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December 2010 Archive
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Ocean Plaza Book Project
Ocean Plaza book project to commemorate Hotel Tybee. Author looking for old photos & stories. All profits to support Tybee Post Theater. Whenever given the chance Harry Spirides, owner & operator of the 205 room Ocean Plaza Beach Resort, proudly proclaims, “Hospitality has been served here at Ocean Plaza’s address for 123 years since the [...] -
Michael Sullivan – I sit at her table
I sit at her table, Booth One, at Doc’s bar, on the 30th day of October. The word is out. Flowers arrive and are placed. Her pictures are adjusted. The mood is tentative. First, conversations go to Miss Sylvia’s passing between announcer audio on the Georgia-Florida game. Folks wander into the bar. Manager Pam Smith [...] -
Oceanfront Cottages
The busy season is past and we are now gearing up for next year’s business. In just a blink we will be in our busy season and wondering why we did not take the time to enjoy this quiet time of year. We are eagerly anticipating another fabulous New Year’s Eve fireworks display over the [...] -
From the Mayors Desk
I am continually amazed at how much we have going on here on our little Island. One of the things that happens here that many people may not be aware of is the summer program at the Fresh Air Home. I had a chance this past month to spend some time there and learned a [...] -
Ladies Auxiliary
Hello Auxiliary Members and Breeze readers, Happy Holidays! We are very busy at the Legion as Commander Walker discussed in his article. One of our Post wide major events of the year is our Children’s Christmas Party on December 18 at 6:00. This is a covered dish dinner for the community. We usually have a [...] -
American Legion Post 154 -The Commanders Corner
By George Walker American Legion Post 154 Commander Tybee Island, GA Once again the Veteran’s Day parade gave us all a chance to thank all veterans, both active and otherwise for what they have given. The Chatham County Veterans Council did a fantastic job of coordinating the one hundred plus units that participated. Thanks also [...] -
Tybee Marine Rescue Mission Reports
Oct – Nov. Still Quiet: No called missions. Quiet?….Ahhhhhh that can be a good thing. The island is getting back to “Tybee Time!” Last month I touched on Cooking for the City Employee Awards, Skipper George Keeran and Crew did us proud. I thought I would throw in a couple of shots from that afternoon. [...] -
2010 HURRICANE SEASON REVIEW
BY JEFF KIRK (CHIEF METEOROLOGIST AT WJCL AND FOX 28, THECOASTALSOURCE.COM) Leading up to this past June, many forecasters were pointing towards a dangerous hurricane season ahead, with not only above average number of storms, but above average landfall and damage in the United States. Fortunately, only one of those two predictions came true, and [...] -
Tybee Wedding Chapel
It was this time last year that Jane Coslick asked Lannie and me to consider taking the chapel and making it into a wedding chapel. How fast the year has flown! Everyone comments on how much larger it is than it was originally. Yes, it is larger and necessarily so. Anthony Sapone and his wonderful [...] -
FRAN VAN FLANDERS FOR DEC. 2010
FRAN VAN FLANDERS FOR DEC. 2010 Dear Fran, How do I make a reservation to stay on Huc-A-Poo’s couch for a weekend? I heard it got voted one of the best places to stay on Tybee. Do you know if they offer a complimentary breakfast for their guests? Yours truly, Ona Tripp Dear Ona, I [...]