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All Hail 2011 Pirate Fest Queen Susie Morris & King Solomon
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By Tommy Thompson
Fire the port cannons, now the starboard, run the jolly roger up the mizzenmast and sound the alarm….the King and Queen of the 2011 Tybee Pirate Fest are coming TO GET IN TOUCH: Call: (912) 786-8986 or aboard….! King Joel Solomon & Queen (912)257-2254 Susie Morris will begin their reign of Subscribe: $29 to P.O. Box frivolity and plunder on October 6th – 9th.
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King Solomon Joel has worked on the Pirates Fest since the first one in 2005. He saw the event as a great way to create excitement on Tybee between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. From 2005-2009 Joel was instrumental (no pun intended) in recommending and securing the great bands that perform in concert, under the big tent, each year. Most of us know Joel as the owner the former Café Loco (now Café Coco) at Lazaretto Creek. I remember meeting the King while taking photos, for the newspaper, at the “Blind Boys of Alabama” concert that he hosted at Café Loco in December 2008. If you were there, I know you will agree it was an electric night of great music…! Since recently selling the restaurant Joel has been spending time with his family and visiting relatives, things hard to do with the 24/7 commitment of running a successful restaurant. So raise a cup of grog to King Joel as he rides in the parade on the Pirate Fest float and look for his little pirate twins Cash and Taylor up there with him.
divulge the man-in-waiting’s pirate attire) will for the first time in years not enjoy the Pirate Fest Parade from the comfort of the elevated view from the porch of their Lighthouse Inn in historic Fort Screven. In this year’s Parade she will enjoy it from the place of honor atop the Pirate Fest float. Ironically, Susie and Stuart’s famous porch was the venue for some meetings discussing details of the pending birth of the Pirate Fest after the idea was first conceived. Susie remembers meeting with Paul and Paula DeVivo and others involved with Tybee Fest, brainstorming strategies for the creation of an event that would bring visitors and business to Tybee during the so called “shoulder season” of the early fall after the end of the summer season. The Pirate Fest, it was hoped would bring families to Tybee for a weekend of various Pirate events that would help to brand Tybee as a destination not only with beautiful beaches, but a fun place to visit all year. A good example that the branding of Tybee, as a destination, is working is that Susie has recently had guests from California, staying at her inn on two separate occasions this summer that came to Tybee as a destination as opposed to a side trip while visiting family, attending a wedding, etc. Queen Susie, although involved from the conceptual days of the Pirate Fest, credits Paul and Paula for the leadership and coordination of the event, the other volunteers for their tireless efforts and all of the businesses on Tybee that have made the Tybee Pirate Fest a huge success that has grown in size and popularity every year since the first one in 2005. She did muse that maybe she could use her power as Queen to arrest the Mayor, the City Council and all of the City employees and force them to take a day off and enjoy the festivities with all of the rest of her loyal subjects….!
The Tybee Breeze is a monthly publication that comes out on the 1st of each month and is available in racks & outdoor boxes throughout the island all month long. It is also available to view in its entirety to perspective visitors online, as well as, mailed out to subscribers all over the U.S. The deadline to advertise is by the 15th of the month prior. Our goal is to provide a fun & entertaining magazine for all ages. If you would like to contribute by writing a story, letter to the editor, suggesting a story, or advertising, contact us using the information above. By submitting photos to the Tybee Breeze, you are authorizing the Breeze to use, reproduce and display photographs. Some of the articles in the Tybee Breeze are fiction. Views expressed by writers Remember: “If you’re lucky enough to live are not necessarily those of the on Tybee, you’re lucky enough…! Seen here in her Tybee Breeze. The Tybee Breeze most elegant assumes no responsibility for Tommy Thompson, a sales associate with Cora typographical errors or omissions. wench attire, will Bett Thomas Realty & Associates, real estate All ads contained within the development consultant and photographer, lives be holding court Tybee Breeze are the sole on Tybee Island. You can follow Tommy on and striking her responsibility of the advertiser. The his blog “the view from the beach” at: http:// Captain Morgan Tybee Breeze reserves the right thompsonatlantic.blogspot.com/ to edit or refuse any articles or pose in more places Email: thomasfstop@gmail.com advertising submitted to this than on her porch this publication © 2011. All rights A big thank you to ACME costumes for Pirate Fest. Dressed in her pirate finery reserved. God Bless America! Susie and Stuart (the Queen would not providing the costumes for our King & Queen!
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Ever wonder why some of the shells on our beautiful Tybee beaches have holes in them…? Well, I have and decided to do some research, so I started with three of my grandsons visiting from Hopkinton, MA. When asked about why some shells have holes, I received a range of answers: Nolan – “so they can go to the bathroom”; Griffin – “so they can peek out with their eye to see where they’re going”; Owen – “so they can watch TV” and Cheryl - their mother (my lovely, talented, postgraduate-educated daughter) “suggested that the holes are there so that the Mermaids can string them into a necklace”…! Not convinced that I had struck gold as yet, I turned to the omnipotent Google. As we all know, just because it is found on the internet does not make it factual, but these were the best answers I could find. The first search revealed, “some shells, like abalones and keyhole limpets, have holes in them naturally that aid in water circulation through the animal, as well as respiration and reproduction.” I felt like I was getting warm, but the shells, with holes in them on our beaches, are mainly clams. So after some more searches I found, “some other shells like clams or oysters may have holes in them due to predation.” In other words some predator had created the holes to get at the meaty clams on the inside. In the case of clams, “moon snails, oyster drills, whelks, starfish and even octopi” are mentioned as the alleged predators. Evidently, they use something called a radula and/or excreted enzymes to drill a hole into the shell and then extend a mouth part called a proboscis into the clam to feed. Moving on, from shells with holes, the discussion turned to beach sand and where it came from. I told No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
the boys, “it’s always been here, except for the tons of sand that have been tracked from the beach into the house, over the years.” That didn’t fly so it was back to Google and to my surprise; I found that geologists believe that our beach sand came from the rock in the Appalachian Mountains. Evidently beach sand comes from the decomposition of rocks, caused by chemical and physical weathering, over thousands or millions of years and the subsequent erosion into waterways. During this one-way trip over the eons of time, as the eroded rocks made it down to the streams and rivers, they were cracked, crushed and subjected to abrasion that reduced them to sand particles and when the sand reached the ocean, the tides, currents, waves and wind took over and created our beaches. As for the boiled peanut, it is not the delicacy in Boston that it is here in Dixie, so I felt it was my responsibility to educate my grandsons on the origin of this noble Southern delight. No one seems to know exactly when the first peanuts were boiled and eaten, but it is documented that they became a southern food staple when that Yankee, General William T. Sherman marched his troops through GA, in the war of Northern aggression. The Yankees split the Confederate troops in half and cut-off much needed food supplies. Luckily, peanuts were locally available and easy for the troops to boil in salty water over campfires, so they became an important source of protein that lasted for a few days and were easily carried by our troops in the field. So boys, now you understand why grandpa sometimes walks the beach picking up only the shells with holes (for the Mermaids), wearing his “I Hate the Yankees” t-shirt and eating boiled peanuts..! Remember: “If you’re lucky enough to live on Tybee, you’re lucky enough…! Tommy Thompson, a sales associate with Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates, real estate development consultant and photographer, lives on Tybee Island. You can follow Tommy on his blog “the view from the beach” at: http://thompsonatlantic.blogspot.com. Email: thomasfstop@gmail.com
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Hi Tybee Folks! The Tybee Island Tourism Council has a new addition! Lindsay Fruchtl had her baby boy, Zachary Millar Fructhl, July 31st at 3:30 PM, weighing in at 4lbs. and 13 oz.! Mom, Dad, and baby Zachary are all doing fine! Congratulations to Lindsay and family! Well I hope everyone has seen our new Tybee Video! The comments have been great! We still have a few changes to make but the response has been outstanding and we’ll be adding some vignettes down the road to enhance the already great shots that show Tybee as the fun place that it is! Thanks to all that have already made it a success! Well I think we all may be ready for a little FALL! The Labor Day Beach Bash on September 4th will be in full swing, literally, with the Swingin Medallions and fireworks on the pier! What could be more fun and a great way to wind down the summer! Get your madras plaid out! On September 29th it’s that time for “Taste of Tybee”! Food from our great restaurants all over the island will be featured! The event will be held at the Tybee Pier from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM! For more information, please contact: Cally D’Angelo at 912-6446459 or cdangelo@savannahchamber.com! On July 28th-31st, Visit Savannah brought in 18 Group Tour and Travel Leaders for a great FAM (familiarization) trip to Savannah and Tybee Island! On Saturday they visited the Tybee Lighthouse and had a great lunch at the Crab Shack! They really enjoyed themselves in spite of the heat! September 11-14th brings to Macon the Georgia Governor’s Conference on Tourism! The featured speakers this year are Dennis Snow from the Walt Disney World Company who will discuss the choices that traveling consumers have. Dr. Betty Siege, who was the President of Kennesaw State, and the first woman to head an institution in the University System of Georgia, will speak on how to build effective community leaders in the tourism industry. Geoffrey Freeman is the Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning & Public Affairs
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at the U.S. Travel Association, the nation’s leading voice for increasing travel to and within the United States. He will speak on strategies to help the tourism industry build more favorably in the years to come. Last but not least, Governor Nathan Deal, will speak for the first time at the conference and give the Closing Keynote Address! Our “Fall in Love with Tybee” campaign looks to be a success once again! Thanks to everyone that participated with lodging, restaurant, and attraction donations. The winner will be picked in October! This year we decided to do a family package and a couple’s package! Fall should be a great time on Tybee with the 7th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest in October starting on the 7th at 5:00 PM and going until October 9th at 4:00 PM! Once again Thursday will be the Swashbuckler’s Ball, Friday night, The Thieves Market will open and there will be music on the pier, Saturday will be The Pirate Parade, Thieves Market and more music on the pier! For all the information and schedule of events go to www.piratefest.com! November 4th-6th will be The Rock N’ Roll Marathon in Savannah, which has brought much of the lodging overflow out to Tybee! We look for this to be a great event also and would love to get our Tybee businesses involved in any way to help make our marathoners feel welcome! There looks to be about 23,000 runners!!! The Tybee Wedding Chapel VIP party and ribbon cutting on August 11th and 12th were fabulous! Congratulations to Lannie and Stacye Jarrell for all their efforts and to all that participated in the events! Thanks to all our Tybee Chamber Members that helped to make our Tybee Vacation Planner and Tybeevisit.com for 2012 a great success! Check out the new updates on Tybeevisit.com and remember all the advantages that you get with chamber membership! For more information on the Tybee Island Tourism Council, please contact: Lindsay Fruchtl, Lindsay@tybeevisit.com or Vicky Buck, Vbuck@tybeevisit.com Stop by the Tybee Island Visitor’s Center anytime! No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
What’s Cookin With Chef Espy “My name is Lucas Rausch. I am from central Ohio, just north of Columbus. My wife and I visited Tybee for the first time in 2009 for our 10th anniversary. She found the Hunter House in your magazine and decided that would be where we would go for our anniversary dinner. The food was excellent. My wife had the pot roast dinner and for 2 years she couldn’t stop talking about it. This past spring we decided to go back to Tybee and she couldn’t wait to have the pot roast dinner again. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be. The lady at the visitor center explained why the Hunter House closed and I must say, even as a one time visitor to the restaurant, it is truly a loss to the island. Anyway, my reason for this note is to ask if I could possibly get the recipe for that pot roast dinner so that I could fix it for her again. I know a chef doesn’t want to give out his secret recipes and if you choose to keep it to yourself I would completely understand. However, if you don’t mind sharing the recipe, I know my wife would enjoy the special meal again for our anniversary. (I would try, but I don’t think I could equal the original.) On a separate note, I would just like to commend you and all of the other residents of Tybee. You have a wonderful town. We happened across your island by chance and we think that it is one of the best places we have ever visited. It is full of history, it has a terrific small town atmosphere, and for a beach town, it is not “touristy-to-a-fault.” We really enjoy visiting Tybee and have been talking about our next visit. Again, I thank you for your time and look forward to hearing from you.” ~Lucas Rausch - Marysville, Ohio
The Hunter House Restaurant and Inn on Tybee Island redefined fine dining with southern charm in a beach atmosphere and maintained its Tybee landmark status for nearly 22 years. During that span the imaginative menu varied widely but one meal seemed to be synonymous with Hunter House, the Pot Roast Dinner, a plate full of comfort and memory. The recipe for the pot roast dinner was never really written down and was just passed along with flavor improvements here and there. When I received this wonderful letter about one of our signature meals, I decided it should continue to be enjoyed over and over by the people who remember it and people who only know by word of mouth. Here is the complete recipe. The only thing missing is the atmosphere in which it was served. POT ROAST: 1 (4- 5 lb.) boneless chuck roast, rolled & tied tightly all the way around. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper All purpose flour Good olive oil 2 cups carrots cut on the diagonal about 3/4 inch (4 carrots) 2 cups chopped yellow onions (about 2) 2 cups chopped celery (4 stalks) 2 cups leeks, white and light green parts chopped 5 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 2 cups good red wine, such as Pinot Noir or Merlot 2 tbsp. Cognac or Brandy 1 (28 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes with juice) 1 cup chicken stock, home maid or Publix/Kroger 1 chicken bouillon cube 3 branches fresh thyme or 2 tsp. dry 2 branches rosemary, grows all over the island 1 tbsp. butter at room temp. 2tbsp. all purpose flour Pre heat oven to 325°. Pat beef dry with a paper towel. Season the roast all over with 1 tbsp. salt & 1 tbsp. pepper. Dredge the whole roast in flour, including the ends. In a large Dutch oven or roasting pot, heat 2 tbsp. olive over med. heat. Add the roast and sear for 4- 5 mins., until crusty browned on all sides and ends. Remove roast to a large plate.
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Add 2 tbsp. olive oil to Dutch oven. Add the carrots, onion, celery, leeks, and garlic, 1tbsp. salt, and 1 1/2 tsp. pepper and cook over med. heat 10 to 15 mins., stirring often, until tender but not browned. Add the wine and cognac and bring to a boil. Add tomatoes, chicken stock, bouillon cube, 2 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. black pepper. Tie the thyme and rosemary together with kitchen string and add to the pot Put the pot roast back into the pot, bring to a boil and cover. Place in the oven for 1 hour. Then turn oven down to 250° for another 1-1/2 hours until meat is fork tender or about 160° internally. Remove the roast to a cutting board. Remove the herb bundle. Skim off as much fat as possible from the sauce. Transfer half the sauce and vegetables to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Pour the puree back into the pot, place on the stove over low heat, and return sauce to a simmer. Place 2 tbsp. flour and the butter in a small bowl and mash together with a fork. Stir into the sauce and simmer for 2 mins., stirring until thickened. Taste sauce for seasonings. Remove strings from the roast, and slice the meat, against the grain. Serve warm with the sauce spooned over it. Green beans for pot roast: 1 lb. green beans (I like pole beans) stem end removed, stringed & snapped 2 tbsp. unsalted butter 2 tbsp. bacon fat 1 yellow onion roughly chopped 1 smoked turkey leg or wing salt and pepper to taste 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups water Melt butter and fat in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, cook until tender not browned. Add turkey leg, green beans, water, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, partially cover, cook until very tender about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Carrots for pot roast: 8 to 10 carrots peeled and sliced diagonally 1/2 inch 4 tbsp. unsalted butter 4 tbsp. honey 1 tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon or 2 tsp. dried salt and pepper to taste In a medium sauce pan add carrots and water to cover, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, cook until crisp tender. Drain carrots and reserve. Add butter and honey to pan. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Add carrots back to pan, cook until glazed and tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in tarragon. Mashed potatoes for pot roast: 5 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 or 2 inch pieces 3 cups whole milk or half and half (or a blend) 1/4 lb. (1 stick) unsalted butter 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives salt and pepper to taste In a large stock pot, bring potatoes and water to cover to a boil, reduce to soft boil and cook until tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. While potatoes are boiling, heat butter and milk and or half and half. Drain potatoes in a large colander and add to a large bowl. Mash potatoes until smooth, I use a ricer or food mill. Add butter mix and blend to desired consistency, use a hand mixer for very smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in desired amount of chives. Optional: add roasted garlic and or Boursin cheese. Pickled red cabbage; any quality jarred brand Place a large spoonful of potatoes on a plate then add chunks of meat lightly on the potatoes. Snuggle green beans and carrots on side and ladle on as much of the gravy as you like. Add a dollop of the pickled red cabbage for twang and that is the Hunter House Pot Roast Dinner. Hope you enjoy, Chef Espy, Sighs or Moans ~ chefespy@bellsouth.net Tybee Breeze
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By Judy O’Neill
I’m tired of summer. I’m planning ahead. And, I know what I want for Christmas. A swimming pool. For the first summer in many years, I have discovered the joys of the pool. Some of my friends have pools. I want a pool. Never mind that I don’t know where I’d put it. One young couple I know has a “portable” pool in their backyard. It’s big enough for a full size adult to float with one of those drink holders. That might be all I need. It’s possible that I could fit it on the screened back porch under the ceiling fan. Then I wouldn’t have to fight off the ferocious mosquitoes and worry about some foreign virus. Last year about this time, I had one of these hot moments and decided I just wanted to go somewhere and float around in a pool for a few days. We went to Chu’s and Christy’s and bought little inner tubes and pool toys, headed to St. Augustine, and floated in a Florida pool for two straight days. But that took effort and planning. I need spur-of-the-moment cooling. Recently, a friend who shall remain nameless (The Rev) went to Alaska. I asked him to bring me a polar bear, which he says is still in the trunk of his car
along with the salmon he brought Cheryl, and an igloo. Needless to say the igloo didn’t make it. By the time he got through the line at the airport, the igloo had melted. Great! That meant it fell under the no-liquids-on-a-plane rule. So I had to scratch the idea of cooling off in an ice cover. This year I’ve been more creative and in an effort to stay on Tybee have come up with ways to avail myself of the pools of others when possible. Some of my friends have great pools. One or two folks I know have hot tubs we can throw ice into and make them into cool tubs. Some of the condos have great pools but they also have tourists. Therefore, consider this your only warning and be advised that if you have a pool, you may be on my list for a visit. When no pools were available or I’d taken advantage of the hospitality of my friends a little too often, I sat outside of some of the local establishments and got misted. I must say the misting was cooling but it also killed my efforts to look as nice as I can at all times. Instead, I looked like a drowned rat after about ten minutes. That brings me to the last and simplest way I found to remain cool this summer. I turned on the sprinkler system, put my old beach chair in a shady spot in the yard and just sat there and enjoyed. People riding by either thought I was nuts or stopped to join in. Who was it who said that necessity is the mother of invention? Stay cool. Judy O’Neill has written for the Breeze for the past eight years. She was named “Best Local Columnist” at the 2008 and 2006 Breezy Awards and “Best Local Real Estate Agent” at the 2005 Awards. Judy and her husband John have lived on Tybee since 1983 and own Tybee Island Realty. She can be reached for comment at tybeechick@aol.com.
NEW ANIMAL CONTROL BUILDING FOR TYBEE! TIPD held a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for their newly remodeled Animal Control building. The building was dedicated to Marie Rodriquez, owner of Island Critter Sitters and a key player in The Milton Project, which neuters feral cats. Marie was responsible for designing and raising the funds that made it possible to remodel the building which now contains 3 indoor/ outdoor dog runs, large indoor crates with litter boxes for cats, and a stainless steel sink area for washing and filling bowls. Mayor Buelterman proclaimed August 10th, Marie Rodriquez Day!
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“Peaceful Journey”
One day last month I was preparing to cook some pork chops on the grill. While the meat was soaking up the marinade, I decided to post a little something on Facebook. So I typed in my plans for the evening meal, ending the entry with, “I wonder if I need a permit from the City of Tybee for this project.” The comments from this innocent thought were absolutely hilarious! Many of them can’t be published in this magazine; but here is a sampling of your feedback: RL: “First of all, are you zoned for grilling?” This one really got the ball rolling! AR: “Have you submitted the pork for inspection, and do you have a health department approved grill?” JW: “#&*%@@% city.” SF: “Knowing Tybee you probably need one.” JB: “Depends on the porker.” AB: “Yeah, if memory serves me correctly you will need a variance to pull the grill out, a burn permit to cook, and a map amendment to allow for positioning of the grill. Could be six months before they hit the flame.” RP: “I think you may qualify for a grant from the city for a solar powered cooker.” DW: “Don’t laugh, these %@*&%# are all over our lives!” JP: “Thanks John. Now you have given those #$@&&@!^% another idea!” Thanks for your input folks. What fun! On a serious note. Tybee said goodbye to a dear friend last month. Joe Bradley, who was a fixture on the sidewalk in front of Fannies for ten years, passed away on August 10th. In addition to being a charter member of the BORED, he was a dear friend, and will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Family & friends came from four states to say farewell, and take part in a three day celebration of his life, Tybee style. Thanks to Jenny and the staffs of FOTB and Marlins for making everyone feel at home.
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Everyone can do something right here, right now By Susan Sawyer Have you ever felt that you were powerless and the world was falling apart around you? Well, then, it’s time to change that. We are the hands and feet of God on this earth. There are so many things we can do that will not only improve our lives, but also make a ripple effect on the world around us. Try smiling at the next person you meet. Don’t expect anything back. Just give a loving sincere smile from your heart. You’ll feel better. You just planted a seed of joy in someone else. Ok, now that was easy, what’s next? How about go out and pick up a piece of trash off the street or the beach … just one little piece of trash. Your action just made the world a better place. Open your eyes and look up to the sky. Do you see anything fun like a figure in the clouds, birds, or a kite? Did a drop of rain just plop on your nose? Smile and feel alive. Smell a flower and look at its beauty. Pay attention to a butterfly. Point these out to the next person you meet. You just passed on more joy. Keep watching people and realize each one is different and yet we are all the same. Wow! Now, look again, is there something you can do? Can you help someone get a stroller over the curb or is there a door you can hold open? Reach out however you can … lift that stroller, open that door, wave and smile at someone. Don’t you feel great? Don’t you want to share this? Make a phone call, send an email, or go visit someone who has been on your mind. It will bless you both. SMILE. See, you can improve the world one motion and one moment at a time. What you have done is now rippling in the lives of everyone around you. You may not see it and that’s ok too. Just keep it up and you will feel better. People will respond differently to you, and they will respond differently to themselves and everyone around them. Joy and love grow as we pass them on. So, let your love grow. Let your light shine. Remember, everyone can do something right here, right now to make the world a better place. Now, look up and smile at the next person you see. Tybee Breeze
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This summer has flown by with many exciting events that occurred along the way. Our Tybee Smash Volley ball tournament was a great event coordinated by our summer intern, Chelsea Laursen. She recruited six teams to come out and play from all over the southeast. We also had many guests this summer visit the Fitness center and we were sad to see some of our regular summer visitors leave. Our branch experienced a record breaking attendance for Summer Day Camp this year. We are so proud of our YMCA Summer Camp staff for the great job they have done with the children. This is not an easy job to contain and keep children engaged in the blazing heat, but the staff does a tremendous job with being innovative and caring for the children. This summer the Summer Day Camp Staff had an amazing time. It is easy for us to tell you all about what they did, however we thought it would be more fun for you to read all about what the campers did and thought about camp this summer. To do this we conducted a few interviews to gain insight into the camp experience and here is what camp had to say…to us… in their own words… Y: What was your favorite part of camp? “Going cannoning at the Island’s Y because we got to see birds and small fish and one time the counselors fell out of their boat and had to swim to shore.” Ian Jones, 8 “Going to the pool because you get to swim in both
the deep and shallow end” Angel Barnard, 9 “My favorite part of camp was when we first started cause I was so excited because I knew I would have a lot of fun because I knew my friends would be there.” Maura Barrile, 7 “The slip n’ slide because it was fun and you got to get wet and stuff” Jack Melton, 8 Y: How would you describe your counselors? “Funny, nice, sweet, kind, knows what to do when something’s wrong and generous” Maura Barrile, 7 “Helpful, funny, fun to play with, good at dodge ball, nice and wild” Jack Melton, 8 “Very funny, nice to people, plays games with people, helps others, fun to play with and really nice!” Angel Barnard, 9 Y: What did you learn at camp? “Keep your hands to yourself because people get hurt when you don’t” Maura Barrile, 7 “Help friends, make new friends and respect others by treating people how you want to be treated” Jack Melton, 8 “I learned respect, it means being nice to someone, and don’t call people chicken either also to keep your hands to yourself cause if we followed that rule the counselors would not have to yell” Ian Jones, 8 “Have fun and just because someone is mean to you does not mean you have to be mean back. Don’t be mean to people.” Angel Barnard, 9 Y: Grossest time/thing at camp? “Slimy twister, I did not play because it was so disgusting! I was not putting my hands in apple sauce with relish on top!” Anthony Waldo, 6 “When we had to dig tootsie rolls out of a baby diaper filled with apple sauce without using our hands!” Ian Jones, 8 “slimy twister, I had to put my left foot in shaving cream mixed with garbanzo beans, it was gross, I quit after that” Angel Barnard, 9 Y: Would you come back to camp? Why? “Yes, its nothing like school but you can still learn from it and you can do stuff your mom or dad or teachers wont let you do like tag people or throw balls at people. And you can make new friends.” Jack Melton, 8 “”Oh defiantly! Because its fun. Friends are here and we get to do stuff we don’t get to at home like play dodge ball, tennis and put sparkle-ly stuff in our hair.” Maura Barrile, 7 “Its fun and you get to do stuff that other people don’t get to do everyday like play dodge ball, go to the park, arts and crafts, zip line, canoe!” Ian Jones, 8 Y: Why do you like the Tybee YMCA? “We get to do stuff;” “We get to go to flying frogs;” “Because it’s awesome!” “Because its fun” Y: Who was your favorite counselor this summer & why? “Mr. Matt because he was the coolest and everyday when he would come in he would say hey just to me!” Martin Miller, 9 Y: What was your favorite field trip? “To the Flying Frogs cause you got to run around and act crazy, more crazy then normal” Maura Barrile, 7 Y: What was your favorite game at camp? Why? “Dodge Ball, you get to throw balls at other people” Christian Waldo, 10 “All My Friends, you get to run and it’s a race against time” Ian Jones, 8 “Freeze Dance, because you get to dance, and people really dance all crazy and dodge ball cause you get to hit people with a ball and not get in trouble” Angel Barnard, 9
For anyone who has ever been to summer camp the memories made are enjoyable and long lasting. This summer, the summer day camp staff worked very hard to help create wonderful memories for our campers. We hope you have enjoyed reading what they had to say as much as we enjoyed working the campers this summer. Thank you for another great summer Tybee Island! --Haley, Alice, Caleb, Mary and Matt (YMCA 2011 Summer Camp Staff)
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Burton 4-H Center Tybee Island Activities
Tybee Branch Library 405 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island Phone: 912-786-7733 Fax: 912-786-7734 Hours: Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays 2-6; Tuesdays 10-8; Wednesdays 10-6 Branch Manager: Laurel Beecher Powers Check out the new arrivals at your Tybee Branch of Live Oak Public Libraries: Fiction “1105 Yakima Street,” by Debbie Macomber “The Cut,” by George Pelecanos “Flash and Bones,” by Kathy Reichs “Heartwishes,” by Jude Deveraux “Kill Me if You Can,” by James Patterson “Only Time Will Tell,” by Jeffrey Archer “The Measure of Magic,” by Terry Brooks “Prey,” by Linda Howard “The Race,” by Clive Cussler “Sanctus,” by Simon Toyne “Second Nature,” by Jacquelyn Mitchard “Secret Obsession,” by Kimberla Lawson Roby “The Sookie Stackhouse Companion,” by Charlaine Harris Nonfiction “The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-qaeda,” by Ali H. Soufan “Every Day a Friday,” by Joel Osteen “In My Time,” by Dick Cheney “Game On,” by Emmitt Smith “Here Comes Trouble,” by Michael Moore “Life Itself: A Memoir,” by Roger Ebert “Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Emotions So They Don’t Control You,” by Joyce Meyer “The Resolution for Men,” by Stephen Kendrick “The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story,” by Mark A. Tabb “That Used to be Us,” by Thomas L. Friedman “The Wealth Cure,” by Hill Harper “What It is Like to Go to War,” by Karl Marlantes To check availability of any of these titles, visit our online catalog at www.liveoakpl.org. No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
It’s always hard to say goodbye – and our Clover left us for the adventure of the Atlantic Ocean! We are all so very proud of Clover for being confident and independent like we raised her to be, but we’re sad to see her go. The day she was released was a very hot afternoon, but nonetheless Clover had a faithful crowd to wish her well on her maiden voyage. Thanks to community support, we were able to outfit Clover with a satellite transmitter so that we can track her movements. The transmitter is activated when a sensor on the transmitter senses air and not salt water. Each time she comes up to breathe and the transmitter comes out of the water, it will send a signal to a satellite that records her GPS location. This data is uploaded on www.seaturtle.org – just click on ‘Track a Turtle’ and find the link for the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (they applied the transmitter). You will find Clover’s name on their list and anyone in the world can view her map! The first few days after her release, Clover traveled south to the waters off Little Tybee and Wassaw, going into the sounds and rivers. About a week after she left, she had traveled a total distance of 322km (exactly 200 miles). I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t travel 200 miles in one week, so I’m super impressed with Clover! It has become a little bit of an obsession for those of us who check her map. We’re constantly looking at where she’s going and trying to figure out how she’s doing. It’s almost like constantly checking your phone for messages, but these are Clover’s version of text messages! Now, some of you have been asking about whether or not we will get a new hatchling. We are permitted by DNR to take on a new baby, if there is a healthy straggler hatchling found this nesting season on Tybee. I’ll keep you updated on Clover’s journey in the Breeze each month, and in the meantime, check the Cruise with Clover Facebook page (you don’t have to be a member to view it, just Google “Cruise with Clover”). Once we have a new baby, I will be taking name suggestions through the Clover page, so start thinking about names! Tybee Breeze
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By Michael D. Sullivan, Tybee Guy (Garbled chatter turns from smarmy politics and bungled candidates to sex and fairy tales in 16th street drinkeries. The barstoolers reach inside where they live to catch a love racing by... The crippled economy is silenced; the changing prices of beer to be argued later. For now, glimpes of kinda pretty and first loves settle on historically distilled brains. There is this kind of synapse on the island to the stars...) TALE the muse, sweet vowel is caught sleeping with the field mice. spanky is ready alfalfa is sung buckwheat is curled. mussolini is hung. ike is dead. vinton is polish. anka still sings. dylan tickles press credentials. can my words no longer keep you? i know the sides of white. i am not from the national football league. i can ride your hips slowly in grins. the wind knows me. empty bottles do not depress me. take my garbage singing. see your satin slip of sun. all my stuff is photographed. all your hot spots are charted. it is me and the waterfront woman. it is you and captain flash. catch this moment… there is time for the world’s best fairy tale.
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By Carolyn Jurick
Tybee Island Charter School Update We have applied for tax exempt status and await our 501 © 3 status. On Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:00PM at City Hall, we will have a meeting. We will be giving information we received from the administration of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System from our meeting with them on August 31. Please make every effort to attend! Carey from Salon Isobe has organized a fabulous fundraiser to benefit the charter school. It is a Hair Cut - a - Thon. It will be at the old school cafeteria on Sunday, October 16, 2011. She has the details in this issue of the Breeze. It will be a wonderful event, so please save the date. Funding from this event and other donations will be spent in the following areas: Tybee Island Charter School is in the process of forming 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution. The cost of incorporating, filing for the 501 c 3 and legal fees incurred have totaled $1500. Tybee Island Charter School will purchase the MARE marine science curriculum for grades kindergarten through fifth grades. We need to purchase them now to link them with the Georgia Performance Standards and have them ready for when the school opens. The Tybee Island Charter School plans to join the Georgia Charter School Association The Tybee Island Charter School plans to participate in the Georgia Charter School Association training programs: • Finance and Accounting Funding— Sustaining a fiscally healthy school, financial responsibilities, setting up and accounting system, calculating revenue in Georgia, developing a charter school budget and cash flow. • Governance—Fiduciary duties, staying out of hot water, selecting, monitoring, retaining, evaluating an effective school leader and succession, and effective board governance. • Legal and regulatory training----Federal, state, and local legal and regulatory requirements and practical considerations. We will also use the funding such things as postage, flyers, copies, documents, and other technical services. No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
Mayor’s Report for 1908, Part 2 It seems that Mayor Lovell spent all his winters while he was Mayor of the Town Of Tybee writing a list of the Town’s accomplishments for the preceding season. That or he had a minion doing it for him. Either way, we Tybineans of a century later were left with a rich and detailed historical look at life on Tybee of old. Last month’s article was the first installment of the report for Fiscal Year 1908 - May 1, 1908 to April 30, 1909. And now we continue. “Pond fence [?], jail, and Lockups were all repaired and white washed.” In spite of my queries to former Tybee police Major Chris Case and former jailer Jim Lynes, I’m still not sure what the difference is between a jail and a lockup. According to my dictionary, a lockup is a temporary holding facility – like a place to hold the arrestees until the jail repairs and white washing was completed I suppose. “On April 7th 1908 the County Commissioners sent us a gang of 23 convicts. They were first quartered in Hotel Tybee servant quarters, but on May 10th were moved to quarters near Town Hall, a small house being built for the Guards [?]. On June 8th they were moved back to Savannah. The work they did was probably better than had ever been done before. They opened up 15th Street, laid good walks, opened up all old drains, and constructed some new ones, went over all the under brushing done in previous years and did some new under brushing that had not been done in our year before. Chief of Police Connors [?] has handled the convicts in a satisfactory manner. He has been given an extra man on Sundays and ball nights, the same as was the case for the previous year. On several extra large [?] days he was given second special man and no doubt this prevented any great disorder. “There were 32 arrests made during the year as follows: Disorderly Conduct: 17 white - 9 colored; Fighting [?]: 0 white - 3 colored; Assault with intent to murder: 0 white - 3 colored “Disposed of as follows: Fined: 12 white - 6 colored; Discharged: 4 white - 6 colored; Ordered to leave Town: 0 white - 2 colored; Bound over to higher courts: 0 white - 2 colored. “Our Scavenger [?] & Street Lighting depts. were carried on satisfactorily. The work of these depts. are increasing every year and it is only a question of a short time when the force will have to be increased. “On Sept 21st 1908 Councilman H.P. Smart died at sea on the Steamship Maynokia [?], about half way between Honolulu and Yokahama. On October 23rd 1908 his body arrived in Savannah and was buried the same day. This Council attended the funeral in a body sending a suitable floral tribute and has since passed resolutions expressive of our loss etc. “During the school session the Board of Education of Chatham County has maintained a public school, we giving the use of the Court room for this purpose.
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“Have had mound from the beach [?], a lot of the Iron Pipe Posts that had been put down to attach bathing rope to – they had rusted through and had been in a dangerous condition for some years – I would recommend that no more Iron Posts be permitted put down in the future. [Hmm, Clerk of Counsel apparently discovered that iron posts don’t do well on the beach and seized the moment to make this known.] “During the year, building permits have been issued as follows: Restaurant – 1, Bowling Alley – 1, One story cottages – 8, Two story cottages – 12, Additions – 3, Additions to Piazza – 3, Shed – 1, Repair – 1, Inn house – 1, Total 29. Most of these buildings are of a better class and will be a great acquisition to our Town. “The U.S. Government, refusing to pay for the streets and lanes in the Tilton or Furber Tract, our attorneys have been instructed to enter suit for payment of same.” That concludes Mayor Lovell’s report on FY 1908 as presented at the Council meeting of July 9, 1909. We’ll wrap up that first meeting of 1909 next month. Bernie Goode has been writing for the Breeze for four years. Readers with questions or comments are encouraged to write Bernie at berniegoode@gmail.com
Shine For Scott 1st Annual SFS Concert Sat., Sept. 17th 2- 10pm Tybee Island Pier
Drumming Up A Cure For Colon Cancer. Tickets are $10 and available online and at the event. Kids 12 and under are free! Featured bands include: Michael Moody of the band Wild Cherry The Vellotones with George Croft Rock Candy Analog Machine The Shadowboxers, currently on tour with the Indigo Girls Damon and the #@!%kickers as well as a few more surprises.... Live auctions in between bands & more! For more info on Shine for Scott, Inc., or to purchase tickets visit: www.shineforscott.org. http://www.facebook.com/ ShineForScottInc. Tybee Breeze
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Fishing VS Catching?
Ok catching is more important than fishing, for the simple reason, tight lines keep these questions to a The question that’s always asked, minimum. why do we love to fish? The Your worst nightmare as a guide statement that is always made, a is fishing all day with a group, bad day of fishing is better than a fishing, not catching mind you. You good day at work! Well now wait a have burned 30 gallons of fuel, minute, I am working? Think about fished two states, used up every that one for a minute. This confuses excuse in the book, wind, tides the heck out me. Anyway... one too high, front just passed, fronts answer to the question is the coming, barometer is falling, they John with a 7 lbs red, topped by son Walt with a monster 12 pounder! unknown, the hunt, the adventure. ate yesterday. You arrive at the dock You just never know what the day holds on the water. Oh only to see one of your pals cleaning a nice mess of fish. sure you can go to your favorite fishing drop and catch fish Hey Capt., How did ya’ll do? We tore them up all day right more times than not, but what to do when NOT happens? I around the corner. Oh the pain, of being an ice climbing can tell you, the (hunt) fishing begins. guide! Sometimes the fishing (hunting) never Truthfully all this just makes me ends. I’ve actually grown to enjoy the work harder, try new techniques and (hunt) fishing as much as the catching, new areas. I asked Matt Williams, a well most of the time. Now, sometimes friend and fellow guide who has fished selling this to my clients can be difficult. and guided from here to Alaska. Why What seems to be the perfect did you decide to settle here and day will sometimes be your most guide? “This is the most challenging challenging. The bite has been on, the area I’ve ever fished. If you can catch wind is light, and the tide is right; boy fish here consistently you can catch Father and Son Double up! this is going to be the day. It’s the day fish anywhere.” Now that got my alright, the day the fish humble you, make you look as if attention. you are an ice climbing guide filling in for the real Captain? A lot of my friends warned me 13 years ago before Most people understand, but the pressure to produce is I started my business, that I might lose my love for the sport always there. This is when as a guide, your personality, or because of the people end of guiding. Not so at all, that’s lack of one will make you or break you. (Damn what was the rewarding part of the gig. A child’s first fish. A grown that joke I heard last night?) mans biggest fish ever. A wife out fishing with her husband, We are still fishing, not catching, and your PRICELESS! knowledge of the local eco system better be polished. I say I like fishing better than catching. Catching is the this because you better believe a limp line causes the eyes fun part of our sport, fishing (the hunt) is the adventure and mind to wonder. Top ten questions asked on the water? part of the sport. I’m beginning to see the big picture now, I 10. Where’s the restroom? Answer: The bucket! think. Catching is the bonus part of fishing. Yeah that’s it. 9. How deep is the water? Answer: Don’t know let me see! Hope you all CATCH lots of fish in 2011, but I hope 8. What’s that? Answer: You asked the question! you learn to enjoy the FISHING end of this gig even more. 7. How do you catch your oysters? Answer: With a piece “It’s not who catches the most fish, but who gets the most of corn and a cane pole! out of fishing.” 6. Can we keep that one? Answer: Too big, too small! P.S. The 25th Annual Blue Collar Tournament will 5. Who’s going to clean all these fish? Answer: Don’t be Tue. Oct. 11th at The Crab Shack with fish fry, see Pal know, you caught’um! for details! ~See ya in the river, Capt. Stan 4. Are those dolphin or porpoise? Answer: Atlantic Bottle About the Captain: Captain Stan Allen (alias Fred) owns Nose Dolphin! & operates Marshland Inshore Fishing Adventures, a local 3. What kind of bird is that? Answer: How the hell am I guide service that runs out of Chimney Creek Marina (The supposed to know, ask Mallory! Crab Shack), on Tybee Island. Captain Stan has been a Tybee 2. What was that noise? Answer: Croker, mite be a few resident for over 28 years. Stan is a professional redfish angler for www.Skinnywaterproducts.com and a pro staff member Spots later! at www.power-pole.com. Contact info: 912-786-5943 ~ www. 1. Is this saltwater? Answer: HELP ME! marshlandadventures.com. E-mail captstans@bellsouth.net.
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Dear Fran, This is a rather delicate subject and I need advice. How can I tell one of my co-workers that she ought to wear a bra to work? She is NOT petit, if you get my drift, and having her bouncing around all over the place is embarrassing for some of us and distracting for others. Too loose for comfort, Victoria Secrete Dear Vic, You don’t say where you work. If it’s the local strip club, forget it. If it’s an office, maybe you could send a memo or leave department store ads around her work space. You could secretly leave a copy of the BREEZE open to this column on her desk. Maybe you could find a copy of that episode of Seinfeld that deals with the braless wonder. If all else fails, woman up, and just tell her POINTEDLY that her lack of undies is becoming an issue. Dress for Success, Fran Dear Fran, Do you know when the official opening of the Tybee Golf Club will be? I want to go ahead and sign up as a member. If you know the greens fees, the size of the club house, and if there will be golf carts and caddies available, please share that info too. I can’t wait to play! Fore! Chi Chi Palmer Dear Chi Chi, Don’t want to tee you off, but don’t get plaid golf shorts in a knot just yet. The Tybee Golf Club will not (thank goodness) be anything like you’re envisioning. It will be fun with a Tybee twist. Can’t wait to play either. Where’s my putter? Fran
Tall, Dark, & Handsome Dear TD&H, I heard them talking about you just a few weeks ago. If you don’t get over your shyness and ask them out soon, they’re going to think you like men. Go for it! Be brave, Fran
Dear Fran, I have enrolled in college on Tybee. I’m not sure to whom I should send my tuition for the first semester. It’s AWAF College. My plan is play center for their school team, the Tybidiots. Do you know the address of the Dean of Admissions? Thanks! Kareem A. J. Bird Dear Kareem, You can send cash or check to Queen Roma, Dean of Admissions, c/o Fannies on the Beach, Tybee Island. Better yet, just drop it by any day during normal office hours of 1PM to 3PM. Have a good one, Fran You can write me anytime you like at FranVanFlanders@aol.com
Tybee Marine Rescue Mission Reports By Joey Solomon Public Information Officer
Dear Fran, If Savannah doesn’t want cruise ships, let’s have em right here on Tybee. Think of all the fun that could bring. We could tie them up to the Lazaretto Bridge and run little shuttle boats back and forth to the docks. Always thinking, The Tybee Brain Dear Brain, This is the first time I’ve heard from you in a few months. Did they just let you out of the home? Why don’t you go on down to the bridge and just wait there for the first ship. I hear they’ll be coming soon. Talk to the men in the white coats. Yours truly, Fran
July - August: August 6, 2011 - Desperate Call to Mom gets cut off. Mission Type: Scramble
Dear Fran, Two of the hottest chicks I have ever seen work at one of the local vacation rental companies. I’ve been in several times over the past few months and rented a condo just so I could talk to them. I can’t get up the courage to ask them out. What should I do? Longing for love, No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
In the Community Service department we had an opportunity to work with some very special people at the Surfing for Autism event several weeks ago. Every one who participated should be commended for their selfless dedication and many, many thanks to all involved. It was just great!
A Teenager was caught in the breakers in front of little Tybee, with the boat swamped he called his mom. When the phone went dead she could only think the worst. We had a good response that morning. Two boats left within minutes of each other at “best speed” heading through Jacks cut. Upon arrival “on station” we observed the Coast Guard Helo doing what they do. They had rescued the only occupant of the boat and were heading back to Hunter Army Airfield (their base of ops.) Again… never saw the boat.
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Lannie, Ray and I had wanted a Grand Opening for Tybee Wedding Chapel that would help our island pull out of this recession. “Better be careful what you wish for” is an expression my mother, Evelyn Ballinger, used to say. We are thrilled with the way our event turned out! Mr. David Tutera of My Fair Wedding came and was the most handsome and amazing person to cut our ribbon. He is as lovely in person as he is on television on the WE Channel. He thinks that Tybee is charming and unique and spoke highly of our chapel. He wishes Tybee Island the best in becoming a bigger & Photos by Storyboard Life better wedding destination. Our big surprise (if we could have taken another) was Diann Valentine flew in from LA to be present for our Grand Opening!!! Her show “I Do Over” will follow David’s starting this Nov. She is beautiful, so gracious and plans to return to spend some time on Tybee. Fandango Events from Beaufort, SC came over to our chapel to see what we were up to 9 days before our big day. Jodie Miller & Fripp Langford, the production team of Fandango Productions South based in Beaufort, decided that they wanted to pitch in and have their Grand Opening with ours. What amazing ladies they are and their team is unbelievable! They brought all of the decorations for the tent & contributed mightily to the vignettes that everyone enjoyed. Jodie and Fripp introduced me to Richard with Amazing Event Rentals from Beaufort, SC. Richard brought that great looking tent. It was a pleasure meeting him and his staff. They were pros in every sense of the word. What a beautiful tent on the chapel grounds. It enabled us to show the world what our island can do for a truly grand wedding or event. Thank you, Richard! Toren Anderson, our publicist, had a vision of what our event should be and never let us settle for less. We had 5 designers in the chapel portraying their own vision of a theme that Mr. Tutera suggested would benefit our Chapel. The florals for our VIP party and the opening ceremony were breathtaking. We thank Andy Beach from Atlanta for making the trip with a van full of blooms that we all will remember forever. “Posh Picnic” was the theme executed by Sebrell Smith of Sebrell Smith Designer Events and Straton Hall’s Stacy Bass and Jay Anderson. It was gorgeous on the pulpit area complete with arbor and vintage shutters. Ashley Rhodes Events from Beaufort presented “Low Country” in all its splendor with draping the entire area. Leoci’s from Downtown presented a Sicilian Savannah Wedding Buffet with wine casks for table legs and photos of his parent’s wedding in Italy. Bonnie Kaar with First City Events presented a gorgeous table in a classic peacock theme that was smashing and affordable. Our partner and friends at South Magazine’s vignette on the Creative Coast was so cutting edge and perfect. It was
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executed by Urban Poppy and so well received. We thank them for jumping in and supporting the VIP party and the Grand Opening. That Thing in a Jar was presented by Toren Anderson and her foodies friends jam recipes by Sallie’s Greatest and Chef Mir from North Beach Grill’s contributions were amazing! Plus we want to thank George Spriggs for his support from day one on this project and entertaining our sponsors and team to help seal the deal. We reached out to every restaurant and caterer and they all came with their very best. Thank every one of you for your kind assistance and total success. The Tybee Island Police Department could not have been more professional. Our banking partner SunTrust was an event sponsor and in addition, their new President and CEO of the Georgia region Kevin Blair attended our VIP party and brought many of the executives to our opening. We love our relationship with SunTrust. The Chapel would not be here without them. Will Green of Old Savannah Trolley was a huge help with transportation. His gorgeous white trolleys drove around Tybee for 2 days. They looked wonderful and were a big hit. The ring bearers and flower girls were adorable. They were Taylor & Cash Solomon twins of April & Joel Solomon. Ele & Sean Tran’s children, Hellena, Ethan & Avery, Frankie & Michael Brooks son Dodge & daughter Sophia. And Aidan Hornaday, Toren & Chris Hornaday’s son who also played harmonica for our opening. He has a website, www.aidancares. com. Go see what this special boy does to help others. Debbie Brady Robinson was a sponsor and also had the honor of having Mr. Tutera unveil her new painting of the Chapel at our opening. Thank you Debbie for being there for all of it. And your encouragement meant so much. All that I can say about the Grand Opening is that I wish I had worn a camera hat. We had tons of photographers, videographers and time lapsed photography...but I was so busy that I can hardly remember the details. My mother, Evelyn, and Lannie’s mother, Dot, came to enjoy the event. My best friend, Suzanne Painter, who holds her porcelain school here every year was a tremendous help. Thank you Suzanne. We hope that the chapel will become a big addition to Tybee Island’s economy and wish everyone the best. Toren wants to thank every person that came on in little and big ways to build this foundation for even more great success on Tybee. Ray Anaya, our Event Director, asked that we send out a special thanks to his assistants, Carla Michael and Kim Dorsey. He also thanks the Oceanfront/Tybee Chapel Staff for all of their help. Lannie and I thank every person who helped us with this event and especially are grateful for the people who attended the event to support us. Well, we are off and running again! ~ Love, Stacye and Lannie fandangoevents.com -torenanderson.com - andybeach.com ashleyrhodesevents.com - sebrellsmith.com - suntrust.com leocis.com - atlanticbeacongallery.com
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FANDANGO Productions South
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What a way to open a new business! My partner, Fripp, and I had just begun our official first day of business as Fandango South in Beaufort, South Carolina and we drove over to check out the planned Grand Opening of Tybee Wedding Chapel. We were both excited about seeing a new venue and figuring out what we could do to help out for the Grand Opening. We arrived midmorning and looked around. Fripp and I met Stacye & Lannie who had
plans to decorate the chapel. Fripp and I and saw possibilities that the Jarrells could not dream possible on such short notice. When we left the chapel we asked if it would be possible to add a few things to the Grand Opening (smile). We had a clear vision of what we wanted to accomplish and began to make plans asking for assistance from Amazing Event Rentals in our home town for a tent. Richard was truly “amazing.” We met with the various stylists/wedding planners/ event planners who were going to do presentations in the chapel to show various ways the chapel could be decorated as recommended by the celebrity guest, Mr. David Tutera. I contacted our home office and made a list of items that we needed delivered and installed under the tent and in the chapel on behalf of Fandango South. They packed an entire transfer truck chock full of my requests and headed cross country from Baltimore, Maryland (it’s about 700 miles) with my design items. A replica of Forsyth’s Fountain (6’ by 6’) was delivered as the center piece of the hand carved mahogany bar in the tent. Photo booth arrived and the list goes on. Fandango South was represented well at the Grand Opening of the Tybee Wedding Chapel. We look forward to many more weddings and special events in this facility and would like to say hello to everyone who helped with this event. This event became our Grand Opening, as well and we could not be happier. Fripp and I met some new friends and hope to continue doing business on Tybee Island and Savannah, Georgia. We are just a few miles away and ready to assist in you next special event or wedding in the Low Country. Jodie miller, Regional Director - 843-473-4506 308 Charles Street - Beaufort, SC 29902 Millerj@fandangoevents.com-www.south.fandangoevents.com
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Amazing Event Rentals I represent Amazing Event Rentals in Beaufort, SC. We were contacted seven days prior to the Grand Opening of the Tybee Wedding Chapel by my friends at Fandango South, Jodie & Fripp. They had come up with a great idea!
Jodie & Fripp had opened their new business on August 1, 2011 and went by the chapel on their first day of business to see what they could do to make the Grand Opening for the chapel special. That is where I came in… they asked if my company would provide a 20 foot tent for the Grand Opening to make it special. Certainly, that was a great idea! With tape measure in hand I met Stacye and Lannie Jarrell. We were walking around measuring the area and then I got the call. Fantango wanted a larger tent for a bigger and better Grand Opening. We agreed to help and were staying true to our word.
Yes, a 20 by 40 tent was still doable. Finally, by the time we saw Fandango’s vision I arrived with my crew and a new, white 40 by 80 tent complete with side curtains, a 56KW generator, extension cords (pink, of course) ready to roll. By the way, my truck looks fabulous! We were proud to participate in this event and be introduced to all the folks from Tybee Island. Working with Fandango South was a pleasure. The Savannah Businesses that we met were generous with their time and effort to make the event a success and I look forward to working with the chapel and all of its vendors again & again. If you need someone to help you with tents and related rentals my business would be more than happy to come and assist with your special event. I love Tybee, Savannah and the entire low country and look forward to hearing from you soon. Richard VanBortel - 843-379-5503 www.amazingeventrentals.com Tybee Breeze
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By Debbie Brady Robinson
THE “REAL DEAL” AND A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR TYBEE! “You know how I feel about my brides…I want to give them the sun, the moon, and stars on their wedding day. I want to take their theme and put the Tutera Touch on it, making it even more glamorous and incredible than they could ever dream of!” says Dave Tutera, in his own blog. Upon first meeting the extremely charming, warm, and talented, David Tutera, you soon realize… “He’s the real deal!” Unless you’re a member of the “jet set;” or in some way involved in the planning of a wedding, you may never have even heard the name, David Tutera! However, David Tutera is a really big deal! Tutera is the leading wedding and event planner to the stars; and a star, in his own right, as host and wedding planner of the extremely popular reality series “My Fair Wedding with David Tutera,” on WE-TV. David Tutera was also ‘THE Celebrity’ on hand during the recent “Cut the Ribbon, Cut the Cake,” Tybee Island Wedding Chapel, Grand Opening event! Stayce Jarrell, owner of Oceanfront Cottage Rentals, local business woman, visionary, and now proud owner of The Tybee Island Wedding Chapel - along with her husband Lannie, wanted a “celebrity” to headline the Aug. 12th, Tybee Island Chapel Grand Opening event. Initially Stayce intended on inviting someone else to be “the celebrity star” of the grand opening event. However, her friend and publicist, Toren Anderson, an exceptional public relations expert - suggested someone from the wedding planning industry would be a better choice; David Tutera was the outcome, and what a stroke of genius! One can’t imagine staging a better ‘coup’, for Stacey and Lannie Jarrell - not to mention, for Tybee Island! This local artist/writer had the pleasure of painting the Tybee Island Wedding Chapel; the original oil, proud and humbly I report, now hangs in the vestibule/foyer entrance of the chapel. Dabbing the last bits of oil paint, adding just the right light; I put down my paint brush as a message ran across the screen of my new “crack-berry” smart phone; “copy this to Debbie Brady, for printing, when this photo comes in…” I noticed some mention of “Times Square,” but really had no idea to what this message was referring. However, I copied back, “please keep me in the loop on this.” My friend, Toren Anderson, reminds me an awful lot of myself in some respects; I’m 100% percent certain that we drive our husbands nuts, for one thing! Reportedly, a new idea comes to my mind every ten seconds; that’s in comparison to every .001 seconds, in Toren’s case! It’s the 11th hour, on the 11th day; the evening prior to THE Event, when I received the message from a member of Toren’s team! Please print and mat this picture of Tybee in ‘Times Square’, a.s.a.p!” Looking on my ‘crack-berry’ view finder; I see nothing of Tybee. Why in the world would you want a picture of ‘Times Square’ with no mention of Tybee anywhere…? I text back, inquiring! “Maybe we sent you the wrong picture, we’ll get back to you… they’re sent scrambling!” Dashing from my studio, and driving the three minutes to the gallery; I rush to the Hall of Frames’ Print Shop computer screen - I see it; and its way bigger than life…It’s Tybee
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and (((yes)))…‘Dahling, I love you, but give me….(((TIMES SQUARE)))! There, in headlines, the ‘Times Square’ marquee reads; “Cut the Ribbon - Cut the Cake, Tybee Island Wedding Chapel Grand Opening with David Tutera!” Plus, directly beneath that fabulous headline, beautifully depicted on the Big Screen in Times Square - is a humongous interior photo of The Tybee Island Wedding Chapel! “They just want it matted, forget about that…that picture deserves to be framed; this is a really BIG DEAL!” exclaimed my generally soft spoken and usually mild-mannered husband/picture framer, Mark Robinson; and frame it he did, quite beautifully, I might add!
Yes, it is a REALLY BIG DEAL! Our little 2 and 3/4 by 1/2 mile island on the marquee in TIMES SQUARE! Who would have ever dreamed such a thing could happen; certainly none of us who grew up on this island. Some may not appreciate the notoriety, but in these tough economic times, when so many other parts of the country are struggling so hard… we’re making great gains. We should all bestow “Many thanks” to Stayce & Lannie Jarrell, David Tutera, Toren Anderson & the members of their teams! Tybee is definitely no longer “a best kept secret.” On your mark, Get Ready, Get Set, … the rest is yet to come!
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Experience Luxury, Oceanfront Style Summer has begun to wind down and we can actually reflect on how busy we all were. Every member of the staff of Oceanfront Cottage worked as hard as possible to take care of Guests checking in and out, the maintenance staff did an excellent job and housekeeping tried really hard to make sure the homes were cleaned and ready for every Guest who came to enjoy this wonderful island. Our friend, Suzanne Painter, will be hosting the Teddy Bear Tea Party in December at Tybee Wedding Chapel. This should be a special event for children who will paint, sign and date their own porcelain plates; Suzanne’s World Organization comes to Tybee every year and is considered internationally to be the best school in the WORLD. (I am talking about this planet). We are going to find a better way to interact with locals during this event so that we may get more involved with her school. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The school comes when Tybee is at its slowest part of the season and she brings economy to our island when we need it most. If you noticed my car (and me) at the laundromat this summer EVERY weekend up to 3 days a week...yes, that was me helping out my housekeeping staff and hanging out with my friend, Doug Hall. Thank you, Doug for allowing us to use the laundromat on those busy days. I did try to allow every person who needed your laundromat to have access and enjoyed spending time with the locals at the laundry. Doug and I have had a running joke about fighting over the laundromat for the past several years. Lannie and I are finally able to take a weekend off and work around the house or jump on our jet skies for long rides and a relaxing walk on the barrier islands that are so plentiful in our area. We have lots to do now that things have slowed down to get all the properties ready for fall. We are looking forward to a steady fall and winter. We fully understand how blessed we are to live on Tybee and be able to work where we live. See you around Tybee. Stacye, Lannie and the Oceanfront Team No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
A Beachy Christmas For our troops! Tybee Style Yes, it’s that time of year again when we all start thinking about Christmas and the holiday season. This year we are planning an October Christmas on Tybee to honor and thank our military men and women. In discussing this project with Sundi and Bobbie Orr, we became very aware of the many retired military folks right here on the island. We thought it would be a great opportunity to thank them for their service also. We also have several recipients of the Purple Heart who live on Tybee and we want everyone to know who they are. Bobbie Orr is my hero. I’ve watched Bobbie for many years come into the post office on a regular basis and mail packages to our troops. She has 3 or 4 Chaplains that she sends the packages to and they distribute the items to the troops. If you talk to Bobbie, she will tell you that she has some hometown heroes, too. She has a little network of Tybee folks who help her…. a lot! We, at the post office, got involved about 3 years ago and began helping pay postage on some of the Christmas boxes instead of having an office Christmas party. A few months ago, we discovered how much fun it is to go to Wal-Mart and buy ‘stuff’ and box up our own packages. After mailing a couple of boxes for our men folks, it occurred to me that I didn’t really get anything for the ladies. So… back to Wal-Mart I go! Luckily, I ran into Sundi who thought it was rather odd that I had a buggy full of hair brushes, shampoo, crème rinse and, Q-Tips! Lots of Q-tips!!! I can’t get ready for work without Q-tips. Sundi and I began talking and now we have a project. I talked with Brooke Purdy (at The Savannah Bank) and she’s making a list of suggested items for the ladies. There are things our troops need (desperately) and there are things that are real treats to them. How many of you would get excited about buying freezer-pops? This is a heads-up folks! Be sure and check the October issue of Tybee Breeze for all the details. We’re going to send our troops packages from the entire island. I hope you will all get excited about this and get involved. I don’t take a position on this war we’ve been fighting for the past 9+ years. I’m not smart enough on that stuff to have an educated opinion. I have to trust those who know much more than me. I do know there are men and women, young and not so young, in a terrible place because they chose to serve in the military. I also know that we can make a difference in their lives, if for just one day. October 17 through 21 are the dates. We will be suggesting the Purple Heart stamp for all our postage sales during the week. We will be covering our packages with the Purple Heart stamps during the week. Watch next month’s Breeze for all the details. Tybee Breeze
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GREETINGS TYBEE! Summer flew by and the heat is finally subsiding. Fall is on the way! Many exciting happenings are approaching such as Labor Day Beach Bash, Third Thursdays on Tybee – Fall Series, Pirate Fest and then Tybee for the Holidays! All while we enjoy the season with our families, neighbors and memorable Tybee time. The Fall Series of Third Thursdays on Tybee begins Sept. 15th 5-6pm at the Tybrisa/Strand Roundabout in Downtown Tybee. Jason Bible will be performing this “Outdoor Listener’s Delight” to welcome the new season. We are thrilled that Jason’s musical talent will resonate throughout Tybee’s Main Corridor to provide free, family-friendly, outdoor music. As a 3rd generation Texan, Jason Bible was immersed in a rich music scene right from the start. By the age of 2, Jason’s curiosity in music blossomed as he listened to his family’s record player, and started playing guitar! As a graduate in sound engineering from Dallas Sound Lab, Jason has released numerous albums, written over 300 songs – inspired through his travels and a variety of landscapes, and opened for national acts such as Driving and Crying. He is proudly part of the award winning, renowned, premiere Americana band, The Train Wrecks. While you are enjoying time down front Sept. 15, check out Jason’s performance. His vocals are nostalgically folksy with an upbeat twang of country and will surely delight you. In case of inclement weather, the performance will move inside to Spanky’s Beachside along Strand Avenue. The Fall Series of Third Thursdays on Tybee will continue in Oct. with The Old Folkers and in Nov. with Harry O’Donoghue. The Better Hometown Promotions Committee met again last month and we are extremely excited about how nicely plans for Tybee for the Holidays are coming together. Billy Manucey will once again be conducting the choir during Lights on for Tybee (Dec. 2nd at 6:30pm). If you would like to sing in the choir, he would love to hear from you! For info about activities and other festive updates, www.tybeefortheholidays.com will be your one stop site. If your business/organization has a holiday activity to share with the public, you are encouraged to contact a promotions committee member or me to include your holiday info on the site!
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Remember, let those you know that are coming to visit from Savannah that the Savannah to Tybee Beach Shuttle is available. Departures from the Savannah Visitors Center are at 10am, 11am, 2pm & 5pm. The first stop on Tybee is the Tybrisa/Strand Roundabout approx. 30 mins. after departure from SVC. Then it travels to the north end between the Lighthouse and the public parking lot. Everyone enjoys coming to Tybee for the natural environment, services, shops, and dining options. Let’s welcome them and help them enjoy their visit to YOUR community. On behalf of the Better Hometown (BHT) Program, I send out a monthly BHT E-Newsletter. Within the newsletter I provide news that I’ve received from Main Corridor merchants, churches and non profit/civic organizations, opportunities for businesses, approved City events, and so much more! If you do not currently receive the newsletter send me an email to sign up. Chantel-912.786-4573 ext. 123 cmorton@cityoftybee.org
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS BIKE NIGHT AT Siciliano’s ON WHITEMARSH! Wednesday night is their “Bike Night” with live music AND for those bold and daring types, a “Volcano Wing Challenge.” They have a very cool “Wall of Flame” where your picture will go if you win a challenge. The wall was designed and hand crafted by Holmes & Roger from Brass Anchor Tattoo.
The first bike night had good ole Sam Adams & Gordo spilling out harmony. Always an entertaining time with those awesome fellows! Just Julia even came off the island to hang out…the music line-up will keep you shakin & smiling! Georgia Kyle & Jason Bible will be gracing us with their presences in the coming months! Stephen Sellers was the First Winner of Siciliano’s “Volcano Wing Challenge”…..ohh, are those tears in his eyes! Will you be the next winner? A 50th Anniversary Edition Harley Davidson Sportster is being raffled. Stop by Siciliano’s or Brass Anchor Tattoo for your ticket - $20 each or 6 for $100! Proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior project and will be presented on Bike Night Wed. Oct. 12th. Just a hop, skip and a jump from Tybee, this establishment is totally worth a short trip over the bridge!
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care immediately! Fortunately, there are antiviral drugs available that when started early in the course of the illness can significantly lessen the severity of the illness and shorten its duration. But these medications must be started early to be effective. Also, if you do get the flu, rest, good nutrition and staying well hydrated are all very important. I have seen so many people in the past, not rest enough and try to climb back in the saddle too soon after the flu and end up with an even worse relapse or develop a serious secondary bacterial infection, due to their immune system being worn down by the initial illness. So eat right, get plenty of rest, wash your hands frequently, GET YOUR FLU SHOT and hopefully you will avoid the nasty flu virus this season! Tybee Urgent Care will be offering flu shots for $25 with NO WAITING! We will also be doing brief office visits for locals for $75 as an offseason special! So if you are or a loved one are ill, we can help you at an even more cost-effective rate during these long fall and winter months!
So flu season is upon us and I have been getting loads of calls for “the flu,” and I am happy to report that as of this writing I have yet to see my first case of influenza on the island. Not to say it’s not here yet, just that I have not seen a patient with influenza yet. It seems that we need to define “the flu,” because I get calls for the “stomach flu” and I have found that “flu” seems to be the File 13 for many people who are sick with gastroenteritis or a common cold. The common cold is just that, common. There are well over one hundred cold viruses and they produce cough, congestion, mild fever and generally not feeling so great, whereas the flu, which is caused by the influenza virus, of which there are fewer, produces the above symptoms, but with higher fever, severe myalgias and a significant risk for pneumonia and in the elderly, very young and chronically ill, a significant increased risk of death. In fact, over 36,000 people in the U.S. die of influenza and its complications every year. So this fall, I have seen some pretty nasty colds on the island, thank goodness no flu yet! Gastroenteritis is an irritation of the gut typically caused by a virus or bacteria. Swine flu, one type of flu, can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea as part of its constellation of symptoms, though not always. When it comes to influenza, an ounce of prevention is worth ten pounds of cure! Washing your hands frequently and avoiding areas where there are lots of people in a closed in area for prolonged periods can significantly reduce your chances of getting the flu. As you can see, if you are a school teacher or a student, classrooms are the perfect place for the influenza virus to spread quickly via tiny droplets of water that are inhaled by people around someone infected. Nursing homes, college dorms and military barracks are also places where influenza is known to wreak havoc. The best prevention is to stay away from people who might be infected. The flu shot has been invaluable in keeping the flu under control, especially in people who are at risk for more severe complications of influenza. As you recall last year, when the H1N1 outbreak occurred, another variety of influenza, there was a big push to get a vaccine developed quickly and get it out to the masses. Vaccination is the key. I recommend the flu shot to ALL my patients and I encourage all of my readers to check with their doctor and go get a flu shot right away! The risks of the flu are too great and the flu shot is very effect active in preventing the illness with very little downside. If you think you may have the flu, seek medical
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Until next month, stay healthy and be safe! The Beach Doc and Tybee Urgent Care
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News from The Tybee Arts Association The Tybee Arts Association is dedicated to promoting the arts in our community. Since 1996, the organization has offered classes, produced plays, installed the Tybee Turtles, and presented art shows and auctions. The group has assisted with the Porcelain China Painters’ activities on Tybee during February of the past three years. TAA provided scholarships for local artists (including high school students) to attend those workshops. We have also supported other non-profits, including the Tybee Post Theater, with financial contributions. The TAA encourages everyone to become involved in our activities and to become a member. You do not have to be a Tybee resident....or even an artist....to be a member and/or participate in TAA events. Visual and Performing Arts: There are two equal components within TAA - the visual arts and the performing arts. The visual arts component includes the creation of objects using a variety of materials. The performing arts component relates to plays, musical performances, poetry readings, and other experiences. Tybee is fortunate to have several people who are talented in both areas, who participate in the majority of our activities. TAA also welcomes people who appreciate the arts, but don’t consider themselves to be artists. We love the folks who attend our events and/or volunteer their time and services. TAA is led by an all-volunteer board of directors and relies on volunteers for all of its activities. You do not have to be a Tybee resident, or an artist, to be a member of TAA. Being involved with artistic endeavors (and artists of all kinds) will add beauty and joy to your life. Art Classes: TAA offers open-studio art classes at the TAA Center at #7 Cedarwood (between the lighthouse and the old post theater). Students are encouraged to draw, paint in watercolor, oil, and/or acrylics, or use any other materials they choose. Rebecca Rice facilitates the class on Wednesdays, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Denise Elliot Vernon facilitates the classes on Mondays and Thursdays, from 9:30 am to noon. Both of these talented artists are excellent teachers who assist each student with the completion of his/her selected art projects. People without art experience are also encouraged to attend classes and will receive guidance from the instructors. Students who already own art materials pay a $15 fee to the instructor for each session. Students who don’t yet own art supplies may pay a slightly higher fee, depending on the cost of the supplies. If you are interested in taking a class, you may stop by the center during the scheduled times, to observe and to meet the instructor. Additional class times might be added, if needed, due to increased participation.
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Plays and Other Productions: The TAA has presented numerous productions, including Alice in Wonderland, Steel Magnolias, The Best Little House in Texas, Lefty the Pirate, The Odd Couple, The Curious Savage, and The Wizard of Oz. The TAA fundraiser Murder at the Driftwood Saloon was a rollicking good time and raised funds for needed building renovations. We also sponsored the Tybee’s Got Talent Show that showcased the awesome singers, dancers, and actors who live in this area. TAA needs additional volunteers to produce future events. Producing a play requires on-stage talent as well as behind-the-scenes support staff. It’s a great way to meet people and become more involved in your community! Drama Workshops: During the summers, Rene DeRossett and Kim Trammell offer a drama workshop for young people. Their creativity and enthusiasm result in a wonderful two-week-long theatrical experience for the participants. They have both worked with professional theater and movie companies and bring a wealth of experience to their sessions. Art Shows: In 2011, Rebecca Rice proposed the TAA should begin sponsoring more art shows at the center. A small group of dedicated volunteers presented art shows in April, June and July. All of the artists contributed their time to organize, promote, set up, and host the shows. The artists ranged from beginners to experienced and exhibited paintings, prints, photography, fiber arts, pottery, glass art, sculpture and jewelry. The community was very supportive and there were many sales at the shows. The show attendees enjoyed refreshments while socializing and viewing the art. The shows also feature demonstrations by some of the participating artists. The next art show and sale will be September 2, 3, and 4, 2011. We invite you to come to the Opening Reception on Friday from 6 to 9 pm. We will also be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. We will give away door prizes during the September show. We are looking forward to continued growth, with more artists, new artwork, and increased attendance. We truly appreciate the support the community has shown. A Destination for the Arts: The TAA organization has evolved over the years. Some of the original members and supporters have moved and some have passed away. We are working hard to build on the foundation that was begun many years ago. We want to work with residents, businesses, the City, and other organizations to encourage appreciation for the arts. TAA believes Tybee can become an arts destination, making our sweet little island an even more desirable place for residents and visitors. For more information about upcoming events and/or becoming a member of TAA, please go to www. tybeearts.org or call (912) 786-5920.
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The nesting part of the 2011 sea turtle season is winding down. Most nesting will be completed by the end of August. Tybee is most likely going to end the season with a total of nine nests. There is a possibility of ten if the unknown area at the East Gate crossover turns out to be a nest after all. I will keep you informed in the next article. During the 2010 season we had a total of ten nests on our beach. The average number of nests for Tybee is around seven. Although this has been a record year for the state, with totals of just under 2,000 nests, Tybee’s totals are average. As I write this article, we are well into the hatching part of the turtle season. This is the most exciting and difficult time for our volunteers. Because Tybee has such a lighting problem, our volunteers sit with our nest beginning around day 50 of the incubation period. During nest sitting, volunteers sit with the nest throughout the night. In the event the nest hatches, the baby sea turtles are monitored for distractions that could cause disorientation, and safely guided to the sea. Nest one, located at Gullick Street, was laid on May 25 and begin hatching on July 18. The incubation period was 54 days. The average incubation period for the state this season is about 57 days. The nest inventory was conducted on July 22. The final outcome for nest one was 92 baby sea turtles emerged from the nest and made their way to the ocean. Out of a total of 102 eggs, ten eggs did not hatch. One live hatchling was discovered in the nest chamber and released at dark the night of the nest excavation. The second nest, located on the north side of the north beach jetty, was found on June 5 and began hatching on July 24. The incubation period was right at 50 days. This nest was perplexing because it began hatching with just one baby on the first night. The next night a single baby came out. The “boil” occurred on the third night. Normally a “boil” occurs on the first night, when majority of the babies are at the top of the nest, ready to emerge, suddenly the sand begins to move, in the same way water moves when it reaches the boiling point, and most of the babies come out at the same time. Then over the next few nights, a few stragglers will emerge. This nest was excavated on July 28. Out of the total number of eggs 84 hatched and 26 did not. The volunteers found 21 live babies in the nest and released them at dark. Nest three, located north of 8th Street, was found on June 8 and begin hatching on August 1. The incubation period was 54 days. Unfortunately, this nest was not a success. Only five hatchlings emerged from this nest. The nest was inventoried on August 5 revealing that 91 eggs did not hatch and were not developed. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources, it is not unusual to have eggs that don’t develop and No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
there could be several different reasons why. Each egg may not have been fertilized, the water table could have possibly increased from the bottom of the nest causing the eggs to stop development or even the heat could have played a role. Nest four, located north of 7th Street, was found on June 13 and begin hatching on August 5. The incubation period was 53 days. This nest was scheduled to be inventoried at 8:15 on the night of August 9, however, a severe thunder storm was moving into the area at 40 mph so I decided to dig the nest up earlier than 8:15. This nest was a success, 82 babies emerged with only 17 eggs not hatching. There was one little straggler in the nest. He/she was released into the ocean safely. Thankfully, the volunteers and I were able to get off the beach minutes before the storm hit. The Tybee Sea Turtle volunteers will conclude the dawn patrol walks at the end of August, but will continue nest sitting through the middle of September to monitor the remaining nests on Tybee. Technically, sea turtle season will end by October 31. Please help keep our beach dark for the remaining part of the season so that the baby sea turtles will reach the ocean safely and begin their long journey to the middle of the Gulf Stream. For more info on sea turtles or the Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project please visit the Tybee Island Marine Science Center! The center is located at 1510 Strand Avenue. If you wish to donate, please call (912)786-5917, or visit www. tybeemsc.org. If you are interested in volunteering with the Sea Turtle Project, please contact the Center or send me an email at Tammy@TybeeMarine Science.org.
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Adventures of Steve & Jan Fox June 17, 2011 - We arrived at a KOA just outside of Deadwood, SD on Monday and will be leaving for Buffalo, WY tomorrow for a three day stay. This will be our only stop in WY on our way to the west coast. Deadwood is an old western town and is in the Black Hills of SD. If you have heard how beautiful the Black Hills are, in reality, it’s even better. Deadwood is famous as the place where Wild Bill Hickok was murdered. He was shot in the back while playing poker and was holding a full house – aces over eights. This is why aces and eights is known as the “dead man’s hand.” He is buried here as is Calamity Jane. Also, several productive gold mines were located in the area. Although modernized, Deadwood still has its old west charm. One reason is that they didn’t try to give the streets a phony old west façade and just kept with how it looks now. visited a I coffee shop converted from an old gas station that had pretty cool décor, including books, a player piano, and various items from its old gas station days. The town was dying several years ago and its citizens didn’t want it to become another ghost town, so they got together, cleaned the place up, and opened a bunch of low bet casinos (maximum $100 bet). Don’t visualize Las Vegas – it’s much more subdued and tasteful without any neon. Deadwood is near Sturgis, which is well known to Harley Davidson bikers as, for the last seventy years, the destination of one of the better motorcycle rallies.
In addition to touring the town, we have visited several area attractions. One was the drive over dirt roads to Mount Roosevelt (named after Teddy), which provided breathtaking views of the hills and a monument to Teddy Roosevelt. The day was somewhat overcast but I think the photos are ok. After making Dancing With Wolves, Kevin Costner wanted to build something to
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teach people about bison and the lives of Native Americans. The result is a place called Tatanka, Story of the Bison. Housed in a small building a few miles away, it includes a video narrated by Costner, a museum with artifacts and story boards, tepees built as they were in the mid-1800s, incredible bronze statues of Indians hunting bison, and a great presentation by a member of the Lakota tribe. It is a misnomer that buffalo roamed the mid-west. It actually was bison, and tatanka is Lakota for bison. Tatanka includes a view of four states (SD, ND, MT, and WY). This stop was well worth the time spent and I highly recommend it. If you would like to learn more, here is the link: http://www. storyofthebison.com/. We followed this with a trip to Mount Rushmore via the back roads through the mountains. On the way we stopped by a store/small amusement park/car museum that included a small collection of Studebakers and a few other cars. The Studebakers included a Silver Hawk, Golden Hawk, and an original Avanti – pretty cool. We could tell we were in the mountains because, instead of “watch for deer” signs, there were “watch for big horn sheep” signs. Mount Rushmore has free admission, but you have to pay $11 parking – a good deal for what you get. The carving is pretty impressive and the Park Service makes access easy. In addition to viewing areas there is a path that takes you to the base of the hill, allowing you to look up at the carving from underneath. Information is included on how the carving was done, how it is preserved, and more. My only disappointment is that there were no carvings of Reagan or Bush . . . We then went to see the Crazy Horse carving. It was visible from the road and, to our disappointment, it still looks the same as it did at least twenty years ago – all that is done is his face. If any work has been done since, it isn’t evident. We expressed our dismay by turning around and leaving. Our mail is being forwarded to a service in Box Elder, SD, about thirty miles away, that specializes in handling mail for RVers, so I went on a mail run today. While in the area I visited the SD Air and Space Museum a few miles further. The Museum is located just outside the Ellsworth Air Force Base main gate and is incredible. There
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are no fences around any of the aircraft so you can go right up to them. Exhibits included the B-1B, B-25, B-26, B-29, B-52, C-47, C-54, KC-135 tanker, F-86 sabre jet, F-101, F-105, Huey, Nike Ajax missile, and Minuteman II missile, among others. I very much enjoyed the visit. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring the camera. If you are interested, here is the link: http://www.sdairandspacemuseum.com. A local museum we have decided to forgo is the Historic National Fish Hatchery in nearby Spearfish (of course). June 18, 2011- Every campground we have stayed at has warned campers not to bring firewood from certain states (some say no imported firewood at all) due to a pine beetle infestation in some states. We saw the damage first hand in SD and on our drive to Buffalo. Entire mountainsides of pine trees have their trees down and strewn about. They are missing their bark and, in most cases, all or nearly all of the trees are dead. The pine beetles destroy the bark, then the rest of the tree and down it comes. The process takes about a year per tree, so when you see hundreds on the ground it gives you a sense of the magnitude of the problem. If you have seen pictures of the forests in Siberia that came down in the meteor strike of the mid-1920s or the trees down after the St. Helens eruption, that is what it looks like. We took a side trip today to see the Devil’s Tower national site. It was produced by ancient magma flows and was formed, they believe, a mile and a half underground. Erosion since that time has brought it to the surface and it now stands about twelve hundred feet above ground. It towers above a boulder field and it looks like a collection of columns massed together. The columns were formed by cracks caused by pressure. We saw a number of people climbing the tower, which is a challenge since most of the climb is straight up. On the way out of the park we passed by a field full of prairie dog mounds and lots of prairie dogs. Jan wished she had a large mallet so she could play whack-a-mole. The part of Wyoming we have traveled thus far is pretty desolate. Thick clay is just below the surface and we saw very little farming and few grazing animals. Probably a lot of land per animal is needed here. There were a number of oil wells (the small variety) but most weren’t pumping. We have been in the mountains in the last few states we have traveled. As we neared Buffalo we could see quite a bit of snowfall on the peaks of several mountains in front of us. We should be traveling these mountains once we leave Buffalo. Our campground here is pretty nice. There are few RVers here, there is lots of grass, and (finally) the internet access is actually faster than dial-up. June 25, 2011 - This is our last of 5 nights at a KOA a few miles outside of Red Lodge, MT. It isn’t a great KOA and we won’t miss it when we leave in the morning. The weather has been good - warm during the day switching to a bit chilly when the sun sets. The rain has come in the evening after we have gone back inside. There is a barbed wire fence next to us (our site is on the perimeter of the campground). Each morning one or two deer crawl under the fence and feast on the grass behind us. We traveled through the mountains to get here, ranging in elevation from about 2,500 feet to 6,000 feet. Montana is beautiful countryside in a different way than New Mexico is beautiful (my favorite state for views). New Mexico combines desert with mountains. In Montana, the air is so clear that you can see a very long distance and the upper elevations are snow peaked. The land is more fertile than Wyoming was and
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we passed a number of farms on the way. Surprisingly, we have seen very little solar or wind power. Red Lodge was primarily a coal mining community located at the base of a mountain range. It is a pretty town with a bakery that smells wonderful and a number of shops. They have a small but nice museum that is an ode to coal mining & rodeos. Elevation is 5,334ft. If you were to continue on the highway past the town you start climbing to 10,800ft. before going down again. The road is full of switchbacks and sheer cliffs and the views are incredible - snow capped peaks, valleys, fast moving mountain streams, and more to see. We drove to 8,621ft., then turned around and came back down, although we could have gone on. If we had been driving the RV we probably would not have made it that far. On the way out tomorrow we hope to find more a more gradual climb. If not, we will disconnect the Element from our RV and drive up separately. This KOA advertises wireless internet, but it doesn’t work. [Editor’s note: This is why photos are missing.] We have driven into town and stopped by the Visitor Center/Chamber of Commerce to go on-line each morning. The people there are so nice, offering us coffee and tea each day and inviting us to stay as long as we want to. We stopped by the bakery on the way in yesterday and brought the staff some fresh cookies as thanks. Jan has the campfire going and is cooking ribs tonight. There is something about food cooked over a campfire that makes it taste that much better. June 26, 2011 - We are staying overnight in a private RV park midway between Butte and Anaconda, MT before heading to Glacier National Park (Hungry Horse, MT) for a week. This is a nice campground with plenty of room and grass and a great view of the mountains. The drive here was interesting. At one point a state route turned into loose gravel for several miles before becoming pavement again. We had views of snow capped peaks and traveled the mountains and valleys. There was a lot of wind blowing between the hills on part of the drive and at one spot the wind was especially strong with unfortunate consequences. Our lanes on I90 were elevated about twenty feet above the east bound lanes with maybe thirty feet between them. A truck pulling a camping trailer apparently was blown off the road and landed upside down between the lanes. A number of truckers pulled over to help and there were emergency vehicles there but no ambulances. Hopefully everyone was ok. We passed more hillsides & trees where the pine beetles had destroyed or were in the process of destroying. You can tell the trees that are in the process of dying because they are turning yellow. Much of our route paralleled train tracks and the Yellowstone River. The river and other bodies of water we have seen are quite high. We heard on the news last night that the campground in Yellowstone we’ll be staying at is under high water warnings. Hopefully everything will be ok when we get there in a few weeks. We passed by two copper mines on the trip. Actually, they aren’t mines. They cut away the hillsides or parts of mountains to expose the land and remove the copper and other ore. Unlike strip mining or mountain top removal for coal, the land looks like it can be renewed once the mining is done and there doesn’t appear to be any surrounding damage to the land. I imagine it employs a good number of people, which is a good thing. Overall, this has been an excellent trip thus far and we are looking forward to future adventures. Tybee Breeze
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Bees and Wasps Bees in their nesting habits are similar to wasps. Bees are fed pollen and honey instead of animal tissue. Bees are most important in the cross pollination process that is vital to fruit orchard, berries, vegetables and flowers. Most bees are solitary nesters. The most prolific of the species for pollination are bumble bees and honey bees. They both nest in colonies. Most of the North American bee species are solitary nesters. It has been studied and shown that most of the 3,300 bee species that inhabit North America are solitary nesters. Honey Bees Honey bees were first introduced from Europe in the time of the colonial period and are the most important insects that pollinate our flowers and fruit crops. They are a major group of bees that are most beneficial to our economical process of the food chain order in how we live. They can also distinguish the smell of any flower or plant by the scent of the nectar that is given off. They produce honey and make wax from their secretion and are not known to be aggressive but can sting if the colony is threatened. Honey bees unfortunately are in
a decline and should not be disturbed unless absolutely necessary. Carpenter Bees Carpenter bees are similar in appearance to bumble bees with the exception of the abdomen that is completely black. The larger of the species chew burrows out of wood for nesting with their eggs and then leave those areas after the process is completed. I’ve found that a good pesticide residual applied to the target places can detour them from coming back to their seasonal nesting areas as long as rain and other factors have not disturbed the application of pesticide. Horntail Wasps Horntail wasps, also known as wood wasps, are related to the bee family. Females have a tendency to have a long projection at the end of the abdomen and this is where the name horntail is derived. They can emerge from lumber used to build homes and deface many finished surfaces by their boring habits. They are normally harmless and do not usually re-infest when treated accordingly. Any and all fire wood should be stored outside of the home as a preventive measure for these types of insects. Mud Daubers Mud daubers, also commonly called dirt daubers are a large species in the wasp family. They are solitary insects that build their nests of masonry out of dirt and moisture in porch areas, eves and any cornered structure of cavity. Hornets Hornets are social wasps that are aggressive in their manner and from personal experience I can attest to that from many confrontations with them (ouch)! They can nest in or near building structures. They chew leaves and small bits of wood and fashion their nests to resemble a type of a paper coverall. Yellow Jackets Yellow jackets mainly nest underground. They can have an entrance tunnel and an exit tunnel as well. When disturbing the nest or hovel they become very aggressive and quickly swarm from both sides of the tunnel. They have an intense sting as I have experienced also (double ouch)! When dealing with these types I incorporate our rig system and am able to use an extended jet stream application before actually penetrating the nest. This has worked greatly in the total treatment of the pests and reduces the eminent contact with the technician consumer. Until next time, Let’s work the bugs out! Johnny “the bugman” Herald - Cox Pest Control
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September is here and once again we are planning for “Patriot’s Day” at the Legion. On Sunday, September 11th, at 6pm, we will get together for a “covered dish” meal and some music. We will also take the time to reflect on the events that happened on that day in 2001, ten years ago. From around the Country, Americans came together to assist all of those devastated by those terrorist acts. Today members of the Armed Forces are working to fight terrorism in places outside the United States in an effort to prevent similar acts from happening here again. Everyone is invited, especially families with a member on active duty in the Armed Forces. As always, we look forward to giving a “Blue Ribbon Banner” to those families in honor of their father, mother, son or daughter. This also gives added meaning to our Tybee Island, “Circle of Freedom” War Memorial in place on Butler Avenue. This Memorial symbolizes what veterans from all branches of service, including the
Merchant Marines, have done throughout the years to protect and ensure our freedom. Bricks for the War Memorial are still available. For information call or come by the Post after 5pm any day of the week. We continue to look for new members. If you’re interested in the Legion, Ladies Auxiliary or Sons of the Legion call the Post (786-5356) for information. Bingo is on Fridays at 8pm. Cards go on sale at 7:15pm. Horseshoes will be Saturday evenings at 7pm with sign-in starting at 6:30pm. Both events are open to the public and everyone is invited to participate. The Legion and Auxiliary meet on the second Monday of the month, with social hour (and food) starting at 6pm and the meeting at 7pm. The Sons of the Legion meet on the third Monday at 7pm. As always, Linda or Patti will have the canteen open at 5pm every day except Sunday. We close on Sundays unless there is a special event.
Hello Breeze readers, need to clear up a mistake, sorry but I am not infallible. In last month’s Breeze one very important person was left out of the 2011-2012 line officers. It is our favorite Chaplin Nancy LaFavor. Nancy, please accept my apologies and know that your contribution as the Chaplain is appreciated as you serve thoughtfully as a spiritual leader of our meeting and send cards for those who are ill and suffering the loss of a loved one. Please let Nancy know if we have a member that she needs to send a card to. She cannot send the cards if she does not know. The August meeting was truly unbelievable!!! Talk about being devoted. Those Auxiliary members showed their stuff when we had a Tornado Warning,
not a Watch, but I mean a WARNING!! When the siren sounded off I thought to myself, “Shouldn’t we go home or is my home still standing?” We all lost our focus with our concerns for safety, although it was not time to be on the road. By the time we finished the meeting, the storm had passed. This is a meeting we will not forget. Thank you all for you diligence. Just a friendly reminder that we have a Sunday Social the third Sunday of each month (most months). The September Sunday program will be a community wide Patriot’s Day (September 11) program. This is a very special program and each one who attends will have a heart bursting with patriotic pride after participating in this event. We look forward to seeing you then.
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What’s in a Name? This month we welcomed to our porch guests John & Marsha. For you that remember the TV commercial (Snow White) with John & Marsha you get it. To the ones that are too young, look it up because it was funny. Judy & Dean were here for a few days of relaxation. Dean has just returned from Iraq and will leave in a month for Afghanistan for two years. They are not Jan & Dean but close. Here again some are too young to remember this vocal group. The ultimate was Sue & Stuart. Easy for us to remember! He is a photographer & musician and they both love and appreciated our original art collection. Interesting because our Stuart is a bass player & singer, and both Susie & Stuart are collectors of original art work that includes photographs. Another guest this month included a high ranking woman in the EPA, who works inside the beltway, came with her husband to enjoy the peace and quiet of our inn and the North Beach of Tybee Island. Privacy was important to them and we were able to provide this for them and for all our guests. Comments: We love you Grandpa Liles and Susie! Thank you so much! We had a blast! ~Amos, Owen, Andrew and Charlene Liles, New Orleans, LA Your gracious hospitality and lovely home helped make our Tybee visit memorable. Thank you. Terrance and Donna, Decatur, GA Had a great time! It was our first vacation together, just the two of us, since we were married. You made it memorable. We’ll be back again soon. Jody and Dean, Cumming, GA We have had a great time staying at your lovely home. You could not have been nicer to us. We loved visiting your part of the world. There was way too much to see and do in a week so we will be back. Thanks so much for everything. Ronnie and Dale, Houma, LA Thank you all, Susie & Stuart Lighthouse Inn - 912 786-0901 - Tybeebb.com
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A-J’s DOCKSIDE Are you looking for a great place to eat that’s on the water where you can enjoy some of the finest food on the island? A place where you can kickback, relax & enjoy your favorite beverage while watching the dolphins play in the back-river? A place where you can watch some of the best sunsets North of Mallory Square? Come to 1315 Chatham Ave. on the back-river. We’re just the place you’re looking for. Voted Best Outdoor Dining & Best Martini 2010! Live Entertainment Fri., Sat & Sun. Call 912-786-9533 for info. Ask about nightly dinner & drink specials. Happy Hour Daily 5-7pm. AMERICAN LEGION Each week we have line dancing on Wed. 7pm, Bingo on Fri. 8pm & horseshoes on Sat. 7pm. Voted Best Overall Bar 2009 & Best Margarita 2010! 912786-5356 for info. BERNIE’S OYSTER HOUSE We off a variety of food: sandwiches, chowders & seafood. We have a full service bar. Come join us & try one of our famous Mason Jar Bloody Mary’s. Join us on our outdoor patio. We have T-shirts, koozies & shot glasses. Thur-Sat 6-10pm live music. Happy Hour Mon-Thur 4-7pm, 50¢ oysters (raw only) & 12oz. draft beer for $2. We have a great staff that is always ready to please. Voted Best Bloody Mary 2008 & 2009 & Best Karaoke 2010! Samuel Adams Band every Fri. & Sat. Call 912-786-5100 for take-out & more info. If you are in Historic Savannah, stop & visit our other Bernie's at 115 E. River St. Benny’s Tavern The Coldest Beer in America! Tue. open pool tables. Wed. pool tournament w/Chris 7:30pm. Sat. pool tournament at 2:30pm w/ Ms. Molly. Tue & Thur locals night happy hour 8-10pm. Karaoke Thur - Sun w/CWL Entertainment. Bo & Nikki are in the kitchen-call for specials! Come party w/some of Tybee’s characters: Tess, Linda, Rita, Joanne, Bobbie & Chris. Free Wi-Fi. Voted Coldest Beer
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2008-2010! It’s a Tybee Thang! miss the pink roofed restaurant 1517 Butler Ave/Downtown Tybee on Strand near 17th St. (3 stories 912-786-0121. high) 2 open-air decks in the sky for an incredible beachfront view. Breakfast Club Voted Best Sunday Brunch Winner of 20 consecutive “Best & Bloody Mary 2010! And Breakfast” awards. Free wireless/ we boast the best frozen drinks on purchase. We are centrally located Tybee...you can bet your Fannie! in the heart of the commercial Live music is Thur. 7-10pm with district at 15th & Butler. Randy “Hatman” Smith. We’re open for lunch & dinner everyday. 912Burton’s by the Beach 786-6109 for take-outs. Burton’s Burrito’s are THE BEST!!! Free Wi-Fi. Hand Dipped HUC-A-POO’S Ice Cream, Milkshakes, Malts, “Where the Mind & Spirits Meet!” Floats, Sundaes, Fresh Squeezed Open daily for lunch & dinner Lemonade, and Children’s Menu. 10:30am-until. Located off Hwy. 80 Check out our Website! www. in the shops at Tybee Oaks. Mon. burtonsbythebeach.com. Open 7 nights we have darts! Join us Wed. days a week 11am-10pm. 1605 nights for corn-hole tournaments, sign-up 7-7:30pm. Live Music Fri. Inlet Ave. 912-786-9655 & Sat. nights (depending on who’s CoCo’s Sunset Grille here). Voted Best Pizza, Located at Lazaretto Creek Marina Best Place to Listen to Live next to Captain Mike’s Dolphin Music & Best Overall Bar Adventure. Open everyday for 2010! 912-786-5900. lunch at 11am. Dine on the roof top deck while watching the shrimp MACELWEE’S SEAFOOD boats return with our daily catch. Looking for the place to watch ships Celebrate sunset every evening sail? Join us at MacElwee’s where with a toast at the bar when the the freshest seafood is prepared Conch Horn blows. Live music to order. The view is great from every Sat. night; Turtle Races every our porch & the entertainment Wed. starting after sunset (21 & is priceless. Local beer battered over); Crab Races the first Tue.of shrimp & steaming buckets of the month starting at 6pm for kids oysters are just the start of a fun followed by an adult version in the packed visit. Children are always bar. Bar-Game Sun. with fun games welcome & the Trout Treasures & prizes all afternoon. With a short (kid’s fish dinner) is the most trip from the dock to the restaurant, requested item. If it’s steaks or seafood doesn’t get any fresher chicken the land lover in your than this! www.CoCosSunsetGrille. group craves we offer hand-cut com. 912-786-7810. rib-eyes, filets & a grilled chicken breast or better yet chicken fingers. DOC’S BAR Nothing pre-battered or pre-cooked Live music Fri. & Sat. 9pm - till, Sun. in our kitchen. Chef Greg offers a 6-10pm. Tue. $1.50 domestic beer. pasta special & local catch daily. Sun. nights Shag contest. Great We strive to provide the service food & good fun! Beach, Boogie, you expect at the prices you can Blues & Buffett music. Doc’s Bar is afford. No reservations needed. the oldest bar on Tybee, and still the Voted Best Restaurant Service center of the universe. Celebrating 2008-2010. Check us out at www. our 63rd anniversary. Voted macelweesontybee.com for more Best Place to Listen to Live info. We look forward to serving ya! Music 2009 & Best Local Musician Roy Swindelle Marlin Monroe’s 2010! Find us on Facebook. www. Surfside bar and grill. Come dine docsbartybee.com in the dunes. A hidden oasis on Tybee Island. Like a mini vacation FANNIE’S ON THE BEACH from the everyday. Located at the Celebrating 18 years of food, fun Beachside Colony on Butler Ave. & spirits...Oceanfront! You can’t Beautiful ocean views. Serving
steaks, seafood, burgers, great salads, and more. 912.786-GRIL. QUARTER SPORTS BAR & GRILL “Tybee’s little local dump with a really big attitude.” Locally owned & operated since 1990. THE place to be for sports, food, fun and “Licka Drinks” on Tybee. Dish Network Satellite for those hard to find games. Pool tables, dart boards... and have I mentioned FOOD? From burgers to snow crabs, we’ve got it. Get here early for our Happy Hour Specials like $4 wings 4-7pm Mon-Fri. Raw & Steamed oysters by the dz. Open Mon-Sat 4pm-3am. That’s also the hours we cook, so early or late we’ve got you covered. See our menu in this magazine. Voted Best Burger 8 Years in a Row! Best Wings for 7 Years & Best Happy Hour 3 Years in a Row! Under 21 allowed until 9pm. For to-go orders call 912-786-8966. SPANKY’S BEACHSIDE Seafood, seafood and a lot more! You can’t imagine! Come in & check us out! Tybee’s Best Seafood (Shrimp, Grouper, Scallops & Mahi) fresh & local hand cut steaks, pasta, huge hand-pattied burgers & the biggest Chicken sandwich in Georgia! Call for prices on our party platters & all your catering needs. Our upstairs deck is open to rent for parties! Come & enjoy a great atmosphere with the best Tybee has to offer in food & the friendliest staff on the island. Voted Best Family Friendly Restaurant 2009 & 2010! Call 786-5520 for info. STING RAY’S SEAFOOD A local favorite! Tybee’s home for blue crabs, beach music & beer! Come join us, you’ll be happy you did, as the tradition continues with the Ray’s serving you with great pride their best & freshest award winning seafood. Voted Best Seafood, Best Place to Watch Tybee Parades & Best Place to Watch UGA Play 2010! Come sit down with us in a comfortable & relaxed atmosphere on our outdoor deck that is the perfect place to watch
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bands, parades, and to people watch on Tybee. Or join us in our indoor ding room for even more comfort & fun. Live music 7 nights a week. July Live Entertainment Schedule: There are many favorites on our menu with a variety of seafood selections. Gift certificates make the perfect gift & are always available. Open 7 days a week 11am-until. 912-786-0209. TOP SAIL BAR & GRILL “Island fusion with a little bit of Seoul.” Open 7 days a week 12pmtill. Live music on weekends. Great Sunset View. Daily Specials. 4 Old US Hwy. 80. 912-786-8686. TYBEE TIME Cool off at Tybee Time! Specializing in frozen cocktails. Voted Best Daiquiri 2004-2010! We have 10 different daiquiri machines. We have 13 TV’s! We are THE HEADQUARTERS for all current sporting events! Every hour is happy at Tybee Time! Open 7 days noon-3am. 912-786-7150. WINDROSE CAFE Celebrating 15 years! Thanks to all of our loyal customers, friends, and employees who have stuck with us all these years! We wouldn’t be here without you! Voted Best Cheap Lunch 4 Years in a Row! Weekday Southern -Style lunches featuring: Mon-Chicken fried chicken or meatloaf; TueTurkey & dressing or Salisbury steak; Wed-Pot Roast or fried pork chop; Thur-Southern fried chicken, liver, gizzards, or baked ham; Fri-BBQ pork plate; Sat & Sun homemade soups. We also have our regular menu everyday including killer hamburgers, crab cakes, and much, much more! Kitchen opened Sundays till midnight. Happy hour MonFri 4-7pm $1.50 draft beer, $2 domestic longnecks & $2.50 well drinks. Sam Adams & friends play every Sun. 6pm-till. Come have a great meal and a great time with our fun-loving, kick-ass bartenders and awesome cooks! 786-6593.
events Sept. 2nd Tropic Beauty Bikini Contest Finals at Ocean Plaza in the Dolphin Reef lounge on the 2nd floor at 11pm. 800-611-1167 or www. tropicbeauty.com.
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which includes hats, pins, shirts, Koozies and stickers. We offer 1/2 day and full day rental. 1/2 day rentals are from 8am - 12 noon and from 12noon till 4pm. Full day rentals are from 8am - 4pm. Located at 1315 Chatham Avenue.
Sept. 2nd - 4th, Art Show. Fri. Preview & Opening Reception from 6 -9 pm. Sat. & Sun. 10am6pm “Endless Summer” Paintings, Prints, Stained Glass, Photography, Sculpture, Jewelry, Fiber Art and Notecards. Tybee Arts Association Center at #7 Cedarwood Ave. (between the Tybee Lighthouse and the Post Theater) Enjoy the art, music, demonstrations & light refreshments! For info go to www. tybeearts.org or (912) 786-5920.
Girls; Damon and the #@!%kickers; as well as a few more surprises.... Your support in spreading the word about this great concert for a great cause is much appreciated!! I look forward to seeing you SHINE!! For more info on Shine for Scott, Inc., or to purchase your tickets online, please visit us at: www. shineforscott.org. http://www. facebook.com/ShineForScottInc.
Sept. 3, 8-10am, on the Pier- Tybee Throws a Fit. In 2009, Tybee Island, GA, was named America’s Healthiest Beach by Health Magazine. This year, Tybee Throws a Fit is being hosted by TN girls: Crystal and Tera. With participation from local fitness enthusiasts, TN fitness instructors, and others, participants can share in a range of physical activities and learn easy ways to keep fit. Opening team: Savannah State University Marching Klassy Kitties Danceline. Crystal Honeycutt and Tera Wright: combo Kickboxing/ sports conditioning class; Tia Cassidy: Yoga; Leah Conrad: Zumba; Jocelyn Geronimo:Piloxing; Betty Rinaudo: Urban Striptease
Oct. 6, - 7th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Festival. Ahoy mates! Swashbucklers of all ages will be converging on Tybee Island to participate in the 7th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest, Columbus Day weekend. Whether you’re discovering Pirate Fest for the first time or you’re back again to join in the merriment this year will not disappoint. Featuring a Pirate Victory Parade, Live Entertainment, Costume Contests, Children’s Yoga on the Beach - Wed. Activities and the Thieves Market & Fri. 7-8am from Memorial Day filled with treasures, grog and grub! through Labor Day, Gulick Street walkover at North Beach - near Oct. 6, Thurs. 7-11pm - Lifeguard Tower #2, weather Swashbucklers Bash. Arrgh permitting. Classes are taught in me hearties, may fair winds fill the Integral Yoga® style. It is a yer sails as ye head to the port of relaxing, meditative class suitable Tybee Island for the Swashbucklers for beginners and all levels. $15 Bash. Don yer finest pirate’s attire, donation. For info call Ann Carroll and gather ye Krewe of marauding at (912) 704-7650 or e-mail Buccaneers, because Tybee will carroll3620@bellsouth.net. be overrun by pirates. Tis the beginning of an adventure filled Love Dolphins? Come learn weekend featuring live music by more about them at our Bottlenose The Pirate Charles, making their dolphin program on Aug. 25th at first east coast appearance! Hearty 7pm at the Richmond Hill Historical libations & grub will be plentiful Museum on Ford Ave., Richmond and ye won’t be wanting to miss Hill. All ages welcome. Hosted the Crowning of the 2011 King & by ‘The Dolphin Project’ ...an allQueen, the Scallywags Costume volunteer, non-profit research & Contest, the Best Dressed Table education organization started Contest & More! Come one and all in 1989. Stay for the research as we dance the night away under workshop & join our research the big tent (South Beach). $25 in team. No experience necessary. advance by Sept. 1st – $30 after We’ll train you for Photo-ID and $35 at the door. 7-8:30pm – research surveys. Skippers, Food Service; 7:30-8pm – Crowning Photographers & Team Leaders of the 2011 King & Queen; 8-9pm needed for research teams. – Best Dressed Table Contest & You will be amazed at these Scallywags Costume Contest; wonderful creatures. For info: 9-11pm The Pirates Charles. www. www.thedolphinproject.org, info@ thedolphinproject, Peach Hubbard TybeePirateFest.com. 912-657-3927.
Sept. 4th - Labor Day Beach Bash. Enjoy the ocean breezes, while live music fills the air from the Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion. Come to the 4th Annual Labor Day Beach Bash featuring free live entertainment & fireworks – oceanfront! www.tybeefest.com. Sat., Sept. 17th 2- 10pm Drumming Up A Cure For Colon Cancer - 1st Annual SFS Concert on Tybee Island Pier. Shine for Scott is teaming up with musicians from Savannah, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbia, and all over the southeast to drum up a cure for colon cancer. Music starts at 2pm and will continue until late in the evening with live auctions in between bands and more. Tickets are $10 and will be available online and at the door. If you order a presale ticket, you will be placed on a list at the door. Kids 12 and under will get in for free! Featured bands include: Michael Moody of the band Wild Cherry; The Vellotones with George Croft; Rock Candy; Analog Machine; The Shadowboxers, currently on tour with the Indigo
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A-J’s is now renting kayaks and paddleboards at the marina. They are the “World Headquarter’s” for official “Tybee Island Bomb Squad” paraphenalia
The Holcombe Family of Bloomingdale, GA, will be in concert at the Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 6-8pm. Trinity Chapel UMC is located at 10th and Butler on Tybee Island. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this family of talented musicians as they share Southern Gospel music. Admission is free; a love offering will be taken to support the group’s ministry. Refreshments will be served during intermission. COME JOIN US! For additional info contact Patricia at (912)786-6377.
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to all ages, and the climb to the top of the lighthouse is FREE, so be sure and catch the spectacular, panoramic nighttime view. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Tybee Island Historical Society. For info contact Vikki Nelson at 912-786-5801 or email vikki@tybeelighthouse.org.
Unusually marked kittens need INDOOR home. Five beautifully trained kittens with adorable personalities are available after Sep 16th to INDOOR ONLY homes. Call 786-9612 for details and to come and meet them!
Salon Isobe is hosting a fundraiser for the Tybee Island Charter School “The School is Cool” at the YMCA cafeteria Oct 16th 11am - 5pm Sun. We are going to do a cut-a-thon, haircuts $10, hand messages, nail polishing, a bake sale & much more. We want to raise as much money as we can so we are going to do as much as we can to make this a successful event. 100% of the money raised will go to the Tybee Island Charter School. For more info 786-9626.
2012 Tybee Wine Festival 15th annual Tybee has been scheduled for the Festival of Arts - Oct 15 weekend of April 13 -15. Grand & 16. Go to www.tybeearts.org. tasting at the lighthouse on April ATM’S on Tybee: 14th. Tickets on sale soon. Chu’s by Park of Seven Flags - $2
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Live Oak Public Libraries First Chatham - $2.75 Presents Ellen O’Leary Acorns Storytime at the Tybee The Pier - $3 Library for children ages 0-4, Tue. 11am. 786-7733 for more info. The Quarter Bar - $3
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Tybee RN seeks home healthcare, Nishiki Tandem, 18 speed, eldercare, or childcare work. steel road frame $200 Call Marilyn at 404-704-5548 1950’s Tappan Deluxe gas stove. Make me an offer! Baby sitting & pet services! Juli 912 472-4282 I’m skilled, responsible, and trustworthy. Call Elizabeth Homemade Cheesestraws 20dz. 912-480-5322 $30. Call Bill 912.655.6342
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Occassional babysitter needed to Scooters for sale. New and used, different colors available. watch my 3 year old in my home 912-257-9617 when needed. Some weekday nights, weekend nights & days. Tutoring Reliable, responsible, non-smoker, must have own transportation, Tutoring & CRCT Prep by Certified background check required. Please teacher with MEd. Tybee resident. leave message at 786-8986. $10/hr. Call 404-583-0429
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StarFish Scopes september 2011 1-Debbie Crawford, Lynn Powell & Barney Cannady 2-Lynn Marston, Johnny Anderson & Keegan Ball McGettigan; 3-Benji Selph; 4-Alejandro Barrios 5-Bobby Pebbles; 6-Mable Edgerly 7-Christopher Gibson; 8-Pete Kuntz & Anna Edenfield; 10-Johnny Hosti; 11-Kevin Coursey & Turner Wilson; 13-Renie’ Smith; 15-Boogie, Vivian Woods, Gerald Wells, Michael Sullivan, Jamy Shearouse, Jonathan Thomas, Neal Wagner & Buddy Meyer; 16-Billy Pye; 17-David Cole, Robert Dickey & Jimmy Shearouse; 18-Robert Flanders 19-Sundi Marino & Craig Holt; 20-Ben Burnsed 21-Don Doyle; 22-Jimmy Brown & Paul Sereni 23-Shannon Brown; 25-“Nolan/Catfish” Wilson & Meenah Agosto; 26-Capt. Stan Allen, Jonathan Salter & Michelle Gillikin; 28-Trey Piper; 29-Joel Parks
Virgo (August 23 - September 22) If you want to be alone, be alone. Why surround yourself with senseless chatter? It’s time to walk on your own again. You don’t need those crutches anymore. Libra (September 23 - October 22) You’re looking for attention from one particular person. Chances are good that you’ll have it. And just this once, try to curb your enthusiasm. Outwardly, at least. Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Your hunt for a soul mate will be successful -- if you let your intuition guide you. That means no listening to anyone who tries to convince you they know someone who’s ‘just perfect.’ Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) If you’re currently attached, forget about the rest of the world for tonight, you’ll have better things to do with your time than socialize. If you’re not, get dressed and get out there. Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) You’re in the mood to purchase an array of little goodies for a dear one -- the more frivolous and nonsensical the better. Do stop short of souvenir ashtrays or stuffed animals.
13-Don & Anna Hamilton Aquarius (January 21 - February 18) 23-Jeff & Tara Mosley 27-Mac & Margie McLellan; Mark & Debbie Robinson You’re even more friendly, outgoing and socially appealing than usual -- which is really saying something. So marching across the room to say hello won’t be a challenge, right?
Pisces (February 19 - March 20) This month, you are the bug and everyone else is the really huge shoe. Your objective: don’t be noticed. Aries (March 21 - April 19) You will develop a sudden bizarre craving for a bologna sandwich on white bread with mayonnaise and iceberg lettuce. Fight it! Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Your specialty is making others feel comfortable and happy, especially while enjoying the warmth of your nest. Prepare to add several satisfied customers to your resume -- and a new admirer to your entourage.
Wendy Rae Goggins Sunrise - April 9, 1947 Sunset - July 17, 2011 Joseph Todd Bradley Sr. “Trolley Joe” Sunrise - April 10, 1940 Sunset - August 10, 2011 Paulie Flood Sunrise - April 11, 1957 Sunset - August 12, 2011
Gemini (May 21 - June 20) The time is right to show your appreciation to someone whose friendship and affection mean everything to you. If you’re buying a gift, you’ll be generous -- perhaps to a fault. Splurge -- but stop short of tapping into important resources. Cancer (June 21 - July 22) You can quit wondering about where that lovely accent might have originated. Who cares? If its music to your ears and it strikes an inner chord that hasn’t been touched in a while, just smile and enjoy the ride.
Mae W. DeLoach Leo (July 23 - August 22) Sunrise - July 13, 1928 You will find happiness. It will look a lot like tranquility, only Sunset August 13, 2011 a bit fluffier. No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
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I stand tall. I can be any shape or size. It’s hard to break me. I can be made of anything. As long I stand tall. What am I?
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Weight in my belly Trees on my back Nails in my ribs Feet i do lack What am I? ANSWER: A Ship. No One Covers Tybee Like The Breeze
Down 1 It is what award time? (6) 3 Flower of the month? (5) Across 2 Animal control building dedicated to her? (5)
4 Celebrity on hand for the Chapel grand opening. (5,6) 6 Post office is hosting a drive for who? (6)
7 She had her baby? (7)
5 Tea party in December? (5,4)
9 They have Wednesday bike nights? (10)
10 One reason shells may have holes in them? (9)
8 Espy is sharing his famous what recipe? (3,5) 13 Ole Slo wonders if he needs a what from the city to cook on his grill? (6)
16 Known as Sassy Sword who? (5)
11 Judy wants a what? (4) 12 Don’t forget to get this shot? (3) 14 Adoption pet of the month? (6) 15 Tybee was on the marquee where? (5,6) *Did you know the answers to the Pirates Puzzle crossword can be found in the Tybee Breeze itself? So if you’re having trouble, look through the stories again!!
Pirates Puzzle Answer August 2011
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- On average, the warmest month is July, and the coolest month is January. - Highest temperature on record is 107°F in July 1986. - Lowest temperature on record is 4°F in January 1985. - Maximum average precipitation occurs in August. September
September is Baby Safety and Healthy Aging Month. National Cholesterol, Ovarian Cancer, Sickle Cell and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
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- Average high is 83° ~ Record high is 98° - Average low is 68° ~ Record low is 46° - Average water temperature the 1st-15th is 83° & the 16th - 30th is 80°
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