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June 2009 Newsletter Volume 3, No 6 Summer at Seaside truly rocks! Our summer-long celebration of this remarkable year has already begun, and we're looking for YOU to come take a chunk out of 2009. We want to share the summer fun with you in these out-of-the-ordinary times. Do we have some great things to offer - yes, we DO! All summer long, we're featuring a boat-load of special options at special prices for selected accommodations.* Additionally, add a sailing cruise, perfect for sunsets on the ocean, and the spa treatment massage, just the thing after back-to-back golf games over several days. All summer long, too, we'll have a list of activities to suggest in case you need any help in finding things to do - creative and enjoyable things from arts and crafts to poolside sports. Also, on July 4th Seaside guests will be offered the exclusive opportunity to attend a fabulous oceanfront July 4th party, complete with poolside entertainment and food, plus a front-row place for the traditional fireworks display. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to book summertime resort living in an oceanfront setting at rock-bottom prices. Break away from the daily grind and reinvigorate by the pool, by the beach, by the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. Seaside has a long-standing reputation of taking care of its guests, and this year it is even more important to us to show you how YOUR vacation is important to us, too. Your friends at SeaSide *Note: Prices vary by date and availability. Check with our reservation agents or book online at www.seasidemb.com. News and Happenings at Seaside More Activities for Relay for Life First Annual "Swing Fore the Cure" We wanted to remind you about the August 1st date for the First Annual "Swing Fore the Cure" Golf Tournament at Myrtle Beach National's Kings North Golf Course. Cost for this exciting event includes lunch, golf, and beverages and much more, so we hope that you will sign up early. The entry fees range from $75/individual to $260/foursome team, and hole sponsorships are $100 each. An added feature is a "bonus package" of entry tickets for prizes (2 mulligans plus 5 raffle tickets) at $20/individual and $80/foursome. The day will begin with a 9:00 am "shotgun" start. After play concludes, everyone will converge there at the restaurant for the awards luncheon where not only the winners of the tournament and side competition will be announced, but also the winners of the silent auction that is underway at the same time. If you are interested in participating in the golf tournament and bidding in the silent auction, please click on the tournament's website link at www.MBSRAnnualGolfTournament.com. Additional information is available through Brenna (843.251.3519) or Jenna (843.655.1409) through the resort. We hope to see you out there on the course! Silent Auction The following contributors have provided many generous prizes for this auction, set to begin later this summer. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. If you have a chance to do business with any of these, we hope you will: T Bonz Family Kingdom Aquarium Tanger Outlets Tri-County Mechanical Inc. Enchanted Sailing Charters Wal-Mart SeaBoard Signs Target Media Legends in Concert Medieval Times Justine's Photography We thank these businesses who have shown such generosity and support for the ACS efforts. So, stay tuned to the Seaside web site, plus our Twitter and Facebook notices, for more news about the silent auction. As soon as details become available for bidding on the prizes, we will announce the start of this exciting event. Featured Employees - Housekeeping Department Seaside proudly announces its recent award of the of Excellence from the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association in recognition of our property's consistent record in cleanliness. Seaside's Housekeeping staff works hard on a daily basis, seven days a week, ensuring not only that condominiums are maintained at sparkling standards of cleanliness, but also that the common areas such as the pool, bathrooms, lobby, and other similar areas also remain spotless on a shift-by-shift basis. Each housekeeper provides his or her own brand of customer care with quality service in a timely and friendly manner, and this award reflected the overall team spirit. While responsibilities vary, duties generally include deep cleaning and maintaining assigned areas, setting-up and maintaining complimentary hotel lobby functions, restocking housekeeping stations, and delivering service items such as towels to guest rooms at request. Good job, Housekeepers! What's THAT at the Bottom of Seaside's Homepage? At your next visit to Seaside's web homepage, scroll down and notice the new icons. They are symbols for the social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Still puzzled? Social networking web sites can keep you informed about where to vacation, what the latest discounts are, what some of the latest events are, and so on. We even put up the newsletters there. If you would like to join in and have not already discovered these three facets of our website located at the bottom of the home page, we hope after reading this article that you will notice them and try them. We encourage you to link to us and "tweet" to us. Look for these icons: TWITTER Started in 2006 as a free social networking and micro-blogging service, Twitter enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Regularly, we "tweet" about the beach weather, links to the newsletters, and events that are going on here and around the Grand Strand. When you see this icon, click on it to connect with the SeaSide Twitter site. FACEBOOK is another social networking website tool, launched in 2004. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. One of the more popular features of Facebook is photo applications where people can post albums with up to 200 photos. STUMBLEUPON is an internet community that allows users to discover websites such as ours and rate them. If you enjoy our website at www.seasidemb.com, then you could go to Stumbleupon and rate it. That way, others can try it, too. This technology is people-friendly and built for sharing information. Information on the internet changes rapidly, and with the aid of these three internet tools, Seaside can share its news with anyone interested in relaxing at the beach at affordable rates! Children's Activities This Summer Imagine a vacation where your children could sign up for fun poolside or beach-front activities while you took advantage of some "down" time in a spa treatment customized massage! Imagine sitting by the pool and watching your children having the time of their life in games of beach sports or arts and crafts while you sunbathe! Ahhhh, the beach! Summertime fun activities range from visits to the pool and beach to scheduling fun things to do from Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. For the poolside organized activities, eligibility begins at age 5. Please note that coordinators cannot supervise children before and after activities. Receive more information about specific days and times from the front desk when you check in. Provided by the American Hospitality Academy's most creative coordinators of fun and action, these energizing and creative projects are subject to change, depending on the weather. Though some of the items require a nominal fee to cover the costs of materials such as coloring equipment and shirts for tie-dying, most are free to guests staying at Seaside. The sign-up table is located near the pool. Featured Recipe - Peach Cobbler Peaches are native to China, but we in South Carolina claim them as our own. South Carolina is second only to California in producing the largest number of peaches in the U. S. Their bloom time is March - April, and their production time is June-July. Nothing says "summer" like fresh peaches or peach pie or peach crumble or peach preserves or peach anything. Here is a tasty recipe for peach cobbler. Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted melted butter 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cup sugar (or add sweetener to taste) 3 teaspoons baking powder Pinch of salt 1 cup milk 4 cups pealed, pitted, and thinly sliced fresh peaches (5-6 medium peaches) 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice DIRECTIONS: Preheat over to 350 degrees Pour the melted butter into a 13"x9"x2" baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 cup of the sugar, baking powder and salt, and mix well. Stir in the milk, mixing until just combined. Pour this batter over the butter but do not stir them together. In a small saucepan, combine the peaches, lemon juice and remaining ½ cup of sugar and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Pour the peaches over the batter but do not stir them together. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg if desired. Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Serve warm or cold. Best served warn with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Local Events Calendar - July 2009 Currently underway until 8/30. Jack Thompson: The Wonder Years: Myrtle Beach Photographs from the '50s and '60s. Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum, 3100 South Ocean Boulevard, Myrtle Beach. Currently underway until 10/31. Grand Strand Fishing Rodeo. For information, 800.356.3016. Currently underway until 8/19/09. Fireworks over the ocean. Occurring every Wednesday night, 9:30 pm to 10 pm, Second Avenue Pier or Plyler Park downtown. Information at 843.997.6695. Currently underway, the Sounds of Summer Concert at McLean Park. Occurring now until 9/18/09, every 3rd Friday of the month at 7 pm, this free concert is located in McLean Park, North Myrtle Beach. For information, 843.280.5570. Currently underway until the end of August, Songs of Hannah Montana at Broadway at the Beach. Occurring every Monday until the end of August, this 8 pm performance is located at Heroes Harbor. Gabbie Rae will sing as "Hannah Montana" and also performing other pop Disney tunes. For more information http://broadwayatthebeach.com. 7/4. 26th Annual July 4th Boat Parade at High Tide. Watch decorated boats cruise down the creek for the Murrells Inlet Fourth of July parade. Fireworks at 10 pm off the Inlet waters. Information at 843.651.5675 or 843.357.2007. 7/14-19. Junior SOS in North Myrtle Beach. Participating SOS lounges are Boulevard Grill, Ducks, Fat Harold's, and the OD Arcade. For more information contact: www.juniorshaggers.com. 7/16 - 18. National Father and Son Team Golf Classic. The largest father and son golf tournament in the world. For more information, 866.497.2627 or visit www.fathersongolf.com. 7/23. Rise Against at the House of Blues with special guests Rancid and Billy Talent. Reservations and information at 843.272.3000. 7/24-25. Fabulous 50's Festival. Relive American Bandstand with Elvis, Buddy Holly, the Crew Cuts. For more information, 843.349.7122. Click here to view more calendar events, or to book your reservation online during the time period coinciding with a favorite calendar event. Check out what's happening on the beach right now with our Web cam   Guest Comments When guests take the time to send a note sharing their feelings and experiences from their vacation at Seaside, we delight in reading each one. Here are some of the recent ones: We were there for Christmas week in 2008. We had the 3 bedroom condo, and we loved it and want to come back this Christmas. It was so beautiful, and everyone was so nice; we can't wait to come back. Thanks for everything. Love it, Love it! Email from newsletter response from the Graham family, 05.27.09. Our stay at seaside was very nice. It is a clean and well run resort. We made reservation via the internet. That worked out nicely. When reservations were made we were given a confirmation number. I suggest that you follow that up with a auto reply to the senders e-mail address of that conformation. Email from newsletter response from Linker family, 05.26.09 I enjoyed reading this newsletter - very information and fun. I really liked the welcome article about your new front desk manager, Brad. I think this is a great idea so guests can put a face with a name and know who to speak with for questions or concerns that cannot be handled by front desk staff. A monthly introduction to different employees would be a great way for guests to get to know the staff at all your resorts. I have previously vacationed at the Seaside, Avista, and Prince resorts. My favorite, to date, is the Seaside Resort. My sister, nephew, and myself stayed at the Seaside for 4 days and thoroughly enjoyed our 3 bedroom corner unit - the views were awesome! The fact that we all had separate bedrooms and bathrooms was a huge plus. The staff at the Seaside was very pleasant and helpful also. My sister is physically challenged, and we found the parking accommodations to be much better than at either of the other resorts. The Avista and the Prince resorts were very nice, but the parking is an issue at both of the other resorts, the Avista in particular. The parking is confusing in general, but especially when it comes to finding handicapped parking as there are very limited handicapped spaces that fill up quickly. We were concerned on several occasions that we would not be able to find a space under the building and would have to park across the street. That would not have been an option with my sister's wheelchair. But, the attendants were helpful each time we had questions. The facilities are both nice, and the staff at both resorts were very helpful. I am anxious to try the Towers on the Grove. It appears to be an exceptional facility with upscale furnishings and excellent oceanfront views. I will be booking a stay at this resort soon. Thank you for providing such fine options for staying in North Myrtle Beach, which is one of my favorite spots on the east coast. Email from newsletter response from Stafford family, 06.01.09 Fun Facts You will weigh less if you weigh yourself when the moon is full You burn more calories when you are sleeping than you do watching television. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older. If you take a drive an hour north to Wilmington, be sure to stop in to see the 500-year-old Airlie Oak. The King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. Since Venus is normally associated with women, are we to assume that women are going the "right" direction? Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Most dust particles at home are made from the inhabitants' dead skin! The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "Marlboro Man," the company's on-air symbol. The three most costly brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser (in order of value). It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. In 1789 U.S. President George Washington proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day It takes about two years for a pineapple fruit to grow to its full size There are about 9,500 different kinds of grass in the world. An annual "chitlin" (chitterlings) festival known as the "Chitlin Strut" is held every year in Salley, SC. The main focus of this festival is the preparation and consumption of large amounts of chitterlings; these are boiled hog intestines. Certain foods must be par-boiled prior to cooking. Collard greens and squirrel (yes squirrel) should be brought to a fast boil, then drained before cooking. For collards the par-boiling takes out bitterness. Par-boiling takes the toughness out of squirrel. Calabash shrimp are tiny fried shrimp, first dipped in egg, then rolled in flour with salt and pepper, then deep fried for about 3 minutes. They are named for Calabash, NC, just over the SC/NC state line.