OCTOBER 2014 President s Message Ron Nichols I want to personally thank Joe Hayes for his service to our community over the past three plus years. His dedication and expertise has assisted our Finance Committee with their oversight responsibility. As treasurer Joe has led our Board financially. We wish him the best in the future and want him to know he will be missed as a Board Member and advisor. Have fun, Joe; you have earned it. Your Board of Directors for the coming year: Ronnie Nichols, President Bob Moss, Vice President Brian Burton, Treasurer Nancy Stinger, At large Blair Hubbard, At large Archie Lemon, Developer Representative Board Notes Doug Roderick, Secretary At the regular meeting of the TPCA Board of Directors held on September 4, 2014, the following actions were taken: Proposed CCR changes - An open session to discuss the proposed CCR changes will be held prior to the Annual Meeting on September 20. Community Pool Spa - The Board approved $3,200.00 for repairs on the Community Pool Spa. Financial Reports - Upon recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee, the July Financial Reports of the Association were approved by the Board. Bob Graunke Room - The Board voted to name the main room in the TPCA building the Bob Graunke Room. Dedication of this room will be held following the Annual meeting on September 20. Actions Taken Between Meetings - The Board approved procuring bids to trim and clean the properties of three Owners who were in non-compliance. The BOD denied an Owner s appeal regarding fencing. Reminders Thursday, 10/9 BOD Meeting 1:00 @ the Monday, 10/6 November News Articles Due Thursday, 11/6 BOD Meeting @ the Attention Frontier Bulk Agreement Customers: Condo Corner Harbor Loft Reminders: Renters are not allowed pets as only owners are allowed pets on the property. A copy of the rental lease must be sent to the management company by mail to 1701 N. Oak Street, MB 29577, or email at kswimm@omni-property.com. Parking is only permitted under the units or in the driveways. No parking is allowed in the alleyways/roadways. Heron Lakes If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors please contact Katy Swimm by mail at 1701 N. Oak Street, MB 29577 or email Katy at kswimm@omni-property.com. Teal Lake Asphalt repairs, milling and paving will tentatively begin on October 6th. Notification has been mailed out to all owners. If you have any questions please contact Katy Swimm at kswimm@omni-property.com. TW Ridge If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors please contact Katy Swimm by mail at 1701 N. Oak Street, MB 29577 or email Katy at kswimm@omni-property.com. Lighthouse Point Villas Managed by: Atalaya Property Management, Inc., 525 6th Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29597. Phone: 843.272.2695. Fax: 843.272.2564. Association Manager: Kendall Benjamin and Administrative Coordinator: Janice Knott Website address: www.lighthousepointvillas.org Meeting Date: Friday, November 14, 2014, 9 am at the Tidewater Administration Building. Clubhouse Villas Upcoming Meeting Dates: Monday, October 13, 2014 FOR YEAR 2015: Monday, February 23, 2015 Annual Meeting Monday, April 20, 2015 (with Board meeting immediately following) Monday, July 13, 2015 Monday, October 12, 2015 All meetings will commence at 9:00 a.m. at the Tidewater Administration Building. Call 1-877-969-9966 for Service Support 1
Design Review Board Nancy Hudson, Chairperson The DRB would like to thank all the residents who have submitted applications for their outdoor projects, including edging. If you would like to volunteer and make a difference in the community, the DRB has two positions to fill. We would like to hear from anyone in the community who might be interested in serving. The deadline to submit your resume is October 8, 2014. Please send us a resume outlining your qualifications and reason for your interest in serving as a DRB member to drb@tidewaterhoa.org. Our meetings in October will be on the second and fourth Mondays. In order to be placed on the agenda, applications for tree removals, landscape changes and home improvements should be received a week prior to the next scheduled meeting. The Design Review Board is always available to answer questions via telephone 843-663-3500 or email at drb@tidewaterhoa.org. Thank you for your continued cooperation and support. North Myrtle Beach City Council Bob Cavanaugh, Councilman North Myrtle Beach Sports Park The new 10-foot wide trail that makes a full loop round the 25 acre lake is now open. The City's Sports Tourism program is doing well. In July alone, we had over 9 major events, with approximately 1000 teams and over 4000 participants. The estimate on the economic impact is over $15 million. Property Committee Barbara Baker, Secretary At the TPCA building, the parking lot was cleared for larger parking spaces. The driveway in the front was widened and 2 guest spaces and another handicapped parking space have been added. Also at the TPCA, wood boards were replaced because the wood was rotting and all of the stair/ramp railings were painted. The tree canopy was raised along Spinnaker Drive by the community pool and one tree was removed. All the old turf was removed and the soil was prepped for the new zoysia grass that was installed by Phoenix at no additional charge. A holly shrub located at the end of Heshbon at Little River Neck Road will be replaced by Phoenix. Mulch was applied to the garden areas on Tidewater Drive by the Bluff s pool. This will be done every year. The Property Committee is working hard to maintain and enhance the aesthetic look of Tidewater. If you have any suggestions or concerns, please forward your thoughts to property@tidewaterhoa.org. We look forward to your input. Natural Resources Committee Ann Lippincott, Chairperson Following months of consultation with representatives from Clemson University Extension Services and urban foresters from the City of North Myrtle Beach, the Natural Resources Committee (NRC) has formulated and presented a proposal to the TPCA Board of Directors for the protection and preservation of our infrastructure and the restoration of our roadway right-of-way areas. Owing to the mature, and in many areas unmanaged, forest throughout Tidewater Plantation, there are areas being adversely affected by the lack of sun, root invasion, and overhanging canopies. These factors are causing buckling and cracking of roadways and curbing, storm drain, water line, sewer pipe invasion, and the unsustainability of grass particularly in the right-of-way areas between individual lot lines and the curbing. The Property Committee, the Design Review Board, and the NRC are inventorying those trees causing or potentially causing damage to the infrastructure and inhibiting the growth of grass and other plantings. Those trees will require removal, canopy and root pruning, possible installation of root barrier, and regular maintenance going forward. The restoration proposal forwarded to the BOD by the NRC in August details the following points: The BOD has determined (April 3, 2014) that grass is the preferred planting in the roadway right-of-way areas. In order to maintain grass on individual lot frontage areas, some owners may find that their efforts are hampered by the growth of tree canopies and root systems over the years. In such cases, owners may have to undertake canopy and root pruning and soil replenishment efforts to insure any possibility of the successful planting of sod. This would require an ongoing maintenance regimen going forward due to the continuing growth of our forest. Areas currently planted with Asiatic Jasmine may be maintained. For those owners who must abandon sod in the right-of-way area, only after efforts have been exhausted to sustain sod, the ground cover Asiatic Jasmine (and the use of pine straw until such time as the Asiatic Jasmine has completely filled in as a ground cover) has been recommended to the BOD as the only allowable alternate planting in order to maintain a cohesive look throughout the community. TPCA common area frontages are proposed to be restored over a suggested five-year period, depending on the cost factor, through joint efforts of the Property Committee, Natural Resources Committee, Design Review Board, and the Board of Directors. Existing irrigation is currently being refurbished and activated, common areas will be evaluated for the installation of new irrigation, tree canopy and root pruning, and sod installation. Areas currently planted with Asiatic Jasmine will be maintained. The first five TPCA common areas of the proposed phased restoration project have been included in the Property Committee s 2015 landscaping budget submission. Some of the restoration work will be budgeted annually as part of the Property Committee s landscaping budget and also the tree budget under TPCA Operations. 2 Report suspicious activity or persons to NMB police @ 280-5511 AND Guardhouse @ 249-0909
Yard of the Month The Property Committee is pleased to announce the Yard of the Month for September is the home of Mike & Daisy Stiebel, 4970 South Island Drive. Promotion Committee Bill Pearson, Chairperson How much did you raise? How many players did you have? These are the typical questions I get after the tournament weekend. Most are curious about the success of the tournament. Money raised and people who showed up are the common ways to measure success. I will get to those answers but first here are a few less noticeable things during the tournament that meant a lot to me. We always invite military families to the tournament as our guests for a mini vacation, a retreat from their normal routines. It s a small thank you from us to them for all the sacrifices that m i l i t a r y f a m i l i e s m a k e Opening Ceremonies throughout the years. This year for various reasons there was a need for childcare for many of the families. In spite of the short Tidewater Plantation Community Association notice and the addition of more children as the weekend went along, Tidewater rose to the occasion. The entire Drummond family, Sharon Hawk and Connie Muirhead provided loving care and allowed the moms and dads, of up to 10 children, to get a break for part of their days at Tidewater. Activities included mini golf, dolphin cruises, visits to the pool and playtime provided by very experienced grandparents. The tired looks that come with traveling eight plus hours in a car with three little ones soon turned into smiles the next day when they found out that they were treated like family members at Tidewater and that there were grandparents waiting to help watch the kids. The parents were relieved and the kids were entertained with fun things to do together. When these parents look back at their time at Tidewater, I know that many will say that was the highlight of their visit to Tidewater. Another measure of success for me is the way that local businesses opened their doors and hearts to our military guest families. Damon s Rib, The Shack, Logan s Roadhouse, Firehouse Subs and more provided meals. Major Ed and Wounded Warrior Guests Thanks to H a r o l d Wiegel for free cruises to see the d o l p h i n s and Tribal Island Miniature Golf at Harbour View for free golf for all the kids. We could not have been treated any better than the way we were treated by Harriss D Antignac and his entire staff at River Hills Golf & Country Club. Harriss even provided free practice rounds for the military guests. The residents at River Hills had a chance to see a Patriot Golf Day event and now are interested in doing one next year. The best personal memory I have of this year s event came from Asher Montgomery, the little five year-old son of Andrew and Julia Montgomery, this year's Folds of Honor recipients. This little red haired guy sporting a Mohawk haircut, without any prompting from his parents, when leaving the awards luncheon on Monday afternoon turned and looked back to say, Goodbye, Bill, I love you. All the months of planning and work were all worth it to me, because of those five words. How much was raised for charity this year?. $50,500.00 ($1,200.00 more than last year) How many players in the tournament.. 108 But that only tells part of the story. TPCA Contact Information Condo Associations Contact Information K.A. Diehl Community Management Specialists Clubhouse Villas Contact: Mel Renkey Lighthouse Villas Mel.Renkey@KADiehl.com 843-663-3500 Contacts: Kendall Benjamin, In the case of an after-hours or weekend EMERGENCY kbenjamin@atalayainc.com Please call (843) 249-0909 Janice Knott, jknott@atalayainc.com Board Contact: TWBOD@tidewaterhoa.org 843-272-2695 If you are unable to access the homeowner website, send your email address to userupdate@tidewaterhoa.org 3 Harbor Loft Heron Lake Teal Lake Tidewater Ridge Contact: Katy Swimm kswimm@omni-property.com 843-839-3131
Flight A Winners - Dale Ketola, Gil Dudrow Jr., Steve King, Jim Cartin Flight B Winners - Ryan Hanson (not shown), Dennis McCain, Frankie Miller, John Mouco bowling, and many non-bowlers participating in the silent auction, raffles, 50/50, give-aways and vendors such as Pampered Chef, Thirty-one Bags, and Gettin Glassy. The patriotic opening ceremony began at 1:00 pm with the North Myrtle Beach Police/Fire Honor Guard and closed at 4:00 pm with the Knights of Columbus folding of the flag. We were honored to have PBA and USBC Hall of Famer Norm Duke as our Master of Ceremonies. Norm was entertaining, fun, and performed some of his trick shots for the crowd. A special thanks to everyone at Little River Lanes, Laurie Romano of Next Level Bowling, International Bowling Coach Dale Niemela, and Storm for their support of this amazing event. At the end of the afternoon we drew the Grand Prize ticket worth over $3000. The lucky ticket was purchased by Bryan Paquin of Tidewater and owner of our local Firehouse Subs. In all, the event raised over $8000 for Folds of Honor. Thanks to everyone in Tidewater who helped support this worthy cause! Mixed Flight Winners - Al Brakstad, Hank Lystad, Wesley Bauguess, Tom Presby Ladies Flight Winners - Harriette Nichols, Joann Nelson, Linnea Knecht, Rita Munn Tidewater Charity Tournament Committee Bill Pearson/Arlene Smith The Tidewater Charity Tournament Committee (TCTC) held the Bowling for Vets event at the Little River Lanes on Friday, August 29, 2014. The event was full of fun with over 100 people 4 Recreation Committee Priscilla Wrobel, Secretary Happy Hour at the Beach All of us know that October is one of the most glorious months at Tidewater. Come to the Beach Cabana one last time for 2014
on Friday, October 3 at 6:00 pm and enjoy a beautiful evening with your friends and neighbors. The Recreation Committee especially welcomes newcomers and people who haven t come to Happy Hour recently. We request that you bring an appetizer or dessert to share, along with your favorite beverage. Remember, no sign-up is required for Happy Hour events. Happy Hour November The November Happy Hour will be held on Friday, November 7 at 6:00 pm. The location will be announced later. Please stay tuned for further information. Concert, No Limit Band, Held on August 10 An excellent crowd turned out for the final free concert of the 2014 season at Tidewater. The band was moved inside because of the rainy weather, but those in attendance had a great time. Free mini-subs, courtesy of Firehouse Subs, were enjoyed by all. and cheese, mixed vegetables, strawberry shortcake, and coffee. The cost will be $20 per person. Please sign up at the Fitness Center or online at twreccomm@gmail.com. Payment must be made by November 2. As part of the celebration of our veterans, the Recreation Committee will be collecting items for our troops serving abroad. Among the items needed are baby wipes, deodorants, small containers of baby/medicated powder, hand warmers, tooth brushes, toothpaste, instant drink mixes in small envelopes, beef jerky, cereal bars, protein bars, peanut butter/cheese crackers, and instant oatmeal packs. Collection boxes can be found in locations throughout Tidewater. Spring Bus Trip to Charleston, SC The Recreation Committee is tentatively planning a bus trip to Charleston, leaving Tidewater on Sunday March 22 and returning here at around 6 pm on March 23. A block of rooms will be reserved at the Marina Marriott for one night, and will include breakfast on the 23rd. Suggestions for activities will be provided to participants, but you are encouraged to explore Charleston on your own. We would like to get some idea of the level of interest in this activity, so if you think you would like to participate, please e-mail the Committee at twreccomm@gmail.com. Welcome Tidewater Neighbors Pam Mulcahy The Welcome Committee would like to welcome all our new neighbors to the community! Monster s Ball New Owners Terry and Rhonda Laufer 923 Morrall Dr. From Carrollton, VA Permanent Owners Ed and Nancy Elowson 1425 Staysail Sunday, October 26 at 6:00 pm: Save this date for a fun event to be held at the. Lasagna, salad, and garlic bread from the Mid-Town Bistro will be served at 6:00, along with punch, water, coffee and cupcakes. Dancing to the Blackwater Rhythm and Blues Band will follow at 7 pm. The cost will be $10 per person. Costumes are optional, but there will be prizes for the best costumes. Please sign up early as space will be limited. You may sign up on the sheet in the Fitness Center, or online at twreccomm@gmail.com. Payment must be made by October 19 via a check made out to ROTSC and deposited in the box in the Fitness Center. Salute to the Troops, Sunday, November 9 at 6:00 pm This popular Tidewater event honoring our veterans will be held at the Tidewater Grille. The menu will consist of tossed greens, fried chicken, thin-sliced prime rib au jus, sauteed fish, macaroni Artisans of Tidewater Marylin Drange Save the date for the Tidewater Artisans Holiday Show scheduled for Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the from 1 pm to 4 pm. Please join the Artisans to see the fine art and crafted items for sale. These include pottery, watercolor, pastels and acrylic paintings, fused glass, wood carvings, hand crafted cards, children's apparel, and hand painted fabrics they have created for holiday purchase. As always, the money received from refreshments and the raffle will go to support a local charity. If you are interested in becoming a member and or participating please email Marilyn Drange at mwdrange@gmail.com. The Artisan s Creative Café will be hosting The Mosaic Making Workshop for Monday, October 27th at the 5
from 10 am to 3 pm. Please contact Kathy Turnauer at kfturnauer@gmail.com if you are interested joining this workshop. Join the fun and remember there are no dues, no rules, just sharing, networking and exchanging ideas with neighbors! Bring lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. Artisan of the Month The October Artisan of the Month is Audrey Poole. Audrey has been doing decorative painting for over 15 years. Over the past 9 years in Tidewater you have seen a variety of her porcelain painting, decorative painting and holiday gourds. She continues to evolve her art interests and endeavors. Recently she has found two new artistic interests; painting on fabric and pastel art. Her fabric painting includes decorative pillows, handmade and hand painted purses; as well as, upcycling children s denim clothes. Audrey can be found at the Sunset River Marketplace every Thursday working on her pastels. She is a member of the Waccamaw Art and Craft Guild, Seacoast Art Guild and the Calabash Pastel Group. See Audrey s exhibit during the month of October in the lobby of the Tidewater Grille Clubhouse. High Tea Linda Pombo hosted High Tea for a few ladies on Friday, September 5th in her home. She prepared a menu of soup, scones, breads, petite sandwiches, strudel, salad, desserts, and, of course, teas. What a treat! Pictured below from left to right are Linnea Knecht, Pam Mulcahy, Karen Hicks, Nancy Blythe, Pat Barnhill, Linda Pombo and Anita Rotter. Yes, they wore their best hats and pearls! Linnea s dress was a special throwback in time as it was her great aunt s dress. Even after 90+ years, it was still beautiful. Downton Abby, anyone? 12th Annual Memorial Bocce Tournament, Saturday, October 18, 11 am Please mark your calendar for this event at the Bluff s amenity center. This is a charity event hosted by the Red Cups. Last 6 year s Tournament raised $1,000 which was donated to North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue. Participants will compete in teams of four in a single elimination match. You may sign-up as a team; couple, or individually. Couples and individuals will be assigned to a team. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third place teams. Food (hot dogs, hamburgers, dessert items) and assorted beverages will be available at nominal cost. Sign-up sheets are available in the Fitness Center, or you may sign-up by email to plcioffi@frontier.com. Cost is $7.50 for each participant. Submit your payment to Paul Cioffi at 913 Tidewater Drive. Make checks payable to Bob Etris. The deadline to sign-up is October 11. Golf Course News Archie Lemon, General Manager Fall golf season at Tidewater will be back in full-swing and with the recent renovations, Tidewater Golf Club is full steam ahead on getting the course back in good graces with not only its golf customers, but the golf writers and golf course raters. Our goal is simple and straightforward: To provide a golf experience that exceeds our customer s expectations. But before the renovation information, I would like to use this forum to say Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to all of the TCTC Committee members, volunteers and participants for making such a difference to all of the charities that are supported on an annual basis here at Tidewater. Everything culminated over the Labor Day weekend with our annual Patriot Day Golf Tournament. If you did not participate, you missed something very special. Not only were the local charities appreciative, the military families that were present to carry the flag for the Folds of Honor Foundation warmed our hearts so much that it was impossible to hold back the tears. As Major Ed Pulido can say better than anyone, Freedom is not free! Your neighbors at Tidewater are making a difference in the lives of people that are less fortunate. The goal each year is to always exceed monies previously raised, so in case you may have missed out this year, you have plenty of time to get ready for the 2015 TCTC fund-raising events. We have decided to delay our fall over-seeding of tees, fairways and green surrounds until the second week of November. This will help ensure that the fall golf played at Tidewater will be exceptional! Speaking of fall golf, almost as exciting as our re-opening will be the Americans bringing the Ryder Cup back to the US! As I m writing this article in early September and prior to the Ryder Cup Matches being played, I am constantly reminded of Ben Crenshaw s famous words, I believe in fate and I have a good feeling about this. The green complexes have been expanded back to their original size and feature Mini Verde ultra-dwarf Bermuda grass. We actually picked up more than 10,000 sq. ft. of putting
surfaces as, over time, our greens grew smaller as the trees grew taller. Other than new greens, there were improvements made to drainage, bunkers, irrigation and landscaping. Sunlight enhancement and increased air flow will also result in improved playing conditions. The greens were our main focus, but we also sodded many other areas of the course. We reduced our pine straw beds by over 2.5 acres as many areas received new Celebration sod. That s over 110,000 sq. ft. of new sod! By decreasing the size of our pine straw beds, increasing the size of some fairways and complimenting certain areas with landscape ornamentals, Tidewater Golf Course will be even more beautiful and picturesque than before. Most of the landscape ornamentals (crape myrtles, dogwoods, azaleas, etc.) will not be planted until this fall season when the temperatures are cooler. Hope to see you on the links this fall! The renovated and restored Tidewater Golf Club awaits both you and your golfing friends! Grille News Reservation Phone Number 843.913.2412 HOT OFF THE GRILLE We are open daily for lunch from 11 AM to 3 PM and for dinner every Friday from 5 PM to 9 PM. Tidewater Plantation Community Association Policy Reminder - Newsletter Submissions We would like to encourage Tidewater homeowners to submit articles and pictures for our newsletter. If you have an article or picture relating to, or of special interest to the Tidewater community, we want to hear from you! Examples would be any one of the various clubs/groups at Tidewater, individual achievements, wildlife, etc. The newsletter team will ensure that all articles and pictures are approved by the BOD prior to printing, but anyone may submit an article. Articles and/or pictures will be included as space permits. Send submissions to newsarticles@tidewaterhoa.org. Special functions: Dart League on Fridays from 6 PM to 9 PM (October 10, 17, 24 and 31) Prime Rib Night is Saturday, October 18 (5:30 PM to 9 PM) Wheel Night is Saturday, October 25 (5:30 PM to 9 PM) Reservations are recommended for evening functions. Please call 843-913-2412. 7
PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID N MYRTLE BEACH SC Permit #32 2000 Spinnaker Drive North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 Address Service Requested October 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri day Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 November 7 8 9 10 Dart League @ 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27DRB Meeting 28 29 30 31 Monster s Ball @ 6:00 pm Newsletter Articles Due DRB Meeting Clubhouse Villas Board Meeting Mosaic Making Workshop @ 10 am 3 pm Every Monday Art: 10am 3pm Artisan Creative Café Fourth Monday of the Month 10 am - 3 pm Yoga/Pilates M/F 7:30 am BOD Meeting 1:00 pm @ The Cardio & Tone Tu/Thu/Sa 11:15 am Happy Hour @Beach Cabana 6pm Grille 5-9 PM Deadline for Bocce Ball sign- Dart League @ Grille 6-9 PM Dart League @ Grille 6-9 PM Dart League @ Grille 6-9 PM Halloween! Every Friday: Mahjong 9:30 am Annual Bocce Event @ Bluffs Bocce Courts 11:00 am Prime Rib Night @ Grille 5:30-9 PM Wheel Night @ Grille 5:30-9 PM