Bent Tree Friday News

The road paving program planned for this year has been pushed back to 2023. Bent Tree had approved a contract for paving on a portion of Little Hendricks Mountain Peak, Big Stump and Little Pine Mountain Road. The contracting company initially thought it could finish the work by the end of October, but delays in other projects they were working on would have pushed the Bent Tree work into November. Paving in colder weather is chancy and a decision was made to postpone the work to ensure we get a good finished product.

If you’ve driven over the dam this week you may have noticed a large, red protuberance on the metal valve at the midpoint. That’s the long-awaited gear that was fabricated in Texas to operate a sluice gate 80 feet under the water. The state is requiring that the gate be exercised yearly, and Bent Tree’s has not been tested in decades. The new gear, a 750 pounder, will be used to turn the mechanism that opens the gate. However, that can’t happen until an underwater company arrives to install a trash rack over the gate. Once that occurs and the gate is operational a decision will be made about whether or not to draw down the lake to facilitate silt removal.

Over 680 people have successfully signed up for the new website. For those of you who haven't tried yet, please send an email to webmaster@bent-tree.com with the subject line 'New Website'. Please include your name, email address (if different from the email you're sending the message from, address and Lot Number.

Note: If your email address doesn't match what we have in our current system, we'll have to change that before adding you to the new website.

Note: We send you an email that provides a link to create your own password. If you get that email, please set your password right away. If you don't, the link will expire.

Note: Every user needs their own email to sign up. There isn't a way to create an account for couples on the website.

Explore all the L&W content on the new Bent Tree website!

Saturday, Nov 5th Partners Program – Bent Tree History as told by Chris Feldt!

Learn the background of the quarry, how the original front gate entrance differs from today's, and so much interesting history of the Bent Tree Community!

Come at 9 a.m. to enjoy socializing, coffee and donuts. The program starts at 9:30 a.m. in the lower level of Club Tamarack. L&W is open to all residents.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

for making Tamarack Treasures and the Employee Luncheon such wonderful events.

Your donations, volunteerism, creativeness, shopping, baking, and friendships are truly the best treasures of all!

Next Up for L&W

Helping to KEEP BENT TREE BEAUTIFUL!
Fall Mass Planting for Landscape Zones
We’d love to have many to play in the dirt with us! Meet at Admin Friday morning Oct 28th at 8 am to join in. Email Andy Kidd at andrewkidd58@gmail.com for more information.

Holiday Poinsettia Sales are going on now. Forms are at Admin or the Mail Center or can be printed from the web site. Also online sales available from the L&W page of the BT web site.