directory. PLEASE, PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO JOIN OUR COMMITTEES.  We look forward to seeing you at our next two (2) Events.

 

COMMITTEE INFO:

 

GREEN COMMITTEE – see attachments at bottom.

Green Committee Garden Tour, March 23, 2-5Pm

Visit 7 Rainberry gardens, beginning at the Clubhouse, for maps and free raffle tickets. We will tour the gardens in groups starting at different homes. Everyone will end at our 8th garden for refreshments, plant giveaways, and a raffle of a variety of items. Please join us to enjoy our neighbors’ successful efforts to attract birds, butterflies, and pollinators into our community.

We hope you enjoyed reading the information from some of our presenters

 

Rainberry Bay Directory – Char Lane

We're starting work soon on the next Directory that will be published later this spring.  As it takes time to review and update ownership information, make changes, do multiple reviews, etc., please review your information in the 2023 Directory and let me know of any changes or corrections if you've not already done so.  I only need to know if there are changes or corrections to the 2023 Directory information that you haven't yet provided.  If there are no changes, please do not submit a form.  If you are new to Rainberry since the spring of 2023, please make sure you have submitted your form.  There is a little time left to submit updates.

 

Directory Inclusion forms are available in the wall display in the club house lobby and on the website.  Or let me know (my phone number is in the Directory) and I'll email you a form.  If you're unable to get to the club house or don't have access to email, please contact me and I'll be happy to drop off a form and pick it up when it's done.  New residents since April 2023 - please ensure that you've completed and returned a Directory Inclusion form.  Thank you. 

 

SPORTS CLUBS & COMMITTEES

 

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 pm.

 

TENNIS CLUB – Anne Barron

Tennis Championships Mixed Doubles was played March 15-16.  

Winners of A Flight - Trish Ryan & John Desnoyers

Winners of B Flight - Maria Koyanagi & Dave Kulick

 

Up next:  Men’s and Women’s Doubles March 29 followed by Luncheon. 

Rainberry Bay Tennis Championships Committee:  Paul Barron, Keith Rudolph, John Desnoyers and Trish Ryan. 

 

BOCCE CLUB

The Bocce Club meets 5 days a week.  If you have never played bocce it is an easy fun game and all are welcome.  We would be happy to teach you. We meet at our two courts on 29th Ave, in front of pool #2 on Sat, Sun, and Wed mornings at 9am and Mon and Thurs evenings at 6pm. 

 

TABLE TENNIS CLUB

The Table Tennis Club invites you to play or watch during our club play time: Mondays and Wednesdays 12-2, singles or doubles play; Fridays 10-12 mostly singles play. If you do want to play, wear shoes that aren’t too “grippy,” bring a drink and a paddle if you have it. Contact rbtabletennis@gmail.com with any questions.

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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.

 

TENNIS & PICKLEBALL COMMITTEES - Pro:  George.bulger@icloud.com

If you would like to set up a tennis or pickleball lesson or clinic, please email me (info above) to set up a lesson or reserve a spot in a clinic.

I look forward to seeing you on the court!

 

BOWLING – League President, Fern Katronetsky

Only five (5) more weeks until the Bowling Season Is over, and then our Awards Luncheon will be held.  The Season ends for us on Thursday, April 24th, and our Awards Luncheon will be held the following Thursday, on May 1st.  More details to come soon.  

 

Bowlers are really getting down to their bowling business as the Season winds down.  On March 20th, several of the Teams won their games by only a point or two.  It was so much fun to watch and participate in.  It looks like the next several weeks will be “nail biters” until the bitter end.  In addition, please join me in offering Joe Arrigo a HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS on his last game yesterday, in which he scored a whopping 199!!  CONGRATULATIONS, JOE!!  WAY TO GO!

 

CLASSES

 

FICTION BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

The Fiction Book Group meets the third Wednesday of the month. All are welcomed to any or all of the meetings.

Next book t/b/a

 

CANASTA

We will be giving 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.

 

BEADING

We will meet in the Clubhouse Crafts Room, Thursdays, from 7pm until 9pm. Please join us, if you like to bead or want to learn how. You can contact Karen Miller at karenjkm@yahoo.com.

 

CURRENT EVENTS – Roberta Weltman & Allan Trust

We meet every Thursday, at 10:30AM, in the clubhouse.

We discuss all the timely issues of the day. National, Global, State, and Local.

YES, we do Politics. But always respectfully and welcoming of all opinions.

Newcomers are always welcome.

Roberta- rbtaw3@gmail.com, Allan- Ctrust371@comcast.net

 

MEDITATION

Healing and Awakening Meditation. Please contact Miriam Rosen at positivepsychology998@hotmail.com

 

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

 

CLAY STUDIO

Friday 10 - 12 in the crafts room. Further info call Joyce Poses

 

FITNESS CLASSES

NIA CLASSES - Helen Sohne

Nia (low impact dance aerobics), Tuesdays & Fridays 10-11AM In the Men’s Card Room

What can you expect in a Nia class? You can expect to warm up gently, get moving, gradually work up a sweat and get your heart rate up. Then comes the cool down and stretches in a chair or on a mat. You will improve your balance, flexibility, stamina, and strength while having loads of fun! Most people don’t even feel like they’re exercising - more like dancing and playing. A big bonus is that you will exercise your brain as much as your body.

 

The first class is always free. But here’s a special offer for all former students now through April. Return to Nia and get two free classes! Bring a friend and you get another free class. After that classes are still only $5!

Questions? Contact Helen Sohne: Niadelray@gmail.com

 

EZ FITNESS CLASSES – Muscles in Motion

M W F 9:00 –10:00 December 1st through May 30th. 

M W F 8:30 – 9:30 June 1st through November 30th

? Contact Madeleine Bochner

 

WATER AEROBICS These classes will end as of April 1st.

Classes are currently being held on Fridays only. There will be no charge for this class. Please join Team Reach for up-to-date information.

Water aerobics classes are held at pool 1 @11 -12 o’clock

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GENTLE YOGA with Deb Mayes 

Mayesda1@gmail.com   $20/month or $10/class

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

 

POOLS

Please shower before going into the pool as our natural body oils and sunscreens leave hard to scrub-off marks on the coping – and remember to shut the water off when finished! Please use a towel on all chairs and lounges.

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 (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

 

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.

Do not write or otherwise contact our vendors / contractors without express permission, this includes the landscapers, painters and roofers.

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

 

Please pick up after your dogs.

 

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.

 

Please make sure all construction debris is removed. 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.

 

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

 

“Open Houses” 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.

 

“Rainberry Bay Master Association insures the common areas only. As an Owner of a Home or Villa, it is strongly recommended that you obtain an individual Homeowners Policy (HO-3) and pay that premium to cover any insurable loss to your dwelling and personal belongings. Any roof damage caused by wind or storms is not covered by the HOA insurance.”

 

OUTSIDE RAINBERRY

 

The 2025 All People’s Day® Diversity Festival will be held at Pompey Park -1101 NW 2nd St, turn right on NW 10 Ave. a few blocks east of I95 and south of Lake Ida Rd. - this coming Saturday, March 22, from 11AM EDT to 3PM EDT.  

They offer wonderful free entertainment, great free food and a wealth of information and vendors.  Please plan to stop in and enjoy.  You'll leave feeling better than when you arrived.

 

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