Sun City Hilton Head Page #1 March 2014 Patty Richardson by Ann Rebhan Every morning, like clockwork, Bob goes out to retrieve the Island Packet. Every morning, like the clockwork, the paper is there …. wrapped in plastic, on the driveway, delivered by a phantom person who we’ve never met. I want to put a face and a personality on the person who delivers that paper regardless of weather conditions and especially now as she is facing serious and complicated surgery. She is Patty Richardson and a Beaufort native. While she has lived on Hilton Head; Camden, NJ; Fort Meyers, FL, she always comes back to her roots. She has worked for the Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette since the late 1980’s. Says Patty: “I like the work even though it gets kinda rough during the holidays with all the starts & stops we have to keep up with but somehow it all works out. I think Okatie is my favorite area and has been my area for the past 10 years. I have only taken 4 days off, and while I don’t care too much about rainy days you have to take the good days with the bad as that’s the only way it works. Right now I’m delivering 6 papers as they have me doing; The Savannah Morning News, the Beaufort Gazette, The Island Packet, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Barron & TV guides on Saturday. Now for the next couple of weeks I will be having two substitutes for my routes but they will split up so they can take their time and get the correct papers out. Your Riverbend neighborhood carrier will be Jason while my Oldfield route will have my son Andrew. If you have trouble with your paper, Jason lives close to RVBD so give him at call at: (843) 338-3710” On the 25th, Patty heads to MUSC in Charleston for eye and cheek surgery. She did not elaborate of the surgery itself but if you’d like to send her a card, the address is: Patty Richardson 153 County Shed Rd Burton, SC 29906 She also has a local fundraiser online and here is the link: https://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/pattys-medical/135714 For a Healthy Treat, Try Dark Choco Almond Drop Cookies by Fred Gebler I recently came across a great recipe for gluten-free and dairy-free Dark Choco Almond Drop Cookies. For a wonderful snack or dessert, try these tasty morsels! Your tummy will thank you. Ingredients: 1 cup almond butter ¾ cup natural sweetener 1 large egg ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 3 oz. dark chocolate pieces Procedure: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first five ingredients and stir. Add chocolate. Drop rounded tablespoons onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes and let cool. Enjoy!!! Page #2 A few weeks ago, Mary Anne and I drove the short distance to Charleston for a two-night getaway. We found the historic Meeting Street Inn to be quite charming and within easy walking distance of the major hotspots. We found the nightly fee to be very reasonable, especially since it included a complimentary hot breakfast and wine & cheese reception each day. This place has a Trip Advisor ranking of 11 out of 44 Charleston B&B’s and inns. The rooms are quaintly appointed with rice beds adorned with an embroidered canopy. The courtyard was an added touch of flair. Plus the staff was quite friendly and helpful throughout our stay, Our highlights of this trip were our usual trip to the Battery where we looked across the seawall to Ft. Sumter, as well as a walk along the “Rainbow Row” of townhomes painted in traditional colonial colors. We also went to the nearby Gibbes Museum of Art that featured “Romantic Spirits: 19th Century Paintings of the South from the Johnson Collection.” Of course, we also visited the extensive market area that was completed renovated three years ago. As far as dining goes, we really enjoyed 39 Rue de Jean, a refined French café and bar located at 39 John Street, offering the best in Brasserie cuisine at a reasonable price. If you go there, check out the waiters wearing the traditional white aprons who will inform you of the daily specials. Another favorite was Kitchen 208, located at 208 King Street, which is a cute breakfast and lunch restaurant serving Southern cuisine in a renovated 100-year old dining room or on the shaded street side outdoors. We also enjoyed Cru Café’, a culinary destination off the beaten path at 18 Pinckney Street in a classic 18th Century Charleston single-style home. They serve dishes ranging from a famous Four Cheese Macaroni to a tasty Thai Seafood Risotto. We sampled some of the lighter fare: delicious salads with grilled chicken and found this place to be a culinary treat. There are many places to visit during our next trip to historic Charleston. Surely we will stay again at the Meeting Street Inn. In our opinion, you cannot beat this place for its ambience and location. For information about the inn, please call 843-723-1882. You Know You Are From Riverbend If… by Michele Eberhart Your street address is either a tropical landscape plant or a type of boat. You know that the correct term for early bird eating is Twilight Dining. You know that to fish, crab or shrimp off the Riverbend dock you must have a salt water license because Okatie creek is really a saltwater tidal estuary, not a creek at all. Editor’s Note: We are starting a new feature, “You Know You Are From Riverbend If….” What other distinguishing characteristics can you identify that apply to living in Riverbend? Please send your responses to Michele Eberhart for publication. [email protected] Page #3 For a Great Lunch Spot in the Beaufort Area Try Fat Patties by Fred Gebler Recently Mary Anne and I were in the vicinity of the Parris Island Marine Depot in Beaufort and we decided to stop at a restaurant called Fat Patties. We had heard some very positive comments from friends who had eaten there. Of course this place features burgers, brats, and beers. They have a lot of different types of burgers to select from, including grass fed beef patties, shrimp patties, turkey patties, and black bean patties. Plus there are 12 topping combinations available ranging from “Plain Pattie” to “Fuhgetabout it.” They all come with pickles and rosemary and sea salt fries. These range in price from $6 to $9.50. Other possibilities include Southern BBQ, chicken cheese steak, blue crab taco, grass fed beef taco, fried shrimp taco, chicken taco, and pork taco. Prices range from $7 to $9. Brats of all kinds are also available from $8 to $9.50. However, there is much more on the menu than these usual favorites. We were impressed with the variety of delicious salads, which included a house salad, Caesar salad, spinach salad, as well as a Pattie Ranch salad. These range in price from $6 to $7. Add-ons included shrimp or lump crab for $5, or grilled chicken for $4. We opted for the Caesar salad with grilled shrimp for $12 and the portions were so large that we wound up packing half of it for another meal. This was very tasty food, which was served quickly with friendly service. Look for Fat Patties at 831 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. It is open daily at 11 a.m. For additional information, please call 843-379-1500. TIDBITS FROM TONI by Toni LaRose-Gerken Did you know that there are nine Sun City Communities across the country and 35 Del Webb communities in the US? The nine Sun City communities are in: • Florence, Arizona; Buckeye, AZ • Apple Valley, CA; Indio, CA • Mesquite, NV • Champions Gate, Fl • Griffin, GA • Ft. Mill/Indian Land, SC; and our very own Sun City Hilton Head in Bluffton, SC. Thank You ! I want to thank all of you that prayed so hard for me during my recent illness that lasted this whole last month. What a shock for me to be "down" flat for 27 days in the hospital! As most of you know that is extremely "NOT ME"! It was actually a terrible ordeal (a complication after a surgery) & I just got back home recently. I thank you all for your concern, cards, flowers & prayers! Guess it ain't my time to "go" yet! Love to all, Toni LaRose-Gerken Page #4 R MUSTE ROW TOMOR A WET WINTER'S TALE by Joan Gualdoni other contributors are Chuck Lynch, Mike Peragine COM JOIN E US !! One would think that Mother Nature would smile benevolently on her outreach workers - but no. She is a fickle parent, smiling and warm one day, teary-eyed and gloomy the next. Thus, the brave little army started out but was forced to slosh home in the rain. Barista Mike Peragine had the coffee hot and the cupcakes iced for the likes of Tom and Cathy Smith, Bobbi Barlow and Colin Nisan (Very Special Visitor), Richard Donohue, and Rod Owen. Once the Early Birds flew out into a light mist, Chuck grabbed vet Bob Rebhan to complete a clean sweep in the Far South before the heavens really opened up. Special mention goes to Tom Smith who refused a ride back to the shelter of the Oak Tree and hot coffee, in lieu of "completing the assignment,” and to Bob Rebhan who was forced to pedal home in a downpour. The later group arrived to a steady rain, rendering the fields of battle muddy and treacherously slippery, unfit for safe passage. These extraordinary volunteers were forced to sip hot coffee, nosh on cookies and kibbitz in the shelter of a live oak, but deserve our gratitude for joining the party. Thank you Bob and Marilyn Hume, Ron Brown, Alternate Rep Terry Hill, and Vet Emeritus Don Tighe. Nuthin' Could Be Finer …….than the Riverbend Road Warriors taking a brisk stroll along the grassy by-ways of the Okatie Highway, and that's just what we're organizing TOMORROW, March 1st, beginning at 7:30 AM and welcoming all participants until 9 or so. If you feel like meeting some neighbors, performing your good deed for the month, and celebrating with a cuppa joe and a sweet treat, meet us at the Riverbend Gate Saturday Morning. Wear weather-appropriate attire, and we'll supply the costume. We promise you'll be back home to help with the Saturday chores by 10 or long before (if you're an earlybird like our Richard D). Hopefully, Mother Nature will be a'smilin' on us, so we can complete the task. By the way, this is a CO-ED activity, and we certainly welcome all Riverbend lady by-way walkers. Loy, Catherine, Cathy, Marilyn, Norma and Bobbie would appreciate the support! RB Muster Masters ry… ood libra g, g a , s k o as bo readin mater w f my life My alma pend the rest o uriosity." I could s satisfying my c X just Malcolm Riverbend Book Club by Barb Fagan Our March selection is The Absolutist by John Boyne. Meetings begin at 1PM on the fourth Wednesday of each month. New members are always welcomed. Contact Barb Fagan 707-7010 or [email protected] Page #5 PURPLE MARTINS by Barb Fagan Recently the Sun City Bird Club supplied Riverbend with a purple martin house located near the lagoon along Tidewatch. Purple martins were perhaps the first backyard bird of North America and now, east of the Rockies. They totally rely on human made housing. With their flashing dark purple color and cheerful, rich, gurgling calls and chirps, they flourish living in proximity to humans. Because they eat only flying insects, martins are migratory. In winter purple martins migrate southward to the insect-rich tropics where food is plentiful. They winter in the Amazon Basin mainly in Brazil and northern Bolivia. When warmer temperatures return to North America our flying insect population explodes and martins return to take advantage of this bounty. They usually stay until August when the house will be lowered and cleaned for the next year. If they survive the rigors of their long migration, young martins hatched the previous year tend to disperse to new colonies to make their first nesting attempt. Surviving adult purple martins that have successfully nested at a colony will almost always return to the same nesting colony and sometimes even to the same nest compartment. The Tidewatch house will hopefully attract the younger birds looking to colonize a new location. The nest, constructed by both sexes, is a collection of twigs, dried grass or straw and pieces of bark. Four to six weeks may elapse between the time martins arrive and egg laying begins. Martins are single-brooded and rarely produce a second clutch of eggs and young. Clutch size ranges from three to seven eggs. For more information, you can go to http://www.purplemartin.org/scoutreport Editor- Susan Singleton 843-645-6504 Publisher - Bob Benson Page #6 Special Features Fred Gebler Ann Rebhan Barb Fagan
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