To Contact Board Members or the POA: call 579-2044 or e-mail at CSPOA@carolinashores.net
Joe Watts – President, John Csernecky – Vice President, Kerry Jarrell – Treasurer, Sue Hensler– Secretary,
Kelly Wilson –Director, Carol Davis – Director, Julia Lally – Director, Philip Laura – Director
Merrilee Burns – Co-Editor Linda Rugg – Co-Editor
Bulletin email: cspoabulletin@gmail.com
CSPOA website: www.carolinashoresPOA.org
Office Hours: Monday through Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Message from the Board – Joe Watts, President
Adapted from “17 INCHES” – by John Scolinos
In 1996, Coach Scolinos was 78 years old and five years retired from a college coaching career that began in 1948. He shuffled to the stage to an impressive standing ovation, wearing dark polyester pants, a light blue shirt, and a string around his neck from which home plate hung — a full-sized, stark-white home plate.
After speaking for twenty-five minutes, not once mentioning the prop hanging around his neck, Coach Scolinos appeared to notice the snickering among some of the coaches. Even those who knew Coach Scolinos had to wonder exactly where he was going with this, or if he had simply forgotten about home plate since he’d gotten on stage. Then, finally …“You’re probably all wondering why I’m wearing home plate around my neck. “I may be old, but I’m not crazy. The reason I stand before you today is to share with you baseball people what I’ve learned in my life, what I’ve learned about home plate in my 78 years.”
Several hands went up when Scolinos asked how many Little League coaches were in the room. “Do you know how wide home plate is in Little League?” After a pause, someone offered, “Seventeen inches?
“That’s right,” he said. “How about in Babe Ruth’s day? Any Babe Ruth coaches in the house?” Another long pause, “Seventeen inches?”
“That’s right,” said Scolinos. “Now, how many high school coaches do we have in the room?” Hundreds of hands shot up, as the pattern began to appear. “How wide is home plate in high school baseball?” “Seventeen inches,” they said, sounding more confident.
“You’re right!” Scolinos barked. “And you college coaches, how wide is home plate in college?”
“Seventeen inches!”
“Any Minor League coaches here? How wide is home plate in pro ball?”............“Seventeen inches!”
“RIGHT! And in the Major Leagues, how wide home plate is in the Major Leagues?
“Seventeen inches!”
“SEVENTEEN INCHES!” he confirmed, his voice bellowing off the walls. “And what do they do with a Big League pitcher who can’t throw the ball over seventeen inches?” “What they don’t do is this: they don’t say, ‘Ah, that’s okay, Jimmy. If you can’t hit a seventeen-inch target? We’ll make it eighteen inches or nineteen inches. We’ll make it twenty inches so you have a better chance of hitting it. If you can’t hit that, let us know so we can make it wider still, say twenty-five inches.'”
“Coaches… what do we do when your best player shows up late to practice, or when our team rules forbid facial hair and a guy shows up unshaven? What if he gets caught drinking? Do we hold him accountable? Or do we change the rules to fit him? Do we widen home plate? "If we don’t teach accountability then there is no consequence for failing to meet standards. We just widen the plate!”
Coaches, keep your players, and everyone around you, including yourself at seventeen inches. "Don't widen the plate.”
Our community, Carolina Shores POA has standards referred to as Rules & Regulations and the Declaration of Restrictions (DOR). The Board is committed to keeping these standards at “17 Inches”. We sincerely appreciate all of our members that comply!
THANK YOU TO OUR BULLETIN EDITORS LINDA RUGG and MERRILEE BURNS
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 11, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. – MONTHLY BOARD MEETING AT THE CLUBHOUSE.
ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
IF YOU ARE NOT ON OUR FREE COMMUNITY EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE BUSINESS OFFICE. YOU MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE EMAIL ADDRESS PER HOUSEHOLD.
Please remember to notify the office if you change your phone number, email address, name, or mailing address. It is extremely easy to overlook this, but difficult for the office should we need to contact you. Thank you.
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How to Submit Articles to the Bulletin
The DEADLINE for submitting articles for the Bulletin is 5:00 p.m. on the 20th of each month for the following month’s issue.
YOU MUST EMAIL ARTICLES to: cspoabulletin@gmail.com. Do not use the office email. Be sure to include the name of the activity in the “subject” line of your email. Thank you.
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Recreation Facilities – Kelly Wilson
RECREATION AREA
The Pavilion has been rented out this past month for various parties. It has become a great community amenity for all members, and we welcome members to join us for Happy Hour in the Park under the Pavilion and other POA gatherings.
There has been an increase in play at the Basketball area also, and we enjoy seeing kids from our community able to enjoy this area.
POOL
The pool has been extremely busy this summer season and once again has become our busiest amenity. It’s been great seeing grandparents once again enjoying the company of family and hearing kids once again enjoying the pools also.
Please remember that the pool closes at the start of dusk which is about 8:00 p.m. here and the attendants announce the closing at approximately 7:50 p.m. to all swimmers. The gates lock down at 8:00 p.m. Anyone coming to the pool after 7:00 p.m., please be aware of this also.
COURTS
The Courts are getting closer to their repair dates. At last correspondence, the repairs are looking to begin sometime around the end of August or into September. We are looking forward to the new look.
We hope everyone has been enjoying all our great amenities here in Carolina Shores and that everyone has a great summer.
ACC Corner – Bill Rose, ACC Chairperson
I thank the Board for selecting me as the new Chairman of the ACC replacing the retiring Joe Martere. Joe has built quite a system and I have only been on as a Committee Member for a year; therefore, I am still learning all the Rules and Regulations. Please bear with me if I do not get your questions answered promptly.
My background is in the financial area serving as a corporate controller in healthcare, manufacturing and woods industry. I also have had a small crew assisting me in speculative home construction.
Our ACC has had a loss of personnel due to retirement, health issues and just wanting to do something else. At present time there are only two active members, so we are needing to fill about six positions. If you are looking for a challenging, but not physically demanding position, please contact the Board office to set up an interview. Experience is not required but helpful.
Recreation Committee – Sue O’Reilly
SAVE THE DATES
Bingo - Sunday, August 15, at 3:00 p.m. at the POA clubhouse
Happy Hour in the Park – Friday, August 20, at 5:00 p.m. at the pavilion
Fall Fest - Sunday, October 17, at 3:00 p.m. at the pavilion
Community-Wide Yard Sale
A community-wide yard sale will be held August 20, 2021. If you are interested in participating, call Brenda Edwards at 845-891-3306 for information.
Carolina Shores Bowling League – James Ratcliff
“WAKE UP” Bowlers,
Our organizational meeting is scheduled for August 31 at 5:30 p.m., at Little River Lanes. Our first night of bowling is scheduled for September 14.
The Carolina Shores bowling league is a
neighborhood, un-sanctioned, fun league. It is made up of members of the Town
of Carolina Shores and neighboring communities. We have bowlers of all skill
levels, from beginner to advanced. Most of our members began bowling in their
younger years and took time off for their careers. We have begun bowling again
to spend time and meet our neighbors and newfound friends.
We normally bowl a 26-week season from the week after Labor Day, until the end of March or beginning of April. It gets us out of the house during the winter months and is much healthier than sitting on the couch. Our league bowls every Tuesday night, with practice beginning at 5:30 p.m. and league bowling starts at 5:40 p.m. We are normally done by 8:15 p.m., and some teams and league members follow up with beverage or sandwich at one of the many local eating establishments.
Our weekly cost currently is $16, of which $11.25 goes to Little River Lanes to pay for our bowling, while the other $4.75 goes into our prize fund. We finish our year with a fully funded banquet and distribute cash prizes to all our regular team members.
We also take weeks off from bowling such as Thanksgiving week, Christmas week and New Year’s week (depending on how the holiday falls). This provides our league members with the chance to relax and spend time with friends and family during the holidays. We also give teams the opportunity to pre or post bowl, for times when they have travel plans.
The league last year was 15 teams strong, while dealing with covid restrictions. We look to grow our league every year. We always have new friends and neighbors moving into our surrounding community. Last year, 2020-2021, we handed out more than $6,500 in prizes. Please consider joining us for some moderate exercise, substantial fun and never-ending friendship. You may contact our league through Little River bowling lanes, or you can email our league secretary/treasurer at Jnavsc@hotmail.com.
News Splash! – Mary Timothy
Water aerobics classes are held Monday through Saturday at 9:00
a.m. There is a $5.00 fee for the season. Water weights, water shoes and a
bottle of water are recommended; expect an hour of fun and exercise.
Quilting Group – Gloria Gustavson
Mark your calendars.
Our Quilting Group meetings will begin again September 10 at 10 a.m. in the POA
clubhouse. This invitation is extended to all quilters in the community past, present
and future. If you are new to Carolina Shores and would like to know more about
our group, call either Inez Barrett at 910-579-0779 or Gloria Gustavson at
910-297-0066 or just stop on by September 10 and check us out. Our meetings are
scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month, September thru June.
Let’s kick this season off with new ideas and new members.
Knit ‘n Natter – Diana Mardall
The knitting
group meets at the POA clubhouse. The meetings for August will be on the 2nd,
16th and 30th at 6:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, email me at limeylady70@gmail.com or call me at 910-575-7804.
Book Discussion Group – Susie Riggs
The Book Discussion Group met on Friday, July 16, in the POA library. The two reading selections for the month were The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson and The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd. Both novels were inspired by historical events and led to a very engaging discussion among group members.
Our next meeting will be held on Friday, August 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the POA library. We will be discussing His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie, which tells the story of a young seamstress in Ghana and what it means to be a woman in her rapidly changing world. As always, all interested Carolina Shores residents are invited to attend!
Pickleball - Rick Griffith & Sue Berger
"Open Play"
Schedule*
Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday at 8:00 a.m.
Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
*Carolina Shores "Open Play" pickleball is for players of ALL levels of experience including beginners. It is NOT a league or team competition. It is recreational as well as social. Beginners are encouraged to learn and play.
Wear Tennis shoes and comfortable clothing. Paddles and balls are available to use.
Never played and interested in learning? We'll teach you. Check out this site on how to play: How to Play Pickleball - USA Pickleball or go to (www. USAPickleball.org). Stop by the courts during Open play and check it out.
Contact us to schedule a beginners lesson or if you have any questions:
Rick Griffith 419.262.3832 / GriffithRJ@hotmail.com
Sue Berger 919.410.1221 / LeeSueBerger@gmail.com
We hope to see you at the courts!!
Care Team – Flo Pflaster
We have many volunteers
on the Care Team, ready and willing to help our neighbors with temporary
assistance. I will do whatever I can to find someone to help - all you have to
do is call or email me!
For those of you who have volunteered to help others by being on the Care Team, here is how you make sure you are getting notifications when I post a request:
How to control all email notification settings (including groups)
1. Log in to nextdoor.com and click your profile picture in the top right corner.
2. Select Settings from the drop-down.
3. Select Notifications from the left menu:
4. Next to Email Notifications, select Edit
5. If you set Updates from your local area to None then you will not receive email notifications from your groups.
6. If you set it to Only top posts or All you will get an email for every new group post. (choose this one)
Note: Adjusting these settings will affect all your email notifications, not just for groups.
If you want to be a part of this team or if you no longer want to be on the list, please let me know. There are not many calls for help, but people are so very grateful for the assistance they do get! It really does not take much to volunteer. Help with a small chore at home, an occasional ride, a temporary need for dog walking, etc. is usually what is needed. So, neighbors, continue to let me know if you need help and I will do my best to find someone.
Thank you,
575-6243 home
368-1070 cell
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In Memoriam
June Richard |
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PAVILION and RECREATION AREA CALENDAR
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Pavilion and Recreation Area Calendar for August 2021 |
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2 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
3 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
4 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics
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9:00 Pickleball 9:00 Water Aerobics |
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8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics |
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9 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
10
9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
11 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics
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12
9:00 Pickleball 9:00 Water Aerobics |
13 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics
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14 9:00 Water Aerobics 9:00 Pickleball
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16 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
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9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
18 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics |
19 9:00 Pickleball 9:00 Water Aerobics |
20 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:00 Happy Hour in the Park |
21 9:00 Water Aerobics 9:00 Pickleball |
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23 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
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9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
25 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics |
26
9:00 Pickleball 9:00 Water Aerobics |
27
8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics |
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9:00 Water Aerobics 9:00 Pickleball |
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30 8:30 Tennis 9:00 Water Aerobics 5:30 Pickleball |
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Clubhouse Calendar for August 2021 |
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2 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Maj Jongg 6:30 Ladies Poker 6:30 King’s Row 6:30 Knit ‘n’ Natter |
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5 10:00 Mah Jongg 6:00 Rec Comm Meeting 6:00 Men’s Poker 6:30 Mah Jongg 7:00 Men’s Poker |
6 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Ladies Cards 6;00 Friday Night Cards |
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9 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Maj Jongg 6:30 Ladies Poker 6:30 King’s Row 6:30 Knit ‘n’ Natter |
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1:30 Tuesday Poker |
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8:00 Exercise 9:30 Board Mtg 1:00 Ladies Cards |
12 10:00 Mah Jongg 6:00 Men’s Poker 6:30 Mah Jongg 7:00 Men’s Poker |
13 8:00 Exercise 10:00 Quilting / Needlework Guild 1:00 Ladies Cards 6;00 Friday Night Cards |
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16 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Maj Jongg 6:30 Ladies Poker 6:30 King’s Row
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18 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Ladies Cards 7:00 Bunco
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19 10:00 Mah Jongg 6:00 Men’s Poker 6:30 Mah Jongg 7:00 Men’s Poker |
20 8:00 Exercise 10:00 Book Discussion Group 1:00 Ladies Cards 6;00 Friday Night Cards |
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23 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Maj Jongg 6:30 Ladies Poker 6:30 King’s Row 6:30 Knit ‘n’ Natter |
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8:00 Exercise
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26 10:00 Mah Jongg 6:00 Men’s Poker 6:30 Mah Jongg 7:00 Men’s Poker |
27 8:00 Exercise 10:00 Quilting / Needlework Guild 1:00 Ladies Cards 6;00 Friday Night Cards |
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30 8:00 Exercise 1:00 Maj Jongg 6:30 Ladies Poker 6:30 King’s Row
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Recycle Center Schedule Windshield Sticker Required Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Closed Sundays Please check the town website for adjusted hours.
2021 Holiday Schedule: January 1, January 18, April 2, May 31, July 4, September 6, November 11, November 25, December 25.
Important: DO NOT LEAVE CAR PARKED AT THE TRASH COMPACTOR WHEN DISCARDING ITEMS IN THE RECYCLE BINS. |