Coastal Chatter March 2015

Additional copies of the Coastal Chatter are at the

Sales office.

Coastal Plantation 910-270-3520, 531 Loblolly Trail, Hampstead, NC 28443, Tim Weaver, Community Manager

Email your news articles for the April Coastal Chatter to cpoperaions@jensencommunities.com or drop it by the Sales Office by

Monday, March 30th. Thank you!

HAPPY SPRING!

INTERNATIONAL NITE!

WHAT A NIGHT IT WAS!

POTLUCK DINNER! DELICIOUS!

March is:

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Humorists are Artists Month

International Expect Success Month

Irish-American Heritage Month

Mad for Plaid Month

National Craft Month

National Eye Donor Month

National Nutrition Month

National Kidney Month

National Kite Month

National Peanut Month

Play the Recorder Month

Save Your Vision Month

Social Work Month

Spiritual Wellness Month

Women’s History Month

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COASTAL CHATTER

ACTIVITIES f rom Dottie Karika

Can't believe the weather we're having. Not to be out-done by our friends in the northeast, we had to have our dust-ing of snow the other day. Hoping instead of the winds in March, I hope it brings sun & 70's. Speaking of snow, our clubhouse looked like a winter wonderland for the :"Pot Luck Dinner" held on Saturday, Jan. 31st. Of course, all the food brought by our volunteers were delicious, with a great variety of appetizers, entrees & desserts. Approximately 72 mem-

bers & guests enjoyed a great evening. Our thanks go to Carol & Tony Peralta, Fleur & Chuck Mc Knight, Peg & Tom Nattress and Dottie Wanzor, who filled in for Ann Lee & Bob Johnston since they were unable to be there, for their hard work. Everyone appreciates the work that all those who put on the monthly dinners do.

The clubhouse was rocking Saturday, Feb. 21st for the 6th annual "International Nite" hosted by Pat Byron, Marie & Phil Kenyon, Mike McCaughey, Lauretta Riggs, Jane & Tom Wright, Pat & Gary Struck, who filled in for Marilyn & Jim Smith who couldn't be there & John Tamn. We had numerous dishes from different countries, from Italy, Belgium, Ger-many, Sweden, Hungary, France, Israel, USA, etc. Between the appetizers, the entrees & the desserts, none of the 75 in attendance went home hungry! The fun really began when the entertainment started. We had Annie Oakley (Rosemary Krug) & Wild Bill Hickok (Chuck Mc Knight) singing "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better", we're not sure who did better but Rosemary sure could hold her breathe. They were accompanied by Beryl Bloch. Next came Coastal's resident clown, Mary Ellen Gaffney doing her pantomime the-atrics, she did a great job coordinating her scarves with her props. The piece de re-sistance were our ballerina's. With their pink tutu's, pink bloomers & pink knee socks, they certainly looked the part but where they get the nerve to do their dance in front of everyone is amazing. Their hair & makeup was done to perfection. I'm sure all their family members never thought that these guys would throw caution to the wind when they retired! In case you couldn't identify these lovely ladies, they were Jim Karika, Ted Acorn, Gary Struck & Phil Kenyon. Unfortunately or fortunately, Rosemary has decided to retire after 5 years of racking her brain thinking of new acts. It's been a great run & maybe she'll change her mind. Once again our thanks go to the committee & all who made the evening such a suc-cess!

Our next breakfast should be on Saturday, March 7th with the "B" Team host-ing. Many thanks to Bob Rossi & his crew for continuing this tradition!

Bunco for March will be on Wednesday, March 4th @ 11AM. Call Rose Anne Tumm, 270-9384 who is substituting for Mae Curfman while she recuperates from her knee opera-tion. Hoping she'll be back home soon!

Also in March, we have our bowling contest. A fun day, hope you'll join us, you don't have to bowl, you can root us on & also enjoy the delicious meal after. Everything we do ends up with food, have you noticed. The date is Saturday, March 28th, contact Rosemary Krug 270-1875.

The flyers have already been delivered for our annual "St. Patrick's Day Dinner". Our hosts are Pat & Charlie Brady, Josie & Bob Balderson, Pat Byron, Priscilla Dunphy, Pat & Charlie Ottina, Jean Stoudenmire & Rose Anne Tumm.

The hosts cook the corned beef & cabbage and members are needed to provide the pota-toes, carrots, Irish soda bread. The snacks, bread & butter & desserts will be provided. A great deal for $5.00 per member & $6.00 for guests. Nowhere could you get a meal like this for $5.00. Hope all will come & enjoy. Maybe they'll be a sing-a-long of Irish mu-sic! Looking forward to seeing you there.

Linda Henry & her co-hosts will be doing a "Pizza Party" in April. Info will be out when the time nears. That takes care of this year since May & June are already sched-uled. A big thank you to all who volunteered and do such a bang up job keeping our com-munity rocking!

Stay healthy & happy!

God bless,

Dottie

Sorry to hear Barbara Sheridan, due to injury to her bowling arm, will miss the rest of the winter season. Hopefully, she'll be able to return next season. In January, we welcomed Mim & Beryl Bloch to our bowling fami-ly. Beryl's first game was a 164 and a few weeks later, he bowled a 174. Beryl said it's coming back to him after a long lay off!! Mim says it may take her a little longer but she's having fun and that's what counts.

Charlie Brady led the rest of our bowlers with a high game of 244, which ties for the high game so far this year. He also had series of 539 & 537. Jim K. came next with games of 224 & 222 with series of 604 & 557. Chuck Mc Knight and Gary Struck both had 572 series with Chuck having the higher scores of 203 & 198 to Gary's 192 & 194. Chuck also had a 203 - 537 series plus a 224 game & a 514 series. Gary had 2 191's & a 186 game. Steve Hildreth bowled a 201 game with a 511 series & a 184 with a 517.

Pat Struck led the women with games of 193 & 195. Bob Johnston had a 192 & 184 beat-ing out Pat Brady's 189 & 176. Ted Acorn & Rich Jemmott both had 183's with Ted adding a 175. Maddie Drew was close behind with a 182 & 179. Mary Ellen Gaffney came next with a quiet 180 game. Did I say quiet!! Rosemary Krug had a 172 game, if she could only make that 7 pin! Bea Acorn & Mina Alford both had 170 games.

See you at the alley! The Coastal Plantation Bowling Tournament is Saturday, March 28th. Sign up sheet is at the Clubhouse and is open to all residents, not just JAC members.

DON’T MISS THE BEAUTY IN A RAINBOW

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Ladies Lunch & Movie Bunch by Fleur McKnight

On our usual second Thursday, Feb. 12th, 17 ladies met for lunch at Olive Garden and then proceeded to Carmike where we split to attend three different movies.

Two chose "Foxcatcher" starring Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum. Billed as a docudrama it's taken from a memoir by Mark Schultz about the murder of his brother Dave by John DuPont, heir to the DuPont Chemical Company family fortune. The movie follows the Olympic wrestling champion

brothers and their tragic relationship with DuPont at his wrestling training camp named "Foxcatcher".

My research into the background of this true story was fascinating. Each worked at the camp at different times following their 1984 Olympic gold medal victories. They were the first brothers in American history to win gold the same year and only two brothers ever to win Olympic and World gold medals. First Mark worked at Foxcatcher to help put together a team for the '88 Seoul Olym-pics. He left in '88. Dave and his family moved onto the estate in '89 for what he felt was good training and financial security. In '95 Dave voiced his decision to leave the next year. He was shot on Jan. 20, '96 at which time he and five others were training for the 1996 Olympic games.

Mark later disputed some depictions in the movie concerning his relationship with DuPont, how his own accomplishments were downplayed and certain added scenes that were pure fiction; ie: a library scene. A post from his Facebook, quote: (Nov., '14) "Looking back I should have trusted my gut and never let (John DuPont) into my life -- or indeed, the life of my brother a few years later. Everything about him was weird, from the dyed red Ronald McDonald hair with layers of dandruff in the roots to his dark yellow teeth, caked with food."

One lady said it was "different" but very good. "Always enjoy a true story".

Many had already seen "American Sniper" and/or read the book but three ladies chose to go this day. I don't feel I need to elaborate on this story of real life sniper and navy seal, Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper as the story has been told over and over with actor interviews and film clips for months. Our ladies agreed with all and everyone that it was outstanding in all respects even though very hard to watch at times and very, very sad.

The rest of us went to see Kevin Costner in his own produced movie, "Black or White", which concerned a recently widowed white grandfather, a wealthy, busy lawyer in LA fighting for continued custody of his biracial granddaughter. He and his wife had custody since their daughter died in childbirth and the African American father was out of the picture because of serious drug abuse. Now with his wife's death the other grandmother, a straight talking, successful self-made woman (played by wonderful Octavia Spencer) decides that in the best interest of the child (played by 10 year old Jillian Estell) that her large E. LA family which now includes the father, should have custody. A court battle ensues forcing both families to face their feelings on race, understanding and forgiveness. We all liked it very much. It gave a lot of insight into stereotypes, language usage and mirror images on both sides of racial and parental issues. Entertaining as well as thought provoking. Love can be blind and compassionate.

I will be away for the March 12th movie day, so please mark your calendars and contact my stalwart helper, RoseAnne Tumm by Monday, March 9th, at 270-9384.

Thanks again Ladies, for all and everything.

Have fun at the movies! Fleur

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Thank you Paul Drew for all the help you have given to Kitty and Harry Schailey. You and Bella have made a difference in many lives here in Jensen’s. Thank you!

SUNSHINE CLUB:

We've had many residents under the weather these past cou-ple of months and it's no wonder with the weather we've been having! Please keep in your prayers, Jim Smith, John Tamm, Margaret Stenerson, Rich Jemmott, Pat Tierney, Jerry Watson, Lavorna Lake, Mert Taylor and Mae Curfman. All have either been sick or hospitalized since December. Unfortunately, we lost

two members of our Coastal family. Dot Day who lived on Cypress Circle with her husband, Bob, passed away. They had moved in with their daughter in Wilmington but she loved cards & played canasta with the girls while she was here. Also longtime resident Harry Schailey, who also lived on Cypress Circle with his wife, Kitty passed away Feb. 10th at the age of 94. Harry & Kitty moved here from New Jersey in July of 95. They enjoyed participating in the many functions, he was part of the "A" Breakfast Team for many years. His failing health stopped him from being out & about but he never lost his sense of humor & was not one to complain. He will be greatly missed by his friends and the Coastal community.

A THANK YOU FROM KITTY

I wish to thank all who visited Harry during his illness and for all the cards, phone calls and Mass cards I received after his passing. We had a good life. I have a lot of good memories of our 72 years together. I am especially thankful for living our

last 20 years in such a loving and caring community. A special thanks to all my neighbors who were so helpful these past two years.

SPRINGTIME IS THE LAND AWAKENING.

THE MARCH WINDS ARE THE MORNING YAWN. LEWIS GRIZZARD

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Sky Watch – March Sky – by Margaret Stenerson

A total solar eclipse occurs on Friday, March 20th!! It happens to be on the same day as the vernal equinox (12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness). So, mark your calendars! The eclipse is caused by the shadow of the moon passing exactly between the Earth and the sun. The moon is in “new moon” phase which means we cannot see the moon, but it is there and casting a shadow on Earth.

http://earthsky.org/tonight/supermoon-to-stage-total-eclipse-of-the-sun-on-march-20

Unfortunately we would have to be in Greenland or Iceland to see the total eclipse.

A partial eclipse will happen along the East coast at 4:35 AM, but the sun does not rise until 7:25 AM EDT on March 20th. Therefore, I am sorry to report that we will not be able to see the eclipse at Coastal Plantation. But, watch the news that day for pictures of the total eclipse, please.

Phases of the Moon

March 1st: Waxing Gibbous Moon (getting larger toward the Full Moon)

March 5th : Full Moon (looks like a Full Moon from the 4th to the 7th) visible all night

March 8th – 11th : Waning Gibbous Moon (getting smaller toward the last quarter moon )

March 13th : Last or 3rd Quarter Moon (looks like half a moon) and visible in the morning sky

March 15th – 17th : Waning Crescent – visible in the morning sky

March 20th : New Moon - not visible from earth and a supermoon (very high tides)

March 23rd – 25th : Waxing Crescent Moon (getting larger and visible in the afternoon)

March 27th : First Quarter Moon (looks like a half moon) and visible in the afternoon.

Planets visible:

March 1st and 2nd Jupiter near the moon

March 11th Saturn near the moon

March 22nd Venus near the moon

March 29th Jupiter and moon at dusk

Constellations visible:

The “Summer Triangle” of stars becomes visible on March 16th . The three stars are: Altair in the constellation Aquila; Deneb in Cygnus; and Vega in Lyra.

Has anyone else seen the family of little ducks that have taken up residence here??

Questions: stenersonmargaret@yahoo.com

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WEDNESDAY is LEAF PICK-UP DAY

When you rake your piles of leaves to the curb, please make sure there are no rocks, mulch, sand, soil or sticks in the piles. The leaf vac can only pick up leaves. Anything else will damage

SINGERS OF THE TOP SONGS OF THE 60S

Find the last names of the singers of these top songs of the 60s:

1. “Puppy Love” – 1960 – Paul __________a

2. “At Last’” – 1960 – Etta __________s

3. “Hello Mary Lou” – 1961 – Ricky __________n

4. “Palisades Park” – 1962 – Freddy __________n

5. “Go Away Little Girl” – 1963 – Steve __________e

Written by Alan Stillson – please see http://stillsonworks.com .

BRAISED RED CABBAGE from COOK’S COUNTRY Dec/Jan 2015

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 onion, halved and sliced thin

1 head red cabbage (2lbs.), cored and sliced 1/2 inch thick

1 cup red wine

1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate (Minute Maid Original is recommended)

1 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

Salt and pepper

1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces

3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

1. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook until golden, 7 to 9 minutes. Stir in cabbage, wine, orange juice concentrate, sugar, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes.

2. Stir in apple. Increase heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, uncovered, until cabbage is tender and liquid is syrupy, 25 to 30 minutes longer.

3. Off heat, stir in parsley and remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serves 4.

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SNEADS FERRY COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS:

“A WIND BETWEEN THE HOUSES” by Maurice J. Hill

March 1st and March 6th, 7th & 8th at the

Sneads Ferry Community Center

126 Park Lane; Sneads Ferry, NC

8pm, doors open at 7:15pm

CASH ONLY—Adults $10. Students $5.

For more information call 910-327-2798 or go to:

sneadsferrycommunitytheatre.com

THALIAN HALL EVENTS FOR MARCH:

March 13th—Friday 7:30pm; Main Attraction: Peter Yarrow—member of Peter, Paul and Mary

March 19-22; Local Theatre: “Clybourne Park”

March 25th— Wednesday 7:30pm; MacMaster & Leahy; Celtic Music & Dance

March 27th– Friday 7:30pm: Jazz pianist– Mary Louise Knutson

March 28th, Saturday 7:30pm-Mipso- Southern String Band

More information call 910-632-2285 or go to: thalianhall.org

UNCW EVENTS FOR MARCH:

March 1—Sunday 7pm; Wilmington Symphonic Winds

March 5 – Thursday 7:30pm; UNCW Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds

March 15—Sunday 3-5pm; Winter Hootenanny

March 18—Wednesday 9-5pm; Broadway Jekyll & Hyde

March 21—Saturday 8pm; Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

March 22—Sunday 4pm; Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra

March 28—Saturday 8pm; “The Clothesline Muse”

More information call 910-962-3500 or go to uncw.edu

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COASTAL CHATTER

MANAGERS MEMO

Where is spring? Are you as tired of the cooler than normal temperatures here at Coastal Plantation? I know I am!!!!!! The good news is though that spring has to be around the corner; I have seen some of our lilies have already been up and blooming and the rob-

ins have already returned!!!! If we want to feel better about our weather all we have to do is watch a report from the north!

On a spring note; the pond fountain has been sent in for repair and should be back and operating shortly. I hope it doesn’t scare away the group of wood ducks that have been spotted on the pond over the last few weeks. As we move into warmer weather please be courteous and aware of other residents and guests in the community.

As always keep making Coastal Plantation a community where people want to live!

Timothy Weaver

REMINDER for residents with pets:

Please make sure to have your pets on a leash while outside. If you are having guests over that also have pets, please make sure their pets are on a leash while outside and they pick up after them.

Thank you for keeping Coastal Plantation clean!

WIFI at the Clubhouse is jensens714

SINGERS OF THE TOP SONGS OF THE 60S - ANSWERS

1. “Puppy Love” – 1960 – Paul Anka

2. “At Last’” – 1960 – Etta James

3. “Hello Mary Lou” – 1961 – Ricky Nelson

4. “Palisades Park” – 1962 – Freddy Cannon

5. “Go Away Little Girl” – 1963 – Steve Lawrence

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