Spring, 1998

The owner, management and staff of Club Peace and Plenty, the Beach Inn and the Bonefish Lodge send our best wishes for a great Summer and Fall.

Dr. Neva Bethel, retiring president of the College of the Bahamas, was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Peace and Plenty owner, Stanley Benjamin, at her Exuma retirement program at St. Andrews Anglican Church in May. Dr. Bethel played a key roll in bringing the College of the Bahamas to the Benjamin Foundation’s "Resource Center." The first such accomplishment outside of Nassau and Freeport, thus providing the opportunity for advanced education to many of the adult Out Islanders that were not able to attend off the Island, She will be hard to replace.

Club Peace and Plenty now offers more organized sports activities, such as scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, land tours, shelling, bird watching, etc. operating from the Club Peace and Plenty lobby desk. The Bonefish Lodges’ Alston Rolle is supervisor with staff Lamar Dean, Nadine Rolle and Livingston Rolle. The club recently purchased the Late Ed Haxby’s Fantasea Divers equipment and dive boat from his widow, Madeline, and will continue to offer quality scuba diving along with other activities. On your next trip, stop by and let Lamar, Nadine, Livingston or Alston help you plan an exciting day, or for advanced planning, call the activities desk at 1-242-336-2551.

In our last issue, we reported that some of our female staff were expecting children. Well, its our pleasure to report that Tiffany ( Beach Inn) had an 8lbs – 10oz boy named Dwavonte; Renea (Club) had a lovely 8lbs girl named Raneisha; and Loren (Club) had Leonardo, a boy of 10lbs-7 ½ oz. Congratulations Mothers! Juanita (Club) Housekeeping Supervisor and Carmel (Club) Front Desk supervisor are both now expecting, we will keep you informed.

Shannon Davis and Mark Murphy were united in Holy Matrimony, April 18, 1998. Father Sturrup performed the ceremony in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. A beautiful reception was held at the Club. Chef Pierre and his staff outdid themselves with an outstanding presentation at the wedding dinner. A five layer cake was created by Trena Knight (the Shark Lady’s daughter). Libra Florist in George Town handled the flowers. George Wiley and the "Inn Crowd" played for the dinner dance reception. The wedding party and families reserved the entire Club prior to the event. Many parties were held during the week including a Stocking island beach party. Next time you are at the Club, ask to see the wedding photos. Mazell Dames, Club Operations Supervisor, did a spectacular job organizing the event. Our entire staff took great pride and pleasure in making this a very special week for the Davis-Murphy families and friends. Thank you, Shannon and Mark for choosing us for your very special day, we had a great time!

Ms. Rita Street and Ms. Andrea Holiday were the winner from the Issue 13’s contest. Rita still had a rate sheet from 1965, while Andrea had a rate card from 1972. Both will be able to stay 1 week at the published rate listed from their entries. What a deal! The employee of the issue features Learleen McKenzie, a day waitress with over 15 years of service. Learleen is married to George Wiley, Exuma’s most famous band leader and who’s "Inn Crowd" plays weekly at the Club. Keep up the good work, Learleen.

J.J. Dames won the Bahamas National Bonefishing Championship in July. He competed against 8 others fishermen from 8 other Bahamian islands. J.J. will go on to represent the Bahamas at the Bahamas World Bonefishing Championship in Nov. We want to sincerely thank all the guests that returned the questionnaire back to us. Your comments will help us make your stays even better. Remember your free drink the next time your in Exuma.

Stan, Jeanne, Barry, Charlie, Bob, Dick, Gail, Mazell, Pat the staffs of the Club, Beach Inn and Bonefish Lodge send our sincere best wishes and hope to see you this Summer of Fall for a "little R & R."

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