Month: May 2016

Lake House June Artist of the Month

The Seabrook Artist Guild has announced that, for the entire month of June, numerous artists that attended workshops earlier this year sponsored by the Guild, will be display works created at these workshops at the Lake House.

LIGHT AND SHADOW

The artists that ran these workshops included renowned marine artist Sergio Roffo, colorist Laurie Meyer and tonalist Mark Horton. The quality of the works created at these works is testament to the teaching abilities of these well known artists and the great talent that exists in our Guild!

Be sure to be on the lookout for our upcoming fall/winter workshop schedule.

So, please make a date to come see the exhibit at the Lake House in the hallway leading to the library. Also, all are invited to attend a “meet the artists” reception on June 1st from 5 to 7:00 PM by the exhibit.

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MarkHortonworkshop painting

For more information about The Seabrook Artist Guild go to the website: http://www.seabrookislandartistguild.com

Submitted by Bob LeFevre, President, Seabrook Isalnd Artist Guild

Additional Fitness Class Change

In addition to the Fitness Class Schedule Changes posted on Thursday, May 26, the Lake House has announced another adjustment to the classes they offer:

Throwback Thursdays will be canceled; however, we are thrilled to announce in its place Get Pumped with Melissa Durinsky on Thursdays at 11:00AM.

For more information on all the classes they offer, stop by the Lake House and talk to the great people that work there.

Submitted by Jamie Mogus

 

TIDELINES Gears for Tropical Storm; Asks Readers to Contribute

During Tropical Storm Bonnie, Tidelines is asking its public readers to report any observations of serious disruption in the area. Examples include downed tree limbs on area roads, flooding, power outages, and beach conditions. Please include the time of observation and specify a phone number at which you can be reached if we need to follow up with you.

If readers personally observe that a posted situation has been resolved (e.g., when a tree limb is removed), please inform us and include the time of observation.

If possible, submit any reports and pictures through the normal process, using the “Submit an Article” link at the top of the Tidelines page. Otherwise, send e-mail to seabrookislandblog@wordpress.com.

The Tidelines team will be monitoring available sources of information and posting updates when appropriate. If you must be moving about during the storm, please supplement any information provided on this blog by consulting official sources.

—The Tidelines Team

Tropical Storm Update – Town of Seabrook Island Announcement

As of 5:00 pm on Saturday, 28 May 2016, the wind velocity of the offshore storm center attained Tropical Storm strength. Tropical Storm Bonnie is about 120 miles SE of Beaufort, SC. The Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect. Winds from 20 – 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph are forecast for Saturday night as Tropical Storm Bonnie comes on shore. Rainfall of 2 – 4 inches is forecast.

Submitted by Town of Seabrook Island

What are Rip Currents?

 

With the upcoming Tropical Storm and Hurricane Season approaching, we thought it is important to explain how deadly rip currents can be.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rip currents are powerful, narrow rivers of fast moving water that can travel up to eight feet per second. That is faster than an Olympic swimmer!

According to several sources, rip currents kill more people than sharks. They are sometimes hard to see on the surface, although you can often see a churning or disturbance on the surface of the water. Rip currents occur when waves break near the shoreline and/or sandbars, piling up water between the breaking waves and the beach or sandbar.  The water going out to the ocean moves very fast, thus causing the rip current.

They tend to form at low time, but not always. Our low tide Sunday is around 8:30 am and again around 8:30 pm  and on Monday, around 9:30 am and again around 10:00 pm.

The important thing is not to go into the ocean when there is a Rip Current Warning, as there is this weekend.  If you happen to get caught in one, and you can stand up, you should wade or walk, don’t swim. If you can’t stand up, swim parallel to the shore until you are no longer in the rip current and then swim for shore.  Also, shout for help so others know you are in trouble.

Stay safe.

Submitted by Tidelines Editors

Trash Pickup and Other Items of Interest

The Seabrook Island Property Owners Association has announced the following:

  • Garbage and recycling will be picked up as normal on Memorial Day, this Monday, May 30.
  • Yard debris pick-up will move to Tuesday, May 31.
  • Don’t forget Brown & White pick-up this Friday, June 3

The Upcoming Board Meetings At the Lake House are:

  • June Regular Board Meeting on Monday, June 20 at 1:00 pm
  • Get the Scoop Meeting on Monday, June 20 at 5:30 pm

The SIPOA Office will be closed on Monday.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Submitted by Tidelines Staff

 

Sunday Matinee at The Lake House – STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Join us at The Lake House on Sunday afternoons for a movie, popcorn and fun! Sunday Matinees will begin at 1:00 PM in the Live Oak Hall. You are welcome to bring your favorite snacks or refreshments. Water and popcorn will be provided.

This week’s (5/29) movie: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) Poster

Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

For more information about the movie, click on the following link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2488496/

Submitted by The Lake House

Safety Reminders

Summer is finally upon us and we wanted to remind everyone about a few driving and bike safety rules:

DRIVERS

  • Please do not pass bicycles at traffic islands. When coming upon someone on a bike, stay a safe distance behind them.  When they have cleared the island, you may pass them.  Also, don’t drive on the left side of the traffic island to avoid the bikers.  Not only is this illegal, but our roads wind around Seabrook and you may not be able to see oncoming traffic.
  • The speed limit of 25 mph is strictly enforced.
  • Come to a complete stop at every STOP sign.  You might not be able to see a biker or walker coming down the road.

BIKERS

  • Please drive single file on the right side of the road at all times. It is difficult for cars to pass people on bikes if they ride two or three abreast.
  • Bikers need to come to a complete stop at every STOP sign. Oncoming cars may not have a stop sign and they might not see a bike driving through their stop sign.
  • Bicycles must have lights on after dark.

Have a wonderful summer and please stay safe.

Submitted by Tidelines Staff

Interns Develop a Storm Water Plan

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The Summer Intern Program sponsored by SIPOA has just commenced for this summer. Steve Hirsh, Director of Engineering, explained that the Program addresses the infrastructure needs of the Island. Former interns worked on a Lake Management Program and another year on a Storm Water Master Plan. This year the focus is on developing a storm water pipe rehabilitation plan.

Interns are recruited from programs from The Citadel, Clemson, and South Carolina. Steve explained that, although they get no course credit, they gain invaluable experience and that it is a good resume builder. He commented that he wished that he had this opportunity when he was in school.

The interns this summer are Grace Wachowski and Adam Ereth. Grace is a rising Senior at Clemson studying Biosystems Engineering and sustainability with sights set on attending graduate school and becoming a Professional Engineer. Adam Ereth is a PhD candidate in Geography at South Carolina, and has spent his formative years as a Master’s student and as a current PhD candidate researching the emerging field of sea level rise adaptation and relocation planning in the Solomon Islands. He hopes to finish his degree in the next couple of years and become a college Professor abroad.

Additionally, Adam and Grace are enjoying the opportunity of developing a storm water plan for Seabrook. For this they use GIS (Geographic Information Systems) as an analytical computerized mapping tool to import necessary data that pertains to the project at hand. At times, the two will go out into the field to collect their own data, and at other times will be in the office analyzing existing repositories of information, such as: maps, engineering drawings, and planning documents. Adam and Grace hope to reveal areas of the storm water infrastructure in need of correction through priority setting. They will also examine the storm water pipes installation and inspection dates, condition assessments, and summarize these results through a series of informed recommendations. Overall, these data are compiled and put in written form to help guide SIPOA in planning for storm drain system rehabilitation and/or construction needs in terms of time and cost for the next 5 to 10 years. The Plan will be completed this summer.

Grace and Adam said they like spending half the time outside collecting data and half their time analyzing data, doing research, and creating figures in the office. Although they have only been on Seabrook just over a week, they say they are enjoying the experience and that the people of Seabrook have been extremely welcoming and friendly.

Submitted by Sally Kimball, Tidelines Writer

100 Tons of Trash

That’s what Seabrookers dispose of on the average each month. But, less than a third (1/3) of that goes into recycling bins.  FullSizeRender (4)

In the last several months, the Post & Courier and several local TV stations have run features focusing on the challenges of recycling in the Lowcountry. Charleston County closed its recycling facility in anticipation of opening a new and more efficient center in 2017. This has some people asking why we should continue to recycle.

Despite the changing economics of recycling due to the lower prices for crude oil and other factors, every pound of waste that you recycle is a pound that does not go into our local landfills, which are starting to bulge at the seams. With almost 50 people a day moving into the Lowcountry (and who can blame them) landfills will soon become unmanageable.

And no one wants a new dump in his/her back yard. By recycling everything possible we can slow the growth of these expensive and unsightly places.

We have a robust program for recycling here on Seabrook and we should make every possible use of it. You just put the bin out on the curb every Monday without having the inconvenience of separating the different items.

Some of the things you can put in your recycling bin include:

*All types of glass bottles (no pane glass or bulbs)
*Nearly all plastic containers
*Any kind of cardboard or paper including office paper and magazines
*Nearly all steel or aluminum cans

Additionally, on the first Friday of every month you can bring light bulbs, paint cans, batteries, household chemicals or electronics into the Maintenance area near the Community Gardens.  This is the same schedule as the Brown and White Pick Up, where bulk items can be left curbside (where you would normally leave your trash/recycling), including furniture, appliances, grills, lawn furniture, or other similar household items. Please do not take any of these bulk items to the Maintenance Area.

If you don’t have a recycling bin, please contact the SIPOA Office and they will make sure that you get one. Please, let’s all keep Seabrook and the surrounding communities as beautiful as we know they can be.

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Submitted by Richard Seigel, Waste and Recycling SIPOA Environmental Committee