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“Still “Still “Still “Still “Still Crazy Crazy Crazy Crazy Crazy after after after after after all all all all all these these these these these Years…!” Years…!” Years…!” Years…!” Years…!” 

A lot of water flows under the 

bridge over two decades. Jack 

Boylston and Jiggs Watson, joint 

Patriarchs of Tybee’s 

infamous ‘Beach Beach 

Bum Bum Parade Parade,’ Parade ha ve 

been drenched in a 

whole lot of water 

over the years! The 

two partners in crime 

were fun loving, 

adventurous, and relatively 

young men at the start of that first 

‘Beach Beach Bum Bum Bum Parade’ Parade’ back in 

1987. Twenty years, twenty-one 

parades, and a few gray hairs 

later - they both remain very 

young at heart and undeniably, 

“Still Crazy After all these 

Years”! 

Joining Jack and Jiggs in 

this time honored “Tybee frivolity” 

is Alan Alan Missroon Missroon Missroon as Grand 

Marshal, Jenny Jenny Orr Orr as her heiness 

the Queen, and Mike Mike Corbett Corbett, Corbett 

as the Big Kahuna. The 2007 

parade will commence on the 

Friday night May 18th by Debbie 

Brady 

Robinson 

Jack, “moving it back to the last 

locals’ weekend helps business. It’s 

another good reason to get folks to 

come to Tybee!” 

When asked how the whole 

thing got started in the first place? “It 

was strictly accidental,” says Jack. “It 

was Spring 1987. We were all still 

hanging out at the Desoto. Several of 

us, including Jiggs, Tommy 

Clark, John O’Neill and 

myself, decided to go out and 

play some softball with the 

guys at the ball park. Those 

guys were killin’ us,” said 

Jack in exasperation! “They 

were really playing hard ball - 

knocking it clean out of the Park! 

They were pros! Our out field 

couldn’t keep up. We decided to form 

our own team with our own 

standards. Anybody could play on 

‘The The The Beach Beach Bums’ Bums’ team! There 

were no requirements. It was like 

T-ball - we had an ‘every kid’ gets to 

play motto!” 

, at 6:30 

PM, marking the beginning of 

‘the last locals weekend’ 

declares Jiggs Watson. A 

number of folks have been “We had thirty guys that first 

confused about the move from spring,” continued Jack. “Everyone 

Memorial Day weekend, but Jack got to play, but not everyone got to 

and Jiggs both insist that the bat. We won only one game, but we 

Beach Beach Beach Bum Bum Parade Parade was had more fun than those other teams. 

traditionally held on the last 

locals’ weekend. Besides says 

The Bums really hammed it up, but 

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we had class, too! We wore peach colored 

jerseys, had the Bummettes (our own 

cheerleaders), and our own video 

photographer, Dr. Mike Milford. Doc might 

have been a little tipsy more often than not, 

however - we got a lot of footage of the tree 

tops and tops of our shoes! We even had our 

own post game interview session! We would 

all gather at the DeSoto’s Ship Watch Lounge 

immediately following the games. The Band 

(Ron Denning, Ron Ambose, Dan Arno, and 

Charlie Sherril) would play, “Take Me Out to 

the Bums Game,” as we filed in after each 

game!” 

“There was only one time when we 

really won big,” recollects Jack! “We built an 

old out-house (complete with crescent moon in 

the door), hauled it to the ball park, and placed 

it under the score board. Our whole team beat 

the crap out of it with our softball bats (it’s a 

good thing it was a fake out-house)! We were 

so psyched, that we actually scored that day! 

We won 16/15, but were embarrassed - it broke 

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the tradition! Everyone got a trophy - mini 

Budweiser bottles mounted on wooden bases 

complete with metal plates! Forget MVP - our 

awards were more appropriate, “Most Obvious 

Bum” and “Rusty Jock Award” to name a few! 

The sad part is that no one knows the 

whereabouts of the highlight footage shot by 

Dr. Milford. It’s a “Cold Case” of the missing 

tapes! John O’Neill should probably be the 

one locked up for the crime, says Jack, or 

maybe Gordon Varnedo is the culprit! I suspect 

they’re waiting until were all gone to release 

them. The tapes need to be found now - it’s 

High Treason!” 

The ‘Beach Beach 

Bum Bum Parade’ Parade’ got 

started on a whim, 

recalls Jack (but it 

wasn’t until the 

second year when 

someone threw 

water balloons that the parade turned wet)! We 

decided to do something a little different and 

have our own home coming game parade the 

Friday before Memorial Day Weekend - the 

Last Locals weekend. We had posters and 

banners, and our own ‘Pots and Pans Kazoo 

band,’ chuckled Jack. “Carl Looper came out in 

full regalia as Uncle Sam on stilts! There were 

no parade permits, and no advertising. The 

parade route was from the18th Street parking 

lot (in front of Cobb’s Apts.) to the Desoto 

Beach Club parking lot.” 

“1987 was a big year for the ‘Beach Beach 

Bums’ Bums’ and a big year personally. It was the 

year that Nancy and I got engaged,” explains 

Jack. “John O’Neill pulled some strings, and 

we were named King and Queen of the Home 

Coming Dance - not to be confused with the 

‘Beach Beach Bum Bum Parade’ Parade’ dignitaries! Sally 

Pearce was the first Beach Bum Parade 

Queen, 1987 & 88. And Bob and Betty Ann 

Davenport were the Grand Marshals, all long 

since passed away, it’s sad to say. The Big 

Kahuna tradition didn’t begin until 1990. 

Gordon Varnedo turned fifty that year, so we 

made him the Big Kahuna!”

Alan Missroon, and Mike Corbett are off one hell of a mean water gun!” 

both Original Beach Bum team Players, and 

Jenny Orr has been an active participant, “as 

far back as I can remember,” says Jenny! 

“Still crazy after all these years…!” 

“We’re proud of the fact that Fannie’s has had a A A Few Few Words Words of of their their Own Own - 

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float in the ‘Beach Beach Bum Bum Bum Parade’ Parade’ for the last 

fifteen years, beams Jiggs! We know Jenny is 

The The 2007 2007 Beach Beach Bum Bum Bum Dignitaries: 

Dignitaries: 

very busy running her two restaurants; 

Alan Alan Missroon, Missroon, Missroon, Grand 

Grand 

Fannies on the Beach and now Marlin 

Marshal Marshal - 

- 

Monroes (where our old ‘Beach Bum’ hang 

Leader Leader of of the the Pack! 

Pack! 

out, The Grill, used to be)” smiles Jiggs. “I had 

My personal history and 

to twist her arm a little, but it’s only natural that 

love of Tybee goes back 

Jenny should be this year’s ‘Beach Beach Bum 

Bum 

to 1943. This was in the 

Queen Queen!’” Queen Queen 

worst part of WWII. Ft. 

“The ‘Beach Beach Bum Bum Bum Parade’ Parade’ is and has 

Screven was very active. 

always been a ‘Tybee Thing,’” says Jack. “It There were a large number of German 

brings new comers and locals together. Tybee prisoners contained on the base. As I played 

needs to have a tradition like the ‘Beach Beach Bum 

Bum left field for the Bums, I reflected back to the 

Parade Parade.’ Parade As long and Jiggs and I can keep days when the prisoners of war would yell at 

going - and as long as we can keep everyone my brother Bobby and me as we delivered the 

safe, we’ll probably remain at the helm. We’re morning papers. These same prisoners cut the 

not up to bashing out-houses on ball fields 

these days, gleams Jack, but we can still fire 

grass on the Bum’s field. On several 



occasions I discussed this with the young 

whipper snappers that we as Bums had to play. 

They laughed and declared that I was citing 

ancient history. 

After the war, T.A.C. (Tybee Athletic 

Club) was formed. We played the normal team 

sports. Most of our competition placed the 

north end of the island against the south end. 

This led to strong feelings of loyalty to our north 

or south teams. However, when we went to play 

Wilmington Island, Tattnal Homes, or other 

communities, we became family and were 

totally inseparable! Back in those days, Tybee 

was a much simpler tight-knit community. 

The Bums came along as an outlet for 

physical entertainment. A group of old hasbeens 

joined a league of young skillful softball 

teams. Our purpose was to have fun on the 

field and enjoy fellowship off the field. We one 

only a few games, we did however win all the 

parties after the games! 

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This all led up to a mock homecoming 

parade known as the Beach Bums. Hopefully 

our beloved parade will live and grow as a 

memorial for the Bums and Tybee community. I 

have attended all of the Beach Bum Parades. I 

regard these as good clean fun, (no pun 

intended). My grandsons, Parker Moody (9), 

Jared Gibson (12), Taylor Missroon (14), and 

Alan Missroon III (20), regard this as a highlight 

of their entertainment. They have thoroughly 

enjoyed attending most of the past parades! 

As your Grand Marshal, I would like to 

ask everyone to have fun but please act 

responsibly when using water guns. Please 

refrain from shooting people near the eyes or 

the face. Let’s make this an event which the 

Beach Bums and all of Tybee Island can be 

proud! 

Alan Missroon, Grand Marshal

All All Hale Hale to to the the the Queen 

Queen 

Jenny Jenny Orr 

Orr 

I opened Fannies 

on the Beach in June of 

1992. That was the last 

year I got to stand on the 

side lines and soak other 

people. Our first parade entry 

was in May 1993 and it was a doozy, topped by 

the brilliant idea to strap a Mermaid on a 

convertible and hit the parade! We went as far 

as “renting” a convertible, then (after a couple 

of Fannie Slappers) convincing a guest of 

Cobbs Apartments to dress up in a mermaid 

costume and allow us to tie her to the front of 

the car! Tybee’s Captain Longwater, Mike 

Harvey and Atlanta Attorney James Stoddard 

were all at the helm! By the time our poor 

mermaid rounded the Strand to Fannies, she 

and the convertible looked like they’d gotten 

stuck for days in one of those automatic car 

washes! 

We wised up a little by the next year and 

haven’t missed a Beach Bums Parade in fifteen 

YEAR 

2007 

2006 

2005 

2004 

2003 

2002 

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

1997 

1996 

1995 

1994 

1993 

1992 

1991 

1990 

1989 

1988 

1987 

QUEEN 

Jenny Orr 

Diane Ring 

Mary Shepherd 

Gayna Bernstein 

Roma Harper 

Mable Edgerley 

Roe Fripp 

Julianne Meyers 

Sue Breazel 

Grace Cetchoviches 

Belinda Flannigan 

Corine Owen 

Iva Edmonds 

Francis McTeer 

Margo Grafton 

Mary Newman 

Loree Anderson 

“Shakey” Thomas 

Mildred Hobbs 

Sally Pearce 

Sally Pearce 

years! Some of our funniest floats were a life 

size fiberglass Cow dressed in a polka dot 

bikini, novelty blow up dolls dressed up as 

lifeguards, or our Steamship that won a trophy 

because they thought it was a rolling 

moonshine still! One of my favorite floats of all 

was when Joanie made a Land Shark out of an 

old Toyota and 1000 Styrofoam plates. 

Beach Bums means so much to me 

personally…I mean, what a great time…I get to 

have great laughs with my staff, huge fun with 

all the local maniacs…it’s like when you get to 

the line-up, it’s the best part of the party! You 

almost pee your pants laughing at the crazy 

floats and fun everyone is having! And, I get the 

greatest thrill seeing all the friends and familiar 

faces from all over the place, that come back 

year after year, to the parade and to Fannies… 

It’s just one of those Tybee thangs! 

I can’t tell you how honored I am (o.k., so 

I had a little coaxing…) to be named Queen of 

the Beach Bums! Each year, these are the guys 

GRAND MARSHAL 

Alan Missroon 

Jack Kingston 

Paul Jackson 

Walter Parker 

Jack Miller 

Eddie “Ralph” Crone 

Jimmy Burke 

Col. Jamie Hendrix 

“Rooster” Williams 

“Emo” Cetchoviches 

Freddie Anderson 

Johnny Jarvis 

Dr. R. P. McCullough 

Frank McTeer 

Richard Barry 

“Mac” McCusker 

Ara “Shorty” Hovespain 

Jack Youmans 

“Doc” Wall 

Ernest Hosti 

Bob & Betty Ann Davenport 

BIG KAHUNA 

Mike Corbett 

Frank Schuman, Sr. 

Bill Dowell 

Jimmy Price 

Tommy Barlow 

Charlie Linear 

David Ring 

Dan Deloach 

Jodie Sadowsky 

Jack Flannigan 

Jimmy Brown 

George Rentier 

Rosco Williams 

None 

None 

Walter Mitchell 

None 

None 

Gordon Varnadoe 

None 

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who remind us of just what a ‘Tybee Thang’ is 

all about. Our new restaurant, Marlin Monroe’s 

located at Beachside Colony next to the old 

Desoto, stands in the exact location that has 

been a Beach Bum destination point and 

watering hole for years…and I definitely plan to 

uphold the tradition! 

Jenny Orr, Beach Bum Queen 

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Mike Mike Corbett! Corbett! 

Corbett! 

I was approached 

by my wife 20 yrs ago to 

play softball on Tybee 

with a new team that was 

being put together. I was a 

little hesitant because my softball days ended 

years earlier and I was more or less out of 

shape. She said, “don’t worry honey, it’s not that 

kind of team, I think they are all a little older and 

out of shape!” We were only living on Tybee a 

short time and thought it would be good to 

make some new friends. So with skepticism, I 

went out to meet my new team. 

I showed up at J.C. park with new glove 

in hand, new pants and shoes to find a team 

that looked like I could have fun with. I was 

found to be the young pup on a team of old 

farts! WOW, what a time in my life that was 

playing on a team that never practiced and 

barely ever won, but the friendships and 

camaraderie will be with us forever. To be 

cheered on by the Bummettes then followed up 

with an ice cold beer and home videos of the 

games at the old Desoto beach motel. What 

great memories I have; and to be a part of the 

orginal bums! This will always be one of the 

proudest and greatest times in my life! 

Thanks for the memories and honor, team!!!! 

Mike Corbett, The Big Kahuna 

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2007 Beach Bum Parade 

Friday, May 18th 

6:30PM 

Staging Location: North Beach Parking Lot 

Time: Arrive No Later Than 6:15PM 

Entry Fee: $35.00 

**IMPORTANT** 

Participants and Spectators are reminded that 

water balloons and pressure washers are 

dangerous and are not permitted; 

absolutely nothing is to be used 

in water guns but water. 

REMEMBER that the parade 

starts at 6:30 p.m. Please, 

there will be no 

squirting water 

before that time, 

since people 

check into hotels 

and have business on the island 

before that time and you can be 

prosecuted or sued for damaging 

or destroying personal 

property. Water assault on an 

officer will result in arrest. 

Return to Tybee Insurance (or) 

Call Jiggs Watson at 786-5541 

or Mail To: Beach-Bums-R-Us 

P.O. Box 774 

Tybee Island, GA 31328 

Checks Payable To: Tybee Island Beach Bums 

In consideration of the Tybee Island Beach Bum Parade, 

committee and sponsors allowing my organization or 

persons entered as a parade participant, I hereby covenant 

the parade committee and sponsors of and from all claims 

resulting from bodily and personal injuries, damages to 

property, and the consequences thereof resulting from 

participation in the parade. 

Signature_________________________________________ 

Date_________________________________________ 

Name of Organization, Business, or Individual(s) 

______________________________________________ 

Address 

______________________________________________ 

Name & Telephone # of Contact Person 

_____________________________________________ 

Type of Parade Entry 

______________________________________________

Dear Fran, 

Can you tell me where the wet T-shirt contest will 

be on the day of the Beach Bum Parade? I’ve 

heard amazing things about the sights. Is there an 

entry fee? 

Can’t Wait! 

Wett N. Wilde 

Dear Mr./Ms Wilde, 

The only fee for the contest is making sure you 

look good soaked. The wet t-shirt contest is held 

at the corner of Butler Avenue and Tybrisa Street. 

And in front of City Hall. And in the North Beach 

Parking Lot. And in front of Fannie’s on the Beach. 

And just past the big curve. And…. Well, you get 

the picture. 

See you soon, 

Fran 

Dear Fran, 

I was swimming along just off the beach, watching 

this guy running along, and I was almost plowed 

over by a jet ski. Somebody needs to let those hot 

shot jet ski guys know our swimming habits 

around here. 

Porpoisely yours, 

Flipper 

Dear Flipper, 

I agree. The ocean belongs to all you dolphins. We 

humans will make an effort to be more careful. Oh, 

and stay away from the pier and look out for the 

kite boarders too. 

Yours truly, 

Fran 

Dear Fran, 

A few of my card playing friends in our Seniors 

Only Club fall asleep in their chairs and slide under 

the table. What should I say when they wake up 

and sit back down? 

Thank you, 

Confused at 80 

Dear Confused, 

I’ve found that yelling either “Deal or No Deal” or 

“Blackjack” sometimes helps jolt people back to 

reality. I use that on my husband Fred when he 

falls asleep in front of the TV and starts to slip off 

the sofa. 

Ante up! 

Fran 

Dear Fran, 

A mean boy at St. Michael’s School 

called me pond scum and made an 

ugly face at me. That really hurt my 

feelings. The next day, I called him 

oozing lava butt. Did I go over the top? Do 

you think I’ll get into trouble for that and not be 

able to go to graduation? 

Wondering on Butler Avenue, 

Cissy Confessor 

Dear Cissy, 

I don’t think you should get into trouble. You were 

just showing your verbal creativity. 

You ARE a student, right? 

Now I’m wondering, 

Fran 

Dear Fran 

Dear Fran, 

I keep seeing this ad about Benny’s having the 

coldest beer in America. Just what device do you 

people use to ascertain if that’s really true? 

Just inquiring, 

Bub Lee Brewsky 

Dear Bub, 

Tybee has the BEST of everything in America. 

Therefore, the claim must be true. We on Tybee 

need no other measuring device. 

Cheers! 

Fran 

Dear Fran, 

I’m exhausted. There are so many reality shows 

on TV that I feel like I’m living all these lives of other 

people I don’t even know. I can’t sing. I can’t 

dance. I don’t want to be in a race or stranded 

somewhere without air conditioning, but I CAN’T 

QUIT WATCHING! What can I do???? 

Help me, 

REALLY FRANTIC! 

Dear REALLY FRANTIC, 

TURN OFF THE TV NOW! Ok, now that you’ve 

managed to do that, let me tell you about a new 

support group that is being formed. It’s called 

Reality TV Addicts Anonymous (RTAA) and is 

going to start meeting around the island on the 

nights when Survivor, American Idol, Dancing with 

the Stars, The Amazing Race and other addicting 

type shows come on. Of course, I guess that 

means there will be a meeting almost every night of 

the week. 

Don’t touch that Dial! 

Fran 

You can write me anytime you like at 

FranVanFlanders@aol.com 


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By Judy O’Neill 

Here I am one of many who feel compelled to write 

about automated phone systems. I hate them 

more and more as I get older and older or, maybe, 

busier and busier. They waste my precious time, 

try my limited patience, and inspire my anger and 

frustration. 

Chances are that if I’m making a call to a company 

that has an automated phone system, I’m 

frustrated or confused about something already. 

Getting the “Please listen carefully as our options 

have changed” is like hearing fingernails scraping 

the chalk board. I don’t care that they’ve changed. 

Just hurry up and get on with the trial and error 

ordeal you’re going to put me through to get me to a 

correct choice in your recently changed system. 

Not long ago, I made a call to our “new” Georgia 

Power. Now, you get a voice. You don’t get “please 

press one.” You don’t get the “our options have 

changed.” I think who-hoo! This is going to be 

great. And...it’s NOT great. It’s more frustrating 

and time consuming. I don’t get to vent by pressing 

buttons ‘til my finger hurts and the phone is 

damaged. I have to SAY something to the 

automated pleased-as-punch and sweet-as-sugar 

voice. WHAT!? After I hear her tell me she can 

help me and listen to and respond correctly to 

several of the voice prompt choices, I realize that 

what I really want to say is not lady like and 

rhymes with…well, never mind. Why isn’t there 

just a choice that says “If you just have a simple 

question, please press one”? It took forever to 

respond to the choices, say and spell by last 

name, the name of my cat, my mother’s mother’s 

maiden name, give the last four digits of my social 

security number and repeat my account number 

no less than four times. Eventually, I got the choice 

of “none of the above” and got a REAL person. 

By the time I got the live body, I was so beat up by 

the “pleasant” experience that I almost couldn’t 

remember the ONE SIMPLE QUESTION I needed 

to ask. After I managed to ask the ONE SIMPLE 

QUESTION, I got one simple answer. Guess what 

it was. Yep! The infamous “I don’t really know and 

can’t help you with that.” Then she put me on hold, 

sent me back to the automated system, and left me 

with no answer at all! Click. 

The other choice we need in all these systems has 

to do with language issues. Let’s say I’m having a 

completely stupid moment about my computer or 

other device that can out think me. I call the “Help 

Line.” After thirty minutes or more, I get a tech 

support person who has a name that I can’t 

pronounce and may not have any vowels in it as 

far as I can tell. I ask my question. From then on, I 

hear a language that does not resemble the 

English I speak or have ever heard in any way. It’s 

the “Bollywood” help line. We need an option that 

gives us a person who speaks English “AS A 

FIRST LANGUAGE.” I can’t be culture sensitive 

and deal with language difficulties on top of 

technical difficulties. I was raised a southern girl 

and taught NEVER to insult a person or hurt 

anyone’s feelings. So that means I’m reluctant to 

say to the ESL person on the other end of the line

that I can’t understand a dad-blame word they’re 

saying and to puh-lease give me somebody who 

speaks English. I’m still surprised when I have to 

choose to hear all the choices in English. Press 

one to hear English. Press two to hear Spanish. 

Press three to make sure the message in English 

is given to you by a person you can understand. 

And, finally, I get exasperated with not only the live 

person on the other end of the line (if I ever manage 

to get one) but with myself as well. Especially 

when I find myself starting to apologize for needing 

help. What’s up with that? Sometimes the Help 

Line Person is so rude or so bored sounding that I 

don’t press her/him for explanations or answers. 

Plus, have you ever noticed that you’re often 

asked to enter in your 25-digit account number, 

followed by the # sign, and other personal stuff and 

when/if you get to talk to somebody, they ask you 

for the exact same information again? I think all 

that entering in stuff is just to keep us busy and 

give us something to do while we’re on hold. Then 

there’s the thing about the conversation being 

monitored to ensure that I get good service. And 

one time, when I got absolutely no help and no 

direction to get any help from anywhere in the 

entire universe, the woman on the Help Line had 

the audacity to ask if I found the service I’d 

received satisfactory and if they had solved my 

problems. I was speechless. Which, I guess, she 

assumed meant I had no complaints. 

Please press one if you’ve had similar 

experiences. Press two to invent your own menu 

options. Press three to have this translated into 

another language. Press zero to exit this article 

and…. Click! 


These snippets are based on a large record book kept in a safe at City Hall containing 

the handwritten minutes of council meetings and other happenings in the Town of 

Tybee from 1887 until 1925. I have tried to find those items that will be of the 

greatest interest and amusement to Tybee readers of a century later. I include many 

names since it was apparent from the start that a lot of Tybee folks of today will 

know, indeed be related to, some of these people of yesteryear. 

Random Ramblings from 

1890 - 1891 Council Meetings 

Property Tax Appeals - At the Town Council 

meeting of July 15, 1890, a “Communication was 

read from Messrs Bohand Floyd and S. Reynolds 

relative to excessive [property] taxes, to which the 

Clerk was instructed to reply and inform Messrs 

Bohand Floyd and S. Reynolds that the assessment 

committee had done what they considered justice to 

all parties in making their valuations and that 

Council could not consider any appeal for reduction 

in their taxation.” I believe this same committee now 

works for the Chatham County Board of 

Equalization. 

All’s Well That Ends Well - The regular council 

meeting of August 8, 1890, added two new 

committees - one to look into a request from William 

B. Stilwell and others to build “street railway” 

through certain streets on the island and the other 

to determine the cost of fencing in the “Park.” 

Following that, the Clerk was instructed to ask the 

Tybee Beach Company to remove an obstructive 

sign post on the strand placed to advertise the 

company’s streets and lots. Then, Councilman Blum 

reported that he was unable to “affect the insurance 

of the ‘Town Hall.’” There was no indication whether 

this was related to hurricane threats. [Hurricanes 

were rampant in the 19 th century with the big blow 

of 1893 just three years off.] The meeting ended 

when “An invitation was read from Councilman Blum 

to the Mayor and Councilmen of the Town of Tybee 

to accept his hospitality at the ‘Ocean House’ after 

the meeting of Council.” His invitation was 

“Accepted.” 

Liquor Licenses Too High – Recall that at Tybee’s 

first council meeting of April 25, 1890 the price of a 

liquor license was set at $100 per year. Actually, it 

was “the price of a license to sell malt, vinous or 

spirituous liquors within the limits of said town.” A 

year later, at its meeting of April 10, 1891, council 

upped the license fee for “dealers in malt, vinous or 

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Written by Bernie Goode 

spirituous liquors” to $150. Other fees set at that 

meeting included hotel and boarding house 

keepers, keepers of public eating and billiard tables 

as well as tables where pool is played - $5 per 

table; rifle range - $5; lunch stand, lemonade stand, 

soda water stand, lunch counter, eating stand, fruit 

stand - $10; amusement show houses, aerial 

tramways, restaurants or eating houses, livery 

stables - $5; owners of vehicles for hire - $5. With 

these bargains, apparently some citizens felt the 

liquor license fee was too high. On May 19, 1891, 

Messrs Naylor, Graham, Smith, Tosatch, and Ryan 

asked Council to reconsider the liquor fee. At its 

meeting of June 16, 1891, Council passed a 

resolution rolling the fee back to $100: “Whereas 

the license fee for selling liquor in the Town of Tybee 

for the present fiscal year has been found to be 

larger than the business of the town warrants and a 

lesser license fee should be established, Be it 

resolved that the license fee for selling liquor in the 

Town of Tybee for the fiscal year ending May 1 st , 

1892 be placed at the sum of one hundred dollars.” 

Engineer Hired, Attorney Fired – July 22, 1891: 

“The Mayor reported that the overflow from the 

water works was running into the ground of George 

Wortham.” [Many of you know Tybee resident 

Michael Bart who is George Wortham’s great 

grandson. You can read more about Wortham and 

his land on the plaque at Memorial Cemetery.] This 

led to a resolution authorizing the Committee on 

Drainage and Sanitation “to employ an engineer to 

ascertain levels and the cost of constructing a 

sewer for drainage purposes and to report the 

same back to Council.” After considering bids for 

the position of Corporation Attorney, Council 

selected O’Connor and O’Byrne at an annual salary 

of $150. This led to a resolution to terminate the 

services of the current attorney: “Resolved that the 

Mayor and Councilmen regret on account of the 

amount of compensation exacted by Mr. J.R 

Saucey, Jr. as Attorney for the Town of Tybee for the 

ensuing year they are compelled to decline his 

services.”

TYBEE “DAC” KIDS FISHING TOURNAMENT 

MAY 5TH: 9am - 3pm @ TYBEE ISLAND MARINA 

DOCK FISHING & BOAT FISHING 

AGES: 0 - 6 & 7 - 13 REGISTER NOW!!!! 

Children ages 0 to 13 are invited to participate in 

this year’s tournament. There will be fishing from a 

boat and from a dock. Advance registration is 

required. Please register your kids at Tybee Bait 

& Tackle Shop located at Lazaretto Creek Marina. 

The cost of pre-registration before April 28, 2007 is 

$5.00 and after the cost is $8.00. The Captains 

meeting will start at 9:00am at Tybee Island Marina 

located at Lazaretto Creek Marina on Saturday, 

May 5, 2007, and the fishing will follow immediately 

after the goodie bags are handed out. The weigh in 

will end at 2:30pm and trophies and door prizes will 

be given out at 3:00pm. There will be free hot dogs, 

hamburgers and a fish fry at the weigh in for 

everybody. Please bring your kids and have a 

good time fishing. Anyone interested in donating to 

the tournament please contact Tybee DAC at 

tybeedac@aol.com or call 912-663-4595. 

Every child entered will get a free T-shirt and Goodie 

bag. In addition, 8 first place trophies with a $100.00 

savings bond and 8 second place trophies with a 

$50.00 savings bond will be given out. Also, the 

Best Fishing Story Award will be given a trophy with 

a $50.00 savings bond, and each child attending the 

tournament will be given a door prize after the 

weigh-in. There will be free food and drinks for 

everyone. 

In order for us to start and keep this annual 

tradition going, we need your support. You can help 

with the expenses of the tournament by donating 

money or you can donate prizes for the children. 

Everyone that donates $ 200.00 or more will get the 

sponsor’s name printed on the t-shirts as free 

advertisement, and anyone that donates $100.00 

or more will get a free tournament collared sports 

shirt. All donations will be listed on our Thank You 

Board, which will be displayed at the tournament for 

all to see who helped support this year’s 

tournament. 


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Breast Cancer 

More than 1.2 million women are diagnosed with 

breast cancer each year. The American Cancer 

Society estimates that over 178,000 new cases of 

invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2007 

with 41,000 deaths, although the rates have been 

dropping since 1990. The incidence increases after 

age 30 with 75% of all cases occurring between 

ages 40 and 75. Breast cancer is the second 

leading cause of death in women, after lung cancer. 

Women who have mothers, sisters or daughters 

with the disease are at much greater risk. We can 

probably all name someone we know who has had 

breast cancer. Those who have been cured are 

those who discovered their disease early, 

therefore early detection is crucial. An increase in 

screening accounts for much of the reason that the 

rates have been steadily dropping. Another reason 

is possibly the later age of women for their first 

pregnancy, as well as a decrease in the number of 

children. Some studies point to induced abortions 

as also increasing the risk. 

The five year survival rate for women with breast 

cancer is 81-86% if detected early. When breast 

cancer is confined to the breast, the rate increases 

to 100%. If the cancer has spread, the rate can 

decrease to less than 18%. Women detect 90% of 

breast lumps themselves and about 50% of these 

lumps have already spread beyond the breast. The 

cancer usually spreads to the nearby lymph nodes 

and from these to other organs of the body.

Fortunately, there 

appears to be a long 

phase before the 

breast lump is 

usually felt that the 

tumor can be 

detected by other 

methods. The period 

may last for two or 

three years and can 

be detected by 

mammography. 

Regular careful self 

examination of the 

breast is also an effective means of early detection. 

The American Cancer Society recommends 

monthly self exam supplemented by 

mammography...The latter could reduce mortality 

from breast cancer by over 30%. Today’s fast film 

and improved techniques produce excellent results 

with greatly reduced radiation. 

The American Cancer Society also recommends 

that all women age 40 and older have an annual 

clinical breast exam 

as well as a 

mammogram. The 

Society also 

advocates that all 

women over age 20 

have physical 

breast exams 

periodically and 

perform self 

examinations 

monthly. 

The secret to 

success in breast 

cancer treatment lies in early detection. The best 

time for detection is before the woman or her 

physician is aware of the lesion. Such cancer is 

detectable only with mammography since it is the 

ideal way to reach the greatest number of women. 

The statistics for this deadly disease are 

frightening, but they can be changed. Ask your 

doctor about mammography and information on 

breast self examination. It could save your life. 

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“ Welcome to Ty-B. Please obey all laws and rules 

of the beach to make TY-B a better place 

to visit and live. Have a good day.” 

--Chief Jimmy Price 

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Frequent Fliers 

We’re always happy to accommodate 

criminals who want to get arrested, especially 

those who don’t get the message the first time. 

On Saturday, March 24, at 4:09 in the 

afternoon, Sgt. Fobes responded to the Tybrisa 

Pier and Pavilion on the report of a drunk male 

causing problems. There he found a white male 

from Bloomingdale holding on to the railing of the 

ramp leading up to the pier, holding on because “he 


...On the beat 

with Tybee Police Chief 

Jimmy Price & Major Chris Case 

couldn’t stand up without” it. Sgt. Fobes arrested 

him, patted him down, and found a half-smoked 

marijuana joint in his pocket. At the station, after 

some drunken ramblings, he was discovered to be 

only twenty years old. He was booked for public 

intoxication, underage drinking, and marijuana 

possession. Several hours later he bonded out 

through an agent and was released. 

The next day, this time at 4:47, Sgt. Fobes 

and Ofc. Valdes went back to the pier on a report of 

a fight on the beach. Ofc. Valdes approached the 

subjects, who scattered, but not before he got a 

good look at them. He 

radioed the description, 

and Sgt. Fobes cornered 

the offender in front of the 

Breakfast Club. It was the 

white male from Bloomingdale. 

Again. He was drunk again, and had 

scratches on his face. He was 

arrested for the second time in as 

many days, this time for underage 

drinking, obstruction by fleeing and affray. We 

haven’t had to arrest him since then, so maybe he 

got the message. 

On St. Patrick’s Day, Corporal Saunders 

responded to a local motel on a report of a 

domestic disturbance. There he found two couples 

arguing loudly. All four were somewhat intoxicated. 

One of the females stated that she wasn’t going to 

get into trouble for the other three just because she 

was over twenty-one years of age. With that tip, it 

was quickly determined that the other three weren’t 

twenty-one years of age. The three were arrested 

for underage drinking and taken to the station, 

where the female quickly bonded out and was 

released. 

But the two males took longer to find a 

bondsman willing to do business with them, and it 

wasn’t until almost midnight before they were 

released. A short time later, Officer Powers

spotted the pair on a bicycle on Butler Avenue. 

Corporal Heckman was familiar with the situation 

and knew they hadn’t had a bicycle when they 

were arrested. Saunders and Heckman 

approached the pair as they were wheeling the 

bike into the motel hallway. Heckman recognized 

the bicycle as one he had seen earlier in a 

resident’s front yard near the station. The two 

males were separated and questioned. Their 

stories about where the bike came from didn’t 

match, so they were arrested for a second time in 

one day. Charged with theft by taking, they were 

transported to the Chatham County Jail later that 

night. The bicycle was returned to the yard. 

Early Summer 

Both of the above 

incidents occurred in March, 

and were just a small part 

of a much bigger picture. 

It seems this year the 

summer season began on 

St. Patrick’s Day weekend, at 

least for us. On that weekend, 

the third weekend in March, TIPD 

officers made a total of 41 

arrests. On the next weekend, 

32 more offenders made the 

ride to the station. And on the last weekend of 

March, between Friday afternoon and late Sunday 

night, a total of 55 assorted criminals were taken 

off the streets and locked up. When we closed the 

books on March, a total of 139 custodial arrests 

were counted, as well as 319 assorted citations for 

traffic offenses and local ordinance violations. For 

the first time, we began the Beach Patrol and the 

Bike Patrol in the month of March. We don’t usually 

do that until April or May. 

We’ve noticed in the past few years that 

the St. Patrick’s Day weekend can bring us a big 

jump in activity, as Tybee Island absorbs the 

overflow from Savannah’s big parade and street 

party. After that weekend, the weather held up as 

warm and sunny, and even if the ocean wasn’t 

warm enough for swimming, large numbers of daytrippers 

and weekend tourists began showing up 

on Tybee. Right now we’re just wondering if we’ll 

see things slow down a bit before the next big 

event—the Beach Bum Parade on May 18. 

The Beach Bum Parade 

Speaking of which, 

it’s almost time for that 

memorable annual event 

known as the Beach Bum 

Parade. We know that 

those Tybeeites who read 

the Breeze are all well-mannered and totally aware 

of the proper Beach Bum rules of conduct, but we’ll 

take the time to spell them out again. 

1. Not everyone is part of the parade/water fight. 

Senior citizens and other unsuspecting drivers 

who blunder into the combat zone without realizing 

what they’re getting into should be allowed to 


Tybee Marine Rescue 

Squadron 1-A 

BBQ Butt Sale 

Let us cook for your 

Memorial Day Weekend Party. 

Place your orders now 

for pickup on May 25, 2007. 

Butts can be picked up at our 

headquarters at Lazaretto Creek on Friday 

between 11am - 6pm. 

Butts are $25 each and will be 

chipped if you wish. 

OUR BUTTS ARE THE FINEST! 

Call Rick George at 786-6365 or 

484-6577 to place your order. 


proceed on their way with nothing more than a wet 

windshield. Snatching open car doors and 

heaving buckets of water inside is not in the spirit 

of the parade. People who do so will find 

themselves in the backseat of a patrol car, or 

possibly our trusty paddy wagon. 

2. People who hose down police officers are toast. 

3. No water balloons. 

4. No pressure washers. 

5. Keep the young ones in 

tow. Kids darting out into 

traffic—even slow moving 

traffic—is a tragedy waiting to 

happen. 

The city will have one of those flashing 

information signs on Highway 80 saying 

something like: “Water fight ahead. Roll up 

windows. Lock doors.” Maybe it will help. 

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Our Hometown Hero... 

...this month is Lt. Bob Bryson, our criminal 

investigator. While getting warrants signed at the 


judge’s office in Savannah, near the end of March, 

he spotted wanted car thief Alan Heyward Bland 

walking downtown near Drayton and Harris 

Streets. His picture had been in the newspaper the 

previous week, with stories of his exploits. Bland 

had eluded capture for over three years, all the 

while managing to steal numerous cars by tricking 

sellers into letting him take a “test ride.” But Bryson 

also knew Bland from his time on the old Metro 

Drug Squad, when the detective used him as an 

informant. 

Bob detained the fugitive, positively ID’ed 

him, and called for backup. Metro patrol units 

arrived within a few minutes and took him away, 

charging him with multiple felony warrants. A press 

release the next day thanked Lt. Bryson for his 

assistance. 

High Tech Animal Control. 

Corporal Heckman attended a five-day 

course at the Cobb County Law Enforcement 

Academy in north Georgia, early in March. This 

course covered all the aspects of modern animal 

control operations, including such topics as Wild 

and Exotic Animals, State Animal Laws, Cruelty 

Investigations, Animal Capture 

and Restraint, and Crime 

Scene Processing involving 

animals. 

During the course, Cpl. 

Heckman learned of a free offer 

for animal microchip scanners. 

In case you missed a previous column that dealt 

with this subject, here’s what that means. Vets can 

now implant a tiny microchip under the skin of 

various animals, most often family pets like cats 

and dogs. When a special device is waved closely 

over the chip, an identifying number is displayed, 

linking the animal to its owner. Heckman called the 

Bayer Corporation—the same company that 

makes the aspirin—and a pair of new universal 

scanners arrived in the mail shortly thereafter. 

We were donated one scanner in 2006 by 

Dr. Patrick Bremer, and we’ve used it ever since. 

But it only identifies one certain kind of chip. The 

new ones are capable of ID’ing all of the current

microchips made by different manufacturers. We 

now use both of the devices, scanning every 

animal that comes into our care. You might 

consider getting your pets chipped. It isn’t that 

expensive, and it might get your dog or cat back 

should they get away. Call Dr. Bremer at 897-3200. 

10-42 

Now is the time 

to get your hurricane 

evacuation plan in line. 

Where will you go? 

What important 

documents should you 

take with you? What 

about the cat and the dog? Planning now will save 

you time and effort down the road. Don’t wait until 

one is bearing down on us to get ready. 

That’s all for this month. 

See you next month. 

Tybee Marine 

Rescue Mission 

Reports 

April 15, 2007 

Mission Type: Normal 

Parents concerned about 2 young people who had gone 

camping. 

With a near gale wind blowing and darkness setting in 

two boats left the Crab Shack and met up with a third in 

the Back River. Boat four launched from the lazaretto 

creek boat landing and all four headed to the location of 

the campsite. In route we encountered four vessels 

(loaded very heavy) spread out along the way heading 

for home. The two missing people were found on one of 

these vessels and were fine. We advised them to call 

home and give their parents a break. We continued on to 

the campsite to offer a ride home to anyone else who 

may want one…and found no takers. On the return trip 

we stayed with the slowest boat to insure their safety. 

Results: Mission successful 

After returning four of the responding MRS members 

“switched hats” and worked with the Tybee Island Fire 

Dept. until almost midnight, as they responded to 

numerous calls about power lines down and transformer 

explosions. 

Confusion…Confusion….Confusion…… 

Hopefully I can clear some of this up here: The 21 st 

Annual Tybee Island Children’s Fishing Tournament will 

be held Saturday June 9. This is the ONLY tournament 

sponsored by Chimney Creek Fishing Camp, The Crab 

Shack, The City of Tybee, And the Tybee Marine Rescue 

Squadron 1-A. 

8:30 Captains meeting 

9:30 Start Fishing 

1:30 Fishing ends 

2:00 Weigh in ENDS!!! 

2:30 Awards and Door Prizes 

I would like to thank the folks who help with this event 

each year, the Businesses that donate prizes (You Know 

Who You Are !!!), The Photographers, Entertainers, 

Teachers, Staff at the Shack, and all you guys in Orange 

hats running around behind the scenes. 

Don’t forget ….BBQ Butt Sale. May 25, 11 AM - 6 PM at 

the Squadron Headquarters at Lazaretto creek. $25 

each - Take it whole or we will chip it for you. 

J.L Solomon PIO 


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We in the media get a lot of messages from a lot of 

people. Sometimes it’s tough sifting through the 

e-mail, voice-mail, and snail mail trying to decide 

just what to use in this column. Several months 

ago I received a rather lengthy package from “The 

Guys at DPW.” DPW is, of course, The 

Department of Public Works. I have edited the 

document so as to eliminate any comments that 

may be interpreted by some to be sexist in nature. 

This was a tough job, by the way. Let’s just jump 

right in. 

The first line pretty much sums it up: “Men are not 

mind readers.” Simple and to the point. I like that. 

“Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this 

one. Strong hints do not work. Obvious hints do 

not work. Just say it.” 

“Anything we said six months ago is inadmissible 

in an argument. In fact, all comments become null 

and void after seven days.” 

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“If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask 

us.” 

If we ask what’s wrong, and you say nothing, we 

will act like nothing is wrong. We know you’re lying 

but, it’s not worth the hassle.” 

“Crying is blackmail.” 

“A headache which lasts for seventeen months is a 

medical problem. Please see a doctor.” 

“When you have to go somewhere, anything you 

wear is fine…really!” 

“You can either ask us to do something, or tell us 

how you want it done. Not both. Christopher 

Columbus didn’t need directions and neither do 

we.” (Y’all may have pushed the envelope on that 

one.) 

And finally, I really didn’t want to add this last one, 

but what the heck. “Learn to work the toilet seat. 

You’re a big girl. We need it up; you need it down. If 

it’s up, put it down. You don’t hear us complaining 

about this one.” 

And, it’s signed, “The Guys.” Guys, I’d say you 

have really stepped in it this time. Thanks for the 

advice. (By the way, you fellers didn’t get this off 

the internet did you?) 

In closing, it looks like Chicago Bob is finally going 

to write the story of his life. It should be a great 

read. See ya next month.

Carleen DeLoach 

Diana Scarwid 

Erika Barlow 

No Winner for April. We need your baby pictures for our next Guess 

Who Contest! Send us your photos to info@tybeebreeze.com. 


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By Gene Kindrick 

Commander 

If you missed the Legion’s 58th Annual 

Easter Egg Hunt you really missed a good time. I 

would like to say thank you to all the volunteers 

who gave of their time to help hide over 2000 eggs 

and then stay and help us exchange eggs for 

candy to over 200 children who participated in the 

egg hunt. It took over an hour to hide the eggs and 7 

minutes to find them. What a great community 

event and thank all of you who participated. 

We will have a steak dinner on Mother’s 

Day from 12-2:30. The price is $14.00 and includes 

baked potato, salad, roll, tea and a 12-14 ounce 

ribeye cooked to order. Make your reservations 

early because we will only have 200 available. 

Auxiliary Unit 

#154 

Well, hello again ladies! Well as 

I write this article we are now 

halfway through April and the 

weather is still very cool, but I 

am sure the hot weather will soon 

follow (and then we will pray for cool). I would like to 

thank all of our members for coming to our 

auxiiliary meetings. We have around 40-45 at every 

meeting and it certainly is nice to see all the smiling 

faces. For those of you who do not know, our group 

takes fruit to the nursing home on a monthly basis 

and we are a contributor of The Fresh Air Home. 

Line dance classes are every Wednesday at 7 p.m. 

If any of our readers knows of a worthwhile project 

that would be community oriented for our auxiliary 

to help with please let us know. 

Our next meeting will be held on May 14th. 

Social hour starts at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts 

promptly at 7 p.m. Please come if you can. 

God Bless You, 

Wanda Kindrick 

President 

American Legion Post 154 

Tybee Island, GA 

On Memorial Day don’t forget the Memorial 

Service at Bonaventure Cemetery at 10 am. This 

is put on by the American Legions of Chatham 

County. 

Our legion membership, along with that of 

the auxiliary and SAL are over 100% again this 

year thanks to all the new members. 

The next regular meeting will be May 14th 

at 6 p.m. There is a district meeting held at our post 

on May 6th at 11 am. Please attend if you can. 

For God and Country, 

Geme Kindrick 

Commander #154

3-Bonnie Ates, 

Tristian Kole McLellan 

& Kaitlyn Marlow 

6-Brittiani Thurman 

7-Ryan Bentley 

9-Bobby Ray Kitchens, 

April Moore, 

Amanda Kellam 

& Robbie Wood 

11-Henry Smith 

& Freda Rutherford 

15-Linda Moore , 

Kirk Middleton, 

Mike Crawford 

& Hannah Burnsed 

20-Walter Parker 

22-James Ray 

24-Gavin Ates 

26-Pam O’Brien 

28-Gloria Bennett 

30-Brandon Moore 

31-Fred Anderson 

& Vivian Maxey 

27-Tim Blanton 

Arabella Randolph 

Sundae Café 

Frank & Jamie Shuman 

Dee & Christina Anderson 

5-Mary & Espy Geissler 

27-Ginny & Joe Murphy 

Cash & Talyor Solomon 

Born April 2, 2007 to Joel & April Solomon 

Congratulations! 

Congratulations Lou Kietzman! 

On April 14 th “Lucky Lou” hit a 

whole in one on the 11 th hole at 

the Wilmington Island Club 

(it’s an Ace and an Eagle)! On 

that same day on a Par 5 at the 

4 th hole Lou reached the green 

and made a 25ft. putt for an 

Eagle… that’s 2 Eagles in one day (this is very 

rare and it only took Lou 55 years to do it)! 

Lou took home over $400 in prizes from the 

pro shop. 

Carew Flemming Rowell III 

November 25, 1940 - March 12, 2007 


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By Saturday Martini 

Life’s a waste of time, time’s a waste of life so 

let’s all get wasted and have the time of our 

life. Everyone say - Welcome Home Rich 

Wolfer! 

At the NBG, Matt was bartending, as sunset 

set in and everyone there came out to see the 

Spec Hosti Band play on a cool night; the band 

consists of Dennis Coldbaugh, Jimmy 

Wolling, Scott Holton, Tim Burke and of 

course Spec Hosti. 


Lisa celebrated 

her 29 th 

birthday 

at The 

American 

Legion with 

friends and 

family. Her 

mom and 

sisters, Leslie and 

Cindy, were there. 

Seafood Buffet Night at the Dolphin Reef is 

back on Wednesday and Friday nights from 

5-9pm. Joey was our server 

and the buffet was a 

deal at $24.95 for: 

Fried & fresh fish 

selections, a seafood 

raw bar with shrimp, 

oysters & sushi, salads, 

side dishes, and we cannot 

forget the STEAMED SNOW CRAB LEGS! 

And of course since I am glutton – I went to 

the dessert bar… Yummy!! Oh, and don’t forget 

that Tybee locals get a 20% discount; just show 

them your I.D. 

Roma was hanging out at Fannie’s new outdoor 

café with all her boys! 

The Trolley was making a trial 

run, so now Mr. Breeze can 

drink all the rum he wants! 

Mr. & Mrs. Breeze, Gene, 

Amy & Kathy were all 

aboard as we stopped off at 

the Quarter 

to give Laura 

and Christy some belated 

Bunny Ears! Then a quick 

stop at Sting Ray’s to let 

some folks off, and onto 

Fannie’s 

where 

Kelley 

Quigley was slinging 

drinks that night and Beth, 

Jane and Craig were 

enjoying the bar. 

Last stop was 

the new Marlin 

Monroe’s where we

an into Jenny 

and she posed 

with the bar, 

and then 

went to 

check out 

the new 

trolley – uh 

oh… an extra 

person, Mayor 

Buelterman joined in the fun. 

The Outback Café is under new ownership. 

Vince and Angel King took over the restaurant 

a couple of months ago with their new crew. 

The food is good and the prices are reasonable 

and there is the convenience of opening one 

door and ‘opps’… you’re at Gayna’s for a 

cocktail. Jules is back, 

and I know many are 

happy about that. 

Little Mary 

Sheperd and 

former Queen 

Mary Sheperd 

was hanging out 

together, as Little 

Mary was grilling her mom and former Queen 

Gayna on how to become a future Queen! 

Oh, speaking of Mary, Softball Season has 

begun! Go cheer on your favorite local 

businesses on Monday nights, and then go out 

for DBM! 

Bernie’s now has 

Karaoke on 

Friday, Saturday 

and Sunday 

nights, so let’s see 

what you’ve got!! 

Some people just 

need to step away 

from the 

microphone after 

they have had a few of those Famous Bloody 

Marys! 

Don’t you hate it when you end up face down in 

front of Tybee Time at the end of the night? 

He, who laughs last, hasn’t passed out yet — I’ll 

make you famous! 

Signs that you are a drunk would be... you wake 

up and you are still at the bar! Consciousness: 

That annoying time between naps. 

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may 

cause pregnancy (sorry that this warning came 

a little too late for some). 

* People, places, ideas and state of mind are 

subject to change * 

Let me know of any upcoming nightly events. 

SaturdayMartini@aol.com 


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The City of Tybee Island gives the YMCA the opportunity to breathe 

some new Life into the Tybee Gymnasium 

At the Tybee City Council meeting Thursday, February 22, 2007, City 

council voted in a change of the contract between the YMCA and the 

City of Tybee Island. The new contract basically defines a new 

direction for the two entities wherein lies a collaboration that should 

help in solving some of the problems that have been daunting both 

parties for some time now. For the City, this new deal will not only help 

to offset some of the financial burden of staffing and maintaining their 

somewhat controversial yet beautiful new Solomons/Youmans 

Complex, it promises to make better use of the facility to the entire 

community. By allowing the YMCA to use the facility, the Gym will be 

staffed by YMCA employees and will therefore reflect the same 

hours of operation as the YMCA. When the Contract goes into effect 

sometime within the next month, the gym will be open to the public 

from 5:30 in the morning until 9:00 pm, as opposed to the 10:00am to 

6pm weekday hours for the last two years. For the Tybee Island 

YMCA, it is a dream finally come true. To finally have the use of a real 

indoor sports facility, will make a big difference in what the YMCA will 

be able to offer to it’s members and residents. The YMCA will now 

have the opportunity to offer more Youth Sports and Seniors 

programs than ever before, and for the first time in a safe, and clean, 

climate-controlled environment. 

Embracing the concept of a special relationship to better the 

community and the lives of its citizens is nothing new to the City of 

Tybee or to the YMCA of Coastal Georgia. For it was a very unique 

and special relationship between the two from the very beginning that 

made it possible for the City of Tybee to have the YMCA come in as 

a ready-made recreational department for the city. A deal was struck, 

and a contract was drawn up that allowed The City of Tybee to help 

supplement the cost of bringing a chapter of the YMCA to a 

community as small as Tybee Island. By helping to offset the 

expenses of what it would cost to bring in the YMCA as the City’s 

Recreation Department, the contract laid out a plan where the City 

would help supplement the costs associated with such a venture. By 

supplying the YMCA with a building, and providing various 

community facilities needed for the many programs the YMCA has 


to offer, and sharing in the salary of the Director to run the programs, 

the City is able to provide the community everything the YMCA has to 

offer for a fraction of the cost. For the YMCA of Coastal Georgia, for 

whom without the support of the city, they logistically would never had 

been able to justify the cost of coming to a community as small as 

ours. While on the other hand, it would have cost the City of Tybee a 

fortune to supply the many sports, fitness and childcare programs 

that the YMCA has been able to provide to the children, families and 

seniors of our community. 

To create such a unique and beneficial relationship between both the 

City of Tybee and the YMCA was a brilliant move from the very 

beginning. Many residents are unaware of how fortunate we are to 

have had all of the benefits that the YMCA has provided as the 

recreational department for the City of Tybee over the past 9 years. A 

cost analysis was made a few years ago that calculated what it would 

have cost the city of Tybee to have all the programs that the YMCA 

has provided since becoming the City’s rec. department, and the 

figure to date would be in the millions. It is a staggering figure when you 

take into account how much it would have cost to create and run a 

community recreation department, fitness center and all of the 

childcare programs available to the residents as members of the 

Tybee YMCA. The YMCA combined with the city has provided 

invaluable programs such as day care, after school Fun Club, 

summer camp programs and the teen center for years. The YMCA 

hires all their own staff including instructors needed for the many 

fitness programs such as yoga, palates, aerobics, senior aerobics, 

water aerobics, personal fitness trainers, boot camp instructor, and is 

responsible for providing and training the Coaches for all the seasonal 

sports programs and camps for basketball, soccer, gymnastics, 

basketball, surfing, volleyball, and baseball, as well hiring the swim 

instructor, swim team coach, and childcare workers. 

It could be said that the brand new contract between the City and the 

Tybee YMCA is a direct result of some concerned citizens on the 

Board of Directors of the YMCA who voiced their concerns last year 

about what they felt was a decline in the relationship between the City 

and the YMCA over the past few years. As members of the Board of 

Directors before and after the building of the new gym, they had been 

involved with the decisions as to what to do with and where to move 

many of the YMCA programs when the hopes of using the new gym 

fell through and the Y was no longer able to have use of the old 

cafeteria. But being residents of Tybee as well, they were also aware 

of the burden that was put upon the city to try to make the new facility 

as profitable as possible. And like many other citizens, they remained 

patient while the City attempted to turn the new facility into a profitable 

venture. All the while, with the City busy trying to offset the expenses of 

their new facility by hiring a new Director and staff their new gym, and 

possibly creating some new community programs while also

attempting to rent out the space for commercial purposes, the YMCA 

was somewhat left out in the cold. The support from the City began to 

diminish as well as the facilities that were available for the YMCA to 

use. 

As the President of the Board of Directors of the Tybee YMCA for the 

past three years, this writer must admit that it was disappointing there 

for a while to witness what felt like a possible “break-up” looming in the 

relationship with the City and the YMCA. Feeling sure that with the 

help once again from the YMCA, the cost of the new gym would not 

be as extensive to the City and the possibilities for many new and 

different family and community programs and events would be 

endless. So last summer, a letter of proposal was drawn up by 

several members of the YMCA Board of Directors addressing the 

concerns they had. They presented a copy of the letter to the City of 

Tybee Island and one to the corporate heads of the YMCA of Coastal 

Georgia and asked for a meeting with both parties so they could 

address the concerns detailed in the letter. The Mayor and City 

Manager of Tybee and the Corporate Heads at the YMCA were very 

receptive to what the committee had to say and assured the 

committee that there was no intentional slight from either party 

intended and that the City would continue to meet the needs of the 

community with the help of the YMCA. Over the past six months, the 

powers that be in both offices have taken another look at what could be 

done to improve both situations and the result is a the new and 

improved contract between the two parties that was passed by the 

City council last month. Together they have come up with a way to 

make it happen so that the public would still have full time access to the 

facility, but would also allow the YMCA to move their offices into the 

new gym, supply the staff and have an area for their programs as 

well. The answer came with the advent of adding a Curtain that divides 

the Gym into two completely separate sections during the day, one 

side for YMCA programs and the other side for anyone who wishes 

to come in during the YMCA’s hours of operation and enjoy the 

community facility as well. Once again, the City of Tybee and The 

YMCA have embraced each other for the good of the whole 

community. 

So, perhaps the next time you are cruising down Butler Avenue on a 

warm sunny afternoon and you feel like playing a little basketball or 

simply want to see what the YMCA has to offer that day. Come on in 

and enjoy our beautiful new Solomons/Youmans Complex, and be 

sure to keep an eye out for lots of new YMCA programs and special 

community events in the near future. Oh, and by the way, next time 

you run into a city council member or the Mayor, or Diane 

Shleischer, or Jan Fox or our new Director of the YMCA, Hillary 

Brodofsky, (who was also instrumental in helping to draft the new 

contract)… give them a hearty thank you. 

Renee’ DeRossett 

President of the Board of Directors 

Tybee Island YMCA 

TYBEE TYBEE TYBEE TYBEE TYBEE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE 

PAR PAR PARTY PAR PARTY 

TY TY TY 

It’s often been said that people on 

Tybee Island are always looking for 

an excuse to have a party… 

Well, two local Realtors, Betty Lou Futrell and 

Melba Judd of Beachside Realty have come up 

with just such an excuse… 

The idea is to give the local artists a unique 

venue in which to show and sell their art. Betty 

Lou and Melba have a beautiful marsh front home 

listed at 605B 6th Street. An idea to fill it with 

local artwork formed and after brainstorming with 

several area artists they decided to call the event 

a “““““TTTTTyyyyybee bee bee bee bee HH 

House HH 

ouse ouse ouse ouse pAR pAR pARTTTTTy”. pAR pAR y”. y”. y”. y”. 

At least 6 local artists that rarely show on Tybee 

will be filling the home with their original works of 

art. Everything from stained glass to sculpture to 

paintings and more. Currently scheduled to 

attend are: Mary Ingalls with stained glass, 

Ralph Douglas Jones with metal sculptures, 

Denise Vernon and her paintings, Gale Bolton, 

Jane Freyermouth and David Strickland. This 

event will give residents and tourists alike a 

chance to discover the many talents that the 

local artists have to offer and to purchase a piece 

of original Tybee art for their own home. Both the 

artists and the Realtors plan to make this an 

ongoing event. There are so many beautiful 

homes on Tybee and it just seems like a perfect 

match to showcase Tybee homes and Tybee art 

together in one venue. 

The next scheduled event will be held on 

Saturday, May 5th from 10am—6pm and 

Sunday, May 6th from 1pm—3pm. Light 

refreshments will be provided throughout both 

days. 

For more information, call Betty Lou Futrell 

@ 484-0332 or Melba Judd @ 308-2181 


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Ship’s 

Tides For Tybee Light 


Log 

May May 200 2007 200 

TYBEE NEEDS YOUR HELP! 

Tybee Island needs your help in keeping her 

streets, parks and beaches clean, especially 

during our upcoming summer tourist season. The 

Tybee Beautification Association (TBA) has 

kicked off a program called “Adopt a 

Neighborhood” where we are encouraging 

residents and other lovers of Tybee to “adopt” a 

section of street or beach in the area where they 

live or enjoy spending time. The goal is to pick up 

litter in the “adopted” area two or more times per 

month. Participants will be provided with a free 

litter pickup tool and free bags. This is an informal 

program and participants will not be asked to 

report on how often they clean their area and will 

not be contacted on a regular basis by TBA. 

Picking up cigarette butts is optional. Tybee 

Beautification has created a large laminated map of 

Tybee and is shading in areas of the island as 

people “adopt” sections of streets, the beach, 

parks, etc. Please help us shade in the entire map 

and take pride in helping to keep our beautiful 

island clean and free of litter. To volunteer, please 

call 786-0203 and we will deliver a free litter pickup 

tool and supply of bags directly to your residence. 

N 32° 02.0' W 80° 54.1'

A view from the porch of the Lighthouse Inn – Yes there is life on 

the North end of the Island and we will try to let everyone know 

what is happening with this end of the island from “the porch” 

and from our wonderful guests. 

Surprise… 

Colin and Becky from London were a fun couple. 

They disappeared to the beach soon after their 

arrival. It wasn’t until later that they told us they 

had gotten married. If Stuart had known he could 

have put a candle in their biscuits. Their camera 

had malfunctioned and we were able to take some 

pictures after the fact. 

Slow Down… 

The new speed bumps on North Campbell have 

slowed traffic as they are designed to do. 

Unfortunately, when slowed traffic turns onto 

Meddin Drive, they make up for the lost time by 

speeding past “the porch” at break-neck speed. 

Some neighbors still travel at a speed where they 

can greet us and we can wave at them, the rest 

are just a blur. 

Kayak Croatia… 

Want to kayak the Adriatic Sea? A recent guest of 

ours, Tammy, has created a kayak company in 

Dubrovnik, Croatia, where you can kayak clear, 

blue waters. She was on Tybee for a week to 

refresh some of her skills at Sea Kayak Georgia. 

Visit www.adriatickayaktours.com or call us for 

more info. 

Comments: 

Thank you so much for a lovely stay on Tybee 

Island. We were very comfortable and we enjoyed 

the delicious home-cooked breakfasts. 

Nathan and Alice, 

London, UK 

Every good guest book needs an illustration 

(picture a drawing of an 18-wheeler). Thank you so 

much for your hospitality when we are 1,000 miles 

from home. “Old truckers never die – they just go 

to Tybee Island!” 

Paul and Marj, 

Center Line, MI 

Thank you so much for a fantastic weekend!! You 

guys are great. We really enjoyed your warm 

welcome and gracious hospitality. Stuart, you are 

a wonderful cook and Susie, we wish you much 

success with the Tybee Post Theater. Your home is 

beautiful and we wish you both the very best. 

Scott and Denise, 

Canton, GA 

Everything was great, the food, decor, hospitality – 

but I enjoyed the great art the most. Everywhere I 

looked – every wall, every corner was graced with 

a feast for my eyes. All the places you sent me to 

eat were wonderful – Sundae Café, AJ’s, Fannies, 

Norased and the Hunter House. Thank you so 

much. 

Joyce, 

Aiken, SC 

Thank you so much for your hospitality and for 

being our official wedding photographer. The 

perfect place for our wedding night. 

Becky and Colin, 

London, UK 

Thank you all, 

Susie & Stuart 


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21st ANNUAL TYBEE ISLAND CHILDREN’S 

FISHING TOURNAMENT 

SATURDAY JUNE, 9th 2007 

It’s time again...the 21st Annual Tybee Island Children’s 

Fishing Tournament is announced. A registration form 

and details about this year’s tournament can be found 

on the following page. As always, Great Tournament 

T-shirts will be given to each child who registers for the 

tournament. 

We will have a limited number of additional 

shirts available for purchase for friends and relatives 

who can’t fish and for adults who want to purchase one. 

Let them know in the Gift Shack when you bring in your 

registration if you are interested in purchasing extra 

shirts and have the sizes you need. Extra shirts will be 

$10.00 each which covers the cost of the shirts only. 

Registration fee until May 24th is only 

$3.00....after that date, it is $5.00 per child. This year’s 

tournament promises to be the biggest and best yet so 

don’t miss out. There are lots of new fun and surprises in 

store! 

Sponsored by Tybee MRS 1-A, City of Tybee 

Island and Chimney Creek Fishing Camp. 

For more information contact Virginia Ward of The Chimney 

Creek Fishing Camp at 786-9857 or www.thecrabshack.com. 

About the Captain 

Captain Stan Allen (alias Fred) owns and operates 

Marshland Inshore Fishing Adventures. A local guide 

service that runs out of Chimney Creek Marina (The Crab 

Shack), on Tybee Island. Captain Stan has been a Tybee 

resident for over 20 years and serves the local community 

as a volunteer for the Fire Department 

and Marine Rescue Squadron. 

Questions????? 

Write to CAPTSTANS@BELLSOUTH.NET or visit our 

website at WWW.MARSHLANDADVENTURES.COM. 

Call 912-786-5943. 


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Registrant #______________ 

21 st ANNUAL TYBEE ISLAND 

CHILDREN’S FISHING TOURNAMENT – 2007 

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 th 

OFFICIAL SPONSORS OF THIS TOURNAMENT ARE: 

Tybee Marine Rescue Squadron 1-A, City of Tybee Island, 

Chimney Creek Fishing Camp/CrabShack 

Circle Shirt Size 

Youth (S) (M) (L) 

NAME:_____________________________________ Adult (M) (L) (XL) 

ADDRESS:_________________________________ AGE___ PHONE:___________________ 

Parent/Guardian e-mail:_________________________________ 

Release of liability: As parent or legal guardian of the child named above, I certify that my child has permission to attend 

and participate in the Tybee Children’s Fishing Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Chimney Creek Fishing 

Camp, beginning at 8:30 A.M. and ending at approximately 4PM. By signing this form, I understand that I am waiving all 

right to claims and releasing all other participants, the hosts, sponsors, and other officials involved from all liability for 

injuries or damages that may occur as a result of this tournament, or my child’s participation in same. I also grant the 

unconditional right to use the name, voice and photographic image of my child in connection with any of the audio/video 

productions, articles, or press releases but not as a paid endorsement. 

Signature:_______________________ Date: ________________ 

RULES 

1. All Children must be in the company of an adult at all times 

2. All children must wear life jackets at all times 

3. Child must manage the rod at all times but adults may net the fish 

4. IGFA and State Rules will be followed. No toadfish, catfish or shark 

5. Registration forms & $3.00 registration fee must be turned in to the 

Gift Shack at The Crab Shack by May 24 th . After that date, registration is $5.00 

6. Each child is limited to winning one (1) major prize or award 

SCHEDULE 

8:30 A.M. Captain’s Meeting 2:00 Weigh-in Ends 

9:30 A.M. Fishing Starts 2:30 Awards & Door Prizes 

1:30 P.M. Fishing Ends FOOD & FUN!!!!!!!!!!! 

Open to Children ages 0 - 13 

Dock Fishing: Pending approval to rebuild from State & Federal Agencies, Chimney Creek’s docks are 

closed and may or may not be open for the tournament. The restaurant docks are open (but fish are not 

there to be caught). Prizes will be given for dock fishing as well as boat fishing in age groups 0 – 6 and 

7 – 13. 

GET HOOKED ON FISHING! NOT DRUGS!

A New Way to Look at You 

Tybee Island YMCA and Recreation Department 

Has something for everyone! 

Summer is officially here and we are kicking 

programs into high gear for all ages. 

Water aerobics is back. Classes begin the 

week of May 14. Join us for gentle aerobic 

aquacise in the River’s End campground 

pool. The schedule is Monday, Wednesday, 

and Friday at 9am. Tuesday and Thursday 

classes will be held at 6pm. 

Two new aerobics classes are also being 

introduced this month. Join us for Tai Chi on 

Wednesdays at 9:30am in the gymnasium. 

Improve your focus, strength, and flexibility in 

this gentle aerobics class. Also spin bike 

classes will begin on May 4 on Thursdays at 

7am at the YMCA. Come cycle your way to 

better health with our high energy instructor. 

Our youth baseball and t-ball leagues are 

under way with some exciting game action. 

The kids are doing great and play Saturday 

mornings at Jaycee Park. Come out and 

support the local sports programs for Tybee 

youth. Thanks to our volunteer coaches for all 

their dedication to teaching these kids 

teamwork, respect, and of course, how to hit a 

home run. 

Summer camp registration is underway. Stop 

by the Tybee Island YMCA to pick up a 

registration packet and learn more about our 

programs in swim lessons, swim team, kayak 

and surf camps, traditional day camp, and 

junior lifeguard camp. Also check out Parents’ 

Evening Out every Friday night from 7-11pm. 

Youth enjoy games, movies and activities, 

while parents enjoy a night for themselves. 

As we complete our move of offices into the 

By Hillary Brodofsky 

Executive Director 

gymnasium and shift program areas, please 

join us for an Open House celebration on May 

5 th from 10am-2pm. This is a free event open 

to the community. Enjoy games and activities 

for the whole family as well as a cookout. St. 

Joseph’s Candler Hospital will also be on 

hand for blood pressure checks, tips on 

nutrition, and spreading the word about the 

Children’s Hospital. Community members will 

have the chance to all summer camp 

programs as well as demo the latest aerobics 

classes. Also, check out new cardio and 

strength training equipment recently 

purchased from joiner’s fee dues. If you 



haven’t seen the Tybee Island YMCA and 

Recreation Gymnasium lately, we invite you to 

drop by and see it again. Also, for May 5 th only, 

enjoy half off the joiner’s fee when you apply for 

a YMCA membership. 

And finally, we want to sincerely thank 

everyone for your generous donations for our 

annual Priceless Gifts campaign. Our YMCA 

board of directors worked tirelessly to 

fundraiser and we are so grateful for their 

efforts. To date, the community has pledged 

$24,165 that will go directly towards 

scholarships for families and youth to enjoy 

programs and memberships at the Tybee 

Island YMCA. No child or family is ever turned 

away from the YMCA due to an inability to pay. 

We are so lucky to have been embraced by the 

community and it truly shows this time every 

year when our scholarship campaign begins. If 

you would like to make a contribution to this 

cause or you or someone you know has a 

financial burden, please refer them to the 

YMCA to ensure a great summer. 

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With Nancy Anderson 

If you send me STUFF, it will be in 

next month! Send me more STUFF 

so I will have lots for next month! 

HOPE TO SEE YA OUT AND ABOUT 

BREEZING ROUND TYBEE!! 

I can’t write about it if I do not know about 

it! Send me all ya stuff (photos a plus), 

“Stuff on anyone”, Anniversaries, Births, 

Family Events, Celebrations, Birthdays, 

Weddings, Promotions (demotions if ya want), 

anything like juicy scoops, gossip, or any 

other stuff you want the world to know!!!!! 

Email nunu1220@bellsouth.net or phone 844-0542. 

Tybee Island YMCA Camp Schedule 

May 29th-June 1st: Blast Off to Summer Camp Week 

We’ll kick off our first week of summer camp with a rocket ship 

challenge—you’ll have to come to find out! 

June 4th-June 8th: Mission Impossible Week 

Campers will enjoy completing a different mission each day as 

groups compete against each other to complete the most 

missions the fastest. 

June 11th-June 15th: Splish Splash Week 

Campers will enjoy water activities each day. If you choose to go, 

we will be taking a field trip to Summer Waves this week. 

June 18th-June 22nd: Y World of Sports Week 

Campers will go to Daffin Park this week to face-off against the 

other YMCAs. Which camp will win? Campers will also learn about 

a different sport each day. 

June 25th-June 29th: Safari Week 

Campers will go on an African adventure this week by learning 

something new about their culture each day. We will also be taking 

an optional field trip to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South 

Carolina. 

July 2nd-July 6th (no camp on July 4th!): Holiday Week 

Campers will celebrate a different holiday each day with themed 

activities. 

July 9th-July 13th: Hollywood Week 

This week campers will compete in a lip sync contest as well as a 

Mr. and Mrs. Ugly pageant (campers will dress their counselors to 

participate in this pageant!). 

July 16th-July 20th: Under the Sea Week 

Campers will participate in more water games and have a second 

opportunity to go to Summer Waves. 

July 23rd-July 27th: Ooey Gooey Week 

Prepare to get messy! This week will include a wacky science day 

when campers will make slimy substances. Bring a change of 

clothes on Friday for our chocolate pudding slide! 

July 30th-Aug. 3rd: Superhero Week 

Campers will get to dress as their favorite super heroes in our 

super hero parade. Campers will also meet local heroes and 

transform their counselors into unique superheroes in our supercounselor 

pageant. 

Aug. 6th-Aug. 10th: Back to the Future Week 

Campers will travel back into pre-historic times through the year 

3000 in this week of time travel. 

Aug. 13th-Aug. 17th: Space Invaders Week 

Campers will battle in Battle of the Planets. We will also be going on 

an optional field trip to the Jacksonville Science Museum to see a 

planetarium show. 

Aug. 20th-Aug. 24th: Medieval Times Week 

Campers will enjoy the Southside YMCA Renaissance Fair at the 

end of the week. 

Aug. 27th-Aug. 31st: Carnival Week 

Campers will enjoy an end-of-summer carnival 

For additional details, questions, and costs of 

programming, please stop by the Tybee Island YMCA to 

pick up a copy of our official summer program guide or 

call 786-9622. Thanks for your support!

Pet Pet Owners Owners T TTake 

T Take 

ake Advantage Advantage of of Low-Cost Low-Cost Micr Microchipping 

Micr ochipping 

If just $10 meant the 

difference in life or 

death for your pet, 

would you spend 

the money? 

This past Saturday, pet 

owners brought 103 pets to Coastal 

Pet Rescue’s low-cost microchipping 

clinic at Tybee Island. 

“The response was overwhelming,” says 

Coastal Pet Rescue president and founder, Lisa 

Scarbrough. “This was record-breaking for us. We 

were worried we wouldn’t have enough chips.” 

Of the 83 dogs and 23 cats microchipped, 

only 28 were from Tybee. Pet owners drove from 

Midway, Guyton, Bluffton, Hilton Head 

Island, Pooler, Springfield, Bloomingdale, 

Richmond Hill, Garden City, Collins and 

Savannah to take advantage of the lowcost 

opportunity. 

“Microchipping allows pets to be 

reunited instead of needlessly 

euthanized for lack of identification when 

impounded at animal control facilities,” 

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available. 

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year. 

U.S. Addresses Only. Make checks 

payable to:Tybee Breeze, P.O. Box 2833, 

Tybee Island, GA 31328. 

To pay by credit card, please call 912-786-5653. 

says Scarbrough. 

Veterinarian Dr. Charra 

Sweeney-Reeves and veterinary 

technician Anne Savage of All 

About Pets Mobile Veterinary Clinic 

donated their time for the clinic, 

even staying 40 minutes past 

closing so all pets on site could be 

chipped. 

Coastal Pet Rescue plans to host additional 

clinics this year in Rincon, Pooler and at the annual 

Sand Gnats Bark in the Park. Schedules will be 

posted online at www.coastalpetrescue.org. 

Founded in February 2003, Coastal Pet 

Rescue is an all-volunteer 501(c) (3) non-profit 

organization dedicated to saving the lives 

of homeless, abused and neglected 

animals in the coastal areas of Georgia, 

South Carolina and Florida. 

For more information, contact Lisa 

Scarbrough at 912.351.4151 or 

lisa@coastalpetrescue.org. 

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Wher Where Wher e Ar Art Ar t is is Fun 

Fun 

When the Irene Sullivan Gallery opened in March 

2003, it was overwhelming clear that the gallery 

would be something totally different from anything 

on Tybee Island. First of all, the space was 

amazingly transformed by the vision that only 

Irene could see, but she made it happen. Each 

wall was given a different color of paint – red for the 

back wall, blue, terra cotta, yellow and pale green 

on other walls. The floor itself was a work of art 

with a Harlequin-type design in colors of rust/brick/ 

red and cobalt/electric blue. The stage was set 

for fun. 

The various local artists continued with the fun 

theme, but they couldn’t be more different – both in 

their personalities and artistic styles. The ages 

vary from the 20’s to the 70’s – budding artists 

trying to find their artistic way to artists that have 

been painting for decades. Throughout the years, 

Irene’s gallery has consistently been about fun art 

and the unique artists who make the art. 


By Janice Bentley 

A relatively newcomer to Irene’s gallery is Joni 

Woodcock. Many of the islanders know her from 

her work as a bartender currently at the Wind Rose 

Café or previously at Scandal’s. Joni also is one of 

the most talented singers on the island and often is 

heard where karaoke is going on. She was in a 

band, Wild Irish Rose, for eight years as the lead 

singer. The band played primarily in the Statesboro 

and Savannah areas. Although born in Savannah, 

she moved to the Statesboro area (the little 

country, one-traffic-light town of Clito), and went to

Georgia Southern. She came to Tybee ten years 

ago for St. Patrick’s Day and never left! 

Joni gives the impression of being strictly a “party 

girl” (and can be described as the female version of 

Tommy Barlow) with only partying and more 

partying on her mind; that couldn’t be further from 

the truth. Although Joni has dabbled here and 

there, off and on, in artistic endeavors, it 

apparently hasn’t ever held her attention for very 

long. With the encouragement and support of Irene 

Sullivan, Joni is on her way to become a “serious” 

artist and started showing her work at the gallery 

last year. With the pressure of a show later this 

month, Joni may prove to be more serious and 

committed to her art than anyone ever thought. 

Joni works in acrylics from her studio at her Tybee 

Island apartment and confesses that she paints in 

bed. There she is comfortable and relaxed, and 

can concentrate on her work. She admits that she 

has paint on “everything”, but that seems to be 

pretty common with artists/painters. Her work is 

extremely detailed and controlled – something that 

may surprise those people who know Joni’s 

outgoing (sometimes wild) personality and 

seemingly carefree island lifestyle. However, it 

remains fun and usually with a story. She often 

surprises with off-the-wall framing techniques to 

include rope and frames adorned with found items 

(broken pottery and pieces of glass). She has 

“experimented” with a unique technique, in which 

fabric is attached to the painting. It is difficult to 

determine where the fabric starts/ends, and where 

the painting starts/ends. 

Charissa Murray will 

also be featured at the 

upcoming show at the 

Irene Sullivan Gallery. 

Charissa grew up in 

Savannah, attended 

Savannah Arts 

Academy, but 

ventured off to Atlanta, 

Key West and Chicago 

before returning to the 

area. Although the 

only formal training in art was obtained at the arts 

academy, Charissa has been an artistic ‘sponge’ 

throughout her young life. Her father was involved 

in portrait painting in oils, which she watched and 

learned. In 2002, her roommate in Chicago was an 

art student and she started painting again then - a 

result of the “creative energy” there. The birth of 

her daughter, Meenah, who will be three in 

September somewhat de-railed her art pursuits, 

but she has starting painting and has many new 

paintings in the works for the show. 

In viewing her work, the size of her paintings range 

from small (10 x 12) to large (36 x 50) and her style 

varies as well – all which show a fun and whimsical 

view of her world. She admits that she sees things 

in “blocks of color” and paints primarily from stuff 

“in my head”. The most impressive piece in her 

current body of work is a large oil painting of 

Chicago. The color is wonderful and her depictions 

of the usual and ordinary in Chicago is totally 

delightful and fun, and offers some insight into what 

is possible as far as her art is concerned. She 

admits that she painted this scene after leaving 

Chicago and missing being there, which is 

somewhat converse to the usual…..Charissa is 

hardly usual. 

Charissa is working on six new oil paintings, which 

are all on wood frames made by her father. She is 

working on paintings of people/figures which is 

something she never thought she’d be doing, but 

she seems pleased with what she has done thus 

far. She is still trying to figure it all out, but would 

love to make art her career and be able to support 

herself and her daughter. To really see how far 

Charissa has come in her art, she painted ceiling 

tiles in the Wind Rose Café back in 1995; just look 

for her name! 

“NEW VISIONS” ART SHOW and RECEPTION 

at The IRENE SULLIVAN GALLERY ON 

SATURDAY, MAY 12 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. 

Come meet these two fun young women and 

enjoy their art. 


In addition to being a great place to enjoy the sun 

and surf, Tybee Island beaches are also important 

nesting areas for endangered sea turtles. They 

return each year to nest from May 1 to October 

31. If you are here during these months, we hope 

you will help us protect these magnificent 

creatures by remembering a few simple things: 

- It is against the law to touch or disturb nesting sea 

turtles, hatchlings, or their nests. Sea turtles are 

protected by the Endangered Species Act. 

- Avoid using flashlights or flash photography while 

on the beach at night. 

- Turn off outside patio lights and shield indoor lights 

from shining directly onto the beach at night. Lights 

disturb nesting turtles and hatchlings. 

- While enjoying the beautiful beaches during the 

day, avoid disturbing marked sea turtle nests. 

If you see any turtle activity, please call Heather 

Kozak immediately at the Tybee Island Marine 

Science Center at (912) 786-5917 or (912) 695- 

6922. 

For more information on the Tybee Island Sea Turtle 

Project, please visit the Tybee Island Marine Science 

Center on the Strand or contact Heather Kozak, Project 

Coordinator at (912)786-5917, hkozak@tybeemsc.org 

or visit the website at www.tybeemsc.org. 

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SEA TURTLES AREN’T 

AFRAID OF THE DARK! 

Turn off or shield outdoor lights after 9 pm. 

May 1 – October 31 



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Washed Ashore 

Email announcements to: 

info@tybeebreeze.com 

Art announcements to: 

tybeeartist@aol.com 

ENTERTAINMENT MAY 2007 

A - J’s Dockside 

Are you looking for a great place to 

eat that’s on the water where you can 

enjoy some of the finest food on the 

island? A place where you can 

kickback, relax, and enjoy your 

favorite beverage while watching the 

dolphin’s play in the Back River? A 

place where you can watch some of 

the best sunsets North of Mallory 

Square? Come to 1315 Chatham 

Avenue on the back-river. We’re just 

the place you’re looking for. Voted 

Best Overall Restaurant, Best 

Outdoor Dining & Best Martini 

2006! Live Entertainment Friday, 

Saturday & Sunday-Call 786-9533 for 

Schedule. Ask about nightly dinner & 

drink specials, Happy Hour Daily 

5pm – 7pm. 

American Legion Post 154 

Our next meeting is Monday, May 

14 th and Social hour is at 6pm. Join 

us: Wednesday nights at 7pm – Line 

Dancing. BINGO is on Friday nights 

at 8pm. For more information on 

upcoming events call 786-5356. 

Bernie’s Tybee Island 

Bernie’s is located at 13 Tybrisa 

Street. We offer a delicious selection 

of burgers, sandwiches, soups and 

appetizers, as well as, steamed and 

raw oysters and fried and steamed 

seafood. Join us at the bar and 

choose from our selection of imported 

and domestic beers, wine by the 

glass, frozen drinks, your favorite 

mixed drinks and our famous 

“Mason Jar Bloody Mary.” Ask your 

server about our monthly specials. 

Call 786-5100 for take-outs. Join us 

for your favorite sporting events and 

watch them on our three 42" Plasma 

HD Televisions. Join us on our 

outdoor patio and enjoy our outdoor 

shower after a sandy day at the 

beach. Happy Hour - Monday- 

Friday from 4pm-7pm. Karaoke – 

Fri., Sat., & Sun. nights. Join us 

May 18 th for the Beach Bum Parade 

and for Memorial Day Weekend! 

Bernie’s merchandise for sale 

includes tee shirts, tank tops, hats, 

shot glasses, koozies, flip flops, 

beach towels and beach bags. We 

have a great staff that offers friendly 

service and atmosphere. Hope to see 

you there! Visit us at our other 

location in Historic Savannah located 

at 115 East River Street. 

Benny’s Tavern 

The Coldest Beer in America! Happy 

Hour Mon. thru Fri. 10am – 6:30pm. 

Wednesday Pool Tournament at 

7pm. Saturday Pool Tournament with 

locals at 2pm. Friday & Saturday 

night Karaoke with Kathy. Come 

Party with Flower Wanda, Kathleen, 

Tess, and all the Tybee characters – 

it’s a Tybee Thang! Goodbye and 

good luck to Shannon who is moving 

to Alaska. Join us May 18 th for the 

Beach Bum Parade; watch from the 

best “dry” view on the island! 1517 

Butler Ave/Downtown Tybee. 

786-0121. 

Café Loco 

Where the music is always happenin’ 

and there’s plenty of variety. 

Featuring Kyle Shiver on Sunday 

nights. Voted Best Place to Listen 

to Live Music 2006! Call for 

information on special guest 

appearances - 786-7810. 

Dewey’s Fishhouse 

The good times keep rolling at 

Dewey’s Dockside where good food, 

good friends, and good music meet. 

We also have a new catering service 

called “Two Chefs’ Catering” both on 

and off premises. While dining at 

Dewey’s, stop by our new fresh 

seafood market, “Dulac’s Seafood 

Market” and take home some fresh 

local seafood. Come and see some of 

the areas top musicians featured on 

our deck every Friday, Saturday, and 

Sunday nights. Wednesday night is 

trivia night. Test your vast knowledge 

of things that really don’t matter and 

you could come out a winner. Cash 

prizes weekly! Remember you can 

come by land or sea. 

Visit our website at 

www.deweysrestaurant.com, call 

786-5727, or drop us an E-mail at 

deweysfishhouse@hotmail.com . 

Doc’s Bar 

Live Music Thursday thru Sunday. 

Remember Doc’s is your Bumper 

Pool Headquarters. Voted Best 

Overall Bar 2005 & 2006! Lots of 

new hat colors are now here! 

www.docsbartybee.com. Call 

786-5506 for more information. The 

Circuit Breakers now playing at 

Doc’s. Check out our web site: 

www.band4rent.com. 

Dolphin Reef Oceanfront 

Restaurant and Lounge 

Dine and relax on the shores of the 

Atlantic at the Dolphin Reef Restaurant 

and Lounge! Boasting a former Ritz- 

Carlton chef and the most magnificent 

ocean view on Tybee Island, Dolphin 

Reef’s array of fresh seafood and fine 

cuisine recently took top honors in a 

culinary competition judged by 

national magazine editors! A popular 

tradition for locals and tourists, Dolphin 

Reef now hosts a fabulous seafood 

buffet on two nights: Wednesdays and 

Fridays (from 5 to 9 p.m.) for $24.95 

per person (20% discount for locals 

with ID). On the weekends, catch the 

views of dolphins at play as you 

savor a magnificent breakfast 

buffet from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. ($9.95 

per person). The restaurant’s tropical 

lounge offers a festive atmosphere 

every night of the week! Happy Hour 

is every day (2 to 7 p.m.) and live 

music is featured from 5 to 8 p.m. on 

Wednesdays and Saturday nights. 

(Call for featured bands.) Starting 

Memorial Day weekend, visit our 

Pool Bar! Happy Hour prices all day 

from 11 a.m. until sunset. Located at 

1401 Strand Avenue in the Ocean 

Plaza Beach Resort, call (786-8400) 

for reservations or additional 

information. Restaurant hours are 

as follows: * Everyday: Breakfast 

and lunch, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Dinner, 

5 to 10 p.m. * Lounge hours: Sunday 

through Thursday, 2 to 11 p.m.; 

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. until 

midnight. 

Fannie’s... 

Celebrating 15 years of Food, Fun 

and Spirits...Oceanfront! You can’t 

miss the pink roofed restaurant on 

Strand near 17th Street (3 stories high) 

two open-air decks in the sky for an 

incredible beachfront view. Our 

Sunday brunch won Best of Tybee. 

Our house band, the Christy Alan 

Band, won Best of Tybee. And we 

boast the best frozen drinks on 

Tybee...you can bet your Fannie! 

Live music is Thursday 7pm-10pm 

with Georgia Kyle & Dobie, Friday & 

Saturday 9pm-midnite, Sunday 3pm- 

6pm. We’re open for lunch and dinner 

everyday. 786-6109 for take-outs and 

info. 

Gayna’s Pub 

Happy Hour everyday 4pm – 7pm. 

Karaoke every Friday & Saturday. 

Voted best Karaoke 2003, 2004, 

2005 & 2006! Be sure to join the fun 

after the beach Bum Parade with 2004 

Beach Bum Queen Gayna, 2005 

Beach Bum Queen Mary Shepherd, 

and 2006 Beach Bum Queen Diane 

Ring. Open Daily 4pm- 2am. Friday 

& Saturday 4pm-3am. Call 786-7707 

for more info. 

MacElwee’s 

Looking for the freshest seafood on the 

island? Then look no further - 

Tybee’s family restaurant offers fresh 

fish daily including local caught tuna, 

mahi and grouper. Stop by and check 

out the new menu items or simply 

enjoy the traditional favorites such as 

our beer battered shrimp, oysters and 

flounder. We will not be open for 

lunch on May 5 th , but stop by 

between 12-2pm to wish the 

newlyweds, Tom & Louise Sullivan, 

congratulations! Open Mothers Day 

at 12pm – Bring Mom in for a steak 

and lobster tail dinner for $29.95! 

There will also be specials on an 

assortment of fresh local catches 

The Quarter Sports Bar and Grill 

“Tybee’s little local dump with a real 

big attitude.” Locally owned and 

operated since 1990. THE place to be 

for sports, food, fun and “Licka 

Drinks” on Tybee. Dish Network 

Satellite for those hard to find games. 

Pool tables… dart boards… and have 

I mentioned FOOD? From burgers to 

snow crabs, we’ve got it. Get here 

early for our Happy Hour Specials 

like $4 wings 4:00-7:00pm Monday- 

Friday. Raw & Steamed Oysters by 

the dozen. Open Monday-Saturday 

4:00pm-3:00am. Sunday 12:30pm- 

3:00am. That’s also the hours we 

cook, so early or late we’ve got you 

covered. See our menu in this 

magazine. Best Burger & Wing 

Awards 5 years in a row! Under 21 

allowed until 9:00pm. For to go 

orders, call 912-786-8966. 

Scandals Nightclub 

Come join us at the COLDEST bar on 

Tybee! POOL TABLE, KENO, 

LARGE SCREEN T.V. & DANCING. 

Happy hour specials daily Mon-Fri 

until 7:00 pm. Monday – Industry 

Night. Tuesday, Wednesday & 

Thursday- Karaoke. Friday - ask our 

daytime bartender about the GOLF 

COMPETITION. Saturday- daytime 

WEEKLY GOLF PRIZE and $3.00 

Daiquiri’s. LIVE BANDS EVERY 

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT! 

Call for Live Entertainment 

Schedule 786-5225 for more details. 

Spanky’s 

Seafood, Seafood & A Lot More! You 

can’t imagine! Come in and check us 

out! Tybee’s Best Seafood (Shrimp, 

Grouper, Scallops & Mahi) Fresh & 

Local Hand cut steaks, Pasta, Huge 

Hand Pattied Burgers & the BIGGEST 

Chicken Sandwich in Georgia! Call 

for prices on party platters and all 

your catering needs. Come and 

enjoy a great atmosphere with the 

best Tybee has to offer in food and the 

friendliest staff on the island. Call 

786-5520 for information on live 

entertainment.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS EVENTS 

Sting Ray’s 

A local favorite - Tybee’s home for 

blue crabs, beach music and beer! 

Come join us, you’ll be happy you 

did, as the tradition continues with the 

Ray’s serving you with great pride 

their best and freshest award 

winning seafood. Voted Best 

Seafood & Margarita 2005 & 2006! 

Come sit down with us in a 

comfortable and relaxed atmosphere 

on our outdoor dining deck that is the 

perfect location to watch anything 

from bands, parades to people 

watching on Tybee. Or join us in our 

adjacent indoor dining room for even 

more comfort and fun. There are 

many favorites on our menu with a 

variety of seafood selections. You 

will be entertained with live music on 

Friday nights from 7-10p, and 

Saturday nights from 7-10p. May 

entertainment schedule: 4 th & 5 th 

with Robert Willis, 11 th & 12 th with 

Randy Hatman Smith, 18 th for 

Beach Bum – Eddie Mercer, 19 th 

with Bob Erickson, 25 th – 27 th with 

Randy Hatman Smith. Gift 

Certificates make the perfect gift and 

they are always available. Open 7 

days a week 11am – until. Call 

786-0209 for more information. 

Sundae Cafe 

Great home cooked lunch specials 

M-F. Join us for our nightly dinner 

specials or select from our menu of 

hand cut steaks, fresh fish, fried 

seafood, pastas & homemade 

desserts. Open for lunch Monday – 

Saturday from 11am – 3pm, and 

open for dinner from 5pm-9pm. We 

have a full service bar with a Martini 

menu. Voted Best Sandwich, Best 

Lunch & Best Dessert 2004, 2005 

& 2006! Call 786-7694 for more 

information. 

Tybee Time 

Cool off at Tybee Time... 

Specializing in Frozen Cocktails! 

VOTED BEST DAIQUIRI 2004, 

2005 & 2006! We have 10 different 

daiquiri machines . We have 13 

TV’s ! We are THE 

HEADQUARTERS for all current 

sporting events! Every hour is 

happy at Tybee Time! Come get you 

some! Open 7 days Noon - 3am. 

Call 786-7150 for more information. 

Windrose 

Ice Cold Draft Beer $1.50 All The 

Time! If you haven’t tried Nell’s 

lunch specials & Saturday soups, it’s 

a must! Lunch Specials Mon-Fri from 

11am until they run out. Voted 

Tybee’s Best Cheap Lunch – 2002, 

2003, 2004 & 2005! Kitchen hours 

Monday – Friday 11am – 8pm. 

Saturday 11am – 9pm. Sunday 

12:30 – midnight. Come and see our 

bartenders Rob, Doug, Shannon and 

Joni! 786-6593. 

*All Events and Times are 

subject to change. 

May 4th - SCAD Sand Arts 

Festival - This annual festival 

features competitions using sand and 

objects found on the beach, including 

shells and seaweed, as art. 

Categories include: sand castle 

design, sand sculpture, sand relief 

and wind sculpture. Contestants 

may work individually or in teams. 

The competitions are judged by 

SCAD faculty. Tybee’ s North 

Beach, 11:00am – 4:00pm (912) 

786-5444. 

May 16 th , Sunday at 6pm - St 

Michael’s School presents 

Spring Play “Sermon On The 

Mound.” Food and Fun To Follow. 

Please make plans now to attend 

with your family and enjoy the 

drama and music. St. Michael’s 

students have worked very hard. (If 

you remember Candy Cane Lane 

you will remember the talent of the 

cast). Hope to see you at St. 

Michael’s School Parish Center on 

May 6th. 

May 9 th , Tuesday 6pm – Tybee 

Island Beach Bum Coronation 

Party at Marlin Monroe’s honoring 

the 2007 Queen Jenny Orr, Grand 

Marshal Alan Missroon, and Big 

Kahuna Michael Corbett. 

May 12 th , 8am - ADOPT-A- 

HIGHWAYS The Tybee 

Beautification Association will 

conduct an “Adopt-a-Highway” 

Volunteers should meet at the Tybee 

entrance sign on U.S. 80, at 8 a.m., 

to receive instructions, bags and 

gloves.. The clean-up involves 

picking up trash from Lazaretto 

Creek Bridge to Campbell Avenue. 

School credit for volunteer hours is 

available. Students should turn in 

their forms when they arrive at the 

Tybee sign. For further information, 

call 786-9688. 

May 12th - 2nd Annual Tybee 

Island Bait & Tackle Fishing 

Tournament - Fishermen and 

women can fish from the surf, pier or 

boat and will be graded on a point 

system. Pre-registration is required. 

Prizes will be awarded. 

Tybee Island Marina at Lazaretto 

Creek, Sunrise – 5pm. 

www.tybeeislandbaitandtackle.com 

(912) 786-7472. 

May 12 th 6-9pm Irene Sullivan 

Gallery presents an opening show 

“New Vision” with two new artists on 

the local scene Joni Woodcock & 

Charissa Murray. 

May 12th-13 th 10am-5pm - Arts & 

Crafts Festival in Memorial Park - 

Featuring over 30 unique and original 

artists. Rain or shine in Memorial 

Park. 

May 13th-18th - Tybee 500 

Catamaran Race - 500 mile race 

where high performance catamarans 

scream up the eastern seaboard pitting 

teams from all over the world against 

extreme conditions and each other. 

Race will challenge even the most 

physically and mentally competent 

sailors. Lands at Tybee on May 18 th . 

May 18th - The 20 th Annual Beach 

Bum Parade - Butler Avenue 

Tybee’s signature wet & wild 

celebration of the beginning of the 

summer season. Come early and 

prepare to get soaked! Butler Avenue 

South to Tybrisa St., 6:30pm. 

(912) 786-5444. 

May 19 th 9:30am – 9 th Annual 

Tybee Island Sea Kayak Races. 

Participants will meet at A-J’s 

Dockside, 1315 Chatham Ave., 

Tybee Island. Sign-in for the first 2 

races will be 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., 

followed by a brief orientation. 

Multiple Sea Kayak races on Tybee 

River to benefit the Tybee Marine 

Science Center. For additional info, 

please call Sea Kayak Georgia 

(912)786-8732 or email 

seakayakga@aol.com 

Or www.tybeemsc.org, (912) 786- 

5917. a 6 ½ mile course on the tidal 

river separating Tybee and Little Tybee 

Islands. 

May 19 th – 6- 8pm Southern Gospel 

Sing with Safe Harbor from 

Pelzer, South Carolina at Trinity 

Chapel UMC 10 th & Butler Street, 

Tybee Island, GA. For more 

information contact Patricia F. Gibbs 

at pfjagibbs@bellsouth.net or 

(912) 786-6377. 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

June 2 nd – 10 th Annual Tybee 

Tour of Homes. Tour some of the 

islands most unique an eye-catching 

homes. www.tybeevisit.com, 

(912) 786-5444, and (800) 868-2322 

JUST FOR KIDS 

May 5 th 9am -3pm- 1 st Annual 

Tybee “DAC” Kids Fishing 

Tournament at Tybee Island 

Marina, Children ages 0 to 13 are 

invited to participate in this year’s 

tournament. There will be fishing 

from a boat and from a dock. 

Advance registration is 

required. Please registered your 

kids at Tybee Bait & Tackle Shop 

located at Lazaretto Creek Marina. 

The cost of pre-registration before 

April 28, 2007 is $5.00 and after 

the cost is $8.00. All kids 

registered will receive a Goodie 

Bag, a T-shirt, and a Door Prize. 

The Captains meeting will start at 

9:00 am at Tybee Island Marina 

located at Lazaretto Creek Marina 

on Saturday, May 5, 2007, and 

the fishing will follow immediately 

after the goodie bags are handed 

out. The weigh in end at 2:30 pm 

and trophies and door prizes will 

be given out at 3:00 pm. There will 

be free hot dogs, hamburgers and 

a fish fry at the weigh in for 

everybody. Please bring your 

kids and have a good time fishing. 

Anyone interested in donating to 

the tournament please contact 

Tybee DAC at tybeedac@aol.com 

or call 912-663-4595. 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

June 9 th - 21st Annual Tybee 

Island Children’s Fishing 

Tournament. Registration is 

$3.00 now till May 24th and after 

that it is $5.00 per child. Open to 

children ages 0 to 13. Registration 

entitles child to fish in tournament 

making them eligible for prizes 

including savings bonds; hot dog 

cookout after weigh-in and a great 

tournament T-shirt. Great 

Trophies, too! Register NOW at 

The Crab Shack’s Gift Shack 

Or call 786-9857 and a 

registration form will be emailed! 

Sponsored by Tybee 

MRS 1-A, The City of Tybee and 

Chimney Creek Fish Camp. 


RECURRING EVENTS 

Beach Discovery Walks 

with the Tybee Island 

Marine Science Center 

Mondays & Thursdays at 12 

pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 

3:30 pm through May. 

Marine educators lead onehour 

guided Discovery 

Walks on Tybee Beach. All 

ages are welcome to join in 

for shoreline discoveries. 

Learn about shells, sand 

dunes, geology, tides, and 

beach inhabitants of a 

barrier island. Participants 

will sift the wet sand to find 

creatures that live beneath 

their feet and pull a seine net 

(weather dependent) to see 

what lives in the surf. 

Marsh Discovery Walks 

with the Tybee Island 

Marine Science Center 

Fridays at 2:30 pm through 

May 2007. Explore the tidal 

marsh on a Discovery Walk 

with a marine educator. Hike 

through the remnants of a 

maritime forest that was 

once the ancient coastlines 

of dunes and beach. Visit a 

marsh “garden” of sharp 

needle rush, oxeye daisy, 

smooth cord grass, live 

oaks, Spanish moss, and 

Cabbage palms. Walk on a 

“salt pan,” taste sea pickles, 

watch herds of fiddler crabs 

move across the marsh mud. 

These walks are $7 for 

adults, $6 for children 3 to 16 

yrs. TIMSC Members are 

FREE. (Fee includes 

admission to the Center) 

The walks are limited; 

therefore advanced 

registration and payment 

are requested. A full refund 

will be provided if the Center 

cancels due to inclement 

weather. Pre-registered 

participants must cancel 

within 48 hours to receive a 

refund. www.tybeemsc.org, 

(912) 786-5917. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS CHURCHES 

Debbe’s back from Thailand and 

now offering Thai massage at Relax 

First. Remember, Relax First is 

still the “only spa on Tybee” and 

will be here until the end of the year. 

Make your appointment today and 

don’t forget to use your gift 

certificates! 

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WE’VE MOVED! 

Atlantic Beacon Gallery and H a l l 

of F r a m e s custom framing, 1602 

Butler Ave (at 80’s End) downtown, 

Tybee Open 10:00-6:00 daily, 

Closed Tues. 912 786-9386. 

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“Eye on the Artist” A call to 

Artists… If you or someone you 

know is a colorful local artist, don’t 

forget to submit their name for an 

upcoming feature in “Eye on the 

Artist”. Submit names to: Debbie 

Brady Robinson, RE: Eye on the 

Artist, at Tybee artist@aol.com 

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The YEEPIES meet the second 

Thursday of each month at 10 

AM and have a 

speaker or entertainment. 

Everyone is welcome to join in the 

fellowship and getting to know each 

other better. For more information 

call 897-2666. 

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The Adult and Community 

Education (ACE) @ Royce 

Learning Center offers classes at 

the Tybee Island YMCA every 

Tuesday and Thursday 6-8pm. 

Help with GED Prep, ASVAB 

Prep, GHSBST Prep, Job 

Enhancement, and many more. 

For more info call Khani B. Morgan 

at 354-4047. 

Chapel by the Sea 

Baptist Church 

Reverend David Laughner 

Services: 

Sunday School 9:45am 

Sunday Morning Worship 11:00am 

Sunday Evening Worship 7:00pm 

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm 

Butler Avenue at 9th Street 

Tybee Island, GA 31328 

912-786-4647 

www.cbtstybee.org 

God About’s Senior Ministry 

is on the 3 rd Tuesday of 

each month. 

All Saints’ Episcopal Church 

*All Are Warmly Welcomed* 

Vicar: The Reverend Dr. Jack Dyer 

Tybee Island invites you to 

worship with us Sunday at 10AM 

followed by a social hour at 11AM. 

Sunday school is at 9AM. 

During the summer there is 

an 8AM service. 

We are located at 804 Jones 

Avenue, two streets west of Butler; 

please call 786-5845 for more 

information or visit our website: 

www.allsaintstybee.org 

CASTAWAYS 

St. Michael Catholic 

Church & School 

Father Jim Costigan 

Mass and Confessions Schedule: 

Saturday: Vigil - 6:00pm 

Sunday: 8:00am & 11:00am 

Daily: 8:00am 

Confessions: 30 minutes before 

each weekend Mass or by 

appointment 

801 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island - 

912-786-4505 

www.saintmichaelstybee.org 

Trinity Chapel United 

Methodist Church 

Sunday school is at 10am 

Sunday Worship is at 11am 

911 BUTLER AVENUE, 

TYBEE ISLAND, GA 31328 

www.tcumc.org 

MEN BEHIND THE SCENE 

Men’s Inter-denominational Prayer 

Breakfast the 1st Saturday of each 

month at 9:00am. Adult luncheon the 

3rd Thursday of each month at 

12pm. Call 897-2666 Jim Monaghan 

for more information. 

Special Worship Services: 

Sunday closest to Memorial Day, 

July 4th and Labor Day 

at the pier at 8:30am. 

All encouraged to attend! 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

CLASSIFIEDS 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

Tybee ybee Breeze Breeze Breeze Color Color Guard 

Guard 

Need patriotic people to become 

part of this distinguished group. Must 

be 18 or older. Former or active 

Fort Fort Pulaski Pulaski Pulaski National 

National 

Monument Monument is is seeking 

seeking 

V.I.P .I.P .I.P.’ .I.P .’ .’s .’ – Volunteers In 

Parks. Established in 1970, the 

National Park Service’s V.I.P. Program 

affords volunteers and the National 

Park Service an opportunity to 

mutually assist each other. At Fort 

Pulaski National Monument, 

opportunities currently exist for 

persons with knowledge, skills, and 

interests in Civil War and natural 

history research and interpretation, 

customer service, and recreation area 

maintenance. As a V.I.P. you will 

military very welcome! Contact 

Paul DeVivo at 786-5653. 

COAST COAST COASTAL COAST COAST AL PET 

PET 

RESCUE RESCUE NEEDS 

NEEDS 

VOLUNTEERS: 

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and develop useful, new skills while 

enhancing familiar ones. And you will 

make lifelong friendships with 

visitors, fellow volunteers, and 

National Park Service personnel. 

To learn more about volunteer 

opportunities at Fort Pulaski 

National Monument, contact V.I.P. 

The The TT 

Tybee T ybee Island Island Island Historical 

Historical 

Society Society needs needs your your help help as 

as 

a a volunteer volunteer. volunteer If you like meeting 

new people, want to learn the 

history of the Tybee Island Light 

Station and the surrounding area or 

just want to help a good cause 

Coordinator June Devisfruto at volunteering is for you. Scheduling 

912-786-5787 or visit our website is flexible. For more info. please call 

at www.nps.gov/fopu/volunteer. Lorraine Braden at 912.786.5801

CASTAWAYS 

CLASSIFIEDS 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Want ant to to Pass Pass the the GED? 

GED? 

Let us help. The Adult and 

Community Education Program 

@ Royce Learning Center offers 

GED preparations and more on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm - 

8pm at the YMCA. Contact Khani 

Morgan at 912-354-4047. 

FOR SALE 

Antique Antique Drawing Drawing T TTable 

T Table 

able 

5’ X 5’ - $350. 786-5653 ext. 101 

HELP WANTED 

Spanky’ Spanky’s Spanky’ s s Beachside 

Beachside 

Cooks & Wait staff. Apply in 

person, 1605 Strand Ave. Tybee. 

786-5520. 

St. St. Michael’ Michael’s Michael’ s School 

School 

Looking for a certified teacher 

for grades 3/4 for the 2007- 

2008 school year. If you are 

interested call the school at 

786-4507 for an interview. 

Pack Pack Rat Rat Rat Bicycles 

Bicycles 

Full & part time positions 

available. Apply in person at 

14th & Butler Ave. or call 

786-4013 

FOR RENT 

New 3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex 

townhouse, marsh views, 

1800 sq. ft., all hardwood 

floors, park underneath. 

Call (912) 507-4637 

To place an ad in CASTAWAYS CLASSIFIEDS, 

Or if you are interested in placing advertising for your 

business please e-mail info@tybeebreeze.com 

DRIVERS WANTED 

FOR THE NEW TYBEE SHUTTLE 

Become a part of this new and exciting 

mode of transportation around Tybee 

Island. Help drive tourists and locals 

around beautiful Tybee Island to see the 

wonderful sites for special events, wedding 

parties and the easiest way to get from one 

end of Tybee to the other. 

Call 912-786-8886 to set up an interview or 

go to www.tybeeshuttle.com for more 

information. 

Party Party Favorites, 

Favorites, 

Deviled Deviled Eggs 

Eggs 

I made 72 deviled eggs for a party recently; they 

were gone, completely gone in ten minutes. People 

love deviled eggs! Here are my 2 favorite recipes. 

First though here’s how to hard boil an egg, perfect every 

time. Use large eggs over one week old, fresher eggs are 

hard to peel. Place eggs in a single layer in a sauce pan, 

cover with 1-1/2 inches of water. Add 1 tsp. salt. Cover 

partially and bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer 30 

seconds. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 15 

minutes. Drain, cool under running water. Drain again. 

Ingredients: 

Ingredients: 

Here Here was was the the hit! hit! Curried Curried Curried deviled deviled deviled eggs eggs with 

with 

extra extra extra spice spice for for authentic authentic Indian Indian flavor. 

flavor. 

6 hard boiled eggs 

3-½ tbsp. mayo 

3 tbsp. minced green onion. 

1 tbsp. minced seeded Jalapeno Chile 

1-½ tsp. minced mango chutney 

½ tsp. Garam Masala 

(available in spice section of market) 

Finely chopped radishes 

Shell eggs, cut in half lengthwise. Transfer yolks to small 

bowl and mash with fork. Mix in mayo, stir in next 4 

ingredients, season with salt and pepper. Spoon yolk into 

whites. Sprinkle liberally with chopped radish. 

Ingredients: 

Ingredients: 

For For less less spice, spice, but but lots lots pf pf flavor flavor try try this this recipe, 

recipe, 

deviled deviled eggs eggs with with capers capers and and tarragon! 

tarragon! 

6 hard boiled eggs 

2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 

1 tbsp. mayo 

1-½ tsp. Dijon mustard 

2 tbsp. minced celery 

4 tsp. chopped fresh tarragon 

1 tbsp. minced drained capers 

2 tsp. minced shallot 

Shell eggs and cut in half lengthwise. Transfer yolks to a 

bowl and mash with a fork. Mix in oil, mayo and mustard. 

Stir in minced celery, tarragon, capers and shallot. 

Season with salt and pepper. Spoon yolk mixture into 

whites and garnish each with thin celery slice. 

Better Better make make lots!!! lots!!! lots!!! They They go go quickly!!! 

quickly!!! 

quickly!!! 

Hope You Enjoy!! 

Chef Espy ~ Hunter House 

Sighs or Moans 

chefespy@bellsouth.net 


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Across 

3 get these lessons 

on Wednesdays 

at Post 154 (5) 

5 Espy can show 

you how to make 

these eggs (7) 

6 Saturday Martini 

says this is the only 

annoying time between 

naps (13) 

8 this movie will play in 

Memorial Park (3) 

9 this cancer will kill around 

41,000 women this year (6) 

10 this license was only $100 in 1890 (6) 

13 103 pets got this implanted 

last month (9) 

Sudoku 

Insert numbers until each row, column and 3x3 

box contain the digits 1 through 9 exactly once. 

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The answer key 

will be published in the next edition. 

Down 

1 girls need to learn how to use 

this (6,4) 

2 female version of 

Tommy Barlow (4,8) 

4 you might have to 

press one for this (7) 

7 new on North 

Campbell (5,5) 

8 these are not 

allowed during 

the Beach Bum 

Parade (8) 

11 21st annual 

tournament on 

Tybee (7) 

12 Mr. Ordiway 

loves this food (3) 

Did you know the answers 

to the Pirates Puzzle 

crossword can be found in 

the Tybee Breeze 

itself? So if you’re 

having trouble, look 

through the stories 

again!! 

PIRATES PUZZLE ANSWER 

APRIL 2007

Sand 

Sand 

Box 

Box 

Wildflo ildflo ildflower ildflo wer week 

week 

star starts star ts Ma May Ma y 7th! 

7th! 

Debt 

I am a three digit number. My tens digit is five 

more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is 

eight less than my tens digit. 

What number am I? 

APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL RIDDLE RIDDLE RIDDLE RIDDLE RIDDLE 

AND AND AND AND AND ANSWER: 

ANSWER: 

ANSWER: 

ANSWER: 

ANSWER: 

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and 

appealing. They touch me and I give a false good 

feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once 

and then no more. For many I am “to die for.” 

What am I? 

Answer: A Cigar or Cigarette 


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By Bob Markwalter 

Mr. Ordiway was 

daydreaming about a ham 

sandwich. He could see its 

thick slices of ham topped 

with cheese, tomato, and 

mustard. He could taste the 

juicy flavors as they melded in his mouth. He felt 

the way the tomatoes crunched and the ham 

crumbled as he bit into the sandwich. 

“Oh, no!” he said. 

“Oh, no?” said his wife. 

“I forgot the lettuce. You 

know how I like lettuce on my 

ham sandwiches. I’ll have to go 

back and make it again, with the 

lettuce. Maybe I’ll have mayo this 

time, too.” 

“You know what the doctor said about salt 

Drink Drink Of 

Of 

The The Month 

Month 

Cinco de Mayo 

Ingredients: 

2 1/2 oz. white Tequila 

1 oz. Grenadine 

1 oz. lime juice 

Instructions: 

Shake all ingredients with lots of ice. Strain over 

ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. 

If you’ve gotten bored with all the margaritas 

you’ve been drinking then you’ll want to try this 

classic Mexican recipe as a great way to drink 

Tequila on Cinco de Mayo. 

This month’s drink submitted by: 

Rob “Turtle” McLellan, former bartender & professional drinker. 

and fat, which is mainly what ham is about.” 

“I’ll bet the doctor had ham for Easter 

dinner.” 

“I’ll bet he had tofu.” 

“Ooooh!” 

“And his arteries thanked him.” 

“Well my stomach thanked me.” 

“You pay too much attention to your 

stomach.” 

“All right, I’ll make some bean soup. I’ll 

imagine I’m boiling the ham bone, watching it fall 

apart as it simmers …” 

“Don’t get carried away with the thought.” 

Mr. Ordiway felt a sense of foreboding. He 

said, “Carried away?” 

“Edwin,” said Mrs. Ordiway, “we are not 

going to have any more ham.” 

Mr. Ordiway looked at her as if she 

had lost her mind. He said, “I bought a 

fifteen-pounder. I couldn’t have eaten 

more than two pounds for dinner, 

and you hardly ate any.” 

“And my arteries thanked 

me.” 

“Do you converse often with 

them?” 

“Not as often as you do with your stomach.” 

She had him there. He did like to see that he 

was well fed. But then, he had been a poor kid, he 

had eaten a lot of hot dogs and meatloaf and 

bologna. His family had never had ham for Easter 

or Christmas. He had vowed to see that his 

children would eat well. Alas, he and Edwina had 

not had children, so he decided to see that he 

would eat well. 

“You’re blaming it on the children again.” 

“Yes.” 

“We should have adopted.” 

“Yes, but I always hoped …” 

“That’s in the past, Edwin. I love you, and 

you love me.” 

“Yes.” 

“And you love ham. And the doctor says 

ham is bad.” 

The foreboding returned. 

“So I took what was left of the ham and 

gave it to the homeless shelter on Whitworth 

Street.” 

The foreboding became panic. 

“What? You did what? You gave away my 

ham?”

“I gave our ham to a charitable organization 

which will feed unfortunate people with it.” 

Mr. Ordiway’s stomach felt very empty. It 

began to churn and gurgle. Mrs. Ordiway looked at 

his stomach and sighed. Mr. Ordiway felt his mouth 

hanging open. Gave away his ham? She gave 

away … 

“Genocide!” he said. 

“What?” 

“Genocide. Ham is bad for me, right? Bad 

for my arteries. My arteries curse me when I eat 

ham. Well if it’s bad for me, it’s bad for the poor 

unfortunate homeless bums that clog our streets! 

I’ll call the United Nations. I’ll have sanctions. You 

will have to get me another ham!” 

“I got you some ham flavored tofu at the 

health food store yesterday.” 

“Ham flavored …” 

“Mr. Broughton assured me it is quite tasty. 

He and his family eat it all the time.” 

“He and his family are squirrels!” 

“Calm down, Edwin. Think of your blood 

pressure.” 

Edwin thought about his blood pressure. It 

was all anyone else could think about, Edwina, the 

doctor, his lawyer, his life insurance agent. Even 

the garbage men asked about his blood pressure. 

He was sick of his blood pressure. But maybe … 

“A little ham would bring my blood pressure 

down, just at this moment, at least. It would calm 

my nerves.” 

“So would a drink, but you know what the 

doctor says …” 

“Dammit it, woman, I need a ham 

sandwich!” 

“You need a tofu ham sandwich! Go to the 

kitchen and make it! Put fat free cheese, tomatoes, 

lettuce, and fat free mayo on it! And like it!” 

“Alright, but I’ll need a bottle of wine to 

choke it down.” 

“There is a bottle in the fridge. It’s alcohol 

free.” 

“I think I’ll go out instead. I’ll be at the 

homeless shelter.” 

Copyright 2007 Robert A. Markwalter 

Visit www.straylake.com, home of the 

Stray Lake Signal-Gazette, for more from 

C.G. Scavola & Bob Markwalter. 


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SSSSSt. t. t. t. t. Mic Mic Michael’ Mic Michael’ 

hael’ hael’sssss hael’ 

Sc Sc School Sc School 

hool hool hool Pr Pr Presents Pr Presents 

esents esents esents 

“Ser “Sermond “Ser mond On On The The Mound” 

Mound” 

Are you ready for the 

big game? 

Spring Play on Sunday, 

May 6th, at 6pm. 

Food and Fun To Follow 

Please make plans now to attend with your family 

and enjoy the drama and music. 

St. Michael’s students have worked very hard. 

(If you remember Candy Cane Lane, you will 

remember the talent of the cast) 

Hope to see you at 

St. Michael’s Parish Center on May 6th.

Starfish Scopes 

MAY 

2007 

Taurus (20 April - 20 May) 

This month is going to be one of those “trials by fire” type 

nightmares that happen every so often. I wish I could give you 

more details but then you’d have no good reason to return to 

work over the coming weeks, would you? Testing times lay 

ahead for you if you expect your love life to be without its ups 

and downs. You must expect failure or it will become your 

legacy. 

Gemini (21 May - 21 June) 

Believe everything you read in the coming weeks. Your 

gullibility may cause you problems later and gambling is 

something that may get the better of you, shortly. Remember, 

gambling doesn’t always mean forfeiting money but can also 

take the form of running an amber light, crossing the road 

when it appears to be safe, and not having medical insurance. 

These 3 “gambles” may occur to you, and others around you, 

simultaneously. 

Cancer (22 June - 22 July) 

“Hunky-dory” - a beautiful phrase that will sum up the day, 

week and month for you. You see, it’s just going to be tip-top 

from here-on-in and the smile on your face is going to bug the 

living hell out of everyone. A horoscope writer nearby may 

suffer from brain-related, spirit-induced, pains over the 

coming months. This may cause the odd horoscope to be 

imperfect but tantalizing. 

Leo (23 July - 22 August) 

The thought of you losing your mind is making you lose your 

mind. If you ever get out of that hole, the chances are that 

you’re still going to be a neurotic plague of badness. The 

accuracy of any horoscope you read this month will be directly 

related to the number of bad things you do. Watch out for 

sweet, sticky, orange stuff. Possibly marmalade or an orange 

Jelly. We’re not quite sure what it is, or what it has to do with 

you..but it definitely features, that or beans. Yes, it could be 

beans. 

Virgo (23 August - 22 September) 

If you are at all paranoid about webcams being placed around 

your room, your best bet is to hire a small specially trained 

monkey from your local gadget shop. They’re small, cuddly 

and leave only the smallest traces of their own feces spread in 

the corners. Some of them make good pets but will swipe your 

eyes out without a moment’s hesitation if you attempt to clean 

the feces. In horoscope news, now might not be the best time 

to hire a spycam finding monkey. 

Libra (23 September - 23 October) 

The odds are always on your side this month, so don’t be 

afraid to experiment. A trip to the doctor should quell any 

anxiety you have about being a pair of curtains, although this 

diagnosis may be less than helpful. You may think later this 

month that your computer has been hacked by some 12 

year old American girl. However, you will soon come to 

realize that actually a family pet has chewed through the 

cord of your mouse. A special someone will furnish you 

with a gift this month. All signs point to it being a single 

shoe, possibly a brogue. Partner someone in a dance and 

you’ll feel fantastic for at least a week. 

Scorpio (24 October - 21 November) 

A picture frame will feature highly in your life very soon and 

will probably make you feel like you’ve never gotten out of 

bed. Indeed, you’ll probably end up going back to bed as 

soon as this mishap is done with you. Damaging words 

reach your ears after a disagreement over a neighbor’s 

pet. Damaging “poo” will be flung back across the garden 

fence if the issue is not resolved within the next few weeks. 

Sagittarius (22 November - 21 December) 

Your ideals are starting to shape the way you’re living, so 

congratulations. This month will go well, except for the bits 

that don’t. And not only will those bits go badly, but they’ll 

go REAL BADLY. Attraction to the wrong kinds of people 

will increase over the coming weeks, including (but not 

limited to) cartoon characters and clowns. 

Capricorn (22 December - 19 January) 

A tasty beverage will be coming your way soon - 

something to look forward to. The best way to undo your 

mistakes is to stand up, take a good look around, and then 

shout “Sorry chaps! My life has been one almighty messup 

and I’m very much to blame. If you need to give anyone 

a good kicking, I’m your person. Please form a queue, 

there will be no velvet rope so no pushing. Thank you.” You 

will overhear gossip this month about your love life whilst 

you are sat on the toilet. 

Aquarius (20 January - 18 February) 

The pain in your foot will lessen as the pain in your hand 

grows. You will start to feel animosity towards forms of 

public transport and its workers, simultaneously regretting 

having your foot injured in a closing door and punching 

the driver. If you lose money this month you can be assured 

that the nature of human kindness will mean you’ll never 

see it again. Robots tend to have more luck than you at 

finding love. This month will see no alteration of that sad 

fact, however, it is possible that a robot may fall in love with 

you. 

Pisces (19 February - 20 March) 

Your spine is going to feel a tingling sensation later this 

month and you’re not going to be able to attribute it to 

anything specific. Naturally your instinct will be to find love 

in places where people are either inebriated or are known 

to be easy. However, you may find that a library or the foyer 

of council offices is also a good place to pick up a new love. 

Alice in wonderland, now there was a lady who wasn’t big 

on being small. Prepare yourself because your life is set 

for the biggest change you’ve seen in a long time. Your 

love life is ready to flourish, and all because you bought 

that wonderful hat the other day. You did buy it didn’t you? 

Aries (21 March - 19 April) 

Everything will suddenly sound good to you this month. 

This may be due to a love that has just entered your life in 

the form of someone floating down a river in a large plastic 

swan-type boat. Or it may just be because you’ve won a 

serious amount of money and people want to be your 

friend. Speaking of which - you do look amazing! 


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