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CAT - TALES SM HAPPY NEW YEAR January 2013/Volume 20 Issue 1 CONTRIBUTORS EDITORS Message from your editors: Barbara Voss It’s a new year and another 12 issues of Cat- Jim Alleborn Tales to look forward to. Bill and I weren’t St. Bill Voss James residents when Cat-Tales was started Jim Carey [email protected] so many years ago, but we’ve heard it was a Vicki Caruso page or two on mimeographed paper. Thank PUBLISHED BY you to those folks who started something we Gordon Corlew can all be proud of. This is OUR magazine Melody Bellamy and we should all be proud of it. The articles Mary Ann Derks Coastal Printing & Graphics about neighbors giving their time and money Kathy Fitzgerald to benefit others, sharing life and travel ASSOCIATE EDITORS experiences, and giving us tips for our safety Don Hill and well-being (wine is very important for Bill Allen that!) are things we enjoy each month. Tricia Hill Susan Edwards We wish you health and happiness for the new Carol Kidd Betty Lewis year and are hoping to hear from you with any ideas you may have to make this publication Mike Kirsche Paul Maguire even better. Sue Maguire Barbara Lemos Wendy Taylor Nate Lipsen IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Phillip Midgett POA Fire, Rescue or Medical Emergency 911 COMMUNICATIONS (Direct Number for 911 Dispatch) 910-253-7490 John Muuss CHAIR St. James Security-Main Gate 910-253-7177 St. James Security-Main Gate 910-253-7178 Kevin O’Connor Lisa Williamson St. James Town Office 910-253-4730 St. James Community Center 910-253-3012 Carol Scott St. James POA Office 910-253-4805 ADVERTISING SALES St. James Sales Office 910-253-3001 Debby Surniak St. James Fire Department (Non-emergency) 910-253-9990 910-754-5929 St. James Marina 910-253-0463 Paula Thommen St. James Emergency Information Line 910-253-0949 [email protected] (recorded message) Tom Turano St. James Emergency Operations Center 910-253-4730 (when activated during an emergency) OR 910-253-9990 ~ Please email photos and article Barbara Voss Brunswick County Emergency Services 910-253-5383 information to the editors email Brunswick County Sheriff 910-253-2777 Skeeter Voss [email protected] Brunswick Cty Emergency Operations Center 910-253-5383 (when activated during an emergency) William Voss North Carolina State Highway Patrol 800-334-7411 ~ Address changes should be North Carolina Highway/Travel Info Line 511 submitted to POA office Additional important telephone numbers including all clubs, marina and utilities are available in the St. James phone directory. Cat-Tales © is the monthly, published means of communicating information of interest to St. James Plantation property owners. It does not espouse any political belief or endorse any product or service. Neither the POA, Coastal Printing & Graphics, management or developer endorses the products or services advertised herein; nor are they responsible for any claims made by advertisers. The St. James Plantation name and Cat- Tales logo are service marks of the developer and are used under license; unauthorized use is prohibited. All rights reserved. Entire contents copyright ©2012 Coastal Printing & Graphics. Reproduction of advertising and contents without permission is strictly prohibited. Many of our articles are written by St. James residents who own their own businesses or work in a specific area of expertise. While we are grateful to be able to tap into our residents’ knowledge. Cat-Tales does not endorse or recommend any business, nor will it include advertorial columns, per our communication policy. Page 2 CONTENTS/JANUARY 2013 WHATS INSIDE 4 President’s Column 8 Business and Pleasure 13 St. James Comes Through 15 Rally for a Cure 17 Building Your Dream Home Are We Done Yet? Part 11 32 Taking Care of Our Own Liz and Brian Walker 35 Mary Ann Derks “Mourning Dove” SJTA Champions 38 Artisans Holiday Event e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e In memory of the students and (Most) Every Issue teachers in Newtown, Connecticut 5 Fire Department Update 7 Operation at Ease 17 ACC Report 19 Service Club 21 Computer Update 23 LGA 25 Gardening 27 Meet Your Neighbors Front cover photo 31 By the Glass courtesy of Carol Scott 37 Travel Page 3 POA PRESIDent’S COLUMN JANUARY 2013 I hope all of you were able to enjoy the holiday season with • The first St. James’ community garden in friends and family. And, of course, we are interested in what Regency Park and the second St. James’ the new year will bring. In this issue I will discuss some of community garden in Seaside will open for the major projects for the first half of the year. operation in the first quarter of the year. We thank the developer for providing • The developer expects, weather permitting, to these amenities. complete the replacement of the Player’s Club bridge by March, which will trigger two follow-on • The areas for road resurfacing this spring projects for the POA. have not yet been finalized. The second engineering audit of our streets will be • We will extend the sidewalks on either side of done to see whether the new microsurfacing the new Player’s Club bridge sidewalk to join process we have been using for the last three together the existing Player’s Club and St. years is working as anticipated. James Drive sidewalks. • Finally, we expect to accomplish all of the • As soon as the Player’s Club bridge reopens, we above within our budget which was approved will close the main gate for approximately with no increase in assessments. three weeks for repairs to the entrance and exit roads and to the gatehouse. And these are the projects for only the first half of the year! • By March we expect to complete substantially all of the initial RFID tagging. We will then turn Gordon Corlew off all the remaining old clickers. POA President • We expect the first phase of a major upgrade to the landscaping of many of our common areas that began last year with the Player’s Club islands, to be completed in January with the upgrade of the Trailwood islands. • The beach club is one of our most popular amenities in St. James. Unfortunately, the beach is a very harsh environment on structures. This coming year we will do additional deck maintenance, woodworking and staining. We will also replace some furniture and add some additional safety equipment. All of this will be completed in time for the spring opening. Page 4 Fire Prevention Tips for St. James Residents This article was originally entitled Fire Prevention Tips for Seniors but it was quickly realized that these are good ideas for all ages to be reminded of and to practice. Hopefully, these tips will only be reminders and it won’t be the first time you’ve heard them. First and foremost in all emergency situations – call your St. James Fire Department by dialing 911! We are always on call to assist you with any fire or medical emergency. It’s what we do! If you are a smoker, make sure you use a large, deep Smoke alarms do save lives! Keep your batteries up ashtray to ensure all potential fire starters are out of to date. You can test them monthly in order to make the reach of fire fuel. Don’t smoke if you are lying sure they are operating correctly. Make sure everyone down, drowsy, or in bed. Should you drop a lit can hear them. If there is a problem with hearing the cigarette, pipe or cigar, a fire could ensue. alarms, you might want to consult an alarm specialist about installing pulsating light alarms. As it is getting cooler, you might be using a space heater Plan and practice how you would exit from your home on the enclosed porch or in if it were on fire. You want to have at least two escape a room that tends to get routes out of the house and you want to ensure that cold. Keep the space heater you are able to exit from the home based upon your at least three feet away from own abilities. Check to make sure your windows and anything that can burn – doors open easily to facilitate your escape. And make including you! Don’t leave sure everyone knows where the rallying or meeting these heaters unattended. point is outside of the house. That way, you can tell the St. James Fire Department firefighters if anyone While cooking, make sure you are not wearing loose is left in the house when firefighters arrive. fitting sleeves or cuffs. Wearing tight fitting sleeves and cuffs will help ensure you do not catch a pot Remember that the SJFD is always available for any handle with your sleeve. It will also ensure you don’t fire or medical emergency. Just call 911 and we will unintentionally drag the sleeve though an open flame be there to assist you. if cooking with gas. As always, if you’re interested in joining the St. Remember the old “stop, drop and roll” that you James Fire Department as an emergency medical learned in elementary school? Well it still works, technician, firefighter or fire police, please stop by it’s just a bit more difficult now! Stop all movement, the station or call 253-9990 to speak with Chief drop gently to the floor or ground while covering John Dahill about joining our ranks. your face with your hands, and roll over to smother the flames.

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