Golf, the Beach, and Mom!

Grande Shores In Action

• Grande Shores continues its improvements indoors and out. The professional painting project continues on the average of 23 hours per week with the work showing dramatic results in common areas, storage areas, walkways, the oceanfront pool deck, oceanfront railings around the pool and lazy river, the conference room doors, and most of the storage doors. During the latter part of the month, we will use a lift to paint the elevated areas of large columns near the sandpit to the sixth floor.
  
  
• Note: the indoor pool will be closed for one week in May for a repainting and resurfacing of the pool and spa areas. At the end of this refurbishment project, expect to see a perky new awning over the lobby's front door. Look for signs identifying doors to "Guest Registration," the Shoreline Café, and the service entrance of the Café near oceanfront.
  
  
• New outdoor carpet has been installed in front of the conference center, with new artwork on the walls there, as well. All conference room chair upholstery has been also replaced, and all four spas have been resurfaced. Doors to the indoor restrooms have been replaced with the addition of new vanity and mirror. See the new carpeting in the luggage rack areas and elevators, as well.
  
  
• Signage and lighting improvements have been made throughout the property with the addition of more lighting in the elevators.
  
  
• Outside, the spring planting is in process. Over 150 colorful hibiscus plants and several truck loans of bedding plants will adorn the property with the project is completed.
  
  

Warm-Weather Happenings ~

• Easter at Grande Shores - Celebration of this holiday included a beautiful sunrise over the water, a delicious breakfast buffet at Shoreline Café, a visit from the Easter Bunny (shown here having fun with some of his fans), and a special reverence for the meaning of Easter all around.
  
  
• Shoreline Café's Pool Bar and Grill opens its service. Come and sit by the pool during your long, relaxing vacation or take a moment in a long weekend here at the beach to find a little time for yourself. The convenience of the Pool Bar and Grill cannot be underestimated, especially when you are doing your best to relax!
  
  With the air's little spring nip, not everyone is going sleeveless by the pool, but as the weather warms up, people will begin flocking in even larger numbers to enjoy the sun and fresh air. Come say hello to Dale on duty cooking and Sally (shown here) who tends the bar area. Sally has been operating the pool bar for over ten years and can describe how the Grand Strand has evolved over the years to the year-round vacation center that it is, so come by and say "hello."
  
  
• May Attractions - The weather and the beach are the two key attractions here! Yes, so much is going on that you will yearn for more hours in the day. New amusements and attractions are opening daily around the Grand Strand and along the beach. For example, the new boardwalk just opened a long stretch with the remaining portion due to be completed by Memorial Day. A popular dining and entertainment district, Broadway at the Beach is gaining a "zip" line for thrill seekers who also will enjoy the adjacent ropes climbing course.

Featured Recipe - Sand Bucket Dessert with Edible "Sand"

• Beach- or shell-shaped candies (pre-made, ready to eat)
• New and clean plastic buckets and shovels
• 20 ounce package of crumbled vanilla wafers
• 1/2 stick butter
• 8 ounce-package of cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 3-ounce packages of instant vanilla pudding
• 3 cups of milk (whole or percentage)
• 1 12-ounce container of whipped topping, thawed not frozen.

• Soften the butter in a microwave or stovetop.
• Put butter in large mixing bowl. Repeat softening process with cream cheese and add to the same mixing bowl. (Note: You can also place butter, cream cheese and whipped topping on counter for 1 hour to soften.) Mix butter and cream cheese together.
• Place powdered sugar in a sifter and sift powdered sugar into the butter-cream cheese mixture. Mix in the powdered sugar until it is well blended.
• In a medium size bowl, add milk. Sprinkle pudding over milk and whisk or beat until thickened, about 1 minute.
• Add the pudding and the whipped topping to the cream cheese mixture. Mix until smooth using a wooden spoon or electric mixer.
• In a food processor, process vanilla wafers until they form fine, even crumbs or place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin until finely crumbly to resemble sand.
• In the buckets, place a layer of crushed vanilla wafers, then a layer of cream cheese-pudding mixture. Keep layering until full (about four layers of each) and end with a layer of crushed wafers. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate several hours. Before serving, decorate with beach-shaped candies such as shell candy, gummy fish, even gummy worms

Groups at Grande Shores

Comment from Group: Cheer Ltd.- Just wanted to say thanks for everything! The judges and staff LOVED the property and are begging to stay there again! Would you like to take a look at how many rooms we used and start the process and lock some dates for next year? From Scotti Marshburn, Director.

• Conference Room A 532 square feet
• Conference Room B 520 square feet
• Conference Room C 529 square feet
• Combined A and B 1,061 square feet
• Combined B and C 1,057 square feet
• Combined, A, B, and C 1,598 square feet

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