Coastal Chatter May 2018

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1 Coastal Chatter May 2018 SPRING IS IN FULL SWING! MAY at the Clubhouse: JAC MEETING Wednesday, May 2nd, 6:30pm BREAKFAST Saturday, May 5, 8am, Call Belle by Wednesday, May 2nd if attending ANNUAL POOL OPENING PARTY - Sunday, May 27th Happy Mother s Day to all Moms and all who are Like A Mother to those who are in need! We all need mothering sometimes! articles and photos for the June Coastal Chatter to: cpoperations@jensencommunities.com by Friday, May 25. MAY IS: Gardening for Wildlife Month Get Caught Reading Month International Mediterranean Diet Month Jewish-American Heritage Month Military Appreciation Month Jensen s Coastal Plantation, 531 Loblolly Trail, Hampstead, NC 28443, , Bob Erickson -Community Manager r.erickson@jensencommunities.com

2 2 COASTAL CHATTER MA Y 2018 ACTIVITIES by Dottie Karika After all the April chill & showers, we certainly are hoping for a beautiful & sunny May! Isn't it wonderful seeing all the greenery and flowers blooming and so many residents working on their lawns. Many thanks to some of our members who are helping those who can't spruce up their yards by themselves! A diamond in their crowns! Speaking of April showers bring May flowers, our "Pot Luck Dinner" held on Saturday, April 5:30PM was fantastic. The clubhouse was decorated very spring like with Adirondack chairs, flowers & floral wreaths on the tables & around the room. 70 members & guests enjoyed a bountiful of appetizers, salads, main dishes, vegetables, bread & butter. The desserts were to die for with many over the top items. No one went home hungry that's for sure! Our thanks to Bea & Ted Acorn, Fleur & Chuck Mc Knight, Vivian & Dick Ricard and Dottie & Jim Karika for hosting the event. It was a fun evening! Our Annual JAC Meeting is to be held on WEDNESDAY, MAY 6:30PM. The meeting day has been changed from Monday to Wednesday. This is the meeting for the selection of officers for the next fiscal year, so please try to attend. Nominations will be taken from the floor and voting is done on a paper ballot. Our "B" Team breakfast team will be hosting the May breakfast on Saturday, May 8AM. We never know what Bob & his team will come up with this time. There seems to be a little competition between the two teams, April, Mike Gillis made delicious Corned Beef Hash which everyone loved! Good Luck Bob! Our next event will be the "Pool Opening Party" hosted by JAC officers and board members. Jensen's Inc. pays the majority of the cost and is free to all Coastal residents. There will be plenty of hamburgers & hot dogs plus salads, appetizers and dessert. The date is normally the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend with a rain date of Memorial Day. This info may change but a flyer will be out as the date draws near. There is always a special ceremony for our Veterans! God Bless them! The 2nd Saturday in June is our "Super Brunch" with the combination "A" & "B" Breakfast Teams hosting. Always a fun morning that starts at 9AM instead of the usual 8AM. They serve Mimosa's, Bloody Mary's, omelets, waffles, fruit salad and many other special items plus the regular breakfast items. A flyer will be out with all the particulars towards the end of May! Wishing all our ladies a Happy Mother's Day and hoping we have a beautiful May with blue skies, puffy clouds and warm weather! God Bless, Dottie. ATTENTION COASTAL PLANTATION RESIDENTS: If your phone number or has changed, please notify the office. Call or cpoperations@jensencommunities.com. Thank you! Christine

3 3 COASTAL CHATTER MA Y 2018 BOWLING by Jim Karika As we approach the last week of winter bowling with averages being kept. Of the 24 regular bowlers, we show 8 bowlers improving their average from last year with one staying the same. This doesn't include the new bowlers. That shows a 50% improvement which I think is great! Leading the way was Mary Ellen Gaffney with 11 points higher followed by Mim Bloch's 10 pts. Gary Struck led the men with 7 points higher followed by Rich Jemmott's 1 pt. Gary's wife, Pat, was the one who stayed the same. I know 12 bowlers who would have taken that, I know I certainly would. Lil Duffus matched Gary's 7 and Gladys Joyce was up 3 pts. Fleur Mc Knight & Jean Stoudenmire both improved by 2 points. All in all, I believe we had a good year and I congratulate the people who were able to improve their averages from last year. Bea & Ted Acorn will be taking over for the summer, relieving Charlie Brady who took care of summer bowling for many years. The same rules apply - let them know when you can't bowl by calling them the night before or in the morning plus no averages are kept during summer bowling. Thanks and I'll see you at the bowling alley! Jim And From Charlie Brady... This summer Ted Acorn is going to take over. Bea and Ted have been filling in for Jimmy during the winter bowling when he is away. They have done a great job and have agreed to handle the summer league. I will still be there and will be their backup with Dot and Jim. It is much easier for two people to do it. Since Pat's passing someone helped me each time I did it. I would like to thank all of the bowlers for all the help over the years. As long as I am writing something for the chatter and have your attention, my grandson and his wife had a baby girl Thursday afternoon. Both mother and daughter are doing fine. So I am now a great grandfather. Charlie Brady SUNSHINE CLUB Please keep the following members in your thoughts & prayers: Cindy Klempay, Helen & Bill Rogers, Arlene Kutz, Sandy Powell & her son, Cathy Edson, Bill Hanks, Bernie Zikos and Bob Rossi.

4 4 COASTAL CHATTER MA Y 2018 The Communications Committee consists of: Gary Struck, Bob Rossi, Pete Schnauder, Jim Karika and Tina Landis. Any concerns can be brought to one of the committee members. JAC meeting is Wednesday, May 2, at 6:30pm. The yearly elections will be held. The candidates are: Rosemary Krug President Linda Burkert or Mim Bloch Vice President Tina Landis Secretary Judy Harrelson Treasurer Board Members: Barbara Sheridan Chuck Klempay Rich Ricard You must be present to cast your vote. Please put meeting on your calendar. Linda Burkert WILMINGTON SHARKS BASEBALL against Morehead City Thursday, May 31, 7:05pm Buck Hardee Field-Legion Sports Complex 2149 Carolina Beach Rd. Wilmington $7 $11 UNCW SEAHAWKS VS UNC Tuesday, May 15, 6pm Brooks Field, UNCW campus - see for info and directions on campus UNCW VS College of Charleston May 17, 18, 19

5 5 Note from the Treasurer: COASTAL CHATTER MA Y 2018 It is that time of year again when your Coastal Plantation JAC Activity Dues are due for the upcoming year that starts in May. Dues are $15.00 per person, payable within thirty days of the annual meeting on May 2 nd this year, making dues payable by May 30, If you moved into Coastal Plantation during the period of May 2017 April 2018, your dues for this year will be a prorated amount. As you know, Jensen Communities has paid your dues for a year, therefore your new dues payment is figured by the date you closed. Payment due, as per the JAC Activity Club bylaws, is computed by the quarter you closed on your property. Therefore, here is how the dues for the following year are calculated. If you closed on your home: May, June or July of 2017 your dues are $15.00 per person August, September or October 2017 dues are $11.75 per person November, December 2017 or January 2018 dues are $7.50 per person February, March or April of 2018 dues are $3.75 per person Please make your checks payable to: JAC and you can drop them off as follows: May 1 st please deliver your dues to Charlie Brady, 70 Parkwood Trail If you were at the last JAC meeting, you know that I will no longer be treasurer of the JAC and Judy Harrelson will be your new treasurer as of 5/2/18. Therefore, as of 5/2/18 dues should be delivered to Judy at 21 Clubhouse Circle. In all cases, if no one is home, just place your check in the envelope that is clipped on the front door. If your payment is in cash, please be sure it is in an envelope with your name on the envelope. Please contact me at (910) if you have any questions Thanks everyone for your cooperation and looking forward to another fun year here at Coastal Plantation. Mim TO ALL: Attached is the COASTAL PLANTATION DIRECTORY. Please look over your listing and make sure everything is correct. If not, please call the office so I can update your information. Thank you, Christine

6 6 COASTAL CHATTER Ladies Lunch & Movie Bunch by Fleur McKnight Hello Movie Fans and welcome back! April 12th found 16 of us gathering at Ruby Tuesday's in Mayfaire to enjoy their spacious salad bar, wonderful soups and other lunch specials guided along by a good waiter. We made our short way over to the Regal theaters where (after choosing seats for near empty theaters!) we dispersed to see three very separate movies. The majority attended "I Can Only Imagine". This true story follows the life of Bart Millard, lead singer of the Christian band Mercy Me, who loses his father to cancer and is inspired to write the mega-hit song of the movie title. Starring Dennis Quaid, Trace Atkins and Cloris Leachman it fills in the joys and sorrows, ups and downs of an impassioned soul singer. Many friends and families saw this movie well beyond our movie group and all sang it's praises with smiles and tears. The movie, "Chappaquiddick", takes it's name from a Massachusetts island where in 1969 Ted Kennedy in his late 30's (played by Jason Clarke) drove his car off a bridge resulting in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. As most Americans have heard this story in it's many facets, the film does not take sides, yet lays out the conflicted character of Ted Kennedy and the pressures he's under, both personal and politically. It's an example of the extent some politicians will go to protect their public image, career and stability of their party. On the opposite end of the stick, four of us had our own personal theater, in our chosen seats, to take part in "Game Night". Billed as an "action, adventure, comedy", starring Jason Bateman, Rachel Adams, and Kyle Chandler among several other good actors and a cute dog, it certainly filled the bill. When a Murder-Mystery night involving outside play actors in a kidnapping turns from fake fun to reality, unbeknownst to the rest of the players at first, it becomes a farce of following clues that seem to go nowhere to being wounded with a "fake" gun, chasing and being chased by the "real" criminals, fight party at a mansion, Faberge egg, red herrings everywhere, we laughed ourselves out loud and silly all through as we were also part of the mystery to the very end. A bit of language and innuendo but not overdone. We thoroughly enjoyed letting loose and having fun right along. Our next movie outing will be the second Thursday, 10th of May. Mark your calendars now to stay free of all appointments! It's fun to schmooze with other ladies over lunch and enjoy being entertained in reclining seats. (Just have to stay awake!) Be sure I have your name on my list by Monday, May 8th, to be sure everyone has a ride and who'd like to drive. Thank you. Your Movie Lady, Fleur ; famck6016@gmail.com

7 7 A SAMPLING OF THEATRE, ART, MUSEUM & CONCERT INFORMATION for MAY: SNEADS FERRYCOMMUNITY THEATER: I REMEMBER MAMA, May 12, 13, 19, 20, 3pm Matinees; 126 Park Lane, Sneads Ferry. For more information, call BELLAMY MANSION TOURS: Every Tuesday through Saturday 10-5pm & Sunday 1-5pm; FREE PARKING. Seniors $10; group tours $9 (requires reservations.) Visit 3 Historic Homes Bellamy Mansion, Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens and The Latimer House for $30. Tickets good for one week from purchase date. Town & Country: Purchase tickets for Bellamy Mansion and Poplar Grove Plantation for $20. Tickets good for one week from purchase date. Contact or see bellamymansion.org for more information. Ask for your Senior discount. CAPE FEAR STAGE PRESENTS: RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES, Tuesday, May 1, 7:30pm; ; THE ILLUSIONISTS, Sunday, May 13, 4pm & 7:30pm; JAY LENO, Tuesday, May 15, 7:30pm; WILMINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS: SING ME TO HEAVEN, SUNDAY, May 20, 4pm; PAULTAYLOR DANCE COMPANY: AMERICAN SPIRIT Thursday, May 24, 7:30pmWilson Center, 703 North 3rd St. Wilmington, call or see capefearstage.com for tickets, information and calendar of upcoming shows. (SENIOR DISCOUNT) CAPE FEAR MUSEUM: Exhibits: PHOTOGRAPHS BY HUGH MORTON: AN UNCOMMON RET- ROSPECTIVE; CAPE FEAR STORIES; MICHAEL JORDON DISCOVERY GALLERY; SPACE PLACE ; GIANT GROUND SLOUTH; WILLISTON AUDITORIUM; CAMERAS; NEW : FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE; PLAYTIME! (toys & games from Museums extensive toy collection); FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE; seniors $7; 814 Market St. Wilmington; or see capefearmuseum.com. THALIAN HALL: JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: DEFIANT REQUIEM, (2012 UK/Czech Republic Documentary) Tuesday, May 1, 7pm, HUMOR ME (comedy) & THE DRIVER IS RED (True crime drama) Saturday, May 5, 7pm; RUTH & BUCKY STEIN THEATRE SOUVENIR May 4&5 7:30pm & Sunday, May 6, 3pm; 2ND ANNUAL THALIAN HALL BLUEGRASS BASH, Friday, May 11, 7:30pm; COMMUNITY THEATRE: SWEET CHARITY, (book by Neil Simon) May 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 7:30pm & May 27, 3pm; MAIN ATTRACTIONS: COMPTON-NEWBERRY early country music & blues, 7:30pm; 10 Chestnut St. Wilmington call OR or see thalianhall.org for times, tickets and upcoming shows. (SENIOR DISCOUNT) UNCW PRESENTS: CHAD PRATHER Wednesday, May 9th, 8pm Kenan Auditorium, see WILMINGTON SYMPHONY WINDS Sunday, May 20, 4:30pm Kenan Auditorium, see $8 seniors; 601 South College Rd. Wilmington; Call or for more information or see uncw.edu/presents. CAMERON ART MUSEUM: STATE OF THE ART/ART OF THE STATE EXHIBIT; Contemporary art by artists currently living in or native to North Carolina ongoing until July; THE NORTH CAROLINA ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP 2017 AWARD EXHIBITION ongoing until August 5; 3201 South 17th St. Wilmington, or see cameronartmuseum.org for cost and more information. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY WALK: Downtown Wilmington Friday, May 25, 6pm and Every 4th Friday of every month. Coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington, 6-9pm; see artscouncilofwilmington.org phone for details and a map of galleries participating. FREE, finger foods and wine included at most participating galleries. ORANGE STREET ARTS FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON Saturday, May 26 10am-6pm & Sunday, May 27, 10am-5pm

8 8 COASTAL CHATTER DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WILMINGTON HORSEDRAWN TOURS: call for schedule and reservations or see HOLLYWOOD LOCATION WALK: see hollywoodnc.com or call for tickets. $11. for seniors. WILMINGTON WALKING TOURS: GHOST WALK OF OLD WILMINGTON - 6:30pm and 8:30pm, 7 days a week for info and tickets call or see hauntedwilmington.com. You can also purchase tickets at The Black Cat Shoppe at 8 Market St. $11 seniors. For tour meet at the riverfront at Market and Water Street. HAUNTED COTTON EXCHANGE call for more information and tour times WILMINGTON WATER TOURS call or see wilmingtonwatertours.net. TROLLEY TOURS or see wilmingtontrolley.com. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE Some information for new residents or anyone that does not know, we have some medical equipment available, at no charge to our residents. In the clubhouse there is clipboard hanging on the back wall, on the sunshine bulletin board. It contains the names and phone numbers of people that have items that you can have, or borrow. If you have any items that you would be willing to give or loan please add them to the list. Also make sure if you are only willing to loan the item to mention that. If you have any medical items that you do not want to store please call me at Charlie Brady REMINDER for residents with pets: Please make sure to have your pets on a leash while outside. If you are having guests over that also have pets, please make sure their pets are on a leash while outside and they pick up after them. Please keep your dogs curbside while walking them. Keep them from walking up to the homes. Please respect people s property. Thank you for keeping Coastal Plantation clean! WATER ISSUES? Please call Pender County Utilities at SEWER ISSUES? Please call Pluris customer service or CustomerCare@plurisusa.com

9 9 A NOTE FROM THE MANAGER: COASTAL CHATTER THAT UGLY GREEN STUFF ON YOUR HOME All of us, as we strive to maintain our homes and keep them looking good, will sooner or later have to deal with algae growth on our vinyl siding, and gutters. This algae can take several forms and colors (black, brown, and green, the most common), and, it can also be difficult to remove. If left untreated, it can damage the siding and decrease the visual appeal of your home. Additionally, the cleaning process, if done improperly, has the potential to damage siding, shrubbery or gardens. I will attempt to sort thru the issue and clarify or simplify the solution to the problem. There are almost as many explanations for the problem as there are complaints. There seems to be no end to miracle products, and problem-solving articles written on this subject. While it s not likely you will be able to eliminate this problem, with a sensible approach to your home maintenance, you might be able to slow or limit the growth and the recurrence. This will help keep your home looking better longer. Let s first look at just what this stuff is. The algae (often referred to as mold or mildew) are actually growing on your home. Typically, you need certain conditions for this to occur. These conditions are proper temperatures, limited sunlight, close vegetation or shrubs, and continual moisture availability. Additional contributors causing green growth can be sugars given off by some bushes or trees that will adhere to your siding and feed the algae. The north facing side of your home (very little sun effect) is the most likely place for algae growth to begin. Once this growth begins and conditions remain the same, it has the ability to spread rapidly, even at low temperatures. I have been very surprised to see how much growth occurs even in the fall and cooler months of the year. Now that you know what it is, what can you do about it? The best thing to do is identify it and treat it early, before it becomes a difficult or expensive repair. There are several methods to regaining the attractive appearance of your home. You can hire a power washing contractor with good references and proper credentials who will make the repairs for a fee of $100-$300 depending on the severity of the algae. This would also be the best time to wash your entire home. You or a relative can wash and treat the surfaces with any of several effective products available in the Home Depot, Lowes, or a local hardware store. Application methods vary from power washing to scrubbing with a variety of tools, or in the case of small areas, just treating and wiping with sponge or cloth. THE BOTTOM LINE Until the siding and paint manufacturers develop products that eliminate the ugly green stuff, we are stuck with it. The best way to keep your home and community looking good is to regularly invest time, effort, and a few dollars in preventative maintenance. You ll be glad you did. Sincerely, Bob Erickson, Community Manager

10 May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Golf (early) Pinochle 1pm 2 BUNCO 11AM- CALL Painting 2:30-5:30pm 3 Golf (early) Canasta 7pm 4 Bowling 10am 5 BREAKFAST at the Clubhouse 8am, call if attending 6 HAPPY MOTHER S DAY 7 Mahjongg 1pm Rummikub 7pm 8 Golf (early) Pinochle 1pm 9 Painting 2:30-5:30pm 10 Golf (early) LADIES LUNCH & MOVIES 11AM- Canasta 7pm 11 Bowling 10am; Dominoes 7pm RECYCLING Mahjongg 1pm Rummikub 7pm 15 Golf (early) Pinochle 1pm 16 Painting 2:30-5:30pm 17 Golf (early) Canasta 7pm 18 Bowling 10am; Dominoes 7pm Mahjongg 1pm; Rummikub 7pm 22 Golf (early) Pinochle 1pm 23 Painting 2:30-5:30pm 24 Golf (early) Canasta 7pm 25 Bowling 10am; Bingo 7pm ANNUAL POOL OPENING PARTY 28 RECYCLING MEMORIAL DAY 29 Golf (early) Pinochle 1pm 30 Painting 2:30-5:30pm 31 Golf (early) Canasta 7pm 10