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What's Up?
March 12, 2012 | Issue 12-005
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There is a lot of new news in this edition. Spring has sprung and a lot of us will be out in our yards. Remember your sun screen and also take it easy.... we don't have to get it all done today.
All the Best,
Chris Nicholas
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News from The St. James Activities Committee | |
Pelican Ballgame
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME". Now is your chance to join the St. James Activities Committee on Thursday, April 26 at BB&T Coastal Field to root the Myrtle Beach Pelicans onto victory. What a wonderful way to spend a spring evening. The bus leaves the St. James Community Center at 5:00PM. Bring your friends, snacks and drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks, plastic glasses only) for a fun, relaxing drive to the game. Tickets are $32.00 per person and include bus trip, ticket for game and voucher for hot dog, chips and drink. Tickets may be purchased beginning March 6th at 3037 Irwin Drive. Drop your check made out to St. James Activities Committee with your name, phone number and e-mail address in a basket on the porch. Ticket sales are limited. Car pool to the SJCC if possible on day of event. Any questions call Ann Day: 253-8550.
Dancing Under the Stars
When: May 26th, 2012 - 5:00 to 9:00 pmin the rear parking lot of Founders Club
Join your friends for the annual "Street Dance" hosted by the St. James Activities Committee. Tickets are $2.50 per person andwill be on sale as follows:
Monday, April 2nd from 2 - 4 pm at the Members Club
Thursday, April 19th from 11 - 1 pm at the Players Club
Wednesday, April 25th from 12 - 2 pm at the Reserve Club
For May, tickets will only be sold on Tuesday, May 1st from 1 - 3 pm at the Members Club
For more information contact Sandy Perryman at 253-7049
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| News from St. James Service Club | 
The Flea Market Drop-Off today
There are only 5 more Mondays left for Jackie Beaumont and her crew of volunteers to collect items for the 2012 Service Club Flea Market. This is such a worthy cause and to date the donations have been slow in coming. Please look around for items you no longer are using that could be sold at this event to raise money for scholarships for Brunswick County high school students and BCC nursing students. Consider donating working small appliances, sport items, linens, toys, kitchen dishes and utensils, tools, home decorations, or those gifts you received at Christmas that you haven't already re-gifted! Sentry Storage on 211 just East of the Regency/ Players St. James Gate is the drop-off location between 2:30 and 4:30 today and the next five Mondays.
Trivia Night March 25th
The St. James Community Center will again be the venue for Trivia Night on Sunday evening, March 25. Doors will open at 6 with the game beginning at 6:30. Players bring their own beverages (wine, beer, soft drinks) and snacks. We provide the laughs. Gather your friends and neighbors and form a table of 8. Impress each other with your knowledge of sometimes strange but true trivia. Contact Scott or Regina Baldwin 253-1497 or regbaldwin@gmail.com
Purple and Patriotic Bows
We have sold over 1,300 bows and still counting....... So don't be left out! Order now and proudly display your Purple Bow to support The American Cancer Society and your Patriotic Bow to support Operation At Ease! A big thank you to all who ordered their Purple and Patriotic Bows! But, if you have been on vacation or if your order form simply got buried under a pile of papers on your desk, it is not too late. If you live in the Founder's, Members or Woodland Park areas, please contact Susan Sturgill at jssturgill@ec.rr.com or 253-1432 and if you live in the Reserve or Players neighborhoods, please contact Annetta Clark at aclark821@hotmail.com or 253-7342.
Upcoming Events
Service Club General Meeting - Wed. Mar. 14th- 9:30 Members Club-Program- Tom Woods, Master Gardner -" Growing Perennials in St. James" and Deanna Stoker-Rape Crisis Center
Flea Market-Sat. April 21st -Brunswick Community College-Call Jackie Beaumont for large item pick-up-454-4232
Waterway Sunset Cruise-May 15th 5:30-8:30-Tickets on sale at the April 11th Service Club Meeting
Plantation Pleasures-The Gardens and Porches of St. James- Friday June 8th 2:00-6:00 & Saturday June 9th 10:00-2:00 Tickets will go on sale on or around April 1st
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THERE'S STILL TIME TO BE A PART OF TEAM ST. JAMES!!
Event: Relay For Life Cancer Walk
Dates: May 4-5, 2012
Starting Time: 6:00 PM
Location: West Brunswick High School, Shallotte
Team Captains: Susan Sturgill and Annetta Clark
All residents are encouraged to register online at www.relayforlife.org/brunswick. When you register online as a Team Member or Survivor, please be sure to click the "BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA" location site, click "SIGN-UP" and then click "JOIN A TEAM" and type in "Team St. James". If you need assistance registering online as a Team Member or Survivor, please contact Susan at 253-1432. Registration is free for all Survivors. To be a team member for TEAM ST. JAMES, there is a $10.00 registration fee.
If you prefer to sign-up in person, the last REGISTRATION DATE is:
Wednesday, March 15, 2012, at the Members Club from 2:30 to 4:30 PM
Please join our team and walk in honor or memory of someone special in your life that has been affected by cancer. You may walk as little or as much as you like at any time that is convenient for you. Relay For Life is a celebration of life and a hope for a cure! Show your support and celebrate with many of your St. James friends and neighbors. There will be lots of musical entertainment, a special Luminary Ceremony at 9:00 PM on Friday, May 4th and the very funny Womanless Beauty Pageant later that night.
Please sign-up and be a part of our team!!! |
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Golf and Tennis News | |
4th Annual Jimbo and Ruth Smith Golf Classic
The Fourth Annual Jimbo and Ruth Smith Golf Classic will be held at the Members Club on Wednesday, May 9th at 11 o'clock.
A very special Thank You to the entire St. James Community for supporting this event. The proceeds from previous events gave the Smiths the opportunity to purchase necessary equipment and supplies needed on their medical and surgical projects with Medical Ministry International (MMI) in the Dominican Republic. The funds raised on May 9th will again allow the Smiths to purchase necessary new equipment and replace old equipment for their work with MMI. The Smiths have been on 15 medical and surgical projects with MMI over the past 4 years.
Golfers will enjoy golf, cocktail hour (beer & wine) and a barbecue dinner featuring a live and silent auction. Non-golfers are encouraged to come to the cocktail hour and dinner.
Registration forms will be delivered by April 1.
There will be a slide presentation about the medical and surgical mission trips to the Dominican Republic by Jimbo Smith at the Members Club on Tuesday, March 27th at 6 PM.
Please come to see how the funds raised are being used and to learn more about the trips in general.
3rd Annual NC Maritime Museum at Southport Golf Outing
The Friends of the NC Maritime Museum at Southport is presenting its third annual golf outing on March 21st at The Members Club. Shotgun start is at 11:00. Cost of entry, which is dependent upon the level of club membership, includes golf, cart, dinner, complimentary beer and wine, auctions, raffles, and door prizes. This has been a very successful event each year receiving accolades from the participants! Sponsorships, tee box signs, and pin flags are also available. All proceeds (100%) go to the support of the new museum. This spring will welcome the addition of a functioning periscope. If you haven't received a flier or want more information, please contact Jim Carey at jimc@atmc.net or 253-6331.
A FIRST FOR ST. JAMES
The 7.5 Women's Super Senior Combo Tennis Team from St. James, won the Southern Sectional Championship in Mobile, Alabama, the weekend of March 2nd through March 4th. This is the first time a tennis team from St. James has won at sectionals. The team, captained by Cheryl Matsche, won their division 3 - 1. The finals came down to a nail-biting win over the other division winner, South Carolina's, Hilton Head team, and St. James prevailed 2 - 1.
This tournament is recognized as the largest tournament in the world by player count with about 1900 players.
Other members of the team that travelled to Mobile are Faye Curry, Carol Scott, Barbara McMichael, Karen MacKinnon, Janice Ammann, Margie Foote, Jan Peiler and Pat Stephenson. Members that contributed during the regular season and the state finals, but were unable to go to Mobile were, Ann Perry, Suzanne Frakes and Kathy Fowlkes.
Racquet Relay - Tennis Charitable Event
We are pleased to announce our charitable fund-raising event for 2012. The Racquet Relay's beneficiary this year will be the Brunswick Family Assistance Agency. We are holding a 12-hour 'Racquet Relay' from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, April 11th at the St. James Founders Courts. The rain date is Friday, April 13 at the same time and place.
This event is open for either Doubles or Singles, and there is a minimum of $10/hour/person contribution requested for doubles or $20/hour/person for singles play. The event is non-competitive, so any combination of skills, genders or age categories is encouraged. You may play as often as you like, paying the minimum contribution rate for each court-hour and with as many different partners as you wish.
Racquet Relay is an 'open' event so guest fees will be waived. Feel free to encourage your USTA or BCTA teams to participate in this most worthwhile fundraiser for The Brunswick Family Assistance Agency. If you do not have a partner or opponent, the St. James tennis pro-shop will help you find one.
Brunswick Family Assistance Agency provides emergency assistance and other programs to low income families and individuals as a result of donated money, food, and clothing, and by the countless hours of work donated by their volunteers.
Reservations are going fast. Reserve your court time now! Sign up at the St. James Tennis Pro Shop 253-3008 Ext 6. Please make checks payable to the Brunswick Family Assistance Agency. (Non-playing donations will also be accepted) |
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St. James P.R.I.D.E. Seeks Volunteers
Research shows that cleaner roadways have a several benefits: 1-people are less likely to throw things out of their car windows if the roadways are well-kept; 2-the perceived value of the community is increased (i.e., desirability of living there, home valuations, etc.); 3-less food garbage means fewer animals foraging and ending up as roadkill; and 4-reducing cigarette butt litter means less opportunity for accidental fires. Nature, your home and the environment are protected in all of these.
Our volunteers will remove litter from 2-miles of Hwy. 211 this coming Saturday (March 3rd) starting at 9:00 am. We are usually done by 10:30 am. For more information or to pre-register to help, just send an e-mail to either Steve Cherry (scherry3@ec.rr.com) or Sandy Cherry (sandy.cherry@gmail.com) or call us at 910-253-9022.
Clean The Highway is our flagship litter removal program. We do this 4-5 times per year.
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3rd Annual Kiwanis 5K Run/Walk
The Southport-Oak Island Kiwanis Club will hold its 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 7th at 8am as part of the Southport Spring Festival. The 5000 meter 5K run/Walk follows a clock-wise course through Historic Southport along the waterfront of the Cape Fear River. The course is paved asphalt and is mostly flat. Pre-registration fee is $20, and $25 on race day. An application form is available on the Kiwanis web site at www.southport-oakisland-kiwanis.org to pre-register. For questions or additional information please contact Roger Magill at 910-253-6906 or Peggy McDonald at 910-253-0731.
Southport Spring Festival
The Southport Spring Festival will be held on Friday, April 6th from 10am to 5pm and Saturday, April 7th from 10am to 4pm in Franklin Square Park. The festival, co-sponsored by Downtown Southport, Inc. and the Southport-Oak Island Kiwanis Club, is celebrating its 30th year. The festival will again feature over 120 crafters and their hand-made treasures, sale of a variety of herbs & plants, more than 10 food vendors, live entertainment, a chili cook-off and kids activities. For more information about the festival please visit DSI at www.downtownsouthport.org, or the Kiwanis Club at www.southport-oakisland-kiwanis.org.
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St. James Fire Department
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SJFD Welcomes New Members
Your St. James Fire Department is pleased to announce the acquisition of seven new members to its ranks. Five members have joined the fire side and two have joined the Emergency Medical Service.
Marty Perry and Jim Daly have graduated from a year's worth of training and have passed the North Carolina State qualifying tests for Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B). Neither gentleman has had any previous emergency medical experience.
Peter Braun, Ed Friedrich, Bob Jenkins, George Larson, and Cleve Murphy have joined the ranks of the fire fighters. Ed and Cleve have both had previous fire fighting experience but have been inactive for upwards of 15 years.
All seven gentlemen indicated they joined the SJFD because they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to give back to their community and support it in the most substantial way they could find. They are very proud to have completed their respective training curricula and are pleased to now be ready to serve their community. They also expressed how pleased they were to find that the level of professionalism in both services was so high. They realized they were joining a very professional and dedicated group of ladies and gentlemen.
The next time you see any of these men, take the opportunity to congratulate them on their accomplishments and express how pleased you are to have them protecting your life and your property.
If you are interested in joining the St. James Fire Department, feel free to drop in and visit with Chief John Dahill or call 253-9990 for an appointment. |
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THE SEA NOTES CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS
"Remembering the Music of Our Lives"
Be prepared for nostalgic moments when you attend The Sea Notes Choral Society's spring concert. The dates are Friday, March 30 at 8 pm; Saturday, March 31 at 3 pm; and Sunday, April 1 at 3 pm. (Please note the one evening performance on Friday, followed by the two matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday) All three concerts will be held at Hatch Auditorium on the campus of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly in Caswell Beach. The selection of numbers will take you back in time to your youth and camp songs, puppy love and the wonderful old songs of stage and cinema.
Susan Linton is directing the Choir, accompanied by Jane Boberg on the piano. Our performances are free and we do appreciate a free-will offering. For more information, visit our website at www.sea-notes.com
All Choir Festival: APRIL 29
Be sure to mark 3 pm, Sunday, April 29 on your calendars. That's when The All Choir Festival III will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Southport. This year 15 choirs of the Southport-Oak Island Interchurch Fellowship will perform in the concert. No tickets are required, but a free will offering will be taken, and all proceeds will benefit the Food Pantry.
The Connecticut Nutmeggers' Party
No, you haven't missed your invitation. This year's party for folks who have moved here from Connecticut, grown up in Connecticut, ever lived in Connecticut, gone to school in Connecticut, or can just spell Connecticut won't be held until September 15th, with a rain date of September 16th. Watch for future details! In the meantime, if you're new to St. James or have never attended this fabulous annual event, send us your email address so we can keep you updated as the plans unfold.
Holly Meiners hollykm@atmc.net
Cindi Neumann cindi91048@aol.com
Attention all Pittsburgers and Western Pennsylvanians
"What yinz doin en at" on Saturday, September 22, 2012? "Notin"? Good! Join us at the Members Club from 5:00 to 8:30 PM for a "blast from the past." No, the Patter Pushin Poppa won't be there, but lots of ex Pittsburgers and Western Pa. folks will be having a grand party. The Chef has proposed a fabulous Pittsburgh buffet, there will be dancing and lots of games. Since space will be limited, please email me at maryhelenturek@gmail.com if you plan on attending. Full details and ticket price will be determined when we have an idea of the amount of interest. Hope to see "yinz" there.
Submitted by Mary Helen Turek
Military Appreciation Day 2012
Military Appreciation Day 2012 will take place on Saturday, September 8th. Please SAVE the DATE!
This year's venue will include a golf tournament, picnic and raffle. Details will be provided as we
get closer to the event. What is important now is for the St James community to Save the Date of
8 September and plan to participate in the Military Appreciation Day festivities. |
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Chris Nicholas
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