A year after Sandy sank Bounty: Messages in a bottle

By Thom Patterson, CNN
October 28, 2013



(CNN) -- Sailing the Atlantic on a perfect blue-sky day, HMS Bounty survivor Jessica Hewitt knew this would have been a beautiful moment to share with Claudene Christian.

She looked down from the deck of the 125-foot Liberty Clipper to see dozens of playful dolphins swimming alongside the tall-masted sailing ship as it cut through the waves off North Carolina.

As the 26-year-old held a glass bottle filled with pictures and handwritten notes, Hewitt's eyes moved across the southeast horizon toward a painful spot she knew was about 25 miles away.

She couldn't help but picture what happened there aboard the HMS Bounty exactly a year ago Tuesday. The leaking, aging ship sailed into what would become the largest hurricane in generations. As the Category 1 storm churned about 100 miles off Cape Hatteras, Hurricane Sandy's battering winds and towering waves flipped the 180-foot ship sideways, spilling Hewitt and her shipmates into the water.
Photos: Hurricane Sandy then and now Photos: Hurricane Sandy then and now
Sinking of the HMS Bounty Sinking of the HMS Bounty
High-drama rescue on the high seas
Raw video: Rescue from sunken HMS Bounty

The body of Capt. Robin Walbridge, 63, was never found. Christian, a 42-year-old rookie sailor, died after Coast Guard rescuers were unable to revive her.

Their deaths and the sinking of perhaps the most famous tall ship in the world spurred an investigation that could still lead to new safety regulations and criminal charges.

Continue at:   (Story, video and photos of the rescue, sinking)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/us/sandy-bounty-ship-sinking-anniversary/
 

Public Hearing

Horry County Museum TO OPEN IN NEW LOCATION

Conway, South Carolina — The Horry County Museum, formerly located at 428 Main Street in Conway, will reopen Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 9 a.m. at its new location in the Historic Burroughs School building located at 805 Main Street in Conway.

  

The Historic Burroughs School, constructed between 1905 and 1909, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The newly renovated and larger facility has allowed the Museum to provide bigger exhibits, more nationally recognized traveling exhibits, and public programming in the auditorium.  New exhibits include:     

                                                                                    

• Photography-a changing gallery that currently features local photographer Jack Thompson.
• Textiles-another changing gallery that highlights historic sewing machines, washing machines, quilts and costumes.
• A gallery in honor of the 150^th anniversary of the American Civil War with items from the South Carolina Museum and the 7^th South Carolina Infantry reenactment group.
• A reconstructed waddle and daub Native American house with artifacts from the area.
• Natural History-showcasing native animals including black bears, birds of prey, fossils, and alligators.
• Grand Strand-An area that tells the story of the 20^th Century Grand Strand and our tourism culture.
• Military History-This exciting new area features a camp similar to Peter Horry’s campaign tent as well as relics of life from the Civil War and the history of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
• Agriculture & Industry-Illustrates the progression of agriculture from naval stores and turpentine to logging and eventually tobacco cultivation in Horry County.
• Open Storage-A home for artifacts that are fascinating but not a part of the themed galleries.

 

The Horry County Museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. except on County holidays.  For more information, contact the Horry County Museum at 843-915-5320.

Time to Care: Families find more options to keep elderly parents at home

By Jason Lesley
Coastal Observer

Dot Matthews of DeBordieu says the time has come for her to care for her 97-year-old mother.

Jo Cerami suffers from dementia and needs her daughter and son-in-law, John, now.

She has gone from being the caregiver to the recipient. After her husband died in 1976, Jo moved in with Dot and John in Florence to help care for their seven children. “It was me who needed her at that time,” Dot said. “I had my own company, working 24/7. John was working. We needed help. I would stop in at her house, and she’d be crying. She had nothing to do and didn’t have a whole lot of friends. I asked her if she would come and help me so there would be somebody there with the kids when they got home from school. Now she needs me. Turnabout is fair play.”

Dot is granting her mom the wish that almost every aging person has: to remain at home. It hasn’t been easy. “Dementia comes on very slowly,” Dot said. “I didn’t realize what it was. My friends noticed it before I did.”

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Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on Oct. 25

Published: October 25, 2013


Oodles of celebrations

So much to do, so many choices of special events:

• “Zombie 5K Mudd Run” and bonfire, for Special Operations Wounded Warriors, 8 a.m. at Low Country Preserve, 466 Indigo Flatts Road, Tabor City, N.C. $50 individual or $135 three-person team. 455-0604.

• Nathan Black 5K Run/Walk scholarship benefit. 8 a.m. from Surfside Pier, 11 N. Ocean Blvd., Surfside Beach. $27.50. 704-500-1696.

• Blind Bowlers Tournament, team competition 8:45 a.m. and scratch competition 1:30 p.m. at Surfside Bowl Entertainment Center, 510 U.S. 17 Business N., Surfside Beach. 919-740-2398.

• Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Brunswick Plantation’s Brunswick House, 382 Brunswick Drive, Calabash, N.C.. Free. 910-287-4604.

Much more at:

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/25/3782149/things-to-do-in-the-myrtle-beach.html

 

Addressing wild hog, coyote problems

Published: October 23, 2013

By Jason M. Rodriguez

CONWAY — Horry County Councilman Harold Worley knows a bit about how much of a nuisance wild hogs can be.

“Being an old farm boy myself and being raised on a farm and raising hogs, I do know how vicious they can be,” Worley said of the wild hogs. “I wouldn’t want anybody to get hurt by one of these wild hogs.”

That’s why the county’s public safety committee plans to devise a plan of attack on wild hogs, who have been wreaking havoc on farms, yards and wooded areas this year. It also plans to address coyotes, which are said to be tamed similarly. Coyotes also have caused problems this year in Surfside Beach, which hired a trapper, and neighborhoods along the Grand Strand.Rising river waters are what some people believe are to blame for this year’s seemingly higher number of complaints than in years past, said Nathan Hudson, with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.

Continue at:

http://www.thestate.com/2013/10/23/3054905/horry-county-to-discuss-addressing.html

‘An Industry of Mediocrity’

By BILL KELLER
 

October 20, 2013



“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach, teach teaching.”
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WHOEVER coined that caustic aphorism should have been in a Harlem classroom last week where Bill Jackson was demonstrating an exception to the rule. Jackson, a 31-year classroom veteran, was teaching the mathematics of ratios to a group of inner-city seventh graders while 15 young teachers watched attentively. Starting with a recipe for steak sauce — three parts ketchup to two parts Worcestershire sauce — Jackson patiently coaxed his kids toward little math epiphanies, never dictating answers, leaving long silences for the children to fill. “Denzel, do you agree with Katelyn’s solution?” the teacher asked. And: “Can you explain to your friend why you think Kevin is right?” He rarely called on the first hand up, because that would let the other students off the hook. Sometimes the student summoned to the whiteboard was the kid who had gotten the wrong answer: the class pitched in to help her correct it, then gave her a round of applause.

After an hour the kids filed out and the teachers circled their desks for a debriefing. Despite his status as a master teacher, Jackson seemed as eager to hone his own craft as that of his colleagues. What worked? What missed the mark? Should we break this into two lessons? Did the kids get it? And what does that mean?

“Does ‘get it’ mean getting an answer?” Jackson asked. “Or does it mean really understanding what’s going on?”

At that point Deborah Kenny, the founder of the Harlem Village Academies charter schools, leaned over to me: “That right there, that is why we’re starting a graduate school.”

How America prepares its teachers has been a subject of dismay for many years. In 2005 Arthur Levine, then the president of Teachers College at Columbia University, shocked colleagues (and himself, he says) with a scathing report concluding that teacher preparation programs “range from inadequate to appalling.” Since then the outcry has only gotten more vociferous. This summer the National Council on Teacher Quality described teacher education as still “an industry of mediocrity.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/opinion/keller-an-industry-of-mediocrity.html?src=recg

 

Code Red

The Greater Burgess Community Association Quarterly Meeting

Grand Strand businesses capitalize on popularity of Halloween

By Maya T. Prabhu
October 19, 2013



MYRTLE BEACH — By October the crowds have thinned in downtown Myrtle Beach, but this year you might have to side-step a zombie along Ocean Boulevard.

For the first time, the Oceanfront Merchants Association is aiming to capitalize on the growing popularity of Halloween by introducing Fright Nights in downtown Myrtle Beach on Fridays through Nov. 1 – zombies and all.

Downtown merchants and other Grand Strand businesses are increasingly using the holiday aiming to lure potential visitors during the slower fall season or entice others to stop by their store, attraction or park for Halloween events.

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http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/19/3780629/grand-strand-businesses-find-ways.html

Myrtle Beach-area arts and cultural calendar for Oct. 18-24

Published: October 17, 2013


ART & SOUL, AN ARTISAN GALLERY INC., 5001 N. Kings Highway, Suite 105, Myrtle Beach, in Rainbow Harbor plaza. Reception 4-6 p.m. Oct. 19 for release of “Helen Mates: Local Icon in Mid Century Myrtle Beach,” a book by Russell Mates with Carolyn Mates Waters and Peter Waters, with foreword by Dino Thompson. 839-2727 or www.artandsoulmyrtlebeach.com.

AUDITIONS/REHEARSALS

*  BRUNSWICK LITTLE THEATRE, auditions 3-7 p.m. Oct. 20 and 5-8 p.m. Oct. 21 for “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” (for shows Feb. 20-23), in roles for two men and women each, age 25-50, at Summerwoods Property Owners Clubhouse,3745 Sunny Meadows Lane, Bolivia. N.C. Sing a song of your choice a cappella. Call director Sue MacCallum at 910-471-7264 or 910-253-7264. www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.

* CYPRESS PLAYERS, auditions 3 p.m. Oct. 19-20 for “The Cemetery Club” – three women and one man older than 50 – at Cypress Camping Resort, 101 Cypress RV Way, Socastee, off River Road from S.C. 707, by Socastee High School (293-0300 or www.cypresscampingresort.com), for play in later February and early March. 597-9323.

MUCH MORE AT:

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/17/3768216/myrtle-beach-area-arts-and-cultural.html

 

Ithaca Gun Company coming to Horry County

Published: October 16, 2013


By Amanda Kelley — akelley@thesunnews.com 


According to the release, the company chose Horry County due to the quality of the area’s labor force, proximity to technical colleges in Florence and Conway, the states stance on the Second Amendment and the quality of life in Myrtle Beach.

The Ithaca Gun Company will expand manufacturing operations in the southeast with a new location in Horry County, said Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation president Brad Lofton.

The Ohio-based firearms manufacturer announced the decision Wednesday, which will include a capital investment of approximately $6.7 million while creating 120 new jobs, Lofton said. The jobs will include machine operators, gunsmiths, engineers, and assemblers that are expected to earn wages “significantly higher than the Horry County average wage,” according to a press release.
“We are delighted to be a part of the growing firearms manufacturing industry in the Myrtle Beach area,” Mike Farrell, with Ithaca Gun Company said in a press release.

Ithaca Gun Company is known for the manufacturing of multiple gauge shotguns and the Model 1911 pistol.

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/16/3776905/ithaca-gun-company-coming-to-horry.html#storylink=cpy

 

Sorry I missed this ...

But I do look forward to upcoming programs at the quarterly meetings of the Greater Burgess Community Association.

 More info about the GBCA here:
 http://greaterburgesscommunity.org/aboutus.php
 

New movies this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters

 October 10, 2013


New this week

Captain Phillips | This film focuses on the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. PG-13. Starring: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi and Catherine Keener. Critic’s rating: 3.5 stars.

Machete Kills | The President of the United States recruits Machete for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a wealthy arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet. R. Starring: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Mel Gibson and Sofía Vergara. Critic’s rating: n/a


Gravity 3D | Dr. Ryan Stone is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission. Her commander is veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky, helming his last flight before retirement. Then, on a routine space walk, disaster strikes – the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Ryan and Matt stranded in deep space with no link to Earth and no hope of rescue. As their fear turns to panic, they realize that the only way home may be to venture further into space. PG-13. Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney and Ed Harris. Critic’s rating: 3.5 stars.

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/10/3760022/new-movies-this-week-in-myrtle.html#storylink=cpy

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S.C. Man wins $400 Million Jackpot

Wins nearly $400 million jackpot and withholds name

By Harriet McLeod
Sep 23, 2013
CHARLESTON, South Carolina



(Reuters) - The winner of a nearly $400 million Powerball jackpot has declined to be named, lottery officials said on Monday, but they said the winner who lives near Columbia, South Carolina, told them he bought the ticket while on a mission to buy hot dog buns.

The man stopped at a gasoline station in central South Carolina after his wife asked him to pick up the hot dog buns, but after finding they had none, he bought $20 of Powerball tickets instead, the officials said.

Continue at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/us-usa-lottery-powerball-idUSBRE98M16B20130923

Best Bets for the Myrtle Beach area, Oct. 4-10

October 3, 2013


‘The 39 Steps’ on stage

The Brunswick Little Theatre will perform “The 39 Steps” the next two weekends in the Amuzu Theatre, 111 N. Howe St., Southport, N.C., the troupe’s first time in that historic site.

This show, based on an Alfred Hitchcock spy film from 1935 and with only four cast members on stage, is geared to ages 12 and older. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 13. Tickets are $17 for adults, otherwise $12.

Details at 910-278-6581 or www.brunswicklittletheatre.com. Reach the venue at 910-523-2552.

Also:

‘Art Animates’ exhibition

Concert, play, art at CCU

‘Sea Glass’ photos at museum

... and more at:
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/10/03/3735327/best-bets-for-the-myrtle-beach.html#storylink=cpy

 

Educastion News from the CWSEC

Stormwater Pond Problem Solving and Weed Control Clinic
October 11, 2013 8:30am – 4:00pm Cypress Gardens (Moncks Corner, SC). Several Clemson Extension agents host a clinic on stormwater pond issues and weed control.  This workshop is designed for stormwater pond manage­ment companies, commercial and residential stormwater pond owners, and others.  Pre-registration is required.  Go to www.clemson.edu/extension/ county/dorchester to register or for information.

 
Watershed Academy Webcast on the new “National Stormwater Calcula­tor” will be offered on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Eastern.  Register for the Webinar at www.epa.gov/watershedwebcasts .
 
The National Stormwater Calculator helps users (developers, planners, home­owners, and others) decide which stormwater management practices to install given various site-specific parameters.  This tool and more information can be found at:  http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/wswrd/wq/models/swc/

 

12 Things Happy People Do Differently

 -- And Why I Started Doing Them

by Jacob Sokol

09/26/2013

 I'd always believed that a life of quality, enjoyment, and wisdom were my human birthright and would be automatically bestowed upon me as time passed. I never suspected that I would have to learn how to live -- that there were specific disciplines and ways of seeing the world I had to master before I could awaken to a simple, happy, uncomplicated life.


A lot of people have midlife crises. Me, I had a quarter-life crisis a few years ago, when I turned 24. There was no impulse purchase involving a red Mustang or electric guitar, but as my iPhone alarm woke me up bright and early for work one morning in my two-bedroom NYC apartment, I pondered, "Do I have everything -- or nothing at all?"

My gut said that there had to be more to life than the rat race of what I was doing (IT consulting). But I just wasn't sure what it was or who I could turn to for wisdom outside of "the Matrix."

I decided to embark on a journey to find out. I quit my job, minimized my expenses, went to Hawaii and got very serious (in a wild sort of way) about discovering what made me tick. I found out there are a lot of people like me -- young, energetic, intense, purpose-driven, but frustrated with the status quo and a little freaked out about our prospects for the future. I decided to dedicate my life to seeking out the wisdom we need to create extraordinary lives with a deep sense of purpose in a world of immense uncertainty.

Early on, I stumbled across this quote from Dan Millman  (above in bold)

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